Disclaimer: I am sorry to say that I don't own Escaflowne or any of its
characters. I really wish I did, especially Dilandau-sama..::sigh::. I
WANT DILLY!!! .::throws fit::...oh well....
Chapter 1
~Mystic Moon (Earth) ~ House- Backyard
Sabrina Greywood stared up at the night sky then sighed as she spoke softly, "I wonder what's really up there." The moon was full and bright tonight. She always felt memories flood back to her when she saw a full moon. She figured it had something to do with her late father. Her mother always spoke of him in relation to a bright full moon. Why she did so was beyond her. She said that he had been attacked by wolves while on a camping trip but his body was never found. She personally didn't believe that. She thought that her mother just didn't want to admit that he abandoned her when he saw that his child was a freak. She stopped on that thought.
'Mother is always saying that I put my self down way to much. Well, how would she feel if she was seen as a freak for her colors?' she thought to her self fingering her silvery grey hair in her pale hands. It glistened in the bright moon light and she sighed again. She had to admit it was beautiful like her mother said but it was so unearthly that most people thought her some kind of an 'alien'. Her eyes were just as strange, a kind of very icy blue. Some times she was even called names such as 'ice queen' or 'albino freak'. It did annoy her but she just usually ignored them and kept walking. She was at school to work and that's about all she ever did. She was as quiet as possible, cursing at the teasers in her head. She was glad tomorrow was the last day of her 10th grade year.
Suddenly she stopped as the door to the back yard swung open slowly and a tall feminine figure stepped through. As she came into the light Sabrina saw who it was and was not surprised. "Hi mom," she piped out quietly. "I was just looking at the moon..thinking about dad." Her mother gave a slight nod as she neared her pail daughter then followed her gaze up to the moon. "You probably need to go to bed before 10'o'clock so will be rested for your last day of school tomorrow," her mom said to her in a smooth, calm, sweet voice.
"OK mom. I'll try to get a good night sleep so I can put up with the annoying people at school tomorrow," she replied sarcastically as her mother retreated back to the house. After she was gone she returned her icy eyes to the moon. It was so big and bright. After a moment of staring at it she picked her slim body up and trotted of towards her house and her room where she would retire for the night.
~Gaea~ Vione- Guymelef Hanger
Dilandau Yami Albatou placed one gloved hand on one of the rails that littered the lower decks of the Vione. He had just managed to escape with his life from a suddenly overpowering opponent, Van Fanel. His Dragon Slayers had not been as fortunate. 'How on Gaea did that little pipsqueak become so damn powerful?' he asked himself. He tumbled over the question for a few short minutes staring into space and fingering the blood-red rose in his gloved hands, his elbows now placed firmly on the rusty rail.
The red Alseides unit hung silently in the hanger, gears still trying to cool down from the intense fight. Though his was the only one there that worked there were others that were on repair notice. He turned and glanced at his trusty metal armor that he had grown to love then returned to the rail.
They had all died trying to save him. They had died so that he could live. "Why did.I loose them all," He asked himself out loud as he remembered their shouts and cries. After they had died he swore he could almost feel them protecting him beyond the grave. It gave him the creeps just thinking about it. He wondered if that was why Van had stopped in his tracks and Escaflowne had turned black. He had never been so scared in his life, knowing he was going to die. His thoughts trailed his face looking trebly disturbed. It didn't last for very long as he caught himself. He turned around walking away from the rail a bit. His friends, comrades, allies were dead and there was nothing he could do about it.
He remembered how he felt while he watched the needless slaughter. He was frozen, petrified in fear. His thoughts came to a stop as he realized the rose tumbling around in his fingers. The petals were as red as their blood. "You're all incompetence; Guimel...Dalet.Chesta.Gatti...Viole. Where's the glory in dying in a fight like that," He spoke quietly to himself trying not to sound weak at the sound of their names then tossed the crimson rose over his shoulder and into the clouds blow, his silver hair shining in the dull sun light. The only people he came close to caring for were dead. Of course he never showed it, practically slapping them around any time the breathed without asking.
Then a cry came out of no where surrounding him. "Please don't leave me alone. Don't leave me!" the voice pleaded. Then it gathered inside his head as an image of a little girl crying flashed through his memory. A pang of nausea hit him with this image and he turned around to grasp the rail. He felt light headed and short of breath. 'What's wrong with me,' he thought. "All alone," he breathed between gasps of the stale air.
Then the nausea became unbearable as he doubled over and grabbed for his mouth, then knelt down to his knees and rolled onto the cold metal floor of the hanger. "I don't want to be alone," he mumbled through his hand, the other hand hugging his chest, as he slowly drew his knees in to for a fetal position. Any thing to make him feel better as the sickness of being alone became worse.
~Mystic Moon (Earth) ~ Sabrina's Room- Last Day of School
Sabrina woke up to the smell of fresh fried bacon in her nose and the popping of frying it echoing through her ears. It was heaven being so close to the kitchen. Anything and everything her mother made had a different and overtaking smell. She new not every daughter or son would say that, but it seemed she liked everything her mother made.
She quickly got up and dressed in any thing she grabbed which turned out to be a proper, collared, white shirt and a pair of dark pants. They were wrinkled a bit but not too much to change. She fastened a loose fitting belt to her waist for no apparent reason and grabbed a pair of clean socks and her slightly dirty and plain sneakers then raced to the kitchen to greet the food with an open and drooling mouth.
When she got there she saw that her mom had made a good old fashioned breakfast of bacon and eggs. She inhaled her delicious food then ran out the door after the bus, grabbing her scattered things along the way. Most of it was for the trip with her friends afterward. "Bye mom, see you tomorrow night. Love you." She yelled as she ran out the door getting a familiar 'Bye honey' in return.
After school she and her friend, Yasashii (which means kind or gentle in Japanese), were planning on going to some of the North American since she wasn't familiar with the sites, being from Japan. It was going to be kind of like a tour and because Sabrina new enough Japanese she could understand her with out her faltering or not knowing words.
Once she got on the bus and withstood the long, boring hour on the bus with no springs to aid as shock absorbers, she quietly stepped out of the bus, not noticing that her friend was not there to greet her. She was half way to the High School when something caught her eye. She stopped for a moment with a very puzzled look on her face. It appeared to be a small girl wavy, shoulder length hair that seemed to be the color of steel. It waved in a summer breeze like liquid metal. She was wearing a very mid-evil styled dress the in a shade of mint-green. She just stood there staring at Sabrina.
The only thing that seemed odd about her was that she seamed slightly transparent. Sabrina waved that thought away and continued to stare at the little girl who had started to giggle in a childish manner. By this time Sabrina's curiosity had taken over and she took a step towards the mysterious girl, then a few more. Once she was about two feet away from her she started to take another step, but this time the girl bolted towards the back of the school and of course Sabrina was hot on her trail.
She followed the little girl in to the forest behind the school, where she lost her. 'Awww.damn! I lost her!' Sabrina screamed at herself, looking around franticly. Then she heard that innocent giggle again and looked up to see the little girl right in front of her. Sabrina was startled by the sudden appearance and tried to step back but tripped in an uncovered root and fell back on her toosh and felt rather foolish for doing so. She sat there for a minute just staring at the little girl who was just above her eye level right now. She stood up and leaned over to her and looked her straight in her icy blue eyes. "Who are you?" Sabrina finally asked and was surprised at the girls answer. "Save us," the voices echoed all around Sabrina. Sabrina was startled and started looking around for the sources of the other voices but found none. "Well I..." she started but turned around to find that the girl was not there. Instead there was a pendent that glowed a dark, eerie purple. That wasn't the only odd thing about it. It also appeared to be floating in midair. She cautiously reached out for it and as she caught it in her hands it stopped glowing.
The next thing she new was that what seemed like a pillar of liquid light came down from the heavens and surrounded her with its brightness. The light was of purest white and forced her to clamp her eyes shut. She heard someone yelling to her at the top of their lungs. She recognized the voice as Yasashii's and she forced her eyes open to verify. She just barely saw Yasashii standing directly under her holding up both of her hands and practically jumping for her, but Sabrina was to far away by now, almost over to trees. "Sabrina-kun!!! SABRINA-KUN!!!" Yasashii yelled over and over again, but it was no use. Sabrina was gone. "Sabrina-kun?! Kaeru.Kitaku suru.Sabrina-kun," she muttered to herself. Then yelled out in frustration that her friend was gone," SABRINA-KUN!!!!!!"
Author's Note: Incase you were wondering 'kaeru' means come back and 'kitaku suru' means come home in Japanese. I'll try and write more, but summer is coming to an end and I'm just a kid. .::throws temper tantrum::. I don't want to go back! Nnnnooo. (8-6-2002) --- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------
Chapter 1
~Mystic Moon (Earth) ~ House- Backyard
Sabrina Greywood stared up at the night sky then sighed as she spoke softly, "I wonder what's really up there." The moon was full and bright tonight. She always felt memories flood back to her when she saw a full moon. She figured it had something to do with her late father. Her mother always spoke of him in relation to a bright full moon. Why she did so was beyond her. She said that he had been attacked by wolves while on a camping trip but his body was never found. She personally didn't believe that. She thought that her mother just didn't want to admit that he abandoned her when he saw that his child was a freak. She stopped on that thought.
'Mother is always saying that I put my self down way to much. Well, how would she feel if she was seen as a freak for her colors?' she thought to her self fingering her silvery grey hair in her pale hands. It glistened in the bright moon light and she sighed again. She had to admit it was beautiful like her mother said but it was so unearthly that most people thought her some kind of an 'alien'. Her eyes were just as strange, a kind of very icy blue. Some times she was even called names such as 'ice queen' or 'albino freak'. It did annoy her but she just usually ignored them and kept walking. She was at school to work and that's about all she ever did. She was as quiet as possible, cursing at the teasers in her head. She was glad tomorrow was the last day of her 10th grade year.
Suddenly she stopped as the door to the back yard swung open slowly and a tall feminine figure stepped through. As she came into the light Sabrina saw who it was and was not surprised. "Hi mom," she piped out quietly. "I was just looking at the moon..thinking about dad." Her mother gave a slight nod as she neared her pail daughter then followed her gaze up to the moon. "You probably need to go to bed before 10'o'clock so will be rested for your last day of school tomorrow," her mom said to her in a smooth, calm, sweet voice.
"OK mom. I'll try to get a good night sleep so I can put up with the annoying people at school tomorrow," she replied sarcastically as her mother retreated back to the house. After she was gone she returned her icy eyes to the moon. It was so big and bright. After a moment of staring at it she picked her slim body up and trotted of towards her house and her room where she would retire for the night.
~Gaea~ Vione- Guymelef Hanger
Dilandau Yami Albatou placed one gloved hand on one of the rails that littered the lower decks of the Vione. He had just managed to escape with his life from a suddenly overpowering opponent, Van Fanel. His Dragon Slayers had not been as fortunate. 'How on Gaea did that little pipsqueak become so damn powerful?' he asked himself. He tumbled over the question for a few short minutes staring into space and fingering the blood-red rose in his gloved hands, his elbows now placed firmly on the rusty rail.
The red Alseides unit hung silently in the hanger, gears still trying to cool down from the intense fight. Though his was the only one there that worked there were others that were on repair notice. He turned and glanced at his trusty metal armor that he had grown to love then returned to the rail.
They had all died trying to save him. They had died so that he could live. "Why did.I loose them all," He asked himself out loud as he remembered their shouts and cries. After they had died he swore he could almost feel them protecting him beyond the grave. It gave him the creeps just thinking about it. He wondered if that was why Van had stopped in his tracks and Escaflowne had turned black. He had never been so scared in his life, knowing he was going to die. His thoughts trailed his face looking trebly disturbed. It didn't last for very long as he caught himself. He turned around walking away from the rail a bit. His friends, comrades, allies were dead and there was nothing he could do about it.
He remembered how he felt while he watched the needless slaughter. He was frozen, petrified in fear. His thoughts came to a stop as he realized the rose tumbling around in his fingers. The petals were as red as their blood. "You're all incompetence; Guimel...Dalet.Chesta.Gatti...Viole. Where's the glory in dying in a fight like that," He spoke quietly to himself trying not to sound weak at the sound of their names then tossed the crimson rose over his shoulder and into the clouds blow, his silver hair shining in the dull sun light. The only people he came close to caring for were dead. Of course he never showed it, practically slapping them around any time the breathed without asking.
Then a cry came out of no where surrounding him. "Please don't leave me alone. Don't leave me!" the voice pleaded. Then it gathered inside his head as an image of a little girl crying flashed through his memory. A pang of nausea hit him with this image and he turned around to grasp the rail. He felt light headed and short of breath. 'What's wrong with me,' he thought. "All alone," he breathed between gasps of the stale air.
Then the nausea became unbearable as he doubled over and grabbed for his mouth, then knelt down to his knees and rolled onto the cold metal floor of the hanger. "I don't want to be alone," he mumbled through his hand, the other hand hugging his chest, as he slowly drew his knees in to for a fetal position. Any thing to make him feel better as the sickness of being alone became worse.
~Mystic Moon (Earth) ~ Sabrina's Room- Last Day of School
Sabrina woke up to the smell of fresh fried bacon in her nose and the popping of frying it echoing through her ears. It was heaven being so close to the kitchen. Anything and everything her mother made had a different and overtaking smell. She new not every daughter or son would say that, but it seemed she liked everything her mother made.
She quickly got up and dressed in any thing she grabbed which turned out to be a proper, collared, white shirt and a pair of dark pants. They were wrinkled a bit but not too much to change. She fastened a loose fitting belt to her waist for no apparent reason and grabbed a pair of clean socks and her slightly dirty and plain sneakers then raced to the kitchen to greet the food with an open and drooling mouth.
When she got there she saw that her mom had made a good old fashioned breakfast of bacon and eggs. She inhaled her delicious food then ran out the door after the bus, grabbing her scattered things along the way. Most of it was for the trip with her friends afterward. "Bye mom, see you tomorrow night. Love you." She yelled as she ran out the door getting a familiar 'Bye honey' in return.
After school she and her friend, Yasashii (which means kind or gentle in Japanese), were planning on going to some of the North American since she wasn't familiar with the sites, being from Japan. It was going to be kind of like a tour and because Sabrina new enough Japanese she could understand her with out her faltering or not knowing words.
Once she got on the bus and withstood the long, boring hour on the bus with no springs to aid as shock absorbers, she quietly stepped out of the bus, not noticing that her friend was not there to greet her. She was half way to the High School when something caught her eye. She stopped for a moment with a very puzzled look on her face. It appeared to be a small girl wavy, shoulder length hair that seemed to be the color of steel. It waved in a summer breeze like liquid metal. She was wearing a very mid-evil styled dress the in a shade of mint-green. She just stood there staring at Sabrina.
The only thing that seemed odd about her was that she seamed slightly transparent. Sabrina waved that thought away and continued to stare at the little girl who had started to giggle in a childish manner. By this time Sabrina's curiosity had taken over and she took a step towards the mysterious girl, then a few more. Once she was about two feet away from her she started to take another step, but this time the girl bolted towards the back of the school and of course Sabrina was hot on her trail.
She followed the little girl in to the forest behind the school, where she lost her. 'Awww.damn! I lost her!' Sabrina screamed at herself, looking around franticly. Then she heard that innocent giggle again and looked up to see the little girl right in front of her. Sabrina was startled by the sudden appearance and tried to step back but tripped in an uncovered root and fell back on her toosh and felt rather foolish for doing so. She sat there for a minute just staring at the little girl who was just above her eye level right now. She stood up and leaned over to her and looked her straight in her icy blue eyes. "Who are you?" Sabrina finally asked and was surprised at the girls answer. "Save us," the voices echoed all around Sabrina. Sabrina was startled and started looking around for the sources of the other voices but found none. "Well I..." she started but turned around to find that the girl was not there. Instead there was a pendent that glowed a dark, eerie purple. That wasn't the only odd thing about it. It also appeared to be floating in midair. She cautiously reached out for it and as she caught it in her hands it stopped glowing.
The next thing she new was that what seemed like a pillar of liquid light came down from the heavens and surrounded her with its brightness. The light was of purest white and forced her to clamp her eyes shut. She heard someone yelling to her at the top of their lungs. She recognized the voice as Yasashii's and she forced her eyes open to verify. She just barely saw Yasashii standing directly under her holding up both of her hands and practically jumping for her, but Sabrina was to far away by now, almost over to trees. "Sabrina-kun!!! SABRINA-KUN!!!" Yasashii yelled over and over again, but it was no use. Sabrina was gone. "Sabrina-kun?! Kaeru.Kitaku suru.Sabrina-kun," she muttered to herself. Then yelled out in frustration that her friend was gone," SABRINA-KUN!!!!!!"
Author's Note: Incase you were wondering 'kaeru' means come back and 'kitaku suru' means come home in Japanese. I'll try and write more, but summer is coming to an end and I'm just a kid. .::throws temper tantrum::. I don't want to go back! Nnnnooo. (8-6-2002) --- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------