Chapter Five: Mystic Moon
Disclaimer: I don't own Escaflowne, but I own the characters and plot I made up.
On the Mystic Moon:
"I'll pick you up after track practice, Alexis"
"Okay, bye mom."
Later in a school track field:
"Who's this? The pendant.. Alexis help me carry her to the car."
Flashback: "Daddy, why do you always look at the moon from up here?"
"See the planet hanging with the moon, well I met a girl from up there."
"Do you miss her?"
"Sometimes, but I already have the most beautiful and smart daughter."
"Really, daddy?"
"Really."
My eyelids felt heavy as I forced myself to open them. I came face to face with a white and orange striped cat.
"Patch, get away from her!" a girl's voice came from behind.
She was about my age with light brown hair and deep green eyes, which made me sad because they reminded me of Alias. I propped my elbows up and began to get out of bed.
"Don't get up! You've been very sick," the girl said gently laying me back on the fluffy pillows.
"How long have I been asleep for?" I asked looking the room.
The walls were strangely covered with pictures of different poses of boys and girls. There was a desk to my left filled with papers and pictures. I had never seen such things and it hit me that I had been transported to the Mystic Moon.
"You had a fever and slept for three days," I turned to see a man around the age of thirty holding a tray in his hands come through the door.
I looked outside the window feeling guilty for not saying goodbye to my brothers for I know they would be more worried than my parents would. I looked back to the girl and the man talking. Judging by their high cheekbones and fine tip nose I assumed they were related.
"I see that you are feeling better,"
This time I saw an older version of the girl standing at the doorway. She walked over to my bed and held the necklace in her hand.
"How is your father? It's been so long since I have been to Gaea."
This was Hitomi Kanzaki, the women that my father fell in love with during the war with Zaibach. At first I felt anger towards her but I decided to remain neutral for the sake of her and my mother. I began to tell her about the fight with my parents and how I ended up here after we were alone. Hitomi listened patiently, but her eyes changed when I told her what my father said about her. I was discovered at the same spot where my father met Hitomi. Since it had been raining in Gaea, I was soaking wet when I arrived on the Mystic Moon. I also learned that the man was her husband Koji Aynami, a doctor who cared for me. Her daughter Alexis made me gulp down the food she had brought me and ordered me back to bed. I took an instant liking of her and much to my surprise I was exhausted and fell right to sleep.
Two days later:
"Go for it, Alexis!" Hitomi shouted and we watched Alexis sprint towards the finish line.
After two days of bed rest, I was finally able to get up and exercise. The food was strange and the house was even weirder but I was content that my sword had made it with me. Today was Alexis' track meet at her school. Alexis was just like Hitomi, a runner but she also enjoyed drawing portraits.
"Trinity look over there!" Hitomi whispered to me.
I looked across the field to see my father standing in the middle. He reached his hand out as if he wanted me to come back. I shook my head and silently told him to go away. I buried my head in my knees and began to cry.
On Gaea:
"Father, are you alright?"
"Yes, I'm fine."
"Did you see Trina? Is she alright?"
"Your sister may not return for a long time, Folken. That's all I can tell you."
Back on the Mystic Moon:
"Trinity, don't you want to go back to your family?" Hitomi said softly.
I raised my head and found my father gone. I stared out into the green field.
"Do you still love my father? He has gotten over you." I accused.
She was silent for a minute before saying something that made realized why she was so special.
"Your father and I will always have a bond, but that doesn't mean we can't love another person. The day your father sent me back, we both knew that we had to go our separate ways. If that didn't happen, you and Alexis and your brothers wouldn't be here."
Later that evening:
"Trinity, are you alright. You seem down," Alexis called from across the room.
I had been staring at the sky for a long time.
"Today at your meet, I saw my father and as much as I want to go home. I have to know your mother's side of the story and sort out my mixed feelings," I answered back not tearing my eyes from the sky.
"I never worried about my mother's feelings. I was too caught up with how my father reacts to him being second," Alexis said in a hushed voice.
I glanced over my shoulder to see her face light up.
"I know let me do a makeover on you!" she exclaimed.
"Huh?" I asked dumbfounded.
"You could use a hair cut and maybe some colour, your eyebrows need plucking and you desperately need a shave... " Alexis explained rambling on and on about my deformed body.
"What's in it for me?" I interrupted crossing my arms across my chest.
"I promise you will forget about all your troubles tonight," she said mysteriously.
Later on:
Alexis and I were sprawled on the floor while I was brushing her hair. My hair was pulled from my face and was covered in some kind of cream. Alexis had insisted cutting my hair to my shoulder blades and adding brown colour in it. She then plucked my eyebrows with this plastic thing and practically ripped off my skin from my legs, arms and armpits with something she called "wax". She soothed my pain by giving me a mud soak. She said it got rid of dead skin and removed dirt and oil from my pores. Whatever that meant. I did feel relaxed as my skin was softer and smoother form the sesame oil Alexis gave me.
"What are your brothers like? Are they cute?" Alexis asked as I finished braiding her hair.
"Protective, annoying and not to mention stubborn," I said arranging my blanket around me.
" Seems like you and your brothers got in a fight, too," she piped up.
"I rather not talk about it, if you don't mind," I spoke lying down on my pillow. Alexis shrugged and mumbled good night before turning off the light.
