A/N: Chapter 4 already

A/N: Chapter 4 already! Thanks KnightyNight if it weren't for you I'd had given up on this, didn't think anyone out there liked it! Glad you do though! Thanks Big much.

The shock that was on Eiko's face when she saw Zidane sitting at that coffee table was indescribable. It was like her mind hit a brick wall. Things just didn't compute. 'What on earth is Zidane doing here? He can't be here he's in Lindblum! With Dagger! With Mother and Father!' She half expected her father to turn the corner. She turned around, if he just happened to glance up she didn't want him recognizing her. She happened to be next to a fireplace. It had not been cleaned in awhile so it was full of ash. Then a thought occurred to her. She bent over grabbed a handful of ash, crunched it in her hand, and rubbed some on her face. 'Okay, if you just remain inconspicuous, sit down and if he doesn't take a close look at your face you're fine.' She looked around for any free tables, there were only two, and they were next to Zidane.

'Shoot! Okay, no problem, Eiko girl, just… just… breathe, first of all, and if you don't freak, he shouldn't notice you.'

Eiko took a deep breath. And as best she could, boy walked to a table. She sat down, and inconspicuously checked if her hair was sticking out.

'Man, I am bored stiff! And not even one hottie came off the Lindblum car. Just. My. Luck. O what I would give for some entertainment. Oh! Look! An oglop! C'mere oggy gloppy buggy!'

Zidane leaned over and picked of the insect that was next to his foot. "Psst, buddy." 'Great,' Zidane though to himself, I'm whispering to an insect, I must be really bored.' "Hey, if you provide me with some entertainment I won't squish you."

Within seconds it had bounded from his hands and onto the lap of an odd looking kid.

The insect landed into her lap,

"Og… og.." She didn't mind them when she was a kid, but now just looking at the beastly insect made her skin crawl. It seemed to be looking at her. It lifted its shell

"OG…. OGLOP!!" With a huge swing she flung it off her, but she also managed to tip her chair back too far and land on her back.

Zidane was laughing so hard he was doubled over, slapping his knee.

"Just there man, I could have sworn you were a girl.!" Zidane said to the girl who he thought was a boy. Eiko turned bright red, at least she knew he didn't recognize her.

They were on the car on their way to Treno, Zidane was sitting next to the window, and Eiko was sitting next to him. After Zidane had recovered from what he found was a hilarious incident. He noticed that the boy had changed into a deep shade of red. And sort of felt bad.

"Aww, come on man! Don't feel bad." The kid scratched the back of his head and stuttered;

"N-naw," cough, clears throat, and also; attempt at a deeper voice " naw, just uh, just uh"

"Look kid I'm just bugging you, don't worry about it. So," Zidane decided to veer the conversation elsewhere, "where're you from?"

"I'm uh, I'm uh, I'm uh Jemin Cerdlecook!"

Zidane had a blank look on his face, "…well that's nice. …but I asked where're you from?"

"Oh, uh, right! U-uh, I'm uh, from…. Linblum." Zidane wasn't sure if she was asking him or telling him.

"Yeah? Me too! I grew up with the Tantalus!" Zidane said.

"Oh. Really?" Eiko said, she knew that already, of course. Zidane cocked his head to the side.

"You're funny. Usually kids freak when they hear that. Maybe you're too young. How old are you?"

"Sevvv- fourteen" She tried to cover up. She was seventeen, her reflexes told her to say seventeen. But seventeen-year-old boys are tall, masculine, have facial hair and deep voices.

"Woah, I could've sworn you were twelve, height-wise no, but you don't got no shoulders or a voice, I hope your puberty kicks in before you grow up."

She blushed, not exactly sure why, she didn't know if she should be insulted seeing she's a girl and all. She looked at him, he was staring out the window, lost in thought. His wild blond hair just as she remembered it, although looking a little less greasy, seeing that he lived in a castle now. She also noticed his ponytail was gone, seemed fitting for his life now. A ponytail, or rattail, whatever they call it, would seem way to casual. Maybe it was Dagger's influence. Her face grew hot, she liked him with the pony tail. If Dagger couldn't take him the way he was, she'd mind-as-well give him to

Although he still acted the same as he was when he was sixteen, he seemed different in so many ways. His trademark grin was still there, he was more taut, thick, firm, he had a better built. He seemed more like a man, not a kid. His blue eyes glowed when the sun shined on them. Reminding her of the Terran blue light. All that memories now, and it was a long time ago, their adventures, she had been so young as well. No six year old should have to do that, she had never quite grasped that she had helped save the world, and that she was so close to dying so many times. Her line of thought went to the publics baths in Treno. She hoped she could get away from Zidane so he wouldn't invite her there. Her face turned bright red at the thought.

"Man Jemin, why are you red all over again." Zidane asked as he inspected her face. Well that only made it worst because she blushed even deeper.

"Oh I get it." Zidane said, slowly nodding to himself. This made Eiko worry. "You think she's cute!" Zidane stated then pointed.

"Huh?" Eiko asked and followed to where Zidane was pointing. To a girl about thirteen years old sitting near the front, she seemed to be staring at her. "What?!" Eiko asked, unbelieving.

"Oh, Jemin has a cruuuuuush!" Zidane snickered. Even, though seemingly impossible, the shade of red deepened.

"No I don't!" Eiko exclaimed, trying to defend herself.

"Oh, sure you don't." Zidane said patting her head, "Denying it is the surest way of confirming it." She started to get angry.

"I said I don't!" She yelled.

"Shhh! Okay, calm down!" Zidane shushed her, other passengers were staring at them. "Jeez, well your easy to tease. Don't be so squirmy you act like a girl. Eiko pouted, although she liked the attention, she didn't like being accused of liking other girls, ick!

After seeing her poit for a bit Zidane decided to change the subject.

"Anyways, she seems to like you. Although not hard to understand, you are a looker."

For a while Eiko's face was turning back to a normal color, but now she truned beet red again.

"Although you're pretty. Which can be a good thing. But I mean, you're really pretty-ish. I mean you could wear a dress amd I could swear you were a seventeen year old girl."

Eiko was sweating bullets, by god he was so close to the truth and yet so far. "You know, this conversation is weirding me out just a little too much."

"Even your voice!"

"That's it I'm moving!" Eiko yelled as she started to get up. But strong arms wrapped around her waist. She yelped in surprise, lost her balance and fell in her seat again.

"Look sorry kid, its just your so easy to tease, don't take it personally." Zidane said, however he seemed unaware of their close proximities. It did not go unnoticed to Eiko though. Because she felt her heart pace speed up and her face heat up. She looked into his bright blue eyes. Their noses were almost touching. Is this how Dagger feels when Zidane holds her?

"(screeeee)"

The sound and the lurch of the cable car coming to a stop tore Eiko from her thoughts.

A/N: There you go! You likey, sorry it took so long so this one is longer, I think.