–ducks tomatoes-
Yes, I am back! There are three main reasons why I finally posted this.
I'm still sulking because Mintt deleted Wishes Can Come True.
I'm excited because Dragon of Winter Nights is going to be posting a multi chaptered Clemi fic soon (well, relatively soon O.o;;)! I love her writing! –tackleglomps-
I'm still trying to beat the image of Clef with a beard out of my head… -falls off chair- Don't ask.
Progress: I have a little bit of Worth typed up, and a general idea of the next chapter, but it'll take me a while to type it up. The next thing of mine that you will likely see up here will be a one shot.By the way, several new characters will be introduced in the chapter, and I hope you like them. That reminds me…
I don't own any of the characters of Rayearth, no matter how hard I might wish I did, but I do own Valerian, Kane, Daeron and Akan.
Chapter Two
Umi's Dream
A dark haired woman stood before her, her head bowed, her fists tightly clenched at her sides, and her eyes gazing down at the tiled floor. Umi stared at her, a wary curiosity tinting her features.
"Who… who are you?" She asked cautiously. The woman's head jerked up, and she stared at Umi in astonishment for a second, then she clapped her hands in delight.
"It worked!"
"What worked?" Umi asked her, her hands on her hips. The woman waved a hand.
"Oh, no matter. Nothing."
"Uh-huh." Umi said skeptically.
"Well, doesn't matter. Come now. Sit." She gestured to a chair that suddenly appeared out of nowhere. After glaring suspiciously at it for a second, the blue haired girl gingerly sat in it. The other women sat down in a chair that, again, appeared out of nowhere. Umi raised an eyebrow but decided not to comment. Suddenly the women stiffened, and her eyes widened, as if in pain. "We don't have much time… I thought that we'd have more… more time…" She murmured, almost to herself.
"Until what?" Umi asked gently. The women hesitated, inwardly debating something, then seemed to come to a decision and continued.
"Until I lose hold on your dream. I'm not used to this." Her voice was almost a whisper. Umi's hand balled into fists.
"Then what did you want to tell me?" She said urgently. The women looked away, not meeting her eyes.
"You must beware. There are things that… Clef… will not tell you about Rilen until it may be too late…" Her voice trailed off.
"Like what?" Umi asked impatiently. She shook her head.
"I can not tell you! I can't!" She twisted the hem of her shirt between her fingers in agitation. "Just do not underestimate her! Be prepared for anything!" Her whole body jerked as if something had struck her, and she whimpered. "I'm loosing control of the spell! I will try to contact you again as soon as I can!" Umi could feel dreams tugging at her consciousness, drawing her back. She struggled against the pull.
"Wait! What is your name?" She cried, as the world began swirling around her. She caught a glimpse of the woman's slightly startled face.
"Kane! My name is Kane!" She heard someone call faintly just as the world of dreams claimed her once more.
--End Dreamscape—
--Clef--Clef awoke to the sound of light laughter. He slowly opened one eye, then immediately closed it.
"Valerian…" He groaned, "I should have known…" He gave a sigh and opened both eyes to glare at the male pixie that sat perched in front of him on a piece of rubble. Valerian just grinned impishly down at him. Clef rubbed his eyes and sat up.
"So…" Valerian began, "Who's that?" He said, nodding to the girl who sat beside him. Clef turned his head, and barely resisted blushing. Damn it… I must have fallen asleep…
"The Magic Knight of Water." He replied shortly. Valerian raised an eyebrow.
"I'm very interested in meeting the girl who my stone-heart Clef trusts enough to fall asleep in her presence…" Valerian's voice trailed off, and he grinned at Clef with that terribly annoying mischievous grin. Clef's eye twitched.
"She's a Magic Knight, what do you think she'd do? Stab me in my sleep?" He asked irritably, "Besides, I had just fought Rilen, and defended the entire castle from her… it drained my mental energy."
"You didn't trust the last Magic Knights that much." Clef froze, and the pixie desperately wished that he could take back his words. I'm an idiot! Idiot, idiot, idiot! Valerian fumed at himself.
The small Mage said nothing, just stood up and fairly stalked away. "Damn…" Valerian muttered under his breath, "Me and my big mouth…" He fluttered after the Mage as Clef wound his way through the rubble toward where the rest of the survivors had camped. Hikaru, Lantis, Ascot, and Presea were seated around a small campfire, and Ferio and Fuu sat over to one side, Fuu fast asleep in Ferio's lap from all the healing that she had done. Hikaru, Lantis, and Presea looked up as the Mage approached.
"Clef!" Presea said, and stood up, "There you are!" Clef gave her a curt nod.
"Who's that?" Hikaru piped up, jerking her head toward Valerian. Clef turned and Valerian was hit full force with Clef's angry glare.
"His name is Valerian." Clef snapped, "He was assigned to watch where Rilen was sealed away." Everyone's eyes widened and even Ferio looked up from Fuu.
"What happened?" Presea asked softly. "How did she escape?" Despite himself, a small smirk flitted across Valerian's face, and Clef turned and walked stiffly away from the campfire. You can't run forever, old friend…
"There is much you need to learn about Rilen before you will understand the answer." He murmured, lowering his eyes. Presea raised an eyebrow.
"We've got time…" The Soushi replied dryly. Valerian shook his head.
"It is not my story to tell, however odd that may seem. You will know in time." He responded gently. His eyes traveled again to the Mage, and the pixie gave a small sigh and shook his head. And if he's the same as he was when I last knew him, he will not tell you. Baka.
-- Umi --
Umi gradually opened one eye, then the other, and yawned. The Water Knight slowly stretched out both legs, and then bit back a groan. She raised a hand to the side of her head and gently rubbed her temples. Her legs had fallen asleep and she had a throbbing headache.
"'ello." A cheerful voice exclaimed. Umi jerked upright, her ovum gem flashing as her sword appeared in her hand. A girl, that looked to be about the same age as Umi, was leaning casually against the same piece of rubble that Umi herself had fell asleep resting against. She had cropped white hair that fell to just above her slightly pointed ears, and bright green eyes.
"Who are you? What do you want?" Umi asked suspiciously. The strange girl said nothing, just continued to stare at the Water Knight, her head cocked to one side.
"Heh." The girl gave a short, almost bitter, laugh. "So you're the Water Knight, eh? Umi."
"Yes…" Umi replied slowly.
"What do I want, eh?" The girl repeated Umi's question from a moment before, "Frankly, I'm not sure what I want. I'm not sure what I'm doing here, talking to you like this, not…" Her voice trailed off and she shook her head, and laughed again, that same short, bitter, laugh. " You might say that I have a… friend and he… told me… about you and I decided to… check you out…" She shrugged, " You could put it that way, I suppose. Heh."
She pushed herself off from piece of rubble and shrugged once more, then turned to leave. She called over her shoulder to the slightly bemused Water Knight, "I suppose… I suppose that we'll meet again, Water Knight. Umi. I… I look forward to it." She paused, "And as for my name? My name… my name is Rilen, Umi. My name is Rilen." With that, she reached one arm up toward the sky and murmured something under her breath. Umi felt the shock of powerful magic ripple through the air, and Rilen's outline began to shimmer, and she disappeared.
That? That was Rilen!
-- Kane --
"What happened?" That sounded like Daeron.
"I don't know! I just found her like this!" Who was that? It sounded vaguely familiar.
"What the hell was she thinking? She knows she doesn't have enough control to do a spell like that! She could have killed herself!" Daeron again.
"QUIET! She needs QUIET!" A third voice roared. That could only be Akan. Only Akan had the guts to yell at Daeron. Only Akan… and Clef.
"Clef…" Kane moaned.
"Clef? What about him?" A gentle voice inquired. Daeron.
"Clef…" She moaned again. She struggled to open her eyes. "Daeron… listen… to me… Rilen… is gone… escaped… oh Clef…" Mustering all the strength that she had left, she reached up and clutched at the collar of Dearon's shirt, bringing his face down until it was inches from her own. "Daeron… she's after the Magic Knights… we must… help them… somehow… oh Clef…"
So, how did you like it? I know it was really short, but it's better than nothing, right?
I'm sorry for the overabundance of OCCs, but the only OCC's that you'll really see much of is Rilen and Valerian. Kane and Dearon will play minor roles.
Please leave reviews! I luff them!
Reaven-chan
PS: By the way, in case you hadn't noticed... I like using dreamscapes in my stories. -nodnod- You will probably see alot of more them... -hides-