Sorry that I haven't posted in a while guys......I just had finals, and man
were they a KILLER!!!......blech.......Well, anyways, on with the fic!!
~Thanks to my reviewers too!! You make me feel all special inside.....teehee......
Hikaru-1989: I WILL continue! (as a matter of fact, I'm continuing it now!)
Eechan: I know....the matchmaker is the devil.....but you'll see why she's here soon enough....muahahaha :)......
TerrierLee: Don't worry, you'll see who I pair up with who soon enough....and I promise I'll stay true to the manga, okay?
Krylancelo: It won't stay sad for soon.....
Saturnfan: No matter what anyone says, the manga is ALWAYS better!
Jereni: You stalker!! *bops you on the head with a "Happy Birthday" balloon*
~Disclaimer: Do you really need one at this point?? Yo no tengo MKR! (I don't have/own MKR)
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Chapter 2
Hikaru stared blankly out of that window. It had been a week since that disastrous announcement of her engagement to that boy named Yuri.
Drip. Drip. Drip. It seemed that the rain would never stop falling. The storms had started a day after the horrible visit, even though it was supposed to be midsummer in Japan. This made Hikaru even more depressed. She even wondered if she should go to the monthly meeting that was supposed to be held in a matter of days. She suspected that she should just stay home, since the wedding preparations had already gone underway.
As people rushed around the house, busying themselves with decorations, or reservations, or the like, the redhead just glanced out the window, her heart ready to break into a million pieces. Hikaru felt one tear, then another roll down her cheek, remembering all those good times she had had with her very best friends in the whole world, Umi and Fuu.
Just as she was thinking of them, she saw a blonde blur and a blue blur rush down the pathway to her house and towards the door. A few moments later, rapid knocking was heard. Hikaru waited for someone downstairs to answer it, but only heard her mom yelling, "If you're not going to help us with your own wedding, then at least answer the door!" Hikaru dragged herself from the window and walked to the front of the house, where someone was still impatiently knocking. She opened the door, then smiled at what she saw.
"You're telling me that you had a dream about her?" Fuu was shouting at the top of her lungs.
"Well, its better than magical, fortune telling fish!" Umi screamed back as she was about to bang on the door again. She stopped midway when she saw the grinning Hikaru standing in the doorway. "Hikaru!" Umi gushed, taking the girl into her arms and hugging her like her life depended on it.
"We were so worried!" Fuu said, her eyes reflecting the panic in her eyes. "We thought you would be gone....."
"Mmmph....mmmph....." Hikaru said as her face turned from red to purple to a very dark shade of blue.
"Umm, Umi? I think you're choking her," Fuu remarked, pointing at the colored face of their "little sister."
Umi looked at Hikaru, who was about to lose consciousness, and let go of her. "Oops, sorry..." she said, scratching the back of her head nervously. Hikaru bent over, her hands rsting the weight of her small body on her knees.
In between gasps, she choked out, "Umi! *huff* Your hair! *huff, puff* Different!" After that, Hikaru collapsed into Fuu's arms. Fuu, surprised, carried her inside the house and into her bedroom, Umi trailing behind.
Fuu placed her on the bed. "Wow, she's gotten heavier.....Think she's grown a bit?"
Umi, who was eyeing her hair with concern, replied with a, "Huh?"
Fuu turned around. "I said, she's grown a little, I think!" The smart girl glanced at Umi, who was still fooling with her light blue hair. She squinted her green eyes. Umi stared back, then hopped back, covering her mouth.
"You aren't wearing glasses!"
"You cut your hair!"
Both stood back from each other in amazement for a few seconds, then, giggling like hyenas, began talking rapidly.
"Oh my gosh! You look so good without your glasses! Like when we first used the Spirits!" "I haven't ever seen you with short hair! I've got to say, it really suits you!"
"Thanks! My mom made me get it cut. She said it was far too long for a girl of my age...."
"Well, it is prettier shorter though....Is it layered too?"
"Sure is! Got it done last month while we were staying in France. How about you?"
"Oh, laser eye surgery. It's the latest thing!"
"What's going on?" Hikaru said from her bed, as Hikari licked her face over and over again.
"Oh, Umi cut her hair!"
"I know that!" Hikaru said, getting up. She rubbed her eyes a little bit, then looked from Umi to Fuu. Then, the small girl's eyes widened in surprise. "No glasses, Fuu!"
"Yup!" she replied. Fuu grinned, and Hikaru giggled. Hikaru gave a humongous hug to Fuu, while Umi looked on, scratching her chin.
"You did grow, Hikaru-san!" Umi squealed, clapping her hands. Hikaru let go of Fuu for a moment, looking like her normal naive self.
"I did?" She looked at her body as if something embarrassing were on her clothes, like a menstrual stain or something of that sort.
"Yeah! You're as tall as Fuu!"
"She is not!" Fuu said, getting all huffed up. She grew red as she crossed her arms in front of her chest.
"Yes, she is!" Umi grabbed the stiff Fuu and the confuse Hikaru, and placed them back to back. And indeed, their little friend had grown up.
"Oh, I can't believe it!" Umi said, wiping away a tear. "Our little sister, all grown up!"
"Oh, I remember when she was this big!" Fuu joined in, forgetting her anger. She drew an imaginary line at her shoulder, demonstrating Hikaru's height when they had first met her.
Hikaru stared at the ground uncomfortably. "I think I know why I grew...."
Both Umi and Fuu stopped gushing over the newly taller Hikaru and stared blankly at her. "I grew because......I matured a little bit. I had to, because....." Hikaru paused, looking like she was going to start crying at any moment.
"I have to get married......" Umi clapped her hands over her mouth, and Fuu just stood there, trying to process the information just given to her.
"Then my dream.....it was true?!"
"The fish.....in the pond....You're gonna leave us behind?!" All three started sobbing, and hugged each other like they had years before, after their very first visit to a wonderful, terrible land.
"It's not fair! IT'S NOT FAIR!!" they all cried out, as they had done on that same day. They cried for a long while.
"But who? Who is this guy?" Fuu sobbed.
"She's getting married to me...." someone from the corner of the room replied. A tall, blonde boy stepped out from the dark shadow, smirking. "She's my wife now, Miss Waong said so!"
"Who's Miss Waong?" Umi said, advancing toward the boy, tear stains still evident on her face.
"The Chinese matchmaker that promised me to his family...." Hikaru said, looking at the ground again.
"From now on, I have to cherish her for the rest of my life!"
"Cherish? Huh, more stalk!" Hikaru said, rolling her eyes.
"What?" Fuu and Umi said, looking from the handsome boy to the strong- willed girl.
"He follows me 24/7!" she whispered, gesturing toward him.
"Hey, I heard that!" he said, placing his hands on his hips. "Besides, you're mine now anyway!'
"We're not letting anyone take our dear Hikaru-san away!" Umi yelled, the anger welling up inside of her. She grabbed Hikaru and started to drag her away. Fuu followed, and stuck her tongue out at a bewildered Yuri before she left the room.
Umi, still clutching Hikaru's hand, broke into a run. Fuu caught up with them, grabbing Hikaru's other hand.
"Where are we going?" Fuu gasped as they ran farther and farther away from Hikaru's house.
"You know where we're going," Umi said, a stern, steely look on her face. They kept running, Hikaru falling behind. What are we going to do?, she thought as Umi stopped in front of a huge mansion.
"Wait here..." she said, and she was in and out of the beautiful house in a flash. In her arms, she carried a music box. "You need anything?" she said, looking at Hikaru, then at Fuu. Fuu smiled, and held up her hand. On her ring finger glistened a pretty ring. Hikaru shook her head and smiled. She needed nothing but her dear friends. Umi returned the smile to Fuu and Hikaru, and they went running again.
Soon, Umi's intentions were made clear when they arrived at the foot of Tokyo Tower. Before they knew it, they were up at the top, holding hands in a circle. "Everyone ready?" Hikaru said, happy for the first time in weeks. Fuu and Umi nodded to her, as they concentrated their thoughts on the land they all knew and loved: Cephiro. The ground began to give way as their little group glowed brightly, and they were about to descend to places unknown to other humans when......
"NO!! My beloved!! Wait for me!" Someone ran into their circle and disappeared with them on their journey to a distant world.
~Thanks to my reviewers too!! You make me feel all special inside.....teehee......
Hikaru-1989: I WILL continue! (as a matter of fact, I'm continuing it now!)
Eechan: I know....the matchmaker is the devil.....but you'll see why she's here soon enough....muahahaha :)......
TerrierLee: Don't worry, you'll see who I pair up with who soon enough....and I promise I'll stay true to the manga, okay?
Krylancelo: It won't stay sad for soon.....
Saturnfan: No matter what anyone says, the manga is ALWAYS better!
Jereni: You stalker!! *bops you on the head with a "Happy Birthday" balloon*
~Disclaimer: Do you really need one at this point?? Yo no tengo MKR! (I don't have/own MKR)
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Chapter 2
Hikaru stared blankly out of that window. It had been a week since that disastrous announcement of her engagement to that boy named Yuri.
Drip. Drip. Drip. It seemed that the rain would never stop falling. The storms had started a day after the horrible visit, even though it was supposed to be midsummer in Japan. This made Hikaru even more depressed. She even wondered if she should go to the monthly meeting that was supposed to be held in a matter of days. She suspected that she should just stay home, since the wedding preparations had already gone underway.
As people rushed around the house, busying themselves with decorations, or reservations, or the like, the redhead just glanced out the window, her heart ready to break into a million pieces. Hikaru felt one tear, then another roll down her cheek, remembering all those good times she had had with her very best friends in the whole world, Umi and Fuu.
Just as she was thinking of them, she saw a blonde blur and a blue blur rush down the pathway to her house and towards the door. A few moments later, rapid knocking was heard. Hikaru waited for someone downstairs to answer it, but only heard her mom yelling, "If you're not going to help us with your own wedding, then at least answer the door!" Hikaru dragged herself from the window and walked to the front of the house, where someone was still impatiently knocking. She opened the door, then smiled at what she saw.
"You're telling me that you had a dream about her?" Fuu was shouting at the top of her lungs.
"Well, its better than magical, fortune telling fish!" Umi screamed back as she was about to bang on the door again. She stopped midway when she saw the grinning Hikaru standing in the doorway. "Hikaru!" Umi gushed, taking the girl into her arms and hugging her like her life depended on it.
"We were so worried!" Fuu said, her eyes reflecting the panic in her eyes. "We thought you would be gone....."
"Mmmph....mmmph....." Hikaru said as her face turned from red to purple to a very dark shade of blue.
"Umm, Umi? I think you're choking her," Fuu remarked, pointing at the colored face of their "little sister."
Umi looked at Hikaru, who was about to lose consciousness, and let go of her. "Oops, sorry..." she said, scratching the back of her head nervously. Hikaru bent over, her hands rsting the weight of her small body on her knees.
In between gasps, she choked out, "Umi! *huff* Your hair! *huff, puff* Different!" After that, Hikaru collapsed into Fuu's arms. Fuu, surprised, carried her inside the house and into her bedroom, Umi trailing behind.
Fuu placed her on the bed. "Wow, she's gotten heavier.....Think she's grown a bit?"
Umi, who was eyeing her hair with concern, replied with a, "Huh?"
Fuu turned around. "I said, she's grown a little, I think!" The smart girl glanced at Umi, who was still fooling with her light blue hair. She squinted her green eyes. Umi stared back, then hopped back, covering her mouth.
"You aren't wearing glasses!"
"You cut your hair!"
Both stood back from each other in amazement for a few seconds, then, giggling like hyenas, began talking rapidly.
"Oh my gosh! You look so good without your glasses! Like when we first used the Spirits!" "I haven't ever seen you with short hair! I've got to say, it really suits you!"
"Thanks! My mom made me get it cut. She said it was far too long for a girl of my age...."
"Well, it is prettier shorter though....Is it layered too?"
"Sure is! Got it done last month while we were staying in France. How about you?"
"Oh, laser eye surgery. It's the latest thing!"
"What's going on?" Hikaru said from her bed, as Hikari licked her face over and over again.
"Oh, Umi cut her hair!"
"I know that!" Hikaru said, getting up. She rubbed her eyes a little bit, then looked from Umi to Fuu. Then, the small girl's eyes widened in surprise. "No glasses, Fuu!"
"Yup!" she replied. Fuu grinned, and Hikaru giggled. Hikaru gave a humongous hug to Fuu, while Umi looked on, scratching her chin.
"You did grow, Hikaru-san!" Umi squealed, clapping her hands. Hikaru let go of Fuu for a moment, looking like her normal naive self.
"I did?" She looked at her body as if something embarrassing were on her clothes, like a menstrual stain or something of that sort.
"Yeah! You're as tall as Fuu!"
"She is not!" Fuu said, getting all huffed up. She grew red as she crossed her arms in front of her chest.
"Yes, she is!" Umi grabbed the stiff Fuu and the confuse Hikaru, and placed them back to back. And indeed, their little friend had grown up.
"Oh, I can't believe it!" Umi said, wiping away a tear. "Our little sister, all grown up!"
"Oh, I remember when she was this big!" Fuu joined in, forgetting her anger. She drew an imaginary line at her shoulder, demonstrating Hikaru's height when they had first met her.
Hikaru stared at the ground uncomfortably. "I think I know why I grew...."
Both Umi and Fuu stopped gushing over the newly taller Hikaru and stared blankly at her. "I grew because......I matured a little bit. I had to, because....." Hikaru paused, looking like she was going to start crying at any moment.
"I have to get married......" Umi clapped her hands over her mouth, and Fuu just stood there, trying to process the information just given to her.
"Then my dream.....it was true?!"
"The fish.....in the pond....You're gonna leave us behind?!" All three started sobbing, and hugged each other like they had years before, after their very first visit to a wonderful, terrible land.
"It's not fair! IT'S NOT FAIR!!" they all cried out, as they had done on that same day. They cried for a long while.
"But who? Who is this guy?" Fuu sobbed.
"She's getting married to me...." someone from the corner of the room replied. A tall, blonde boy stepped out from the dark shadow, smirking. "She's my wife now, Miss Waong said so!"
"Who's Miss Waong?" Umi said, advancing toward the boy, tear stains still evident on her face.
"The Chinese matchmaker that promised me to his family...." Hikaru said, looking at the ground again.
"From now on, I have to cherish her for the rest of my life!"
"Cherish? Huh, more stalk!" Hikaru said, rolling her eyes.
"What?" Fuu and Umi said, looking from the handsome boy to the strong- willed girl.
"He follows me 24/7!" she whispered, gesturing toward him.
"Hey, I heard that!" he said, placing his hands on his hips. "Besides, you're mine now anyway!'
"We're not letting anyone take our dear Hikaru-san away!" Umi yelled, the anger welling up inside of her. She grabbed Hikaru and started to drag her away. Fuu followed, and stuck her tongue out at a bewildered Yuri before she left the room.
Umi, still clutching Hikaru's hand, broke into a run. Fuu caught up with them, grabbing Hikaru's other hand.
"Where are we going?" Fuu gasped as they ran farther and farther away from Hikaru's house.
"You know where we're going," Umi said, a stern, steely look on her face. They kept running, Hikaru falling behind. What are we going to do?, she thought as Umi stopped in front of a huge mansion.
"Wait here..." she said, and she was in and out of the beautiful house in a flash. In her arms, she carried a music box. "You need anything?" she said, looking at Hikaru, then at Fuu. Fuu smiled, and held up her hand. On her ring finger glistened a pretty ring. Hikaru shook her head and smiled. She needed nothing but her dear friends. Umi returned the smile to Fuu and Hikaru, and they went running again.
Soon, Umi's intentions were made clear when they arrived at the foot of Tokyo Tower. Before they knew it, they were up at the top, holding hands in a circle. "Everyone ready?" Hikaru said, happy for the first time in weeks. Fuu and Umi nodded to her, as they concentrated their thoughts on the land they all knew and loved: Cephiro. The ground began to give way as their little group glowed brightly, and they were about to descend to places unknown to other humans when......
"NO!! My beloved!! Wait for me!" Someone ran into their circle and disappeared with them on their journey to a distant world.
