Fantasy High
Chapter 1
The Return
Kain Highwind walked down the hallway of his high school after the final bell rang. He was looking for his two best friends and other friends and couldn't wait until he found them. It was an exciting day for the young boy because his brother, who he was extremely close to, was finally coming home from a journey around the world. He finally located his friends outside the sword arena at their school and smiled at himself. He should have known that Cecil and his brother, who were both on the sword team, would be sparring with one another. That was until he saw Cecil standing with his girlfriend Rosa and his brother Theodore.
Running up to his friends he wondered what was going on that would cause a massive crowd like there was standing there. Kain had just got to them when Cecil turned to the sound of his feet running toward them. "Kain you have to check this out." He said and Kain walked over to them and saw a girl no older than he and Cecil taking on three opponents at once.
"What the heck, who is that?" asked Kain
"Don't know. She's new here." said Theodore.
"I have her in one of my classes but I was in the office when she was introduced." said Cecil.
"What were you doing in the office?" asked Theodore
"I had to get the mail for the teacher." said Cecil.
"Oh." said Theodore and Kain smiled at the two brothers. Ever since their parents had disappeared Theodore took over taking care of his brother and uncle, who couldn't walk very good.
"I wonder who she is." Kain said looking at the girl. He for some reason felt a strange connection to her, but didn't know what it meant.
"The new girl?" asked a voice from behind the four and Kain turned to face his twin friends Palom and his sister Porom.
"You know who she is Palom?" asked Cecil
"Yeah. Her name is Nalika but that's all I know. Except for the fact that she's totally stuck up." said Palom earning him a smack on the back of his head by his sister.
"She isn't stuck up Palom. She's shy." said Porom. "You were the same way our first day last year."
"Was not." Palom protested.
"Actually you were." said Cecil looking at the younger boy.
"Hpmh." Palom grunted then turned from the group. "Whatever." He said causing the whole gang to laugh.
"Anyway we should head home." said Theodore. "I imagine that FuSoYa is worried about us."
"Yeah I guess so. Kain you coming?" asked Cecil. As always Cecil knew what was on Kain's mind but this time was worried about the boy he considered a brother after being raised together. Cecil could tell that Kain felt a deep connection to the new girl but didn't know what it was. He remembered feeling the same way when he met Rosa and the rest of their friends but had since come to accept it.
"Yeah Kyrian is coming home finally and I want to be there when he gets there." said Kain tearing his eyes away from the strange silverette girl.
"Cool. By the way you still coming over this evening?" asked Cecil as they started walking home
"Yeah we still have to finish that report Mrs. Giggs assigned us." said Kain.
"Cool see you later then." said Cecil as Kain turned down the road to his house.
"Later." said Kain then he turned to his house and pulled out his key. After he unlocked the door and dropped off his bag at the foot of the stairs Kain walked into the kitchen and was shocked to see a blonde standing in front of the sink. "Kyrian?"
"Huh?" said the figure and he turned to see the younger of the two and smiled. "Well, well I was wondering when you were going to get home Kain."
"I thought you weren't going to be home till later." said Kain as he walked around the island stove that was in the center of the room.
"Well I managed to get an early flight back home." said Kyrian vaguely and Kain wondered what that was about but then decided that he didn't care because his brother was finally home.
"Cool. I'm glad your home." said Kain as he hugged his brother. It was then that he noticed there was something weird about his brother. He had a tail.
"Right. So what took you so long getting home?" asked Kyrian
"I was held up at school." said Kain as he walked to the fridge.
"I figured as much. You were always into things a lot at school." said Kyrian
"How would you know that?" asked Kain. "You went on that world journey when I was ten years old."
"Really I thought you were older than that." said Kyrian
"Why?" asked Kain as he walked to the lower cabinet and grabbed the jar underneath it. "I mean it was right after my tenth birthday that you were selected to go on the trip."
"Oh right sorry. Here let me help you." said Kyrian walking over to Kain who was still bent over.
"That's okay. I got it." said Kain standing back up and turning to face his 'brother'. However in his hands wasn't a can like Kyrian had thought it was but a spear that was the mark of a Dragoon.
"You going to attack me Kain?" asked Kyrian laughing. "I bet you don't even know how to use that spear."
"Don't be so sure Kyrian." said a voice from the doorway. Kain looked pasted his so called brother and saw a boy that looked a lot like Cecil but also looked like Rosa.
"Ceodore. How did you get here?" asked Kyrian
"The same way you got to my home and destroyed everything there. Including my family." said Ceodore.
"My, my you have gotten powerful as he predicted you would." said Kyrian. Then he knocked Kain's spear away and ran out the door. Kain was about to follow him when he found his pathway blocked but Ceodore.
"Move boy." said Kain
"You go after him now and you'll die." said Ceodore. "I need your help."
"My help? How can I help you? He was right I don't know how to use the spear." said Kain. "I just thought I should be armed if he did try to attack me."
"Trust me Kain you're very powerful." said Ceodore. "And it's not just you but all your friends."
"What?"
"Trust me if there's anyone that can take Shintari it's you and your friends." said Ceodore. "That's why he got rid of them in my world."
"Wait your world what are you talking about?" asked Kain
"Later right now we have to hurry." Ceodore said as he walked through the house. "I have a feeling that because Shintari didn't get rid of you before you regained your power he'll go after Cecil next."
"What?"
"Kain, listen a friend once told me that you can do anything if your hearts in the right place. I believe that and I have seen things that you probably wouldn't believe but they did happen." said Ceodore. He could like his father tell what Kain was thinking. After all it was part of his Luanarian blood, something that he had mastered much quick than anyone had expected of him seeing a he was mostly human. However he knew that Kain didn't really understand anything about what he was saying. Ceodore knew that only Drazna, the guardian the past and of memories, could return his friends with their memories and their full powers. But first he had to find all of his friends and then find Drazna. He only hoped that Drazna would help them.
"Look I don't understand half of it but I have a feeling that freak knows where my brother is and until I find my brother I'll go along with you." said Kain
"Thank you."
"Let's just hope Cecil and Theodore had as much luck holding off the freak as I did." said Kain
'I do hope so. I hope that Father is alright otherwise… No I'm sure he's fine otherwise I wouldn't be here.' thought Ceodore then he turned to Kain. "Can you lead the way. I found you but following Shintari's power trail but he's got it masked this time."
"Yeah. Come on." said Kain and he led the young man down the road to where his best friend live unaware of the fact that the boy he was leading was once the prince of a proud kingdom, of which he was the leader of the aerial force. Kain had no idea that Ceodore was the son of Cecil and Rosa or that he was the only Holy Dragoon in all of Baron. All he did know was that Cecil was in trouble and he wasn't going to let his friend get hurt if he could help it.
