"NANI??? " (means 'WHAT' ) Ascot yelled.
"I said that I was from Umi's world. But I'll have to admit, I haven't been there for years."
"I thought you said your parents died here. "
"They're my adoptive parents. I have no birth parents. They're also dead. The funny thing is: both parents here in Cephiro and in America (from Umi's world) died in similar ways. "
"How? "
"They were both murdered by people I don't know. "
"Do the Legendary Magic Knights know about this? "
"No. "
"Are you going to tell them? "
"No. And neither will you. "
"Why not? "
"Because I've already burdened them with one of my problems, and I don't want to give them more. Can we drop it now? "
Ascot closed his half-open mouth shut. Midoriko looked as if she had done this ordeal before. Suddenly, she smiled, which Ascot thought weird until:
"I'm telling Umi. "
"About your life? "
"No, about you're liking her! " Midoriko laughed.
"W-what!?! No; Don't! "
"Either you or me, kid. "
Ascot froze again. She was right. If Umi didn't find out soon, she may fall in love and Ascot would lose his only chance.
"Should I tell her to make it easier for you? She may like you back you know. "
"What if she hates me when she finds out? "
"She won't! See you tomorrow. " She disappeared from view from where she had been standing only seconds before, but Ascot heard a voice like hers say,
"Pick some fruit for tomorrow, will ya? My friends will help! "
** *
Midoriko reappeared in front of Guru Clef's door. She knocked on the door and made an entrance. Clef was alone, sitting in a chair made from pure magic and looking in a hand mirror with carvings on it. He turned around after Midoriko had closed the door behind her.
"Hey, that's the seeing mirror I got for you! Huh? You look tired. What's the matter, Shorty? " Midoriko sat on the floor, which turned itself into a chair once she settled down.
"Don't call me that. " Clef glared at her for a second, but quickly relaxed, "Nothing is the matter. Fuu stopped by to tell me what you told them. I was kinda surprised you didn't tell them about where you come from. "
"I'm not going to make that mistake again, Clef. " She sighed, "I already told you and now look! You haven't said the word, 'parent ' whenever I'm around! I can't live like that. Now I just told Ascot by mistake. " She covered her face.
Clef hesitated, but then leaned over and kissed her forehead. Midoriko hugged him, squeezing him very hard (ehehehehehe). Clef gasped for air and she let go.
"Sorry, Cleffy-kun. " She giggled as his eye twitched. "Aww, c'mon, at least I didn't say it in front of anyone! "
Cleffy-kun looked at her oddly then turned around.
"Do you mind, " (pause) "if I went with you? "
"Clef?!? I couldn't. You're needed here-"
"I am NOT! " Clef yelled.
"FINE! Do what you want! " Midoriko leapt up and was about to run away when Clef grabbed her sleeve.
"I don't want to wait here while you fight. I want to feel useful for once! "
"Is everyone going to come?!?!? Eagle needs to be taken care of! "
"Then leave Suko and Shika here. "
"Sh-shinka? She wouldn't want to! "
"How do you know? She might. Try it. I'd also suggest Saka and the others, but you probably want them with you. "
"Heck ya! Saka wouldn't leave me if it killed him. "
Clef and Midoriko laughed at an unknown joke. Midoriko stood up and waved back as she walked out the door. She knew that Clef would come as long as she was going. She transported herself back outside of Eagle's room.
"Time to find Umi! " Midoriko began to search around the castle. s
"I said that I was from Umi's world. But I'll have to admit, I haven't been there for years."
"I thought you said your parents died here. "
"They're my adoptive parents. I have no birth parents. They're also dead. The funny thing is: both parents here in Cephiro and in America (from Umi's world) died in similar ways. "
"How? "
"They were both murdered by people I don't know. "
"Do the Legendary Magic Knights know about this? "
"No. "
"Are you going to tell them? "
"No. And neither will you. "
"Why not? "
"Because I've already burdened them with one of my problems, and I don't want to give them more. Can we drop it now? "
Ascot closed his half-open mouth shut. Midoriko looked as if she had done this ordeal before. Suddenly, she smiled, which Ascot thought weird until:
"I'm telling Umi. "
"About your life? "
"No, about you're liking her! " Midoriko laughed.
"W-what!?! No; Don't! "
"Either you or me, kid. "
Ascot froze again. She was right. If Umi didn't find out soon, she may fall in love and Ascot would lose his only chance.
"Should I tell her to make it easier for you? She may like you back you know. "
"What if she hates me when she finds out? "
"She won't! See you tomorrow. " She disappeared from view from where she had been standing only seconds before, but Ascot heard a voice like hers say,
"Pick some fruit for tomorrow, will ya? My friends will help! "
** *
Midoriko reappeared in front of Guru Clef's door. She knocked on the door and made an entrance. Clef was alone, sitting in a chair made from pure magic and looking in a hand mirror with carvings on it. He turned around after Midoriko had closed the door behind her.
"Hey, that's the seeing mirror I got for you! Huh? You look tired. What's the matter, Shorty? " Midoriko sat on the floor, which turned itself into a chair once she settled down.
"Don't call me that. " Clef glared at her for a second, but quickly relaxed, "Nothing is the matter. Fuu stopped by to tell me what you told them. I was kinda surprised you didn't tell them about where you come from. "
"I'm not going to make that mistake again, Clef. " She sighed, "I already told you and now look! You haven't said the word, 'parent ' whenever I'm around! I can't live like that. Now I just told Ascot by mistake. " She covered her face.
Clef hesitated, but then leaned over and kissed her forehead. Midoriko hugged him, squeezing him very hard (ehehehehehe). Clef gasped for air and she let go.
"Sorry, Cleffy-kun. " She giggled as his eye twitched. "Aww, c'mon, at least I didn't say it in front of anyone! "
Cleffy-kun looked at her oddly then turned around.
"Do you mind, " (pause) "if I went with you? "
"Clef?!? I couldn't. You're needed here-"
"I am NOT! " Clef yelled.
"FINE! Do what you want! " Midoriko leapt up and was about to run away when Clef grabbed her sleeve.
"I don't want to wait here while you fight. I want to feel useful for once! "
"Is everyone going to come?!?!? Eagle needs to be taken care of! "
"Then leave Suko and Shika here. "
"Sh-shinka? She wouldn't want to! "
"How do you know? She might. Try it. I'd also suggest Saka and the others, but you probably want them with you. "
"Heck ya! Saka wouldn't leave me if it killed him. "
Clef and Midoriko laughed at an unknown joke. Midoriko stood up and waved back as she walked out the door. She knew that Clef would come as long as she was going. She transported herself back outside of Eagle's room.
"Time to find Umi! " Midoriko began to search around the castle. s