Title: Return to Cephiro

Summary: Clef reaches the young girls and asks for their help one more time. The creator ( Also known as Mokona) brought the young girls back to Cephiro which is know named RayEarth, thanks to Hikaru for renaming it, to save the world from a new evil terrorizing the world.

This story follows the manga. I have only read the manga up to MKR 2 volume 3 (and I'm pretty sure this is the last one, then again I am not 100% sure) and haven't seen the anime. I'm saving up money so I can get it. Sorry all of you who like the anime version of MKR. Um..I'm also sorry if you didn't like the idea of me changing the name of Cephiro to Rayearth! I am so sorry! At the end of Rayearth 2 book 3 I asks to rename it so I did and I thought Rayearth was an appropriate name for it. When they talk about Cephiro it's the old Cephiro and when they speak of RayEarth is when they are speaking of present time Cephiro. I hope that doesn't confuse you if it does I'll change it back to Cephiro! ^__^ Well let's get on with the story!

Disclaimer: I do not own MKR, the ladies of CLAMP do! Please don't sue me I don't have much money!! Though I do own the baddies of the story! I'm borrowing everyone else for my story.

As they got in the Forest of Silence, Ferio told them to stay together and not wander far off. Of course this went through one ear and out the other for Umi, it just may be better to talk to the wall in this case. Umi had wandered off deep into the Forest of Silence. Umi got scared and worried but didn't show the expression on her face. "Hikaru? Fuu? Where are you? (Hey! I'm a poet and I didn't even know it!) Is that you?" She heard a rustling sound in the bushes. She willed her sword out of the ovum gem and something popped out of the bushes with a sword resembling that of Ferios' but with fire surrounding it.

~Aha! So I've found you! Now you will pay back with what you did to me!! Meet Moero, Umi!! Mwuhahahahahahaha! ~ Kurou thought in his mind as his evil plot begins to unfold.

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"Who are you?" Umi said as she pointed her rapier- like sword right at his neck. "Tsk, Tsk! Pretty girls like you shouldn't carry a sword like this at broad daylight." The figure behind the bushes said. "Oh, you shouldn't be talking either; you've got a sword, also. Hehe, you're messing with the wrong girl. Now, if you don't want your butt kicked by this pretty girl, you better tell me who you are!" Umi yelled at him as she got closer to him with her sword 2 or 3 inches away from his face. "My name's Moero, the fire swordsman. You shouldn't be waving that sword around like that. You could poke someone's eye out!"

At that Moero, swung his gigantic sword separating Umi's sword from her hand and knocking her to the ground. Umi began to get up slowly, but then fell back to the floor when Moero kicked her side. "Aw, come on, I thought you were tougher than that! You were a complete waste of my time! I need to find Kurou and you're no challenge to me at all. How am I supposed to get stronger this way?" Moero sighed and turned around. "Sorry to bother ya miss. Stay beautiful." Moero began to walk away.

"Kurou? Can he really be looking for him?" Umi thought as she grasped her side. She crawled to where he was, unnoticed and tripped him over. As he fell Umi sat on his stomach. "Did you say Kurou?" Umi asked as she grabbed her sword that layed on the ground next to them. She put it at his throat without piercing him or touching, but one movement of his neck could cost him his life. "Whoa, whoa Lady! Calm down, I didn't know you wanted me that much! You know, you look very beautiful from this angle." Moero responded.

"Look, I hate to be rough and all, but just quit the sweet talking and tell me, did you say Kurou? I'm looking for him, to beat him up and save Rayearth! Tell me what you know!!" Umi told him harshly. "Alright lady, I did say Kurou. I'm after him, too. He killed my family! I want all revenge possible! All I know is that he lives in the dark side of Rayearth where only evil lurks." Umi stared at him for a sec. ~ He could be a good body guard just like Ferio was but at least until we get to where ever this Kurou character is. Wait a sec; ya know he isn't that ugly, he's kind of cute! ~ Moero had red hair spiked up with a red bandana and some hairs hanging loosely in his face. He wore a black version of Ferio's shirt but didn't have sleeves at all. They seemed to have been ripped off. His eyes were crimson and his face was just, how can I put this.. perfect.

"You know, come to think of it, you look strong and handsome! Maybe you could escort me and 2 other friends of mine to where he lives. You know, with those muscles," Umi began to lightly pass her fingers through his hair and touched his arm as she removed the grip of her sword from his neck. "You could help us get out of here, while we show you the way out of here since you seem lost. How about it Mister Hot- Shot?" Umi asked him.

"Wonderful! Moero is doing his part! Soon he will lead them all into my trap leaving the water princess to me! Now you will all pay!! Mwuhahahahaha!" Evil laughter could be heard in a dark room where on a wall lay a huge mirror showing Umi and Moero having their little conversation.

"You know what? You drive a hard bargain but sure why not! Now.can you get off of me, you're hurting me!" Moero exclaimed. "Oh hehe, sorry." Umi blushed and got off of him and began looking around making Moero confused. "May I ask what are you doing?" "Oh hehe, looking for my friends.. I seem to have lost them." Umi sweat dropped and Moero just tripped.

After a few minutes of searching they finally met up. "Get away from her slime ball!" Of course, it wasn't a happy reunion. "Hikaru, don't fret, he's a friend and our new bodyguard!" Umi said excitedly. "Oh, just like Ferio was!" Fuu said remembering the old days in Cephiro. "Yup! Except that he's also looking for Kurou and he knows where he is and is escorting us there! See, Fuu, I used your technique!" Umi smiled. "Technique?" Fuu said all confused but left it at that. "I never really introduced myself, I'm Umi Ryuuzaki." "I'm Fuu Houiji." "And I'm Hikaru Shidou!!!" They all introduced themselves to Moero. "I'm Moero, the flaming swordsman. (Hehe! That sounds like Yu- Gi- Oh!!!!) at your service, ladies!" Moero winked at them and bowed.

"Wowie! He's got manners!" Hikaru jumped excitedly. "That's not how he introduced himself to me, humph!" Umi growled but put it aside.

~Goodness, they all seem so innocent! Well, except that blue headed annoying little girl. She seems to be more mischievous then the other 2. But why would Kurou want to kill all three of them? ~ Moero thought to himself. ~He's always talking on how he wants to kill the blue headed one the most, but she is so beautiful and irresistible, why would he want to kill her? She looks harmless. Just look at that bright smile and those crystal blue eyes--- Wait a sec!! Slap out of it!! You are evil!! Slap out of it!!!!!!!!!!!~ Moero was mentally slapping himself when he heard a voice call out in his head.

~Moero, Kill the other two as you come here without the blue haired one noticing it was you and let her gain confidence in you. I want her all to myself ya heard? ~ Kurou told Moero in his mind. ~ But why sir? They are just girls and they are too innocent. ~ Moero asked him back. ~ With them in the way Rayearth will be impossible to steal from Prince Ferio! That is why I want the Magic Knights destroyed!!~ Kurou told Moero in a maniacally evil way.

~So, they are the magic knights, huh? This is going to be fun! ~ Moero thought to himself.

"Come back here Mokona! I swear I'm going to make smores out of you! First, I'm going to smush you on to a stick with chocolate, roast you over an open fire than smush you in between to graham crackers and eat you up!! And do you know what I'm going to say after I eat you? 'Mmmmm.. You taste just like marshmallows!!!'" Umi began chasing after Mokona with a mallet in her hands. "Umi! All he did was kiss you! He didn't mean you any harm!" Hikaru screamed to Umi who is suddenly chasing Mokona around with a mallet. All three of them, Hikaru, Fuu, and Moero sweat dropped.

~ On second thought this might be harder than I thought... ~

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Well there's chappie 2 for yaz!! I'm sorry if it's too short I promise the next one will be longer!!! I hope you enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed writing it. I wonder what Mokona really is made of? Too bad, the world may never know... (Hehe tootsie roll pop commercial.hehe.ok.I'm an idiot.) Plz review!!! Thankies Byez!!!!

Oh yeah! These are the couples: F/F, L/H, C/U but then you never know what might happen with Moero, but for sure it's a C/U!! REVIEW!!!!!

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