Surprised, aren't you??
I finally decided to write some more on this and type it out. Thankx to all of you who have reviewed thus far and begged me to continue this
Sorry that this is so small a part, but it is better than nothing. I have a little bit more written which I will try to get out in another part after a few revisions and additions.
Enjoy!!
Disclaimer: As always, I don't own them. (If wishes were fishes I would need a verrrrrry bid aquarium!!)
Rating: PG
For the Past, Present and Future Part 4
Amano and Yukari stared in shock at the strange cat-girl afore them as van slowly lowered Merle and himself to the ground, his friend's weight too much for him at the moment.
Merle had her head buried against Van's shoulder, but turned her head away when she sensed someone else besides her friend. "H-Hitomi? Is that really you?" she wiped her eyes with a paw and took another look.
"Yes. I'm back," Hitomi walked the short distance and knelt before Merle and Van. The cat-girl had hardly changed since Hitomi saw her 10 years ago. She was slightly taller but, other than that, remained the same.
Amano and Yukari stepped forward, causing Merle to jump slightly and tighten her already tight grip on Van.
The Fanelian king pried her off of him. "Don't worry; they are friends, of Hitomi," he added as an afterthought. "So the Renagerade are still in Fanelia?" He got to his feet.
"Yes, they are waiting for you to come back," Merle stood as well and waited for Van to speak.
He thought for a minute, then turned towards the trio from the Mystic Moon. "I need to go back. You can either stay or join me. I will leave that decision to you." He turned to Merle and started to converse with her.
"Hitomi," Yukari spoke. "What are you going to do?"
"Fight with Van," she said without hesitation.
Amano stepped in front of her. "Are you sure that is wise? You could be killed!"
"I wasn't sent here to cower in the shadows."
"Why us, then?" Yukari said from Hitomi's right.
"I'm sorry," she lowered her head. "It was probably an accident for you to get taken with me…"
"Look," Amano said sternly, struggling with keeping his voice low. "I don't want you to get hurt, let alone killed. Please," he lowered his voice to a whisper, "don't do anything rash; please stay out of this. This isn't your battle."
She smiled, he still had a place in her heart. "I have to do this. These people are my friends. You can stay here if you like, but I am going," her tone left no room for argument. She stepped around Amano and over to Van who had just finished his talk with Merle.
Van looked at her, eyes narrowing as he judged where she stood. "You'll be needing this," he finally spoke, then removed the pendant from around his neck. It glowed as Hitomi reached for it, as if welcoming back a long-lost friend.
She took it and put it around her own neck and the glowing subsided. She looked at the stone for a few additional seconds, then looked to Van and Merle, then to Amano and Yukari.
Amano looked at his fiancée. "You always said we needed some adventure in our lives," he shrugged, waiting to see what she wanted to do.
"Fine, but I'm staying as far away from these Renagerades as possible," she was clearly not very happy about her decision.
"Hopefully we all can," Van interjected.
Merle turned to him. "What are you planning on doing?" her voice was filled with worry.
"I'm going to surrender.