Chapter 4: Confusion
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Van awoke with a start. Something was burning his chest. The pendant? Van wondered. I forgot it was even there. It was glowing so bright that he had to shield his eyes. Suddenly, jumping to his feet he noticed that Hitomi was gone. "Hitomi?" Van asked quietly, just in case she might be near. No answer. A loud bang was heard behind him.
"Van! Where's Hitomi? Is she alright? I'm pretty sure I heard someone scream," Allen asked frantically.
"I...I d-don't know." Van stammered, wincing in pain as a throbbing sensation came to his head. "It's all my fault," he cried out suddenly with a change in emotions, falling to his knees and banging his fists hard to the ground, "I was so careless."
"What are you talking about Van? Are you just going to sit there while Hitomi could be getting hurt by who knows what? That is pathetic. If it was you that was kidnapped she wouldn't just be standing around." Allen left out "blaming herself" because he knew that she might just do that.
Van lifted his face to Allen's and smirked, "That's probably the most helpful thing you've said ever since...since..." Van frowned knowing that if he continued, Allen might swear to kill himself again. Van had hardly gotten him to not. Before Allen could as 'since what?' they hear an awfully loud sneeze. Both immediately turned they're gazes towards the door. It was Duo and Heero.
Duo glanced around then rubbed his head laughing sheepishly, "Heh heh! Must be allergic to something around here!"
Heero smacked the back of Duo's head, "Idiot," eyes closed and a stern face with one of those anime style sweat drops above his head.
Duo rubbed his head, glaring at Heero. Turning his head, Duo switched his eyes over to Van and Allen, still rubbing the back of his head. Their eyes were wide with surprise as they watched them.
Van's eyes finally left their stare as he sighed irritably, "Let's go Allen. We're wasteing time." he murmured, rushing past Duo and Heero followed by Allen.
"Wait for me!" Duo ran after them as well, followed by a reluctant Heero.
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"Where the heck am I?" Hitomi yelled into nothingness. "Hello?" she fell to her knees, tears threatening their fall. "Van! Help me Van!" Her wings sprung from her back as she flew through endless space. "Oh, Van. Where are you?!" A bright light suddenly enhanced from nowhere, expanding rapidly, making Hitomi shield her eyes. When her eyes opened she was standing in a well lit room. Like ones on Earth except it was metallic. A part of the wall opened and a girl, probably about her age, slid into the room. Before Hitomi had a good look at her the room fell out of place and molded into a battlefield. Allen and Van were fighting alongside two others. Probably Duo and Heero. Hitomi thought back to when they had introduced themselves and to where they had landed on Gaea along side her with they're so called gundams.
Hitomi glanced around curiously. Her gaze fell upon an unknown guymelef hidden in some building. She had hardly noticed it there. Something was awful familiar about it but she couldn't quite put her finger on it. Almost instantly a guymelelf that resembled Duo and Heero's a bit, sprang out of nowhere, heading straight for Van.
"Van! Van look out!" Hitomi screamed although she knew he couldn't here her. The hiding guymelef jumped out at the machine as if to cut it in half. It was beautiful. It resembled Van's a bit although it was blue, decorated with gold and silver.
The machine (that resembled Duo and Heero's) seemed to know or sense that the blue guymelef would jump out.
"No! Stop!" Hitomi screamed at the blue guymelef. It seemed that the weird looking guymelef wasn't headed for Van. By the time it would have reached Van, he would have noticed and would've fought back, but the blue guymelef wasn't aware of that, obviously too worried about Van. The unknown guymelef sliced the blue guymelef right through the head. Hitomi's eyes went wide with fear. "No!!" Tears flew from her eyes. She saw Van turn around and after a moments look at the guymelef he cried out in pain and agony that pierced through Hitomi's heart. It was a bit odd though that she new Van had said something but she couldn't understand it. As if the words were blocked out on purpose.
Pitch blackness surrounded her once again. "I must not let that person die," Hitomi muttered into darkness, sobbing uncontrollably, "I mustn't. Otherwise Van will be sad. I can't let that happen," feeling sick she placed her hands to her mouth muttering 'no mor, no more' as she stepped back, falling in an endless black void.
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Hitomi awoke with a start, breathing rapidly. A vision? Probably. Is that why I passed out so suddenly? She put her hand to her forehead, trying to think over things. Of who she had seen carrying her. That's odd. I can't remember anything before I blanked. All I remember is being with Van. A sudden realization occurred to her as she came back to her senses. She was in a metallic like room that was pretty bare. "Like the one in my vision," she muttered to no one in particular.
A little section of the wall opened, just like in her vision and a girl about her age walked into the room. She had golden brown hair to her shoulder blades and beautiful blue eyes that held a friendly glint.
"Hello. Nice to meet you, I'm Relena Peacecraft." the girl stated, walking up to Hitomi, her hand extended. Hitomi didn't know why, but she felt she liked this girl, as if she's known her a long time. She reached out and shook with Relena. A warm smile spread across Relena's face.
"I'm Hitomi Kanzaki. What am I doing here? Why am I here?"
"Well...we needed someone from this...place to tell us or explain to us how we got her. If you could do that, it would be wonderful."
"Oh! I'm not from this planet if that's what you mean!" Relena looked at Hitomi in shock but before she could say anything, the door opened and in popped a messenger.
"Queen Relena. Sorry for the interruption but a war has broken out!" the messenger reported. Hitomi gasped. A war?
"Do you know what started the war?" Relena asked calmly.
"I think some people want a girl back or something. I'm not quite sure. You'll have to check with the boss for that."
"Thank you." Relena turned back to Hitomi, "I shouldn't be long. You can come for further measures if you want," she stood and left.
Htiomi stood also but didn't leave quite yet. "A war?" Hitomi whispered. She clasped her hands to her mouth and sank to the floor remembering her vision. "I've got to save that guymelef." Decision made she ran down the endless hallways. What am I gonna do? I don't know how to get out of this place! Seeing a window Hitomi glanced around and unlatched it. It was a pretty far way down but she needed to save that person. Taking a deep breath, Hitomi jumped out the window and spread her wings, holding onto her dress.
Making sure no one saw her she flew on over a forest. Something glistening caught her eye although it was pretty dark outside. Hitomi decided to investigate. As she landed she let out a loud gasp.
"Jiueru!" she breathed.
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A war had broken out. Van didn't care who this guy thought he was as long as he got Hitomi back. Van charged at three "mobile suits", as he remembered Heero calling them that earlier. Van backed off a little in time to see Allen with his hands full too. Heero had insisted that he fight with the leader so Van agreed hesitantly.
Heero murmured the name of the leader angrily although he didn't know why. Something was different about him. Something he couldn't explain.
"Milliardo," Heero mumbled again, "or shall I say, Zechs?" Before Milliardo could say something back, both him and Heero had seen something that made Heero choke. Only one word was now etched into Heero's mind...
A/N: So...how was it? I was real tired when I wrote this one so go easy on me. I hope it's okay. Ü I've got a lot of homework so I have no idea when the next chapter will be out. (Plus I'm a starter at this cliff-hanger thing so...I tried!!) *laffs* Sorry to leave this one kind of short but I really need to get going on my hw and besides, you needed a cliff-hanger sometime!
