Yo! I know I've been a long time coming with this, but to be honest, I have been a bit busy, and this story was sort of cast to the side for a while. But I'm back and hopefully will finish this story soon. BP
Who do you love?
As Merle fawned over the newly revived Van, who regarded Celena blankly, Celena was only aware of the increased nausea and dizziness that had come over her. "Are...you...?" Merana asked looking at her. But Celena could not answer. "I'm going to be sick," she announced weakly and then ran off.
Celena had escaped behind some bushes and emptied the contents of her sour stomach. "Celena?" Merle called running after her, "Celena what's....eew!" The she -- cat came across the after math of Celena's sickness.
"Are...you going to be okay?" Merle inquired sitting down next to Celena. "I...don't know," Celena replied honestly. She was certainly not doing that good a job. Since she had arrived in their midst, Celena had spent much of her time ill in bed or fainting. She chided herself thinking that Dilandau wouldn't be too happy with how she was doing. Immediately after the thought, a pang of pain went through her, causing her eyes to water.
Celena wanted to be with her brother now. She was usually more like herself when he was around, clever, quick-witted, and dry eyed. Even as Merle tried in her own way to console Celena, all Celena could think about was what had happened with the Escaflowne. Why had Van died when the thing locked up? She had never seen anything like that before, and certainly wouldn't forget it. It could have been very useful. Of course, there was also the matter of the mind witch, Hitomi. Celena narrowed her eyes in thought. She definitely had to watch out for her. "Come on," said Merle helping Celena to her feet. "let's get you back to the ship."
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Celena is walking through an unfamiliar hallway when she happens upon Van. Everything was unfamiliar, and despite her mission, since the incident between Van and the Dragonslayers, she hadn't really bothered to remember anything, even her location. As she watched Van practicing with his sword, Celena found herself generally entranced by his actions. He was a good swordsman. Had she not been playing the weak and defenseless little sister to Alan, she might have considered sparring with him. Only, Celena had the distinct feeling that she might try to kill him.
An odd thing happened to Celena in the midst of her thoughts. All of a sudden, red images of dying Dragonslayers filled her mind. She saw their faces, the blood, heard their last cries. Celena fought to steady herself as the images took hold, and then mercifully faded. When Celena looked up, she saw that Van had stopped practicing, having dropped his sword. He was now looking very fixedly at Celena. What was happening? Celena had begun to back up and in the process bumped into someone, Allen.
"Celena," he said looking at her with concerned eyes, "are you okay?" "Why is everyone asking me that?" Celena asked in sudden frustration, "I'm fine!" She wasn't fine. What were these visions, and why did she keep having them? "I..." Celena walked past Allen. "I need to be alone...to think." Allen smiled somberly and Celena walked away.
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'Didn't they have anything better to do than think about boys?' Celena mused bitterly. She watched the three girls talking about Van and Allen with disgust. It was more than obvious that Miranda and Hitomi were both stuck on Allen, and that the cat -- girl, Merle, had a crush on Van, who Hitomi seemed to have a soft spot for as well. Did she have a soft spot for anyone? Celena thought this over as the three girls chattered. In the service of the Zaibach empire, she hadn't had much time for anyone, and even if she had, Dilandau would have probably intimidated the person away, thinking them not good enough for his sister.
Celena sighed, and unintentionally drew attention to herself. "Celena," asked Merle coming up to her, "do you love someone?" Celena tried to think of an answer for this question, sensing the cat girl wouldn't leave her alone. For some reason, an image of Folken popped into her head. 'No,' she thought pushing it out of her head. Even if it were true, she certainly couldn't give it as an answer. The thought crept back into her head. Did she have feelings for Folken? "Come on," Merle asked impatiently tugging on Celena's arm, "there's got to be someone," "I don't know," Celena replied with a shrug, but she then said with a smile, "That Van is kinda cute though." Celena was only teasing, knowing that Merle wouldn't react to well to her answer. She laughed in spite of herself as she listen to the young cat -- girl come up with a long list of reasons why Van wasn't her type.
Though inside, Celena knew there were a few reasons the cat girl didn't know, one of which being, falling in love wasn't on her mission, which she was eager to finish.
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Who do you love?
As Merle fawned over the newly revived Van, who regarded Celena blankly, Celena was only aware of the increased nausea and dizziness that had come over her. "Are...you...?" Merana asked looking at her. But Celena could not answer. "I'm going to be sick," she announced weakly and then ran off.
Celena had escaped behind some bushes and emptied the contents of her sour stomach. "Celena?" Merle called running after her, "Celena what's....eew!" The she -- cat came across the after math of Celena's sickness.
"Are...you going to be okay?" Merle inquired sitting down next to Celena. "I...don't know," Celena replied honestly. She was certainly not doing that good a job. Since she had arrived in their midst, Celena had spent much of her time ill in bed or fainting. She chided herself thinking that Dilandau wouldn't be too happy with how she was doing. Immediately after the thought, a pang of pain went through her, causing her eyes to water.
Celena wanted to be with her brother now. She was usually more like herself when he was around, clever, quick-witted, and dry eyed. Even as Merle tried in her own way to console Celena, all Celena could think about was what had happened with the Escaflowne. Why had Van died when the thing locked up? She had never seen anything like that before, and certainly wouldn't forget it. It could have been very useful. Of course, there was also the matter of the mind witch, Hitomi. Celena narrowed her eyes in thought. She definitely had to watch out for her. "Come on," said Merle helping Celena to her feet. "let's get you back to the ship."
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Celena is walking through an unfamiliar hallway when she happens upon Van. Everything was unfamiliar, and despite her mission, since the incident between Van and the Dragonslayers, she hadn't really bothered to remember anything, even her location. As she watched Van practicing with his sword, Celena found herself generally entranced by his actions. He was a good swordsman. Had she not been playing the weak and defenseless little sister to Alan, she might have considered sparring with him. Only, Celena had the distinct feeling that she might try to kill him.
An odd thing happened to Celena in the midst of her thoughts. All of a sudden, red images of dying Dragonslayers filled her mind. She saw their faces, the blood, heard their last cries. Celena fought to steady herself as the images took hold, and then mercifully faded. When Celena looked up, she saw that Van had stopped practicing, having dropped his sword. He was now looking very fixedly at Celena. What was happening? Celena had begun to back up and in the process bumped into someone, Allen.
"Celena," he said looking at her with concerned eyes, "are you okay?" "Why is everyone asking me that?" Celena asked in sudden frustration, "I'm fine!" She wasn't fine. What were these visions, and why did she keep having them? "I..." Celena walked past Allen. "I need to be alone...to think." Allen smiled somberly and Celena walked away.
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'Didn't they have anything better to do than think about boys?' Celena mused bitterly. She watched the three girls talking about Van and Allen with disgust. It was more than obvious that Miranda and Hitomi were both stuck on Allen, and that the cat -- girl, Merle, had a crush on Van, who Hitomi seemed to have a soft spot for as well. Did she have a soft spot for anyone? Celena thought this over as the three girls chattered. In the service of the Zaibach empire, she hadn't had much time for anyone, and even if she had, Dilandau would have probably intimidated the person away, thinking them not good enough for his sister.
Celena sighed, and unintentionally drew attention to herself. "Celena," asked Merle coming up to her, "do you love someone?" Celena tried to think of an answer for this question, sensing the cat girl wouldn't leave her alone. For some reason, an image of Folken popped into her head. 'No,' she thought pushing it out of her head. Even if it were true, she certainly couldn't give it as an answer. The thought crept back into her head. Did she have feelings for Folken? "Come on," Merle asked impatiently tugging on Celena's arm, "there's got to be someone," "I don't know," Celena replied with a shrug, but she then said with a smile, "That Van is kinda cute though." Celena was only teasing, knowing that Merle wouldn't react to well to her answer. She laughed in spite of herself as she listen to the young cat -- girl come up with a long list of reasons why Van wasn't her type.
Though inside, Celena knew there were a few reasons the cat girl didn't know, one of which being, falling in love wasn't on her mission, which she was eager to finish.
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