I'm so sorry I took so long

I'm so sorry I took so long! I had exams by the tons and I started some other stories that were floating around in my head. Somebody made a comment that Van is acting quite like Van but I couldn't help it. Lets just say that over the 3 years he matured. Oh, somebody else also commented on how the best character yet was the guy taking a dump in the woods, well I found that pretty funny and I'm glad you like him. Anyways, thanks all for your comments. I hope you enjoy this chapter; I'll try really hard to get the next part out faster.

Separation (Part 6)

            Tsani had been watching the soldier for the last 15 minutes. There was something different about him; he didn't act like the other men. Even his uniform seemed a bit off, like there were some small differences that you could barely see.

            Tsani leaned back a little further in the shadows, a shiver ran down her back, she hated these dungeons but a childhood of dares to come down here had shown her some good places to hide. Of course back then the dungeons had been closed and the cells empty, which was most definably not the case now. She tried to shut out the low moans and cries resounding in the damp prison. She hoped Hitomi was okay, Hitomi hadn't been here long and Cryton wouldn't hurt her, not yet.

            Her hand reached into her pocket and gently touched the key there. Magic could do some interesting things, maybe I could job as a locksmith, she mused. She released the magic made key and tensed as she saw the unusual soldier begin moving away. He had been talking to another soldier but from the looks of it that soldier had gotten bored and had dozed off, and now the black haired soldier was looking around to see if anybody was around. Tsani froze, not wanting to be spotted, she found herself wondering who this man was and what he was doing down here.

            The man turned and slowly began creeping down the hall, before turning a corner. He was headed in the direction of Hitomi's cell. Tsani hurried after him, moving as silently as possible. He couldn't be there, the guards were just about to change and she had it arranged so that there would be a few minutes time lapse. She cursed under her breath and reached into another pocket to pull out a bag of knockout powder.

 She rounded the corner and found herself slammed harshly into a dark corner. She went for the powder only to feel the prick of a sword against her neck. She froze instantly, feeling all her hopes come crashing down. She looked into the dark eyes that were glaring fiercely at her.

"What are you doing?" he hissed, the sword still held firmly against her throat.

She fought the urge to swallow and replied slowly not sure how much information she should give. She didn't think this was one of Cryton's soldiers he didn't act like one. "I here to get somebody."

A flicker of surprise ran across the man's face, and the sword moved back a little but not enough for Tsani to even have a chance to get away. This guy sure knows how to handle a sword, she thought.

"Who are you down here to get?" His tone not longer sounded as angry, actually it sounded more curious.

Tsani decided to throw caution to the wind; it looked as though her life depended on this guy. "A girl named Hitomi. I need to get her out, she's in danger."

As quickly as she had been grabbed she was released and she almost fell flat on her ass, but she caught herself and braced her back against the wall, hoping that her shaking knees weren't obvious.

"Hitomi?" the man asked, "Do you know her? Is she okay?" The question confirmed it for Tsani, he obviously cared very much for Hitomi, but she didn't have time to wonder how this man had gotten here in the first place or how he knew where Hitomi was. She had to hurry, the guards had probably already changed and she needed to get Hitomi out fast.

"We don't have much time, we need to get her out now. Follow me." Tsani commanded as raced off down the hall without even looking back to see if the man was following.

Van watched the woman race down the hall, he didn't now whether to believe her or not but she sounded sincere. With a sigh, he ran after the women, sometimes you had to trust the oddest people.

He caught up with the women quite quickly, she had stopped in front of a cell door, Hitomi's cell door he realized. It was the cell that the soldier had said the new girl had been put into. He glanced around and was shocked to see that there were no guards evident anywhere. But it didn't really matter, as his attention was drawn back to the women as he pulled out a shiny key that seemed to be giving off a faint purple glow. The lock clicked and with a shove the door opened.

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            Hitomi finished her story, ending with her trip down to the dungeon and fell silent. Syt now knew everything, how she was from the Mystic Moon, her marriage to Van, and her teleportation here. There was silence on the other side of the wall as she finished and Hitomi found herself holding her breath.

            "Quite a time you've had," a masculine voice said quietly, a tinge of respect in his tone. Hitomi shifted closer, leaning against the wall next to the hole. The was another pause from Syt before he asked in a quiet voice almost as though he dreaded the answer, "The sorceress you said brought you here, what was her name?" 

            Hitomi wondered why the answer seemed so important but she replied anyways, "Tsani." Hitomi barely heard the gasp, but before she could ask what was wrong the cell door swung open and she jumped away from the wall to face the person entering.    

            Of all the people who could have walked through the door, Hitomi wasn't expecting this person. "Tsani!" she exclaimed, but the next person to walk through the door was even more of a shock.

            "Van!" Her eyes opened wide in amazement before she lunged forward in to his arms. "Oh Van." She wrapped her arms around his waist and rested her head on his chest. She felt his arms come up and wrap around her waist as he gently kissed her on the top of the head.

            "Hitomi, I'm so glad you're okay. I missed you so much." Van mumbled against her hair.

            "I missed you too," said Hitomi as she looked, her eyes glittered wetly. Van leaned down and tenderly kissed her. The kiss started off as just a brushing of lips but soon deepened into something much more.

            Tsani shifted as she watch the two loves as they embraced. She didn't want to disrupt them but they had to hurry, the guards wouldn't be gone forever. She moved out around Hitomi and Van and looked out the door, the halls were still empty but she had a bad feeling it wouldn't be for long. She cleared her throat hoping it would get their attention, but it didn't work. Left with no choice she moved closer and said loudly, "We have to go."

            At first she thought they hadn't heard her, but they slowly parted, although they didn't move far from each other and their hands were clasped. "Yes, let's go," said Van, pulling Hitomi towards the door.

            They had barely exited the cell when Hitomi dug in her heels and pulled Van to a stop. "Wait Tsani, we have to get Syt out. We can't leave him here, I'm sure he did nothing to deserve being tossed down in a dungeon."

            Tsani paused, confusion evident on her face, "Syt?" she asked.

            Hitomi nodded and pointed to the cell door next to hers. "He's in there." Tsani sighed, Hitomi had a determined look on her face and she didn't have time to argue, besides Hitomi seemed to have an uncanny ability when it came to knowing people's true character. After all she trusted her even after everything that had happened.

            Tsani turned to the door and inserted her key, hearing a click as it worked it magic to reform to fit the lock, with a quick turn and a pull the door opened and Tsani looked into the cell.  

I know, I know. This chapter was really short but I wanted to get it out, all those reviews motivated me to get writing and I hope this chapter didn't suck to bad. I'm going to start trying to gat a chapter out every week so they're probably going to be a little shorter but hopefully not much. Bye for now! J