The Love of the Magic Knights
Disclaimer: I do not and never will own Magic Knight Rayearth in any way. All credit goes to the awesome anime group Clamp.
This is completely based on the manga version of the story. It takes place right after Hikaru, Umi, and Fuu's junior year in high school.
Enjoy!! And Please, Please, Please Read and Review!!
Chapter 1: Reunion
***Ring***
Happy voices could be heard throughout the school as the final bell rang releasing them to summer after a strenuous school year.
Hikaru said bye to her friends before she hurried home. She was excited summer had finally arrived. She was looking forward to being able to return to Cephiro. It had been over a few months since she could take time away to visit her friends there. And even then she could only stay for a few hours. It would be nice to actually be able to stay the entire summer.
She looked up to see Tokyo Tower dimly in the distance. That place brings back so many memories.
"Tadaima!" she called out as she entered the shrine her family headed.
"Okaeri," Satoru, her oldest brother answered.
"Are Kakeru and Masaru home yet?" Hikaru asked about her other two brothers.
"They've already come back from their classes, but I think
they went to the store to buy some things for dinner," he replied. "When were you planning to visit your
friends?"
"I was going to leave after dinner if that's still okay," Hikaru said.
"It'll be quiet this summer without you, but I do hope you have fun with your
friends," Satoru kindly said. "Well, I
better go get ready for the kendo lessons.
Since Otousan and Okaasan
left yesterday for their vacation, I have to lead them."
"Tadaima!"
"Well, it sounds like Masaru and Kakeru have returned," Satoru said.
"Hey Hikaru! It's your turn to cook tonight since you'll be gone all summer," Masaru told her.
"We'll help you though if you want," Kakeru offered.
"Okay!" Hikaru smiled.
*3 hours later*
"Do you have everything?" Satoru asked as they approached the train leading to the center of Tokyo.
"Yes, I'll only be gone for a couple of months," Hikaru said. "I won't be needing that much."
"Where exactly are you going to be again?" Masaru asked.
"I'm going to stay for a while at my friend Umi's house, and then we're going to go stay at Fuu's house," Hikaru said. She felt bad about lying to them, but she still wasn't ready to tell them about Cephiro.
"Well, make sure you contact us every once in a while so we know you're okay," Masaru said.
"And be careful," Kakeru added.
Hikaru smiled. She loved her brothers. "I will!" she said as the train doors opened and she stepped in. "See you in a few months!"
"Bye Hikaru!" her brothers yelled as the door closed. She waved her byes to them smiling and then quickly found a seat. I really am going to miss them this summer, but I'm way too excited to be sad. I'm so glad I will be able to see everyone again. Her eyes watered as she thought about what had first brought her to Cephiro. It's been so long since that horrible battle with Zagato and Emeraude-hime. It almost seems unreal somehow, like a bad dream. She closed her eyes as images of the past began to rush back to her. And then we were called back by Mokona to a still crumbling world – to help find a new pillar. But we ended up destroying the pillar system itself. Since then, everything's been so peaceful there. It truly has become a beautiful place.
Before long, the train stopped at the central terminal in Tokyo. Hikaru quickly got off and headed toward Tokyo Tower. She had to hurry since the tower would be closing to visitors in less than an hour. She grew more excited with each step and could barely contain her excitement by the time she actually reached her destination. Quickly finding an open elevator, Hikaru traveled up to the top viewing platform and began looking for Fuu and Umi.
"Hikaru! Over here!" Someone called out. She turned to find her two friends hurrying toward her, excitement also written all over their faces.
"Hello Umi-chan, Fuu-chan!" Hikaru said as they met up with each other.
"Are you ready?" Fuu asked.
"Yup! Let's go!" With that, they joined hands and closed their eyes. Soon, a sharp, bright light enveloped them, sending them through the road connecting the two worlds, and they quickly found themselves in Cephiro's castle.
"You're here!"
The girls turned to see Ferio and Clef walking toward them. Fuu's eyes immediately shone brighter as she saw Ferio.
"We've been expecting you," Clef said.
"We all just got out of school today," Umi told him. "We've been looking forward to coming back again."
"And you will be staying much longer than normal this time, right?" Ferio asked looking at Fuu.
"Yes, we will," Fuu replied.
"It's summer vacation," Hikaru said. "So we can stay for a couple of months!"
"That sounds nice," a voice said from behind them.
"Lantis!" Hikaru said as she looked toward the voice. He smiled. Primera, sitting ever-present on his shoulder, glared at Hikaru. She sweatdropped.
"Puu! Puu!" A small white furry creature suddenly bounced into the room and into Hikaru's open arms.
"Mokona! I've missed you!" Hikaru said hugging it tightly.
"Hi everyone," Ascot said shyly, suddenly appearing out of another room.
"Ascot! Hello!" Umi said happily. Ascot blushed and looked down as she looked at him.
"How's Eagle?" Hikaru asked.
"He's almost fully recovered," Lantis began. "He'll be up and back to normal very soon."
"Let's go see the others," Clef suggested. "Everyone's been waiting for you."
They entered a larger room, where Presea, Lafarga, and Caldina were waiting. Squeals of excitement could be heard from Caldina as she rushed over to them hugging each while Presea and Lafarga followed more slowly, smiles spreading across their faces.
"How have you all been?" Presea asked.
"Fine!" Hikaru said. "I finally remembered to bring you some more gum from Earth!"
"You mean that candy that you gave to me when we first met?" Presea asked, her eyes glowing. She had loved the stuff.
"Yup!" Hikaru said giving her a whole package. Presea hugged her tightly in thanks.
Suddenly, the ground shook a little. Hikaru, Fuu, and Umi looked around in surprise.
"What was that?" Umi asked.
"This is great," Ferio muttered sarcastically. Fuu looked at him confused. He looked away.
Geo and Zazu who had been watching over Eagle, suddenly came into the room. They stopped short when they realized Hikaru, Fuu, and Umi were there.
"Uh…" Geo started, unsure of whether to go on in front of the three girls.
"We know," Clef quickly stated.
Once again, the ground shook, but even more strongly, knocking Hikaru off balance. Lantis quickly caught her and helped her stand up straight.
"I'll go take care of this," he said, beginning to head out of the room. Hikaru, and the other two girls watched him walk away, completely confused.
"I'll go help him," Geo told them. "Zazu, come with me."
"I guess I should go as well," Lafarga said following them out of the room.
*hikaru* What is going on? I thought everything had been settled before. Lantis…what is he going to go 'take care of?' I hope he'll be okay – and everyone else too.
"What is going on?" Umi demanded, trying to read the expressions on everyone's faces.
"It's not something you should worry about," Clef replied. The girls, however, continued to look worried.
*clef* It was not supposed to happen like this. I will not let them fight again here. They've suffered too much because of us. Why couldn't those people leave us alone for a while?
"Please tell us," Fuu said. "We'd like to help if we can."
"No…please forget about it," Presea said. "It's not really such a big deal."
As she said that, though, the ground shook again. Hikaru, Umi, and Fuu exchanged glances.
"Please, please tell us what's happening," Hikaru pleaded. "We want to help you."
Clef looked down. It seemed he had no choice.
End of Chapter 1
As you might have noticed, this is supposed to be a romance/action/adventure. Sorry, but there isn't much of any of that yet. But it's coming! I promise!
Here are some translations for some of the Japanese I used.
Tadaima: I'm home.
Okaeri: Welcome back.
Hime: princess