Chapter Six: Reunion
Disclaimer: I don't own Escaflowne but I do own the characters and plot I made up
Alexis and I had woken up early so she could practice her time using my pendant. Standing in front of us was two boys in shorts and T-shirts. I hid my sword behind me and moved away from Alexis. One of them walked up to Alexis and began light conversation. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw the other boy approaching. It seemed he was making a pass for me but he was dragged off before he did anything. Alexis gave me a skeptical look.
"If you want I can sent you up with Raul," relating to two boys we had encountered.
"My heart already belongs to someone else," I stated.
"Who?" She was pressing.
"Alias DeCour. Your eyes remind me of him," I replied taking off my necklace and into my palm. I waited until Alexis reached her starting spot. After her signal I dropped the pendant. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven and twelve.
"Watch out Alexis!" I shouted from my spot on the benches.
She was about to run into a bunch of soldiers. I ran towards her and caught her as she skidded to a stop.
"Who are they?" she asked shocked from the sight.
"They look like soldiers of Fraid," I said studying their physical features.
"The balance of the two worlds are merging. I have to go back"
In an instant, we were surrounded by blue light. We began to float upward. I calmed Alexis by telling her to stare upward.
"This is it. I 'm returning back," I thought glad to be home.
"Alexis! Trinity!" Hitomi's voice rang through as I looked down to see her running towards the light with a duffel bag on her shoulder. Koji was pursuing her from behind. She was about to step into the beam of light when Koji called to her. She turned t face him and said with a sad face,
"I'm sorry Koji. I don't think you deserve me anymore."
Before he could respond we were transported back to Gaea.
Fraid:
"Hitomi, are you okay?" I asked bending over her with concern.
"I'm fine," she reassured and got up.
"Put down your weapon!" a voice commanded from the bushes and five Fraid guards appeared.
Alexis was protesting but I cut her off with my hand. I handed the sword over. The guard opened the sheath and was the Fanelia crest. They immediately bowed.
"We apologize princess,"
"It's alright, please get up," I said kindly.
"I wish to have an audience with the Duke of Fraid."
"Of course, may we ask what your reason is?" the guards were clearly confused by my comment.
I smiled. " Tell him Hitomi Kanzaki and her daughter have come to visit."
"Princess Trinity LeSlevara de Fanel from Fanelia.
I raised my head as the gate lifted up to reveal a still young Chid with his wife Gema and his daughter Lily. Alexis and Hitomi gasped when they saw how much Chid resembled Allen.
"Trinity of Fanelia, I do believe it has been a while since I have visited Fanelia. How are your parents?"
"Quite well your majesty," I replied and gestured to Alexis and her mother with my hand.
"Hitomi, it's been so long," Chid said walking down the steps to face Hitomi.
"Prince Chid, you're all grown up," Hitomi answered and pulled Alexis in front of her. "This is my daughter, Alexis Aynami."
Chid looked at her with amazement switching his stare back from Hitomi to Alexis. Alexis twitched with nervousness but I eased her by squeezing he hand.
"Like mother, like daughter. The father must be a lucky man," praised Chid with a bright smile.
Hitomi's eyes dropped to her feet as I could tell she was sad with her sudden departure from Koji.
"Highness, we wish to travel back to Fanelia as you can see we never intended to land in Fraid rather by accident," I explained the details of our transportation.
"Of course, but why don't you visit Austeria on your way back. Aunt Mellerna would love to see Hitomi," she suggested. We all nodded.
"Excellent, I'll take care of everything, but now let's have dinner, you must be hungry and tired."
Palias, Austeria:
I looked down into the clear blue ocean. We were about to land in Palias, the capital of Austeria. Last night Hitomi and Chid were in a heated discussion for hours while Alexis and I played with Lily. Departures were always sad but Alexis gave Chid a sketch of her family and promised she would sketch pictures of him and his family. I looked over Alexis' shoulder to see her drawing. Chid and Gema were seated with Lily sitting on Gema's lap. Alexis' was very talented and it seemed that Hitomi managed to bring some of their stuff from the mystic moon in the duffel bag.
"Alexis, Trinity, the plane has landed," Hitomi said sticking her head out from the door.
"Hitomi!" The Knight of heavens Allen Schezar shouted from a carriage bearing the Austeria crest. He ran up to her and knelt to kiss her hand.
"Allen, you haven't changed one bit," Hitomi commented blushing slightly from the chars of Allen.
"Don't worry, your mother is probably the only woman who resisted all of Allen's moves," I assured Alexis who was glaring at Allen like daggers.
"This must be your daughter, Hitomi. She looks just like you," Allen remarked turning to face Alexis and I.
Alexis' face softened but she made no move so I stepped forward and offered my hand. He smiled gratefully and bent over.
"Knight of Caeli, this is Alexis Aynami my new friend," I said yanking her beside me. Alexis smiled this time.
"We better get going. Her majesty is waiting for you," Allen said leading us into the carriage.
At the palace:
"Hitomi, you haven't changed at all and a daughter who is almost identical to you," Queen Mellerna gushed as we stood in the library.
We had been introduced to King Dryden and his children Prince Gavin and Princess Anita as well as Princess Eries: Mellerna's older sister and Celena: Allen's younger sister. I sipped my tea and raised my eyebrow at Alexis. She shrugged and studied the royal family that she was going to sketch.
"Mellerna, I should find these ladies proper attire before people get suspicious," Eries said rising from her eat.
"Of course, Hitomi, we'll talk more over dinner," Mellerna said excitedly.
" Do these gloves have to be so long?" moaned Alexis as she watched Celena fix my hair.
"It's the proper way of wearing them in Austeria especially during dinnertime," I explained just as Celena added the finishing touches to my hair.
She had pulled my hair from my forehead and pinned it with the decorated pins I had before and curled the ends with her fingers.
"Thanks Celena," I said warmly.
It was hard to imaging this gentle and graceful woman used to be the cruel and savage Dilandau, but experiments can alter people's personalities.
"Hurry or you'll be late," Celena said softly leading us out.
Dinner was filling with potatoes, steak and green vegetables. No one suspected anything except when Alexis forgot which fork was the dessert fork. We were now drinking wine except Alexis and I had ice water. We headed to the balcony and stopped to see Hitomi and Allen talking in the moonlight.
"How is Chid?" Allen spoke out of the blues.
"He looks just like you and he has a beautiful daughter that inherited you blue eyes."
Allen didn't reply. He looked rather sad that he could not be there for Chid's childhood.
"I have met someone but I'm not sure if telling her the truth will hurt her more or it will hurt me," Allen said in frustration.
"I think Chid knows that you couldn't be there for him and you have to take risks for love or else you will achieve nothing," advised Hitomi.
Allen looked down at her and smiled. "Your husband is lucky to have you."
