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Chapter 5: Growing Up
Hikaru yawns while stretching. She looks at both sides of her, and notices that both Umi and Fuu are gone.
"Where did they go?" Hikaru pondered. "Oh well, it is nice to be alone at times."
Hikaru got up to look out the window and saw that Lantis is walking around a garden. Hikaru suddenly felt warm sensations all over her body.
"What is this feeling? Why I'm I feeling like this every time I see Lantis?" Hikaru asked herself, squirming because of her confusion.
Hikaru sighed, and this was when Lantis looked up and saw Hikaru looking at him, and smiled; His ice blue eyes melting with compassion. Hikaru blushed and smiled back while waving. Hikaru walked away from the window, deciding that it was time to start getting dressed.
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Umi walked into their room and noticed that Hikaru was up.
"Hikaru, you ready to go the meeting?" Umi asked.
"Yeah, I am." Hikaru replied cheerily. "Where is Fuu?"
"Oh, Fuu is with Ferio." Umi said, giggling.
Hikaru laughed, her usual wide smile on. "Well, hopefully they aren't going to be too late."
"Well, that will be the day. Ferio isn't a good influence on Fuu." Umi laughed.
"Well, he sure makes her happy." Hikaru beamed.
Hikaru and Umi took off to the meeting in tremendously joyful moods.
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Hikaru and Umi entered the meeting room while seeing that Clef, Presea, Gardina, Lafarga, Eagle, Lantis, Geo, Tarta, and Tatra were already there.
Eagle saw Hikaru, and waved to her. Hikaru ran over and gave him a big hug.
"You doing okay, Eagle?" Hikaru asked.
"Best ever, thanks to you." Eagle replied.
"Not just me, silly." Hikaru stated while lightly pinching his cheek. Geo laughed at this innocent gesture, but Hikaru didn't notice how Tatra was giggling also.
"Everyone to his or her seats, while we wait for everyone else." Clef announced.
At that time, Ascot arrived, while Aska and Sang Yung magically appeared.
"Are we late?" Aska asked.
"Not at all. Please take your seats." Clef replied.
After a few minutes of waiting, finally Ferio and Fuu arrived, giggling.
"FERIO, YOU ARE THE PRINCE! HOW DARE YOU BE LATE TO ONE OF THE MEETINGS! FOR ONCE, COULDN'T YOU NOT BE SO LAZY!" Clef howls while glaring daggers at Ferio.
"We are sorry for being late, Clef, we dozed off and lost track of time in one of the gardens." Fuu explained. "I know that isn't really a good explanation though…"
"I'm not mad at you Fuu, just Ferio." Clef told Fuu. "Looks like Ferio's laziness is getting to Fuu." Clef said, talking to no one particularly.
"Well, since everyone is here now, can we start the meeting?" Tatra asked lightly.
"Lets." Eagle replied while giving her a quite warm smile.
"First off, I want to welcome back Hikaru, Umi, and Fuu." Eagle said, looking around to saw such gleaming faces. Eagle looked at his best friend, and saw how Lantis was looking at Hikaru. However, he saw that instead of Hikaru being totally unaware of it, he noticed that she was slightly blushing.
Eagle smiled to himself, thinking "Looks like Hikaru is starting to grow up."
Eagle's attention then was caught upon a peculiar girl with long flowing auburn hair, and flashed her a smile. Tatra's reaction was to calmly smile back, but Eagle could see how her eyes were dancing.
"Eagle? - EAGLE?" Hikaru shouted.
"Huh?" Eagle said, with a slight blush on his face.
"Did you hear me? How is the environment of Autozam now? Is it improving?" Hikaru asked.
"Oh yes. It is greatly improving, thanks to the everyone's help." Eagle replied, "However, doesn't Cephiro have its own set of problems now?"
Clef sighed wearily, "Yes, unfortunately, we are in trouble. People are starting to use their will for the worst. We are trying to get everything under control, but its been really hard lately."
"Are you thinking if Cephiro will need to use the pillar system again?" Tatra asked carefully, concern evident in her voice.
"That is only a last resort." Ferio quickly replied.
Hikaru, Umi, and Fuu all sighed, their fist clenched with hatred towards the pillar system, memories resurfacing.
The "check-up" meeting went on how Fahren, Autozam, Cephiro, and Chizata were doing. The twin princesses, Eagle, Geo, and Aska, and Sang Yung were staying at Cephiro for a few days. Zazu also was staying, but was not able to go to the check-up meeting.
Hikaru gave one last longing look at Lantis, and then left with Umi and Fuu when the meeting ended. However, she really didn't want to leave. She rather stay with Lantis, but she didn't know why she wanted to stay with him.
"My feelings for him are like my feelings for a brother only, right?" Hikaru asked herself. What Hikaru didn't see was that Primera has been watching her and Lantis, and this new spark between them now that Hikaru was starting to develop new feelings. Before, Hikaru was too naïve to understand, but now she was starting to grow up. Primera now knew she had something to worry about, and had to do something about it.
"Lantis is MINE! There is no way that I'll lose him to that tramp! Nothing will stop me." Primera exclaimed, resentment and jealously weaved into her voice.
A/N. So, just what is the little pixie planning now? Thanks for reading!
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