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A Blessing from the Sky
Disclaimer: I don't own escaflowne. (Pretty serious aren't I?)
Chapter 5: See The Light Again
They had been in the room for quite some time now. All the while, Hitomi kept thinking of what she was going to do. Unlike other people, Hitomi likes to plan ahead and not later on as to not to waste time. But this time, however, she couldn't figure anything out.
Van never left his eyes off the beautiful woman sitting beside the bed motionless. He never seemed to get tired of her. Even though if it was just staring. He never had such an obsession and he liked it no matter what it was.
Hitomi was already pleading to every god she knew for Mel to wake up. From Greek to Indian to English and so on. Finally, as if the gods she had been pleading to for almost half an hour had answered her pleas, Mel's eyes slowly fluttered open.
The first thing Mel saw was a pair of emerald eyes. They held no emotions within them. She immediately recognized who was the owner of those emotionless emeralds.
She sat up and looked at Hitomi. She had a questioning look on her face. Before she could ask, Hitomi already answered all her unspoken questions.
"You're not dead and we're in Gaea, another planet, don't ask me how we got here because I don't know either. And.we're the only ones who survived the crash."
Mel was silent for a while. She was waiting for everything to sink in. Another planet, the plane crash and.the pink light!
Mel suddenly looked at Hitomi. Her blue orbs were wide as if she had just seen a monster.
Hitomi gave her a questioning look. Mel's eyes went back to the same length and smiled at Hitomi.
Hitomi saw Mel's smile. It reminded her so much of her mother. She remembered the time when she was taking care her mother when she was sick. She had always been there for her. Whenever her mother called, she came in the room and. Hitomi shook her head. This is not the time to be reminiscing.
She had to find out how to get back to her planet. But, would it matter? No one would be worried. Mel on the other hand, must have relatives there.
She closed her eyes and tried to think. Mel had a family there. She was sure they were worried about the old lady. Especially when the plane just vanished. She opened her eyes. Determination could be seen in them.
She had made her decision. She would try and find a way for them to go back to their planet. That would solve everything, though she was sure they would have to explain a lot of things and not to mention Mel.
She would have to explain everything to her family.
That wasn't Hitomi's problem anymore. Mel would just have to deal with it on her own. Heartless yes, but it really wasn't any of her business.
She on the other hand would go back to her normal life. Working hard and living with out anybody. Alone is what she called it. She didn't need anybody to survive. That's right, she was all right on her own. But, why was she having the feeling that her life would never be the same once again?
"Hitomi?"
Hitomi was brought back to the reality with the help of Mel's calm voice. She looked at Mel and saw that motherly smile again. She hated that smile. It brought back to many memories that she wished to never remember for they only brought longing.
She closed her eyes and took a deep breath.
"Mel, please don't smile at me like that. It brings back too many memories." "I'm sorry, dearest. I can't help it. You look so fragile." "No I'm not." "Sorry again. Anyway, are you serious? Are we really on another planet?"
Hitomi didn't answer and just stood up and walked to the window. She pulled the curtains away so that Mel could see the outside. There she saw the two moons. One looked like Earth and the other looked very much like Luna, the moon.
Mel just stared at the two moons. Hitomi wasn't lying. They WERE on another planet.
Van just sat there in silence as he listened to the conversation. (Thought I forgot about him huh?) Another planet? What are they talking about? These were the questions that were swarming his head. Perhaps he should ask Hitomi.
He was about to open his mouth when someone barged in the room.
The looked at where the noise came from and saw a woman. But this wasn't an ordinary woman. She had cat like ears. Not to mention a tail that swung left to right. She had chin length pink hair and orange brown fur. She was wearing a blue dress that stopped above her knees.
"Hi! I'm Merle! You two must be the guests that Van-sama was talking about! Are you alright?"
The two women just looked at her dumbfounded. A half cat and half human. They were definitely sure that they were in another planet now.
Hitomi was the first to snap out of her trance.
"Yes, we're fine." "All right then! If you need anything, just call me!"
After that, she went outside the room. Not long after she went outside, she went back in.
"I forgot to ask you two. What're your names?" "My name is Hitomi Kanzaki and this is Mel Atelier." "Nice to meet you too!"
After the introductions, Merle went out of the room again. Silence over came the room. Mel struggled not to laugh while Hitomi was looking out the window contemplating on what to do. Suddenly, Mel couldn't take it any longer. She began to laugh.
"Quite an energetic fellow isn't she? You should be more like her Hitomi. Savor your youth while it lasts." ".I have no reason to." "Is that so? Maybe a change of scenery will change your mind deary."
After that, Mel began to laugh once more. Hitomi looked at Mel and looked back outside the window.
'Where would be the best place to start investigating? Of course! The crash!' Hitomi thought.
Van was smiling due to the fact that Mel was laughing. No matter what, when he heard innocent laughter, he always smiled. When Mel stopped laughing, Van cleared his throat to make the two remember that he was there.
Mel looked at the direction the noise to see who had caused it. Hitomi, however, didn't move from her position. She already knew who it was and didn't bother dealing with him. She'll let Mel do the work instead. Mel would be able to explain to him, wouldn't she? "Sorry for the interruption but, would you please explain to me everything that happened?" Van asked. "Who might you be young man?" "My apologies. My name is Van Slanzar De Fanel. Could you please answer my question?" "We're not really sure ourselves but-" "Mel, I think we should lay low for now," Hitomi interrupted.
Mel looked at Hitomi. The sandy blonde girl was still facing the window. She was quiet as if she didn't want to say any more.
Hitomi gave Mel a sideward glance. Mel was looking at her with questioning eyes.
Van smiled. He knew what Hitomi was thinking. If Mel told him something very important, they might have some difficulty. Not to mention, if they had some kind of powers, he might decide to use them or keep them in custody. Smart woman, Van thought.
"Why on Earth not dear?" 'Earth?' Van wondered.
This time Hitomi practically faced Mel. She shook her head.
Mel understood the signal. It was the signal for her to stop talking. Though she didn't know the reason, she nodded her head in approval. Hitomi once again faced the window. She took a deep breath and turned around to face Van.
"Van, could you please tell me where the crash site is located?" "No. Not until you give me some information about yourselves." "All right then. My age is twenty and Mel is."
Hitomi looked at Mel.
"Seventy-seven dear."
Hitomi looked at Van again. He was smiling. This annoyed her a bit. It felt like he was thinking he was better than her. But then, what would she know? She isn't from this damn planet.
"There. I gave you information about us. Now, tell us your end of the bargain."
Van just kept smiling. She was not making this easy for him. Instead of giving him useful information, like what their jobs are, she just gave him their ages. Not really helpful, but they did confirm his earlier suspicions of their ages.
He pointed to the window.
Hitomi turned around looked outside once more.
"See the forest there? Its somewhere in there." "That's not complete information." "I didn't say I'd give you complete information."
Hitomi faced Van. She was getting irritated. If this keeps on, she would have to give him valuable information. Information that could get them very well killed.
Mel, however, was quite amused by their exchange of information. It not only showed how intelligent they were but it also showed that they were equal. She found this very entertaining and couldn't stop smiling.
Hitomi closed her eyes and sighed. When she opened them again, she still saw Van smiling. She walked past him and to the door. She was about to open the door when Van asked her where she was going.
She avoided the question and just requested that Van take care of Mel for her.
"What's makes you think I won't put her in the dungeons?" "Because you're not the tyrant type and I'm sure you'll take care of her because," Hitomi stopped at that moment.
Van tilted his head and gave her a questioning look. Hitomi ignored this and proceeded to open the door.
When she opened the oak door, Van suddenly came up behind her. She sensed this and decided to slam the door at his face, which she did successfully. Outside the door, Hitomi sighed and walked down the hallway.
"Because, your eyes don't lie." Hitomi said to herself.
Meanwhile, inside the room, Mel was laughing her head off. Van flashed her a hurt look and Mel only laughed harder.
"Goodness child! You are going to give me heart attack!" "That hurt you know." "I know. I'm sorry about Hitomi. I guess she just doesn't want to be close to anybody." "Why?" "Pain and suffering, Van." "What?" ".I don't think I should be the one to tell you. I don't even know much about her. We just met on the plane." "How did you two meet?" "When the plane was crashing, she noticed that I was shaking. She held my hand and smiled at me. That's how we got to know each other." "Is she that caring?" "Yes, I think so. She just doesn't show it." "I see. Mel, Merle will be able to take care of you," Van said as he started to the door. "Where are you going?" "Sorry, but I can't tell you," with that said, he went out of the room.
A few moments passed. Mel was silently looking at the window. She couldn't believe it. They were on another planet. What made her curious was that Hitomi remained perfectly calm about the whole situation. She on the other hand, was just acting. Outside, she was all calm and peaceful. On the inside, however, she was the complete opposite.
She was panicking. What were they going to do? How are they going to go back? Did everyone think they were dead? How was her family? The questions never seemed to stop running through her head.
She closed her eyes. They were going to solve this. They would be able to go back to Earth.
She remembered the time in the plane when she and Hitomi closed their eyes expecting to never open them again.
Mel couldn't take the apprehension and just had to open her eyes. That's when she saw it. The pink light that was surrounding them. She looked at Hitomi. She still had her eyes closed. The next thing she knew, she was lying in bed and Hitomi answering her unspoken questions.
Mel opened her eyes and thought about the raven-haired man. He seemed so kind yet, stubborn at the same time.
'Maybe, just maybe you would be able to let her see the light again.'
A Blessing from the Sky
Disclaimer: I don't own escaflowne. (Pretty serious aren't I?)
Chapter 5: See The Light Again
They had been in the room for quite some time now. All the while, Hitomi kept thinking of what she was going to do. Unlike other people, Hitomi likes to plan ahead and not later on as to not to waste time. But this time, however, she couldn't figure anything out.
Van never left his eyes off the beautiful woman sitting beside the bed motionless. He never seemed to get tired of her. Even though if it was just staring. He never had such an obsession and he liked it no matter what it was.
Hitomi was already pleading to every god she knew for Mel to wake up. From Greek to Indian to English and so on. Finally, as if the gods she had been pleading to for almost half an hour had answered her pleas, Mel's eyes slowly fluttered open.
The first thing Mel saw was a pair of emerald eyes. They held no emotions within them. She immediately recognized who was the owner of those emotionless emeralds.
She sat up and looked at Hitomi. She had a questioning look on her face. Before she could ask, Hitomi already answered all her unspoken questions.
"You're not dead and we're in Gaea, another planet, don't ask me how we got here because I don't know either. And.we're the only ones who survived the crash."
Mel was silent for a while. She was waiting for everything to sink in. Another planet, the plane crash and.the pink light!
Mel suddenly looked at Hitomi. Her blue orbs were wide as if she had just seen a monster.
Hitomi gave her a questioning look. Mel's eyes went back to the same length and smiled at Hitomi.
Hitomi saw Mel's smile. It reminded her so much of her mother. She remembered the time when she was taking care her mother when she was sick. She had always been there for her. Whenever her mother called, she came in the room and. Hitomi shook her head. This is not the time to be reminiscing.
She had to find out how to get back to her planet. But, would it matter? No one would be worried. Mel on the other hand, must have relatives there.
She closed her eyes and tried to think. Mel had a family there. She was sure they were worried about the old lady. Especially when the plane just vanished. She opened her eyes. Determination could be seen in them.
She had made her decision. She would try and find a way for them to go back to their planet. That would solve everything, though she was sure they would have to explain a lot of things and not to mention Mel.
She would have to explain everything to her family.
That wasn't Hitomi's problem anymore. Mel would just have to deal with it on her own. Heartless yes, but it really wasn't any of her business.
She on the other hand would go back to her normal life. Working hard and living with out anybody. Alone is what she called it. She didn't need anybody to survive. That's right, she was all right on her own. But, why was she having the feeling that her life would never be the same once again?
"Hitomi?"
Hitomi was brought back to the reality with the help of Mel's calm voice. She looked at Mel and saw that motherly smile again. She hated that smile. It brought back to many memories that she wished to never remember for they only brought longing.
She closed her eyes and took a deep breath.
"Mel, please don't smile at me like that. It brings back too many memories." "I'm sorry, dearest. I can't help it. You look so fragile." "No I'm not." "Sorry again. Anyway, are you serious? Are we really on another planet?"
Hitomi didn't answer and just stood up and walked to the window. She pulled the curtains away so that Mel could see the outside. There she saw the two moons. One looked like Earth and the other looked very much like Luna, the moon.
Mel just stared at the two moons. Hitomi wasn't lying. They WERE on another planet.
Van just sat there in silence as he listened to the conversation. (Thought I forgot about him huh?) Another planet? What are they talking about? These were the questions that were swarming his head. Perhaps he should ask Hitomi.
He was about to open his mouth when someone barged in the room.
The looked at where the noise came from and saw a woman. But this wasn't an ordinary woman. She had cat like ears. Not to mention a tail that swung left to right. She had chin length pink hair and orange brown fur. She was wearing a blue dress that stopped above her knees.
"Hi! I'm Merle! You two must be the guests that Van-sama was talking about! Are you alright?"
The two women just looked at her dumbfounded. A half cat and half human. They were definitely sure that they were in another planet now.
Hitomi was the first to snap out of her trance.
"Yes, we're fine." "All right then! If you need anything, just call me!"
After that, she went outside the room. Not long after she went outside, she went back in.
"I forgot to ask you two. What're your names?" "My name is Hitomi Kanzaki and this is Mel Atelier." "Nice to meet you too!"
After the introductions, Merle went out of the room again. Silence over came the room. Mel struggled not to laugh while Hitomi was looking out the window contemplating on what to do. Suddenly, Mel couldn't take it any longer. She began to laugh.
"Quite an energetic fellow isn't she? You should be more like her Hitomi. Savor your youth while it lasts." ".I have no reason to." "Is that so? Maybe a change of scenery will change your mind deary."
After that, Mel began to laugh once more. Hitomi looked at Mel and looked back outside the window.
'Where would be the best place to start investigating? Of course! The crash!' Hitomi thought.
Van was smiling due to the fact that Mel was laughing. No matter what, when he heard innocent laughter, he always smiled. When Mel stopped laughing, Van cleared his throat to make the two remember that he was there.
Mel looked at the direction the noise to see who had caused it. Hitomi, however, didn't move from her position. She already knew who it was and didn't bother dealing with him. She'll let Mel do the work instead. Mel would be able to explain to him, wouldn't she? "Sorry for the interruption but, would you please explain to me everything that happened?" Van asked. "Who might you be young man?" "My apologies. My name is Van Slanzar De Fanel. Could you please answer my question?" "We're not really sure ourselves but-" "Mel, I think we should lay low for now," Hitomi interrupted.
Mel looked at Hitomi. The sandy blonde girl was still facing the window. She was quiet as if she didn't want to say any more.
Hitomi gave Mel a sideward glance. Mel was looking at her with questioning eyes.
Van smiled. He knew what Hitomi was thinking. If Mel told him something very important, they might have some difficulty. Not to mention, if they had some kind of powers, he might decide to use them or keep them in custody. Smart woman, Van thought.
"Why on Earth not dear?" 'Earth?' Van wondered.
This time Hitomi practically faced Mel. She shook her head.
Mel understood the signal. It was the signal for her to stop talking. Though she didn't know the reason, she nodded her head in approval. Hitomi once again faced the window. She took a deep breath and turned around to face Van.
"Van, could you please tell me where the crash site is located?" "No. Not until you give me some information about yourselves." "All right then. My age is twenty and Mel is."
Hitomi looked at Mel.
"Seventy-seven dear."
Hitomi looked at Van again. He was smiling. This annoyed her a bit. It felt like he was thinking he was better than her. But then, what would she know? She isn't from this damn planet.
"There. I gave you information about us. Now, tell us your end of the bargain."
Van just kept smiling. She was not making this easy for him. Instead of giving him useful information, like what their jobs are, she just gave him their ages. Not really helpful, but they did confirm his earlier suspicions of their ages.
He pointed to the window.
Hitomi turned around looked outside once more.
"See the forest there? Its somewhere in there." "That's not complete information." "I didn't say I'd give you complete information."
Hitomi faced Van. She was getting irritated. If this keeps on, she would have to give him valuable information. Information that could get them very well killed.
Mel, however, was quite amused by their exchange of information. It not only showed how intelligent they were but it also showed that they were equal. She found this very entertaining and couldn't stop smiling.
Hitomi closed her eyes and sighed. When she opened them again, she still saw Van smiling. She walked past him and to the door. She was about to open the door when Van asked her where she was going.
She avoided the question and just requested that Van take care of Mel for her.
"What's makes you think I won't put her in the dungeons?" "Because you're not the tyrant type and I'm sure you'll take care of her because," Hitomi stopped at that moment.
Van tilted his head and gave her a questioning look. Hitomi ignored this and proceeded to open the door.
When she opened the oak door, Van suddenly came up behind her. She sensed this and decided to slam the door at his face, which she did successfully. Outside the door, Hitomi sighed and walked down the hallway.
"Because, your eyes don't lie." Hitomi said to herself.
Meanwhile, inside the room, Mel was laughing her head off. Van flashed her a hurt look and Mel only laughed harder.
"Goodness child! You are going to give me heart attack!" "That hurt you know." "I know. I'm sorry about Hitomi. I guess she just doesn't want to be close to anybody." "Why?" "Pain and suffering, Van." "What?" ".I don't think I should be the one to tell you. I don't even know much about her. We just met on the plane." "How did you two meet?" "When the plane was crashing, she noticed that I was shaking. She held my hand and smiled at me. That's how we got to know each other." "Is she that caring?" "Yes, I think so. She just doesn't show it." "I see. Mel, Merle will be able to take care of you," Van said as he started to the door. "Where are you going?" "Sorry, but I can't tell you," with that said, he went out of the room.
A few moments passed. Mel was silently looking at the window. She couldn't believe it. They were on another planet. What made her curious was that Hitomi remained perfectly calm about the whole situation. She on the other hand, was just acting. Outside, she was all calm and peaceful. On the inside, however, she was the complete opposite.
She was panicking. What were they going to do? How are they going to go back? Did everyone think they were dead? How was her family? The questions never seemed to stop running through her head.
She closed her eyes. They were going to solve this. They would be able to go back to Earth.
She remembered the time in the plane when she and Hitomi closed their eyes expecting to never open them again.
Mel couldn't take the apprehension and just had to open her eyes. That's when she saw it. The pink light that was surrounding them. She looked at Hitomi. She still had her eyes closed. The next thing she knew, she was lying in bed and Hitomi answering her unspoken questions.
Mel opened her eyes and thought about the raven-haired man. He seemed so kind yet, stubborn at the same time.
'Maybe, just maybe you would be able to let her see the light again.'