Okay, I don't exactly know if this fic is going to turn out as great as I envisioned it, cuz usually, what I like seems to be crap to my friends, but anyways... R&R if you like or if you want me to continue.
WAIT! BEFORE YOU READ THIS FIC... your reviews are a very important part of this experimental fic. #1) You have to tell me who should be with Umi - Clef or Ascot. Believe it or not, I am going to write the next chapter based on the reviews of whether Clef should win or Ascot. #2) It's a writer's challenge, and it gives the reader a chance to decide what's going to happen. #3) Each chapter (except this one) is like one round of a game, or at least that's what I hope to make it like. #4) I might come up with some really weird trials for Ascot and Clef to go through. #5) Please R&R so I know who should win. (In the end, the readers decide, if you think about it.)
Now.. on with the show.
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LOVE CONTEST... WELL, NOT REALLY.
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Chapter 1 - "Umi is mine!" - The Conflict
"Ascot, get back here!" Prince Ferio shouted at the running boy. "We need your help!"
"Why don't you just ask Clef?" responded the runner. "Let him take care of everything!"
"Take care of what?" Clef asked. Ascot looked in front of him, and out came the sage. Ascot, not being able to stop with the marble floor he was running on, colided head on with Clef. Both fell to the ground.
"Ouch..." Ascot rubbed his head. Then, he continued running, for Ferio was catching up to him. Clef stood up.
"What was THAT all about?" he asked the young prince.
Ferio sighed. "Basically, we have a meeting with Autozam, Fahren, and Chizeta. We all must discuss some very important matters. Unfortunately, Ascot, who was invited, refuses to go. And I didn't want to trouble you Clef, after all, the three girls from another world are coming today." Ferio looked down the hall, where Ascot was just turning the corner. "Oh well, guess we'll just have to do without him. Why don't you go greet the legendary magic knights? They'll be arriving any moment." Ferio left for the meeting room.
"Could it be because of the magic knights that Ascot doesn't want to go?" Clef thought. "Oh well." Clef headed outside, where the girls usually arrived.
***
Umi, Fuu, and Hikaru arrived just on time, as usual. (Hikaru got over being late.) Clef was there to greet them. "Welcome back to Cephiro, legendary magic knights." He gave a slight bow of courtesy.
"Clef, you don't have to bow." Umi told the short magician. "We all know each other pretty well, I mean, we're all like family!"
"Yea, Clef." Hikaru added. "You've known us for a long time." Clef nodded. They did have a point.
"Well, actually..." Fuu began. "You should be polite always, even if they're your family, because..."
"Fuu..." Umi whined. "Come on!" Then, the blue haired girl looked around. "Hey, where's Ascot?"
"He's right behind that pillar." Clef informed the girls. Immediately, Umi went over to greet the boy clothed in green.
"Hey, Ascot." Umi greeted her friend. Ascot blushed. Clef came over.
"Umi..." Ascot stuttered. "Would... y-you... uh... l-l-like to.... g-g-go..."
"Would you like to go on a walk with me?" Clef asked Umi. Ascot looked up in shock. That was what I was going to say! He thought. He looked at Umi, waiting for her to respond.
"Sure, Clef." Umi replied. Ascot fell into despair. Then, he fell into happiness when Umi put her hand in his. "Let's go, Ascot."
Clef looked at the small gesture. Whoa, he thought. I didn't invite Ascot! Anyway, Clef decided to bear Ascot for a while. He looked at the boy. Either he had a fever or he was blushing madly of embarassment. Clef sighed, and asked his two friends, "Shall we go?" Umi hooked her other arm in Clef's and nodded. The three went for a walk, while Hikaru and Fuu waited for their loves, Lantis and Ferio to come out of the important meeting.
***
The walk was very pleasant for Umi. She was with her two most favorite people in the world. They were both so nice! During the walk, they both picked flowers for me. They're so sweet!
I can't say it was the same for Ascot and Clef. Throughout the time the three spent together, the was tension in the air. Half the time, Clef and Ascot were staring each other down, trying to get the other to go away. Neither of them left Umi's side the entire time. Finally, the walk was over and they were back where they started.
"Bye, guys!" Umi waved to her two friends as she, Hikaru, and Fuu left for their rooms at the palace. As soon as the magic knights had departed for their rooms, Clef and Ascot began fighting.
"Listen, old man, Umi likes me better, so BACK OFF!" (Ascot)
"Whoa, whoa. She only had pity on you. It's obvious she loves me. Can't you tell?" (Clef)
"You're way too old for her!" (Ascot)
"You're way too young (I checked your age.)" (Clef)
"I am not." (Ascot)
"Now, now. Don't try to deny it." (Clef)
"I never deny anything, old man!" (Ascot)
"Stop calling me an old man! I have aged much better than you." (Clef)
"Short old man." (Ascot)
"Insolent (yet young) B@$T@RD!" (Clef)
"Short old man." (Ascot)
"Insolent B@$T@RD!" (Clef)
"Short old man!" (Ascot)
"Insolent B@$T@RD!" (Clef)
This continued for quite a time, until the meeting that Ascot was supposed to attend had ended. Ferio, Lantis, Lafarga, and the representatives from the neighboring countries were walking down the hall when they heard echoes of the fighting. When the reached the scene of the fight, Ascot looked as if he were ready to kill, and Clef looked as if he were going to use his stick thingy to hit Ascot since he was waving it in the air like a mad old man. Caldina decided to intervene.
"Okay, guys. Stop it." She said. Ascot and Clef relaxed... a little. "What's all this fighting about?" Neither man/boy said a word.
"Hm..." Zazu looked at Clef and examined his expression slowly. Then, he went over to Ascot and did the same thing. Finally, Dr. Zazu told his conclusion to the rest of the group. "I believe it is love."
It was Lantis who nailed it on the spot: "So, Clef and Ascot are fighting over Umi."
"Aww... how sweet..." was what Tatra and Tarta from Chizeta. Clef and Ascot looked to the ground rather nervously.
Taking advantage of the situation and wanting to have a little bit of fun, Zazu suggested the following: "Hey, why don't we hold a contest between Clef and Ascot. The prize is Umi. How about it?"
"Of course, I'd win." Clef proclaimed. "Umi loves me best."
"No way!" Ascot fought back. "To prove Clef wrong, I accept the challenge."
"Ascot, I know you're gonna win." Caldina told Ascot. "You're like my little bro. You hafta win."
"Yea, Ascot, we're rooting for you!" said Caldina, Tatra, Tarta, Asuka, and San Yung. They all sympathized with young Ascot.
Clef also had his little group of supporters. "Go, Clef!" was heard from Geo, Lafarga, and the ghost of Zagato and Emarade. (They respect Clef and think he's the wiser of the two.)
Lantis, Ferio, and Zazu remained neutral. For that reason, the three were the organizers of the competition. Zazu was to come up with the games, or categories, and Ferio and Lantis were to decide the winners of each round. With that decided, everyone left for their rooms, except Clef and Ascot.
"Be prepared to go down, old man." Ascot warned the magician.
"I'm always ready... to win." was Clef's reply. With that, the two retreated to their rooms.
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AKK! I'm half asleep and writing fanfics! Sorry if it got a little crappy near the end. I was sleepy.
BUT other than that, R&R and help decide the outcome of the next chapter! Coming as soon as I get enough opinions/reviews. ^_^
WAIT! BEFORE YOU READ THIS FIC... your reviews are a very important part of this experimental fic. #1) You have to tell me who should be with Umi - Clef or Ascot. Believe it or not, I am going to write the next chapter based on the reviews of whether Clef should win or Ascot. #2) It's a writer's challenge, and it gives the reader a chance to decide what's going to happen. #3) Each chapter (except this one) is like one round of a game, or at least that's what I hope to make it like. #4) I might come up with some really weird trials for Ascot and Clef to go through. #5) Please R&R so I know who should win. (In the end, the readers decide, if you think about it.)
Now.. on with the show.
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LOVE CONTEST... WELL, NOT REALLY.
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Chapter 1 - "Umi is mine!" - The Conflict
"Ascot, get back here!" Prince Ferio shouted at the running boy. "We need your help!"
"Why don't you just ask Clef?" responded the runner. "Let him take care of everything!"
"Take care of what?" Clef asked. Ascot looked in front of him, and out came the sage. Ascot, not being able to stop with the marble floor he was running on, colided head on with Clef. Both fell to the ground.
"Ouch..." Ascot rubbed his head. Then, he continued running, for Ferio was catching up to him. Clef stood up.
"What was THAT all about?" he asked the young prince.
Ferio sighed. "Basically, we have a meeting with Autozam, Fahren, and Chizeta. We all must discuss some very important matters. Unfortunately, Ascot, who was invited, refuses to go. And I didn't want to trouble you Clef, after all, the three girls from another world are coming today." Ferio looked down the hall, where Ascot was just turning the corner. "Oh well, guess we'll just have to do without him. Why don't you go greet the legendary magic knights? They'll be arriving any moment." Ferio left for the meeting room.
"Could it be because of the magic knights that Ascot doesn't want to go?" Clef thought. "Oh well." Clef headed outside, where the girls usually arrived.
***
Umi, Fuu, and Hikaru arrived just on time, as usual. (Hikaru got over being late.) Clef was there to greet them. "Welcome back to Cephiro, legendary magic knights." He gave a slight bow of courtesy.
"Clef, you don't have to bow." Umi told the short magician. "We all know each other pretty well, I mean, we're all like family!"
"Yea, Clef." Hikaru added. "You've known us for a long time." Clef nodded. They did have a point.
"Well, actually..." Fuu began. "You should be polite always, even if they're your family, because..."
"Fuu..." Umi whined. "Come on!" Then, the blue haired girl looked around. "Hey, where's Ascot?"
"He's right behind that pillar." Clef informed the girls. Immediately, Umi went over to greet the boy clothed in green.
"Hey, Ascot." Umi greeted her friend. Ascot blushed. Clef came over.
"Umi..." Ascot stuttered. "Would... y-you... uh... l-l-like to.... g-g-go..."
"Would you like to go on a walk with me?" Clef asked Umi. Ascot looked up in shock. That was what I was going to say! He thought. He looked at Umi, waiting for her to respond.
"Sure, Clef." Umi replied. Ascot fell into despair. Then, he fell into happiness when Umi put her hand in his. "Let's go, Ascot."
Clef looked at the small gesture. Whoa, he thought. I didn't invite Ascot! Anyway, Clef decided to bear Ascot for a while. He looked at the boy. Either he had a fever or he was blushing madly of embarassment. Clef sighed, and asked his two friends, "Shall we go?" Umi hooked her other arm in Clef's and nodded. The three went for a walk, while Hikaru and Fuu waited for their loves, Lantis and Ferio to come out of the important meeting.
***
The walk was very pleasant for Umi. She was with her two most favorite people in the world. They were both so nice! During the walk, they both picked flowers for me. They're so sweet!
I can't say it was the same for Ascot and Clef. Throughout the time the three spent together, the was tension in the air. Half the time, Clef and Ascot were staring each other down, trying to get the other to go away. Neither of them left Umi's side the entire time. Finally, the walk was over and they were back where they started.
"Bye, guys!" Umi waved to her two friends as she, Hikaru, and Fuu left for their rooms at the palace. As soon as the magic knights had departed for their rooms, Clef and Ascot began fighting.
"Listen, old man, Umi likes me better, so BACK OFF!" (Ascot)
"Whoa, whoa. She only had pity on you. It's obvious she loves me. Can't you tell?" (Clef)
"You're way too old for her!" (Ascot)
"You're way too young (I checked your age.)" (Clef)
"I am not." (Ascot)
"Now, now. Don't try to deny it." (Clef)
"I never deny anything, old man!" (Ascot)
"Stop calling me an old man! I have aged much better than you." (Clef)
"Short old man." (Ascot)
"Insolent (yet young) B@$T@RD!" (Clef)
"Short old man." (Ascot)
"Insolent B@$T@RD!" (Clef)
"Short old man!" (Ascot)
"Insolent B@$T@RD!" (Clef)
This continued for quite a time, until the meeting that Ascot was supposed to attend had ended. Ferio, Lantis, Lafarga, and the representatives from the neighboring countries were walking down the hall when they heard echoes of the fighting. When the reached the scene of the fight, Ascot looked as if he were ready to kill, and Clef looked as if he were going to use his stick thingy to hit Ascot since he was waving it in the air like a mad old man. Caldina decided to intervene.
"Okay, guys. Stop it." She said. Ascot and Clef relaxed... a little. "What's all this fighting about?" Neither man/boy said a word.
"Hm..." Zazu looked at Clef and examined his expression slowly. Then, he went over to Ascot and did the same thing. Finally, Dr. Zazu told his conclusion to the rest of the group. "I believe it is love."
It was Lantis who nailed it on the spot: "So, Clef and Ascot are fighting over Umi."
"Aww... how sweet..." was what Tatra and Tarta from Chizeta. Clef and Ascot looked to the ground rather nervously.
Taking advantage of the situation and wanting to have a little bit of fun, Zazu suggested the following: "Hey, why don't we hold a contest between Clef and Ascot. The prize is Umi. How about it?"
"Of course, I'd win." Clef proclaimed. "Umi loves me best."
"No way!" Ascot fought back. "To prove Clef wrong, I accept the challenge."
"Ascot, I know you're gonna win." Caldina told Ascot. "You're like my little bro. You hafta win."
"Yea, Ascot, we're rooting for you!" said Caldina, Tatra, Tarta, Asuka, and San Yung. They all sympathized with young Ascot.
Clef also had his little group of supporters. "Go, Clef!" was heard from Geo, Lafarga, and the ghost of Zagato and Emarade. (They respect Clef and think he's the wiser of the two.)
Lantis, Ferio, and Zazu remained neutral. For that reason, the three were the organizers of the competition. Zazu was to come up with the games, or categories, and Ferio and Lantis were to decide the winners of each round. With that decided, everyone left for their rooms, except Clef and Ascot.
"Be prepared to go down, old man." Ascot warned the magician.
"I'm always ready... to win." was Clef's reply. With that, the two retreated to their rooms.
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AKK! I'm half asleep and writing fanfics! Sorry if it got a little crappy near the end. I was sleepy.
BUT other than that, R&R and help decide the outcome of the next chapter! Coming as soon as I get enough opinions/reviews. ^_^