Countdown to the ending of Hikaru and Lantis fic: 2


Chapter 24: Soshi? What are you thinking?

"What! My fiancée is Hikaru/Lantis?" both Hikaru and Lantis said.

"Yup! Aren't you happy?" said Makoto as he smiled happily.

"Wait a minute!" said Lantis before the fathers went berserk. "How about that Soshi?"

"Soshi?" Yukata looked at Makoto.

"Oh! Him! He's just someone I asked him to pose as Hikaru's fiancée. I mean he's in debt with me so I asked him to help. You know having Hikaru as the heir to the Sohma Co-operation is really tiring. It's just that now since the time have finally come, I think its best to announce the real engagement Hikaru and Lantis were in.," said Makoto as he smiled again.

"You're kidding, dad?" Hikaru asked with an eyebrow lifted up.

"Nope. I'm not kidding." Said Makoto.

"Hikaru, let's go. I've enough of these." Said Lantis as he held onto Hikaru's hand and pulled her out of the room.

"Oh dear…look likes Lantis is angry." Said Zagato as he came into the room.

"Hmmm…I wonder why?" said Yukata as he used his right hand to support his chin. (He's getting OOC!)

"C'mon dad and Makoto-san. I've prepared everything. All I need now is you two." Said Zagato as he gestured them out of the room.

"Weird dads." Said Satoru as he sighed. 'But at least this is better then nothing.'


Meanwhile with Hikaru and Lantis…

Lantis was still pulling Hikaru to somewhere gods knows where.

"Lantis?" asked Hikaru as she looked at Hikaru.

"…"

"Lantis!" Hikaru shouted.

"…"

"Where are you bringing me now?" Hikaru asked.

"…"

They turned a corner and there was it. A huge door?

Lantis pushed the door opened. It opened with a creak. Hikaru stayed quiet till she saw the interior design in the room. There was a fountain in the middle of the room. (Just think that this is the scene where Hikaru and Lantis met in the castle. You know the garden.)

"Wow!" Hikaru said in awe. "This is…beautiful."

Hikaru walked into the room and looked around. A garden in the house? Who could have thought that? She looked in awe, smiling at all the things she was seeing in the garden.

"Lantis! This is so beautiful."

"Yeah. This room was specially built for my mother. She loved going outdoors though herself is very sick." Said Lantis as he sat on the fountain side.

"I see." Said Hikaru as she looked at Lantis and followed suit.

"Lantis?" Hikaru looked at Lantis as he continued to keep quiet.

"…"

"I mean now that we have this engagement, which is so totally weird, are you not happy about it?"

"…No…" said Lantis as he smiled at Hikaru. He raised his right hand and touched Hikaru's left cheek. "I'm not sad or angry about this engagement. It's just that the two fathers were really weird making people feel weird. I'm not used to the idea of having you as my fiancée though my heart is pounding with happiness." Said Lantis as he looked deeply into Hikaru's eyes.

"Thank you Lantis. Thank you for staying by my side." Said Hikaru as she held onto the hand of Lantis and smiled.


Back to the two totally out of character fathers…

"Now ladies and gentlemen!" said Yukata over the system. "I've a announcement to make! My youngest son, Lantis and the heir of the Sohma Co-operation, Hikaru! Are getting engage!"

The audience looked shocked and started whispering to one another.

"I know that everyone here is aware that Hikaru Shido has an engagement with Soshi Asamoto and Lantis had an engagement with Takako. Now I would like to clarify that Keishi, before his death, and me made an pact to one another that our child would be together. And this is because…our wives were best of friends to one another." Explained Yukata.


Back to Hikaru and Lantis!

"Hikaru…would you accept my dad's idea of being my fiancée?" asked Lantis as he blushed looking at Hikaru.

"I…I…" Hikaru stammered as she blushed as well, looking at Lantis. "I…accept…" replied Hikaru, softly.

But Lantis could hear Hikaru's voice and smiled at her.

"Thank you Hikaru. Thank you." Lantis said as he brought Hikaru into a embrace.


"Surely, do you know them?" asked Akane as she and her elder sisters stood at within the audiences. Both sisters shook their head. The 3 sisters looks up again on the stage to see the 2 smiling happily fathers cheering on their child's engagement.

"They're totally out of character, you know?" a voice joined in. the 3 sisters turned and looked. It was Soshi smiling.

"Hey, Soshi! You're okay with these arrangement?" asked Sakura as she eyed him.

"Of course I'm not fine. Uncle Makoto told me yesterday that my engagement with Hikaru had been called off. He decided to follow his wife's decision about the engagement with her old friend." Explained Soshi.

"So you knew?" asked Tsubaki.

"Uh-huh." Nodded Soshi. "But the battle with Lantis is not over yet. I won't want to give anyone Hikaru just so easily."


"Now the latest news!" a newscaster said over the television. Eagle was eating his ramen while watching. Sure, he was too bored. He'd got nothing to do at all. Since Lantis and Hikaru weren't not around, so he couldn't go and disturb them.

"Shido Hikaru and Lantis Sol had just been announced that they would be getting engage!" Eagle choked on his noodles.

"WHAT HAD JUST HAPPENED!"


Now, Hikaru and Lantis walked out of the Sol's mansion happily hand in hand. They were smiling so happily but soon their happiness ended.

"Ms. Hikaru! May we have a word with you about the engagement that had been just announced to everyone that you're soon to be Lantis Sol's wife?"

"Mr. Lantis! Tell us about your feelings for the new engagement with Ms. Hikaru?"

lots of reporters had swarm towards them to ask about the new engagement. Hikaru and Lantis looked at the huge amount of reporters wanted to ask them about the engagement, sweat-dropped. It's too much and their fathers did not tell them anything at all! Now, Lantis was really angry and wanted to kill his father but he couldn't leave Hikaru there alone.

He looked around to see if there was anywhere to hide or run away from the reporters. Then he saw Sakura waving at them. Lantis, seeing Sakura, quickly grabbed Hikaru and ran! The reporters chased after them.

"Quick!" shouted Akane. "Get into this car and off you go!" Pointing to a direction, Lantis looked. Tsubaki had just drove a black car over and pulled it over in front of them.

"Thanks, Akane, Tsubaki and Sakura o-nee-chan!" said Lantis as he got Hikaru into the car and himself on the car and off they went.

"Ah! WAIT FOR US! MR. LANTIS! MS. HIKARU!" Shouted the reporters as they rush over.

"Thank god, they've got away!" Tsubaki said as she smiled and waved at the direction Lantis had drove off to.

"Yeah. anyway, let's go. We'd better go and stop those two out of characters fathers!" said Sakura as she took the lead.


"Finally! We're safe for now." Sighed Hikaru as she rested into the seat. "But where should we go now?"

"To a place where I presume is the safest." Said Lantis as he drove even faster.


"This is beautiful!" stated Hikaru as she looked at where Lantis had brought her. It was a beach house and it looked awfully beautiful. the house's window was all made of glasses and the house is painted in white.

"Well, this is just the appearance." Commented Lantis as he looked at the excited Hikaru. "C'mon in." said Lantis as he opened the door.

"Oh my god." Hikaru looked around. there was the fireplace in the living room. Sofas were so classical that it matched the style of the fireplace. The dinning room was all in white. The dinning table was long and it's made out of transparent glasses. Chairs were in white and placed neatly. The kitchen was in the ordinary kitchen look. Brown.

"Well, this beach were built years ago by my dad. It was supposed to be a present to my mum." Said Lantis as he sat down in the sofa while Hikaru continued to explore the house.

"Your dad must have loved your mum a lot. But what do you mean by supposed to be your mum's present?" asked Hikaru as she went to Lantis.

"Well, apparently when my dad was about to give my mum this surprise, her illness got worse and we'd to sent her over to the states for treatment."

"I see. So, how's your mum now?" inquired Hikaru.

"She's fine already. But the doctor told her to stay there for a period before coming back here."

"I see."

"So are you hungry or something?" asked Lantis as he stood up and walked into the kitchen. "Well, there are enough ingredients to cook pasta."

"Pasta?" asked Hikaru as she entered the kitchen. "Sure!"

"Then I'll start cooking then." Smiled Lantis as he took out the ingredients and some pots and pans.

"You're cooking?" asked Hikaru as she raised an eyebrow.

"I can cook for your information, ms. Hikaru." Stated Lantis as he glared at Hikaru. But soon the glare changed into a smile and he walked towards Hikaru. "I'm the host for today. Just go on relax. You may explore the house if you want to." Lantis smiled as he patted Hikaru's head.

"You're treating me like a dog, you know?"

"I know." Laughed Lantis as he stopped and walked towards the counter.

"then I'll just go around exploring, Mr. Host and cook!" chuckled Hikaru.


"Only one bedroom?" Hikaru inquired as she looked at Lantis. She had just finished her exploration around the house. Lantis looked at her confusedly and nodded his head.

"Yeah. one bedroom." Answered Lantis as he ate his pasta.

"Queen size bed?"

"Yeah." Lantis looked at her. "And?"

"How are we supposed to sleep then?" Hikaru raised an eyebrow.

"Together in that bed? Cause it's going to be real cold when it's nighttime. The heater is not that strong." Explained Lantis as he looked at Hikaru. Hikaru's expression had changed from a shocking look to a blushing one.

Lantis laughed at her expression. "What's so funny?" Hikaru asked.

"Don't worry. I won't do anything to you." Assured Lantis as he looked at the still blushing Hikaru.

"Promise?"

"Promise. C'mon, quickly eat your pasta before it's cold." Said Lantis as he smiled at her.


"Promise not to do anything!" Hikaru said as she lied on one side of the bed.

"Promise." Lantis laid on the other side of the bed.

The two had changed into casual clothes, which they found it in the cupboard.

"Good night Lantis."

"Night." Said Lantis as he off the lights.


"So, Mr. Lantis!" said Zagato as Lantis entered the apartment in the early morning. "You're finally home. And where have you been last night?"

"To the beach house we own." Stated Lantis as he sat at the couch.

"Beach house?" Black aura grew around Zagato. "So did you guys do anything?"

Lantis sweat-dropped and shook his head.

"Are you sure?" More black aura grew and it was spreading around the house.

Lantis nodded his head intensively.

"Well, since Lantis said no, Zagato dear, just believe him once." Said Emeraude as she entered the living room with a tray that held 3 cups of coffee.

"Thank you, Emeraude." Said Lantis as he received the coffee from Emeraude.

"Call her sister in law, Lantis!" Zagato commanded.

"No. I'll call her Emeraude!"

"Are you defying my words!" Zagato asked in an order way.

"So tell me, what happened yesterday after the both of you escaped?" Emeraude asked, ignoring Zagato's childish act.

"We went to the beach house. I cooked pasta for her. And we found some of your old causal clothes there cause you guys left it there after your sweet getaway." Lantis stated and looked at the two who are blushing now.

"Our clothes are still there?" Zagato asked with his face glowing red.


"No wonder we couldn't find some of the clothes back here. So now we know where our missing clothes went to." Emeraude looked at Zagato.

"Lantis!" Eagle called as he was walking to school and saw the couple in front. "My good friend!"

"Eagle…" sighed Lantis. His worse nightmare was not over yet. Eagle was persistent. He would try to get whatever information from Lantis about that engagement.

"Morning, Hikaru." Greeted Eagle as he looked at her.

"Morning, Eagle." Greeted Hikaru back.

"So Lantis." Eagle eyed him.

'Here he goes again! It's beginning again.' Thought Lantis as he looked at Eagle.

"What was going on with that new engagement you have?" asked Eagle with his eyes sparkling.

"Just a new engagement with Hikaru. What's up?" Lantis answered in monotone.

"Well, a new engagement and you never told me?"

"Well, you never told me Hikaru was the girl in the past when I ask you about those photos! And you never told me that I liked Hikaru even before I met her in front of the Tokyo tower." Lantis glared at Eagle. Eagle sweat-dropped and scratched his the back of his head.

"Now, now. Since you know everything already, Lantis, relax. I can explain!" said Eagle swiftly.

"Yeah, you could explain all you can while I bash you up!" said Lantis as he clenched his fist and getting ready to punch into Eagle's face.

Lantis was about to punch till he saw someone coming out from a posh car. He and Hikaru turned and saw…SOSHI!

He was smiling at them and headed towards Hikaru's direction. Lantis brought Hikaru to his back, protecting her.

"What do you want?" Lantis asked as he looked eye-to-eye with Soshi.

"Just something that I want to talk about with you! Well, about the battle we were supposed to have would still be commence. And Hikaru would be mine if I win."

"Understandable. But didn't you hear Mr. Makoto and my dad said that we're officially engaged?" asked Lantis as he smiled in 0 degree.

"Of course I heard. But I won't give her up so easily!"

"Then I'll be looking forward to the battle. Tomorrow would be the battle day that we promised right?" Lantis asked.

"Yes. I'll see you then." Nodded Soshi and he walked off.

"Lantis?" Hikaru asked in a worried tone.

"Don't worry, Hikaru. Everything would be fine." Assured Lantis as he smiled at Hikaru.

Hikaru continued to look at Lantis in a worry state. She knew of Soshi's strength. He was in par with Lantis. She worried that either of them would be hurt.


The very next day after school, many had gathered around the school gym. All was only waiting for the battle of kendo between 2 men. Lantis Sol and Soshi Asamoto. These 2 men fought for the sake of their own pride and their only love. Many were looking forward for the battle. It was supposed to be the battle of the year. It would be sure be very exciting. There were many girls, each supported one of the men. The group supporting Lantis was doing a cheer. The group supporting Soshi was holding up banners and shouting. Hikaru now stands on the stage with Umi and Fu with her. She looked around. the atmosphere was sure intense in the gym. Hikaru looked at Umi and Fu. Her two friends, sensing her worries, smiled at her, try to calm her down.

"Don't worry, Hikaru." Umi said.

"Yeah. there's nothing to worry, Hikaru." Assured Fu.

The cheer in the gym grew louder. The three girls turned and looked. Lantis and Soshi had just entered the gym. Both were armored, holding their bamboo sword in their left hand. They stood in the middle and bowed to each other. After which, the two looked at Hikaru and nodded. Hikaru nodded back and spoke in a loud voice.

"MAY THE BATTLE BEGIN!"

the two men lifted their sword and stood in the battle stance. Each took a step forward and…


A/N: Hahahaha! Cliff hanger! My favorite! Well, this is all for chapter 24 of Hikaru and Lantis fic. Sorry for not updating soon for this story! I'm so sorry! I've been having writer's block for this story so I concentrated in the other story I began in Gundam seed. Apologizes to all Rayearth supporter to my story. SORRY! Do forgive. I'll try to finish this off ASAP! So please do continue to support this story and review!

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