The next morning I woke up to the sun streaming into my window. I'm
not the kind of person who doesn't remember where they are. So, I
awoke to all the mixed feelings. On my bedside table was a note from
Hikaru.
Ten o'clock in the courtyard. I had a meeting of Defense to attend
to this morning, so you'll have to find your way. Anything in the kitchen
you can have. In the courtyard, you will find Lantis and Eagle. I let Lantis
know you were interested, don't let him down by blowing it off! I'll let you
go.
-Hikaru Shidoh
I got out of bed and dressed in the clothes Hikaru laid out for me. It was
a green shirt with a short green skirt, both matching my hair. I tied my
hair up and went downstairs.
At the table was a note to the rest of Hikaru's children, telling them
specific instuctions. I grabbed some breakfast, cleaned up, and departed.
9:00am. Off in my own world, I never noticed a tall, blue haired lady
walking in the opposite direction down the same hall. Obviously she
didn't see me either, since we collided and we both fell down. I jumped
up, stuttering, bowing, and trying to help her up all at once. She smiled at
my obvious clumsiness.
"Oh, it's all right. I've gotten hit worse before." I looked closer... She
looked familier.
"Excuse me, ma'am. I was going to practice with Sir Lantis, and my head
was in the clouds..."
"What's your name, by the way? Your voice sounds familier." I bowed.
"I am Princess Cerina of Cephiro, Daughter of Prince Ferio and Magic
Knight Fuu Hououji."
"That's a lot to say in one breath. I'm Umi Ryuusaki, Magic Knight of
Cephiro. No wonder I haven't seen you before! Your parents moved out
right before you were born. So how do you like it in the palace? You
know, I'm going to be late, we're going to have to get together
sometime. You're staying with Hikaru, right? I'll talk to you later, okay?"
She ran off the hall, leaving me staring. How could anyone possibly talk
that much, that fast? I conintued on, knowing if I didn't hurry I would be
late, considering I had no idea where this place was.
Well, I arrived on time. Eagle and Lantis had just arrived. I met up with
them. Eagle smiled at me, Lantis nodded, then spoke to the both of us.
"Are you ready? Princess, keep up the best you can, if you get tired, drop
out. Eagle's training hard for the Swordsman matches next month and we
can't afford to stop." I nodded, blushing.
"Umm, Sir Lantis? Just Cerina, if you please." He nodded and cracked a
smile. Obviously he was most comfortable outside. First we did some
stretching, which I thought was a breeze, but I didn't say anything, as
Eagle was trying very hard. Then Lantis started us out to asses our skill.
All this seemed to come naturally to me, even though a sword had never
met my hands before. With a sweeping final slash, I broke through
Eagle's defenses. He collapsed on the ground. I caught myself as I
landed. Lantis stared at me for a minute, then went over to his son,
helping him up. I blushed again, suddenly embarassed. I guess I wasn't
supposed to beat him, actually. Was there some etiquitte I had to follow
that I didn't know? I sat down, confused, only a little out of breath.
Before I knew it, Lantis was blocking the sun and talking to me.
"Congratulations, Cerina. It takes a lot of skill to be the swordmaster's
son. How did you do it? Is it true you never touched a sword before?" I
looked at Eagle, and saw he was obviously embarassed.
"I'm sorry, Sir Lantis, but I do not brag in front of a defeated opponent
anytime. Whether or not it is my first time at something." Eagle smiled
gratefully at me behind his father's back. Lanits frowned at me- then
nodded. "Good sportsmanship." He mumbled. He turned back to Eagle.
"You two are dismissed. I will see you both later." We both bowed and
ran off.
As Eagle and I were running back down the halls, I had another collison
on my record of hitting people in the hallways. A tall, brown haired man
with a summoner's outfit and green eyes was running down the hall,
accompanied by a girl with blue hair and sharp green eyes. She stopped
before she joined the man, Eagle, and me on the floor, sprawled in one
big heap. The summoner jumped up, and helped me up. The girl helped
Eagle up, and from the look in his eyes, I knew he liked. I think the girl,
however, was just trying to be nice. The summoner turned to me.
"Hello, sorry about that- Hey, how 'come I've never seen you around
here before?" My eyes widened slightly, he looked familier, as well.
"My name is Princess Cerina of Cephiro, daughter of Prince Ferio and
Magic Knight Fuu Hououhji. (I, the author, just figured out how to spell
her name from the movie.) Who are you, sir?" The girl interrupted.
"Really ? You're the daughter of a Magic Knight, too? I'm the Daughter
of Umi Ryuusaki!" At that point the summoner seemed to recover.
"Yes, she's my daughter Marina, and I'm Umi husband, Ascot the
Summoner."
"It's very nice to meet you two. In fact, I already met up with Miss Umi
this morning! She's very kind." Marina rounded on her father.
"PAPA! WE'RE GONNA BE LATE!!!!" Ascot blushed. "Oh, right." I turned
to Eagle. "We'd better get going too. We'll be late." He nodded. As we
were continuing down the hall, he said, "You're pretty cool, actually." I
smiled.
"Thanks."
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Author again! Sorry that is a bit shorter than the last one. Thank you,
Miss Celestia Maxwell! I will make sure to refer to you if I need help with
making a name (and I most likely will, at some point.) Thank you all
again! Chap. 3 Will be up as soon as possible. ~A. Potter
not the kind of person who doesn't remember where they are. So, I
awoke to all the mixed feelings. On my bedside table was a note from
Hikaru.
Ten o'clock in the courtyard. I had a meeting of Defense to attend
to this morning, so you'll have to find your way. Anything in the kitchen
you can have. In the courtyard, you will find Lantis and Eagle. I let Lantis
know you were interested, don't let him down by blowing it off! I'll let you
go.
-Hikaru Shidoh
I got out of bed and dressed in the clothes Hikaru laid out for me. It was
a green shirt with a short green skirt, both matching my hair. I tied my
hair up and went downstairs.
At the table was a note to the rest of Hikaru's children, telling them
specific instuctions. I grabbed some breakfast, cleaned up, and departed.
9:00am. Off in my own world, I never noticed a tall, blue haired lady
walking in the opposite direction down the same hall. Obviously she
didn't see me either, since we collided and we both fell down. I jumped
up, stuttering, bowing, and trying to help her up all at once. She smiled at
my obvious clumsiness.
"Oh, it's all right. I've gotten hit worse before." I looked closer... She
looked familier.
"Excuse me, ma'am. I was going to practice with Sir Lantis, and my head
was in the clouds..."
"What's your name, by the way? Your voice sounds familier." I bowed.
"I am Princess Cerina of Cephiro, Daughter of Prince Ferio and Magic
Knight Fuu Hououji."
"That's a lot to say in one breath. I'm Umi Ryuusaki, Magic Knight of
Cephiro. No wonder I haven't seen you before! Your parents moved out
right before you were born. So how do you like it in the palace? You
know, I'm going to be late, we're going to have to get together
sometime. You're staying with Hikaru, right? I'll talk to you later, okay?"
She ran off the hall, leaving me staring. How could anyone possibly talk
that much, that fast? I conintued on, knowing if I didn't hurry I would be
late, considering I had no idea where this place was.
Well, I arrived on time. Eagle and Lantis had just arrived. I met up with
them. Eagle smiled at me, Lantis nodded, then spoke to the both of us.
"Are you ready? Princess, keep up the best you can, if you get tired, drop
out. Eagle's training hard for the Swordsman matches next month and we
can't afford to stop." I nodded, blushing.
"Umm, Sir Lantis? Just Cerina, if you please." He nodded and cracked a
smile. Obviously he was most comfortable outside. First we did some
stretching, which I thought was a breeze, but I didn't say anything, as
Eagle was trying very hard. Then Lantis started us out to asses our skill.
All this seemed to come naturally to me, even though a sword had never
met my hands before. With a sweeping final slash, I broke through
Eagle's defenses. He collapsed on the ground. I caught myself as I
landed. Lantis stared at me for a minute, then went over to his son,
helping him up. I blushed again, suddenly embarassed. I guess I wasn't
supposed to beat him, actually. Was there some etiquitte I had to follow
that I didn't know? I sat down, confused, only a little out of breath.
Before I knew it, Lantis was blocking the sun and talking to me.
"Congratulations, Cerina. It takes a lot of skill to be the swordmaster's
son. How did you do it? Is it true you never touched a sword before?" I
looked at Eagle, and saw he was obviously embarassed.
"I'm sorry, Sir Lantis, but I do not brag in front of a defeated opponent
anytime. Whether or not it is my first time at something." Eagle smiled
gratefully at me behind his father's back. Lanits frowned at me- then
nodded. "Good sportsmanship." He mumbled. He turned back to Eagle.
"You two are dismissed. I will see you both later." We both bowed and
ran off.
As Eagle and I were running back down the halls, I had another collison
on my record of hitting people in the hallways. A tall, brown haired man
with a summoner's outfit and green eyes was running down the hall,
accompanied by a girl with blue hair and sharp green eyes. She stopped
before she joined the man, Eagle, and me on the floor, sprawled in one
big heap. The summoner jumped up, and helped me up. The girl helped
Eagle up, and from the look in his eyes, I knew he liked. I think the girl,
however, was just trying to be nice. The summoner turned to me.
"Hello, sorry about that- Hey, how 'come I've never seen you around
here before?" My eyes widened slightly, he looked familier, as well.
"My name is Princess Cerina of Cephiro, daughter of Prince Ferio and
Magic Knight Fuu Hououhji. (I, the author, just figured out how to spell
her name from the movie.) Who are you, sir?" The girl interrupted.
"Really ? You're the daughter of a Magic Knight, too? I'm the Daughter
of Umi Ryuusaki!" At that point the summoner seemed to recover.
"Yes, she's my daughter Marina, and I'm Umi husband, Ascot the
Summoner."
"It's very nice to meet you two. In fact, I already met up with Miss Umi
this morning! She's very kind." Marina rounded on her father.
"PAPA! WE'RE GONNA BE LATE!!!!" Ascot blushed. "Oh, right." I turned
to Eagle. "We'd better get going too. We'll be late." He nodded. As we
were continuing down the hall, he said, "You're pretty cool, actually." I
smiled.
"Thanks."
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Author again! Sorry that is a bit shorter than the last one. Thank you,
Miss Celestia Maxwell! I will make sure to refer to you if I need help with
making a name (and I most likely will, at some point.) Thank you all
again! Chap. 3 Will be up as soon as possible. ~A. Potter
