***My first Fic on Escaflowne.. Bare with me.. Untill the plots pick up the chapters will be kind of short..***

Hitome stood in darkness. No sound, site, or even smell. She embraced herself in fear as the tears had begun to well up. She started to mumble something and low toned but it gradually became louder, "Van.. Where are you." just then the ground shifted under her feet and she had begun to free fall.. To what? She didn't know. Where would it lead her, she also didn't know. Then seeing a light above her she outreached to it smiling, "Van!" The figure came closer and closer but then the figure came into view, it was Van. Yet just as he came into view, he stopped his decent to her and he once again, became too far out of reach, Hitome watched in a mixture of shock and horror as she continued to fall, "Help me Van!"

Just then Hitome rose from her bed, covered in sweat, her breath quickened as she looked to the window letting out a depressed sigh, "It was a dream." Yet she knew her dreams sometimes came to pass and she wondered if it meant she would soon see Van, and if so, would it be as it was before or would it be different.

It had been about five years sense they last saw each other and even then it had been a couple years sense she had gotten any sign that he was alright. She was no different then before. She had grown a couple more inches and filled in slightly where a woman was supposed to for her age. Her hair was to her mid back and braided much like her grandmother had when she was Hitome's age. Yet in her eyes, the loneliness, depression, and desire to be back on Gaea remained.

~~~~On Gaea~~~~

Van sat endlessly watching the Moon that stood above Gaea keeping to himself mostly. Merle would sit with him and try to keep him company but when she would talk to him he would nod or give a little sound to let her know he was listening to the conversation with him so lately she would just sit back and watch him daydream. The Mystic Moon had disappeared soon after Hitome's departure and it hasn't been seen sense. Yet no Wars had been started. In fact most countries worked together to rebuilt what was destroyed five years ago. Fanelia was already up and more active then before with trade and happiness.

Allen had stopped by on much of his free time and they would talk about the old days as they put it. Van let out a sigh at that though, 'old days'.. It meant in the past and he knew that even though their was a bond with him and Hitome that would never be broken, she belonged on the Mystic Moon and he Belonged with his people on Fanelia.

The pendant Hitome gave him on their last meeting was on his neck. He never took it off for anyone or anything. It was precious to him. The one physical gift Hitome had given him. Yet she gave him the most important gift that a person can give. Although she never said it, he could feel it.. Her heart and this made him crack a smile knowing they would meet again and pushed aside all of his doubts.

~~~~Back on Earth~~~~

The Dream had kept Hitome wide awake. Looking at her clock it was 5:00am. The sun had barely begun to rise yet she thought to get some breakfast before her first lecture on the human emotions. After High School she had decided to major in some form of councilor. She thought it would help her comfort her own mind.

She wore a full dress suit. Black in color and the collar on the neck was so high up it looked like she was a priest yet the dress traveled to her mid-thigh. A book bag that was also block carried all of the things she would need for class. A pencil and a pen. Some blank paper in a notebook, yet in the notebook was also some feathers. She took the five white feathers out wile she walked towards the school campus and pressed them to her cheek.

The smell of the open field, like Van. It was a clean smell and she loved it, but it was a memory. Nothing more. She wished with all of her might that she could be with her friends on Gaea. She wished that she was with.. Van..

Just then a pillar of light engulfed her and lifted her from the ground. A large smile crept across her face looking to the stars, "I'm.. Going back.." with that her and the light disappeared from the street.

***So? What did you think? My first Escaflowne Fic.. R&R please.. Till the next chapter***