Rose of Silence
Velvet
Author—Oooh! This is my part! First, I want to thank Can-O-Pringles for reviewing! –glomps- thanks so much! ^.^ Next, I'm going to be starting another story as soon as this is up, so the updates may be a little spaced out, alright? Alright? Okay.
Chapter 2: The Castle
The sight of the entrance hall was one of the most beautiful that Reiko, Suu, and Kaede had ever seen in their lives. The walls were finely carved, portraying elegant designs of the great battles and historical moments of the country's past. The imprisonment of Emeraude, the defeat of Zagato, the defense against the invading countries, and so on.
Reiko ran her hands along the carvings, as if to feel the people and animals in the lifeless scenes suddenly animate themselves and walk around the hall. But such things never occurred. Reiko was ushered on, past the double doors at the end of the hall into a smaller hall, branching out to reach the farthest corners of the castle.
They walked silently along the corridors, dodging silhouettes against the walls and randomly peeking into rooms. Most were empty, as if all the occupants were at a large meeting or somewhere else on this earth at the moment.
"This is spooky." Kaede voiced her discomfort, shuddering. "There's nobody here."
"Maybe they're all out somewhere?" Suu suggested.
"Highly unlikely." Reiko stated, sticking her hands in her pockets. "Or at least, unlikely that they'd all go out at the same time."
"Dang, just when we were getting to someone that could tell us where we were..." Kaede snapped her fingers in agitation. Suu crossed her arms, and Reiko stared out the window and began to whistle, as if she didn't give a damn whether they wouldn't get back to their own world or not.
"Do you care?" Kaede shrieked at Reiko, who was spacing out.
"I do." Reiko replied. "I just know that we won't be getting back too soon if things keep on going on like this."
Suu sighed. "She's got a point." The fuel that was making Kaede's rage burn slowly died. "Yeah. I just overreact a lot."
The next few minutes passed in silence. The soft footfalls of the three's shoes on the glass floor was the only sound to be made. When they passed the entrance to a side hall, the sound of footsteps broke the silence. Three heads snapped toward the maker of the sound, which turned out to be man, a little shorter than the age he looked, wearing a headdress and carrying a large staff.
Reiko blinked. Kaede gaped. Suu covered her mouth with one hand. He turned towards them, with dark violet eyes that seemed to match Kaede's.
"Who are you?" His voice echoed in the hall, making Reiko cover her ears. The man's eyebrows rose at the sight of them, as if he'd seen them before.
---~||Clef's POV||~---
The faces...the hair...the eyes. They look so familiar. I wonder who their parents are....
This train of thought led me to a startling conclusion. I staggered a bit, shocked by the three young girls standing before me.
"Reiko." The shorter one, obviously the child of Hikaru said.
"Kaede." The one that looked so much like Umi boldly replied.
The third, the one that so resembled Fuu, raised a hand as if to wave, her golden eyes showing the slightest hint of fear and shock stated; "Suu."
My mouth hung agape. How could the three children of our Magic Knights come to Cephiro. We were informed that they had been left on Earth, for they could not get through the road. I thought, bringing a hand up to my chin.
Oh, I'll surprise them! I brought up this marvelous idea, then began to advance upon the girls.
---~||Normal POV||~---
Clef was disturbed from his thoughts when a feminine cry floated down the hall. More like three feminine voices called after him.
"Where's Clef?" Asked one.
"Umi, he's your lover. Where could he be?" Inquired another.
Clef froze, then zipped down the hall towards Kaede, Reiko, and Suu. He ushered them down the halls and into his study, shutting and bolting the doors behind him. The three were quite frightened now, scared of what the freakish man was going to do to them.
Clef smiled. "Please, don't be frightened. First, explain to me how you got here. Then I'll tell you what I know." He motioned for the girls to sit down in some conjured chairs. They did, and began explaining their tale to him, who listened with dire concentration.
Velvet
Author—Oooh! This is my part! First, I want to thank Can-O-Pringles for reviewing! –glomps- thanks so much! ^.^ Next, I'm going to be starting another story as soon as this is up, so the updates may be a little spaced out, alright? Alright? Okay.
Chapter 2: The Castle
The sight of the entrance hall was one of the most beautiful that Reiko, Suu, and Kaede had ever seen in their lives. The walls were finely carved, portraying elegant designs of the great battles and historical moments of the country's past. The imprisonment of Emeraude, the defeat of Zagato, the defense against the invading countries, and so on.
Reiko ran her hands along the carvings, as if to feel the people and animals in the lifeless scenes suddenly animate themselves and walk around the hall. But such things never occurred. Reiko was ushered on, past the double doors at the end of the hall into a smaller hall, branching out to reach the farthest corners of the castle.
They walked silently along the corridors, dodging silhouettes against the walls and randomly peeking into rooms. Most were empty, as if all the occupants were at a large meeting or somewhere else on this earth at the moment.
"This is spooky." Kaede voiced her discomfort, shuddering. "There's nobody here."
"Maybe they're all out somewhere?" Suu suggested.
"Highly unlikely." Reiko stated, sticking her hands in her pockets. "Or at least, unlikely that they'd all go out at the same time."
"Dang, just when we were getting to someone that could tell us where we were..." Kaede snapped her fingers in agitation. Suu crossed her arms, and Reiko stared out the window and began to whistle, as if she didn't give a damn whether they wouldn't get back to their own world or not.
"Do you care?" Kaede shrieked at Reiko, who was spacing out.
"I do." Reiko replied. "I just know that we won't be getting back too soon if things keep on going on like this."
Suu sighed. "She's got a point." The fuel that was making Kaede's rage burn slowly died. "Yeah. I just overreact a lot."
The next few minutes passed in silence. The soft footfalls of the three's shoes on the glass floor was the only sound to be made. When they passed the entrance to a side hall, the sound of footsteps broke the silence. Three heads snapped toward the maker of the sound, which turned out to be man, a little shorter than the age he looked, wearing a headdress and carrying a large staff.
Reiko blinked. Kaede gaped. Suu covered her mouth with one hand. He turned towards them, with dark violet eyes that seemed to match Kaede's.
"Who are you?" His voice echoed in the hall, making Reiko cover her ears. The man's eyebrows rose at the sight of them, as if he'd seen them before.
---~||Clef's POV||~---
The faces...the hair...the eyes. They look so familiar. I wonder who their parents are....
This train of thought led me to a startling conclusion. I staggered a bit, shocked by the three young girls standing before me.
"Reiko." The shorter one, obviously the child of Hikaru said.
"Kaede." The one that looked so much like Umi boldly replied.
The third, the one that so resembled Fuu, raised a hand as if to wave, her golden eyes showing the slightest hint of fear and shock stated; "Suu."
My mouth hung agape. How could the three children of our Magic Knights come to Cephiro. We were informed that they had been left on Earth, for they could not get through the road. I thought, bringing a hand up to my chin.
Oh, I'll surprise them! I brought up this marvelous idea, then began to advance upon the girls.
---~||Normal POV||~---
Clef was disturbed from his thoughts when a feminine cry floated down the hall. More like three feminine voices called after him.
"Where's Clef?" Asked one.
"Umi, he's your lover. Where could he be?" Inquired another.
Clef froze, then zipped down the hall towards Kaede, Reiko, and Suu. He ushered them down the halls and into his study, shutting and bolting the doors behind him. The three were quite frightened now, scared of what the freakish man was going to do to them.
Clef smiled. "Please, don't be frightened. First, explain to me how you got here. Then I'll tell you what I know." He motioned for the girls to sit down in some conjured chairs. They did, and began explaining their tale to him, who listened with dire concentration.