Hi everyone! I'm back with another chapter. I'm sorry, again I said I would
update on a week, and here I am two weeks later. I'M REALLY SORRY! The
thing is that I got sick and I had to do many projects to this last week,
and well.... I didn't have the time.
But here it is! I hope you like it.
To all the people that has reviewed: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. Specially Marlene, I'm very glad you are liking the story that much.
Well, I DON'T own Rayearth. But you already knew that ( jeje.
The Quest
Chapter 7: Rescue
"It's over."
The woman saw the five new friends with a big smile on her face. That smile not only showed happiness, but madness. Lantis saw the woman and stayed calm. Hikaru grabbed Mokona and held it tight. Fuu and Ferio got close.
"What do you want? Alcyone." asked Lantis crossing his arms around his body.
The woman kept smiling and a shadow appeared from behind her. It was a shadow, it had the shape of a human being, but it was definitely not a human. The shadow jumped and cast a spell. Its actions were so fast that none of them could prevent it. The wall of the tree house cracked open and all of them were outside in the forest. They were no very harmed by this. Alcyone laughed and the shadow positioned itself in front of its master.
"You don't know?" the woman smirked.
"Ah! Please Lantis, don't disappoint me. Or even better, don't fake."
"Why do you want Mokona?" asked Hikaru standing up holding Mokona even tighter.
Alcyone watched Hikaru and her smile suddenly disappeared. Her expression showed nothing but hate.
"That's none of your business." She said approaching to her.
Lantis soon reached Hikaru before Alcyone and as he did so he got his sword out. Alcyone stopped and watched Lantis. Her smile appeared again.
"I can't harm Zagato-sama's little brother...move aside!"
But Lantis wouldn't move. Alcyone got a step back.
"Fine then, we'll have it your way. It's a shame though. You were one of our most brilliant Captains." She said moving backwards and letting the shadow walk towards them. Lantis swept his sword trying to cut the shadow in two. But the shadow was too fast. It got two scrolls of its body and a barrier suddenly appeared all around them.
"What's this?" Ascot asked touching the barrier with his hand. He tried to pass the barrier but he couldn't.
"A spell I found. Now, no one can use magic, except for myself of course." As she said so she cast a spell. Ice came of her hands and headed towards Hikaru.
Hikaru jumped and skipped the attack. Everyone got closer, Ascot tried to cast a spell but he couldn't.
"Were did you get those scrolls?" Lantis asked.
"You know about these things? I'm impressed Lantis. I didn't think someone beside me would know about the existence of this odd scrolls."
Lantis smiled.
"Yes I know about this kind of scrolls. I know that you write on them the magic that you will not allow to be cast. So you must had written on them the magic spells of the ones that are registered and Hikaru's, since you lose the last time." Lantis found Fuu's eyes as he said this. Fuu got it. As a sorceress, Alcyone would be very difficult to defeat without magic. If a fight started, it was very probable that someone would get injured.
Alcyone smiled again and motioned his shadow to attack Lantis. The shadow approached Lantis very fast, but Lantis stopped it with his sword.
"Now!" he yelled as he tried to capture the shadow.
Fuu cast a spell. Wind headed toward Alcyone. Alcyone was too surprised to do something about it, so it hit her. The shadow tried to help Alcyone but Lantis cut it as it tried to escape. Alcyone tried to stand up. She looked at Fuu. She hadn't seen her before. How could she have been so stupid. Fuu cast another spell on Alcyone, but this time the wind didn't attacked Alcyone, it wrapped around her not letting her do anything.
"Y..you..." she tried to say, but she fainted. Fuu moved her inside the house. The scrolls had disappeared the moment the shadow was destroyed.
"She'll be alright." Fuu said looking at Alcyone. She never meant to hurt anyone. But sometimes, there was no other choice. Ferio put his hand on her shoulder.
"Don't feel bad, she would have killed us all if you didn't stop her." He said giving her a smile. She nodded. Hikaru watched Alcyone, she held Mokona on her arms.
"Is Mokona that important?" she asked to herself out loud. "Important enough to actually risk your life?"
Lantis watched Alcyone. It was a shame he couldn't ask more. 'I wonder, how in the world she got those scrolls?' he thought.
Ascot looked at his house. No one was harmed. All of his friends were all right. But his house...
"I'm terribly sorry, Ascot-kun." Hikaru said looking at his house.
"It's all right Hikaru... I don't think I'll need it after we rescue the princess." He said grabbing the food he brought and putting it inside a bag.
Fuu and Ferio watched at the mess. Nothing of this should have happened to someone like Ascot.
"We should hide her." Lantis said looking up at the trees.
Ascot got a little bottle, he opened it and made the unconscious Alcyone drink some.
"This will have her asleep for one day." He said looking at Lantis.
"That should be enough time for us to reach the capital and rescue the princess." Said Lantis. He started to walk. Hikaru walked by his side, Mokona on her arms.
Fuu rose Alcyone on top of the trees, she couldn't be seen from the floor. She and Ferio started to walk behind them. Ascot watched his house one last time, then he followed his friends.
It was already night when they reached the capital city. They hid in the forest that surrounded it. During the trip there was almost no talk. Lantis remained quiet all the time, Hikaru tried to make him speak, but it was useless, he would just smiled and continue walking. Ferio was also quiet all the way. Fuu didn't try to make him talk. They camped and only then Lantis spoke.
"The only way to get the princess will be getting inside the Royal Tunnel." He finally said. Fuu was preparing something for dinner with Ascot's help.
"Royal Tunnel? What's that?" asked Hikaru.
"It's a shortcut, only high commanders know about it, obviously, only them can use it." Lantis answered.
"But, if it's a shortcut...won't it be watched out all the time? And by lots of guards?" Ascot asked.
"It is guarded by some guards, but not as many as one might think, since it's only for exclusive use, they are kind of reckless on its security." Lantis stood up.
"I'll let you two in." he said pointing at Fuu and Ferio. "I'll tell them that you are there to make some investigations related to the security of the tunnel. They'll trust me. When we reach the point near the princess' prison, I'll stay to watch out. You two will go inside and will have to defeat the two guards that will be in the corridor, it will be very important that you don't make noise. You will have to return and we'll make it out as soon as possible, then we'll need to get to another place. Ascot and Hikaru should go to the city and find some horses, we'll meet at the exit of the city thirty minutes after we enter the tunnel."
Everyone nodded.
"Lantis-san, won't this bring big problems to you?" Fuu asked, she felt very guilty.
"Yes, I'll certainly be considered a traitor. But there's nothing we can do now that Alcyone already knows it."
Fuu looked nervously at Lantis. They didn't deserve this. She sat down and watched the fire. Lantis walked away. Hikaru followed him as they got lost inside the forest. Ascot didn't say a word; he just finished his dinner and went to sleep.
Fuu and Ferio were left alone. Fuu watched Ferio, he seemed angry about something. She returned her gaze to the fire.
"It's not your fault." He said not looking at her.
"Ferio...I.. I think it is, it is my fault."
Ferio looked at her and smiled.
"It's not, they took their own decisions. They could have chosen other way, like not helping us. But they choose this path. They knew the consequences all along. So it's not your fault."
Fuu looked at Ferio, she felt somehow he was right, but in the other hand she still felt guilty.
"Are you all right Ferio? You seem, it's as if something is bothering you."
He stood up and watched the fire.
"....I felt useless back then."
"Useless?"
"Yes, you could do something, but I couldn't. Everyone knows magic, but I don't. If we are attacked by someone that uses magic...then, there's nothing I can do."
"Ferio... there are other things that you can do..."
"Fuu, don't. I'll get over it, don't worry about it." He smiled.
"I... just don't like to see you sad." She blushed and turned around.
Ferio smiled and got near her.
"Don't worry, I'll really be fine. By the way..." he said taking something out of his pocket.
He showed it to Fuu. It was something wrapped inside some dirty old clothes. He unwrapped it. It was a ring, a very simple ring, still; somehow it was very beautiful. Fuu looked at the ring, then to the earring he wore, she noticed they were the same.
"Ferio, that's a very beautiful ring, it's the same you are wearing, right?"
"Yes, this..." he said touching the earring. "...is the brother. I just wear one, the other one has always stayed in here."
Ferio offered the ring to Fuu so she could see it. She watched it and saw a date inscribed on it."
"You have them since you were very little." She said giving the ring back to Ferio.
He took it and read the date, he remembered that day 12 years ago. He smiled.
"It was a gift. A gift from my sister." He said looking at the ring.
That was the first time Ferio mentioned someone from his family. Fuu looked at him and saw a change on his expression. He seemed a lot more serious.
"She gave me this when I was eight. She told me not to lose them, to keep them. She said they are very important, that they even posses some magic." He smiled and looked at the sky.
"I was very exited when she said they even had magic, it's been 12 years and nothing ever happened." He looked back at the ring.
The he looked at Fuu, who was paying all her attention to him.
"She always said that all human beings have a special person, someone in whom you can trust and would give your life for he or she gladly. She said we all have soul mates." He gave a small laugh.
"I mocked at her and said that was nothing but bull shit."
Fuu looked surprised at him, he started to seem angry. He looked at her and smiled.
"But I took them anyway, she said that if I ever found that person, I should give one to her. I never understood why I never sold them or anything."
"Perhaps because it is still a memory from her." Fuu said very quietly.
Ferio smiled and nodded. He stood up and offered one hand to Fuu. She looked at him confused. She took his hand and he helped her get up. He looked at her and smiled while he placed the ring on her hand. She startled and looked at him, she was about to say something when he silenced her with his finger.
"I've never believed in that stuff and I highly disagree with my sister, but still, I want you to have this."
Fuu blushed and tried to protest.
"Ferio... I.. I can't accept this, this is ....from your sister and I..."
"Please. This is mine and I am free to give it to whomever I want." He smiled at her.
"Maybe it does have special powers, you never know." He said smiling while he got back where he was sitting before.
Fuu was still blushing, and didn't know what to say. Her heart was beating fast and for some reason her emotions where all moving around her body. She hesitated before returning to her place. Ferio watched her and smiled. He wouldn't admit it, but he felt that the special person his sister was talking about was Fuu. He smiled seeing her blushing.
"Have I told you how cute you look when you blush?" he said noticing a brighter blush on her cheeks, he gave a small laugh.
Fuu looked angry at Ferio, he really enjoyed doing that to her, but she smiled at him and sat on the floor.
The next day, everyone was ready leave right before the sun appeared. Lantis explained the path they should follow. Mokona for some reason was happier than ever. Ascot looked better than the day before. Fuu was still a little bit embarrassed with Ferio. Hikaru and Lantis returned to the fire camp a few minutes after Fuu and Ferio finished talking. They gathered some fruits in the forest, which they used to accompany the food for the breakfast. They headed to the capital city. Ascot and Hikaru went to the city to find four horses. Ascot could summon a friend to do the job, while Lantis had his own horse, but the rest would need one.
In that same moment, two people rode in the forest to the other way. Zagato and Emeraude headed to Gornelia. Emeraude saw her brother was on trouble, she knew that all of his life he's been in trouble, but this time, his head had a reward. It was time she found him.
Lantis walked near a tree, it seemed like a normal tree until he tapped two times on its trunk. A voice came out of it and asked a question. Lantis answered it and suddenly the tree opened. Fuu notice it was all created with magic. A guard dressed in different outfit form the one Fuu knew appeared.
"Welcome Lantis. What brings you here?" he said looking surprised at Fuu and Ferio.
"I've come with the experts on security systems." He said pointing at the couple.
"This is miss Tsubasa and mr. Nowura."
Fuu and Ferio made a reverence. They were holding bag that had who knows what inside The guard looked at them and then at Lantis.
"If you say so. Welcome, please this way."
Fuu and Ferio looked at each other with faces of 'I can't believe it worked', and followed the guard, he was holding a torch since the inside was pretty dark. Lantis walked right after them. The guard didn't say much, but it seemed that he didn't quite trust them. Lantis on the other hand was as always. They walked through many corridors, until they reached a door.
"I guess this is where the mayor problem is, that is the route from where the two prisoners escaped." He said looking closer at the couple, he made a strange face and got the fire near Ferio, like trying to have a better look at him. Ferio didn't move, not even flinched. He stayed normal and calmed.
"Are you trying you burn my face?" he asked the guard with a very calmed voice. The guard startled and apologized.
"It's that way." He said pointing to the door.
"Thank you, I think I can guide them myself know." Lantis said walking through the door.
Fuu and Ferio followed after thanking the guard. The guard looked at the three of them and left.
They walked until Lantis motioned them to enter a door.
"It's that way, the road will be clean until you reach another door. There will be two guards. They won't let you in even if you say I'm with you, you'll have to do something about them. I'll stay and stop anyone that wants to enter." He said very quietly. Fuu and Ferio nodded and walked inside the door.
The way was clear as Lantis said, they didn't talk until they reached the last door.
"It is better that we do this fast. How about that spell you cast on Alcyone?" Ferio said to Fuu.
"That spell will not let them move, maybe I can stop them from yelling."
"Roger." He said winking at Fuu.
They opened the door and the two guards were there. Fuu was about to cast her spell when she froze. Ferio looked inside.
"Unbelievable." She whispered.
Ferio smiled and entered the room. The guards were sleeping.
Fuu cast the spell and wrapped the two guards. Fuu and Ferio wrapped tha mouths of the guards at the same time very carefully. It was incredible, but they didn't wake up. Fuu approached to the door of the cell. Things were going to smoothly. Ferio got the key from one of the guards and opened the door. Fuu was about to stop him when something hit his head. Ferio was falling unconscious when Fuu caught him.
"That's what you get for keeping me in here!" someone cried from the inside. Fuu looked at the person and smiled.
It was a woman her age. Long blue hair fell down to her waist. She was very beautiful, blue eyes met green. The girl form the inside jumped when she saw the blonde.
"FUU!" she yelled as she jumped to her friend.
"I'm so happy to see you, I thought you were dead or something!" she said tears on her eyes.
Fuu smiled, she was having a difficult time holding both Ferio and Umi.
"I'm sorry I worried you, Umi-san."
Fuu looked at Umi, she was holding a brick, that's how she hit Ferio. She suddenly saw again at the brick.
"Oh goodness!" she said as she watched Ferio. He was bleeding. Umi hit him right on the head. Umi looked at Fuu and then at the brick. She let it drop.
"Who is he?" she asked looking at his messy face.
Fuu cast her healing spell on him.
"This is Ferio, he was the one that save me from the prison. We came to rescue you, but it seems you didn't need help at all." She said looking back at the guards.
Umi looked at them and smiled.
"I gave them a sleeping potion, I couldn't stand been here anymore."
Fuu smiled, she made sure Ferio was all right. She sighed as he started to regain consciousness. Umi looked at her friend and gave her a childish smile.
"I'm sorry."
"It's all right. You thought it was a guard."
Ferio opened his eyes to see a very worried Fuu.
"Are you all right Ferio?" she said helping him sit.
He rubbed his head and nodded. Umi frowned.
"Yeah. What hit me anyway?"
"That would be me." Umi said smiling and walking in front of him.
Ferio looked at her and guessed that was the famous Umi. He stood up.
"Great! We came to rescue you and you hit us right on our heads!" he said out of his temper.
"I'm sorry! I thought you were a guard! But that's what you get from entering like that!" she said anger on her words.
Fuu looked at them and smiled.
"Ferio, this is princess Umi. Umi-san, you already know Ferio."
They said nothing, obviously they were mad at each other. Fuu sighed.
"We have to get out of here. We really don't have much time." She said walking toward the door and grabbing the bag they were carrying.
"Say that to your friend." Ferio said helping her with it.
"I'm a princess you jerk! You can't talk to me like that!"
Feiro rolled his eyes and opened the bag, it contained stuff from Ascot's house. The started to get them out. Umi looked at them.
"How are we supposed to get out?" she asked rubbing her head.
Ferio smiled and pointed at the bag.
"Your highness will have to be inside this dirty bag." He said sarcastically.
Umi looked at Fuu who nodded. Umi would have say something but she knew there wasn't other way.
Lantis waited near the door. No one had asked him anything. But he was starting to feel nervous, they were taking too long. Finally the door opened to reveal Fuu and Ferio carrying a bag. Ferio had a unpleasant expression on his face.
"Let's go." He said as he started walking.
Getting out of the tunnel was even easier than getting in. There were few guards and no one asked anything. The guard that received them wasn't there when he left. And so they could reach the exit.
Umi couldn't get out of the bag until they reached the cities exit. There were Hikaru and Ascot waiting with three horses.
"What took you so long?" asked Ascot.
"We were starting to be nervous."
"We're sorry, the princess is too heavy." Said Ferio receiving a thumb form the bag.
They went out the city and finally Umi could get off the bag. She was definitely angry and was about to punch Ferio again when she saw Hikaru, Lantis and Ascot.
"This are Hikaru-san, Lantis-san and Ascot-san, they all helped me rescue you." Fuu said smiling at Umi.
Lantis nodded. While Ascot for some strange reason was red as an apple. He barely could say hi and kept quiet. When he saw Umi, he saw the most beautiful woman ever. But there was more than that. He then felt all nervous. Umi approached him and smiled.
"I can barely see your eyes." She said smiling at him. Ascot almost collapsed.
Hikaru smiled and approached Umi, she was still holding Mokona who was jumping of happiness. Hikaru grabbed Umi's hand.
"Nice to meet you Umi-chan! I'm glad you are all right, Fuu-chan was very worried about you." Umi smiled and nodded. Hikaru surely was a very nice girl. She hold Fuu's hand and was about to thank her when suddenly something happened.
As soon as the three girls hands were together alight from Mokona's orb glittered yellow and a buubble of light covered the girls.
Ferio jumped to get Fuu out of there but the ball rejected him. He stood up and cried his name. Lantis tried to hit the ball with his sword but it failed. Suddenly the light disappeared and the three girls were lying on the floor unconscious. Ferio ran to grab Fuu.
"Fuu! Fuu! What heppened!"
Lantis was holding Hikaru when he noticed Mokona. It was all right and its orb was red again.
"What happened?" he asked the creature seriously.
But Mokona would just Puued.
"They are all right, just unconscious." Ascot said examining Umi.
"We have to get out of here. But we can't go to any town or city." Lantis said looking at them.
Ferio was holding Fuu. He had a strange expresion on his face. He hesitated and then turned to look at Lantis.
"I know a place. But you won't like it."
Finish! I hope you enjoyed this. This isn't a cliffhanger, right? Not like last time. Please review, tell me if you like the story and what would you do to improve it, if you don't like the story then please also tell me, but you must tell me why, okay.
Well I was about to say I'll have next chapter next week...but, it's better if I say it'll be up soon, Okay, after all I have a whole week of vacations =)
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To all the people that has reviewed: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. Specially Marlene, I'm very glad you are liking the story that much.
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The Quest
Chapter 7: Rescue
"It's over."
The woman saw the five new friends with a big smile on her face. That smile not only showed happiness, but madness. Lantis saw the woman and stayed calm. Hikaru grabbed Mokona and held it tight. Fuu and Ferio got close.
"What do you want? Alcyone." asked Lantis crossing his arms around his body.
The woman kept smiling and a shadow appeared from behind her. It was a shadow, it had the shape of a human being, but it was definitely not a human. The shadow jumped and cast a spell. Its actions were so fast that none of them could prevent it. The wall of the tree house cracked open and all of them were outside in the forest. They were no very harmed by this. Alcyone laughed and the shadow positioned itself in front of its master.
"You don't know?" the woman smirked.
"Ah! Please Lantis, don't disappoint me. Or even better, don't fake."
"Why do you want Mokona?" asked Hikaru standing up holding Mokona even tighter.
Alcyone watched Hikaru and her smile suddenly disappeared. Her expression showed nothing but hate.
"That's none of your business." She said approaching to her.
Lantis soon reached Hikaru before Alcyone and as he did so he got his sword out. Alcyone stopped and watched Lantis. Her smile appeared again.
"I can't harm Zagato-sama's little brother...move aside!"
But Lantis wouldn't move. Alcyone got a step back.
"Fine then, we'll have it your way. It's a shame though. You were one of our most brilliant Captains." She said moving backwards and letting the shadow walk towards them. Lantis swept his sword trying to cut the shadow in two. But the shadow was too fast. It got two scrolls of its body and a barrier suddenly appeared all around them.
"What's this?" Ascot asked touching the barrier with his hand. He tried to pass the barrier but he couldn't.
"A spell I found. Now, no one can use magic, except for myself of course." As she said so she cast a spell. Ice came of her hands and headed towards Hikaru.
Hikaru jumped and skipped the attack. Everyone got closer, Ascot tried to cast a spell but he couldn't.
"Were did you get those scrolls?" Lantis asked.
"You know about these things? I'm impressed Lantis. I didn't think someone beside me would know about the existence of this odd scrolls."
Lantis smiled.
"Yes I know about this kind of scrolls. I know that you write on them the magic that you will not allow to be cast. So you must had written on them the magic spells of the ones that are registered and Hikaru's, since you lose the last time." Lantis found Fuu's eyes as he said this. Fuu got it. As a sorceress, Alcyone would be very difficult to defeat without magic. If a fight started, it was very probable that someone would get injured.
Alcyone smiled again and motioned his shadow to attack Lantis. The shadow approached Lantis very fast, but Lantis stopped it with his sword.
"Now!" he yelled as he tried to capture the shadow.
Fuu cast a spell. Wind headed toward Alcyone. Alcyone was too surprised to do something about it, so it hit her. The shadow tried to help Alcyone but Lantis cut it as it tried to escape. Alcyone tried to stand up. She looked at Fuu. She hadn't seen her before. How could she have been so stupid. Fuu cast another spell on Alcyone, but this time the wind didn't attacked Alcyone, it wrapped around her not letting her do anything.
"Y..you..." she tried to say, but she fainted. Fuu moved her inside the house. The scrolls had disappeared the moment the shadow was destroyed.
"She'll be alright." Fuu said looking at Alcyone. She never meant to hurt anyone. But sometimes, there was no other choice. Ferio put his hand on her shoulder.
"Don't feel bad, she would have killed us all if you didn't stop her." He said giving her a smile. She nodded. Hikaru watched Alcyone, she held Mokona on her arms.
"Is Mokona that important?" she asked to herself out loud. "Important enough to actually risk your life?"
Lantis watched Alcyone. It was a shame he couldn't ask more. 'I wonder, how in the world she got those scrolls?' he thought.
Ascot looked at his house. No one was harmed. All of his friends were all right. But his house...
"I'm terribly sorry, Ascot-kun." Hikaru said looking at his house.
"It's all right Hikaru... I don't think I'll need it after we rescue the princess." He said grabbing the food he brought and putting it inside a bag.
Fuu and Ferio watched at the mess. Nothing of this should have happened to someone like Ascot.
"We should hide her." Lantis said looking up at the trees.
Ascot got a little bottle, he opened it and made the unconscious Alcyone drink some.
"This will have her asleep for one day." He said looking at Lantis.
"That should be enough time for us to reach the capital and rescue the princess." Said Lantis. He started to walk. Hikaru walked by his side, Mokona on her arms.
Fuu rose Alcyone on top of the trees, she couldn't be seen from the floor. She and Ferio started to walk behind them. Ascot watched his house one last time, then he followed his friends.
It was already night when they reached the capital city. They hid in the forest that surrounded it. During the trip there was almost no talk. Lantis remained quiet all the time, Hikaru tried to make him speak, but it was useless, he would just smiled and continue walking. Ferio was also quiet all the way. Fuu didn't try to make him talk. They camped and only then Lantis spoke.
"The only way to get the princess will be getting inside the Royal Tunnel." He finally said. Fuu was preparing something for dinner with Ascot's help.
"Royal Tunnel? What's that?" asked Hikaru.
"It's a shortcut, only high commanders know about it, obviously, only them can use it." Lantis answered.
"But, if it's a shortcut...won't it be watched out all the time? And by lots of guards?" Ascot asked.
"It is guarded by some guards, but not as many as one might think, since it's only for exclusive use, they are kind of reckless on its security." Lantis stood up.
"I'll let you two in." he said pointing at Fuu and Ferio. "I'll tell them that you are there to make some investigations related to the security of the tunnel. They'll trust me. When we reach the point near the princess' prison, I'll stay to watch out. You two will go inside and will have to defeat the two guards that will be in the corridor, it will be very important that you don't make noise. You will have to return and we'll make it out as soon as possible, then we'll need to get to another place. Ascot and Hikaru should go to the city and find some horses, we'll meet at the exit of the city thirty minutes after we enter the tunnel."
Everyone nodded.
"Lantis-san, won't this bring big problems to you?" Fuu asked, she felt very guilty.
"Yes, I'll certainly be considered a traitor. But there's nothing we can do now that Alcyone already knows it."
Fuu looked nervously at Lantis. They didn't deserve this. She sat down and watched the fire. Lantis walked away. Hikaru followed him as they got lost inside the forest. Ascot didn't say a word; he just finished his dinner and went to sleep.
Fuu and Ferio were left alone. Fuu watched Ferio, he seemed angry about something. She returned her gaze to the fire.
"It's not your fault." He said not looking at her.
"Ferio...I.. I think it is, it is my fault."
Ferio looked at her and smiled.
"It's not, they took their own decisions. They could have chosen other way, like not helping us. But they choose this path. They knew the consequences all along. So it's not your fault."
Fuu looked at Ferio, she felt somehow he was right, but in the other hand she still felt guilty.
"Are you all right Ferio? You seem, it's as if something is bothering you."
He stood up and watched the fire.
"....I felt useless back then."
"Useless?"
"Yes, you could do something, but I couldn't. Everyone knows magic, but I don't. If we are attacked by someone that uses magic...then, there's nothing I can do."
"Ferio... there are other things that you can do..."
"Fuu, don't. I'll get over it, don't worry about it." He smiled.
"I... just don't like to see you sad." She blushed and turned around.
Ferio smiled and got near her.
"Don't worry, I'll really be fine. By the way..." he said taking something out of his pocket.
He showed it to Fuu. It was something wrapped inside some dirty old clothes. He unwrapped it. It was a ring, a very simple ring, still; somehow it was very beautiful. Fuu looked at the ring, then to the earring he wore, she noticed they were the same.
"Ferio, that's a very beautiful ring, it's the same you are wearing, right?"
"Yes, this..." he said touching the earring. "...is the brother. I just wear one, the other one has always stayed in here."
Ferio offered the ring to Fuu so she could see it. She watched it and saw a date inscribed on it."
"You have them since you were very little." She said giving the ring back to Ferio.
He took it and read the date, he remembered that day 12 years ago. He smiled.
"It was a gift. A gift from my sister." He said looking at the ring.
That was the first time Ferio mentioned someone from his family. Fuu looked at him and saw a change on his expression. He seemed a lot more serious.
"She gave me this when I was eight. She told me not to lose them, to keep them. She said they are very important, that they even posses some magic." He smiled and looked at the sky.
"I was very exited when she said they even had magic, it's been 12 years and nothing ever happened." He looked back at the ring.
The he looked at Fuu, who was paying all her attention to him.
"She always said that all human beings have a special person, someone in whom you can trust and would give your life for he or she gladly. She said we all have soul mates." He gave a small laugh.
"I mocked at her and said that was nothing but bull shit."
Fuu looked surprised at him, he started to seem angry. He looked at her and smiled.
"But I took them anyway, she said that if I ever found that person, I should give one to her. I never understood why I never sold them or anything."
"Perhaps because it is still a memory from her." Fuu said very quietly.
Ferio smiled and nodded. He stood up and offered one hand to Fuu. She looked at him confused. She took his hand and he helped her get up. He looked at her and smiled while he placed the ring on her hand. She startled and looked at him, she was about to say something when he silenced her with his finger.
"I've never believed in that stuff and I highly disagree with my sister, but still, I want you to have this."
Fuu blushed and tried to protest.
"Ferio... I.. I can't accept this, this is ....from your sister and I..."
"Please. This is mine and I am free to give it to whomever I want." He smiled at her.
"Maybe it does have special powers, you never know." He said smiling while he got back where he was sitting before.
Fuu was still blushing, and didn't know what to say. Her heart was beating fast and for some reason her emotions where all moving around her body. She hesitated before returning to her place. Ferio watched her and smiled. He wouldn't admit it, but he felt that the special person his sister was talking about was Fuu. He smiled seeing her blushing.
"Have I told you how cute you look when you blush?" he said noticing a brighter blush on her cheeks, he gave a small laugh.
Fuu looked angry at Ferio, he really enjoyed doing that to her, but she smiled at him and sat on the floor.
The next day, everyone was ready leave right before the sun appeared. Lantis explained the path they should follow. Mokona for some reason was happier than ever. Ascot looked better than the day before. Fuu was still a little bit embarrassed with Ferio. Hikaru and Lantis returned to the fire camp a few minutes after Fuu and Ferio finished talking. They gathered some fruits in the forest, which they used to accompany the food for the breakfast. They headed to the capital city. Ascot and Hikaru went to the city to find four horses. Ascot could summon a friend to do the job, while Lantis had his own horse, but the rest would need one.
In that same moment, two people rode in the forest to the other way. Zagato and Emeraude headed to Gornelia. Emeraude saw her brother was on trouble, she knew that all of his life he's been in trouble, but this time, his head had a reward. It was time she found him.
Lantis walked near a tree, it seemed like a normal tree until he tapped two times on its trunk. A voice came out of it and asked a question. Lantis answered it and suddenly the tree opened. Fuu notice it was all created with magic. A guard dressed in different outfit form the one Fuu knew appeared.
"Welcome Lantis. What brings you here?" he said looking surprised at Fuu and Ferio.
"I've come with the experts on security systems." He said pointing at the couple.
"This is miss Tsubasa and mr. Nowura."
Fuu and Ferio made a reverence. They were holding bag that had who knows what inside The guard looked at them and then at Lantis.
"If you say so. Welcome, please this way."
Fuu and Ferio looked at each other with faces of 'I can't believe it worked', and followed the guard, he was holding a torch since the inside was pretty dark. Lantis walked right after them. The guard didn't say much, but it seemed that he didn't quite trust them. Lantis on the other hand was as always. They walked through many corridors, until they reached a door.
"I guess this is where the mayor problem is, that is the route from where the two prisoners escaped." He said looking closer at the couple, he made a strange face and got the fire near Ferio, like trying to have a better look at him. Ferio didn't move, not even flinched. He stayed normal and calmed.
"Are you trying you burn my face?" he asked the guard with a very calmed voice. The guard startled and apologized.
"It's that way." He said pointing to the door.
"Thank you, I think I can guide them myself know." Lantis said walking through the door.
Fuu and Ferio followed after thanking the guard. The guard looked at the three of them and left.
They walked until Lantis motioned them to enter a door.
"It's that way, the road will be clean until you reach another door. There will be two guards. They won't let you in even if you say I'm with you, you'll have to do something about them. I'll stay and stop anyone that wants to enter." He said very quietly. Fuu and Ferio nodded and walked inside the door.
The way was clear as Lantis said, they didn't talk until they reached the last door.
"It is better that we do this fast. How about that spell you cast on Alcyone?" Ferio said to Fuu.
"That spell will not let them move, maybe I can stop them from yelling."
"Roger." He said winking at Fuu.
They opened the door and the two guards were there. Fuu was about to cast her spell when she froze. Ferio looked inside.
"Unbelievable." She whispered.
Ferio smiled and entered the room. The guards were sleeping.
Fuu cast the spell and wrapped the two guards. Fuu and Ferio wrapped tha mouths of the guards at the same time very carefully. It was incredible, but they didn't wake up. Fuu approached to the door of the cell. Things were going to smoothly. Ferio got the key from one of the guards and opened the door. Fuu was about to stop him when something hit his head. Ferio was falling unconscious when Fuu caught him.
"That's what you get for keeping me in here!" someone cried from the inside. Fuu looked at the person and smiled.
It was a woman her age. Long blue hair fell down to her waist. She was very beautiful, blue eyes met green. The girl form the inside jumped when she saw the blonde.
"FUU!" she yelled as she jumped to her friend.
"I'm so happy to see you, I thought you were dead or something!" she said tears on her eyes.
Fuu smiled, she was having a difficult time holding both Ferio and Umi.
"I'm sorry I worried you, Umi-san."
Fuu looked at Umi, she was holding a brick, that's how she hit Ferio. She suddenly saw again at the brick.
"Oh goodness!" she said as she watched Ferio. He was bleeding. Umi hit him right on the head. Umi looked at Fuu and then at the brick. She let it drop.
"Who is he?" she asked looking at his messy face.
Fuu cast her healing spell on him.
"This is Ferio, he was the one that save me from the prison. We came to rescue you, but it seems you didn't need help at all." She said looking back at the guards.
Umi looked at them and smiled.
"I gave them a sleeping potion, I couldn't stand been here anymore."
Fuu smiled, she made sure Ferio was all right. She sighed as he started to regain consciousness. Umi looked at her friend and gave her a childish smile.
"I'm sorry."
"It's all right. You thought it was a guard."
Ferio opened his eyes to see a very worried Fuu.
"Are you all right Ferio?" she said helping him sit.
He rubbed his head and nodded. Umi frowned.
"Yeah. What hit me anyway?"
"That would be me." Umi said smiling and walking in front of him.
Ferio looked at her and guessed that was the famous Umi. He stood up.
"Great! We came to rescue you and you hit us right on our heads!" he said out of his temper.
"I'm sorry! I thought you were a guard! But that's what you get from entering like that!" she said anger on her words.
Fuu looked at them and smiled.
"Ferio, this is princess Umi. Umi-san, you already know Ferio."
They said nothing, obviously they were mad at each other. Fuu sighed.
"We have to get out of here. We really don't have much time." She said walking toward the door and grabbing the bag they were carrying.
"Say that to your friend." Ferio said helping her with it.
"I'm a princess you jerk! You can't talk to me like that!"
Feiro rolled his eyes and opened the bag, it contained stuff from Ascot's house. The started to get them out. Umi looked at them.
"How are we supposed to get out?" she asked rubbing her head.
Ferio smiled and pointed at the bag.
"Your highness will have to be inside this dirty bag." He said sarcastically.
Umi looked at Fuu who nodded. Umi would have say something but she knew there wasn't other way.
Lantis waited near the door. No one had asked him anything. But he was starting to feel nervous, they were taking too long. Finally the door opened to reveal Fuu and Ferio carrying a bag. Ferio had a unpleasant expression on his face.
"Let's go." He said as he started walking.
Getting out of the tunnel was even easier than getting in. There were few guards and no one asked anything. The guard that received them wasn't there when he left. And so they could reach the exit.
Umi couldn't get out of the bag until they reached the cities exit. There were Hikaru and Ascot waiting with three horses.
"What took you so long?" asked Ascot.
"We were starting to be nervous."
"We're sorry, the princess is too heavy." Said Ferio receiving a thumb form the bag.
They went out the city and finally Umi could get off the bag. She was definitely angry and was about to punch Ferio again when she saw Hikaru, Lantis and Ascot.
"This are Hikaru-san, Lantis-san and Ascot-san, they all helped me rescue you." Fuu said smiling at Umi.
Lantis nodded. While Ascot for some strange reason was red as an apple. He barely could say hi and kept quiet. When he saw Umi, he saw the most beautiful woman ever. But there was more than that. He then felt all nervous. Umi approached him and smiled.
"I can barely see your eyes." She said smiling at him. Ascot almost collapsed.
Hikaru smiled and approached Umi, she was still holding Mokona who was jumping of happiness. Hikaru grabbed Umi's hand.
"Nice to meet you Umi-chan! I'm glad you are all right, Fuu-chan was very worried about you." Umi smiled and nodded. Hikaru surely was a very nice girl. She hold Fuu's hand and was about to thank her when suddenly something happened.
As soon as the three girls hands were together alight from Mokona's orb glittered yellow and a buubble of light covered the girls.
Ferio jumped to get Fuu out of there but the ball rejected him. He stood up and cried his name. Lantis tried to hit the ball with his sword but it failed. Suddenly the light disappeared and the three girls were lying on the floor unconscious. Ferio ran to grab Fuu.
"Fuu! Fuu! What heppened!"
Lantis was holding Hikaru when he noticed Mokona. It was all right and its orb was red again.
"What happened?" he asked the creature seriously.
But Mokona would just Puued.
"They are all right, just unconscious." Ascot said examining Umi.
"We have to get out of here. But we can't go to any town or city." Lantis said looking at them.
Ferio was holding Fuu. He had a strange expresion on his face. He hesitated and then turned to look at Lantis.
"I know a place. But you won't like it."
Finish! I hope you enjoyed this. This isn't a cliffhanger, right? Not like last time. Please review, tell me if you like the story and what would you do to improve it, if you don't like the story then please also tell me, but you must tell me why, okay.
Well I was about to say I'll have next chapter next week...but, it's better if I say it'll be up soon, Okay, after all I have a whole week of vacations =)
Take care
kaze