Title: 'Thank You'
Author: Potato Maiden
Pairing: Umi Ryuuzaki/Ascot
Fandom: Magic Knight Rayearth
Theme: #2 – news; letter
Disclaimer: I do not own Magic Knight Rayearth, it, and all it's components belong to Clamp, who refuse to answer my phone calls...

He was surprised; to say the least that there was an envelope on his pillow. On the front, stood an acronym he had yet to figure out.

"S.W.A.K" he read aloud. "What's that mean?" Ascot opened the letter and read it aloud to himself.

Ascot,

Thanks for the help with everything and I'll make it up to you when we get back. How does chocolate cake sound to you? Good!

So, thank you so so much.

Thanks,

-Umi

"So, Umi left it." Ascot carefully tucked the note into the envelope and walked out of his room, in search of Caldina or Presea, whoever would tell him what 'S.W.A.K.' means.

"Caldina! Can you tell me what this means?" the palu asked his 'sister'.

"Let's see." She took the envelope, opened it up and read the letter. "It means she's thanking you for something you helped her with."

"Not that." He sighed, and pointed to the letters on the envelope. "That." Caldina studied it for a moment before shaking her head.

"I'm afraid not, sorry Ascot."

"It's alright. Where's Presea?"

"She's busy at the moment. Why don't you go ask Clef?" she suggested. Ascot nodded and walked off to Clef's study.

"Guru?" Ascot knocked.

"Come in." Ascot entered the room of the small man and stood behind one of the chairs. "What do you need, Ascot?"

"Can you tell me what this means?" he handed Clef just the envelope and waited while the mage studied it.

"It's an envelope Ascot."

"I know that. What do those letters mean?" he pointed to the elusive letters which seemed to be more trouble than what they were worth.

"Stewardesses Will Abandon Koalas." The mage said thoughtfully.

"You're kidding right?"

"Yes, I'm afraid I do not know what that means."

"Thank you anyway, Guru."

"Not a problem. Ferio may know. If not, ask Lantis."

"Where are they?"

"Training. They should be taking a break right now."

"Thank you." And so, Ascot continued his journey on finding out what 'S.W.A.K' meant, and if he had to, he'd ask Umi herself when she got back.

"Ferio!" Ascot called to the prince.

"What?"

"Can you tell me what this means?"

"This, my friend, is your name." Ferio said pointing to Ascot's name.

"Not that! This. What's this mean?" Ferio raised a green eyebrow at Ascot's sudden firmness and looked at the acronym.

"Don't know. Ask Fuu when she gets here."

"When will that be?"

"Don't know. Ask Clef."

"LANTIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIS!" Lantis cringed as the charging of small feet came toward him, landing him into a glomped state.

"Hey Ascot, they're here." Ferio said smartly as Fuu approached.

"Thanks, Ferio. You're the best."

"I know."

"Fuu, can you answer this for me?"

"Of course."

"What does this mean?" Ascot said, pointing to what he was specifically pointing at.

"This is an acronym, which is a word formed from the initial letters of a name." Ascot sighed.

"Ascot! Oh good, you saw the note!" Umi smiled up at him, holding a basket of what was presumably chocolate cake.

"Umi, what's that mean?"

"Sealed with a kiss. Didn't you read the P.S?"

"No…"

"That's why. Look." Umi pointed at the extra sentence.

P.S.: Instead of going around asking what it means, 'S.W.A.K' stands for sealed with a kiss.

"That would make sense why you were asking everyone." Ferio said.

"Ascot, come help me with something, please."

"Uhm, sure." Once they had turned the corner, Umi got on the tips of her toes and kissed Ascot on what would be his cheek if he wasn't so tall.

"There. Come on, let's go." Umi smiled, walking further down the hall to who knows where with Ascot trailing behind her, one hand attached to his collar bone, a dazed smile on his face.

a/n: Even more kisses! Wasn't sure if kissing an envelope counted as a kiss or not.