Notes: Here's chapter two

Notes: Here's chapter two! Thanks to anyone still interested enough to read, and PLEASE give me feedback at romancherubX@aol.com. As always, I don't own the show or the characters, they belong to the wonderful ladies of Clamp.

Don't You Remember?

Part Two

By Cassandra

Ferio paced restlessly across the throne room. He wondered vaguely how much time had passed. It felt like an eternity. Time had seemed to go in slow motion since the moment he saw Fuu falling, unconscious, wounded…he pushed the image from his mind.

Clef watched the anxious prince. Though he had told Ferio not to worry, the Guru was more concerned than he let on. The spell that had hit fuu was a powerful one, and there was no telling how one of its victims might fare.

The sound of the immense doors to the throne room opening made Clef and Ferio look up. The latter stopped pacing.

A soldier entered the room. "Guru, Prince," he addressed them. "I have been sent to tell you the pirates have escaped from the dungeon."

Clef was shocked. "What? How can that be? I put the most powerful magical locks on that dungeon!"
Ferio merely nodded, registering the fact. In the back of his mind, he knew he would worry about the pirates later, but right now, his primary concern was Fuu.

The soldier continued. "Maximum security is being put into effect around the castle, and soldiers are being sent out to Cephiro's major towns and cities."

"Is that all?" Ferio asked.

"Yes, prince," the soldier responded.

"Then you are dismissed," Ferio said. The soldier bowed his head and exited the throne room.

Ferio watched him go. For a moment, Clef thought he would resume his nervous pacing, but instead, the prince turned to Clef and spoke. "I'm going to go check on Fuu."

Clef nodded. "Go ahead."

"Thank you,": Ferio said, then darted out of the room.

"When he arrived in the room the Magic Knights shared, the door was open, so he let himself in.

Presea, Hikaru, Umi, and Caldina were gathered around the bed. They looked up at Ferio's arrival.

"How is she?" he asked, anxiously.

"Primera healed her wounds, but she's still unconscious," Presea told him.

"He nodded; it was what he had expected. He stepped closer to the bed where she lay. She looked so fragile, as if she would shatter into a million pieces like his heart did at the sight of her.

Seeing his worried expression, Caldina tried to reassure him. "Don't worry. Fuu's a tough girl. She'll pull through this just fine.

Ferio just nodded again; if he had tried to speak, he would have started crying, and tears couldn't help Fuu.

Fuu stirred slightly.

Her friends leaned closer to the bed, half-eagerly, half-anxiously. Slowly, Fuu opened her eyes and blinked a few times.

Ferio had never been so happy to see her beautiful green eyes. "Fuu!" he cried, grinning in relief.

"Are you alright? Are you hurt?" Presea asked.

Fuu didn't answer. She was slient for a moment, and when she spoke, she sounded disoriented. "Where am I?" she wondered. "How did I get here?"

"You're in our room in Cephiro's castle," Hikaru told her.

"Cephiro?" Fuu repeated in puzzlement.

Umi nodded. "Ferio carried you here after the battle," she said, smiled.

"The battle?" Fuu said.

"Yeah,, with those purple pirates," Hikaru said.

"Fuu frowned. She sat up and looked around at the people beside her bed. "Who are you?" she asked slowly.

"What do you mean, 'who are we?'" Hikaru said.

Fuu looked around again before answering. "I've never seen any of you before in my life…have I?"

"Fuu…" Umi laughed nervously. "Fu, of course you've seen us. We're you're best friends."

"Fuu? Is that my name?" Fuu wondered.

"Of course it's your name," Umi said, fighting down the panic that was welling up in her throat. "What else would your name be?"

"I don't—" Fuu started, shaking her head as if trying to clear it. "I don't know."

"What do you mean, you don't know?" Umi echoed, now on the verge of tears. "You're Fuu Houoji, remember? And I'm Umi, Umi Ryouzaki, and this is Hikaru Shidou. We're your best friends!"

Fuu sat up and looked around one more time. "I'm afraid I don't remember ever seeing any of you."

"But you have to!" cried Umi. "We've known each other for months! We've been best friends ever since we met at Tokyo Tower, remember? And we wer summoned here, to become the Magic Knights!"

Fuu frowned. "Magic Knights? But there's no such thing as magic."

"Yes, there is!" Umi insisted. "We became the Magic Knights, and we met Clef and Presea and Caldina and Ferio—" she broke off and looked at Fuu in despair. "You don't even remember Ferio?" she said softly.

Fuu shook her head. "I've never heard that name in my life."

Caldina glanced at Ferio, and the dismayed look on his face brought a lump to her throat.

"Do you remember anything else?" Presea asked. "About yourself, or you life?"

"No," Fuu answered calmly. "It appears I have amnesia."

Normally, her ability to remain calm in even the most difficult situations would have amazed hger friends, but this time, hearing the truth said so plainly stunned them into silence.

"I—I guess we'd better go tell Clef about this," Caldina said to no one in particular, breaking the spell.

Presea and Ferop nodded. "Come on," Presea said to Fuu.

"Fuu got out of bed. "I'm nearsighted," she observed. "Do I wear glasses?"

"Oh!" Umi said. "Right." She reached for the glasses and handed them to their owner.

"Thank you," Fuu said, putting them on.

Caldina and Presea walked out of the room, followed by Fuu. Ferio went after them, watching Fuu almost protectively. Hikaru started to leave, but Umi held her back.

"Huh? What is it, Umi?" Hikaru asked.

"Hikaru…" Umi said. "What do you think we should tell Fuu about Ferio?"

"I don't know," said Hikaru. "If she knows about…the two of them…and still can't remember, it might make this more painful for her. On the other hand…"

"She really should know," Umi finished, and sighed. "I guess we'll have to see how things turn out."

"Maybe she'll het her memory back soon," Hikaru said, but she didn't sound very confident.

"Maybe," Umi said. She was silent for a moment before saying, well, I guess we'd better go tell Clef."

Hikaru nodded, and the two girls left the room without another word.

* * *

"Amnesia?" Clef said after hearing what had happened to Fuu.

Presea nodded. "Yes. She has no memory of anything that has happened to her, or anyone she's met."

"I see," Clef said. "I'm afraid there is nothing I can do."

Disappointment was evident on the faces of all those present. Ferio looked crestfallen. Hikaru and Umi blinked back tears.

"However," Clef continued, "she may regain her memories in time on her own. I do not know if anything we do or say will affect her recovery."

"So there is hope, right?" Hikaru said.

"Yes," Clef answered, nodding.

"That's good," said Hikaru. "Should we bring her back to Tokyo tonight?"

"How would we explain her amnesia to her parents?" Umi asked. "Beisdes, if we stay here on Cephiro, ew can return when she gets her memory back, and it'll be the same day and everything." She didn't say what they were all thinking: if she gets her memory back.

"Good point," Hikaru agreed. She turned to Clef. "Can we stay here for now?"

The Guru smiled. "Of course. You three are always welcome here."

"Thank you very much," Fuu said respectfully.

"It's the least we can do," said Clef.

"Hey, maybe if we let her see all the places she knows here, Fuu will get her memory back!" Hikaru suggested brightly.

"Yeah, maybe!" Umi said.

"It can't hurt to try," Presea reasoned uncertainly.

Hikaru turned to her bespectacled friend. "So, hwat do you say, Fuu?"

"Alright, Miss Hikaru," Fuu said with a half-hearted smile.

* * *

Several hours later, Fuu sat looking wearily out the window of the room she shared with Hikaru and Umi. Outside, the sky was velvet black and dotted with stars, shining their sweet light on Cephiro. She could see the tall glistening spires of the castle, and numerous towns and cities peacefully. Off in the distance, she saw a lush forest, and further still, the quiet sea stretching out to the horizon. She could barely make out what she assumed was the floating mountain Umi and Hikaru had mentioned.

She sighed. The others had showed her every inch of the castle, and told her everything about herself, but nothing had sounded remotely familiar. She didn't think they were lying, but she had no way of knowing for sure.

She focused on her reflection in the window, suddenly noticing her eyes were green. I didn't know the color of my own eyes until I saw my reflection, she thought miserably. Why can't I remember anything? she cried silently, shaking her head in frustration.

Fuu turned her attention away from the window and looked around the room. Hikaru was brusing her loose red hair. Umi sat on the bed, looking troubled. "What is wrong, Ms. Umi?" asked Fuu.

Umi looked up. "Fuu…she began hesitantly. Then she started to speak quickly, as if she were in a rush to get the words out. "There's something we didn't tell you. About…Ferio."

Hikaru stopped her brushing, and looked at her friends. "Umi…"

"Hikaru, she has to know," Umi said.

"Yeah, I guess," Hikaru agreed reluctantly.

"What about Prince Ferio did you want to tell me?" Fuu queried.

"Fuu, you and Ferio are…" Umi trailed off for a moment, and looked away as she finished: "…in love."

"Love?" Fuu echoed in a voice barely above a whisper. "Prince Ferio and…I?" She was hardly aware she was speaking out loud.

"Yeah," Umi said quietly. "He's the one who gave you that ring."

Fuu was vaguely aare of her saying something else, but try as she might, she couldn't focus her whirling, spinning, dizzy mind on it. All she could hear were tgose three, ringing around in her brain: Love…Ferio…me…. "Excuse me," she heard herself say. "I—I have to go outside for a moment." She started to leave.

"Fuu, wait!" Umi called as Fuu opened the door.

"Let her go," Hikaru said. "I think she needs to be alone for a while."

Fuu was deeply grateful to Hikaru as she mad her way down the empty corridor. Even though she was alone, her mind felt crowded with what Umi had just told her.

She came to a hall with a glass wall throu gh with she could see Cephiro's landscape. She stopped, looking at the night and wondering if she had seen this view before.

You and Ferio are…in love.

She could hear Umi's word in her head. How can that be? She thought. A prince, in love with me? She had no recollection of Ferio at all, or of any feelings she might have harbored for him. He had been very quiet all day. She looked down at her ring. Had he really given it to her?

You and Ferio…

"I had a feeling I'd find you here," a light male voice behind her said.

Fuu whirled around. "Oh! Prince Ferio!" She blushed.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to startle you," he apologized.

"No, it's alright," she said. "Prince Ferio, I—" she broke off hesitantly.

"Yes?" he said. "Did you want to talk to me about something?"

"I…" she faltered, looking into his exquisite golden eyes. Was what Miss Umi said true? she wanted to say. Am I really that lucky? Are we really in love? But the words died in her throat, and instead she said, " just wanted to thank you for your hospitality and kindness."

He smiled. "Think nothing of it."

There was an awkward silence. "What are you thinking about?" he asked.

"I'm just wondering if I'll ever remember anything," Fuu said sadly.

"Hey, cheer up," he said. "Cephiro is a land of the will. If you believe in something enough, it'll happen. I'm sure you'll get your memory back soon."

"Do you really think so?" she asked.

"Yeah," he said, fixing his dazzling eyes on her again.

She smiled, feeling somewhat reassured.

There was another silence, but this one wasn't awkward. After a moment, he said, "you should probably get some sleep."

She nodded. "Thank you again, Prince Ferio."

"No problem," he said with a grin. "Good night, Fuu." As she walked back down the hallway, he aded softly, "Sweet dreams."

He watched her go back to her room, and a sad look came over his features. He leaned against the wall and sighed. "Oh, Fuu…."

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Notes: Poor Ferio…he should forget about Fuu, and come with ME! Ah, well…so what'd you all think of Part Two? E-mail romancherubX@aol.com and tell me! PLEASE, I BEG of you!

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