Hey guys! Thank you for the pairings vote! I really appreciate it! Right now Ascot/Umi is winning by three, and Hikaru/Lantis are winning by one! Come on! Some ones gotta win!
Special Thanks goes to...
Asmi-chan- it's okay that you went phyco on me, I don't mind, I didn't really think you where. And I'm actually glad that you spoke your mind! It's a hard thing to do for some people... that said- you owe me! (Check profile page for updating pairings!) Thanks for the review!
RaevanDawn- yes I updated, and I'll do it again! (I guess Claire didn't say anything about not telling so I guess I could...) Okay here goes... if you like WhiteRose then you would like me. WhiteRose is based off of me. So yays! I just told the world! Nya nya! Thanks for the review!
Darkmoonfang- you know who DID! what r you talking about? She did say that, and you-know-who is SO going to kick ass! You should know that!
Water-Mage2- You're just as good a predictor as RaevanDawn! Yes, some of the plotline has opened, but not all! One of the main character still hasn't made an entrance! And WhiteRose does give this fanfiction a back-bone... Wait and see! (Also thanks for the vote!)
RaevanDawn- Thanks for the vote! Really appreciate it!
Now... on to...
Chapter 5
...WhiteRose... stunningly beautiful... overly hyper... happy... caring... understanding... all of this and more... but most of all...
A mystery.
"Fuu..."
"Yeah?"
"Did you see her cat ears...?"
"What do you mean Umi?" Hikaru asked, her perky mood gone. She had question in her eyes as she stared at her blue eyes friend. "Cat ears?"
Umi turned from gazing out the window, her serious tone remaining, she lifted her hands to the sides of her head, giving Hikaru a look that said- are you serious...?. (A/N: she meant it like it was a stupid question for Hikaru to ask, but sarcasm doesn't come through the text very well does it?) She mimicked a cat by shaping her hands into the shape of cat's ears and continued on while her hands on her head"As in cat ears, and tail...?" Her sarcasm was dull, but still there.
Hikaru still stared, still confused. As Umi began to get frustrated, "A cat that goes 'meow'?"
Umi nodded eye brow twitching from annoyance.
"Fuu's friend had cat ears?" Hikaru started to get herself together, her questioning hadn't left her completely though. Blondely, she smiled at Umi. "Do people usually have cat ears?"
Fuu cut in before Umi could scream at her, "no Miss Hikaru, I don't believe that regular people have animal ears."
"Oh, okay."
...Silence...
Something in Hikaru's mind finally clicked, she gasped and stood up. "WHAT! THERE'S SOMEONE OUT THERE WITH ANIMAL EARS!" she waved her arms around enthusiastically, nearly hitting Umi in the face. Umi sighed at Hikaru's slow response.
Hikaru started running around the room saying random thoughts, "OH, NO! WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO!" Umi and Fuu simply stared at the Knight of Fire, sometimes it seemed as though she had serious issues...
Umi finally got tiered of the yelling and her friend running around the room like a maniac. "Hikau! Would you please STOP YELLING?" Umi screamed above Hikaru's panicky voice.
Hikaru stopped dead in her tracks, which would be on one foot, both arms raised in the air, mouth wide open. She didn't move from that spot for two whole minutes, then she finally lost her balance. "What is it Umi?" she asked plainly, oblivious to her friends outburst.
Fuu smiled at Hikaru kindly, "it's alright Miss Hikaru." Umi breathed in deeply, sitting back down on the bed. "Won't you please sit down?"
Hikaru grinned and nodded. She plopped herself down right between the two of them.
...Silence...
"...You know..." Umi stared at her feet, Fuu and Hikaru stared at their friend who was currently fidgeting with her hands. "...everything happens for a reason, ya know?" Umi caught the others off guard with this serious subject, not that they hadn't expected to have the conversation eventually, it was just something that Umi, of all people, would avoid.
Hikaru was first to join, "that's what we've been taught to believe..." She sighed, she wasn't going to enjoy talking about this.
Fuu nodded. She rubbed Mokona behind the ears, causing the kitten to purr quietly.
Hikaru stood and walked to the window, placing her hands on the sill. She rested her head against the cold glass as steam appeared on the glass. "... we can never forget..." her voice was but a small whisper. Her eyes closed as tears morphed at the brims. "That Princess Emeraude summoned us... to help her commit suicide..."
Umi stood and walked over to Hikaru putting her hand on her shoulder. It hurt to see Hikaru like this.
"We followed our hearts, which thought we where doing good..." Fuu sat up straighter tucking some lose hair behind her ear. And she continued. "...And that brought disaster and tragedy." her fists clenched tightly. "...for the Princess and us."
"And all the people in Cephiro." Umi added subconsciencly tightening her hold on Hikaru's shoulder.
Hikaru smiled sadly looking out the window at the beuatiful orange colored tree outside. "And Mokona..."
Fuu smiled, "yeah, I miss him too..."
Umi sighed in slight annoyed, then gave in. "Y'know... even though he was the most annoying little fluff ball I've ever seen, and the most bouncy... I do miss him..."
Fuu and Hikaru giggled at Umi's over obsessing with their friend Mokona.
"Argh!..." she grumbled. "Though I really don't miss his--"
"PUU PUU!"
Umi turned to Hikaru now sitting on the bed. "Wow Hikaru! That sounded exactly like Mokona!" Umi clapped enthusiasticly, smiling at Hikaru.
Hikaru stared at Umi blankly. "Th...that wasn't me Umi..."
Umi looked at Fuu, and then to Hikaru, and over again.
The she panicked. "NOOO! NOW I'M GOING INSANE! AHHHH! NOOOO! THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENING TO MEEEEEE!"
Fuu cleared her throat loudly, Umi quieted herself immediately. "Calm down Miss Umi... I heard it too..."
Umi quietly pondered. "W...why would we hear–"
"PUU PUU!"
All the Magic Knights' heads jerked downwards at the cat on the bed. His golden eyes stared back up at them.
"...d... did you just... h-hear..." Hikaru stuttered in disbelief. Umi and Fuu nodded slowly.
"Y-yeah..." Fuu said finally letting it sink in.
Umi picked him up and shook him violently. "Mokona! Stop messing with my head!" she gasped, then shook him again, screaming histaricly. "Thanks to you, I've now gone insane! Gosh, why do you always have to mess with me!"
Mokona's golden eyes spined around in their sockets dizzily. "Mreow..." he whimpered.
Umi stopped and stood there with Mokona in her arms. "Was it just our imagination?"
Hikaru and Fuu shrugged, both with the same confused face as Umi did.
What in the world was going on?
...I hold the light in my heart, trembling while I embrace the shadows moving me apart...
Umi jumped at the sudden vibration of her cell phone in her skirt pocket. She pulled it out and responded.
"Hello?"
"Hello... uh... Umi-san?"
"Yes?"
"Oh, hi. This is Satoru, is Hikaru with you?"
Umi smiled. "Yeah, she's here. Would you like to speak with her?"
"Yeah please. Arigoto Umi-san."
Umi handed the phone to Hikaru.
"Hello?"
Umi and Fuu stared at Hikaru quietly, Satoru didn't usually call Umi's cell phone.
"...uh huh... uh huh..." Hikaru's eyes widened, a horror struck face. "...y-yeah... I'll be right there... okay, bye Satoru..."
Umi and Fuu looked at Hikaru questionably, she looked at the ground silently.
"What is it Hikaru?" Umi asked, a concerned look on her face. "What's wrong?"
She turned back to face them, a smile on her face. "It's nothing!" she looked around nerviously, she grabbed her backpack.
"Where are you going?" Fuu asked.
"Oh... I have to go." she said not looking at her friends. She walked over to the door, never turning to look at the two bewildered girls. "I'll see you guys tomorrow."
"Hikaru..." Umi started in a stern tone. "I'll see you at school tomorrow, right?"
"...maybe..."
She walked out the door, leaving her friends in concern.
"Oh Hikaru..."
Fuu turned her gaze to Umi. "Miss Umi... she looked like she was going to burst out in tears..."
Umi nodded. "What could've happened?"
TT TT TT TT TT TT TT TT TT TT
"Heh heh..." A girl with short, pitch black whispered. Her gaze was fixed on a red haired girl with a braid, running out of the hospital building. She put her hand on her hip, still watching her run down the street. By the way she was standing, it brought out her boyish attitude even more. She grinned evilly.
"Two weak little Magic Knights down... on to go..."
End of chapter 5! How'd ya like it? Tell me in reviews! I'm going to look for 5 reviews for each chapter, I don't care if they're from the same people so it shouldn't be that hard. And if I don't get 5 per chapter, I wait until I do till I update. So review! Thank you for the pairing votes! Keep em commin'! Later!