*Untamed~Angel~13*



Dilandau stood on the catwalk of the hanger again, gripping the rail tightly in frustration. *I can't believe that Hitomi actually lied to me. She said that she had no feelings for Van. She actually had the nerve to lie to my face!* He closed his eyes and sucked in a breath.
"Lord Dilandau." He turned and saw Dalet standing behind him, a nervous look on his face.
"What?" He asked, no emotion in his voice.
"There, there's someone here to see you."
"Oh really?" He turned away from him. "So send them in." He heard Dalet leave and sighed. *Why do I care if she left me for Van Fanel? I'm a warrior, I don't have time for her. I should have known I couldn't trust her. The only one I can trust is myself.* A few minutes later, he heard footsteps behind him. He leaned his folded arms against the rail.
"Dilandau-sama?" Said a familiar voice that caused him to swallow hard. He straightened up and turned slowly. Hitomi was standing behind him, one hand clutching her upper arm tightly.
"Hitomi? What are you doing here? Aren't you supposed to be in Fanelia?" She looked down at the ground and stepped forward.
"Well, I realized that," She looked up. "But,I have somewhere else that's more important to be." He looked at her skeptically.
"And where would that be?"
"Right here-" She stepped up to him and wrapped her arms around him, burying her face into his black shirt. "In your arms." She finished. He froze, then wrapped his arms around her as well, leaning his cheek against the top of her head. After a moment, she pulled back to look at his face. His face was unreadable, she realized.
"And what about Van?" He asked cautiously. She laughed.
"I think my brother can take care of himself." He was shocked.
"Your, your brother?" She looked at him as if he said he wanted to quit Zaibach.
"Yeah, what'd you think he was?"
"I, I thought that..." He trailed off, and she realized what he was saying.
"Didn't I tell you that my feelings for Van wern't as strong as the ones I feel for you?" Hitomi asked.
"Yeah, but-"
"Well, I always keep my word." And to prove it, she leaned up and pressed her lips firmly and passionatley against his, startling him. He didn't move for a moment, then wrapped his arms around her and leaned down into the kiss, strengthening it beyond comprehension. She pulled away and leaned her head against his chest, and Dilandau was shocked to feel her tears soaking his shirt. "Dilandau, I am so sorry I hurt you. I was scared, I admit it, and from the way I grew up, I always ran away from the things that scare me. I hope you can forgive me." Dilandau leaned down and was about to kiss her again, but stopped when Viole came into the room.
"Lord Dilandau, I hate to bother you, but we have orders from Lord Folken to attack Asturia." Dilandau sighed.
"Fine, tell the Dragon Slayers to prepare for battle." Viole bowed and, after a shocked look at Hitomi, left in the direction of the Dragon Slayer's dorm, and Dilandau turned to Hitomi. "You can stay here until we-"
"No." She interupted. "One of the things my father taught me was to face my fears. I am going face them, and I'm going to do it with this battle. If I don't, then my fear will keep on chasing me and I'll never be able to battle." He looked at her, a remarkably soft look in his eyes.
"You still sound like the Hitomi I know well. Fine, come with me, we need to get ready for battle."

*Asturia~Battlefield*
"So far, so good." Hitomi muttered under her breath. She looked around. The battle was almost over; they were winning. She looked over at Dilandau, catching his eye. He seemed worried about her, but she gave him a look that said, 'don't worry about me.' He smirked, mouthed 'sure!', then turned away. She looked around, and noticed movement in the shadows near Dilandau. She looked closer, and a chill of fear ran down her spine as she realized what it was; Allen was approaching Dilandau, sword drawn. *Oh, god. How can I warn Dilandau without being noticed by Allen?!* She thought for a moment, then looked up again, biting her lip. *I don't like it, but it's the only way to save Dilandau* She closed her eyes, taking a deep breath, then crept up to Dilandau. When she was 8 feet away, Allen charged at him. *D*mn!* She ran at Dilandau and pushed him out of the way, causing him to fall and go rolling across the field, then froze in shock and pain as Allen couldn't stop soon enough and accidentally drove his sword through her lower back, coming out through her stomach. She looked down at her stomach in confusion, then realized what had happened and reached back, pulled out the sword, then sank to her knees. Dilandau watched this, then stood up and ran over, kneeling beside her and gipping her shoulders. She looked up at Dilandau as she pressed her hands against her stomach tightly. "Sorry Dilandau-sama, I was just trying to keep you safe. I guess that was foolish, thinking that I can act without orders huh?" He leaned her upper half against his chest, fighting back tears.
"It's alright, Hitomi, you're going to be okay, we, we'll get you back to the Vione, we'll get you healed, and-" She laughed weakly.
"No, not this time. I don't think even I can heal this injury. You'll have to finish this battle yourself."
"What? No, Folken will know what to do, he can heal almost anything, I'm sure he can-" She reached up with one hand to silence him.
"Lord Dilandau, this injury is too serious." She closed her eyes from the pain, then looked up at him, tears in her eyes. "Dilandau-sama, I, I want you to have this." She reached under her shirt and pulled out a blood-red stone on a thin chain. He clasped it in his hand and looked down at her as he felt her blood starting to soak through his shirt.
"And there's something I want from you." He said quietly, tears starting to spill. She looked up at him, and smiled slightly when she realized what it was he wanted. He leaned down and gently kissed her. She was kissing back for a moment, then stopped. He pulled away and looked at her. "Hitomi?" She was looking at someone behind Dilandau, and he turned to see Folken standing behind him.
"Hitomi, the sorcerers want to at least try to heal you, and they sent me to retrieve you for them." She looked up at Dilandau.
"Just in case I don't come back," She told him. "I just want to tell you that-"
"Yeah, me too." He interupted, knowing what she was going to say. He picked her up, stood and handed her to Folken. Folken turned and entered the Leva-ship he had come in, and Dilandau watched them leave, gripping her necklace tightly in his hand. He watched until the ship was out of sight, then heard someone charging at him and turned in time to block Allen's sword. "You actually have the nerve to attack me when you just fatelly wounded my best Dragon Slayer?!" Fire ignited in his eyes and he drove at Allen, stopping when Miguel stepped in front of him, blocking his attack.
"Forgive me for interupting, Lord Dilandau, but Lord Folken has informed me that we are to return to the Vione." Dilandau trembled with rage, then lowered his sword and turned to Allen.
"Just you wait. You'll get what is coming to you soon enough." He said, with deadly anger in his voice. He turned and headed to his guymelef, got in it and took off for the Vione.


*2~weeks~later*
"What?!" Dilandau was frozen with shock. He collapsed into his chair, shock and horror written all over his face.
"I am so sorry, sir, but it's true." Gatti said, pain in his voice. "Hitomi has died. The sorcerers just informed Folken, who has instructed me to tell you." He bit his lip, waiting for Dilandau's reaction. Dilandau waved him away, and Gatti left.
Miguel, Viole and Chesta were waiting for him outside Dilandau's room.
"How'd he take it?" Miguel asked. Gatti shook his head.
"Not well. He was too shocked to even hit me." Viole was still startled.
"I can't believe that Hitomi died. She was the strongest one out of all of us. Yet, Allen was able to kill her." They walked away, still talking.
Dilandau sat in his chair, his face covered in shadows, hiding the tears rolling down his face. The only part of him that was visible was his hand, which was gripping the necklace hanging around his neck tightly.






I almost started crying when I reread this part. *sniff* But I'm a wimp, so I won't be surprised if you guys don't start.



The End.



(or is it?)