Notes: This is my very first Magic Knight Rayearth
fic! It is based entirely on the manga,
except Caldina's accent is Southern like in the anime (dub), not a valley girl
like in the manga (English version). If
this confuses anyone who hasn't read the manga, just tell me, and I'll explain
anything. No, I don't own any of these
characters, the are copyright of CLAMP.
The fic IS mine, however, so please don't post it on your site without
MY permission! As always, C&C is
welcome, so PLEASE e-mail me at romancherubx@aol.com. Enjoy the fic!
Don't You Remember?
Part One
By: Cassandra
"Fuu,
can you explain this to me?" Umi sighed.
"Certainly,
Miss Umi," Fuu said, putting down her notebook and pencil. She and Hikaru were spending the night at
Umi's house. Th three were working on
their homework, trying to get it over with before their visit to Cephiro the
next day.
Hikaru
glanced at Fuu's notebook. "Hey, Fuu,"
she said. "This definitely doesn't look
like grammar homework to me." She held
up the notebook and pointed to a doodle.
Fuu's
cheeks turned pink. "Oh, that," she said nervously. "Well, I just—"
"Let
me see," Umi said eagerly, leaning over to Hikaru.
"No,
it's—" Fuu protested, but it was too late.
Umi had already taken the notebook.
Umi's
eyebrows arched as she saw the heart and read aloud the words inside: "Fuu and
Ferio forever." She glanced at Fuu,
whose face had gone from pink to crimson.
"It's
silly, I know," Fuu said, almost apologetically.
Umi
shook her head. "Not at all!" she
reassured her.
"It
isn't?" Fuu said doubtfully.
"Of
course not," Umi reassured her. "You're
in love with a great guy. It's natural
that you should think about him a lot."
"Maybe
you're right," Fuu admitted. Am I in
love with Ferio? she wondered. Yes,
came the forveful answer from her mind—or was it her heart? She loved everything about him—his laid-back
attitude and carefree smile, his courage and strength, his sweet ways and
gentle voice, his kindness and warm heart.
Of
course, it didn't hurt that he was, in Fuu's opinion, the best-looking guy she
had ever seen. It made her heart beat
faster to picture him, with his tousled hair, his brilliant gold eyes, his
strong arms around her…
Stop
that, she ordered herself. Why?
Another part of her countered. She
smiled to herself, looking at the ring that always adorned her left hand, and thought
how one of the things she loved about him was his love for her. Ferio wasn't just any great guy; he
was her great guy.
"Hello,
Earth to Fuu," Umi said. "Come in,
Fuu!"
Fuu
snapped out of her trance. "Huh?"
"Where
were you?" Hikaru said. "We've
called your name like fifty times!"
"Oh,
I'm sorry," Fuu apologized.
"She
was probably thinking about Ferio again," Umi said mischievously.
Fuu
felt her ears burn again, and she reminded herself not to wonder how Umi could
tell that type of thing. "Well,
anyway," she said briskly. "What was it
you needed help with, Miss Umi?"
"Oh,
who cares about homework?" Umi complained.
"How can I possibly concentrate on homework when we're going to Cephiro
tomorrow?" A dreamy look overtook her
features, and she sighed. "It's been so
long since we visited."
Hikaru giggled. "Umi, it's only been a week!"
"Well,
it seems like a long time," Umi insisted.
"Yeah,
I know what you mean," Hikaru said.
"But I also know I have a paper due Monday on the role of women in
ancient Japan, and if I don't get it out of the way, I'm going to spend our
time in Cephiro worrying about it instead of enjoying myself."
"You're
right," Umi said resignedly. "Fuu, can
you help me with Problem Nineteen?"
"Of
course, Miss Umi," Fuu said.
"You
know, we've been friends for a long time," said Umi. "You don't have to be so formal with your best friends. Just plain Umi is fine."
"Alright,
Miss Umi," Fuu agreed.
Umi
sighed and rolled her eyes.
"Oops,"
Fuu said embarrassedly. "I mean,
alright, Umi."
"Hey,
that goes for me, too," Hikaru said.
"Okay,
Miss Hi—" Fuu stopped herself. "Okay, Hikaru."
Umi
smiled. "Now that that's settled…what
about Problem Nineteen?"
Fuu
looked at Umi's math textbook. "First,
you convert the mixed numbers to improper fractions by multiplying the whole
number by the denominator and adding that to the numerator. Then, you…"
* * *
The
clouds blocked any trace of blue above Hkaru, Umi, and Fuu as they made their
way to Tokyo Tower the next morning.
The air was damp and chilly, unusual for early spring.
"What
an awful day!" Umi exalimed, clutching her baby blue windbreaker lightly across
her chest. She was glad she had decided
against the sundress in favor of her blue turtleneck and jeans.
"If I
had known today would be this cold, I would have brought warmer clothes to
Umi's house," Fuu said. She was wearing
a simple green short-sleeved dress.
"Same
here," said Hikaru, who was wearing a red tank top and denim cut-off
shorts. "But at least the weather's
nice in Cephiro." Her friends nodded in
agreement.
They
arrived at Tokyo Tower and took the elevator to the floor they usually met
on. "Ready, guys?" Umi said.
Hikaru
and Fuu nodded.
"One,
two, three!" Umi counted. The
concentrated, and quite suddenly found themselves in Cephiro castle.
"Oh,
hello, Hikaru, Umi, Fuu," Clef said.
"You're early today."
"You don't mind, do you?"
Hikaru asked with concern.
"Of
course not," he assured them. "I'll go
tell everyone you're here." He turned and
left the room.
In a
few minutes he returned, along with Caldina, Lafarga , Ascot, and Presea. "Hey, y'all," Caldina greeted them.
"Hey,
Caldina," Umi said. I'm glad you're
here."
"Presea!"
Hikaru said happily. "What are you
doing here?"
"I
decided to take a little vacation, and Clef invited me to stay here," she
explained. "It's great to see you
three!"
"It's
great to see you, too," Fuu said.
"Hey,
Lafarga," Hikaru greeted him.
"Hi,
Umi," Ascot said shyly.
Umi smiled. "Hi, Ascot."
"Where are Ferio and Lantis?" Fuu
asked, looking around.
"Lantis is out in the courtyard,"
Clef said. "And I believe Ferio is
sleeping."
Presea sighed. "I'll go wake him up." She left the room. In a few moments, the others heard, "FERIO, WAKE UP!"
Silence.
"COME ON! GET UP!"
More silence.
"GET OUT OF BED!"
Silence again.
Presea stomped into the room
where the others were, and out through the other door. "Presea, what are you…" Umi began, but
stopped when she saw the cannon Presea was wheeling into the room. They watched wordlessly as she pushed it
out.
"This I have to see," Umi said,
going after her. The others followed,
speechless as Presea struggled, yet somehow managed to get the cannon up the
stairs and into Ferio's room, and pointed it out his window.
"ALRIGHT, WAKE UP OR I'M FIRING
MY CANNON!" Presea warned.
Ferio rolled over onto his side.
"YOU'RE ASKING FOR IT!" Presea
said, going over to the cannon.
"Presea, are you sure about
this?" Ascot said nervously.
She ignored him. "HERE WE GO!"
Ka-BOOOM!
In a tree in the courtyard, a
flock of birds flew out of its branches, twittering anxiously. Lantis came out with his sword ready. Someone screamed.
Ferio didn't move.
"I give up!" Presea said
defeatedly.
"I swear, that boy would've slept
through Autozam's invasion if we had let him," Caldina sighed.
Fuu walked over to Ferio's bed
and gave his shoulder a gentle nudge.
"Ferio, wake up," she said quietly.
Ferio rolled over onto his back
and opened his golden eyes. "Oh, hi,
Fuu," he said. "Just give me a minute
to get dressed, okay?"
"Okay," she agreed. She turned and walked out of the room,
smiling. The others followed, Presea
with her mouth hanging open as she closed Ferio's door.
"But—but how did you—" she
stammered.
"It's called love," Umi
said, making Fuu blush.
"That was amazing, Ascot said,
shaking his head.
Lantis came rushing in, looking
anxious. "What happened?" he
demanded. "I heard an explosion."
Just Presea trying to wake Ferio
up," Caldina said.
Lantis frowned. "With a cannon?"
"Yep," Caldina nodded.
He looked confused, then decided
not to press it. "Oh, hello, Hikaru,
Umi, Fuu," he said, noticing their presence.
"Hi, Lantis," said Hikaru.
Ferio emerged from his room,
wearing formal clothes. "G'morning,
everyone, he said, looking puzzled.
"Um, can someone explain to me why there's a cannon in my room?"
"It was part of a failed attempt
toi wake you up," Lafarga explained.
"Oh," Ferio said. "If you were trying to wake me up, you
should've fired it."
Presea looked ready to scream. "I did," she informed him. "You slept right through it!"
"Oh, he said again, shrugging.
A familiar gleam twinkled in
Presea's eyes. "It was very cruell of
you to put me through that," she said evilly.
"You need to be DISCIPLINED!"
She got a dreamy look on her face.
"Should I pluck all you hairs out one by one?" she chanted in a
sing-song way. "Or should I see how big
your eyes can open?"
"She's scaring me…" Ferio
whimpered. The others laughed.
"Come on, Presea," Umi said,
dragging her by the elbow. "Let's
go. You can punish Ferio some other
time."
"Well, thanks a lot!" Ferio said
indignantly.
Umi ignored him, and added, "In
fact, I'll help."
"Hey!" Ferio protested, and Umi
laughed wickedly.
The carefree atmosphere was
disrupted by the sound of clanging armor and heavy footsteps coming up the
stairwell, along with cries of "Captian Lafarga!"
Two soldiers appeared before
them, panting and anxious. "Captain
Lafarga!" one of them cried. "Pirate
attack—they've landed in the courtyard!"
Without a moment's hesitation,
Lafarga drew his sword. "Come on!" he
ordered the soldiers, who turned and started to go the way they had come. Lafarga ran off after them, with Lantis at
his heels.
Ferio and Ascot exchanged glances
and nodded. The prince ran into his
room and came out carrying his immense sword.
"Let's go!" he shouted, and he and Ascot huried to follow the others.
"What kind of pirates are these,
anyway?" Umi wondered.
Caldina answered her. "The go around stealing anything they can get
their hands on and beating up anyone who stands in their way, as well as those
who don't. I know they've attacked
several cities on Fahren and Chizeta, and a few on Autozam, but as far as I
know, this is their first attack on Cephiro.
"How awful!" Umi exclaimed.
"That is terrible," Fuu said.
"We can't let them get away with
this," Hikaru said passionately.
Suddenly, the three girls felt a
warm sensation on their hands. Looking
down, they discovered their glove jewels were in place. The jewels shimmered, and in a flash the
girls were in their old armor.
"What the…!" Umi cried in
bewilderment.
"It would appear that our armomr
has returned," obsereved Fuu.
"Your wish to stop the pirates
must ave been great enough to equip you with the tools to do so," Clef mused.
"Then our swords must be back,
too," Hikaru realized. No sooner had
she spoken than each weapon appeared in the hand of its respective owner.
Hikaru looked at Umi and
Fuu. "Come on, guys!" she said.
"Right!" her friends
chorused. They ran down the corridor
the others had taken wihtout another word.
"Be careful!" Presea called after
them.
Caldina turned to look at her
skeptically. "They are going
into a battle," she said.
Presea gave her a sheepish lok,
and Caldina just shook her head.
* * *
A discouraging scene awaited the
Magic Knights when they arrived in the courtyard. Everywhere they looked, soldiers, along wwith Lantis, Lafarga,
Ferio, and Ascot, were fighting creatures thaty were humanoid in appearance,
except for their violet skin, which ranged in shade from pale lavendar to
purple so dark it was almost black.
These pirates were skilled with a variety of weapons, including swords,
daggers, bows and arrows, and clubs, and also posessed a rich knowledge of
magic.
Above the fountain in the center
hovered an immense spacecraft that must have belonged to the pirates. It was midnight blue and round, with various
intimidating weapons protruding at odd angles from all around it with no
apparent pattern to their placement.
The Magic Knights didn't waste
any time in joining the battle. "RED
LIGHTNING!" Hikaru yelled, firing her attack at a blonde pirate about to club a
soldier on the head.
"Magic Knights!" Lantis
cried. "You're here!"
"And not a moment too soon,
it seems," Umi said. "WATER DRAGON!" She cast her spell at a big pirate Hikaru
was dueling with, sending him sprawling.
"Thanks, Umi," Hikaru said.
"No problem," said Umi.
Noticing a seemingly powerful
magic attack coming towards a very busy Ascot, Fuu prepared her magic. "GUARDIAN WIND!" She was about to use her Green Whirlwind on a tall pirate running
towards her when her attention was caught by something she saw out of the
corner of her eye. She turned her head
in time to see a pirate casting a spell at Ferio, who was too busy sword
fighting another one to notice.
There was no time to cast her
spell, and barely any time to think.
She sprinted to Ferio and pushed him out of the way, taking the full
force of the spell.
The world spun around. Colors and lines blurred and swam before her
eyes. She was dimly aware of someone
calling her name, but they were far away.
She saw darkness, and then nothing at all.
* * *
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Disclaimer: No, as always, I don't own Magic Knight Rayearth or any of the
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