Disclaimer: I don't own Esca, STAY AWAY! * Coughs * * Turns into Selena *
Don't leave me, all alone. * The lawyers come back to sue me * * Coughs * *
Turns back into Trunks Gal * GO AWAY! * Kicks them out *
A/N: WOW! 10 reviews for two REALLY short chapters! I'm honored. Arigatou. I don't deserve such high praise as what I'm receiving from you loyal readers. You guys are the best, I'd like to thank every single one of you at the end of the fic, (Yes folks, we're already nearing the end, I'm sorry to say, those of you who have read my other billion fics out there know I tend to drag out my stories as long as humanly possible. * Readers gasp, she's ACTUALLY going to END one of her stories! * Anyways, sorry this took so long, many other fics, and I visited with relatives A LOT!!! By the way, I turned 13 on December 28, so HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!!! Anyways, I'll need 5 more reviews at least before I'll continue, SO REVIEW! THANKS! ^_^
Chapter 3: Evidence Leads to a Conclusion
"Why are we here?" Van asked, shaking in fear and apprehension.
"Sad memories, huh Van?" The stranger asked him, her sunglasses creating a bright glare, momentarily blinding him.
"What are you babbling about? I have no idea what you're talking about." Van muttered, trying to hide his obvious fear.
"She lived here, you know that, don't you?" She asked, ignoring his other question.
"Who lived here?! What are you saying?!" Van screamed at her, furious that she was so nosy.
"Come. There is much to see." She whispered, as she walked up the front walk and knocked.
A very tired looking woman answered the door. She must have been quite a beauty at one time, but something had ruined her good looks. She had shoulder length brown hair, but he noticed quite a few gray streaks and many wrinkles lined her face.
"What do you want? If you're that man from the bank, go away, I don't have the money. Can't an old woman die in peace?!" She then noticed the woman standing behind Van and looked very relieved.
"Oh it's just you, Yukari. I thought it was Mr. Higashi from the bank. He's determined to take my house away because I can't afford the payments anymore. Sometimes I wonder why I don't just end it all now. I mean, what do I have to live for?"
"Never say that, she wouldn't have wanted it that way. She'd have wanted you to carry on, you know that. I'm sorry though, Ms. Kanzaki. Times are hard for all of us." The strange woman replied, hugging Ms. Kanzaki tightly.
'Ms. Kanzaki?! Isn't that.' Van's mouth was agape in disbelief. But, maybe Kanzaki was a common name on the Mystic Moon. Yes, it must merely be a coincidence. But, what about Yukari, as he now knew the woman's name; didn't Hitomi go on about a friend named Yukari during her brief stay? He shook his head, no, it wasn't possible.
"And who's your handsome friend?" Ms. Kanzaki's question interrupted his thoughts, and he was sent hurling back into the real world.
"Van Fanel. King of Fanelia, Milady." He swept down in a bow, his eyes meeting the ground, as was customary. He looked up to see her face was ashen, and she seemed to be trembling. Had he said the wrong thing? He wasn't sure how people of the Mystic Moon introduced themselves to strangers. Had 'Milady' been the incorrect term to address Ms. Kanzaki by? His mind was swirling with questions.
"W-What d-did y-you s-say?" She whispered, tears welling up in her wrinkled eyes.
"That my name is Van Fanel and I am King of Fanelia." Van restated, wondering about her reaction.
Ms. Kanzaki fell to her knees, still shaking.
"Why now? Why didn't you come before?!" She shrieked in grief.
"It's him, isn't it Yukari? I know it's him." She pointed her finger at him.
"It's you." She fainted just then, and a trickled of blood ran down her head from where she hit the concrete.
"MS. KANZAKI!" Yukari screamed, bending over the elderly woman now lying facedown on her front porch.
"Van?" The old lady whispered as he held her, Yukari kneeling beside them helplessly.
"She loved you. She loved you Van, if only you knew how much. She denied it repeatedly. But I knew. I knew." Her eyes fluttered a few times, before slowly closing, as she breathed her last. She died in Van's arms after her eyes had flashed open once more and she muttered, "Oh mother, it's so good to see you again."
"NO! NO! MS. KANZAKI! DON'T YOU LEAVE ME TOO!" Yukari shrieked, shaking the woman desperately.
"WAKE UP! YOU'VE GOT TO WAKE UP! Please." Yukari broke down, sobbing uncontrollably. She was gone. Ms. Kanzaki was gone, just like the rest of them.
Van felt very uncomfortable, as he gently held her, hopelessly trying to comfort her.
"No wonder she was so crazy about you." Yukari muttered, as her tears ceased, and she regained composure.
"We must continue. Goodbye, Ms. Kanzaki." Yukari fought back a fresh onslaught of tears as she and Van entered the aging house.
Van gazed around, they were so strange, these Mystic Moon homes. He could never understand the concept of electricity or the fact that the privies were INSIDE, no matter how many times Hitomi had tried explaining it to him. How could they handle an outhouse's stench indoors with no way to air it out? He spotted a very familiar face in a cracked picture frame on the wall. He gasped, halting. It was Hitomi. She was smiling at him; she seemed to be inviting him to come closer so he could gaze into her eyes again. She was standing next to Amano and Yukari, grinning as sweat was clearly seen on her brow. This was Hitomi's house no doubt, first the sign, then Ms. Kanzaki herself, now this. But where was Hitomi? He looked around frantically, wondering what had happened to his emerald-eyed love. Yukari led him into a strange room that had a tiled floor, much like the Vione floor he remembered when he had visited it shortly while it hovered where the Gathering Earth collects. His boots made a strange clicking sound as he walked across it and he was completely unnerved when Yukari opened a door and pulled out fresh food. What a marvel! She brewed a strange substance she called, 'tea' and Van sat there in stunned silence, wondering whether it was safe to eat the strange looking piece of fruit she had handed him. It was the oddest shape and a bright green, yep, he was sure it was toxic, and proceeded to casually throw it away.
"Relax, it's just a pear." Yukari reassured him as she poured him a cup of her strange beverage.
"I'm sure Ms. Kanzaki wouldn't have minded, she always was willing to share. I wonder who will care for the house now." Yukari mused in a saddened tone.
"Wouldn't Hitomi?" Van asked, as he stopped fingering a picture of Hitomi displayed on the table.
"I'll get to that Van, now eat up, you'll need strength for what I'm about to tell you. You won't want to believe me, and I don't rightfully blame you, I didn't want to believe it either. I must have your word that you'll let me finish though, alright?" She looked at him expectantly as he looked at her in bewilderment.
"I guess so." Van replied, visibly unnerved, he finished up his snack as quickly as possible and after Yukari had downed her cup of tea, they both got up from the table. Yukari led him upstairs and opened a door, going inside, Van noticed that a sign hung on the door that read, 'Hitomi'.
A/N: Cliffhanger! Cliffhanger! Mwahahahaha! Sorry about that, 2 more chapters to go until the fic is finished, so enjoy it while it lasts. I'll need 5 more reviews though before I'll get off my lazy butt and type up chapter 4. I hope you enjoyed this chapter, despite its shortness, gomen about that. Anyways, thanks for reading, REVIEW! Ja matta ne! ^_^
~Trunks Gal~
A/N: WOW! 10 reviews for two REALLY short chapters! I'm honored. Arigatou. I don't deserve such high praise as what I'm receiving from you loyal readers. You guys are the best, I'd like to thank every single one of you at the end of the fic, (Yes folks, we're already nearing the end, I'm sorry to say, those of you who have read my other billion fics out there know I tend to drag out my stories as long as humanly possible. * Readers gasp, she's ACTUALLY going to END one of her stories! * Anyways, sorry this took so long, many other fics, and I visited with relatives A LOT!!! By the way, I turned 13 on December 28, so HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!!! Anyways, I'll need 5 more reviews at least before I'll continue, SO REVIEW! THANKS! ^_^
Chapter 3: Evidence Leads to a Conclusion
"Why are we here?" Van asked, shaking in fear and apprehension.
"Sad memories, huh Van?" The stranger asked him, her sunglasses creating a bright glare, momentarily blinding him.
"What are you babbling about? I have no idea what you're talking about." Van muttered, trying to hide his obvious fear.
"She lived here, you know that, don't you?" She asked, ignoring his other question.
"Who lived here?! What are you saying?!" Van screamed at her, furious that she was so nosy.
"Come. There is much to see." She whispered, as she walked up the front walk and knocked.
A very tired looking woman answered the door. She must have been quite a beauty at one time, but something had ruined her good looks. She had shoulder length brown hair, but he noticed quite a few gray streaks and many wrinkles lined her face.
"What do you want? If you're that man from the bank, go away, I don't have the money. Can't an old woman die in peace?!" She then noticed the woman standing behind Van and looked very relieved.
"Oh it's just you, Yukari. I thought it was Mr. Higashi from the bank. He's determined to take my house away because I can't afford the payments anymore. Sometimes I wonder why I don't just end it all now. I mean, what do I have to live for?"
"Never say that, she wouldn't have wanted it that way. She'd have wanted you to carry on, you know that. I'm sorry though, Ms. Kanzaki. Times are hard for all of us." The strange woman replied, hugging Ms. Kanzaki tightly.
'Ms. Kanzaki?! Isn't that.' Van's mouth was agape in disbelief. But, maybe Kanzaki was a common name on the Mystic Moon. Yes, it must merely be a coincidence. But, what about Yukari, as he now knew the woman's name; didn't Hitomi go on about a friend named Yukari during her brief stay? He shook his head, no, it wasn't possible.
"And who's your handsome friend?" Ms. Kanzaki's question interrupted his thoughts, and he was sent hurling back into the real world.
"Van Fanel. King of Fanelia, Milady." He swept down in a bow, his eyes meeting the ground, as was customary. He looked up to see her face was ashen, and she seemed to be trembling. Had he said the wrong thing? He wasn't sure how people of the Mystic Moon introduced themselves to strangers. Had 'Milady' been the incorrect term to address Ms. Kanzaki by? His mind was swirling with questions.
"W-What d-did y-you s-say?" She whispered, tears welling up in her wrinkled eyes.
"That my name is Van Fanel and I am King of Fanelia." Van restated, wondering about her reaction.
Ms. Kanzaki fell to her knees, still shaking.
"Why now? Why didn't you come before?!" She shrieked in grief.
"It's him, isn't it Yukari? I know it's him." She pointed her finger at him.
"It's you." She fainted just then, and a trickled of blood ran down her head from where she hit the concrete.
"MS. KANZAKI!" Yukari screamed, bending over the elderly woman now lying facedown on her front porch.
"Van?" The old lady whispered as he held her, Yukari kneeling beside them helplessly.
"She loved you. She loved you Van, if only you knew how much. She denied it repeatedly. But I knew. I knew." Her eyes fluttered a few times, before slowly closing, as she breathed her last. She died in Van's arms after her eyes had flashed open once more and she muttered, "Oh mother, it's so good to see you again."
"NO! NO! MS. KANZAKI! DON'T YOU LEAVE ME TOO!" Yukari shrieked, shaking the woman desperately.
"WAKE UP! YOU'VE GOT TO WAKE UP! Please." Yukari broke down, sobbing uncontrollably. She was gone. Ms. Kanzaki was gone, just like the rest of them.
Van felt very uncomfortable, as he gently held her, hopelessly trying to comfort her.
"No wonder she was so crazy about you." Yukari muttered, as her tears ceased, and she regained composure.
"We must continue. Goodbye, Ms. Kanzaki." Yukari fought back a fresh onslaught of tears as she and Van entered the aging house.
Van gazed around, they were so strange, these Mystic Moon homes. He could never understand the concept of electricity or the fact that the privies were INSIDE, no matter how many times Hitomi had tried explaining it to him. How could they handle an outhouse's stench indoors with no way to air it out? He spotted a very familiar face in a cracked picture frame on the wall. He gasped, halting. It was Hitomi. She was smiling at him; she seemed to be inviting him to come closer so he could gaze into her eyes again. She was standing next to Amano and Yukari, grinning as sweat was clearly seen on her brow. This was Hitomi's house no doubt, first the sign, then Ms. Kanzaki herself, now this. But where was Hitomi? He looked around frantically, wondering what had happened to his emerald-eyed love. Yukari led him into a strange room that had a tiled floor, much like the Vione floor he remembered when he had visited it shortly while it hovered where the Gathering Earth collects. His boots made a strange clicking sound as he walked across it and he was completely unnerved when Yukari opened a door and pulled out fresh food. What a marvel! She brewed a strange substance she called, 'tea' and Van sat there in stunned silence, wondering whether it was safe to eat the strange looking piece of fruit she had handed him. It was the oddest shape and a bright green, yep, he was sure it was toxic, and proceeded to casually throw it away.
"Relax, it's just a pear." Yukari reassured him as she poured him a cup of her strange beverage.
"I'm sure Ms. Kanzaki wouldn't have minded, she always was willing to share. I wonder who will care for the house now." Yukari mused in a saddened tone.
"Wouldn't Hitomi?" Van asked, as he stopped fingering a picture of Hitomi displayed on the table.
"I'll get to that Van, now eat up, you'll need strength for what I'm about to tell you. You won't want to believe me, and I don't rightfully blame you, I didn't want to believe it either. I must have your word that you'll let me finish though, alright?" She looked at him expectantly as he looked at her in bewilderment.
"I guess so." Van replied, visibly unnerved, he finished up his snack as quickly as possible and after Yukari had downed her cup of tea, they both got up from the table. Yukari led him upstairs and opened a door, going inside, Van noticed that a sign hung on the door that read, 'Hitomi'.
A/N: Cliffhanger! Cliffhanger! Mwahahahaha! Sorry about that, 2 more chapters to go until the fic is finished, so enjoy it while it lasts. I'll need 5 more reviews though before I'll get off my lazy butt and type up chapter 4. I hope you enjoyed this chapter, despite its shortness, gomen about that. Anyways, thanks for reading, REVIEW! Ja matta ne! ^_^
~Trunks Gal~