***Author's Note***

***Author's Note***

Hey hey! Thanks for the reviews! Appreciate it. I didn't get 10 but I counted the three I got before I re-uploaded part 1 so ya know. Anyway, sorry u had to read such a boring part first. But like I promised, the rest will be much better...I hope. Please review at the end!

Disclaimer: Don't own nothin except peepz I make up meaning their names 'n stuff. I also own the plot which there is none at this moment really and the poem.

Dedication: Still to *~A White Rose Petal~*


Parents' Wish

Chapter 2: A Picnic and A Piece of Parchment

BY: ME jus1digigirl *Maura*


"Isn't this the nicest day for a picnic?" Yukari asked smiling at Hitomi from the front seat.

Hitomi smiled back. "Sure is. But, still, I wish..." her voice trailed off as she looked out the window of the back seat.

Amano glanced into the rearview mirror at his friend. "Hitomi? You okay?"

Hitomi sighed again and didn't seem to hear Amano. Yukari and Amano looked at each other thinking the same thing. Poor Hitomi. Amano parked the car in the picnic site's parking lot giving Yukari the time to quickly jump into the back with Hitomi for a moment.

"You wish what?" she asked softly. "You can tell us. We're here for you Hitomi."

Hitomi smiled sadly. "I know. It's just that, that you...you two wouldn't believe me."

Yukari put a hand on her friend's shoulder. But before she could speak, Amano called out to them from outside the car. "Hey girls! We're at the picnic site! Come out and enjoy the fresh air!"

Yukari smiled and climbed out of the car, Hitomi following. Taking out their food and equipment, they dragged it all over under a nice willow tree right by the lake. Quietly, the three set up everything in less than five minutes. Their hunger was obviously encouraging them to move faster. After the food was laid out, they sat down on the blanket. Amano reached for the food first earning him a reproved glance from Yukari.

"What?" he asked with his mouth already half full with bread.

Yukari shook her head and gave him a friendly push. "So much for your manners! You're supposed to serve ladies first."

Amano grinned. "This is a picnic, not a formal dinner. And where are the ladies?"

Yukari pretended to look shocked and tossed plate at him. "Very funny! Use the plate to keep your food on."

Amano just laughed and caught the plate. All this time the two were joking around, Hitomi had been wistfully gazing out into the calm water. She had glanced at them smiling for a moment, wondering whether she and Van would ever get the chance to joke and be playful like that. All the time she had been on Gaea, there had been no time for such fun.

"Hitomi?" Yukari asked in a soft voice once again. He and Amano had stopped fooling around. "Please tell me what's wrong Hitomi!" Yukari begged. "I hate to see my best friend so down like this!"

Hitomi turned her gaze away from the lake. "Yukari," she said taking her hand. "Even if I did tell you, you wouldn't believe me."

Now Amano spoke up. "How do you know that? We're your best friends Hitomi!"

Yukari looked at Amano sadly. "You guys are the best friends I've ever had on this planet but you didn't believe me before."

"Before?"

"About Gaea."

"You were unconscious Hitomi!" Yukari cried out.

Hitomi picked up napkin and began crumpling it. "That's what everyone believes but I swear on grandmother's grave that everything I said was as real as…as this tree we are sitting under!"

No one said a word for a while. Amano finally broke the silence. "I...I believe you Hitomi."

Yukari and Hitomi slowly lifted their heads to look at him. Amano looked down at his plate. "I'm sorry I didn't say anything sooner but I wasn't sure if I myself was dreaming or not. But now, as I recall the beam of white light that carried you away the day you disappeared, I-I just know it's true."

Hitomi smiled and brushed away a tear. Yukari however broke out in a rage. "Beam of white light!? You mean you saw it!? And you never told me Amano! The one thing that's proof to Hitomi's dream of Gaea being real and you don't tell me!?" she picked up a fork.

Amano shrank back fearfully afraid of what a plastic fork in the hands of an angry girl could do.

"I-I'm really sorry Yukari. I-I just didn't think any-anyone would uh...believe me," he stuttered.

"I would have!" Yukari picked up a plastic knife and leaped.

"Yukari! Aahhh!" Amano screamed as the girl jumped on top of him. "Help me Hitomi!"

Hitomi began to laugh. Tears streamed down her face as she giggled continuously as the show. Yukari had thrown the knife and fork aside and had given Amano a big kiss. She let him go and sat back in her spot.

"Gave you a scare didn't I?" she giggled while watching Amano try to place his hair back to the way it was and brush grass of his clothes.

Amano glared at her, blushing. "I can't believe you did that!"

Yuakari shrugged and reached for a bun. "Hey, you didn't tell me about the beam of white light sucking Hitomi away. You deserved it." She bit into the bread.

Now Hitomi had resumed herself and once again became serious. "So...so you believe me? Finally?" she asked slowly.

Yukari and Amano looked at her. "We do Hitomi, we do."

Hitomi smiled but then, she suddenly gasped and dropped the drink she was holding, splashing soda everywhere. But she didn't care. Yukari and Amano turned and behind them, saw a beam of white light from which a figure emerged.

~*~*~*~*~*~

"Don't keep me waiting any longer Merle! Tell me what you found right now," Van demanded following the cat-girl down the steps of the basement.

Merle just hopped down the steps and laughed. "Don't be so impatient Lord Van! Aha!" she jumped off the last step and ran over to an old desk.

"You wanted to show me a broken desk?" Van asked incredulously.

Merle just gave him a you-are-being-stupid look. "It's not the desk but what I found inside that counts! Actually, I think the desk is quite important too," she said as an afterthought. "It was brought here from the Mystic Moon by some old guy. Know one knows why though. He disappeared a while ago, a year or two I'd say, so his stuff was moved here in the palace."

Van raised an eyebrow. "Who was he?"

Merle nodded and jumped onto the desk. "No one knows that either. He mostly kept to himself and he wasn't a Fanelian. Anyway, I was exploring down here when I saw this desk. I came down here before but I never saw it. I guess it was behind a bunch of other junk. I decided to see if there was anything inside these drawers," she pulled open the top drawer. "And there was!"

Van stared at her as she pulled out a piece of parchment. It was written in very neat script. "What does it have to do with the Mystic Moon?"

Merle's eyes twinkled yet again. "Read," was all she said.

Van walked over and took the parchment out of her hands. Looking down, this is what he read:

Angel of Fanelia,

King of the land,

Go back to your loved one,

And take her hand.

She misses you dearly,

As you do the same.

She loves you fiercely,

Much more than your fame.

Angel of Fanelia,

King of the land,

She wants to come back,

Come back to your land.

How to do this,

It will be made clear,

But one thing is certain,

Do not have fear.

One pendant is needed,

Which only two can use,

With the power inside,

You never can lose.

Two feathers of the king,

From his back which they grow,

Two feathers from the king,

Each to carry one home.

The last thing in need,

Is the key of the heart.

The key of the heart,

Which was there from the start.

To the Mystic Moon you must fly,

Fly through the white light,

To bring back your lover,

In love's fast flight.

But take heed of this warning,

When the beam of light appears,

Two hours it will stay,

No more, then it clears.

If two hours are up,

And you have not returned,

On the Mystic Moon you will stay,

Forever and be mourned.

So, do not tally,

Do not stray,

Keep close to your loved one,

And come home right away.

Angel of Fanelia,

King of the land,

When you come back,

Remember to buy a gold band.

So go now young king,

Bring back your true queen,

For if you do not sooner,

Doom's soon to be seen.

Van finished reading and stared at the paper in his hand. He continued staring until Merle finally gave him a push.

"Well?" she implored.

Van opened his mouth and closed it. Rereading it once more, he answered. "This not only has to do with the Mystic Moon but it's as if this-this poem or whatever, is talking to me. As if whoever wrote this knew somehow I'd be reading this. And if so, it's not telling me how exactly I'm supposed to go back. It just says what I need."

Merle sighed and snatched the paper out of his hand. "Of course it does Lord Van! It says right here, 'the last thing in need, is the key of the heart, the key of the heart, which was there from the start.' See?"

"Which means...which means, I need to concentrate with my heart on getting back," Van said slowly.

Merle rolled her eyes. "For a king, you sure are slow some--hey!" she dodged as Van batted her.

Van didn't reply but instead put a hand to his neck. It was there, as it had been for three years. Pulling it out of his shirt, Merle gasped at the light shimmering from it. "The pendant!"

Van nodded. "That's the first thing. Now I need..." he pulled off his shirt, still keeping the necklace on, and shrugged his shoulders. Two brilliant white wings burst out from his back.

Merle started at them. "No matter how many times I see your wings, they still amaze me," she said in awe.

Van smiled and plucked out two feathers, one from each wing. "Lastly, I need to concentrate with my heart and I'll be in the Mystic Moon." Van prepared to close his eyes but Merle stopped him.

"Lord Van!" she cried out. "Wouldn't it be funny if you showed up after three years half-naked!?"

Van blushed and picked up his shirt. "Hmm...I bet I have enough time to change. These royal garments are much to stuffy."

Merle began laughing. "Hurry up then."

Ten minutes later, Van and Merle stood in his room. "Alright Merle. Now listen, if I'm not back in two hours," Merle shuddered. "Don't worry, I will be though, but if I'm not, well, let's just hope I am. Anyway, if the advisors or anyone else comes looking for me, you know what to do."

Merle nodded. Her job was to just hold people off from realizing that their king was not even on their planet. She was good at coming up with excuses.

"Okay, I'm ready." Van closed his eyes and prepared to concentrate when Merle once again stopped him.

"Lord Van! What does it mean that you have to buy a gold band when you come back? Does that mean you have to buy a music band made of gold or something? Cause I bet if you don't something terrible will happen!" she looked at him with wide eyes.

Van looked back down at the paper, which was still clutched in his hand. "Hmm...I'm not sure but we can figure that out later. Right now, I'm on my way to get back Hitomi!" he rolled up the parchment and tucked in his pocket.

"You really do love her don't you," Merle said in more of a statement than a question.

Van blushed and said nothing. Closing his eyes, he held the pendant in his left hand and concentrated with all his might on the Mystic Moon and Hitomi. He gripped the two white feathers in his right hand. Suddenly, a beam of white light fell over him, carrying him up and up. The last thing he heard before the beam carried him out of Gaea was, "Come back before two hours!"


~*~ What will Hitomi's reaction to Van's sudden appearance be? What about Yukari and Amano? Will Van succeed in returning to Fanelia within the two-hour time limit? And could there be more secrets dealing with the desk and the old man who owned it than what people know? ~*~


***Author's Note***

Well, I guess that part didn't exactly clear up the title yet but trust me, it'll all lead up to it. Anyway, please review! If I get at least hmmm…let's say 8 good reviews, I'll continue. Or maybe less, depending on my mood. Oh and please tell me how the uh…poem was. I'm not very good at writing poems so I wanna know what you think of that one. Cause believe me, I can't write poems. But somehow, I've managed a few times. Like I said before, the first few chapters are introductory stuff and also, if you gotta criticize, do so but tell me what you didn't like, why, and how I could do better. Thanks! Part 3 comin after 8 or less reviews! ^_~

*Maura*