Hi peoples! I am going to start this little story of mine about Escaflowne.
It takes place maybe two or three years after the end of the TV series, k?
Cool!
Hajimemasu! (Let's get started!)
By the way, letters in blue are Hitomi's thoughts. Letters in red will be
Van's thoughts.
Disclaimer: ::almost forgot.:: I do not own Escaflowne.
A Silent Moment
"Those who forget, those who let go, regret it, for it is the biggest mistake one will ever make."
Running, running was the only thing Hitomi found joy in. As she ran, the pain slowly receded from her aching lungs and tired legs. As she ran, she could forget everything, everything that had happened to her three years ago. Tears slowly traced down her dusty cheeks as she sped along the sandy track, gasping for breath.
Van! She wanted so much to see him. At first Van had responded daily, they had basked in each other's emotions, joys and sorrows, though a measureless distance separated them. Roughly two years ago, he had suddenly stopped sending his daily thoughts. She had frantically called out to him, but he remained silent. Time had been cruel; she had slowly, unwillingly given up. Her heart began to close, forming an impenetrable scab over her bleeding wound.
None of Hitomi's friends had noticed, but Yukari had, but Hitomi had brushed her off, remarking that it was nothing. Yukari did not press the issue, and Hitomi suspected that Amano had told Yukari to leave her alone. That was just fine with her, she had become quite a loner. Yes, she managed to stay on top of her classes and was the star of the track team due to the dedication with which she threw herself into running. Days passed, the sun rose, the moon set, they were all the same to Hitomi; she knew she had to move on, but she just couldn't.
"Kanzaki-san! What was Isaac Newton's most significant theory?" "Fate-alteration..", muttered Hitomi under her breath. "Eh? What was that again?" asked the teacher. "Gravity, sensei." "Correct! Now moving on."
The teacher's voice droned on and on, and Hitomi's eyelids started to slip. A sudden pain rushed through her mind. Her mind's eye was filled with nothing but the dark, dark red of spilled blood. Hitomi jerked her head up looking around her, yet not seeing anything. Her classmates looked at her in surprise.
"G-gomen.." stuttered Hitomi, blushing pink as she rested her chin on her arm. What was that all about? Hitomi was confused; she had stopped using her tarot cards to foretell the future, preferring to live out her fate as she wished. Therefore, there was no way that this could have been a vision. For a moment, her thoughts drifted back to Van, might he finally have sent her a thought? No, it couldn't be, he had closed her off from his heart as had she, albeit reluctantly.
Suddenly, Hitomi was struck with another mind picture, this time a hauntingly familiar voice echoed through her mind.
D..don't come b..back, Hitomi.
Hitomi stared in horror at the image: the dragon statue, those piercing red gems in place of eyes, crumbled, each crack thundered in her ears. Flames licked the edges of the crumbled chunks of rock, slowly consuming each piece. Hitomi was hit with an intense feeling of regret before she was released from her, now for certain, vision.
Na..nai?! I can't have a vision! I don't have the power! Doshite??! Hitomi cried out silently in her mind, over and over, doshite?! Upon her return to Earth, she had used the last of her willpower to erase her mysterious power. She no longer wished for the ability to see the unseen and to foretell the future. But now.this vision had thrown her entire reality into complete disarray.
Van.It was Van's voice.he's in pain. Nakanaide Van!! I'm coming, I'll find a way back!!
Hi..to..mi,.. d.don't. come back!!
Author's Note: Well I suppose it's a good beginning, but hella short, don't you agree? Give me tips, in other words REVIEW if you like of course. Let's see.since this is a beginning thing, I want at least 5 - 7 reviews before I write the next chapter. Gomen ne, I'm a junior in high school, which means BUSY BUSY, but I'll try to update as often as I can, k?
Disclaimer: ::almost forgot.:: I do not own Escaflowne.
A Silent Moment
"Those who forget, those who let go, regret it, for it is the biggest mistake one will ever make."
Running, running was the only thing Hitomi found joy in. As she ran, the pain slowly receded from her aching lungs and tired legs. As she ran, she could forget everything, everything that had happened to her three years ago. Tears slowly traced down her dusty cheeks as she sped along the sandy track, gasping for breath.
Van! She wanted so much to see him. At first Van had responded daily, they had basked in each other's emotions, joys and sorrows, though a measureless distance separated them. Roughly two years ago, he had suddenly stopped sending his daily thoughts. She had frantically called out to him, but he remained silent. Time had been cruel; she had slowly, unwillingly given up. Her heart began to close, forming an impenetrable scab over her bleeding wound.
None of Hitomi's friends had noticed, but Yukari had, but Hitomi had brushed her off, remarking that it was nothing. Yukari did not press the issue, and Hitomi suspected that Amano had told Yukari to leave her alone. That was just fine with her, she had become quite a loner. Yes, she managed to stay on top of her classes and was the star of the track team due to the dedication with which she threw herself into running. Days passed, the sun rose, the moon set, they were all the same to Hitomi; she knew she had to move on, but she just couldn't.
"Kanzaki-san! What was Isaac Newton's most significant theory?" "Fate-alteration..", muttered Hitomi under her breath. "Eh? What was that again?" asked the teacher. "Gravity, sensei." "Correct! Now moving on."
The teacher's voice droned on and on, and Hitomi's eyelids started to slip. A sudden pain rushed through her mind. Her mind's eye was filled with nothing but the dark, dark red of spilled blood. Hitomi jerked her head up looking around her, yet not seeing anything. Her classmates looked at her in surprise.
"G-gomen.." stuttered Hitomi, blushing pink as she rested her chin on her arm. What was that all about? Hitomi was confused; she had stopped using her tarot cards to foretell the future, preferring to live out her fate as she wished. Therefore, there was no way that this could have been a vision. For a moment, her thoughts drifted back to Van, might he finally have sent her a thought? No, it couldn't be, he had closed her off from his heart as had she, albeit reluctantly.
Suddenly, Hitomi was struck with another mind picture, this time a hauntingly familiar voice echoed through her mind.
D..don't come b..back, Hitomi.
Hitomi stared in horror at the image: the dragon statue, those piercing red gems in place of eyes, crumbled, each crack thundered in her ears. Flames licked the edges of the crumbled chunks of rock, slowly consuming each piece. Hitomi was hit with an intense feeling of regret before she was released from her, now for certain, vision.
Na..nai?! I can't have a vision! I don't have the power! Doshite??! Hitomi cried out silently in her mind, over and over, doshite?! Upon her return to Earth, she had used the last of her willpower to erase her mysterious power. She no longer wished for the ability to see the unseen and to foretell the future. But now.this vision had thrown her entire reality into complete disarray.
Van.It was Van's voice.he's in pain. Nakanaide Van!! I'm coming, I'll find a way back!!
Hi..to..mi,.. d.don't. come back!!
Author's Note: Well I suppose it's a good beginning, but hella short, don't you agree? Give me tips, in other words REVIEW if you like of course. Let's see.since this is a beginning thing, I want at least 5 - 7 reviews before I write the next chapter. Gomen ne, I'm a junior in high school, which means BUSY BUSY, but I'll try to update as often as I can, k?