Author's notes:Of all the fanfics I've written,this is the very first although this was published late.Anyway enjoy!Only Hanori and Fate belongs to me and also the villain who will be introduced in the later part of the story but the rest belongs to CLAMP.Ja!
Leisurely walking,Clef took his time savoring the peacefulness of Cephiro.He strolled along and took in the calming sight,the musical chorus of the birds and the way the soft breeze courted the trees and the flowers.He bared his soul to nature.Cephiro's been peaceful since Hikaru,one of the Legendary Magic Knights, has been installed as the pillar.It has been a year after Debonair's death.Under Hikaru's rule,Cephiro's been fluorishing.The neighbouring planets has declared a truce and became fast friends.
A lot of things had happened.Eagle was resurrected.Tatra of Chizetta was now happily married and the current ruler.Ferio was soon to be crowned king,and married to Fuu if only he had the courage to ask.The poor girl was and is still waiting for his proposal.Lafarga and Caldina were also married and were expecting their first child.Clef felt a bit jealous of his comrades happy lives.Will he ever attain such happiness?
A high-pitched scream cut through Clef's thoughts.Scrambling to his feet,Clef tried to locate the source.Suddenly,a loud crash of trees echoed through the forest.Knowing the scream's source,Clef quickly went to investigate.Little did Clef know that he was about to enter the world Fate has prepared for him.
*At the forest*
Hanori was trying to fend off the Cyclops.She was severely injured by the monster in her right thigh.She didn't know how much time was left before she's completely drained of her energy.Willfully,Hanori struggled to stand up and deliver one of her powerful spells.She produced a piece of paper and chanted.
"I,Hanori Tenshino,ask the talisman.What are you?"
---I'm a thunder,a white-hot thunder who will burn thy enemy into ashes.---
A flash of thunder bolted and struck the Cyclops but being drained of energy she only made a paltry hit which angered the Cyclops even more.It was in a killing rage and its target is Hanori.
Knowing he could no longer just stand and watch,Clef ran towards the Cyclops and hit him with his lightning flash.He was successful and was about to walk towards the girl when she fainted.Clef rushed to her then.
"Oi,shikkarishite!Oi!"Clef said as he gently shook the girl craddled in his arms.She was clad in dirt-smudged robes of sky blue with intricate designs along the borders.Her face was dirty and pale.Her hair was hidden under the hood of her coarse brown cloak.Slowly the girl's eyes fluttered open.Clef was lost in her midnight black eyes.They stares into each other,amethyst eyes to midnight black ones."Yokatta ne.Daijobou ka,Chibi-chan?"
Clef received an unexpected blow in his right cheek.Hanori tried to stand up but her stance was still wobbly."Watashi wa chibi-chan ja nai!"
Clef quickly recovered from the blow.He stood up and shouted at her too."Why you ungrateful chibi-chan.If it hadn't been for me you wouldn't be standing here right now."
"You arrogant-----"Hanori fainted again,this time the hood of her cloak fell and it revealed a mass of jet black hair.Around her head was a headband with similar intricate design of her robes.Before she could meet the ground,Clef caught her.
"Mou!What the--?!"Clef saw blood on Hanori's clothes.He searched for the cause of it and found out that she acquired a severe wound and was losing huge amount of blood.Clef ripped a piece of clothing from his robes to make a bandage and wrapped it around Hanori's thigh to stop it from bleeding.
"That should fix it temporarily."Clef sighed."What a day this turned out to be.Flying Fish,I summoned thee!"Carrying Hanori,Clef boarded the fish and said."Ike,take us to the castle.Hayaku!"
*At the castle*
"Where did you find her,Clef?"Hikaru asked as she looked at Hanori closely."She's such a delicate flower."
Clef snorted."You should've have seen her punch me then you'll changed your opinion of her."
"Okay,what did you do now?"Presea asked as she folded her arms across her chest.
"I didn't do anything."Clef glowered at her."I even save her life for crying out loud!"
"Care to retell the events?"Caldina said.
"Very well..."Clef told everyone about the story and when it ended everyone started laughing.
"Nani ka okashii?"It was Lafarga who asked as he entered the room.Following behing were Lantis,Ascot and Ferio.
"Anata."Caldina rushed to her husband and planted a chaste kiss on his cheek."Okaerinasai."
"What's going on that made you all laughing?"Ferio asked.
"Clef-san found this girl in the Forest of Silence."Fuu answered."Daijobu,I'll tell you all about it later."
"I'll be looking forward to that,Fuu."Ferio whispered as she blushed scarlet.
A stir in the bed and some mumbling caught everyone's attention."She's waking up."Presea said.
Hanori slowly opened her eyes and tried to sit up.Her head hurt like hell.As she steadied her vision,faces began to form.She gasped and blushed fiercely."Anata-tachi wa dare desu ka?Watashi wa doko ni desu ka?"
"You're in the hospital wing of Castle Cephiro,lil missy."Caldina answered."Are you feeling fine now?"
Hanori nodded.
Hikaru introduced everyone to Hanori.The one named Fuu told her that she was the one who healed Hanori's injury.
"And I must admit it was really serious.It drained half of my energy.If Clef-san hadn't brought you here to me as soon as possible you might've died of blood loss.
"Domo arigato,Fuu-san."
"Ne,anata no namae wa?"Hikaru asked.
"Hanori Tenshino."
"Where are you from?"
"Watashi was rurouni desu."
"Clef-san said you know magic."
"Hai.I'm a sue ram.I use the power of the talisman for magic."
"Sou ka."Hanori was beginning to like Hikaru for her bubbly character."How old are you?"
"16."
"Honto?You just as old as me,Fuu and Umi."
Caldina noticed Clef slowly inching his way out of th room at the corner of her eye.She gave a mischievous look towards Presea and threw her head at Clef's direction.
Presea understood her and quietly move to intercept Clef."Where do you think you're going?"Presea grabbed Clef by his robes and literally drag him back inside.
"Hanase,Presea!Hanase!"With a loud thud,Presea dropped Clef at the foot of Hanori's bed.He stood up and met Hanori's widened eyes.
"Kisama!"
"Come on,let's leave these two."Ferio suggested.All nodded in unison and left the hospital wing and went to their own business.Hanori glared at him.
"Yare,yare.I'm Clef...truce?"
Hanori eyed him suspiciously but gave in."Truce.Are you really Master Mage Clef?"
"Hai,naze?"
"I need your help."
"What were you doing in the Forest of Silence?"
"Escaping."
"From who?"
"That's for me to know and for you to find out."
A vein popped in Clef's forehead when she gave that answer."Look,CHIBI-CHAN----"
A vase went flying through,narrowly missing his head.
"As I was saying,if I'm going to help you I need to have some information."
Hanori gave him a glare."All you got to do is to help me."
Getting blood from stone is much easier than getting answers out of her."How am I suppose to help you?"Clef asked sarcastically.
"By taking me in as your apprentice."
"Nani?"Clef was dumbfounded by her answer.
"I said all you need to do is take me as your apprentice and teach me all I need to know about magic to protect myself.Of course I would pay you handsomely for your efforts.You ARE Master Mage Clef,aren't you?"
"Hai."
"Daijobu,I won't use it in a bad way.You have my word.So,do you accept me for apprenticeship?"
Clef though about it hard and his instincts told him to accept her."Hai.The others will see you to your comfort.Hikaru will tour you around the castle."
Hikaru popped out as if on cue."Come on,Hanori.Let us explore the mysteries of this castle."
Hanori was giggling as they started for the door but they were stop by Clef's voice.
"Training starts tomorrow.Can you endure the training?"
Hanori flashed him an enchanting smile."If I survived my encounter with the Cyclops then I can endure your traing.How hard can it be?"
With that she disappeared through the doors,leaving a trail of her musical giggles.
-----TSUZUKU-----
Translation:
oi-hey
shikkarishite-hang on
yokatte ne-I'm glad
chibi-chan-little girl/little one
daijobu ka?-Are you alright?
watashi wa chibi-chan ja nai-I am not a little girl
mou-really(expression)
ike-go
hayaku-hurry
nani ka okashii?-what's funny?
anata-darling
okaerinasai-welcome back
san-title(mr./mrs./ms.)
daijobu-it's alright
anata-tachi wa dare desu ka?-who are you guys?
watashi wa doko ni desu ka?-where am i?
domo arigato-thank you very much
ne,anata no namae wa?-hey,what's your name?
watashi wa rurouni desu-i am a wanderer
hai-yes
sou ka-i see
honto-really
hanase-let me go
kisama-you!
yare,yare-(expression)
naze-why
nani-what
Lilin:don't forget to review on your way out.Ja!
Leisurely walking,Clef took his time savoring the peacefulness of Cephiro.He strolled along and took in the calming sight,the musical chorus of the birds and the way the soft breeze courted the trees and the flowers.He bared his soul to nature.Cephiro's been peaceful since Hikaru,one of the Legendary Magic Knights, has been installed as the pillar.It has been a year after Debonair's death.Under Hikaru's rule,Cephiro's been fluorishing.The neighbouring planets has declared a truce and became fast friends.
A lot of things had happened.Eagle was resurrected.Tatra of Chizetta was now happily married and the current ruler.Ferio was soon to be crowned king,and married to Fuu if only he had the courage to ask.The poor girl was and is still waiting for his proposal.Lafarga and Caldina were also married and were expecting their first child.Clef felt a bit jealous of his comrades happy lives.Will he ever attain such happiness?
A high-pitched scream cut through Clef's thoughts.Scrambling to his feet,Clef tried to locate the source.Suddenly,a loud crash of trees echoed through the forest.Knowing the scream's source,Clef quickly went to investigate.Little did Clef know that he was about to enter the world Fate has prepared for him.
*At the forest*
Hanori was trying to fend off the Cyclops.She was severely injured by the monster in her right thigh.She didn't know how much time was left before she's completely drained of her energy.Willfully,Hanori struggled to stand up and deliver one of her powerful spells.She produced a piece of paper and chanted.
"I,Hanori Tenshino,ask the talisman.What are you?"
---I'm a thunder,a white-hot thunder who will burn thy enemy into ashes.---
A flash of thunder bolted and struck the Cyclops but being drained of energy she only made a paltry hit which angered the Cyclops even more.It was in a killing rage and its target is Hanori.
Knowing he could no longer just stand and watch,Clef ran towards the Cyclops and hit him with his lightning flash.He was successful and was about to walk towards the girl when she fainted.Clef rushed to her then.
"Oi,shikkarishite!Oi!"Clef said as he gently shook the girl craddled in his arms.She was clad in dirt-smudged robes of sky blue with intricate designs along the borders.Her face was dirty and pale.Her hair was hidden under the hood of her coarse brown cloak.Slowly the girl's eyes fluttered open.Clef was lost in her midnight black eyes.They stares into each other,amethyst eyes to midnight black ones."Yokatta ne.Daijobou ka,Chibi-chan?"
Clef received an unexpected blow in his right cheek.Hanori tried to stand up but her stance was still wobbly."Watashi wa chibi-chan ja nai!"
Clef quickly recovered from the blow.He stood up and shouted at her too."Why you ungrateful chibi-chan.If it hadn't been for me you wouldn't be standing here right now."
"You arrogant-----"Hanori fainted again,this time the hood of her cloak fell and it revealed a mass of jet black hair.Around her head was a headband with similar intricate design of her robes.Before she could meet the ground,Clef caught her.
"Mou!What the--?!"Clef saw blood on Hanori's clothes.He searched for the cause of it and found out that she acquired a severe wound and was losing huge amount of blood.Clef ripped a piece of clothing from his robes to make a bandage and wrapped it around Hanori's thigh to stop it from bleeding.
"That should fix it temporarily."Clef sighed."What a day this turned out to be.Flying Fish,I summoned thee!"Carrying Hanori,Clef boarded the fish and said."Ike,take us to the castle.Hayaku!"
*At the castle*
"Where did you find her,Clef?"Hikaru asked as she looked at Hanori closely."She's such a delicate flower."
Clef snorted."You should've have seen her punch me then you'll changed your opinion of her."
"Okay,what did you do now?"Presea asked as she folded her arms across her chest.
"I didn't do anything."Clef glowered at her."I even save her life for crying out loud!"
"Care to retell the events?"Caldina said.
"Very well..."Clef told everyone about the story and when it ended everyone started laughing.
"Nani ka okashii?"It was Lafarga who asked as he entered the room.Following behing were Lantis,Ascot and Ferio.
"Anata."Caldina rushed to her husband and planted a chaste kiss on his cheek."Okaerinasai."
"What's going on that made you all laughing?"Ferio asked.
"Clef-san found this girl in the Forest of Silence."Fuu answered."Daijobu,I'll tell you all about it later."
"I'll be looking forward to that,Fuu."Ferio whispered as she blushed scarlet.
A stir in the bed and some mumbling caught everyone's attention."She's waking up."Presea said.
Hanori slowly opened her eyes and tried to sit up.Her head hurt like hell.As she steadied her vision,faces began to form.She gasped and blushed fiercely."Anata-tachi wa dare desu ka?Watashi wa doko ni desu ka?"
"You're in the hospital wing of Castle Cephiro,lil missy."Caldina answered."Are you feeling fine now?"
Hanori nodded.
Hikaru introduced everyone to Hanori.The one named Fuu told her that she was the one who healed Hanori's injury.
"And I must admit it was really serious.It drained half of my energy.If Clef-san hadn't brought you here to me as soon as possible you might've died of blood loss.
"Domo arigato,Fuu-san."
"Ne,anata no namae wa?"Hikaru asked.
"Hanori Tenshino."
"Where are you from?"
"Watashi was rurouni desu."
"Clef-san said you know magic."
"Hai.I'm a sue ram.I use the power of the talisman for magic."
"Sou ka."Hanori was beginning to like Hikaru for her bubbly character."How old are you?"
"16."
"Honto?You just as old as me,Fuu and Umi."
Caldina noticed Clef slowly inching his way out of th room at the corner of her eye.She gave a mischievous look towards Presea and threw her head at Clef's direction.
Presea understood her and quietly move to intercept Clef."Where do you think you're going?"Presea grabbed Clef by his robes and literally drag him back inside.
"Hanase,Presea!Hanase!"With a loud thud,Presea dropped Clef at the foot of Hanori's bed.He stood up and met Hanori's widened eyes.
"Kisama!"
"Come on,let's leave these two."Ferio suggested.All nodded in unison and left the hospital wing and went to their own business.Hanori glared at him.
"Yare,yare.I'm Clef...truce?"
Hanori eyed him suspiciously but gave in."Truce.Are you really Master Mage Clef?"
"Hai,naze?"
"I need your help."
"What were you doing in the Forest of Silence?"
"Escaping."
"From who?"
"That's for me to know and for you to find out."
A vein popped in Clef's forehead when she gave that answer."Look,CHIBI-CHAN----"
A vase went flying through,narrowly missing his head.
"As I was saying,if I'm going to help you I need to have some information."
Hanori gave him a glare."All you got to do is to help me."
Getting blood from stone is much easier than getting answers out of her."How am I suppose to help you?"Clef asked sarcastically.
"By taking me in as your apprentice."
"Nani?"Clef was dumbfounded by her answer.
"I said all you need to do is take me as your apprentice and teach me all I need to know about magic to protect myself.Of course I would pay you handsomely for your efforts.You ARE Master Mage Clef,aren't you?"
"Hai."
"Daijobu,I won't use it in a bad way.You have my word.So,do you accept me for apprenticeship?"
Clef though about it hard and his instincts told him to accept her."Hai.The others will see you to your comfort.Hikaru will tour you around the castle."
Hikaru popped out as if on cue."Come on,Hanori.Let us explore the mysteries of this castle."
Hanori was giggling as they started for the door but they were stop by Clef's voice.
"Training starts tomorrow.Can you endure the training?"
Hanori flashed him an enchanting smile."If I survived my encounter with the Cyclops then I can endure your traing.How hard can it be?"
With that she disappeared through the doors,leaving a trail of her musical giggles.
-----TSUZUKU-----
Translation:
oi-hey
shikkarishite-hang on
yokatte ne-I'm glad
chibi-chan-little girl/little one
daijobu ka?-Are you alright?
watashi wa chibi-chan ja nai-I am not a little girl
mou-really(expression)
ike-go
hayaku-hurry
nani ka okashii?-what's funny?
anata-darling
okaerinasai-welcome back
san-title(mr./mrs./ms.)
daijobu-it's alright
anata-tachi wa dare desu ka?-who are you guys?
watashi wa doko ni desu ka?-where am i?
domo arigato-thank you very much
ne,anata no namae wa?-hey,what's your name?
watashi wa rurouni desu-i am a wanderer
hai-yes
sou ka-i see
honto-really
hanase-let me go
kisama-you!
yare,yare-(expression)
naze-why
nani-what
Lilin:don't forget to review on your way out.Ja!