(Eng) BEAUTY & ELEGANCE - Magic Knight Rayearth Fanfiction

Chapter 1

Kardina was already in Cephiro before it was destroyed and build up again. But not early enough to get an idea of the old Cephiro. So she doesn't know the forest of silence and the dwelling in there that I wish I could have shown her.

I came to this conclusion as I joined a conversation between Kardina and Guru Clef. Kardina wasn't able to compare the old and the new Cephiro, couldn't say if it is now better than before, WHAT EXACTLY is better or not. So Clef reasoned that we would need to show her the old Cephiro so that Kardina can understand the situation and the people who live here. He created a portal to a virtual version of the old cephiro. A copy which is equal to a grain of sand. I asked him if I could go with Kardina through this portal. So he bid us farewell with a warm smile.

That's how we got to this point where I walk with Kardina across the forest of silence, seeking my old home.

„Man, THAT I would call a jungle!! So GREEN, I could almost get bored!" Kardina marvels at a giant tree which treetop you cannot see anymore. Despite the deep shadow from the tree she seems to shine like the sun itself! I seem to have starred for too long because she turns her head astonished in my direction, her warm and curious gaze on me. „?", she cocks her head, her arms akimbo. I just hope that I don't blush even though the heat in my face tells a different Story. „Hey, your face looks so red!! Are you allergic to one of these weird plants, Presea?! Or is it my ravishing beauty which makes you blush so hard?!" Shit! I turn myself in another direction, away from her gaze, trying to hide my embarrassment. But Kardina dances with a wink in my direction. „Neither that or the other!" I lie. „The blue flowers captured my sight." „Oh, right!! That are really breathtaking flowers!! But I think you get color-blind, Sweety, the flowers are yellow."

No. I actually mean the skyblue flowers. Your eyes are so breathtaking beautiful, to say it in your eyes. Kardina...

„Why didn't we fly to come here? Clef could have borrowed us one of his birdcreatures.... My feet hurt... - 3 - " I smile – a pouting Kardina, that's too sweet! „We want to approximate Cephiro to you, Kardina... So we walk. So that you can look at everything without a hurry. If we would fly we would see the things from above and just very small. And only briefly. If it makes you and your hurting feet happy-" the grass and leafs rustle while I push them aside „- Here you are! My former home." I walk towards the building but since she isn't following me I turn towards her with a dumbfounded Expression. „What's the matt-"

„HERE?? IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE???"

I just silently nod.

„Darling, you never ever felt just a little bit alone? Lonely?!"

Again I nod, this time smiling.

„My dear... Who did I just get into?!" With a sigh Kardina walks past me inside my house. My house. But with such implicitness that it warms my heart! We set ourselves in my past office, Kardina on my swivel chair, I place myself in front of one of the book shelves.

„AAAAAAHH, I'VE GOT A BLISTER ON MY FOOT!!"

I let the book of materials used by weapon forging out of surprise fall as Kardina screeches about her wounded foot. „Now don't act as if it would be such a big deal, the blister won't suck you off!" I try to calm her down. Seriously...! „Let me see..." I place the book beside myself as I kneel down to examine the foot. „And such a ruckus as a dancer...! Blisters aren't rare symptoms so why do you scream about it?!" „Hmpf! I'm too elegant and gracefull as that I would get wounds from dancing!" In an attempt to show me her dancing skills she stands up and falls crying back on her seat. „Okay, wait, I'll bring something to cool it." Like a lil kid, you can only shake your head about it. Nevertheless I must smirk as i hear Kardinas whining. I come back with an ice-crystall only to find her reading the book I left on the floor. She's harsh sniffing the air through her snub nose as I hold the ice-crystall on her Blister. „The book that you're reading, I wanted to give it to you – go to page 261 – so that you know how the minerals there shown are named. 'Cause I want to show you how I fabricate weapons. After all I'm Faru-Blacksmith of highest rank!" I think you can't overhear my pride. But why shouldn't you be proud of what you're creating! „However I lack of some materials to do so, sooo we'll need to search and collect them. That way you're going to see more of Cephiro!" „EVEN MORE WALKING?!?? Ufff..." Kardina is indeed groaning but she doesn't refuse. I'm pointing at the spot on her foot where until just now the blister was. „Look, your feet are alright now. It will be okay!" Hopefully I beam at her, Kardina replies with a grin herself.

„THANKS buddy!!"

„UMPF!!"

Her embrace is tight as ever, I'll be suffocated! Moreover I shouldn't focus on WHAT she's pressing me against. Damn it, Kardina...!! Even though I doubt that she knows what she's doing... „Okay, okay... um...." Embarrased I try to look every else but her direction. Quick, what should I say?! „We, uh, should prepare ourselves..." „? Why, what for?" She knits her eyebrows contemplative, cute! „Oh, did I forget to tell you? We're in the forest of silence and here you can't use magic." „WHAT???" „And 'cause of that we need weapons. To protect ourselves. For we don't have a buttress in this old Cephiro; who preserves the peace in this country. Monsters lurk behind every corner so we need to be ready!!" Determined and ready to fight I stand in front of a bit lost Kardina. I assure her that she donÄt have to worry. „I'll borrow some weapons to you." „That may be the case, Darling, but I really don't have any experience with any kind of weapon. I'm a dancer and Laru-Sorcerer!! How am I supposed to defend myself without magic?! PRESEA?!" I roll my eyes, walk to the door of my weapon-room. „Like I said, i borrow some weapons to you. Besides here counts the will-"

Everything's in a tumble. The lances are on the floor. The swords are mixed with the rapiers in the corner wher the arrows should have been. These are stuck in the walls and the ceiling.

Kardina examines the room, standing behind me. „Holy damn, someone cleaned up THAT room!" ... Mokoonaaaa!! „When I get this mollusk in my hands...!! I'll hang him on my door and pull his ears WIIIDE LOONG!!"  „Ooh, I'm surely allowed to join you, right? Apropos, who are we talking about?" Kardina pats my shoulder with a reassuring smile. „MOKONA!! IT'S ALWAYS THE SAME – EVEN IN THIS VIRTUAL WORLD!!" „Fascinating... Shouldn't he be jumping around her then?" I stop in my movements. That's a good question. Generally, are all virtual versions of the citizens of Cephiro walking around here? Or just the condition of the old Cephiro is reproduced... „We'll see then! This little...! He can only hope that he's not walking my way!! EVEN WHEN HE'S JUST VIRTUAL!!"

Laughter.

„What's so funny 'bout that, Kardina?!" I stare at her wit an uncomprehending look. But she's just waving it off. „I'll just search for a weapon." Mumbling I follow her doing. A dagger and long sword will be my companions. Kardina seems to have chosen a bow and arrows. „You know how you'll store them?" „Mh, I only have seen that the Magic Knights and Clef stash their weapons in their jewelry." „Exactly. Kardina, just like them you can use your hair- and earjewelry. You just need to want it. Imagine how the bow and arrows vanish into the earrings." At first it takes a few seconds until something happens. Kardina lets a surprised noise then a happy cheering be heard. „Great! Alright, you're ready?"„YES gurl!!"

Armed and good-humored we're going searching after some minerals in the forest of silence.