Chapter 9: The Truth in his Heart
Umi and Fuu returned to the castle. The ran to the throne room. The opened the
doors which slammed against the wall. Everyone turned around to see them. Mokona
bounced up and down and then jumped into Umi's arms. "Where's Hikaru?" asked
Lantis. Fuu took a deep breath and said, "Miss Hikaru is somewhere out there". "She
collapsed but we don't know where" said Umi. "Then we have to go find her" said Eagle.
Everyone nodded and began to leave. Umi placed Mokona on the ground. "Come on
Fuu" said Umi. The two girls ran out of the castle. Ascot summoned five horses for him,
Ferio, Presea, Lafarga, and Caldina. The five rode out of the castle in separate directions.
Lantis took out his sword and shouted, "BEASTS I SUMMON THEE". "Two?"
said Eagle. Lantis mounted his black horse and nodded. "Come on" he said to Eagle.
Eagle mounted on the other horse and the two rode off. Mokona bounced up and down
then into Clef's arms. Clef smiled and patted Mokona on the head.
Outside Umi and Fuu were searching in the god machines. "Do you think Hikaru
is okay?' asked Umi having a worried look on her face. Fuu smiled at Umi and stopped
flying. "Miss Hikaru will be perfectly fine and if she has any wounds I'll heal them" said
Fuu. Umi looked at Fuu and smiled. Then the two began to fly off again in search of there
friend. "Fuu" said Ferio threw his communicator. "Ferio" said Fuu. "There is no sign of
Hikaru and Caldina and Ascot have had no luck either" he said. "Well keep search we
are bound to find her" said Fuu.
Elsewhere Lantis and Eagle were riding around the forest. They remained silent
as soon as they left the castle. Neither of them new what to say to each other. Or maybe
they didn't want to talk to each other. "I don't see any sign of her" said Eagle. "Then
we'll keep looking no matter how long it takes" said Lantis riding a little faster. Eagle
looked at his old friend. He never saw him more determined before. "You care for her
very much" said Eagle catching up to him. Lantis looked back at his friend and replied
softly, "Yes". Eagle smiled at his friend. "Thats why I'm marring her" said Lantis.
"Marring?" said Eagle with a clueless expression on her face. Lantis stopped his horse
and turned back to look at Eagle.
"Marriage is a tradition were Hikaru is from" said Lantis. "When two people who
love each other vary much get married". Lantis then began to move again. His horse let
out neigh. Eagle rode up next to Lantis. The became silent again. "Do you love Hikaru?"
asked Lantis suddenly. Eagle became speechless. "Well... uh um" said Eagle trying to
think of something. Lantis waited for a reply. "Lets try over there" said Eagle trotting
away from Lantis. Lantis trotted over to Eagle. "You didn't answer me" said Lantis
staring at him. Eagle looked down and pulled the reins of his horse to get him to stop.
Lantis stopped and looked at Eagle.
Eagle looked down then. He mumble something but Lantis couldn't here.
"What?" asked Lantis. "I love Hikaru with all my heart" said Eagle looking away. Lantis
stared at Eagle. He couldn't believe what Eagle just said. "That's why when I thought I
was going die I asked you to take good care of her" said Eagle looking sadly at Lantis.
Lantis looked away from Eagle and they began to look again. The to rode around when
Eagle spotted something. He got off his horse and walked up to the object. It was
Hikaru's sword.
"LANTIS" shouted Eagle. Lantis rode up to Eagle and stared at the sword. "She
must be around here" said Eagle looking around. Suddenly the sword began to glow. "It
must be going back to Hikaru" said Lantis. Eagle jumped back onto his horse and the two
rode off following the red glow. The came to a riverside and the red glow disappeared.
There on the bank of the river Hikaru was laid motionless. Eagle jumped of his horse to
Hikaru's side followed by Lantis.
"Is she..." said Lantis. "No, she's breathing" said Eagle holding her in his arms.
Just then Hikaru's eyes fluttered opened. Hikaru had a few cuts and bruises but other then
that she was fine. She smiled at Eagle. "Hikaru" said Eagle stroking her cheek. Hikaru
placed her hand against Eagle's cheek and said, "I'm glad your alright...". Hikaru fainted
in Eagle's arms.
Eagle picked her up and placed her on his horse. Lantis mounted his horse. "Tell
the others we found her" said Eagle riding off. Lantis nodded but hesitated. He watched
them ride off. He had a tear going down his cheek. Then he told the others Hikaru was
found.
Umi and Fuu returned to the castle. The ran to the throne room. The opened the
doors which slammed against the wall. Everyone turned around to see them. Mokona
bounced up and down and then jumped into Umi's arms. "Where's Hikaru?" asked
Lantis. Fuu took a deep breath and said, "Miss Hikaru is somewhere out there". "She
collapsed but we don't know where" said Umi. "Then we have to go find her" said Eagle.
Everyone nodded and began to leave. Umi placed Mokona on the ground. "Come on
Fuu" said Umi. The two girls ran out of the castle. Ascot summoned five horses for him,
Ferio, Presea, Lafarga, and Caldina. The five rode out of the castle in separate directions.
Lantis took out his sword and shouted, "BEASTS I SUMMON THEE". "Two?"
said Eagle. Lantis mounted his black horse and nodded. "Come on" he said to Eagle.
Eagle mounted on the other horse and the two rode off. Mokona bounced up and down
then into Clef's arms. Clef smiled and patted Mokona on the head.
Outside Umi and Fuu were searching in the god machines. "Do you think Hikaru
is okay?' asked Umi having a worried look on her face. Fuu smiled at Umi and stopped
flying. "Miss Hikaru will be perfectly fine and if she has any wounds I'll heal them" said
Fuu. Umi looked at Fuu and smiled. Then the two began to fly off again in search of there
friend. "Fuu" said Ferio threw his communicator. "Ferio" said Fuu. "There is no sign of
Hikaru and Caldina and Ascot have had no luck either" he said. "Well keep search we
are bound to find her" said Fuu.
Elsewhere Lantis and Eagle were riding around the forest. They remained silent
as soon as they left the castle. Neither of them new what to say to each other. Or maybe
they didn't want to talk to each other. "I don't see any sign of her" said Eagle. "Then
we'll keep looking no matter how long it takes" said Lantis riding a little faster. Eagle
looked at his old friend. He never saw him more determined before. "You care for her
very much" said Eagle catching up to him. Lantis looked back at his friend and replied
softly, "Yes". Eagle smiled at his friend. "Thats why I'm marring her" said Lantis.
"Marring?" said Eagle with a clueless expression on her face. Lantis stopped his horse
and turned back to look at Eagle.
"Marriage is a tradition were Hikaru is from" said Lantis. "When two people who
love each other vary much get married". Lantis then began to move again. His horse let
out neigh. Eagle rode up next to Lantis. The became silent again. "Do you love Hikaru?"
asked Lantis suddenly. Eagle became speechless. "Well... uh um" said Eagle trying to
think of something. Lantis waited for a reply. "Lets try over there" said Eagle trotting
away from Lantis. Lantis trotted over to Eagle. "You didn't answer me" said Lantis
staring at him. Eagle looked down and pulled the reins of his horse to get him to stop.
Lantis stopped and looked at Eagle.
Eagle looked down then. He mumble something but Lantis couldn't here.
"What?" asked Lantis. "I love Hikaru with all my heart" said Eagle looking away. Lantis
stared at Eagle. He couldn't believe what Eagle just said. "That's why when I thought I
was going die I asked you to take good care of her" said Eagle looking sadly at Lantis.
Lantis looked away from Eagle and they began to look again. The to rode around when
Eagle spotted something. He got off his horse and walked up to the object. It was
Hikaru's sword.
"LANTIS" shouted Eagle. Lantis rode up to Eagle and stared at the sword. "She
must be around here" said Eagle looking around. Suddenly the sword began to glow. "It
must be going back to Hikaru" said Lantis. Eagle jumped back onto his horse and the two
rode off following the red glow. The came to a riverside and the red glow disappeared.
There on the bank of the river Hikaru was laid motionless. Eagle jumped of his horse to
Hikaru's side followed by Lantis.
"Is she..." said Lantis. "No, she's breathing" said Eagle holding her in his arms.
Just then Hikaru's eyes fluttered opened. Hikaru had a few cuts and bruises but other then
that she was fine. She smiled at Eagle. "Hikaru" said Eagle stroking her cheek. Hikaru
placed her hand against Eagle's cheek and said, "I'm glad your alright...". Hikaru fainted
in Eagle's arms.
Eagle picked her up and placed her on his horse. Lantis mounted his horse. "Tell
the others we found her" said Eagle riding off. Lantis nodded but hesitated. He watched
them ride off. He had a tear going down his cheek. Then he told the others Hikaru was
found.