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Things Are Not As They Seem

Chapter Four

The Travelling Companions





Ferio woked up with his head aching, and his throat dry, his vision was still blurry, but he can hear voices all right. Very familiar voices actually. .

"Mother, what ever happened to him?!"

"Don't worry dearest he'll be fine. . he must've been. . shock. ."

"Maybe he should go back to Cephiro?"

"But, it's he's mission!"

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Hikaru, Ascot, and Umi were very uneasy. They knew that Ferio was in good hands, although they were still worried. No matter how arrogant he was, they still shared a friendship.

"I wonder how he is?"

Umi was annoyed. She didn't understand why Ascot and Hikaru were so uneasy, like Ferio was going to die.

She didn't like the atmosphere at all, not at all.

"Umm can we please talk about something that doesn't concern Ferio?! I don't like this at all! The two of you are acting like he died or something!"

This snapped Hikaru out of her reverie.

She immediately smiled and opened a particular subject Ascot did not like.

"Did you here, Queen Emeraude is sending someone else to help us find the high priestess of wind?!"

"Really? No on mentioned it to me?"

Ascot flinched visibly.

"A-anou, Hikaru who's that 'someone' Queen Emeraude sent for?"

"It's not someone. I can assure you," was a reply from a deep voice.

"What do you mean, HI-?"

Ascot stopped.

'That wasn't Hikaru.'

It took a full minute for the three of them to realize . . .

~~#~~

(Dream Sequence)

I saw myself in a prairie. Must be dreaming. I've never seen a place like this in Tokyo.

The greenery and the beautiful flowers around me . . . It was really beautiful.

There was something very familiar to the place. It felt something like . . . home.

*^*^ It is your home ^*^*

I gasped. The vioce sounded so familiar.

*^*^ It is Windam, friend, your companion and I, I've been waiting for you for so long. ^*^*

"Who are you? Show yourself!"

And in an instant, a creature appeared in front of me. It was the most beautiful being I've seen. It was the color of emeralds, the grass and the trees, and for some reason it reminded me of my eyes.

*^*^ Get on my back. ^*^*

"I-I beg your pardon?"

*^*^ Let me show you around the world you have left. Your home . . . ^*^*

"M-my home?"

~~#~~

'Damnit.'

Ferio blinked furiously. He's felt light-headed, and his throat felt like sand paper.

He opened his eyes grogily.

His vision was still blurry, so he decided to rub his eyes using the back of his eyes.

"Oh, hi there Hikaru, Ascot, Umi . . . What happened? I'm supposed to be-"

Ferio blinked again.

In the room stood eight people, not three.

Then realization struck him. Cephiro had sent for more travelling companions.

~~#~~

Sorry for the long delay! R/R please!

To be continued . . .