Title: Preordained

Author: Wowie

Status: 1/?

Rating: PG-13

Genre: Angst/Drama/Crossover

Archive: Ask permission first

Summary: There’s nothing more Hikaru wanted than to protect his son from his destiny.

Warnings: Some mature themes like violence and death.

Disclaimer: The characters of X and Magic Knight Rayearth are both owned by CLAMP and I have no intention of using them to earn money. So please, I don’t want to be surprised by big shot lawyers sending me schedule for court hearings.

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Chapter One: The Beginning of the End

She could feel herself floating in mid-air. When she opened her eyes, all she could see was darkness and nothing more. Suddenly, a ball of light came bouncing into sight. She then felt herself slowly coming down and as soon as she touched the ground, she ran towards it. The ball continued to bounce off and she continued on following it until a faceless man in black appeared in front of her. She watched as the ball was commanded into the hands of the man, which became a model of the planet Earth as soon as he touched it. Another faceless man in black appeared beside the first one. He was also holding a model of Earth in his hands. Then, white-feathered wings spread out from the first man and black beast wings from the second. Even though they were both faceless, she could see that they were looking at her. They both moved a step closer then the one with the feathered wings let the ball fall to the floor, shattering into pieces. As soon as this happened, a vision of Tokyo’s ruins flashed before her eyes. From afar, she could see six red dragons and six blue dragons fighting each other. When she turned her gaze back to the two men in front of her, the one with the feathered wings turned into a blue dragon and the other into a red dragon. Both went inside her body. She could feel them move inside her womb, growing slowly and...

... She woke up. Another dream, though this time, it was more vivid than the others. She knew from the very beginning that her dreams were visions of the future. Now she’s certain about its meaning. But this realization only made things worse, and she knew it would change her... and her baby’s life forever. Yes, she’s pregnant with Lantis’ baby. From what she dreamt, she understood that the two dragons went inside her womb to merge with her unborn child. No! Her mind screamed out.

“Hikaru, is there something wrong?” a low voice asked.

She looked at the other side of the bed where Lantis was lying; he gazed at her with a worried expression. Seeing his face only heightened her fear for herself... and for him. Since everything went back to normal in Cephiro, she and her fellow magic knights, Umi and Fuu, was given the power to go back and forth from Earth to Cephiro. Five years have passed since Mokona fled away. Eagle has fully recovered and went back to Autozam a year and a half ago. As for the three of them, they decided to stay permanently in Cephiro. Fuu stayed with Ferio, Umi aided Guru Clef, and she stayed with Lantis. Being with him has made her very happy. He loves her as much as she loved him and they have so many plans for the future. Now, she has to give it all up because her destiny was pre-ordained. No matter where she was, she‘d always be bounded to Earth.

“You’re really worrying me. You’ve been like this for days,” Lantis leaned closer to her and cupped her cheek with his hand; his azure eyes bored deeply into her ruby ones. She shook her head then smiled, though it didn’t reach her eyes. Lantis sighed, sat up on the bed, and then regarded her troubled wife. He knew that she was lying, that there was really something bothering her, especially in her sleep. For the past days, he would always wake up in the middle of the night, hearing her groan with despair and pain. When he’s about to wake her up, her breathing would be normal again. And every time they wake up in the morning, a sad expression always etched her face. Now, he’s asking her about it but it was obvious that she’s still not ready to spill it out. He smiled at her tenderly then stroked her long scarlet hair. Hikaru looked up at him with eyes that seemed to plead for understanding.

“Don’t worry, if you’re not ready to talk about it, then I won’t force you to. But always remember that I’ll always be here when you need me,” he kissed her lightly on the forehead.

Lantis’ concern towards her had lessened the burden in her heart, though she knew very well that she couldn’t tell him about her dreams and Earth’s destiny because it will only complicate things. She leaned her head to his hard chest and felt his strong arms encircling her.

“I’m afraid, Lantis... afraid that we’ll be separated and never see each other again...” uncertainty laced her voice. He loosened his hold on her so he could lift her chin up and looked closely on her face.

“Never. We’ll never be apart. Even if there will come a time when we’ll not be together, our hearts will always belong to each other,” every word he spoke were firm and reassuring. Tears welled up her eyes before she could stop herself. She placed her hands on his head, feeling the silky jet-black hair on her palms.

“I love you very much,” she declared with so much emotion.

Lantis wiped the tears on her face with his finger then said with his whole heart, “And I love you more.”

The night was deep and everyone was asleep, except for Hikaru. She has made up her mind to go back to Earth without telling anybody. For the last time, she gazed at the sleeping form of the only man she would ever love. Dreams about them building a happy family were now shattered. She didn’t tell him that she was expecting a baby in eight months time ‘cause it would only distress him more. The thought that his wife and baby were light years away form him, she knew that it would never give him peace of mind. Before leaving the room, she placed a small note on her pillow. She brushed a feather light kiss on his lips then left him forever.

...

Morning came and the light that passed through the window woke Lantis. He reached out for his wife, only to find out that he was alone in bed. He sat up abruptly and searched the room with his eyes. His gaze caught up a neatly folded paper on top of Hikaru’s pillow. Fear gripped his heart as to what its contents will be. After reading the small note, he immediately dressed up and went out of the room.

The dining room door opened wide and caught the attention of those who were having breakfast. What they saw was Lantis’ stern form, holding a crumpled piece of paper on his hand.

“Now tell me, where is she?” his voice was calm but they can feel him seething with anger. Clef was the first one to recover his surprise.

“Calm down, Lantis. Who is it you’re talking about?”

Lantis’ eyes were now into slits when he threw the piece of paper to Clef, then turned his back from them. Clef immediately read its contents, his eyes slowly rounding in disbelief.

Lantis,

I’m sorry... Farewell... I love you...

Hikaru

“What is it, Master Clef?” Umi asked curiously. Fuu was also looking at their direction.

“Hikaru left...”

All the people in the room gasped. Umi and Fuu stood from their seat and started towards the door.

“Where are you two going?” Ferio asked worriedly.

“Umi-san and I are going to follow Hikaru-san. We know that she went back to Earth. We’ll try to talk to her and bring her back.”

Lantis walked towards them and said in a resigned voice, “Please, get her back. Tell her that I’ll forget the whole thing and never talk about it. Tell her... I need her...”

The two girls nodded then they both concentrated while holding hands. They disappeared on sight only to return again after a few seconds.

“We can’t get through!” Umi exclaimed in distress. Clef closed his eyes and tried hard to get to Hikaru, but failed. That meant only one thing...

“She has sealed the path to Earth so that the two of you can’t follow her...”

There were a few moments of silence before Lantis punched the door and went out of the room. Everyone remained quiet while Umi and Fuu wept with sadness. The fact that Hikaru left Cephiro hit them all. And from the way things looked, they knew that she would never come back.

...

Hikaru gazed out of Tokyo Tower and watched as the sun started to shine. She knew that they would try to follow her as soon as they learned about her disappearance. Before they could do that, she sealed the gate to Cephiro. It would be best if Umi and Fuu would just stay there so they would never witness the events that would change everybody's life on Earth forever.

"I see that you've returned, Shidou Hikaru."

Upon hearing this, Hikaru turned to where the voice came from and saw a tall figure of a woman leaning near the elevator. From the moment she saw the sly smile that curved her lips, she knew who it was. She sighed then turned her gaze back from the rising sun. The woman, on the other hand, joined her and together they witnessed as light spread slowly throughout the city of Tokyo. Her long raven-black hair was partly hiding her face.

"You'd really do anything to free your sister, Kanoe-sama. Even if it means destroying Earth itself..." A bitter laugh came out of Kanoe, then faced Hikaru and cupped her face so she could look closely to the red-haired girl's face. She moved her face closer that her lips almost brushed Hikaru's, her blue eyes cold as ice.

"It's not my fault if the people of this planet are too selfish to realize that all things must come to an end someday. And that end is drawing near," her hands fell to Hikaru's waist then she knelt down and placed her ears on her tummy. "I can feel that the aura of the child you're carrying is very powerful, with a Cephirian Kailu as its father. I must say that the name god's servant to either destroy or save Earth really fits him well."

"You will never succeed in your plans. I'll make sure that he'll make the right choice," Hikaru said firmly. Kanoe looked up to her. Laughter started to emanate from her and echoed through the empty room. She stood up then encircled her arms on Hikaru's body, her forehead touching hers.

"That remains to be seen. And... What is the right choice anyway?" After saying this, a black liquid appeared. Kanoe slowly sank in it then after a few moments, she was gone. Hikaru was once again left alone, with the same question lingering in her mind.

-Tsuzuku-