~Dynasty sisters~

AN: heya there, it's me again ^^ hope you liked the last chapter, and if
you do like it, I'll try and keep writing ^^ well, this is lovely and
short, so I'll start now
Disclaimer: as I said before, I don't own MKR, CLAMP do ^^
Alright, before I go
-text - = italics
~text~ = flashback
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"Fly with me, be my wind, hold me in your gentle arms and take me away..."
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Hikaru woke to her face buried in horsehair as she sat up properly,
noticing Rayearth was following the other two horses in front of him. She
stroked his mane for a moment, before yawning, her eyes still droopy. She
had also just realised that the horses were walking. Fuu looked behind her
to notice she had woken, "Good morning, Sleeping Beauty" she spoke quietly,
seeing Umi was also asleep, Fuu obviously in front now, "Did you have a
good sleep?"
"Oh yes, the most sound I've had for a while" replied Hikaru with another
yawn, and stretched her arms, taking up her reins again, "...Fuu, you've been
awake since last night, haven't you?"
Fuu smiled warmly and stayed silent, going back to scouting at the front,
her emerald orbs glittering in the morning sun. She sighed as Umi had
started to stir, sneezing into Celes' mane. A quiet, yet audible 'Bless
you' was heard from Fuu, her eyes not moving off her path. Umi replied with
a 'Arigato', before turning to Hikaru, "It's good that our horses follow
each other, ne?"
"Yes, they always make sure if we fall asleep that they go slower...that, and
make sure we don't fall off..." a soft, little neigh sounded out of Rayearth,
and Hikaru smiled sweetly.
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"TARTA! TATRA! CALDANIA!" Umi cried out to the toned and tanned girls, who
were dressed in Chitzarian clothing. Tarta galloped up on her Arabian to
meet the three sisters, "Oh Umi, it's so good to see you again!" Umi slid
off Celes like water off leather, and met Tarta's hug. Fuu and Hikaru had
also dismounted, and Fuu was hugging Tatra, while Hikaru was hugging
Caldania. "How have you been?" asked Fuu, finally letting to of Tatra.
"Great! We've been dancing for everyone at the Sakura tournament for the
last few days, and decided to come earlier to meet up with y'all." said
Caldania in her western accent. Hikaru smiled, "How far away are we form
the tournament?"
"About 3 days ride, if you walk. So if you canter most the way, you should
get there in no time!" answered Tatra, jumping back into her saddle in one
graceful move. The others followed suit, and they started to canter towards
the main road, about 300m away...little did they know a dark haired man was
watching them with azure eyes...
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Fuu was starting to look a little worried as they turned to ride on the
road, "Everyone...I get a feeling someone is watching us...we should be
careful..."
"Right" everyone confirmed, and sped up, Umi gritting her teeth. As they
sped down the hill, an out-of-control carriage was in front of them, with
no horses carrying it in sight. A small blonde head was sticking out the
rear window, trying to yell out something at them. Hikaru pointed to it,
and yelled, "My gosh! We must help them slow down!"
"Quickly, form into a straight line!" Fuu yelled out, and took the lead,
tying the end of a rope to a metal arrow she took from her quiver. Everyone
done what they were told, and Fuu took out her bow, throwing the rope to
Umi and nocking the arrow, "Let it hang off your wrist but do NOT let the
end go!" Umi nodded and let it loosely held it in her hand. Fuu tried to
steady herself as she pulled back and fired, the silver arrow like a ray of
sunlight shooting through the air, hitting its target with precision. Fuu
smiled as she grabbed the rope that was pulled tightly next to her, pulling
on it as tightly as she could to crawl up closer. "Umi, pass it along!"
figuring she meant the rope, Umi threw it down to Hikaru as more and more
slowly they crawled down. They all pulled with their might, and the
carriage started to slow. "We done it!" Hikaru cried, and the others let
out a hurrah as they finally slowed to a stop. They dismantled from a
distance and ran to the carriage, curious to see who was inside. Fuu panted
slightly as she wound it around her shoulder and pulling the arrow out. As
she done so, a pair of golden yellow eyes met her emerald ones, and the
owner of the vehicle smiled lopsidedly. Fuu blushed a little, and spotted a
scar on this mans nose. "Strange...the prince has the same scar..." she made a
gasping noise, looking wide-eyed at him, and he laughed, before getting out
the carriage. A younger looking blonde girl followed, her aqua eyes looking
around at the strangers. All six of the girls bowed down to them as they
stood in front of them, but the prince tutted, "Oh get up, I don't want you
lovely young ladies to get your clothes dirty." The little girl giggled
sweetly, "Yes, please get up." The girls done what they were ordered,
smiling at the royal pair politely. Fuu, on the other hand, had her head
bent down, looking at the dusty road. She felt a finger under her chin, and
met with the yellow eyes again, disfigured here and there with green hair.
"F-F-Ferio-ouji..." he smiled again, "Please, just call me Ferio" and with
that, took her hand and kissed it, much to Fuu's surprise. The others just
giggled at the sight, before Ferio stated, "you all saved our lives, and
for it we're eternally thankful" the girl nodded, "Yes, if it hadn't been
for you, we would be..." her voice faded slightly, and smiled again, "If you
would like, you may join us at the Hinagashi tournament. If your horses
wouldn't mind, they could pull out carriage and we could all ride in it"
"Oh! We get to ride in the royal carriage!" cried Hikaru happily, and lead
Rayearth over to the front straight away, getting him ready. "By the way,
Ferio-ouji, your quite welcome" Umi sneered at Fuu's blush and rode up with
Hikaru. The three chizarian girls just nodded, before joining the other
two. Fuu stayed behind to see if the royals had any injuries. The girl
smiled at Fuu as she cleaned up a cut she had on her arm. "You're a very
brave girl, Emerauld-hime" Fuu complimented her, as she wrapped a bandage
around her arm. "Ferio-ouji taught me that" she giggled, before running
over to the other girls, leaving Ferio and Fuu alone. Fuu was still
blushing when she was packing up her things, and Ferio asked quietly, "are
you always blushing like that?" this just made her worse, "Not always,
Ferio-san..."
"There's nothing wrong with it, it makes you look cute..." Fuu bit her lower
lip softly, before putting away her things and leading Windom to the front
of the carriage, "Oh my..."
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"Well, this is a bumpy ride, ne?" Umi was bouncing in her seat, as Fuu,
Ferio, Emerauld and herself were inside the carriage, the rocks on the road
making the vehicle bounce now and then. Caldania and the chiltzarian
sisters were at the reins, while Hikaru lay on the roof, laughing.
"Ferio-san, how did your horses break off the carriage?" Fuu asked, her
glasses flashing in the midday sun. "We're not exactly sure...first, we were
at the top of the hill with our horses, the were heard a loud noise, like a
thunderclap. The horses got startled, and bolted, snapping their reins,
which also made us roll down the hill...if you hadn't stopped us in time we
would of hit the cliff face!" Fuu frowned a little, deep in thought again.
He also added, "If it hadn't been for your smart thinking, we would never
have met..." this made Fuu flush lightly, and Umi giggled, muttering to
Emerauld in a sing-song voice, "Fuu and Ferio sitting in a tree! K-I-S-S-I-
N..."
"Hush Umi..." Fuu gave her a death glare, and Umi laughed loudly. At that
moment Hikaru's plait came into view of the side window, along with her
head, "There's someone behind us! It's a man with dark hair and a black
stallion"
"...Can you see a crest of some sort on his breastplate?" asked Ferio.
Hikaru's head popped out of view for a moment, before swinging back down
again, "Yes, a silver feather or something..."
"Lantis..." Ferio mumbled, before saying, "please tell the ladies at the
reins to stop"
"Sure thing" replied Hikaru and winked, before her head was gone again. As
the carriage slowed down, Ferio moved to jump out the door, Fuu and Umi
behind him. As soon as it was safe, Ferio opened the door and jumped,
landing lightly on the ground. Fuu went to follow, but Umi bumped her
accidentally and Fuu fell out, Ferio catching her just before she hit the
ground. "What's this? Pretty girls falling out the sky?" Fuu just blushed
again, before mumbling, "Can you put me down please" Ferio chuckled, and
set her down, looking to the black rider. "Lantis! My old friend" Lantis
just nodded, and came to a stop next to them, slipping out his saddle and
bowing. Ferio tutted again, "Just because you're my bodyguard doesn't mean
you have to kneel down..." he whispered in Fuu's ear, "I hate it when people
do that..." Fuu giggled a little, before introducing herself, "Hello Lantis-
san, I'm Fuu...Fuu Hououji" Lantis said in a baritone voice, "Pleased to meet
you" Hikaru and Umi jumped down from the carriage and also introduced
themselves, "I'm Umi Ryuuzaki, and this is..."
"Hikaru Shidou!" Hikaru giggled and smiled sweetly, making something glint
slightly in Lantis's blue eyes. Umi cleared her throat before announcing,
"Lets keep going, we're almost there..."
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"Lantis-san? May I ride with you?" Hikaru asked, apparently getting sick of
the carriage roof.
She gave him ten minutes.
"I suppose..." He finally answered, and budged up in his saddle so she could
sit. She hung off the carriage side for a moment, before Lantis assisted
her, his hand around her small waist, lifting her off and sliding her in
the saddle, and he trotted up to the front of the carriage, as to lead them
into the city that was Cephiro. Hikaru was jubilant as they rode into the
city; people looking up at them and smiling, some even waving, at lantis
and the royal carriage. Some people looked in awe at Hikaru, speaking in
whispers, "Lantis never lets people ride next to him, let alone -with-
him!" Ferio was just doing his bit, waving out the window, all the girls of
the town giggling behind their hands, waving back and slowly following the
carriage. Fuu just smiled warmly at him, while Umi was on the other side,
men swarming to see this new beauty. Umi just laughed at them, before
turning, "Look at all the men! Do I have anything on my face? Maybe they're
trying to point it out..." she looked down the bridge of her nose, and
twitched it slightly. Emerauld laughed, "I don't think it's that..." at that
moment, a trumpet sounded, and the carriage stopped at a large wooden gate,
"Welcome, Ferio-ouji and Emerauld-hime, to the Hinagashi Tournament. We
hope that your stay is a joyous one." Another trumpet, and the gate opened,
to a very colourful world. Full of brightly coloured flags, people training
and market stalls as far as the eye could see. A squire ran up to Lantis,
and told him, "You'll be staying at the castle, with Sir Clef and Sir Eagle
as your hosts." Lantis nodded and Hikaru squeaked, "Arigato" the squire
bowed, and lantis rode on, the carriage following up to the limestone
castle.
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"I wonder if they're nice people..." Hikaru thought as they stopped at the
castle, both Umi's and Ferio's heads hanging out the carriage windows. Fuu
sighed at the 'inpatients' of the two, while Emerauld laughed, "Fuu-chan,
don't worry about them, they're just excited that's all"
"Emerauld-hime, how old are you really?" Fuu asked out the blue, not
meaning to be rude. Emerauld laughed again, "Older than you think my dear..."
just then; she looked into Fuu's eyes directly for the first time, and Fuu
was amazed. Her eyes alone told so many stories, and held so much wisdom,
like another lifetime was hiding behind those aqua orbs. She had become so
fascinated and deep in thought, it took Umi five attempts to stir her out
of concentration. "I wonder what you were thinking, I've never seen you so
hypnotised before...except when you first saw F-" another death glance was
shot at Umi, and Fuu stepped out the stationary carriage, a wisdom of her
own sparkling in her eyes. She heard gasps from both Umi and Hikaru as they
looked up at the castle, a giant compared to their little cottage on the
edge on the forest of silence. Ferio chuckled at the girls awe, "This
castle is only small compared to Kamaruchi...it's about 3 times bigger" it
was Fuu's turn to gasp as they entered the castle, a wide smile on
Emerauld's and Ferio's faces. "It's so big!" shouted Tarta in the long
hall, looking around at the stone artwork. "Tarta, don't shout, it's
impolite" scolded Tatra calmly, sipping a cup of tea that had just appeared
in her hand (A/N: that's hammerspace for you ~.^). Hikaru ran ahead,
bubbling with curiosity, her crimson eyes sparkling. Umi was walking behind
her, chatting with Caldania about cooking a cake to thank Clef and Eagle
for letting them stay. Ferio was whispering things to Fuu, which caused her
to blush deeper and deeper, and lantis and Emerauld were following behind,
talking about the kingdom. "Lantis, what do you think of the new girls?"
"...Hikaru is such a...happy person...she's like an ever-present firecracker..."
Emerauld smiled, "...Have you warmed to her, Lantis?" the wise child asked.
He thought for a while,
"...Maybe..."
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Well, if you're still reading this, thank-you for doing so. I'm not sure if
anyone is reading though, but I will answer reviews in my next chappie ^^