Lunarian - Time to further along our little journey into the future of Hiro and Ruby's lives. Please read and review!

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--Eternal Blue Memories--

-Chapter One-

Present Day

Far beyond the reach of those who dwell on Lunar, lay the Blue Star, a once dead planet slowly being reborn. Where once fierce glacial gales and harsh ice storms covered everything, now small patches of fresh green grass and pleasant spring breezes caress the land. Everyday more ice melts only to be replaced with new live earth, all thanks to the tireless efforts of the Blue Star's redeemer, Lucia. Safely ensconced within her crystal altar, she spends her time directing her energy to the arduous task of bringing the Blue Star back to its once pre-Zophar splendor.

On the other side of the Blue Star, within its most perilous chasms formed through constant blizzards, there is where Hiro spends his days. Honing his skills of sword and sorcery. It has been two months since he had impulsively followed Lucia to the Blue Star. Having fought the Star Dragon, guardian of the gateway between worlds, for passage. Emerging victorious after a long solo battle. Two long months have since passed since he had arrived here to be with Lucia.

A sense of disillusionment was beginning to clear his once foggy vision. Thoughts once discarded were now pervasive in their recurrence. Wondering back to when it began.

Remembering back to when he first appeared on the planet, near Lucia's magenta altar. Hiro could recall how happy he was when Lucia opened her eyes and saw him there, they both were so happy. The first week spent together with Lucia was like an endless dream, a fantasy never to be touched with the feel of reality and the burdens of existence. They leisurely spent time recovering from the long adventures, and relaxed together in tranquility. Then reality asserted its cruel influence once more.

Shortly after that first week, Hiro was awoken from that blissful daze when Lucia once more went back to the crystal. At first, he tried to endure this problem passively. Trying to get as much from his rapidly dwindling time together with Lucia as possible, but soon even that was too little.

One day near the end of the first month, Hiro could contain his wanderlust and dissatisfaction with waiting for Lucia no more, and so the next time that Lucia went off to 'work' he took off to explore the frozen tundras. Taking with himself an ample supply of provisions and his armory. As the land was truly void of all life, but for themselves and simple vegitation, the adventurer was forced to call upon his imagination from childhood days spent with Ruby to supplement the utter lack of actual creatures to fight. Thoughts on Ruby and his other friends left behind on Lunar would always give him an ache in his heart, and so when he thought of them as he often did, he would ruthlessly supress them.

During the second month Hiro spent most of his time fighting imaginary foes using all his abilities, crests, magic and weapons. Going out into the wilderness more and more for longer periods of time, and spending less time with Lucia as she him. Eventually it had gotten so bad that he pursued his days focusing only on exerting energy so he could fall into an exhausted sleep and not have time to think about things.

Things like his expeditiously failing relationship with Lucia, the anxiety from spending such a long time in prolonged inactivity, and the thoughts of his friends left behind. Finally everything became too much, and Hiro could deny his unhappiness no longer and today shall have an epiphany.

All is quiet. Inside an icy cavern with stalactites lining the pristine ceiling stands a lone figure. Wearing gleaming armor, wielding the magnificent sword of Althena, Hiro concentrates magic into the crests he holds. Glowing dimly, the Fire and Goddess crests combine their powers, and release with a cry of, "Crematorium!" Lighting up with power a huge firestorm is summoned that proceeds to melt the ice and reduce the cave to an open mesa.

Having thrown as much magic into the blast as he could, Hiro was beginning to succumb to the welcoming exhaustion, but this time he could not hold back the flood of thoughts that assaulted him so. What has happened to me, to us? First Lucia was too occupied with mantaining the Blue Star, and now I'm starting to resent her as well as coming here in the first place. Everything seemed so clear at first. I was to follow Lucia to the Blue Star, and show and teach her love just as Luna asked in that letter Nall gave me. Once I arrived and the initial excitement was over though, nothing has gone as I thought.

Now that he was finally letting his troubled thoughts surface, there seemed to be no end of introspection with surprising feelings deep down. I don't think I love Lucia in quite that way anymore, or if I ever did at all. She is a great friend to have and I love her as one, but I can't help but feel that I need more for true love then Lucia can give. The whole time we were traveling together everything was just one big adventure of new and strange things. Throughout all the whirlwind of activity it was easy to become attracted to her good looks and innocent nature, but now...

Putting away the Fire and Goddess crests, Hiro decided to equip two Chiro crests and activate them. Within the space of a second he performed a backward flip, followed by drawing out his sword and slashing in a spin. As he sheathes his sword back into its scabbard, he watches in satisfaction as a chunk of ice falls neatly apart, sliced thin as a hair. Once more his thoughts turn inward. I need excitement and adventure, it's like breathing to me. I thought Lucia was like that too with how she always wanted to learn more and how she was so driven to find Althena. Now that we have reached that goal, she doesn't want to go on another adventure or go thrill seeking.

Feeling finished now with crests and weaponry, the lone hero started calling up his own internal magic. Concentrating on a spot several feet away he began twisting the air currents to his will, causing strong winds to swirl rapidly. A large cyclonic vortex now forms like small tornado, his mastery over it preventing it from swallowing him inside. I wonder what everyone is doing back home... Ronfar, Jean, Lemina, Leo, Grandpa Gwynn, Mauri, Nall and Ruby. Forcing more power into his spell he creates several identical smaller cyclones and has them circle around the big one in raising velocity. Ruby... if there is anyone I miss most it's her. Things aren't the same without my best friend here. We been through so much together, I shoulda stayed with her.

Finally feeling that his new wind magic spell's variation was ready to test out, Hiro brought all the cyclones together forming one massive pillar of wind. Condencing it into a small man sized replica, he then jumped high into the air and merged it with himself, and with the powers of the mighty tempest rocketed over the landscape back to Lucia faster then he thought imaginable. Safely protected from the insane speeds by use of the magical air bubble, Hiro watches as the terrain zooms bye, while recalling the good times had with Ruby.

End....so far.

Reviews

LostWriter08: Thank you, I'm glad you like it. Yes my goal is to work towards a H/R pairing, I'll be the first! :P

GeneralDragon: You liked those prologue scenes I came up with? Sweet. Well, here is whats happening now that Hiro's on the Blue Star.

Luna Chic779: Me neither... Ruby and Nall is okay I guess... but I would rather see Ruby with Hiro.

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