Illimite L'Amour du Coeur
AN: You know the drill with the disclaimer already. The OOC-ness in here is due to my imagination and the fact that this IS an AU.
Chapter 4: Developments and Plans
Dilandau was surprised, to say the least, when Hitomi started kissing him back. He couldn't believe that she felt the same for him but then again maybe she was just playing. Resolving to figure it out, he put his hands on her shoulders and pushed her away, breaking the kiss.
When Hitomi started kissing Dilandau back, she surprised herself. I thought that I hated him! So when Dilandau pushed her back, she couldn't understand why. Looking into his eyes, she questioned it.
Dilandau swallowed and spoke. "Were you kissing me back because you feel the same way, or because you're trying to get away?"
"Both."
He was taken back by her response. "What do you mean, 'both'?"
"I mean that I love you, I realize that now, but I would also like to be home, in Fanelia."
"Do you love me enough that you would stay with me here?" Dilandau asked, his heart practically stopping in anticipation.
"I would, but I don't know what I'll do if I have to fight my own people, my friends. I don't know if I could do that." Hitomi whispered as she turned her head away, tears glistening in the corners of her eyes.
Dilandau saw the crystalline tears and moved to wipe them away. "Don't cry, please Hitomi. I want you to be happy, and we're not really trying to destroy Gaea. We just want a world where wars are not necessary."
Hitomi looked up at him. "Really? But… you seem to enjoy wars so much."
"It seems that way, but that is my way of hiding my emotions other than hate. I really love you, and I want you to be happy."
"Oh, Dilandau, thank you so much. You have no idea how much better that revelation makes me feel. Of course, even if I were to go back, I would never be able to convince the Asturians to agree."
"The Asturians? Well, if you mean King Aston, then there's no worry. We already have a treaty with him."
His news took her by surprise. "Excuse me? What do you mean you already have a treaty with him. His daughters certainly know nothing about it, and Allen is a close friend. He would've said something."
"Well, the king signed it on the condition that he didn't have to make a public announcement."
Hitomi pulled away. "Why that low-down, no-good little weasel. How dare he lie to the queen of Fanelia! I'll get him for that." She clenched her fist and went SD. "That man is going to be very sorry he double-crossed a Draconian."
A sweatdrop formed on Dilandau's head. "Um, Hitomi. Maybe you should ask Folken about it. He'd be able to explain it better."
Hitomi returned to normal size, grabbed his arm, and ran out the door. "Okay, where is he?" she asked, just before she careened into Folken. "Folken, why did you sign a treaty with King Aston, huh? Are you trying to undermine my authority? You know that I'm going to have to take my revenge on him now, right?"
"Hitomi, calm down. We signed the treaty so that we could station some of our floating fortresses in their port and not be shot at."
"You mean to tell me that you have fortresses in their country and no one knew."
"Or else, no one said anything about it."
"Well, I'm just going to have to change that." Hitomi said as she shook her fist in the air.
"Um, Hitomi. I think that you should calm down a little before you do anything rash." Dilandau said, a huge sweatdrop rolling down the side of his head.
"Excuse me? Do anything rash? And just what do you mean by that?! Huh?! Are you trying to tell me that I'm impulsive?"
Folken saw an explosion coming and quickly grabbed her shoulders, shaking her. "Queen Hitomi, I demand that you calm yourself down as you are in no position whatsoever to take revenge, especially since you are a prisoner."
Hitomi slowly looked up into his eyes. "Onii-sama, why are you being so cruel?"
"Hitomi, don't call me that. Folken Lacour de Fanel is dead and has been for some time."
"I- I'm sorry. Forgive me."
Folken gathered his sister in his arms and wrapped her in a protective embrace. "I forgive you, Hitomi."
Hitomi felt the needle and slumped forward. Not again.
"Dilandau, come with me. She'll be safe in your room." Folken said, as he carried Hitomi to the bed and lied her down upon it.
Dilandau obeyed calmly, though he didn't want to leave her side, and followed Folken into the viewing room. He knew that he would be seeing the Emperor soon, and knelt down towards the back of the room. Folken continued up to the five stands, and pressed in the sequence.
Emperor Dornkirk's face came into view. "Has the dragon been captured?"
"Yes, Emperor."
"Tell me what the Queen's reaction has been."
"She seems to be taking it much better than would be expected. Though she was angry when she found out about the alliance with King Aston."
"Well, seeing as she knows now, our next move shall be to attack Asturia."
Merle sat with Balgus at the head of the table while the royals and Fanelian guards filed into the dining hall. Once everybody was sitting, Merle started in. "I'm sure you're all aware of the grievous events of yesterday morning. And as I'm sure you probably have deducted already, Queen Hitomi, OUR queen, is missing. Now, I'll open this discussion for those who have something productive to say."
Allen spoke out first. "I'd like to know how the Queen was kidnapped with all the guards prowling the halls."
"Well Sir Allen," Balgus started, "The royals and knights who might have been able to help were drugged, and as we know now, so were the guards. What we believe to be true is that some of the Ryuugekitai infiltrated the area when you arrived. They got maps and layouts of the castle as well as schedules, somehow, of the Queen's daily activities and proceeded from there."
"Actually, now that you mention it Balgus, one of the guards from yesterday did look suspicious. He seemed to have silverish hair and dark eyes, like thi-." Merle's eyes widened as the realization of who had been one of the guards sunk in. "Di-, Dilandau. Dilandau infiltrated our defenses and kidnapped my best friend. ARRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH! Why! WHY??!" Merle screamed, soon succumbing to sobs because her best friend and mentor was in the hands of a notorious pyromaniac and psycho.
AN: You know the drill with the disclaimer already. The OOC-ness in here is due to my imagination and the fact that this IS an AU.
Chapter 4: Developments and Plans
Dilandau was surprised, to say the least, when Hitomi started kissing him back. He couldn't believe that she felt the same for him but then again maybe she was just playing. Resolving to figure it out, he put his hands on her shoulders and pushed her away, breaking the kiss.
When Hitomi started kissing Dilandau back, she surprised herself. I thought that I hated him! So when Dilandau pushed her back, she couldn't understand why. Looking into his eyes, she questioned it.
Dilandau swallowed and spoke. "Were you kissing me back because you feel the same way, or because you're trying to get away?"
"Both."
He was taken back by her response. "What do you mean, 'both'?"
"I mean that I love you, I realize that now, but I would also like to be home, in Fanelia."
"Do you love me enough that you would stay with me here?" Dilandau asked, his heart practically stopping in anticipation.
"I would, but I don't know what I'll do if I have to fight my own people, my friends. I don't know if I could do that." Hitomi whispered as she turned her head away, tears glistening in the corners of her eyes.
Dilandau saw the crystalline tears and moved to wipe them away. "Don't cry, please Hitomi. I want you to be happy, and we're not really trying to destroy Gaea. We just want a world where wars are not necessary."
Hitomi looked up at him. "Really? But… you seem to enjoy wars so much."
"It seems that way, but that is my way of hiding my emotions other than hate. I really love you, and I want you to be happy."
"Oh, Dilandau, thank you so much. You have no idea how much better that revelation makes me feel. Of course, even if I were to go back, I would never be able to convince the Asturians to agree."
"The Asturians? Well, if you mean King Aston, then there's no worry. We already have a treaty with him."
His news took her by surprise. "Excuse me? What do you mean you already have a treaty with him. His daughters certainly know nothing about it, and Allen is a close friend. He would've said something."
"Well, the king signed it on the condition that he didn't have to make a public announcement."
Hitomi pulled away. "Why that low-down, no-good little weasel. How dare he lie to the queen of Fanelia! I'll get him for that." She clenched her fist and went SD. "That man is going to be very sorry he double-crossed a Draconian."
A sweatdrop formed on Dilandau's head. "Um, Hitomi. Maybe you should ask Folken about it. He'd be able to explain it better."
Hitomi returned to normal size, grabbed his arm, and ran out the door. "Okay, where is he?" she asked, just before she careened into Folken. "Folken, why did you sign a treaty with King Aston, huh? Are you trying to undermine my authority? You know that I'm going to have to take my revenge on him now, right?"
"Hitomi, calm down. We signed the treaty so that we could station some of our floating fortresses in their port and not be shot at."
"You mean to tell me that you have fortresses in their country and no one knew."
"Or else, no one said anything about it."
"Well, I'm just going to have to change that." Hitomi said as she shook her fist in the air.
"Um, Hitomi. I think that you should calm down a little before you do anything rash." Dilandau said, a huge sweatdrop rolling down the side of his head.
"Excuse me? Do anything rash? And just what do you mean by that?! Huh?! Are you trying to tell me that I'm impulsive?"
Folken saw an explosion coming and quickly grabbed her shoulders, shaking her. "Queen Hitomi, I demand that you calm yourself down as you are in no position whatsoever to take revenge, especially since you are a prisoner."
Hitomi slowly looked up into his eyes. "Onii-sama, why are you being so cruel?"
"Hitomi, don't call me that. Folken Lacour de Fanel is dead and has been for some time."
"I- I'm sorry. Forgive me."
Folken gathered his sister in his arms and wrapped her in a protective embrace. "I forgive you, Hitomi."
Hitomi felt the needle and slumped forward. Not again.
"Dilandau, come with me. She'll be safe in your room." Folken said, as he carried Hitomi to the bed and lied her down upon it.
Dilandau obeyed calmly, though he didn't want to leave her side, and followed Folken into the viewing room. He knew that he would be seeing the Emperor soon, and knelt down towards the back of the room. Folken continued up to the five stands, and pressed in the sequence.
Emperor Dornkirk's face came into view. "Has the dragon been captured?"
"Yes, Emperor."
"Tell me what the Queen's reaction has been."
"She seems to be taking it much better than would be expected. Though she was angry when she found out about the alliance with King Aston."
"Well, seeing as she knows now, our next move shall be to attack Asturia."
Merle sat with Balgus at the head of the table while the royals and Fanelian guards filed into the dining hall. Once everybody was sitting, Merle started in. "I'm sure you're all aware of the grievous events of yesterday morning. And as I'm sure you probably have deducted already, Queen Hitomi, OUR queen, is missing. Now, I'll open this discussion for those who have something productive to say."
Allen spoke out first. "I'd like to know how the Queen was kidnapped with all the guards prowling the halls."
"Well Sir Allen," Balgus started, "The royals and knights who might have been able to help were drugged, and as we know now, so were the guards. What we believe to be true is that some of the Ryuugekitai infiltrated the area when you arrived. They got maps and layouts of the castle as well as schedules, somehow, of the Queen's daily activities and proceeded from there."
"Actually, now that you mention it Balgus, one of the guards from yesterday did look suspicious. He seemed to have silverish hair and dark eyes, like thi-." Merle's eyes widened as the realization of who had been one of the guards sunk in. "Di-, Dilandau. Dilandau infiltrated our defenses and kidnapped my best friend. ARRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH! Why! WHY??!" Merle screamed, soon succumbing to sobs because her best friend and mentor was in the hands of a notorious pyromaniac and psycho.
