Disclaimer & Important Note:

1. I don't own Dragon Knights, the talented Mineko Ohkami wrote and illustrated it.

2. This story has a spoiler alert for book 13... Read and enjoy!

Nohiro sighed as he walked on in a deeply shadowed forest. He has lost sight on Miyabi and was hopelessly lost in the seemingly shifting trees and dark shadows that kept visualization in the forest to a minimum.



His head, hands, legs, and feet all hurt, because he had been walking non-stop since dawn. He had not eaten, and his stomach felt like it had been set with a fire that increased with every step he took. He smiled thinly when he heard a bird's call, then his eyes widened when he saw a small light up ahead in the distance.

"Miyabi?" He whispered, more to himself then to the now silent forest. He stumbled on, his legs running on their own accord as Nohiro tried to catch up with the fast moving light. As he kept running, it seemed as thought he would never get any closer, so he licked his dry lips and called out, "Miyabi! Wait!"

He saw the light stop, and he could not keep a simple smile from gracing his face. Nohiro broke out in a full run, but he did not hear Miyabi's startled scream as his feet met thin air, and he fell into a ravine that was more than fifteen feet deep.

The last thing Miyabi heard was her own frightened screams mixing in with Nohiro's shocked ones.

The forest had darkened as more time had passed, and a seemingly endless night had fallen. Nohiro lay battered and stunned in the shadowed ravine, surrounded by bushes, vines, small trees, and rocks that had all hindered his fall. He awoke slowly to see a near hysterical fairy flying by his face. Miyabi's hands then flew into her mouth to stop her scream as she finally saw Nohiro's eyes open.

"You're okay!" She whispered, as tears ran unbidden down her face.

Nohiro only groaned in response, and slowly raised his hand to wipe the blood away from his forehead.

"It luck that I landed here." He said shakily, his eyes roaming to the lower right, where all he saw was darkness.

"Yes! Yes, it is! This rocky area saved you from a really, really bad situation." Miyabi said, as she went and sat down on Nohiro's hand.

He smiled down at her, then slowly sat up. He winced as he felt the pain coming mostly from his back, then forced a smile to calm Miyabi's fears.

"Don't worry..... I'm okay, just.. a little sore right now. It will go away" He said happily, thought Miyabi knew that he was lying.

She smiled for his benefit anyway, then flew over to his forehead and started to clean away all the blood and grime from his fall.

He flinched as she wiped the cut clean, then he smiled at her. "I'd really love some of your cooking spices, once we get out of here!" He said happily, knowing that it would brighten her spirits.

"You sure?" She asked, her eyes wide and surprised.

"Positively!"

The morning dawned, showing that Nohiro and Miyabi had safely exited the ravine. Both seemed slightly withdrawn, as they remembered their friend's sacrifices. It had only been about a week and a half since they had departed from Arinas, but the after shock of losing their friends had not wavered in the slightest.

"Nohiro-sama?" Miyabi asked as she added some choice spices to the meal Nohiro was cooking.

"Hmm.." He replied, intent on his work.

"I did not want to mention this earlier, but I remembered seeing someone who reminded me of you. She was really pretty, and I saw her in a dream a long time ago." Miyabi said.

Nohiro's head shot up in surprise, and he asked, "She reminded you of me?"

"Yes... It was a few years ago, but now that I remember it, I almost feel silly suggesting this but... Thinking of the similarities that I could see, it was like you two could be brother and sister."

"WHAT!" Nohiro yelped, his eye's going wide.

"Yeah. You don't think it's creepy, do you?" Miyabi asked, becoming alarmed at Nohiro's response.

He shook his head, then smiled at her. "No it isn't creepy.. Just.. a bit of a shock. Everyone I've ever remembered never even suggest me having a sister. It's kind of, oh I don't know, kind of nice."

"Well, of course she's nice. She'd have to be nice if she was related to you!" Miyabi said, not really getting what he'd said.

Nohiro blinked in shock, then slowly sweat dropped. 'I did not mean it like that' He thought, as he forced another smile at Miyabi.

"So what did she look like?" He asked, becoming serious.

Miyabi replied in a uncertain tone, "She...she was small, and well, she had long hair and well... she looked like a doll. But then I saw her again, she had pointy ears, umm... golden eyes, long, curly hair, and well... I think her name was... Ceria?"

"Ceria?" He whispered, feeling as if it was somewhat familiar, but not quite right. "Who's Ceria?"

Note:

My Nohiro fic is finally started.... Very easy question, do you all know who his alleged "sister" is? This takes place after book 13, and it's got me to be a fan of Nohiro. I'd really like reviews, and comments as well. One thing thought, what is Nohiro's eye color, it'd be nice to know. Anyhow, hope you like this!