DISCLAIMER: I do NOT own any of the Escaflowne Characters!! And I do not
get paid to writing this... If I were I wouldn't be working at a fast food
restaurant for crying out loud! _
I know it's been a loooooong while, but here it is! The long awaited chapter six!!!
~~~**~~~ 6. Assassinations ~~~**~~~
Hitomi's eyes shot open and she was almost afraid to look to her side. She noticed that she was lying in her bed; she slowly turned her head and felt relief wash over her as she saw Allen sitting there, alive and breathing, and no trace of blood around. She smiled up at Allen then she realized what was going to happen. She barely noticed the shadow that was standing behind the knight. "Allen, watch out!" She flung herself out of bed and knocked the chair over to get him out of harms way. Allen woke up as soon as Hitomi had called his name, and was a bit surprised when he was knocked over. He heard someone gasp in pain, and knew it was Hitomi. He turned his head around to see Hitomi being pierced trough the shoulder by a short sword. "Hitomi!" Allen was swiftly on his feet and the assassin didn't even have time to react before he was run trough by Allen's sword, the assassin coughed and then slid to his knees dying. Allen let go of his sword and caught a stumbling Hitomi. She was definitely in shock, her eyes were wide and unfocused and her breathing irregular. "Hitomi? Hitomi look at me... Hitomi!" He didn't want to draw the sword out, afraid that he might cause more damage and bleeding. "Allen-san... it hurts..." Hitomi held back a sob but squeezed her eyes shut. Allen scooped Hitomi into his arms and hurried out the door and down the hallway towards the new castle doctor. "It'll be alright Hitomi, just hold on." Allen's voice was filled with panic, and he was angry at himself for not protecting her. He almost ran into an almost sleepwalking cat girl. "Watch it where you're go... What happened?" Merle stared at Hitomi who were shaking in Allen's arms, and the trail of blood behind them. "Hitomi? When did she get here? What happened?" The cat girl looked very confused and Allen was in a hurry. "Not now Merle! Go get Van and send some guards to Hitomi's room to clear out the man who did this!" Merle looked taken back but nodded her head and started to run cat style towards Van's room. "Van-sama! Van-sama!!" Merele had been gone for a few moths, helping out at an orphanage and had just come back that night. She was running down the corridor yelling Van's name. She ran past Hitomi's room and got a glace at the bloody mess on the floor, she ran even faster now. "VAN-SAMAAAAAA!!" ~~**~~ Van sat on Lana's bed with the princess head resting on his shoulder as she slept. He turned his head slightly as he heard a very familiar voice. "Merle?" It was a whisper, but it was enough to wake the sleeping princess. She sat up a little more and looked at Van and was about to ask him if anything was wrong, when a ear shattering yell could be heard probably trough most of the castle. "VAN-SAMAAAAAA!!" Van jumped of the bed and ran to the door an opened it and saw Merle ran past it. "Merle!" The cat girl screeched to a halt and turned around and looked at Van for a second then threw herself at him. "Van-sama! It's Hitomi! She's here! And... and..." Van took a hold of Merle's shoulder and held her at arms length so he could look her in the face. "Merle, I know that Hitomi is here, she came here last night." Merle looked at Van with big teary eyes, when Van saw this he knew that there had to be something wrong, Merle sniffed then blurred it all out. "Allen almost ran into me and he was carrying Hitomi and she had a sword trough her shoulder and was bleeding and Allen told me to get you and the guards because there's a dead man in Hitomi's room now and Allen took her to the doctor." The cat girl had to stop because her air supply was out when she was done blurring everything out. Van just stared at her in disbelief. He couldn't believe that Hitomi was hurt, and how it could have happened. Lana walked up behind Van with a worried look on her face. She put a hand on his shoulder and said spoke to him with a soft voice. "Van-sama, you should hurry up and go to Hitomi. She's your friend, and some may not be happy with being woken up at this hour." She was referring to the grumpy doctor that was at the castle at the moment. Van took a quick glance at Lana then moved Merle out of the way and began to run down the hall towards where Hitomi should be. "Merle, keep an eye on Lana!" Merle was about to protest but Van was out of sight. The cat girl turned around to look at said princess. "You don't have to Merle. I know you'd rather be with Van and Hitomi." Merle was surprised by what Lana said. Last time she had seen her, she seemed so snobby, but now she actually seemed to care. The cat girl let her guard down a little then shook her head. "If Van-sama want me to stay here I'll do it." Lana gave Merle a sad smile then she walked over to her bed to sit down. "I wonder who would do such a thing..." Lana looked over at Merle who was still standing by the door looking down the hall. "When did you get her Merle? I thought you were occupied with the orphans and such." ~~**~~
Van was running like his life depended on it to get to the doc's quarters as soon as possible. And as he was running a million thoughts were popping up in his head. A lot of 'What if's' were bothering him to no end and he violently shook his head to get rid of them.
'I can't think like that...' He noticed the blood trail on the floor and his hart sank.
"Hitomi... hang in there..."
~~**~~
Hitomi was slipping in and out of consciousness and all the while she felt safe. Even if she also felt soaring pain shoot from her shoulder, she still felt safe.
A few minutes later she dimly felt that she was placed on a bed or something and then there was more pain and her eyes shot open and she screamed. A scream that echoed trough the halls and woke most of the people there.
~~**~~
Van heard the scream and stopped dead in his tracks. And then all sound was gone. The silence itself was defining. Then he noticed the pendant was pulsing in an irregular matter. He took it of and placed it in his hand and just looked at. Then he began to walk in the direction of the ear- shattering scream.
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The next evening Hitomi awoke and still felt tired. She tried to move but she was simply too tired then she felt a warm hand against her forehead and she looked to see who it belonged too and saw Allen's worried eyes gaze down at her.
"How are you feeling Hitomi?" His voice was soft and filled with concern as he gently pushed a few strands of hair away from her eyes.
Hitomi let out a soft sigh and closed her eyes as she marveled at the soft touch to her face.
"Tired... and my shoulder hurts..." She opened her eyes again and looked up at Allen.
"Are you ok Allen? You didn't get hurt did you?" Allen smiled down at Hitomi.
"I'm fine... but you shouldn't do things like that. I don't want to see you hurt my dear Hitomi." A faint blush crept across Hitomi's nose and she drew the covers over her mouth and nose just leaving her eyes visible. Allen just smiled at her and then leaned over and placed a soft kiss on her forehead.
"I'll leave you to rest. Good night Hitomi." Hitomi blushed more and was glad that she had covered her face but she did mumble out a good night in return. She lay there wondering why Allen hadn't asked about the whole ordeal yet. She let out a tired sigh and turned to lay on her uninjured side and felt something shift against her throat. She lifted the covers and saw her pendant around her neck. Seemingly beating along with her own heartbeat. She was a bit confused she knew she had given it to Van. So why did she have it?
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Notes: Gomen na sai! *bows low* I'm really sorry for not updating sooner, but this is my last term in school so I have tons of things to do.
But Now I have another chapter for you guys! ^____^ Hope ya like it! I worked hard on it.
Darkie Hime
I know it's been a loooooong while, but here it is! The long awaited chapter six!!!
~~~**~~~ 6. Assassinations ~~~**~~~
Hitomi's eyes shot open and she was almost afraid to look to her side. She noticed that she was lying in her bed; she slowly turned her head and felt relief wash over her as she saw Allen sitting there, alive and breathing, and no trace of blood around. She smiled up at Allen then she realized what was going to happen. She barely noticed the shadow that was standing behind the knight. "Allen, watch out!" She flung herself out of bed and knocked the chair over to get him out of harms way. Allen woke up as soon as Hitomi had called his name, and was a bit surprised when he was knocked over. He heard someone gasp in pain, and knew it was Hitomi. He turned his head around to see Hitomi being pierced trough the shoulder by a short sword. "Hitomi!" Allen was swiftly on his feet and the assassin didn't even have time to react before he was run trough by Allen's sword, the assassin coughed and then slid to his knees dying. Allen let go of his sword and caught a stumbling Hitomi. She was definitely in shock, her eyes were wide and unfocused and her breathing irregular. "Hitomi? Hitomi look at me... Hitomi!" He didn't want to draw the sword out, afraid that he might cause more damage and bleeding. "Allen-san... it hurts..." Hitomi held back a sob but squeezed her eyes shut. Allen scooped Hitomi into his arms and hurried out the door and down the hallway towards the new castle doctor. "It'll be alright Hitomi, just hold on." Allen's voice was filled with panic, and he was angry at himself for not protecting her. He almost ran into an almost sleepwalking cat girl. "Watch it where you're go... What happened?" Merle stared at Hitomi who were shaking in Allen's arms, and the trail of blood behind them. "Hitomi? When did she get here? What happened?" The cat girl looked very confused and Allen was in a hurry. "Not now Merle! Go get Van and send some guards to Hitomi's room to clear out the man who did this!" Merle looked taken back but nodded her head and started to run cat style towards Van's room. "Van-sama! Van-sama!!" Merele had been gone for a few moths, helping out at an orphanage and had just come back that night. She was running down the corridor yelling Van's name. She ran past Hitomi's room and got a glace at the bloody mess on the floor, she ran even faster now. "VAN-SAMAAAAAA!!" ~~**~~ Van sat on Lana's bed with the princess head resting on his shoulder as she slept. He turned his head slightly as he heard a very familiar voice. "Merle?" It was a whisper, but it was enough to wake the sleeping princess. She sat up a little more and looked at Van and was about to ask him if anything was wrong, when a ear shattering yell could be heard probably trough most of the castle. "VAN-SAMAAAAAA!!" Van jumped of the bed and ran to the door an opened it and saw Merle ran past it. "Merle!" The cat girl screeched to a halt and turned around and looked at Van for a second then threw herself at him. "Van-sama! It's Hitomi! She's here! And... and..." Van took a hold of Merle's shoulder and held her at arms length so he could look her in the face. "Merle, I know that Hitomi is here, she came here last night." Merle looked at Van with big teary eyes, when Van saw this he knew that there had to be something wrong, Merle sniffed then blurred it all out. "Allen almost ran into me and he was carrying Hitomi and she had a sword trough her shoulder and was bleeding and Allen told me to get you and the guards because there's a dead man in Hitomi's room now and Allen took her to the doctor." The cat girl had to stop because her air supply was out when she was done blurring everything out. Van just stared at her in disbelief. He couldn't believe that Hitomi was hurt, and how it could have happened. Lana walked up behind Van with a worried look on her face. She put a hand on his shoulder and said spoke to him with a soft voice. "Van-sama, you should hurry up and go to Hitomi. She's your friend, and some may not be happy with being woken up at this hour." She was referring to the grumpy doctor that was at the castle at the moment. Van took a quick glance at Lana then moved Merle out of the way and began to run down the hall towards where Hitomi should be. "Merle, keep an eye on Lana!" Merle was about to protest but Van was out of sight. The cat girl turned around to look at said princess. "You don't have to Merle. I know you'd rather be with Van and Hitomi." Merle was surprised by what Lana said. Last time she had seen her, she seemed so snobby, but now she actually seemed to care. The cat girl let her guard down a little then shook her head. "If Van-sama want me to stay here I'll do it." Lana gave Merle a sad smile then she walked over to her bed to sit down. "I wonder who would do such a thing..." Lana looked over at Merle who was still standing by the door looking down the hall. "When did you get her Merle? I thought you were occupied with the orphans and such." ~~**~~
Van was running like his life depended on it to get to the doc's quarters as soon as possible. And as he was running a million thoughts were popping up in his head. A lot of 'What if's' were bothering him to no end and he violently shook his head to get rid of them.
'I can't think like that...' He noticed the blood trail on the floor and his hart sank.
"Hitomi... hang in there..."
~~**~~
Hitomi was slipping in and out of consciousness and all the while she felt safe. Even if she also felt soaring pain shoot from her shoulder, she still felt safe.
A few minutes later she dimly felt that she was placed on a bed or something and then there was more pain and her eyes shot open and she screamed. A scream that echoed trough the halls and woke most of the people there.
~~**~~
Van heard the scream and stopped dead in his tracks. And then all sound was gone. The silence itself was defining. Then he noticed the pendant was pulsing in an irregular matter. He took it of and placed it in his hand and just looked at. Then he began to walk in the direction of the ear- shattering scream.
~~**~~
The next evening Hitomi awoke and still felt tired. She tried to move but she was simply too tired then she felt a warm hand against her forehead and she looked to see who it belonged too and saw Allen's worried eyes gaze down at her.
"How are you feeling Hitomi?" His voice was soft and filled with concern as he gently pushed a few strands of hair away from her eyes.
Hitomi let out a soft sigh and closed her eyes as she marveled at the soft touch to her face.
"Tired... and my shoulder hurts..." She opened her eyes again and looked up at Allen.
"Are you ok Allen? You didn't get hurt did you?" Allen smiled down at Hitomi.
"I'm fine... but you shouldn't do things like that. I don't want to see you hurt my dear Hitomi." A faint blush crept across Hitomi's nose and she drew the covers over her mouth and nose just leaving her eyes visible. Allen just smiled at her and then leaned over and placed a soft kiss on her forehead.
"I'll leave you to rest. Good night Hitomi." Hitomi blushed more and was glad that she had covered her face but she did mumble out a good night in return. She lay there wondering why Allen hadn't asked about the whole ordeal yet. She let out a tired sigh and turned to lay on her uninjured side and felt something shift against her throat. She lifted the covers and saw her pendant around her neck. Seemingly beating along with her own heartbeat. She was a bit confused she knew she had given it to Van. So why did she have it?
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Notes: Gomen na sai! *bows low* I'm really sorry for not updating sooner, but this is my last term in school so I have tons of things to do.
But Now I have another chapter for you guys! ^____^ Hope ya like it! I worked hard on it.
Darkie Hime