Infinitis: Thank you very much!!!!!!!!! ( Can you give me any ideas on how
I can get Van and Hitomi together?
Carrie: Don't worry! They'll get together! I just don't know how though.
Can you give me any ideas?
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help! I need a scene where Van and Hitomi get closer. What do you suggest?
Blessing from the Sky
Disclaimer: I don't own escaflowne but I do own the characters that I made up.
Chapter Seven: Sweat Dreams Indeed
Everything was burning. Trees, houses, and.people. She could feel it. The heat of the flames, the agony of those who were burning. Amongst the flames, she spotted three humans that were running. Two were men, one was a woman.
One of the men had dark blonde hair and blue eyes. He was wearing garments that looked like what a priest would wear minus the cross. Instead, what could be found in the middle was a symbol.
The other man had long dark brown hair. Like the other, he was also wearing priestly garments. The symbol was different however. It seemed more powerful and.something Hitomi couldn't describe. Familiarity maybe?
The woman was different. She had long brown hair and.she couldn't see the colors of her eyes mainly because of the flames and the darkness of the night. She was wearing what looked like a blue robe and a white dress under it. She was carrying a bundle of white in her pale arms.
They were running towards the forest. It seemed that it was the only safe place in this inferno.
Without another thought, Hitomi dashed after them. Catching up to them was not really a problem, she was the best runner in school. Within seconds, she was already behind them.
Suddenly, they stopped in the middle of the clearing. Out of the blue, people wearing bloody armor surrounded them. They all had weapons. The three looked helpless.
The armored men were about to charge at the three helpless civilians when everything was engulfed in darkness.
Hitomi stood there looking at the dark. It reminded her of everything she was and how she came to be who she was. Her knees suddenly became weak and she collapsed.
It was cold. So cold, but it didn't seem to bother her. She was used to it. It had been her daily companion since that unfortunate day.
What Hitomi was not used to was warmth. She hated it because it only brought back painful memories. She didn't want to get used to it because, if it was taken away, she would hurt. And she didn't want to hurt anymore. It was just too painful for her.
That unfortunate day, 16th of January, was when her family had left her all alone. All alone with no one to lean on. No one to cry on. No one to talk to. No one to ask help for. No one to love. No one to hate. No one.
That day, she decided, she would not hurt anymore. That was the day she decided to build a wall in order to protect herself. In order to keep everyone away. In order for her not to feel pain.
That day, she threw away everything. Her personality, her happiness, her pain, her sorrow, her love, her smile, her kindness, and her precious dreams of the future.
She continued on living. She didn't regret anything she did for she felt nothing. Absolutely nothing.
But she was getting tired. Physically and emotionally. The wall she built was taking up all her energy in this new planet. She just wanted to rest. She wanted it all to end but she knew she couldn't. No! She wouldn't! She would keep on living no matter how hard it was. She didn't need anyone. She was fine all by herself.
'That's right. I'm fine all by myself. I won't rely on anyone because I have to be strong. For them.' Hitomi reassured herself.
This actually surprised her. Never had she needed to reassure herself. She didn't need it. However, this time, it was a completely different story. She was beginning to doubt herself. She was beginning to seek help.
Meanwhile, in the king's chambers, Van had woken up. He didn't know why. He just had this feeling and it refused to let him continue his sleep.
Dressing up, he walked out of his room. When he passed Hitomi's room, he felt a sudden chill. This was no ordinary chill because for one, the torches' flames didn't move signaling that there was no wind. This was the kind of chill that told him something horrible is about to happen.
He backtracked to Hitomi's door. He stood still there. He was contemplating on what to do. Should he knock? Or should he just open the door VERY quietly just to check if everything was all right.
He nodded his head and just decided to listen for some kind of noise outside the door. He leaned his ear on the oak door and waited like that. It was quiet. It seemed as if nothing was wrong. However, the ominous feeling didn't leave him.
He had decided, he was going to stay there and wait quietly even if he had to wait all night.
Hitomi was already sweating due to the impact of her dream. Her fists were clenched into knuckles. But, even after all that, her body refused to move. She made no sounds but her breaths were in gasps like she couldn't breathe. It was as if she was just meditating.
The balcony door slowly opened making sure it didn't make too much sound. A figure silently went in. The intruders' black suit blended perfectly with the darkness of the room.
The intruder slowly made his way over to Hitomi's bed. He looked at the sleeping beauty and wondered what she was dreaming about. She seemed to be concentrating.
He shook his head. Whatever it was, it didn't concern his mission. He sprinkled something on the sleeping Hitomi. Then, he unsheathed his katana. He was about to stab Hitomi when in the last minute; she rolled from the bed and stood up on the other side of it. He just stood there shocked because he thought that she was asleep.
Hitomi looked at the intruder or rather assassin. Her green eyes watching every move. Her first option was to yell for help but she found out that her voice didn't work. She was also contemplating whether he brought a friend along. If she did anything rash, she was sure she was going to die.
"I thought you'd be asleep." "." "Doesn't matter. I'm going to finish this mission and deliver your body to my masters."
With that, he started to advance forward. Hitomi tried once more to scream for help but still, her voice didn't work.
There was a soft knock on the door and immediately, the assassin blocked the door.
Hitomi wanted to scream for help but she knew that was impossible.
"Everything okay in there?" 'Van! God! What am I going to do?!'
The intruder looked at her and smiled an evil smile. He put his finger in front of his mouth sent a silent shhh to the silent lady.
'Sorry buster but I'm not going to just sit here and wait for you to try and kill me again.'
Hitomi scanned the room for any means of escape. She spotted the balcony but erased the plan. It would take too much time. That's when she spotted the small vase. Her lips curved into a wide smile.
She looked at the assassin with a smiling face. She then ran towards the vase. She could hear her unwanted guest coming up behind her. With her agility, she grabbed the vase and ducked in order to miss the swing of the deadly katana.
Without another thought, she threw the vase towards the assassin. He dodged it and it slammed into the wall. It made a loud crash and broke into small pieces.
Alarmed at the sudden noise, Van unsheathed his sword and opened the door without hesitation.
He saw Hitomi backing up and another person ready to kill her. Without wasting anymore time, he quickly jumped between the two and blocked the assassin's blade. With quick and talented sword movements, he successfully removed his opponent's weapon.
But the battle wasn't done yet. The assassin pulled out a dagger and threw at Hitomi.
Van had been thinking that he was going to throw it at him so he tried to hit him first. He didn't think that he was aiming for Hitomi so he didn't bother in warning her. A wrong move. A VERY wrong move.
Okay! Sorry for this chapter being a cliffhanger but I couldn't explain what happened next in a good and suspensey kind of way. I'm really sorry.
JUST KIDDING! KEEP ON READING! HAHAHAHAHA!
Hitomi saw the dagger and, with quick reflexes, she managed to move. But it still hit her left arm. She opened her mouth to scream but no sound came out. She looked at her arm and that's when she wished she DIDN'T look.
What she saw made her dizzy. The dagger was stuck in her arm and a lot of blood was coming out of it. She wasn't sure if what made her dizzy was the blood loss or the fact that her arm was in so much pain but all that didn't matter when she felt herself weaken. She dropped on her knees and was beginning to feel like fainting.
The intruder couldn't evade Van's sword and was immediately killed by it.
When the intruder was taken cared of, Van immediately rushed to Hitomi's side.
He kneeled beside her and took a look at her arm. He cursed. This was bad. She was bleeding so much.
Without hesitating, he picked Hitomi up and ran to the healer's room. On the way, he ordered the guards to be alert because there might be more UNwanted guests in the palace.
Everything was a blur to Hitomi but one thing was for sure. She knew that Van had saved her and that her head was lying on his well-defined chest.
She slowly felt sleepy. She tried to stay awake because she was afraid that if she were to sleep, she would never wake up. Then, there was the matter of her visions. She was still afraid of them and after just experiencing one, she didn't want to see another for fear it would be much worse than before.
'Come on Hitomi, hang on. We're almost there!' Van thought as he clutched Hitomi tighter.
Hitomi didn't feel the pain anymore. She was too absorbed trying not to fall asleep in Van's arms. That's when she felt it. She felt Van tighten his hold on her. That's when she fully felt his warmth.
He was so warm. The complete opposite of her. She wasn't used to this kind of warmth. It was different from the warmth her family gave her. It was so much different. She wanted it to last forever.
No! She wouldn't let it last forever. She didn't want to get used to this warmth for the price was too high. She would never trade her coldness for this warmth.
Hitomi's green eyes slowly became watery. The warmth Van was giving her was reminding her of a lot of things. It reminded her how much she missed her family, how much she had wanted to be held like this, how very much alone she was. It brought back so much pain.
'Warmth.only.brings back.past pain,' Hitomi thought as she fell asleep in Van's warm and strong arms.
Got you there didn't I? Don't worry! I'm not such a big fan of cliffhangers. However, there are some times I need to put cliffhangers so please be patient. Anyway, I don't have anymore interesting ideas for the next chapter so please, I need new ideas. As for Hitomi, weeeellllllllll, I'm not really sure myself. Heehee! Oh yeah! I'm going to post another story. It's called Eliminating the Shadows. It's an escaflowne fic. It'll be out on Saturday. Till next time!
Next Chapter: The doctor explains something about Hitomi's condition, which puts everyone into shock well.not really everyone. Just one person.
Blessing from the Sky
Disclaimer: I don't own escaflowne but I do own the characters that I made up.
Chapter Seven: Sweat Dreams Indeed
Everything was burning. Trees, houses, and.people. She could feel it. The heat of the flames, the agony of those who were burning. Amongst the flames, she spotted three humans that were running. Two were men, one was a woman.
One of the men had dark blonde hair and blue eyes. He was wearing garments that looked like what a priest would wear minus the cross. Instead, what could be found in the middle was a symbol.
The other man had long dark brown hair. Like the other, he was also wearing priestly garments. The symbol was different however. It seemed more powerful and.something Hitomi couldn't describe. Familiarity maybe?
The woman was different. She had long brown hair and.she couldn't see the colors of her eyes mainly because of the flames and the darkness of the night. She was wearing what looked like a blue robe and a white dress under it. She was carrying a bundle of white in her pale arms.
They were running towards the forest. It seemed that it was the only safe place in this inferno.
Without another thought, Hitomi dashed after them. Catching up to them was not really a problem, she was the best runner in school. Within seconds, she was already behind them.
Suddenly, they stopped in the middle of the clearing. Out of the blue, people wearing bloody armor surrounded them. They all had weapons. The three looked helpless.
The armored men were about to charge at the three helpless civilians when everything was engulfed in darkness.
Hitomi stood there looking at the dark. It reminded her of everything she was and how she came to be who she was. Her knees suddenly became weak and she collapsed.
It was cold. So cold, but it didn't seem to bother her. She was used to it. It had been her daily companion since that unfortunate day.
What Hitomi was not used to was warmth. She hated it because it only brought back painful memories. She didn't want to get used to it because, if it was taken away, she would hurt. And she didn't want to hurt anymore. It was just too painful for her.
That unfortunate day, 16th of January, was when her family had left her all alone. All alone with no one to lean on. No one to cry on. No one to talk to. No one to ask help for. No one to love. No one to hate. No one.
That day, she decided, she would not hurt anymore. That was the day she decided to build a wall in order to protect herself. In order to keep everyone away. In order for her not to feel pain.
That day, she threw away everything. Her personality, her happiness, her pain, her sorrow, her love, her smile, her kindness, and her precious dreams of the future.
She continued on living. She didn't regret anything she did for she felt nothing. Absolutely nothing.
But she was getting tired. Physically and emotionally. The wall she built was taking up all her energy in this new planet. She just wanted to rest. She wanted it all to end but she knew she couldn't. No! She wouldn't! She would keep on living no matter how hard it was. She didn't need anyone. She was fine all by herself.
'That's right. I'm fine all by myself. I won't rely on anyone because I have to be strong. For them.' Hitomi reassured herself.
This actually surprised her. Never had she needed to reassure herself. She didn't need it. However, this time, it was a completely different story. She was beginning to doubt herself. She was beginning to seek help.
Meanwhile, in the king's chambers, Van had woken up. He didn't know why. He just had this feeling and it refused to let him continue his sleep.
Dressing up, he walked out of his room. When he passed Hitomi's room, he felt a sudden chill. This was no ordinary chill because for one, the torches' flames didn't move signaling that there was no wind. This was the kind of chill that told him something horrible is about to happen.
He backtracked to Hitomi's door. He stood still there. He was contemplating on what to do. Should he knock? Or should he just open the door VERY quietly just to check if everything was all right.
He nodded his head and just decided to listen for some kind of noise outside the door. He leaned his ear on the oak door and waited like that. It was quiet. It seemed as if nothing was wrong. However, the ominous feeling didn't leave him.
He had decided, he was going to stay there and wait quietly even if he had to wait all night.
Hitomi was already sweating due to the impact of her dream. Her fists were clenched into knuckles. But, even after all that, her body refused to move. She made no sounds but her breaths were in gasps like she couldn't breathe. It was as if she was just meditating.
The balcony door slowly opened making sure it didn't make too much sound. A figure silently went in. The intruders' black suit blended perfectly with the darkness of the room.
The intruder slowly made his way over to Hitomi's bed. He looked at the sleeping beauty and wondered what she was dreaming about. She seemed to be concentrating.
He shook his head. Whatever it was, it didn't concern his mission. He sprinkled something on the sleeping Hitomi. Then, he unsheathed his katana. He was about to stab Hitomi when in the last minute; she rolled from the bed and stood up on the other side of it. He just stood there shocked because he thought that she was asleep.
Hitomi looked at the intruder or rather assassin. Her green eyes watching every move. Her first option was to yell for help but she found out that her voice didn't work. She was also contemplating whether he brought a friend along. If she did anything rash, she was sure she was going to die.
"I thought you'd be asleep." "." "Doesn't matter. I'm going to finish this mission and deliver your body to my masters."
With that, he started to advance forward. Hitomi tried once more to scream for help but still, her voice didn't work.
There was a soft knock on the door and immediately, the assassin blocked the door.
Hitomi wanted to scream for help but she knew that was impossible.
"Everything okay in there?" 'Van! God! What am I going to do?!'
The intruder looked at her and smiled an evil smile. He put his finger in front of his mouth sent a silent shhh to the silent lady.
'Sorry buster but I'm not going to just sit here and wait for you to try and kill me again.'
Hitomi scanned the room for any means of escape. She spotted the balcony but erased the plan. It would take too much time. That's when she spotted the small vase. Her lips curved into a wide smile.
She looked at the assassin with a smiling face. She then ran towards the vase. She could hear her unwanted guest coming up behind her. With her agility, she grabbed the vase and ducked in order to miss the swing of the deadly katana.
Without another thought, she threw the vase towards the assassin. He dodged it and it slammed into the wall. It made a loud crash and broke into small pieces.
Alarmed at the sudden noise, Van unsheathed his sword and opened the door without hesitation.
He saw Hitomi backing up and another person ready to kill her. Without wasting anymore time, he quickly jumped between the two and blocked the assassin's blade. With quick and talented sword movements, he successfully removed his opponent's weapon.
But the battle wasn't done yet. The assassin pulled out a dagger and threw at Hitomi.
Van had been thinking that he was going to throw it at him so he tried to hit him first. He didn't think that he was aiming for Hitomi so he didn't bother in warning her. A wrong move. A VERY wrong move.
Okay! Sorry for this chapter being a cliffhanger but I couldn't explain what happened next in a good and suspensey kind of way. I'm really sorry.
JUST KIDDING! KEEP ON READING! HAHAHAHAHA!
Hitomi saw the dagger and, with quick reflexes, she managed to move. But it still hit her left arm. She opened her mouth to scream but no sound came out. She looked at her arm and that's when she wished she DIDN'T look.
What she saw made her dizzy. The dagger was stuck in her arm and a lot of blood was coming out of it. She wasn't sure if what made her dizzy was the blood loss or the fact that her arm was in so much pain but all that didn't matter when she felt herself weaken. She dropped on her knees and was beginning to feel like fainting.
The intruder couldn't evade Van's sword and was immediately killed by it.
When the intruder was taken cared of, Van immediately rushed to Hitomi's side.
He kneeled beside her and took a look at her arm. He cursed. This was bad. She was bleeding so much.
Without hesitating, he picked Hitomi up and ran to the healer's room. On the way, he ordered the guards to be alert because there might be more UNwanted guests in the palace.
Everything was a blur to Hitomi but one thing was for sure. She knew that Van had saved her and that her head was lying on his well-defined chest.
She slowly felt sleepy. She tried to stay awake because she was afraid that if she were to sleep, she would never wake up. Then, there was the matter of her visions. She was still afraid of them and after just experiencing one, she didn't want to see another for fear it would be much worse than before.
'Come on Hitomi, hang on. We're almost there!' Van thought as he clutched Hitomi tighter.
Hitomi didn't feel the pain anymore. She was too absorbed trying not to fall asleep in Van's arms. That's when she felt it. She felt Van tighten his hold on her. That's when she fully felt his warmth.
He was so warm. The complete opposite of her. She wasn't used to this kind of warmth. It was different from the warmth her family gave her. It was so much different. She wanted it to last forever.
No! She wouldn't let it last forever. She didn't want to get used to this warmth for the price was too high. She would never trade her coldness for this warmth.
Hitomi's green eyes slowly became watery. The warmth Van was giving her was reminding her of a lot of things. It reminded her how much she missed her family, how much she had wanted to be held like this, how very much alone she was. It brought back so much pain.
'Warmth.only.brings back.past pain,' Hitomi thought as she fell asleep in Van's warm and strong arms.
Got you there didn't I? Don't worry! I'm not such a big fan of cliffhangers. However, there are some times I need to put cliffhangers so please be patient. Anyway, I don't have anymore interesting ideas for the next chapter so please, I need new ideas. As for Hitomi, weeeellllllllll, I'm not really sure myself. Heehee! Oh yeah! I'm going to post another story. It's called Eliminating the Shadows. It's an escaflowne fic. It'll be out on Saturday. Till next time!
Next Chapter: The doctor explains something about Hitomi's condition, which puts everyone into shock well.not really everyone. Just one person.