Chapter 2 ~ An unexpected visit
Folken was following his sister into the woods, where they all saw the pillar of white light hit. He was very familiar to that white light. It was what always took them to see his grandmother. Folken himself knew the love story that surrounded his mother's and father's marriage as well as life. He heard stories of how they - thorough their eternal love - won the first Destiny war and destroyed the Zaibach forces. From his aunt Merle, he found out that his father had let his mother go, because he wanted her to be happy. Eight years later, they were reunited, and plunged into the second Destiny war, which again through their faith in each other won. He heard the tales of how his mother had saved his father from death countless times, or how his father managed to rescue his mother from the jaws of death. Folken had not had the chance to actually see these things come true. All he knew was his mother's gentle touch and soft voice, as well as her unrequited love.
"Kari, wait up, we don't know what is up ahead!" he cautioned his sister.
She turned around and gave him a mysterious look. Folken knew not to be intimidated. His sister had a big imagination and a heart for adventure. He too was eager, and adored adventures, but he was not about to jump head first into danger. He gave Yukari a reproachful look. They needed no words. They shared a special connection, that not even their parents were aware of. Maybe it was because they were twins, but maybe it was just a special gift they had. Ever since they were little, they could feel each other's emotions and sometimes thoughts. Growing up together had been a blast. They had a lot of fun exploring the outskirts of the palace, and even caused some troubles for their parents. However, he had always shared a special bond with his sister. He remembered that up until a few years ago, they used to sleep in the same room. Although normally they had different rooms, one always used to make his or her way to the other's room. Whenever they had nightmares, they would never go to their parents. They usually searched the other. He remembered when they lost Yukari. He was the only one that found her in that ditch at the side of the road. She had sprained her ankle. Ever since then, their connection strengthened, and there were no secrets between them. They were strongest when together, and they both knew that. It was seldom when you would find one without the other.
By the time Folken's train of thoughts ended, they had reached the spot in the forest where the light had hit. Both he and Yukari saw a woman lying limp on the ground.
"Who do you suppose she is?" he asked.
"I don't know, she doesn't look Gaean." His sister answered.
"Hmm, maybe it's someone mom would know..." Folken suggested.
"After all, she is from the Phantom Moon," Yukari completed his sentence. They often did that, since their thoughts were often the same.
"Hey you two, what caused you to go off in such a hurry?" Van asked coming up behind them breathless.
"Dad, do you know this woman?" Folken asked indicating at the woman on the ground.
Van kneeled down beside her. She did look familiar, although he couldn't quite put his finger where he had met her before.
"So, who came from the Phantom Moon?" Hitomi asked finally catching up to her family.
"It's this strange red haired woman." Yukari told her.
"Let me take a look," Hitomi said making her way though. "Yukari!!" she exclaimed once she saw the woman's body.
"Yes mother?" her daughter answered.
"No, not you Kari. Yukari Sempai. She's my best friend on the Phantom Moon, and you were named after her. I don't believe this, how did she come to Gaea? I haven't seen her in at least fifteen years!" Hitomi exclaimed shaking her head. Something was definitely very strange indeed. Yukari in Gaea, that was too strange.
"Well, we'll find out how she got here when she wakes up." Van said, a little spooked by the happening himself.
"Yeah, I wonder how she got here with no pendant to guide her. This is too strange. Something very bad must have happened on Earth for Yukari to wind up here. The last thing I knew she married Amano, and moved to America with him, to live a happy life. I wonder what brought her here." Hitomi said worried.
"Don't worry, we'll find out." Van said placing a kiss on her cheek. "Come on, give her to me, and I'll carry her to the infirmary." He said and took the unconscious Yukari.
"So she's the one I've been named after?" Kari asked looked at the unconscious woman.
"Yeah, although you two are nothing alike. You see, she helped me a lot when I used to live on Earth, so I decided I'd name my first girl after her. And that's you." Hitomi smiled at her daughter.
"Well, just in case I don't like her, I have a middle name." Kari laughed.
"Oh, I'm sure you will. She's a lot like Merle, and you like Merle." Hitomi said and gave her daughter a hug. They walked towards the castle together, chattering merrily about things to come.
"Hey mom, for how long have you known this woman?" Folken asked his mother.
"Well, practically all my life. She was my best friend when I used to live on Earth. Why?" Hitomi asked her son.
"Well, I don't know. She seems pretty frail. What if something's wrong with her." Her son suggested.
"I don't know, we'll find out as soon as she awakens.
~~~~
(late night, after dinner)
"Here, I brought you some dinner." Van said coming into the infirmary.
"Thank you. She still hasn't awakened." Hitomi said getting up from where she was sitting. Hours of watching over Yukari had not done anything. She was still unconscious.
"Maybe you should let her rest for a while. I remember that you fainted too when you came back to Gaea fifteen years ago." Van said hugging his wife gently.
"Yeah, and the ride probably took all the life out of her. I mean, she did it without a pendant." Hitomi observed.
"Well, how do you know she did it without a pendant." Van said massaging her tight back.
"Mmmm, thanks, I do feel tense. I don't see a pendant on her, so I'm figuring that she must have come without one." Hitomi reasoned.
"Well, maybe your pendant helped her somehow. I don't know, but I think she's starting to wake up. I'll let you talk to her." Van said and made his way out of the room quietly.
"Where... where am I?" Yukari asked.
"Shh... you're on Gaea. You've had a long journey. You should rest." Hitomi told her gently.
"Hitomi? Is that you?" Yukari asked amazed.
"Yeah, what are you doing on Gaea Yukari?" Hitomi asked.
"I... I... don't know. Oh Hitomi, it's terrible!" Yukari sobbed in her friend's arms.
"What happened?" Hitomi asked gently.
"Oh, he's dead. He and my son are dead!" Yukari sobbed.
"Who Amano?" Hitomi asked.
"Yeah, he and Josh were in a car accident. They both died instantly. Oh Hitomi!" Yukari cried.
"I'm so sorry, when did this happen?" Hitomi asked, her heart breaking at the news. Amano was her friend too. Why did life have to be so cruel?
"Two years ago, and my life has been a mess since. I was at their graves, for they died on this very day, and I wished I could be someplace else. Someplace where I could forget all the pain." Yukari cried. "God, in times like these I miss them so much!!" she cried some more, her body shaken by sobs.
All Hitomi did was just hold her friend and was there for her. After a few hours of crying, Yukari fell asleep. Hitomi exited the infirmary, with tear streaked cheeks. She made her way to her family.
"Mom, what's wrong?" Kari asked when she saw her mother's pale face.
"Her whole family's dead. Yukari had nowhere else to turn." She told them.
Van made her way over to her, and hugged her protectively.
"Maybe you should go rest." He suggested.
"Yeah, but I don't think my feet can take me to the bedroom." She told him honestly. It had all been so sudden, it was a pang on her conscience.
"Let me help you," he said and swiped her of her feet.
"It's late enough everyone, I think it's time to go to bed." He told the twins. With Hitomi safely in his arms, he made his way to the royal bedchamber.
"Aren't they just so sweet?" Folken asked.
"Yeah, although all this mushy stuff is making me sick." His sister told him.
"I see you're not one looking for love." Folken observed carelessly, already knowing his sister's reasons towards that.
"Like you are. You know very well I think we're too little to fall in love, and plus, I haven't found anyone I'm comfortable being around with." She told him sharply.
"Be careful, you might just provide a challenge for love. You might never know." Folken laughed.
"Since when are you so concerned of my love life?" Kari asked maliciously.
"I'm not. It's just that seeing our parents like that makes me wonder if we'll be like that too."
"Let's hope that we won't. Sometimes they make me sick." Kari said, knowing that deep inside she didn't mean it.
"Ya don't mean that and you know it. Oh well, sweet dreams," her brother said and left.
Yukari Fanel made her way to her room also
*~~~~~~~
(Yukari's dream)
"What do you want from me?" she asked the wrinkled woman behind the cloud of smoke.
"From you? Everything you have my precious. Your life, your magic, your soul. I shall make you my slave for eternity, and punish your parents for the misery they've caused me!" she cackled evily.
Kari tried to see her face better, but she couldn't. Then she felt the woman draw her towards the fire. Kari felt like there was nothing she could do. She watched the woman draw the life out of her. Kari saw how her body crumpled into the fire, and burned. She felt how her flesh melted into the fire.
*~~~~~
Kari jumped out of bed, swimming in rivers of cold sweat. It was her old nightmare, only this time it was real. So real, and so scary. Kari put her hand on the wall, and felt for her brother's presence. Like always, he was there.
"Folken, I had it again, only this time it was real. There's something dark living in this world." She told him mentally.
In a few seconds, her brother walked into her room. He just sat on her bed, and hugged her.
"It's ok Kari, sleep. Bad dreams won't come to you as long as I'm here." He told her softly.
~~~~
(somewhere else)
"Just cuz you're there little boy, she doesn't escape my punishment. The dreams will haunt her!" the woman cackled in the menacing darkness.
*Author's Note*
Hello there. Thanks for the support very much. I never knew there were so many people eager to read my messed up little piece of writing. I hope this chapter has not been disappointing in any way. Most of you are probably wondering why I brought back old Yukari. We'll you'll see. This is an action/adventure/romance with a twist. It will turn interesting by the end, just you watch. And no I'm not obsessed with killing people's families just so you know. It just fits my purposes that;s all. Just because in Twisted Fates I killed Hitomi's family, and now I killed Yukari's doesn't mean I'll become a serial killer. It just fits my purposes better. If you don't know what the heck I'm talking about just check out my story. Romance fans might like it. As for this one, I hope I'm driving you crazy as to whom that cackling lady is. Well, you'll have to wait till next time!!!!! BBYE! Read and Review. I'm still uncertain as to the future of this story. Comments are greatly appreciated.
Folken was following his sister into the woods, where they all saw the pillar of white light hit. He was very familiar to that white light. It was what always took them to see his grandmother. Folken himself knew the love story that surrounded his mother's and father's marriage as well as life. He heard stories of how they - thorough their eternal love - won the first Destiny war and destroyed the Zaibach forces. From his aunt Merle, he found out that his father had let his mother go, because he wanted her to be happy. Eight years later, they were reunited, and plunged into the second Destiny war, which again through their faith in each other won. He heard the tales of how his mother had saved his father from death countless times, or how his father managed to rescue his mother from the jaws of death. Folken had not had the chance to actually see these things come true. All he knew was his mother's gentle touch and soft voice, as well as her unrequited love.
"Kari, wait up, we don't know what is up ahead!" he cautioned his sister.
She turned around and gave him a mysterious look. Folken knew not to be intimidated. His sister had a big imagination and a heart for adventure. He too was eager, and adored adventures, but he was not about to jump head first into danger. He gave Yukari a reproachful look. They needed no words. They shared a special connection, that not even their parents were aware of. Maybe it was because they were twins, but maybe it was just a special gift they had. Ever since they were little, they could feel each other's emotions and sometimes thoughts. Growing up together had been a blast. They had a lot of fun exploring the outskirts of the palace, and even caused some troubles for their parents. However, he had always shared a special bond with his sister. He remembered that up until a few years ago, they used to sleep in the same room. Although normally they had different rooms, one always used to make his or her way to the other's room. Whenever they had nightmares, they would never go to their parents. They usually searched the other. He remembered when they lost Yukari. He was the only one that found her in that ditch at the side of the road. She had sprained her ankle. Ever since then, their connection strengthened, and there were no secrets between them. They were strongest when together, and they both knew that. It was seldom when you would find one without the other.
By the time Folken's train of thoughts ended, they had reached the spot in the forest where the light had hit. Both he and Yukari saw a woman lying limp on the ground.
"Who do you suppose she is?" he asked.
"I don't know, she doesn't look Gaean." His sister answered.
"Hmm, maybe it's someone mom would know..." Folken suggested.
"After all, she is from the Phantom Moon," Yukari completed his sentence. They often did that, since their thoughts were often the same.
"Hey you two, what caused you to go off in such a hurry?" Van asked coming up behind them breathless.
"Dad, do you know this woman?" Folken asked indicating at the woman on the ground.
Van kneeled down beside her. She did look familiar, although he couldn't quite put his finger where he had met her before.
"So, who came from the Phantom Moon?" Hitomi asked finally catching up to her family.
"It's this strange red haired woman." Yukari told her.
"Let me take a look," Hitomi said making her way though. "Yukari!!" she exclaimed once she saw the woman's body.
"Yes mother?" her daughter answered.
"No, not you Kari. Yukari Sempai. She's my best friend on the Phantom Moon, and you were named after her. I don't believe this, how did she come to Gaea? I haven't seen her in at least fifteen years!" Hitomi exclaimed shaking her head. Something was definitely very strange indeed. Yukari in Gaea, that was too strange.
"Well, we'll find out how she got here when she wakes up." Van said, a little spooked by the happening himself.
"Yeah, I wonder how she got here with no pendant to guide her. This is too strange. Something very bad must have happened on Earth for Yukari to wind up here. The last thing I knew she married Amano, and moved to America with him, to live a happy life. I wonder what brought her here." Hitomi said worried.
"Don't worry, we'll find out." Van said placing a kiss on her cheek. "Come on, give her to me, and I'll carry her to the infirmary." He said and took the unconscious Yukari.
"So she's the one I've been named after?" Kari asked looked at the unconscious woman.
"Yeah, although you two are nothing alike. You see, she helped me a lot when I used to live on Earth, so I decided I'd name my first girl after her. And that's you." Hitomi smiled at her daughter.
"Well, just in case I don't like her, I have a middle name." Kari laughed.
"Oh, I'm sure you will. She's a lot like Merle, and you like Merle." Hitomi said and gave her daughter a hug. They walked towards the castle together, chattering merrily about things to come.
"Hey mom, for how long have you known this woman?" Folken asked his mother.
"Well, practically all my life. She was my best friend when I used to live on Earth. Why?" Hitomi asked her son.
"Well, I don't know. She seems pretty frail. What if something's wrong with her." Her son suggested.
"I don't know, we'll find out as soon as she awakens.
~~~~
(late night, after dinner)
"Here, I brought you some dinner." Van said coming into the infirmary.
"Thank you. She still hasn't awakened." Hitomi said getting up from where she was sitting. Hours of watching over Yukari had not done anything. She was still unconscious.
"Maybe you should let her rest for a while. I remember that you fainted too when you came back to Gaea fifteen years ago." Van said hugging his wife gently.
"Yeah, and the ride probably took all the life out of her. I mean, she did it without a pendant." Hitomi observed.
"Well, how do you know she did it without a pendant." Van said massaging her tight back.
"Mmmm, thanks, I do feel tense. I don't see a pendant on her, so I'm figuring that she must have come without one." Hitomi reasoned.
"Well, maybe your pendant helped her somehow. I don't know, but I think she's starting to wake up. I'll let you talk to her." Van said and made his way out of the room quietly.
"Where... where am I?" Yukari asked.
"Shh... you're on Gaea. You've had a long journey. You should rest." Hitomi told her gently.
"Hitomi? Is that you?" Yukari asked amazed.
"Yeah, what are you doing on Gaea Yukari?" Hitomi asked.
"I... I... don't know. Oh Hitomi, it's terrible!" Yukari sobbed in her friend's arms.
"What happened?" Hitomi asked gently.
"Oh, he's dead. He and my son are dead!" Yukari sobbed.
"Who Amano?" Hitomi asked.
"Yeah, he and Josh were in a car accident. They both died instantly. Oh Hitomi!" Yukari cried.
"I'm so sorry, when did this happen?" Hitomi asked, her heart breaking at the news. Amano was her friend too. Why did life have to be so cruel?
"Two years ago, and my life has been a mess since. I was at their graves, for they died on this very day, and I wished I could be someplace else. Someplace where I could forget all the pain." Yukari cried. "God, in times like these I miss them so much!!" she cried some more, her body shaken by sobs.
All Hitomi did was just hold her friend and was there for her. After a few hours of crying, Yukari fell asleep. Hitomi exited the infirmary, with tear streaked cheeks. She made her way to her family.
"Mom, what's wrong?" Kari asked when she saw her mother's pale face.
"Her whole family's dead. Yukari had nowhere else to turn." She told them.
Van made her way over to her, and hugged her protectively.
"Maybe you should go rest." He suggested.
"Yeah, but I don't think my feet can take me to the bedroom." She told him honestly. It had all been so sudden, it was a pang on her conscience.
"Let me help you," he said and swiped her of her feet.
"It's late enough everyone, I think it's time to go to bed." He told the twins. With Hitomi safely in his arms, he made his way to the royal bedchamber.
"Aren't they just so sweet?" Folken asked.
"Yeah, although all this mushy stuff is making me sick." His sister told him.
"I see you're not one looking for love." Folken observed carelessly, already knowing his sister's reasons towards that.
"Like you are. You know very well I think we're too little to fall in love, and plus, I haven't found anyone I'm comfortable being around with." She told him sharply.
"Be careful, you might just provide a challenge for love. You might never know." Folken laughed.
"Since when are you so concerned of my love life?" Kari asked maliciously.
"I'm not. It's just that seeing our parents like that makes me wonder if we'll be like that too."
"Let's hope that we won't. Sometimes they make me sick." Kari said, knowing that deep inside she didn't mean it.
"Ya don't mean that and you know it. Oh well, sweet dreams," her brother said and left.
Yukari Fanel made her way to her room also
*~~~~~~~
(Yukari's dream)
"What do you want from me?" she asked the wrinkled woman behind the cloud of smoke.
"From you? Everything you have my precious. Your life, your magic, your soul. I shall make you my slave for eternity, and punish your parents for the misery they've caused me!" she cackled evily.
Kari tried to see her face better, but she couldn't. Then she felt the woman draw her towards the fire. Kari felt like there was nothing she could do. She watched the woman draw the life out of her. Kari saw how her body crumpled into the fire, and burned. She felt how her flesh melted into the fire.
*~~~~~
Kari jumped out of bed, swimming in rivers of cold sweat. It was her old nightmare, only this time it was real. So real, and so scary. Kari put her hand on the wall, and felt for her brother's presence. Like always, he was there.
"Folken, I had it again, only this time it was real. There's something dark living in this world." She told him mentally.
In a few seconds, her brother walked into her room. He just sat on her bed, and hugged her.
"It's ok Kari, sleep. Bad dreams won't come to you as long as I'm here." He told her softly.
~~~~
(somewhere else)
"Just cuz you're there little boy, she doesn't escape my punishment. The dreams will haunt her!" the woman cackled in the menacing darkness.
*Author's Note*
Hello there. Thanks for the support very much. I never knew there were so many people eager to read my messed up little piece of writing. I hope this chapter has not been disappointing in any way. Most of you are probably wondering why I brought back old Yukari. We'll you'll see. This is an action/adventure/romance with a twist. It will turn interesting by the end, just you watch. And no I'm not obsessed with killing people's families just so you know. It just fits my purposes that;s all. Just because in Twisted Fates I killed Hitomi's family, and now I killed Yukari's doesn't mean I'll become a serial killer. It just fits my purposes better. If you don't know what the heck I'm talking about just check out my story. Romance fans might like it. As for this one, I hope I'm driving you crazy as to whom that cackling lady is. Well, you'll have to wait till next time!!!!! BBYE! Read and Review. I'm still uncertain as to the future of this story. Comments are greatly appreciated.
