Authors Notes: Ah... Well, the chapter I posted today was one I did yesterday. I didn't do one the day before yesterday though. Why? Cause I didn't feel like it ^_^ On the weekends, I'll do much more chapters than I do now. You know how tiring school can be, and it doesnt leave much time for chapter writing. I've been a bad girl. Have to write sentences x_x Ah well. Anyways, This is my 14th Chapter!!! I have almost reached my goal, and I will probably go much further ^_^ My goal was 20 chapters. Seven more, including this one. Think I can make it? I hope so ^_^
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Training and Concluions
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Umi sighed and grumbled in pure annoyance. She couldn't stand this. She was being held captive in her bed against her will, not being able to get up and enjoy Cephiro.
"Clef..." She grumbled in annoyance. He was the one who locked her up in here... "Who do you think you are?" She sighed.
"He is the Guru Clef from Cephiro" came a voice from her doorway. Umi turned to see Ascot standing there.
"May I come in?" He asked quietly, his cheeks where flushed. She nodded her permission, and he sat down in a chair beside the bed.
"What's wrong, Umi...?" His eyes rested on her face, which was tilted downwords, and held in her hands.
"Just tired, I guess.." Umi replied, smiling at him.
"Umi..." Ascot frowned in doubt. She laughed. Ascot and her had became very good friends, and though he still loved her... he understood now.
"I miss my mother and father, and my aunt, I suppose." Umi replied gently.
"Oh... I thought you said..." Ascot felt uncomftorbal. Umi had told them that their parents were dead. All of them. Umi simply sighed.
"They are dead, I guess... I haven't seen them in such a long time. They're busy... too busy to have a daughter. They left a while ago for a different part of Japan, and they haven't came back." Umi smiled down at her covers. She never thought she would actually miss them.
"Then why are you upset? You must not be very close, afterall..."
"Because... They're my parents. They were still there for me when I really needed it, even if it wasn't all the time..." Umi replied, "And as for my aunt... She was the one who took me in and kinda acted like Mom did, even if it was hard. She hasn't had any children to take care of in a long time"
"Hmn... I see. Why don't you lay down and rest?" He smiled quietly, standing up.
"You sound like Clef" Umi frowned at him.
"Guess I do, but he's right sometimes, You know..." Ascot grinned at her as she 'Hmphed' at his comment.
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Fuu and Hikaru were practicing with their swords. Ferio, Lantis, Clef, Ascot, and Presea was all there to watch the fight. Ofcourse, Caldina was serving refreshments, as though it was a entertainment show.
Hikaru and Fuu was dressed in loose clothing, and now were going at it with all they had.
"You better be careful.. Your girlfriend will be able to defeat you here soon if you're not careful" Presea nudged Ferio, who shook his head at her.
"Hey!!" Hikaru yelped as Fuu's sword barely missed her hand and went through her boots. Everyone cringed, but Hikaru didn't show any sighns of pain.
"You nearly sliced my hand and toe off!" Hikaru sweat dropped as the tip of the boot split apart.
"Gomen.." Fuu looked embarressed, and Hikaru grinned. Her friend was always embarressed when such attention was drawn to her.

"Hiya..."
Everyone's eyes and swords snapped twords a tall, model like girl with blue hair standing slightly to the right of them. Umi, Clef realized. She was dressed similar to Hikaru and Fuu, and her hair was up in a bun.
"What are you doing out of bed, Umi?" Ferio blinked at Umi. She had her sword in hand.
"Coming to practice, ofcourse!" Umi grinned, flipping her sword over so she was holding it by the hilt, and pointed it's tip twords Hikaru and Fuu.
"You shouldn't be practicing.." Lantis pointed out, but Hikaru shook her head.
"Umi's fine.. See?" Hikaru pounced on Umi. Umi winced inwardly, but knew she had to practice or she wouldn't be any more help than before. She nodded. Presea nodded in agreement, and Ferio gave up. They regrouped, and Fuu and Hikaru went at Umi at the same time. Umi blocked and dodged their attack barely. She was much better than them due to her fencing matches here recently. Umi knocked Hikaru's sword out of her hand, but Eventually by the end of the day, Hikaru and Fuu had gotten 4 pins on Umi, and Umi had won the rest.

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"Ouch... That's not fair. You're always practicing!" Hikaru whined, rubbing her head where she had ran into the tree. She was still red hot with embarressment.
Umi gazed up at the cieling. It was true, she was always practicing... But the man had beat her so easily.
"Guys... I can't help but wonder... How are we going to ever beat this... thing?" Umi looked down at the steaming hot water.
Hikaru continued washing her face, and Fuu looked up thoughtfully.
"I don't think we can..." Fuu said quietly. Hikaru nearly choked, and Umi sweat dropped.
"Hmn? You've gotta be kidding!" Hikaru frowned.
"... I think we're going to have to beat him another way..." Fuu continued calmly.
"Like how?" Hikaru questioned again.
"You know how our swords and Guardians is our main source of power? It may not be our exact power, but its what we use to channel it with..." Fuu began. The two girls nodded.
"I get it! We'll just have to figure out what his source of power is and destroy that first. He'll still be strong, but atleast then we'll have a chance!" Umi pointed her finger, smiling happily.
"Fuu-chan, What a great idea!" Hikaru grinned happily. Maybe there was hope afterall.
"I'm worried though... That could take a while. I feel like every time he comes around, I'm so tired..." Umi frowned.
"I did some research..." Fuu started, and her teammates sweat dropped, "I think I know why
"I think he's draining our magical powers... The forces that help us use our magic, guardians, and swords.... But I also read that if you drain magical energy, you can also manage to take a good bit of physical energy with it on accident, or on purpose.."
"So thats why it's taken so much concentration lately to use my sword!" Hikaru clapped her hands together, and Umi nodded in agreement.
"And that's why I've been feeling so sleepy..." She added.
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The prince grumbled. He had visited from the neighboring countries, and had wanted nothing more to use the restroom since he got here, but without a guide, he had gotten himself lost.
"Finaly" he mummbled as he reached a door that was labled bathroom. He opend the door, and steam came out to meet his face. Slowly, blood ran down from his nose.
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"Presea...?" Hikaru turned when she heard the door opend, and her eyes went wide in shock, and a huge sweatdrop apeared on her forhead.
"What?" Umi and Fuu turned to see what their friend was looking at. Very similar expressions went over their faces. Umi drew in a long breath, and shrieked as loud as she could.
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"What was that?" Ferio, Clef, and Presea ran from the room down the hall to where the girls were. Their visitor was standing in the doorway. Ferio, Clef, and Presea ran in the room to see water all over the floor and the girls cowering with their towels wrapped around them. All of them blinked and the men sweat dropped. Presea shook her head, and stepped to the side quietly.
Fuu just stared in embarressment
"GO AWAY" Umi threw her hand down twords them, and water from all around gathered and shot twords them in ribbons, and this time they all flew out of the room and hit the wall and ground with a thud. The door slammed shut.
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Clef coughed. He looked miserable, wet, and whiplashed. Ferio and Clef both turned to glare at the prince, who still looked in shock. Clef shook his head and stood up, still coughing.
"Well... That was just perfect..." Ferio grumbled.
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Authors notes: Woo, Its done. This story ish moving along. ^_^ I was just gonna tell yall all, that the story writes itself.. not the other way around, so I dont really know what Im doing till it's done. So dont blame me for corni-ness O_o