The Switch

By: Tomo Kakashi

Disclaimer:I do not own MKR.

Chapter Two:Realization Hits Hikaru and Lantis

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As Hikaru led Umi up the narrow stairs leading to her modest, yet cozy, room, Umi noticed a picture of Hikaru and the rest of her family, Mr. Shidou on the far left, Mrs. Shidou next to him, then Kakeru standing next to Hikaru, Masaru next to her, and on the far right was Satoru. It looked like Hiakru was about five years old, and her hair was in the same style, but much shorter. She had a band aid one her nose and it seemed as though everyone was crowded around HER, not just for the picture, but as if that was how things always were....as if they invaded her privacy so much that they accidentally squeezed her to death, well, squeezing her until her nose bled, that is.

'Gosh, Hikaru's brothers must have started being overprotective of her ever since she was born!' Umi thought to herself.

Then they were in Hikaru's room. Hikaru opened the closet and took out a box. When Umi was seated near Hikaru and her plain ole box, Hikaru opened it. But Umi didn't get the chance to see anything that was inside it, because before she could even blink, a familiar white light engulfed the two girls.

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When Hikaru opened her eyes, she was in a bed. She looked around and noticed that she was in Cephiro. The room she was in was dark, unlike her usual Cephiro room.

'Where am I?' she asked herself. She looked down. She was wearing a black suit type thing....but to her it was much more than that....it was Lantis's black suit type thing!

She hopped out of bed, but when she stood, she noticed that something was different....she was A LOT taller! Taller than both Umi and Fuu were....taller than a lot of people she knew....she was the same height as.....Lantis?

She got up and willed the lights on. It's not because she was lazy, but because....

Wait, it WAS because she was too lazy....Just like Lantis....

She walked over to the mirror on the door, and peered in.

She saw Lantis's body.

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Lantis awoke from the nap he took to rest up from killing huge amounts of monsters that day. When he woke up, he felt different. When he stood, he felt different.

He was a lot shorter. Like half his normal size.

He looked down to his clothes. He was wearing some red and black outfit from Hikaru's world. It was a sailor-skirt material.

It was Hikaru's school uniform.

At first Lantis thought he was delerious. Then he put his hands inside of the top and started....feeling around....

But not for what one would think he was feeling for....he was searching for the mirror necklace. But he didn't feel it anywhere.

He then dismissed that, and headed to the palace, grim-faced. Clef HAD to have an explaination.... right?

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Hikaru--Lantis's body--walked down a corridor of the castle.Then Caldina came up to her, all excited-lke, and hugged her in a friendly way.

"Lantis, didn't cha hear? Umi, the water knight, is back in Cephiro!" she joyously cried, moving along to tell the next person she saw.

Hikaru ran to the throne room, where Umi would most likely be.

"Umi!"she yelled (remember, whenever I say 'Hikaru', remember that I mean Lantis's body accompanied by Hikaru's soul.Thankies!).

"Lantis? Have you seen Hikaru?" Umi patiently/worriedly asked.

"Uh, Umi...." Hikaru started, but then remembered she was in someone else's body, so Umi wouldn't know it was her.

"No, I haven't."

"Oh, well, if you see her, tell her to stop being so careless! This is just like her!" you- know-who said.

Hikaru just sweatdropped.

"Well, bye then!" she dashed off.

'Maybe the same thing happened to Lantis!' Hikaru thought in mid-stride.

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Lantis was almost at the palace when a tiny pixie flashed in his face. He glared. He was sick of Primera and her stupid love for him. If she REALLY loved him, she'd leave him alone!

"I didn't know you were back, Magic Knight! Oh, and have you seen my darling Lantis???" she asked in her high-pitched voice, her hands wringing together.

Lantis recalled how he was in Hikaru's body. He felt like a pervert.

"No, I haven't." was all he said.

'I wonder if the same thing happened to Hikaru....?'

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"DINNER!" someone shouted from downstairs. But with Lantis's ears, Hikaru heard loud and clear.

When she ran downstairs smiling her cute little grin, everyone stared.

"Uh, hi, Lantis...." Eagle uneasily greeted.

"Mmmmmmm....this sushi is so good!!" she smiled, chowing down.

Stare....

"So, what's up everyone?!" smiled the girl.

Stare....

"I sure did miss y'all!" she was getting worried...What was wrong with everyone?

No one could take it anymore. Lantis would NEVER say 'y'all'!

"What are you so happy about, Lantis? Did you find Hikaru and do some naughty thangs ta that li'l missy?" Caldina teased, nudging the tall "man".

Hikaru blushed. How could Caldina say those kind of things? Just because Lantis's face looked happy?

"L-Lantis! You DID, didn't you?! I mean...why else would YOU, of all people, BLUSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH?!?!?!?!?! shouted Umi hysterically, tugging at her hair.

Hikaru got up and ran out of the room. She didn't know how to explain her condition to everyone....

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Lantis walked up to Hikaru's room and knocked on the door. He didn't even know if the Magic Knights were back!

The door didn't open.

"It's me....Lantis." he whispered into the door.

It opened suddenly and his now-frail body was dragged inside.

"L-Lantis....is it really you?" Hikaru hesitantly asked.

"Yeah....how did this happen?"

TO BE CONTINUED

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