AN: Next part, mushiness. I hope this makes sense. I was hoping on getting this done before 6 but, stupid brothers and work got in the way.
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"Aunty Merle looky here! Mommy did my hair today." Faith said with a smile. Merle eyed high ponytail then looked up at Hitomi. She seemed to be off somewhere other than where she was supposed to be.
"It looks great Faith. Why don't you go see if daddy's ready yet." Merle said.
"Ok, bye Mommy!" Faith said.
"Bye sweetie." Hitomi said.
"Ok, what's wrong?" Merle asked, getting straight to the point.
"Nothing Merle." Hitomi said.
"Don't give me that. I stopped by your room to see if you were ready yet and Van gave me the same look that you have right now. Something's going on and I want to know." Merle said.
"Alright Merle. Faith is hearing voices and I had a dream last night that I think may have been a vision." Hitomi said.
"Oh. Do you want me to keep an extra close eye on Faith today?" Merle asked.
"Thanks Merle. I'd really appreciate it. Van looked upset?" Hitomi asked suddenly remembering Merle's earlier words.
"Not upset just, deep in thought." Merle replied.
"I probably worried him with my dream. I should go..."
"You should go get ready. Faith will be here with Van-sama soon and you'll still be wearing that robe! Move it! You can talk to him on the way to meet Millerna." Merle said pushing her toward the changing room. She had put the gown Hitomi was to wear in there when she came in.
"Ok Merle, I'm going." Hitomi said as she was pushed into the changing room.
She quickly dressed and eyed herself in the mirror. The dress was tight around her top area but, flowed out at the bottom. She always thought that is was too much for her. She remembered the first time she had worn a dress that big. She had to get Merle to help her with every little detail. That day had been her wedding day. One of the most happiest days of her life and one of the most hectic. It had taken a full two hours to get her into the dress right. Even with the maids and Merle's help.
She smiled as she played with the strings on the top of her dress. Memories of that day spread like wild fire through her mind and brought dreamy look to her face.
~~Flashback~~
"Hitomi? Hitomi are you crying?" Merle asked as she came through the door to her room.
"Sorry Merle. Can you believe it? I'm not even married yet and I'm crying already!" She had said as she paced the floor.
"You're shaking too but, don't worry about it, you're allowed to be nervous. You're taking a big step after all." Merle said.
"Oh thanks a lot Merle. I know that already though." She muttered.
"If it makes you feel any better, Lord Van is just as nervous as you." Merle said.
"Really? Van's nervous?" She asked with curiosity. Merle nodded and proceeded in circling her.
"Merle, stop doing that. I'm already dizzy enough as it is." She said.
"Just making sure everything is in place." Merle replied.
Looking in the mirror, she eyed the beautiful gown she was standing in. She had requested that it be white to fit the traditions she had on the Mystic Moon. Van had agreed without hesitation saying that it was only fair for her to keep a tradition as special as that for memories. One thing she had decided to do was to have gold trim around the bottom, sleeves and collar which came down to form a little v.
The sleeves were long and slightly puffed (don't think Allen's puffy sleeves or Millerna's. Not that big). They too came to make little v's at the end. The top part of her dress had been made to fit snugly around her and showed every curve of her body. The bottom flared out and carried the longest train she had ever seen.
Small diamonds and pearls made wonderful patterns around the top and bottom of her dress and almost made her glow when the light hit them just right.
"Hitomi, let's go! It's time." Merle called.
She couldn't remember much after that. Seeing Van standing at the end of the isle waiting for her had made her heart skip a beat. She couldn't see anyone else but him.
Her nervousness subsided when Van took her hand and the ceremony continued. She barely remembered the words she was supposed to say when the time came. The only time she actually came to her senses was when Van's warm lips pressed against hers and the crowd of people behind them cheered loudly.
~~End Flashback~~
Van walked into the room to see Hitomi staring off into space. The dreamy, happy look in her eyes made him glad that she wasn't still thinking about the danger Faith may have been in. He walked over and took the strings out of her hand, waiting for her to come back from her dream world.
She blinked when she noticed that the strings that held the top part of her dress together were no longer in her hands. Feeling them tighten she looked up to see Van's mischievous smile.
"I'd rather be untying these instead of tying them you know." He said.
"I bet you would. To bad we have to be downstairs soon. I'll make you a deal though." She said, grinning.
"What's that?" He asked.
"I'll let you do the honors later tonight." She said as she pecked his nose.
"I'd be more than honored." He replied, lifting her chin to kiss her.
"Eeeew, gross!"
Van and Hitomi tore their lips apart to see Faith making faces at the door.
"Come here you." Hitomi said, giggling. Faith ran over and hugged her mother's knees.
"You two were kissing! Boys have cooties Mommy!" Faith said. Hitomi laughed and looked at Van who just raised his eyebrows.
"You'll understand when you get older Faith." Hitomi said. Van knelt down in front of her.
"Do you think I have cooties?" He asked. Faith pondered this for a moment and decided to humor her father.
"Yes!" She said, giggling. She turned to run away but, he grabbed her and started tickling, her planting a big kiss on her cheek.
"Ok you two, break it up. It's time to go. Faith, where is Merle?" Hitomi asked.
"I...I have to find Aunty Merle Daddy!" Faith said between giggles. Van let her go and watched as she curtsied and stuck out her tongue before leaving the room, laughing.
"Ready to go?" Van asked, standing to meet Hitomi. She looked in the mirror eyeing the dress.
The dress itself was off-white with gold and red trimming. It had a low cut, curved neck line and was tight until it went to her hips. There it flared out to cover her feet. The sleeves were tight quarter length of the way and then flared out to reach her wrists.
"Yeah, I'm ready." She said, turning to leave. When Van didn't follow she turned to look at him.
"What's wrong?" She asked.
"I was just wondering if you were still worried about your dream." He said.
"I just want to forget it for now. I haven't gotten any other warnings or anything. No more bad feelings so it must have been nothing. If it comes back, I'll worry more." She said. Van seemed unconvinced and he had every right to be. She was still worried just, trying not to worry him more.
"Come on, we're going to be late." She said with a smile. He nodded and took her hand closing the door with the other.
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TBC
AN: Yup, that's it for now. I'm getting there. It will make more sense in the future parts I hope. Sorry if my descriptiveness sucks. I'm not that good at being descriptive with dresses and stuff yet. I'll get better. Oh, to describe Faith, she looks like a cross between Van and Hitomi. She has Hitomi's green eyes only slightly darker and her figure. Well as close to it as a 5 year old can get. She's got Van's black hair and a cross between their skin color. Like, not as dark as Van's but, not as light as Hitomi's. R&R if u'd like. Flame me if u want they don't bother me that much. L8er!
