Love Across Time: Hidden Royalty

Disclaimer: Don't own Rayearth, just my story line and my OC characters.

Chapter 7: Wind Royalty

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Fuu frowned in her sleep. 'Why is he there?' she thought watching the man she loved in her shrine. He stopped by her armor, and then placed a small ring next to her glove. "But, he hates me," she sobbed as she opened her eyes. While trying to calm down, Fuu thought over her trips to Cephiro. A land that held only painful memories and broken love.

She had loved him from their first meeting, but on her second trip it had ended with heartbreak. He told her he didn't want to be with her and hated her. Tears continued to pour down her face. After everything, she still loved him. "I will never stop loving you, Ferio. My heart will not let me, but if we ever meet again, I will keep my heart safe until I know for sure, your feelings towards me." Fuu curled up on her side and cried herself back to sleep.

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Fuu lay silently on her bed, trying to keep herself awake while Kuu spoke. It had now been a year since her last visit to Cephiro. She was fifteen and had taken a part time job at the local hospital. That was the reason she was now laying exhausted in her bed now. As Kuu placed a cool cloth on her forehead, Fuu remembered the day she had come home with a slight cold. By the next day it had developed into the flu and then phenomena. Now she was slipping in and out of consciousness. The only relief she found from her sickness was in dreams.

Every night she would find herself walking down a long hallway, in a great palace. She would stop at a beautifully carved door, and open it to find herself in a very, very big library. As she walked around the library she would run into two men sitting at a study table, with thick volumes open in front of them. When she approached them, they would look up at her with a smile, and invite her to sit with them.

At first she had been so surprised that they spoke to her, she had simply stared at them. The books it turned out were of the law and history of a different world called Squall. As she read and talked with the two men, the door would fly open and two young men, who looked exactly alike, would burst in. They immediately went to her, and after giving her a quick hug, would drag her through some French patio doors, out into a beautiful garden. They would talk animatedly with her, as they pointed out flowers, plants, and birds in the garden. Sometimes when she dreamed, the two in the library would come out with a small book, which they handed to her. The boys would then take her to the center of the garden, where a huge willow tree stood. Stretching out beside her on the ground, or sitting beside her, Fuu would read poems and stories of the planet to them.

The garden would melt away from Fuu as she read, and be replaced by scenes from the planet. Lush forests and meadows were everywhere, with cities built in the midst of them. Fuu could smell the sent of flowers and spices on the wind, and always before she woke up she would see the planet of Squall itself. It was a beautiful emerald green, with white wispy clouds wrapped around it.

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"Kuu."

Worriedly, Kuu leaned closer to hear her sister soft voice, "Yes, Fuu?"

"I've been dreaming every night, for a year now, of four men. They seem familiar somehow," she whispered tiredly.

Kuu looked at her sister in surprise, "I've had the same dream. It looks though that I have learned more from them. Those men Fuu, they are our brothers. They are the four demi-kings of a placed called Squall." Fuu only nodded before slipping back into her sleep.

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"Fuu…Fuu."

Fuu opened her eyes at the familiar voice that was calling to her. As she did she found herself looking up into the faces of her brothers. Looking around she saw that she was still in her room, and the family doctor was shaking his head sadly toward her, as he spoke to her parents. It appeared that no one else could see her brothers but her, and she looked up at them curiously.

Taking her hand, her oldest brother knelt beside her. "Fuu, the earth doctor can not heal you. You must come home. Tell mother and father that all of you must come home. Not just because our doctors can heal you but, also because Squall needs its royal family back. You will die if you do not return home. Please," he begged, "We can not lose you before we got the chance to meet you outside of our dreams."

Fuu blinked and found Kuu hugging her and crying. Slowly, Fuu touched her sister's arm.

"Oh Fuu," cried Kuu pulling back, "They say your dying. I can't believe that! You can't die," she sobbed.

"Kuu, our brothers have asked me to tell father and mother, that we must go home. If we do the doctors there can help me," she whispered.

"Oh Fuu!" laughed Kuu in relief, hugging her again. "I'll go get them now."

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Soon her parents stood beside her bed. Her mother and Kuu knelt on either side of the bed, while her father stood at the foot of the bed.

"Fuu," her father said gently, "We are going home now but first we have to put these on." He held out three emerald pendants in the shape of phoenixes in his hand. On the bird's stomach, Fuu recognized the wind symbol cared on it. "These identify us as the high royal family, and will allow us to return.

"Fuu where is yours?" asked Kuu once the pendants had been passed out. "You must have something from Squall with the wind symbol on it. I know you had one."

"Don't worry," said Fuu shutting her eyes and gathering her strength. "Windom!" In a flash Fuu was dressed in her armor. Reaching for the sword, she touched the green gem on the hilt of it. As she did the wind symbol glowed brightly.

Fuu's father gently shook her shoulder when she closed her eyes from summoning her magic. "Stay awake my little girl. You must stay awake till we arrive in Squall."

Fuu nodded and smiled faintly with anticipation as she listened to her father.

"I, King Syaoran call to you Squall. Recognize your royal family and open the pathway home." A portal appeared at the foot of Fuu's bed, and after her father picked her up, the family stepped through.

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Through heavy eyes, Fuu found herself with her family in a large airy room. Of the people surrounding them, four she recognized as the men in her dreams, her dear brothers. Her father quickly stepped into his role as ruler, and began to shout orders.

"Syaoran, go find the healers and teleport them to your sisters royal bedchambers," he ordered to the oldest of her brothers. "The rest of you follow me. Once the healers arrive, I will speak with the rest of you," he shouted hurrying out of the room.

Fuu couldn't remember much after that, only some how her parents had remembered exactly where their room was, her mother pulling back the bed sheets, and her father laying her down. Syaoran had then appeared with the healers, who asked everyone to step back as they worked.

"Why don't they use magic?" asked Kuu. "Fuu told me she had healing magic. Surely she is not the only one with such a power."

"No magic can be used on the royal family. All royal family members have healing magic in them. It flows in our veins, and if any healing magic is added, our bodies can't handle it and we die," said Touya calmly. The siblings stood together and watched as the healers treated the youngest of the Houoji family.

"She will be fine, her highness just needs rest. You may go and speak with her," said the head healer turning to the family, once he had finished. Fuu's parents kissed her forehead and then left to attend to royal duties of the state. Fuu smiled up as her brothers stood beside her bed, and at Kuu who wiped her forehead with a cool cloth. After a few peaceful moments, Kuu turned to her brothers.

"I know this is kind of a weird question but, could you re-introduce yourselves to us?" Kuu asked. The boys agreed as the oldest brother stepped forward. He had dark honey blonde hair, and dark brown eyes. To Fuu, he looked like a younger version of her father.

"As you have already heard," he said, "I am Syaoran. I am twenty-five years old, and am the oldest of the princes. I was named after father as is the tradition for the first born."

"I am Touya, the second prince of Squall. I am twenty-three years old," said a black haired young man. Emerald green highlights streaked through his hair, which fell slightly into his emerald eyes.

"And we are the twins," said two blonde youths stepping forward. The boys looked exactly alike, except one had a white scar on his left check.

"I am Masahito, the oldest of the two of us by four minutes," said the one with the scar. "And, I have brought someone to meet you." He raised a gloved hand and phoenix, the size of a large dove, with golden eyes perched on it. "Fuu, this is Windom. He is your loyal body guard, and your constant companion starting today."

"Thank you," said Fuu smiling up at him.

"I'm Matsumoto, twenty years old and your servant." His hazel green eyes danced with the same laughter as his twins, as he stepped in front of him and gave a sweeping bow to her. The sibling talked some more as they started to get to know each other better. A servant came in at one point, telling the princes that their father needed to speak with them. They kissed their sisters good-bye and promised to come back when they were done.

Kuu settled beside Fuu on the bed and they continued to talk.

"Kuu?" asked Fuu suddenly, "What do you think of our new home and family?"

Kuu smiled, "I love our home. It's not everyday you find out you're a princess either. And though we barely know our brother, I love them dearly already. I know I will love living here. What about you?"

"I know I will love living here, and being with our family too," smiled Fuu.

A/N: Yeah another chapter done! The next chapter will be up in a week. Enjoy!