Dynasty sisters.
A/N: I'm not liking my mother at the moment, so please excuse me for not
updating sooner...I'm planning on doing it in bulk, so then at least you have
something to read, if anything. Oh, and Umi might be a bit OOC in the
start...sorry -.-
Disclaimer: It would be wonderful to own MKR, but unfortunately I
don't...CLAMP does... But I am aiming on owning the first and second season by
the end of the year ^^ I already have the OVA, so it's just getting the box
sets and manga and I'll be a happy bun-mun ^_^... I should stop talking now...
~
"Today you will be receiving your new weapons. Or, of you'd prefer, if you
would like your old one's upgraded" Presea was standing at the end of the
dinner table, looking around at her new friends and comrades. Both the
twins and Caldina stood, Caldina speaking on their behalf, "Um, sorry
sugar, but we don't have weapons...we're only dancers, see?" and she done a
little pirouette, her scarfs on her hips and arms swirling around her in
dazzling, glittering colour. The other two nodded, before Tarta piped up,
"We're not fighters" and winked towards Eagle at the other end of the
table, and he chuckled softly. Presea smiled,
"Understood..." then Umi stood, "Do we get to pick what design we want?"
"...That is a secret, but you will find out today..." Umi huffed a little
before sitting down, Fuu standing to ask a question,
"What are our new weapons made of?"
"Another trade secret..." Fuu smiled warmly before nodding and sitting back
down. Clef now stood at the other end of the table, staff balancing on it's
tip on the floor next to him,
"Alright girls, today is the first round, which means you'll probably be
facing off with familiar faces..." Umi smiled at this,
"That Kagome Renmei is gonna get payback" and her smile turned into a smirk
as she thought to herself. Fuu chuckled and tutted, before a warm hand was
holding her own underneath the table. She turned to Ferio, and blushed
lightly, the echo of their promise in her mind, before asking Clef,
"Who shall we be fighting today?"
Clef rolled out the scroll on the table, and read the names, "Umi Ryuuzaki
verses Kagome Renmei" Umi gave a 'woo' on excitement, smirking again.
"Hikaru Shidou verses Nobu Takashi" Hikaru smiled, and looked down the
table at Presea, both thinking on the same wavelength.
"And Fuu Hououji verses...Mystery girl? Nani?" Fuu laughed lightly, "Well, I
can only try my best, even though I don't know who my opponent is yet..."
"I like your enthusiasm, Fuu-san" Emeraude chirped softly, her golden curls
tumbled around her shoulders. Fuu's face smiled, yet her eyes did not. They
were saddened at her comment, as a twinge of hate was felt, and squeezed
Ferio's hand, trembling slightly. Ferio looked towards her with worry in
his eyes, before squeezing back, obviously snapping her back into reality.
She hiccuped, and the whole table laughed, for reasons neither Fuu nor
Ferio knew.
~
"What's escudo?" Hikaru asked, following Presea down the dark and musty
workshop that was temporarily set up for her.
"A Special mineral that grows with it's holder...only the owner may hold it,
for no other man can pick it up..."
"Is the mineral itself heavy?" asked Fuu, following behind Umi.
"No, actually. The person who the weapons allocated to may lift it, as it
was light as a feather," a murmur of awe echoed through the dungeon, as the
clicks of their boots finally ceased.
"Here we are...my workshop" Umi wrinkled her nose as a sudden smell hit them,
"What on earth is that?" she cried, and covered her nose and mouth with her
hands. Presea gave a merry laugh, "Ohohoho! Can't handle the smell of flux
and metal, can we?" Fuu coughed,
"It is a little overpowering, Precea-san"
"Yes, well, this place doesn't really have ventilation, so the smell seeps
into the walls after a while." Hikaru sneezed, "I don't mind it really..."
"That's because you're used of it" said Presea softly, and led them on
towards a softly lit room, ovally larger room than the rest they had seen
down there. The trio stopped at the door, while Presea went on, lifting a
crate onto a small table in the centre of the room. There, she opened the
lid, the contents glittering slightly in the candlelight. Three different
coloured stones lay in the chest: emerald green, blood red and azure blue.
The girls looked at them in amazement, before Presea closed her eyes and
muttered something, which Fuu only picked up on,
"...The Will of my soul..." before she started dancing rhythmically. Umi
blinked and nudged Hikaru, whispering,
"What's she doing?" Hikaru ignored her and continued to watch her godmother
dance, when a brilliant flash of light blinded them, and there appeared in
front of them were three swords.
Fuu gasped, "Mine's humungous!" as she looked upon her two meter sword, an
emerald set into the hilt's crest.
Umi looked at hers in utter delight, "A Rapier! A wonderful one at that!"
the hilt of hers was in a shape of a bat (A/N: or dragon wings? I forgot)
with a sapphire in the mouth.
Hikaru jumped with joy, "A Broadsword! A Broadsword!" the design of her
hilt was different: points and spokes of all sorts spread out like fire,
and rubies were sparkling amongst the metal flames. As they took the
swords, a glove with a coloured gem appeared on their hands.
"Nani? What's this?" Umi gasped, and all of a sudden, her sword turned into
liquid, and drained into her glove like water,
"Ee? How did it do that?" Hikaru asked, her own sword disappearing in
flames, sucked into her glove. Fuu looked happily as her sword faded into a
visible wind, and was absorbed by her glove.
"It's like a storage space, ne?" she commented, as the last flicker of the
wind played with her hair. Presea nodded, "On the mark, my girl. If you
need your sword at any time, just Will for it... There are also your old
weapons and a set of armour in there as well"
"Wow...amazing!" stated Hikaru, as they all slowly made their way back up to
the castle floor.
~
"We need to change into our battle stuff!" shouted Hikaru from the girl's
bedroom, and closed the door, the other two already dressed. Umi sported a
tight black one-piece bathing suit, with a light blue long shirt that was
cut short at the shoulders, a ribbon criss-crossing from her bust to her
navel. Around her hips was a belt where her rapier sat, and her glove was
on her left hand. She wore another pair of thigh-high boots, but was made
of soft leather, the top slight rolled down. Her hair was kept back in a
blue, metal-plated hair-band, a sapphire set in the centre, and two dragon-
spines near the ears. Fuu had her armour on, with a green tank top
underneath, the leather breastplate having an additional shoulder-plate,
fastened with an emerald clip. She wore her glove as well as her riding
breeches, her winged daggers on the thigh-belts on either side, as well as
her green boots. A belt sat lop-sided on her hip, with satchels of herbs
and tonics for healing. Her hair was up in a green hair-band familiar to
Umi's, wings instead of dragon-spine, and emeralds set into the plating
that held the feathers. Hikaru had black mini-shorts, a tight red t-shirt,
and her boots, bearing her armour and glove, a buttercup yellow bow on her
plait, and a kind of tiara on her forehead; red, silver and gold metal
rhino-like spikes flaring out like fire, a small ruby set in the centre
spike. The three of them walked out of their room with an air of
confidence, and made their way to the dining room for the final meeting.
"Hikaru, I shall have a meeting with you later, if that's alright?" asked
Clef, his headpiece chinking as he nodded his head.
Hikaru smiled sweetly, "Alright, Clef-san", and brushed a stray hair out
her eye. Ferio smiled and winked at Fuu, who blushed lightly,
"I wonder how I'll go...maybe I know my opponent..." Ferio wrapped an arm
around her shoulder in a good luck hug, "No matter what, I'm sure you'll
win." She smiled warmly,
"Arigato..."
"Your welcome, Fuu-chan" she blushed again, and left his embrace, much to
both their disappointment. Hikaru ran up to Eagle and Lantis and hugged
their waists in turn,
"Have fun while we're gone!" she chirped,
"We'll be cheering you on, Hikaru-san" Eagle laughed softly, while Lantis
just smiled gently at her. Presea, Caldina and the sisters waved them on,
before Presea went back below the castle, and the others had to leave for
their own country, Hinagashi being the last tournament of the year. Umi
looked at the people excitedly as she rode on, the others behind her, as
well as the carriage Emerauld, Ferio, Eagle and Clef rode in, Lantis at the
end. Hikaru pointed out the stadium, and looked at it in awe, "Koshima
stadium..." she sighed, and rode on, the gem on her hand glowing...
~
"This place is huge!" Umi shouted in the prep hall, looking up at the cold
marble walls. Hikaru was asking directions to the bathroom, while Fuu was
looking at a map on the wall. As Hikaru ran off, Fuu looked towards the
timetables next to the map she was studying,
"Umi, this says you're on soon..." she looked at her watch, "In about 20
minutes" Umi blinked, before she screamed "20 MINUTES??? I DON'T EVEN KNOW
WHERE I-"
"We're in the Preparation hall...there's a sparring room just ahead of you"
she smiled warmly, and Umi smiled back sarcastically, answering her
politely through gritted teeth,
"Thank-you, Fuu"
"Your welcome" she chuckled, and swerved before Umi could hit her into the
wall with her mallet (A/N: you've gotta love Hammerspace =P). At that
moment Hikaru bounded up the hall, some sort of fluffy pillow with her,
"Guys! Look!" and held out the 'pillow' in her arms. The peculiar fluffy
thing made a 'puu' noise, before jumping out her arms, bouncing up to Umi,
a red gem gleaming on its head. Fuu picked up a card that the rabbit like
creature dropped,
"His name's Mokona" she stated, before Umi gave her a darted look,
"Whatever it is...it's annoying..." and tried to push it away. However, it
didn't budge.
"Nani? It won't move!" she exclaimed, before Hikaru picked him up again,
"Can we keep him? Please?" her eyes glittered, and Fuu laughed softly,
"I'm not sure, he might belong to someone..."
"Oh, he doesn't!" she retorted, "apparently, he's been waiting for us...well,
that's what the man at the registry said..." Fuu smiled,
"Well, I suppose we can...since he was waiting for us after all..."
A loudspeaker sounded, and a set of trumpets blared through the halls,
"Spectators, please make your way into the grandstands, and competitors,
please check your round sheets. The first fight starts in 10 minutes..."
"Crap! That's me!" cried Umi, before grabbing her bag and running to the
sparring room, her rapier slapping her thigh loudly. Mokona bounced after
her, her battle uniform suddenly becoming liquid, then transparent, the
material of the tunic becoming padded and thick, and her boots suddenly had
metal plates on the thigh and calf. Umi screamed as her tunic became
transparent, revealing her underwear, and ran after Mokona, before the
tunic froze like ice and shattered, the material padded, and a symbol
representing water appeared on her back. She regained balance, shot a death
glare at the fluffy guardian, and stomped into the training room,
concealing a small smile behind her blue locks.
~
"Good morning ladies and gentleman, and welcome to the Hinagashi
tournament..." a loud cheering noise rang out as a range of colours moved
slightly in the grandstands,
"This year, we have very special guests here with us..." the commentator
announced,
"...Princess Emerauld and Prince Ferio!" the crowds cheered louder, as the
two royals stood up in the first class box, and waved to the crowd,
Emerauld's face calm and polite, while Ferio's was shouting to everyone,
"Have a great time, minna-san!" Lantis's face was a little smug, until
Eagle bumped him with his elbow, a small smile played on his face,
"Cheer up, good man." Lantis's eyes lightened slightly, and he smiled
softly back, before turning his eyes to the arena. Umi had entered from one
side of the stadium, while her opponent entered the other. They stepped up
onto two coloured plates and bowed, before taking up fighting stances. The
announcer sounded over the magical PA system,
"On the red platform, we have a sweetie from the central, silent as her
name and cunningly fast, its Kagome Renmei!" the crowds made a slight
rumble as they digested the un-familiar name. The commentator took a breath
before almost yelling,
"And on the blue platform, we have a girl all the way from Hikatsu with her
two sisters, the beauty with the deadly blade, second of the Dynasty
trilogy, its Umi Ryuuzaki!" the crowd, including the first class box, made
a tremendous raw as the arena shook, Kagome's face slightly faulting as
Umi's sneer grew bigger. She vented her anger on her nemesis,
"You'd better quiver, Renmei, I've gotten better since we last fought!" she
taunted, brushing a stray strand of her cerulean hair behind her. Her
opponent laughed,
"I'd like to see you beat me, Ryuuzaki, I'm deadly with a rapier!" Kagome
chuckled, before taking up a fighting stance, her gold rapier at the ready.
The announcer stated the rules,
"First person to be hit and draw blood looses...and now...LET'S GET READY TO
RUMBLE!!!" the crowd screamed, before the two ran off their platforms,
rapiers raised high. Umi and Kagome clashed in the middle, sparks flying
from their swords as a clang of metal-on-metal rang through the air. Clef
watches in amazement as Umi danced with her sword, moving gracefully as any
swan, wincing slightly as their groans sounded, their muscles worked
against their will. Umi dodged an attack and whipped around, making a slash
at Kagome's back, but the girl's sword flew up at her face, and she flipped
back, her own face strained and slightly pale at Kagome's sword as it just
threatened to impale her. She swerved on one foot, and let out an angry
growl, kicked upwards, and her boot connected with Kagome's stomach,
burying itself in her armour. Umi tumbled to the side as Kagome dropped,
her rapier in her hand as she clutched her stomach to catch her breath,
coughing. Kagome's eyes burnt fiercely as she slowly got to her feet,
meeting with Umi's smirk. She cried out, before charging at her, rapier in
front like a thorn, and jabbed out, ready to meet with Umi's chest. Umi
moved to the side, before stretching out her sword arm, Kagome's stomach in
the firing line. Kagome's eye's opened wide as she screamed, a gash in her
side, the dreaded crimson liquid cascading down her clothing. She fell to
her knees as Umi cried with joy, the crowds roaring with her as she made a
sweeping bow, a medic rushing out to help Kagome. Umi sheathed her sword,
and helped to bandage Kagome, slightly un-conscious from the ether the
medic gave her. The grandstands made an 'aww' noise as Umi helped Kagome to
her feet, and took her back inside with the medics. The arena cheered again
as the announcer regained composure, "Well folks, always trust Ryuuzaki to
put on a good show...and even better, be a good sport." Clef smiled at that
comment, "And now, a five minute break before the next round. Hope your
ready, this next match will be a fiery one!"
~
"You did it Umi! Way to go!" Cried Hikaru, and her small figure hugged
Umi's tall one, Umi smiling widely, "Thanks Karu-chan". Fuu smiled warmly,
"Yes, you were beautiful out there...I think Clef was astounded..." she
commented as she put a finger on her chin in thought, deciding on whether
to buy them all a drink now or after their fights. Hikaru looked on the
rounds table,
"I think I'm up next...Oh, this'll be so fun!" she giggled, and shot a 'v'
towards a dark haired boy dressed like a rurouni. He laughed a little
before heading to the training room, a nametag swinging off his sword
scabbard,
"Nobu Takashi...Karu-chan, that's who you're fighting..." Fuu looked at her
watch, "...in 5 minutes!" she exclaimed, before starting to lead her over to
the entry gate before she was late. Umi laughed, and Mokona made a loud
'puu', before a ring of fire surrounded Hikaru. Fuu yelped, and jumped
backwards, watching Hikaru's clothing change. Her boots and hair band had
stayed the same, but her bother clothing changed into a bathing suit, a
cloth stitched onto one side like a half skirt. Her armour and glove stayed
the same, as well as her belt and scabbard, in shades of fiery reds and
oranges, a symbol of fire appearing on her half-skirt. Umi screamed as she
noticed Hikaru's glove shot beams of red light around the hall, turning it
into a sickly crimson. All of a sudden, Hikaru had started to run out to
the entry gate, her clothes glowing like fire. The only thing the girls
could do was watch...
~
"I'm ready..." Hikaru spoke to herself, as she made her way to the red plate,
her new clothes glowing brightly. Her opponent, Nobu, stepped onto the
other, and winked at Hikaru, who grinned back, a spark in her eye. The
announcer started,
"Here we go ladies and gentlemen, the second round. And now, on the blue
plate we have the man of mystery, fast as an eagle and deadly with a
katana, give it up for Nobu Takashi!!" the crowd rumbled, knowing this name
better than Kagome's, and little flags with his picture on them were waved
by girls. The announcer laughed before starting again, his voice excited,
"And on the red plate, we have the kendo queen, the fiery girl of the south
with the cuteness of a kitten, flexible as wood with eyes to die for, first
of the Dynasty trilogy, it's Hikaru Shidou!" the crowd roared and the arena
rumbled as everyone stood, Eagle and Lantis clapping loudly. The announcer
puffed for a moment,
"Alright everyone, after me...LET'S DO IT!" the arena cried out with the
announcer, as the two ran towards each other, Hikaru's blade singing as it
soared through the air. Nobu's katana clashed with Hikaru's broadsword,
before Nobu kicked towards her, trying to put her off balance. Hikaru
dodged the attack with ease, and slid between his legs, and stayed on the
ground, and split her legs, making him fall backwards. She rolled
backwards, and stood again in a defensive stance. Nobu recovered quickly,
and slashed his sword at her, his clothes moving around him like liquid,
and caught her leg, the blade slashing a hole in her boot. She growled
before stabbing her sword in the ground and used it like a pole, holding on
and fly kicking him in the face. He cried out in pain as he flew back, but
rolled and got back to his feet. Before she could free her sword from the
ground, he had preformed a roundhouse kick, sending her away from her
sword. She screamed as she hit the ground, her glove glowing brightly.
Achingly, she slowly got up, before running towards him, and slashed him in
the back, blood splattering along her sword and body. She caught him as
fell, his blood staining her skin, her sword discarded, covered with a
gruesome reminder on how violent tournaments can be.
~
"Karu-chan..." Umi whispered, "Are you ok?" Fuu was sponging the dry blood
off Nobu's back, and wrapping him in a bandage, much to his comfort. Umi
was hugging Hikaru close to her, knowing that tournaments bring back bad
memories for her. Fuu gave Nobu a bottle of tonic to drink and sent him on
his way,
"Karu-chan...we can go home if you'd like..." Hikaru smiled weakly, "No no, I
want to stay...besides, I want to see the mystery fighter"
Fuu chuckled, "Are you sure? I'm starting to be wary about this 'Fushigi
Fighter', I'm not even sure what fighting style they have..." she looked at
her watch,
"I should get going, need to be out there in 5 minutes..." she hugged them
both, before running to the entry gate, Mokona making another loud 'puu'
noise and a whirlwind surrounded her. Her clothes also suddenly became
zephyrs, flying around her, as her breeches became nothing and her tank top
a leotard. A no sleeved short dress formed and fitted over her form, and
turned an emerald green. The oriental styled dress was fastened to just
underneath her bust line, and split the rest of the way down, revealing
more than she would have liked. Her boots shined like glass as her glove
burst out a green light, a wind symbol appearing onto the front of her
dress. Umi cried out and Hikaru just stood in awe as the youngest sister
ran into the arena and onto the blue plate, her face beaming with pure
wisdom.
~
The announcer was ecstatic when he announced the next fighters,
"Alrighty everyone, the last round of today...our first fighter is as gentle
and warm as the south's summer breeze, but is swift and silent as the
night. Sharp as her sword, elite with a bow, and always looks awfully cute
in glasses, here is the third in the Dynasty trilogy, Fuu Hououji!" she
blushed deeply as the crowd went wild with woops, wolf whistles and cheers,
not seeing her in a outfit as skin-tight and revealing as this one. She
blushed even more when she saw Ferio just stare at her in pure admiration,
a blush tingeing his own cheeks. The announcer gasped when her opponent
walked in casually, and stepped onto the red plate, a black veil covering
her face, strands of violet hair visible in some places. Fuu's face looked
in a little worried as the Announcer spoke timidly, "And here is the
mysterious fighter...Taking of feats of daring and pulling through with
flying colours, she's the dark wanderer with the longbow. Sniper is her
middle name, Assassination is her game, so here she is, the first time in
the Hinagashi tournament, Give a hand to..." the girl flung of her veil to
reveal long purple hair and golden eyes, and was staring at Fuu with a
dropped jaw. Fuu's mind went through its databank, and her eyes widened,
dropping her sword, "...Hikoro Kasahara!"
~
Oooooooooh, Look who it is! Lol, gomen nasai for being so late in updating,
but I need to find a library with internet so I can post...that, and I went
on holidays and only came back a few days ago, so it really can't be
helped...sorry everyone ^^;;;;;;; *ducks her head as rotten fruit is thrown
at her* See you soon ^_^
P.S I hope Fuu's seiyuu doesn't mind me using her name... even though it's
spelt wrong... and that was deliberate...I talk too much...*hides in her box*
A/N: I'm not liking my mother at the moment, so please excuse me for not
updating sooner...I'm planning on doing it in bulk, so then at least you have
something to read, if anything. Oh, and Umi might be a bit OOC in the
start...sorry -.-
Disclaimer: It would be wonderful to own MKR, but unfortunately I
don't...CLAMP does... But I am aiming on owning the first and second season by
the end of the year ^^ I already have the OVA, so it's just getting the box
sets and manga and I'll be a happy bun-mun ^_^... I should stop talking now...
~
"Today you will be receiving your new weapons. Or, of you'd prefer, if you
would like your old one's upgraded" Presea was standing at the end of the
dinner table, looking around at her new friends and comrades. Both the
twins and Caldina stood, Caldina speaking on their behalf, "Um, sorry
sugar, but we don't have weapons...we're only dancers, see?" and she done a
little pirouette, her scarfs on her hips and arms swirling around her in
dazzling, glittering colour. The other two nodded, before Tarta piped up,
"We're not fighters" and winked towards Eagle at the other end of the
table, and he chuckled softly. Presea smiled,
"Understood..." then Umi stood, "Do we get to pick what design we want?"
"...That is a secret, but you will find out today..." Umi huffed a little
before sitting down, Fuu standing to ask a question,
"What are our new weapons made of?"
"Another trade secret..." Fuu smiled warmly before nodding and sitting back
down. Clef now stood at the other end of the table, staff balancing on it's
tip on the floor next to him,
"Alright girls, today is the first round, which means you'll probably be
facing off with familiar faces..." Umi smiled at this,
"That Kagome Renmei is gonna get payback" and her smile turned into a smirk
as she thought to herself. Fuu chuckled and tutted, before a warm hand was
holding her own underneath the table. She turned to Ferio, and blushed
lightly, the echo of their promise in her mind, before asking Clef,
"Who shall we be fighting today?"
Clef rolled out the scroll on the table, and read the names, "Umi Ryuuzaki
verses Kagome Renmei" Umi gave a 'woo' on excitement, smirking again.
"Hikaru Shidou verses Nobu Takashi" Hikaru smiled, and looked down the
table at Presea, both thinking on the same wavelength.
"And Fuu Hououji verses...Mystery girl? Nani?" Fuu laughed lightly, "Well, I
can only try my best, even though I don't know who my opponent is yet..."
"I like your enthusiasm, Fuu-san" Emeraude chirped softly, her golden curls
tumbled around her shoulders. Fuu's face smiled, yet her eyes did not. They
were saddened at her comment, as a twinge of hate was felt, and squeezed
Ferio's hand, trembling slightly. Ferio looked towards her with worry in
his eyes, before squeezing back, obviously snapping her back into reality.
She hiccuped, and the whole table laughed, for reasons neither Fuu nor
Ferio knew.
~
"What's escudo?" Hikaru asked, following Presea down the dark and musty
workshop that was temporarily set up for her.
"A Special mineral that grows with it's holder...only the owner may hold it,
for no other man can pick it up..."
"Is the mineral itself heavy?" asked Fuu, following behind Umi.
"No, actually. The person who the weapons allocated to may lift it, as it
was light as a feather," a murmur of awe echoed through the dungeon, as the
clicks of their boots finally ceased.
"Here we are...my workshop" Umi wrinkled her nose as a sudden smell hit them,
"What on earth is that?" she cried, and covered her nose and mouth with her
hands. Presea gave a merry laugh, "Ohohoho! Can't handle the smell of flux
and metal, can we?" Fuu coughed,
"It is a little overpowering, Precea-san"
"Yes, well, this place doesn't really have ventilation, so the smell seeps
into the walls after a while." Hikaru sneezed, "I don't mind it really..."
"That's because you're used of it" said Presea softly, and led them on
towards a softly lit room, ovally larger room than the rest they had seen
down there. The trio stopped at the door, while Presea went on, lifting a
crate onto a small table in the centre of the room. There, she opened the
lid, the contents glittering slightly in the candlelight. Three different
coloured stones lay in the chest: emerald green, blood red and azure blue.
The girls looked at them in amazement, before Presea closed her eyes and
muttered something, which Fuu only picked up on,
"...The Will of my soul..." before she started dancing rhythmically. Umi
blinked and nudged Hikaru, whispering,
"What's she doing?" Hikaru ignored her and continued to watch her godmother
dance, when a brilliant flash of light blinded them, and there appeared in
front of them were three swords.
Fuu gasped, "Mine's humungous!" as she looked upon her two meter sword, an
emerald set into the hilt's crest.
Umi looked at hers in utter delight, "A Rapier! A wonderful one at that!"
the hilt of hers was in a shape of a bat (A/N: or dragon wings? I forgot)
with a sapphire in the mouth.
Hikaru jumped with joy, "A Broadsword! A Broadsword!" the design of her
hilt was different: points and spokes of all sorts spread out like fire,
and rubies were sparkling amongst the metal flames. As they took the
swords, a glove with a coloured gem appeared on their hands.
"Nani? What's this?" Umi gasped, and all of a sudden, her sword turned into
liquid, and drained into her glove like water,
"Ee? How did it do that?" Hikaru asked, her own sword disappearing in
flames, sucked into her glove. Fuu looked happily as her sword faded into a
visible wind, and was absorbed by her glove.
"It's like a storage space, ne?" she commented, as the last flicker of the
wind played with her hair. Presea nodded, "On the mark, my girl. If you
need your sword at any time, just Will for it... There are also your old
weapons and a set of armour in there as well"
"Wow...amazing!" stated Hikaru, as they all slowly made their way back up to
the castle floor.
~
"We need to change into our battle stuff!" shouted Hikaru from the girl's
bedroom, and closed the door, the other two already dressed. Umi sported a
tight black one-piece bathing suit, with a light blue long shirt that was
cut short at the shoulders, a ribbon criss-crossing from her bust to her
navel. Around her hips was a belt where her rapier sat, and her glove was
on her left hand. She wore another pair of thigh-high boots, but was made
of soft leather, the top slight rolled down. Her hair was kept back in a
blue, metal-plated hair-band, a sapphire set in the centre, and two dragon-
spines near the ears. Fuu had her armour on, with a green tank top
underneath, the leather breastplate having an additional shoulder-plate,
fastened with an emerald clip. She wore her glove as well as her riding
breeches, her winged daggers on the thigh-belts on either side, as well as
her green boots. A belt sat lop-sided on her hip, with satchels of herbs
and tonics for healing. Her hair was up in a green hair-band familiar to
Umi's, wings instead of dragon-spine, and emeralds set into the plating
that held the feathers. Hikaru had black mini-shorts, a tight red t-shirt,
and her boots, bearing her armour and glove, a buttercup yellow bow on her
plait, and a kind of tiara on her forehead; red, silver and gold metal
rhino-like spikes flaring out like fire, a small ruby set in the centre
spike. The three of them walked out of their room with an air of
confidence, and made their way to the dining room for the final meeting.
"Hikaru, I shall have a meeting with you later, if that's alright?" asked
Clef, his headpiece chinking as he nodded his head.
Hikaru smiled sweetly, "Alright, Clef-san", and brushed a stray hair out
her eye. Ferio smiled and winked at Fuu, who blushed lightly,
"I wonder how I'll go...maybe I know my opponent..." Ferio wrapped an arm
around her shoulder in a good luck hug, "No matter what, I'm sure you'll
win." She smiled warmly,
"Arigato..."
"Your welcome, Fuu-chan" she blushed again, and left his embrace, much to
both their disappointment. Hikaru ran up to Eagle and Lantis and hugged
their waists in turn,
"Have fun while we're gone!" she chirped,
"We'll be cheering you on, Hikaru-san" Eagle laughed softly, while Lantis
just smiled gently at her. Presea, Caldina and the sisters waved them on,
before Presea went back below the castle, and the others had to leave for
their own country, Hinagashi being the last tournament of the year. Umi
looked at the people excitedly as she rode on, the others behind her, as
well as the carriage Emerauld, Ferio, Eagle and Clef rode in, Lantis at the
end. Hikaru pointed out the stadium, and looked at it in awe, "Koshima
stadium..." she sighed, and rode on, the gem on her hand glowing...
~
"This place is huge!" Umi shouted in the prep hall, looking up at the cold
marble walls. Hikaru was asking directions to the bathroom, while Fuu was
looking at a map on the wall. As Hikaru ran off, Fuu looked towards the
timetables next to the map she was studying,
"Umi, this says you're on soon..." she looked at her watch, "In about 20
minutes" Umi blinked, before she screamed "20 MINUTES??? I DON'T EVEN KNOW
WHERE I-"
"We're in the Preparation hall...there's a sparring room just ahead of you"
she smiled warmly, and Umi smiled back sarcastically, answering her
politely through gritted teeth,
"Thank-you, Fuu"
"Your welcome" she chuckled, and swerved before Umi could hit her into the
wall with her mallet (A/N: you've gotta love Hammerspace =P). At that
moment Hikaru bounded up the hall, some sort of fluffy pillow with her,
"Guys! Look!" and held out the 'pillow' in her arms. The peculiar fluffy
thing made a 'puu' noise, before jumping out her arms, bouncing up to Umi,
a red gem gleaming on its head. Fuu picked up a card that the rabbit like
creature dropped,
"His name's Mokona" she stated, before Umi gave her a darted look,
"Whatever it is...it's annoying..." and tried to push it away. However, it
didn't budge.
"Nani? It won't move!" she exclaimed, before Hikaru picked him up again,
"Can we keep him? Please?" her eyes glittered, and Fuu laughed softly,
"I'm not sure, he might belong to someone..."
"Oh, he doesn't!" she retorted, "apparently, he's been waiting for us...well,
that's what the man at the registry said..." Fuu smiled,
"Well, I suppose we can...since he was waiting for us after all..."
A loudspeaker sounded, and a set of trumpets blared through the halls,
"Spectators, please make your way into the grandstands, and competitors,
please check your round sheets. The first fight starts in 10 minutes..."
"Crap! That's me!" cried Umi, before grabbing her bag and running to the
sparring room, her rapier slapping her thigh loudly. Mokona bounced after
her, her battle uniform suddenly becoming liquid, then transparent, the
material of the tunic becoming padded and thick, and her boots suddenly had
metal plates on the thigh and calf. Umi screamed as her tunic became
transparent, revealing her underwear, and ran after Mokona, before the
tunic froze like ice and shattered, the material padded, and a symbol
representing water appeared on her back. She regained balance, shot a death
glare at the fluffy guardian, and stomped into the training room,
concealing a small smile behind her blue locks.
~
"Good morning ladies and gentleman, and welcome to the Hinagashi
tournament..." a loud cheering noise rang out as a range of colours moved
slightly in the grandstands,
"This year, we have very special guests here with us..." the commentator
announced,
"...Princess Emerauld and Prince Ferio!" the crowds cheered louder, as the
two royals stood up in the first class box, and waved to the crowd,
Emerauld's face calm and polite, while Ferio's was shouting to everyone,
"Have a great time, minna-san!" Lantis's face was a little smug, until
Eagle bumped him with his elbow, a small smile played on his face,
"Cheer up, good man." Lantis's eyes lightened slightly, and he smiled
softly back, before turning his eyes to the arena. Umi had entered from one
side of the stadium, while her opponent entered the other. They stepped up
onto two coloured plates and bowed, before taking up fighting stances. The
announcer sounded over the magical PA system,
"On the red platform, we have a sweetie from the central, silent as her
name and cunningly fast, its Kagome Renmei!" the crowds made a slight
rumble as they digested the un-familiar name. The commentator took a breath
before almost yelling,
"And on the blue platform, we have a girl all the way from Hikatsu with her
two sisters, the beauty with the deadly blade, second of the Dynasty
trilogy, its Umi Ryuuzaki!" the crowd, including the first class box, made
a tremendous raw as the arena shook, Kagome's face slightly faulting as
Umi's sneer grew bigger. She vented her anger on her nemesis,
"You'd better quiver, Renmei, I've gotten better since we last fought!" she
taunted, brushing a stray strand of her cerulean hair behind her. Her
opponent laughed,
"I'd like to see you beat me, Ryuuzaki, I'm deadly with a rapier!" Kagome
chuckled, before taking up a fighting stance, her gold rapier at the ready.
The announcer stated the rules,
"First person to be hit and draw blood looses...and now...LET'S GET READY TO
RUMBLE!!!" the crowd screamed, before the two ran off their platforms,
rapiers raised high. Umi and Kagome clashed in the middle, sparks flying
from their swords as a clang of metal-on-metal rang through the air. Clef
watches in amazement as Umi danced with her sword, moving gracefully as any
swan, wincing slightly as their groans sounded, their muscles worked
against their will. Umi dodged an attack and whipped around, making a slash
at Kagome's back, but the girl's sword flew up at her face, and she flipped
back, her own face strained and slightly pale at Kagome's sword as it just
threatened to impale her. She swerved on one foot, and let out an angry
growl, kicked upwards, and her boot connected with Kagome's stomach,
burying itself in her armour. Umi tumbled to the side as Kagome dropped,
her rapier in her hand as she clutched her stomach to catch her breath,
coughing. Kagome's eyes burnt fiercely as she slowly got to her feet,
meeting with Umi's smirk. She cried out, before charging at her, rapier in
front like a thorn, and jabbed out, ready to meet with Umi's chest. Umi
moved to the side, before stretching out her sword arm, Kagome's stomach in
the firing line. Kagome's eye's opened wide as she screamed, a gash in her
side, the dreaded crimson liquid cascading down her clothing. She fell to
her knees as Umi cried with joy, the crowds roaring with her as she made a
sweeping bow, a medic rushing out to help Kagome. Umi sheathed her sword,
and helped to bandage Kagome, slightly un-conscious from the ether the
medic gave her. The grandstands made an 'aww' noise as Umi helped Kagome to
her feet, and took her back inside with the medics. The arena cheered again
as the announcer regained composure, "Well folks, always trust Ryuuzaki to
put on a good show...and even better, be a good sport." Clef smiled at that
comment, "And now, a five minute break before the next round. Hope your
ready, this next match will be a fiery one!"
~
"You did it Umi! Way to go!" Cried Hikaru, and her small figure hugged
Umi's tall one, Umi smiling widely, "Thanks Karu-chan". Fuu smiled warmly,
"Yes, you were beautiful out there...I think Clef was astounded..." she
commented as she put a finger on her chin in thought, deciding on whether
to buy them all a drink now or after their fights. Hikaru looked on the
rounds table,
"I think I'm up next...Oh, this'll be so fun!" she giggled, and shot a 'v'
towards a dark haired boy dressed like a rurouni. He laughed a little
before heading to the training room, a nametag swinging off his sword
scabbard,
"Nobu Takashi...Karu-chan, that's who you're fighting..." Fuu looked at her
watch, "...in 5 minutes!" she exclaimed, before starting to lead her over to
the entry gate before she was late. Umi laughed, and Mokona made a loud
'puu', before a ring of fire surrounded Hikaru. Fuu yelped, and jumped
backwards, watching Hikaru's clothing change. Her boots and hair band had
stayed the same, but her bother clothing changed into a bathing suit, a
cloth stitched onto one side like a half skirt. Her armour and glove stayed
the same, as well as her belt and scabbard, in shades of fiery reds and
oranges, a symbol of fire appearing on her half-skirt. Umi screamed as she
noticed Hikaru's glove shot beams of red light around the hall, turning it
into a sickly crimson. All of a sudden, Hikaru had started to run out to
the entry gate, her clothes glowing like fire. The only thing the girls
could do was watch...
~
"I'm ready..." Hikaru spoke to herself, as she made her way to the red plate,
her new clothes glowing brightly. Her opponent, Nobu, stepped onto the
other, and winked at Hikaru, who grinned back, a spark in her eye. The
announcer started,
"Here we go ladies and gentlemen, the second round. And now, on the blue
plate we have the man of mystery, fast as an eagle and deadly with a
katana, give it up for Nobu Takashi!!" the crowd rumbled, knowing this name
better than Kagome's, and little flags with his picture on them were waved
by girls. The announcer laughed before starting again, his voice excited,
"And on the red plate, we have the kendo queen, the fiery girl of the south
with the cuteness of a kitten, flexible as wood with eyes to die for, first
of the Dynasty trilogy, it's Hikaru Shidou!" the crowd roared and the arena
rumbled as everyone stood, Eagle and Lantis clapping loudly. The announcer
puffed for a moment,
"Alright everyone, after me...LET'S DO IT!" the arena cried out with the
announcer, as the two ran towards each other, Hikaru's blade singing as it
soared through the air. Nobu's katana clashed with Hikaru's broadsword,
before Nobu kicked towards her, trying to put her off balance. Hikaru
dodged the attack with ease, and slid between his legs, and stayed on the
ground, and split her legs, making him fall backwards. She rolled
backwards, and stood again in a defensive stance. Nobu recovered quickly,
and slashed his sword at her, his clothes moving around him like liquid,
and caught her leg, the blade slashing a hole in her boot. She growled
before stabbing her sword in the ground and used it like a pole, holding on
and fly kicking him in the face. He cried out in pain as he flew back, but
rolled and got back to his feet. Before she could free her sword from the
ground, he had preformed a roundhouse kick, sending her away from her
sword. She screamed as she hit the ground, her glove glowing brightly.
Achingly, she slowly got up, before running towards him, and slashed him in
the back, blood splattering along her sword and body. She caught him as
fell, his blood staining her skin, her sword discarded, covered with a
gruesome reminder on how violent tournaments can be.
~
"Karu-chan..." Umi whispered, "Are you ok?" Fuu was sponging the dry blood
off Nobu's back, and wrapping him in a bandage, much to his comfort. Umi
was hugging Hikaru close to her, knowing that tournaments bring back bad
memories for her. Fuu gave Nobu a bottle of tonic to drink and sent him on
his way,
"Karu-chan...we can go home if you'd like..." Hikaru smiled weakly, "No no, I
want to stay...besides, I want to see the mystery fighter"
Fuu chuckled, "Are you sure? I'm starting to be wary about this 'Fushigi
Fighter', I'm not even sure what fighting style they have..." she looked at
her watch,
"I should get going, need to be out there in 5 minutes..." she hugged them
both, before running to the entry gate, Mokona making another loud 'puu'
noise and a whirlwind surrounded her. Her clothes also suddenly became
zephyrs, flying around her, as her breeches became nothing and her tank top
a leotard. A no sleeved short dress formed and fitted over her form, and
turned an emerald green. The oriental styled dress was fastened to just
underneath her bust line, and split the rest of the way down, revealing
more than she would have liked. Her boots shined like glass as her glove
burst out a green light, a wind symbol appearing onto the front of her
dress. Umi cried out and Hikaru just stood in awe as the youngest sister
ran into the arena and onto the blue plate, her face beaming with pure
wisdom.
~
The announcer was ecstatic when he announced the next fighters,
"Alrighty everyone, the last round of today...our first fighter is as gentle
and warm as the south's summer breeze, but is swift and silent as the
night. Sharp as her sword, elite with a bow, and always looks awfully cute
in glasses, here is the third in the Dynasty trilogy, Fuu Hououji!" she
blushed deeply as the crowd went wild with woops, wolf whistles and cheers,
not seeing her in a outfit as skin-tight and revealing as this one. She
blushed even more when she saw Ferio just stare at her in pure admiration,
a blush tingeing his own cheeks. The announcer gasped when her opponent
walked in casually, and stepped onto the red plate, a black veil covering
her face, strands of violet hair visible in some places. Fuu's face looked
in a little worried as the Announcer spoke timidly, "And here is the
mysterious fighter...Taking of feats of daring and pulling through with
flying colours, she's the dark wanderer with the longbow. Sniper is her
middle name, Assassination is her game, so here she is, the first time in
the Hinagashi tournament, Give a hand to..." the girl flung of her veil to
reveal long purple hair and golden eyes, and was staring at Fuu with a
dropped jaw. Fuu's mind went through its databank, and her eyes widened,
dropping her sword, "...Hikoro Kasahara!"
~
Oooooooooh, Look who it is! Lol, gomen nasai for being so late in updating,
but I need to find a library with internet so I can post...that, and I went
on holidays and only came back a few days ago, so it really can't be
helped...sorry everyone ^^;;;;;;; *ducks her head as rotten fruit is thrown
at her* See you soon ^_^
P.S I hope Fuu's seiyuu doesn't mind me using her name... even though it's
spelt wrong... and that was deliberate...I talk too much...*hides in her box*