Angels and Devils Part 5

AN: Thanx for the reviews Minna-San! ^__^ Sorry it took so long! I've been really busy and I've had writer's block X__X. Enjoy!

Disclaimer: For the fifth time, I don't own Escaflowne so don't sue me!!!
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Van was scared. What if they found Hitomi but she was.........dead? That couldn't happen!! Merle and Van were following the trail of blood. They soon arrived at the old abandoned mine. Merle looked inside. It was dark. "Van-Sama.....We need a flame or something....." Van looked around the entrance. There was Hitomi's bag!! Maybe she had something. Merle helped Van search through it. Then Merle picked up a flashlight. "What's this?" Merle said curiously. Van grabbed it and searched for a way to turn it on. He pressed a button and it turned on. Cool.......... Merle thought. She grabbed Van's arm as they slowly entered the cave.
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Kali was happy. Moros had let her beat Hitomi with a club. It was fun. Hitomi was hurt badly and Kali was happy. "Kali. Take a break. We don't want to hurt her too badly." Moros said. Kali sighed then stopped. She got of the cage and locked back up again. Then something caught her eye. It was a stone. A reddish-pink stone in a necklace. She was curious. Kali reached through the bars and grabbed it. It was pretty and fascinated her. She put it around her neck and walked over to Moros. Lyra was currently sleeping in the corner. "Moros.........Do you think the boy has started to look for her yet?" Moros sighed and nodded. Kali sighed. Then she heard a sound. "Moros, listen........" There it was again! Somebody was moving through the mine. "He's found us, hasn't he?" Moros shook his head. He moved over to Lyra and shook her awake. "We're leaving. Take what's important and pack quickly." 2 minutes later, they had disappeared through a secret passageway that only they knew about. They had left Hitomi where she was.
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Hitomi was awake but barely. The girl that looked like Merle had beaten her nearly into submission. The girl had taken her necklace and then they had ran from the room. Hitomi had a cut above her left eyebrow. It had been and still was bleeding freely and Hitomi couldn't see out of her left eye because of the crusted blood. She was scared. What if Van didn't reach her in time, and she..........died? NO! I can't think that!!! She heard the noises above the cave again. Then voices. One was Van's. She tried to smile but couldn't. Then she was plunged back into the depths of darkness.
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Van had heard the voices below them. Then silence. He knew there was a cave somewhere beneath them but he couldn't find the entrance. He retraced his steps and saw that the trail of blood led into a cave. "Merle! I found a cave!" Merle ran back to him and they entered the cave. Merle was the first to see her. "Van-Sama!" She pointed to Hitomi. "Oh no." He said weakly. He grabbed his sword and cut through the old rusted lock. Then he opened up the cage door and ran to Hitomi. She was tied up by her hands. He was really scared. She had so many cuts and bruises. Van kissed her on the forehead and carried her carefully out of the cage. "Van-Sama, there's no one here!" Merle exclaimed as she looked around. "I swear Merle, that I will kill the people who did this to Hitomi." Van growled. Merle looked back at him. Poor Hitomi......I hope she gets better.....otherwise Van-Sama's gonna get REALLY mad.......... Merle thought. "Merle, we have to get Hitomi back to the castle. Come on." They walked out of the cave and then out of the mine. Merle grabbed Hitomi's bag and they walked towards the castle.
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Yukari nervously bit her nails. "Amano........what happens if they don't come back?" She asked nervously. Amano studied her face. She looked truly scared. He, too, was scared. "I don't know, Yukari, but don't think like that ok?" Yukari nodded and then peered again out the window. She saw figures moving towards them. "Amano look!! It's them!!!" Yukari jumped up from the chair and ran out of the room. Amano followed and they ran towards Merle, Van and an unconcious Hitomi.
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Kali stared mystified at the pretty stone. Moros paced the dirt floor paying no mind to Kali. Lyra sat, bored, looking out the window. They were in an abandoned cabin, high in the limestone cliffs above Fanelia. Moros stopped pacing and stared at Kali. He finally noticed the stone in her hands. His jaw dropped. "Kali! Where'd you get that?!?!" He asked her. Kali looked up surprised. "It was on the girl............why?" She answered. "D-d-don't you know what that is?!?!!?!?" He stuttered. He grabbed the stone out of her hands and smiled evily. Finally..........soon they will come to their true master........ He thought. Moros laughed evily as the stone swung in his hands. Lyra and Kali stared at him and then at each other. Both girls rolled their eyes as Moros continued to laugh evily.
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AN: Well? You like? ooooooo! A cliffhangar!!!!! what stone could it be.............ok that was just pathetic...................*embarassed*............sorry.................please review ^_______^.
Again, sorry it took so long. I'll try to get the 6th part out soon.