A/N: Damn! I'm finally back everyone after one heck of a long hiatus. Now
for everyone who managed to review and still check regularly to see if I've
updated or not, I really appreciate it. At one point I was thinking of
giving up on the fic because of a really bad writer's block (I totally
forgot what the next chapter was supposed to be about) thank you. Anyway,
let's get past the mushy stuff and get on with the fic.
Disclaimer: I don't own Rayearth. If I did, I'd be rich.
Chapter 20: Disappearing
Looking out the window, Clef sighed. New York was the least on Clef's mind right now. Sure Umi would probably kill him for booking a ticket (And paying with HER credit card) and leaving in the middle of the night without notice. His kinda felt guilty but he had bigger problems to worry about. He was disappearing. Slowly ceasing to exist.
Sure he could still have magic in this world but, soon as it ran out, he would disappear. He had found out the night before leaving on the trip.
[Flashback]
One day ago.
Umi was working a late shift so he had a whole house to himself. And it was scary. 2 and a half years missed out on his daughter's life. and it was painful. But the past is past and he had to move on from that mistake.
Grabbing a warm, long brown trenchcoat and keys, he opened the door and walked out in the direction of the park. He needed to think.
Sitting down at a bench watching a beautiful fountain with a giant rolling ball in the center, he coughed and sighed.
Would he ever go back home to Cephiro? How was everyone doing back there? The stabbing pain in his heart made him gasp. He looked at his hand and opened his mouth slightly from shock.
It was transparent. He could see right through it.
Alarmed he nearly stumbled as he got up but, closed his eyes and opened them again to make sure they weren't deceiving him. They weren't.
[End Flashback]
' Face it Clef' He thought. 'There's no use denying it.' He was slowly disappearing. He body was slowly being drained from trying to maintain a dual existence in two different worlds. He had to find a way back to Cephiro. Before he ran out of time.
Back down in Cephiro.
" Please-get-off-my-chest!!" Sutake wheezed. Kaoru was sitting on him. And he needed to use the bathroom.
" Nope nope. Not till ya kiss me!!" She said grinning innocently. " On DA Lips!!!"
Thank goodness Suji's( Ferio and Fuu's youngest daughter) great timing. He was saved!!! Of to the bathroom!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The masquerade ball was only 1 day away and he still hadn't asked anyone to the dance. 'Ugh.' he thought bitterly. 'If only things were. how they used to be.' Yuki's parent's wouldn't be at each other and no of this would've happened.'
Yuhi came over to him and sat down on the bench next to him.
"Yo. Something wrong? You look like death walked over you." Smirking, he whispered, "Having trouble finding a date? You better hurry or all the good ones will be taken and you'll have to deal with nosy mothers trying to marry off their daughters."
Chuckling, he noticed Sutake wasn't smiling at all. " Hey. what's wrong? You know you can tell me anything. Too much thinking isn't good for you! It hurts you brain."
" Nothing." Sutake said getting up. " I need to spar."
Yuhi winced. There were gonna be lots of poor warriors in the infirmary tonight.
A figure dressed in a cloak of black jumped down from the top of the wall. Laughing softly, she sprinted down towards the marketplace and revealed her face. Yuki was out on a midnight stroll.
Down at Earth.
" WHAT?!!?!?!? YOU SENT HIM TO NEW YORK WITHOUT TELLING ME?!!? WHAT WERE YOU THINKING!?!?!!?!" Umi yelled through the phone.
Ferio (Mr. Hikuro) winced. Geez Umi could really overeact sometimes. It was only a business trip. Halfway around the world that is.
"WHY YOU LITTLE------ WAIT TILL I GET MY HANDS ON YOU BOSS!!!! YOU'LL BE SEEING STARS FOR DAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Ferio gulped maybe it was time to hang up.. He could hear her yelling on the phone 3 feet away.
(Dial tone.)
Umi slammed the phone on the receiver. And he took HER credit card to pay for the 1,000-dollar flight. ARRGHHH!!!
Sitting down huffing and puffing, Umi cleched her hand on her heart. She was really worried. it wasn't like him to just disappear like that. Or maybe he thought that she was right for him; always being bossy and argumentative, unwilling to change. It's time she forgot what happened before. She picked up her cordless phone and dialed a number.
" Mr. Hikuro? Get me a ticket to New York. I'll be off for a week."
Down at Cephiro.
Being cooped up in the castle was too much for Yuki. Constant gossip among the maids about the dresses they would be wearing was annoying. With Caldina popping up from nowhere half the time and guards everywhere, it was too much. No time alone. no time to be herself.
It was great to be free from everything after a while. Having to live up to her father and mother's reputations was too much. Lost in thought, she didn't relized she bumped into someone.
"Ouch!" She looked up.
A/N: hehee!! I'll leave it there for now! I'll probably end this in about 5-7 more chappies so expect to see anther update in about two weeks! Yayyy!! No more Writer's block!! Ja Ne~~!!
Disclaimer: I don't own Rayearth. If I did, I'd be rich.
Chapter 20: Disappearing
Looking out the window, Clef sighed. New York was the least on Clef's mind right now. Sure Umi would probably kill him for booking a ticket (And paying with HER credit card) and leaving in the middle of the night without notice. His kinda felt guilty but he had bigger problems to worry about. He was disappearing. Slowly ceasing to exist.
Sure he could still have magic in this world but, soon as it ran out, he would disappear. He had found out the night before leaving on the trip.
[Flashback]
One day ago.
Umi was working a late shift so he had a whole house to himself. And it was scary. 2 and a half years missed out on his daughter's life. and it was painful. But the past is past and he had to move on from that mistake.
Grabbing a warm, long brown trenchcoat and keys, he opened the door and walked out in the direction of the park. He needed to think.
Sitting down at a bench watching a beautiful fountain with a giant rolling ball in the center, he coughed and sighed.
Would he ever go back home to Cephiro? How was everyone doing back there? The stabbing pain in his heart made him gasp. He looked at his hand and opened his mouth slightly from shock.
It was transparent. He could see right through it.
Alarmed he nearly stumbled as he got up but, closed his eyes and opened them again to make sure they weren't deceiving him. They weren't.
[End Flashback]
' Face it Clef' He thought. 'There's no use denying it.' He was slowly disappearing. He body was slowly being drained from trying to maintain a dual existence in two different worlds. He had to find a way back to Cephiro. Before he ran out of time.
Back down in Cephiro.
" Please-get-off-my-chest!!" Sutake wheezed. Kaoru was sitting on him. And he needed to use the bathroom.
" Nope nope. Not till ya kiss me!!" She said grinning innocently. " On DA Lips!!!"
Thank goodness Suji's( Ferio and Fuu's youngest daughter) great timing. He was saved!!! Of to the bathroom!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The masquerade ball was only 1 day away and he still hadn't asked anyone to the dance. 'Ugh.' he thought bitterly. 'If only things were. how they used to be.' Yuki's parent's wouldn't be at each other and no of this would've happened.'
Yuhi came over to him and sat down on the bench next to him.
"Yo. Something wrong? You look like death walked over you." Smirking, he whispered, "Having trouble finding a date? You better hurry or all the good ones will be taken and you'll have to deal with nosy mothers trying to marry off their daughters."
Chuckling, he noticed Sutake wasn't smiling at all. " Hey. what's wrong? You know you can tell me anything. Too much thinking isn't good for you! It hurts you brain."
" Nothing." Sutake said getting up. " I need to spar."
Yuhi winced. There were gonna be lots of poor warriors in the infirmary tonight.
A figure dressed in a cloak of black jumped down from the top of the wall. Laughing softly, she sprinted down towards the marketplace and revealed her face. Yuki was out on a midnight stroll.
Down at Earth.
" WHAT?!!?!?!? YOU SENT HIM TO NEW YORK WITHOUT TELLING ME?!!? WHAT WERE YOU THINKING!?!?!!?!" Umi yelled through the phone.
Ferio (Mr. Hikuro) winced. Geez Umi could really overeact sometimes. It was only a business trip. Halfway around the world that is.
"WHY YOU LITTLE------ WAIT TILL I GET MY HANDS ON YOU BOSS!!!! YOU'LL BE SEEING STARS FOR DAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Ferio gulped maybe it was time to hang up.. He could hear her yelling on the phone 3 feet away.
(Dial tone.)
Umi slammed the phone on the receiver. And he took HER credit card to pay for the 1,000-dollar flight. ARRGHHH!!!
Sitting down huffing and puffing, Umi cleched her hand on her heart. She was really worried. it wasn't like him to just disappear like that. Or maybe he thought that she was right for him; always being bossy and argumentative, unwilling to change. It's time she forgot what happened before. She picked up her cordless phone and dialed a number.
" Mr. Hikuro? Get me a ticket to New York. I'll be off for a week."
Down at Cephiro.
Being cooped up in the castle was too much for Yuki. Constant gossip among the maids about the dresses they would be wearing was annoying. With Caldina popping up from nowhere half the time and guards everywhere, it was too much. No time alone. no time to be herself.
It was great to be free from everything after a while. Having to live up to her father and mother's reputations was too much. Lost in thought, she didn't relized she bumped into someone.
"Ouch!" She looked up.
A/N: hehee!! I'll leave it there for now! I'll probably end this in about 5-7 more chappies so expect to see anther update in about two weeks! Yayyy!! No more Writer's block!! Ja Ne~~!!