Summon: Ok. The last chapter was really weird...in a way. But this one is
sorta better. Although it might get off track later on...
*****
"You see, you're Meya."
"But how can that be?" asked Hikaru standing up.
"She's right," agreed Umi. "I remember my childhood well and I can't remember anything about a girl named Meya."
"Of course you wouldn't," answered Clef. Everyone looked at him except for Ascot. "Your parents and your sisters came to me to have your memory erased. You befriended Shinos but they didn't want you to so they took you away from Quatren after he left."
"No...no way..." murmured Umi in disbelief.
Ascot stood up. "It's true." Everyone looked at him. "I have to go. Shinos might be looking for me and I don't want any of you to get hurt."
"No!" yelled Fuu. She stood up and drew out her sword. It changed. It was no longer the sword she had before but now it had a jade handle with a clear green crystal as the blade.
"Fuu, what happened to your sword?" asked Caldina as she closely inspected the weapon.
Fuu closed her eyes. "My name is Hououko Naia, daughter of the highest ranking summoner in Cephiro. I was trained by my father in the art of swordsmanship and by my mother in the art of magic. I will not let my brother fight alone!" She carefully cut her wrist and allowed the blood to run down her blade. "My blood I shall offer to keep my brother safe!"
"Naia! Stop!" yelled Ascot. He hit the sword away from Fuu. "I shall not allow my sister to sacrifice her own blood for the sake of me."
"Ascot, must you go?" asked Clef as he also stood up. Ascot nodded his head. "Then let it be. I shall give you this to help..." Clef pulled out a small bottle from his cloak and handed it to Ascot. "You know how to use it, do you not?"
"I do."
"Then you must go. Your fight shall begin soon."
Ascot nodded and looked at everyone in the room. "Thank you all for what you have done for me." He bowed and walked away. As he was about to close the door, he said, "Naia, stay here and protect them and take care of your baby. Kenae, please take care of anyone who might get injured. And...Naru is alive. He's at the top of the highest peak of Cephiro, staying in a shack."
"He told me to keep it secret," said Clef.
"Forgive me but my sister has to know where the father of her child is." Everyone's eyes shot at Fuu.
"Since when?" asked Lafarga calmly.
"Five months now," replied Fuu. "I'm sorry I never told any of you except for Ascot." She eyed her brother.
"I shall be going now," he said. He closed the door behind him and left everyone.
*****
It has been days ever since Ascot left and Umi felt the hollowness in her heart again. She visited Fuu from time to time and checked on how she and her baby were doing. She would have to go to Clef from time to time and get a potion to help her sleep.
One night she went to Clef's room to get something but heard voices inside. "Clef, we can't do this...we shouldn't do this." Umi recognized the voice as Kenae's. Umi peeked in and saw Clef passionately kissing Kenae's neck. "Oh Clef, no," muttered Kenae as Umi can see her obvious satisfaction at the mage's efforts.
"Oh my god..." whispered Umi. She quickly went away and waited in Fuu's room before she can go back to Clef.
*****
"What's with the weird look Umi?" asked Fuu as she examined her friend.
Umi snapped out of her deep trance and looked at Fuu. "What?"
Fuu shook her head and said, "Why were you spacing out? What's up?"
Umi blushed. "Promise you won't tell anyone?" Fuu nodded and Umi told her what she saw inside Clef's bedroom.
"Are you kidding?" asked Fuu as soon as Umi finished her story. "This is bad!"
"Why?" asked Umi.
"Presea told me earlier tonight that she was going to Clef's room. She asked me what she could wear."
Umi looked confused. "Why did she ask you for suggestions?"
"Well, you see," said Fuu, "she said that Clef was hitting on her a few days ago and told her to come to his room tonight."
Umi quickly stood up. "This might get ugly. We better go and make sure nothing bad happens." She and Fuu hurried to Clef's room just in time to see Kenae walking out and Presea coming.
"Hello Kenae," greeted Presea. "What were you doing in Clef's room?"
Kenae looked nervous and replied, "I...uh...got something from him."
"Oh," replied Presea. "Well I'll see you." Kenae smiled and quickly left. Presea noticed Umi and Fuu and greeted them. "Hello girls. What are you two doing up here?" Umi looked and Fuu and Fuu looked at Presea.
"Well we were walking around and we stumbled here," replied Fuu. "Tonight's the night, huh?" Presea nodded. "Well have fun." Fuu smiled and left Presea, grabbing Umi as she left.
"What should we do?" asked Umi as soon as they were away from the room. "This is so bad. I feel guilty."
"I know," replied Fuu. "But we can't interfere with their relationship."
"But Presea..."
"We'll tell her when the time comes," said Fuu. "But until that time, we have to keep anyone of the two women out of trouble."
As they walked back down to Fuu's room, Umi thought to herself, 'And to think I was so close to having a relationship with him.'
*****
Ascot rode his dragon high above the clouds of Cephiro as he looked for any sign of Shinos. He dove down into a gorge but found nothing. "Where could he be?" he asked himself as he flew on. He turned his dragon and headed back for the castle.
As Ascot rode off, Shinos suddenly appeared from where Ascot was. "Hmmm...he seems to have forgotten..." Shinos disappeared into the dark clouds surrounding the skies.
*****
"Umi?" Clef's voice came from the hall. He seemed tired and in pain. Umi stood up from her bed and opened the door.
"Hey. What's up?" she said as she let him in.
"I need your help," he replied. "Do you mind if I sit down?"
Umi shook her head. "No. Go ahead." She approached him. "What's wrong?"
"I...I need you to do something for me."
"What is it?" asked Umi as she came close to him.
"This..." Clef pulled her down to him and kissed her. Umi was stunned and didn't have any reaction. At that moment, her door opened.
"Hey Umi. I..." Ascot stopped dead at what he saw. Umi gained back her senses and pushed Clef away.
"What were you doing?!" she yelled as she slapped Clef. "And Ascot..." She turned around to face Ascot but he had already disappeared...
*****
Summon: Not much but hope you guys liked it. I didn't know what to put on this chapter so I decided a little more conflict.
T-chan: What's wrong with Clef?!
Summon: Sorry! No offense to anyone out there I hope! Like I said...need more conflict...
T-chan: ...Okay...Anyway, please review!
*****
"You see, you're Meya."
"But how can that be?" asked Hikaru standing up.
"She's right," agreed Umi. "I remember my childhood well and I can't remember anything about a girl named Meya."
"Of course you wouldn't," answered Clef. Everyone looked at him except for Ascot. "Your parents and your sisters came to me to have your memory erased. You befriended Shinos but they didn't want you to so they took you away from Quatren after he left."
"No...no way..." murmured Umi in disbelief.
Ascot stood up. "It's true." Everyone looked at him. "I have to go. Shinos might be looking for me and I don't want any of you to get hurt."
"No!" yelled Fuu. She stood up and drew out her sword. It changed. It was no longer the sword she had before but now it had a jade handle with a clear green crystal as the blade.
"Fuu, what happened to your sword?" asked Caldina as she closely inspected the weapon.
Fuu closed her eyes. "My name is Hououko Naia, daughter of the highest ranking summoner in Cephiro. I was trained by my father in the art of swordsmanship and by my mother in the art of magic. I will not let my brother fight alone!" She carefully cut her wrist and allowed the blood to run down her blade. "My blood I shall offer to keep my brother safe!"
"Naia! Stop!" yelled Ascot. He hit the sword away from Fuu. "I shall not allow my sister to sacrifice her own blood for the sake of me."
"Ascot, must you go?" asked Clef as he also stood up. Ascot nodded his head. "Then let it be. I shall give you this to help..." Clef pulled out a small bottle from his cloak and handed it to Ascot. "You know how to use it, do you not?"
"I do."
"Then you must go. Your fight shall begin soon."
Ascot nodded and looked at everyone in the room. "Thank you all for what you have done for me." He bowed and walked away. As he was about to close the door, he said, "Naia, stay here and protect them and take care of your baby. Kenae, please take care of anyone who might get injured. And...Naru is alive. He's at the top of the highest peak of Cephiro, staying in a shack."
"He told me to keep it secret," said Clef.
"Forgive me but my sister has to know where the father of her child is." Everyone's eyes shot at Fuu.
"Since when?" asked Lafarga calmly.
"Five months now," replied Fuu. "I'm sorry I never told any of you except for Ascot." She eyed her brother.
"I shall be going now," he said. He closed the door behind him and left everyone.
*****
It has been days ever since Ascot left and Umi felt the hollowness in her heart again. She visited Fuu from time to time and checked on how she and her baby were doing. She would have to go to Clef from time to time and get a potion to help her sleep.
One night she went to Clef's room to get something but heard voices inside. "Clef, we can't do this...we shouldn't do this." Umi recognized the voice as Kenae's. Umi peeked in and saw Clef passionately kissing Kenae's neck. "Oh Clef, no," muttered Kenae as Umi can see her obvious satisfaction at the mage's efforts.
"Oh my god..." whispered Umi. She quickly went away and waited in Fuu's room before she can go back to Clef.
*****
"What's with the weird look Umi?" asked Fuu as she examined her friend.
Umi snapped out of her deep trance and looked at Fuu. "What?"
Fuu shook her head and said, "Why were you spacing out? What's up?"
Umi blushed. "Promise you won't tell anyone?" Fuu nodded and Umi told her what she saw inside Clef's bedroom.
"Are you kidding?" asked Fuu as soon as Umi finished her story. "This is bad!"
"Why?" asked Umi.
"Presea told me earlier tonight that she was going to Clef's room. She asked me what she could wear."
Umi looked confused. "Why did she ask you for suggestions?"
"Well, you see," said Fuu, "she said that Clef was hitting on her a few days ago and told her to come to his room tonight."
Umi quickly stood up. "This might get ugly. We better go and make sure nothing bad happens." She and Fuu hurried to Clef's room just in time to see Kenae walking out and Presea coming.
"Hello Kenae," greeted Presea. "What were you doing in Clef's room?"
Kenae looked nervous and replied, "I...uh...got something from him."
"Oh," replied Presea. "Well I'll see you." Kenae smiled and quickly left. Presea noticed Umi and Fuu and greeted them. "Hello girls. What are you two doing up here?" Umi looked and Fuu and Fuu looked at Presea.
"Well we were walking around and we stumbled here," replied Fuu. "Tonight's the night, huh?" Presea nodded. "Well have fun." Fuu smiled and left Presea, grabbing Umi as she left.
"What should we do?" asked Umi as soon as they were away from the room. "This is so bad. I feel guilty."
"I know," replied Fuu. "But we can't interfere with their relationship."
"But Presea..."
"We'll tell her when the time comes," said Fuu. "But until that time, we have to keep anyone of the two women out of trouble."
As they walked back down to Fuu's room, Umi thought to herself, 'And to think I was so close to having a relationship with him.'
*****
Ascot rode his dragon high above the clouds of Cephiro as he looked for any sign of Shinos. He dove down into a gorge but found nothing. "Where could he be?" he asked himself as he flew on. He turned his dragon and headed back for the castle.
As Ascot rode off, Shinos suddenly appeared from where Ascot was. "Hmmm...he seems to have forgotten..." Shinos disappeared into the dark clouds surrounding the skies.
*****
"Umi?" Clef's voice came from the hall. He seemed tired and in pain. Umi stood up from her bed and opened the door.
"Hey. What's up?" she said as she let him in.
"I need your help," he replied. "Do you mind if I sit down?"
Umi shook her head. "No. Go ahead." She approached him. "What's wrong?"
"I...I need you to do something for me."
"What is it?" asked Umi as she came close to him.
"This..." Clef pulled her down to him and kissed her. Umi was stunned and didn't have any reaction. At that moment, her door opened.
"Hey Umi. I..." Ascot stopped dead at what he saw. Umi gained back her senses and pushed Clef away.
"What were you doing?!" she yelled as she slapped Clef. "And Ascot..." She turned around to face Ascot but he had already disappeared...
*****
Summon: Not much but hope you guys liked it. I didn't know what to put on this chapter so I decided a little more conflict.
T-chan: What's wrong with Clef?!
Summon: Sorry! No offense to anyone out there I hope! Like I said...need more conflict...
T-chan: ...Okay...Anyway, please review!