Two Different Worlds
A/N-Hello to everyone in the world! This is the official fourth chapter of Two Different Worlds. I'm sure that some of you are anxious to hear about the next thing that's coming up, aren't you? Well, here it is now. Enjoy!
Chapter 4:
Cefairo
The day in Cefairo was as usual. No grey clouds but of magnificent colorful lights piercing through the atmosphere. There were lanes running aimlessly through and out of the beautiful and peaceful land. Angels flying from every direction possible and a couple of children playing through the air which was filled with delightful squeals and sounds.
We now spot a pink hair young, female angel practicing kendo in a sparring room. (I know that this sounds a little like what the 'Hikaru' in Magic Knight Rayearth. So I won't be surprised if someone told me so)
Hikaru's eyes were concentrated on her kendo stick as she swung it a couple of times in the routine. A thin bead of sweat trailed down on the side of her head. She was breathing heavily when she twisted her body and stick in hand to create a perfect form. Hikaru has been doing kendo since she was created. She had a remarkable talent for it that she was quickly put into the advanced level of the school.
Back then, unbeknownst to her, Wizard was the captain of the advanced kendo team. He had met Hikaru already before she had joined. He was a prejudice and cold person to her back when she started. He believed that females weren't capable to do kendo. So very few female angels were on the team. Hikaru had to prove him wrong, so she challenged him to a fight.
If she wins, she would be allow to join the team. If she loses, she would remove herself from this school. Only to focus on Angelic fighting. But since she had joined the team, she had beat him. Wizard was struck with diebelief.
His block of ice heart had melted when he got to know her and he seemed more loosened up. That was when he started to feel something for her in the lines of love.
There are only two females on the team, Hikaru and Ying. Ying is an angel who has a little girl appearance. Her dues, Mei, is a outgoing and ditzy kind of girl. The reason that Ying was a child is because even if Mei herself is a teenager, her heart was still much like a child. Mei had wanted Ying to look like what she felt inside of her heart. Ying had a slightly angular face and long black hair that was tied in loose pigtails. Her eyes were drowning in green pools of mischeviousness.
Though she was young, she was able to beat Wizard. Barely. Eventually, her playfulness came through until the very end. Hikaru have always found joy in sparring with her little friend. Ying had even dubbed Hikaru as her onee-chan.
Despite Wizard's actions and words toward angels, he cared somewhat deeply for Ying, as if she was his little sister. Though he would scold her at times when her playfulness is disturbing him or going too far.
Today, as Hikaru was practicing her forms to warm up, Ying quietly stepped into the room with light footsteps. She was behind Hikaru in three strides. She slowly raised her hands up and brought them down but-
"What are you doing, Ying?" A cold yet stern voice had cut through the air.
Hikaru turned around and to see her adolescent friend in a rather strange position and Wizard with a disapproving look on his face as his arms were crossed over his chest.
Ying pouted and waved her arms around indignantly. "Wizard-sama! You ruined my fun!"
Hikaru giggled at her friend's cute expression. "It's alright, Ying. You'll have a lot more opportunties in the future." Then she lowered to Ying's ear and said in a hush voice,"You can try to scare Wizard-san too."
Ying giggled and said, "Uh huh"
Wizard looked from right to left to the two female angels with blinking eyes. How can they laugh so much in one day? He didn't quite understand how their mind works. Female species are mysterious and difficult to understand.
Hikaru then reverted her gaze to Wizard. She had heard news about a new student entering the kendo class. A female. That was strange. Wizard wasn't very keen on taking female students. It was hard for Ying and her to be accepted. This angel must have high expectations.
Wait! High expectations? Could it be? She stared even harder at Wizard as if observing for any signs of her prediction to be proven correct. Could this female angel be the one that Wizard loves? Like what he told everyone in the truth game that Alice had persuaded them to play that many nights ago.
It was possible. But how would she act around the angel if her theory was true? She couldn't even look at her.
"Wizard-san?"
Wizard looked straight ahead of him and gazed into Hikaru's eyes. He saw a mix of emotions in her ruby red eyes. Most of all was fear and confusion. Why would she be afraid? "Yes, Hikaru?"
Hikaru opened her mouth to speak but then closed it. She wasn't sure if it was the right thing to ask him about. He could be offended by the fact that a female angel was entering the academy without having to challenge him first. She didn't want him to feel embarrassed.
She's hesitating. Why does she look so nervous? Could it be about the new student coming? Wizard thought as he kept his unwavering gaze on the ruby eyed angel.
"...Well,"Hikaru said as the word was left hanging, "Is there really a new student coming?"
"Yes. Her name is Kaori. I wasn't the one to make the choice. The principal of this academy suggested her. He said that I shouldn't challenge her like what I usually do to female angels. She is unexpectedly on our level of kendo, Hikaru."Wizard said, "And no, I do not know how she was able to bypass my regulations."
Hikaru nodded numbly.
Ying watched this exchange between the two older angels in silence. She could see that Wizard-sama was angry that the sponsor isn't following his expectations for his advance kendo team. Hikaru-san looked afraid all of a sudden. She didn't know what. Hikaru-san and her were the only female students in the whole academy.
A Few Days Later
Tick Tock
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Why wouldn't it go faster? Hikaru said as she fumed in her mind. Everyone was expecting the special student to come today. Hikaru was really curious to know who it was. She was glancing at the clock from time to time. In the process, her stances weren't very good because she wasn't concentrating.
Tick Tock
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Finally! The long hand had struck 12. It's three o'clock in the afternoon now. Misaki was still at school so she won't be suspecting her battle doll be missing, right? The wooden double doors were burst opened. In came the principal of the academy,Yasame-sama, with an angel with lovely lavendar locks and blue-violet eyes. She was wearing the traditional advanced level gi of the academy, white with a black sash and etched with silver dragons lining.
Everyone in the academy wears this. Except the sensei. Wizard wasn't the only sensei in the academy. He was the sensei of the most advanced students. His gi was dark blue with a white sash and the head of a silver wolf head on the front.
"Wizard-sensei! I'm sure you remember that our academy have a new student. Kaori has already learned the challenging techniques of kendo. I am sure that she will meet up to your potential. Just how Hikaru-san and Ying-san have. I also don't expect you challenging her to one of your duels and for knowing that she is female. Well, then, Kaori, do you have anything to say." he asked as he turned his full attention to the lavendar head angel.
Kaori fixed Wizard with an intense gaze. She bowed and said,"I hope to meet up to your standards, Sensei."
Wizard didn't move nor spoke. He just stared at his new student with his average, intensify gaze. "I expect you to meet up to my full potential."he said finally.
"I assure you, I will" she added firmly.
Yasame-sama then lefted when knowing that everything would be fine, or so he thought.
End of the Day
Hikaru stripped off her gi and placed it in her bag so she would be able to rid away the sweat it had. She lifted up her head and pondered. Kaori wasn't that bad of a person. She hadn't been as quiet as Hikaru had expected she would be. She had thought of her personality as quiet after she talked with Wizard. But maybe she was wrong.
Kaori was more of a, as you can call, an outgoing type of person but determined. Ying and her had talked to Kaori and found that she was also a somewhat private person. She stepped into her shoes. She took the elevator down to the lobby and immediately stepped out, before the automatic door would close on her.
"Hikaru!"
Hikaru turned her head around in confusion. Wizard, with his t-shirt and khakis, walked up to her.(What did you expect him to do? Run up to her? This is Wizard we are talking about) Hikaru was taken back. Why would Wizard want? Class was over.
Before she knew it, Wizard appeared in front of her without knowing. "What is it, Wizard-san?" she asked as she shifted her bag nervously.
"We can walk while we talk."he said swiftly as he began to walk and lefted Hikaru on her spot in utter confusion.
Hikaru numbly nodded and then realised that Wizard was ahead of her already. Hikaru walked faster to catch up to Wizard. When she had caught up, she walked in a steady pace. An immense silence hung in the air. Hikaru gulped. This is so nervebreaking.
Wizard finally broked the silence by stopping abruptly and turning his full attention to Hikaru.
"What do you think of Kaori?"
Hikaru cocked her head in confusion and a thoughtful look spread through her face. Which in Wizard's opinion was utterly adorable. Do I like her? Hate her? Neutral? Okay? Hikaru unconsiously nodded her head and came back to reality.
"I think she's okay. But she acts like a private person. But outgoing but determined. She has a fair enough chance to have your approval, Wizard-san. She is a very good fighter." Hikaru said as she lifted her pointer finger to her chin and narrowed her eyes in concentration. Then she broked in a little giggle. "Ying-chan thinks Kaori-san is strange though"
The corners of Wizard's mouth quirked up when he heard about Ying and that Hikaru smiled. Her smile lit up her whole face and even he had trouble not returning the favor. "Well, I'm sure your observations are correct. Thank you, Hikaru. Where are you going to go now?"
"I'm going back to my apartment. Would you like to come and sit, Wizard-san?"Hikaru asked. She didn't really expect Wizard to say yes for knowing how busy his schedule is.
"Sure."came his short response.
"Well, okay then. Do you want to fly there? It's faster."Hikaru said nervously.
Wizard nodded as his feet were starting to lift from the ground. (Does anyone know if he has wings? I don't think that I will add wings to him in my story.)Hikaru's white and red tinted wings sprouted from her back and she was taking flight as well.
Hikaru's Apartment
Hikaru landed gently and silently when her shoes touched her balcony floor. She got her key out and slid it into the slot. The balcony doors beeped which indicates access. Hikaru pushed lightly on the door and allowed the blue hair angel entered as well.
While Hikaru was busying herself with closing the turning door, Wizard took this chance to look at her apartment. The colors and details were just what Hikaru would do. But his observations were cut short when Hikaru called to him.
"Wizard-san, would you like some tea?" she asked as she prepared herself to about going into the kitchen. She didn't think that Wizard would drink too much of soda. She would. She knew that he preferred tea instead.
"Yes, thank you"he said.
"No problem."
And with that, she stroded into the kitchen to brew some jasmine tea. One of her favorites.
Living Room
Wizard was sitting lazily on the white couch that Hikaru had in her small living room. One hand propped on his head and the elbow was sitting on the arm of the sofa. He could smell some wonderfully scented tea and vanilla swirled to make an exotic, yet beautiful smell. He intook in the scent some more so that it lingered in his mind.
He could hear shuffling feet against the ceramic tile floor in the kitchen. Hikaru came into the living room with an adorable cream colored apron and matching slippers. "I thought that since I had extra ingredients, I could bake a cake. It won't take that long. But if you need to go soon..."she said trailing off. She looked uncertainly at him.
Wizard smiled. "No, I'm not in a rush"
"Phew! I was hoping you'll say that."Hikaru said as she brought her hand to her chest,"Would you like to watch t.v while that cake is baking?".
"Sure".
Hikaru walked over to the t.v. and picked up the remote. She pressed 'power' and the news of Cefairo came to image. "Now you won't be bored."Hikaru declared as she walked back to the kitchen.
She mustn't have noticed this but a corner of the rug was in disarray. She slipped and was about to fall backwards onto the rug. She expected a clunk or at least pain to her head. She, uncertain, opened her right eye and found that she was stopped. Instead of coldness meeting her, she felt instantly warm and comfortable. She opened her other eye and saw a strong and firm chest supporting her back. Wizard's chest.
She turned around and was staring directly in his eyes. Those deep, endless ocean blue eyes. Even since she had met him, she was mesmerized by his eyes. Was this why he had so many fan girls? Do they get hypnotized by his eyes? She didn't know. She began to search through emotions in his eyes as if looking for one she was hoping for. She saw through the stoic and cold angel everyone expected him to be. But instead she could easily read off from his eyes that he was lonely. Without love. Strange enough, when she began to talk to him more, that loneliness faded little by little, day by day.
Wizard didn't know what just had happened. All he could remember was hearing Hikaru's suprised shriek and the next thing he knew, he was staring at ruby jeweled eyes. Shining with hope and love. Happiness and fullness. Opposite of what he is. She was light and he was dark. His eyes shown lonliness and a wall separating him from everyone else. Her eyes shown happiness and love. Pure innocence. But looking into her eyes even more, he could feel that throbbing heart inside of him somewhere starting to beat back to life.
Shing!
Hikaru and Wizard both awoke from their trance when they heard the kettle with tea in it declared that it was time to turn off the stove. "Oh no! The tea's going to burn!" Hikaru quickly shot out of Wizard's warm and inviting arms to turn back to the task of not to burn the tea.
"D&!" he cursed. It was just perfect! If it wasn't for that stupid kettle. He massaged his temples and count back from 10. -6, 5,4,3,2,1. He took a deep breath and cleared his mind. He heard sounds of metal clanging onto eachother. Hikaru came back with two slices of cake on little plates. She had two cups with tea and the pitcher for the tea on a tray.
She began to separately arranged the items on her tray. While she was doing this, she was only focused on her current job placing down the tea and cake on the table neatly. Wizard was watching her until Hikaru woked him from his reverie and asked, "How much sugar?"
"What did you say?" he said bewildered.
"How much sugar would you like in your tea?"she asked again, slowly.
"I can do it myself."he said. He reached out his hand to open the lid of the container which holds the sugar but his fingers slipped. A white mound of sugar spilled from the porcelin(sp?) container and onto the glass table top.
Wizard and Hikaru, unintentionally, reached out to clean up the mess. Their fingers touched and both of the angels felt a twinge of warmth spreading through their body. As if just like before when their bodies touched.
Both of them felt what they felt. They intantaneously withdrew their hand by their sides.
"Uh, I apologize for that." Wizard find his situation awkward and he was going to get tongue-tied. Uh? He couldn't believe that he actually said uh. It wasn't even a word.
"It's-It's alright."Hikaru said shaking her head vigorously. "Would you like to eat the cake now?"
He only nodded. He picked up his fork and dipped it into the soft, creamy surface of the baked sweet. He lifted it to his mouth and an immense warm surgary flavor burst through his mouth. Even when he swallowed it, the taste had still linger in his mouth.
"Is it bad?"she asked, stretching her head closer to him.
"Not at all. It is very delicious, Hikaru." It was true. This was even better than what Ranga baked from last time he was at her penthouse for a meeting.
Hikaru beamed. "You can bring some home if you like. I'll get it in a container.".
And with that, she power-walked into the kitchen. Being jumpy and energetic as well. Wizard smiled fondly. He ate more of the scrumptious cake and before he knew it, it was all gone.
Ding Dong
Ding Dong
"Wizard-san! Can you answer the door for my, please" came Hikaru's muffled cry from the kitchen.
Without a response, he stood up and stroded forward to the door of the apartment. Hikaru didn't need a reply to know that Wizard was going to answer the door or not because she could hear his shuffling feet.
Wizard turned the doorknob and opened to reveal Suzuka in her everyday casual clothing in Cefairo. She was carrying a small bag of groceries in her right hand and looked clearly surprised at Wizard's being in front of her. In Hikaru's apartment, no less.
"Wizard? What are you doing here?"she asked.
Wizard didn't know how to react. Was he visiting? Happened to walk by? Dropped by?
To his fortune, Hikaru appeared behind him. "Suzuka-chan! Come in. Can you close the door, Wizard-san?".
Suzuka relunctantly was pushed to the living room by Hikaru. "I am so glad you could drop these by, Suzuka-chan." Hikaru said holding the small bag of groceries she had retrieved from Suzuka. Wizard walked back in momentarily and stared at Suzuka quizzically.
"Might I remind you Wizard, that I ask you again. What are you doing here?"Suzuka asked as she looked at Wizard with confusion and suspicion were written in her eyes.
Before Wizard could let out a petty excuse, Hikaru stepped in.
"I offered Wizard-san to come over after kendo lessons, Suzuka-chan. No need to be worried" the small pink haired angel said with reassurance mixed with her tone of speaking.
"It's late, Hikaru. I should be going."Wizard said when he caught a glimpse of the clock hanging on the wall.
"Oh, you're right. Do you really have to go?"she asked with disappointment dipping into her red pools.
"Yes, but...thank for the cake. It was very good."he said with an evident of relunctance in his voice that Suzuka could detect.
"Here, you can just keep the container. I won't want it back."Hikaru said as she thrusted the container with her sweet dish inside.
"Thank you,"Wizard said briskly, picking up his coat from the rack.
And with that, Wizard lefted with the plastic container of cake clutched in his hand.
Suzuka drew her attention from the closed door and saw that Hikaru was looking where she was before, wistfully and forlorn.
"Hikaru?"
"Oh!" Hikaru's eyes suddenly widened at the realization of her friend talking to her.
"What is it, Suzuka-chan?" she asked when she turned her full attention to the mysterious raven headed angel. Hikaru almost knew what Suzuka was about to say. She didn't want Suzuka say that she was worried about her. She detested when someone would fret or be extremely worried over her. It makes her sad and ashame of herself to put any troubles on anyone's shoulders.
"Did you tell him?"
Hikaru's right eyebrow raised at the question. She was confused. Was there something she forgot to tell Wizard. Was it important?
"What do I need to tell Wizard-san?"
Suzuka cracked a little smile at Hikaru's naiveness. "That you love him?"
End of Chapter