Chapter one.
Hey you all, this is my first attempt at an Escaflowne story.
I hope it turns out good.
And because I don't tend to pay attention to the show, when it did play, I don't really have all my facts straight . . . so if I screw up, or have some sort of detail you wish to tell me about the show, that would be great . .
Anyways, ttyl.
And hope you enjoy the story.
Hitomi looked into the darkness.
Here heart was quickening.
She could feel the pull at her chest as the warmth of morning crept upon her skin.
With a groan, Hitomi scrunched up her nose and turned to her side, so she wouldn't face the sun.
It was the first day of school.
The whole summer had been fun . . . not much fun, but fun.
She missed the strange world she had been to not to long ago.
She missed the smell's, she missed the constant adventure.
She missed Van.
His face would smile at her all day.
She had begun to get so into him one time, that she began to think everyone was him.
The, after a talk with her grandmother, she realized, that she would probably never see van again.
It was rare to have thoughts of him come back.
Very rare.
Infact, she had almost forgotten him.
That was until she was in a hurry to get to the mall, and had come across her tarot card.
Just seeing them brought back so many memories, to many.
There was a tap on the door, and Hitomi could hear the bamboo paper slide across the wooden floor.
"I'm up, I'm up."
Hitomi grumbled into her pillow.
The blankets were ripped off of her, leaving her in a bra and panties.
The night before, she had been so busy doing her summer homework, that she didn't even have enough energy to put on PJ's.
Hitomi grumbled some nonsense and turned away from the door.
There was a small chuckled a little ways off.
"common dear, you have to get up."
Her grandmother hummed throughout the room.
"Oh grandmother, I don't want to go to school, I want to home school."
Her grandmother smiled at the back of Hitomi's body,
"I thought so, I didn't want you to go back so soon anyways."
Hitomi drowsily opened her eyes and looked at the open window.
"What . . . what are you talking about?"
she mumbled.
But there was no answer.
Hitomi turned the top half of her body to face the door, but nobody was there.
"Grandmother!"
she yelled out.
Sighing, she swung her feet over the edge of the bed and looked around.
Every piece of clothing she had was washed and piled on the floor by the door, sighing, she went over to find her school uniform.
"Grandmother, where is my uniform!"
Her grandmother appeared, a smile on her face, she was holding some more of Hitomi's folded clothes in her arms,
"I told you, I knew that you didn't want to go to school, ever since you came back, you haven't wanted to.
"I've made arrangements, and you will have to be ready in about . . ."
Hitomi's grandmother put the clothes down and looked at her watch,
"Oh dear, ten minutes!"
Hitomi's posture slouched,
"I have to get an early tutor . . . . why can't I get a tutor in the afternoon, or later on?"
she whined.
Her grandmother smiled, then turned away,
"Well that's the thing. See, you start earlier than your old school, and you don't stop until about six!"
Hitomi's eyes went wide and she felt like collapsing.
"Bah, But gr-r-randmother!"
the old woman put her finger to the air and waved it back and forth,
"Don't you say a word . . . I have it all planned out, see, I will tape all of your shows, and stuff, I will do more chores, and on top of all that, because regular tutoring is only tree hours, and yours is . . .10 and a half hours, you will finish grade 11 in only four months!"
Hitomi blinked,
"And what am I supposed to do the rest of the time?"
* * *
Far away . . . the sun was setting.
Beautiful arrays of orange, reds, purples, blue's and yellows glittered the sky.
Many prayers were with one person this night.
From whoever was left, after Falkon and Dilandau, had colonized properly.
The world had now become cleaner.
The smell of war and destruction had slightly left the air.
Now, as night fell, millions of people were packing their things and going back to their homes.
The world was at peace.
But one person was not fully satisfied with what was happening.
Van lay upon the thick grass, watching as the mystic moon float in space.
There was always constant pull on his chest, reminding him of the girl he cared for so much.
He could see her, smiling, being happy, with her family, her friends.
Van sighed and closed his eyes in an attempt to calm himself down.
The feelings he had for her were stronger now, and he knew he had to see her again.
He could feel the longing for her all the time now.
Merle had even started to notice that his battle skills were daunty.
And he could feel it too, he could feel his skills diminishing, he was becoming to distracted with his feelings.
But all that would be changing soon, and that gave him and edge.
He knew how he could handle this.
Mellerna, being the fool she was, had just laughed at him when he went to ask about his plan.
'why don't you just go and lay one of the girls out back, that'll get your mind off of things.'
She had commented, just as Allen came into the room.
Van scrunched his nose up,
'who does that woman think I am, I have morals and it is dishonorable to take any girl without being properly bonded.'
Then, with his sensitive ears, he heard the soft pitter patter of feet behind him.
'sets of two, constant run,'
"Merle, what are you doing out here so late?"
Van asked.
Merle nearly lost 8 of her 9 lives, she was hoping that she could scare van.
"Oh lord Van, you're too smart, you should just let me scare you one of these days!"
she whined.
Van smiled and tilted his head back,
"If I let you scare me, then you would be faced with my reaction."
Merle thought about that for a second,
"Oh, well, then you'll just have to remember not to react!"
Van smirked and sighed as he looked back to the mystic moon,
"If I did that, then perhaps, when an enemy comes up behind me, I won't react, thinking it was you, and then, I would be killed."
Merle crossed her arms and pouted,
"You're impossible you know that!?"
Van chucked and stood up,
"I'm going in to eat dinner, you can stay if you like."
Merle looked after Van as he walked away,
'what are you planning lord Van, what?'
* * *
Hitomi sighed as she finished math.
Math that Yukari wouldn't be doing for another two weeks.
She sighed when Yukari came to her window and poked her head in,
"where were you Hitomi?"
Authors note:
Sorry for cutting it off there guys, but I always stop writing at the top of page six on Microsoft word, so yah, anyways, ttyl.
And please review and tell me what you think!
Hey you all, this is my first attempt at an Escaflowne story.
I hope it turns out good.
And because I don't tend to pay attention to the show, when it did play, I don't really have all my facts straight . . . so if I screw up, or have some sort of detail you wish to tell me about the show, that would be great . .
Anyways, ttyl.
And hope you enjoy the story.
Hitomi looked into the darkness.
Here heart was quickening.
She could feel the pull at her chest as the warmth of morning crept upon her skin.
With a groan, Hitomi scrunched up her nose and turned to her side, so she wouldn't face the sun.
It was the first day of school.
The whole summer had been fun . . . not much fun, but fun.
She missed the strange world she had been to not to long ago.
She missed the smell's, she missed the constant adventure.
She missed Van.
His face would smile at her all day.
She had begun to get so into him one time, that she began to think everyone was him.
The, after a talk with her grandmother, she realized, that she would probably never see van again.
It was rare to have thoughts of him come back.
Very rare.
Infact, she had almost forgotten him.
That was until she was in a hurry to get to the mall, and had come across her tarot card.
Just seeing them brought back so many memories, to many.
There was a tap on the door, and Hitomi could hear the bamboo paper slide across the wooden floor.
"I'm up, I'm up."
Hitomi grumbled into her pillow.
The blankets were ripped off of her, leaving her in a bra and panties.
The night before, she had been so busy doing her summer homework, that she didn't even have enough energy to put on PJ's.
Hitomi grumbled some nonsense and turned away from the door.
There was a small chuckled a little ways off.
"common dear, you have to get up."
Her grandmother hummed throughout the room.
"Oh grandmother, I don't want to go to school, I want to home school."
Her grandmother smiled at the back of Hitomi's body,
"I thought so, I didn't want you to go back so soon anyways."
Hitomi drowsily opened her eyes and looked at the open window.
"What . . . what are you talking about?"
she mumbled.
But there was no answer.
Hitomi turned the top half of her body to face the door, but nobody was there.
"Grandmother!"
she yelled out.
Sighing, she swung her feet over the edge of the bed and looked around.
Every piece of clothing she had was washed and piled on the floor by the door, sighing, she went over to find her school uniform.
"Grandmother, where is my uniform!"
Her grandmother appeared, a smile on her face, she was holding some more of Hitomi's folded clothes in her arms,
"I told you, I knew that you didn't want to go to school, ever since you came back, you haven't wanted to.
"I've made arrangements, and you will have to be ready in about . . ."
Hitomi's grandmother put the clothes down and looked at her watch,
"Oh dear, ten minutes!"
Hitomi's posture slouched,
"I have to get an early tutor . . . . why can't I get a tutor in the afternoon, or later on?"
she whined.
Her grandmother smiled, then turned away,
"Well that's the thing. See, you start earlier than your old school, and you don't stop until about six!"
Hitomi's eyes went wide and she felt like collapsing.
"Bah, But gr-r-randmother!"
the old woman put her finger to the air and waved it back and forth,
"Don't you say a word . . . I have it all planned out, see, I will tape all of your shows, and stuff, I will do more chores, and on top of all that, because regular tutoring is only tree hours, and yours is . . .10 and a half hours, you will finish grade 11 in only four months!"
Hitomi blinked,
"And what am I supposed to do the rest of the time?"
* * *
Far away . . . the sun was setting.
Beautiful arrays of orange, reds, purples, blue's and yellows glittered the sky.
Many prayers were with one person this night.
From whoever was left, after Falkon and Dilandau, had colonized properly.
The world had now become cleaner.
The smell of war and destruction had slightly left the air.
Now, as night fell, millions of people were packing their things and going back to their homes.
The world was at peace.
But one person was not fully satisfied with what was happening.
Van lay upon the thick grass, watching as the mystic moon float in space.
There was always constant pull on his chest, reminding him of the girl he cared for so much.
He could see her, smiling, being happy, with her family, her friends.
Van sighed and closed his eyes in an attempt to calm himself down.
The feelings he had for her were stronger now, and he knew he had to see her again.
He could feel the longing for her all the time now.
Merle had even started to notice that his battle skills were daunty.
And he could feel it too, he could feel his skills diminishing, he was becoming to distracted with his feelings.
But all that would be changing soon, and that gave him and edge.
He knew how he could handle this.
Mellerna, being the fool she was, had just laughed at him when he went to ask about his plan.
'why don't you just go and lay one of the girls out back, that'll get your mind off of things.'
She had commented, just as Allen came into the room.
Van scrunched his nose up,
'who does that woman think I am, I have morals and it is dishonorable to take any girl without being properly bonded.'
Then, with his sensitive ears, he heard the soft pitter patter of feet behind him.
'sets of two, constant run,'
"Merle, what are you doing out here so late?"
Van asked.
Merle nearly lost 8 of her 9 lives, she was hoping that she could scare van.
"Oh lord Van, you're too smart, you should just let me scare you one of these days!"
she whined.
Van smiled and tilted his head back,
"If I let you scare me, then you would be faced with my reaction."
Merle thought about that for a second,
"Oh, well, then you'll just have to remember not to react!"
Van smirked and sighed as he looked back to the mystic moon,
"If I did that, then perhaps, when an enemy comes up behind me, I won't react, thinking it was you, and then, I would be killed."
Merle crossed her arms and pouted,
"You're impossible you know that!?"
Van chucked and stood up,
"I'm going in to eat dinner, you can stay if you like."
Merle looked after Van as he walked away,
'what are you planning lord Van, what?'
* * *
Hitomi sighed as she finished math.
Math that Yukari wouldn't be doing for another two weeks.
She sighed when Yukari came to her window and poked her head in,
"where were you Hitomi?"
Authors note:
Sorry for cutting it off there guys, but I always stop writing at the top of page six on Microsoft word, so yah, anyways, ttyl.
And please review and tell me what you think!