1 Note: The poem that has been inserted is of my own making, it
is called 'Remembering Sorrow.' But that might change. And although I don't
own Magic Knight Rayearth, I do own this so please don't take it.
2 Chapter 10: The Roads We Have Traveled
Hikaru opened her eyes and was extremely sorry she had done so, after the darkness outside the road, the bright lights of the room were rather painful. She was back in her room, still wearing her armor, and still with all her memories. Including her memories of the last few days.
I'll always remember
Those happy days
We spent together.
So when the time comes,
We'll see each other again,
Always remember.
The thought of how she had lost her memories in the first place brought her blood to a boil. Angry enough to do some serious damage, she checked to make sure that the door was unlocked. It wasn't. Remembering Princess Emeraude's warning, she realized that they must know by now that she had regained her memories.
Oh well. Maybe I can summon Rayearth here and just force my way out. Hikaru wondered if she could, maybe, manage to summon Rayearth and get out without seriously injuring anybody.
No. too risky. But using magic might work better. And if I can find a large enough space then I'll summon him and try to get out. But. it doesn't look like I'll be able to get out yet. She studied the door, try to gauge its thickness.
Angry enough to try, even if the door seemed too thick, to burn her way out, Hikaru raised her arms above her head, readying her magic.
"Fire Arrow!" the attack hit the door and bounced right back, hitting Hikaru instead. She skidded back a couple of steps, not seriously injured, but quite shocked.
What the. Hikaru looked at the door with an amount of respect in her eyes. If it could rebound her attacks, then it was a force to be reckoned with. Well, so much for that idea.
Sometimes,
A fight you can't win
Will become a victory.
And a dream that is farther away
Than the stars
Is suddenly in reach.
* * * * * * *
I'll always remember you
In my heart,
And hate every moment
We spend apart.
I'll always remember,
Inside my heart.
Eagle wasn't too worried about how the fight was going, until Geo's voice came on over the emergency radio. What he said made Eagle bump getting back into the road at once to top priority. So, he stopped just firing a few missiles once and while and attacked all out.
Concentrating on the Mashin behind him, firing a large missile that made her scramble to dodge it, he then rushed for the road. It opened a small portal just big enough for the FTO to squeeze through. Then it closed behind him, repelling the green Mashin as it tried to slip in behind him.
Landing in the hangar bay, he was greeted by both Geo and Zazu. They showed him to the room where Hikaru had been moved, it was almost identical to the other one, but it had a stronger door.
They heard the roar of what sounded like flames hitting the door and rebounding. There were no other sounds from the room and after a few minutes Eagle motioned them away.
When the lightning strikes
And the ax falls,
I'll never forget.
And so when the day comes,
I'll remember again.
"Eagle! You can't go in there alone!" Geo protested, Zazu nodded, for once in complete agreement. Eagle merely looked at them, they all knew who was going to give in first.
After a few moments of a futile staring contest, Eagle entered the room, alone. Hikaru was sitting on the bed, armor on and murderous expression on her soot-streaked face.
When he opened the door she leaped up, drawing her sword and going into a fighters crouch. Before he was even half way through the door she had rushed forward, charging straight at him.
Eagle moved quickly out of her way, farther into the room as the door closed, not exactly prepared for a frontal assault. Not quite quick enough, her sword nicked his cheek, drawing a thin, horizontal line of blood down the side of his face.
Living a lie is harder
Than finding
The way in the dark,
Always remembering in my heart.
Hearing your voice in the wind,
I'll never forget.
Hikaru stepped back, obviously she had expected something more like a couple of well-armed guards, not him.
Eagle looked at her, not completely surprised by her attack. In fact, he had anticipated her making some sort of hostile move towards whoever came through the door first. One of the reasons he had insisted on coming in alone was that he didn't want to have to deal with Hikaru and Geo trying to kill each other.
Looking not only startled but also concerned Hikaru looked at the small trickle of blood trailing down his face. But when she met his eyes her face hardened, she was still angry with him and wasn't about to forget what had happened.
They engaged in a silent glaring contest, neither one moving or speaking. Hikaru looked away first, not releasing her sword, but straitening up out of her crouch. She had attacked on instinct, not because she had wanted to seriously hurt someone.
Sitting back down on the bed, she resumed her new favorite pastime, glaring daggers at Eagle. He shifted, rather uncomfortable at the fact that her sword was still pointed directly at him, even if it's tip had gone a few feet farther back.
"Why didn't you just tell me?" Hikaru's tone was icy and it was obviously an effort for her not to just throw magic at him or just pin him to the wall. Eagle sighed, he hated having to explain himself and his reasons.
"Because it might not have helped. You can't just tell a person what their life has been like and expect them to have the memories of doing the things you told them they did. And." he didn't finish, merely looking off at nothing.
"And?"
"Nothing," he brought his attention back to her, smiling at her faintly.
Hikaru looked at him a moment longer and finally looked down, avoiding his eyes.
"I'm probably making a mistake, but I trust you," she smiled faintly, allowing him to relax a bit. "But that doesn't mean that you've been forgiven." She frowned at him; still angry about the way she had been tricked.
"I didn't expect you to forgive me," He looked at her, she wasn't looking at him, instead she was staring at her feet, an almost guilty expression on her face.
He unexpectedly reached out and patted her on the shoulder, startling her into looking up at him.
"I am sorry," she looked at him a moment, then quietly looked down again.
"I'm sorry too." She turned her face upward again, a wistful smile on her face. "I am very sorry."
* * * * * * *
Feeling the burdens
Of the broken world,
They are lighter
Than the memories
In my heart.
I'll always remember you
Inside my heart
So when I see you again,
I'll always remember.
Hikaru paced her "room" again. Although it was the same size as the other one, it was amazing what the knowledge that you couldn't leave did to your perspective. She knew that by now she had probably worn a couple of holes in the floor but she couldn't stop pacing.
Eagle had left, promising to return in a little while. It started to feel like he would never come back when the door opened.
Eagle came in as she looked up. Although it was comforting to see she had relaxed enough that she hadn't immediately drawn the sword, the way she was facing showed that she had been pacing before he had come in. He looked at her, as though memorizing her face. Then he tossed her two small, black objects. One was a clock; the other one was a circular object she couldn't figure out.
"I'm leaving the door unlocked, you should wait for a few minutes before you leave," as he was about to walk out the door Hikaru opened her mouth.
"Eagle?" she tentatively, sounding rather unsure of herself.
"Yes?"
"Thank you." He smiled softly at her, then turned and shut the door behind himself.
A few minutes later Hikaru's Mashin sped away from the road, back towards Cephiro. Holding the round object Eagle had given her tightly, Hikaru looked at it, trying to find out what it did, and why he had given it to her. As she left the road behind, Hikaru turned to take one last look at it.
"Good-bye Eagle." Then she turned back to the land that held her friends and her future.
Always remembering
Inside my heart.
Finding my way in the dark.
I will always remember you,
Here in my heart.
2.1 End Part One
2 Chapter 10: The Roads We Have Traveled
Hikaru opened her eyes and was extremely sorry she had done so, after the darkness outside the road, the bright lights of the room were rather painful. She was back in her room, still wearing her armor, and still with all her memories. Including her memories of the last few days.
I'll always remember
Those happy days
We spent together.
So when the time comes,
We'll see each other again,
Always remember.
The thought of how she had lost her memories in the first place brought her blood to a boil. Angry enough to do some serious damage, she checked to make sure that the door was unlocked. It wasn't. Remembering Princess Emeraude's warning, she realized that they must know by now that she had regained her memories.
Oh well. Maybe I can summon Rayearth here and just force my way out. Hikaru wondered if she could, maybe, manage to summon Rayearth and get out without seriously injuring anybody.
No. too risky. But using magic might work better. And if I can find a large enough space then I'll summon him and try to get out. But. it doesn't look like I'll be able to get out yet. She studied the door, try to gauge its thickness.
Angry enough to try, even if the door seemed too thick, to burn her way out, Hikaru raised her arms above her head, readying her magic.
"Fire Arrow!" the attack hit the door and bounced right back, hitting Hikaru instead. She skidded back a couple of steps, not seriously injured, but quite shocked.
What the. Hikaru looked at the door with an amount of respect in her eyes. If it could rebound her attacks, then it was a force to be reckoned with. Well, so much for that idea.
Sometimes,
A fight you can't win
Will become a victory.
And a dream that is farther away
Than the stars
Is suddenly in reach.
* * * * * * *
I'll always remember you
In my heart,
And hate every moment
We spend apart.
I'll always remember,
Inside my heart.
Eagle wasn't too worried about how the fight was going, until Geo's voice came on over the emergency radio. What he said made Eagle bump getting back into the road at once to top priority. So, he stopped just firing a few missiles once and while and attacked all out.
Concentrating on the Mashin behind him, firing a large missile that made her scramble to dodge it, he then rushed for the road. It opened a small portal just big enough for the FTO to squeeze through. Then it closed behind him, repelling the green Mashin as it tried to slip in behind him.
Landing in the hangar bay, he was greeted by both Geo and Zazu. They showed him to the room where Hikaru had been moved, it was almost identical to the other one, but it had a stronger door.
They heard the roar of what sounded like flames hitting the door and rebounding. There were no other sounds from the room and after a few minutes Eagle motioned them away.
When the lightning strikes
And the ax falls,
I'll never forget.
And so when the day comes,
I'll remember again.
"Eagle! You can't go in there alone!" Geo protested, Zazu nodded, for once in complete agreement. Eagle merely looked at them, they all knew who was going to give in first.
After a few moments of a futile staring contest, Eagle entered the room, alone. Hikaru was sitting on the bed, armor on and murderous expression on her soot-streaked face.
When he opened the door she leaped up, drawing her sword and going into a fighters crouch. Before he was even half way through the door she had rushed forward, charging straight at him.
Eagle moved quickly out of her way, farther into the room as the door closed, not exactly prepared for a frontal assault. Not quite quick enough, her sword nicked his cheek, drawing a thin, horizontal line of blood down the side of his face.
Living a lie is harder
Than finding
The way in the dark,
Always remembering in my heart.
Hearing your voice in the wind,
I'll never forget.
Hikaru stepped back, obviously she had expected something more like a couple of well-armed guards, not him.
Eagle looked at her, not completely surprised by her attack. In fact, he had anticipated her making some sort of hostile move towards whoever came through the door first. One of the reasons he had insisted on coming in alone was that he didn't want to have to deal with Hikaru and Geo trying to kill each other.
Looking not only startled but also concerned Hikaru looked at the small trickle of blood trailing down his face. But when she met his eyes her face hardened, she was still angry with him and wasn't about to forget what had happened.
They engaged in a silent glaring contest, neither one moving or speaking. Hikaru looked away first, not releasing her sword, but straitening up out of her crouch. She had attacked on instinct, not because she had wanted to seriously hurt someone.
Sitting back down on the bed, she resumed her new favorite pastime, glaring daggers at Eagle. He shifted, rather uncomfortable at the fact that her sword was still pointed directly at him, even if it's tip had gone a few feet farther back.
"Why didn't you just tell me?" Hikaru's tone was icy and it was obviously an effort for her not to just throw magic at him or just pin him to the wall. Eagle sighed, he hated having to explain himself and his reasons.
"Because it might not have helped. You can't just tell a person what their life has been like and expect them to have the memories of doing the things you told them they did. And." he didn't finish, merely looking off at nothing.
"And?"
"Nothing," he brought his attention back to her, smiling at her faintly.
Hikaru looked at him a moment longer and finally looked down, avoiding his eyes.
"I'm probably making a mistake, but I trust you," she smiled faintly, allowing him to relax a bit. "But that doesn't mean that you've been forgiven." She frowned at him; still angry about the way she had been tricked.
"I didn't expect you to forgive me," He looked at her, she wasn't looking at him, instead she was staring at her feet, an almost guilty expression on her face.
He unexpectedly reached out and patted her on the shoulder, startling her into looking up at him.
"I am sorry," she looked at him a moment, then quietly looked down again.
"I'm sorry too." She turned her face upward again, a wistful smile on her face. "I am very sorry."
* * * * * * *
Feeling the burdens
Of the broken world,
They are lighter
Than the memories
In my heart.
I'll always remember you
Inside my heart
So when I see you again,
I'll always remember.
Hikaru paced her "room" again. Although it was the same size as the other one, it was amazing what the knowledge that you couldn't leave did to your perspective. She knew that by now she had probably worn a couple of holes in the floor but she couldn't stop pacing.
Eagle had left, promising to return in a little while. It started to feel like he would never come back when the door opened.
Eagle came in as she looked up. Although it was comforting to see she had relaxed enough that she hadn't immediately drawn the sword, the way she was facing showed that she had been pacing before he had come in. He looked at her, as though memorizing her face. Then he tossed her two small, black objects. One was a clock; the other one was a circular object she couldn't figure out.
"I'm leaving the door unlocked, you should wait for a few minutes before you leave," as he was about to walk out the door Hikaru opened her mouth.
"Eagle?" she tentatively, sounding rather unsure of herself.
"Yes?"
"Thank you." He smiled softly at her, then turned and shut the door behind himself.
A few minutes later Hikaru's Mashin sped away from the road, back towards Cephiro. Holding the round object Eagle had given her tightly, Hikaru looked at it, trying to find out what it did, and why he had given it to her. As she left the road behind, Hikaru turned to take one last look at it.
"Good-bye Eagle." Then she turned back to the land that held her friends and her future.
Always remembering
Inside my heart.
Finding my way in the dark.
I will always remember you,
Here in my heart.
2.1 End Part One