Disclaimer: I do not own any part of Vision of Escaflowne. Not the characters, the story, nothing. All I own are my own ideas~ enjoy^^~
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Van slowly rose from his bed, wiping sleep from his eyes. He looked outside his window into the night, surprised to see a pillar of blue light not far from his window, much like the one Hitomi had left in those long months ago.
"Hitomi? Could it really be Hitomi?" Van leapt from his bed, tears of happiness springing from his eyes. He ran out of his room and through the castle hallways until he was outside, running towards the blue light. He shivered, for it was winter and he was still in only the pants he had fallen asleep in, but he did not care. Finally, he would get to see his precious Hitomi again. He ran and ran and ran through the icy wilderness, until he could see Hitomi's heavenly figure descending from above. Not being able to wait any longer, he spread his wings wide and flew upwards until he could hold her warm body in his arms. She too was only in light clothing and was shaking visibly. As Van looked upon her silent face, he could see that she was unconscious.

Hitomi later awoke, with a warm washcloth on her forehead. As she slowly opened her eyes, she was stunned to see Merle's familiar face so close to her own.
"You're awake, you're awake! Van-sama will be so happy!!" And with that the little cat girl ran from the room on all fours, calling out 'Van-sama!, Van-sama!' to the ears of the entire castle. Hitomi tried to sit up, but soon fell back down. She ached all over, as if she had just been crushed by a rock. She closed her eyes wearily, and lay her head against the soft pillow.

A few minutes later Van strode in, trying to act as kingly and tough as he could. But the sight of Hitomi's pained face turned him back into the lovesick fifteen year old boy he really was. He knelt down beside her bed and put his hands to her face. Merle also walked in with a matching worried expression, but more for Van's sake than Hitomi's.
"Hitomi, are you all right? Hitomi answer me!" Van stared into her eyes with passionate fury, he did not want to lose her again. After all the pain he'd been going through these past few months without her, he knew he could not let her go so soon.
"Van?" Hitomi said, dreamlike. His eyes softened.
" Yes Hitomi, it's me." Van took a sigh of relief. "Are you alright?"
"I'm fine Van, no need to worry about-" Hitomi slid back down to a sleeping position, stiff and unblinking. Van's eyes came alive with pure terror. Without moving, he began to shout.
"Merle, quickly! Summon the Mole-man!" Van was at ease with his now old-friend helping Hitomi, though he would have much-preferred Millerna. However, Millerna had returned to Asturia just yesterday after an extended visit to Fanelia, and was too far away to be reached for this situation.
Soon the Mole-man hobbled in, with an over-exicted merle following right behind him. He felt her forehead, and looked for her pulse. After a short examination, he turned to face Van and Merle. Sitting down and sighing slowly, Van was about to crack in two with anxiousness. After a lot of head scratching and forehead rubbing, the Mole-man cleared his throat -

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Is Hitomi okay? Will everything be all right? Will Hitomi and Van ever be able to be together for more than five minutes without one of them fainting or bleeding profusely? Who knows?
Lol~ I know, bad cliffhanger. But stay tuned~ I should have Chapter 3 up within a few days.