Hitomi writes a series of love letters to Van. Based on the lyrics to Surrounded by Chantal Kreviazuk.
Disclaimer: Escaflowne and its characters are owned by Bandai/Sunrise. Surrounded and its lyrics are owned by Chantal Kreviazuk. I do not make any profit from this story.
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I was there when you shone as bright as Bethlehem from afar
I was there when you were young and strong and perverted
And everything that makes a young man a star
Oh, you were a star
I was there and I swear to God and on my mother's grave
On everything I have or ever will embrace
I was there and I saw it with my own two eyes
And now it's all around me, it's all around me
I'm surrounded
And now it's all around me, it's all around me
You surround me like a circle
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Dearest Van,
How long has it been now since I came home? I lost count long ago. Every day fades into the next and everything is the same. I miss being surprised with something new and different every day. It is so hard for me to get used to this routine that was once my life.
I tried to tell people, you know. They laughed and told me it was a dream. But I know with my whole being that it was not just a fantasy. I remember everything far too clearly for it to be a dream. It was so real. I could smell things. I could taste them. I could touch them. No dream allows for all of that. And no imagination is capable of creating the things I saw. Not while I am asleep, surely.
And I remember you. No dream could explain away the feelings I have for you. You stand out so vividly in my mind. Yours is the brightest image, the loudest voice, the clearest face. My young king. How conceited you were! So very self-important. Assured of your celebrity. But, thinking back, I think I loved you all the more for that reason.
Sometimes when I am alone I close my eyes and think about you. Your world surrounds me and I feel like you are with me. I imagine that the light will pick me up and bring me to you again. Maybe someday.
I love you with all my heart.
Hitomi