Chapter five: Celebrations.
Umi stepped into the room, she felt the magic in the room turn and look at her, and Umi raised a hand. "Shhh, little one I'm not going to hurt you."
The magic surrounded her but did her no harm; Um walked over to where Clef lay, and she reached out and touched the unconscious mage. He turned in his swoon. "Umi."
His eyes flickered and opened, the magic retreated back into him. Umi sat down on the bed next to him. "What happened Clef?"
"I'm not quite shore."
His voice was deep, very deep he touched his throat, then Clef swung out of bed and to every ones surprise, he stood up and up he was taller about 6 foot, his lilac hair in ringlets to his ankles, his eyes had gone dark blue, his staff had grown slightly with its master, his face was still clean shaven, not even bristled, Clef realised that because he hadn't grown up for so long he would never have a beard, he wasn't shore if he could have children either, but the small problem he was having been close to Umi would suggest other wise and his clothes too had grown with him.
Cleff looked down at himself, his hand still on his throat and his eyebrows raised. "Ah! This would explain a lot, when a magic user grows up so to does their ability with magic."
Umi smiled at him. "You look very impressive Clef."
He smiled down at her. "Well I'm not short any more. It makes a change to be looking down on people rather than getting a crick in my neck from looking up at them."
Umi giggled Clef looked down at Umi who looked up at him, her eyes went wide and his went soft.
Umi who was still standing very close to him, put her hands on his arms, her eyes went even wider. "Oh my God your very muscular under that robe!"
Umi put her hand to her mouth; Clef beamed at her quietly the others left the two of them alone. "I decided it was time to grow up and I'm very glad that you like me like this. You see Umi this is the way that deep with in my heart I have been longing to be, the man I always wanted to grow into. This is the way I always wanted to look for." he faltered and stopped.
Umi removed the hand from her mouth. "For what.? Or is it for whom?"
Clef looked down at the floor a slight blush on his cheeks. "Never mind.it's not important."
Umi tilted his chin up with a finger and looked into his deep blue eyes. "This is obviously important to you or you wouldn't have blushed, upon us talking about it."
Clef stared back into her eyes his blush grew; Umi felt her heart jump as she looked into his deep soulful eyes. Umi took a deep breath, Clef moved, he took hold of her waist, his lavender ringlets surrounded them as he pulled her close to him. Umi gasped as he did so and put her hands to his chest, which was broad and well muscled. Umi looked up into his eyes and felt herself getting lost in them, this was an image she never wanted to forget, Clef holding her like this his hair surrounding them, his deep blue eyes focused on her and her alone, full of tenderness and love. Umi shook herself slightly, Love was that possible. could Clef love her. Clef broke her train of thought by gently running his hand into her hair and he smiling gently upon at Umi. "You look so beautiful today."
It was Umis turn to blush. "Thank you Clef."
"Why did you run away from me earlier?" The question was soft and pained.
Umi hadn't realised that she had been that transparent to him or that her going like that had. . .hurt him.."I..I..I. . .I..Didn't think you..Would want me. . .to.. to.. stay with you. . .once you were better. . .After all I'm only a child.Your so much older and wiser than me. . . and a lot more powerful and better respected. . . Here. . ."
Clefs eyes clouded over with anger. "Who here does not respect you, tell me and I will take that person to task over it lady Umi."
Umis eyes went wide he was willing to stand up for her, to fight for her. "You'll find it hard to take yourself to task Clef."
She tried to get out of his grasp but Clef simply tightened his hold on her. "Me when have I been disrespectful to you lady?"
"Never Clef you just never treated me like you do the others, like your friend."
Cleff laughed a little, "Ah well there are two reasons for that. One being it wasn't me who pulled your clothes around when you first got here and asked me what, was these clothes I was wearing. . ." Umi blushed Clef laughed again and then as was typical with him, his eyes and voice dropped to a serious tone. "And you were never like the others to me, from the moment I first saw you."
Umi gasped. "Then how did you see me?"
Clef gulped, he looked down into Umis sky blue eyes. He took a deep breath and opened his mouth. There came a polite knocking at the door, Umi and Clef jumped away from one another. Clef spoke. "Yes who is it?"
"Its Presea. Hikaru sent me to come and get you both she has an amusement to make and she wants you both there. Its in the main hall now."
Clef and Umi walked from his room and followed Presea to the main hall. Hikaru and Lantis were standing there, with Ascot, Fuu, Ferio, Eagle, Caldina and Lafarga. Umi ran over to her. "You wanted us?"
"Yes. Right now every one is here, I and Lantis have an amusement to make." She smiled at Lantis who smiled back at her. "We're getting married."
Fuu and Umi squealed and then proceeded to hug Hikaru they were followed by Caldina and Presea. Mean while, Lantis was receiving the manly congratulations of Clef, Ferio, Ascot and Lafarga.
The couple then gravitated to one another, they kissed and every one cheered, Ferio took Fuu's hand she smiled at him and then nodded, he smiled at her. "You aren't the only ones who are going to be united I and Fuu have decided to marry also."
Every one congratulated them too, Umi who had been in deep thought looked up. "Hey why don't we have a ball to celebrate?"
Every one nodded their agreement. "Caldina do you know any musician who could play for the night?"
She nodded "Yes I'll go and get them strait away. " She then walked off hand in hand with Lafarga. Umi smiled as they went off and looked round at the others. "Well ladies we had better go and see if we can find something to were and you gentlemen, better find your best clothes to wear tonight."
The men all bowed to her and walked off together, Clef at the front of them being swept along by the others, despite his attempts to get away from them, they were determined to make him look his best for Umi tonight, especial Ascot, he didn't care that Umi didn't love him as long as she could win the man she loved and he was determined to show her just how good a man Guru Clef was.
Presea smiled, after the men and tried not to laugh, she then turned to the young women, she curtsied to them and went off in the direction of her own apartments to find herself something to wear for this special occasion. Umi, Fuu and Hikaru took hands they smiled at each other and walked off towards there own rooms in the castle, to endeavour to find something suitable to wear for that night.
Umi stepped into the room, she felt the magic in the room turn and look at her, and Umi raised a hand. "Shhh, little one I'm not going to hurt you."
The magic surrounded her but did her no harm; Um walked over to where Clef lay, and she reached out and touched the unconscious mage. He turned in his swoon. "Umi."
His eyes flickered and opened, the magic retreated back into him. Umi sat down on the bed next to him. "What happened Clef?"
"I'm not quite shore."
His voice was deep, very deep he touched his throat, then Clef swung out of bed and to every ones surprise, he stood up and up he was taller about 6 foot, his lilac hair in ringlets to his ankles, his eyes had gone dark blue, his staff had grown slightly with its master, his face was still clean shaven, not even bristled, Clef realised that because he hadn't grown up for so long he would never have a beard, he wasn't shore if he could have children either, but the small problem he was having been close to Umi would suggest other wise and his clothes too had grown with him.
Cleff looked down at himself, his hand still on his throat and his eyebrows raised. "Ah! This would explain a lot, when a magic user grows up so to does their ability with magic."
Umi smiled at him. "You look very impressive Clef."
He smiled down at her. "Well I'm not short any more. It makes a change to be looking down on people rather than getting a crick in my neck from looking up at them."
Umi giggled Clef looked down at Umi who looked up at him, her eyes went wide and his went soft.
Umi who was still standing very close to him, put her hands on his arms, her eyes went even wider. "Oh my God your very muscular under that robe!"
Umi put her hand to her mouth; Clef beamed at her quietly the others left the two of them alone. "I decided it was time to grow up and I'm very glad that you like me like this. You see Umi this is the way that deep with in my heart I have been longing to be, the man I always wanted to grow into. This is the way I always wanted to look for." he faltered and stopped.
Umi removed the hand from her mouth. "For what.? Or is it for whom?"
Clef looked down at the floor a slight blush on his cheeks. "Never mind.it's not important."
Umi tilted his chin up with a finger and looked into his deep blue eyes. "This is obviously important to you or you wouldn't have blushed, upon us talking about it."
Clef stared back into her eyes his blush grew; Umi felt her heart jump as she looked into his deep soulful eyes. Umi took a deep breath, Clef moved, he took hold of her waist, his lavender ringlets surrounded them as he pulled her close to him. Umi gasped as he did so and put her hands to his chest, which was broad and well muscled. Umi looked up into his eyes and felt herself getting lost in them, this was an image she never wanted to forget, Clef holding her like this his hair surrounding them, his deep blue eyes focused on her and her alone, full of tenderness and love. Umi shook herself slightly, Love was that possible. could Clef love her. Clef broke her train of thought by gently running his hand into her hair and he smiling gently upon at Umi. "You look so beautiful today."
It was Umis turn to blush. "Thank you Clef."
"Why did you run away from me earlier?" The question was soft and pained.
Umi hadn't realised that she had been that transparent to him or that her going like that had. . .hurt him.."I..I..I. . .I..Didn't think you..Would want me. . .to.. to.. stay with you. . .once you were better. . .After all I'm only a child.Your so much older and wiser than me. . . and a lot more powerful and better respected. . . Here. . ."
Clefs eyes clouded over with anger. "Who here does not respect you, tell me and I will take that person to task over it lady Umi."
Umis eyes went wide he was willing to stand up for her, to fight for her. "You'll find it hard to take yourself to task Clef."
She tried to get out of his grasp but Clef simply tightened his hold on her. "Me when have I been disrespectful to you lady?"
"Never Clef you just never treated me like you do the others, like your friend."
Cleff laughed a little, "Ah well there are two reasons for that. One being it wasn't me who pulled your clothes around when you first got here and asked me what, was these clothes I was wearing. . ." Umi blushed Clef laughed again and then as was typical with him, his eyes and voice dropped to a serious tone. "And you were never like the others to me, from the moment I first saw you."
Umi gasped. "Then how did you see me?"
Clef gulped, he looked down into Umis sky blue eyes. He took a deep breath and opened his mouth. There came a polite knocking at the door, Umi and Clef jumped away from one another. Clef spoke. "Yes who is it?"
"Its Presea. Hikaru sent me to come and get you both she has an amusement to make and she wants you both there. Its in the main hall now."
Clef and Umi walked from his room and followed Presea to the main hall. Hikaru and Lantis were standing there, with Ascot, Fuu, Ferio, Eagle, Caldina and Lafarga. Umi ran over to her. "You wanted us?"
"Yes. Right now every one is here, I and Lantis have an amusement to make." She smiled at Lantis who smiled back at her. "We're getting married."
Fuu and Umi squealed and then proceeded to hug Hikaru they were followed by Caldina and Presea. Mean while, Lantis was receiving the manly congratulations of Clef, Ferio, Ascot and Lafarga.
The couple then gravitated to one another, they kissed and every one cheered, Ferio took Fuu's hand she smiled at him and then nodded, he smiled at her. "You aren't the only ones who are going to be united I and Fuu have decided to marry also."
Every one congratulated them too, Umi who had been in deep thought looked up. "Hey why don't we have a ball to celebrate?"
Every one nodded their agreement. "Caldina do you know any musician who could play for the night?"
She nodded "Yes I'll go and get them strait away. " She then walked off hand in hand with Lafarga. Umi smiled as they went off and looked round at the others. "Well ladies we had better go and see if we can find something to were and you gentlemen, better find your best clothes to wear tonight."
The men all bowed to her and walked off together, Clef at the front of them being swept along by the others, despite his attempts to get away from them, they were determined to make him look his best for Umi tonight, especial Ascot, he didn't care that Umi didn't love him as long as she could win the man she loved and he was determined to show her just how good a man Guru Clef was.
Presea smiled, after the men and tried not to laugh, she then turned to the young women, she curtsied to them and went off in the direction of her own apartments to find herself something to wear for this special occasion. Umi, Fuu and Hikaru took hands they smiled at each other and walked off towards there own rooms in the castle, to endeavour to find something suitable to wear for that night.