Pichi Pichi Pitch

Chapter 12

Lucia woke up and she was still wrapped in Kaito's arms, and she felt so warm and protected. "Lucia! Lucia, where are you?" She heard them call, Kaito opened his eyes. "What's all the ruckus?" He asked. "They're looking for me." She answered. "Well, then let's go find you." He said, and she giggled at his words. "Okay." She said and they went downstairs to see everyone running around. "Lucia there you are!" Hanon said and ran to her. "Did you sleep on the roof?" She asked. "Yeah, it was nice up there so I stayed there for the night." She answered.

"Were you up there with her Kaito?" She asked as she nudged him on his arm. "Stop that, I just found her up there and stayed with her that's all." He said, but Hanon wasn't buying it. "You two did something, I know it!" She accused. "We didn't do anything!" They both shouted at the same time. "Okay, you don't gotta yell." She said and walked off. "Why does she always think we do stuff whenever I spend time with you?" Lucia questioned. "I have no idea but it better not be an every day thing."

He said. "Everyday?" She asked. "Well, I intend to stay with you when you get back, so don't expect us to separate again." He said with a smile."Okay, I'm going to go get ready." She said as she ran to her room to change.

"Everyone ready!?" Hanon shouted loudly that the whole continent could hear her. "Yes." All the girls said. "It's warmer outside right now so you guys be careful, don't get lost. It's very easy to get lost in a land full of snow." Subaru said. "Okay, thanks Subaru." Caren said. Lucia, Hanon, and Rina stayed behind for a few extra minutes with the guys. "You'll hurry back right?" Nagisa asked. "Count on it." Hanon said and she hugged him goodbye. "Promise me you'll be careful, Rina." Hamasaki said.

"I promise to be extra careful, if it means I'll see you later." She said with a smile and she kissed him."Remember you said to stay right here, so don't leave under any circumstances." Lucia said like an adult telling her child not to move from a corner. "Lucia, I'll be fine, what could happen out here in the middle of Antarctica?" He said sarcastically. She pulled him into a hug and he hugged back. "I'll be back soon." She promised, and he gave her a kiss which she gladly returned. "Love you." She said as she pulled away, and all three ran to catch up to the others.

"Well, you guys were getting a little cozy with those guys back there, maybe you should stay behind and give them a taste of the love medicine." Coco said, and all three blushed deeply. "Just stay on task, we aren't far from the coast to the ocean." Rina said. "Yeah, yeah, but still. I bet if you could you three would just dump the job on us and go get lovey dovey with your boyfriends." Noel said, the trio blushed even more. "At least we have boyfriends and aren't picking on you for not having any!" Hanon shouted.

"What's that supposed to mean?" Caren asked. "Your right, Caren has Subaru, you two are the lonely duo!" Hanon shouted and pointed to Noel and Coco. "Hey, well, at least we don't have a little shrimp for a boyfriend!" Coco shouted. "A shrimp he may be, but at least he's caring and tries his hardest for me!" She shouted. That's right, I'm always picking on him, but even though I do. He still does his best, just for me. Hanon thought. "Okay everyone knock it off." Rina said casually. "And you Rina, your boyfriend always looks like he has brain damage, always boxing and stuff!" Noel shouted.

That ticked Rina off. "He doesn't have brain damage! The only people with brain damage, is you three!" She shouted. "Why am I included, I'm not saying anything?" Caren said. "Yeah because you have Subaru!" Hanon said. "It's not like that! He's just a very close friend who happens to be a boy!" Caren said with a red face. "Well, it counts, that's the closest you'll ever get to a boyfriend!" Coco shouted. "Why you, at least I'm close to having one, unlike you who doesn't even come remotely close!" Caren shouted. "Enough!" Lucia shouted so loud everyone shut up.

"Geez, when you fight, you give me a head ache." She said and continued walking. "Gosh, what's her problem?" Noel asked. "Well, maybe Lucia wants to get this over with more than the rest of us do. I mean all we're doing is fighting." Hanon said. "Yeah, so we should stop fighting and find the kingdom so we can go back, then go back home!" Seira said with a great big smile and ran to walk next to Lucia. "Seira's right." Rina said, and everyone walked on, without fighting the rest of the way.

"Have you found them yet?" The prince said, getting impatient. "Not yet your highness, but we should receive word from the sharks any minute now." One soldier said. "Hurry up, I want that princess found before they find those staffs!" He shouted. "Yes, your highness." He said and went back to the front to wait for word. Just you wait, princess of the North Pacific, I'll make you pay for making a fool of me. Then once I find you, I'm going to find this human, and destroy his very existence! He thought. "Your highness, we just got word from a shark who searched the Southern Seas, they're searching the center of the equator." A soldier shouted. "Excellent, we leave immediately." He said and they were gone.

"Look, there's the shores over there!" Coco shouted. "Yeah, but be careful, it's really cold down there, Noel and I can handle it, we're from these waters. If we go north west of here, we should find it." Caren said. "Okay then, let's go." Lucia said, and they dove into the water they were dying to feel on their legs again. "Ah, this feels much better than a cramped bath." Noel said. "Well, let's not be picky, at least there was a bath." Caren said in defense. "Your right, but still you gotta admit, this is much better." Coco said. "I never said I disagreed" Caren said with a smile.

"So how far are we from the place?" Hanon asked. "Well, the center of the equator is still ways North, but first we check the center of the Southern Sea. So we still got a few miles out before we reach it." Lucia said. "Yes, but when we get there, there's gonna be millions of places to look. How will we find them in such a short time?" Seira asked.

"Well, they might respond to our pearls for being so close, so we'll see how that works." Lucia said. "That's a good plan, they just might, seeing how they're supposed to be called by the pearls, but they have to be at close range until they have chosen their master, that's what Aqua Regina said." Hanon said. "Hey look, up ahead, there's some kind of shine." Rina said, they continued swimming towards the shine Rina spoke of. "What is it?" Seira asked, they all stared but couldn't make out what it was. The light covered the item. "I can't tell, it's too bright to see it clearly." Noel said.

"Look, the light's starting to fade." Hanon said, and it was true, the light started to dim. "I think it's one of the seven staffs. Look, it is!" Coco said, and it was. The light dimmed to reveal a long staff, with an opening on the top for the pearl. It was skinny, bright, and had an insignia on the top, it read "Pearls to Protect." "It's purple, so it's Caren's." Noel said. "It's mine?" Caren asked. "Yes, look at the color." Rina said, and it really was purple, and it was made just for her. "Well, go on Caren, you're the only one who can grab it." Seira said.

Caren swam up and hesitantly grabbed it, and when she did a burst of light appeared and surrounded Caren. "What's going on?" Caren asked. "It must be your touch has re awakened it, and it's claiming you as it's master." Lucia said, the light disappeared. "That's one down, six more to go." Hanon said. "We must not be far from the rest." Coco said. They continued to swim forward, searching for some kind of light and that would signify that there was another one near by. "I wonder how long we have?" Hanon said.

"Til what?" Lucia asked. "Til we find the rest and we go into battle with the prince." She said. "Well, we have to find them today, then tomorrow we gotta go for the battle, and finish what our ancestors started." Rina said. "Right, so let's hurry and find them." Lucia said. Then maybe peace can stay for good. She thought. "Hey look I see two more glows up ahead!" Seira said. "Well then, let's go see who's they are!" Lucia said and they swam even faster.

"Kaito, do you know where Subaru went?" Nagisa asked as he walked downstairs. "No, I think he said he was going to the roof." He answered, he was just sitting on the window sill, staring outside.Lucia, I wonder if your okay. "Hanon sure is taking her time, and it's way too quiet here. Without them, you'd think someone died." Nagisa said with a seemingly funny look on his face. "Well, I wouldn't say someone died, but you are right, it's way to quiet." He continued to stare out the window.Please come back soon.