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these dialogue stuff so please don't get mad at me if I made any mistakes.
Umi kept Fuu and Hikaru close to her. Hikaru went out of Umi's grasp and excused herself. Umi smiled and when Hikaru left, she looked at Fuu. She knew what Fuu was going through. She too had lost a friend that day. Ascot. The thought of his name made Umi feel a bit sorry. She had loved Ascot like a brother. He was always there for her. He always made her smile during those lonely rainy days when Fuu and Hikaru were out with their boyfriends. Umi looked at Fuu. Fuu's eyes were red from crying. Umi embraced her tighter. Umi loved Fuu like she had loved her sisters. Although she had lost Ascot, Fuu had lost both Ascot and Ferio. The two most important men in her life. Umi's tear dropped on Fuu's head.
Fuu looked up at her and asked, "What's wrong Umi? Why are you crying?"
Umi shook her head and replied, "It's about you and Ascot. I've never met anybody who loves a woman as much as Ascot loves you. It makes me so. I dunno. It makes me feel as if it's. sad. I don't know how to describe it. The feeling I have is indescribable."
Fuu looked at Umi and replied, "Nobody understands Ascot like I do. I guess that's what drew us close."
Umi slowly brought Fuu back up to her feet and admitted, "I envy you Fuu. Ascot's a very caring and good-hearted guy. I wish we were as close a the two of you were." Fuu stared at Umi with great surprise.
"I thought you loved Clef," said Fuu.
Umi smiled at her and answered, "I do but I don't know if he loves me as much I as love him." Fuu nodded understandingly.
"Does that mean you're falling in love with Ascot?" asked Fuu. Umi slowly shook her head.
"I meant that you have somebody to care for you and to love you for the rest of your life. Me? I have nobody."
Fuu placed an arm around Umi and told her, "Cheer up Umi. Where are Ascot and Ferio now? They're dead. At least you have a second chance to get Clef to love you." Umi smiled at Fuu and thanked her. Umi brought Fuu back to her room and left once Fuu was asleep.
Umi's POV walking to throne room 'Fuu's right,' I thought to myself as I headed for Clef's room. I slowly contemplated what to say to him when I get there. A sudden "speech" came to my mind. I'll tell him how much I love him and I'll tell it to him with all my heart and soul. I smiled to myself and continued walking. I finally reached the throne room, only to hear Clef talking to somebody.
"It's alright Kenae," said Clef's voice from the room. "Ferio wanted this. There was nothing I could do to change his mind."
A girl wailed and shouted, "You don't understand Clef! I love Ferio! You don't know how I feel like!" I knocked on the door and Clef opened it. When I went in, I saw the girl who Fuu said was Kenae.
"Now, now," uttered Clef as he patted Kenae's back. He gave me a sympathetic look. I smiled thinking about how caring Clef was. Clef turned back to Kenae.
"Ummm. Clef?" I mumbled. Clef looked at me. "Do you mind if I talk to you for a small while?" Clef shook his head and went out of the room with me.
"Having any problems?" asked Clef as soon as he closed the door behind him. I nodded my head very slowly. "Does it have something to do with Ascot?" asked the mage.
I shook my head and answered, "It's about our relationship." Clef turned away from me. "You don't love me. Do you?" I asked, feeling my heart shatter at the very moment.
"I do," answered Clef, "but." Clef remained silent. I looked at him, anger and rejection clearly visible in my eyes. A moment of serenity surrounded us.
I finally broke the tranquillity and muttered, "It's Ascot isn't it? He must have told you that he loves me and you didn't want his heart to suffer denial." Clef didn't have any expressions.
"You see Umi, I fell in love with someone when I was still a young man. She and I loved each other so much. However, our love didn't last long. I found out that she was actually cheating on me. She only loved me because I was the next Master Mage. Although we did have a son, but I don't know whatever happened to him." I looked at him.
"I'm sorry," was all I can say to him. He looked at me and smiled. I love his smile. It's so caring and it has a sense of gentleness and warmth. Right at that moment, I wanted to tell him how much I love him. Yet, I didn't. I just stood there, watching him. "So it's not Ascot," I said. Clef looked into my eyes and shook his head.
"It still has something to do with him," answered Clef. I gave him a puzzled look. Clef continued his story.
Clef's POV Reasons
I didn't want our relationship to get stronger. My first reason is that I don't want my heart to break again because of love that we thought we have. The second reason is because of Ascot. Ascot was already who I considered my brother. If Umi and I came to love each other, he might feel a sense of loneliness.
One night, he told me a story that made me feel so bad for him. That's one of my reasons for pitying the poor boy.
Normal Narration Story
When Ascot was a little child, about three or so, he was taken to Quatren, a planet far from Cephiro. There he met Naru, another young summoner whom the Quatreans kidnapped. Quatrean scientists did experiments on the summoners they took to find out how they're able to make magical beasts appear. They injected Quatrean blood in one of the experiments. They wanted their soldiers to summon monsters to help in battles. They tortured everyone. Most of the victims didn't survive. Ascot and Naru, however, made friends with the son of one of the top ranking rulers of Quatren enabling them to find a way to get out. After five years, the two boys were able to escape, although they carried the blood of a Quatrean. They fled back to Cephiro but the two had a heated argument and parted.
Ascot tried to live a normal life once he came back but the townspeople found out that he was part Quatrean. They began loathing him. They punished him for everything he did. The family he was staying with maltreated him. They made strict rules for him, giving him a life where he was almost like a slave. When he couldn't take anymore, he was forced to run away. Others kids kept away from him and called him many names, if not, they'd throw rocks or gang up on him. He didn't have any friends. That's why his monsters were his "friends". He met Caldina when he was twelve and they got along well. That's why he considered her as his sister. She was the first one to accept him of who he was, even though she hated Quatreans.
Normal Narration Understandings
Umi listened carefully to Clef's story, her heart getting heavier as she listened to Ascot's life story. Yes, the two of them have been friends for a great length of time and yet he's never told her of his life. She occasionally asks him stories of his childhood but all he would tell her was that he lived with his parents and had all the love in the world. Now she realized that they were just part of the perfect life Ascot had always wanted.
She wished she could've done something to have made his dark, miserable life a little brighter. She remembered a time when she had the chance.
FLASHBACK
"Ummm. Umi? Make I talk to you for a second?" asked the shy, young summoner as he excused himself in front of the three Magic Knights. Umi nodded and followed him.
"What is it Ascot?" asked Umi as soon as she and Ascot went around the corner.
"Ummm. You see. I. Well. My friends missed you and were wondering if you can go visit later," said the young man as he blushed deeply. "And. Well. I haven't talked to you lately so I thought it would be a good time to. Even for a minute. So. Will you come?"
"Of course!" exclaimed Umi, "I'd love to!" Ascot looked up and his face brightened.
"Really?" he asked making sure. Umi nodded with confidence and left. 'I didn't think she'd say yes,' thought Ascot as he left.
Umi came back to talking to Fuu and Hikaru who both asked if she wanted to attend a party that Ferio was holding. Umi quickly agreed, forgetting her promise to Ascot.
After hours of fun and drinks, Umi left the party. 'Wow!' she thought, 'I never knew Fuu could party like that!' Just then, she recalled her promise to Ascot. "Oh no!" she yelled as she ran with all her might to the castle courtyard. When she got there, there was complete darkness and silence. She walked around, checking if Ascot had stayed. After a while, she gave up on her search and said to herself, "Who cares? It's alright. I mean, it wasn't that important anyway." What Umi didn't know was that Ascot was in the darkest corner of the courtyard, watching what she would do.
"So that's it huh? Well, I guess that you don't care." Ascot walked away, feeling abandoned by his best friend.
END FLASHBACK
Umi felt tears form in her eyes as she thought of what she did to Ascot. Clef came up to her and asked, "What's wrong?"
Umi fell to her knees and shouted, "I.I.I could've made him happy Clef! I could've brightened his life in some way! What kind of friend am I?! Once he asked me if I could just talk to him even for a little while but what did I do?! I just-" Umi couldn't hold her tears back any longer and covered her face with her hands. Clef watched her and bent down. He hugged her, giving her his sympathy.
Summon: OK. Quick note to my readers. I won't be able to continue this fic for. Three months? First, I'm grounded quite badly. Second, I'm goin on vacation. T-chan: Well, good luck! Summon: Thanks.
Umi kept Fuu and Hikaru close to her. Hikaru went out of Umi's grasp and excused herself. Umi smiled and when Hikaru left, she looked at Fuu. She knew what Fuu was going through. She too had lost a friend that day. Ascot. The thought of his name made Umi feel a bit sorry. She had loved Ascot like a brother. He was always there for her. He always made her smile during those lonely rainy days when Fuu and Hikaru were out with their boyfriends. Umi looked at Fuu. Fuu's eyes were red from crying. Umi embraced her tighter. Umi loved Fuu like she had loved her sisters. Although she had lost Ascot, Fuu had lost both Ascot and Ferio. The two most important men in her life. Umi's tear dropped on Fuu's head.
Fuu looked up at her and asked, "What's wrong Umi? Why are you crying?"
Umi shook her head and replied, "It's about you and Ascot. I've never met anybody who loves a woman as much as Ascot loves you. It makes me so. I dunno. It makes me feel as if it's. sad. I don't know how to describe it. The feeling I have is indescribable."
Fuu looked at Umi and replied, "Nobody understands Ascot like I do. I guess that's what drew us close."
Umi slowly brought Fuu back up to her feet and admitted, "I envy you Fuu. Ascot's a very caring and good-hearted guy. I wish we were as close a the two of you were." Fuu stared at Umi with great surprise.
"I thought you loved Clef," said Fuu.
Umi smiled at her and answered, "I do but I don't know if he loves me as much I as love him." Fuu nodded understandingly.
"Does that mean you're falling in love with Ascot?" asked Fuu. Umi slowly shook her head.
"I meant that you have somebody to care for you and to love you for the rest of your life. Me? I have nobody."
Fuu placed an arm around Umi and told her, "Cheer up Umi. Where are Ascot and Ferio now? They're dead. At least you have a second chance to get Clef to love you." Umi smiled at Fuu and thanked her. Umi brought Fuu back to her room and left once Fuu was asleep.
Umi's POV walking to throne room 'Fuu's right,' I thought to myself as I headed for Clef's room. I slowly contemplated what to say to him when I get there. A sudden "speech" came to my mind. I'll tell him how much I love him and I'll tell it to him with all my heart and soul. I smiled to myself and continued walking. I finally reached the throne room, only to hear Clef talking to somebody.
"It's alright Kenae," said Clef's voice from the room. "Ferio wanted this. There was nothing I could do to change his mind."
A girl wailed and shouted, "You don't understand Clef! I love Ferio! You don't know how I feel like!" I knocked on the door and Clef opened it. When I went in, I saw the girl who Fuu said was Kenae.
"Now, now," uttered Clef as he patted Kenae's back. He gave me a sympathetic look. I smiled thinking about how caring Clef was. Clef turned back to Kenae.
"Ummm. Clef?" I mumbled. Clef looked at me. "Do you mind if I talk to you for a small while?" Clef shook his head and went out of the room with me.
"Having any problems?" asked Clef as soon as he closed the door behind him. I nodded my head very slowly. "Does it have something to do with Ascot?" asked the mage.
I shook my head and answered, "It's about our relationship." Clef turned away from me. "You don't love me. Do you?" I asked, feeling my heart shatter at the very moment.
"I do," answered Clef, "but." Clef remained silent. I looked at him, anger and rejection clearly visible in my eyes. A moment of serenity surrounded us.
I finally broke the tranquillity and muttered, "It's Ascot isn't it? He must have told you that he loves me and you didn't want his heart to suffer denial." Clef didn't have any expressions.
"You see Umi, I fell in love with someone when I was still a young man. She and I loved each other so much. However, our love didn't last long. I found out that she was actually cheating on me. She only loved me because I was the next Master Mage. Although we did have a son, but I don't know whatever happened to him." I looked at him.
"I'm sorry," was all I can say to him. He looked at me and smiled. I love his smile. It's so caring and it has a sense of gentleness and warmth. Right at that moment, I wanted to tell him how much I love him. Yet, I didn't. I just stood there, watching him. "So it's not Ascot," I said. Clef looked into my eyes and shook his head.
"It still has something to do with him," answered Clef. I gave him a puzzled look. Clef continued his story.
Clef's POV Reasons
I didn't want our relationship to get stronger. My first reason is that I don't want my heart to break again because of love that we thought we have. The second reason is because of Ascot. Ascot was already who I considered my brother. If Umi and I came to love each other, he might feel a sense of loneliness.
One night, he told me a story that made me feel so bad for him. That's one of my reasons for pitying the poor boy.
Normal Narration Story
When Ascot was a little child, about three or so, he was taken to Quatren, a planet far from Cephiro. There he met Naru, another young summoner whom the Quatreans kidnapped. Quatrean scientists did experiments on the summoners they took to find out how they're able to make magical beasts appear. They injected Quatrean blood in one of the experiments. They wanted their soldiers to summon monsters to help in battles. They tortured everyone. Most of the victims didn't survive. Ascot and Naru, however, made friends with the son of one of the top ranking rulers of Quatren enabling them to find a way to get out. After five years, the two boys were able to escape, although they carried the blood of a Quatrean. They fled back to Cephiro but the two had a heated argument and parted.
Ascot tried to live a normal life once he came back but the townspeople found out that he was part Quatrean. They began loathing him. They punished him for everything he did. The family he was staying with maltreated him. They made strict rules for him, giving him a life where he was almost like a slave. When he couldn't take anymore, he was forced to run away. Others kids kept away from him and called him many names, if not, they'd throw rocks or gang up on him. He didn't have any friends. That's why his monsters were his "friends". He met Caldina when he was twelve and they got along well. That's why he considered her as his sister. She was the first one to accept him of who he was, even though she hated Quatreans.
Normal Narration Understandings
Umi listened carefully to Clef's story, her heart getting heavier as she listened to Ascot's life story. Yes, the two of them have been friends for a great length of time and yet he's never told her of his life. She occasionally asks him stories of his childhood but all he would tell her was that he lived with his parents and had all the love in the world. Now she realized that they were just part of the perfect life Ascot had always wanted.
She wished she could've done something to have made his dark, miserable life a little brighter. She remembered a time when she had the chance.
FLASHBACK
"Ummm. Umi? Make I talk to you for a second?" asked the shy, young summoner as he excused himself in front of the three Magic Knights. Umi nodded and followed him.
"What is it Ascot?" asked Umi as soon as she and Ascot went around the corner.
"Ummm. You see. I. Well. My friends missed you and were wondering if you can go visit later," said the young man as he blushed deeply. "And. Well. I haven't talked to you lately so I thought it would be a good time to. Even for a minute. So. Will you come?"
"Of course!" exclaimed Umi, "I'd love to!" Ascot looked up and his face brightened.
"Really?" he asked making sure. Umi nodded with confidence and left. 'I didn't think she'd say yes,' thought Ascot as he left.
Umi came back to talking to Fuu and Hikaru who both asked if she wanted to attend a party that Ferio was holding. Umi quickly agreed, forgetting her promise to Ascot.
After hours of fun and drinks, Umi left the party. 'Wow!' she thought, 'I never knew Fuu could party like that!' Just then, she recalled her promise to Ascot. "Oh no!" she yelled as she ran with all her might to the castle courtyard. When she got there, there was complete darkness and silence. She walked around, checking if Ascot had stayed. After a while, she gave up on her search and said to herself, "Who cares? It's alright. I mean, it wasn't that important anyway." What Umi didn't know was that Ascot was in the darkest corner of the courtyard, watching what she would do.
"So that's it huh? Well, I guess that you don't care." Ascot walked away, feeling abandoned by his best friend.
END FLASHBACK
Umi felt tears form in her eyes as she thought of what she did to Ascot. Clef came up to her and asked, "What's wrong?"
Umi fell to her knees and shouted, "I.I.I could've made him happy Clef! I could've brightened his life in some way! What kind of friend am I?! Once he asked me if I could just talk to him even for a little while but what did I do?! I just-" Umi couldn't hold her tears back any longer and covered her face with her hands. Clef watched her and bent down. He hugged her, giving her his sympathy.
Summon: OK. Quick note to my readers. I won't be able to continue this fic for. Three months? First, I'm grounded quite badly. Second, I'm goin on vacation. T-chan: Well, good luck! Summon: Thanks.