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A/N: Holy crap….I never thought that I'd get so many reviews. I've been inspired!
Seasons of Loneliness
By Blue Shakira
Chapter Three: Partial Truths
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+Gaea+
"It didn't go well, did it," Folken asked, as his younger brother stormed into the throne room.
Van glowered. "I'm glad you noticed," he said, sarcastically. "I told you that the arrogant ass was not going to listen."
"Hmm….I guess I should have asked him myself," Folken said, thoughtfully.
"And why didn't you," Van asked, bitterly. "I told you from the beginning that he would not listen to me!"
"Well, you two seem to be having your own little war for three years. I was kind of hoping that you would finally make peace treaty," his brother said, almost humorously.
Van grunted, "It didn't work."
"I can tell."
"Besides, I don't need his help. My men are as good as the Dragonslayers….or even better. I don't even know why I listened to you."
"You're in denial, Van. Those soldiers that attacked you defeated your men in a matter of minutes. If I had not arrived with more soldiers….I don't even want to think of what would have happened to you."
Van went and sat on his throne. "I was not expecting an attack, therefore; I was not prepared. That is one mistake I will not repeat and I do not need the help of that arrogant ass to make up for it."
"Why do you hate him so much," Folken asked suddenly.
"That is none of your business, brother," Van retorted.
"Is it because of Hitomi? Your jealousy has gone beyond of what I could imagine. Do you still believe that she left Gaea because of him? "
Van stood up angrily. "She was NOT in love with HIM!"
"I never said she was….," Folken began.
"You make it sound like it," the young king growled.
"Forgive me, brother. I'm just worried about you, that's all. You've become colder since she left….I just want to know where your kindness has disappeared to."
Van sighed and sat back down. "I don't know," he replied. "It's just that I've never got along with Dilandau from the beginning. He and I are like day and night….And finding out that he liked Hitomi made the matter worse."
"Could it be that you were afraid he would take Hitomi away from you," Folken interjected, quietly.
Van lowered his eyes to the ground. "Maybe….," he began. "But he didn't take her away from me."
"Then why are you so angry about," Folken asked.
Van frowned, "What makes me angry is that she left me alone…. Dammit! She belonged to ME! She was MINE! Yet, she left before I could prove to that arrogant ass who she REALLY belonged to."
"I hate to say this to you, Van….but Hitomi belonged to no one," Folken said. "She left on her own will. Maybe that proves that she didn't belong here." He paused and looked at his brother in the eye. He added, "Perhaps you're not really in love with Hitomi. You probably just want to prove to Dilandau that you could win this battle….the battle over Hitomi…."
"That's a lie," Van shouted. "I love Hitomi! How dare you say such a thing?!" He stood up. "Get out of my sight!"
"Van…."
"Leave before I call the guards!"
"Very well, I will speak to you again when you're ready to talk," Folken said. He bowed. "Excuse me, brother."
Van watched his older brother leave in silence. When he was sure that he left, he slumped back into the chair and buried his hands in his face. What his brother said was partially true. She had left before he could prove to Dilandau that she belonged to him, Van Fanel. However, he did love her. And he will always love her.
"Hitomi….," he whispered. The mere sound of her name was music to his ears. "Why did you leave me, my love? Why?"
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+Earth+
"Is he asleep?"
"Yep. He's sleeping like an angel."
"He is an angel," Hitomi said, bending down to kiss Julian on the forehead. She could hear her two-year old son breathing softly in his slumber. She turned to face the other occupant in the room. "Let's talk outside."
The other person nodded and they quietly crept out of the room. When they reached the living room, Hitomi fell to the couch.
"Thanks for taking care of him, Yuki," she said.
Yuki smiled. She was Hitomi's next door neighbor and best friend. "No problem, 'Tomi," she replied. "You know I enjoy taking care of him. He's such a sweetheart."
"Well, I got some bad news for you," Hitomi said. "School is out and I'm spending most of the summer with my son. I won't be needing a full-time baby-sitter for about three months."
"What," Yuki exclaimed. "Don't tell me you already finished three years at the university!"
"Yeah. What's your point?"
"Nothing. That just means you have one more year to go! I'm still stuck for two more years. Damn, that sucks!"
Hitomi laughed. "That's true."
Yuki shook her head. "I don't get it, though."
"What," Hitomi asked.
"Check this out," Yuki began. "You have an adorable two-year old son, you go to school plus you have a full-time job and yet, you manage to pull out some of the best grades at the university. I mean, I only had a part time job and NO kids….but my grades suck! How do you do it?" She eyed Hitomi suspiciously. "What's your secret?"
Hitomi smiled. "Nothing really. Just….Love," she responded.
"Love," Yuki repeated, confused
"Everything I have accomplished is for my son," Hitomi said. "He means the world to me. He inspires me without speaking….Without him, I would be lost."
"I see….," Yuki said. "Um, Hitomi, out of curiosity….whatever happened to Julian's father…."
Hitomi's smile faded and her eyes filled with pain.
Yuki noticed this. "I'm sorry, 'Tomi. You don't have to answer if you don't want to," she said quickly.
"It's allright," Hitomi sighed. "Let's just say that his father is far away from here and we won't be hearing from him anytime soon."
"Oh," Yuki whispered. She stayed quiet knowing that she had just hit a painful memory.
Hitomi looked out the window and saw the night sky filled with stars. 'He's very far away indeed…'
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+Gaea+
'It's still cold but at least the rain stopped.' He thought.
He brushed his silvery bangs away from his eyes and looked up at the newly cleared sky. It was filled with bright stars that resembled fireflies.
'I wonder if she can see stars like these on the Mystic Moon?'
He sighed. No matter how many times he had tried to forget about her….she still popped up in his head. In his visions, he would always see her beautiful face with those sparkling green eyes. The more he tried to forget, the more he thought about her. It grew worse at each passing day.
'Dammit, why can't I forget you?'
He remembered what Van had told him earlier that day.
~Flashback~
"…..You were jealous that she paid more attention to me," Van said, sardonically. "You were angry that she belonged to me and not you!"
He grabbed Van by the front of his shirt and lifted him above his head. "If that was true then why did she leave Gaea? She left you, Van! Why is it? Tell me?!" he demanded and threw him to the ground.
~End Flashback~
What Van had said was partially true. He had been jealous that Hitomi spent more time with him. But he had lied when he said that she belonged to him. Hitomi belonged to no one. She was the one who decided her own outcome. Not them.
He hit a nearby tree with his fist. 'Why didn't I understand that before? Why did I have to hurt you?'
"Hitomi….," he whispered, ignoring the pain that inflicted on his hand. He missed her so much. Gods, if he could only see her again….
Little did he know that fate might give him that chance.
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A/N: For you people wondering when Hitomi will return to Gaea, you can stop praying now 'cause your prayers have been answered. She's coming back….but I need some inspiration first. You know the drill….Read and Review baby.
A/N: Holy crap….I never thought that I'd get so many reviews. I've been inspired!
Seasons of Loneliness
By Blue Shakira
Chapter Three: Partial Truths
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
+Gaea+
"It didn't go well, did it," Folken asked, as his younger brother stormed into the throne room.
Van glowered. "I'm glad you noticed," he said, sarcastically. "I told you that the arrogant ass was not going to listen."
"Hmm….I guess I should have asked him myself," Folken said, thoughtfully.
"And why didn't you," Van asked, bitterly. "I told you from the beginning that he would not listen to me!"
"Well, you two seem to be having your own little war for three years. I was kind of hoping that you would finally make peace treaty," his brother said, almost humorously.
Van grunted, "It didn't work."
"I can tell."
"Besides, I don't need his help. My men are as good as the Dragonslayers….or even better. I don't even know why I listened to you."
"You're in denial, Van. Those soldiers that attacked you defeated your men in a matter of minutes. If I had not arrived with more soldiers….I don't even want to think of what would have happened to you."
Van went and sat on his throne. "I was not expecting an attack, therefore; I was not prepared. That is one mistake I will not repeat and I do not need the help of that arrogant ass to make up for it."
"Why do you hate him so much," Folken asked suddenly.
"That is none of your business, brother," Van retorted.
"Is it because of Hitomi? Your jealousy has gone beyond of what I could imagine. Do you still believe that she left Gaea because of him? "
Van stood up angrily. "She was NOT in love with HIM!"
"I never said she was….," Folken began.
"You make it sound like it," the young king growled.
"Forgive me, brother. I'm just worried about you, that's all. You've become colder since she left….I just want to know where your kindness has disappeared to."
Van sighed and sat back down. "I don't know," he replied. "It's just that I've never got along with Dilandau from the beginning. He and I are like day and night….And finding out that he liked Hitomi made the matter worse."
"Could it be that you were afraid he would take Hitomi away from you," Folken interjected, quietly.
Van lowered his eyes to the ground. "Maybe….," he began. "But he didn't take her away from me."
"Then why are you so angry about," Folken asked.
Van frowned, "What makes me angry is that she left me alone…. Dammit! She belonged to ME! She was MINE! Yet, she left before I could prove to that arrogant ass who she REALLY belonged to."
"I hate to say this to you, Van….but Hitomi belonged to no one," Folken said. "She left on her own will. Maybe that proves that she didn't belong here." He paused and looked at his brother in the eye. He added, "Perhaps you're not really in love with Hitomi. You probably just want to prove to Dilandau that you could win this battle….the battle over Hitomi…."
"That's a lie," Van shouted. "I love Hitomi! How dare you say such a thing?!" He stood up. "Get out of my sight!"
"Van…."
"Leave before I call the guards!"
"Very well, I will speak to you again when you're ready to talk," Folken said. He bowed. "Excuse me, brother."
Van watched his older brother leave in silence. When he was sure that he left, he slumped back into the chair and buried his hands in his face. What his brother said was partially true. She had left before he could prove to Dilandau that she belonged to him, Van Fanel. However, he did love her. And he will always love her.
"Hitomi….," he whispered. The mere sound of her name was music to his ears. "Why did you leave me, my love? Why?"
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
+Earth+
"Is he asleep?"
"Yep. He's sleeping like an angel."
"He is an angel," Hitomi said, bending down to kiss Julian on the forehead. She could hear her two-year old son breathing softly in his slumber. She turned to face the other occupant in the room. "Let's talk outside."
The other person nodded and they quietly crept out of the room. When they reached the living room, Hitomi fell to the couch.
"Thanks for taking care of him, Yuki," she said.
Yuki smiled. She was Hitomi's next door neighbor and best friend. "No problem, 'Tomi," she replied. "You know I enjoy taking care of him. He's such a sweetheart."
"Well, I got some bad news for you," Hitomi said. "School is out and I'm spending most of the summer with my son. I won't be needing a full-time baby-sitter for about three months."
"What," Yuki exclaimed. "Don't tell me you already finished three years at the university!"
"Yeah. What's your point?"
"Nothing. That just means you have one more year to go! I'm still stuck for two more years. Damn, that sucks!"
Hitomi laughed. "That's true."
Yuki shook her head. "I don't get it, though."
"What," Hitomi asked.
"Check this out," Yuki began. "You have an adorable two-year old son, you go to school plus you have a full-time job and yet, you manage to pull out some of the best grades at the university. I mean, I only had a part time job and NO kids….but my grades suck! How do you do it?" She eyed Hitomi suspiciously. "What's your secret?"
Hitomi smiled. "Nothing really. Just….Love," she responded.
"Love," Yuki repeated, confused
"Everything I have accomplished is for my son," Hitomi said. "He means the world to me. He inspires me without speaking….Without him, I would be lost."
"I see….," Yuki said. "Um, Hitomi, out of curiosity….whatever happened to Julian's father…."
Hitomi's smile faded and her eyes filled with pain.
Yuki noticed this. "I'm sorry, 'Tomi. You don't have to answer if you don't want to," she said quickly.
"It's allright," Hitomi sighed. "Let's just say that his father is far away from here and we won't be hearing from him anytime soon."
"Oh," Yuki whispered. She stayed quiet knowing that she had just hit a painful memory.
Hitomi looked out the window and saw the night sky filled with stars. 'He's very far away indeed…'
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
+Gaea+
'It's still cold but at least the rain stopped.' He thought.
He brushed his silvery bangs away from his eyes and looked up at the newly cleared sky. It was filled with bright stars that resembled fireflies.
'I wonder if she can see stars like these on the Mystic Moon?'
He sighed. No matter how many times he had tried to forget about her….she still popped up in his head. In his visions, he would always see her beautiful face with those sparkling green eyes. The more he tried to forget, the more he thought about her. It grew worse at each passing day.
'Dammit, why can't I forget you?'
He remembered what Van had told him earlier that day.
~Flashback~
"…..You were jealous that she paid more attention to me," Van said, sardonically. "You were angry that she belonged to me and not you!"
He grabbed Van by the front of his shirt and lifted him above his head. "If that was true then why did she leave Gaea? She left you, Van! Why is it? Tell me?!" he demanded and threw him to the ground.
~End Flashback~
What Van had said was partially true. He had been jealous that Hitomi spent more time with him. But he had lied when he said that she belonged to him. Hitomi belonged to no one. She was the one who decided her own outcome. Not them.
He hit a nearby tree with his fist. 'Why didn't I understand that before? Why did I have to hurt you?'
"Hitomi….," he whispered, ignoring the pain that inflicted on his hand. He missed her so much. Gods, if he could only see her again….
Little did he know that fate might give him that chance.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
A/N: For you people wondering when Hitomi will return to Gaea, you can stop praying now 'cause your prayers have been answered. She's coming back….but I need some inspiration first. You know the drill….Read and Review baby.
