Author's Note: This is my first fic so please review. I
want to know what you guys think and whether I should continue to write or
not!!! Please! Please! Please!!!!! Anyways, this is just a prologue to what I
am hoping is going to be a many chaptered story! Everything is
self-explanatory, takes place after Hitomi leaves Gaea. This fic also contains
spoilers about the end, so if you haven't seen the ending and you don't want it
ruin, hit the back button now.
I would like to
thank IzzysGirl for all of her help. *crowd cheers* She is my editor and
was a big help with my editing. Anyways, on with the story…
Disclaimer: I don't think people really read theses
anymore. Anyways, I don't own Escaflowne or any of its characters. If I did I
would not be sitting here writing fics about Van and Hitomi I would be making
the sequel!! So don't sue me, I am not making any money off of this! Thank you!
Enjoy the fic!!!!
A New Beginning?
A
young man of twenty sat by the window gazing at the Mystic Moon, seeming to
draw him towards it, as if someone was calling for him. One with spirit that
none could surpass, and with the most captivating eyes, eyes that reminded him
of emeralds. Yet had held so much sadness when he had been with her the last
time.
He
was no longer the same person that he had been when he had first met her. He
had been changed by events some had claimed was destiny. It would leave him not
only considering the world in a new light, but himself as well. He believed
that after the Great War it was the beginning of a new life for him and that
everything would go back to being normal.
Yet, it had been far from that. No matter what he did, he still could
not seem to forget the past.
Face
drawn with stress and worry that he could no longer hide; he had sought refuge
in his study. Van knew he had to get away to think and to come to deal with the
fact that he would never see her again. Yet, he could not seem to forget her.
He
opened the window and took off his shirt, letting the cool breeze drift in.
Fingering a small, crystal teardrop pendent, he reflected how much that it had
come to symbolise his life. Pain, that he felt every day but could never
reveal.
Small
buds of light from his shoulder blades appeared. They started to grow and
expand with every moment. Wings of an angel she had said, he thought as the
wings fully expanded showering the room in light and feathers.
"Why?"
he asked himself. "Why can't I forget her?" He pushed away from the window
ledge letting the warm undercurrent lift him higher.
"Do
you even remember me?" he asks softly landing on the roof. He lifted his face
to the sky as if pleading for it to answer him, to give him the answer that he
sought for. "Oh why, Hitomi? Why did I let you go?!" he implores to the quiet
sky.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
She
ran. She did not know from what. All she knew was that she had to run. She ran
until her legs and lungs burned; yet it was only a minor relief from the pain
that she felt inside. Pain that she used to be able to ignore but now it had
begun to gnaw at her very being.
She
collapsed on the ground, legs trembling, refusing to carry her any farther. "I
thought it was right", she sobs as an image of him flashes through her mind.
His amber eyes and raven hair filled her mind, temporarily relieving the pain
she felt.
"I
thought it was what I had to do."
"I'm
sorry…" She whispers, letting her tears mix with the dirt beneath her hands.
The young women sat up and brushed the sandy colored hair out of her eyes.
Taking a deep breath, she drew herself up, knowing that she could not stay
there forever. Though, she heartily wished that she could. She had no desire to
return to her home or the world that she had created for herself for the last
five years. She wished that she could escape from everything and not have to worry
about the future. She had just finished graduating, here was suppose to be the
happiest time of her life. And yet it was anything but that. The more she
thought about the future, the more she longed to be in his arms, to feel the
security of his embrace.
"Oh
Van…." She whispered to herself. "If only one more time…." She raised her face,
to observe where her feet had taken her, and raised her head with a sudden
intake of breathe, realizing for the first time where she was…
Author's note con't: Please Please Please review. I
want to know if you guys think my writing is sucky or not!!! ^-^
