Disclaimer: Look, do you really think I'm going to say anything different from what everyone else says?
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Weddings Are Fun, Right?
Prologue
The story is set 6 years after the end of Escaflowne, when Van and Hitomi are 21. Van and Hitomi have been communicating through their thoughts, and every once and a while, Van would visit her (in secret of course). Now that Hitomi has completed college, her education is no longer an obstacle for their love...
One day in mid-July...
Hitomi was relaxing on the beach, enjoying summer. Hitomi heard someone with a gentle, though slightly rough-sounding voice call her name.
Hitomi...are you there?
Hitomi looked around, but there was no one else on the beach except for her.
It's me, can you hear me?
She looked again, but there was no one. She knew she'd heard the voice. The voice sounded really familiar. Wait, could it be?
"Van!" she cried out. Van, I'm here.
Hitomi! It's been so long since we've talked. Is there any chance I could visit you sometime soon? I need to talk to you about something important.
Could you just tell me now?
No, we have to talk about this in person.
Oh, alright. If it's that important...
Thank you.
Meet me at midnight, in the usual place. I'll be waiting.
Right. See you then.
Hitomi was so excited. She hadn't seen him since last December, when Merle had gotten a hold of the pendant, and dragged him to Earth for a visit.
That night...
Hitomi awoke from her slumber and looked at the time.
"11:45? I'm gonna be late!"
She threw on shorts and a t-shirt, and ran out the door. Hitomi flew down the steps of her apartment building and dashed out into the parking lot. (A/N: She lives alone.) She jumped into her car and backed out. As she pulled out onto the road, and was thankful that there wasn't too much traffic this time of night, even in summer. After that thought, there were none others. All she could think of was Van.
The wind rushed through Hitomi's hair as she ran to the meeting place. It was the shrine, where Van slew the dragon, so many years ago.
I hope I'm not late. I hope I'm not late. I hope I'm not...
She was right on time. just as she arrived, a beam of light came down from the sky. Catching her breath, she saw that handsome silhouette.
"...Van?" she gasped.
"No, it's Falcon."
"Van it's really you!"
"I'm here, and let me say, you look gorgeous tonight."
"You're not looking so bad yourself. I really missed you."
"So did I. Before we catch up, there's something I've been meaning to ask you."
"Sure, what is it Van?"
"Well, you do love me, don't you?"
"Oh of course Van! You know I do!"
"Well then, would you consider becoming Queen of Fanelia?"
"..."
The silence cut through Van like a knife. Waiting for a reply, he heard a soft noise, a sad noise. He looked up at Hitomi and noticed a small tear rolling down her cheeck.
"Hitomi? Are you..."
"Oh Van!" she sobbed, "You don't know how long I've waited for this moment!"
"Hitomi..."
Van pulled his new fiance towards himself, and held her in his arms.
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Weddings Are Fun, Right?
Prologue
The story is set 6 years after the end of Escaflowne, when Van and Hitomi are 21. Van and Hitomi have been communicating through their thoughts, and every once and a while, Van would visit her (in secret of course). Now that Hitomi has completed college, her education is no longer an obstacle for their love...
One day in mid-July...
Hitomi was relaxing on the beach, enjoying summer. Hitomi heard someone with a gentle, though slightly rough-sounding voice call her name.
Hitomi...are you there?
Hitomi looked around, but there was no one else on the beach except for her.
It's me, can you hear me?
She looked again, but there was no one. She knew she'd heard the voice. The voice sounded really familiar. Wait, could it be?
"Van!" she cried out. Van, I'm here.
Hitomi! It's been so long since we've talked. Is there any chance I could visit you sometime soon? I need to talk to you about something important.
Could you just tell me now?
No, we have to talk about this in person.
Oh, alright. If it's that important...
Thank you.
Meet me at midnight, in the usual place. I'll be waiting.
Right. See you then.
Hitomi was so excited. She hadn't seen him since last December, when Merle had gotten a hold of the pendant, and dragged him to Earth for a visit.
That night...
Hitomi awoke from her slumber and looked at the time.
"11:45? I'm gonna be late!"
She threw on shorts and a t-shirt, and ran out the door. Hitomi flew down the steps of her apartment building and dashed out into the parking lot. (A/N: She lives alone.) She jumped into her car and backed out. As she pulled out onto the road, and was thankful that there wasn't too much traffic this time of night, even in summer. After that thought, there were none others. All she could think of was Van.
The wind rushed through Hitomi's hair as she ran to the meeting place. It was the shrine, where Van slew the dragon, so many years ago.
I hope I'm not late. I hope I'm not late. I hope I'm not...
She was right on time. just as she arrived, a beam of light came down from the sky. Catching her breath, she saw that handsome silhouette.
"...Van?" she gasped.
"No, it's Falcon."
"Van it's really you!"
"I'm here, and let me say, you look gorgeous tonight."
"You're not looking so bad yourself. I really missed you."
"So did I. Before we catch up, there's something I've been meaning to ask you."
"Sure, what is it Van?"
"Well, you do love me, don't you?"
"Oh of course Van! You know I do!"
"Well then, would you consider becoming Queen of Fanelia?"
"..."
The silence cut through Van like a knife. Waiting for a reply, he heard a soft noise, a sad noise. He looked up at Hitomi and noticed a small tear rolling down her cheeck.
"Hitomi? Are you..."
"Oh Van!" she sobbed, "You don't know how long I've waited for this moment!"
"Hitomi..."
Van pulled his new fiance towards himself, and held her in his arms.
