~Impossible
Decisions~
Ch.1: He has Awakened
Hikaru's
feet quickly pounded down the hall of the castle, chasing after her two
friends, Umi and Fuu. A few cherry strands of hair whipped her face, and she
impatiently pushed them out of her eyes. A giggle escaped her lips as she
continued to noisily rampage through the halls.
"Hurry,
Hikaru! It starts soon!" shouted Umi, glancing behind her shoulder to
Hikaru.
Fuu smiled
thoughtfully, and remarked, "Funny how Hikaru's behind us... She's usually
quite ahead of us!"
"Well,
that's because she has more energy than the two of us combined!" replied
Umi, cheerfully.
"Hmph.
I can't help it! I'm tired from all that planning last night, and my legs are
short!" said Hikaru, indignantly.
The two
taller girls didn't respond, but slowed down slightly, in order to let the red
head catch up. They stopped in front of some massive double doors, which Umi
pounded open, in her typical 'get-out-of-my-way-before-I-kick-your-ass' style.
Presea
looked up brightly and greeted the two girls in an excited manner. "Oooh!
You girls made it! Come on, we better start setting this stuff up!"
"Yah,
like, we need to get everything done in, like, ten minutes!" shouted
Caldina from across the room. She had somehow climbed her way up a giant
bookshelf, and was hastily decorating the top part of the room. Lafarga feared
that she might fall, and hovered around below her. Despite her amazing agility
and grace, Lafara still felt uncomfortable letting her pull of so many stunts.
"Sorry,
we overslept! Now, what should we start with?" asked Umi, looking around.
Tatra
smiled and glided over. "Well, I need some help with the flowers... I
thought Fuu could help me with that. Umi, aren't you supposed to be helping the
cook? You know how fond Clef is of your cakes. And Hikaru, please help my
sister, Tarta with the decorating... She's getting frus —"
"ARGH!!!!
DAMN IT! Why won't these god damned decorations STAY in place?!?" A few
seconds later, a roll of crepe paper flew through the air. Tatra quickly ducked
her head, as if such things happened regularly. The calmer sister smiled
cheerfully, and headed off to play with the flowers some more.
"Tarta, do
you need some help?" asked Hikaru, sweetly. The frustrated twin didn't respond,
but merely glared at the offending paper. "I thought so…" Hikaru took the
rolled up paper, which was a light violet color, and started to wrap it around
one of the four poles.
"This paper
is so weird… Are these things common in the world you girls come from?" asked
Tarta, her annoyance quickly evaporating.
"Yeah, it's
really pretty if you decorate everything just right… There! Done with that
pole! Use the white paper to kinda crisscross with it, ok, Tarta?" requested
Hikaru.
Tarta
nodded and studied the pole, before starting with her roll.
~*~
"WHY,
exactly, can't I enter the study?" asked Clef, impatiently. Ferio sweatdropped,
and he desperately tried to think up a good answer.
"OH! Umm…
because… It's undergoing construction!"
"Undergoing…
construction…? Prince, please don't tell me that's the best you can possibly
think of."
"Hey! I
mean, what do you mean? It's true!"
Clef was
really getting annoyed now. It was his birthday, something that never really
pleased him, and now he couldn't even enter the study. His short temper was
about to get the better of him!
~*~
Fuu giggled
as she arranged the roses just right. Her sister, Kuu, had taught her how to
arrange flowers when she was young, and she found the skill to come in handy
many times.
Tatra
smiled as she handed Fuu a few flowers to add to her design. "I have been
meaning to ask you something, Knight of Wind."
She blinked
in surprise, Tatra sounded quite serious. "Er…Yes, Tatra-san?"
"I was
wondering how you feel about the Prince," said Tarta, in a solemn voice.
Fuu dropped
the flower she had been holding, a pretty violet flower of Cephiro. "T-the
Prince? Uhh… Why do you ask?"
"I would
rather you answer my question first."
The blond
gulped and slowly picked up the violet flower again. "I… I admire and respect
him very much… That is all."
"Really?"
"…Of
course…"
"Oh. Well..
I was just asking because…" Tatra trailed off.
"Because?"
prompted Fuu, her curiosity taking over her.
"You two
would make such a CUTE couple!"
Fuu blinked
in surprise. "Eh?"
"It's quite
true. Oh, and that Casshin," Tatra pointed to the violet flower, "would look
quite lovely with those white Curims. They do resemble each other, and
complement each other quite nicely, don't you think?"
Fuu nodded
numbly in response.
~*~
Umi quickly
mixed together her ingredients as she carefully checked over her mental list.
Ok, the bread was baking, the frosting was coming along quite nicely… And that
cook, Dodge, was driving her NUTS!
Dodge, a
robust, energetic woman, was the main chef for the Cephiro castle. She was a
genius when it came to cooking… And this girl was driving her NUTS! What was
with these strange foods she kept using??? She had brought along a ton of
abnormal ingredients, like that strange white powder called 'flour'.
"Come on,
stop sitting there and do something productive! Like handing me those eggs!"
chided Umi, glaring at Dodge and pointing at the small, ivory colored ovals.
Dodge
'hmphed' indignantly and handed her the eggs. "This is MY kitchen, in case you
forgot!"
"Well, this
is MY cake, and I'm in charge of desserts! You go over there and finish
whatever you were cooking."
"Oh!
Really!" Dodge was greatly annoyed at the impertinence of this young girl, but what
could she do? She was the Magic Knight of Water! "Whatever! I'm not your
personal maid!"
"I never
asked you to be!"
'What a
disrespectful child! How frustrating!' thought Dodge, rampaging through the
kitchen. She practically knocked the door down as she left the cooking area.
"Hmph.
Thank God she finally left!" muttered Umi, checking the temperature of the
oven.
~*~
Sanyun
quickly followed Princess Aska around, desperately trying to keep his platter of
candy balanced. "Uhh.. Lady Aska… What are you doing?"
"Sanyun,
don't be silly! We are in charge of candy! We must do our job properly!"
replied Aska, spreading the candy out like a sheet. "This table will be
wonderfully sweet and colorful once we are done!"
"Laaaaady
Aska!!! You shouldn't waste food like that!" shouted Old one. Aska didn't seem
to hear him, as she continued to put out the candy.
Sanyun
sighed, and continued to follow Aska around, careful not to let any treats fall
off his plate. Lady Aska would be upset if any candy were to be lost.
Geo
chuckled slightly from not too far away. He was in charge of the entertainment,
with the help of Caldina. Geo checked his list: dancer, singer, charmer. Yeah,
they had everything. "Hey, Zazu! How are you doing?"
Zazu had a
pained look on his face as he hunted through the wines. "I can't figure out
which one we should pour for the Guru!"
Geo laughed
and shook his head. "What? You want to keep them all for yourself?"
"Well…"
~*A few hours later*~
Presea
smiled and looked at their handiwork. Decorations were great, the entertainment
was here and ready, the cake was finished and perfect, the flowers looked
great, and the candy was, literally, laid out.
"I think
we're ready, Presea!" called Umi, practically skipping over.
"I think so
too. Fuu, get Ferio and Clef in, now!"
Hikaru
grinned excitedly…And she couldn't help but think about an earlier conversation
she had…
~*Flashback*~
"Hi,
Eagle!"
'Hello,
Hikaru.'
Hikaru
smiled and sat down next to his bed. "How are you?"
'I feel
almost complete…I hope I'll wake up soon,' replied Eagle, through his thoughts.
"I hope so
too! Lantis really misses you, and I miss you, too!"
'I'm still
here…I'll wake up soon. I want to see your sweet face again, Hikaru.'
She blushed
a bright red, and was grateful that he couldn't see her. "Ah… Well, Clef's
birthday is coming up!"
'Oh? The
Guru is still as short as ever, I assume?' asked Eagle, and she could hear a
faint chuckle.
"Yeah! I
wonder why he stays in that form…"
'You've
never asked him?'
"No… Not
really."
'I wonder,
too…'
"We're
going to have a party for him! Everyone's going to be helping out… Well, Lantis
has to go to Autozam, for some reason. I don't think celebrations are his thing,"
said Hikaru, thoughtfully.
Eagle
smiled in his sleep, 'Yes, he was never much for parties.'
She
giggled, "I guess not!"
'I wish I
could come…'
"It'd be
wonderful if you'd wake up in time! Oh… How long have you been sleeping here?"
'Only for about
a month, Hikaru. I'm getting better every second, but my mind is so exhausted.
There's much to rebuild.'
"I know…
Eagle, do you still have the same eyes?"
'…What do
you mean?' asked Eagle, confused.
"I mean…
it's been a long time since I've seen you open your eyes… I was wondering if
your eyes are still sad."
'No,
they're not sad Hikaru. I'm happy now, I have no reason to be sad. The
atmosphere of our planet is fine now, Geo and Zazu are doing well, you and
Lantis are wonderful friends. I can be happy now,' said Eagle. It was a lie,
there was something within him that was still sad. He knew what it was, but he
would never admit it.
"Hikaru!
Hurry, dinner!" called Presea.
"Oh! I'll
be back after I eat, Eagle!"
'All
right…'
~*Present*~
Fuu quickly
caught up to Ferio and Clef. They weren't hard to find, standing there in the middle
of the hallway, arguing. Clef had stress marks popping up on his forehead, and
Ferio was looking more nervous by the second.
"Err…Clef?
Can you come with me to the study? Presea has something she wants to show you!"
said Fuu, as she approached the two men.
"I thought
the study was 'undergoing construction'," replied Clef, sounding quite annoyed.
"Huh? OH!
Um… Well, we're done! Now come on, Presea is probably getting impatient!" With
that, Fuu started pushing him towards the study, with Ferio's help.
"Wait a
second! I can walk just fine and—," the Guru suddenly stopped short, as Fuu and
Ferio pushed open the doors.
"HAPPY
SEVEN-HUNDRED AND FOURTY-SIXTH BIRTHDAY, CLEF!!!!" shouted everyone, clapping
their hands wildly.
Clef
blinked, still with shock. "Wha-?"
Presea and
Umi rushed forward, and promptly dragged Clef to the head of a huge table that
they had set up. As he sat down, Dodge brought out the huge cake that Umi had
baked and sat it in front of him. Clef stared at the giant cake, on which the
words 'Happy Birthday, Guru Clef!' were spelled out in giant letters. Despite
the big size of the cake, Umi had decided it to be impossible to fit 756
candles onto one cake. So instead, the numbers 7, 5, and 6 were spelled out
with the candles!
Hikaru yelled
out, "Blow out the candles, Guru!"
Clef took a
deep breath and blew out the candles with one shot. He looked up at all the
guests, his eyes glowing with gratitude, "Thank You, Every—,"
The loud
bang of a door opening cut Clef off. All heads turned towards the intrusion,
and everyone stared with surprise. Leaning on the frame of the door, dressed
entirely in black, was a young man.
"E-Eagle?!?"
To be Continued…
A/N: All right, in case you people haven't figured it out
yet, this story is based on the manga version! And yes, it'll probably be
Eagle/Hikaru. That's what I'm planning, anyways. Oh, and even though the pillar
system was destroyed by Hikaru, in my story Hikaru's will still has the most
influence! So she has the same amount of power that Emeraude has, but her heart
isn't chained to the laws of the pillar system.
Many Thanks to the following people:
Star! My wonderful friend! T.T I'm sorry I haven't been
online lately!
JZero! You've got to get online more often! Pretty please?
Lita The Mighty! I miss you!!!! You're such a wonderful
friend!
Lunar! Such a supportive person! And very kind, too!
The GGZ forum peoples! You people are just COOL!
This story was inspired by Purin-chan's excellent Magic
Knight Rayearth stories.
This story is dedicated to all MKR fans!
And I bow, once more, to the fantastic art of Mokona Apapa!
