Dilandau…
Usual disclaimer: I don't own escaflowne.

Hitomi Kanzaki lay in her warm bed. Clean white sheets and soft pillows, she looked
truly looked after. Her face a picture of contentment she had everything she had ever
wanted. She slipped out of her tranquil dreams her eyes reluctantly opened. As her
eyes focused on her rooms, which seemed to be inhabited by a familiar figure.
She blinked and rubbed the sleep from her eyes with the back of her hand. Her eyes
now focused she turned to smile at her visitor. "Van, it's very early you know, and I do
need my sleep." Van grinned and sat on the bed.
"I was worried about you Hitomi, that you would become even more beautiful then you already
are." He leaned over and kissed her forehead. Hitomi chortled and stroked his face. "Has Allen
been giving you lessons?" and pulled her self up into a sitting position. "Why my dear are you
worried? How has your trip to the Mystic Moon been?"
"Wonderful! But I missed you so much, I wish you could have joined me Van."
"I wish I could have been with you too, I was worried about you in your condition… I should be
with you." Van said, his voice full of concern and his face full of anxiety. Hitomi laughed.
"I'm not dying Van, I'm just having your baby. It's a wonderful, natural event. Nothing bad is
going to happen." She kissed her husband softly upon the lips. "My dear relax, we'll return home
now and the baby will arrive in a few days, we will be happy and so will your advisors." Van
rolled his eyes and sighed.
"Now you know very well they'll only be happy if our child is a boy" he rubbed her swollen
abdomen. "It's only a 50/50 chance of them not bothering us after the birth." Hitomi wrapped her
arms around her husband and smiled blissfully her eyes where almost closed and joy was
confidently radiating from her. "Oh no Van, I assure you, those advisors will be very happy."
"Hitomi, did you have a vision?" his face filled once again with concern for his wife, worried
of the effect's of having visions so late in her pregnancy. "Did you see our child?" Hitomi
nodded.
"I saw our baby but it wasn't a vision." Hitomi stood and walked over to the other side of the
room. She went behind a screen to change her clothes. She wasn't embarrassed to undress in front
of Van but after all they really should be leaving soon and Van never could give up an
opportunity to be with her. As she pulled on the maternity robes of the Queen of Fanlia.
She reached for the bag she had packed the night before and pulled from one of the side pockets
an ultrasound. She tightened the sash and walked over to her husband and presented it to him.
Van frowned at this strange photograph that his wife had given to him. He was familiar with
photographs. In fact he had taken many photographs of Hitomi, her family, Merle, Allen, and
many others and had them framed in their bedroom. He also had procured camera and masses of
films for when the child was born. But this photograph was a black and white blur. He couldn't
make it out. "Hitomi what is this?"
"Our Son, Van." Vans head jerked up. Tears welled up in his eyes.
"This is our Son.." His voice faltered. "This is one of those ultra.. Sounds your were taking
about isn't it Hitomi?"
"Yes, My love." Hitomi and Van embraced. "Let's go home. Van"
The pillar of light engulfed them and carried them back home.

To be continued???
If I get reviews for this I'll write a second chapter. Or maybe I'll just write one anyway
depends on how I'm feeling after all I did say I wasn't going to write another escaflowne
fic but here one is.
As for the name there a reason it's called Dilandau. But properly not the one you're thinking
of though. But I'm not gonna say why if you want to know REVIEW or just wait until I'm in the
mood to write it off my own back.

Hugs and kisses
Guyan0/katie-chan
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