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Chapter 3
The king and the general had exited the Fanelian Palace. The damp air of the cool dark night helped Eden to relax around Van. Van turned around and gave her an easing smile. She smiled back. She thought back to the time when she first laid eyes on his face. At that moment, two clashed swords constricted her view, but it was still the most magnificent spectacle she had ever seen. She remembered how her breathing stopped. How her body refused to budge as she stared through his brown eyes. From then on, the feeling crept its way into her whenever she was in Van's presence. He was the only man in her eyes.
Van had entered the town area of Fanelia with Eden keeping his pace behind him. She was making him uncomfortable and he didn't know why. Lately, he always felt this way around her. 'Why?' he wondered. When he first asked her to be a general he only saw her as a comrade in arms.. a very pretty one.. but lately he had been seeing her as more of a woman. He recalled what Allen had said the day before; "It's so obvious she's in love with you.." The thought only increased his uncomfortable feeling causing him to stumbled as his legs stiffened.
"Sir! Are you alright?" Eden cried out as she grabbed Van helping him up. "You should have stayed in bed sir." She assisted him to a nearby bench in a large open part of town.
"Thank you Eden. I'm alright" Van replied slightly embarrassed and blushing. He looked at her face that was only a few inches away from his. The moon hung above them turning her golden eyes to a silver tone. They were staring at him pleadingly. 'I think.. I think I'm in love with her' Van thought to himself. 'But what about Hitomi?
Eden realized how close she was to Van on the bench and swiftly drew her grasp from around him as a red glow resonated from her face. "Im.. so sorry sir" she whispered softly. She could feel his tenseness around her. 'Could he feel the same way about me?' she thought. 'That would be a dream come true. Him and me..'
"Eden? Eden?" Van broke her train of thought. "Is something wrong?" Van asked. "It looked as if your were sleeping. You looked.. happy."
"So sorry sir.. its nothing" she responded giving him a warm grin. She looked up at him. He looked so attractive in the moonlight with his hair flowing in the evening breeze. She had to tell him now. It would be her only chance.
"What's with all the apologizing lately? And please; it's Van. Not sir" Van said in a comforting tone. "Well we should get going. We can't spend too much time here, although I must admit it is quite peaceful" Van said as he started to get up.
'No don't go!' Eden thought. She wanted to stay with Van there forever. She wanted time to stop. 'This is it. I'm going to do it!'
"Wait sir!" Eden cried out suddenly. She had clearly surprised him.
"Yes, Eden?"
His voice just made her more nervous. It echoed from her ears throughout her entire body. "Um.. I.. I wanted to tell you something.. Van"
Van sat back down. "What is it?"
Eden brought her gaze up from the ground to his eyes. She was blushing madly. "I.. I.. I LOVE YOU SIR!" she suddenly blurted out.
=============================================================== Short wasn't it? Trust me, the story gets very interesting. Please review!
Chapter 3
The king and the general had exited the Fanelian Palace. The damp air of the cool dark night helped Eden to relax around Van. Van turned around and gave her an easing smile. She smiled back. She thought back to the time when she first laid eyes on his face. At that moment, two clashed swords constricted her view, but it was still the most magnificent spectacle she had ever seen. She remembered how her breathing stopped. How her body refused to budge as she stared through his brown eyes. From then on, the feeling crept its way into her whenever she was in Van's presence. He was the only man in her eyes.
Van had entered the town area of Fanelia with Eden keeping his pace behind him. She was making him uncomfortable and he didn't know why. Lately, he always felt this way around her. 'Why?' he wondered. When he first asked her to be a general he only saw her as a comrade in arms.. a very pretty one.. but lately he had been seeing her as more of a woman. He recalled what Allen had said the day before; "It's so obvious she's in love with you.." The thought only increased his uncomfortable feeling causing him to stumbled as his legs stiffened.
"Sir! Are you alright?" Eden cried out as she grabbed Van helping him up. "You should have stayed in bed sir." She assisted him to a nearby bench in a large open part of town.
"Thank you Eden. I'm alright" Van replied slightly embarrassed and blushing. He looked at her face that was only a few inches away from his. The moon hung above them turning her golden eyes to a silver tone. They were staring at him pleadingly. 'I think.. I think I'm in love with her' Van thought to himself. 'But what about Hitomi?
Eden realized how close she was to Van on the bench and swiftly drew her grasp from around him as a red glow resonated from her face. "Im.. so sorry sir" she whispered softly. She could feel his tenseness around her. 'Could he feel the same way about me?' she thought. 'That would be a dream come true. Him and me..'
"Eden? Eden?" Van broke her train of thought. "Is something wrong?" Van asked. "It looked as if your were sleeping. You looked.. happy."
"So sorry sir.. its nothing" she responded giving him a warm grin. She looked up at him. He looked so attractive in the moonlight with his hair flowing in the evening breeze. She had to tell him now. It would be her only chance.
"What's with all the apologizing lately? And please; it's Van. Not sir" Van said in a comforting tone. "Well we should get going. We can't spend too much time here, although I must admit it is quite peaceful" Van said as he started to get up.
'No don't go!' Eden thought. She wanted to stay with Van there forever. She wanted time to stop. 'This is it. I'm going to do it!'
"Wait sir!" Eden cried out suddenly. She had clearly surprised him.
"Yes, Eden?"
His voice just made her more nervous. It echoed from her ears throughout her entire body. "Um.. I.. I wanted to tell you something.. Van"
Van sat back down. "What is it?"
Eden brought her gaze up from the ground to his eyes. She was blushing madly. "I.. I.. I LOVE YOU SIR!" she suddenly blurted out.
=============================================================== Short wasn't it? Trust me, the story gets very interesting. Please review!