Hello guys! How are ya? Well, first I would like to apologize for not
posting this chapter sooner. I am really busy this days, specially with the
tests. But, I managed to write this chapter and I hope you will like it. By
the way, Moonfairy is right, it passed four days since the three left
Cephiro, not three days as I wrote at the last chapter. Sorry for my
mistake. I hope you will not get very angry at me * hides under the bed *
Ok that's all for now. Have a nice time ^^
Sissi
P.S.: I don't own Magic Knight Rayearth!!
Chapter Eight.
'Humm...this is so great!!'
Umi was taking a bath, a very long bath. The pink bubbles were covering all her body, and she joyfully blew them away, watching them fly for some seconds and then fade away to the eternity. She was already taking this bath for hours, but it only seemed like minutes.
'Ok, I think it is time to get dressed and look for something to eat. Do they have lemon pies? They are my favorite!'
With that in mind, she stood up. After showering, she grabbed a blue towel and wrapped it around her body. As she entered her bedroom, she spotted Hikaru sleeping on her bed. She looked very calm and relaxed, and Umi did not want to wake her up. But, she needed to get dressed ! Thinking hard, she found no other option then waking her up. But, she decided to do it slowly and gently. Stepping nearer her asleep friend, she shook her shoulders slightly.
"Hikaruuuu....wake up, please?" she said a=in a low voice. But, Hikaru only moaned and continued sleeping.
'This is getting hard...'Umi thought, ' Ok, if she wants this, then she will have it.'Umi thought maliciously.
"HIKARUUUU!!!" she shouted, making her friend jump from the bed and fall to the floor. In a minute she was standing in front of her friend, her right hand grabbing her sword and waiting fro the enemy. Umi giggled as she saw the look of realization turning up on her friends face.
"Umi!! Why did you do that? I was having such a good dream..." she pouted.
"Really? May I ask you with whom you were dreaming with?"
Hikaru blushed profusely when her dear frien d said that.
"As I had imagined. It was a boy, right?"
"Well...yeah, it was, but I do not even know him! So why were I dreaming with him?'Hikaru asked , eager to hear an answer.
Umi rololed her eyes, remembering how innocent Hikaru was. 'She does not know that she is in love! Well, maybe it is just a crush, but ...No, I think it is serious. She never get this nervous when she is with a boy.'
"Well, Hikaru...I think you are in love..."
Hikaru's eyes widened in shock.
"I...I am ... I am in love?"she mumbled.
"Hey, Hikaru, let's talk about something else, ok? What did you think about the palace? Have you met all the people here? Hikaru, are you listening to me?" Umi asked, concern in her voice. Hikaru rose her head up, but her mind was somewhere else. She was confused.
"Umi...I...I need some air. It was nice to talk to you but...I need to think. Bye" With that, Hikaru walked to the door and left.
"Bye...Hikaru"
Hikaru walked though the corridors, lost in her own thoughts. Could she be in love? Umi was a very intelligent woman, and she was always right in her advices. So she was in love with...Lantis. She had not told Umi that she had dreamnt with Lantis, but the truth was : she had. She could not forget his handsome features, his dark eyes that showed sadness.
She walked for a really long time. Then, she saw a beautiful garden. She entered. After walking on the main path, she saw a fountain. There were two statues spilling water from their mouths. One was a beautiful woman, and the other was a handsome man. Both of them were wearing ancient Greek clothes, and they were looking at each other eyes very intently, full of passion and love. She stood there, watching the statues silently giving each other their own vows of love.
"Hikaru-san?" asked an uncertain Fuu. She had talked to Umi after Hikaru had disappeared from Umi's bedroom. Umi was desperate, and did not know anyone to talk to other than Fuu. She told her her that probably Hikaru was confused and was afraid that she might do something that she might regret later. Fuu understood the whole situation and decided to look for her friend. She found her there, staring at those statues.
"What? Oh, Fuu-chan...Hi" she said in a cheerful tone.
"Umi told me everything."
"She did? Fuu-chan, don't worry, I am just..."
"Your heart is confused?"
"Yes..."
"I will not tell you what to do, but please, listen to your heart. It is the only one that can tell you hat you are feeling. Listen to it with all your might, ok?
"What? Oh, Fuu-chan...Hi" she said in a cheerful tone.
"Umi told me everything."
"She did? Fuu-chan, don't worry, I am just..."
"Your heart is confused?"
"Yes..."
"I will not tell you what to do, but please, listen to your heart. It is the only one that can tell you hat you are feeling. Listen to it with all your might, ok?
"I will do that. Thanks Fuu-chan. You are a great friend. You and Umi. I do not know what I would do if you were not there to help me everytime I got into trouble. Thanks."she smiled at her friend.
"That is what a friend does. A friend always try to soothe your problems. That is what Umin and I are doing. So, if you have any problem related to your heart, tell us. We will be very happy to help you."
"I know."
"Well, I think I am going to leave. I have had a wonderful bath and now I want something to read. Perhaps a good book"
"You and your books. Don't you ever get tired of them?"asked a curious Hikaru.
"Well, books are a great company, and you learn a lot of things from them. No, I do not think I will ever get tired of them" With this, she left the garden.
"I will do that. Thanks Fuu-chan. You are a great friend. You and Umi. I do not know what I would do if you were not there to help me everytime I got into trouble. Thanks."she smiled at her friend.
"That is what a friend does. A friend always try to soothe your problems. That is what Umin and I are doing. So, if you have any problem related to your heart, tell us. We will be very happy to help you."
"I know."
"Well, I think I am going to leave. I have had a wonderful bath and now I want something to read. Perhaps a good book"
"You and your books. Don't you ever get tired of them?"asked a curious Hikaru.
"Well, books are a great company, and you learn a lot of things from them. No, I do not think I will ever get tired of them" With this, she left the garden.
Hikaru sat on a bench nearby, thinking about what Fuu had just said. 'Listen to my heart...' She was starting to feel an innner peace soothing her soul when she felt someone else sit beside her. She did not know why, but her heart started to race. It was beating faster and faster and faster... She opened her eyes. It was Lantis.
"Oh...humm...hi"
He only looked at her and nodded.
"I am Hikaru. Askot told me that you were Lantis. Nice to meet you."
"..."
"Huh...you are not the type of talking a lot, right?"
"I do not like to waste time."
Hikaru widened her eyes. He was finally speaking!
"But, when you talk, you are not wasting time. You are enjoying it."
"To me, it is wasting time."
"So, what do you do during your free time?"
"...I train."
"Wow, you must be a really good swordsman. "
"..."
Hikaru was feeling a little down, but she did not want to show that to him. Her heart had calmed, just a little bit. She felt a warm running to her face.She did not want to show him that she was blushing so she stopped the conversation and looked at the fountain with the two lovers.'They look so right together...'
"Do you know who they are?" asked Lantis. Hikaru, once more, got really surprised but answered him.
"No, but I guess they are lovers. Am I right?"
"Yes, you are. She is the Goddess of the Moon, Selenity. He, on the other side, is only a shepherd, Endymion. Have you ever heard their legend?"
"No, I haven't. What does it talk about?"
" Endymion was only a shepherd. He worked hard and was very hand-working. One day, Selerity saw him and fell in love. Every night, while he slept, she went to his house and watched him. One day, the Supreme God discovered this and made Endymion fell asleep for all eternity. This made him young for all the eternity as well. Selenity, then, was able to live with her loved one, although he could never open his eyes anymore, he could only live in the dream world for ever."
When he finished, Hikaru was crying.
"So they...never stayed together?"
"No, never."
"Then why you have both of them looking at each other if they have never done that?"
"It was Princess Emerauld's idea. She found the story very sad, as have you, so she decided to do something about it. Making them like this, she felt that they were finally together, and this made her very happy."
"She is a very nice person...I really hope Endymion and Selenity are now together..."
"It is only a story. Now, I must leave. It was nice to meet you, Magic Knight "
"How did you...?"
She did not have time to finish because he had already left. She sighed. The story was very sad, but now, everytime she looked at the fountain, she could feel that they were indeed together. And for all eternity...
'I think it is time to get myself prepared for dinner'. As she thought that, she ran to her bedroom. She knew what she was feeling now. It was love...
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"...So the she ran away and I can't find her! Oh Fuu, I think that I should not have said that! What did I do?" asked a very desperate Umi.
"Umi-san, don't worry. Hikaru-san is a very fine girl and she will be just fine. Now, stop acting like this. It does not seem like you. I will look for her and you go to your room. No, better, go to the kitchen, eat something and relax. I will talk to you when I am finished with Hikaru, ok?" asked a very comforting Fuu.
"Ok, I will try. But find her quickly!"
"I will try. Now, go eat something." Commanded an energetic Fuu this time.
Umi walked along the corridoes, still worrying about Hikaru. She had not found her because her head was full of worries. Otherwise, she would have found her easily just by sensing her magical zephyr. 'Oh my...'she thought bitterly. She presumed that it was all her fault. That was why she was feeling so miserable. 'This does not seem like you, Umi. Come on, wake up! 'She jerked her hear up and walked proudly along the corridors. 'I think I should thank Fuu for this. What would she like to receive as a present? A book! Ok, I know that there is a library here somewhere...but where?!'
She wandered through through the rooms, met Caldina who had talked to her about fool matters which eased her heart. Caldina also told her the directions to the library, being her great "savior".
After some minutes, she arrived at the library. It was huge, full of books, new and old ones. There were heaps of books on the tables, on the floor and half of them were opened. 'Someone must have been looking for some important information' she thought. Suddenly, she figured a lavender-haired man sitting on a chair, reading a thick book.
"Hello?"
The lavender-haired man rose up his face, and Umi could see his handsome face. His eyes were blue, naivy and intelligent. His skin was pale, because he spent most of his time in the palace, instead of having some free time in the palace's sorroundings. He examined her with his eyes and after a pause he spoke.
"Hello young lady. May I help you?"
"Er...yes. I want to borrow a book."
He arched a brow, asking her why.
"Hey, I know that I do not look like a veri intellectual person, but you cannot judge what you see."she said angry. Her face was red with fury.
"I am sorry, I did not mean that. I was just asking you what type of book you would like to read." He told her camly.
"Oh...Well, it is not for me, it is for my friend, Fuu."
'Fuu?! Is she mentioning the magic knight? How does she know her? Unless she is...'
"So, what type of book does your friend like, miss..."
"Umi. My name is Umi."
'As I imagined. She is also a magic knight. She is also very young. Is the third magic knight as young as her?' He shook his head. It was no time to think about it. There will be a moment when he will meet the other magic knight. At the moment, he needed to help Umi.
"Well, she is a very intelligent girl, but she is also very romentic. Maybe a novel, but with a happy ending, of course. " she told him.
"Ok. Does she like romance with some action, some adventures? "
"Oh, I believe so."
"Ok, take this one to her. She will like it." He handed her a green leathered book. The title was written on the cover in golden letters. It read : Mulan. 'Humm, I think I have already heard of this name...But I cannot remember at the moment. Well, it is thick so Fuu certainly will love it!' she chuckled at her thought.
Clef, on the other hand, was watching her reactions. She certainly was very beautiful. Her hair was blue, and so were her eyes. They remembered him of the ocean, sometimes violent and sometimes gentle. The ocean had already made many ships sink, taking away people's lives. But, it also gives them life, by providing them fish and other seafood. It was a very inconstant thing...and so were his feelings. He felt a warm heat in his heart, amazing him.
"Thank you very much..."
"Clef. "
"Thank you very much Clef. I hope to see you at the dinner." With that, she left the library with a sweet smile on her lips.
"See you at dinner..." Clef whispered.
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( Ok, this is the part when she says good-bye to Ferio.)
Fuu had just enterd her bedroom, feeling her cheeks hot. 'Why am I feeling so...strange?' she thought, trying to find a logical answer. But she found none. She decided that a bath was all she wanted at that moment. She went to the bathroom and let the water fill the bathtub. She stripped off her clothes and entered the tub. The water was hot, making her pale skin turn red in a question of seconds.She washed her hair and her body. When she was done, she stayed there, relaxing her muscles and her heart. She was still thinking about wwhat had happened some moments before.
'Why did I feel so shy? He is just another person, another man...a handsome man...'she blushed at that thought. 'Oh my God, I should not think abput this. It is so...embarassing!' She got out of the tub and put on her armor.
There was still two hours for donner, and she wanted to talk to her friends, since she had not seen them earlier. She felt Umi's magical zephyr extremely nervous and decided to look for her.
She found her in her bedroom, talking to herself.
"What happened Umi-san?"
"What? Oh, Fuu...You are here. Please, help me, I cannot find Hikaru and it is all my fault."
"Calm down first. Inhale and exhale. Inhale and exhale...Very well, Umi- san. Now, tell me what happened."
"Well, I was taking a bath and when I finished, I had to wake her up. She told me that she had a good dream and I teased her, telling her that it must be a boy. She told me that it was true!!!Can you imagine our little Hikaru dreaming with a boy?!"
"Umi-san, please, continue with the story."
"Fine. I started to analyse the whole situation and I thought that she must be in love with him and I told her that. She got very confused and when I tried to calm her down, she ran away and I can't find her! Oh Fuu, I think that I should not have said that! What did I do?" asked a very desperate Umi.
"Umi-san, don't worry. Hikaru-san is a very fine girl and she will be just fine. Now, stop acting like this. It does not seem like you. I will look for her and you go to your room. No, better, go to the kitchen, eat something and relax. I will talk to you when I am finished with Hikaru, ok?" asked a very comforting Fuu.
"Ok, I will try. But find her quickly!"
"I will try. Now, go eat something." Commanded an energetic Fuu this time.
Umi slowly accomplished Fuu's order, to Fuu's relief.
Fuu concentrated and sensed her friend. She walked slong the corridors, with her friend's zephyr as her guide. Some moments later, she found herself in a marvelous garden, with thousands of flowers and trees, not to coount the quantity of birds and butterflies. 'Cephiro was so beautiful...' she thought sadly.
Then, she spotted Hikaru, sitting on a bench. She went to where she was and decided to calm her confused heart.
"Hikaru-san?"
"What? Oh, Fuu-chan...Hi" she said in a cheerful tone.
"Umi told me everything."
"She did? Fuu-chan, don't worry, I am just..."
"Your heart is confused?"
"Yes..."
"I will not tell you what to do, but please, listen to your heart. It is the only one that can tell you hat you are feeling. Listen to it with all your might, ok?
"I will do that. Thanks Fuu-chan. You are a great friend. You and Umi. I do not know what I would do if you were not there to help me everytime I got into trouble. Thanks."she smiled at her friend.
"That is what a friend does. A friend always try to soothe your problems. That is what Umin and I are doing. So, if you have any problem related to your heart, tell us. We will be very happy to help you."
"I know."
"Well, I think I am going to leave. I have had a wonderful bath and now I want something to read. Perhaps a good book"
"You and your books. Don't you ever get tired of them?"asked a curious Hikaru.
"Well, books are a great company, and you learn a lot of things from them. No, I do not think I will ever get tired of them" With this, she left the garden.
'It seems that my mission is over' she smiled to herself.
She ecided to tell Umi this, but when she arrived at her bedroom, there was nobody there. 'She must be eating' reckoned a thoughtful Fuu.
So, she decided to return to her bedroom and wait for dinner. She was almost getting there when she heard someone call her name. A very familiar voice.
"Hey, Fuu! Wait a minute!" shouted a bright Ferio. Seeying her before dinner made him feel over the moon.
"Oh, Ferio-san...Hello"
"Please, just call me Ferio, ok?"
"I will try. Did you want to talk to me?"
"Er...Not exactly. I just wanted to know if you wanted to walk with me. I have nothing to do and I am feeling a little bored."
"Sure, I would love to."
"Hey, that is great. Have you gone to the royal garden?"
"Yes, I have. But I would like to go there again. It is so beautiful."
"Ok, so let's go!" Saying that, he grabbed Fuu's arm and took her to the garden. Whe Ferio grabbed her arm, Fuu blushed a lot, not being used to feel so intimate with the opposite sex.
They arrived and stayed near the central fountain ( yeah, the one Hikaru was admiring in the beginning of this chapter). Fuu was also admiring the statues that composed the fountain and she seemed puzzled.
"What is the problem Fuu?"
"These statues. They shloud not be together, at least not both of them should be awake."
"So you know hom they are?"
"I believe so. The woman has a crescent moon mark on her forehead, so she must be the Goddess Selenity. She is lookig with love at this man, so he probably is the shepherd Endymion."
"You are right. It was my sister who told the sculptors to build them like this, facing each t=other with love."
"But why?"
"She wanted to do something for them. She felt extremely sad for their fate. Building these statues made her believe that they are together, loving each other."
"That is a very romantic wish..."
"Yeah...she is like this."
"By the way, I think we'd better go to the dinner room. It must be almost seven. "
"Ok. Let's go there together!"
"I would be pleasued." Replied a shy Fuu.
Ans so they went to the dinner room.
A/N: Wow, this was a long chapter. Oh, the story involving Selenity and Endymion is based on Sailormoon, which I also love very much. So...did you like it? Well, I hope so. Please review ^^ Ah, I think that I will have to update this fanfic evry week or fifteen days, so please be patient. I will try my best to make each chapter longer and more romantic, ok? Is that a deal? Ok, now I've got to go.
Love you all.
Sissi
Sissi
P.S.: I don't own Magic Knight Rayearth!!
Chapter Eight.
'Humm...this is so great!!'
Umi was taking a bath, a very long bath. The pink bubbles were covering all her body, and she joyfully blew them away, watching them fly for some seconds and then fade away to the eternity. She was already taking this bath for hours, but it only seemed like minutes.
'Ok, I think it is time to get dressed and look for something to eat. Do they have lemon pies? They are my favorite!'
With that in mind, she stood up. After showering, she grabbed a blue towel and wrapped it around her body. As she entered her bedroom, she spotted Hikaru sleeping on her bed. She looked very calm and relaxed, and Umi did not want to wake her up. But, she needed to get dressed ! Thinking hard, she found no other option then waking her up. But, she decided to do it slowly and gently. Stepping nearer her asleep friend, she shook her shoulders slightly.
"Hikaruuuu....wake up, please?" she said a=in a low voice. But, Hikaru only moaned and continued sleeping.
'This is getting hard...'Umi thought, ' Ok, if she wants this, then she will have it.'Umi thought maliciously.
"HIKARUUUU!!!" she shouted, making her friend jump from the bed and fall to the floor. In a minute she was standing in front of her friend, her right hand grabbing her sword and waiting fro the enemy. Umi giggled as she saw the look of realization turning up on her friends face.
"Umi!! Why did you do that? I was having such a good dream..." she pouted.
"Really? May I ask you with whom you were dreaming with?"
Hikaru blushed profusely when her dear frien d said that.
"As I had imagined. It was a boy, right?"
"Well...yeah, it was, but I do not even know him! So why were I dreaming with him?'Hikaru asked , eager to hear an answer.
Umi rololed her eyes, remembering how innocent Hikaru was. 'She does not know that she is in love! Well, maybe it is just a crush, but ...No, I think it is serious. She never get this nervous when she is with a boy.'
"Well, Hikaru...I think you are in love..."
Hikaru's eyes widened in shock.
"I...I am ... I am in love?"she mumbled.
"Hey, Hikaru, let's talk about something else, ok? What did you think about the palace? Have you met all the people here? Hikaru, are you listening to me?" Umi asked, concern in her voice. Hikaru rose her head up, but her mind was somewhere else. She was confused.
"Umi...I...I need some air. It was nice to talk to you but...I need to think. Bye" With that, Hikaru walked to the door and left.
"Bye...Hikaru"
Hikaru walked though the corridors, lost in her own thoughts. Could she be in love? Umi was a very intelligent woman, and she was always right in her advices. So she was in love with...Lantis. She had not told Umi that she had dreamnt with Lantis, but the truth was : she had. She could not forget his handsome features, his dark eyes that showed sadness.
She walked for a really long time. Then, she saw a beautiful garden. She entered. After walking on the main path, she saw a fountain. There were two statues spilling water from their mouths. One was a beautiful woman, and the other was a handsome man. Both of them were wearing ancient Greek clothes, and they were looking at each other eyes very intently, full of passion and love. She stood there, watching the statues silently giving each other their own vows of love.
"Hikaru-san?" asked an uncertain Fuu. She had talked to Umi after Hikaru had disappeared from Umi's bedroom. Umi was desperate, and did not know anyone to talk to other than Fuu. She told her her that probably Hikaru was confused and was afraid that she might do something that she might regret later. Fuu understood the whole situation and decided to look for her friend. She found her there, staring at those statues.
"What? Oh, Fuu-chan...Hi" she said in a cheerful tone.
"Umi told me everything."
"She did? Fuu-chan, don't worry, I am just..."
"Your heart is confused?"
"Yes..."
"I will not tell you what to do, but please, listen to your heart. It is the only one that can tell you hat you are feeling. Listen to it with all your might, ok?
"What? Oh, Fuu-chan...Hi" she said in a cheerful tone.
"Umi told me everything."
"She did? Fuu-chan, don't worry, I am just..."
"Your heart is confused?"
"Yes..."
"I will not tell you what to do, but please, listen to your heart. It is the only one that can tell you hat you are feeling. Listen to it with all your might, ok?
"I will do that. Thanks Fuu-chan. You are a great friend. You and Umi. I do not know what I would do if you were not there to help me everytime I got into trouble. Thanks."she smiled at her friend.
"That is what a friend does. A friend always try to soothe your problems. That is what Umin and I are doing. So, if you have any problem related to your heart, tell us. We will be very happy to help you."
"I know."
"Well, I think I am going to leave. I have had a wonderful bath and now I want something to read. Perhaps a good book"
"You and your books. Don't you ever get tired of them?"asked a curious Hikaru.
"Well, books are a great company, and you learn a lot of things from them. No, I do not think I will ever get tired of them" With this, she left the garden.
"I will do that. Thanks Fuu-chan. You are a great friend. You and Umi. I do not know what I would do if you were not there to help me everytime I got into trouble. Thanks."she smiled at her friend.
"That is what a friend does. A friend always try to soothe your problems. That is what Umin and I are doing. So, if you have any problem related to your heart, tell us. We will be very happy to help you."
"I know."
"Well, I think I am going to leave. I have had a wonderful bath and now I want something to read. Perhaps a good book"
"You and your books. Don't you ever get tired of them?"asked a curious Hikaru.
"Well, books are a great company, and you learn a lot of things from them. No, I do not think I will ever get tired of them" With this, she left the garden.
Hikaru sat on a bench nearby, thinking about what Fuu had just said. 'Listen to my heart...' She was starting to feel an innner peace soothing her soul when she felt someone else sit beside her. She did not know why, but her heart started to race. It was beating faster and faster and faster... She opened her eyes. It was Lantis.
"Oh...humm...hi"
He only looked at her and nodded.
"I am Hikaru. Askot told me that you were Lantis. Nice to meet you."
"..."
"Huh...you are not the type of talking a lot, right?"
"I do not like to waste time."
Hikaru widened her eyes. He was finally speaking!
"But, when you talk, you are not wasting time. You are enjoying it."
"To me, it is wasting time."
"So, what do you do during your free time?"
"...I train."
"Wow, you must be a really good swordsman. "
"..."
Hikaru was feeling a little down, but she did not want to show that to him. Her heart had calmed, just a little bit. She felt a warm running to her face.She did not want to show him that she was blushing so she stopped the conversation and looked at the fountain with the two lovers.'They look so right together...'
"Do you know who they are?" asked Lantis. Hikaru, once more, got really surprised but answered him.
"No, but I guess they are lovers. Am I right?"
"Yes, you are. She is the Goddess of the Moon, Selenity. He, on the other side, is only a shepherd, Endymion. Have you ever heard their legend?"
"No, I haven't. What does it talk about?"
" Endymion was only a shepherd. He worked hard and was very hand-working. One day, Selerity saw him and fell in love. Every night, while he slept, she went to his house and watched him. One day, the Supreme God discovered this and made Endymion fell asleep for all eternity. This made him young for all the eternity as well. Selenity, then, was able to live with her loved one, although he could never open his eyes anymore, he could only live in the dream world for ever."
When he finished, Hikaru was crying.
"So they...never stayed together?"
"No, never."
"Then why you have both of them looking at each other if they have never done that?"
"It was Princess Emerauld's idea. She found the story very sad, as have you, so she decided to do something about it. Making them like this, she felt that they were finally together, and this made her very happy."
"She is a very nice person...I really hope Endymion and Selenity are now together..."
"It is only a story. Now, I must leave. It was nice to meet you, Magic Knight "
"How did you...?"
She did not have time to finish because he had already left. She sighed. The story was very sad, but now, everytime she looked at the fountain, she could feel that they were indeed together. And for all eternity...
'I think it is time to get myself prepared for dinner'. As she thought that, she ran to her bedroom. She knew what she was feeling now. It was love...
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"...So the she ran away and I can't find her! Oh Fuu, I think that I should not have said that! What did I do?" asked a very desperate Umi.
"Umi-san, don't worry. Hikaru-san is a very fine girl and she will be just fine. Now, stop acting like this. It does not seem like you. I will look for her and you go to your room. No, better, go to the kitchen, eat something and relax. I will talk to you when I am finished with Hikaru, ok?" asked a very comforting Fuu.
"Ok, I will try. But find her quickly!"
"I will try. Now, go eat something." Commanded an energetic Fuu this time.
Umi walked along the corridoes, still worrying about Hikaru. She had not found her because her head was full of worries. Otherwise, she would have found her easily just by sensing her magical zephyr. 'Oh my...'she thought bitterly. She presumed that it was all her fault. That was why she was feeling so miserable. 'This does not seem like you, Umi. Come on, wake up! 'She jerked her hear up and walked proudly along the corridors. 'I think I should thank Fuu for this. What would she like to receive as a present? A book! Ok, I know that there is a library here somewhere...but where?!'
She wandered through through the rooms, met Caldina who had talked to her about fool matters which eased her heart. Caldina also told her the directions to the library, being her great "savior".
After some minutes, she arrived at the library. It was huge, full of books, new and old ones. There were heaps of books on the tables, on the floor and half of them were opened. 'Someone must have been looking for some important information' she thought. Suddenly, she figured a lavender-haired man sitting on a chair, reading a thick book.
"Hello?"
The lavender-haired man rose up his face, and Umi could see his handsome face. His eyes were blue, naivy and intelligent. His skin was pale, because he spent most of his time in the palace, instead of having some free time in the palace's sorroundings. He examined her with his eyes and after a pause he spoke.
"Hello young lady. May I help you?"
"Er...yes. I want to borrow a book."
He arched a brow, asking her why.
"Hey, I know that I do not look like a veri intellectual person, but you cannot judge what you see."she said angry. Her face was red with fury.
"I am sorry, I did not mean that. I was just asking you what type of book you would like to read." He told her camly.
"Oh...Well, it is not for me, it is for my friend, Fuu."
'Fuu?! Is she mentioning the magic knight? How does she know her? Unless she is...'
"So, what type of book does your friend like, miss..."
"Umi. My name is Umi."
'As I imagined. She is also a magic knight. She is also very young. Is the third magic knight as young as her?' He shook his head. It was no time to think about it. There will be a moment when he will meet the other magic knight. At the moment, he needed to help Umi.
"Well, she is a very intelligent girl, but she is also very romentic. Maybe a novel, but with a happy ending, of course. " she told him.
"Ok. Does she like romance with some action, some adventures? "
"Oh, I believe so."
"Ok, take this one to her. She will like it." He handed her a green leathered book. The title was written on the cover in golden letters. It read : Mulan. 'Humm, I think I have already heard of this name...But I cannot remember at the moment. Well, it is thick so Fuu certainly will love it!' she chuckled at her thought.
Clef, on the other hand, was watching her reactions. She certainly was very beautiful. Her hair was blue, and so were her eyes. They remembered him of the ocean, sometimes violent and sometimes gentle. The ocean had already made many ships sink, taking away people's lives. But, it also gives them life, by providing them fish and other seafood. It was a very inconstant thing...and so were his feelings. He felt a warm heat in his heart, amazing him.
"Thank you very much..."
"Clef. "
"Thank you very much Clef. I hope to see you at the dinner." With that, she left the library with a sweet smile on her lips.
"See you at dinner..." Clef whispered.
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( Ok, this is the part when she says good-bye to Ferio.)
Fuu had just enterd her bedroom, feeling her cheeks hot. 'Why am I feeling so...strange?' she thought, trying to find a logical answer. But she found none. She decided that a bath was all she wanted at that moment. She went to the bathroom and let the water fill the bathtub. She stripped off her clothes and entered the tub. The water was hot, making her pale skin turn red in a question of seconds.She washed her hair and her body. When she was done, she stayed there, relaxing her muscles and her heart. She was still thinking about wwhat had happened some moments before.
'Why did I feel so shy? He is just another person, another man...a handsome man...'she blushed at that thought. 'Oh my God, I should not think abput this. It is so...embarassing!' She got out of the tub and put on her armor.
There was still two hours for donner, and she wanted to talk to her friends, since she had not seen them earlier. She felt Umi's magical zephyr extremely nervous and decided to look for her.
She found her in her bedroom, talking to herself.
"What happened Umi-san?"
"What? Oh, Fuu...You are here. Please, help me, I cannot find Hikaru and it is all my fault."
"Calm down first. Inhale and exhale. Inhale and exhale...Very well, Umi- san. Now, tell me what happened."
"Well, I was taking a bath and when I finished, I had to wake her up. She told me that she had a good dream and I teased her, telling her that it must be a boy. She told me that it was true!!!Can you imagine our little Hikaru dreaming with a boy?!"
"Umi-san, please, continue with the story."
"Fine. I started to analyse the whole situation and I thought that she must be in love with him and I told her that. She got very confused and when I tried to calm her down, she ran away and I can't find her! Oh Fuu, I think that I should not have said that! What did I do?" asked a very desperate Umi.
"Umi-san, don't worry. Hikaru-san is a very fine girl and she will be just fine. Now, stop acting like this. It does not seem like you. I will look for her and you go to your room. No, better, go to the kitchen, eat something and relax. I will talk to you when I am finished with Hikaru, ok?" asked a very comforting Fuu.
"Ok, I will try. But find her quickly!"
"I will try. Now, go eat something." Commanded an energetic Fuu this time.
Umi slowly accomplished Fuu's order, to Fuu's relief.
Fuu concentrated and sensed her friend. She walked slong the corridors, with her friend's zephyr as her guide. Some moments later, she found herself in a marvelous garden, with thousands of flowers and trees, not to coount the quantity of birds and butterflies. 'Cephiro was so beautiful...' she thought sadly.
Then, she spotted Hikaru, sitting on a bench. She went to where she was and decided to calm her confused heart.
"Hikaru-san?"
"What? Oh, Fuu-chan...Hi" she said in a cheerful tone.
"Umi told me everything."
"She did? Fuu-chan, don't worry, I am just..."
"Your heart is confused?"
"Yes..."
"I will not tell you what to do, but please, listen to your heart. It is the only one that can tell you hat you are feeling. Listen to it with all your might, ok?
"I will do that. Thanks Fuu-chan. You are a great friend. You and Umi. I do not know what I would do if you were not there to help me everytime I got into trouble. Thanks."she smiled at her friend.
"That is what a friend does. A friend always try to soothe your problems. That is what Umin and I are doing. So, if you have any problem related to your heart, tell us. We will be very happy to help you."
"I know."
"Well, I think I am going to leave. I have had a wonderful bath and now I want something to read. Perhaps a good book"
"You and your books. Don't you ever get tired of them?"asked a curious Hikaru.
"Well, books are a great company, and you learn a lot of things from them. No, I do not think I will ever get tired of them" With this, she left the garden.
'It seems that my mission is over' she smiled to herself.
She ecided to tell Umi this, but when she arrived at her bedroom, there was nobody there. 'She must be eating' reckoned a thoughtful Fuu.
So, she decided to return to her bedroom and wait for dinner. She was almost getting there when she heard someone call her name. A very familiar voice.
"Hey, Fuu! Wait a minute!" shouted a bright Ferio. Seeying her before dinner made him feel over the moon.
"Oh, Ferio-san...Hello"
"Please, just call me Ferio, ok?"
"I will try. Did you want to talk to me?"
"Er...Not exactly. I just wanted to know if you wanted to walk with me. I have nothing to do and I am feeling a little bored."
"Sure, I would love to."
"Hey, that is great. Have you gone to the royal garden?"
"Yes, I have. But I would like to go there again. It is so beautiful."
"Ok, so let's go!" Saying that, he grabbed Fuu's arm and took her to the garden. Whe Ferio grabbed her arm, Fuu blushed a lot, not being used to feel so intimate with the opposite sex.
They arrived and stayed near the central fountain ( yeah, the one Hikaru was admiring in the beginning of this chapter). Fuu was also admiring the statues that composed the fountain and she seemed puzzled.
"What is the problem Fuu?"
"These statues. They shloud not be together, at least not both of them should be awake."
"So you know hom they are?"
"I believe so. The woman has a crescent moon mark on her forehead, so she must be the Goddess Selenity. She is lookig with love at this man, so he probably is the shepherd Endymion."
"You are right. It was my sister who told the sculptors to build them like this, facing each t=other with love."
"But why?"
"She wanted to do something for them. She felt extremely sad for their fate. Building these statues made her believe that they are together, loving each other."
"That is a very romantic wish..."
"Yeah...she is like this."
"By the way, I think we'd better go to the dinner room. It must be almost seven. "
"Ok. Let's go there together!"
"I would be pleasued." Replied a shy Fuu.
Ans so they went to the dinner room.
A/N: Wow, this was a long chapter. Oh, the story involving Selenity and Endymion is based on Sailormoon, which I also love very much. So...did you like it? Well, I hope so. Please review ^^ Ah, I think that I will have to update this fanfic evry week or fifteen days, so please be patient. I will try my best to make each chapter longer and more romantic, ok? Is that a deal? Ok, now I've got to go.
Love you all.
Sissi