Chapter Two
Fuu quietly waited at the library for her parents to come and get her. Since it was Tuesday, she had to stay after for Archery. everything reminded her of Cephiro. Especially archery. She had used a bow in Cephiro, before she, Umi, and Hikaru had managed to earn Escudo from the Spring of Eterna. She had used the bow to save *him* the first time their paths crossed. She sighed deeply. What in the name of god was she supposed to do? She couldn't just give up on him, but she couldn't spend her life miserable waiting for him either.
A small white sports car pulled up in front of her, it was one of Saku's male friends, Fumeiyo. "Heya, Fuu!" He grinned mockingly, "Do ya wanna ride?"
Just then, another car pulled up, but thankfully it was her parents and her older sister, Kuu.
~Thank the Gods.~ She silently sighed in relief as she climbed inside.
Her father grinned into the rearveiw mirror. "So, Fuu, how was school?"
"Fine."
He frowned thoughtfully. "How did archery go?
"It was okay."
He thought for a moment. "So how's your love life?" He turned and winked slyly at her.
She averted her gaze, and watched rain droplets slide down the car windsheild. She looked on with a certain degree of apathy as the stoplight turned green. But as her father pulled out, a small red truck sped through the red light to the Hououjis' left. The driver opened his mouth to scream, but there wasn't much else he could do. The cars collided and Fuu could only hear herself shriek before the world turned black.
~~~~~`
Fuu opened her eyes. ~Why in the world are those lights so bright?~
She opened them a little farther and was looking up at a nondescript white ceiling.
"She's coming to!" Kuu shouted from somewhwere out of Fuu's line of vision.
She watched dazedly as her mother and father rushed to her side.
"Fuu, honey! Are you okay?" He father asked frantically.
She weakly nodded.
Her mother bit her lip as the doctor and a police investagator slowly stepped up to her.
Fuu held a hand up to her head as everyone was pummeling her with questions.
"Can you remember the liscense number of the truck that hit you?"
"No. Why?"
The officer shook his head. "He managed to pull into reverse and get away. He couldn't have gotten far, though."
Thankfully enough, the officer turned to leave, but then he looked up, suddenly remembering something. He pulled a small plastic bag out of his pocket that contained something that made Fuu's heart skip a beat.
The officer noticed her reation. "Do you know what this is? It was found near the crime scene."
It was the little ornate communicator Ferio had given her.
"N-no! It's mine." She stuttered numbly. "It must've been ejected from the car..."
~What is that thing doing here? I thought I lost everything from Cephiro when we were warped back to Tokyo Tower. Besides, it's been nearly a year since I was in Cephiro, I should've noticed that I had it by now.~
"Well, Miss Hououji, we ran some tests on you while you were asleep, so you can now be released to you're family." the doctor interupted.
Fuu forced a weak smile.
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The next morning Fuu walked slowly to school. She looked worriedly at the little object in her hand. ~How did this get here?~ she wondered for quite possible the umpteenth time. She hadn't used it yet, she was too afraid her parents may find her talking into it.
~I'll just have to wait patiently until I can use it without anyone seeing me.~
For the first time in a long time, Fuu smiled a genuine smile.
***
As always, Fuu sat at her usual table. Today, however, she was to lost in thought to care about Saku and her immature friends.
~I can't wait to call Ferio. I'm getting too impatient.~
The little orb suddenly emitted a loud chime. Loud enough to startle Fuu, and loud enough to gain Saku's attention.
"Fuu?"
Fuu was sure her heart stopped.
"Fuu? Fuu-chan! Are you there?"
It was Ferio's voice breaking through the static. Saku cocked an eyebrow. Fuu had one odd little cellphone.
"Ferio..." She whispered, tears welling in her eyes. "Ferio!"
"Thank the Pillar..." Hearing his voice, Fuu started sobbing.
Saku and two other girls with her shifted in their seats to see what all show was about.
"Fuu-chan? Why are you crying?" He questioned.
She let out another chocked sob. "I wish you were here so you could see that I am smiling."
"Fuu-chan, I wish I were there too. I love watching you smile."
Fuu smiled again and blushed.
Ferio guessed this, "And making you blush."
Fuu shook her head, still smiling the whole time. "Ferio? Are you still in Cephiro?"
"Yeah, I am. I assume you're in Tokyo?"
"Yes."
There was a pause. The two of them were too overjoyed to hear each other's voices.
"Ferio?"
"Hm?"
"How did this part of the communicator get here?"
He grinned widely from his end. "Y'know, I'm not sure. But Cephiro is a place ruled but the heart."
"Yes. I thought that." Fuu sight contentedly. "Maybe someday, I'll hear AND see you again."
"Yeah. Someday, Fuu-chan." He told her gently. "You just watch. Someday..."
"Ferio, I have to go back to class now." She noticed the other students walking indoors. "Am I able to contact you from so far away.?"
"Yeah, but Fuu? Leave it on. I'll behave, I promise."
She smiled as his usual mischeiviousness slipped back into his voice.
"Okay." She grinned again and got up to leave. She walked confidently past Saku and headed inside with a slight bounce to her step.
Authors Notes: Blech. I don like this chapter much either. It seems that I've hit a personal note among a few people who reviewed me. I hope you guys stay strong, and don't let sociality make you depressed. You just let me know, and I'll go kick the ass of whosever bothering you, kay? Blech, Oh yeah! Peach Godess- Please be my friend. I'm a huge fan of you and Suzanamu-sama. Please be my friend! I don't care how pathetic I sound. Be my friend!
Fuu quietly waited at the library for her parents to come and get her. Since it was Tuesday, she had to stay after for Archery. everything reminded her of Cephiro. Especially archery. She had used a bow in Cephiro, before she, Umi, and Hikaru had managed to earn Escudo from the Spring of Eterna. She had used the bow to save *him* the first time their paths crossed. She sighed deeply. What in the name of god was she supposed to do? She couldn't just give up on him, but she couldn't spend her life miserable waiting for him either.
A small white sports car pulled up in front of her, it was one of Saku's male friends, Fumeiyo. "Heya, Fuu!" He grinned mockingly, "Do ya wanna ride?"
Just then, another car pulled up, but thankfully it was her parents and her older sister, Kuu.
~Thank the Gods.~ She silently sighed in relief as she climbed inside.
Her father grinned into the rearveiw mirror. "So, Fuu, how was school?"
"Fine."
He frowned thoughtfully. "How did archery go?
"It was okay."
He thought for a moment. "So how's your love life?" He turned and winked slyly at her.
She averted her gaze, and watched rain droplets slide down the car windsheild. She looked on with a certain degree of apathy as the stoplight turned green. But as her father pulled out, a small red truck sped through the red light to the Hououjis' left. The driver opened his mouth to scream, but there wasn't much else he could do. The cars collided and Fuu could only hear herself shriek before the world turned black.
~~~~~`
Fuu opened her eyes. ~Why in the world are those lights so bright?~
She opened them a little farther and was looking up at a nondescript white ceiling.
"She's coming to!" Kuu shouted from somewhwere out of Fuu's line of vision.
She watched dazedly as her mother and father rushed to her side.
"Fuu, honey! Are you okay?" He father asked frantically.
She weakly nodded.
Her mother bit her lip as the doctor and a police investagator slowly stepped up to her.
Fuu held a hand up to her head as everyone was pummeling her with questions.
"Can you remember the liscense number of the truck that hit you?"
"No. Why?"
The officer shook his head. "He managed to pull into reverse and get away. He couldn't have gotten far, though."
Thankfully enough, the officer turned to leave, but then he looked up, suddenly remembering something. He pulled a small plastic bag out of his pocket that contained something that made Fuu's heart skip a beat.
The officer noticed her reation. "Do you know what this is? It was found near the crime scene."
It was the little ornate communicator Ferio had given her.
"N-no! It's mine." She stuttered numbly. "It must've been ejected from the car..."
~What is that thing doing here? I thought I lost everything from Cephiro when we were warped back to Tokyo Tower. Besides, it's been nearly a year since I was in Cephiro, I should've noticed that I had it by now.~
"Well, Miss Hououji, we ran some tests on you while you were asleep, so you can now be released to you're family." the doctor interupted.
Fuu forced a weak smile.
**************
The next morning Fuu walked slowly to school. She looked worriedly at the little object in her hand. ~How did this get here?~ she wondered for quite possible the umpteenth time. She hadn't used it yet, she was too afraid her parents may find her talking into it.
~I'll just have to wait patiently until I can use it without anyone seeing me.~
For the first time in a long time, Fuu smiled a genuine smile.
***
As always, Fuu sat at her usual table. Today, however, she was to lost in thought to care about Saku and her immature friends.
~I can't wait to call Ferio. I'm getting too impatient.~
The little orb suddenly emitted a loud chime. Loud enough to startle Fuu, and loud enough to gain Saku's attention.
"Fuu?"
Fuu was sure her heart stopped.
"Fuu? Fuu-chan! Are you there?"
It was Ferio's voice breaking through the static. Saku cocked an eyebrow. Fuu had one odd little cellphone.
"Ferio..." She whispered, tears welling in her eyes. "Ferio!"
"Thank the Pillar..." Hearing his voice, Fuu started sobbing.
Saku and two other girls with her shifted in their seats to see what all show was about.
"Fuu-chan? Why are you crying?" He questioned.
She let out another chocked sob. "I wish you were here so you could see that I am smiling."
"Fuu-chan, I wish I were there too. I love watching you smile."
Fuu smiled again and blushed.
Ferio guessed this, "And making you blush."
Fuu shook her head, still smiling the whole time. "Ferio? Are you still in Cephiro?"
"Yeah, I am. I assume you're in Tokyo?"
"Yes."
There was a pause. The two of them were too overjoyed to hear each other's voices.
"Ferio?"
"Hm?"
"How did this part of the communicator get here?"
He grinned widely from his end. "Y'know, I'm not sure. But Cephiro is a place ruled but the heart."
"Yes. I thought that." Fuu sight contentedly. "Maybe someday, I'll hear AND see you again."
"Yeah. Someday, Fuu-chan." He told her gently. "You just watch. Someday..."
"Ferio, I have to go back to class now." She noticed the other students walking indoors. "Am I able to contact you from so far away.?"
"Yeah, but Fuu? Leave it on. I'll behave, I promise."
She smiled as his usual mischeiviousness slipped back into his voice.
"Okay." She grinned again and got up to leave. She walked confidently past Saku and headed inside with a slight bounce to her step.
Authors Notes: Blech. I don like this chapter much either. It seems that I've hit a personal note among a few people who reviewed me. I hope you guys stay strong, and don't let sociality make you depressed. You just let me know, and I'll go kick the ass of whosever bothering you, kay? Blech, Oh yeah! Peach Godess- Please be my friend. I'm a huge fan of you and Suzanamu-sama. Please be my friend! I don't care how pathetic I sound. Be my friend!
