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Disclaimer: I don't own Escaflowne so don't sue me, but this story belongs to me.
Blood Stained Feathers
By: Animeg
Prologue
"Sayonara, Yukari!" Hitomi said as she walked around the corner.
"Sayonara, Hitomi!" Came the reply.
Hitomi looked up at the sky. It was late evening and the moon hung high in the sky, just barely visible.
'I wonder if Van still misses me.' She thought to herself.
She closed her eyes and could still remember the young king, the young boy, who saved her many times.
When she got home, she went to her room and landed on the bed first, her face hitting the soft pillow. Exams had taken most of her time in school, and stayed up late to study for them. But now it was over, no more exams for the rest of the summer break.
She turned on her back and reached for the pendant around her neck, it wasn't there. Noticing this she sat up and looked frantically around for it. She didn't see it anywhere! Hitomi stopped looking around and stared at the floor, then sighed heavily.
'I remember...' She thought. 'I remember now, I gave it to Van before I left Gaea.'
She lay back down on her bed and stared at the blank white ceiling. Just then a small tear crept down her cheek. It had been months since she last heard from Van. From time to time she would see the white glowing feather, telling her he was thinking of her. But lately, there wasn't anything that gave her a clue; it was like he never existed. An idea then hit her.
'Maybe the Taro Cards will tell me.' She thought.
She got up from her bed and went to the small desk where her cards were patiently waiting. The little deck was stacked neatly in the right corner of her desk where they had collected dust over the months. She stared at the cards and hesitated to grab the deck of cards.
Memories came flooding into her head from the past use of these cursed cards. She remembered how Folken wanted a world where no one relied on anyone or anything, and how these cards made the wrong destiny. Her hand hovered over the cards, deciding whether or not to give them a try. She shook her head at the thought of Folken again and smiled to herself.
"Hey, it's just for fun!" She said aloud and grabbed the little blue deck.
She took a seat and was about to pick the first card when she saw a feather in front of her. She looked at it and smiled softly, but looked at it again and turned slightly pale. The feather was it's usual white color, with it's usual white glow, but somehow had red on it.
"Is...is that blood?!" She said as she reached for the feather, which quickly disappeared before she could touch it.
'No, no! It can't be blood!' She repeated over and over to herself. 'Van's alright, I just know it!'
She then looked at the cards in her tightly gripped hand.
'If this is the only way to know...'
Quickly she arranged the cards in the order she usually did, and was about to pick the last card. The card that would tell her Van's near future. She took a deep breath and turned the card. She gasped. It revealed to be the Le Motre (Death) card.
She shook her head. She turned her attention at the rest of the cards, reading them like a book.
'He is fine right now, and it is peaceful. But there will soon be a test, a difficult test in which he will....'
She looked at Le Motre.
'This is just for fun...it probably won't happen. No! It won't happen!' She thought deeply. 'No...Maybe it's because I didn't shuffle the deck. Yeah. That's it!'
She took the cards off the desk quickly and shuffled them the best she could. Slowly she put the cards on the desk in their order, and wasn't paying attention to any of them. All she wanted to see was that last card. She slowly turned the last card.
Death was in her hand again. She turned pale as she noticed the other cards revealed the same they had a minute ago. Proclaiming at the present there was peace, but in the future there was a test that resulted in...death.
In shock, she looked at the Death card again, starring at it like it was some kind of death sentence of the future. The Death's card grim reaper, then turned it's head and looked at her for the second time. She gasped.
"No! No! Not this again!" She shouted as she was rapped by Death and darkness.
She stood somewhere...somewhere in complete darkness and silence.
She looked around desperately, trying to figure out where she was. Just then a small glowing feather fell, and landed in her now outstretched hands. The feather looked similar to the one she just saw in her room...White with Red. She dropped in fear and saw that it disappeared once it hit, supposedly, the ground. When she looked up, she saw it was raining these red stained feathers all around her. Each glowing there little white glow, yet with a stain of red. In the distance, she thought she saw something, a figure on the ground. Noticing this, she ran towards it through the raining feathers, and froze when she neared the figure.
There in front of her, was an angel...a fallen angel, face down of the ground. It's wings lay limply on it, covering its head and most of its body. The wings also were red stained...with blood. Hitomi took a small step forward toward it. The angel lay in a pool of blood that surrounded it. She gringed at the sight, and struggled to see who this angel was in front of her. She knew who it was, but kept the thought out. She slowly moved around the figure, and made her way to see the face. She turned head sideways to try to look under the wing, and stopped frozen and pale. Slowly she stood up and stepped away from the figure while putting a hand to her mouth, then it hit her.
"Van!!" She shouted loudly as tears poured from her eyes.
She ran towards the now, far away body, and was thrusted back whenever she neared it. She couldn't get near enough without being thrusted back. She managed to get to a couple of feet away from him, and decided to stand there or she would be thrust back once more. It tortured her to look at Van, helpless and dead. Then in the shadows came a chuckle. Hitomi quickly looked to see who it was and found it coming from Van's direction. She strained to see who this person was, laughing at this matter at hand. A shadowed figure came into slight view, but stayed hidden. The figure approached Van and knelt next to him.
"Stay away from him!!" Hitomi shouted angrily at the laugher.
The figure just ignored Hitomi's words and continued to get closer. It then picked him up somewhat and put his limp head against their chest. The figure embraced the limp, and bloody Van. It then proceeded to say something.
"I knew...I knew I'd get you Van." It said evilly.
"The voice is a woman's?!" Hitomi exclaimed.
The figure chuckled once more, then looked with icy cold eyes at Hitomi.
"I knew...I'd get you too...Hitomi." It said coldly.
Hitomi looked wide-eyed at the figure. How did this woman know her name?! But it was already too late; Hitomi felt a sharp and agonizing pain in her chest, which sent her to her knees. She looked down and saw that she was now bleeding, and saw it bleed through her uniform. She coughed and spit the blood onto the floor next to her. She put her hand on her chest as there was another searing pain. Hitomi then quickly looked at the woman, who was laughing at her. Another searing pain, and Hitomi collapsed.
"Van...." Hitomi managed to say, before everything went dark.
That's it for the Prologue. Please Review and tell me if you enjoyed it. I hope to have Chapter 1 up soon. So keep reading!!!! Byyeeee!!! ^.~
Disclaimer: I don't own Escaflowne so don't sue me, but this story belongs to me.
Blood Stained Feathers
By: Animeg
Prologue
"Sayonara, Yukari!" Hitomi said as she walked around the corner.
"Sayonara, Hitomi!" Came the reply.
Hitomi looked up at the sky. It was late evening and the moon hung high in the sky, just barely visible.
'I wonder if Van still misses me.' She thought to herself.
She closed her eyes and could still remember the young king, the young boy, who saved her many times.
When she got home, she went to her room and landed on the bed first, her face hitting the soft pillow. Exams had taken most of her time in school, and stayed up late to study for them. But now it was over, no more exams for the rest of the summer break.
She turned on her back and reached for the pendant around her neck, it wasn't there. Noticing this she sat up and looked frantically around for it. She didn't see it anywhere! Hitomi stopped looking around and stared at the floor, then sighed heavily.
'I remember...' She thought. 'I remember now, I gave it to Van before I left Gaea.'
She lay back down on her bed and stared at the blank white ceiling. Just then a small tear crept down her cheek. It had been months since she last heard from Van. From time to time she would see the white glowing feather, telling her he was thinking of her. But lately, there wasn't anything that gave her a clue; it was like he never existed. An idea then hit her.
'Maybe the Taro Cards will tell me.' She thought.
She got up from her bed and went to the small desk where her cards were patiently waiting. The little deck was stacked neatly in the right corner of her desk where they had collected dust over the months. She stared at the cards and hesitated to grab the deck of cards.
Memories came flooding into her head from the past use of these cursed cards. She remembered how Folken wanted a world where no one relied on anyone or anything, and how these cards made the wrong destiny. Her hand hovered over the cards, deciding whether or not to give them a try. She shook her head at the thought of Folken again and smiled to herself.
"Hey, it's just for fun!" She said aloud and grabbed the little blue deck.
She took a seat and was about to pick the first card when she saw a feather in front of her. She looked at it and smiled softly, but looked at it again and turned slightly pale. The feather was it's usual white color, with it's usual white glow, but somehow had red on it.
"Is...is that blood?!" She said as she reached for the feather, which quickly disappeared before she could touch it.
'No, no! It can't be blood!' She repeated over and over to herself. 'Van's alright, I just know it!'
She then looked at the cards in her tightly gripped hand.
'If this is the only way to know...'
Quickly she arranged the cards in the order she usually did, and was about to pick the last card. The card that would tell her Van's near future. She took a deep breath and turned the card. She gasped. It revealed to be the Le Motre (Death) card.
She shook her head. She turned her attention at the rest of the cards, reading them like a book.
'He is fine right now, and it is peaceful. But there will soon be a test, a difficult test in which he will....'
She looked at Le Motre.
'This is just for fun...it probably won't happen. No! It won't happen!' She thought deeply. 'No...Maybe it's because I didn't shuffle the deck. Yeah. That's it!'
She took the cards off the desk quickly and shuffled them the best she could. Slowly she put the cards on the desk in their order, and wasn't paying attention to any of them. All she wanted to see was that last card. She slowly turned the last card.
Death was in her hand again. She turned pale as she noticed the other cards revealed the same they had a minute ago. Proclaiming at the present there was peace, but in the future there was a test that resulted in...death.
In shock, she looked at the Death card again, starring at it like it was some kind of death sentence of the future. The Death's card grim reaper, then turned it's head and looked at her for the second time. She gasped.
"No! No! Not this again!" She shouted as she was rapped by Death and darkness.
She stood somewhere...somewhere in complete darkness and silence.
She looked around desperately, trying to figure out where she was. Just then a small glowing feather fell, and landed in her now outstretched hands. The feather looked similar to the one she just saw in her room...White with Red. She dropped in fear and saw that it disappeared once it hit, supposedly, the ground. When she looked up, she saw it was raining these red stained feathers all around her. Each glowing there little white glow, yet with a stain of red. In the distance, she thought she saw something, a figure on the ground. Noticing this, she ran towards it through the raining feathers, and froze when she neared the figure.
There in front of her, was an angel...a fallen angel, face down of the ground. It's wings lay limply on it, covering its head and most of its body. The wings also were red stained...with blood. Hitomi took a small step forward toward it. The angel lay in a pool of blood that surrounded it. She gringed at the sight, and struggled to see who this angel was in front of her. She knew who it was, but kept the thought out. She slowly moved around the figure, and made her way to see the face. She turned head sideways to try to look under the wing, and stopped frozen and pale. Slowly she stood up and stepped away from the figure while putting a hand to her mouth, then it hit her.
"Van!!" She shouted loudly as tears poured from her eyes.
She ran towards the now, far away body, and was thrusted back whenever she neared it. She couldn't get near enough without being thrusted back. She managed to get to a couple of feet away from him, and decided to stand there or she would be thrust back once more. It tortured her to look at Van, helpless and dead. Then in the shadows came a chuckle. Hitomi quickly looked to see who it was and found it coming from Van's direction. She strained to see who this person was, laughing at this matter at hand. A shadowed figure came into slight view, but stayed hidden. The figure approached Van and knelt next to him.
"Stay away from him!!" Hitomi shouted angrily at the laugher.
The figure just ignored Hitomi's words and continued to get closer. It then picked him up somewhat and put his limp head against their chest. The figure embraced the limp, and bloody Van. It then proceeded to say something.
"I knew...I knew I'd get you Van." It said evilly.
"The voice is a woman's?!" Hitomi exclaimed.
The figure chuckled once more, then looked with icy cold eyes at Hitomi.
"I knew...I'd get you too...Hitomi." It said coldly.
Hitomi looked wide-eyed at the figure. How did this woman know her name?! But it was already too late; Hitomi felt a sharp and agonizing pain in her chest, which sent her to her knees. She looked down and saw that she was now bleeding, and saw it bleed through her uniform. She coughed and spit the blood onto the floor next to her. She put her hand on her chest as there was another searing pain. Hitomi then quickly looked at the woman, who was laughing at her. Another searing pain, and Hitomi collapsed.
"Van...." Hitomi managed to say, before everything went dark.
That's it for the Prologue. Please Review and tell me if you enjoyed it. I hope to have Chapter 1 up soon. So keep reading!!!! Byyeeee!!! ^.~