Disclaimer-I Draconian Angel DO NOT own Vision of Escaflowne.
But I do posess Allen and if anyone has a Van their willing to trade well....lets
negotiate. I'm just warning you now, Allen costs alot in haircare
products and must take a pill that my friend produces that is used to control
his ego.
It had been three years since she left everyone
said it would get easier over time but they were wrong. Everyday
the hurt was still there while he was attending royal functions or walking
through the market even in his dreams her voice still tortured him and
the images would come flooding back the feeling of being so helpless watching
her drift further and further into the sky the same blue light that had
brought her to him was now taking her back. They knew they would
probably never see each other again but he had just let her go .
Was it for the best,he didn't think so but maybe he was just being selfish
but still the hurt just would'nt leave him. Looking back on it now
he could think of thousands of things to say to do yet he stood there motionless
letting the only girl he ever loved and would ever love drift out of his
life. His attention was drawn away from the mystic moon which held
his beloved so far away to the kingdom of fanelia it had come very
far since the last time she was there he himself king van fanel had even
assisted in the rebuilding much to the objections from his advisors but
he pushed himself to the limit of his endurance just to get her of his
mind if only for a moment but it never worked. "Oh Hitomi if only you could
see fanelia now" he said with a sigh casting his fiery red eyes up to the
mystic moon.
She smelled the farmiliar scent, the
scent of the fields and of freedom. She spun around to see him spread
his angelic wings into the sky. Everytime she saw them they were even more
amazing than the first time she ever laid eyes on them. "Van" she whispered
"is that really you?" he nodded his head "Van!"she cried and ran to him
like her life depended on it. He opened his arms waiting for
their embrace, just a few more feet and they would be together again
Hitomi swore that this time it was forever she was never going to leave
him. Just then the earth burst open revealing a large crevace
Hitomi stopped at the edge but lost her balance. She found
herself falling, falling and screaming Van's name the glow from his
wings reassured her he was coming, her angel was coming to save her
but no matter how fast he flew she was always just out of reach "Van!"
she cried desperately all of a sudden a bright flash tore through the sky
and Van disappered. Hitomi Kanzaki woke up in a cold sweat.
It was that dream again. Hot tears silently rolled down her cheeks
"Van" she sobber in a hoarse whisper, "why did i ever leave you?"
The next thing she knew she was in the middle of a vast field over looking
a beautiful city and then she saw it, the earth above her.
There was only on place she could be. Gaea.
He saw it. He was sure of it, a blue pillar of light
had touched down and far in the distance he could see a thin form.
He recovered from his shock quickly and ran to his horse.
Riding furiously, he was sure he would never get there. Hitomi
saw a figure on a horse galloping like the wind and he was heading right
for her. Should she run? no, she felt surprisingly calm
and just sat there watching the approaching figure. Then in a burst
of light, two snow white wings flew out of his back and carried him
up into the air. He landed a few feet in front of her and even
though she couldn't make out his figure because of the blinding hot tears
rolling down her cheeks she knew it could only be one person.
Her angel Van. Hitomi quickly stood up brushing the grass off of
her shirt and pants she couldn't have Van see her in such a bedraggled
state but suddenly her mind snapped back to reality. How many
times had she had this dream before? it couldn't be real, could it?
She pinched herself hard and her sudden yelp not only shocked Van but herself
as well. The sudden reality of the situation was all too much and without
so much as a word to Van she collapsed.
When she awoke she was in a dimly lit room but
she wasn't alone. She heard soft and steady breathing.
Someone was asleep beside her. She quickly jumped only to discover
the surprised and sleepy face of Van who had been the one occupying the
other side of the bed. "Hitomi I'm so sorry! I...I was watching you
while you were sleeping..... and you started to cry....I didn't want
to wake you...so I just held you. I....I guess I fell asleep." The
look Van gave her made her forgive him imediatly. "Its okay Van.
Thank you for helping me" she said as she snuggled closer to him.
"So many times have I dreamt of you holding me."As soon as she said it
she wanted to take it back. She blushed furiously and she was sure
Van was doing the same, but before either could say a word there
was a loud crash and Hitomi recognized the annoying voice that followed
it. It was Merle, shouting to the guard outside the door "is
she up yet? Where is lord Van?" Questions came flooding out of her mouth
and were directed to the obviously flustered guard. Before
he had the chance to answer, Merle came flying through the door but stopped
dead in her tracks when she saw the sight before her. "Geez you guys"
she said with a smirk "you can't wait till your married huh." Hitomi
wanted to crawl into the darkest corner she could find and probably right
about now, Van would be up for that too. "Dont worry I'll leave
you two alone" and she walked out of the room. It was a matter of
seconds before Van was out of the bed explaining to Hitomi that he
had a kingdom to run, but not before turning a million shades of red.
Hitomi chuckled and thought 'I didnt know a king could get so flustered.'
She quickly got dressed and tried her best not to get lost in the labyrinthe
of halls. Just as she was begining to think it was hopeless,
Merle met up with her. "Well Hitomi, we didn't get to say hello
properly this morning since you were obviously busy" she smiled mischieviously.
"I...it wasn't like that" hitomi said in her defense "s..sure it wasn't"
merle retorted, mimicking the blushing girl in front of her.
Trying to change the subject and quickly, Hitomi asked "where's Van?"
Merle, noticing how uncomfortable she was making Hitomi, decided
to play along "oh he's in a meeting right now, he should be done
in a couple of hours. If you'd like, i'll give you a
tour of the castle." Hitomi agreed but not before Merle said to Hitomi
in a most blunt way, "take notes."
Van sat in the meeting room staring out
the window. He was vaguely aware of the conversation going
on around him. His advisors were arguing about something or
another but Van was too deep in thought to pay any attention to them.
It was killing him. Hitomi had come back and here he was stuck
inside. Of all the aspects of being king, this had to
be the one Van hated the most. But then again.... Ever since
Fanelia had been rebuilt, he was hounded about taking a wife.
"You have to produce an heir" they said "the future of fanelia depends
on it." His response was always the same, "I will when im ready"
the truth was, as long as Hitomi was on the Mystic Moon he would
never be ready. "Your highness," someone had seen Van absently looking
out the window and decided before he could get in trouble he'd better snap
him out of it. 'Poor kid,' the advisor thought.
Not many of the other advisors were caring enough to pity him but the few
that did all agreed that day that Van was definatly in love you could see
it in his eyes. Van's head snapped around to find the council of
ancient men staring at him. "I think we should continue this tomorrow
gentleman, now if you'll excuse me" Van got up and casually strolled
out of the room. Once the solid wood doors were closed,
Van broke into an all out run. Where was Hitomi? How far could
she have gone? but what if she had met up with Merle? the questions were
flying through his head as fast as he was flying down the hall he passed
a window overlooking the garden and quickly took a look out as he was speeding
by. There was Hitomi. His Hitomi, sitting under
a tree looking up at the sky. She was surrounded by flowers,
green eye's sparkling and dressed in a very beautiful gown.
He noticed that her hair had grown about an inch past her shoulders and
it shimmered in the sun. The sight was breathtaking.
He made his way down the stairs and walked up behind her. "So, what
do you think of Fanelia Hitomi?" she jumped slightly and looked at him
her emerald eyes displaying her feeling's clearly. "Its the most
beautiful thing i have ever seen""not me" he replied staring intently at
her. She blushed under his gaze and looked away.
He walked over beside her and sat down "have you had the official
tour yet?" he asked. "Of the castle yes, but not of the market place"
she said looking at him hopefully "well then what do you say we change
that?" he stood up and offered her his hand, she took it and he pulled
her up. Their faces were only inches from each other at the
same time they started to lean in. " LORD VAN!!!! HITOMI!!!!
COME QUICK!!!!" They abruptly pulled apart. Hitomi picked up
her full skirt and ran towards the voice. Van got his bearings
back and ran along side Hitomi, deciding that him and Merle were
going to have a little talk later about interrupting important things.
"What is it?!" Hitomi and Van asked at the same time both out of breath
and a little bit worried. "Millerna is here!"Merle announced
looking expectantly at Van. Van mentally hit himself how could
he forget that? Hitomi spun around and grabbed his hand "C'mon Van! hurry!"
Van chuckled at Hitomi's urging and ran off with her only giving a backwards
glance at Merle who simply shook her head and followed.
When they arrived at the main gate to the palace,
Millerna was getting out of the carriage holding a small pink bundle.
"Hitomi!"she cried, carefully passing the bundle onto Dryden.
The questions came spilling out of both as fast as they could talk and
Van was delighted to see Hitomi so happy. Millerna took Hitomi's
hand and led her to the carriage. "Hitomi may I present to you Dryden
and my's daughter Alexandria" Millerna moved the blanket from the baby's
face revealing a beautiful little girl with brown hair like her father's
and blue eyes like her mother's. "She's beautiful" Hitomi breathed, "can
I hold her?" "Of course" Millerna replied with a smile and Hitomi gently
took the little girl in her arms begining to coo at her immediatly.
Van smiled, Hitomi was going to make an amazing mother someday.
He inwardly sighed and said "C'mon, we'll get you settled" Hitomi
walked ahead of the entourage and Millerna chuckled to her husband "I think
we might never get her back!" Dryden wrapped his arm around Millerna's
waist and laughed along with her.
Van had scheduled a ball for Millerna and Dryden's
arrival because their visit was not for pleasure only. Being the
king of Fanelia, Van had an obligation to create as many alliances with
different countries as possible, Asturia was one of the most important.
Now that Hitomi had arrived, he had another reason to throw a ball.
He made his rounds making sure everything was perfect. In truth,
it was just a reason to calm his jittery nerves for he didn't need to worry
about the details, someone else had everything under control. A long
time ago, even before she left, Van had confirmed to himself what
he felt for Hitomi and he was positive it was love. The only question
was, where did he go to from there? Just because he was 18 didn't
mean he had much experience with women, Hell, he didn't have any experience
with women. Since Hitomi had entered his life he hadn't given so
much as a sideways glance to any female who was fawning over him,
he thought it embarrassing and degrating to himself and the girls.
Hitomi would never do that.
Hitomi watched Merle carefully as dresses were flung over her head to land
beside the chair where she currently was sitting. "Ah ha!" came the
muffled sound of Merle's voice from deep inside the armoire.
"Merle can you please tell me what your doing?" Hitomi asked her.
"well....." she began while pouncing over the dresses with feline grace
"Lord Van is throwing a ball tonight and if the way I found you two this
morning is any indication how your going to act tonight......let's just
say I cant have you disgracing Lord Van's name by not wearing proper clothing.
This should fit you perfectly" she said holding up a floor lenth evening
gown. It was emerald green (notice how almost every story has
Hitomi wearing a green dress?) the same color as Hitomi's eyes.
When she put it on, she discovered Merle was right, it fit her perfectly.
It was plain with a bit of a daring neckline and only a few sequins sown
on to add just the right amount of sparkle. A few strategically placed
hair pins and a bit of make-up later Hitomi was ready to go "There Hitomi
you look like a Queen! just make sure it's only Lord Van's Queen your going
to be 'cause I would hate to have to hurt you" Merle joked while beaming
with pride at her creation. If this didn't make Lord Van get over
his "I'm shy of the opposite sex" phase and FINALLY tell Hitomi how he
felt about her, nothing would.
A few minutes later a knock sounded at the door
and Hitomi dashed over to answer it. Composing herself before
she actually opened it. When she did a jaw hit the floor.
Hitomi saw Van was gaping and it made him look even more handsome, if,
of course that was possible. He was wearing a pair of black
pants and a red tunic that went down to his knees, he was also wearing
a black cape diplaying the emblem of fanelia in red on the back, to complete
the ensemble his sword was attached to a belt around his waist encrusted
with precious jewels and in the true Van style his hair was disheveled
and wild. He looked like......... a King. When they heard a snicker
behind them they knew they had been staring too long. Simultaniously,
they turned around to see a grinng Merle bouncing up and down on Hitomi's
bed chanting "I kneeewwwww it! you looovvvvveeeee her! I kneeewwwww it!
you looovvvvveeeee him!" When Merle heard the sound of a slamming door
she collapsed in a fit of giggles, this was just tooooooo easy! everything
was moving along according to plan. She stopped abruptly and ran
to the door 'but just to be safe' she thought 'I'd better go keep an eye
on those two just in case someone, or Van's stubborness get's in their
way.'
On the way downstairs, it seemed around every corner there was something
that Merle neglected to show her and Van was only too happy to oblige.
He hated these gatherings, they were stuffy, boring and much too formal
but then again he had never been to one with Hitomi before.
Come to think of it, he had never actually escorted a girl to a ball.
There was always a constant supply of young girls who would stand in lines
forever to dance with him but he only did when his advisors forced him.
They'd just smile and complement him on his dancing even though he knew
he had two left feet but who was going to tell that to his majesty the
king of fanelia? A new thought quickly popped into his head. He wanted
to dance with Hitomi, but he was almost certain she had never danced the
Fanelian way before and even if they did have time for her to learn the
steps he was certainly not the one to be doing it. Hitomi senced
his inner turmoil and asked him about it. He gently tugged at her
elbow to slow her pace and said with a bit of difficulty "Hitomi.....I'd
like to dance with you tonight" her eyes widened slightly and she confirmed
Van's thoughts "but I don't know how to dance the Fanelian way."
He cast his eyes downward watching his hopes sink to the floor. Seeing
this Hitomi was quick to reassure "but i think once we get down there and
I see some of the people doing it I should be able to pick it up, you of
all people should know that i'm a pretty quick learner" Van looked her
in the eyes and smiled at the determination in them "well just don't learn
too well ok?" he joked " we cant have you dancing better than the King"
they both laughed and continued on to the ball room.
Taking a deep breath, Van guided Hitomi into the
massive room. The marble floor gleamed as did the windows, chandeliers
and crystal urns holding the exotic flower arrangements. Taking all
this in Hitomi gasped and looked to Van who explained quickly how they
did everything in only three years.
Soon hitomi and van had to part because of his
advisors, they pulled him away from Hitomi and introduced him to a "lovely"
young Princess from one of Fanelia's neighbouring countries, but Van didnt
find her so lovely. She had way too much perfume on, talked about
herself constantly and the jewelry and dress she was wearing were absolutely
outrageous, she looked like a walking Christmas tree with all the baubles
and sparkles that clung to her every inch. It was really begining
to hurt Van's eyes. His advisors looked at him expectantly and he
politely asked the Princess to dance, the only good thing about this arrangement
he found out was that after mouthing an "I'm sorry" to Hitomi over the
"Christmas tree's" shoulder he was almost always free to watch her as she
practised her dance steps in a corner of the room. He smiled as her
brow furrowed in concentration. The Princess was chattering on about
her dress and the jewelry she was wearing, in a quick estimation, Van figured
that at the rate she spent money, if he was to marry this one Fanelia would
be broke before he was dead. A few minutes which seemed like an eternity
to Van the excrutiatingly slow waltz was over and he escaped much to her
chagrin from the Princess' grasp.
He walked over to Hitomi and she threw her hands
up in the air sighing in defeat. "Van, i just can't get this....I'm sorry"
suddenly she had an idea and snapped her fingers. "Van is there anywhere
where no one will find us but we can still hear the music?" pondering the
request, Van nodded his head and making sure nobody saw them pulled Hitomi
out a tiny back exit. "Hitomi why do want to come somewhere private?"
he asked still not quite understanding her intentions "you'll see when
we get there....wherever it is." After a very short walk, they arrived
at a small bridge over a stream. The strains of music could
still be heard from their hideaway. "This was my Mother's garden"
he explained. She sensed his sadness and took his hand squeezing
it reassuringly. She pulled him under the long arms of what looked
like a willow tree and dropped his hand. "Now will you tell me what
were doing and why we couldn't do it in the ballroom?" Van queried.
Hitomi blushed and timidly said "well i think we would kinda look funny
doing this in the ballroom" she took his hands and placed them on her waist
and wound her arms around his neck. Van was at first embarrassed
at their close proximity and was tense "Van relax" came Hitomi's soothing
voice "since I can't figure out how to dance like the rest of the fanelians
do....I thought....maybe I could teach you to dance like we do on the mystic
moon." she heard the song change and a tune that was familar began to play.
"Thats so strange...." she said allowed "I could swear I heard this song
before" now it was Van's turn to blush as he answered her unspoken question.
"The last time you were here...I heard you humming this and I thought it
was kind of nice so.....I had the musicians learn how to play it.
It always reminded me of you" Hitomi nestled her head into Van's strong
shoulder and not wanting to ruin the moment whispered "Van...thats so sweet.
Now it can be our song. meant for me and you. You know..I never really
danced with a boy like this before, It just never felt right.....until
now." Van sighed, contentedly and spoke again "when you left I was so scared
I would never see you again and I learned my lesson from the past.
I held on tightly to every memory I had of you Hitomi, they were all so
precious to me, your so precious to me"shyly he dropped a kiss to the top
of her head which caused her to look up, her wet eyes shining in
the faint moonlight that seeped through the branches. Her hold on
him grew stronger as she whispered softly "I missed you Van....so much!"
"shhh" he comforted "its all right. Hitomi look at me" he said tilting
her chin up so he could stare into the green pools of her eyes "your here
now, and were together. Thats all that matters." Gathering up all
her courage she closed her eyes and composed herself ready to ask a heart
stopping question "Van? will you do something for me?" Van nodded, he couldn't
deny her "anything" gulping hard she moistened her lips and said "will
you give me my first kiss?....my first REAL kiss? the one that I'm going
to remember for the rest of my life...the only other time... that was a
mistake, it should have been you....I want it to be you." His eyes
widened. Only in his dreams would hitomi be asking him this,
but this wasn't a dream, it was real and she was waiting for an answer.
In response he cupped her face and tried to calm his racing heart for he
was sure it was going to pound right out of his chest. Using
his thumb he traced her lips and watched in bliss as she closed her eyes
and sighed. The thoughts and emotions running through him were so
powerful that he was sure he was going to die right there, but at least
he would die a happy man. This was his first kiss too so he
took time to treasure it, the first touch was barely a whisper but he felt
a shiver go through her. He pulled back and saw and felt the
first raindrops fall from the newly opened heavens. They tried
in vain to cool his heated skin but at this point nothing could.
The rain that fell faster and faster seemed to influence his heart to follow
in the rythmic patterns as he dropped his head for a bolder brush with
heaven. Despite the chilling rain, her lips were still warm and so
soft. Van swore that if he lived a million years he would never
feel anything as soft as her lips. A clash of thunder and a flash
of light caused them to break apart smiling and suddenly they were pressed
up against each other again. Sweet surrender was all that could
be used to describe this. Finally, they were free to express to each
other what had been kept in for too long. Their kisses were as powerful
and electric as the storm that raged around them, it was the perfect
combination of fire and ice as they both shivered and burned at the same
time. They broke apart breathing heavily and in the eerily quiet
aftermath of both storms Van shattered the silence with a sentence he never
thought he would utter to a woman as long as he lived, let alone the strange
tom boy he had met just 3 years ago "Gods I love you.
Van pressed his back up against the rough bark of
the tree and in embarrassment, sank to the ground still holding Hitomi
who came down with him. "Hitomi I'm sor...." she held her finger
up to his lips and replaced it with her own. After moving away to
rest her head on his chest he barely heard her whisper "did you mean it?"
closing his eyes and taking a shuddering breath he answered her in true
Van style "I wouldn't have said it if I didnt mean it" "true" she chuckled
and then becoming very serious again said "I love you too Van." If
he didn't already have them he was sure he would grow wings because right
now he was in heaven. Feeling his beloved shiver, he pulled off his
cape and laid it over her lithe body and then without a second thought
to his shirt he pushed his wings out of his back and wrapped them around
Hitomi and himself. They sat in quiet contemplation, Hitomi softly
stroking Van's wings and both staring up at the night sky that had become
clear again. "Hitomi....I want an honest answer alright?" she flipped
to her stomach and rested her hands on his chest, upon her hands she rested
her chin and looked at him closely "I want to know if your going to go
back....to the Mystic Moon" thinking for only a second her sweet voice
rang out "The Mystic Moon may have many thing's, but it doesn't have the
one thing I can't live without...............you."
He smiled then, knowing that finally all was right
with his life and his world, and unbeknownst to them a pair of ocean blue
eyes surrounded by orange fur was smiling too.
A/N-Now I don't know about all you readers but I find
that there is something very romantic about getting caught in the rain.
EVERYBODY! :do you like pina colada's and getting caught in the rain?:
AND WERE DONE WITH THAT! ya ya so I know what your probably all saying
Draconian Angel, that was absolutely cheesy! well......what can I say?
I try. i'm a sucker for happy endings and I just figured that we
could all use another V/H shipper story (even if it sucks like mine does)
V/H SHIPPERS UNITE. LETS KEEP THE PRIDE STRONG!!!!!! maybe I did go a bit
far during the kiss scene but Oh well ya only live once.
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