Escaflowne Among The Clouds
The Zaibach empire was attacking the kingdom of Fraid, so Von and Allen were fighting in their gymelifs as Hitomi and Merle watched from one of the castle's balconys. They watched intently both very worried about the safety of their friends.*** After the battle Merle, Hitomi, and Von flew away on Escaflowne. They planned to catch up with the weakened Zaibach forces and fight them in hopes of gaining another victory. So far they hadn't come across them so they kept flying throughout the night. Merle and Hitomi were sleeping nearby so Von was left alone with his thoughts as he flew Escaflowne threw the starry night sky. He went over the battles they'd fought in his mind as he often did to study the techniques used by the soliders but he couldn't concentrate. His mind wandered and he began to think about Hitomi and how she was always there to help him in any way she possibly could whether morally or stratategicly. A faint smile crept onto his face, " I wish I could tell Hitomi that I care for her" he whispered looking at the stars.
The next morning Hitomi awoke to find that Merle had stolen her pager again. She sighed and sat up. Her eyes widened in surprise as she saw thick clouds covering everything making it more and more difficult to see . ***Von was being very catious. The fog would make it difficult to spot the Zaibach floating fortress or any other threat but he knew if they headed back now they would never get another oppourtunity like this. Ignoring the danger he kept going forward. ***Hitomi was watching Merle as she swatted at the clouds "Wow Hitomi! I've never seen fog this thick" she said in amazement. Hitomi had barely nodded before whoosh! Suddenly she was no longer on Escaflowne but looking at it from behind. Further behind her she could feel terrible feelings. Hate and intense fury stalking Escaflowne! As her vision faded she yelled Von! watch out the Zaibach soliders are behind us!!!***Von heard her and swerved just in time to avoid a missile aimed straight at Escalflowne. Then the air was filled with firepower. Von was doing his best to manuver through the dense fog and ammunition but then a missile slammed into the side of Escaflowne causing Escaflowne to rock violently to one side. The force of the impact knocked Von down. He heard Hitomi scream and turned around just in time to see her terrified face as she fell off the side of Escaflowne. Merle had her claws dug into the metal of Escaflowne and it was all that saved her from falling off as well...but Hitomi didn't have claws. Heellllpppppp!!! she screamed Von knew he had to save her so he yelled " Merle get Escaflowne out of here and go get help!" With that he jumped off the side. Lord Von!! she yelled helplessly. Von knew that even thuogh it was foggy a solider might still see his wings so he waited until they had fallen through the top off the forest. Then he opened his wings and dove to catch Hitomi. Just as he caught her hand there was a sickening crack and pain shot up his wing. He tried to move it but the pain only grew worse. Unable to fly, he and Hitomi plummeted down through the trees and slammed into the ground.
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Von stood up slowly and looked at his wing in dismay. It hung at an unnatural angle so he realized he must have hit a tree with it. He winced as he snapped the bone back in place and folded his wings up. Then he looked at Hitomi. She was lying in the dirt unconcious while blood oozed from a deep cut on her leg.*****Hitomi was lying in a world of black that was very conforting. So conforting that she wanted to stay there forever,but a gentle rocking motion was pulling her out of there. She awoke to find Von shaking her shoulder slightly. Uhhh she groaned as she began to feel an intense pain in her leg. She closed her eyes and a few minutes later she heard a rip so she opened her eyes to find Von tightly tying a piece of his shirt around the wound on her leg. Von? she asked but he didn't respond. Hitomi then realized she was in a large cavern with a river running through it. She went to sleep then, unable to have the strengh to keep her eyes open any longer. Von looked at Hitomi and seeing that she was asleep he sighed. He brushed a stray hair off her eyes and gently touched her face. Then he walked away without saying a word.
Later that night Hitomi awoke. She felt better but wasn't sure why she had woken up. Then she saw Von. He was standing by the river running his broken wing through the water with his back to her. She stood up wincing as her leg hit the ground but slowly walked towards Von.***Von heard a sound behind him, so he turned around. Hitomi was standing there staring at him. Ashamed of his wings Von just stood there uncomfortably. She has a right to stare at me he thought sadly. Everyone does.***Hitomi couldn't understand why he looked so sad. She walked closer but her leg wouldn't support her and she started to fall but Von caught her in his arms. Thanks she whispered amazed at what just happened. He didn't say anything as she stood up but his eyes never left her face. Hitomi looked at him and found that she couldn't look away either. She felt safe in his gaze. Gradually his eyes became larger and she realized they were moving closer to each other. Then they stopped. Von bent his head forward and kissed her. Hitomi was surprised at the flood of of love and caring she felt from him. She knew that he was feeling the same things from her. She wasn't sure how long it lasted but eventually they parted. Von smiled softly and wrapped his one good wing around her. She reached out her hand and touched the soft feathers. Then she looked at Von who was beginning to look sad again so she hugged him. ***Von felt his sorrow lifting as he hugged her back. He knew that she didn't care if he was half Draconian or not and would love him no matter what. He loved her that way too be had never had the courage to say it before. Now words seemed meaningless.
The Zaibach empire was attacking the kingdom of Fraid, so Von and Allen were fighting in their gymelifs as Hitomi and Merle watched from one of the castle's balconys. They watched intently both very worried about the safety of their friends.*** After the battle Merle, Hitomi, and Von flew away on Escaflowne. They planned to catch up with the weakened Zaibach forces and fight them in hopes of gaining another victory. So far they hadn't come across them so they kept flying throughout the night. Merle and Hitomi were sleeping nearby so Von was left alone with his thoughts as he flew Escaflowne threw the starry night sky. He went over the battles they'd fought in his mind as he often did to study the techniques used by the soliders but he couldn't concentrate. His mind wandered and he began to think about Hitomi and how she was always there to help him in any way she possibly could whether morally or stratategicly. A faint smile crept onto his face, " I wish I could tell Hitomi that I care for her" he whispered looking at the stars.
The next morning Hitomi awoke to find that Merle had stolen her pager again. She sighed and sat up. Her eyes widened in surprise as she saw thick clouds covering everything making it more and more difficult to see . ***Von was being very catious. The fog would make it difficult to spot the Zaibach floating fortress or any other threat but he knew if they headed back now they would never get another oppourtunity like this. Ignoring the danger he kept going forward. ***Hitomi was watching Merle as she swatted at the clouds "Wow Hitomi! I've never seen fog this thick" she said in amazement. Hitomi had barely nodded before whoosh! Suddenly she was no longer on Escaflowne but looking at it from behind. Further behind her she could feel terrible feelings. Hate and intense fury stalking Escaflowne! As her vision faded she yelled Von! watch out the Zaibach soliders are behind us!!!***Von heard her and swerved just in time to avoid a missile aimed straight at Escalflowne. Then the air was filled with firepower. Von was doing his best to manuver through the dense fog and ammunition but then a missile slammed into the side of Escaflowne causing Escaflowne to rock violently to one side. The force of the impact knocked Von down. He heard Hitomi scream and turned around just in time to see her terrified face as she fell off the side of Escaflowne. Merle had her claws dug into the metal of Escaflowne and it was all that saved her from falling off as well...but Hitomi didn't have claws. Heellllpppppp!!! she screamed Von knew he had to save her so he yelled " Merle get Escaflowne out of here and go get help!" With that he jumped off the side. Lord Von!! she yelled helplessly. Von knew that even thuogh it was foggy a solider might still see his wings so he waited until they had fallen through the top off the forest. Then he opened his wings and dove to catch Hitomi. Just as he caught her hand there was a sickening crack and pain shot up his wing. He tried to move it but the pain only grew worse. Unable to fly, he and Hitomi plummeted down through the trees and slammed into the ground.
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Von stood up slowly and looked at his wing in dismay. It hung at an unnatural angle so he realized he must have hit a tree with it. He winced as he snapped the bone back in place and folded his wings up. Then he looked at Hitomi. She was lying in the dirt unconcious while blood oozed from a deep cut on her leg.*****Hitomi was lying in a world of black that was very conforting. So conforting that she wanted to stay there forever,but a gentle rocking motion was pulling her out of there. She awoke to find Von shaking her shoulder slightly. Uhhh she groaned as she began to feel an intense pain in her leg. She closed her eyes and a few minutes later she heard a rip so she opened her eyes to find Von tightly tying a piece of his shirt around the wound on her leg. Von? she asked but he didn't respond. Hitomi then realized she was in a large cavern with a river running through it. She went to sleep then, unable to have the strengh to keep her eyes open any longer. Von looked at Hitomi and seeing that she was asleep he sighed. He brushed a stray hair off her eyes and gently touched her face. Then he walked away without saying a word.
Later that night Hitomi awoke. She felt better but wasn't sure why she had woken up. Then she saw Von. He was standing by the river running his broken wing through the water with his back to her. She stood up wincing as her leg hit the ground but slowly walked towards Von.***Von heard a sound behind him, so he turned around. Hitomi was standing there staring at him. Ashamed of his wings Von just stood there uncomfortably. She has a right to stare at me he thought sadly. Everyone does.***Hitomi couldn't understand why he looked so sad. She walked closer but her leg wouldn't support her and she started to fall but Von caught her in his arms. Thanks she whispered amazed at what just happened. He didn't say anything as she stood up but his eyes never left her face. Hitomi looked at him and found that she couldn't look away either. She felt safe in his gaze. Gradually his eyes became larger and she realized they were moving closer to each other. Then they stopped. Von bent his head forward and kissed her. Hitomi was surprised at the flood of of love and caring she felt from him. She knew that he was feeling the same things from her. She wasn't sure how long it lasted but eventually they parted. Von smiled softly and wrapped his one good wing around her. She reached out her hand and touched the soft feathers. Then she looked at Von who was beginning to look sad again so she hugged him. ***Von felt his sorrow lifting as he hugged her back. He knew that she didn't care if he was half Draconian or not and would love him no matter what. He loved her that way too be had never had the courage to say it before. Now words seemed meaningless.