Chapter 1
As the car drove away, tears trickled down a red-head’s cheeks. Her parents were going to leave her for almost half a year, and her brothers were away. The girl felt so lonely. Everything seemed to be drifting away from the girl. As the sun began to set, a little dog rubbed against the girl’s legs. At once, she smiled. “Oh Hikari….I feel so lonely now….It feels like…like….the whole world is leaving me behind! Hikari, promise me that you’ll never leave me?” Sniffing, the girl rubbed her eyes and went into the house. Inside, the girl braided her hair and took out a sword. Then, she leapt about the little room, slashing wooden dummies. Ever since the girl had returned from Cephiro, a land of Will, her Kendo skills had improved. Yelling, the red-head charged towards the last dummy, and slashed it hard. At the moment, the phone rang. Dropping her sword, she rushed to pick it up. “Hello? May I speak to Miss Hikaru?” A familiar cheery voice was heard. The girl smiled and nodded. “Hello Umi….how are you? It’s been a long while since we’ve met.” Hikaru, the red-head grinned from ear to ear. Umi’s sweet laughter could be heard through the phone and Hikaru smiled even more. Umi had followed Hikaru to Cephiro. There was another girl too, but they hadn’t heard from her ever since they returned from Cephiro. “Yes….it’s been a long time. I’m fine by the way. What about you? Oh yeah….before I forget. I am going to Tokyo Tower tomorrow. Fuu has already agreed to follow. What about you?” Hikaru frowned.
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Chapter 2
Returning to Cephiro was going to bring back painful memories. But nevertheless, Hikaru agreed to follow. Then, they both agreed to meet at sunset the following day. And they hanged up. Hikaru placed her hand on the cold glass window and tears trickled down her cheeks again. “Yeah…painful memories like….how…Lantis died….Lantis……” Shutting her eyes tight, her whole body shook with grief and ran up to her room. After a while, the loud bang of her door was heard. The next day, after her ECA, Hikaru made her way to Tokyo Tower. On the way there, Hikaru met Fuu. “Fuu!!!! Fuu over here!!” Running over, Hikaru hugged the girl who had shoulder length light brown hair, and was dressed in green. Fuu hugged Hikaru back and grinned at her. Together, they made their way to Tokyo Tower, chatting and laughing away. When they reached the tower, a tall girl with long blue hair was staring at the setting sun. At once, they knew it was Umi. “Hey Umi!!” Hikaru and Fuu hugged Umi together and the three girls grinned. The Magic Knights were once again reunited. Behind Umi, a girl who had purple hair and very sweet light purple eyes smiled at Hikaru and Fuu. She seemed to be a little bit taller than Hikaru. So Hikaru was still the shortest girl. Umi grinned at the new girl and nodded. “Guys….meet my long lost sister, Furoueru. You can call her Furou. Right?” Umi smiled at her and Furoueru nodded. “That’s right! I am the same age of the three of you. Umi has been telling me a lot of about you. You must be wondering how come I am the same age as you right? It’s easy. I was adopted by Umi’s parents when Umi was two years old, but then, her parents sent me off to some kinda home. And then, two months ago, they took me back! It’s that simple. Heehee….” Furoueru’s voice was melodious, and a bit wild sounding. Hikaru and Fuu stared at the girl, blinking away. “Umi’s sis is very talkative and….cute.” Fuu whispered to Hikaru, and the redhead nodded. “Well….it’s nice to meet you Furou..” Hikaru and Fuu shook hands with the girl and the four of them began to laugh and chat with each other. Then, Hikaru, Fuu, and Umi decided to return to Cephiro, bringing Furoueru along. They closed their eyes and concentrated. Suddenly, there was a blinding light that caused everyone to shut their eyes. When the four girls opened their eyes, they were so amazed. The girls were actually in Cephiro, in front of Guru Mage Clef.
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Chapter 3
"Girls? Why is it that you have returned to Cephiro?" Clef asked the Hikaru, Fuu and Umi. They smiled at Clef and hugged him. Then, Umi laughed. "Oh Clef....I missed you SO MUCH!!" Hugging him again, Umi winked at the other three girls. Hikaru and Fuu laughed, and Furoueru rolled her eyes, smiling. When Umi finally let go of Clef, she stood beside Hikaru and Fuu, pushing her sister towards Clef. "Clef....meet my sister Furoueru Ryuuzaki. Erm....I have been telling her about Cephiro, and she kept bugging me to bring her....so....I hope you don't mind Clef." Umi's voice turned slightly serious as she spoke those words, and Clef blinked a few times. "It really is alright. Greetings Furoueru. How old are you? Umi never told me about you." The young girl grinned at him, and began telling him what she had told the three older girls back in Tokyo Tower. Umi slapped her forehead silently, and whispered to the other two girls. "She must be a robot....ever since she returned, she has been saying the same old thing!!" Hikaru and Fuu laughed and shook their heads. Clef nodded and stood up. "Girls....if you intend to stay for awile....I might want to teach this young one some....skills." The moment Umi and Furoueru heard it...."REALLY?!?!?!? Oh Clef!!! That's great!" Furoueru ran towards Clef, and hugged him tight. "Thank you so much Clef!!" Then, she turned towards Umi and winked at her. Umi smiled back sweetly. "Little sis, come. I'll show you around." Then, Umi bowed, and headed for the exit, with Furoueru following. At that moment, Ferrio entered the hall and stared at Fuu. "Ferrio!!" Fuu walked towards him and gave him a sweet sweet smile. The young boy blushed and smiled back shyly. Then, they took their leave, chatting away. Clef sighed and turned his head towards Hikaru, shaking his head.
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Chapter 4
"Hikaru....I am so sorry about..Lantis...." Hikaru's smile faded away and bit her lip. "Hikaru, life is like a race. Everyone has to finish that race. And Lantis just finished his early. So did Zagato and Princess Emeruade. Try to take it easy." Clef sighed and placed his hand on her shoulder. Hikaru had fell in love with Lantis not too long ago, and he had been killed by Hikaru's dark side, Nova. And from then on, Hikaru had been blaming herself for Lantis' death. Stopping the tears from flowing out, Hikaru shut her eyes tight and nodded. "I....I shall go to my room and....rest. I take my leave Clef." Upset, Hikaru rushed out of the hall and into her room without stopping. Once in her room, Hikaru sighed and leaned against the door. Her hand rested on a wooden table, beside her, and the other, on her chest. Suddenly, she felt something hard. ~The locket....~ Yes. It was the locket that Lantis had given her more than two months ago, a day before he had died. As the red-head recalled the painful memory, she felt hot tears threatening her eyes. It was going to be hard to try to forget Lantis. Very hard....
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Chapter 5
"So little sis, what do you think?" Umi asked Furoueru brightly as they walked into the garden. The girl smiled at Umi and looked around. Birds were singing their songs, chipmunks were chatting with each other and the wind howled gently. "I think Cephiro is a really great place! I wouldn't mind staying in Cephiro forever...." Furoueru laughed and ran about the field. Umi smiled gently, and sat down on the grass, staring at the sparkling pond that seemed to bring life to the beautiful garden in Cephiro. Suddenly, Furoueru landed beside Umi, grinning at her. "I love Cephiro!! It is so beautiful!" Umi laughed and stared at the girl, looking at her beautiful soft pale purple eyes, and fair complexion. "Furou....you haven't really told me about yourself. Since we have time now, would you mind telling me?" Furoueru continued grinning and closed her eyes to take in the fresh air. "Hmm....I like the colours purple and white. I think they are so pretty. Well....I like purple more. Yeah....anyway, I have learnt the Chinese Martial Arts from young. They call it 'Kung Fu' there. Hmm....I am of the Scorpio zodiac....an..." Before the girl could finish her sentence, a loud crack was heard, and as the girls turned around to see what had happened, Fuu landed in front of them. "Sorry Miss Umi, sorry Miss Feroueru. Ferrio and I were....umm....practicing our skills on the branches when....he fell and pushed me to the ground accidently...." Fuu blushed and looked at Ferrio who had leaves all over him. The sight of the leafy Ferrio made them burst out laughing. Even Ferrio laughed too.
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Chapter 6
The three girls stared at the young prince, and Umi frowned. "Hmm...Ferrio...Ferou...Ferrio...Ferou...hey!! They sound the same. Well....a slight difference. Ferrio is pronounced as FARE-RIO, while Ferou is pronounced as FARE-ROW. Hahahaha...!!!" Umi laughed so hard that she rolled on the ground, her hands on her stomach. Ferou rolled her eyes and pounced on Umi, tickling her. The sister bond was growing slowly....
