Chapter 4

Fanalian Forest

*I can't believe that I'm here!*

`Hitomi looked around but didn't have a clue at which direction to go. She was about to start walking towards what sounded like water when she thought that she heard people coming. Not knowing whether they were friend or foe, Hitomi hid behind a tree waiting for the mysterious person to approach. When she finally got up the courage to look around the tree, she saw the one person she wasn't expecting....Van.

Van's POV

"Hitomi!! Hitomi where are you?!" yelled a very scared young king. Van and Merle had been looking for Hitomi for the last couple of hours and they still hadn't found her yet.

"HITOMI!!"

"There's a stream up ahead Lord Van. Why don't we rest for a while." Merle said.

"I guess we could, but not for long."

Hitomi's POV(STUPID RED LINES!!! Sorry I'm using Word and it's pissing me off.)

*Van...can it really be you?*

Oh sure, Van was older but she could clearly see his brown eyes with hints of red. Him calling out her name also helped.

*Is that Merle with him?* It looked like her old rival, but she was older and carried herself more gracefully.

*They must have seen the light. Funny, I don't even remember it.* Hitomi was about to walk over to them when...

"CRACK!!"

Chapter 5

Van's POV

"CRACK!!"

"What was that Lord Van?" Merle asked.

"Don't know." Van whispered.

A sudden movement to his left caused him to unsheathe his sword. A young woman came backing out of the trees. Her back was towards them but Van could clearly see that it was Hitomi by her clothes and her green eyes as she turned around to face them.

"VAN!!" Hitomi cried. She ran towards them but right behind her were around seven men, all carrying a weapon.

"Well what do we have here?" one of them said smirking.

No one's POV

"RUN!!" Van yelled at the girls. They ran and he turned to face the bandits.

"Well if it isn't the young King Van de Vanel himself." the bandit said bowing. "Might I inquire what you were doing out here all by yourself with those two girls?"

"It's none of your damn business." Van spat.

"Well it seems that his majesty is all in a rut this evening."

The man charged at Van then. Van was prepared and blocked his sword just inches from his face. The man had more strength that the young king and shoved him backwards into a tree. Van shook his head and ran full force at the man. He sliced open the bandits throat, making the other bandits run away from the gruesome death.

Van walked in the direction that Merle led Hitomi in. When he finally found them he saw Merle hugging Hitomi and gabbing away. When Hitomi got Merle off her she turned around and walked right up to Van.

She looked into his eyes and smiled saying "Van..."

Van smiled back and embraced her.

"Hitomi..."