Together Again: Chapter 4 - Having Fun?

It was once again noisy in the dining hall. Fuu, Hikaru, and Umi were all sitting together enjoying their breakfast. Lantis, Ascot, Eagle, and Ferio were secretly discussing something in the corner. They wanted to spend more time with the girls. (O.O)!

After breakfast, Umi headed to her room with others. She just then remembered her plan to surf in the early. 'I forgot about that. I'll just go right now with Fuu and Hikaru.' Umi decided happily. She walked into her room and went to the closet where the sports equipment was held. "Umi, what are doing?" Fuu asked curiously peering in the closet. "I've decided to go surfing. Do you guys want to come along?" Umi asked, digging out her sports bag. "Yeah! Let's go!" Hikaru shouted in agreement, her cat ears flopping on her head. "Well, we better get going then." Fuu smiled, starting to take out her bag.

They all slipped on their swimsuits. Umi wore a tankini in different shades of blue, Fuu wore a florescent green bikini, and Hikaru wore a pink/red one piece. Meanwhile, Lantis, Ascot, Eagle, and Ferio were eavesdropping.

"So they're going somewhere, eh?" Ferio thought aloud rubbing his chin. "Seems like it." Lantis said, his ear against the door. "I heard they were going s-s- - urf - -fing." Ascot tried to make out. Eagle merely nodded.

"Let's go guys!" the guys suddenly heard and jumped behind the thick columns. "Wait!" came Umi's voice. "Here." "Way cool. Matching sunglasses." Hikaru's voice shouted with glee. "Remember to bring the stuff." Fuu reminded them. "Right! Let's go!" Hikaru's voice came again.

Creak. Umi came out with a pale blue sash that flowed down to her ankles over her tankini followed by Fuu and Hikaru. They were the same except for pale red and green. All three wore cool chic sunglasses. The guys were awed. Umi carried a surfboard and a sports bag. Hikaru and Fuu just wanted to join her. They walked towards the entrance of the castle, not noticing four shadows darting behind them. When the girls reached the outside world, they closed their eyes, feeling the gentle breeze blow through their hair. The guys watched in silence. Suddenly, Umi took out her roller blades and slipped them on. "Hikaru. Fuu. You can will yourselves a pair roller blades, you know." Umi said, fastening the laces. "Right." Fuu and Hikaru said together. Within a few seconds, two pairs of roller blades popped onto their feet. "Ready to have some fun?" Umi smiled. "You bet!" Hikaru said.

They roller bladed down the path leading towards the ocean. Their hair flew behind them. Half way through path, they cut into the forest, misleading the frustrated guys.

Ascot muttered a monster-summoning spell and out appeared a gigantic black swan. "Come on!" Ascot held out his hand to the others.

They got on pretty quick and took of extremely fast, almost knocking poor Lantis off.

For a few minutes, they followed them in the air until they stopped at shore. The girls spread out their towels across the sandy beach and untied their sashes and sunglasses. Umi stood still for a moment staring at the calm body of water and chanted a spell. Suddenly, tidal waves emerged slowly forming. "I'm going for it!" Umi yelled grabbing her surfboard. She placed it on the water and began paddling towards the great wave. Slowly standing up, she started to surf professionally, doing stunts in the air. "Whooooooooo! Go Umi!" Hikaru shouted from the shore. Fuu was doing the same.

The guys were gawking.

"Come on Hikaru, Fuu!" Umi yelled in mid-air. "Let's get on with it!" Fuu said her eyes sparkling at Hikaru. "Right!" Hikaru agreed. They willed their very own surfboards and ran like maniacs towards the rough water.

Soon enough they were surfing side-by-side. Fuu and Hikaru had forgotten they didn't know how to surf. After an incredible few minutes of undying pleasure of the sea spray, Umi ordered the ocean to calm. They paddled to shore, while the guys landed in the trees. Ascot made his monster vanish. The boys were silently awed by their performance but they were stilled when black-haired teenage boy no older than sixteen came into view. He slowly made his way towards the girls on the shore. Hikaru and Fuu were tanning in the sun, but Umi sat alone staring at the calm ocean. The boy seemed oddly interested in Umi. Her hair hung loosely over her shoulders and her headband was gone. He stood there for a moment, and then an evil grin flashed over his mouth.

"Hey, girl. Over here." "Huh?" Umi broke from her trance. "I saw you on the water. That was amazin'. Same goes for your friends." His eyes flashed dangerously. "Uh, thanks." Umi stood up walking towards him. He was about half a head shorter than her. "What do you call it?" "Surfing." Umi answered. " . . . . um, you think you can teach me?" "Um, sure. I guess." Umi gave him one of her charming smiles. "Thanks." He said smirking, glancing behind her. Umi smiled again. She turned to Hikaru and Fuu. "Hikaru, Fuu would you mind lending me a hand?" Umi asked, but they were gone. "Where'd they go?"

"Heh, heh, heh." "Huh?" Grab. The boy grabbed her by the wrists. "You'll be coming with me." He smiled evilly. "Let me go!" Umi struggled, shocked by his eyes. They had an evil glint. He was pretty strong for such a little guy. The guys saw what had happened and rushed to Umi. "Release her!" Ascot shouted lunging for him, but he was too late. The boy flew into the air with Umi. He then trapped her in a transparent bubble. "UMI!" Ascot yelled. Umi seemed to be unconscious. They boy laughed evilly. "Come and get her if you want her." "Where's Hikaru!" Lantis bellowed. "And Fuu!" Ferio hollered angrily. He pointed. They were in separate bubbles and were accompanied by two other boys. One was had long red hair and the other also had black haired but shorter. Malicious grins flashed across their faces. "Let them go!" Eagle said suddenly. "Not in a million years." Growl. "Lightning ATTACK!" Ascot stormed. The boy used an invisible energy shield. "ULTIMATE DEATH!" he shrieked.

Bam! Whoosh! The blast wiped Ascot and the others out except . . . . "LASER BEAM!" Eagle shouted floating in mid-air.

This time it hit him but making only is lip bleed. "Aha ha ha. You think you can defeat me with that puny incantation." The boy sneered. The others watched as if it were entertainment. Eagle was shocked but then . . . . "SHOCK WAVE!"

It was CLEF! "Good timing." Eagle waved at Clef.

The attack blew Hikaru and Fuu's bubble barrier away, but the teenagers caught them before they fell. They smiled evilly.

"They aren't normal Cephirians." Clef said. "WHAT?!" "That's right. We actually come from planet earth," said the boy.

"What?!" Eagle shouted confused. "We live on the other side of Japan." the boy said in a bored fashion. "We seek help from these girls. There is a portal on earth where their powers can be used."

"There's energy forces on the planet you live on?!" Clef shouted amazed. "Yes, and powerful ones too. Possibly greater than the ones here."

"What do you want with them!" Eagle shouted anger rising. His shouting roused up the others who were knocked out. "Like I just said, we need their power and strength to help us defeat the evil on earth." He repeated. "Then why not asked us politely rather than kidnapping them!" Eagle fumed. " . . . . Perhaps you're right." He said releasing Umi from the bubble and caught her and nodded to the others. He floated down to the beach, his black robe whipping behind him. His eyes had more of an evil glint than a good one. He set Umi down gently on the shore. "By the way, I am an earth demon, Hiei. And he was a fox spirit, Youko but now he is Kurama." He said pointing to the red head. "I'm am YuYu Hakusho, but I go by the name Yuusuke. I am a normal human like her." Yuusuke said nodded towards Umi. "We were taught magic by a legendary sorcerer on earth. Not many humans know magic exists in our planet," Kurama said. "The thing I want to know is how you learned the magic the experienced Cephirians use." Clef said curiously, but suspiciously. "Once we arrived here, we instantly learned the magic. We have a special ability that senses different magic skills and plants it in our brains." Hiei said, while shaking Umi to consciousness. Hikaru and Fuu were conscious from the start. They listened attentively, still shocked by the news. The rest were also. Umi slowly woke up, startled at the teenagers' presence. Nobody noticed her get up except Hiei because they were absorbed in Hiei's explanation. Umi stared, not believing her eyes. The strangers seemed oddly familiar to her. Especially the one with the spiky white/black hair.

'Why hadn't I noticed that before when I was talking to him.' Umi wondered.

"Is something going on?" Umi asked uncertainly, sitting on the sandy beach. Locks of blue hair fell over her face. Fuu and Hikaru jumped. "Um, no not really. We were just explaining something that concerns you and them." The red head said smiling. "I see." Umi answered. She stood up brushing the sand out of her hair. "The name's Kurama." the red head said offering his hand. "Umi. Rayuuzaki, Umi." she replied shaking his hand heartily, also smiling.

"We better go back to the castle and continue with further discussion." Clef said. "Alright. We'll follow." Hiei replied.

Umi, Fuu, and Hikaru gathered their belongings and slipped into their roller blades. They sped off ahead of the rest, not knowing what fate had brought them.