the visions
"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.
-that night-
"Hitomi!? Will you get your skinny ass out of the room and eat dinner? I've called you more than a million times! You're making me look like a loser! Do you hear me?" Merle screeched angrilly, banging her fisted paws on
the door of Hitomi's room.
The was no answer. Not even a peep. "Fine then!"
Merle growled turning and running down the hall. "Let her starve to death!"
Hitomi closed her swollen eyes painfully as she rubbed her fingers over them. "Merle... if you only knew that Van wasn't visiting Fanelia, but he was going to be killed. You believe whatever they say... Van..."
Without warning, tears slipped over the red skin, and over her cheeks. She rubbed her arms, and shivered as a cool breeze blew into her room and all around her.
Her hands ran over her thin nightgown, desperately wanting to feel the comfortable warmth Van had given her earlier that day.
Suddenly, a vision came to her, and she fell backwards on her bed.
"Van!" Hitomi cried, watching helplessly, as a man crept up to Van's jail cell, and smashed the hilt of his sword over Van's head. With a surprised cry, Van fell
to the ground, unconsious.
The man smirked evilly. "Rise and shine your majesty! It's morning!"
Suddenly, Hitomi saw Van being shoved into a small cage, and with a clang, the door was jammed shut with padlocks. Van's eyes were widened in rage and terror, but he couldn't talk. His mouth was taped, and his hands and legs were bound with a thick rope. With a crackling laugh, the man kicked the cage over the edge of the cliff into the ocean.
"NOOOOO! Van!!" Hitomi screamed her eyes flying open, her hands clutching at the bed covers.
Suddenly, the door knob began to turn frantically. Hitomi had locked her door and jammed chairs between the knobs, so no one could enter.
"Hitomi!" a desperate voice cried out through the door.
"Please! Let me in! Please!" The voice shook with uneven sobs.
"Merle?" Hitomi exclaimed. She knocked the chairs to the side and unlocked the door. The very second that she had opened her door, a flash of fur and claws lept into her arms, flailing and crying.
"Merle? What's... what's wrong?" Hitomi patted Merle's shoulder gently. Merle struggled to speak, as she choked on her tears. "It's Lord Van! I just found out from that bitch Millerna! Their..." another sob rocked her frail body. "Their going to kill him! Please Hitomi! I know you can save him!"
"So.." Hitomi whispered, tears falling out of her eyes again. "You finally found out."
"Huh?" Merle stopped crying and peered up at Hitomi. Suddenly, her eyes filled with anger. "You knew all this time and you didn't tell me? Hitomi, you stinking liar! I can't believe you can sit here and be so calm knowing that Lord Van is dying. How could you?"
Hitomi shook her head, tears dripping down her face. "Stop it!" Visions of Van being thrown down to the ocean swarmed before her.
Then, she saw a vision of Van's hatred as he tried to kill Allen, the blood gushing out of his wound.
Her eyes flew open and she gripped Merle's paw tightly. "Stop it! I care about Van too, but he tried to kill Allen... You know that. You know that the sentance is death. I.. I'm so confused I.."
She was interrupted by an enraged roar.
"How dare you Hitomi!" Merle reached up in a flash of tears and spit, slapping Hitomi hard on the face. "How dare you blame Lord Van for what he did. I wouldn't care less if he killed that blond barbie. Dammit Hitomi!"
Merle began crying again shaking Hitomi's shoulders. "Don't you know why he did it? He did it all because of you. Now he's going to die because of you. Because he was jealous because you were spending so much time with Allen. It's because he loves you. "
Merle broke down in sobs and jumped off Hitomi's bed, sprinting to the door. She turned one last time to glare at Hitomi with tearful eyes. "I can't believe you can just turn a blind eye. If you won't help him then I will! I hate you Hitomi!"
Merle growled spitefully spitting at Hitomi angrilly. "You heartless girl. I don't know what Lord Van saw in you. I'm going to die with Lord Van."
Hitomi sat there, speechless as Merle sprinted out of the room, sobbing.
end of chpt 13
a/n: no flames.. *rubs eyes* too tired... just wanna finish the story. i kno it was boring.. don't tell me that, i don't wanna know. but please r/r.. it's reassuring to know someone's reading this. =)
