Hikaru continued timidly, "Umi and Fuu got the idea that if they brought me to Cephiro that I would feel better. And I had the same idea. We didn't really talk about it but I think we all three thought the same thing, that somehow I was making myself sick. Like how I created Nova because I couldn't deal with my feelings."
Hikaru paused. She didn't really know how to bring this up. Her three brothers, she was sure, would tell her to say what she was feeling. So would Fuu & Umi. But that didn't mean she easily could.
"I, I missed you Lantis. I was always thinking about you, wondering where you were, what you were doing."
Hikaru looked at Lantis shyly. He was looking at her intently. Hikaru took a deep breath and continued, "I still, I still love you Lantis!"
Hikaru looked down, "I mean, it's ok if you don't feel the same. I know you haven't even seen me in a long time…."
She felt a hand on her shoulder, "Hikaru."
"Hikaru, I love you."
Umi and Fuu informed Clef that they'd like to be on their own for awhile. They wandered around the palace, Mokona trailing happily behind them. They were both solemn and sad, it felt like the end of something.
Umi finally spoke, "I want Hikaru to be happy. But I just feel so depressed. What's a world without a Hikaru?"
"Have you actually considered staying Miss Umi?" said Fuu seriously.
Umi thought, "I just did. But I just can't stay in Cephiro. It's not for me. But I can see why Hikaru is happy here. She always was a little unusual for Earth. Maybe this is her destiny."
"Perhaps so. I can certainly see it as well."
Umi sat down by a fountain. She looked around at the lovely room they were in. There were lovely flowers and gorgeous stones with jewels set in them. She sighed. "I'm going to be happy for her Fuu. I've grown since I was here the first time, part of me is capable of being happy for her, and I'm not going to stop growing until all of me can be. I'm going to be happy for Hikaru, and I'm going to be happy myself."
"You are a good person Miss Umi. I admit I must strive to follow your example."
"You following my example Fuu? That's a new one."
"It is not Miss Umi. There are many times I have tried to be like you. You are bold and courageous and often extremely generous whether you see it yourself or not."
"And I'll try to be more like you Fuu, calm and considerate and humble. And we can both try to be like Hikaru, always energetic and loving and selfless. If we do that, then the Magic Knights will never really be broken up."
"I agree Miss Umi."
Fuu sat down beside her and they stayed silent for awhile. Umi had to marvel at her own ability to stay quiet for more than 5 minutes.