Hello everyone, this is my first Escaflowne fic so please be nice to me :)

Hello everyone, this is my first Escaflowne fic so please be nice to me, I haven't written in quite a while either. I had started writing this fic a few months ago but it got deleted and I have started to write it again so sorry if it sucks :\

Escaflowne was my first anime I ever was and it is my favorite of all squeal okay enough blabbering from me.

Disclaimer: tear does not own Escaflowne or any of its characters.

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Chapter 1

It was a cold wintry night in Japan. The trees were bare and the gentle icy cold wind scattered soft white snowflakes over the empty streets. Everything was still and silent, apart from one person.

In an average three bedroom house, in an average street, a less than average girl was tossing and turning in her bed plagued by memories of horrid blood drenched visions and the fading whispers of sweet words from her first and only love.

Awaken by the frantic tossing and turning and delirious broken sentences that spilled from the girls' lips, Takashi sleepily pushed open the door to the girls bedroom and pulled himself on to the bed and curling up to his sister's sweat drenched torso as the baby in the corner of the room gurgled softly trying to sooth the troubled 20 year old.

It was a sweet yet sad sight to witness but alas there was no one to see it.

At the feeling of her 10 year old brothers body clinging close to hers, her tensed muscled relaxed and her eyes twitched and fluttered open. Dazedly she scanned her surroundings with glazed eyes, upon reaching the conclusion that she was in fact in her own bed on the planet Earth. With a relieved yet disappointed sigh she gently sat up, bringing Takashi up with her letting him sit in her lap and let him rest his head between her neck and shoulder.

"I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry!" she cried rocking him back and forth silent tears rolling down her face as the 7 month old began to cry along with her.

Takashi did not say anything; this had been a nightly accordance for sometime.

Every night around two in the morning he would awake to his sister's cry's and comfort her until she felt strong enough to pull her strong façade back together and they would go down to kitchen together and drink hot chocolate.

"Okay, no more tears, there not helping anyone right now" she said to herself more than her brother. Takashi lifted his head and nodded as he got down off the bad.

"Are you feeling better now Hitomi?" Takashi asked his older sister as she leaned over the baby's cot and took the 7 month old into her arms.

"Yeah thanks Taka" she answered while proceeding towards the bedroom door and held out her hand "No let's go get some coco"

the trio made their way down stairs and into the kitchen, switching on the lights as he went in first, Takashi walked over to the kettle and started to boil some water while Hitomi sat their 7 month old sister into her high chair.

She poured the hot chocolate for herself and Takashi and watched over him as she warmed the chocolate milk for his baby sister when a long angelic feather floated down from seemingly out of nowhere but as soon as she touched it, it vanished with out a trace.

"He's calling" she whispered in disbelieve. Finally, after 4 years with out him, 4 years of heartache, 4 years of desperate longing he was finally coming to get her.

What about her family? The tattered and torn remains of what used to be a cheerful happy family. They were all they had in the world. The first time she went Gaea she didn't have any responsibilities the only thing she had to worry about was friends and studying but now, now she had great responsibilities, she had a family to take care of, to provide for and protect. There wasn't just her anymore.

She couldn't just leave them behind; they would be split up and sent to foster homes. She couldn't allow that. They were family and family was supposed to stick together. They got through their parents death together and now they will get through this together.

'I will just have to take them with me, I sure Van wont mind. Anyway I'm sure they will be happy there, I mean Takashi does enjoy the bedtime stories I tell him.' Hitomi thought to herself

"Takashi watch your sister for me, there's something I have to do" she almost shouted at Takashi as she ran up the stairs to pack for them.

5 minutes later

"Okay, dippers, clothes, shoes, cell phone, pager, Takashi's stuffed dragon, baby toys, tarot cards… what am I missing? Oh!" she dragged 2 overly stuffed duffel bags down stairs into the kitchen and dumped them on the floor with a sigh. She reached up in to the cupboard and pulled out a large jar of coco and smiled to herself before packing it into one of the bags when a surprised Takashi spoke up.

"Hitomi? What's going on? Are you leaving us?" He questioned hysterically, terrified his sister was going to leave him.

"NO! I would never leave you!" she pulled him into her arms "but we are going somewhere, you remember the bedtime stories I tell you? About Gaea? Well that's where were going. Get your coat we have to go now." She released him and pushed him to get his coat.

He obeyed her some what skeptically 'has she finally cracked? This can't really be happening, they were just bedtime stories, and they can't be real.' He thought to himself, he was snapped out of his thoughts by Hitomi giving him an order to grab one of the bags as she was carrying their little sister in her other arm.

They made their way to the old running track that transported her to Gaea the first and second time and were there in a matter of minutes. She saw the sky clouding over and the wind starting to get stronger. They got to the middle of the track when a blinding light shot out of the sky pulling them upward.

Hitomi grabbed Takashi pulling him close and huddling the three of them together, as she got higher she could feel the familiar feeling of butterflies fluttering around in her stomach, the weakness of her need and her head spinning from the altitude and shear force of the pillar of light. Takashi looked up at her worriedly and she could tell he was feeling the same as her.

"Don't worry; everything is going to be okay now." She smiled. Genuinely happy for the first time since she left Gaea and Takashi couldn't help but feel safe in his sister's arms, if Hitomi was happy then he was happy.

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Meanwhile on Gaea

Van awoke from another restless sleep.

He sat up from his overly warm bed letting the sheets fall from his exposed chest and fall at his waste and looked around his room, it was big spacious and very lonely. He got up dressed only in a pair of his trusty white pants and walked over to the huge glass doors that lead out on to a modestly sized balcony. He felt the cool air hit his skin and breathed in deeply.

His eyes gazed over the lush emerald green forests that out lined the newly rebuilt country, his country. Fanelia.

It had taken three long years to rebuild his country, but now that it was finished he just couldn't seem to rest, his mind was always on her.

"Oh Hitomi. Where are you? I wish you were here with me right now" van sighed "I miss you so much" he looked up at the Mystic moon longingly praying she could hear his please.

A pale blue burst of light yanked his attention away from his thoughts as we saw it descend into the forests that surrounded his country. His mouth dropped, his eyes widened and his heart raced. She was back, she answered his calls. After regaining his senses he ran out of his room, grabbing a shirt on the way out as he headed for the stables.

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With Hitomi

The trio landed on the prickly grass with a soft 'oomph' still huddled together they sat in the grass for a while trying to recover from the vertigo that the crossing between worlds had caused. After a few moments Hitomi released her brother and looked around, getting to her feet she brushed the loose bits of grass that stuck to her bear legs.

She looked down at herself and realized that in all her excitement PJ's so she was now stuck wearing her blue mini shorts and black tight tank top. She looked over at Takashi to see he too was still wearing his PJ's except his were long black pants and a long sleeved T-shirt with Naruto on the front (I don't own either!!).

She heard a twig snap and was immediately alert and guided Takashi behind her to protect him. Rustling came from the trees that surrounded the small clearing they had landed in, the rustling got loader as Hitomi's heart beat faster. The shadowy out lie of a creature emerged from the trees and stepped forward until its face was reveled by the soft glow of moonlight.

"R-Ruhm? Is that you?" a stunned Hitomi managed to stamper out in relieve at a friendly face, she let her body relax and brought Takashi out from behind her.

"Lady Hitomi?" asked an equally stunned Ruhm. He wore the same dull colored clothes that hung loosely from his wolf like body, his face had aged over the past 4 years but she could tell he was the same man she had met the first time she came to Gaea.

"Oh Ruhm! You have no idea how good it is to see you right now!" she stood up and walked over to the wolf to take a closer look at him, his companions came out from there hiding places and came toward the girl and her family as they no longer thought of her as an enemy and wanted to inspect the girl from the Mystic moon further along with her companions.

Ruhm looked over Hitomi to see she had also changed over the years, her hair was now long and reached a few inches below her shoulders, there were bags under her eyes from the lack of sleep and as still as skinny as ever but, he saw, her smile was still as genuine and warm as before she left.

His eyes wandered to the boy at her left hand side, he had messy light brown hair similar to the style Van had when he was a child and was looking at him with green disbelieving eyes. He came to just above Hitomi's waist and he also had small bags under his eyes showing he has responsibilities that he should not and in turn matured him beyond his years. Ruhm smiled gently at the boy and turned his attention to the baby softly gurgling in her sleep, his widened slightly at the infant but he stayed silent and just continued to smile at them.

With Van

"Lord van!" cried a hysterical Merle as she ran into the stables after her king. Merle had also changed over the years and her short pink hair was now reached between her neck and her shoulders, her figure had also changed into that of a women and she had grown taller. Van swiftly turned to the direction the voice came in more out of habit than anything else.

"Merle what are you doing here? You should be with your family not wandering around at this time of night" Van scolded. Merle huffed.

"Exactly I should be saying the same about you" her eyes turned glassy and serious "you saw it didn't you lord Van, the pillar of light? Do you really think she came back?" she asked her voice somber.

"I hope so, I'm going out there to find her and I'm going to bring her back." He said determined and jumped on his horse and rode off into the forests.

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Tear- okay I think I've bored you long enough, please review and tell me if you want me to continue but I think I may change the title :) love you all!