Daddy's Smile
Chapter Three
Author: FuuMegami
Email: FuuNeko@yahoo.com
Disclaimer: I don't own rayearth, mmm but I wish I owned Ferio!
Authors Note: Thanks to all the reviewers, sorry the chapters are so short, but I am writing more than once a week so I think it all evens out, ne?
Kiwako felt like she was falling into the light, and then from the sky. A volcano, a floating mountain and then an ocean filled her vision. A giant flying fish suddenly swooped down under her. She and her mother laded on top of the fish's back with a plop.
"Where are we?" Kiwako said in awe.
"Oh my... Could it be?" Fuu gasped. "Are we really in Cephiro?"
Kiwako was like a dry sponge soaking up every sight, sound, and smell of Cephiro.
"There's the castle!" Kiwako exclaimed excitedly.
Fuu froze, Ferio would be in that castle. Her Ferio, her one true love. She wondered what he would look like now. Would he be really old? Would he be the same age? Fuu felt like a 14 year old again. All excited over a guy.
"I'm finally going to meet my dad!" Kiwako said as she clapped her hands together.
The fish dropped them off just outside the castle, which was even more beautiful than she had remembered. Kiwako looked up at the large castle doors, inside was her father. The doors opened and there stood Clef.
"he's got like a fish skull on a stick," Kiwako observed.
"Fuu Hououji?" Clef said with a surprised but warm tone.
Fuu bowed.
"How did you get here?"
"I truthfully am not sure." Fuu admitted.
"I know, it was me, I wanted to come here so bad." Kiwako volunteered.
"And you are?" Clef said as he looked puzzled.
"I'm Fuu's daughter, and Ferio's too." Kiwako replied with a big grin.
Clef's eyes widened, "how can that be?"
"I thought you were old enough to know," Kiwako said as she smirked.
Clef laughed, "she sounds like Prince Ferio."
"Can we see him?" Kiwako asked as she clasped her hands together.
Kiwako's eyes got all big and starry as her mom was still looking down at her feet.
"I'm sure he will meet with you, I'll send someone to tell him. Mean while why don't you two fallow me." Clef replied.
Fuu followed Clef and Kiwako followed behind her. Kiwako was so busy looking at the castle walls and ceiling that she kept tripping on her mother's heels.
"Sorry," she mumbled as she continued looking around.
They stopped in a really big room, the walls were nothing but books. It was a library like she had never seen before.
Fuu looked around the room, and when she turned around there stood Ferio in his princely uniform. He didn't look much older, almost like he was ageing normally.
"Fuu..." Ferio trailed off in amazement.
He walked over to her and gently touched her hair, she was real. Fuu blushed, which was silly because at one point he had done much more than just touch her hair.
"You're still as beautiful as I remembered you." He said softly.
"You haven't changed one bit, still as charming as ever." Fuu replied.
Clef cleared his throat then and Kiwako elbowed Clef in the chest.
"You're ruining the romantic reunion." Kiwako said.
"Prince Ferio, Miss Fuu has something to tell you." Clef said.
Fuu bit down on her lip. "I've come back," she began.
"I can see that, and it's great." Ferio replied.
"I've come back with your daughter." Fuu said very softly.
Ferio's eyes widened and turned to look at Kiwako. "She's...."
Fuu nodded. "Her name is Kiwako she's 14."
"She has your face, your beautiful build." Ferio said in awe.
"But I've got your smile!" Kiwako said excitedly.
Ferio walked over and smiled at her, "you sure do."
She suddenly hugged him, he smiled.
"I've been waiting forever to meet you!" Kiwako said as she hugged him again.
"I'm still in shock," Ferio said as he laughed.
"What's going on Father?" Said a young girl's voice.
In the door way stood a Brown haired golden eyed girl, her hair went past her hips, an orange floor length dress rapped around her.
"Miako dear, this is Fuu and her daughter Kiwako," Ferio said.
Miako pursed her lips. "Who are they?"
"Fuu was a magic knight, remember? And Kiwako, is her, well, my daughter too." Ferio replied.
A young man joined Miako at the door he looked just like Ferio except more boyish.
"This is my son Roen, he's a year younger than Miako." Ferio said as he pointed from one child to the other.
"I'm fourteen, how old are you two?" Kiwako asked.
"I'm Thirteen," Miako replied.
Roen was silent.
Kiwako turned and looked at her mother. Fuu was just standing there looking lost, and broken.
"A year after I left Cephiro?" Fuu said finally.
Ferio blushed, "Cephiro needed a queen, and it needed heirs."
"You married.... someone else?" Fuu said as her voice cracked.
Ferio nodded slowly. "She died after Roen was born. She was a very beautiful woman."
Fuu ripped a gold chain from around her neck, on the chain was the ring Ferio had given her. She dropped it into Ferio's hand and then turned and left. Ferio ran after her and Clef followed Ferio yelling at him all the way.
This left Kiwako, Miako, and Roen alone together.
"It's cool to meet the both of you," Kiwako said as she bowed.
Neither of them bowed back.
"Not very polite," Kiwako grumbled.
"We're royalty, there's no need for us to bow to you." Miako replied finally.
"Oh," Kiwako replied.
"You look to plain to be a Prince's daughter." Miako said as she tilted her head to the side.
"Well that's because I live in Tokyo and lead a very normal life. I've got a stereo, my own TV, a computer, cell phone, the works." Kiwako replied.
"That's all very good and lovely, but a princess isn't normal." Miako said.
"You're worse than talking to my history teacher," Kiwako said crossly. "And him, is he mute or something?"
Roen glared at her, "no."
"Well I'm going to take a look around since you two are so BORING," Kiwako said as she pushed past the both of them. "Bleh, too stuck up."
She walked alone down the halls, the only sounds heard where her breathing and her foot steps. This wasn't the reunion she had imagined. For one thing her father and mother were both upset. Her half siblings were stiffs and jerks. And she ended up alone in the end. She let out a deep and heavy sigh. She perked up though when she heard the faint sound of someone playing the piano.
"Hmm I've never heard that song before, but this is Cephiro." Kiwako said softly.
She fallowed the sound until she found a young man sitting in room with a big white grand piano. She stood in the door way watching him play. She was amazed at how graceful his fingers were. How he could lift his fingers so quickly with out moving his wrists, and yet have it so flowing as well as sound perfect.
The light from the sun made his black hair look like it had a reddish halo. His back was turned to her so she couldn't see his eyes, but she sure wanted to.
As the young man struck the final chord he turned and saw her standing in the door way.
"Hi," he said as he waved to her.
Kiwako quickly darted from the doorway and took off down the way she had come. She was blushing really red and couldn't figure out why. He was just a silly boy who played the piano really well. She stopped when she heard her mother's voice.
"I don't want Kiwako to be a princess. I didn't even want her to meet you. Because we're just so far apart Prince Ferio. Worlds apart." Fuu said.
"But she is a princess, and by law that makes her heir and so she must learn to be a princess." Ferio replied.
"I know what's best for her, she'll get a big head about it all and after a while she'll miss being home. She'll want to go back. But she'll be tied down to Cephiro." Fuu said. "Please, she's illegitimate, let's leave it at that."
"I guess you're right... But can you two stay, for just a little while? I want to get to know her."
Kiwako peaked into the room through the key hole. Ferio ran his fingers through her hair. "I want to get to know you again."
"Alright. Just for a little while. No more than two weeks." Fuu replied.
Kiwako backed away from the key hole. She was going to stay in Cephiro! Suddenly she felt someone tap her on the shoulder. She turned and her eyes grew wide when she saw who it was.