Magic Knight Rayearth Fan Fiction ❯ Just Visiting ❯ Just Visiting ( Chapter 1 )

[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]

Just Visiting

The room Hikaru was currently in, was very dark, she was just barely able to make out Lantis' features. He raised his hand and stroked the side of her face. He fiddled with the ends of her bangs as he moved his body closer to hers. She traced a finger down his bare chest. Their lips met. Lantis moved his hands down on to her shoulders. Their kiss quickly grew passionate. She felt him easily slide off her red school jacket, and then slowly, and gently, he started undoing the buttons of her blouse. His lips moved away from hers, kissing his ways across Hikaru's face to her neck up near her ear. She realized that he had now removed her blouse as well and discarded it somewhere. She was now naked from the waist up, as was Lantis. He trailed his kiss down her neck and onto her shoulder.

"Lantis?" Hikaru breathed out his name in a questioning tone, as he suddenly pulled back away from her. He stared down at her, a wicked grin curling on his lips. He slid his now free hand up her leg and under her skirt, the other hand tore at her clothing trying to free her from the remaining garments she still wore. Hikaru felt him roughly push her down towards the ground when-

"Ms. Shidou?" Hikaru's teachers' voice hollered. "I do not appreciate students sleeping through my health class!" She sternly said.

Hikaru opened her eyes to see her P.E. teacher looming over her. "Just a dream." Hikaru disappointedly muttered, still partially asleep.

"Shidou, Hikaru!?" The teacher yelled as she slapped her meter stick down on Hikaru's desk. "Just because the lights were off, don't you dare think for one moment that you can get away with sleeping through this film!"

"Hai! Gomen nesai!" Hikaru said as she bolted upright.

"Do you even know what the film is about?"

"Uh, um... health stuff?" Hikaru attempted to answer.

A vain could be seen protruding out of the side of her teacher's head. "To be more specific, it is about the changes that males and females go through when entering their teenage years. In other words, puberty."

"Oh..." Was all Hikaru seemed to muster.

"Go stand out in the hall for the rest of class Hikaru. Maybe you'll be able to stay awake." She distastefully said, as she gestured towards the door.

Hikaru stood in the hall, just as she had been told to. 'It's not like I'm sleeping in class all the time.' She thought. 'In fact, I think this is the first time I've ever fallen asleep in class...' Still, she felt a little bad and embarrassed. The teacher made it sound as though she was constantly sleeping in class. Also she was embarrassed by the fact that she'd been having a sex dream about Lantis right in the middle of class. It wasn't often that she would have dreams like that, however, she had, had them on occasion. With the exception of today, she always had them at night, in her own room while she and everyone else were sleeping...

It was probably good that her teacher had chosen to wake her just then, she sometimes spoke in her sleep, so it would have been even worse if the teacher had been forced to wake her while she was moaning the mahou kenshin's name for all her class mates to here.

"I wonder how he's doing..." She quietly muttered. 'It feels like forever since I last physically saw him...' although in reality, it had only been about a year and a half. She raised her hands up around her sides and embraced herself as she leaned against the wall, "Lantis..." She quietly whimpered like a lonely dog loyally awaiting its masters' return. Glancing inside the classroom, she noticed that there was only thirteen minutes left until dismissal, and then she'd be free to go home. She'd been looking forward to the end of the school day since before she had even arrived at school this morning. Today was just one of those days where you wanted to tell the whole world to just piss off and leave you the hell alone. All she wanted was to have this Friday done and over with. Though she wasn't exactly sure as to why she felt this way, it was neither like it was miserably raining outside, nor did she feel sick. She was also able to rule out the possibility of it being her monthly friend, for she wasn't due for another two and a half weeks...

"Hello? Earth to Hikaru?" A blurry hand frantically waved back and forth in front of her face.

"Huh?"

"The bell rang five minutes ago," her friend Marron stated, "and Mrs. Izumi said you were free to leave."

"Nani?" Hikaru questioned. How could she have not heard the bell? The short red headed girl assumed that she looked rather foolish, just standing in the middle of hallway.

"Yo, hello in there? Geez Hikaru You're way out in another solar system aren't you?"

"Uh... Gomen. Must have zoned out there for a moment," she said directing her attention towards her friend.

"Ya think?" the annoyed tone in the girls voice suddenly became very concerned, "Are you feeling okay Hikaru? You've been out of it all day."

"Of coarse I'm alright. Why wouldn't I be? I'm just gonna head home, today's been a really off day for me." She said as she turned to go.

"Do you want me to walk you home?" Marron asked with just as much concern, if not more. She knew just how meaning less the words 'I'm alright' could be when Hikaru said them.

"No, it's okay. I'll be alright, don't worry." Hikaru replied as she broke into a run heading off into her home's direction, "See you on Monday Marron! Have a good weekend!"

* * *

"Good night Onii-sama tachi!" Hikaru called as she headed towards her bedroom. Though it was only around eight o'clock, she just felt too tired to stay up and decided to head off to bed. Her three older brothers had exchanged worried glances, however, she reassured them that she was fine and said that she hadn't slept as well as she should have the night before. It was a little white lie, but if she hadn't made up some dumb excuse as to why she was so tired her brothers', -more specifically Kakeru and Masaru- probably would have gone into over protective mode. Which meant that they'd be hovering around her for the rest of the evening, offering her medication, cool cloths for her forehead, checking her temperature constantly with thermometers, they might even go so far as to call the doctor to have a look at her. 'Oi...' she was glad to know that they cared so much about her, but sometimes it got ridicules. She was a big girl... Okay so she wasn't all that big, actually she was still really short, but she could still take care of herself.

After entering her room, she slid the door closed and changed into a dark red t-shirt, with a white short-sleeved dress shirt over top and a pair of black shorts. She didn't feel like wearing those fuzzy pink pajamas that lay lifelessly on her dresser, nor did she want to go looking for another pair of pj's, so the shorts and shirts were what she wore. Pulling back the covers of her welcoming bed, she sat down and draped an arm over her elevated, bent knee. 'Why did I feel so weird today?' she wondered, 'It isn't like I've been having any sleeping disorders lately... Despite what I said to my brothers, I slept perfectly fine last night; got a full nine hours sleep even.' Which were usually more than enough hours for her.

She gazed at the blouse and red school jacket she had recently discarded. "In... That dream," she softly spoke, "He had carelessly thrown away those garments of mine..." she trailed off, her lips curled into a mischievous smile as she recalled Lantis' reason for doing so. In her dream, he had wanted her, as much as she wanted him. 'Would the real Lantis want me like that? In that way? Would he want to be intimate with me? He did say that he loved me, but we never became anything more than good friends... What if his feelings have changed?' the magic knight pondered. Maybe in Cephiro, he'd moved on, found someone else, someone more attractive, more lady like... He could probably have any women he wanted... So why would he wait for an "underdeveloped, red-headed little girl?" To quote what some people at her school sometimes called her behind her back, the people that were jealous of her supposed perfection...

She hated it when she had these kinds of thoughts. It was those kinds of thoughts that tore into her soul. Even her darker half Nova, whom thrived on her pain, whom loved everything she hated and hated everything she loved, couldn't stand the thought of Lantis' affection being directed towards anyone else. Hikaru had realized this shortly after her wicked shadow self merged with her, into her heart and into her mind. They felt as though they could break if they couldn't be with him, as though he sustained their very being...

"Lantis would never betray us Hikaru," the all too familiar childish voice sounded inside her head.

She looked up towards her dresser's mirror and saw Nova's reflection staring back at her, "Usually when you here voices in your head, that means you need to go seek professional help..."

A light chuckle escaped the doppelgangers lips, "I don't really think that applies to us."

"Yeah, I guess not." Hikaru grinned slightly, "You love him too in your own twisted, little way."

"Of coarse! I am a part of you after all, Hikaru."

Hikaru turned away from the mirror and pulled back the covers as she lay down. Her two selves remerged together while she drifted off to sleep.

* * *

It was around eleven thirty and within the Shidou household, everyone was fast asleep. Hikaru's brothers had decided to follow in her footsteps and went to bed earlier than they usually would have on a Friday night. Usually the former pillar slept like a rock, not moving until she awoke to greet the sun's golden rays, which filtered into her room almost every morning. Tonight however, Hikaru had been roughly tossing and turning in her sleep; muttering, grumbling and unconsciously kicking up her covers. She was dreaming. Dreaming a dream she seemed unable to stir from. It made no sense at all; images were blurred and mashed together. They were fragmented; everything that happened one minute changed and became a new scenario the minute after. Scenery's, people, all the elements of her dreams changed with each beat of her heart. It wasn't that the dreams were moving along too fast, just that before anything happened the dream would simply fade away. She was confused, lost, and alone in her own subconscious.

The red haired magic knight found herself standing on a narrow rock that protruded out of the dark abyss far below her. Looking up she spotted a dark figure in the near distance, its back to her. Hikaru strained her eyes in an attempt to make out who or what it was. Suddenly her eyes grew wide to discover that it was none other than Lantis whom now seemed to be even more far away than before. "Lantis!" she extended her left arm in a vain attempt to reach him. "I want to see you... the real you..."

The look of frustration and yearning was etched across the sleeping girls face as she quietly said, "I want you." Had anyone of Hikaru's brothers been awake, they would have been blinded by the intensity of the bright pillar of light emanating from the youngest Shidou's bed room. It took merely seconds for the odd phenomena to pass, which left Hikaru's bed empty.

* * *

Lantis had been walking through one of the thicker forests. Ready to attack any monsters that would dare come his way. Though he no longer affiliated himself with Cephiro's military, he patrolled the villages as he passed through them to keep himself busy and to keep his thoughts from falling onto a certain little red headed Magic Knight... Whenever he had the chance he would patrol a village for a few days to make sure the monster ratio didn't get to high, then move onto the next place with a fairly large density of people. Well, actually it was more like, whenever he felt like it. Being Cephiro's only Magic swordsmen, he took it upon himself to personally protect Cephiro's residents. Often, he'd stop in Mira's town and visit with her; she loved it whenever he was around. Almost always, he would bring her a small gift; a rare flower that he'd find, a small collection of baked goods that people from neighbor villages sometimes gave him in appreciation. Sometimes, the little girl really reminded him of his beloved, Hikaru. The trust, the caring, the innocence, they were all attributes that the two possessed. The two Cephirians both shared a common ground, they both deeply missed Hikaru. For different reasons though, mind you.

Mira looked up to the older girl. She held such admiration for the former pillar. In her eyes, Hikaru was the perfect row model, nice, funny, and strong. She thought of her as a big sister.

He however, saw Hikaru as a very attractive young woman. He wished to be more than mere friends with her; he wanted her. He found himself unable to help the way he felt about that girl. It was ironic; of all the women to finally fall for, he ended up falling in love with his brother's murderer. As of late, he seemed to be thinking of her more and more. Fantasizing about her, imagining them alone together intimately. Then he'd force those thoughts out of his mind, thinking about her would only make him want her more than he already did. Which wouldn't be good, they were literally worlds apart.

Suddenly, a blinding column of light appeared behind him. When he turned around, he had to shield his eyes with his hand. Just as suddenly as the light had appeared, it disappeared. Lantis stood still for a moment waiting for his eyes to re adjust to the dark forest around him. He blinked a few times wondering if his violet eyes were playing tricks on him. The tall kailu looked on in disbelief, for there twenty feet away from him lay Hikaru on the cold ground. His voice caught in his throat; so he called out to her in his mind 'Hikaru?!' as he expected, there was no response. He quickly moved over to where she was; he could feel her energy, it was so faint. Similar to when she'd tried to revive her sword and ended up passing out afterwards. This time however, he hypothesized that it was recoil from using her power to transport herself from Earth to Cephiro. Unhooking his cape, he carefully picked her up and gently wrapped the purple and white material around the young girl. Her face was flushed, and he could feel her shiver, her body was so unusually cold.

Quickly, he stood up, gathering her in one arm; the other pulled out his sword and summoned his horse. Mounting the black stallion, he grabbed its rain with one hand, jerked it back and lightly kicked the horse's side. In turn the horse lifted its front legs and let out a cry before it headed off towards Cephiro's castle, knowing exactly where Lantis wanted to go. While Lantis tightly held her close to him attempting to hopefully warm her with his body heat.

* * *

The conversation between Guru Clef, Prince Ferio and Sword Master LaFarga was suddenly interrupted as the large double doors swung open, and slammed against the walls. There they saw Lantis entering the room with a young woman in his arms. Clef was the first to realize whom he held, "Hikaru!" he called then rushed over to the duo.

"Why is it that when ever the doors swing open like that, Lantis is seen carrying an unconscious women in his arms?" Ferio questioned no one particularly then ran over to where Lantis was also.

"What happened to her?" LaFarga asked following after Ferio.

"Not sure," Lantis began, "I was patrolling when a light appeared out of nowhere, moments later it vanished and in its place was Hikaru."

"Is she alright?" LaFarga asked as he eyed Lantis. Neither could stand the other but they were, for the most part civil towards one another.

"Was Fuu with her?" Ferio piped.

"No, just Hikaru." The young prince frowned in disappointment. "She should be fine," Lantis said looking down at the girl he cradled in his arms, "just needs some bed rest I believe." He said glancing briefly at LaFarga. He kneeled in front of Clef, resting Hikaru on his leg, and supported her head and back with his right arm. He wanted the Guru to examine and make sure nothing else was amiss with her.

Clef's staff stood erect at his side as both his hands rose slightly above Hikaru and moved along her body. His hands made a few odd motions as he tried to sense her aura, "I agree. She needs bed rest more than anything else," the old master mage announced. "Lantis do you think you could take her to the room she stayed in before?"

Lantis nodded and headed off to the magic knight's previous room.

"What's wrong LaFarga?" Ferio questioned.

"It's nothing." But the unreadable expression on his face didn't change.

"What? Do you think Lantis would try something on her while she's unconscious?" He quietly asked so that only LaFarga could hear. "Come on, this is Lantis we're talking about. He would never try anything." The green haired man laughed.

'If only you knew...' LaFarga thought.

Lantis quietly walked down the vacant hallway, "Why did you come here Hikaru?" he asked her but, as expected, he received no answer. He felt her shiver again slightly and once again held her close to his armor-clad body. Suddenly, he wished he'd taken off his cold, bulky armor earlier; he would have been able to warm her up more effectively and better enjoy their closeness...

"Cephiro is not in any sort of danger..." and it appeared as though those other two Magic Knights hadn't accompanied her.

Six hundred and forty-two days had passed since he'd last seen Hikaru, six hundred and forty-two days of Ferio complaining about how he missed Fuu. It actually wasn't that long of an absence considering Cephiro had seven hundred and fifty-nine days in a year... But still, it had felt like an eternity since those interesting times of Zagato's war and the after math when he met her for the first time. Now, all of a sudden out of the blue, the last Pillar just appeared before him in the thick dark forests of northern Cephiro.

Lantis moved Hikaru in his arms, unevenly distributing her weight. With his now free hand, he grasped the door's handle and pulled it open, "Were you unhappy in your world?" He contemplated as he closed the door behind him and carried her over to the bed. Pulling back the covers, he laid her down, and then brought the silky sheets over her small body, tucking her in. An old chair stood just below the room's window. Pulling the chair up close to her bed, he sat down and stroked a tendril of hair. Watching her carefully, he decided to remain there for the duration of the night, unwilling to move from his spot. He'd stay and protect her from any lingering dangers if any, just as he'd once promised her...

* * *

"C'mon Hikaru, aren't ya ever going to wake up?" a slightly annoyed feminine voice sounded. The sleepy Magic Knight stirred at that. Opening her eyes, she noticed the older woman had fairly long pink hair cascading down her back, which nicely contrasted her dark skin. Her outfit was a white and faded pink colour tight two-piece suit, leaving very little to the imagination.

"C-Caldina?" Hikaru muttered as she sat up, "What are you doing in my house?"

Leaning over, Caldina lightly tapped Hikaru's forehead, "wake up silly. This ain't your house, it's your old room in Cephiro's Castle."

"I- WAH!" Hikaru quickly looked around. It was true; this was most definitely not her house. She could now faintly feel the willful auras within the Castle. 'How did I get here? I don't remember going to Tokyo Tower... Did I sleep walk there? No that's dumb. I wouldn't have been able to walk all the way across the city in my sleep. Does it really matter now?' "How long have I been here?"

"Um... About three days ago you-"

"Three Days ago!!!" she yelled into Caldina's ear.

"Oaw! Not so loud lil missy." she said as she clutched her aching ears.

"Three days ago!" she repeated not so loudly, "My brothers must be worried sick! I've missed a day of school I- Oh, wait in Cephiro, time passes differently. Probably not even a minute has gone by... But three days ago?"

"I was pretty sure we'd already established that."

"So I've just been sleeping?"

"Yep."

"Wow, three days of just sleeping? I knew I was tired but I didn't think I was THAT tired."

"It's understandable, Lantis said that when he found you, you were unconscious, drained of nearly all yer energy. I don't think he left your side for the whole first night you were here." Caldina explained.

"Really?" Hikaru asked sheepishly. At the sound of his name, she'd felt a sudden tingle inside her, 'he stayed with me for the whole night...' she thought warmly, 'watching over me...'

"Yeah, he pretty much stayed in this room until sometime yesterday. I have no idea where he went though, haven't seen him since..."

"Oh." Hikaru frowned slightly then went red in the face as her stomach rudely grumbled, "uh... Caldina? Do you think I could get something to eat? I feel famished."

"I kinda gathered that," Caldina replied as she patted Hikaru on the head, "Afterwards though, you should go and see Clef.

* * *

"So you have no idea what so ever as to how you got here Hikaru?" the master mage asked after Hikaru told him everything she knew about how and why she'd returned to Cephiro. Which wasn't all that informative. Basically she went to sleep in her room on Earth and when she woke up, she was in one of the Castle's many sleeping quarters.

"Not a clue," she confirmed.

Clef's shoulders slumped slightly as he let out a deep sigh, "Well, Cephiro is currently not in any danger as far as I know Hikaru. As always, you're free to go where ever you wish."

"Great! Hey, uh, Clef? Do you think I could ask you for two favors?" Hikaru began.

"I do not see why not. By all means, go right ahead."

"Okay, the first favor is, could you give me back the armor that I wore before?" With a nod, Clef closed his eyes in concentration and within seconds the red Gemmed glove appeared on her left hand.

"As you wished, your armor has been returned to you. Do you also wish to have your magic re-bestowed upon you?"

"I don't think that's necessary Clef. Now that I'm back in Cephiro, I can feel my magic returning to me on its own." She answered happily, "Thank you. The second favor is, I'd like to ask you to transport me somewhere in Cephiro."

"Focus on where you would like to go and I can send you there. But, where is it that you wish to go?" the mage inquired.

"Just a small village. I have a feeling that Lantis may be there and I want to thank him," the fire Knight answered. After Clef nodded in understanding, she closed her eyes and focused her thoughts on the village and more specifically, Lantis.

When Hikaru next opened her eyes, she found herself standing in the middle of the village. She glanced left and right, 'yep, exactly where I wanted to go... I just hope he's here.' she thought and was just about to walk off in search for her beloved when a familiar childish voice called out her name.

"Hikaru!" It was Mira, the girl Hikaru had received that pretty flower from when she was striving to become a Magic Knight.

"Hi Mira!" Hikaru waved as the little girl raced towards her. Unfortunately for Hikaru, she hadn't anticipated Mira jumping on her. Loosing her balance, she swayed and hit the dirt-paved ground.

"Hello Miss Hikaru!" Mira began, "We were just about to go and visit you at the castle and I was going to bring you this nice flower from my mommies garden," she said as she held a pearl white flower with sky blue coloring at the ends of the petals to Hikaru's face.

"Oh, thank you." Hikaru said, accepting the flower then held it up to her nose and took in the heavenly fragrance.

"Do you like it Miss Hikaru?" the small child asked as she stood up to allow the Magic Knight to get up.

"Just Hikaru, is fine Mira," she said as she tied it just above her left ear, into her bright red hair. "And of course I like it. It's the nicest flower I've ever gotten, I'll bet your mom has a really nice garden."

The little one nodded happily and hugged Hikaru once again, "It's so nice to see you again onii-chan!"

"Hey, you said 'we', who was going to take you to the castle to see me?" Hikaru questioned.

"I was," came the low cold voice she'd so desperately yearned to hear.

"Lantis." Was all she found herself able to say. A light blush had made its way across her burning face. Luckily for her, it was barely noticeable thanks to her crimson bangs that fell over a good portion of her face.

"This morning when he came to our village, he told me that you came back to Cephiro," Mira explained, looking over to Lantis who was now making his way over to where the two girls were. "We were going to go and visit you in the castle, but I guess we don't need to now."

"Hey," a nearby villager spoke out, "Isn't she one of the legendary Magic Knights?" "Yeah it is!" another replied. Before Hikaru knew what was going on, a whole crowd of people surrounded Lantis, Mira and herself, whispering and muttering to each other. An elder man easily made his way through the villagers and quickly quieted them down, then directed his attention towards her.

"Excuse me Miss, but are you one of the Magic Knights of Legend?" the elder asked.

"Yes, I am," she replied as she stood up and straightened herself, "Watashi wa Shidou Hikaru desu."

"I am this village's elder. I welcome you, Magic Knight to my village and hope that you enjoy your stay," he humbly announced.

"Oh, thank you but actually, I won't be here for very long," Hikaru said as she directed her attention towards Mira, "I just came to visit a friend."

"Excuse me Lady Magic Knight, but isn't it true that one of the three Knights was chosen to become the new Pillar?"

"Uh, yeah. That was me," the crowd suddenly erupted into mass conversions.

"I can't, believe it, the Pillar, here in our village," one said.

"This Magic Knight has blessed this small village with her presence!" said another.

"But I'm not the Pillar anymore," she called over all the commotion. "Well I kind of am still technically the Pillar.But still, I'm no one important," she said modestly.

* * *

Lantis and Hikaru walked silently through the forest they were currently in; her armor was worn now and her sword was held at the ready. It had been about an hour since they'd left Mira's village to return to the castle. The villagers had offered to let them stay in one of the inns, for free however, Hikaru declined, sensing that Lantis hadn't cared much for the noisy crowds. She knew he would rather camp out in the forest, which looked like that was what they'd be doing tonight.

"Were you wanting to stay?" the kailu abruptly asked with his back to her.

"No, it's alright. I don't mind sleeping in the forest," she replied. There was a moments pause before she continued, "hey Lantis?"

His walking ceased as he turned to face her, "What is it?" "Well, Caldina said you were the one who found me. I just wanted to thank you, and also for watching over me while I was resting."

"It's getting dark. Lets find a spot to sleep for the night," was all he said in response as he scanned the dimming area. "Over this way." With Hikaru following closely behind him, Lantis headed towards the area of the woods where the trees became considerably denser.

"Where are we going?" She asked, realizing that they had moved away from the path they'd just been following. A twig rudely slapped her across the face as she tried to keep up. The further they went the thicker and thicker the forest seemed to become, and yet they continued onward.

"Once we pass through this area of dense trees, there will be a small clearing where we can stay the night," he answered as a small branch caught on his armor and snapped off the tree it had been attached to. He batted it away and she was careful not to trip over it when it fell to the ground.

Sure enough, they DID enter a clearing. It was very small, not too much room to move around, but there was more than enough space for just the two of them. Tall, strong trees surrounded them completely, creating what felt like a live wall. Looking around Lantis decided to clear away some of the brush, "My brother and I used to play here," he began. "When I was very young. this was our favorite forest outside of the castle's boundaries."

"You used to play here?" Hikaru repeated in a surprised tone. It was hard for her to picture Lantis playing any sort of childish game.

"Monsters don't bother coming to this part of the forest, so you can recall your armor if you want," he declared as he gathered some nearby twigs and sticks.

"Oh, okay," she said, her customized armor dematerialized into the ruby gem of her glove. She then slid it off her small hand and put it in her pocket. Her clothing now consisted of the unbuttoned short-sleeved dress shirt, with her tight red t-shirt underneath, and her black shorts. She happily watched Lantis as he piled up small bits of wood. He then lowered his hands onto either side of the pile and focused a small amount of energy. A small bolt of lightning quickly shot out of his left hand and flew directly into the pile.

"What did you do?" Hikaru inquired. She'd seen the small bolt for a split second, but she wasn't quite sure why he'd done that.

"I lit the fire," he answered simply. It took a moment, but she could see the flickers of the fire. Lantis unhooked his cape and carefully laid it down on the cleared ground; spreading it out like a blanket, he then recalled his own armor.

'God he's so sexy.' the familiar sadistic voice in her head sounded.

'Nova!' Hikaru scolded inside.

'Well he is!' the voice defended, 'you think so too don't you Hikaru?'

'Yeah.'

Lantis straightened his cape and sat down, gesturing for the fire Knight to come and sit by him.

Step by step, Hikaru slowly and nervously made her way over to him as pieces of the dream she had had during school filtered into her head.

'You would like to see him shirtless wouldn't you?'

'No! I mean yes! I- I mean.' Hikaru thought as she vainly tried to answer her alter ego's question.

'Let's sleep with him,' Nova coolly stated.

'R-Right here?' she questioned, 'What if he doesn't want to?'

'Oi, you are so naïve. If I were in my physical form, I'd kick you right now. Hello? He's a guy, why wouldn't he?'

'Good point. But.'

'But what?' Come on already!'

'Isn't there supposed to be someone saying that that's wrong? And that I'm too young?' Hikaru questioned.

'Yeah, that's supposed to be you.'

'Oh, I'm so screwed.'

'Hopefully!'

"Is something wrong Hikaru?" Lantis inquired, disrupting her inner conversation.

"Huh? No, I'm fine," she answered snapping out of the conversation she was having with her other self. "Why? Was I talking to my self or acting weird?"

"Uh, no. You were just standing there. Are you sure you're okay? Perhaps you should have stayed in the castle and rested," he said with concern.

"I slept for three whole days already, I'm all slept out. I'm fine, really."

"Come sit down by the fire and warm up," he softly commanded.

Doing as he asked of her, she took a seat beside him, his eyes mirrored worry. "I'm okay," she reassured, "I was just arguing with Nova."

"Huh?"

"How can I explain this? Um. Basically, the merge between Nova and I didn't quite work out as I had expected. Even though she is no longer a physical manifestation, she's still apart of me, my darker half." she tried to explain as she raised her right hand over her chest where her heart strongly beat. "She's the darker part of my heart." She finished. Not realizing that she'd made her small breasts more noticeable.

'Stop looking at her like that!' he scolded himself as he tried to tear his violet eyes away from her chest, "you've grown." he said, still staring at her. When she looked over at him he quickly added, "Taller," and forced his gaze up to her face. He wore a gentle smile, something rarely seen by anyone.

"Yeah, a little. Not much though, I still get picked on for being vertically challenged." She said as her gaze fell on the small fire.

"So. why are you here in Cephiro?" he asked. He never was much of a conversationalist, but he attempted at light conversation.

"Well, to be honest, I'm not sure why I'm here." she answered, still staring at the dancing flames. She'd always found such comfort around fire. Even when she was really young and all the other children were deadly afraid of fire.

Hikaru was startled slightly when she felt a two calloused hands softly clamp down on either of her shoulders, "You seem a little tense." He stated as he gently started to message her shoulders through her light clothing.

She closed her eyes and relaxed as she felt Lantis' wonderful touch; wondering if he'd ever done this to someone else before. The young Knight wouldn't have been surprised, the way his skillful fingers ran their way up and down her back. Had she not known better, she'd think he a professional masseuse.

It wasn't long before the low crackles of the warm fire and Lantis' soothing ministrations lolled her into a light sleep.

Lantis looked down fondly at the young girl in his arms, 'so much for being all slept out,' he thought. She seemed so relaxed, so calm, so angelic. She was such a beautiful young woman, Lantis decided as he watched the light from the warm flames mix with her darkish skin which made her glow a beautiful golden color. He quietly listened to each breath of air she in hailed, and closely watched the rise and fall of her chest.

The mahou kenshin laughed inwardly at himself. He was such a fool; completely head over heels for the fiery young woman. Never had he ever experienced such emotions with anyone else before. There was just something about her, from the moment their eyes had first met. He could tell that there was something special about her, and it went further than the fact that her will was the strongest of all Cephiro, far beyond that. What attracted him so much to this young woman from another world? He didn't know, nor did he really care.

Hikaru's body shifted slightly. Rolling over, she now lay directly on top of Lantis, whom was trying not to get aroused as her body pressed up against his; he was failing miserably. Some how, his hands had found their way onto her hips, pulling Hikaru closer to him.

A soft moan escaped her lips as her body once again shifted, causing her to brush up against his groin.

Lantis let out a low growl at the not so unfamiliar sensation. He had been with women before, but it was different with her. Perhaps because unlike the others, he actually cared about Hikaru. In the past, he would have just had his fun and be on his dreary way, not bothering to get to know them. Not giving them a second thought and not bothering with those who showed signs of wanting any type of relationship with him. That was along time ago during his teen years when he had an immense rebellious streak in him, long before he assumed the roll of Captain of the Guard. His former years behind him, it was now rare for the kailu to let anyone get close to him. It had been along time since he had lain with a woman and his body was eager to connect with hers. Lantis found himself unable to ignore the yearnings he had felt ever since their paths had crossed and he was tiring of keeping himself in check. Once again, he felt her move atop him however, this time, she began to stir.

Sitting up a little, Hikaru realized that she must have fallen asleep on Lantis, "Did I nod off?" she asked quietly, "Gomen ne." Suddenly she became all too aware of the position she was in as she felt something hard press up against her inner thigh and had a pretty good idea as to what it was. She wasn't quite as naïve as everyone thought her to be.

Hikaru motioned to get off him when, Lantis clamped his hands down on her hips, forcing her body to straddle his own. Unable to free herself from his strong grasp, Hikaru merely sat there, a dumbfounded and questioning look on her face.

Suddenly, Lantis darted upwards, pressing his lips roughly against hers briefly. Again pressing the lower parts of their bodies together. He pulled his lips away from hers as quickly as he'd placed them there. His eyes were wild, reflecting the flames of the nearby fire. Or were they flames reflecting his inner desire for her? Either way, he'd made it perfectly clear what he wanted.

"Lantis.?" Hikaru uttered his name in a questioning and slightly frightened tone. Her expression did not mirror her true feelings however. Secretly she wanted him to continue. For a while now, she had wanted him, had known that she wanted him. So why was she so hesitant? Her thoughts and emotions clashed and conflicted with in her. Was she scared? Happy? Anxious? Or was she all of the above and then some? She wasn't sure. Hikaru could only come to the conclusion that her emotions were running wild because this would be her first time.

"Hikaru. If you do not wish for me to continue." he said as he slowly slid off her short-sleeved shirt, "then I shall stop. But only if you really want me too." His voice was so soft, so kind so gentle. His eyes had reverted from wild and lustful, to loving and understanding. How could she say 'no' to him? Even if she HAD wanted too?"

While she was lost in her thoughts Lantis must have recomposed himself, Hikaru assumed. "I."- her voice was so quiet and shy, he had to strain his ears to hear her. "I've never done this before." her voice seemed to get even more quieter and timid, "have you?"

There was a moment's pause before Lantis answered her questioned. A slight look of regret was visible, "I would be lying if I said 'I haven't'."

She took that in, 'I'm not very surprised.' Hikaru thought. 'If it weren't for the fact that he acted rather coldly and unemotional; women would probably be throwing themselves at his feet, I mean look at him!'

'I am.' Nova stated.

'You have a tendency of making yourself known at the most in opportune time. Why is that?'

Her counter part let out a quiet laugh, 'Well if I told you, that wouldn't be any fun now would it?' Nova's attitude changed slightly, 'you still haven't told him weather you wanted to or not.'

Hikaru remained silent.

'Hikaru! I order you to sleep with Lantis!' With that, the two contrasting halves, which made up Hikaru, remerged.

Bringing herself back to reality, Hikaru noticed that Lantis had been observing her. "I zoned out again didn't I?"

"It's alright," he said raising his hand to caress the soft skin of her cheek. He lightly brushed away her bangs to better see her eyes, which reflected a restrained fire desperately wanting its freedom to grow wild. His fingers then ran down her face and traced the outline of her lips. Cupping her chin, he surprised himself when he whispered, "You're so incredibly beautiful." he moved his lips closer to hers then paused suddenly, "If I kiss you now, I wont be able to control myself. I'm giving you the chance to stop if you are not ready."

Hikaru had been starring into his gentle eyes as he spoke. His words were unnecessary though, for she had already made up her mind. A small smile curled up on her lips as she closed her eyes and leaned her head against his chest, "I want to," she whispered. Giving him permission to do as he pleased as he with her.

Deciding to take it slow, Lantis once again cupped her chin. Slowly, their bodies moved closer to one another, their lips parted slightly. His lips brushed against hers, sending tingles of excitement through the Magic Knight's entire body.

The Cephirian Mahou Kenshin was taken a back slightly when he felt Hikaru push up against him, deepening the kiss. Quickly becoming fierce and passionate, they expressed their undeniable desires for each other. Subconsciously, she gripped his shoulders in an attempt to draw him even more close to her. He found himself running his curious hands all over her; feeling every bone, every muscle, touching every part of her he possibly could through the restraining material of her clothing. The combined scents of her golden body, untamed crimson hair and her arousal generated a most exotic and beautiful smell, that along with the sweet taste of her warm lips on his, was steadily increasing his want, no. Not want, need, his need for her.

They broke away, their breaths short and uneven as they panted for air.

Studying her uneasy features, Lantis' husk voice spoke, "It's a little too late to change your mind now."

"Huh?" she breathed, "Oh. No." She took in another breath, "it's not that. Just. I keep feeling like Premira's going to suddenly appear from behind a rock or something and start scolding me." She was then surprised to hear a light laughter escape his salt tasting lips, 'I don't think I've ever heard him do that.' she thought.

'She can be so funny sometimes,' Lantis thought. Actually, it wasn't really funny, more like silly but he found it quite humorous, "You need not worry. She is currently in the castle being chased after by Mokona no doubt."

His grin faded, the soft crackles of the comforting fire could easily be heard as their breathing calmed. His normally cold and vacant eyes bore into her soft ones lovingly.

"There's a saying back on earth," Hikaru began. Refusing to pull her eyes away from her love as she broke the silence "They say that staring into one's eyes, is a way of looking into one's soul."

"Hmm." was all he said as he listened to her soft voice.

Hikaru stiffened slightly when she felt his hands gently slide underneath her shirt and raise it up over her head, however the look in his eyes relaxed and soothed her. Slowly, she raised her arms as he pulled her shirt off. He then quickly removed his black long-sleeved shirt, discarding both of their garments carelessly aside. Her heart raced as his attention fell onto her breasts, which were somewhat hidden behind Hikaru's crossed arms.

He pulled her arms away and had her wrap them around his waist. The grip she had on him tightened when the tips of his fingers briefly traced the contours of her chest. A deep blush washed over her, for no one had ever touched her like this before...

Deciding to take some initiative, she pushed herself off of the thigh's she'd been straddling and pulled herself up to Lantis' face. Her lips latched onto his as her hands crept up his chest and relaxed around the back of his neck while her breasts pressed up against his upper body. She allowed her instincts to completely take over now.

Lantis groaned as she pressed herself up against him and teased his lips with her own. He roughly pulled off her remaining clothing as she pushed him down onto the ground. She was becoming more bold and moved off him slightly, directing her attention towards the lower, clothed part of his body.

Hikaru stared down at his clothing curiously; as though his garments were some carefully wrapped gift she'd desperately wanted for the longest of time. Suppressing her urge to simply tear the elaborate wrapping into shreds, she carefully pulled off his clothing and looked up to find her present standing fully at attention, much like one of Kakeru's old toy soldiers. Using much of her will power, she forced her gaze to travel past the erect member and find his mischievous smiling lips.

Lantis sat up slightly, grabbing her shoulders and rolled her over onto her back. A small voice at the back of his head told him he should have stopped long before they had started; that this was wrong, that she was too young and didn't fully comprehend what was to take place. That same voice also reminded him that it was strictly forbidden for anyone to be intimate with the Pillar. Even though the Magic Knight of Fire had abolished the Pillar system, to Cephiro's residents and to the mystical land itself, she was still its Pillar regardless. The words seemed to have the opposite affect intended, for he found that his lust only intensified.

Ever since he could remember, he'd always gotten off on doing that which he should not do; from stealing food from his family's kitchen when he was a young boy, to learning and practicing magicks that Master Mage Clef had deemed him not ready for, to having various partners when it had come to women. Those were merely a few of the many things he'd done during his younger years. He'd always gotten a sort of rush from doing what everyone else frowned apon. Yep, in his former years he'd been Cephiro's Rebel without a cause, the black sheep of the family. Sometimes giving off the impression that he was a real cold-hearted bastard. How ironic that it was his elder brother Zagato who had become one of Cephiro's greatest threats. Unlike Lantis, Zagato was never reckless, never acted out and was respectful to all those whom deserved it, even if it was for the only fact that they held a fancy title. Zagato had always been the one in the spotlight and he, his brother's shadow. It had never really bothered him much; it was just the way things worked out.

Lantis' focus was brought back towards the red-haired girl underneath him as he heard a dog-like whimper escape her lips. "Lan." her plea was cut off as he placed his lips against hers once again.

This kiss was sweet and gentle, unlike their previous intense passionate one before. This was the calm before the storm. His right arm braced him and did its best to keep his massive body off of hers. He didn't want to accidentally harm her from his body's weight.

Slowly, his free hand crept its way over to her upper inner thighs and gently rubbed her soft skin.

Hikaru's lips moved off of his as her head tilted back; with a gasp sounding from her mouth. She purred as he continued inflicting the torturous pleasure upon her.

The taste of Hikaru's lips had been quickly replaced by the taste of her delicious body as Lantis slowly trailed kisses from her bare right shoulder, over and across her collarbone and gradually making his way up her neck. Hikaru moaned as his hand slowly brushed over her dampened entrance, which then made its way back to her thighs and spread her legs apart.

He ceased the ministrations on her neck and pulled back to look into her ruby red eyes. Her arms happily wrapped around his sides while he positioned himself over her. "This shall most likely hurt you," Lantis warned. His deep voice was barely audible. He waited for her to indicate that she was ready, which came soon after his words of caution. Both sets of eyes were hazed with lust and the yearning for the sense of union.

There inner fires seemed to blaze even more as he roughly pushed his member inside her, tearing her virgin barrier.

The former Pillar withheld the urge to cry out from the searing hot pain. Her canine teeth punctured her lower lip, the dull nails of her fingers deeply dug into his sides. His eyes shut tightly as he grunted and she could feel his drawn blood now run down her fingers. Amidst all the unwelcome pain, Hikaru couldn't help but smile maliciously. A part of her enjoyed the pain, enjoyed the pain she was inflicting on her lover, and loved the smell of his thick red blood, which now loomed in the air. That smell, along with his body's scent was so intoxicating to her.

Lantis clenched his eyes shut when he felt her nails tear into his flesh. A low hiss emanated from her, but to his surprise, she never screamed. He was almost certain that that single act was going to hurt her, but he hadn't expected her to react quite like that.

He forced himself to stay still, knowing that the young girl needed a moment; he harbored no desire to hurt her any more then what was inevitable.

Hikaru's not so delicate hands tightened at his sides even more, forcing him in further. Her voice became seductive and slightly psychotic as she growled at him at to stop. To emphasize her words, she suddenly ran her nails down his left side; slicing into the first few layers of his skin, leaving five small bleeding scratches. Lantis' body reacted by pulling out of her slightly, then thrusting back into her.

Another hiss escaped her lips, this time of pain and pleasure. Again he pulled out of her; however this time when he re-entered her, it was gentler, slower.

Their moans and grunts mingled together as they developed a steady rhythm. Hikaru's hips eagerly met each of his thrusts, her hands that had previously been locked in place, loosened their painful grip on him. From briefly resting between his shoulder blades to her one arm wrapping around his lower back, the other firmly clung to his left shoulder. "Hrgh." she cried, her back arched slightly as he began to thrust into her harder.

Much like the feeling of using her magic, the way their love-making felt could not be described in words. 'Incredible,' was one of the many words that raced through her mind, but no word she thought up seemed accurate. Hikaru thought back momentarily to the first time she'd ever used her magic; such raw untamed power. Her magic had surrounded her, consumed her. before that first day in Cephiro, she'd never known such ecstasy. Now, it felt as though she was re-experiencing that feeling ten fold.

'Never have I known such an immense pleasure.' Lantis thought. Each thrust brought him to another intensive level of pleasure. His ears burned as his lover whispered his name; causing him to push himself harder and faster into her.

Hikaru's grip on him tightened yet again as she literally bit back the urge to cry out; inflicting another wound, this time on his shoulder. The rich, tangy, salt taste of his noble blood lingered in her mouth, making her desire more of its pleasantly disturbing flavor. She licked and sucked at the small cuts she had made with her teeth. Her legs wrapped around the powerful magic-wielding swordsmen as he fiercely drove into her.

Unfocused tendrils of magic wavered in the air as their auras melded with each other. They grunted and moaned, muttering their names almost breathlessly; both felt the end drawing near and madly thrust against each other, wanting to finally reach that plateau.

Their orgasms happened almost simultaneously; her eyes widened while her back arched as he stiffened and released himself inside her contracting muscles.

Hikaru could feel his hot breath against her cheek; subconsciously he leaned into her, pressing more of his body weight into her then intended. "Lantis." she happily whispered his name and sighed.

In a swift movement, she found herself lying on top of him, his arms gently wrapping them in his cape that cling to their sweaty bodies. The fire Knight's head rested on his chest as she listened to the calming pace of his beating heart. His right hand soothingly rubbed the upper part of her back while the other slowly stroked her crimson gnarled hair, easily lolling her to sleep. Leaving Lantis to cradle her and watch as the dying fire's wood burned away to glowing charcoal.

A light snore emanated from Hikaru as Lantis smiled down at her sleeping form, "Ashiteru." he whispered before nodding off into a blissful slumber of his own.

<Authors Notes: Well, this is officially the first Lemon I've ever written. Though I've had the idea of writing one for a while now, it was Lilybunny's wonderful fanfics that inspired me to go start writing one of my own ^_^. I'd also like to thank my friend Phantom of the Mist for pushing me to continue writing this fic... Now let's see. Oh yes, for this fic I decided to give Lantis a bit of a bad boy past for two reasons: 1, I thought it would give him a little more character and 2, I doubt that everyone in Cephiro (with the exception of partially insane people that are trying to destroy Cephiro,) are perfect little Samaritan, sainty people. Also, some of you may have been wondering about Hikaru's personality, well it's kinda hard to explain where I was going with that so I'll let you come to your own conclusions. I tried to write this to be very unique so hope I succeeded somewhat. Any I hope you enjoyed my slightly long, slightly plot full lemon.>