Disclaimer: Dammit, I don't own them. Vladimir is mine! *receives stares* What?
Seasons of Loneliness
By Blue Shakira
Chapter Five: Encounter
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+Gaea+
"I still don't understand why Lord Dilandau accepted to protect Van," Migel said, shielding his eyes form the sun. "I thought he hated him."
"Um….they have just never been able to get along. It's a long story," Chesta said. "Maybe Lord Folken asked him."
"Didn't Van ask him first," Migel asked.
Chesta nodded. "Yeah, I was there when he asked him. But Lord Dilandau clearly told Van that the Dragonslayers were 'not meant to be Fanelian bodyguards'."
"Then what are WE doing here," Migel grumbled.
"Like I said, Lord Folken must have convinced the general. He couldn't have refused his request, after all Van is Lord Folken's brother."
"You're probably right," Migel agreed. He wiped the sweat off his forehead with the back of his hand.
It was too hot for them to be in their armors…..especially on a day like this one.
He and Chesta have been standing outside Fanelia's castle walls for about three hours. So far, there hasn't been anyone suspicious walking towards the castle but Dilandau had told them to stay alert. Migel usually was not one to complain, but the sun was burning his skin.
"When are Dalet and Gatti coming," Migel asked, suddenly.
"In about an hour," Chesta replied.
"By that time were going to be fried," Migel complained.
"If you don't want the sun to hit you so much just go under that tree," Chesta said, pointing at a tree in the forest.
"Like that would help," Migel mumbled.
"At least you'll be protected from the sun."
"It will still be hot!"
"But not as much…."
"Grrr, stupid weather," Migel shouted at the sky. He finally lost patience and began to yell obscenities.
Chesta sweatdropped, "Er…calm down, Migel."
"How can I be calm? The weather has been acting up for weeks. First it's raining hard as hell and it would not stop for days. NOW it's hot as hell and it's no better than when it was raining! Dammit!"
Before Chesta could reply, he heard a scream along with a loud 'thud' in the forest. "What was that," he asked.
Migel calmed down. "What?"
"I think I heard something," Chesta whispered.
They both pulled out their swords and quietly entered the forest. They looked around for anyone suspicious.
"Stay here," Chesta ordered quietly.
"But….," Migel protested.
The blond man waved him off. "I'll yell for help if it's needed. Wait here just in case someone tries to sneak past us," Chesta said. "If anyone tries to attack yell for help. Guimel is guarding the castle gate. He'll be able to hear you and alert the others. Understand?"
Migel nodded.
Chesta turned and walked deeper into the forest with his sword in hand ready to strike.
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Hitomi let out a groan. She had landed on her feet but she lost balanced and fell on her butt. Her head was spinning and it wasn't going to leave any time soon. She tried to focus her eyes on the surrounding area. When she finally did, all she could see were trees of all types.
'Where am I,' she thought. 'Why do I have a strange feeling, like I've been here before….' Her thoughts were interrupted when she felt something sniffle.
She looked down at the small boy in her arms. "Julian," she exclaimed, hot tears streaming from the side of her eyes.
"Mommy," Julian whimpered.
"I'm here," she whispered soothingly in his ear. "Mommy's here."
She rocked him back and forth, holding him tightly in her arms as she let out a sigh of relief. She still had her baby. The man who called himself Vladimir almost took him from her but her pendant somehow managed to protect them.
'Thank you….'
She felt Julian tugging something on her right shoulder. She stopped what she was doing and realized that she was carrying a blue bag filled with baby items for her son. She had been so frightened by Vladimir that she forgot she was carrying extra weight. It's funny how she didn't notice it why they were being lifted into the light.
She paused.
Why did this sound familiar?
She closed her eyes. She remembered being lifted away by the same light three years ago. Once to Gaea and then back to Earth.
Realization hit her.
"Oh no….," she began, softly.
She then heard heavy footsteps walking towards her. She stood up from her position. Frantically, she looked for a place to hide. She saw a large tree she could hide behind of but it was to late.
"You there," a male voice shouted. "What are you doing hiding here?"
Hitomi felt her back tense as the person neared her. 'Please,' she begged. 'Don't let it be Vladimir.'
"I asked you a question, woman. What are you doing here?" the man demanded.
Hitomi trembled with fear. She tried to speak but nothing came out.
"Turn around," the man ordered.
Part of Hitomi felt like running, but the other part didn't want her son to get hurt. She gradually began to turn. Half of her face was buried in her son's silver hair.
"Look at me," he said, in a gentler tone. The man didn't see any harm in her.
She slowly looked up. Her eyes widen as she recognized the blond man that stood in front of her.
Chesta was also startled as he got a clearer look of the woman's face. "Lady Hitomi," he asked, surprised.
She nodded. "…..Chesta," she said, almost uncertainly.
Chesta nodded and walked closer to her. "What are you doing here," he asked. "I thought you returned to the Mystic Moon."
"I did return home," she replied. "It's just that a man appeared out of nowhere and tried to take my son away. Next thing I know I ended up here."
"You have a son," he asked, suddenly. He put away his sword away.
"Yes," Hitomi responded. "His name is Julian."
Chesta smiled and reached out for the young child. "Hello Julian," he greeted the two year old. Julian looked shyly at Chesta with his large emerald eyes and hid his face on his mother's shoulder.
"He's gets shy around strangers," Hitomi said with a smile.
"I see," Chesta replied. He smiled. "He has beautiful eyes like you."
"Um….yes," Hitomi said, knowing where this was heading.
Chesta ran his ringers through Julian's silver hair. "His hair….," Chesta began.
Hitomi bit her lip. "Chesta…."
"I know what happened three years ago," the blond man interjected. "Lord Dilandau mentioned it to me once, when he was really drunk…..I was slapped afterwards to keep quiet."
"I'm sorry…..but I don't want to talk about it," Hitomi said, painfully.
"I figured as much," he replied. "Let me take you to the castle. Whoever it is you're running from won't harm you there."
"Thank you," Hitomi asked. "Where are we anyway?"
"We're in Fanelia."
"Fanelia?! What are you doing here in Fanelia?"
"It's not only me. All the Dragonslayer's are gathered here. Someone is trying to kill Van and we are here to protect him."
"Who's trying to kill him?!"
"We don't know yet."
"Poor Van….."
"Uh….Lord Dilandau is also at the castle."
Hitomi's throat went dry. "Oh."
"Chesta," someone called from afar.
"It's Migel," Chesta said. "Come Hitomi. I'll escort you personally to the castle."
"Hold on a sec," Hitomi began. She bent down and placed Julian on the ground. She opened the bag she carried and pulled out a dark blue knitted hat.
Chesta stayed quiet and wondered what Hitomi was doing. He saw Hitomi place the hat over Julians head, covering all of his silver hair. She tied the two strands under his chin. Once she was done she placed the bag over her shoulder and picked up her son. "I'm ready now," she told the blond man.
Chesta raised an eyebrow.
Hitomi smiled weakly, "Please, don't say anything. Let me be the one who tells them….."
"I would never had said anything if you didn't want me to," Chesta responded.
"I know," Hitomi said, quietly.
"Chesta, where are you," Migel's voice was hear nearby.
"We should get going now," Chesta said. "Do you need help with the bag?"
Hitomi smiled, "No thanks. I'm fine."
"Very well….This way," Chesta motioned to her. "You can also start telling me about this man who tried to take your son away. I'll see what I can do."
Hitomi nodded.
She explained to him what happened and how Vladimir looked. Once they got out of the forest she became nervous at the sight of the castle. She noticed that her son was now sleeping in her arms. He was getting heavy but she wasn't about to let anyone else hold him….not yet anyway.
Chesta noticed her anxiety and didn't ask her any more questions.
Hitomi felt the heat of the sun burning her skin but that wasn't her worry at the moment.
'How am I going to face you, Van?' she wondered. 'Most importantly, how will I face you…..Dilandau….."
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A/N: This wasn't one of my best chapters but I still posted it 'cause I was too lazy to fix it. Please Read and Review …...and don't forget to tell me if you want Van to go insane or not. The next chapters will be based on your votes and MY decision. Peace!
Seasons of Loneliness
By Blue Shakira
Chapter Five: Encounter
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
+Gaea+
"I still don't understand why Lord Dilandau accepted to protect Van," Migel said, shielding his eyes form the sun. "I thought he hated him."
"Um….they have just never been able to get along. It's a long story," Chesta said. "Maybe Lord Folken asked him."
"Didn't Van ask him first," Migel asked.
Chesta nodded. "Yeah, I was there when he asked him. But Lord Dilandau clearly told Van that the Dragonslayers were 'not meant to be Fanelian bodyguards'."
"Then what are WE doing here," Migel grumbled.
"Like I said, Lord Folken must have convinced the general. He couldn't have refused his request, after all Van is Lord Folken's brother."
"You're probably right," Migel agreed. He wiped the sweat off his forehead with the back of his hand.
It was too hot for them to be in their armors…..especially on a day like this one.
He and Chesta have been standing outside Fanelia's castle walls for about three hours. So far, there hasn't been anyone suspicious walking towards the castle but Dilandau had told them to stay alert. Migel usually was not one to complain, but the sun was burning his skin.
"When are Dalet and Gatti coming," Migel asked, suddenly.
"In about an hour," Chesta replied.
"By that time were going to be fried," Migel complained.
"If you don't want the sun to hit you so much just go under that tree," Chesta said, pointing at a tree in the forest.
"Like that would help," Migel mumbled.
"At least you'll be protected from the sun."
"It will still be hot!"
"But not as much…."
"Grrr, stupid weather," Migel shouted at the sky. He finally lost patience and began to yell obscenities.
Chesta sweatdropped, "Er…calm down, Migel."
"How can I be calm? The weather has been acting up for weeks. First it's raining hard as hell and it would not stop for days. NOW it's hot as hell and it's no better than when it was raining! Dammit!"
Before Chesta could reply, he heard a scream along with a loud 'thud' in the forest. "What was that," he asked.
Migel calmed down. "What?"
"I think I heard something," Chesta whispered.
They both pulled out their swords and quietly entered the forest. They looked around for anyone suspicious.
"Stay here," Chesta ordered quietly.
"But….," Migel protested.
The blond man waved him off. "I'll yell for help if it's needed. Wait here just in case someone tries to sneak past us," Chesta said. "If anyone tries to attack yell for help. Guimel is guarding the castle gate. He'll be able to hear you and alert the others. Understand?"
Migel nodded.
Chesta turned and walked deeper into the forest with his sword in hand ready to strike.
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Hitomi let out a groan. She had landed on her feet but she lost balanced and fell on her butt. Her head was spinning and it wasn't going to leave any time soon. She tried to focus her eyes on the surrounding area. When she finally did, all she could see were trees of all types.
'Where am I,' she thought. 'Why do I have a strange feeling, like I've been here before….' Her thoughts were interrupted when she felt something sniffle.
She looked down at the small boy in her arms. "Julian," she exclaimed, hot tears streaming from the side of her eyes.
"Mommy," Julian whimpered.
"I'm here," she whispered soothingly in his ear. "Mommy's here."
She rocked him back and forth, holding him tightly in her arms as she let out a sigh of relief. She still had her baby. The man who called himself Vladimir almost took him from her but her pendant somehow managed to protect them.
'Thank you….'
She felt Julian tugging something on her right shoulder. She stopped what she was doing and realized that she was carrying a blue bag filled with baby items for her son. She had been so frightened by Vladimir that she forgot she was carrying extra weight. It's funny how she didn't notice it why they were being lifted into the light.
She paused.
Why did this sound familiar?
She closed her eyes. She remembered being lifted away by the same light three years ago. Once to Gaea and then back to Earth.
Realization hit her.
"Oh no….," she began, softly.
She then heard heavy footsteps walking towards her. She stood up from her position. Frantically, she looked for a place to hide. She saw a large tree she could hide behind of but it was to late.
"You there," a male voice shouted. "What are you doing hiding here?"
Hitomi felt her back tense as the person neared her. 'Please,' she begged. 'Don't let it be Vladimir.'
"I asked you a question, woman. What are you doing here?" the man demanded.
Hitomi trembled with fear. She tried to speak but nothing came out.
"Turn around," the man ordered.
Part of Hitomi felt like running, but the other part didn't want her son to get hurt. She gradually began to turn. Half of her face was buried in her son's silver hair.
"Look at me," he said, in a gentler tone. The man didn't see any harm in her.
She slowly looked up. Her eyes widen as she recognized the blond man that stood in front of her.
Chesta was also startled as he got a clearer look of the woman's face. "Lady Hitomi," he asked, surprised.
She nodded. "…..Chesta," she said, almost uncertainly.
Chesta nodded and walked closer to her. "What are you doing here," he asked. "I thought you returned to the Mystic Moon."
"I did return home," she replied. "It's just that a man appeared out of nowhere and tried to take my son away. Next thing I know I ended up here."
"You have a son," he asked, suddenly. He put away his sword away.
"Yes," Hitomi responded. "His name is Julian."
Chesta smiled and reached out for the young child. "Hello Julian," he greeted the two year old. Julian looked shyly at Chesta with his large emerald eyes and hid his face on his mother's shoulder.
"He's gets shy around strangers," Hitomi said with a smile.
"I see," Chesta replied. He smiled. "He has beautiful eyes like you."
"Um….yes," Hitomi said, knowing where this was heading.
Chesta ran his ringers through Julian's silver hair. "His hair….," Chesta began.
Hitomi bit her lip. "Chesta…."
"I know what happened three years ago," the blond man interjected. "Lord Dilandau mentioned it to me once, when he was really drunk…..I was slapped afterwards to keep quiet."
"I'm sorry…..but I don't want to talk about it," Hitomi said, painfully.
"I figured as much," he replied. "Let me take you to the castle. Whoever it is you're running from won't harm you there."
"Thank you," Hitomi asked. "Where are we anyway?"
"We're in Fanelia."
"Fanelia?! What are you doing here in Fanelia?"
"It's not only me. All the Dragonslayer's are gathered here. Someone is trying to kill Van and we are here to protect him."
"Who's trying to kill him?!"
"We don't know yet."
"Poor Van….."
"Uh….Lord Dilandau is also at the castle."
Hitomi's throat went dry. "Oh."
"Chesta," someone called from afar.
"It's Migel," Chesta said. "Come Hitomi. I'll escort you personally to the castle."
"Hold on a sec," Hitomi began. She bent down and placed Julian on the ground. She opened the bag she carried and pulled out a dark blue knitted hat.
Chesta stayed quiet and wondered what Hitomi was doing. He saw Hitomi place the hat over Julians head, covering all of his silver hair. She tied the two strands under his chin. Once she was done she placed the bag over her shoulder and picked up her son. "I'm ready now," she told the blond man.
Chesta raised an eyebrow.
Hitomi smiled weakly, "Please, don't say anything. Let me be the one who tells them….."
"I would never had said anything if you didn't want me to," Chesta responded.
"I know," Hitomi said, quietly.
"Chesta, where are you," Migel's voice was hear nearby.
"We should get going now," Chesta said. "Do you need help with the bag?"
Hitomi smiled, "No thanks. I'm fine."
"Very well….This way," Chesta motioned to her. "You can also start telling me about this man who tried to take your son away. I'll see what I can do."
Hitomi nodded.
She explained to him what happened and how Vladimir looked. Once they got out of the forest she became nervous at the sight of the castle. She noticed that her son was now sleeping in her arms. He was getting heavy but she wasn't about to let anyone else hold him….not yet anyway.
Chesta noticed her anxiety and didn't ask her any more questions.
Hitomi felt the heat of the sun burning her skin but that wasn't her worry at the moment.
'How am I going to face you, Van?' she wondered. 'Most importantly, how will I face you…..Dilandau….."
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A/N: This wasn't one of my best chapters but I still posted it 'cause I was too lazy to fix it. Please Read and Review …...and don't forget to tell me if you want Van to go insane or not. The next chapters will be based on your votes and MY decision. Peace!
