a/n:em, u kno the last chpt was a dream!

taken away

"NO! I won't let you take her away from me! Not again! never!" Van screamed launching himself into the air. "Crack..." All Van felt was excruciating pain in his upper back.
"Hitomi.." Van whispered, falling to the ground, feathers drifting all around him, as he watched Allen take the girl he loved away.


Hitomi felt Van's heart jump irregular beats under her cheek, and the hand in hers, squeeze tighter.
She heard the even, deep breathing that escaped Van's mouth turn to uneven breaths. "No.. you can't. Don't... please..." Van's hand gripped Hitomi's so tight that Hitomi cried out in pain.

Hitomi sat up staring at Van, still gripping her hand tightly, his eyebrows knitted and furrowed.

"Van, what's wrong? are you having a bad dream?" She took her other hand, and smoothed it over Van's forehead, while trying to pull her right hand out of Van's grasp.
She could not, because Van had a deathly grip on her hand.

"Van, let go." Hitomi begged, feeling Van tighten his already hurting grasp on her hand. "Van, you're hurting me.. Van.. I-" Suddenly, Van let go and his eyes flew open, and he bolted straight up in bed, staring at Hitomi.

"Van..." Hitomi asked tentively, rubbing her aching hand.
Suddenly, Van lept forward, and gathered Hitomi in a crushing embrace.

Hitomi felt drops of tears falling onto her neck, and Van's breath going ragged. "No! Hitomi! Please don't leave! don't leave!"

"Van?" Hitomi asked in disbelief. "What are you talking about? I'm right here!"

Van lifted his face to meet Hitomi's, his voice with firm conviction. "Don't ever leave me, ever again. I won't let him take you away from me."

Hitomi nodded, tears spilling over her cheeks.
Van gently released her, his hands closing over her trembling fingers. "Don't cry, Hitomi." Van said with a gentle, lilthing voice, as he leaned forward and kissed her tears away. Hitomi leaned into his powerful embrace, tightening her arms around his neck.

"Van, I wish this moment could last forever..." Hitomi whispered softly, settling into his arms.

Suddenly, the door banged open, and a bunch of men marched in, pushing aside furniture to make room.

Van let go of Hitomi, turning to face the door. He could feel her hand tense up. "Have you no manners?" Van yelled up, standing up, still holding Hitomi's hand.
"You just can't barge into my room like this. Get out!" Van growled.

"Seize him!" A familiar voice shouted through the door.

"Allen?" Hitomi cried, standing up. It was Allen indeed, with Millerna supporting him. "He's a dangerous person. He led Allen almost to his deathbed!" Millerna cried out.

Two burly men walked forward and yanked Van up and away from Hitomi, tying his wrists roughly with cutting ropes.

"Allen! What are you doing? Why are they taking Van away?"
Hitomi demanded with a shaking voice. She ran after the men dragging Van away, and hung on to Van's arm. The men turned around. Their eyes piercing through hers.

Hitomi, startled, took a step back. "Why are you fending for him?" One of the men inquired. "Yeah, He's a dangerous killer." The other man spoke, yanking Van again.

"What are you talking about?" Hitomi asked. "He never killed anyone!"

"Let me remind you, Hitomi. That Van almost killed Allen. He stabbed his sword into Allen's stomach. Allen almost died from the loss of blood." Millerna tossed her hair. "I saved his life."

Hitomi gasped, just as a vision of Allen, falling to the ground, blood gushing out of his wound.

"NO! I know that Van did that. But He didn't mean it! He-"

"Hitomi.." Allen spoke in a soothing voice, as he walked over to Hitomi. He put a hand on Hitomi's shoulder. "I thought Van was my friend. But I was wrong. He's crazy. He.. He stabbed his sword into me. It's my duty as a knight, to lock him away. To make sure that your safe, Hitomi."

Allen put an arm around Hitomi's shoulders and whispered loudly, making sure that Van could hear. "To make sure that you never see him again."

Hitomi opened her mouth, but no words came out. Behind Allen's shoulder, she could see Van's perplexed eyes, glaring into Allen's back.

Suddenly, Van pulled with all his strength away from the men, and lept at Allen, ramming into his back, knocking Allen's hand off Hitomi's shoulder, and making him topple off to the side.

"Don't you ever touch her again. You will never take her away from me again. Do you hear me?" Van snarled in his rage, just as the men recovered, and pulled Van away again. "Never!"

Millerna rushed forward and helped Allen up.
"You see?" Millerna said with tears in her eyes. "There he goes again, trying to hurt Allen. He's pure evil. completely ruthless."

"W-What are you going to do to Van?" Hitomi asked urgently.

"Well, I guess we're going to kill him." One of the burly men said calmly, kicking Van in the shins. Van crumpled to the ground, crying out in pain.

"You... You can't! Don't do this!" Hitomi cried in horror. She lept forward, but was stopped by Allen.

"Hitomi?" Allen asked, holding her back gently. "Just let Van be. He's getting what he deserves. It's my duty as a Knight."

Hitomi just stood there, speechless in disbelief, as she watched the men take Van away, his violet tinted eyes never leaving hers, as he was yanked out of the room.

end of chpt 12

a/n: teeheee... yewow! no flames yet though! keke, really. Van'll be okay, I hope. Allen was a bit irritating (it's my duty), and Millerna was just the works. I don't know, I just finish watching some episode of Millerna's ditziness so I really hate... (hate is a strong word) dislike her now.
plz R/R.