When magic sleeps the sea shall sing.
Part One.
Tokyo was enjoying a wonderful summer day: there was not a cloud on the horizon, and ice cream sales were up 50%. In a small park near the Tokyo Tower (which was actually having a good day), three girls were enjoying a picnic, each in their own special way. Umi, the Magic Knight of Water, was delicately nibbling on a pastry. Hikaru, the Magic Knight of Fire, was having a tug of war with Hikari, her dog, over a string of sausages. Fuu, the Magic Knight of Air, was slowly munching on a sandwich, and staring at the blanket with a red face.
"Mina-san." she said softly.
Umi looked up. Hikaru continued her tug of war, having not heard Fuu's voice. Umi smacked her on the arm. Hikaru looked at her, and let go of the string so suddenly that Hikari went rolling backwards tail over heels, and ended up rolling into a tree.
"What?" Hikaru demanded.
Umi nodded at Fuu. "Fuu-chan has something to say."
"Oh! Spill, Fuu-chan, spill." Hikaru sat forward, grinning eagerly.
Fuu blushed an even deeper shade of red, but managed to get out, "Ferio-kun has asked me to marry him."
Two pairs of eyes, scarlet and cerulean, went wide. The girls' reactions were, once again, typical.
"Ohmigodohmigodohmigod - OH MY GOD!" Hikaru cried, clapping her hands over her mouth, bouncing up and down on her ankles as she knelt there. Umi looked at her, one eyebrow raised, then turned back to her blushing friend.
"Congratulations, Fuu-chan," she said gently. "What did you tell him?"
Fuu looked up. Her blush faded, and a smile flowered on her lips, like the sun emerging from a cloud bank. "I said yes."
"YEEEEEEEEEEEEEES!" Hikaru yelled, leaping forward and bowling her friend over in an enthusiastic hug. "Well done, Fuu-chan! You go, girl!"
Umi smiled a little at Hikaru's antics and continued with her questioning. "When is the wedding?"
"In a year."
"What are you going to tell your family?" Hikaru gasped, sitting up.
Fuu smiled: Hikaru's family were the most important people in the world to her, and she would find it very difficult to leave them. "I told them he works abroad and that we're getting married in his country. They've already met him, so they trust him to look after me."
Hikaru tipped her head to one side. "No offence, Fuu-chan, but I can't believe they didn't ask you what kind of country produces guys with green hair and yellow eyes."
"He said that he was wearing coloured contacts and his hair was dyed."
"And they still let you marry him? Wow, your parents are really lenient," Hikaru murmured, awed.
"No, they just trust my judgement," Fuu replied defensively.
"Exactly, and besides, it's not what on the outside that counts, Hikaru," Umi admonished.
"You sound like you speak from personal experience."
Umi rolled her eyes and pointed at her hair. "What do you think this is, if not personal experience?! Of *course* I know what it's like. You girls may find this difficult to believe, but many people shunned me in my school for my hair colour. It's only since I started going to university that people accepted me for who I really was. Besides you two, of course, and the people of Cephiro."
Hikaru laughed. "Yeah, well, you fit right in there! Eagle's got white- blond, Presea's amber, Caradinia's *pink*, for God's sake, and Clef's lavender, so." She shrugged. "Nobody dared pick on me for my hair colour. My brothers made sure of it."
Everyone smiled at the thought of Hikaru's brothers defending her crimson hair and eyes.
Fuu cleared her throat. "Anyway. I would like both of you to be my bridesmaids, and Clef-san's agreed to officiate. Presea-san already made me promise that she would be maid of honour. It will be in the Western style."
"Wow, me? A bridesmaid? Wait, that means I have to wear a dress." Hikaru's eyes narrowed.
Umi smiled slyly. "I bet Lantis-san would love to see you in a dress."
"Umi-chan! Like I care!" Hikaru batted the suggestion away, but her cheeks had turned slightly red.
"Fine, wear trousers." Umi replied calmly.
"You will both be wearing green," Fuu said sweetly.
"GREEN?!"
Umi and Hikaru looked at each other.
"Us in green?! Are you serious? I'll look like a Christmas tree!" Hikaru protested.
"And you know what they say - 'blue and green should never be seen'," Umi quoted in agreement.
"I know, I just wanted you to stop arguing," Fuu replied with a grin.
Hikaru threw a sausage at her. "Meanie!" she accused.
"You'll both be wearing white: Hikaru-chan's will be a slight ivory, Umi- chan's will be snow."
Both girls nodded.
"Much better," said Umi with satisfaction. After a pause, she asked, "So, when will we be going to Cephiro to organise this?"
"You'll be getting fitted for the dresses this summer, then you won't have to worry about a thing until the rehearsals start next spring," Fuu answered.
"Right!" Hikaru bounced onto her feet, causing Hikari to bark madly and leap around. "See, even Hikari thinks it's a great idea!" she pointed out, making everyone laugh.
"Let's go," Umi said, holding out a hand for Fuu to pull her up.
"We should pack the picnic up first!"
"Ohhh," Hikaru groaned, but despite her protestations, the other girls began to tidy up the left overs, and she had no choice but to join in. Hikari tried to help by eating what was left over. Everyone agreed that he had his heart in the right place, if not his mouth. After that, Hikaru grabbed her dog and nodded to the others.
Part One.
Tokyo was enjoying a wonderful summer day: there was not a cloud on the horizon, and ice cream sales were up 50%. In a small park near the Tokyo Tower (which was actually having a good day), three girls were enjoying a picnic, each in their own special way. Umi, the Magic Knight of Water, was delicately nibbling on a pastry. Hikaru, the Magic Knight of Fire, was having a tug of war with Hikari, her dog, over a string of sausages. Fuu, the Magic Knight of Air, was slowly munching on a sandwich, and staring at the blanket with a red face.
"Mina-san." she said softly.
Umi looked up. Hikaru continued her tug of war, having not heard Fuu's voice. Umi smacked her on the arm. Hikaru looked at her, and let go of the string so suddenly that Hikari went rolling backwards tail over heels, and ended up rolling into a tree.
"What?" Hikaru demanded.
Umi nodded at Fuu. "Fuu-chan has something to say."
"Oh! Spill, Fuu-chan, spill." Hikaru sat forward, grinning eagerly.
Fuu blushed an even deeper shade of red, but managed to get out, "Ferio-kun has asked me to marry him."
Two pairs of eyes, scarlet and cerulean, went wide. The girls' reactions were, once again, typical.
"Ohmigodohmigodohmigod - OH MY GOD!" Hikaru cried, clapping her hands over her mouth, bouncing up and down on her ankles as she knelt there. Umi looked at her, one eyebrow raised, then turned back to her blushing friend.
"Congratulations, Fuu-chan," she said gently. "What did you tell him?"
Fuu looked up. Her blush faded, and a smile flowered on her lips, like the sun emerging from a cloud bank. "I said yes."
"YEEEEEEEEEEEEEES!" Hikaru yelled, leaping forward and bowling her friend over in an enthusiastic hug. "Well done, Fuu-chan! You go, girl!"
Umi smiled a little at Hikaru's antics and continued with her questioning. "When is the wedding?"
"In a year."
"What are you going to tell your family?" Hikaru gasped, sitting up.
Fuu smiled: Hikaru's family were the most important people in the world to her, and she would find it very difficult to leave them. "I told them he works abroad and that we're getting married in his country. They've already met him, so they trust him to look after me."
Hikaru tipped her head to one side. "No offence, Fuu-chan, but I can't believe they didn't ask you what kind of country produces guys with green hair and yellow eyes."
"He said that he was wearing coloured contacts and his hair was dyed."
"And they still let you marry him? Wow, your parents are really lenient," Hikaru murmured, awed.
"No, they just trust my judgement," Fuu replied defensively.
"Exactly, and besides, it's not what on the outside that counts, Hikaru," Umi admonished.
"You sound like you speak from personal experience."
Umi rolled her eyes and pointed at her hair. "What do you think this is, if not personal experience?! Of *course* I know what it's like. You girls may find this difficult to believe, but many people shunned me in my school for my hair colour. It's only since I started going to university that people accepted me for who I really was. Besides you two, of course, and the people of Cephiro."
Hikaru laughed. "Yeah, well, you fit right in there! Eagle's got white- blond, Presea's amber, Caradinia's *pink*, for God's sake, and Clef's lavender, so." She shrugged. "Nobody dared pick on me for my hair colour. My brothers made sure of it."
Everyone smiled at the thought of Hikaru's brothers defending her crimson hair and eyes.
Fuu cleared her throat. "Anyway. I would like both of you to be my bridesmaids, and Clef-san's agreed to officiate. Presea-san already made me promise that she would be maid of honour. It will be in the Western style."
"Wow, me? A bridesmaid? Wait, that means I have to wear a dress." Hikaru's eyes narrowed.
Umi smiled slyly. "I bet Lantis-san would love to see you in a dress."
"Umi-chan! Like I care!" Hikaru batted the suggestion away, but her cheeks had turned slightly red.
"Fine, wear trousers." Umi replied calmly.
"You will both be wearing green," Fuu said sweetly.
"GREEN?!"
Umi and Hikaru looked at each other.
"Us in green?! Are you serious? I'll look like a Christmas tree!" Hikaru protested.
"And you know what they say - 'blue and green should never be seen'," Umi quoted in agreement.
"I know, I just wanted you to stop arguing," Fuu replied with a grin.
Hikaru threw a sausage at her. "Meanie!" she accused.
"You'll both be wearing white: Hikaru-chan's will be a slight ivory, Umi- chan's will be snow."
Both girls nodded.
"Much better," said Umi with satisfaction. After a pause, she asked, "So, when will we be going to Cephiro to organise this?"
"You'll be getting fitted for the dresses this summer, then you won't have to worry about a thing until the rehearsals start next spring," Fuu answered.
"Right!" Hikaru bounced onto her feet, causing Hikari to bark madly and leap around. "See, even Hikari thinks it's a great idea!" she pointed out, making everyone laugh.
"Let's go," Umi said, holding out a hand for Fuu to pull her up.
"We should pack the picnic up first!"
"Ohhh," Hikaru groaned, but despite her protestations, the other girls began to tidy up the left overs, and she had no choice but to join in. Hikari tried to help by eating what was left over. Everyone agreed that he had his heart in the right place, if not his mouth. After that, Hikaru grabbed her dog and nodded to the others.