This is my first Escaflowne fic. This contains spoilers for the ending of the series (You should see it to fully understand this, but it isn't necessary)
I don't own Escaflowne. I have my over-watched tapes to keep me happy!
Enjoy!!
For the Past, Present, and Future
Hitomi never forgot about Van, but as time went on, she talked to him less and less. First it was because of the increasing load of homework that comes with being in college that left her feeling exhausted, then track season started. Her best friends Yukari and Amano had been going out for some time at Hitomi's urgings after Amano had returned. They never quite believed what had happened to their friend that one year.
Finally, Van and Hitomi's link that they had once shared had become all but broken. 10 years after their first meeting on the track, he, Allen and Gaea were all but a distant memory. She had moved on to college and was working on a degree.
She loved to be outside, whether it be to study or to take a few minutes and relax. She was currently studying for an exam on one of the park benches, being soothed by the sounds of the birds chirping. She had grown up a lot in those 10 years; her hair was longer, just below shoulder length. She was now wearing tan business pants and a light blue T-shirt. Yukari and Amano came over to her and sat down on either side of her.
"Hello," she mumbled in greeting, finger-reading the textbook in concentration.
"We thought that we'd drop by to see how you are doing, it's been awhile," Amano spoke as Yukari looked over her shoulder at the writing in the book.
Hitomi read for a second more before looking up and smiling at her friends. She sighed and rubbed her eyes. "Whew! Big exam coming up in a few days; I plan to ace it!"
"The way you've been studying, I don't doubt that," Yukari grinned.
"So, how have you two been lately?" Hitomi asked innocently.
"Well," Yukari held up the back side of her hand.
"A ring!?"
"We're engaged!" Yukari could hardly contain her excitement.
"When's the wedding?" Hitomi's eyes gleamed with happiness.
"WE haven't set a date yet," she looked accusingly at Amano who just shrugged and grinned back.
There was a rustling in a tree behind them and some birds darted out and off into the sky, causing all three of them to jump.
"Stupid pigeons," Amano muttered, not liking to be startled, and Yukari chuckled at him.
Hitomi started to return her gaze from the sky back to her book and gave a little gasp when she saw a single white feather float in front of her and land upon her open book. Mouth open, she picked it up and held it before her.
"Hitomi? Are you okay?" Yukari was worried about her friend's odd behavior.
"Kanzaki?"
Hitomi didn't hear a word her friends said at all. Her world became suddenly soundless. The silence was broken my a heavy breathing sound, then-"Hitomi?" a vaguely familiar voice echoed in her mind. "No time...need h... not again!! Last hope," a whisper now, urgently, "Please, Hitomi..."
"Hitomi!" Yukari yelled, finally able to break her friend out of it.
"Van!" Hitomi yelled, startling both Amano and Yukari. She closed her eyes, trying to picture the speaker of the voice, but all she saw was flames. "I have to go back to Gaea!"
"Hitomi," Amano spoke as if talking to a timid child that was ready to run, "there is no such place...."
Hitomi wasn't listening. She quickly stood up, the feather clutched tightly in her hands, he book lying forgotten on the ground. She got up on the park bench and looked up frantically at the sky. Her fingers dug into her palms, drawing blood, but she didn't feel any pain. Looking down at the blood stained feather she whispered, "Van."
Suddenly, the feather started to shine, including the red blood. The air around it started to glow, growing bigger and bigger until the whole bench was surrounded by light. She felt the once-familiar feeling of being lifted into the air.
* * *
When Hitomi awoke, she was no longer on the bench, but upon the dirt covered ground. She sat up and looked to her right. Amano was helping Yukari to her feet. "You were transported too?" Hitomi asked in disbelief.
"Where are we?" Yukari asked as she rubbed her throbbing head.
Hitomi looked up at the sky and the Earth and Moon, "Gaea."
Amano and Yukari both looked up at their homeland, too shocked to speak.
Hitomi remembered the feeling, smiling slightly, then looked to her left; her smile vanished and she gasped. All the land to that direction starting about 10 feet away was either burnt or burning, the air thick with smoke from the smoldering grass and shrubbery. She looked a little bit harder, squinting through the smoke and thought that she saw something moving under a tree. The tree's branches were on fire and dropping flaming leaves to the ground, briefly illuminating the ground with each leaf that fell to it. She took a few tentative steps forward, her two friends close behind her.
A coughing sound made her run forward.
"Hitomi, wait!" Amano yelled. "It's dangerous!"
By then, Hitomi was already kneeling by a man, his skin almost black from the burning ground and smoke, and his face was streaked with blood and sweat. She turned him over on his back so she could see his face better. "Van?" she spoke softly, afraid that this person before her really was her friend from so long ago. His once-white shirt was turned as black as his shoulder-length hair.
He coughed again and slowly opened his eyes. "Hitomi? You came back," his voice was hoarse and weak. His eyes finally focused on hers for a brief second before he passed out again.
"Hitomi, please fill us in here," Yukari spoke as she stepped next to her friend. "What happened here?"
"I wish I knew myself," she stood up and watched a burning leaf flutter past her and land on a shinning object. She went over to it and picked it up; it was Van's sword bearing the Fanelian crest. She examined the blade, the steel only marred by blood. She brought it over to Van and placed it back in his empty scabbard at his side. "Oh, Van, what's happened here?"
To be continued...
I don't own Escaflowne. I have my over-watched tapes to keep me happy!
Enjoy!!
For the Past, Present, and Future
Hitomi never forgot about Van, but as time went on, she talked to him less and less. First it was because of the increasing load of homework that comes with being in college that left her feeling exhausted, then track season started. Her best friends Yukari and Amano had been going out for some time at Hitomi's urgings after Amano had returned. They never quite believed what had happened to their friend that one year.
Finally, Van and Hitomi's link that they had once shared had become all but broken. 10 years after their first meeting on the track, he, Allen and Gaea were all but a distant memory. She had moved on to college and was working on a degree.
She loved to be outside, whether it be to study or to take a few minutes and relax. She was currently studying for an exam on one of the park benches, being soothed by the sounds of the birds chirping. She had grown up a lot in those 10 years; her hair was longer, just below shoulder length. She was now wearing tan business pants and a light blue T-shirt. Yukari and Amano came over to her and sat down on either side of her.
"Hello," she mumbled in greeting, finger-reading the textbook in concentration.
"We thought that we'd drop by to see how you are doing, it's been awhile," Amano spoke as Yukari looked over her shoulder at the writing in the book.
Hitomi read for a second more before looking up and smiling at her friends. She sighed and rubbed her eyes. "Whew! Big exam coming up in a few days; I plan to ace it!"
"The way you've been studying, I don't doubt that," Yukari grinned.
"So, how have you two been lately?" Hitomi asked innocently.
"Well," Yukari held up the back side of her hand.
"A ring!?"
"We're engaged!" Yukari could hardly contain her excitement.
"When's the wedding?" Hitomi's eyes gleamed with happiness.
"WE haven't set a date yet," she looked accusingly at Amano who just shrugged and grinned back.
There was a rustling in a tree behind them and some birds darted out and off into the sky, causing all three of them to jump.
"Stupid pigeons," Amano muttered, not liking to be startled, and Yukari chuckled at him.
Hitomi started to return her gaze from the sky back to her book and gave a little gasp when she saw a single white feather float in front of her and land upon her open book. Mouth open, she picked it up and held it before her.
"Hitomi? Are you okay?" Yukari was worried about her friend's odd behavior.
"Kanzaki?"
Hitomi didn't hear a word her friends said at all. Her world became suddenly soundless. The silence was broken my a heavy breathing sound, then-"Hitomi?" a vaguely familiar voice echoed in her mind. "No time...need h... not again!! Last hope," a whisper now, urgently, "Please, Hitomi..."
"Hitomi!" Yukari yelled, finally able to break her friend out of it.
"Van!" Hitomi yelled, startling both Amano and Yukari. She closed her eyes, trying to picture the speaker of the voice, but all she saw was flames. "I have to go back to Gaea!"
"Hitomi," Amano spoke as if talking to a timid child that was ready to run, "there is no such place...."
Hitomi wasn't listening. She quickly stood up, the feather clutched tightly in her hands, he book lying forgotten on the ground. She got up on the park bench and looked up frantically at the sky. Her fingers dug into her palms, drawing blood, but she didn't feel any pain. Looking down at the blood stained feather she whispered, "Van."
Suddenly, the feather started to shine, including the red blood. The air around it started to glow, growing bigger and bigger until the whole bench was surrounded by light. She felt the once-familiar feeling of being lifted into the air.
* * *
When Hitomi awoke, she was no longer on the bench, but upon the dirt covered ground. She sat up and looked to her right. Amano was helping Yukari to her feet. "You were transported too?" Hitomi asked in disbelief.
"Where are we?" Yukari asked as she rubbed her throbbing head.
Hitomi looked up at the sky and the Earth and Moon, "Gaea."
Amano and Yukari both looked up at their homeland, too shocked to speak.
Hitomi remembered the feeling, smiling slightly, then looked to her left; her smile vanished and she gasped. All the land to that direction starting about 10 feet away was either burnt or burning, the air thick with smoke from the smoldering grass and shrubbery. She looked a little bit harder, squinting through the smoke and thought that she saw something moving under a tree. The tree's branches were on fire and dropping flaming leaves to the ground, briefly illuminating the ground with each leaf that fell to it. She took a few tentative steps forward, her two friends close behind her.
A coughing sound made her run forward.
"Hitomi, wait!" Amano yelled. "It's dangerous!"
By then, Hitomi was already kneeling by a man, his skin almost black from the burning ground and smoke, and his face was streaked with blood and sweat. She turned him over on his back so she could see his face better. "Van?" she spoke softly, afraid that this person before her really was her friend from so long ago. His once-white shirt was turned as black as his shoulder-length hair.
He coughed again and slowly opened his eyes. "Hitomi? You came back," his voice was hoarse and weak. His eyes finally focused on hers for a brief second before he passed out again.
"Hitomi, please fill us in here," Yukari spoke as she stepped next to her friend. "What happened here?"
"I wish I knew myself," she stood up and watched a burning leaf flutter past her and land on a shinning object. She went over to it and picked it up; it was Van's sword bearing the Fanelian crest. She examined the blade, the steel only marred by blood. She brought it over to Van and placed it back in his empty scabbard at his side. "Oh, Van, what's happened here?"
To be continued...