*Note: I do not own MKR
Master Clef was working on some scrolls when Hikaru arrived.
"You called for me?"
"Ah yes, please give me a minute, thanks for escorting her Lan—"
He was surprised that as he turned around, Hikaru was by herself
"—tis? … " I could've sworn I felt Lantis in the room with Hikaru He thought to himself.
"Is everything alright master Clef?"
"I believe I should be asking you that Hikaru"
"What do you mean?"
"I've sensed a familiar Aura within the castle and it seems to be following- no more stalking you Hikaru"
"Hnh? Me?"
"I'm not sure what its motive is but whatever… or whoever it is, has grown a keen interest on you"
"Really? But haven't feeling anything weird lately, I'm always with Umi and Fuu or with Lantis"
"I see, I'll continue to monitor the aura but please be careful… If you notice or feel anything suspicious, let me know immediately and make sure you stay close with your friends"
"Thank you master Clef, I know you're worried but you shouldn't too much… I want to confess something…"
"Hikaru…"
"Ever since Lantis declared his feelings for me… I never felt so secure in my entire life. I feel that … He's been giving more than he should and I know that may not sound right at all but … with him, I feel like nothing could ever put me down… as long as I have him"
How serene her expression was, Guru Clef smiled in return
"I'm happy for you Hikaru… but promise me you'll still be careful"
"I will master Clef, I will, thank you"
That evening, Lantis couldn't sleep. He's not sure but something just doesn't feel right.
He has been having bizarrely erotic dreams with Hikaru the past nights, not that he finds that too wrong but that evening, something just feels very wrong.
He decided to stroll around. He was nearing HIkaru's room when he suddenly heard her scream. Without delay, he rushed to her and was shocked to find Hikaru bound on her bed by an unseen force half naked! At the end of the bed was a shadowy figure similar to his height, his built, his eyes, his looks. He attacked the figure only to have his sword pierce through the air. Before the figure disappeared, he smirked at the lightning knight before commenting "kill joy". And with the vanishing of the mysterious figure, the force that bound Hikaru to her bed faded away. Lantis immediately approached her to cover her near-naked body with the sheets.
"Hikaru, are you alright?" he asked worried
"Y-yes, I'm ok" she sobbed at his chest
She was too ashamed to explain what happened before he came to her rescue:
Prior to the current scene, Hikaru was getting ready to bed. She was looking at the pendant Lantis gave her before dozing off. A few seconds later, she suddenly felt someone pulling down the sheets, but nobody was there. Before she could prepare herself for any possible attacker, her hands were strongly but tenderly bound on the bed posts. Then, she felt somebody pulling down her pajamas. She tried to recognize the shadow doing that until he came closer. Too close that the moonlight clearly displayed his identity. It was Lantis!
"L-Lantis? W-what are you doing?"
"Lantis? Funny you should call me by that name" he smirked as he leaned down to unbutton what's left of her sleep wear
"W-what do you mean?"
"Hikaru, you'll always be mine" with that, he kissed her without hesitation
She was so confused, she did not know how to react, why was Lantis acting so strange? Is this person who he appears to be?
He proceeded to brush his lips against her neck, his hands exploring her upper body. He was about to reach lower when she screamed
"Noooooooooooooooo!"
Lantis came crashing through the door to her rescue. That's when she realized, it wasn't her knight, it wasn't Lantis, but who?
Clef, Caldina, Ascot and Eagle rushed to the scene as they were able to hear Hikaru's scream, the other's rooms were rather far from hers so her voice was somehow unable to reach them.
"Hikaru?! What happened?" Clef asked
"Are you ok? Hikaru?" a worried Caldina added
"Lantis? What happened to her?" Eagle firmly asked
"There was an intruder" was his straight-forward answer
Caldina approached Hikaru wrapped in sheets, from her point of view; the intruder was doing something sensual to her before she was rescued.
"Will you boys let her get dressed properly before you start an investigation?"
With what Caldina said, they realized what she was referring to
"*cough * Let's proceed to the conference hall to discuss this… we'll wait for your there Hikaru, Caldina" Clef instructed.
As soon as they have left, Caldina started with her own initial analysis.
"Hikaru, tell me what happened"
"Caldina, I… "
"You knew the intruder didn't you?" She holds her hands
"I thought I did… but…"
"How did it feel?"
"What do you mean?"
"Did feel right? … for you to let him carry on with what he was doing like that"
"To be honest with you… it did feel right Caldina… but I got frightened… not of the trespasser but…"
"Hnh?"
"I don't know… I … I'm afraid of how my body would react"
Caldina smiled being assured she has nothing to worry about after all.
"Hikaru… if it feels right, then just let your emotions guide you, you do love Lantis right?"
"I do"
"Then let your love overthrow your fears… your insecurities" She hugged her
"Now, tell me honestly, was Lantis doing this to you?"
"huh? Oh no, well… at first I thought it was him until he entered the room when I screamed… I could've sworn it was him"
"Hnh?" looking more confused than concern Caldina helped her get dressed
"I'm gonna go ahead and meet master Clef and the others, we'll wait for you when you're ready ok?"
She nodded in agreement.
Meanwhile, in the conference hall:
"Lantis, you saw the intruder didn't you?" Clef asked
"Were you able to get a good look of his face?" Eagle added
"Is he from Cephiro?" inquired Ascot
Lantis didn't know what to answer, how to answer. The figure was a complete mirror of himself. He didn't want to be the primary suspect but he didn't want to lie knowing that if he did, it might jeopardize Hikaru's safety.
"The intruder has a similar aura to mine" he stated
"His physique is similar to mine as well" he hesitantly continued.
Everyone was surprised except for Caldina who just joined them
"That's because it was you Lantis" presumed Caldina
"What do you mean?" Ascot asked
"Or at least a part of you" she continued
"Would you care to enlighten us Ms. Caldina?" plead Eagle
"I'm not sure what you're implying" Lantis wanted clarifications as well although he was nervous to hear the conclusions.
"Do you remember Nova?" She asked
With that, everyone looked at Lantis
"After I had a little chat with Hikaru, I've realized, based on her answers that it's possible that Lantis was able to create this persona, similar to Nova, Cephiro is a land of strong will afterall."
"When unvoiced emotions become strong enough, Cephiro tends to come up with ways on how to have those emotions survived" stated Clef
"That explains the monsters before that were generally created by the strong amount of fear from Cephiro's inhabitants" Added Ascot
"That's right, and that's also how Nova was formed by Hikaru, it was her strong feeling of guilt and her unvoiced feelings for Lantis" Caldina confirmed
"But, what I don't understand is to why is this persona barely formed? Unlike Nova, is this because he's still hiding in a different dimension?" she asked.
"Unlike Nova, this figure is still weak, that means he should still be able to be restrained by its creator somehow. That explains why he has not fully solidify in Cephiro." Explained Guru Clef
"So if this being was actually created by one's strong emotion…" Eagle hesitated if he should proceed
"Lantis, is there something you're not telling us?" Clef demanded
"Come'on you don't have to be shy Lantis, we're all one big happy family here, it's not like we haven't gone through that… probably except for Ascot here" teased Caldina
"Caldina?!" Ascot was so embarrassed at that statement
"You've been holding it forever Lantis" said Eagle
"It's only natural to feel such strong desires to your loved one Lantis, but you need to let it go every once in a while" Cadina advised.
"I can't… I can't afford to hurt her" He tried to defend himself calmly but everyone could feel the tension he was feeling.
They weren't sure if they should be mad at him for creating such a persona or pity him for keeping it all to himself for this sake of his most beloved fire knight. They knew right then and there, for a man to selflessly wait for the right moment, his love for Hikaru was pure and eternal. Unfortunately, such sacrifice still harbored unpleasant consequences.
"Lantis, Hikaru was willing to do everything for you, I don't think it'd hurt her if the feeling is mutual… am I right? Hikaru?" Eagle started at Hikaru who had been standing behind everyone.
How long has she been there? Did she hear everything?
"Lantis…" her eyes were teary; she couldn't hold back the tears. She cried as she ran away
"Hikaru!" Lantis was about to run after her but before he could, Clef called out
"Lantis!"
"I…" before he could continue, he was cut off
"Make sure this individual never makes it to Cephiro for good, you know what to do in able to stop it… just let your emotions go" Clef said in concern
The handsome lightning night just nodded then proceed to pursue his only beloved; Hikaru.
Ok ok so I had to split the last chapter into 2 making it a 4-chappie fic sorry.
I had struggles with my inner demon if I should be injecting some lime moments for Hikaru and Eagle plus I've been listening to Lantis' image song (Sayonara no Hanataba) too many timesssss! So I've edited the last part ( n ) again, gomen nasai.