Here is chapter 4! Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do not own MKR. Although I wish I own Clef or maybe Umi.

Chapter4: Revival

The next morning, everything seemed to be fine. Hikaru and Fuu had already forgiven everyone for keeping the powerful aura a secret. Even Umi forgave everyone. But, there was something in her that seemed awfully wrong.

She looked fine but her eyes were red and she had dark bags under her eyes. It was clear that the girl had been crying and stayed up late because of it. The only question in everyone's mind was why?

The door opened and the master mage entered. Umi's heart raced and she blushed. Ascot seeing her reaction looked away.

Clef greeted everyone and sat down. Clef yawned. "Didn't sleep well, Clef?" Presea asked. He just nodded. I can't tell her that I stayed up late trying to figure out what was wrong with Umi. Not to mention, the storm lasted till sun break. Umi must have been crying all night.

He looked at Umi who averted her gaze. Even though Umi was looking away, he could see the red in her eyes and the bags under it. His assumption was correct.

There was an uncomfortable silence. Clef kept on staring at Umi who had a sudden interest in her plate. Ascot was glaring at Clef because after the scene in the garden, he started hating him because he stole his goddess away from him. Presea kept on looking back and forth from Clef to Umi trying to figure out what the hell was going on.

Hikaru spoke up not noticing the tense atmosphere, "Umi, didn't you sleep well last night? You have bags under your eyes? And have you been crying? Your eyes are red."

Umi's tired eyes widened. Fuu slapped herself in the forehead. Hikaru-san…

"I…" Umi couldn't answer. She can't possibly tell her that she was crying because of him. If she did, Hikaru would probably kill him. She gulped and tried to find an answer that will satisfy her. Hikaru wondered why Umi was not answering her. "Umi-chan?" her voice was obviously worried. Umi got 'The Feeling' again.

Umi looked at Hikaru and tried to smile as best as she can and said, "I'm fine, Hikaru. I just had a nightmare last night. When I woke up, I was crying. It was kind of hard to fall asleep because of it."

Hikaru knew that she was lying. Her smile was her Not-make-anyone-worry smile. She knew that there was something wrong but, she just smiled and pretended not to know better. "I'm glad you're fine. I really thought that you had been crying." Fuu immediately knew that Hikaru knew that Umi was lying.

Umi let out a small chuckle. Everyone seemed to have bought it except for the other 2 knights, Clef, Ascot and Presea.

They were about to eat when suddenly the castle started shaking again. "What's going on? Is it another attack?" Hikaru asked.

The shaking subsided. Everyone looked at each other to make sure everyone was alright. Just then, all of them sensed something rather powerful in the castle garden.

They immediately ran towards it.

When they got there, they were greeted with 2 huge orbs of light. Everyone took their weapons, getting ready to whatever was gonna come out.

The orbs then glowed. 1 of the orbs began to take a shape. A human shape. The orb glowed so bright that everyone had to cover their eyes. When they opened their eyes, they were met with a surprising sight.

There was a girl sitting down where the orb had been. Her hair glowed like the sun and it flowed all over her back. She was wearing a white dress with puffed sleeves and it had a red strap that ran through the length of the dress. When she opened her eyes, it revealed a very beautiful color of green. Nobody had to ask who it was, since everyone already knew who it was. It was the pillar before Hikaru.

"Emeraude, my sister…"Ferio said wide eyed at the girl before him. He was so shocked that he dropped his sword. "Ferio…" Emeraude said before she closed her eyes and was about to fall to the grass. Ferio caught her just in time. He embraced her tight, running his hand through her hair trying to see if they were real.

The other orb glowed and took a human shape. It glowed bright again and everyone covered their eyes once more. They had thought it might be Zagato since Emeraude was here but they were wrong. Hikaru and Lantis's eyes widened when they realized who it was.

It was a man. He had dirty blond hair and was wearing a black turtle neck. He was also wearing black pants. He had white boots on. He opened his eyes revealing gray eyes. It was Eagle Vision.

Hikaru had tears running down her face. Her hands were covering her mouth as she unsummoned her sword and stared in shock. Eagle, as well, fell in unconsciousness. Lantis caught him. He was staring wide eyed at his best friend who was supposed to be dead.

Ferio sat in a chair beside his sister, grasping her hand as if he was scared that she would disappear. Fuu watched behind the door giving the siblings their time. She seemed satisfied so she smiled and left.

She went to the room where Eagle is staying. She saw Umi peeping through the door. Guess she's the same as me. She thought.

Umi saw her coming and smiled. She gave her enough space to peep too. Fuu saw Hikaru sitting beside the bed. Her hands were clenched in her lap. Lantis was beside her, his hand on her shoulder comforting her. His eyes were fixed on his best friend's face.

Umi made a sign saying that they should go. Fuu nodded.

When they were gone, Hikaru spoke up. "Lantis, how do you think Eagle is here right now?"

"I don't know, Hikaru."

Hikaru closed her eyes and sighed. "Do you want to go to Umi now, Hikaru?" Lantis asked.

Hikaru's eyes bolted open and she looked at Lantis. Lantis smiled. "You didn't think I wouldn't notice her lie this morning?"

Hikaru looked at Eagle and back on Lantis. "But, Eagle…"

"I can watch over him, Hikaru. I'll just tell you when he wakes up so go. Go to Umi." He looked at the door and back to her. Hikaru nodded and left. Lantis smiled at her retreating back. He looked at Eagle and narrowed his eyes. "Now, how, in Cephiro, did you get here, Eagle?"

"Is that something you should ask your best friend who supposedly died?" Eagle said opening one eye. He sat up on the bed and looked at Lantis.

"How did you know I was awake?" he said looking at the swordsman towering him.

"I noticed your breathing changed."

Eagle smirked. "I guess I am not really that good of an actor, huh, Lantis?"

"You still haven't answered my question. How did you get here?"

"I don't know." Eagle said scratching his head and closing his eyes trying to remember. "The last thing I remember was Debonair and my mecha exploding." He opened his eyes and looked at Lantis again. "I really thought I had died."

While Eagle was still trying to remember, Lantis was thinking. Could he be an impostor? An illusion made by the enemy? But, what would they achieve if Eagle and Emeraude were revived?

He was so deep in thought that he didn't notice Eagle staring at him with sad eyes. He looked at his hands and said, "You're probably wishing that Zagato was revived instead of me right?"

Lantis looked back at Eagle who smiled kindly at him. "What would make you say that?"

"Well, for one thing, he is your brother." He smirked.

Lantis just looked at him. "And another thing, if I am here," his smirk disappearing replaced by seriousness in his eyes and voice. "I could steal Hikaru away from you."

Lantis's eyes widened at his seriousness. Lantis turned his back and went towards the door. Eagle's eyes never left him. He put his hand on the knob and tilted his head so as to have a final glance at his 'Friend'. "We'll see you try."

Eagle just smiled as Lantis left the room.

"Indeed, I shall..." Eagle silently added. His eyes glowing a light red as he smiled.

"This is so weird, you know." Umi said. They were walking aimlessly in the halls after their little peeping session.

"What's weird?" Fuu asked.

"You know, Emeraude and Eagle coming back to life. Like Presea."

"Oh, that. I admit it is a bit odd. But," Fuu smiled. Umi turned to look at her. Fuu looked at Umi's blue eyes and said, "Seeing Emeraude-san alive makes me really…happy…" She said her last word quietly and looked down.

Umi nodded. She knew where her friend is getting at. For all this time, the 3 girls carried the burden of having killed Princess Emeraude. They might not show it but, they still felt guilty for killing her even though it was her wish. It was hard for all of them but, it must have been harder on Fuu.

Fuu was in love with Ferio, the brother of the woman she killed. She was always saddened by this fact and she had held the burden all by herself. But now, seeing her alive, the burden just seemed to go away.

Umi smiled. She was glad to know that some of her friend's troubles are gone.

"This is IMPOSSIBLE! Once a person's life is lost, it could never return! This is so impossible!" Clef shouted pacing around the throne room. Sierra was clenching her fists, an angry vein popping in her head because Clef had been pacing saying 'impossible this' and 'impossible that' the whole time.

"Clef, I understand what the problem is but, nothing will be solved unless you CALM DOWN!" Sierra shouted unable to keep her temper. Sierra clapped her hands over her mouth. Clef stared at her surprised. She never raised her voice at him.

Sierra backed away a little afraid of Clef hitting her in the head. Instead of him shouting at him, he laughed. It started out as a chuckle till it reached the point of laughing uncontrollably.

Sierra blushed seeing the mage laugh since it was a rare sight. Neither of them notices a dark presence enter the room.

We'll see how long you can keep laughing. A girl with blue hair laughed. Her hands grasped Sierra's neck as she entered her slowly. Sierra felt the intrusion but couldn't do anything about it because after a split second, she and the intruder were one. Sierra's eyes glowed a dark blue light before it vanished to her original color.

"Clef." The possessed Sierra said with an eerie voice. Clef, still laughing slightly and looked up just in time for Sierra to drape her arms around Clef and crash her lips into him.

Clef's eyes widened. He tried to pull away but, the extra strength Aqua gave Sierra was huge and he couldn't do a thing. When he looked up, he saw something terrifying.

Umi was in the doorway with Fuu, tears rolling down her face. Her hands were covering her mouth in shock. Umi backed away from her spot and ran. "Umi-san, wait!" Fuu shouted.

Clef, feeling Sierra's hold lighten, with all the strength he had pushed Sierra off of him. "Umi!"He ran towards the doorway to be stopped by Fuu.

"Fuu, what are you doing?" Clef demanded.

"I'm sorry, Clef-san. But, don't you think you have already caused Umi-san enough pain?" Fuu said looking out the window.

Clef was shocked hearing Fuu's words. He looked out the window to see a heavy rain pouring. Fuu turned her back and said, hate evident in her voice. "Be grateful, Clef-san"

Clef turned towards Fuu. He had never heard Fuu speak like that to anyone. "Be grateful that you are the master mage and that Cephiro needs you. If not, I would have killed you right here for making one of my best friends cry." With that, she ran after her crying friend, leaving a shocked Clef and a possessed Sierra.

After a few moments of silence, Clef turned angrily at Sierra and shouted, "What do you think you were doing?"

He turned just in time to see a dark shadow with blue eyes come out of Sierra. She fell to the floor unconscious. Clef positioned his staff for an attack when he heard the shadow laugh.

"Now how, I wonder, are you going to fix this mess, Clef?" The voice shocked him as it sounded almost like Umi's voice. "If you go after Umi then people will get hurt." Clef narrowed his eyes.

"I know of Ascot's love for Umi, if that's what you're saying." Clef said taking a step forward.

"Oh, but he's not the only one who will get hurt." The voice said looking at Sierra's body with its blue eyes the same color as Umi's. Clef looked at Sierra's body, unsure of whom the shadow was talking about. The shadow seeing his confusion, laughed. "I'm talking about Sierra, you idiot!"

Clef turned his gaze towards the shadow once more. "Don't tell you didn't notice about this girl's love for you this whole time? You also didn't notice her twin sister's love for you, did you?"

"Presea?" Clef asked. The shadow laughed. "Bingo!"

Clef looked down trying to ingest the information that the shadow just told him. Aqua noticing his confusion, left without a trace.

"Ah...Wait!" Clef said but, the shadow was long gone. He turned towards Sierra. Sierra and Presea were in love with me?

Umi opened the doors of her room and closed it with a loud SLAM! She threw herself on her bed and cried her eyes out. She hugged her pillows tight. There was a loud knock on her door and she heard Fuu's voice, "Umi-san, please open the door!"

Umi just kept on crying. Fuu turned the knob, surprised seeing it was open, stepped in. She saw Umi's body sprawled out on her bed. Her hair was all over the bed. She could hear her sobs. She closed the door and sat on the bed.

"Umi-san…"

She sobbed in the pillow she was hugging. It was obvious to Fuu that her heart was broken. She sighed and said, "Clef did something to you didn't he?"

At the sound of his name, Umi looked up at her friend who was smiling. Umi looked down again and explained, "I just don't understand why he's doing this to me, Fuu." As she said this, a thunder roared.

"Doing what?" Fuu asked. Umi then explained everything. From their passionate French kiss in the garden ending with what they saw in the throne room, all the while crying.

"So that's why there was a storm last night."

"What does the storm have to do with me?"

"You were wearing your armor when you were crying, am I right?" Umi nodded. "I have already said about our new powers concerning our armor right? So when you were crying, your powers activated sensing your sadness, causing the storm. You must have been crying pretty badly since the storm looked like it could send the castle flying. And look outside." Umi looked and saw a storm forming.

Umi just looked at her acknowledging what she just said. She buried her head in her pillow once more crying. Fuu just simply patted her back while she cried. The sky crying with her. Neither noticed their red haired friend eavesdropping on their conversation.

Hikaru left with the conversation she just heard repeating itself in her mind. The storm was caused by Umi-chan. It was pretty strong… So, Umi-chan was crying as hard as the storm. She was crying because of… Her thoughts were cut when knew just who to kill for making her friend cry like that. She ran in search for the master mage.

Everyone was gathered in the dining hall for lunch. The magic knights and Sierra were missing. Just then, Hikaru burst into the room holding her sword with her. Her eyes rested upon the master mage who just looked confused as to why she was glaring at him like that. She raised her sword and brought it down causing a fireball directed at the guru.

He quickly conjured a protective barrier but he didn't expect their new powers to be so strong as the barrier broke even though it stopped the attack. "What in the pillar's name are you doing, Hikaru?" Clef asked.

Hikaru didn't answer. She leaped and brought the sword down on Clef's head. Clef jumped backwards avoiding the sword wrapped in flames. Everyone on the table went on to the side watching as the fire knight attacked Clef.

"Hikaru, stop this!" Caldina said. Hikaru stopped and looked at Caldina. She went to her and put her forehead against hers. A red light surrounded the spot where their foreheads are touching.

Caldina's eyes widened as Hikaru pulled back and raised her sword ready for another attack. Caldina went back and took Lafarga's sword. Lafarga tried protesting but Caldina glared at him so hard, he closed his mouth shut. She stood beside Hikaru and raised Lafarga's sword.

Clef couldn't understand why Caldina joined Hikaru. "Caldina, what are you doing?"

"Getting revenge!" Caldina said as she leapt forward and tried to cut Clef in half. He managed to jump back and dodge. As he did so, Hikaru sent a fireball to where he was standing. Clef countered it with a water wave.

He turned to Caldina who was getting ready for another attack and said, "Paralyze!" Caldina noticed that she was frozen to the spot and couldn't move. The sword was raised above her head and her legs were spread.

Clef then turned to Hikaru and said, "Ice Cage!" A cage made out of ice appeared around Hikaru trapping her. She tried to cut the cage but it was too strong. When she tried to use her flames, the fire wouldn't come out.

"What?" Hikaru asked confused.

"This is a cage made out of ice. The temperature inside it is below the temperature a normal person could survive. You should be frozen to death by now."

"Clef!" Lantis shouted.

"Do not worry, Lantis. Hikaru's element is fire, that's why she can't feel a thing. But, your fires are useless since it is too cold for them." He smirked.

Hikaru glared at him. "Now, would you mind telling me why you just tried to kill me?"

"Don't act as if you don't know!" Hikaru spat.

"No, no I don't know. I don't seem to remember doing something worthy of being killed."

"Don't play dumb! Because of what you, she…she's…" Clef looked at Caldina as her eyes started to get misty. Caldina glared at him as tears were forming in the corner of her eyes. "How could you lie to her? You and Sierra both!" she shouted.

At the mention of Sierra's name, Clef immediately knew the reason they were attacking him. Clef looked down, pain evident in his eyes. "She's that bad, then?" Clef asked already knowing the answer as the rain poured heavily over Cephiro.

Hikaru shouted, "If you know, then don't ask!"

Clef look saddened. Everyone else in the room except for Caldina had no idea what was going on. Ascot just glared at Clef. They better not be talking about, Umi. If Clef hurt Umi in any way, for the love of all that is kind and good, I swear that I will kill him.

"Clef, release Hikaru immediately! What the hell are you arguing about anyway?" Lantis demanded. He was angry by the fact that the mage would use such a dangerous technique towards Hikaru.

Just then, everyone heard a scream. It was Umi's voice.

"UMI!" Clef and Ascot shouted at the same time.

"Umi-chan!" Hikaru shouted from inside the cage.

"Fuu..." Umi said. She was lying against the wall. She was covered in winds which restricted her from moving. She could see their attacker holding Fuu by the neck.

Fuu had blood coming from her mouth. She was covered in scratches and bruises. She opened her eyes slowly. She spoke in a voice that seemed like it hadn't been used for over a thousand years. She looked at her attacker with wet eyes.

"Why…..Emeraude….?"

That's all for chapter 4! Remember to review and flames are always welcome! To anyone who guessed right, congrats!