So far I've been kind of discouraged with this fanfiction. It's my first MKR and I'm kinda edgy about it I guess. Well this is the next chapter and it's kind of short, but there will be more to come as soon as I think about how to completely develop my plot. For now here's the beginning.

Chapter 2 Trouble in Cephiro

            Clef woke shaking, "Magic Knights aren't back for a happy reunion," he whispered, "There's a danger to Cephiro. Something dark is coming. Something dangerous.

            "I must warn them," he got up shakily and walked first to Hikaru's room. When he found no one there he went to Fuu's, again no one. At last he knocked on Umi's door.

            She stood up, dried her tears and walked to the door. It was Clef, "Guru," she said softly.

He saw the tear stains on her face and regarded them quietly but then turned his mind to what he was here for, "There is another reason you Knights have come back to Cephiro," he told her.

"What?" Umi asked looking away. She knew he saw her crying, but she didn't want him to.

"There is a danger coming to Cephiro," Clef told her trying to ignore the tears.

"What?" she demanded eyes flashing.

"I don't know what it is, but I'm pretty sure it will make itself known," he assured her grimly.

"I could have guessed that," she muttered.

He smiled, "Could you tell the others? When they get back I mean?"

She looked away again snapping her head back, "Hai," she nodded.

"Arigato Umi-chan," and he turned and walked out.

§§§~~~

It was late when the two Magic Knights found Umi.

"Umi-chan!" Hikaru shouted swinging open the door reenergized by Lantis' warmth.

Umi looked over to them rubbing her eyes.

"Umi-san? You've been crying," Fuu pointed out.

"N…no something in my eye," she seemed to get something on the tip of her finger, "Eyelash," she flicked it off.

"Guru Clef told us we should come see you," Hikaru told her.

Of course, Umi thought, he had them check up on me because he was too busy to do it himself, "Hai," she nodded, "Hey says there's a new enemy that we should be ready."

"New enemy?" Hikaru whispered, "So we're not here because the portal opened again?"

Umi shook her head, "I guess not."

Hikaru sighed, "I hope the portal doesn't close again when we go back home."

Fuu nodded in agreement; Umi just looked away.

"Umi-san are you sure you're okay?" Fuu asked softly worried by her eyes.

"Just tired," Umi smiled at them, "It's been a long day."

Hikaru grinned, "Well we'll leave you then," she shut the door behind them.

Umi sat down and looked into the mirror. Disgusted by herself she looked away and moved from the mirror.

The darkness shrunk back, "What?" she spun around but saw nothing. She shrugged and fell into her bed.

§§§~~~

Fuu looked into the mirror and brushed her hair, "Ferio," she smiled to herself and felt his arms around her once more.

The dark icy hands emerged from the mirror and pulled her into them. She screamed, but no one could hear. She fell unconscious onto the floor as the clone spun around looking at its new body.

§§§~~~

Hikaru undid her braid and brushed her hair out letting it flow far past her shoulders, "I wonder if I should let my hair down like this," she thought out loud.

Icy hands stopped her thoughts and muffled her cries as they choked her and soon she too lay unconscious on the floor. Her new clone took its place in front of the mirror.

"No longer contained inside the mirrors I will have revenge on Cephiro," she whispered hatefully, "Taking the body of those who vanquished me. That damn water knight escaped me though. She will feel the agony times ten now."

§§§~~~

The knights found her early.

"Umi if you're not fit to do this you don't have to," Fuu told her with a bit of malice in her normally pleasant voice.

"What?" Umi asked quietly.

"Well we saw that you haven't been eating and were looking sick so we figured that you weren't ready to take on a new enemy," Hikaru added.

"I'm fine," Umi smiled at them.

"No you aren't," Fuu put a hand on her shoulder digging her fingers deep in her flesh causing blood to soak through onto her clothes.

"Fuu you're hurting me," Umi tried to rip her hand off, but she was strong, too strong, "Fuu stop!"

Fuu took her hand off Umi's shoulder.

"Don't steal our glory you don't deserve it," Hikaru said coldly then left leaving Umi confused and more alone then ever.

§§§~~~

Breakfast was silent.

"Umi-chan are you sure you're all right?" Hikaru asked innocently.

Umi's eyes shot up, "What?" she whispered.

"You're so quiet," Fuu added.

"I should be! After…" she noticed eyes on her, "After what you did," she managed to mumble and now all eyes were on the three girls.

"What did we do?" Hikaru asked sounding genuinely curious.

"This!" Umi shouted and pulled her shirt down a bit so that those at the table could see the fingernail cuts deep in her skin.

"We…we…would never," Hikaru stuttered.

"You just did! Fuu did! I was there I know! Stop playing dumb!" Umi shouted pulling her shirt back up tears in her eyes.

"Umi are you hurting yourself?" Clef asked quietly, and she glared at him.

"Why would I ever do that?! Don't you hear me it was them!" she pointed at the two, "The two I thought were friends."

"You've been in a hard time, and this kind of thing is natural but Umi," Clef tried to began, but she stopped him.

"Of course you wouldn't believe me! They're too perfect to do anything wrong!" she shouted and ran out of the room crying. She ran into her room and locked the door behind her throwing herself onto the bed.

A few minutes later someone knocked on her door.

"Go away!" Umi screamed, but whoever it was walked in anyway, "How did you get in here?!" Umi demanded spinning but saw it was Clef and the question didn't have to be answered.

"Umi," he put a hand on her shoulder, and she winced, "Let me see those."

She let him see her wounds and establish that they weren't too bad, "Why don't you believe me? Is it because those two can do no wrong? What have I ever done to make everyone hate me?"

"We just can't believe that those two would do anything to hurt you because they love you so much," Clef tried to explain.

"Just leave please, not even you can believe. Don't you have some kind of spell or something that will make you see the truth?"

He laughed a bit, "No not exactly. Umi take care of yourself," he instructed then walked out leaving her with her thoughts.