This section starts with why I rated this fic "R". Little intimate moment with Hikaru and Lantis ^_~

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"Oh, I envy her! She falls asleep so fast!" Umi complained pulling up the covers on her bed.

"I know," Fuu giggled. "Miss Hikaru should receive some sort of sleep award!"

Umi and Fuu laughed softly as to not wake up Hikaru who lay sleeping in the bed between theirs. Umi sat up and looked out the window at the starry sky. The room was completely dark except for a few candles that were randomly put about the room. Fuu put her hand in front of her face and looked at the ring that Ferio had given her earlier that day.

"What is that Fuu?" Umi asked, although she already knew what the answer was. "Is that what I think it is?"

"II have no idea what you are talking about!" Fuu stammered and her cheeks flushed.

"Right"Umi laughed lying back down in her bed. "Anyway, I am going to try and get some sleep."

"Good night Miss Umi," Fuu said yawning.

They both lied down and attempted to get some sleep. Soon all three girls were fast asleep, but Hikaru's was not a peaceful one. As soon as she had drifted off into a deep sleep, she was whisked away into a dream world where everything was dark. Hikaru stood in a dark and silent forest, the bones of humans and animals lined the ground. A fierce wind blew the last remaining leaves off the trees. There was no moon in the sky and even the stars had vanished. Behind her she heard a familiar cackle and turned to see Nova standing behind her twirling her light swords in her hands.

"We meet again, Hikaru," she laughed.

"Nova"Hikaru whispered. "I thought that you were goneback inside me"

"Well, times change," she laughed approaching Hikaru. "And this time, I have some friends of my own."

Astral and Stellar appeared behind Nova, each of them had their weapons in hand. Astral took aim at Hikaru with her bow and arrows while Stellar took a fencing position with her sword. Nova looked back at them and then back to Hikaru.

"Umi?" Hikaru gasped.

"No, I am Astral," snapped Astral, an evil gleam reflecting off her glasses.

"I'm Stellar," Stellar replied taking a few swift strokes with her sword cutting down a near by tree.

The ground beneath Hikaru's feet began to shake and glass figures of her friends appeared all around her. Astral approached the ones of Ferio and Ascot and few arrows at them, glass shattering everywhere. Hikaru could hear Ferio and Ascot scream in her head.

"Ferio!" Hikaru yelled reaching out for the glass fragments.

Stellar walked up to the figures of Presea and Clef. As smile crept across her face and she quickly cut them down. There was glass everywhere. The pieces flew at Hikaru and cut her face and body. She could feel a small stream of blood fall down her cheek. She wiped it away with the sleeve of her Kendo uniform. Then she noticed Nova standing next to the glass figure of Lantis. Nova looked up at it and then back at Hikaru. She floated into the air and kissed the figure on the lips, a shiver running through Hikaru's spine. Nova turned back to Hikaru and with one quick swoop, she had cut the statue of Lantis in two. It fell to the ground and shattered on contact.

"Oops," Nova laughed. "Looks like we broke them."

Hikaru heard another cackle behind her and she turned and saw Lady Debonair behind her. In her hands she held the planet Earth and the land of Cephiro. Suddenly, they burst into flames and were no more. Debonair laughed and thunder and lightening covered the sky. Another figure appeared beside Debonair. Hikaru looked but could not make out his face. At his feet lay Umi and Fuu, blood covering their clothing. The man knelt down and gently stroked Umi's face.

"Get away from her!" yelled Hikaru as she started to run at him.

Suddenly, the ground beneath her feet vanished and she fell into a black abyss. She could hear the laugher of Nova ringing in her head and the screams of her friends as she felland felland fell into nothing.

Hikaru jumped up from her sleep and screamed, waking Umi and Fuu up. Sweat was dripping down her face and she leaned forward to hide her face in her hands. Umi and Fuu jumped out of their beds and ran over to Hikaru. Hikaru looked out the window where she could just make out the shadow cast by the Shadow Lands. She jumped when she felt Umi put her hand on her shoulders.

"Hikaru, what's wrong?" she asked with a very concerned gaze.

"NothingI'm okay," Hikaru lied.

"Hikaru, I already went over this with you the last time we were here!" Umi scolded. "I can't trust your I'm okay's' Hikaru! You're always so reckless and you never complain when you're hurt of tired. You're always worrying about everyone else. So there's nothing as meaningless as one of your I'm okay's' Hikaru."

"Please, tell us Miss Hikaru. We are your friends," encouraged Fuu.

"Really, it's nothing," Hikaru replied looking down at the ground. "I'm fine so don't worry about me."

Umi noticed Hikaru's hands gripping the sheets tightly but decided that if Hikaru was going to tell them what was wrong, she would do so when she was ready. Umi stood and walked back over to her bed and sat down. Fuu did the same and curled up under her covers. Hikaru started to lie down again, but then jumped out of her bed and walked down the hall still in her pink nightgown. She passed the garden where she saw Hawk sitting by the fountain where she had first seen Lantis. She walked in and he smiled up at her. She tried to smile back.

"Why don't you come and sit down," he said offering her a seat next to him.

His voice sent chills down her spine. It was so soft and warm just like Eagle's, yet it also had the air of sorrow wrapped up in it. Hawk looked over at Hikaru.

"You are just as he described you would be," he laughed. "Eagle didn't miss a detail, although, he did describe you as being much shorter."

Hikaru laughed as did Hawk.

"It has been years since I was last here," she replied. "I was only 14 when I first met Eagle. That was five years ago."

"I wish he was here to see you now," Hawk sighed. "He wouldn't believe what a beautiful young woman you have become."

"Well" Hikaru blushed.

"There is something bothering you," Hawk said placing his hand on her shoulder. "I assume that you would rather not talk about it. Eagle always said that you didn't want to be a bother to anyone."

"It's nothing," Hikaru replied turning her head away. "It's not something that people should be worried over me about anyway. I am sure that it was just a bad dream"

"A dream was it?" Hawk smiled. "You know, some dreams can predict the future or they can be a warning of things present or things to come. Don't just dismiss dreams, Hikaru. They may end up saving you heartbreak later."

"You remind me a lot of Eagle," Hikaru laughed looking up at Hawk. "Not just because you look the same. You also talk the same and have the same facial expressions. He always listened to me whenever I said something. He seemed to be able to sense my pain."

"Eagle was a wonderful person, and I feel honored to be compared to him," Hawk grinned. "But there is one difference between my brother and myself."

"What's that?"

"I don't sleep nearly as much as he did."

The two laughed and then Hikaru stood up.

"Thanks for listening," Hikaru smiled. "Maybe I will go back to sleep now."

"If there is still something troubling you, maybe you could talk to Lantis about it. He is also very concerned about you."

"Alright," Hikaru laughed running off.

"You're right," Hawk sighed to himself remembering his brother. "She is extraordinary Eagle. I guess you can say that I am going to follow in my brother's footsteps."

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Hikaru walked down the hallway back towards her room. Just as she was about to reenter she decided that she would take Hawk's advice and go see Lantis. She hadn't really been able to talk with Lantis since she had arrived. Her mind had been preoccupied with her own worries about Cephiro and then the arrival of Hawk Vision and now this dream. Yet she knew that she had to talk to him, had to tell him what was going on. She reached his door and pressed her ear against it. She could just hear Lantis' grunts as he practice his sword fighting in his room. Slowly, she reached up and knocked on the door. Inside, Lantis paused and listened as he heard the knock at his door again. He walked over to the door and opened it, shocked to see Hikaru standing in the hall.

"What are you doing here?" he asked wiping the sweat from his brow.

"I" Hikaru started looking up at Lantis. He had his shirt off which exposed his muscular chest. His body was shinning with sweat from his workout. "I just wanted to come see you."

"Well, come in," he smiled moving aside for Hikaru to pass. "Have a seat."

Hikaru sat down on his bed and gripped the sheets. Lantis put his sword down in its case on the table beside his bed. Lantis sat down beside Hikaru and looked at her.

"What is troubling you?" he asked noticing that Hikaru was shocked that he noticed something was wrong. "You are not yourself, you haven't been since we all met and talked about the fate of Cephiro."

Hikaru began to cry and Lantis reached over to put a hand on her shoulder. Hikaru threw herself at Lantis, knocking him on his back, and hugged him, burying her face in his exposed chest. Lantis' eyes widened and felt himself grow warm. Hikaru lay on top of Lantis crying. He reached up and wrapped his arms around her waist.

"It's alright," he whispered.

"No, it's not," Hikaru replied. "You don't understandI had a dreamand Nova was there. So was Debonairthey are going to kill everyone"

Lantis gently lifted Hikaru's head so that he could look into her eyes. "No one is going to kill anyone," he smiled. "Not as long as you protect them. Nothing can defeat you, Hikaru. You have the strongest will of anyone that I have ever know, including Eagle and Zagato." He lifted a finger to wipe away her tears, his hand lingering for several seconds. "And when your strength fails, I'll be there to lend you mine."

Hikaru managed to smile down at Lantis. Slowly he sat up until his face was right next to Hikaru's. She blushed and looked down at the ground. She could feel herself growing warm and a new sensation flowed through her body. "What is this feeling?" she wondered to herself as she looked back at Lantis, his intense blue eyes looking back at her.

"You really have grown, Hikaru," Lantis whispered placing his hands on her waist. "I was only 14 when you first met me," Hikaru replied, he usual spunk returning. "I'm 19 now you know."

"Has it been that long," Lantis replied lying back down, bring Hikaru with him. "You have no idea how long I have wish and prayed for you to return. The last time you were here I did not want to believe that I was falling in love with you. I didn't want to suffer the same fate that my brother did. But I can't deny it anymore Hikaru. I can't lie to myself anymore."

Lantis gently kissed Hikaru and moved his hands up and down her sides in a caressing motion. Hikaru responded by moving her hands up and down his bare chest. Hikaru softly gasped as she felt Lantis' hands unbutton the back of her nightgown and softly touch her bare back. Hikaru let out a delighted whimper as he deepened the kiss, carrying it on in strokes. A delicious tingle suddenly flew through the ruby-haired girl as she felt his tongue touch hers, the kiss deepening still. Hikaru arched against him, and as if on command, Lantis' grip around her back tightened, bringing the two together, locked tight in each other's embrace. Lantis broke the kiss and looked up at Hikaru, her eyes dazed. Slowly Hikaru reached over her shoulders and pulled down her nightgown leaving only her bra and underwear on. Lantis traced his fingers over her curves and brought her down on his chest again, kissing her passionately. I want to be close to him forever, Hikaru thought to herself. She had never understood what he brothers were talking about when they talked about doing "it" with girls, but now Hikaru understood the sensations that coursed through the body. She had always been innocent and naïve when it came to boys, but Lantis had made her want to forget this innocence and truly become a woman.

"I love you," she whispered in his ear.

In response, Lantis rolled over so that he was on top of Hikaru. With a surprised expression on her face Hikaru looked up at Lantis. He looked down at her and smiled.

"I know," he smiled leaning down and kissing her cheek. "Let me show you how much I love you"

Lantis' left a trail of kisses across her face and only lingered to kiss her passionately on the lips. He slowly moved down to her next and then over to he shoulder. Hikaru wrapped her arms around him and pushed him closer to her. Lantis slowly moved his way over to her breast and kissed it though the silk of her bra while softly caressing the other with his hand. Hikaru gasp and felt his hand move around to her back and unhooked her bra and slowly pulled it off. He threw the bra aside and returned to trailing kissing along Hikaru. He stopped at her breasts again and seductively licked her nipple. She moaned as his mouth engulfed it and slowly sucked on it, his other hand massaging her other breast. Hikaru arched against him and moved her hands over his chest. Lantis took her nipple in his teeth and gently bit it causing a groan to escape Hikaru. He moved to the other breast, leaving a trail of hot kisses along the way. He slowly licked around her aroused nipple before fully covering it with his mouth. Hikaru continued to pull him closer to her until she could pull him no closer. Lantis moved his kisses down her stomach and then back up to her lips. He kissed her passionately and continued to massage her breasts. Hikaru ran her fingers through his jet-black hair and pulled his face close to her, pushing his tongue further into her. Slowly, she reached for his white pants and began to pull them off. Surprised by her boldness Lantis stood up and help her pull them off. They fell to the floor in a pile next to Hikaru's nightgown. Hikaru looked and Lantis as if it were the first time ever looking at him, her eyes trailing over ever inch of him. She blushed when she looked at where his pants had once covered him. Slowly Lantis eased himself over her, his fingers trailing around her underwear. Hikaru moved her hands over his and moved them onto the underwear. She looked into his eyes and kissed him, their tongues dancing while Lantis pulled off the only barrier that you keep him from her.

"Oh God..." Hikaru gasped into the kissed as she felt Lantis enter her.

Lantis kissed her neck as he slowly moved further into Hikaru but stopped when he reached virginal wall. He looked down at Hikaru who pulled him closer.

"I need you," she gasped, unable to control the bliss she was feeling at that moment.

Knowing that she would experience some discomfort at first, Lantis fully pushed himself into her and then kissed her on the lips. Tears began to form in her eyes, she hadn't expect it to hurt. Slowly, Lantis began to rock back and forth. He quickened his pace when he felt Hikaru rocking in rhythm with him. Hikaru kissed Lantis' neck and seductively suck on his earlobe as Lantis rock back and forth more vigorously. Hikaru moved her hands along his chest and pulled his face closer to hers. Lantis kissed Hikaru and continue to massage her breasts with his hands. He had missed her so much all these years that she had been gone. Every night he dreamt about sharing this one moment with her. He could feel himself bubbling to a climax, as could Hikaru. Both screaming each other's name, Hikaru collapsed into Lantis' arms in exhaustion. Lantis gently kissed her forehead and ran his fingers up and down her back. Hikaru traced the muscles of Lantis' chest with her fingers. She kissed his chest and laid her head on him and began to fall asleep. Lantis kissed her head and pulled her closer to him. He looked out the window at the sky and saw a shooting star. He closed his eyes and made a wish before drifting off into his own peaceful sleep.