A Blessing From the Sky
Disclaimer: I don't own escaflowne
Chapter 12: Hitomi's Misfortune
Van sped off towards the forest. He passed the empty markets and the gates to the city in a flash. He headed towards the East Mountain Forest where the crash site was located.
"I am the representation of the Devil Card."
"How do you know of me?"
"My dear Hitomi, you are in no position to ask questions."
Van cursed. There was an invisible wall blocking the entrance to the forest. No matter what he did, he couldn't get through. He had tried to use his 'power' but nothing worked.
"Hmm?"
"What?"
"Your friend is here."
"Friend?"
The person hidden in the darkness pointed his hand to the left. Hitomi slowly looked. Nothing was there, just the dark forest. Suddenly, an image started to form.
It showed the entrance to the forest. There was a black horse and there was a man. Hitomi's eyes narrowed. It was too dark to tell who it was.
"Too dark to tell?"
". "
"Let me light it up a bit."
Suddenly, blue-floating balls of lights appeared around Hitomi and the man in the image. She gasped.
"Van. "
Van surprised as well. He was trying to get through the barrier when an image appeared. It showed the crash site with two people in it but it was too dark to see who they were. Then, out of nowhere, blue balls of light started appearing around him and one of the mysterious figures. He was shocked at who he saw.
"Hitomi. "
Hitomi was afraid now. What if the pendant acted up? What if the light was too powerful and Van saw it? What would he do if he found out about her secret? He wouldn't do anything to her right? He's not that kind of person.
Suddenly, reality stroke Hitomi. She remembered how people change when they found out that you were different from them. After all, it is in the human nature to repel those who are different from them.
She had seen it happen. She had seen it happen to the beggars. Just because they couldn't afford a house, people would just ignore them. Sometimes, they would even beet the person up and just leave them there to die. Would Van do the same thing to her?
"Scared?"
"How. do you know about me?"
"Because you were destined to come here."
"What are you talking about?"
Van was watching the image from his position. He could see their lips moving but he couldn't here anything. Suddenly, he heard horses hooves from behind him.
"Van!"
Van smiled. Good old Allen. He can always count on him. "Allen!"
"I followed your orders now what is going on?"
"Allen, Hitomi's in danger. Look!"
"Look at what?"
"Huh?"
Van looked at the image. It had disappeared. He noticed that the blue lights have disappeared as well. He walked towards the entrance to the forest. The barrier was gone as well. With that in mind, he quickly got on his horse and sped of leaving Allen and the ten guards.
"Come on!" Allen yelled.
With Allen's signal, they followed Van towards the forest.
Van was very worried now. The forest had gone back to the way it was. He had to hurry. He could hear Allen and the guards following him. Good, he thought. If he were to engage in battle, it would be easier for him to fight knowing someone could protect Hitomi.
They arrived at the crash site but no one was there. He got off his horse and looked around. No one but there was a sign of struggle. He looked at the ground. Was he too late?
Suddenly, something caught his eyes. It was a golden string. He picked it up and was surprised at what came with it.
"This is. "
He stared at the pink tear shaped stone attached. He closed his eyes. This was proof of what he had just seen. She was here. He closed his eyes. Had he failed? Had he failed to protect her again?
He clutched the pendant. Yes, he did. He had failed to protect the one he loved once more.
He opened his eyes. He would save her. He would save her no matter what.
Wait for me, Hitomi.
"Van, what's going on?"
"I don't know Allen. All I know is that Hitomi was here. Let's go ask Mel."
"I don't think Mel will tell you anything."
"She has too."
With that, they all went back to the palace.
All the while, Van was damn worried about Hitomi. There was a sign of struggle that meant that she didn't want to go. Then, there was his mother appearing and telling him to help someone. Was that someone Hitomi?
He then remembered about the first time his mother appeared to him. She had told him to help the girl from the Mystic Moon. Hitomi, from the Mystic Moon? Was such a thing possible?
Come to think of it, she and Mel were talking about 'Earth'. Such a place didn't exist on Gaia. Then, there were their clothes; he had never seen anything like them. The more he thought about it, the more he believed it.
Hitomi and Mel are both from the Mystic Moon. The coincidences are just too many to ignore. Was this what Hitomi was keeping from him?
They passed through the empty market and went towards the castle. Tomorrow, he would ask Mel tomorrow. She had to tell him who they really were. It might provide a clue to who they were dealing with.
Hitomi opened her eyes and saw nothing but darkness. She looked around. Still nothing. There was nobody there. She was alone in that place. She touched her neck. Her pendant wasn't there anymore. She recalled what had happened.
"How. how do you know about me?"
"Because you were destined to come here."
"What are you talking about?"
The person looked at the image of Van at the entrance. He saw that there were already a number of soldiers approaching. He made a motion with his hand and the image then disappeared. He looked at Hitomi.
"You're mine."
With those said, shadows suddenly were engulfing Hitomi. They started out from her feet and then they worked their way up to her stomach.
Hitomi tried to run away but her legs were being held to the ground and it resulted in her falling down. It was as if the darkness was pulling her because no matter what she did, she couldn't stand up.
'The pendant!' Hitomi thought. She clutched her pendant and closed her eyes.
'But what if goes out of control? What if Van sees it?'
Hitomi opened her eyes. She couldn't do it! No matter how hard she tried, images of people she knew hating her kept appearing in her head. She was afraid. She didn't want that to happen.
She pulled her pendant until the latch was broken and she buried it on the ground. If he knew about her, then for sure he knew about her pendant. She wouldn't let him have it. She just hoped that he didn't see what she had just done.
Knowing that he wouldn't be able to get the pendant comforted her a little. She closed her eyes and waited for the darkness to engulf her.
Hitomi looked around again. It was pure darkness. She couldn't tell where she was. She couldn't even see her hand in front of her face. She couldn't even tell if she was awake or not.
You're trapped.
The man concealed in darkness looked at the person on the bed. He removed his cloak. This caused him to reveal his long white hair and his mysterious blue eyes. He was wearing a black long-sleeved shirt, black pants, and black boots.
He walked closer to the bed where the person laid. He stared at the human. He smiled an evil smile.
He touched the person's face.
"You are too pure to be with those humans."
He leaned closer.
"You belong with me."
His breath was already touching the person's face.
"My dear. Hitomi."
He sealed his lips with hers.
Ooooooookkkaaaaaay! End of chapter twelve. I know, it's kind of short and I know how you all hate the bad guys kissing the good guys but this is the story so I'm not changing it. Anyway, remember about the twists I told you all about? It's probably going to start in the fourteenth chapter or the fifteenth. For any of you confused about Hitomi being awake then being asleep, the explanation will come in the next chapter so please be patient. Later(
Next Chapter: Mel tells everything she knows and Van gets a message from someone.
Disclaimer: I don't own escaflowne
Chapter 12: Hitomi's Misfortune
Van sped off towards the forest. He passed the empty markets and the gates to the city in a flash. He headed towards the East Mountain Forest where the crash site was located.
"I am the representation of the Devil Card."
"How do you know of me?"
"My dear Hitomi, you are in no position to ask questions."
Van cursed. There was an invisible wall blocking the entrance to the forest. No matter what he did, he couldn't get through. He had tried to use his 'power' but nothing worked.
"Hmm?"
"What?"
"Your friend is here."
"Friend?"
The person hidden in the darkness pointed his hand to the left. Hitomi slowly looked. Nothing was there, just the dark forest. Suddenly, an image started to form.
It showed the entrance to the forest. There was a black horse and there was a man. Hitomi's eyes narrowed. It was too dark to tell who it was.
"Too dark to tell?"
". "
"Let me light it up a bit."
Suddenly, blue-floating balls of lights appeared around Hitomi and the man in the image. She gasped.
"Van. "
Van surprised as well. He was trying to get through the barrier when an image appeared. It showed the crash site with two people in it but it was too dark to see who they were. Then, out of nowhere, blue balls of light started appearing around him and one of the mysterious figures. He was shocked at who he saw.
"Hitomi. "
Hitomi was afraid now. What if the pendant acted up? What if the light was too powerful and Van saw it? What would he do if he found out about her secret? He wouldn't do anything to her right? He's not that kind of person.
Suddenly, reality stroke Hitomi. She remembered how people change when they found out that you were different from them. After all, it is in the human nature to repel those who are different from them.
She had seen it happen. She had seen it happen to the beggars. Just because they couldn't afford a house, people would just ignore them. Sometimes, they would even beet the person up and just leave them there to die. Would Van do the same thing to her?
"Scared?"
"How. do you know about me?"
"Because you were destined to come here."
"What are you talking about?"
Van was watching the image from his position. He could see their lips moving but he couldn't here anything. Suddenly, he heard horses hooves from behind him.
"Van!"
Van smiled. Good old Allen. He can always count on him. "Allen!"
"I followed your orders now what is going on?"
"Allen, Hitomi's in danger. Look!"
"Look at what?"
"Huh?"
Van looked at the image. It had disappeared. He noticed that the blue lights have disappeared as well. He walked towards the entrance to the forest. The barrier was gone as well. With that in mind, he quickly got on his horse and sped of leaving Allen and the ten guards.
"Come on!" Allen yelled.
With Allen's signal, they followed Van towards the forest.
Van was very worried now. The forest had gone back to the way it was. He had to hurry. He could hear Allen and the guards following him. Good, he thought. If he were to engage in battle, it would be easier for him to fight knowing someone could protect Hitomi.
They arrived at the crash site but no one was there. He got off his horse and looked around. No one but there was a sign of struggle. He looked at the ground. Was he too late?
Suddenly, something caught his eyes. It was a golden string. He picked it up and was surprised at what came with it.
"This is. "
He stared at the pink tear shaped stone attached. He closed his eyes. This was proof of what he had just seen. She was here. He closed his eyes. Had he failed? Had he failed to protect her again?
He clutched the pendant. Yes, he did. He had failed to protect the one he loved once more.
He opened his eyes. He would save her. He would save her no matter what.
Wait for me, Hitomi.
"Van, what's going on?"
"I don't know Allen. All I know is that Hitomi was here. Let's go ask Mel."
"I don't think Mel will tell you anything."
"She has too."
With that, they all went back to the palace.
All the while, Van was damn worried about Hitomi. There was a sign of struggle that meant that she didn't want to go. Then, there was his mother appearing and telling him to help someone. Was that someone Hitomi?
He then remembered about the first time his mother appeared to him. She had told him to help the girl from the Mystic Moon. Hitomi, from the Mystic Moon? Was such a thing possible?
Come to think of it, she and Mel were talking about 'Earth'. Such a place didn't exist on Gaia. Then, there were their clothes; he had never seen anything like them. The more he thought about it, the more he believed it.
Hitomi and Mel are both from the Mystic Moon. The coincidences are just too many to ignore. Was this what Hitomi was keeping from him?
They passed through the empty market and went towards the castle. Tomorrow, he would ask Mel tomorrow. She had to tell him who they really were. It might provide a clue to who they were dealing with.
Hitomi opened her eyes and saw nothing but darkness. She looked around. Still nothing. There was nobody there. She was alone in that place. She touched her neck. Her pendant wasn't there anymore. She recalled what had happened.
"How. how do you know about me?"
"Because you were destined to come here."
"What are you talking about?"
The person looked at the image of Van at the entrance. He saw that there were already a number of soldiers approaching. He made a motion with his hand and the image then disappeared. He looked at Hitomi.
"You're mine."
With those said, shadows suddenly were engulfing Hitomi. They started out from her feet and then they worked their way up to her stomach.
Hitomi tried to run away but her legs were being held to the ground and it resulted in her falling down. It was as if the darkness was pulling her because no matter what she did, she couldn't stand up.
'The pendant!' Hitomi thought. She clutched her pendant and closed her eyes.
'But what if goes out of control? What if Van sees it?'
Hitomi opened her eyes. She couldn't do it! No matter how hard she tried, images of people she knew hating her kept appearing in her head. She was afraid. She didn't want that to happen.
She pulled her pendant until the latch was broken and she buried it on the ground. If he knew about her, then for sure he knew about her pendant. She wouldn't let him have it. She just hoped that he didn't see what she had just done.
Knowing that he wouldn't be able to get the pendant comforted her a little. She closed her eyes and waited for the darkness to engulf her.
Hitomi looked around again. It was pure darkness. She couldn't tell where she was. She couldn't even see her hand in front of her face. She couldn't even tell if she was awake or not.
You're trapped.
The man concealed in darkness looked at the person on the bed. He removed his cloak. This caused him to reveal his long white hair and his mysterious blue eyes. He was wearing a black long-sleeved shirt, black pants, and black boots.
He walked closer to the bed where the person laid. He stared at the human. He smiled an evil smile.
He touched the person's face.
"You are too pure to be with those humans."
He leaned closer.
"You belong with me."
His breath was already touching the person's face.
"My dear. Hitomi."
He sealed his lips with hers.
Ooooooookkkaaaaaay! End of chapter twelve. I know, it's kind of short and I know how you all hate the bad guys kissing the good guys but this is the story so I'm not changing it. Anyway, remember about the twists I told you all about? It's probably going to start in the fourteenth chapter or the fifteenth. For any of you confused about Hitomi being awake then being asleep, the explanation will come in the next chapter so please be patient. Later(
Next Chapter: Mel tells everything she knows and Van gets a message from someone.