DisClaimer: I do not own Escaflowne or any of the people in it. Please
don't sue.:0)
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Chapter 3: Best Friends
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-It must be your skin that i'm sinking in. It must be for real,
because now i can feel. I didn't mind, it's not my kind, it's not my
time to wonder why. Everything all white, everything all gray. Now
your here, now your away. I don't want to miss. Remember that. i'll
never forget where your at.- -Bush, sixteen stone-
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West Wing, 2am
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Atrea soundly sleeping. The room black with night. A shadow lurks
above Atrea bed. Suddenly a hand goes over her mouth. She waked up
startled and confused.
" Shhhhhhh, i am not here to hurt you, i have information " the
voice whispers in my ear. " I am going to take my hand off your mouth
now, please don't get upset " he whispered again. I nodded ok. " What
information " i asked the man in black, whispering back. He told me an
unbelievable tale. That Van and Allen kidnapped me, and set me up.
Dilandau was told that i went back to the mystic moon. But the Celena
part was true. And the Ziola part came to be true after my letter to
him. This was a lot to process. My first instinct was to escape and
sort it all out later. " How did you get in here " i whispered to the
mystery man. " Through the fireplace " he whispered back. " Ok, thanks
for the info, i am not sure why your helping me but thanks still for
doing it " i whispered and snuck out the fire place. I was sure he
would be close behind. This guy seems to be watching out for me, if he
wanted to kill me he could have done it already. While i was sleeping.
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Forest 5am sunrise
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I got a campfire started. I am kinda just sitting here next to it
numb. So many questions. It all makes sense now. The kidnapping, the
lies, and the grudges. I accept what has been done. But i cannot
forgive. Van and Allen will be paid back for their actions in time. But
Dilandau. He lied to me about who he really was. And he certainly
couldn't wait until i was gone to marry someone else. So basically Van
did me a favor. Now i can kill them both and be at peace. I am so
clear about everything now. It still hurts like hell, but i am coming
to terms with all of it. This is not a perfect world. You find friends
in strange places. Enemys that should have been friends. I am not sure
if i will really kill them. I am too tired to think straight. Can i
forgive and forget? And move on? What happens if i mean to be calm, but
end up going psyco when i see them? I guess i will find out. My plan
is still a good one. Even if it does not work out the way i would like
it too. It is light already i need to get some sleep. I have less than
a week to get to Zaibach. Travelling by night insures a little more
success than by day.
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Fanelia
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" What? she's gone?! " Van shouted loudly. " Yes, sir i came into
the west wing and she was gone, as well as all of her things " the hand
maid replied. " FIND HER, FIND HER NOW! " Van yelled.
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A hidden cave 9 miles from Zaibach, 11pm
-------------------
Well, this is a good place as any for a camp. Not much else
between here and Zaibach. I will have to stay here tonight and then
go at sunset tomorrow. I have a lot to do tomorrow. Atrea falls asleep.
Whistling in the cave about midnight Atrea opens her eyes
unmoving. Familair tune. Where have i heard that before. Flashback
" Would you like to dance lady Atrea ?" said the man. " Only if you
tell me your name first " she said. End Flashback The only song i
danced to on Gaea. I miss him. Why is somebody whistling that
song in here? They can't possibly see me in the dark. I hope they go
away before morning. Atrea falls asleep again.
A couple of hours later. The man takes off his cloak and hood. He
lights the campfire. He cooks some food and waits for Atrea to wake up.
He knows she will eventually, and then maybe he can talk some sense
into her. Before she goes off half cocked without thinking it through.
I open my eyes and the first thing i see is the fire pit lit. It
is about 2 feet from me. I rub my eyes to get a better picture of who
is sitting there motionless. I figured it had to be that man in dark
clothes. He probably followed me. I was not expecting who i saw. I
rubbed my eyes again, and stood up. I sat down next to him. And looked
at his face. He was staring at the fire not looking up at me. " I
opened my mouth to say " Am i dreaming ". He looked at me and shook his
head no. Then he stared into my eyes. I felt the tears falling from my
eyes. Some much emotion. I felt like my heart was bleeding. It ached.
He was alive, and sitting right next to me. My eyes were blurry from
all the tears. He opened his arms and i fell into them. Sobbing. He
held me tightly, like so many nights before. The only thing that i
could get out was " If i am dreaming never wake me up ". He hugged me
tighter and said " Please don't pinch me ". I laughed while crying. I
just layed there in his arms. Happy he was alive. I did not care if it
was a dream. He came to me when i needed him most. He pryed my arms off
of him. Wiped my tears away, smiled and said " I missed you too Atrea".
" Miguel ". I said and and fell back into his arms. He told me a story,
the same story he used to tell me on the Floating Fortress when i
couldn't sleep. It was about a princess and her knight and they lived
happy in their kingdom. I fell asleep this time, until morning.
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-I'm never alone. I'm alone all the time. Are you at one or do you
lie. We live in a wheel, where everyone steals, and when we rise it's
like strawberry fields. I treated you bad, you bruised my face.
Couldn't love you more, you've got a beautiful taste.
- Bush, sixteen stone-
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The next morning in the cave
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I woke up expecting last night to be a dream. Miguel was sleeping
next to me. I could hear him breathing. I have not heard such a
beautiful sound in a long time. My best friend had returned. I got up
quietly and tip toed past him so i could bathe in the hot springs. He
heard me. " Leaving me already? I was hoping we could talk
first " he playfully said. " No, i was going to take a bath " i said
back to him. " Oh, ok wake me when your done " he smiled and fell
asleep. I took my bath and changed clothes. I woke him up and he took
a bath and changed. Now we were both sitting next to the small fire.
He told me about how Zongi tried to kill him. And how he got help, and
hid. He had been alone since then, drifting from place to place. He
heard about the other slayers dieing and figured it would not be a good
idea to tell people who he really was. He heard about me coming back to
Gaea and came looking for me. He found me in Zaibach. From there i
pretty much figured out the rest.
I told him about everything that has happened to me. I cryed and
he hugged me. I have him back that is all that matters. Except Dilandau
and Ziola. I had a score to settle. He didn't agree with me. He did
not like my plan at all. I knew he wouldn't, but it was something i had
to do. It all hurt and i needed to make it stop. If i killed them, then
it would stop. All my pain would stop. Of course my logic was flawed.
I knew that on some level, it was something i had to do. He agreed to
come with me to Zaibach. He actually insisted. I wanted him close by.
At least there is someone i can trust on this planet. And i did not
want to lose anyone else. He was all i had left. I was thankful for
that. I was thankful for him. Is that all there was to it? I wonder.
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don't sue.:0)
-------------------
Chapter 3: Best Friends
-------------------
-It must be your skin that i'm sinking in. It must be for real,
because now i can feel. I didn't mind, it's not my kind, it's not my
time to wonder why. Everything all white, everything all gray. Now
your here, now your away. I don't want to miss. Remember that. i'll
never forget where your at.- -Bush, sixteen stone-
-------------------
West Wing, 2am
-------------------
Atrea soundly sleeping. The room black with night. A shadow lurks
above Atrea bed. Suddenly a hand goes over her mouth. She waked up
startled and confused.
" Shhhhhhh, i am not here to hurt you, i have information " the
voice whispers in my ear. " I am going to take my hand off your mouth
now, please don't get upset " he whispered again. I nodded ok. " What
information " i asked the man in black, whispering back. He told me an
unbelievable tale. That Van and Allen kidnapped me, and set me up.
Dilandau was told that i went back to the mystic moon. But the Celena
part was true. And the Ziola part came to be true after my letter to
him. This was a lot to process. My first instinct was to escape and
sort it all out later. " How did you get in here " i whispered to the
mystery man. " Through the fireplace " he whispered back. " Ok, thanks
for the info, i am not sure why your helping me but thanks still for
doing it " i whispered and snuck out the fire place. I was sure he
would be close behind. This guy seems to be watching out for me, if he
wanted to kill me he could have done it already. While i was sleeping.
-------------------
Forest 5am sunrise
-------------------
I got a campfire started. I am kinda just sitting here next to it
numb. So many questions. It all makes sense now. The kidnapping, the
lies, and the grudges. I accept what has been done. But i cannot
forgive. Van and Allen will be paid back for their actions in time. But
Dilandau. He lied to me about who he really was. And he certainly
couldn't wait until i was gone to marry someone else. So basically Van
did me a favor. Now i can kill them both and be at peace. I am so
clear about everything now. It still hurts like hell, but i am coming
to terms with all of it. This is not a perfect world. You find friends
in strange places. Enemys that should have been friends. I am not sure
if i will really kill them. I am too tired to think straight. Can i
forgive and forget? And move on? What happens if i mean to be calm, but
end up going psyco when i see them? I guess i will find out. My plan
is still a good one. Even if it does not work out the way i would like
it too. It is light already i need to get some sleep. I have less than
a week to get to Zaibach. Travelling by night insures a little more
success than by day.
-------------------
Fanelia
-------------------
" What? she's gone?! " Van shouted loudly. " Yes, sir i came into
the west wing and she was gone, as well as all of her things " the hand
maid replied. " FIND HER, FIND HER NOW! " Van yelled.
-------------------
A hidden cave 9 miles from Zaibach, 11pm
-------------------
Well, this is a good place as any for a camp. Not much else
between here and Zaibach. I will have to stay here tonight and then
go at sunset tomorrow. I have a lot to do tomorrow. Atrea falls asleep.
Whistling in the cave about midnight Atrea opens her eyes
unmoving. Familair tune. Where have i heard that before. Flashback
" Would you like to dance lady Atrea ?" said the man. " Only if you
tell me your name first " she said. End Flashback The only song i
danced to on Gaea. I miss him. Why is somebody whistling that
song in here? They can't possibly see me in the dark. I hope they go
away before morning. Atrea falls asleep again.
A couple of hours later. The man takes off his cloak and hood. He
lights the campfire. He cooks some food and waits for Atrea to wake up.
He knows she will eventually, and then maybe he can talk some sense
into her. Before she goes off half cocked without thinking it through.
I open my eyes and the first thing i see is the fire pit lit. It
is about 2 feet from me. I rub my eyes to get a better picture of who
is sitting there motionless. I figured it had to be that man in dark
clothes. He probably followed me. I was not expecting who i saw. I
rubbed my eyes again, and stood up. I sat down next to him. And looked
at his face. He was staring at the fire not looking up at me. " I
opened my mouth to say " Am i dreaming ". He looked at me and shook his
head no. Then he stared into my eyes. I felt the tears falling from my
eyes. Some much emotion. I felt like my heart was bleeding. It ached.
He was alive, and sitting right next to me. My eyes were blurry from
all the tears. He opened his arms and i fell into them. Sobbing. He
held me tightly, like so many nights before. The only thing that i
could get out was " If i am dreaming never wake me up ". He hugged me
tighter and said " Please don't pinch me ". I laughed while crying. I
just layed there in his arms. Happy he was alive. I did not care if it
was a dream. He came to me when i needed him most. He pryed my arms off
of him. Wiped my tears away, smiled and said " I missed you too Atrea".
" Miguel ". I said and and fell back into his arms. He told me a story,
the same story he used to tell me on the Floating Fortress when i
couldn't sleep. It was about a princess and her knight and they lived
happy in their kingdom. I fell asleep this time, until morning.
-------------------
-I'm never alone. I'm alone all the time. Are you at one or do you
lie. We live in a wheel, where everyone steals, and when we rise it's
like strawberry fields. I treated you bad, you bruised my face.
Couldn't love you more, you've got a beautiful taste.
- Bush, sixteen stone-
-------------------
The next morning in the cave
-------------------
I woke up expecting last night to be a dream. Miguel was sleeping
next to me. I could hear him breathing. I have not heard such a
beautiful sound in a long time. My best friend had returned. I got up
quietly and tip toed past him so i could bathe in the hot springs. He
heard me. " Leaving me already? I was hoping we could talk
first " he playfully said. " No, i was going to take a bath " i said
back to him. " Oh, ok wake me when your done " he smiled and fell
asleep. I took my bath and changed clothes. I woke him up and he took
a bath and changed. Now we were both sitting next to the small fire.
He told me about how Zongi tried to kill him. And how he got help, and
hid. He had been alone since then, drifting from place to place. He
heard about the other slayers dieing and figured it would not be a good
idea to tell people who he really was. He heard about me coming back to
Gaea and came looking for me. He found me in Zaibach. From there i
pretty much figured out the rest.
I told him about everything that has happened to me. I cryed and
he hugged me. I have him back that is all that matters. Except Dilandau
and Ziola. I had a score to settle. He didn't agree with me. He did
not like my plan at all. I knew he wouldn't, but it was something i had
to do. It all hurt and i needed to make it stop. If i killed them, then
it would stop. All my pain would stop. Of course my logic was flawed.
I knew that on some level, it was something i had to do. He agreed to
come with me to Zaibach. He actually insisted. I wanted him close by.
At least there is someone i can trust on this planet. And i did not
want to lose anyone else. He was all i had left. I was thankful for
that. I was thankful for him. Is that all there was to it? I wonder.
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