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the characters, just the story plot.
Authors Note: This is my first
fic so please; please review it, but no flaming.
Together Again (Part 1)
Hitomi sighed as she looked out the window. Why
did I leave, she thought. It was exactly 3 years since she had been
transported back to Earth. Leaving Gaea, her friends and Van, behind. Every since
she had returned nothing had been the same. Yukari and Amano were dating, and
Hitomi hardly ever saw them, although that wasn't their fault, if it was
anybody's it was hers. Every since she had gotten back, life just hadn't seemed
to mean all that much. She knew that it bothered her friends that she wouldn't
confide in them. And they had slowly drifted apart, Hitomi wondered if maybe
she should have told them. Told them about Merle and Allen, about Gaea and
about Van.
It was Van really that had stopped her from telling them. Just the
thought of him made her heart ache. She saw him all the time; in her dreams,
when she closed her eyes, he haunted her very soul. But he had never expressed
any such feelings for her, she wondered if her even remembered her.
Hitomi let out another sigh; it was useless to think about such things,
her only way to Gaea was gone. She had given the pendant to Van just before she
had left. Hitomi turned away from the window; she needed to get out, away from
all these gloomy thoughts. She pulled on a jogging suit, her only joy left was
running and even that wasn't as great as it use to be. Within minutes she was
out of the house and running through the park, straining her body as she tried
to out run the memories of the raven-haired boy who haunted her thoughts.
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Van entered his room; he moved over to a chair and sat down. His face
was gloomy, but that was normal, Van had very rarely smiled, every since Hitomi
had left. His hand reached into his shirt and pulled out the pendant.
With a crash his door banged opened a Merle ran in. "Lord Van!" she
cried. "There you are. How was your day?" she asked as she climbed into a seat
beside him. Van smiled, Merle was just about the one joy he had left, but she
was growing up, she had been getting very friendly with a young cat man she had
met and it probably wouldn't be long before he asked her to be his mate.
"It was just like every other day, my advisors are still trying to
pressure me into getting married," he said.
Merle's grin faded, "You shouldn't of let her go." Merle said quietly.
Merle knew that Van loved Hitomi; it was Van himself who had so much trouble admitting
it.
Van scowled and stood. "I had no right to stop her," he said, he moved
towards the door, "It was her choice," he muttered as he left the room.
Merle sighed, Poor Van, she
thought. Van deserved to be happy and Merle had a feeling that Hitomi was the
only thing that would make him happy.
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Hitomi ran, her lungs burning. For once running wasn't helping; she
stopped, gasping as she tried to catch her breath. "Oh Van," she sobbed.
Why did she have to fall in love with him, it just wasn't fair. She'd
give anything to see him again. She fell to her knees, and began crying, deep
wrenching sobs, she was so overcome with misery that she didn't even notice the
white light bathing her until she felt herself being lifted off the ground.
Within seconds, she was gone and so was the light, leaving behind an empty park.
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Van urged his horse to go faster
as he raced across the open fields, it was a bad idea to be out here alone.
Even though peace reigned there were still a few troublemakers about and it might
be inconvenient if he was attacked, although he doubted that he would run into
something he couldn't handle by himself.
He just had to get out of the castle, he had spent the day listening to
his advisors try to talk him into marrying this or that princess. Fanelia had
been rebuilt, and there were plenty of princesses who would love to marry him.
But he just couldn't get married, every time one of his advisors cornered him
about an eligible princess, he thought up an excuse as to why it would be impossible
for him to marry the girl.
Van slowed the horse as he entered the forest, he had to admit it, there
was only one girl he wanted to marry. But she was gone and she wasn't coming
back, perhaps it was time to stop fighting the inevitable, he was a king and
had responsibilities. He stopped the horse in a large clearing and looked up at
the Mystic Moon, which hung over head. "I miss you Hitomi," he said quietly. He
turned the horse and began to move back towards Fanelia, there was a young
princess his advisors were trying to talk him into to marrying; maybe it was
time he accepted.
Suddenly he saw a great beam of light touch down in the middle of the
clearing. He watched as a young woman was deposited on the ground and the beam
of light disappeared. It can't be, he
thought, he jumped off his horse and ran to the woman's side. He looked down at
the face he remembered so well, her hair was a little longer and she looked a
little older but other than that it was the same old Hitomi.
"Hitomi!" he said, shaking her shoulder. "Wake up Hitomi, it's me, Van."
Hitomi eyes fluttered, and looked up at Van face. A smile appeared on her face
and her hand reached up to touch his face as if to insure herself that he was
real. "Van," she whispered, before her hand dropped and she passed out again.
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Hitomi moaned, she tried to remember what had happened;
with a gasp she remembered the light and Van! She sat up and was almost knocked
flat as her headache intensified. It was only a dream, she
thought, It was just wishful thinking, that's
all. With another moan she opened her eyes, and looked around, she
was beside a small stream, that was running through a clearing.
"What the…?" With a gasp she looked up at the sky, it was getting dark
out but the Mystic Moon was still very visible. "Oh my God, I'm back on Gaea."
A small sound behind her caught her attention and she turned trying not to move
to fast.
Van was sound asleep; his back was against a large tree. Hitomi smiled,
he looked the same as before, his face was a little older but he was the same
Van that had haunted her thoughts for 3 years. Hitomi climbed to feet and moved
over to Van's side. Her headache was fading and she was beginning to feel a
little better.
She walked over and sat beside him. She thought of waking him but
instead she just sat and watched him sleep. She was sitting there for a few
minutes debating whether to wake him or not when she noticed a small glimmer of
gold around his neck. What's that?
She thought then she realised what it was. It was her pendent! I can't believe it. He still wears it! He had kept his promise that he would wear it
and never forget her.
A gentle breeze pushed its way through the trees and knocked a fruit
from the tree under which they were seated and as luck should have it, the
fruit landed right on Van's head!
"Arrg! What the hell…" Van said with out opening his eyes. Hitomi
giggled, Van's eyes flew open and he looked up at Hitomi.
"You're awake," he said. Hitomi nodded and an uncomfortable silence fell
between them.
"So, how have you been?" Hitomi asked. She didn't know what to say, she
couldn't just yell out to Van that she loved him, especially because she didn't
think he felt that way about her.
Van rubbed his head and stood up, he brush off his black pants and said.
"I've been fine. Fanelia has been rebuilt."
Hitomi smiled, "I'm glad. How is everybody? Is Merle still as much a
troublemaker as always?" she said, thinking of the energetic young cat girl.
Van smiled back, "She's calmed down a bit but not much, she makes living
in the castle interesting."
"I bet you're the only one who thinks that," Hitomi replied.
Van was quiet for a moment before he said, "She'll be glad to see you.
She missed you." And so did I, he
added silently.
Hitomi looked at Van, "I missed her too, I missed everybody." Hitomi
said. Hitomi glanced around, "Where are we?" she asked.
"We're about a mile out from
Fanelia, I was waiting for you to wake up, and I guess I just fell asleep," he
said a bit sheepishly, while rubbing his head.
Hitomi smiled again, "I guess we should be heading back to Fanelia, it's
getting dark. And I really want to see it."
Van nodded and motioned towards the horse, "We'll have to ride
together." Hitomi nodded and moved over towards the horse. A small sound caught
her attention and both she and Van turned. A large, bulky and not very clean
man has just stepped out from behind a bush.
"Well if it isn't the little king of Fanelia, what are you doing out
here your Majesty?" he mocked. The man looked over Van's shoulder at Hitomi,
"Having a little fling, are we?" He leered. Hitomi shivered slightly and Van
stiffened, his hand going for the sword at his side.
"Uh uh," the man said, "That would be a very bad idea." From behind him
five more men moved in to encircle Van and Hitomi.
One of the men grinned, "Look's like we caught a nice prize today, or
should I say two nice prizes," he said, as he looked Hitomi up and down. Van
eyes narrowed. We might have a problem here,
he thought as the men moved in closer.
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the story will come out. J I hope you
liked what I've got so far.