Hey everybody! I wanted to type out the next part and hopefully I'll be able to bring the chapter that comes after this one soon. I'm working on a Hey Arnold fic so forgive me if I don't supply you with the chapters fast enough. I try. Anyways, without further ado, I bring you chapter two.
Amnesia
By Jessica Hernandez-Loera (A.K.A Hitomi_Fanel)
Disclaimer: I don't own Escaflowne but I wish I did ; )
Van stood nearby, stunned at the event that was unfolding before him. Hitomi, the only one he had ever truly loved, didn't know who he was. She was still backed up towards the wall, her eyes full of nothing but fear. It pained him to see her this way.
Van tried to near her but she just continued to back away. "Stay away from me!" she yelled as she stayed tense, trying hard to remember who she was and what she was doing in a room with such an attractive boy. Hitomi shook the thought out of her head. She didn't even know the boy. For all she knew, he could be some sort of bad person. Yet, deep in her heart, she knew that wasn't true. The way he looked at her, his familiar face, it all seemed so penetrating, so intense. Although his eyes were filled with wonder, she could see love shine through them.
Van slowly backed away from her, heading towards the door as he held his hands out to her, as if trying to calm her down. "You just stay here Hitomi. I'll be right back. I'm going for a doctor. You'll be just fine."
Why did he continue to call her Hitomi? She didn't understand. Was that her name? She only looked at him as he raced out of the room. She was still very much confused. She decided to sit on the bed and clear her mind.
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Van rushed through the halls of the castle, frantically searching for the doctor. The walls whooshed by him and when he passed the kitchen, Van faintly smelled his dinner cooking. But all Van's mind could think about was Hitomi, what was wrong with her, and finding the doctor.
He found Merle instead. She saw the worry in his eyes and stopped him. "What's wrong Van-sama?"
Van breathed heavily as he talked. "Hitomi's…come back…She doesn't remember me…"
"What?!" Merle exclaimed as her eyes went wide. "Where is she?"
"Back in my room," Van answered as he went off running again.
Merle smiled devilishly as an idea came to her. She was going to use her Hitomi's inability to know anyone to her advantage. She hurriedly ran to Van's room where she found Hitomi seated on the bed, looking puzzled.
"Hi," Merle said as she tried to look as innocently as possible.
Although this cat-girl didn't look sinister, she still gave Hitomi a bad feeling. It was quite the opposite from what she felt with the young man who ran out of the room. "Hi," she answered back as she felt herself tense up again.
Merle approached Hitomi, keeping the innocent smile on her face. "I didn't know you came back Hitomi. You should have told me."
Hitomi slightly gaped. "You-you know me?" The other boy knew her as well because he had called her the same name but he left before Hitomi could ask him anything.
The cat-girl nodded. "I'm Merle. Don't you remember me?"
Hitomi shook her head slowly as her face turned sad. "I don't even know who I am."
Merle slowly walked over to the bed and sat down next to her. "Well, I can tell you if you want to know."
Hitomi's face brightened. "Really?"
Merle nodded her head as her smile grew. "Now, you already know your name, so now I'll tell you some stuff about yourself."
Hitomi listened intently as Merle continued. "You live in Asturia. You are a regular commoner there. You once told me that you were madly in love with the knight of Asturia, Allen Schezar. We're best friends and you tell me everything. That's why you're here. You came to visit me but I guess something hit you on the head and you lost your memory." Merle paused to make sure Hitomi believed her. Her smile grew wider as she continued. "I'm Van's girlfriend. He's the king of Fanelia and he's the one who went running out of the room."
Hitomi's eyes widened at the realization. 'No wonder he was dressed so elegantly! He's a king! And I was rude to him! I must apologize!' Hitomi smiled at Merle and thanked her as Van came back into the room with the doctor.
Hitomi immediately ran over to him and bowed as low as she could go. "I'm sorry your highness. When you were here I did not know you were a king. I was rude and I know I must be punished."
Van stared at her weirdly. He turned to the doctor. "See doctor. I told you something is wrong with her. She doesn't even know who I am."
The doctor's brows lowered as he stared at Van. "Your highness, this may seem rude but it appears to me like she knows exactly who you are."
"No!" Van said. "To her I am not the king of Fanelia. I am just Van. When she got here, she didn't know who I was at all."
Hitomi stood up, only making things worse for Van. "I now know who I am your majesty. My name is Hitomi, I live in Asturia, I am a regular commoner, and I am your girlfriend's best friend."
Van's eyes widened like saucers. 'So Merle told her some lies has she?' Van was suddenly very annoyed with her and he searched the room for her but she had already left.
"Your highness," the doctor began as he placed his hand on Van's shoulder. "It seems that my services are not needed here. The girl knows who she is and where she lives. There is no reason for me to do anything."
Before Van could stop him, the doctor left, leaving Hitomi and Van together.
Van turned to Hitomi. "Did Merle tell you all those lies?"
"You mean the cat-girl?"
"Yes."
"She only told me what I needed to know. Now I know who I am. I am-"
Van interrupted her. "You are Hitomi Kanzaki, the girl from the Mystic moon." Van sighed as she watched him. He thought that is was probably the best time to tell her, before anymore lies were told. "And you are the woman I love."
Hitomi gasped as her knees felt wobbly. 'Why did his words affect me this much? Why do I suddenly feel so light and happy? No! This cannot be! He's Merle's boyfriend!' She let out the breath she hadn't realized she'd been holding. "No. This can't be true. You love Merle. Both of you are a couple."
Van shook his head violently. "No Hitomi. She's only my childhood friend. She told you that lie because she's in love with me. It's true that I love her but only as a sister. I can never lover her like I love you."
Hitomi turned around and walked to stand in front of the window. She noticed how the people of Fanelia were so busy. Life in Fanelia was beautiful and that saddened Hitomi for some reason. "No. I am in love with a man named Allen Schezar. He is a knight of Asturia, the place where I live."
Van felt as if he had been punched in the stomach. The only other time he had felt this way was when he caught Hitomi kissing Allen on the bridge. He knew the memory of that would never go away. It would continue to torture him and taunt him like some nightmare.
Before Van knew what was going on, since he was lost in thought, Hitomi ran out of the room crying her eyes out. She needed to get back to Asturia so she could discover more about herself.
TBC…
Sorry. I've got to stop. I hope you all are enjoying the story. I'll try to get the next part out soon. I'll probably have it out by (no later than) Monday. Well, e-mail me also on what you thought and please feel free to flame me. My wish is to be a famous writer and I can only accomplish that by being corrected and practicing. Your flames and corrections will really help me. Writing these fanfictions is great practice for that. Well, later. And I hope all of you will be able to visit my friends Escaflowne fanfiction website. It has stories from me aside from all the other people. The address is below.
