All these years

It had been almost 6 years since the day Garnet had been with Zidane and the crew of the Tantalus. She still had fond memories of Blank, Marcus, Cinna, and Baku. Often she laughed to herself about the misadventures of these people. But with joy, sorrow still follows. The sorrow of having lost her adoptive mother, the sorrow of seeing all the death and destruction caused by her mother and the Ediolons extracted from her. But, the source of this sorrow was the sudden disappearance of Zidane, right after the whole Kuja incident. "All these years," she thought, "All the times we had together, those days after everything we went through, gone down the drain. And I actually thought I had found the man I could call my love. But the bastard disappeared without a trace. All of my friends disappeared, with the exception of Vivi and Steiner." She would often cry on General Beatrix's shoulder, and rarely enjoyed herself even on the most festive occasion. One day, she even resorted to suicide, when a soldier suddenly offered to send out search parties to find him. She agreed, and thought that she might actually be able to hold him, one last time.

"Awwww, damn! How long have I been out?" Questioned Zidane, as he slowly rose from a bed. He had been in a coma the day he was pronounced missing. When he awoke, the first thing that came to his mind was, "Where is Dagger!", he burst out, and jumped out of bed. While trying to find his daggers, a rather freakish voice spoke to him.

"Now, don't be so hasty. Your wound isn't fully healed, now." Zidane recognized that voice and pin-pointed it to Hades, the Legendary Synthesist he heard so much about. "You've been in a coma for the last four years. It's amazing you lived considering the fact that wound would've killed any regular person. Now calm down."

Zidane was worried, and on the breaking point. All these years, he was in a coma, and Dagger had been ruling all of Alexandria by herself for four years straight. "How did you find me?" He questioned, still on the edge. "And make it quick, so I can go back to Alexandria and prove something to Dagger."

"I found you along the beach, washed up with wounds up to your ears. I, being the sensitive type, took you up and took care of you. But, you didn't wake up for years. I was about to give up, when you just popped up. Now, Before you go, can I help you with anything?"

As soon as Zidane reached Alexandria, he thanked Hades and ran for the castle. Knowing how much Steiner protested him and the princess being together, he decided to sneak to her room. Meanwhile, the Royal Ball had started, and hundreds of men were proposing to Garnet, knowing that 22 is the right age to get married. All the guys were staring at her in her brand new dress, while the girls were getting all pissy and stuff. During this unfourtunate happening, Zidane had worked his way to her room. Now, needing to get to her fast, he just took the easy way and ran through the castle, trying to find the ball room. When he got there, he saw her, mezmerized by her beauty. He knew ever since he saw her he would fall in love with her. Before the next man proposed, he remembered all the years that have passed, and shouted using words from his heart.

"Dagger! Dagger stop! I'm here, and there is something I have to tell you!" he shouted and ran toward the throne, dodging guards and Ol' Rusty on his way. When he got to the throne, he clasped her hands in his, and said in a voice that could tame a dragon, he said, "Dagger, I love you. I have always loved you. Even though all these years have passed, I never had you out of my memories. So please, forgive me." Before she could answer him, he pulled her toward him and passionately kissed her on the lips, releasing all of his emotions.