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A/N: Here is the next chapter of my fic, hope you enjoy it! If these are a little slow coming out, please understand I have three other fics on ff.net I have to work on, and a ton of others waiting to be typed... And NO this is NOT the last chapter, although it may look like it at the end, there is MUCH more to cover... But DON'T worry, it won't be THAT long, especially compared to "Wings of an Angel" to those of my readers who are giving me exasperated looks that say I write WAY too much... So, enjoy! R&R! Thanks! ^_^
Chapter 7: Confession
After quite a long while, Merle FINALLY caught up with Van, panting from exerting herself so much.
"Lord...gasp...Van...pant...what's the matter?" She asked, grabbing onto his arm.
"Nothing. Nothing's wrong at all." He replied.
"Lord Van!" She screamed exasperatedly.
"I wasn't born yesterday y'know!"
"Something's up with you and if you won't tell me, I'll make you!" She growled after this comment, flashing a claw dangerously.
Van gave her a blank look, never have experienced Merle threatening him like this before.
"All right, All right, It's Hitomi..." He replied, looking at her with pain in his amber eyes.
"What about Hitomi?" Merle asked in concern.
"Was she mean to you Lord Van?" She asked in a threatening voice.
"Did she break your heart again? If she did, I'll make her pay!"
"No Merle, it's just, well..." He shifted from foot to foot.
"I think she might have moved on and forgotten about me..."
"What do you mean?" Merle asked, having no idea what he meant, considering the emotions Hitomi had been showing earlier.
"I think she's found someone else, I really shouldn't have expected her to wait for me..." He muttered.
"LORD VAN!" Merle screamed, giving him a frustrated sigh.
'Why is it SO hard to pair those two up, it's just one problem after another!' She cursed under her breath.
"HITOMI CARES ABOUT YOU! DUH! WHY DO YOU THINK SHE JUST SHOWED UP LIKE THAT! 'Oh Hi Van! I just showed up to tell you that I have a boyfriend now and I'm dumping you! So, bye!'"
"She loves you Lord Van! Isn't it obvious enough! She left her whole world behind just so she could be with you!"
Merle gasped for breath, still not having recovered from her long run. Van looked quite dumbstruck at the moment, unsure of what to say.
"Look..." She said in impatience.
"Go to Hitomi, tell her you're madly in love with her, and marry the girl, for crying out loud! It's not THAT complicated!" She then ran off, leaving Van still quite dazed and confused.
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"Jeez!" Merle muttered as she scampered away.
"Lord Van may be a genius in battle, but he's an idiot with girls!"
"I may have to work on this from the other end of the stick. She skidded to a halt when she reached Hitomi's room and swore she could hear sobbing through the thick oak door.
"HITOMI!" She asked, in her loud annoying catlike voice.
"WHAT'S WRONG?" Although she already knew the answer. Lord Van had run away from her, and she was hurt, it was really quite simple.
"Go away Merle!" Hitomi muttered, her voice muffled by the pillow she was speaking into.
"WHY?" Merle called back.
"BECAUSE!"
"BECAUSE WHY?" Merle asked, knowing she would get an explanation eventually.
"Because I've just been rejected by the guy I'm in love with, OK?" Hitomi screamed, returning to her sobbing.
"Ugh. People are sooooooooooo dumb!" Merle said under her breath.
"Hitomi! Van thinks YOU rejected HIM!"
"What is wrong with the two of you anyway? Do I have to do EVERYTHING for you?" She asked in half frustration, half pity for the impossible couple.
"Go to Lord Van, Hitomi. He cares about you, and you should know that by now..." Merle said in a more gentle tone.
"Go to him, and be happy..." She whispered. The rest was up to them; she'd try not to interfere any longer.
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Hitomi lay on her bed, looking up at the ceiling; 'Does Van really love me?' She wondered to herself. A knock resounded on the door.
It was an all too familiar voice.
"Hitomi? Can I come in?"
Hitomi was about to scream 'NO!' and fly into a fit of rage for he had treated her, but thought better of it thinking of how sweet and helpless he looked when he was sick and she was taking care of him.
With a reluctant sigh she replied, "Sure Van, come on in..."
The door opened and Van's figure stepped through the doorway, eyeing her with apprehension.
"It's all right Van. I know it was just one big misunderstanding." She smiled at him and Van went weak at the knees.
"What is it about you?" He asked.
"What do you mean?" Hitomi asked, perplexed at his outburst's meaning.
"How come every time I'm with you..." He began walking over to her and raising her chin up with his hand so she'd look him in the eye.
"... I realize that I can't live without you?"
She looking into his shining amber eyes, seeing the love reflected in them.
"Hitomi... I could have the world, and it still wouldn't be enough without you there beside me... Please Hitomi... Please be mine..." He asked, sincerity echoing in his voice.
"Oh Van..." She whispered, running her hand through his raven hair a tear making its way down her cheek.
"God Hitomi... What did I say now?" He asked in concern.
"Oh Van... My life will never be complete, unless I'm with you..." She said.
"I'm yours forever, Van Fanel..."
Van took that as his cue and wrapping his arms around her, kissed her. It may have been hours, it may have been seconds, but it seemed like an eternity of bliss to the lovers, who finally knew where they belonged...
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A/N: Well, next chapter coming up... Don't know if it will be tonight, * probably * but DEFINITELY tomorrow... Have to work on Folkie's B-Day and Wings of an Angel next, then the rotation begins again... I have a ton of ideas brewing in my head, waiting to be typed, so I'd like to finish these four in the next few weeks... They are taking QUITE a while, but hey, I love writing them, so what the heck? Anyway, review (no flames please) and thank you loyal readers, you inspire me to continue this! Arigatou! Ja ne! ^_^
~Trunks Gal~
A/N: Here is the next chapter of my fic, hope you enjoy it! If these are a little slow coming out, please understand I have three other fics on ff.net I have to work on, and a ton of others waiting to be typed... And NO this is NOT the last chapter, although it may look like it at the end, there is MUCH more to cover... But DON'T worry, it won't be THAT long, especially compared to "Wings of an Angel" to those of my readers who are giving me exasperated looks that say I write WAY too much... So, enjoy! R&R! Thanks! ^_^
Chapter 7: Confession
After quite a long while, Merle FINALLY caught up with Van, panting from exerting herself so much.
"Lord...gasp...Van...pant...what's the matter?" She asked, grabbing onto his arm.
"Nothing. Nothing's wrong at all." He replied.
"Lord Van!" She screamed exasperatedly.
"I wasn't born yesterday y'know!"
"Something's up with you and if you won't tell me, I'll make you!" She growled after this comment, flashing a claw dangerously.
Van gave her a blank look, never have experienced Merle threatening him like this before.
"All right, All right, It's Hitomi..." He replied, looking at her with pain in his amber eyes.
"What about Hitomi?" Merle asked in concern.
"Was she mean to you Lord Van?" She asked in a threatening voice.
"Did she break your heart again? If she did, I'll make her pay!"
"No Merle, it's just, well..." He shifted from foot to foot.
"I think she might have moved on and forgotten about me..."
"What do you mean?" Merle asked, having no idea what he meant, considering the emotions Hitomi had been showing earlier.
"I think she's found someone else, I really shouldn't have expected her to wait for me..." He muttered.
"LORD VAN!" Merle screamed, giving him a frustrated sigh.
'Why is it SO hard to pair those two up, it's just one problem after another!' She cursed under her breath.
"HITOMI CARES ABOUT YOU! DUH! WHY DO YOU THINK SHE JUST SHOWED UP LIKE THAT! 'Oh Hi Van! I just showed up to tell you that I have a boyfriend now and I'm dumping you! So, bye!'"
"She loves you Lord Van! Isn't it obvious enough! She left her whole world behind just so she could be with you!"
Merle gasped for breath, still not having recovered from her long run. Van looked quite dumbstruck at the moment, unsure of what to say.
"Look..." She said in impatience.
"Go to Hitomi, tell her you're madly in love with her, and marry the girl, for crying out loud! It's not THAT complicated!" She then ran off, leaving Van still quite dazed and confused.
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"Jeez!" Merle muttered as she scampered away.
"Lord Van may be a genius in battle, but he's an idiot with girls!"
"I may have to work on this from the other end of the stick. She skidded to a halt when she reached Hitomi's room and swore she could hear sobbing through the thick oak door.
"HITOMI!" She asked, in her loud annoying catlike voice.
"WHAT'S WRONG?" Although she already knew the answer. Lord Van had run away from her, and she was hurt, it was really quite simple.
"Go away Merle!" Hitomi muttered, her voice muffled by the pillow she was speaking into.
"WHY?" Merle called back.
"BECAUSE!"
"BECAUSE WHY?" Merle asked, knowing she would get an explanation eventually.
"Because I've just been rejected by the guy I'm in love with, OK?" Hitomi screamed, returning to her sobbing.
"Ugh. People are sooooooooooo dumb!" Merle said under her breath.
"Hitomi! Van thinks YOU rejected HIM!"
"What is wrong with the two of you anyway? Do I have to do EVERYTHING for you?" She asked in half frustration, half pity for the impossible couple.
"Go to Lord Van, Hitomi. He cares about you, and you should know that by now..." Merle said in a more gentle tone.
"Go to him, and be happy..." She whispered. The rest was up to them; she'd try not to interfere any longer.
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Hitomi lay on her bed, looking up at the ceiling; 'Does Van really love me?' She wondered to herself. A knock resounded on the door.
It was an all too familiar voice.
"Hitomi? Can I come in?"
Hitomi was about to scream 'NO!' and fly into a fit of rage for he had treated her, but thought better of it thinking of how sweet and helpless he looked when he was sick and she was taking care of him.
With a reluctant sigh she replied, "Sure Van, come on in..."
The door opened and Van's figure stepped through the doorway, eyeing her with apprehension.
"It's all right Van. I know it was just one big misunderstanding." She smiled at him and Van went weak at the knees.
"What is it about you?" He asked.
"What do you mean?" Hitomi asked, perplexed at his outburst's meaning.
"How come every time I'm with you..." He began walking over to her and raising her chin up with his hand so she'd look him in the eye.
"... I realize that I can't live without you?"
She looking into his shining amber eyes, seeing the love reflected in them.
"Hitomi... I could have the world, and it still wouldn't be enough without you there beside me... Please Hitomi... Please be mine..." He asked, sincerity echoing in his voice.
"Oh Van..." She whispered, running her hand through his raven hair a tear making its way down her cheek.
"God Hitomi... What did I say now?" He asked in concern.
"Oh Van... My life will never be complete, unless I'm with you..." She said.
"I'm yours forever, Van Fanel..."
Van took that as his cue and wrapping his arms around her, kissed her. It may have been hours, it may have been seconds, but it seemed like an eternity of bliss to the lovers, who finally knew where they belonged...
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A/N: Well, next chapter coming up... Don't know if it will be tonight, * probably * but DEFINITELY tomorrow... Have to work on Folkie's B-Day and Wings of an Angel next, then the rotation begins again... I have a ton of ideas brewing in my head, waiting to be typed, so I'd like to finish these four in the next few weeks... They are taking QUITE a while, but hey, I love writing them, so what the heck? Anyway, review (no flames please) and thank you loyal readers, you inspire me to continue this! Arigatou! Ja ne! ^_^
~Trunks Gal~
