Hola! Que tal? (Hello! What's up?) Alright I'm only gonna repeat myself one more time: I'm only gonna update when reviews come. Thank you for the reviews OtakuGirlEmi, RaevaDawn, and Darkmoonfang! Thanks for all the support you guys, I really needed some suport!
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in on some spoilers if you would like... (Only cause you're a wonderful friend and review me! unlike someone called WhiteRoseDancer... Kaitlin review me for Pete's sake! Gosh it's not all that hard! Thanks again Emi-chan!)
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Now on to...
Chapter 4
Fuu awoke the next morning to a blinding light flashing in her eyes.
"Hnnn..." she groaned shielding her eyes with her hand.
"Oh!" the nurse turned around startled, she had red hair pulled back in a tight bun. She had dark brown eyes, and a small smile coming to her lips. "I'm sorry, did I wake you?"
Fuu shook her head no but her mind stated elsewhere. 'No, I just woke up because there was a light that nearly blinded me. Oh- but don't worry about me! I just wont ever–' she mentally slapped herself; mornings did things to her...
The nurse walked over to her bedside table, she rearranged the flowers on Fuu's bedside table. White Roses... beautiful flowers that had been there for the past few days. After finishing her work with the flowers, she averted her attention to Fuu. She smiled brightly, "you have quite the friends Ms. Fuu." she commented while returning to her feet.
Fuu rubbed her eyes, trying to adjust to the light. She nodded in response, a groggily grin spread across her face. She did have the best two friends she could ever wish for. She couldn't ever have ever wanted or wished for more supportive than they.
"Well now that your up..." the nurse said walking towards the door. "Would you like some breakfast?" Fuu nodded, though she wasn't very hungry. The nurse bowed and left.
Fuu watched the door close behind her. Fuu streched and yawned tiredly. 'What in the world happened last night?' she wondered, not thinking too much into the question. Something caught the corner of her eye and she looked down to the little fluff ball sleeping next to her. 'Oh yeah, last night...' she smiled at Mokona next to her, he really did look like Mokona. Fuu gently pet Mokona behind his right ear.
"Mew!" he replied, opening one of his golden eyes. Fuu laughed bitterly; she had actually expected for a 'Puu' as a response from him.
'Last night...' Fuu suddenly remembered what had happened the past night. Ms. Hikaru and Ms. Umi had learned her secret; the side affect of the drugs she had been given. Or so that's what she had come to believe... she wasn't one hundred percent sure about this. But it was pssible, and it was something to reassuring, and what she wanted to believe.
She jumped slightly at the knock on the door, she looked over to it as the nurse opened up the door with a food tray. She smiled brightly, "is oatmeal okay?" she asked politely, Fuu nodded and she continued. "And you also have a visitor."
Fuu immediately sat up in her bed. The nurse signaled for them to come in.
"Hello Ms. Hikaru and Ms. U... mi...?" her voice trailed off as she gazed at the unknown visitor at her door.
She clasped her hands together excitedly, "Hello Fuu-chan!" she said bouncing up and down- and yes; literally. "My name is WhiteRose! The girl standing before her had long white hair, just a little longer than Umi's and she was a little taller that Umi as well. And definitely just as beautiful. She wore a pure white dress that flowed around her shoulders loosely. She had a dancers body with curves that matched her perfectly and wasn't flat, but instead had a matured body. She seemed to be Fuu's age as well. And had high heel shoes with straps around her ankle holding them in place. She had bright pink eyes, like Caldina's hair. (A/N if you have the manga, her name is actually 'Gardina'. Personally, I like 'Caldina' better, but that's just me.) The woman called WhiteRose had paler skin than Hikaru, but was tanner that Umi. She had light pink lip gloss, and an English accent. She bowed respectfully as did Fuu. Who was this girl!
Fuu smiled sheepishly at the girl who called herself WhiteRose. "I... well... I don't believe we've met." Fuu said politely.
WhiteRose giggled girlishly. "Well yeah! This si the first time we've met silly-willy!" she clasped her hands together as the nurse walked out of the room. "I've been very excited to meet you! My name is WhiteRose, and I'm your blood donor!" she finished satifactually.
"Really?" Fuu wasn't expecting to hear who had actually given her blood.
"Yes, she's your blood donor." the nurse interrupted walking back into the room with a vase of black roses in it.
"My donor..." Fuu repeated letting it sink in. WhiteRose's smile never faded for one second, she seemed like quite the entertained girl- Hikaru might have some competition...
"You seem to have quite a strange blood type..." the nurse continued to rearrange the flowers. She handed Fuu the small card that had been on the vase. Fuu unfolded it and read it, after putting on her glasses that had been placed on her bed side table.
I hope you get better soon Fuu.
I'm always praying for you.
From an anonymous ally.
She closed the small card and flipped it over, on it was a picture of a wolf howling to a blood red moon. 'Strange...' Fuu pondered, 'who is this from?'
"Nya! Who do ya think it's from?"
Fuu's head jerked up startled. She banged heads with the pink eyed beauty who had been reading over her shoulder.
"Oh... owie, owie, ouch...!" she whined, rubbing the bottom of her cheek. As tears formed at the brim of her eyes.
"Oh! I'm so sorry!" Fuu said pushing her own throbbing pain away. She reached a hand out to WhiteRose and felt her cheek to check for swelling. "Are you alright?"
WhiteRose blushed embarrassed for a moment, then she smiled brightly. "Yeah, I'm fine! But I'm sorry, it was all my fault; I shouldn't have been looking at something that doesn't have anything to do with me!" she said shaking her head violently, her hair flying around. She took Fuu's hands in hers. "I'm okay, so don't worry bout me. 'Kay?"
"Alright." Fuu liked this girl, there was just something about her... She's like Hikaru, her smile, her cheerfulness, and her perkiness. But... she also was somewhat different- no about how she acted or anything like that. But... on the inside... a feeling deep inside... like a strange power, or energy...
WhiteRose sat down on the chair next to the window. She set her purse down neatly next to the front leg of the chair. "So Fuu-chan, tell me something about yourself!" she said with a charming smile.
"Eh?" she wasn't expecting that...
WhiteRose tilted her head to the side slightly, then giggled. "You know!" then she paused, obviously thinking of something. Her face lightened as a thought came to her. "You got a boyfriend?" she said giggling.
Fuu's face immediately flushed bright red and WhiteRose laughed at her. "I suppose that's a yes." she said still laughing.
"Ah... n-no, that's not..." she stumbled over her words, she stopped stuttering and cleared her mind. Fuu thought for a moment; did she? I mean he did said that he liked her... and she had liked him– she shook her head violently; this was no time to think about him!... but she couldn't help it... she had known this for sometime; she had fallen in love with the charming swordsman that had saved them more than once in the land called Cephiro. The mysterious, green haired man, Ferio... yes, it was true; the locked up, bookworm, study freak- Fuu Hououji- had come to love a man she might never see again...
WhiteRose watched the silent Fuu who was most likely sorting out things. WhiteRose closed her eyes grinning; 'so you do love him...'
"So I guess you haven't told them yet?" she asked, Fuu returned to reality at her question.
"Eh?"
WhitRose closed her eyes, and smiled as her voice turned to soothing. "You haven't told that special person yet have you?" she opened her eys to see Fuu's expression.
"...No, I haven't..." Fuu looked away from WhiteRose. She was going to slip off her balancing beam. She was going to tell this stranger about all her feeling that she couldn't tell anyone. She was going to vent. 'I can't! She shouldn't know about this! If anyone should come to know; it wou;ld be Ms. Hikaru and Ms. Umi!' that was correct; she shouldn't tell anyone else but them. They where the ones that had stuck by her side through it all. Through Cephiro and even now, they where still there.
But inside, she knew she could trust WhiteRose; it was the feeling that she had. The strange power that WhiteRose had; it made her feel safe... just like when she was with Ferio... she had that same feeling of comfort and security... Who was this girl?
Fuu decided to keep it simple. "I haven't..." she repeated. WhiteRose just smiled as if she could read her mind.
"Will you?" WhiteRose questioned not changing the tone in her voice. She didn't push, never push.
Fuu could feel her insides flip, how was she suppose to get out of this? "I... well..."
"It's tearing you up inside."
Fuu looked at her a little taken back. "W-what do you mean?"
WhiteRose smiled sadly, she seemed to understand more than Fuu did. And that was something Fuu wasn't used to.
"Your in love and you know it..." WhiteRose began closing her eyes getting lost in the emotions flying around the room. "You've come to learn a little more about yourself... which is good..." she set her hands on her lap. "But at the time, you where afraid of what would happen if you let it go..." she seemed to know more about Fuu than Fuu knew about herself.
"And so, you held on, and you lost your chance." she said finally, reopening her eyes. She gazed at Fuu who had tears falling down her face. She continued. "And now, it's tearing you up inside- to not be able to see him. And now you believe that you where ment to be this way, alone and lonely..." she smiled reassuringly. "But that's not true..."
Fuu's sobs broke free, she held her shoulders that wouldn't stop shaking. WhiteRose stood and walked over to her side and held out a handkerchief to her. Fuu took it with trembling hands.
'She's right... she's completely correct...'
WhiteRose hugged her tightly, Fuu's sobs only increased. "I'm sorry Fuu-chan... I didn't mean to make you cry..."
Fuu shook her head, she looked up at WhiteRose a small smile on her face. "It's nothing to worry about... I'm alright."
WhiteRose frowned, and let go of Fuu and sat on the side of her. "But your still crying..."
Fuu let out a small laugh, "but that's because you helped me..." she wiped her tears with the handkerchief WhiteRose had given her.
"Thank you," Fuu said smiling at WhiteRose who returned the smile.
There was a soft knock on the door, and the nurse walked into the room. WhiteRose stood up and faced the nurse with a huge smile. "Ms. WhiteRose, I believe it's time for you to come with me." she said trying her best not to sound rude, with no avail.
WhiteRose didn't seem to mind. "Okay!" she said her perkiness returning after the emotional moment. She turned to face Fuu patting her reassuringly on the shoulder. "I'll come and visit again, kay?" she said happily. Fuu nodded, returning the smile. "Alright, time to go!" WhiteRose walked over to the chair and grabbed her pink purse, while humming cheerily. She went over to the nurse and signaled her to go. As the nurse nodded and turned WhiteRose said "I'll be there in a sec!" she turned a last time to face a confused Fuu.
Her mood darkened, and she bowed her head so her bangs covered her eyes. "I'm sorry I made you cry..." she turned around towards the door, but the side of her head was still visible. "And... I'm also... sorry about... Princess Emeraude..." she walked to the door and turned and said, "bye, bye Fuu-chan!" then she left before Fuu could proses her words.
"Wait! WhiteRose!" she called after it hit her. No answer. "WhiteRose! Wait!"
She had been too late...
WhiteRose... she knows about princess Emeraude... HOW?
"Fuu!" Fuu jumped at the sudden yell, she looked up expecting to see WhiteRose but instead...
"Hiya Fuu!" Hikaru said running into the room, she was panting by the time she stood in front of Fuu's bed. She put her hands on her knees for support.
"M-Ms. Hikaru?" a surprised Fuu reached over to put a hand on her shoulder, worry in her eyes. "What's wrong? Are you quite alright?"
Hikaru stood up straight after catching her breath, her smile was huge. "Who was that, Fuu!" she asked excitedly.
"Huh?"
"Ya know..." Fuu and Hikaru both turned to face Umi in the doorway grinning. "That girl, we saw her on the way in."
"Oh... you mean WhiteRose?" Fuu asked.
"Her names WhiteRose?" Umi asked making a face, well it was a strange name. "Well, she had long white hair, and pink eyes--"
Fuu nodded, "that's her alright..." she sighed, she does stand out...
"So? Who is she--?"
"Yeah! Is she a new friend!" Hikaru asked excitedly entering the conversation.
"Oh... well..." Umi walked into the room and sat on the side of the bed. "She's more like an acquaintance really..." Umi cocked an eyebrow at Fuu's stuttering- Fuu never stutters... well unless it's around Ferio... and even then she didn't much, but that was it...
"Oh..." Hikaru's smile fadded, but returned out of nowhere. "Do ya think she'll become a friend!" she asked jumping up and down. Umi sighed, she never loses her energy for long...
Fuu thought for a moment, would she? Well... maybe she's more than an acquaintance... Oh well...
"Fuu..." Umi's tone was serious and got both of they're attention.
"Yes?" Fuu asked a little jumpy because of her tone.
Umi looked out the window. "Did you see her cat ears?"
'W-what...?'
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"Magic Knights..." a evil grin spread across the face of a small girl. She had black hair that went far below her feet and dark blue eyes. She wore the crown of Cephiro on her head, she wore a long black dress, that hung feet below her on the ground. She had a soft voice, but was full of hatred and vengeance. "You killed my beloved Zagoto..." she gripped the black sword of the man she loved. "You may have escaped to your world, but you can't escape me..."
The small clack of heals on the hard floor made her turn around. A girl with short messy hair approached her. She had black armor and blood red eyes, she had a black gem on the glove on her right hand. She had black boots and wolf ears and tail, her cape drug on the floor when she bowed.
"Princess Emeraude..." she said kneeling in front of the princess of Cephiro. "Everything is going according to plan."
Princess Emeraude smiled evilly as she turned her back to the girl kneeling before her. "Wonderful..." she smirked at the thought of smashing the Magic Knights with her bare hands.
The girl kneeling continued, "As commanded; the wind night cursed, and the other two clueless to our presence. But..."
Emeraude turned to the girl. "'but' what?"
"My s-... my enemy- WhiteRose- has gotten in the way." she said gritting her teeth.
Emeraude turned back around. "I see..." she smiled again, "... do take care of her, will you?"
The girl nodded, "yes Princess."
"You are dismissed."
The girl stood and bowed then turned her heal and walked away. "...One down... two to go..." she grinned evilly; this was going to be fun.
End of chapter 4! Hope ya enjoyed! Sorry it wasn't as long as the others, but I will update later though! I'll work on the next chapter soon kay? Wellpers, see ya in chapter 5! (Wow, it feels so good to say that...)
