Chapter Four
Hitomi looked at him for a moment as there faces got closer, the door opened it was Allen.
"Amano is here he wants to move Hikaru." Allen said as Van helped Hitomi to her feet both men left to let her get dressed when she came out Amano had Hikaru in his arms.
"Hitomi this is the best thing to do… I promise you…" He said walking to the door they all followed him to the infirmary where a bed was ready for Hikaru. Amano's team got her into the bed and hooked up to the monitors while Hitomi and the others waited out side.
"Hitomi, How could you keep this from me?!" Yukari yelled as she came over Millerna and the others following her.
"I'm your best friend and you keep the fact that you were even pregnant from me!" She continued to rant on her when a little voice yelled they all turned to see a little boy running down the hall with a smile on his face.
"Not Now Yukari…" Hitomi said making her way to the little boy.
"Mommy!!!" Hiroaki yelled running into her arms Hitomi embraced him so tight.
"Mommy is Hikaru alright?" Hiroaki asked her trying to catch his breath. Hitomi gave him a smile.
"She's going to be just fine now." Hitomi said to him with reassurance.
"Is it because daddy is here?" He asked with such bright eyes.
"Yes, Hiroaki." She said picking him up and walking over to Van.
"They know Van is their father?" Allen asked.
"How?" Millerna asked.
"Because children share a connection with their parents even if they have never met." Amano said coming out of the room. "Children always know deep down, these two how ever because they are draconian heightens that ability to know." Amano finished looking at Van. "Van I need you to come with me, so that I can draw you blood… The sooner we can get to her the better." Amano said leading him off to a room. They entered a room and Amano brought out a needle.
"Van this isn't going to be too painful" he said putting it into his skin. Van watched as his blood went into a bag.
"This will make her better?" Van asked.
"Yes." Amano said looking at some papers and checking the line and the bag.
"Amano what's wrong?" Van asked concerned that he was so quite.
"Nothing is wrong… I'm just concerned." He said.
"Concerned about what?" Van said getting anxious; Amano came over and removed the needle.
"This should ne enough." He said handing it off to a nurse. He looked at Van who wanted an answer.
"Hitomi… you being here… she has always loved you, she refused to move on with her life even though she had the twins to take care of… what happens when this is all over and you go home…" Amano said with his hands on a table and his head down.
"I will not leave with out her." Van said to him.
"So you intend on taking her knowing that she has her own kingdom to rule." Amano said looking at him. Van had no responds to him. On the walk back to the others Van thought about what Amano had said could he do that take Hitomi away from her duty and her people that need her to lead them.
Later that day after Amano gave Hikaru his treatment and the blood from Van He and Hitomi were alone they needed to talk to one another.
Merle was watching Hiroaki along with Chid and they were supervised by Allen, Millerna and Dryden while Amano and Yukari were having a discussion of their own.
"What is it that you want to talk about?" Hitomi asked him as they made their way outside. Van lead her to a wooded area he sat her on a huge rock.
"We need to talk about everything Hitomi, and what you want to do." Van said to her she lowered her head as he turned to her.
"I kept them a secret because I was afraid that if anyone would find out about them being darconians they would take them away and study them." She said not looking at him. "I'm sorry for not telling you every time I thought about doing it something stopped me then time ran out they were born before it was time then the struggles with Hikaru she was born not breathing I thought I lost her then as I held her she came back." Hitomi said still not looking at him.
"You gave her you light then didn't you?" Van said.
"Yes, that' when I did it." Hitomi said as Van came and took her hand into his.
"Hitomi you did what you had to, to save her." Van lifted her chin and smiled at her.
"After that… Van I've done terrible things." Hitomi said trying to turn from him.
"Hitomi…" He said forcing her to look at him. "Remember I have too." He said slowly leaning down to kiss her lips.
"Van… I want to go home with you." Hitomi said as they pulled out of the kiss. "The twins need to be with you Van and so do I." Hitomi said. Van smiled at the thought of Hitomi and his children coming to be with him on Gaea.
"Hitomi… what about your people." Van said to her and he watched Hitomi's smile fade away.
"When Maj is defeated I can give power to some one else." She said getting up and walking off.
"Hitomi can you just do that?" He asked following her.
"Van… I want you to promise me something." She said hesitant.
"What it is Hitomi?" He said turning her around to look at him.
"Promise me that no matter what happens that you will take the children with you." She said to him.
"But Hitomi they need their mother too." He argued.
"Just promise me." She said not looking him in the eyes. Just then she snapped her head up and looked around.
"Van we need to get back now." She said to him letting him know that they weren't alone. Van took her hand and they started to walk back when four soldiers.
"Well… this is a prize we found the princess herself and it looks like she has a boyfriend, and did I hear right the two of them have children…. General Nitish will be pleased to hear this." Thanatos said to her bringing out his sword up to her face.
His men had guns on them so it made it almost impossible to make a move. Van looked for a way out but found none and he had left his sword back at the compound.
"I wouldn't try anything if I were you." Thanatos said looking at Van. He then took Hitomi by the hand twisting it behind her back the other men surrounded Van while Thanatos took Hitomi over by some trees.
"Let me go your hurting me." Hitomi said as she was slung into a tree back first.
"I see why General Nitish has a special interest in you he said taking his sword to her face making a cut. "Ever since the last time he captured you he's been obsessed in getting you back." He said bring the sword down and taking her face into his hands. Hitomi saw this as her chance she brought her knee up into his groin before Thanatos knew it he was on the ground and Hitomi almost made it past him when he gabbed her wrist.
"Why you…" He growled at her bring his sword up slicing her leg this time. Hitomi twisted around taking the sword from him it then went in to him. Hitomi pulled it out and turned to the others who still had Van the look on her face was more than intimidating to them they let Van go.
"Take him back to Nitish…" She said to them with that they left with their leader.
"Hitomi… Are you alright?" Van asked her as she released a sigh.
"I'm okay." She said turning to him he then took her in his arms and they began to walk when Hitomi's leg gave out on her.
"Hitomi…" Van said catching her. Hitomi looked down to see that it was he leg Van saw it as well he sat her down on the ground and ripped his shirt making a tunicate to stop the bleeding. He then picked her up into his arms and carried her; the rest of the way. When they got there Amano and Yukari were off together so Millerna had to stitch Hitomi's leg up.
"I have the worst luck don't I." Hitomi said making conversation with Millerna.
"Doesn't this hurt Hitomi?" Millerna asked her.
"Not really." She said gritting her teeth.
Van took Allen aside to talk with him with Dryden standing so he could over hear.
He told Allen everything that was said between Hitomi and Thanatos and watched Allen's face grow pale and angered.
"It no wonder Hitomi has so much anger… but she let them go…" Dryden said interrupting them. "This means from what Yukari has told us she getting better." He finished.
"What are you talking about?" Van asked.
"You were with Hitomi when Yukari told us that Hitomi seemed to have a lust for blood and obsessed with killing." Dryden explained. Van looked at Allen in shock