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storypaint ([personal profile] storypaint) wrote2009-07-25 11:51 pm

Light Created (Misaki/Hikaru)

Title: Light Created
Fandom: Angelic Layer/Magic Knight Rayearth
Length: 380 words
Prompt: [livejournal.com profile] clampanonmeme: Misaki/(MKR) Hikaru, summer.
Pairing: slight Misaki/Hikaru
Other: AU with MKR Knights in Chobits world.

Excerpt: Before Misaki could even begin to explain, Hikaru's companions caught up with her-- a girl with long straight hair and another in glasses.

The sun was too bright but Misaki couldn't stay indoors anymore. Her eyes were burning, but she held back the tears and strode down the sidewalk, not really watching where she was going.

"Hikaru!" someone called, and her head snapped up out of habit. Of course, she wasn't at a tournament here; there wouldn't be anyone calling out her Angel's name instead of hers.

But before she could blush at the mistake, she smacked into someone, falling back against the pavement.

"Oh, I'm so sorry!" the person said, her voice worried. She offered Misaki a hand, and when she pulled her to her feet, Misaki stared in wonder.

"Hikaru..."

The other girl looked confused, but then she smiled. "Have we met?"

Before Misaki could even begin to explain, Hikaru's companions caught up with her-- a girl with long straight hair and another in glasses. They both looked at Misaki curiously.

"Hikaru is so clumsy," the taller one said, laughing but embarrassed. She hit Hikaru on the top of her head familiarly.

"Umi!" Hikaru protested, then turned back to Misaki. "I'm sorry about that; I wasn't watching. I'm Hikaru Shidou."

Light, Misaki thought, her lips parting. This girl had such brightness and warmth to her-- like Hikaru the Angel did on the battlefield.

"Misaki Suzuhara," she managed to reply, reaching out to take Hikaru's hands in hers. She just couldn't help it. Hikaru only smiled.

"You look familiar," Umi said thoughtfully. "Did we go to school together?"

Misaki opened her mouth to respond, but the girl with the glasses laughed.

"I thought we weren't allowed to talk about school this summer," she said, "though if you wanted--"

Umi began to protest. Hikaru just giggled. She squeezed Misaki's hands.

"I do feel like we've met before," she said, looking thoughtful.

Misaki managed to shake her head. There was no way Hikaru would believe her... unless she showed her.

"Hey, can you come with me?" she asked. There was an Angel store a couple of blocks from here. She could show her the doll right here, but somehow she felt it would be better to show the Angel in action.

"Okay," Hikaru agreed. She smiled and Misaki smiled back. The sun was still in her eyes, but she couldn't mind, not anymore.