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Clef should *LIKE* each other? And is Midoriko a Friend or a Foe???
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"WHAT??? SAKA! STOP! LOOK!" Midoriko stopped in mid-air and pointed desperately ahead. The group of dragons stopped seconds later. Straight ahead, a large group of giant bat-like creatures with many eyes, fangs, and claws headed straight for them. The Legendary Knights and their friends stood on the dragon's backs and took out their weapons.
"Saka! Prepare to do battle! We must not die just yet. Do not attack them at once though. We must wait to see what they want." Midoriko yelled and tossed her staff to Clef, who caught it and took a stance in the air. Midoriko's hands were now free to grab two long swords from under her robes and she held them out, crossed at the blade. The hilts were very plain and exactly the same, with a large jewel in the center, Hikaru noticed.
"What are these things?" Umi yelled, pulling out her own sword.
"Evil monsters, most likely. If they do indeed prove to be dangerous, I'm not stopping my sword from cutting their throats! " Lafarga yelled back.
As the creatures came closer, they spread out and surrounded the group, laughing.
"What do you want from us?" Midoriko challenged.
"Just wanted to see if you wanted to join us for lunch!" the largest creature responded, baring its' sharp teeth.
"That excuse is over used! Be more creative, oh, and by the way, no, we do not wish to join you!" Midoriko leaped, raising both swords over her head.
All the creatures dodged her attacks easily and giggled (if monsters can giggle).
"WHITE HURRICANE!" A voice shouted as white fog blew violently against the group. Everyone grabbed the dragons or each other to prevent getting blown away. Fuu was holding onto Ferio when she noticed that Midoriko wasn't harmed. Her eyes were shut and her lips moved, as if chanting. No one else remained unaffected...not even Clef, who was holding onto Zymi's front claw.
'Is Midoriko casting this spell?' Fuu thought wildly. 'She would be powerful enough...'
Fuu and everyone else were so deep in thought or trying to not fall that they didn't notice little Hikaru, who had jumped towards their attackers. She suddenly appeared out from the hurricane and in front of the large 'bat'. It squawked once and was cut down. The spell was broken and Fuu looked horrified at Midoriko. Her lips had stopped moving. Once everyone came to their senses, they leapt up to help Hikaru. Ferio cut down three in a row before landing back on Suun. Fuu sliced though three more and landed back in Ferio's arms. Umi cut down four and Ascot helped protect her from any daring monsters with a:
"LIGHTNING FLASH!"
Hikaru and Lantis landed back on Saka after killing too many to count. Caldina was enchanting one of the stronger ones to kill its' allies while Lafarga covered her back. Everyone stopped as quickly as they had begun to look up at Clef and Midoriko, who were holding hands and their own staffs, shouting a variation of spells. With a last crack of fire, they both fell onto Saka's nose, still holding hands.
Clef's forehead was covered in beads of sweat as was his friends'. They started to struggle to get up again.
"Clef! Midoriko! Are you two okay?!?" Hikaru dragged them onto the dragon's back.
"Used...too much of...our souls." They both sat up slowly and quickly let go of each other. "Do you see what I mean about the monsters now? ...Oh, no..." Midoriko spotted about ten more, but they quickly burst into flame. The dragons were helping to finish them off.
"Thanks, Saka-kun. You can fly on when you're ready. Give 'em an extra flaming for me." Midoriko croaked, her throat sore. "Anyone hurt?"
"Nope. Not yet anyway. That seemed *easy.* " Lafarga commented, earning himself a hit on the head from Caldina.
"That was, like, hard! I, like, thought I was going to, like, die!" (did I add enough 'likes'?) Caldina retorted as everyone else giggled or chuckled.
"Thank Cephiro we're almost there!" Midoriko sighed.
"Where are we going anyway?" Umi asked.
"I was just wondering the same thing myself." Hikaru commented.
"A town near my former home. There are people I know there who can help us with advice and many other things. There it is, up ahead." Midoriko pointed down to a small village surrounded by trees. The dragons began to descend from the sky to the ground far enough as to not frighten the village. "Welcome to the forest of Gloom. Enjoy your stay!"
Clef and Midoriko were the first to hop off to the ground when the dragons were about ten feet above the ground. Midoriko (who can't remember that everyone else lands hard on the ground) recalled her friends while everyone else was still on them.
THUD! THUD! THUD! THUD! THUD! THUD! THUD! THUD!
Umi was the only person to get a cushioned fall. She ended up landing on Ascot.
"Eep! Ascot! I'm so sorry!" Umi jumped to her feet and helped to lift Ascot back up. "By the way, I like you too." Umi whispered in Ascot's ear when she leaned down. She quickly pulled away and turned around to brush dirt from her clothes. Midoriko noticed Umi's blush and Ascot's surprised expression and knew what must have happened.
'She likes me back!?!? Am I dreaming?' Ascot thought frantically. 'No, that fall hurt.' Midoriko giggled at his thoughts and winked at him when she got his attention. (She can read minds, remember?)
"The village is about a ten minute walk from here. We can definitely make it by nightfall as long as we don't stay here and let monsters sniff us out." Midoriko turned to the direction of a beaten path and started to walk down it. Clef caught up to her and the two began talking right away. Hikaru and Lantis walked behind them, behind them walked Ferio and Fuu and behind THEM walked Caldina and Lafarga. Umi was left with Ascot at the end. She looked up at him and smiled.
"Shall we?" Umi watched Ascot blush and giggled. "Midoriko told me. I was surprised at first, but, I felt happy too."
"Er...uh...Umi, I-" Ascot shut up when Umi slipped her arm around his back and hugged him. "Umi?"
"Uh, huh?" She looked back at him.
"I-I love you."
"Me too, Ascot." The two followed the rest of the group silently, with pure happiness coming out of their ears (I'm bad at that...^^) just from hearing what they had been only hoping for from the other person.
* * *
"Look at those two." Midoriko smiled as she noticed Umi and Ascot. Clef's lips parted into a grin as well.
"They're so young and cute together...unlike us."
"Hey, what are you talking about? We're young Guru's! You know how old us Guru's get. But, seeing that I'm only part Guru, I'd say I would be as young as you."
"You call 745 years old young? Are you feeling okay? When I first met you, you called me an 'old man' and 'geezer' all the time, remember?"
"C'mon, that was a while ago. Now that I'm like you, I'd say I was pretty young." Midoriko sniffed.
"Gee, thanks. I'll try to remember that...Why don't you stay in that form?"
"Huh? I hate it when you change a topic like that."
"Why don't you ever stay in that form? It's nice to look DOWN to somebody for a change." Midoriko answered that question by bonking Clef with her staff. Clef whacked her back and they got into a looooooooooooong fight. ^^ Try imagining that! Just for a moment...
* * *
Lafarga and Caldina grinned as they watched the two good friends smack each other with their staffs playfully. Caldina looked up at Lafarga and laughed.
"Aren't they, like, adorable?"
"Indeed. I've never seen Clef act so foolish. MAYBE HE HAS A CRUSH ON SOMEONE?!" Lafarga yelled out loud. Clef, of course, stopped dead in his tracks.
"What? N-no!" Clef looked something like a...TOMATO! (I'm ok, I swear.)
Midoriko looks back at Lafarga. She bonks him over the head with her staff. "HEY, HEY, HEY!!! You think Cleffy here is good enough for me?"
"WHAT? YOU TOLD ME YOU WOULDN'T USE THAT NAME!" Clef growls back.
Clef and Midoriko's argument rages on with bonks on the head from their staffs and rude/semi-playful comments.
"Clef gets along well with Midoriko, don't you agree?" Fuu turned to the prince of Cephiro.
"Yes. I've never seen Clef act so childish before, but it gives me pleasure to see him doing something he actually enjoys. He's always locked up somewhere, with his nose buried in a spell book, helping me control Cephiro."
"Clef can be so kind! Why doesn't he ever do something for himself?"
"You're just as kind, and Clef just doesn't think doing fun things are worth his time." Ferio replied, raising Fuu's fingers to his lips.
"Finally! We're here!" Midoriko yelled back as a large fortress came into view. Two men stood watch at the top. "Let me do the talking for a little bit."
"Who goes there, and what is your business here?" One of the two men aimed his crossbow at Midoriko's throat.
"I'm shocked. When did you ever remember to have your weapon with you, young Zaku?" Midoriko lifted her head to stare at him.
"Oh, dear Cephiro! Lady Midoriko! It's you! Come in, come in." Zaku yelled down.
"I will if you open the gate." Her staff slammed against the tall wooden doors as they opened from the blow.
"Yeah, that would help!" Zaku and the other man climbed down to the group. "You brought friends?"
"Yes. I have brought important friends. I'm afraid you may even get a heart attack just by knowing who they are." Midoriko laughs and turns to everyone else. "Meet Zaku, the strongest mortal in this village."
Zaku blushed and chuckled. "C'mon, I ain't that good...Oh...the master mage?!?" Zaku noticed Clef standing at Midoriko's elbow.
"Yes. Zaku, calm down. This is Clef, Master Mage of Cephiro. And these young ladies are the Legendary Magic Knights of Fire, Water, and Wind." Midoriko gracefully introduced each and every one of her new companions (except the dragons) to Zaku. "Cephiro is in danger again. We are on a quest against the evil reintroducing itself to Cephiro. We need information and supplies. Let me talk to Kia-the village leader right away."
"Of course." Zaku moved to the side. "Welcome, to the city of Neph in the forest of Gloom! Enjoy your stay." Zaku grinned at the 'motto' and winked at the surprised group. "May luck stay with you and may your hearts remain pure. Give us hope, and promise." Midoriko led the way into the city quickly and into the small, shocked village.
STOPPING HERE! Please review. Before you go on, however, the characters of Rayearth are NOT mine! Midoriko and her dragons are, though.
"WHAT??? SAKA! STOP! LOOK!" Midoriko stopped in mid-air and pointed desperately ahead. The group of dragons stopped seconds later. Straight ahead, a large group of giant bat-like creatures with many eyes, fangs, and claws headed straight for them. The Legendary Knights and their friends stood on the dragon's backs and took out their weapons.
"Saka! Prepare to do battle! We must not die just yet. Do not attack them at once though. We must wait to see what they want." Midoriko yelled and tossed her staff to Clef, who caught it and took a stance in the air. Midoriko's hands were now free to grab two long swords from under her robes and she held them out, crossed at the blade. The hilts were very plain and exactly the same, with a large jewel in the center, Hikaru noticed.
"What are these things?" Umi yelled, pulling out her own sword.
"Evil monsters, most likely. If they do indeed prove to be dangerous, I'm not stopping my sword from cutting their throats! " Lafarga yelled back.
As the creatures came closer, they spread out and surrounded the group, laughing.
"What do you want from us?" Midoriko challenged.
"Just wanted to see if you wanted to join us for lunch!" the largest creature responded, baring its' sharp teeth.
"That excuse is over used! Be more creative, oh, and by the way, no, we do not wish to join you!" Midoriko leaped, raising both swords over her head.
All the creatures dodged her attacks easily and giggled (if monsters can giggle).
"WHITE HURRICANE!" A voice shouted as white fog blew violently against the group. Everyone grabbed the dragons or each other to prevent getting blown away. Fuu was holding onto Ferio when she noticed that Midoriko wasn't harmed. Her eyes were shut and her lips moved, as if chanting. No one else remained unaffected...not even Clef, who was holding onto Zymi's front claw.
'Is Midoriko casting this spell?' Fuu thought wildly. 'She would be powerful enough...'
Fuu and everyone else were so deep in thought or trying to not fall that they didn't notice little Hikaru, who had jumped towards their attackers. She suddenly appeared out from the hurricane and in front of the large 'bat'. It squawked once and was cut down. The spell was broken and Fuu looked horrified at Midoriko. Her lips had stopped moving. Once everyone came to their senses, they leapt up to help Hikaru. Ferio cut down three in a row before landing back on Suun. Fuu sliced though three more and landed back in Ferio's arms. Umi cut down four and Ascot helped protect her from any daring monsters with a:
"LIGHTNING FLASH!"
Hikaru and Lantis landed back on Saka after killing too many to count. Caldina was enchanting one of the stronger ones to kill its' allies while Lafarga covered her back. Everyone stopped as quickly as they had begun to look up at Clef and Midoriko, who were holding hands and their own staffs, shouting a variation of spells. With a last crack of fire, they both fell onto Saka's nose, still holding hands.
Clef's forehead was covered in beads of sweat as was his friends'. They started to struggle to get up again.
"Clef! Midoriko! Are you two okay?!?" Hikaru dragged them onto the dragon's back.
"Used...too much of...our souls." They both sat up slowly and quickly let go of each other. "Do you see what I mean about the monsters now? ...Oh, no..." Midoriko spotted about ten more, but they quickly burst into flame. The dragons were helping to finish them off.
"Thanks, Saka-kun. You can fly on when you're ready. Give 'em an extra flaming for me." Midoriko croaked, her throat sore. "Anyone hurt?"
"Nope. Not yet anyway. That seemed *easy.* " Lafarga commented, earning himself a hit on the head from Caldina.
"That was, like, hard! I, like, thought I was going to, like, die!" (did I add enough 'likes'?) Caldina retorted as everyone else giggled or chuckled.
"Thank Cephiro we're almost there!" Midoriko sighed.
"Where are we going anyway?" Umi asked.
"I was just wondering the same thing myself." Hikaru commented.
"A town near my former home. There are people I know there who can help us with advice and many other things. There it is, up ahead." Midoriko pointed down to a small village surrounded by trees. The dragons began to descend from the sky to the ground far enough as to not frighten the village. "Welcome to the forest of Gloom. Enjoy your stay!"
Clef and Midoriko were the first to hop off to the ground when the dragons were about ten feet above the ground. Midoriko (who can't remember that everyone else lands hard on the ground) recalled her friends while everyone else was still on them.
THUD! THUD! THUD! THUD! THUD! THUD! THUD! THUD!
Umi was the only person to get a cushioned fall. She ended up landing on Ascot.
"Eep! Ascot! I'm so sorry!" Umi jumped to her feet and helped to lift Ascot back up. "By the way, I like you too." Umi whispered in Ascot's ear when she leaned down. She quickly pulled away and turned around to brush dirt from her clothes. Midoriko noticed Umi's blush and Ascot's surprised expression and knew what must have happened.
'She likes me back!?!? Am I dreaming?' Ascot thought frantically. 'No, that fall hurt.' Midoriko giggled at his thoughts and winked at him when she got his attention. (She can read minds, remember?)
"The village is about a ten minute walk from here. We can definitely make it by nightfall as long as we don't stay here and let monsters sniff us out." Midoriko turned to the direction of a beaten path and started to walk down it. Clef caught up to her and the two began talking right away. Hikaru and Lantis walked behind them, behind them walked Ferio and Fuu and behind THEM walked Caldina and Lafarga. Umi was left with Ascot at the end. She looked up at him and smiled.
"Shall we?" Umi watched Ascot blush and giggled. "Midoriko told me. I was surprised at first, but, I felt happy too."
"Er...uh...Umi, I-" Ascot shut up when Umi slipped her arm around his back and hugged him. "Umi?"
"Uh, huh?" She looked back at him.
"I-I love you."
"Me too, Ascot." The two followed the rest of the group silently, with pure happiness coming out of their ears (I'm bad at that...^^) just from hearing what they had been only hoping for from the other person.
* * *
"Look at those two." Midoriko smiled as she noticed Umi and Ascot. Clef's lips parted into a grin as well.
"They're so young and cute together...unlike us."
"Hey, what are you talking about? We're young Guru's! You know how old us Guru's get. But, seeing that I'm only part Guru, I'd say I would be as young as you."
"You call 745 years old young? Are you feeling okay? When I first met you, you called me an 'old man' and 'geezer' all the time, remember?"
"C'mon, that was a while ago. Now that I'm like you, I'd say I was pretty young." Midoriko sniffed.
"Gee, thanks. I'll try to remember that...Why don't you stay in that form?"
"Huh? I hate it when you change a topic like that."
"Why don't you ever stay in that form? It's nice to look DOWN to somebody for a change." Midoriko answered that question by bonking Clef with her staff. Clef whacked her back and they got into a looooooooooooong fight. ^^ Try imagining that! Just for a moment...
* * *
Lafarga and Caldina grinned as they watched the two good friends smack each other with their staffs playfully. Caldina looked up at Lafarga and laughed.
"Aren't they, like, adorable?"
"Indeed. I've never seen Clef act so foolish. MAYBE HE HAS A CRUSH ON SOMEONE?!" Lafarga yelled out loud. Clef, of course, stopped dead in his tracks.
"What? N-no!" Clef looked something like a...TOMATO! (I'm ok, I swear.)
Midoriko looks back at Lafarga. She bonks him over the head with her staff. "HEY, HEY, HEY!!! You think Cleffy here is good enough for me?"
"WHAT? YOU TOLD ME YOU WOULDN'T USE THAT NAME!" Clef growls back.
Clef and Midoriko's argument rages on with bonks on the head from their staffs and rude/semi-playful comments.
"Clef gets along well with Midoriko, don't you agree?" Fuu turned to the prince of Cephiro.
"Yes. I've never seen Clef act so childish before, but it gives me pleasure to see him doing something he actually enjoys. He's always locked up somewhere, with his nose buried in a spell book, helping me control Cephiro."
"Clef can be so kind! Why doesn't he ever do something for himself?"
"You're just as kind, and Clef just doesn't think doing fun things are worth his time." Ferio replied, raising Fuu's fingers to his lips.
"Finally! We're here!" Midoriko yelled back as a large fortress came into view. Two men stood watch at the top. "Let me do the talking for a little bit."
"Who goes there, and what is your business here?" One of the two men aimed his crossbow at Midoriko's throat.
"I'm shocked. When did you ever remember to have your weapon with you, young Zaku?" Midoriko lifted her head to stare at him.
"Oh, dear Cephiro! Lady Midoriko! It's you! Come in, come in." Zaku yelled down.
"I will if you open the gate." Her staff slammed against the tall wooden doors as they opened from the blow.
"Yeah, that would help!" Zaku and the other man climbed down to the group. "You brought friends?"
"Yes. I have brought important friends. I'm afraid you may even get a heart attack just by knowing who they are." Midoriko laughs and turns to everyone else. "Meet Zaku, the strongest mortal in this village."
Zaku blushed and chuckled. "C'mon, I ain't that good...Oh...the master mage?!?" Zaku noticed Clef standing at Midoriko's elbow.
"Yes. Zaku, calm down. This is Clef, Master Mage of Cephiro. And these young ladies are the Legendary Magic Knights of Fire, Water, and Wind." Midoriko gracefully introduced each and every one of her new companions (except the dragons) to Zaku. "Cephiro is in danger again. We are on a quest against the evil reintroducing itself to Cephiro. We need information and supplies. Let me talk to Kia-the village leader right away."
"Of course." Zaku moved to the side. "Welcome, to the city of Neph in the forest of Gloom! Enjoy your stay." Zaku grinned at the 'motto' and winked at the surprised group. "May luck stay with you and may your hearts remain pure. Give us hope, and promise." Midoriko led the way into the city quickly and into the small, shocked village.
STOPPING HERE! Please review. Before you go on, however, the characters of Rayearth are NOT mine! Midoriko and her dragons are, though.