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~~~Chapter 9 is finished. It's shorter, but it's all I have time for at the moment. There will be more to come though, please forgive me. I tell ya…it's so hard to do two stories at once. I feel like I'm neglecting one of them. Or both. I'm so busy! Well, here it is. I thank all the people who are reading and leaving me reviews. I have gotten such WONDERFUL feedback. Arigato!!! ^.^ ~~~
I Dreamt of You
Chapter 9
Clef woke suddenly, thrashing about in bed and tangled in his blankets. He tried to free himself but suddenly found himself on the floor. Removed himself from the mess of blankets, he sat up, breathing heavily and holding his head in his hands. He tried to stop the room from spinning and calm his uneasy stomach. It can't be… Clef thought. It had to be a dream. The mage stood and began to pace the room. He had been immersed in peaceful and dreamless sleep when unexpected he felt the floor drop from under never him. The room had started to spin around and he was falling, then he woke to find himself on the floor. It cannot be! He held his head in his hands. I must stop hoping, or I shall drive myself crazy. Clef sighed and moved to the window. The sun was just barely making itself known on the horizon, but the mage did not think he would be able to return to sleep. His thoughts were occupied with his dream and the feeling that had woken him, a feeling he had only felt twice before and not for a few now, a feeling that always announced the presence of the three girls from another world. Clef turned from the window and moved to get dressed. I will not hope…it was only a dream…
In another room down another hallway in the palace of Cephiro, a young man slept uneasily, tossing and turning, his mind filled with nightmares and the voice of an angel. Sweating and panting, he willed himself to wake, throwing back the covers and rising to his feet. I can't continue with these nightmares, Ferio thought as he approached his window. I can't take it anymore. I'm starting to believe I'll never have a complete night of sleep again. He pressed his forehead against the cool glass of the window. Fuu. Where are you? The bright light of the first rays of sun peaking over the horizon brought his attention back to the sky. He watched as a star shot across the sky, falling towards Cephiro. I will wait for you, Fuu…I just don't know how my sanity will hold up…
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The three former Magic Knights, while tightly embraced, had felt the floor drop away and found themselves falling through the familiar Cephiro sky. In too much of a shock to scream, they fall, awaiting the approach of a certain creature, that always seemed to appear below them at just the right time. However, the ground began to rush towards the girls with increasing speed.
"Ahhhhhh! Where going to hit the ground!!" screamed Umi.
"I can't watch." Hikaru covered her eyes.
"Winds of Admonishment!"
A green wind swept up in front of the girls and wound itself around them. They slowed, almost stopped, floating in midair, wrapped in a soft grin wind. Hikaru and Umi turned in the wind to look above them where Fuu also floated, bound by her power, arms open, emerald breeze flowing from her hands. She breathed easily, and gradually the three began to lower to the ground, to Cephiro. We're home, Fuu thought to herself.
"Thank you, Fuu-chan!" Hikaru called to her, breathing as sigh of relief.
Umi joined her in letting out the breath she had been holding. "That was too close for me." She turned back to look at the landscape before. "I don't believe it."
"Cephiro hasn't changed a bit. Look! It's the floating mountain! And the volcano!" Hikaru cried, pointing to each.
"Of course it has changed, Hikaru-san," Fuu said. "It's only gotten more beautiful." So much more beautiful! She looked over toward the far horizon, where the sun was making its appearance. The sea sparkled with joy, welcoming them home. Home.
The girls descended the rest of the way in silence, wordlessly thanking whatever higher power had allowed them to return, to return to a place of much joy and sorrow where so many of there dearly missed friends and loved ones awaited them. Fuu silently called back her winds as Umi and then Hikaru touched down on a cliff, finally followed by Fuu herself.
Hikaru ran forward and hugged Umi and then Fuu tightly. "We're back!" She released her and looked around. "Wow, this looks almost like the cliff we were on when we first arrived in Cephiro, when we met Clef!"
"Wait, where is Clef? Why didn't he send the flying fish thing to get us?" Umi asked, her eyes clouding over. "You don't think anything happened to Clef do you?" She looked anxiously at the girl next to her.
"I'm sure he is fine, Umi-san," Fuu reassured her. "We weren't expected and it has been quite a while since we were here."
"Yeah, I'm sure he's fine."
"But weren't expected the last time and he still sent that weird fish thing. What if something's wrong?" Umi said.
"Umi-chan," Hikaru said, "I'm sure Clef is perfectly fine. We'll just have to make our way to palace and see. I'm sure everyone will be there, healthy and happy to see us. Now…how do you think we get to the palace? Fuu-chan?"
"Well," Fuu began. "It appears the only way to go is through these trees and down the cliff. Now, I didn't see any sign of a palace, but I believe that during our decent I saw a village near the beach and cliffs it was in that direct." She points down, towards the trees and to the right. The three girls walk towards the edge and sure enough, they can make out a village beyond the forest and near the beach. "It shouldn't take us too long to get there. We'll just have to go through the forest."
"I don't know, Fuu. It might not look too far, but we have to go through all those trees. And, well, look at us!" The girls looked at themselves and finally realized that they were all still wearing their pajamas. All three had on comfortable night sets of pants and shirts; Hikaru's were white with little pink and red hearts on them, Umi's were simply light blue, and Fuu's were a pale green with a leaf pattern on them. They didn't even have shoes, only socks. "We're not exactly dressed to wander around in the wilderness of Cephiro."
"We should be fine," Fuu said. "The weather is nice and the sun is shining. We'll head towards that village and maybe we'll find someone there to help us or direct us to the palace."
"Alright then!" Hikaru shouted. "That's what we'll do. Let's go!" And she was off at a fast walk toward the forest, struck with sudden determination.
Umi sighed. "Just like the old days, huh?"
Fuu laughed softly. "She hasn't changed. Hikaru-san! Wait for us!"
"Maybe we'll get lucky and find a nice easy path. Hikaru! Hold on a minute." They ran after the energetic red-head and disappeared into the forest.
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"Hikaru! Slow down!" Umi cried to her friend, who was quite far ahead of her and Fuu. "We need to rest!" The three girls had been walking for hours, weaving their way around trees, over roots and under branches. The weather was pleasant, especially under the shade of the trees away from the sun, but they were still fairly warm from all the walking.
"Hikaru-san, perhaps we should rest here," Fuu called.
The shorter girl paused and turned around to look at her friends. "But…just a little further. I think I hear water."
"Water?" Umi shouted. "Where?" She ran off passed Hikaru.
"Hey! Wait!"
Hikaru and Fuu followed after her, but not for long as they shortly stumbled across a small, rocky stream running through a break in the trees. Hikaru and Umi knelt by the crystal water. "It looks clean. Do you think it's safe to drink?"
"Hmmm." Fuu looked thoughtful, coming to kneel beside them. "It appears fine. And this is Cephiro, you never know what to expect here. We could give it a small taste." She plunged her hands in to the running water, cupping them together and hesitantly bringing the crystal liquid to her lips. She braced herself for the worst, but was presently surprised when she felt the sweet water run cool and smooth down her throat. She laughed softly. "Oh, it's so good!" Umi and Hikaru shrieked with delight and downed handful and handful of clean water. "See, you never know what you'll come across here." Fuu watched her friends have their fill before the three laid back to rest for a short while.
After a while, Fuu spoke again. "Hikaru, Umi, do you notice how different Cephiro feels?"
"Different?" Umi asked. "Different how? A bad different?"
"No," Hikaru replied. "It's not bad. I can feel it too, but I'm not sure what it means."
"It's so quiet and peaceful. It's the same place, beautiful and mysterious, and the tension from before is good. But something is just different." Fuu explained.
"I don't feel that. It just feels like…like…Cephiro, is all," said Umi. "You know we haven't seen or heard any signs of people. Are you sure we're going in the right direction?"
"We should be," Hikaru said. "I hope we get to that village before night fall. I'm hungry and we don't have Mokona to give us food or anything."
Umi laughed. "This is one time I actually wish we had that furball with us." The three girls sat in a friendly silence for a short time before Umi broke it again. "Hey Fuu, how did you know you could still use magic. I would've thought it wouldn't work anymore…I mean, we're not really magic knights anymore are we? The Rune Gods left right?"
Fuu was thoughtful for awhile. "I'm not sure really. I just knew. It's like how I can feel Cephiro, I just felt the magic still there. What about you Hikaru?"
"Yeah, now that I know, I can feel it still there. But what about the Rune Gods? I still feel like I can sense Rayearth, but I thought they had left."
"I know, it is quite strange. I still sense Windam, but it is faint. I'm not sure whether it is something still lingering or if I have simply been away from Cephiro for too long."
Umi sat looking back and forth between the two. "You guys are talking over my head. I sense something, but I don't know what. It feels like Selece…" She sighed with exasperation. "We're not Magic Knights anymore though right? I mean there is no Pillar. The people of Cephiro are the ones who pray for Cephiro aren't they?"
"I thought that was the way it was, too," said Hikaru, "but I still think Rayearth and the other Rune Gods are here…"
"Well," Fuu began, "it appears that Cephiro is at peace, and the people are doing well. Maybe the Rune Gods will sleep again, as before we were summoned."
Hikaru stood and stretched. "It doesn't matter now. We'll find out everything when we get to the palace, so let's get going." She walked off eagerly in the direction they had been going.
"I wish I still had the orb Ferio had given me. Then we would be able to contact him and find out where we were going." Fuu said, sadly.
Hikaru giggled. "Plus, you'd be able to tell him how much you missed him and how much you loved him and how you thought about him everyday and…"
"Hikaru!" Fuu blushed furiously. "I would not do that!"
Umi was giggling too, "Yeah, Hikaru! She has to do it in person!"
"Umi!" Fuu became even redder.
"Sorry, Fuu-chan." Hikaru said, still laughing.
"Well, I'm not, because she better tell him all that as soon as we get there or I'll do it," Umi responded. "Now let's get to that village!"
Hikaru, Umi, and Fuu walked further into the forest in the direction of the village. They walked on for hours, stopping to rest a few times, but seldom came across more water. Finally, the trees began to thin and almost disappear revealing a tiny village a short walk away. Tired and hungry, the three former knights approached the village. The sun was already well past its zenith and descending closer and closer to the horizon as they approached the first house, a small cottage with a yard scattered with tables, chairs, toys, and furniture…
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~~~End Chapter 9. Sorry it was kind of short. I'll try to get the next ones out soon. I hope everyone enjoyed it. If you hadn't realized, I'm basing this fic off the series and not the manga. I can't remember what happened to Mokona in the series…in fact, I can't even remember if it was in the second season. Therefore, before I write my outlines for further chapters, readers decide…Mokona or no Mokona? Up to you. Oh, and I seem to remember an episode in the second season where Fuu sings to the children…I think it was Fuu. Am I right? Or was it Umi? Well, if you know, please let me know in a review…and also about the Mokona thing. Alright, I will try very heard to write the next chapter as soon as possible. I've decided to alternate writing chapters for this story and my GW story.
Thanks for reading, please leave feedbacks. Thanks again for the great reviews I have gotten. Arigato!~~~
~~~Chapter 9 is finished. It's shorter, but it's all I have time for at the moment. There will be more to come though, please forgive me. I tell ya…it's so hard to do two stories at once. I feel like I'm neglecting one of them. Or both. I'm so busy! Well, here it is. I thank all the people who are reading and leaving me reviews. I have gotten such WONDERFUL feedback. Arigato!!! ^.^ ~~~
I Dreamt of You
Chapter 9
Clef woke suddenly, thrashing about in bed and tangled in his blankets. He tried to free himself but suddenly found himself on the floor. Removed himself from the mess of blankets, he sat up, breathing heavily and holding his head in his hands. He tried to stop the room from spinning and calm his uneasy stomach. It can't be… Clef thought. It had to be a dream. The mage stood and began to pace the room. He had been immersed in peaceful and dreamless sleep when unexpected he felt the floor drop from under never him. The room had started to spin around and he was falling, then he woke to find himself on the floor. It cannot be! He held his head in his hands. I must stop hoping, or I shall drive myself crazy. Clef sighed and moved to the window. The sun was just barely making itself known on the horizon, but the mage did not think he would be able to return to sleep. His thoughts were occupied with his dream and the feeling that had woken him, a feeling he had only felt twice before and not for a few now, a feeling that always announced the presence of the three girls from another world. Clef turned from the window and moved to get dressed. I will not hope…it was only a dream…
In another room down another hallway in the palace of Cephiro, a young man slept uneasily, tossing and turning, his mind filled with nightmares and the voice of an angel. Sweating and panting, he willed himself to wake, throwing back the covers and rising to his feet. I can't continue with these nightmares, Ferio thought as he approached his window. I can't take it anymore. I'm starting to believe I'll never have a complete night of sleep again. He pressed his forehead against the cool glass of the window. Fuu. Where are you? The bright light of the first rays of sun peaking over the horizon brought his attention back to the sky. He watched as a star shot across the sky, falling towards Cephiro. I will wait for you, Fuu…I just don't know how my sanity will hold up…
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The three former Magic Knights, while tightly embraced, had felt the floor drop away and found themselves falling through the familiar Cephiro sky. In too much of a shock to scream, they fall, awaiting the approach of a certain creature, that always seemed to appear below them at just the right time. However, the ground began to rush towards the girls with increasing speed.
"Ahhhhhh! Where going to hit the ground!!" screamed Umi.
"I can't watch." Hikaru covered her eyes.
"Winds of Admonishment!"
A green wind swept up in front of the girls and wound itself around them. They slowed, almost stopped, floating in midair, wrapped in a soft grin wind. Hikaru and Umi turned in the wind to look above them where Fuu also floated, bound by her power, arms open, emerald breeze flowing from her hands. She breathed easily, and gradually the three began to lower to the ground, to Cephiro. We're home, Fuu thought to herself.
"Thank you, Fuu-chan!" Hikaru called to her, breathing as sigh of relief.
Umi joined her in letting out the breath she had been holding. "That was too close for me." She turned back to look at the landscape before. "I don't believe it."
"Cephiro hasn't changed a bit. Look! It's the floating mountain! And the volcano!" Hikaru cried, pointing to each.
"Of course it has changed, Hikaru-san," Fuu said. "It's only gotten more beautiful." So much more beautiful! She looked over toward the far horizon, where the sun was making its appearance. The sea sparkled with joy, welcoming them home. Home.
The girls descended the rest of the way in silence, wordlessly thanking whatever higher power had allowed them to return, to return to a place of much joy and sorrow where so many of there dearly missed friends and loved ones awaited them. Fuu silently called back her winds as Umi and then Hikaru touched down on a cliff, finally followed by Fuu herself.
Hikaru ran forward and hugged Umi and then Fuu tightly. "We're back!" She released her and looked around. "Wow, this looks almost like the cliff we were on when we first arrived in Cephiro, when we met Clef!"
"Wait, where is Clef? Why didn't he send the flying fish thing to get us?" Umi asked, her eyes clouding over. "You don't think anything happened to Clef do you?" She looked anxiously at the girl next to her.
"I'm sure he is fine, Umi-san," Fuu reassured her. "We weren't expected and it has been quite a while since we were here."
"Yeah, I'm sure he's fine."
"But weren't expected the last time and he still sent that weird fish thing. What if something's wrong?" Umi said.
"Umi-chan," Hikaru said, "I'm sure Clef is perfectly fine. We'll just have to make our way to palace and see. I'm sure everyone will be there, healthy and happy to see us. Now…how do you think we get to the palace? Fuu-chan?"
"Well," Fuu began. "It appears the only way to go is through these trees and down the cliff. Now, I didn't see any sign of a palace, but I believe that during our decent I saw a village near the beach and cliffs it was in that direct." She points down, towards the trees and to the right. The three girls walk towards the edge and sure enough, they can make out a village beyond the forest and near the beach. "It shouldn't take us too long to get there. We'll just have to go through the forest."
"I don't know, Fuu. It might not look too far, but we have to go through all those trees. And, well, look at us!" The girls looked at themselves and finally realized that they were all still wearing their pajamas. All three had on comfortable night sets of pants and shirts; Hikaru's were white with little pink and red hearts on them, Umi's were simply light blue, and Fuu's were a pale green with a leaf pattern on them. They didn't even have shoes, only socks. "We're not exactly dressed to wander around in the wilderness of Cephiro."
"We should be fine," Fuu said. "The weather is nice and the sun is shining. We'll head towards that village and maybe we'll find someone there to help us or direct us to the palace."
"Alright then!" Hikaru shouted. "That's what we'll do. Let's go!" And she was off at a fast walk toward the forest, struck with sudden determination.
Umi sighed. "Just like the old days, huh?"
Fuu laughed softly. "She hasn't changed. Hikaru-san! Wait for us!"
"Maybe we'll get lucky and find a nice easy path. Hikaru! Hold on a minute." They ran after the energetic red-head and disappeared into the forest.
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"Hikaru! Slow down!" Umi cried to her friend, who was quite far ahead of her and Fuu. "We need to rest!" The three girls had been walking for hours, weaving their way around trees, over roots and under branches. The weather was pleasant, especially under the shade of the trees away from the sun, but they were still fairly warm from all the walking.
"Hikaru-san, perhaps we should rest here," Fuu called.
The shorter girl paused and turned around to look at her friends. "But…just a little further. I think I hear water."
"Water?" Umi shouted. "Where?" She ran off passed Hikaru.
"Hey! Wait!"
Hikaru and Fuu followed after her, but not for long as they shortly stumbled across a small, rocky stream running through a break in the trees. Hikaru and Umi knelt by the crystal water. "It looks clean. Do you think it's safe to drink?"
"Hmmm." Fuu looked thoughtful, coming to kneel beside them. "It appears fine. And this is Cephiro, you never know what to expect here. We could give it a small taste." She plunged her hands in to the running water, cupping them together and hesitantly bringing the crystal liquid to her lips. She braced herself for the worst, but was presently surprised when she felt the sweet water run cool and smooth down her throat. She laughed softly. "Oh, it's so good!" Umi and Hikaru shrieked with delight and downed handful and handful of clean water. "See, you never know what you'll come across here." Fuu watched her friends have their fill before the three laid back to rest for a short while.
After a while, Fuu spoke again. "Hikaru, Umi, do you notice how different Cephiro feels?"
"Different?" Umi asked. "Different how? A bad different?"
"No," Hikaru replied. "It's not bad. I can feel it too, but I'm not sure what it means."
"It's so quiet and peaceful. It's the same place, beautiful and mysterious, and the tension from before is good. But something is just different." Fuu explained.
"I don't feel that. It just feels like…like…Cephiro, is all," said Umi. "You know we haven't seen or heard any signs of people. Are you sure we're going in the right direction?"
"We should be," Hikaru said. "I hope we get to that village before night fall. I'm hungry and we don't have Mokona to give us food or anything."
Umi laughed. "This is one time I actually wish we had that furball with us." The three girls sat in a friendly silence for a short time before Umi broke it again. "Hey Fuu, how did you know you could still use magic. I would've thought it wouldn't work anymore…I mean, we're not really magic knights anymore are we? The Rune Gods left right?"
Fuu was thoughtful for awhile. "I'm not sure really. I just knew. It's like how I can feel Cephiro, I just felt the magic still there. What about you Hikaru?"
"Yeah, now that I know, I can feel it still there. But what about the Rune Gods? I still feel like I can sense Rayearth, but I thought they had left."
"I know, it is quite strange. I still sense Windam, but it is faint. I'm not sure whether it is something still lingering or if I have simply been away from Cephiro for too long."
Umi sat looking back and forth between the two. "You guys are talking over my head. I sense something, but I don't know what. It feels like Selece…" She sighed with exasperation. "We're not Magic Knights anymore though right? I mean there is no Pillar. The people of Cephiro are the ones who pray for Cephiro aren't they?"
"I thought that was the way it was, too," said Hikaru, "but I still think Rayearth and the other Rune Gods are here…"
"Well," Fuu began, "it appears that Cephiro is at peace, and the people are doing well. Maybe the Rune Gods will sleep again, as before we were summoned."
Hikaru stood and stretched. "It doesn't matter now. We'll find out everything when we get to the palace, so let's get going." She walked off eagerly in the direction they had been going.
"I wish I still had the orb Ferio had given me. Then we would be able to contact him and find out where we were going." Fuu said, sadly.
Hikaru giggled. "Plus, you'd be able to tell him how much you missed him and how much you loved him and how you thought about him everyday and…"
"Hikaru!" Fuu blushed furiously. "I would not do that!"
Umi was giggling too, "Yeah, Hikaru! She has to do it in person!"
"Umi!" Fuu became even redder.
"Sorry, Fuu-chan." Hikaru said, still laughing.
"Well, I'm not, because she better tell him all that as soon as we get there or I'll do it," Umi responded. "Now let's get to that village!"
Hikaru, Umi, and Fuu walked further into the forest in the direction of the village. They walked on for hours, stopping to rest a few times, but seldom came across more water. Finally, the trees began to thin and almost disappear revealing a tiny village a short walk away. Tired and hungry, the three former knights approached the village. The sun was already well past its zenith and descending closer and closer to the horizon as they approached the first house, a small cottage with a yard scattered with tables, chairs, toys, and furniture…
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~~~End Chapter 9. Sorry it was kind of short. I'll try to get the next ones out soon. I hope everyone enjoyed it. If you hadn't realized, I'm basing this fic off the series and not the manga. I can't remember what happened to Mokona in the series…in fact, I can't even remember if it was in the second season. Therefore, before I write my outlines for further chapters, readers decide…Mokona or no Mokona? Up to you. Oh, and I seem to remember an episode in the second season where Fuu sings to the children…I think it was Fuu. Am I right? Or was it Umi? Well, if you know, please let me know in a review…and also about the Mokona thing. Alright, I will try very heard to write the next chapter as soon as possible. I've decided to alternate writing chapters for this story and my GW story.
Thanks for reading, please leave feedbacks. Thanks again for the great reviews I have gotten. Arigato!~~~