This is my first fanfic, Rayearth of otherwise. Tell me what you
think(R&R). It may get darker and higher in rating as it goes
on.
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Chapter 1-Umi's Late Night
"Umi, could you hand me that blue bottle over there?"
"Sure, Clef."
Ever since they'd come back to Cephiro, Umi had been helping Clef. Long walks in the country picking herbs, and getting whatever he might need to make a potion. It seemed obvious to everyone else that they loved each other, but they never acknowledged the fact between themselves.
She could never make herself come out and say, "Clef I love you," so she did her best non-verbally. It seemed like just being close to him was working. When they sat and talked, either alone or with other people, Clef's hand always crept up to meet hers. But Umi was starting to get a little discouraged, he always seemed to turn away from her gaze.
"There. Very good, Umi." Clef smiled slightly, and then yawned. "I need a couple cure potions for tomorrow. Would you mind doing them? I believe I need to get some sleep."
"Sure. I remember what you showed me. Go get some rest."
Clef turned to leave, and paused right at the door. "At the festival tomorrow, there are a few things I want to talk to you about Umi." Things I've waited to say for a long time.
"You can always talk to me, Clef. I'll see you in the morning." He nodded and went on his way to his room.
Umi sighed heavily. It must have been way past midnight. How can Clef keep these hours? "Let me see. Blue bottle, red bottle, some of that green stuff, Osana leaves…" She didn't see the leaves. With a vein bulging in her forehead, chibi Umi zipped around the room, looking under books, plants, and nearly toppling a large glass bottle full of mud onto her head. After saving herself from an unplanned full body mudpack, she relented, returning to her normal self.
"Wonderful. I can't even make a stupid simple potion." Her eyes glittered for a moment as she stared down at the floor, then slowly her expression hardened. "You're a magic knight Umi--" she began lecturing to herself. "-and you can manage the simple task of collecting a couple leaves to make a potion."
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"Ha! I remembered exactly. " Umi was a bit more cheerful now,
even though she had only a candle to find her way through the darkness.
The leaves she'd found were a dull yellow color in the candle's light.
"They usually shine like gold in the sunlight." Umi thought of the
time Clef picked them with her, putting some on her head like a wreath
of laurel.
"Then I had to ruin the moment by saying, 'I am the emperor Umi the Terrible! Nations tremble before me!'" Clef had a sweatdrop on his head at the time, and Umi had one now. "I'd better get back ." She ran as quickly as she could without letting the candle's flame go out.
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She'd made a bit of a mess looking for the leaves. There was
a large book opened in the place Umi was preparing the potion, but she
paid it no mind. "I'll clean up this mess tomorrow."
She crushed the newly picked leaves into a fine powder, the last ingredient. As she sprinkled the powder in slowly, her mind began to wander. It had been two years Cephiro time, and only a few months in their world. After everything that happened, Cephiro and the other countries were growing and prospering immensely. I wish it hadn't taken such destruction and hardship to make the change. She had a flash of Eagle in her mind. He was going to die anyway, and it seemed he was happy his death had meaning.
"I wish I'd gotten a chance to know him," she said aloud to no one in particular.
The last of the powder was dissolving in a small crystal vial. Umi swirled the concoction, noting it's odd purple color. It's supposed to be blue.
It began to smoke, giving off a sickly sweet odor. Umi wobbled suddenly as the room started to spin. "Well, now I know how to make a dizziness spell." She gave a short laugh, before collapsing to the ground unconscious-and shattering the vial beside her.
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"Umi…Umi! Wake up!" She was being shaken back and forth rather roughly.
Umi groaned and slowly opened her eyes. And upon realizing the sight before her, almost fainted again.
"Are you OK?"
"I guess being dead isn't all that bad…"
He laughed softly. "You're not dead Umi."
"But Eagle…" Her voice quavered. How can you be alive?!
"It will be alright." He hugged her tightly to his body. "Thank you so much, for bringing me back."
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A simple potion to raise the dead? O_O I wonder what the others will
think of this, and what Eagle will do with his new life. Tell me
of any spelling errors, ect., I haven't had anyone proofread. Response
to the first part will determine how I treat the rest of this story, but
I think no matter what, you're gonna be in for a wild ride!.
Ja ne,
Key-Quiet, geist filled robot of the Teisuki clan.
