Chapter four: Surprise!
Clef stirred in his sleep and opened his eyes, he put his hand to his head, it hurt, then the memories of what had happened before he had fainted flooded his mind, he made a low growling noise.
Ascot then appeared in his view. "Ahh Guru Clef your awake, Umi will be pleased."
"Umi.why should Umi be pleased?"
Presea then spoke from were she was sat on the chair that had been put by his bed. "Because she is the one who caught you."
"Caught me.?" He said vaguely. Then that memory came back to him too, Umi running towards him her eyes wide with horror. He nodded. "Yes so she did."
Ascot smiled at Clef. "Umi has been very worried about you."
Clef's heart started, he sat on it. "If she was so worried were is she?"
Ascot smiled again. "Why don't you turn over and see Guru Clef?"
Clef grunted at that enigmatic and somewhat smug reply and rolled over, what met him was soft and.blue. Clef tried to pull back a little, but who ever was holding him moaned and pulled him back in again, so he tilted his head up to be confronted by Umi's face, it was soft and peaceful when she slept, Clefs heart leapt in his chest and this time he let it. Slowly Clef placed a hand to her chest, her heart thumped once strongly at his touch and then carried on beating softly under his hand.
Clefs eyes filled with wonder, softness and love. He then whispered to the others. "Has she been here the whole time?"
Presea nodded. "Yes Clef, as soon as we tried to move her she would cry out in her sleep, so we had to leave her holding you."
Ascot nodded his agreement. "Yes she was determined even when asleep to be by your side until you woke up."
Presea smiled a little mysteriously and nudged Ascot, he smiled, time to put the plan into action not that ether of them were going to need much pushing. Presea rose from her seat. "Well, she certainly is devoted to you Clef."
With that she turned and left the room. Ascot then spoke. "If I were you I wouldn't let Umi go, she is a wonderful woman."
Ascot then left the room closing the door behind him as he went. Clef raised a hand to Umi's face and stroked it gently. "Umi. You were here the whole time.could you possibly. care about me?" He ran his hand into her hair, his eyes full of questions. "Soft, your hair it's so soft like silk." He said this more to himself than any one else
Clef studied her for a moment, he took in ever last detail that was before him, in this small chance to do so that Fate was allowing him, he intended to memorise every last one of her features, as she lay like this with him.
He then realised with a start, that his ringlets were spread all over the bed; Umi was holding a tendril of it, in her free hand to her chest. Cleff smiled at her. "So you like my long hair."
Clef snuggled into Umi, enjoying the sensation of being held by her, after some time like this, Umi stirred and woke. She looked down on Clef and smiled he opened his eyes and looked back up at her and returned her smile. Umi jumped, she went to remove her arm and realise his hair but Clef reached out and stopped her. "Its alright I don't mind."
Umi looked at him for a moment. "Guru Clef." she whispered softly
He reached up and touched her face, Umi shook herself, 'What did she think she was doing? This was Master Mage Guru Clef-san as if he was interested in her?' she coughed. "I'm glad to see your alright now at any rate."
Umi realised the tendril of his hair and removed her arm from about him. She smiled one of her bright smiles at Clef, she then slipped off of the bed and stood, she stretched herself for a moment. "Well I'll go now. I'll get them to send you up something to eat when I go by the kitchens to get myself something. Any requests, Master Mage Guru Clef-san?"
Clef sat up on the bed and looked at her. "Please Umi you needn't be so formal with me any more, Clef is fine. As for food would you ask them to send up my usual with some herbal tea?"
Umi spun round to look at him, Clef looked very hurt at her using his full title, Umi smiled at him again. "Alright Clef I shall do so, rest well."
Clef watched her go, sadness in his eyes; she had seamed eager to get away from him. He reached over to his bedside table on which there was sitting a book Hikaru had brought him for his birthday; it was King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table by Mallory. On the whole Clef had found the book very interesting if a little sad in places, however it had given him new concepts on the world in which he lived and of the idealists of Earth.
Umi ran along the corridors of the castle to the kitchen, on her way there she spotted Presea out in the garden looking into the waterfall very depressed. When Umi arrived at the kitchen, there she snatched some fruit from a basket and then asked the cook to take up Clef his usual and some herbal tea.
She left the kitchen and walked strait into Eagle, she looked up at him and smiled, he smiled back at Umi. "How are you lady Umi?"
"I am well Eagle and you?"
"Fine, could you tell me were to find.?"
Umi smiled knowingly. "Presea is in the garden sighing over you. I hope you intend to do something about that Eagle?"
Eagle smiled back at Umi and winked. "I do indeed lady Umi and shouldn't you be going and praying at the pillar*?" * The place of the pillar has become like a temple in the castle all that is there is a pillar of rock.
"Yes I was just on my way."
Eagle nodded and walked off towards the garden, Umi watched him go smiling widely. Umi then carried on walking through the castle until she got to the anti chamber of the pillar room which had been turned into a place of prepare where you prayed for you dreams to come true and that if your wish was strong enough the Creator would grant it.
When she got there Umi changed her uniform for a white dress with a love heart neckline, with a skirt that flared as she walked made from many layers of shiny gauze. Over this she wore a blue shiny over coat with the buttons undone a bow at the back, she also wore a silver and blue headband to hold her hair back as she prayed.
Umi walked into the pillar room and was bathed with light. She sank down on her knees, and began her pears.
"My three things in whish this day are, that all my friends find happiness, this world stays at peace and that I and Guru Clef fall in love and marry and have children."
The pillar shone brightly, Celes slithered from it and went up to Umi, and she looked up at him. "Umi, I have missed you so I and my brothers have returned to be with you Fuu and Hikaru, Mokona is also with us he has come to see some one else for now. Rayearth and Windam have already appeared to there ladies. We have decided to always live in your hearts and then pass on to your children, we wish to guard you forever."
Umi stood up and hugged the giant dragon. "I have missed you as well Sceles, come home then."
Celes disappeared into Umi, who smiled gently, when she emerged from the pillar room into the out side corridor, the castle was in chaos, Umi looked around wondering what was going on.
Hikaru came running up to her breathless, Umi looked at her. "What's going on?"
"Umi thank goodness I found you its Clef he collapsed again but this time his magic is going haywire, we are hoping you can get near him any one else who has tried has got thrown strait back out of his room again, even Presea."
Hikaru took Umis hand and together the two of them ran back towards Clefs room, when they got there, Fuu, Ferio, Lantis, Eagle, Ascot and Presea were standing out side each nursing a burse. Fuu was going around and healing them all. Umi looked towards the door. Ascot went to try and stop her going in, but she just looked at him, there was such determination in her eyes that he just backed away from her.
Clef stirred in his sleep and opened his eyes, he put his hand to his head, it hurt, then the memories of what had happened before he had fainted flooded his mind, he made a low growling noise.
Ascot then appeared in his view. "Ahh Guru Clef your awake, Umi will be pleased."
"Umi.why should Umi be pleased?"
Presea then spoke from were she was sat on the chair that had been put by his bed. "Because she is the one who caught you."
"Caught me.?" He said vaguely. Then that memory came back to him too, Umi running towards him her eyes wide with horror. He nodded. "Yes so she did."
Ascot smiled at Clef. "Umi has been very worried about you."
Clef's heart started, he sat on it. "If she was so worried were is she?"
Ascot smiled again. "Why don't you turn over and see Guru Clef?"
Clef grunted at that enigmatic and somewhat smug reply and rolled over, what met him was soft and.blue. Clef tried to pull back a little, but who ever was holding him moaned and pulled him back in again, so he tilted his head up to be confronted by Umi's face, it was soft and peaceful when she slept, Clefs heart leapt in his chest and this time he let it. Slowly Clef placed a hand to her chest, her heart thumped once strongly at his touch and then carried on beating softly under his hand.
Clefs eyes filled with wonder, softness and love. He then whispered to the others. "Has she been here the whole time?"
Presea nodded. "Yes Clef, as soon as we tried to move her she would cry out in her sleep, so we had to leave her holding you."
Ascot nodded his agreement. "Yes she was determined even when asleep to be by your side until you woke up."
Presea smiled a little mysteriously and nudged Ascot, he smiled, time to put the plan into action not that ether of them were going to need much pushing. Presea rose from her seat. "Well, she certainly is devoted to you Clef."
With that she turned and left the room. Ascot then spoke. "If I were you I wouldn't let Umi go, she is a wonderful woman."
Ascot then left the room closing the door behind him as he went. Clef raised a hand to Umi's face and stroked it gently. "Umi. You were here the whole time.could you possibly. care about me?" He ran his hand into her hair, his eyes full of questions. "Soft, your hair it's so soft like silk." He said this more to himself than any one else
Clef studied her for a moment, he took in ever last detail that was before him, in this small chance to do so that Fate was allowing him, he intended to memorise every last one of her features, as she lay like this with him.
He then realised with a start, that his ringlets were spread all over the bed; Umi was holding a tendril of it, in her free hand to her chest. Cleff smiled at her. "So you like my long hair."
Clef snuggled into Umi, enjoying the sensation of being held by her, after some time like this, Umi stirred and woke. She looked down on Clef and smiled he opened his eyes and looked back up at her and returned her smile. Umi jumped, she went to remove her arm and realise his hair but Clef reached out and stopped her. "Its alright I don't mind."
Umi looked at him for a moment. "Guru Clef." she whispered softly
He reached up and touched her face, Umi shook herself, 'What did she think she was doing? This was Master Mage Guru Clef-san as if he was interested in her?' she coughed. "I'm glad to see your alright now at any rate."
Umi realised the tendril of his hair and removed her arm from about him. She smiled one of her bright smiles at Clef, she then slipped off of the bed and stood, she stretched herself for a moment. "Well I'll go now. I'll get them to send you up something to eat when I go by the kitchens to get myself something. Any requests, Master Mage Guru Clef-san?"
Clef sat up on the bed and looked at her. "Please Umi you needn't be so formal with me any more, Clef is fine. As for food would you ask them to send up my usual with some herbal tea?"
Umi spun round to look at him, Clef looked very hurt at her using his full title, Umi smiled at him again. "Alright Clef I shall do so, rest well."
Clef watched her go, sadness in his eyes; she had seamed eager to get away from him. He reached over to his bedside table on which there was sitting a book Hikaru had brought him for his birthday; it was King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table by Mallory. On the whole Clef had found the book very interesting if a little sad in places, however it had given him new concepts on the world in which he lived and of the idealists of Earth.
Umi ran along the corridors of the castle to the kitchen, on her way there she spotted Presea out in the garden looking into the waterfall very depressed. When Umi arrived at the kitchen, there she snatched some fruit from a basket and then asked the cook to take up Clef his usual and some herbal tea.
She left the kitchen and walked strait into Eagle, she looked up at him and smiled, he smiled back at Umi. "How are you lady Umi?"
"I am well Eagle and you?"
"Fine, could you tell me were to find.?"
Umi smiled knowingly. "Presea is in the garden sighing over you. I hope you intend to do something about that Eagle?"
Eagle smiled back at Umi and winked. "I do indeed lady Umi and shouldn't you be going and praying at the pillar*?" * The place of the pillar has become like a temple in the castle all that is there is a pillar of rock.
"Yes I was just on my way."
Eagle nodded and walked off towards the garden, Umi watched him go smiling widely. Umi then carried on walking through the castle until she got to the anti chamber of the pillar room which had been turned into a place of prepare where you prayed for you dreams to come true and that if your wish was strong enough the Creator would grant it.
When she got there Umi changed her uniform for a white dress with a love heart neckline, with a skirt that flared as she walked made from many layers of shiny gauze. Over this she wore a blue shiny over coat with the buttons undone a bow at the back, she also wore a silver and blue headband to hold her hair back as she prayed.
Umi walked into the pillar room and was bathed with light. She sank down on her knees, and began her pears.
"My three things in whish this day are, that all my friends find happiness, this world stays at peace and that I and Guru Clef fall in love and marry and have children."
The pillar shone brightly, Celes slithered from it and went up to Umi, and she looked up at him. "Umi, I have missed you so I and my brothers have returned to be with you Fuu and Hikaru, Mokona is also with us he has come to see some one else for now. Rayearth and Windam have already appeared to there ladies. We have decided to always live in your hearts and then pass on to your children, we wish to guard you forever."
Umi stood up and hugged the giant dragon. "I have missed you as well Sceles, come home then."
Celes disappeared into Umi, who smiled gently, when she emerged from the pillar room into the out side corridor, the castle was in chaos, Umi looked around wondering what was going on.
Hikaru came running up to her breathless, Umi looked at her. "What's going on?"
"Umi thank goodness I found you its Clef he collapsed again but this time his magic is going haywire, we are hoping you can get near him any one else who has tried has got thrown strait back out of his room again, even Presea."
Hikaru took Umis hand and together the two of them ran back towards Clefs room, when they got there, Fuu, Ferio, Lantis, Eagle, Ascot and Presea were standing out side each nursing a burse. Fuu was going around and healing them all. Umi looked towards the door. Ascot went to try and stop her going in, but she just looked at him, there was such determination in her eyes that he just backed away from her.