Magic Knight Rayearth Fan Fiction ❯ A Wish TOO Strong? ❯ A Wish TOO Strong? ( One-Shot )

Title: A Wish TOO Strong?

Author: Matthias aka MysticMew

Feedback: Solarsenshi@gmx.de

Rating: (Mild) NC-17

Fandom: Magic Knight Rayearth

Category: Romance, Darkish (tiny bit of violence and partial rape)

Pairing: Hikaru(Nova)/Umi

Timeline: Set in Anime-verse, 2nd Season, after Episode 37 and a little after the beginning of 38.

Summary: Could it be that a wish that comes right from the heart is too strong? Could the consequences of its fulfillment be too hard to handle?

Distribution: MSD (www.catstrio.de), Mediaminer (www.mediaminer.org), Shoujo Ai Archive and Board (www.shoujoai.com). Anyone else may ask, I am probably not going to deny.

Disclaimer: Magic Knight Rayearth belong to CLAMP and Toei Animations

Legal Disclaimer: This story contains physical interaction between two women as well as some amount of non-censual content (violence, rape) in the process. While not excessive, it is there, and you have hereby been warned.

Story Disclaimer: A Wish TOO Strong?(c)2003 by Matthias Engel

Author's Note: Now, while this has some harsh spots, compared to Mistletoes its probably as harmless as a baby. I put the warning for rape up there because in a way it is, but at the same time not quite so. Confusing, yes, but hopefully you understand it a little bit better when you read it. This story turned out a bit differently when I originally planned but that seems to happen to a lot of my work… :)

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A Wish TOO strong?

A Magic Knight Rayearth Story

Based on the works of CLAMP

Concept by Matthias Engel

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Nova had lost.

She knew the moment the master smith - or whatever she was because she really didn't feel like the one from Hikaru's memories - had entered the shared mind. The meddling little human had the audacity to interfere with her time with Hikaru. Hikaru was hers and hers alone, only with her could she ever defeat the loneliness she had always felt within her heart ever since her heart.

And yet, all that Nova tried had failed. Hikaru had stood firm in her belief for her friends, she had, at least somewhat, overcome her heart and despite her love for Lantis had managed to remember and stand up for her own heart, reviving the Fire Sword.

And now as she prepared to strike, Nova knew that she had lost. However, it would not be in vain. Hikaru's love for the swordsman would be her weakness in the end. She would strike when Hikaru least expected it, at a weakness she could not defend herself against. It would be perfect and oh so much fitting for all the loneliness she had to endure. After Nova was through with Lantis, Hikaru would hate her, as it should be. Only then, Debonair-okaasama had said, would the pain stop.

However, suddenly, Nova felt something odd. Something new she hadn't sensed before. Albeit being Hikaru's shadow she had never seen that one feeling before that suddenly began to pulse at the edge of their shared mind. And Nova understood. She understood that she couldn't sense it because Hikaru herself was totally oblivious to it. And the realization of what exactly it was left Hikaru's shadow stunned for a precious moment until it was almost too late to act on it.

Meanwhile Hikaru was about to end the motion that would ultimately cast Nova out of her mind. Sword raised she prepared a swift strike of power and magic… and stopped.

There, instead of the impish girl with the elfin face so similar to Hikaru's and yet so unlike herself, was now a taller, blue-haired girl staring at her pleadingly and with a look of longing in her eyes that startled her. Something deep in her heart stirred… "Umi-chan…" she whispered, knowing that it was just another illusion, yet unable to perceive it for some reason she was at a loss to explain.

Nova giggled. Perfect. She had thought Lantis was already perfect but this… this… This was even better! The plan formed in a matter of moments; she allowed Hikaru conscious control and no recollection of those last moments. For her it would be as if she succeeded in pushing Nova out. But in truth, her shadow would lie dormant for awhile and when the time came…

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Why did she have to say THAT of all things?

Her emotions were in utter turmoil as Umi exited Ascot's quarter. The joking comment had hit too close to home for her own liking. It was true that she had begun to develop feelings for Clef. And yes, she was aware of Ascot's affections. However, try as she might the Water Knight could not give what wasn't there to begin with. While she could pretend, Ascot deserved someone who loved him back with all their heart. Not just someone who couldn't even face her own feelings for the one person that ranked higher than everyone else in her heart. Clef had begun to claim a special place there but this one person…

Umi shook her head angrily. All this talk about relationships had stirred the carefully tucked away feelings again that she had started to develop for some time now. This had to be taken care of. She couldn't allow herself this confusion now in the midst of this crisis. There were so many other things to concentrate on. Finding the next Pillar - as disgusting as the idea sounded to her -, defending Cephiro against the other countries and then there was that mysterious woman and Nova…

Reaching her quarter, Umi sat down on the bed and closed her eyes for a moment, trying to fight down the wave of emotions set free by recent events. Caldina's careless comment had just been the last of it and it all came rushing back, try as she might, she could not hold it in. All that time spent trying to deny it and it had all been proofed futile the moment she escaped from Chizeta's ship, the moment she had heard Hikaru's mental scream…

But Hikaru was safe now. She had pulled through, all on her own. The sword was revived and with that the ability to don Rayearth again. And yet, the fear the usually strong-willed Umi had felt that moment, the fear for her friend and the helplessness at being stuck fighting those two disgusting creatures of the Chizeta Princesses had not vanished from her heart. "Hikaru…" she whispered, a few tears escaping through her closed eyelids before she angrily wiped them away, clamping down hard on the bubbling pool of emotions, the feeling of love for…

"Hai?" Umi's head snapped up and she felt her body trembling, barely managed to catch herself before falling flat on her back. Kami, not now! Why did she have to come now of all times?! Hikaru stood in the doorway, staring at Umi in concern but there was something that made her stop in her frantic tries to regain composure. Something was not right. There was an odd expression in her face, a deep, penetrating stare so unlike Hikaru. No, the Hikaru she knew was not capable of this. This was a far cry from the innocent girl that she cherished so much. A far cry from the sweet, genki teenager that would always think of others first, disregarding her own health and happiness in the process. Those red eyes were not gentle and full of compassion, there was something almost… malevolent to them.

The sound of the door sliding shut startled Umi and made her lose the intense stare directed at her fellow Knight. But only for a moment it remained on the shut door and the crimson hue enveloping its edges when Hikaru put a hand on it. The Water Knight could feel the magic and knew instinctively whatever this spell was, it was meant to keep her… keep them inside.

Her eyes swiveled back to the form of her friend, watching her transfixed as the Fire Knight slowly walked towards her. "Hikaru? What are you doing?" I asked, my voice shaking slightly. There were no real obvious signs that something was wrong beside that glimmer in her eyes. Still Umi could not help but gulp.

Hikaru smiled sweetly, however, there was not that much sweetness in it. It was more… seductive? Umi's mind frantically tried to sort out what was wrong with her friend. She had not yet spoken a word since entering the room, had not answered to her question and this intense gaze was always directed at her, never leaving her. The Water Knight felt as if she was striped naked by her friend's gaze and the very thought caused a shudder of more than just fear.

Hikaru stopped her… stroll in front of Umi, looking down at her with eyes boring right into her her. Umi tried to look away, flustered, but could not. The other girls' eyes softened seemingly but still something that wasn't right remained. That smile was definitely not Hikaru's - or so Umi had thought. But now, she wasn't too sure anymore because there was also something hauntingly familiar, something that was every bit as much Hikaru as the girl standing in front of her. And deep inside of her own heart she felt a strong anticipation of what might be coming. And it wasn't necessarily one of fear… That thought made her shiver, feeling ashamed of herself.

"Hikaru, what's wrong?" Umi tried again and jumped slightly when Hikaru reached out with one hand to softly caress her cheek. Involuntary she closed her eyes, her emotions already so confused and close to the surface she could not resist the temptation. Most likely she would have sighed in content had the contact not abruptly changed, making her eyes snap open again. Hikaru's hand had cupped the flesh of Umi's face and did so a little roughly, igniting a small wince from her.

"What's wrong, Umi-chan?" Hikaru spoke in what seemed like an almost sultry tone - would it not have been so unbelievable. Her words seemed to be mocking Umi's earlier worried question. "Isn't that what you wanted? Your precious Hikaru all to yourself? Such a selfish and yet so strong wish!" Umi unconsciously slid higher on the bed, forcing her body to back away from her surely possessed friend. A sense of déjà vu had overcome her and now she was almost certain she knew who was in her friend's body. Yet, at the same time, the words leaving Hikaru's mouth struck deeper than even the other girl might realize right now.

"Who… Who are you?"

Hikaru giggled in a way that left almost no room for speculation. "I am… Hikaru." And for some reason, for some sickening reason Umi could hear the truth in the statement. Why or how she wasn't quite sure but there was some truth in the claim, as strongly as she tried to deny it.

The Water Knight's eyes widened when Hikaru reached around to slowly, with a seductive wink, pull her skirt down, over her knees, letting it fall to the ground, and she could not help but gape, seeing as her friend did not wear any undergarment. "Your precious… beloved… Hikaru…" Gulping audibly Umi forced her eyes away from her friend's exposed, most private part. Her heart was hammering in her chest and she backed further away when the bed shifted, signaling extra weight had just entered it.

"Come on, Umi-chan, you know you want it, don't you," Hikaru drawled in a voice that definitely was so alien to the one Umi knew from her friend. Had this all been her fault? Had her selfish wish been so strong that even keeping it buried deep in her heart it had done this to Hikaru? The thought made her squeeze her eyes shut with unbidden tears of regret and shame. But also there was excitement at the thought and some kind of hope. This only made the Water Knight even more ashamed of herself though. What kind of freak was she? How could she corrupt the feelings between her and her best friend like that?

Umi's eyes opened almost lazily, trapped and helpless, when she felt something leaning over her. She had hit the far headboard already, unable to back away any further. Hikaru - or whoever it was - had caught up with her, a disturbingly happy expression on her face.

"Is that not what you want?" Hikaru asked in a hypnotic-like tone, the flat of her hand caressing Umi's cheek. Umi felt herself unable to pull away - even if she could have been able to - when the hands that slipped under her armor and uniform. Shuddering under the flood of sensation the not so subtle touches ignited, Umi could only plead, but her voice would not cooperate.

"You crave my touch, don't you? You long for my touch at night, don't you?" And Umi could not deny. Not because she was unable to speak, but because it was all true. An unbidden, almost inaudible moan escaped her when she felt Hikaru's hands on the swell of her breasts, caressing, massaging, tweaking, pinching lightly… squeezing roughly. The Water Knight let go of a small cry and followed it up with another when Hikaru in a move of surprising strength ripped the layers of clothing clean off her body, exposing her body to lustful crimson eyes, gazing down at it.

"Hikaru-chan…" Umi managed to croak out, tears of guilt and shameful arousal mixing. "Please… don't do this…" Not like that. That's not what she wanted, not what she wished for. Hikaru wasn't herself, she wasn't even sure who it was that violated her body in ways she could not help but surrender to. This wasn't a conscious thing. Despite knowing that the girl was not really her Hikaru, Umi could not fight that which was now pulsating so strongly in her heart. She felt shame, guilt, even disgust at feeling this way, but a part of her still wanted this Hikaru to continue her ministrations.

A stinging pain shot through Umi's nerves when Hikaru slapped her not all to gently, her remaining hand pinching her erect nipple roughly, twisting and pulling. She cried out with a little, pitiful wail. Hikaru caught her chin and twisted her head to make her look at the Fire Knight's face. "You desire it so strongly and yet you still deny it. How pitiful can you become? I know you want it!" Hikaru snapped. Her hands momentarily pulled away from Umi and in one swift move she lifted her uniform over her, exposing once again totally nude skin. The helpless Water Knight could not avert her eyes despite how strongly she tried to. The perfection in front of her too tempting. The beautiful curves, the small but shapely breasts. And Umi could not protest when Hikaru caught her hand and lifted it upwards until it came to rest on the soft, exposed skin on one of her breast. A surge of lust shot through her and she squeezed her eyes shut again, trying with all her might to suppress the urge spreading throughout her whole body. It was no use. Her hand began to move on her own accord, slowly but steadily beginning to sinuously massage the skin beneath her fingers…

Opening her eyes, she saw Hikaru smile down at her victoriously. "You do love me with all your heart and you cannot deny it." The redhead leaned closer until Umi could feel hot breath against her face, eyes were locked on each other, and she felt her own breath stopping. The Water Knight knew the other girl was right. She could not deny, neither her body, nor her heart, not even her mind anymore.

When Hikaru's lips met hers, lacking all the sweetness and softness she had expected, always dreamed of for so long, she did surrender anyway, surrender to the hot, fierce kisses, absent of all the innocence that was so adorable about Hikaru. The kisses were like flames on her lips, demanding, devouring. Her lips parted on her own and she moaned as Hikaru's tongue forced her way inside, the smaller body pressing into her own. Shame was still present but useless against the passion and the feelings that she had kept hidden too long. The dam had broken and now it was too strong. That wish, that dream, that hope that one day Hikaru could be hers, it was too strong to overcome…

Umi was trapped, caught inside the confines of her own wish that had developed a mind of its own. For the first time she knew what it meant to have a wish that cannot be changed, she realized how Zagato must have felt and why he did all this even though he knew deep down that many would suffer. Her heart ached for that one person and craved for her touch. It screamed at the same time, rebelling against the violation she was allowing being done to their strong friendship, at the pain inflicted as soon as the real Hikaru would realize what had happened and that her friend had caved, had lost to her own heart, and ultimately betrayed their trust.

And still this part of her was not strong enough to make her stop, to struggle against it. Hikaru had her mouth buried in her neck now, teeth raping at the skin there. Umi jerked when she felt skin being torn but a moment afterwards let loose with a sound that expressed the powerful surge of passion and surrender at the same time as the searing pain, her vision turned white, lights beginning to dance in front of her eyes at the incredible, numbing sensation of Hikaru's hand - her whole, tiny HAND - buried in her tight, previously untouched cunt. Virgin blood splashed on the bed and the piercing sensation of pain was almost too much to bear, only slowly overcome by the enormous wave of pleasure, emitting from the first orgasm in her young life.

Eyes wide open with lust but also shock at the forceful intrusion and loss of her body's innocence, Umi forced them upwards as Hikaru pulled away from her neck, looking down at her with a tiny, triumphant smile.

And Umi understood.

Nova for her part was giddy with excitement. This had been perfect. That Magic Knight was such easy prey, she didn't even put up much of a fight. Hikaru had tried to push free, obviously feeling that something really bad had happened but it was of no use. Nova had ensured that she would have control for the time she needed and after this was over, she wouldn't need it anymore. Hikaru would be crushed and she would hate her, freeing her of the grief and pain inside her own heart. Just like Okaasama always said.

It was time now. What better moment to pull back when this very moment? The Magic Knight Hikaru so cherished as a friend writhing beneath her in spasm of violated pleasure and pain - at her own very hands! This was really perfect! Nova could have easily killed the Knight in her state and probably achieved a similar, satisfying response. But leaving her alive and Hikaru aware of what happened was much better.

Umi had not turned her gaze away from her and that look she send up at her tormenter was a rather odd one. The blue-haired girl reached up with her hands weakly, resting one against her cheek, softly caressing it. Tears were dripping from her eyes but Nova could not tell whether they were of pain and guilt as should be expected, or of something disturbingly different.

"Gomen nasei… demo…" Nova had begun to loosen her control over Hikaru's mind, letting her catch glimpses. She thought to know what the other Knight would say now and it was the perfect opportunity. Already she could hear the scream of denial struggling to get out from Hikaru and it made her smile in anticipation. However, Nova was not prepared for the last words of her victim, spoken so softly, one could have doubted they ever left the blue-haired girl's lips. "Aishiteru… All of you…"

Nani? Naniyue? Nova's shock at the emotion she finally realized as understanding, comprehension of who and what exactly Nova was, was cut off at the blinding wave of light, burning away at her dark nature, washing away her control and leaving her suddenly naked - in more than the physical sense - and defenseless. Too late she realized that, by attempting to use someone as strongly devoted to her other half against Hikaru was a grave mistake…

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The scenery was surreal. A black void at first it quickly began to take shape. There was a ring of flames surrounding a patch of ground. One half was completely bathed in white and the other completely in pitch blackness. On one side Hikaru stood and on the other one could see a translucent form of Nova. But Hikaru stood with her back turned, not looking, not seeing that other side. She was focused on something totally different and even if she hadn't been, it would have been impossible to acknowledge the darkness' presence.

Hikaru was in turmoil, her heart and mind unable to cope with what was just revealed to her. The image was stuck in her mind. Of Umi, her beautiful best friend writhing underneath… herself. No, not herself, she tried to deny the fact but strangely enough could not. And that was making it ever so much harder, so much more painful.

And then Umi's words hit her. Those blue eyes, apologetic, begging, longing, full of… desire. Hikaru thought her heart would stop, unable to process the feelings the words evoked. Tiny cracks began to form on her careful guarded innocence as those feelings she had never fully been able to explain, never fully WANTED to explain began to push forward, hard and unyielding.

Umi loved her.

She had just… raped - the word had trouble forming in her mind - her best friend.

But Umi still said she loved her.

All of her?

The thoughts were mingling and confusing. Shame, guilt, anger, betrayal, self-loathing and… longing? The darkness of the other side began to reach out towards the light but the light recoiled, resisting the tempting siren's call full of dark promises…

"Don't you understand… Hikaru." Hikaru stared, unblinking, one arm reaching out towards the figure that had appeared before her but drawing back as a wave of shame and worthlessness hit her. Umi caught her hand, shushing her protest by placing a finger over her lips. The taller girl stepped closer, pulling Hikaru close and hugging her. Both of them were naked but neither cared.

Hikaru didn't understand. Umi should be hating her, she should be disgusted and a part of her whispered to her that Hikaru herself should feel betrayed at her friend's easy surrender to the evil being that had made her nest in her heart…

"Iie," Umi spoke, as if reading her thoughts. "Can't you see, Hikaru." Gently she moved in a way that would force the redhead to turn around, towards the darkness. "Look," the Water Knight urged. Hikaru screamed inside, thrashing mentally, trying to resist, trying to go back to ignoring that which was behind her. She couldn't face her. Why was irrelevant to her, she only knew with absolute certainty that she did not WANT to do so.

And yet Hikaru turned and her eyes locked with… her own? Nova stood, shrouded in darkness, not translucent anymore. Her lips moved but no sound came out and she looked… helpless? Trapped? There was more to it but Hikaru did not want to look deeper, shying away from the truth trying to push through.

"She IS you," Umi said softly.

"IIE!" Hikaru screamed and Nova flinched, a look of hurt crossing her face. Hikaru was shaking her head violently, trying to back away, to turn around and forget, but Umi wouldn't let her and her body didn't cooperate anyway. "Iie," she said again, her voice dropping to a whisper. "It can't be true…"

"Don't deny yourself," Umi said gently but insistent and Hikaru felt herself, against all of her will, looking at Nova again, startled by the hurt and betrayal in those eyes so much like her own. "You know it is true. I know how it felt, Hikaru, I know what it was like. That one moment." Images flashed in the center where the light and darkness touched, Rayearth, Selece and Windam merged into one, rushing forward to meet Emeraude's own Mashin and impale it with their blade. Tears sprang from Hikaru's eyes but she was unable to move or look away, neither could Nova.

"Disbelief, pain, anger, loathing. You could not believe it was true and that nobody ever told us, that Clef never told us. You felt betrayed and hated the cruel fate you were pulled into. Just for a moment, you hated all those that were responsible for your grief." Hikaru tried to deny but could not speak or find the will in the first place. "It is completely normal."

Both Hikaru and Nova started at that and the images blinked out. "Every human being has light and darkness. We are not perfect, nor are we evil. We are only human and that means we are weak at times as much as we are strong at others. But you kept all the darkness away for so long. There is a time in everyone's life there they must acknowledge and accept that darkness inside of them. I had to do so myself and it hurt a lot to control it. But I managed. You, however, you had always held yourself so pure that it was impossible for you at this point. You were not prepared for it and therefore you rejected that part of yourself so strongly that Cephiro created…"

"A shadow," Hikaru and Nova whispered at the same time.

Umi nodded, tightening her grip around Hikaru's form but her eyes were focused on Nova. "I don't know how you feel about me but I know that I love you. ALL of you, do you understand? Love is not about cherishing certain aspects, it is about loving the whole person, the good and the bad. That is why I could not fight, that is why I need… both of you…"

And Hikaru knew she was right. And somewhere along Umi's revelations the defenses of her heart had began to waver and the emotion she had been trying to understand for so long had received a name. Being so close to that other part that she had left on Cephiro that day, the veil was lifted.

Love. Hikaru did love Umi. And now she understood why she never could realize it. Umi was right. She had been trying so hard to be the sweet, selfless, innocent girl that she was unable to realize the feeling for what it was that she really felt for her friend whenever the blue-haired girl hugged her, was close to her. Her innocent mind was unable to process what in her worldview was something impure. It was a social prejudices but Hikaru upbringing was full of tradition and she would never rebel against what her family expected of her. It was silly, really, but for her it was unbelievable to have such feelings for another girl. They were wrong, they were dark and they soiling their friendship. And so here innocent heart blocked them out, making itself completely unaware of them. Yet, it had been there, until that moment in the final battle with Emeraude. After that the understanding about her feelings had been lost to her, gone with the rest that she left behind in Cephiro, creating… Nova.

Slowly, against every impulse, Hikaru reached out towards the darkness that began to mingle with her light in the center, wisps of red blinking in and out existence as her heart reacted to the failing of Hikaru's barriers. Against her expectations the darkness didn't repel her or tried to swallow her. Instead it parted even though she never truly reached it from her position.

A deep calm began to overcome Hikaru with the realization that Umi's words were the truth. The truth she had been searching for so long. And she wasn't afraid of it anymore. She wasn't afraid of the darkness anymore. Yes, Nova had hurt Umi, hurt her badly and Hikaru wanted to hate her for it, truly hate her. But at the same time she could not because it would be like hating herself. And if her feelings were truly so separated as Umi implied, could she even feel hate for herself? And to truly cherish the love she did held in her heart for Umi, she needed Nova, because her innocent self alone was not capable of it.

"Come," Hikaru whispered softly, but her voice was echoing throughout the surreal plane.

And Nova moved forward. She had lost conscious control, long ago, ever since being pulled into this surreal reflection of Hikaru's… of THEIR heart. She had not been able to speak or move, confined to listen and see all that which was happening. Her mind rebelled against it but her heart had long since surrendered. Weak and craving for affection, the one person's affection Debonair told her she could never have because the moment Hikaru loved her, Nova would only be able to hate her. And that moment had come. But she did not hate her other self. She didn't feel hatred. All she felt was… no, not love. Not really, not yet. It was a compassion, a willingness to embrace her after all this time, time spent in loneliness and rejection. And Nova could not fight back.

She reached out towards the offered hand, light beginning to pierce the darkness, mingling, turning a fiery red where it met, and enveloped her, secured her. "Let us try and mend the pain. Let us try and let our heart be one again. I need you, as much as you need me. I am not good and you are not evil. We choose what we do with our live, we choose to what we use the light AND the darkness inside of us."

And their hands touched, palm to palm. Crimson light - or better twilight - flared and flooded the space inside the ring of fire. Nova let herself fall, melting into the embrace of the two girls like a little child in its parents' arms. And for a brief moment she felt completed. This was where she belonged, ultimately. It would be a long way until their heart was ready to be one again. However, now Nova knew, that it would eventually be that way.

"Why?" Nova asked in a tiny voice, her mind still not completely coping. "Why don't you hate me?" After all that she did, after twisting the love of the two girls and using it to her advantage, blindly following the promises of who she realized now as a manipulative woman calling herself her mother. The only mother - if the term even applied - she ever had was Hikaru and she hurt her harder when any opponent ever managed.

Hikaru smiled gently, making brief eye contact before caressing her smaller reflection's cheek. "Because I cannot hate myself. Because you are a part of me and I don't want to suppress this part any longer. I want to love you because you are me and because without you I cannot love the one person I truly do."

Umi stifled a gasp at the words but Hikaru had already claimed her lips in a kiss that was, in a way, not quite real. It felt surreal, just like the whole setting but… it still was the sweetest thing she ever felt.

Hikaru looked at Nova again with an expecting look and her shadow understood but hesitated, the images of what she had done just a few moments ago - in a relative sense - still too strong in her mind. But Hikaru's gaze never left her and finally she relented.

Umi had had her eyes closed but now they flew open as she felt another pair of lips, different yet familiar, forcing her into a hungry kiss the total opposite of Hikaru's caress. Without actually needing to look, she knew it was Nova. Despite her earlier words, it surprised - not disturbed but surprised - her that she found herself not pulling back. Instead her grip on the smaller girl tightened.

After finally separating, Nova slowly turned towards Hikaru who was smiling approvingly and before she could even react felt herself pulled forward by both girls and met her light half's lips. Gentleness and softness met demanding and craving lips as the two opposites came together with crushing force. Innocence and passion mingled, the pure and the tainted became one. For a single moment, they were complete.

Umi sighed, embracing the two girls fondly.

The surreal landscape blurred and vanished.

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The world came rushing back for the three - or two, depending on the way you looked at it. Nothing but a single heartbeat had passed and Hikaru and Umi were still locked in their passionate moment. Umi looked upwards to see Hikaru's face and the conflicting emotions warring in her eyes. She could see the wildness and fright as realization of what had just transpired washed over her once again, she could see the hesitation despite the unconscious understanding that had been there between them a moment ago. Umi wasn't sure if all that really happened or if it was just an illusion her mind and heart created to rationalize the feelings that had passed between her and Hikaru… and Nova. But Umi wasn't one to question such things in a moment like this, especially ever since coming to Cephiro.

Just as the Water Knight felt her friend stiffen, ceasing the movement against her aching center, she reached up to pull Hikaru down into a kiss that was both gentle and searing. Both a promise of love and a longing of desire.

And Hikaru surrendered. The whirlpool of emotion settling down once again, pushing away thoughts of shame, guilt and anger at the violated act Nova had committed. She had committed it. Hikaru had accepted that. And Umi still, despite that, loved her, loved all of her. The Fire Knight could have sworn she heard her heart weeping, silent, soft sobs, and realized that indeed she had heard it. Reaching out, she was no longer afraid to embrace the part of her that was Nova anymore. They were not yet truly one, this would take time, but she would not, could not deny herself now.

Relenting freely, Hikaru gave way to Nova, leaving control to the part of her that knew how to deal with the situation. The wonder and awe at this act of trust was warming her heart even further and while Nova guided their movements, they still acted as one. And it wasn't an act of cruelty and manipulation anymore for Nova. Now it was truly an act of love. And she realized that moment, that it had always been that way. From the very moment she made that decision, she knew deep down that she could never truly hurt Umi because just like Hikaru, just like herself, she loved the other girl too much. However, while Hikaru had not known how to react to the call of Umi's heart, the strong wish shining into their split heart, Nova had known. The reasons she gave were wrong but the intension had subconsciously been the only one possible for her.

Umi arched her back, moaning into the passionate kiss when Hikaru began to move her hand inside of her again. The awful pain at the forceful intrusion slowly began to subside as her release drowned out the feelings of violation. While technically that had been the case, for Umi it was clear, that the part of Hikaru that was Nova did not know how to express herself otherwise. It was a dark, twisted reaction that an outsider would never quite understand the way Umi did.

Slowly Umi felt herself coming down from the powerful waves of her release and opened her eyes, seeing Hikaru impishly smiling at her. Before she could even master the ability to speak again, the redhead had begun sliding down the length of her body, leaving a trail of kisses varying from butterfly quality to hot, burning touches all over her skin. Hikaru had pulled out of Umi and was caressing the sore flesh of her outer lips, which were still throbbing painfully from the earlier intrusion that her virgin cunt clearly wasn't meant to endure.

Umi was lost in her afterglow and barely managed to grab the headboard when Hikaru reached her destination. Placing a single, fluttery kiss on the blue curls veiling her center, the subsiding flame burst into full glory once again when the redhead's tongue slipped past her nether lips, washing… no, burning away all the pain and soreness that still remained there with her touch. Writhing, lost in ecstasy Umi had to bite into her cushion before drawing blood from her lip. The sensations were too strong, too powerful to contain forever though and the blue-haired girl buried her head deep into her mattress letting out a piercing shriek. "Hikaru!"

Hikaru had her mouth firmly locked around Umi's center. The innocent part of her was in wonder at what kind of reactions she was able to draw from her friend - or whatever they were now - but that innocence, at least for this situation, was more or less just a dim echo. Not even Hikaru could deny how good this felt, how much pleasure this produced. How much loved she felt, knowing that she was making Umi feel like this.

It was a little startling at first when a flood of juices flowed into her waiting mouth but Nova kept assuring her that it was pretty normal. For a moment Hikaru wondered how the hell her darker half could even KNOW that since as dark as Nova might be, Hikaru knew they had no conscious knowledge about sex.

*Oh. Details.* Nova chuckled in her mind and Hikaru quickly choose to not care and rather enjoy. And enjoying she did. Lapping all of the cum up, savoring the incredible taste that was her gorgeous friend, the redhead pushed herself upwards, surprising Umi with the swiftness of her appearance. It was like a moth drawn to the flame. Their lips crashed together in fierce need, suppressed feelings finally released. The circumstances of all that transpired in those few minutes ever since Hikaru/Nova entered Umi's quarter were irrelevant. Their bodies inexperienced as they were, somehow knew how to move perfectly against each other. Maybe it was the magic of Cephiro, maybe the sheer intensity born out of desperation from the ordeal just overcome, maybe it was simply that their love was so strong their inexperience did not matter.

However, as breasts moved against each other, Hikaru's body pressing into Umi's and Umi's body meeting the thrust of hips, sex against sex, Umi knew one thing with absolute certainty. She dug her nails into the soft flesh of Hikaru's back when her third release burst forth in perfect synchrony with the redhead above her. Umi knew now that her wish had been granted. And it hadn't been too strong, in a way it had made them only stronger. Hikaru and Nova would need time to mend those wounds in their heart but she would be there for them, always.

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Outside in the hallways Fuu and Ferio stood side by side, looking out into the darkened sky above Cephiro. Suddenly Fuu started and turned her head down the hallway, in the general direction of their quarters.

"Fuu?" Ferio asked curiously, not quite sure what had overcome her.

Fuu glanced back at Ferio, unable to explain what she had just felt. "Nothing. I just had the most weird feeling."

Author's Notes

Now, that was… strange. I actually had this planned as a bit of a harsher lemon story, not really the way, say, Mistletoes turned out but… Well, in the end it became more emotional than sexual, the actual lemon scenes reduced to just a tiny bit. *shrugs and grins* Guess, I can't complain because I liked how this turned out. :) Who am I to complain?

And I did an actual short story in third person and am really pleased with it, that's even more unusual… I wanted to do this from Umi's perspective completely at first but then realized that just wouldn't do it.

I might have written more, at least one more scene, but the cut was okay at this point and there is the high possibility for a short sequel maybe. Yeah, yeah, me and short. I am continuing Troubled Hearts, don't worry… eventually anyway (gah, too much to do!), please be patient.

So, did you like that little piece of fiction? This was produced in roughly one day (including sleep, pauses etc.), not too shabby, seeing as those short stories (short for me) are a rare thing for me. I don't know exactly where I got the idea. Could be that I was just re-watching my MKR DVDs but I hadn't even been at this point (still am not while I wrap this up). I simply looked for a good opportunity that could produce a shorter story that I wouldn't be working on for too long since I was in a bit hanging in thin air after finishing the fourth episode of TFG. It's the problem with so many fics running, after finishing a part, you have to decide what to do next. And the game that I order will at best come in a few days… So, I picked this up and it worked out, I guess.

I really hope you liked my approach on the Hikaru/Nova situation and turning it into a romance of my fav MKR all at the same time. It turned out more R than NC-17 probably but I rather play it save with the rating.

Normally I really prefer manga plot, especially of the second season. I do not quite dislike Season 2 of the anime, it has its own charm, but in my opinion, it lost a little bit of the "no true main enemy" rule with the introduction of Debonair who WAS evil. For this setting it worked out quite well with the anime.

Feedback, you know me, is always appreciated, welcome and very much needed. Thank you in advance.

Ja ne, yours

Matthias

Story Start: Wednesday, October 22, 2003 21:59:00

Story End (Alpha Version): Friday, October 24 2003 00:09:21