Part Six
By Ranma Inverse
Hikaru still did not move. Duo stepped back as Fuu fell to the ground and cried. Umi just stared, Quatre wiped his eyes, and Wufei stared also.
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"....Hikaru...." Where was she? That voice was so familiar....
"Hikaru..." The voice was filled with concern as she "felt" a
hand hold hers. "Hikaru? Open your eyes, won't you?"
That voice...EAGLE!
"I....I can't...I'm so tired...and Lantis..."
"Hikaru, what about Umi and Fuu?"
"...It hurts so much..."
"Hikaru...stop thinking about the pain, you're slipping away! Don't
go to sleep!"
"But...I'm...so...tired..."
"Do it for me Hikaru. Please? Don't fall asleep..." Eagle's
voice ran smoothly through her mind.
"...Eagle...where are you?"
"...Somewhere..."
"Eagle, can I go where you are? It feels like i'd be happier there--"
"Hikaru! Don't you dare think about that! Stay awake and fight the
pain."
Hikaru "heard" murmurs as she felt something touch her forehead, and then her neck. "Hikaru, wake up. You don't want to go where Emeraude, Zagato, and the rest of us are yet, you should be with Umi, Fuu, and the other three boys."
Hikaru felt herself drifting away...
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"HIKARU! DAMMIT DON'T DIE ON ME!" Umi was shaking Hikaru.
"Don't die!"
Duo looked at Hikaru. "Don't..." he couldn't say the rest.
Fuu hugged the pale Hikaru as Umi did, and Duo just pulled the hair
out of Hikaru's face.
Movement.
Hikaru's eyes half-opened. "Wassa matter peple....Dun go mushee
on meh nows..."
The group shouted. "HIKARU!"
Duo smiled and pulled his hand away from Hikaru's face. "Welcome
back, Hikaru."
"Hikaru! We were so scared! You lost so much blood before Fuu managed
to heal all your wounds but you still don't have the ammount of blood that
you should." Umi ran to Wufei and hugged him. "I'M SO HAPPY
HIKARU'S STILL HERE!"
Fuu smiled as she wiped her eyes and looked around. "My glasses..."
She looked around and rubbed her eyes.
Quatre picked the glasses off the floor where she had been crying earlier
and put them on Fuu. "Here you go."
Fuu blushed. "Thank you."
Hikaru tried getting up but she fell onto the cave floor. "...I'm fine!...I'll just lay here for a bit..." Hikaru's skin was still pale, and she was shaking from the effort of walking.
Duo bent down to her. "Alright, I'll carry you." Hikaru blinked
and glared at him.
"NO YOU WON'T! I'M NOT GONNA LOOK LIKE A WEAK GIRL!" Hikaru
yelled as Duo picked her up. Hikaru made no attempts to stop him,
because she couldn't...err...didn't have the strength to do so.
Hikaru leaned against Duo's shirt. "So...tired..." She drifted
off to sleep.
...Thank you...Eagle.
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Duo looked down at Hikaru as he felt her tense body relax and her breathing became normal. Okay...maybe she wasn't a spoiled brat. She wasn't a horrible selfish girl. Oh heck, maybe she was even kinda cu--WHAT THE HECK? Duo shook that last thought out of his head. She was only peaceful in her sleep, it seemed.
Tears went down Hikaru's cheeks as she dreamed. Duo would occasionally hear her mutter "Why Lantis?..." and his anger at the man would return three-fold.
That guy was gonna get it, and he was gonna get it exactly how he deserved...but without his Gundam?....
Duo blinked as a white fluffy thing that looked like a fat mix between a balloon and a rabbit jumped on his head. "Puu! Puu!" The rabbit's gem shined and the weapons Umi, Fuu, and Hikaru had from their last visits to Cephiro appeared.
"Mokona!" Fuu and Umi cheered. Umi hugged Mokona. "it's Great to see you Mokona!" She then dropped Mokona and glared. "WHAT ARE YOU STARING AT?!" She picked up her sword as Fuu did.
Mokona shook her head.
"Mr. Mokona, do you not want us to take our weapons from before?"
Mokona nodded.
"Then for whom are these?"
Mokona pointed to Hikaru, Umi and Fuu. then Mokona's Gem shone
again and the weapons they had had before finding the Escudo for the magical
swords appeared. A bow, and two swords.
Mokona moved these with its head, and then pointed to Quatre, Wufei,
and Duo.
Duo gently layed Hikaru down onto the grass and then picked up the
red hilted sword. "Are these for us?"
Mokona nodded. Quatre picked up the green bow and quiver as Wufei
picked up the blue hilted sword.
Umi looked to All of them. "We fight together! Now...do you guys
know how to use those weapons?"
Wufei, Quatre, and Duo put on blank looks as they shook there heads.
Umi and Fuu facefaulted.
"HOW THE HECK ARE WE SUPPOSED TO TEACH BOYS HOW TO USE SWORDS AND BOWS?!"
Umi screamed into the sky in frustration. "I CERTAINLY DON'T KNOW
HOW!"
Hikaru blinked as she woke up from hearing Umi. "...I'll try."
She said.
Fuu ran to Hikaru and helped her up. "I will help you Miss Hikaru."
A small smile. "Thanks."
--End of Part Six, see ya at part seven! Wai!--