Hitomi nervously put her clothes on. "Jerks.." she whispered to herself.
"Cant even take a bath-" The moleman peeked out from behind the tree. Hitomi blushed since she was half naked, still trying to put her clothes on.
She screamed and ran behind a tree. "You jerk! Go away!" Hitomi yelled. Allen, this time, came and grabbed the moleman.
"Let Hitomi be alone." Allen said angerily, picking up the moleman by the collar, draggin him away. Hitomi grinned thanking Allen in her mind.
She got dressed and ran her fingers through her hair and straighted out of her clothes on herself. "I feel so much better and clean" Hitomi smiled.
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Hitomi got back to the camp. It was a little lighter out and everyone was sitting around the fire, chatting and cooking dead fish above the fire.
Merle ran up and giggled evily, "I guess the moleman has the hots for ya Hitomi" Hitomi formed a sweatdrop. "Hey come on now" She replied uneasy. Allen and the others laughed
except Van whom never laughed, he just smiled.
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"Lord Dilandou wants her now"
"Now? Cant he wait just a little more? We're still looking." One of the warriors just shrugged, "I dont think he will give us anymore time. Lord Dilandou is getting very impatient."
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Dilandou sat on the thrown in Fanelias castle, side ways. His feet over the side and his head hanging back over the edge. He sat up.
"Damn. There taking long." He growled. He wanted to wrap his hands around the girls neck and choke her. He clentched his fist and yelled.
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Merle sighed, "Lord Van where are we going?" She scampered behind him. "Too look for food. We will be staying the night there again, if we move Dilandous men will surely see us since they are looking for us."
"But wont they find us if we stay in one place?" Van shook his head. "No I dont think so. We are covered by lots of trees and there is only one path to get into our area. There will be look outs and if we see them approaching we can easily escape."
Merle blinked, "Ohhh I get it ^^ I think.." Van looked over at her and smirked. They soon found some pisques *seen in episode 20? where Van gives Hitomi one? Remember? huhuh? okay back to the story* They also found some berries and hunted a wild bore.
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Hitomi stood up from the fire and stretched out, "Im going to go take a walk. I wont go far dont worry." Millerna nodded. "Okay but if your in any trouble just..scream!" Millerna laughed. Hitomi smirked, "Okay,"
Hitomi walked between two trees and continued walking down a slightly steep hill.
She put her arms behind her head as she walked. She looked up at the sky and thought about her home and earth. "Im fine." She smiled up at the mystic moon.
She then walked past a posion plant and it dug into a small wound on her leg, Hitomi didnt notice. She kept walking and stopped at a huge rock that sat in front of a small marsh.
Hitomi smiled and sat down, leaning against another rock that was behind her. She pulled her knees towards her chest and hugged them. "Its so beautiful here.." She smiled as she watched a fish jump from the marsh.
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Van and Merle came back, dragging two loads behind them. One of the dead bore and the other carrying berries, pisques, and some fish.
Millerna and Gaddes ran up to them. "Wow! You guys got alot! Im so hungrey too!" Allen helped Van pull the loads over to the fire. Van stood there and wiped some sweat from his forehead and looked around.
"Wheres Hitomi?" He asked, a little bit of a cautious tone in his voice. Millerna smiled, "Dont worry Van she just went for a walk." Van blinked, "She shouldnt go out alone what is she thinking?"
Millerna smirked, "I see your protective of her as always, Van." Van ignored that comment, "Which direction did she go in?" Millerna pointed west. "Oh Van Im sure shes fine-" Van was gone.
Merle stood by Millerna and nudged her, "Van has a right to be protective of his lover." Merle smirked and Millerna just smiled in awe.
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Hitomi laid on her back with her arms behind her head looking up at the clouds. "This world is so weird. The clouds are..different.." She winced as her leg started to hurt.
"What the hell.." She sat up and looked at a wound in her leg. She saw a small beaded leaf in the gash and took it out and flicked it away, not knowing what it was. She shurgged and laid back down again.
She then heard Van call her name. Hitomi sat up and smiled, "Hes so protective..oh well got to love him.." She thought. "Van?" She called out.
She heard foot steps walk down and Van came into view. "Hitomi you shouldnt be out here alone." He said. "Oh Van Im fine." She smiled and patted a seat next to her.
Van walked over and sat down beside her. He looked out at the marsh. "So did you come out here to think?" Van questioned. Hitomi looked at him in awe then laid back, staring back up at the clouds.
"Oh I dont know..I just had to get away. I know Im a little weird but I just wanted to be alone but Im glad your here" She smiled, her eyes a cresent shaped like. Van smiled, one smile that was really hard to pull out of him.
Van laid back next to Hitomi, looking up at the sky as well. Hitomi rolled over to her side and looked at him. "Van if Dilandou ever manages to kill me-" Van shook his head, "No Hitomi, I wont let that happen dont worry about it." He felt angery for her saying that.
Hitomi sheepishly laid back down. She just wanted to tell him she loved him IF she ever died. Hitomi frowned. Van looked at her in the corner of his eyes and sat up. "Use your power Hitomi. Use your power to sense them around you and I know you wont be captured by them again."
He smiled slightly. Hitomi looked at him, a little confused then understood a bit. "Yes I'll try Van" She smiled lightly. Van..she thought.
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Van and Hitomi decided to head back. They walked through the forest, not saying anything. Hitomi then winced and tried not Van see because he'll through a fit and exam all over her too see if she was okay. But the pain got worse in her leg and she
started to limp. Van narrowed his eyes over her and stopped. "Whats wrong?" He asked. Hitomi smiled. "Nothing just my leg kind of hurts but its no big deal.." Van bent down and looked at her leg. He saw a redness spread around the wound and in the middle of the wound he found a very tiny beaded leaf. "Hitomi you have that posion in your leg. The posion that you and Merle had a long time ago."
Hitomi gulped. Van stood up and looked around. "Stay here." He went off into the forest to look for some of those leafs.
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He found some of those special healing leafs and took them back to Hitomi, he told her to sit down. He carressed her leg and gentled put the stuff on. She winced then she smiled up at him.
He didnt look at her, just kept on treating the wound. "Van." She blushed. Van threw the extra leaves away and helped Hitomi up. "Come on we'd better get back." Hitomi nodded and followed Van back to camp.
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As they walked Van felt a warmness in his hand. Hitomi had but her hand in his and she layed her head on his shoulder. He blinked then we smiled faintly. They both entered the camp when there hands unlocked.
"Hey you guys are finally back." Merle smirked. "What did you guys do out there?" Hitomi frowned, "We just talked, Merle" Merle giggled. "Im so sure." Everyone laughed but the couple just faintly blushed.
Van shut his eyes and walked by the fire and sat down on a log. "Wheres Millerna and Allen?" Hitomi asked. "They too went for a 'walk'" Hitomi smirked, "I see." Merle, Teo and Gaddes laughed.
Hitomi's eyes saddened as she thought about how much trouble she has been. Van always the one to save her. Hadnt he gotten tired of her yet? Why was he still protecting her? She thought.
Hitomi then shut her eyes and took a step back. Van looked over at her, while eatting some fish. "Hitomi hey whats wrong?" She looked at Van's worried yet calm face and blinked and shook her head. "N-no nothing Van Im fine." She gave a quick smile then walked over to her side of the camp and sat down on
a small thin blanket. Van blinked then went back to eatting his fish.
Hitomi sighed and laughed down, looking up at the mystic moon. "Maybe I should go back.." Everyone was stunned and turned to her. Hitomi sat up again, her eyes filled with pain. "You guys..all Ive been is trouble here and I feel so bad and I.."
Van looked at her, "Hitomi." Hitomi bit her lip, "I just dont know you guys..I just dont know.." She winced. "I've suffered here more then enough times and.." she squeezed her fist tightly.
There was a long silence which seemed like an eternity to Van. He didnt want her to go and leave him again, but she was right. She had been suffering since she'd been here and it was all his fault. He blamed himself.
Van crushed the fish bones that were in his hand, he stood up and walked over to his tree which was a bit far from the fire and laid down. Hitomi watched him. She knew she made him mad by saying that. She also knew he loved her and wished for her to stay here with him.
She looked down sadly and whispered, "Im sorry I was just being stupid." Hitomi got up and ran away.
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Van looked up and he felt sorry. Sorry that he didnt comfort her, sorry that he didnt say anything. Merle frowned, "Whats her problem.." Van closed his eyes with his hands behind his head.
Should I go look for her? No shes mad at me but maybe I can make it better if I talk to her alone. He sat up. Merle stared at him, "Van your not going to go after her are you?" Van slightly nodded. "Oh just let her go Van! Shes been acting that way ever since she got here."
"Merle have you felt the pain she has went through?" Merle shook her head. "Well then dont say nonsense like that." Merles ears lowered, hurt a little by Van's words. He then walked towards the direction Hitomi went.
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Man Van follows Hitomi alot. :P LOL but its only because he worrys about her so much and she gets herself into these things! Yes I know I make Hitomi sound annoying in this fic but
you know gotta love her ^^ shes my second fav character next to Van so deal with it. =P
-kitterkat -aka- koemiky-