Someone in the Shadows
Ryuuzaki Umi, age fourteen.
Occupation? Magic Knight, I suppose.
Love? ....
Who do I love? You wouldn't believe me if I told you. Everyone thinks I love Clef...no. I mean, come on, he's seven hundred and forty-five! I'm fourteen! Think about it! No, I don't love Clef. I do love Hikaru, but it's in a purely sister way. My little sister Hikaru. And I'm her big sister Umi. Hikaru reminds me so much...so much of Princess Emeraude. Or what I knew of her. She and Lantis...it's like watching Emeraude and Zagato, minus the sadness. Or perhaps it's just toned down. Hikaru has Lantis, Fuu has Ferio. I have no one. That's probably my fault. If only I could say something...
"Umi-san!" I turn around. Fuu and Hikaru are behind me.
"What is it, Fuu?" I ask, walking away from the window I had been staring into. There's someone hidden in the shadows. I smiled to myself, knowing who it was.
"Umi-chan, we were thinking of having a party soon, maybe on Saturday." Hikaru smiles at me. I wonder if maybe I could tell her about this.
"Saturday..." I murmur.
"Is something wrong with that date, Umi-san?" Fuu asks me. Fuu is so nice and sweet. I wish I could be like her. Smart, pretty, and kind.
"Hm?" I snap out of my thoughts. "No, nothing's wrong with that date. I was just in a world of my own for a moment, there. I'm sorry."
Fuu nods, understanding. She and Hikaru leave.
I site down next to the wall, thinking again. It's not like it's bad to love who you do, Umi. That's what I keep telling myself. There's nothing wrong with it, its not like you'd be dating Clef after all...the age difference isn't that big.
I laugh softly to myself. Oh, I knew all that already. It just seemed like I would never get over this.
Without warning, I started to cry.
I heard footsteps behind me. The person from the shadows had emerged.
"Umi-san..." he whispered.
I didn't really want to say anything to him. Well, no, I wanted to say something...but I couldn't.
I felt someone's arms wrap around me as I cried. My shadow person, that I loved for such a long time.
I cried some more, and eventually feel asleep in his arms.
Ryuuzaki Umi, age fourteen.
Occupation, Magic Knight.
Love, Ascot.
Ryuuzaki Umi, age fourteen.
Occupation? Magic Knight, I suppose.
Love? ....
Who do I love? You wouldn't believe me if I told you. Everyone thinks I love Clef...no. I mean, come on, he's seven hundred and forty-five! I'm fourteen! Think about it! No, I don't love Clef. I do love Hikaru, but it's in a purely sister way. My little sister Hikaru. And I'm her big sister Umi. Hikaru reminds me so much...so much of Princess Emeraude. Or what I knew of her. She and Lantis...it's like watching Emeraude and Zagato, minus the sadness. Or perhaps it's just toned down. Hikaru has Lantis, Fuu has Ferio. I have no one. That's probably my fault. If only I could say something...
"Umi-san!" I turn around. Fuu and Hikaru are behind me.
"What is it, Fuu?" I ask, walking away from the window I had been staring into. There's someone hidden in the shadows. I smiled to myself, knowing who it was.
"Umi-chan, we were thinking of having a party soon, maybe on Saturday." Hikaru smiles at me. I wonder if maybe I could tell her about this.
"Saturday..." I murmur.
"Is something wrong with that date, Umi-san?" Fuu asks me. Fuu is so nice and sweet. I wish I could be like her. Smart, pretty, and kind.
"Hm?" I snap out of my thoughts. "No, nothing's wrong with that date. I was just in a world of my own for a moment, there. I'm sorry."
Fuu nods, understanding. She and Hikaru leave.
I site down next to the wall, thinking again. It's not like it's bad to love who you do, Umi. That's what I keep telling myself. There's nothing wrong with it, its not like you'd be dating Clef after all...the age difference isn't that big.
I laugh softly to myself. Oh, I knew all that already. It just seemed like I would never get over this.
Without warning, I started to cry.
I heard footsteps behind me. The person from the shadows had emerged.
"Umi-san..." he whispered.
I didn't really want to say anything to him. Well, no, I wanted to say something...but I couldn't.
I felt someone's arms wrap around me as I cried. My shadow person, that I loved for such a long time.
I cried some more, and eventually feel asleep in his arms.
Ryuuzaki Umi, age fourteen.
Occupation, Magic Knight.
Love, Ascot.