AN: Right now I am listening to Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata. So soothing after a strenuous day. (Haven't slept in 36 hrs! And have no intention to. )
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Disclaimer: I don't own Clamp and all that stuff.
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Reflection in Glass
By Chrynn
Chapter 1
Today is?
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Hikaru woke up to the bright morning sunshine with a heavy heart that day.
It was the anniversary of their very memorable trip to Cephiro.
Hikaru had already turned nineteen but the memories of her magical adventures with Umi and Fuu were still as fresh as if it was yesterday.
Hikaru sighed as she looked out the window, at the splendid greens the surrounded her house. She suddenly smiled as she saw her two playful brothers, Maseru and Kakeru, toying with their swords and swaying their buckets while spilling half the water they fetched.
She smiled again and peeled herself off the window and began to change her pajamas for school clothes. She looked at the mirror and smiled. Had she actually grown taller? Maybe she just imagined that she did because everytime she met with Fuu and Umi, they still looked miles taller than she was.
She stopped smiling when her focus turned to the necklace Lantis gave her. Suddenly, her heart felt heavy again. She sighed. It was a sigh that was audible a mile away.
She made her hair into the usual hairstyle, a single braid of ruby hair flowing down her back. She prepared her school things and hopped down to breakfast.
"Hikaru-chan!!! Look here, your very handsome brothers cooked you the best breakfast you ever had. Tada! Rice Cakes! And the very special sashimi!" Maseru greeted his little sister as Hikaru entered the dining room.
Hikaru forced a smile as she would not have her brothers know that she felt very sad or they would fuss over her that she would not even be allowed to go to school.
"Hikaru, is there anything wrong?" Satoru, the eldest detected the slightest hint of sadness in his sister. Yet when his gaze met hers and he saw the wells of pain in her eyes that she did not wish to share as she quickly shifted her gaze, he patted her back and murmured to her a comforting "It's okay if you do not wish to"
Hikaru looked up at her brother and sadly smiled. Actually, she herself doesn't know what she wanted. She didn't know why she felt so sad, after all, she gave new life to Cephiro. Sigh.
She popped a rice cake into her mouth and chewed. Yummy. Another One. Mmmm. Who said eating isn't a cure for depression? She picked up her chopsticks and picked a sashimi. Ugh. Maseru and Kakeru really did their best? There seemed something wrong with the taste of the sashimi.
"Hikaru-chan, do you like our very special sashimi?" Kakeru asked. "We woke up very early just to make sure you eat a delicious breakfast and we also packed two lunch boxes of this sashimi for you to share with your classmates!"
Hikaru tried hard to chew the food and swallow it as not to hurt her two brother's feelings.
"Drink this tea." Satoru handed Hikaru a cup of steaming green tea. "It will help you later to get rid of the toxins."
"Toxins? Brother are you not ashamed? Your own cooking wouldn't even match one percent of our extraordinary cooking skills!" Maseru said, starry-eyed and all.
"Someday, I would be Japan's greatest cook!" Kakeru pointed a finger upward and dreamed. Complete with the background of a galaxy of stars.
Satoru sighed and patted Hikaru goodye.
"Ja mata, Onii-chan!" Hikaru waved at the two of her brothers as she started to walk toward school.
As she passed a street lined with cherry trees, majestically green as it signified the quarter of a school year, she suddenly remembered Umi and Fuu. It was her own choice of school for college. Umi and Fuu chose it too so that they could be together.
However, this week, unluckily, both Fuu and Umi had to leave their town because of archery and fencing competitions respectively. Hikaru wanted to go too but she had to choose between Umi and Fuu meaning having to choose between Kyoto and Nara so she decided not to go at all. Besides, her brothers really need help with maintaining the dojo and.she smiled.cooking.
She thought if Umi and Fuu even remembered this fateful day at all.
She passed by the school gate and greeted the guard, as usual, greeting the teachers she passed.
She sat down her permanent seat, which was near the window and looked at the two chairs on her right. Empty.
She never felt more alone.
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"Ohayou, young men and women. I am your new History teacher. I am Takano- san. I grew up in America. Blah Blah blah."
Hikaru wasn't listening to her new professor. She was too much preoccupied with thinking how could Umi and Fuu forget that today is a very special day? If they didn't, why would they go away? Every year they went to the Tokyo tower not just to reminisce but also because they hope their wish to visit Cephiro would come true again. This year was different and-
"And I don't like late students." Her professor just finished his long 'brief' introductory speech.
"Am I late?" a boy's cheerful voice innocently asked.
Hikaru thought the voice was familiar but she did not turn to look at him. She just creased her forehead in thought, trying to remember where she heard such a voice.
"You are mister. And for first offense, well, wait a minute, aren't you the grandson Reiji Yamamoto? You're. Well, since its first offense, I won't punish you. Now, Mr. Yamamoto, introduce yourself."
"Good morning classmates, my name is Kai Yamamoto. I am a transferee student from England. I live in 5th avenue and I love chocolates and candies."
The girls in the class were whispering about how cute Kai was and how he was the grandson and heir of the famous business tycoon, how he came to study in such a school and how they would use the information about sweets to win him over.
Hikaru just tried not to listen to all of them and continued to stare at the window.
"Is this seat taken?" Kai all-too-familiar voice asked.
For the first time Hikaru turned to look at Kai. Very familiar voice, very familiar face and his eyes…
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AN: Well, it's probably obvious who Kai resembles. Well, is Kai an OC or not? I don't know. Time will tell if I make him an OC or not. I really appreciate reviews and flames. And corrections, if I had make some mistakes in grammar and construction and the likes. Thanks. Yey! And note, I really don't know the exact month when classes start in Japan, I assumed it's just like in the western schools. If you know, please tell me. Thank you.
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Disclaimer: I don't own Clamp and all that stuff.
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Reflection in Glass
By Chrynn
Chapter 1
Today is?
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Hikaru woke up to the bright morning sunshine with a heavy heart that day.
It was the anniversary of their very memorable trip to Cephiro.
Hikaru had already turned nineteen but the memories of her magical adventures with Umi and Fuu were still as fresh as if it was yesterday.
Hikaru sighed as she looked out the window, at the splendid greens the surrounded her house. She suddenly smiled as she saw her two playful brothers, Maseru and Kakeru, toying with their swords and swaying their buckets while spilling half the water they fetched.
She smiled again and peeled herself off the window and began to change her pajamas for school clothes. She looked at the mirror and smiled. Had she actually grown taller? Maybe she just imagined that she did because everytime she met with Fuu and Umi, they still looked miles taller than she was.
She stopped smiling when her focus turned to the necklace Lantis gave her. Suddenly, her heart felt heavy again. She sighed. It was a sigh that was audible a mile away.
She made her hair into the usual hairstyle, a single braid of ruby hair flowing down her back. She prepared her school things and hopped down to breakfast.
"Hikaru-chan!!! Look here, your very handsome brothers cooked you the best breakfast you ever had. Tada! Rice Cakes! And the very special sashimi!" Maseru greeted his little sister as Hikaru entered the dining room.
Hikaru forced a smile as she would not have her brothers know that she felt very sad or they would fuss over her that she would not even be allowed to go to school.
"Hikaru, is there anything wrong?" Satoru, the eldest detected the slightest hint of sadness in his sister. Yet when his gaze met hers and he saw the wells of pain in her eyes that she did not wish to share as she quickly shifted her gaze, he patted her back and murmured to her a comforting "It's okay if you do not wish to"
Hikaru looked up at her brother and sadly smiled. Actually, she herself doesn't know what she wanted. She didn't know why she felt so sad, after all, she gave new life to Cephiro. Sigh.
She popped a rice cake into her mouth and chewed. Yummy. Another One. Mmmm. Who said eating isn't a cure for depression? She picked up her chopsticks and picked a sashimi. Ugh. Maseru and Kakeru really did their best? There seemed something wrong with the taste of the sashimi.
"Hikaru-chan, do you like our very special sashimi?" Kakeru asked. "We woke up very early just to make sure you eat a delicious breakfast and we also packed two lunch boxes of this sashimi for you to share with your classmates!"
Hikaru tried hard to chew the food and swallow it as not to hurt her two brother's feelings.
"Drink this tea." Satoru handed Hikaru a cup of steaming green tea. "It will help you later to get rid of the toxins."
"Toxins? Brother are you not ashamed? Your own cooking wouldn't even match one percent of our extraordinary cooking skills!" Maseru said, starry-eyed and all.
"Someday, I would be Japan's greatest cook!" Kakeru pointed a finger upward and dreamed. Complete with the background of a galaxy of stars.
Satoru sighed and patted Hikaru goodye.
"Ja mata, Onii-chan!" Hikaru waved at the two of her brothers as she started to walk toward school.
As she passed a street lined with cherry trees, majestically green as it signified the quarter of a school year, she suddenly remembered Umi and Fuu. It was her own choice of school for college. Umi and Fuu chose it too so that they could be together.
However, this week, unluckily, both Fuu and Umi had to leave their town because of archery and fencing competitions respectively. Hikaru wanted to go too but she had to choose between Umi and Fuu meaning having to choose between Kyoto and Nara so she decided not to go at all. Besides, her brothers really need help with maintaining the dojo and.she smiled.cooking.
She thought if Umi and Fuu even remembered this fateful day at all.
She passed by the school gate and greeted the guard, as usual, greeting the teachers she passed.
She sat down her permanent seat, which was near the window and looked at the two chairs on her right. Empty.
She never felt more alone.
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"Ohayou, young men and women. I am your new History teacher. I am Takano- san. I grew up in America. Blah Blah blah."
Hikaru wasn't listening to her new professor. She was too much preoccupied with thinking how could Umi and Fuu forget that today is a very special day? If they didn't, why would they go away? Every year they went to the Tokyo tower not just to reminisce but also because they hope their wish to visit Cephiro would come true again. This year was different and-
"And I don't like late students." Her professor just finished his long 'brief' introductory speech.
"Am I late?" a boy's cheerful voice innocently asked.
Hikaru thought the voice was familiar but she did not turn to look at him. She just creased her forehead in thought, trying to remember where she heard such a voice.
"You are mister. And for first offense, well, wait a minute, aren't you the grandson Reiji Yamamoto? You're. Well, since its first offense, I won't punish you. Now, Mr. Yamamoto, introduce yourself."
"Good morning classmates, my name is Kai Yamamoto. I am a transferee student from England. I live in 5th avenue and I love chocolates and candies."
The girls in the class were whispering about how cute Kai was and how he was the grandson and heir of the famous business tycoon, how he came to study in such a school and how they would use the information about sweets to win him over.
Hikaru just tried not to listen to all of them and continued to stare at the window.
"Is this seat taken?" Kai all-too-familiar voice asked.
For the first time Hikaru turned to look at Kai. Very familiar voice, very familiar face and his eyes…
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AN: Well, it's probably obvious who Kai resembles. Well, is Kai an OC or not? I don't know. Time will tell if I make him an OC or not. I really appreciate reviews and flames. And corrections, if I had make some mistakes in grammar and construction and the likes. Thanks. Yey! And note, I really don't know the exact month when classes start in Japan, I assumed it's just like in the western schools. If you know, please tell me. Thank you.