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Hello minna-san!
It's me, ~ * Hitomi * ~ and this is an Escaflowne fic! Its ARomance! Please R/R! If you do then, THANK YOU SO MUCH! Its like, er, set in Gaea, and its kinda like a different reality fic. Can't explain it>> O.0
~ * Hitomi * ~

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"Love is always true." - ~ * Hitomi * ~

Angel of Affection [Part 1]
>> An Escaflowne Fan Fic!

She watched him, a great silence, dawning between them. Hitomi looked at her one true love, Van. She didn't exactly know, for sure if he loved her also, but she so needed to find out, somehow. Yet, 'twas a nuisance, that for some reason, they could not be open towards each other. He was so... so concealing, so alone, she so wanted to be with him so badly. A strange sensation surrounded Hitomi as his eyes drawn towards hers, she blushed slightly, as his eyes so bright blue, so clear met hers. He looked away, and the silence continued.

They were within a medical room, they both had injurires, for a battle had made them befall. Hitomi had less damage than Van, for he had rushed in to save her, when Diladu had tried to lunge an attack at her, and almost succeeded in doing so, yet Van had put himself and the Escaflowne in front of her in order to rescue her, but they were unfortunate and they both got hit by the attack.

Van lay upon the matress on the other side of the room, his breathing was heavy, yet quite moderate. Her lessons to Van about seeing invisible enemies helped him to be able to conduct fusion with the escaflowne was of a bad enough mistake, but now, Hitomi had stronger feelings for Van, and she found this confusing and even worse, as she could not concerntrate on her visions.

Merle came into the room, her cat-like whiskers twiching slightly, noticing Van, she jumped onto the bed, unfortunately hurting Van slightly in the process. "Sorry Van!" she said with worry, as he gave a groan of pain. "It's Okay, Merle. I'm Okay." he said as he got up to sit. Hitomi got up also. She smiled with mirth as she noticed Van was recovering, as the Escaflowne was being attended to, Driden had proved once again very helpful during this time of need, it was the second time this happened. "Van, I'm sorry. I wish I never taught you how to visualise opponents and so you merged with the Escaflowne." Her smile turned into a sad expression as she looked away with guilt.
"Hitomi..." said Van soothinly.
"Its all my fault." she said, sobbing, as tears advanced quickly down her cheeks, "It's all my fault!"
"No it isn't!" said Merle, trying to be cheery.
"Oh.. Van, because of me, you almost died, again! The last time this happened, you weren't as nearly close to death as now... It's all my fault!" More droplets of water rolled down her cheeks, her blue eyes, watering with the salty fluid that dripped onto the bed. She stood up, and ran off.
"Hitomi, no!" Van called.

>> Next Day

Van was healed, and active, he went outside the palace of Prince Sheid, and saw Hitomi sitting upon the steeping stones looking at the small lake in front of her. Waterlilies flourished, as the sun shone brightfully with buoyancy in the sky. Van went, to sit next to Hitomi. "Hitomi?" he said, looking at her, "Are you alright?"
"Van... I'm so sorry," she said, her eyes looked sore, as she had been lamenting a while ago. "Hitomi, it's not your fault," Van said convincingly.
"You don't get it..." said Hitomi, on the verge of breaking into tears, "I almost got you killed, Van... It's all my fault. I... Lo..."
Hitomi paused, and looked to the ground
"Hitomi, what's wrong?" Van asked curiously with concern.
"Van..." said Hitomi, facing Van, her eyes digging deeply into his, "Tell me..."
"Telll you what?"
"Tell me... what do you see... Look at me, what do you see?"
"Well.." Van paused and turned away, "It's you, Hitomi."
"No, really, look at me. Van look at me and tell me... do you... love me?"
"Hitomi..." said Van, turning to face her, "I..."
Silence echoed all around, and Hitomi shook her head. "You don't. My feelings... they're all in vain, Van. Every time I see you, I feel warm, inside, then, on that day, when I almost killed you, I knew for certain that... I love you. and it's too hard. too hard to live with the pain that, I almost killed someone I love, the pain, that he doesn't love me back."
"Hitomi..." Van started, but Hitomi stood up, and ran away, her pace swiftened and she dispersed. "I... Love you too..."
But it was too late. She was already gone.