Chapter 1: The Beginning ooo so original
A/N: I just got finished watching the entire Escaflowne series. I'm such a sap, it made me cry. I feel sorry for poor Merle; she seemed like she liked Van but then she insisted that he liked Hitomi. So touching, but anyway the story I'm writing is going to force a couple of things out of place; like Hitomi is on Gaea but it's before Van knows he "loves" her. In fact he still thinks she is rather annoying and useless. They've met Allen and Millerna is still kind of a vague character and Folken is still on Zaibach's side. We'll estimate this around… about episode eight; after chapter eight in fact. Yeah, nothing that actually happens is going to, I'm making it up, but some things might but they will be very different. Anyway here it goes.
Disclaimer: I don't own Escaflowne, unfortunately. But Satta is mine as are other OCs that will become present in later chapters.
Chapter 1: The Beginning-
"Van, we suggest you keep a low profile for the remainder of your stay in Asturia," Allen said.
"Allen, I really don't see the need for me to hide," Van replied.
"Since the recent attempt on your life we have had to take too many precautions, and you're making yourself too known; you should be more discrete," Allen said with a touch of harshness.
"Don't forget, Van, you have Zaibach to worry about as well," Hitomi said with concern.
"Don't you get it? Zaibach was behind the assassination attempt," Van said severely.
"Oh, oh, I guess so," Hitomi said quietly.
"Van you shouldn't be so harsh on her, she's just trying to look out for you," Allen defended.
"I don't need anyone to look out for me; I'm fine on my own," Van said as he shook Merle off his arm and walked out of the room.
"Lord Van!" Merle screeched as she watched him walk off.
"Van, please come back," Hitomi said as she started walking after him.
"No, let him go, he needs some time," Allen said as he caught her by the arm.
"Alright," Hitomi said reluctantly as she heard Van's footsteps fade as he walked down the hallway.
"What are they talking about? I don't need them; I can handle myself, I am not a little kid," Van mumbled as he walked onto one of the balconies.
"Is that so… well aren't we brave…" a voice said from behind him.
"What? Who's there?" Van said as he whipped around and saw no one.
"Oh don't tell me you've forgotten me already. That hurts my feelings you know," A girl said as she jumped down in front of him from the platform above.
"It's you again," Van said bitterly.
"Oh please, I have a name," the girl said smugly.
"Oh and why do I care?" Van asked as he put his hand on his sword.
"The name is Satta Kurosama; remember that so you can tell them who hurt you so badly; if you survive that is," She said smugly.
Okay time for the author to interrupt with a description… here it is…
Name: Satta Kurosama
Age: 15
Appearance: elbow length, dark brown hair with red highlights; brown eyes; tan; 5'2"
Piloting clothes: red flight suit; black armor over it (like Dilandau)
Off-duty clothes (regular clothes): short, black skirt; red, long sleeved, knee length coat (really baggy sleeves); black tank top
Anyway, back to the story. So now you know what she looks like.
"What do you want?" Van asked harshly.
"It isn't what I want…" Satta said as she looked back over her shoulder at one of Zaibach's floating fortresses.
"Satta, keep your focus," A voice said through the small chip in her ear.
"Yes, Lord Folken, of course, I apologize," Satta said as she put her hand on the earpiece.
"Folken, of course he would be the one to try to assassinate me," Van said sarcastically.
"You really haven't got your brother figured out, have you?" she said as she put her hand on her hip.
"He is no brother of mine!" Van yelled angrily as he began to draw his sword. Van remember, only draw if you intend to kill, Allen said inside his head; Van put his sword back in its sheath.
"Come on Lord Van, where has your courage gone all of a sudden?" Satta said obnoxiously.
"I won't kill you," Van said as he stood up straight.
"Suit yourself, it's kill or be killed around here," Satta said as she charged him, a rash choice. She threw three daggers at him; he dodged them all.
"You're fast," She said as she stopped suddenly. Van now had his sword drawn and was standing at ready. "But what a pity, you're tired already," Satta said as she blew a piece of hair out of her face.
"You seem a little out of breath yourself so I wouldn't talk," Van said with a smirk.
"Well aren't we clever," Satta said as she again charged him.
"It didn't work the first time what makes you think it'll work the second," Van said as he dodged the same as he did the first time.
"I'm doing something different, that's why," She said as she put a dagger to his throat.
"Satta, that's enough, bring him back to the fortress," Folken said over the earpiece.
"Yes Lord Folken," Satta said obediently.
While this was going on Van had moved his sword so it was almost into position but then she suddenly turned back to him; he had to take advantage of his current position. He moved his sword upward quickly; because his sword was almost touching the back of her left leg, when he lifted it, it left a deep gash in the back of her leg. She let out a loud painful screech as she flailed backwards onto the ground. Upon hearing the loud screech the others, Allen, Hitomi, and Merle, ran toward the balcony where they saw Van with his bloody sword standing over the injured assassin.
"I'm sorry Lord Folken, I've failed you," Satta said as she closed her eyes and waited for the pain, but it never came. There was a loud clank of metal instead, when Satta opened her eyes she saw Allen's blade, not six inches from her face; but it was blocking Van's, Allen saved her.
"Van, wait, we can use her for questioning," Allen said as he held Van's blade in place.
"She's an assassin; we need to kill her now while we have the chance," Van said as he struggled against the strength of Allen's blade.
"When did you become so bloodthirsty?" Allen yelled angrily as he flung Van backward, away from Satta.
"When did you become a traitor?" Van yelled as he repeatedly attacked Allen who simply kept his defense up.
During this confusion Satta had managed to get over to the edge of the balcony where she heard the humming of a flying meloth.
"Satta, Satta are you alright? Do you see Dilandau?" Folken said through her earpiece.
"No but I hear it," She said as she tried to look closer to find it. Just then one of the giant hands of a gaemeloth reached out from behind the invisible cloaks.
"Dilandau, do you have her? Be careful she's injured," Folken said over Dilandau's earpiece.
"Yeah, yeah I got her and relax she's fine," Dilandau said as he began to fly back up to the floating fortress. Once at the fortress Dilandau put Satta down roughly and then left the hanger quickly.
"Satta are you alright?" Folken asked.
"I'm fine but I'm sorry Lord Folken, I failed you," Satta said as she lowered her head in shame.
"You didn't fail me, now we better get you to the infirmary before you lose any more blood," Folken said as he helped her up and called for medical assistance.
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