Author's Note: Because it was getting too long I have decided to move
this fic. into three parts, (maybe just two.) Part 1 is going to be called
"Roads" part two, which you are about to read, is called "Journey," and
part three will be called "Destination."
Disclaimer: Do you really need to see this? Here it is: I, unfortunately, do not own Magic Knight Rayearth, manga, anime, or OVA.
1.1
1.2 Part Two: Journey
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3 Chapter 1: To Forget the Past
Hikaru's Mashin landed quietly, Rayearth had said nothing the whole trip, leaving her to her thoughts. Hikaru was grateful, she needed to sort out what she was going to say before she met the others.
As unobtrusive as she had been, Hikaru found a reception committee waiting for her when she left the Mashin.
Hit at a high velocity by two rather large objects, Hikaru was almost bowled over by Umi and Fuu as she stepped onto the castle floor. The other two were practically crying to see her alive and unhurt. Hikaru felt kind of guilty, she hadn't meant for them to get so worried.
Instead of saying anything she just hugged them tighter, and, for a moment, the shadows in her eyes cleared and she smiled. That smile disappeared as Umi released her and began to frown, looking like a thunderstorm about to unleash its lightning.
"Hello Clef, Presea, Ferio," Hikaru smiled, moving past Umi before she could start to even open her mouth.
"Hikaru!" Hikaru winced and turned to face Umi who looked like she was impersonating a volcano about to erupt.
"What is it Umi?" Hikaru tried her best to look innocent and inwardly cringed at Umi's expression.
"What do you think you were doing?! About gave me a heart attack! No word from you for two days and suddenly you show up and look blankly at me saying 'What's wrong Umi?' I'm going to give you a real piece of my mind!" everyone else laughed as Umi threatened Hikaru, who abandoned all pretenses and ran for their room.
"Gosh! I'm really tired Umi! I'd better get some rest!" Hikaru disappeared through the door and Umi gave chase, angry enough to ignore everyone else as she single-mindedly hunted her friend down.
"You wait! I'm not finished with you!" Fuu shook her head and looked at Clef, Presea, and Ferio who were all staring after Umi like they had had no idea she was so crazy.
"I'd better go and see if I can salvage what remains of Hikaru after Umi is finished with her," they chuckled and let her go, Fuu walked calmly after her friends. Following them by the sound of Umi's angry shouts and the bangs that showed that Hikaru had resorted to slamming doors in Umi's face.
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Hikaru crept noiselessly through the undergrowth in what she thought might be the castle's indoor garden. She had gone right past their room and, she hoped, had thrown Umi off her tail. Silently Hikaru sat down on the roots of a huge tree, resting after her desperate flight.
Sheesh! What's wrong with Umi? I thought I a goner.
It struck her that nothing was wrong with Umi, she was acting normal, well, normal for Umi anyway.
Hikaru jerked her thoughts away from Umi as the sound of someone approaching the tree from behind came to her ears.
Standing up, Hikaru had every intention of quietly slipping off when she saw who it was.
"Lantis?" Hikaru was surprised to see Zazgato's younger brother walking toward her.
Does he spend all his time here or outside the castle? She wondered idly, waiting for him to say something.
Sheesh, I spend a lot of time just waiting for other people to do things. People can be so difficult. I wish this were a battle or something. Even though someone could be hurt, I know what to do in a fight, with people. I just don't understand anymore. How did everything become so complicated? And I'm thinking too much again.
Frustrated by her own thoughts Hikaru drew her attention to Lantis who was looking back at her.
"I thought you had been captured going inside someone's road," he stated, watching her curiously. This small girl had managed to turn even his daily routine upside down when her companions had come back with the news she had been taken.
"They let me go," Hikaru looked away, not particularly wanting to go into the matter at very great detail at the moment.
".You were with Autozam," Lantis stated, startling her into looking up at him.
"Yes." Hikaru didn't say anything else and silence settled between them. He broke it first.
"Quite a fellow, isn't he?" Hikaru nodded, wrapped up in her own thoughts.
"You were there before, correct?"
"Yes," it was his turn to trail off.
"Then, would you know how to work this?" she held out the small sphere Eagle had given her with the clock. Lantis turned it over in his hands, examining it carefully.
"No, I never saw anything like this when I was there," he handed it back to her. She put in her pocket and left it there, disappointed, but not really surprised.
"Thank you anyway," Hikaru might have continued but she heard the sound of Umi's voice, quieter and a bit calmer coming closer.
"Yikes! She's figured out I didn't go to the room!" she turned back to Lantis. "I was never here, okay?" she didn't wait for him to answer, dashing off in the opposite direction as Umi's voice. Lantis blinked after her.
What an odd girl, it's hard to think of her as a Magic Knight. All in all, none of them were quite what I expected.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Hikaru was lying down on the bed, resting after eluding Umi and circling back to their room. She would be found eventually, but now she was going to enjoy the peacefulness of being back in the castle. Well, maybe peaceful wasn't exactly the right word, she had forgotten how terrifying Umi could be when she was ticked off.
Umi seemed to have tracked her down once again as the sound of footsteps echoed down the hall and Hikaru sighed, she would have to face them sooner or later.
When did answering my own friend's questions become an ordeal? The door burst open and Umi rushed in, Fuu not too far behind.
"There you are," Umi growled and Hikaru winced, waiting for the hurricane to break loose. It didn't and Hikaru was once again enveloped in her friend's embrace.
After just sitting there being surprised for a moment, Hikaru smiled and hugged her friend back.
"I told you I would manage," Hikaru grinned as Umi released her, inspecting her once again for any injuries.
"I know. But why should we believe you? After all, whenever you are hurt you just keep fighting, unless you're lying on the ground, out cold from overextending yourself," Fuu pointed out. Hikaru looked guilty again, they all knew who was right.
"Well, I did manage didn't I? So why don't you believe me when I say everything will be all right?"
"Because, although you might have made it out fine, you can't blame us for imagining all the awful things that could have happened to you." Hikaru again looked down, should she tell them what had really happened?
I just. don't know anymore.
Disclaimer: Do you really need to see this? Here it is: I, unfortunately, do not own Magic Knight Rayearth, manga, anime, or OVA.
1.1
1.2 Part Two: Journey
2
3 Chapter 1: To Forget the Past
Hikaru's Mashin landed quietly, Rayearth had said nothing the whole trip, leaving her to her thoughts. Hikaru was grateful, she needed to sort out what she was going to say before she met the others.
As unobtrusive as she had been, Hikaru found a reception committee waiting for her when she left the Mashin.
Hit at a high velocity by two rather large objects, Hikaru was almost bowled over by Umi and Fuu as she stepped onto the castle floor. The other two were practically crying to see her alive and unhurt. Hikaru felt kind of guilty, she hadn't meant for them to get so worried.
Instead of saying anything she just hugged them tighter, and, for a moment, the shadows in her eyes cleared and she smiled. That smile disappeared as Umi released her and began to frown, looking like a thunderstorm about to unleash its lightning.
"Hello Clef, Presea, Ferio," Hikaru smiled, moving past Umi before she could start to even open her mouth.
"Hikaru!" Hikaru winced and turned to face Umi who looked like she was impersonating a volcano about to erupt.
"What is it Umi?" Hikaru tried her best to look innocent and inwardly cringed at Umi's expression.
"What do you think you were doing?! About gave me a heart attack! No word from you for two days and suddenly you show up and look blankly at me saying 'What's wrong Umi?' I'm going to give you a real piece of my mind!" everyone else laughed as Umi threatened Hikaru, who abandoned all pretenses and ran for their room.
"Gosh! I'm really tired Umi! I'd better get some rest!" Hikaru disappeared through the door and Umi gave chase, angry enough to ignore everyone else as she single-mindedly hunted her friend down.
"You wait! I'm not finished with you!" Fuu shook her head and looked at Clef, Presea, and Ferio who were all staring after Umi like they had had no idea she was so crazy.
"I'd better go and see if I can salvage what remains of Hikaru after Umi is finished with her," they chuckled and let her go, Fuu walked calmly after her friends. Following them by the sound of Umi's angry shouts and the bangs that showed that Hikaru had resorted to slamming doors in Umi's face.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Hikaru crept noiselessly through the undergrowth in what she thought might be the castle's indoor garden. She had gone right past their room and, she hoped, had thrown Umi off her tail. Silently Hikaru sat down on the roots of a huge tree, resting after her desperate flight.
Sheesh! What's wrong with Umi? I thought I a goner.
It struck her that nothing was wrong with Umi, she was acting normal, well, normal for Umi anyway.
Hikaru jerked her thoughts away from Umi as the sound of someone approaching the tree from behind came to her ears.
Standing up, Hikaru had every intention of quietly slipping off when she saw who it was.
"Lantis?" Hikaru was surprised to see Zazgato's younger brother walking toward her.
Does he spend all his time here or outside the castle? She wondered idly, waiting for him to say something.
Sheesh, I spend a lot of time just waiting for other people to do things. People can be so difficult. I wish this were a battle or something. Even though someone could be hurt, I know what to do in a fight, with people. I just don't understand anymore. How did everything become so complicated? And I'm thinking too much again.
Frustrated by her own thoughts Hikaru drew her attention to Lantis who was looking back at her.
"I thought you had been captured going inside someone's road," he stated, watching her curiously. This small girl had managed to turn even his daily routine upside down when her companions had come back with the news she had been taken.
"They let me go," Hikaru looked away, not particularly wanting to go into the matter at very great detail at the moment.
".You were with Autozam," Lantis stated, startling her into looking up at him.
"Yes." Hikaru didn't say anything else and silence settled between them. He broke it first.
"Quite a fellow, isn't he?" Hikaru nodded, wrapped up in her own thoughts.
"You were there before, correct?"
"Yes," it was his turn to trail off.
"Then, would you know how to work this?" she held out the small sphere Eagle had given her with the clock. Lantis turned it over in his hands, examining it carefully.
"No, I never saw anything like this when I was there," he handed it back to her. She put in her pocket and left it there, disappointed, but not really surprised.
"Thank you anyway," Hikaru might have continued but she heard the sound of Umi's voice, quieter and a bit calmer coming closer.
"Yikes! She's figured out I didn't go to the room!" she turned back to Lantis. "I was never here, okay?" she didn't wait for him to answer, dashing off in the opposite direction as Umi's voice. Lantis blinked after her.
What an odd girl, it's hard to think of her as a Magic Knight. All in all, none of them were quite what I expected.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Hikaru was lying down on the bed, resting after eluding Umi and circling back to their room. She would be found eventually, but now she was going to enjoy the peacefulness of being back in the castle. Well, maybe peaceful wasn't exactly the right word, she had forgotten how terrifying Umi could be when she was ticked off.
Umi seemed to have tracked her down once again as the sound of footsteps echoed down the hall and Hikaru sighed, she would have to face them sooner or later.
When did answering my own friend's questions become an ordeal? The door burst open and Umi rushed in, Fuu not too far behind.
"There you are," Umi growled and Hikaru winced, waiting for the hurricane to break loose. It didn't and Hikaru was once again enveloped in her friend's embrace.
After just sitting there being surprised for a moment, Hikaru smiled and hugged her friend back.
"I told you I would manage," Hikaru grinned as Umi released her, inspecting her once again for any injuries.
"I know. But why should we believe you? After all, whenever you are hurt you just keep fighting, unless you're lying on the ground, out cold from overextending yourself," Fuu pointed out. Hikaru looked guilty again, they all knew who was right.
"Well, I did manage didn't I? So why don't you believe me when I say everything will be all right?"
"Because, although you might have made it out fine, you can't blame us for imagining all the awful things that could have happened to you." Hikaru again looked down, should she tell them what had really happened?
I just. don't know anymore.