Magic Knight Rayearth Fan Fiction ❯ Cross ❯ Meet The Brothers ( Chapter 3 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

Meet the Brothers

`What the heck...' Hikaru thought, her concentration had been broken
when she sensed a strange, yet familiar aura. `Could it...possibly be
Lantis? No way, that's just wishful thinking...'

"Hikaru, heads up!" one of her fellow team mates cried.

"Huh?" she muttered, before she realized that the volleyball had been
spiked and she was right in its path. With only seconds to spare,
Hikaru bent down slightly and volleyed the ball behind her. The girl
who now stood in the balls way had expected it to bean Hikaru square
in the face, so she wasn't prepared when it came hurling towards her.
She bumped the ball in an attempt to get it over the net however there
wasn't enough force for it to successfully go over the net on its own.
That's when Hikaru jumped up and spiked it onto the floor just as it
passed by her in mid air.

"Point!" her gym teacher declared after she blew her whistle.

"Wow Hikaru, I thought it was going to bean you right in the head for
sure" the girl behind her said.

"Pay attention to the game!" Akane scolded, "If I hadn't warned you,
we would have lost that point!"

"Uh, gomen. I was just distracted"-

"By the wall?" she yelled.

"The wall?" Hikaru repeated, "I wasn't distracted by any wall."

"Don't lie! You were just standing there like a zombie staring at the
wall. Honestly, I really don't understand what's so interesting about
that particular wall!"

"I wasn't staring at the wall!" Hikaru defended as everyone got back
into position and waited for the upcoming serve. "I thought I'd sensed
something..."

Akane stared at her blankly for a moment then let out a light chuckle,
"I think someone's been watching one too many Dragonball Z OVA's."

"But I only watch them when I'm at your house. I don't really watch
that much TV- Oomph." Hikaru was knocked onto the floor, this time the
ball DID hit her.

"You're a very strange little person, you know that Hikaru? Now pay
attention to the game!" Her competitive friend bellowed.

"It wasn't my fault," she said as she lay, spralled on the floor, "and
why does every one make fun of my height?"

* * *

Sakuya awoke with soft blades of damp grass brushed against his face;
there were faint sounds of children frolicking in the near distance.
He rolled over onto his back and glanced up at the miserable gray sky.
The smell of rain was apparent; looking around, he noticed that the
trees and plants dripped with droplets of water. His clothing, which
consisted only of a black, long sleeved shirt and pants, his footwear
and his under garments; were completely soaked. By his side, he found
his broad rapier. He took a moment to think, he knew he was no longer
in Cefiro, for he had run into the portal right after Lantis had been
propelled into it, "Guess I'm on Earth..." he said aloud. Standing up,
Sakuya saw young children playing in sand, some running around and
climbing on large objects that appeared to protrude out of the ground.
Umi had told him about such places, `This must be a park.' He thought
as he placed his left hand in his pocket, then pulled it out again to
see what was in there. Now in his hand, held some sort of money. `What
the, how did that get there?'

"It appears as though he has arrived safely," the tall platinum
blondish haired man stated. His clothing foreign to this world; the
beautiful pearl white material of his outfit bore a golden trim and a
circlet was worn around his head. He stood atop a nearby building
which over looked the park.

"Nearly all of his energy was used while he was opening the portal."
Umi said, walking up to where the man stood whom was observing Sakuya.
"He should fully recover in a few days," she declared as she rested
her chin on her lords' shoulder.

"You are wanting to stay and watch over him?" he asked gently as he
moved behind her and held her in his arms.

"I have always watched over him, however this is something he must do
on his own... I'll only intervene if it becomes necessary Eagle."

"Then let us return to head quarters. The Organization does not
realize that I too posses the rare ability to jump from one reality to
the next. I'd prefer to keep my little secret just between the two of
us."

"As you wish," Umi closed her eyes and fell limp as Eagle's embrace
purposely robed her of her energy. Focusing his thoughts, Eagle
created a portal; much like Sakuya's.

"We'd best leave now my dear," he said as he picked up the now
unconscious Umi and carried her through the portal. Once he arrived in
this Earth's Cefiro, he concentrated once again and opened a gate way
to the Organizations' dimension.

* * *

"Hey Kakeru, pass me some gauze, and a broad bandage so I can cover up
this cut." Maseru called as he held up Lantis' injured arm.

Slowly Lantis opened his eyes. A second later he bolted up right,
clutched the sides of his head as an agonizing pain shot through his
skull. He fell back onto the soft bedding as he clenched his teeth
together to hold back a grunt of pain.

"Don't move!" The dark brown haired man who had previously spoken
commanded.

"You must take it easy!" Another yelled. Which really didn't help the
mind, numbing headache he was experiencing.

He opened his eyes again and attempted to focus on the two men who
were talking to him. He winced from the pain and wanted nothing more
than to just pass out again, but forced himself to stay awake.
"Who...are you?"

"This is my younger brother Kakeru," he said gesturing towards the
young man with the dark red hair. Their hairstyles and facial features
were very similar.

"Yo." Kakeru greeted.

"And I'm Maseru."

"What's your name?" Kakeru interrupted.

"Lantis." He replied.

Just then, another entered the room, "What is going on?" the tall
light brown haired man question. It was Satoru, the oldest brother. He
had just fished teaching his advanced kendo class and had now idea
what was going on. He then spotted the black clothed man lying on the
bed. It was obvious he was hurt; Satoru could easily see the deep cut
on the man's upper left arm. Thick red liquid trickled down the side
of his face, from underneath a blood soaked bandage. "What happened to
him?" he needs a doctor.

"It's alright." Lantis began, sitting up slowly this time. "I have
experienced worse injuries than these. All I require is some rest..."
looking down, he noticed a sterilized needle and thread.

Realizing what the other mans intentions, Satoru walked over to where
they were, "Move over Maseru." He commanded. Taking the needle, he
threaded it and directed his attention towards the stranger. "I must
request that you remove your shirt so that I can tend to your wound."

"Satoru, you gonna sue this guy's arm up?" Kakeru asked in a slightly
disgusted tone. The youngest of the three brothers never did like the
sight of blood, nor did he particularly enjoy watching flesh get
operated on.

"It's too deep a cut to leave open," Satoru stated looking over at his
two brothers whom had moved out of his way.

"Come on Kakeru, neither of us really want to watch this, so let's go
meet up with Hikaru at the grocery store."

"Hikaru?" Lantis' muffled voice questioned, as he pulled his black
turtleneck top up over his head. However, the three siblings hadn't
heard him. Though he didn't catch what the conversation was about,
that name had jumped out at him, `Hikaru...' he repeated over in his
head.

"Don't worry...uh, Lantis was it? Satoru has had some first aid and
medical training. You'll be fine." Kakeru called as he and Maseru
left.

"Hold still, this may hurt." Lantis gave a curt nod as Satoru pierced
the open skin with the needle. The needle dug its way through the
layers of skin and into the slightly torn muscle; he pulled the thread
through the layers to make the stitch tight as he pulled the gashed
skin together. He repeated the act many times, occasionally taking a
damp cloth to wipe away the excess blood.

A barely audible grunt escaped Lantis' lips as the needle slowly dug
into him, eventually numbing his flesh. It had become apparent that
this man had not been kidding when he said he'd had worse injuries. A
deep scar ran across the side of his rib cage; running from the upper
left side of his chest, to the lower part of his back. Another scar
was spotted over his right shoulder, which ran half way down Lantis'
shoulder blade. Both scars looked as though they were very deep,
`perhaps they'd cut all the way into the bone...' Satoru thought. He
could only imagine just how painful it must have been upon receiving
such scars.

"Those are some rather nasty wounds you have," Satoru said as he
completed the last stitch. "You are a swordsmen?"

"I am," Lantis coolly replied.

Satoru fiddled through the open first aid box and retrieved a small
bottle of disinfectant. After pouring some of the bottle's contents on
a pad of gauze, he then placed it over the cut and wrapped it with the
broad bandage. "I thought so, these recent wounds look like they were
caused by a thin sword, a broad rapier perhaps?"

"A swordsmen as well I see." Lantis again winced; his head still
ached. An unfortunate side effect, which sometimes occurs when one,
takes on a magic attack head on.

"This is the Shidou dojo of Kendo," he informed, "I am its Shihan."

"Shidou?"

"You should rest now," Satoru, announced as he gathered up the
scattered medical supplies "I'll check on you later to see how you are
doing. Feel free to stay for as long as you require."

"Thanks, I appreciate it." Lantis lied back down as Satoru left the
room. `Hikaru... guess this is her world.' He thought as he drifted
into sleep.

(Authors notes: Well that was chapter 3. Like it? Hate it let me know.
This originally was part of chapter two, but again I thought it best
to divide the chapter in half. The next chapter will be much longer
and will probably take me longer to type...Damn my weak typing
skills... If you would be so kind as to rate or review my story, I'd
be ever so great full. Praise or flames, which ever you think it
deserves...)