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~* Christmas in Fanelia *~


It was an average day in Fanelia.
The sky was blue,the sun was shining and Van was depressed.
It had been about 5 months since he had last heard or seen from Hitomi and
since that life wasn`t the same anymore.
He hadn`t cared much for his people,hadn`t represented Fanelia on several
important celebrations.He hadn`t done much for Fanelia and his position
at all.Why should he?It`s not like anyone would even care about him and his
condition.They all didn`t know him!They all just saw their great and invincible
king.But he wasn`t like this.He wasn`t a king.He was just a 16 years old boy,
never being allowed to act like one.And his people?They couldn`t
understand him.
`Doesn`t they have a heart?Am I not allowed to be depressed once in a while?
Does anyone even know a thing about me?´
He felt like no one would really know him,neither care for him.
Well,almost no one.
There was one person that could understand him and that let him feel
to be cared for:Merle.
In the first days since Hitomi`s departure she was the one taking all
of his burden off of his shoulders and taking care of everything having
to do with Fanelia.And although she wasn`t really a royal,everyone was
doing what she said and now even threated her like a real royal.
It wasn`t really suprising if you would consider that under her
command it hadn`t taken Fanelia much more then two months to
rebuilt their previous home completly.And now it was much more
beautifull then ever.
And she helped him in the last time more than he could ever even out.
Everytime there would be some people of higher ranges taht wanted
to talk to him,even if they were stubborn as hell,Merle would always
find a way for not letting them to him.
And he was thankfull for that.He couldn`t even think about how
much he owned her and he didn`t quite know how or if he could
ever repay her for it.At this point he could swear if Merle wasn`t here
he surely would die.She had given him so much.She had given up
everything she had just to make sure that he was alright.She had had
the opportunity to go with Alen and Cerena back to Fanelia.Allen had
asked her if she could help him taking care of Cerena.She and Cerena
had become very good friends in the time that they had been here.
She would have had everything she ever wanted by now but she
refused,telling Allen:,,I can`t.I can`t let Fanelia down right now.Fanelia
needs me now more then ever and I can`t go right now.I would like
to go with you to Asturia but I can`t.They need me here.Van needs me here."
`Van needs me here.´
This sentence ran through his mind again and again.
It was true.He needed her,now more then ever but he didn`t want her to give
up all her plans just for him.
He had spoken with her about it but all she said was:,,I`m fine,Van.I like being
in command once in a while,you know?But don`t care about me now.All you
have to do is to relax.Take as much time as you want.I`ll care for Fanelia
while you recover.And then you`ll be the greatest king of whole Gaea once
again!",she said to him with a smile.
And he would.He didn`t know when he would but he defently would.In the
meantime he would watch in astonishment at how Merle could handle
everything so good.


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,,Yes,of course.I`ll take care of it.You can go now."
`The last at least.I swaear.One more and I`ll die this very moment!´
Totally exhausted she let herself fall back right into the throne of Fanelia.
Her last meeting just ended and now she felt like a 100 horses had just
run her over.At first it all had made much fun to let all the people run
and doing something for here but now she began to understand Folken`s
decision about being a king.Not that she would ever intrigue against Fanelia
or Van but this job was very hard,to her anyway.
`How had Van made that anyday?´
She stand up nce again and made her way to the balcon of the room,giving
her the best view of whole Fanelia.
`Oh Van.Why can`t you be your old-self once again?I miss you,you know?´
A saddened look came across her face.It was hard being the temporary queen
of Fanelia but she had made her decision long ago.
She could have left together with Allen and Cerena but she didn`t want to.
The reasons for that were 1)She didn`t want to leave Fanelia and 2)She
didn`t want to leave Van.She loved him.Now more than ever before but
not like before.She thought that she would love him in a way lovers would but
after a while she realized she didn`t.And she didn`t love him like a friend would
love his friend.She loved him much more than a sister would love her brother.
She had lost everything she held dear.First er family,then Folken,then Varie and
now all she had left was Van.What should she do withuot him?Where would
she be without him?
She perhaps didn`t know much but she knew that she would never ever leave
Van.
She hated it to see him so depressed and sad.And she hated not knowing what
to do about it.
`And whose fault is it?Hitomi`s,of course!´,she decided.`Okay,I was sad,too that
she left but this was riddiculus!How could Van be so damn down about it?´
She looked at the sky,her ocean blue eyes landing on the Mystic Moon.
,,Do you even know how much I hate you right now?You came here,making
everyone crazy and than left,leaving a heart-broken Van behind.Do you know
just how selfish you are?",she spoke,secretly hoping that the words would reach
their destination.
,,But what can I do to make Van smile again?",she asked herself.
She now lookedat the sky of Fanelia again.The winter was near and within the
next week or so the sky would darken and the wind would get cold.And then,
much to Merle`s dismay there would be snow.
She hated snow.It was so cold and wet.She couldn`t believe how anyone could
like it.She asked Hitomi once if there would be snow on the Mystic Moon,too
and she then said stuff about how great and pretty it would be then.And then
about people giving each others presents just to show how much they care
about someone.To show the closeness between one another and to lighten up
the mood.
`What was it called?Oh yeah,Christmas!How riddiculus!´
But then...
`Christmas!´
Her eyes snaped open.
`This is it!This is what I need to lighten up Van!I mean,Hitomi came from the
Mystic Moon and if I like it or not,she made him laugh,so why not something
like this too?But how?"
She rubbed her chin,her mind racing.
And after a wile a smile made its way across her face,a bright sparkle
appeared in her eyes.
,,Gadeth,Reeden!I need your help!Immediately!"


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Till then,
Nicki Calista!