Night_sting- yeah. Your review is the longest. You joined the obstacle
relay? Good luck! I joined that last year and we ended up being clobbered
by the grade six. THE HUMILITAION! Remember I was grade seven! Anyway, it
was still pretty fun. Just watch out for the ball and the hula-hoop oh! And
be careful when you go under the table-ooooookkaaaaaaaay!!!! I'm starting
to nag! So, I am shutting up now!
Lady Luna-who would benefit from it? Just wanted to ask.
Sabineballz- Here's chapter ten! And yeah, he doesn't realize it. yet.
This chapter's not that eventful BUT well. ahh crap! Just read it please.
A Blessing From the Sky
Disclaimer: I don't own escaflowne
Chapter 10: Getting Closer
Van was walking along the corridors of his home looking for a certain someone. He actually had some free time to look for her. Last time he heard, she was on a balcony on the west wing. So, here he was, looking for Hitomi on the huge west wing.
He passed by many balconies but he didn't see her.
Van sighed. Maybe she had already go-
He stopped. He looked at a balcony he was passing. There, sitting the railing was Hitomi, looking at the horizon with her back against him. She seemed to be lost in thought.
He smiled. He felt pretty lucky to just have caught her there.
He slowly walked to her. She didn't move but he was positive that she already heard him.
"Hey."
Hitomi had tried to read the tarot cards once more but the same thing came out of them. After a while of thinking, she had finally given up and decided to take a walk. That's how she ended up on the balcony now.
She was now thinking about how to get Mel back to Earth. She figured, if the pendant saved them from the crash, could it transport Mel back to Earth. Of course, she had to learn how to use the pendant first.
She was thinking now on how was she going to practice without attracting suspicion. After all, she wanted to keep this a secret. She didn't want to tell anybody for fear of being killed because of it. She would just keep it a secret. She wouldn't tell anybody no matter what they did to her.
Especially
"Hey."
Hitomi turned around to look at who caught her attention.
Him.
There, standing on the same balcony where she was, was Van. He was wearing a black sleeveless shirt with tan pants and of course, his favorite brown boots. She also took notice of the sword at his hip.
He slowly walked closer and leaned on the railing beside her.
Silence
His smile grew. 'This is typical of her', he thought. He knew she'd never talk when it was of no importance.
"Not even a hi?"
"."
"The silence powder should have worn off by now."
".What do you want?"
" Ah, so it did wear off. I don't want anything, I just want to talk to you."
"What do you want to talk about?"
"Where you are from, what are your hobbies, your occupation and why that assassin tried to attack you."
She looked at him and found him staring at her with a serious face. Her gaze turned back to the horizon.
It seemed that if she didn't tell him what he wanted, he would keep on pestering her for the rest of the day. She closed her eyes and sighed.
"I can only answer second and last question."
"I want you to answer them all."
"Take it or leave it."
".Fine."
Silence
"I'm waiting."
"My hobbies are running and reading books. And for the last question, I don't exactly know why someone tried to kill me."
"Running?"
"Yes. Where I came from, running is considered a sport."
"You must really be in a good mood today."
"Huh?"
"We actually had a conversation."
".Whatever."
Van smiled at her. She was beginning to open up. The conversation he just had with her was proof of his good work. 'Just a little more and maybe she'll tell me everything', he thought.
Then it hit him. He had never seen her smile before. He remained quiet for a while.
Hitomi was getting suspicious. Why was he so quiet? Usually he would be talking about things to get her to talk. 'Something's up', she thought.
Silence
"What are you thinking about?"
"Nothing."
He smiled. Hitomi was getting suspicious. Actually, he was devising a plan to get her to laugh or even smile.
First, he thought, he could tickle her but she might kill him for doing so. Then, he thought about telling her funny experiences but he didn't know if she would laugh or not.
'This is harder than I thought.'
'What the hell is he thinking? Wait a second! I'm wondering what he's thinking? This isn't like me! Why should I care what he's thinking about?'
Why? Why did he want to see her smile so much? Why did it pain him when he saw how fragile she was? Van looked at the angel sitting on the rail.
Why do I care about you so much?
Hitomi felt Van's eyes on her and when she looked at him, she confirmed her suspicions. He was looking at her.
He had a small smile on his face and his eyes. his eyes had a far off look in them. It was like he was thinking about something and he looked handsome.
'HANDSOME! I must really be losing my mind! No! I have to find a way back to Earth!'
Van didn't notice that Hitomi was already looking at him. He was too absorbed in his daydream to even notice.
He was busy thinking why he always cared about her so much. Why? She was just a mysterious and beautiful woman he met. Then it hit him. He liked her. He liked her a lot.
"Van?"
"Huh?" Van snapped back to reality.
"What were you thinking about?"
"Hehe. nothing important."
"I see."
Hitomi didn't believe his answer one bit. He was thinking about something and it was important. She could see it in his eyes!
She sighed. Whatever it was, it was none of her business. She looked at the horizon once more. Her thoughts secretly wondered to the assassin.
Why would someone want to kill her? And, how did they know that she was here? Did they know that she was from another planet? How? How did they know it was her?
"C'mon Mel! Tell us already!"
"I'm sorry I can't. Hitomi said that we should keep it a secret though I don't know why."
"Just a hint?"
"Nope."
"Please?"
"No."
"Pleeeeaaaassseee?"
"C'mon Merle stop. She doesn't want to tell us." A blonde knight with eyes of blue spoke.
"You too, Allen?"
"You can't force people Merle."
"That's right Merle. You can't force people but! I'll tell you if you ask Hitomi for her permission. If she says yes, then lucky you. If no, well, maybe when she trusts you enough." Mel spoke.
"All right!!!"
With that done, Merle sped out of the room to find her prey.
"You know, that will never happen." Allen suddenly spoke.
"I know. Hitomi will never say yes. Unless of course Merle tricks her which will never happen."
"You're a tricky one."
"I know."
". Mel?"
"Yes?"
"I really want to know who you and Hitomi are."
"I see."
"So. you're going to tell me?"
"If you get a yes from Hitomi."
"You know that's impossible."
"I know."
"C'mon Mel! Just tell me who you two are! Please! I'm begging you!"
"Heehee. Sorry but no can do!"
" *Sigh* It was worth a shot."
With that done and over with, he excused himself and left Mel's room.
Out in the corridor, he began walking to his room. He wanted to find out more about the castles unusual guests. If they were prisoners, he still couldn't torture them because they were women and it was against his honor to harm them, no matter who they were.
When he was about to turn in a corner, he accidentally bumped into somebody. Apparently, Allen's body was stronger and that person fell because off the impact.
"Ouch! Crap!"
" I'm sorry! Merle?"
"Allen! Just the person I was looking for!"
Allen helped Merle off the stone ground. He asked Merle what she wanted with him.
"It's not safe around here. Let's go to my room and talk."
"Alright, princess."
"Stop calling me a princess! You know I hate that title!"
"Your just like Van you know?"
"I'm his little sister Allen. Why do you think I'm not like him?"
"Don't know."
". Whatever. Come on! I need to discuss a little matter with you."
With that, Merle dragged Allen off to her room. Unknown to them, someone was listening in on their conversation in the shadows.
Now what is she up to?
Okay! It's getting harder to continue because I've got a quarterly exam next week and I'm already studying. So, sorry if it's not a very good chapter. The next one's better.
Next Chapter: The Devil card reveals himself and Merle's suspicion towards her bother.
Lady Luna-who would benefit from it? Just wanted to ask.
Sabineballz- Here's chapter ten! And yeah, he doesn't realize it. yet.
This chapter's not that eventful BUT well. ahh crap! Just read it please.
A Blessing From the Sky
Disclaimer: I don't own escaflowne
Chapter 10: Getting Closer
Van was walking along the corridors of his home looking for a certain someone. He actually had some free time to look for her. Last time he heard, she was on a balcony on the west wing. So, here he was, looking for Hitomi on the huge west wing.
He passed by many balconies but he didn't see her.
Van sighed. Maybe she had already go-
He stopped. He looked at a balcony he was passing. There, sitting the railing was Hitomi, looking at the horizon with her back against him. She seemed to be lost in thought.
He smiled. He felt pretty lucky to just have caught her there.
He slowly walked to her. She didn't move but he was positive that she already heard him.
"Hey."
Hitomi had tried to read the tarot cards once more but the same thing came out of them. After a while of thinking, she had finally given up and decided to take a walk. That's how she ended up on the balcony now.
She was now thinking about how to get Mel back to Earth. She figured, if the pendant saved them from the crash, could it transport Mel back to Earth. Of course, she had to learn how to use the pendant first.
She was thinking now on how was she going to practice without attracting suspicion. After all, she wanted to keep this a secret. She didn't want to tell anybody for fear of being killed because of it. She would just keep it a secret. She wouldn't tell anybody no matter what they did to her.
Especially
"Hey."
Hitomi turned around to look at who caught her attention.
Him.
There, standing on the same balcony where she was, was Van. He was wearing a black sleeveless shirt with tan pants and of course, his favorite brown boots. She also took notice of the sword at his hip.
He slowly walked closer and leaned on the railing beside her.
Silence
His smile grew. 'This is typical of her', he thought. He knew she'd never talk when it was of no importance.
"Not even a hi?"
"."
"The silence powder should have worn off by now."
".What do you want?"
" Ah, so it did wear off. I don't want anything, I just want to talk to you."
"What do you want to talk about?"
"Where you are from, what are your hobbies, your occupation and why that assassin tried to attack you."
She looked at him and found him staring at her with a serious face. Her gaze turned back to the horizon.
It seemed that if she didn't tell him what he wanted, he would keep on pestering her for the rest of the day. She closed her eyes and sighed.
"I can only answer second and last question."
"I want you to answer them all."
"Take it or leave it."
".Fine."
Silence
"I'm waiting."
"My hobbies are running and reading books. And for the last question, I don't exactly know why someone tried to kill me."
"Running?"
"Yes. Where I came from, running is considered a sport."
"You must really be in a good mood today."
"Huh?"
"We actually had a conversation."
".Whatever."
Van smiled at her. She was beginning to open up. The conversation he just had with her was proof of his good work. 'Just a little more and maybe she'll tell me everything', he thought.
Then it hit him. He had never seen her smile before. He remained quiet for a while.
Hitomi was getting suspicious. Why was he so quiet? Usually he would be talking about things to get her to talk. 'Something's up', she thought.
Silence
"What are you thinking about?"
"Nothing."
He smiled. Hitomi was getting suspicious. Actually, he was devising a plan to get her to laugh or even smile.
First, he thought, he could tickle her but she might kill him for doing so. Then, he thought about telling her funny experiences but he didn't know if she would laugh or not.
'This is harder than I thought.'
'What the hell is he thinking? Wait a second! I'm wondering what he's thinking? This isn't like me! Why should I care what he's thinking about?'
Why? Why did he want to see her smile so much? Why did it pain him when he saw how fragile she was? Van looked at the angel sitting on the rail.
Why do I care about you so much?
Hitomi felt Van's eyes on her and when she looked at him, she confirmed her suspicions. He was looking at her.
He had a small smile on his face and his eyes. his eyes had a far off look in them. It was like he was thinking about something and he looked handsome.
'HANDSOME! I must really be losing my mind! No! I have to find a way back to Earth!'
Van didn't notice that Hitomi was already looking at him. He was too absorbed in his daydream to even notice.
He was busy thinking why he always cared about her so much. Why? She was just a mysterious and beautiful woman he met. Then it hit him. He liked her. He liked her a lot.
"Van?"
"Huh?" Van snapped back to reality.
"What were you thinking about?"
"Hehe. nothing important."
"I see."
Hitomi didn't believe his answer one bit. He was thinking about something and it was important. She could see it in his eyes!
She sighed. Whatever it was, it was none of her business. She looked at the horizon once more. Her thoughts secretly wondered to the assassin.
Why would someone want to kill her? And, how did they know that she was here? Did they know that she was from another planet? How? How did they know it was her?
"C'mon Mel! Tell us already!"
"I'm sorry I can't. Hitomi said that we should keep it a secret though I don't know why."
"Just a hint?"
"Nope."
"Please?"
"No."
"Pleeeeaaaassseee?"
"C'mon Merle stop. She doesn't want to tell us." A blonde knight with eyes of blue spoke.
"You too, Allen?"
"You can't force people Merle."
"That's right Merle. You can't force people but! I'll tell you if you ask Hitomi for her permission. If she says yes, then lucky you. If no, well, maybe when she trusts you enough." Mel spoke.
"All right!!!"
With that done, Merle sped out of the room to find her prey.
"You know, that will never happen." Allen suddenly spoke.
"I know. Hitomi will never say yes. Unless of course Merle tricks her which will never happen."
"You're a tricky one."
"I know."
". Mel?"
"Yes?"
"I really want to know who you and Hitomi are."
"I see."
"So. you're going to tell me?"
"If you get a yes from Hitomi."
"You know that's impossible."
"I know."
"C'mon Mel! Just tell me who you two are! Please! I'm begging you!"
"Heehee. Sorry but no can do!"
" *Sigh* It was worth a shot."
With that done and over with, he excused himself and left Mel's room.
Out in the corridor, he began walking to his room. He wanted to find out more about the castles unusual guests. If they were prisoners, he still couldn't torture them because they were women and it was against his honor to harm them, no matter who they were.
When he was about to turn in a corner, he accidentally bumped into somebody. Apparently, Allen's body was stronger and that person fell because off the impact.
"Ouch! Crap!"
" I'm sorry! Merle?"
"Allen! Just the person I was looking for!"
Allen helped Merle off the stone ground. He asked Merle what she wanted with him.
"It's not safe around here. Let's go to my room and talk."
"Alright, princess."
"Stop calling me a princess! You know I hate that title!"
"Your just like Van you know?"
"I'm his little sister Allen. Why do you think I'm not like him?"
"Don't know."
". Whatever. Come on! I need to discuss a little matter with you."
With that, Merle dragged Allen off to her room. Unknown to them, someone was listening in on their conversation in the shadows.
Now what is she up to?
Okay! It's getting harder to continue because I've got a quarterly exam next week and I'm already studying. So, sorry if it's not a very good chapter. The next one's better.
Next Chapter: The Devil card reveals himself and Merle's suspicion towards her bother.