Chapter 2: The Arrival



Yoko found herself laying in a field. She sat upright frightened. She looked around and spotted Van standing and staring up at the night sky with a grin on his face. Yoko shook her head slightly and stood up. "Uh, what happened?" she asked him quite confused nd rubbed her head. He turned around to face her. She was brought here too? Great, just great . . . his thoughts trailed off as she spoke again. "Um, hello? What happened?" he bit his lower lip.

"I'm not exactly sure but I can tell you that you're not on what you call Earth anymore." a very confused look crossed her face. "You're on Gaea now." he looked back up at the sky and as did Yoko. She almost fell over at the sight. Before her in the sky was the moon which overlapped the Earth.

"Okay, this isn't real. It just can't! There's no way that the Earth can be up in the sky!" she exclaimed in disbelief. Yoko then pinched her left arm hard and let out a yelp of pain. "Oh no, this is real. It's not a dream . . ." she sunk to her knees. Van rushed and kneeled beside her.

"Don't worry, I'll find a way to get you back." Yoko looked up at him from the ground.

"Well then how the fuck did you get on Earth in the first place?!" she yelled back at him. Van created a little more distance between himself and Yoko by standing up.

"I'm not sure exactly. The pillar of light just showed up and brought me to your world!" he snapped back at her. Yoko glared at him and stood up.

"Well you didn't have to yell it!" She yelled back at him. One thing she couldn't stand was being yelled at and especial in her present state. Van sighed heavily and began to walk towards a mountainous area to the north. "Hey! Where do you think you're going?" Yoko asked annoyed that he didn't even ask if she would like to join him.

"I'm heading back to my home." he answered her bluntly.

"And what about me?"Men, they're so impossible! Her mind was fuming mad. "You aren't seriously going to just leave me out here alone."

"And what if I did?" a small grin came to his lips.

"You wouldn't dare!" she growled. "Any ways, you promised you'd find me a way back to Earth and I really don't think by leaving me here is going to fulfill that promise."

"Hey, that's an idea," Van murmured to himself.

"What was that?" Yoko knew he had said something about her. Van sighed again. Why are women from the Mystic Moon so . . . demanding? He wondered as he looked at the distressed girl. Guilt washed over him.

"It was nothing. Just forget about it." Yoko still didn't looked pleased. "Would you like to come with me to my home?" he asked hiding his annoyance. Yoko smiled.

"Now, was that so hard? I just hope the rest of you Gaeain guys have better manners." Van held his tong and walked towards his home, Fanelia.

Half way there, they stopped and made camp. Van stayed awake most of the night and acted as a 'guard.' Shortly after sunrise they were on their way. They arrived in the city of Fanelia by mid-day and Van's arrival caused a big commotion in the city. Many, if not all, of the citizens showed up at the city gates to great their king.

Yoko was somewhat confused. Ok, what the hell? She looked around and saw all the cheering people, young and old. Then without warning what looked like a large cat tackled Van. Yoko then realized it was just a big cat but a cat girl. She had wavy, should length pink hair and wore a very short yellow dress which had black leather shoulder straps. The cat-girl hugged Van fiercely a licked his face.

"Oh Van-sama! I was soooo scared you were dead!" she squealed. Van laughed quietly at his companion.

"Merle, you squeezing me too hard." he said smiling at her. Immediately she let go of him.

"Sorry Van-sama but when you disappeared last night without notice I got really scared! Shit, even Allen was worried and you know it takes a lot to get him worried." Merle then spotted Yoko and looked at her suspiciously. "Who's she Van-sama?" Merle asked coldly.

"Uh this is Yoko." Merle looked up at Van displeased.

"I can't believe you Van-sama! You leave without telling us to go and find a whore?!" Van's and Yoko's eyes widened at the comment. Van couldn't help but laugh.

"Merle, Yoko is not a whore. She is-"

"Van, it's about time you showed up." the voice was that a heavenly one. Yoko turned to the owner of the voice. He sat atop of a white horse and had the typical knightly look. Perfect uniform, perfect hair and perfect face. Yoko found herself breathless at the sight. Okay, this has gone on log enough, what's so special about Van?

"Excuse me Van but what's going on? How come there are so many people here?" she asked him in a whisper.

"Oh please, don't tell me you don't know who Van-sama is." Merle said shrewd way. Yoko shook her head no. Merle rolled her eyes in disbelief. "Van-sama is the king of Fanelia." Yoko glanced back at Van. He-he-he's a king?!?!



A/N: I know! It's been awhile! I'm sorry for the delay but I've been really busy with school. Any ways, thanx for the reviews. I just love hearing hat you guys think because it helps me make the fic more enjoyable for you. Well, if ya have any flames or questions feel free to e-mail them to me at sailor_cosmos71@hotmail.com