Title: Toward the camera
Author: Potato Maiden
Pairing: Umi Ryuuzaki/Ascot
Fandom: Magic Knight Rayearth
Theme: #16 - Invincible; unrivaled
Disclaimer: I do not own Magic Knight Rayearth, it, and all it's components belong to Clamp, who refuse to answer my phone calls...
Hikaru and Fuu watched as rapier met rapier and the sound of metal clashing met the air around them. Behind one of the masks was Umi, tongue poking out in concentration, making her moves quick and flawless. Umi was happy with this match, since her practice in Cephiro with slaying the random monsters that happened to pop up, she improved to where her instructor told her, with the skill she's harnessed, she could be unrivaled by those around her, then was proceeded to be asked various questions by fellow teammates on how she's able to do such a thing.
In one, two, three steps, the match ended and Umi was pronounced the winner. Her instructor beamed with pride at another flawless match as Umi pulled off the mask, a triumphant look in her eyes as she shook the hand of her competitor. Umi's teammates were elated at their victory and were cheering rather loudly. With a gloved hand, Umi wiped away strands of hair that had come loose during the match.
"Ryuuzaki," Umi looked up at her instructor, "I was right, you're unrivaled. Whatever you've been doing, I want you to keep it up, you could go far in fencing if you do." Umi nodded, and turned away to find Fuu and Hikaru.
"And then she won!" Hikaru ended excitedly. Umi laughed lightly and Hikaru's retelling of the match. The Cephirans hung on Hikaru's every word as she told of the match, minuscule detail by minuscule detail.
"Umi, what did your instructor tell you at the end?" Fuu asked. Umi thought back for a moment.
"That I was unrivaled. He told me before that I was damn near it, and after that match he was right and that I could go far if I continued with what I've been doing." she replied.
After discussing, much to Umi's dismay, the highlights of the fencing match, the knight of water managed to slip away from Hikaru and the others to the kitchen where she proceeded to bake. She say to the side once the cake was in the oven and her dishes were clean and sighed. She leaned back into her chair and closed her eyes, blocking out everything around her.
The only thing to awake her from her slumber was the egg timer. She got up from her chair and stretched, heading to the oven. Little did she know, she was being watched, every little movement. Placing the cake on the counter, she gave a small yelp of pain. Her watcher watched as she ran the burnt finger under a bit of cold water. She turned around and jumped.
"Ascot! You scared me." she said, placing a hand on her heart.
"Sorry Umi, I just came to ask what you were doing."
"Oh. I'm going to frost this cake in a minute but right now I'm just resting."
"Oh." he turned to leave. "Umi? You... look really nice today." his face reddened at this, realizing what he just said.
"Thank you Ascot. Oh, here, I owed this to you." she handed him an envelope and grinned, remembering the last time she gave him an envelope. Ascot looked down at the envelope and started to open it as Umi walked away.
Inside the envelope was a picture of Umi, Fuu and Hikaru, in their bathing suits, each of them doing a different pose. Ascot turned the picture over and read the note on the back.
'Ascot, thought you'd like a picture of us to keep when we're off at school and busy with work and stuff.
-Umi'
Ascot turned the picture over and smiled, Umi was blowing a kiss. Sure, it was to the camera, but to Ascot, it was to him. He placed the picture carefully into the envelope and placed it into his pocket. He left the kitchen with a light grin and went to his room to place the picture into more protected areas.
a/n: Near that time again, beginning of July is coming up, I have eight more to do! And don't worry, they'll eventually and gradually get longer and full of kisses.