Final Fantasy - All Series Fan Fiction ❯ Final Fantasy IX~ not really a happy ending ❯ Something isn't right... ( Chapter 7 )

[ T - Teen: Not suitable for readers under 13 ]
By: erivic
Zidane shows up, tied up near Garnet. But when she tries to wake him, he begins sweating profusely. zhe soon finds it even hard to breathe...

Non Anime: Final Fantasy - All Series Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Action / Adventure / Romance | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 07.13.2006 | Pages: 2 | Words: 868 | Visits: 272 | Status: Work In Progress

The mage lunged for Zidane once more and he dodged.
The mage laughed. “You're not yourself today, Zidane?”
A bead of sweat rolled down Zidane's brow.
“You… BASTARD!” he yelled and lunged once more at the mage.
He missed.
His vision went foggy and he swiveled around…
Zidane woke up in a dark cell-like room…
 
Flashback:
 
“Dagger! Wait!”
“Zidane? What are you doing here? Shouldn't you be headed to Burmecia by now?”
He kissed her.
“I couldn't leave before telling you how much I care about you…”
 
Garnet opened her eyes slowly. A boy's body was resting against hers…
“Zidane?” she whispered, comforted by his slow breathing.
He didn't answer.
She looked around the room quickly. No one but her and Zidane were there…
How long was I asleep?
Zidane coughed and she tilted her neck to look at him… He didn't look that well.
Zidane had a deep cut above his forehead and he was sweating like crazy. Something was wrong…
“Zidane? ZIDANE?!!!!” Garnet screamed, looking at his feverish face…
 
Zidane's Dream:
 
Dagger ran up to him and she disappeared just as he went to hug her…
“What the hell?” Zidane muttered.
He closed his eyes and woke up in a boiler… his head and body was on fire, he couldn't wake up…
A hand reached for him and he hesitated. The hand instantly turned into a snake and it coiled around his neck.
He couldn't breathe.
He couldn't-
 
Garnet tried shaking him… She tried everything that she could do in her position…
All he did was sweat and shiver…
She tried to loosen the rope on her hands so she could hold him… do anything…
He stirred.
“Zidane?” she asked slowly.
“I… c-can't… breathe… can't BREATHE”
Garnet shivered and swiveled her body around so that his head fell on her lap.
“Just… hang in there, okay?”
He didn't answer.
Oh, god, Zidane… please, hang on…
She leaned down and tried breathing into his mouth.
He coughed and she pulled away.
Zidane was coughing up blood…
“Zidane? Are you okay? Zidane?!”
He began choking on blood.