Hitomi and Van-Fateful Destiny

by Feathers of the wind

**Complete story is up!** Ack... I hate writing summaries..This story takes place about 3 months after the original ending of Escaflowne. Van and Hitomi miss each other so much, it's making them miserable. They find out it's better to live your hopes, not

10. A Horrid Vision

~* A/N Konnichiwa Minna!! I'm back.... wow! Got lots o good reviews, so I'm gonna write hopefully a chapter a day. Enjoy! Please R&R Thanx! BTW, I DO NOT OWN ESCAFLOWNE!!!!! Boy I wish I could...

Hitomi and Van- Fateful Destiny

Chapter 10: a horrid Vision

Hitomi went to sleep that night with a heavy heart. " the only way to stop her, is to kill her." the Advisors words clearly rang through her ears.

"I can't kill her...even if I must. There must be some way to save Takita." Hitomi whispered to Van, she thought Van was already sleeping, not listening to her battling with herself. However, quite on the contrary, he heard every word.

Poor Hitomi...Van thought. she has so much on her mind... it's not healthy for her, she'll make herself sick. Van affectionately kissed her on her forehead.

"huh? Van! You're awake?" Hitomi looked up in surprise.

"mm hmm. I couldn't help but over-hear your little conversation. Stop thinking about that, you're going to make yourself sick." Van chided gently.

"Oh Van... I'll be ok, I just like to think things out aloud." Hitomi snuggled up closer to Van's muscular chiseled chest. Once again her heart was all a flutter when she felt Van's strong arms wrap protectively around her slim figure. She exhaled heavily, letting go of some of the problems of the past.

" Go to sleep my queen. I love you." Van whispered as he kissed her cheek.

"And I love you." Answered kissing him on the lips, letting her eyes close into a hopefully peaceful sleep. However, Hitomi's sleep was far from peaceful.

Hitomi's dream:

"Why didn't you save me?! You know you could've!!!" A voice called to Hitomi, echoing all around her.

"W-who's there?" Hitomi spun around looking for the person who was speaking, but all she found was the black void she was in.

"W-what are you saying?" Hitomi was feeling very un-easy. Someone was blaming her for something she didn't do.

"At first you had hope. You wanted to save me. But..but now. You let them kill me!" A ghostly shrill scream echoed.

"But-but.. I-I... I didn't do anything!" Hitomi was near hysterics and just wanted to wake up.

"Van?! Where are you?!" Hitomi wanted to cry. Just then, the ghost of......Takita appeared!

"You let them kill me!" Takita pointed accusingly at Hitomi, speaking in monotone. The ghost kept closing in, making Hitomi want to ruin, but she felt as if her legs were rooted to the ground. Suddenly, she felt as if someone sucked the air out of her lungs, she couldn't breathe or even scream. She fell to the void's floor in a heap, dead.

End of dream (nightmare, really.)

Hitomi screamed, awakening Van at once. He immediately began to shake her gently to wake her up. When Hitomi opened her eyes to see Van staring at her with those loving brownish red eyes, she hugged him tight and began to cry.

"Oh Hitomi... what's wrong?" Van gently and lovingly asked, stroking her hair and gently rubbing her back with concern.

What did you see? Van wondered in his mind. When Hitomi clamed down enough to speak, she told Van of what she had seen, and felt.

"Oh Hitomi... No wonder you screamed. You must have been terrified!" Van breathed into her hair as he held her tight. She may be a warrior, a queen, a draconian... but even with those strengths, she was just a young woman, with fears.

"It felt so real...That means there must be a way to save Takita!" Hitomi concluded.

"You're thinking about that, at a time like this?!" Van joked.

"Van, that was the point of the dream! If I do nothing, she will haunt me for the rest of my life! She'll kill me!" Hitomi reasoned. Just then, Allen and a few guards rushed into the room, swords drawn.

"What happened? We thought we heard Hitomi scream." Allen asked. Hitomi blushed and said she just had a silly little nightmare, nothing to be worried about.

"Are you sure?" Allen, truly concerned asked.

"yes, I'm sure." Hitomi could feel Van get slightly annoyed with Allen, if him tightening his hold on her was any indication. After all, Hitomi was in only her night clothing, and Allen did still care about her, whether or not she was a married woman. Van knew that Allen would never do anything with Hitomi, but still.

"It's alright... don't worry about it." Van called. Allen and the guards bowed before leaving the room. Hitomi thought this might be time to suggest something.

"well... umm.. Van? I don't know if this is totally out of the question but... ah.. well...I-I know we haven't really been able to spend that much time with each other in the past few days, umm.. especially on our wedding night... and umm..." Hitomi was fumbling for words.

" Yes, I know, I'm sorry about that. Did you want to do something?" Van asked gently, hiding the amusement in his voice. He knew where this was leading, but he wanted to make sure that Hitomi wanted this.

"Well... I think that... uh..." Hitomi just couldn't say it.

Hitomi, just say it!!! Her mind screamed.

"Van." Hitomi's green eyes met Van's auburn eyes that were patiently awaiting Hitomi's thought.

" I think that maybe it's time to...no.. I think that we're ready to have a...." Hitomi just let it hang there. It would sound too awkward. So she just stared at the sheets, blushing. Van knew what she wanted to tell him. She wanted to have a baby.

But why be so shy about it? Wondered Van. Van leaned down to gently, yet passionately kiss his wife's lips. Hitomi heard a reponse from van's mind.

* Hitomi, if you're ready, I'm ready. I love you.* And if it's possible, Van kissed Hitomi's lips more passionately. Pretty soon, the kissing turned to something else. ( Don't pretend you don't know!!! ^_~)

Later, Hitomi lay asleep on Van's strong torso wrapped up in his arms. They both felt truly complete, even though they both did feel complete before, this was a different feeling. A feeling that they knew they were each other's for eternity.

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The next morning at breakfast everyone wondered why the King and Queen would blush every so often when they looked at each other. The two didn't look away from each other, but were immediately side by side, Van's arms either around her waist or holding her hand. The advisors caught on pretty quickly, as they assumed that Van and Hitomi had sealed their love for each other the night before. They smiled slightly, knowing it wouldn't be too long until there was a young princess or princes of Fanelia running around.

~* A/N: Ack....How bad was it???? ;-.-; It'll get more interesting, I promise in the next chapter. WARNING: NEXT CHAPTER IS PROBABLY GOING TO BE THE LONGEST OF ALL MY CHAPTERS... SO BEWARE! ok.. ~Feathers of the wind~*