Well I'm finally writing this story. It's taken me awhile and I'm making a few changes. So I'm gonna write them down below. If anyone doesn't understand just email me at princesspop1061@cs.com.

This is the part were Van is sitting on top of Escaflowne.

Van stared at his sword. It had the crest of Fanalia on it. "It's been 5 years (instead of one year I'm changing it to 5 years) and I still can't stop thinking about her"

"It's Hitomi isn't it" Van started down at a familiar Merle. She had grown a lot too. Instead of her short pink hair it had now grown down a little below her waist. And she was a little shorter than Van.

"It's nothing Merle" he said with a sigh. "Well I just came to tell you that Allen sent a message asking if he could stay for awhile"

Van looked puzzled. "I thought he was going to be staying in Freid". "Well apparently he changed his mind. I sent him a message back saying he could stay for as long as he wanted. Is that okay Lord Van".

"Yes it's fine Merle". "Oh Lord Van why don't you cheer up. Fanalia's grand ball is coming up and I hope by then you'll feel a little better" said Merle in her thoughts.

Okay that's it, oh wait there's one more thing Hitomi never had that dream and she never screamed his name out. Okay here's the real thing.

Finally Home

Hitomi sat up in her bed and looked at her alarm clock. It read ten minutes till eight. "Oh no I'm gonna be late again".

She jumped out of her bed and threw her clothes on. On the way out of her room she grabbed her duffle bag that had her track uniform, cd's and some other things.

She ran down the steps and opened the door. Her mom called to her. "Wait Hitomi aren't you going to have something to eat". Hitomi looked at her. "No thanks mom I'm not hungry". And then she ran out the door to the train station.



"Huh were in the world is Hitomi" said Yukari looking at her watch. Then she heard Hitomi's voice. "Well she finally got here",

Hitomi stopped in front of Yukari breathing heavily. "Well lets go slow poke" said Yukari walking on to the train.

**********Gaia**********

Van was running around the castle giving orders to his many servants. The royal ball was coming up soon and there was a lot of things to be done.

One of the maids came up to him. "King Van" she said with a polite voice. Van looked down at her. She stared at his eyes and smiled. "There is a gift for you in the painting room".

Van nodded to her and she walked off in another direction. He started to walk down the busy hall until he came to a certain room.

He turned the handle and opened the door. Inside was many paintings of the royal family including many of Van. He walked over to a painting that had a sheet on it.

On it was a small letter. He picked it up with curiosity and opened it. When he saw the letter inside he smiled. It read

I hope this will make you feel better. I was going to give it to you earlier but I decided that you would like it now.

1 Love, Merle

Van smiled and wondered what it was. He then pulled down the piece of cloth and was stunned at what it was a picture of. There smiling back at him was an exact picture of Hitomi.

******Back on Earth******

Hitomi looked at her watch. It was the end of her track lessons and she was glad it was over. Now that she was in colledge she took some private lessons to keep in shape. She usually loved going to track but lately she felt an emptiness inside her.

She got her duffle bag and set off for home. Yukari ran up to her. "Wait Hitomi aren't you coming" said Yukari looking worried.

Hitomi looked at her. She didn't want Yukari to be sad for her. "Oh it's nothing Yukari I just don't feel like taking the train today. But do you want to walk home with we" asked Hitomi?

"Sure Hitomi" said Yukari smiling. And they set off walking. There was a cool breeze outside that made Hitomi think of Fanalia's lush forest. She dreamed she could stand there with Van by her side. If she was there she would tell him everything that she was keeping up inside her.



A single tear ran down her cheek. She wished with all of her heart that she could be with Van just for one minute. Then Hitomi suddenly stopped were she was.

"Hitomi is something wrong". Yukari continued to stare at her and still she had no answer. Hitomi started straight ahead of her. And for almost a second she thought she could feel Van crying…for her.

"Oh Van…" she said with a tears in her eyes. "Van..Hitomi who's that what's happening". But Yukari stopped talking by a flash of light before her.

When she opened her eyes she saw Hitomi still with tears in her eyes slowly starting to rise in the air. Hitomi looked down at Yukari and gave her a look that said good by.

Yukari smiled and a single tear rolled down her face. "I hope you'll be a lot happier wherever you're going" thought Yukari. The she waved and yelled good by right as Hitomi disappeared.



Van started outside his bedroom window. His eyes were a little puffy, like he had been crying for a short time. He felt strange. "Something's coming". His eyes narrowed but then he relaxed. He stared straight out at the mystic moon.

"H..H..Hitomi". Then in the distance he saw a familiar beam of light shoot down from the mystic moon. It was about a half of a mile away.

He ran out of his room and went to the stables to get his horse. He grabbed his reins and led him out of the stables. He jumped on and kicked his horse hard.



Hitomi opened her eyes. She sat up real quick and looked around to check out her surroundings. She said the first thing that came to her mind. "Van…Van where are you"

She looked above her. There were many dark clouds. Suddenly it started to rain hard. And it seemed to get harder by the second. She stood up and started to run.

It didn't matter were she just wanted to get out of the rain. Suddenly she felt something inside her…something warm and familiar.

She started running again until she came to a small opening were there were no trees. She started to cry and she fell to her knees. There were marks all along her legs from the bushes and branches. Suddenly she heard something that sounded like a galloping horse.

She stood up and limped over to the middle of the field. Van stopped his horse at the edge of the forest and jumped off. He saw Hitomi standing there. He started to run to her.

"Hitomi…Hitomi" she looked up at him and started to run towards him. "Van". She ran right up to him and when they met she grabbed onto him.

"Van I mist you so much. I thought I would never see you again" she said crying. She was happy that he had gotten so strong because without his strong arms she might have fell down right there. "Oh Hitomi I'm so glad your back" when he said that she held onto him even tighter.

After about 5 minutes Van pulled back. When he looked at her he found out that she was asleep. He picked her up and carried her over to his horse.

But before he set her on his horse he gave her a small kiss on the lips, and too his surprise he felt her kiss him back! He looked at her closed eyes. "Oh Hitomi".

He put her on top of his horse and quickly got on. He set his horse to a small trot and looked down at Hitomi. She was laying her head on his chest and she looked so peaceful.

He hadn't gotten a good look at her yet. But when they stood there hugging each other he could tell she had gotten a lot taller. He moved some her hair out of her face. Her hair was longer too.





When he finally stopped in front of the castle he was relieved. He wasn't very comfortable. He slid down from his horse and grabbed Hitomi. When he held her up she grabbed onto his waist making him blush.

Some of the guards ran up to him. By then he was in the mane hall. "King Van….uh what" But Van interrupted him. Could you please go get a healer and send her up to my room".

"Uh yes..yes King Van" and they ran off. Van walked up the stairs holding on tighter to Hitomi making sure she wouldn't fall. His room was the third one on the left side.

He opened his door and pushed it open with his foot. He walked over to his bed and set Hitomi down. He watched Hitomi sleep until the healer came up.

She walked over to him. "Yes King Van is there something wrong" she asked. "Yes could you wake Hitomi up and tell her that she can take a bath. And could you pick out a night gown for her and look at the scratches on her legs…just to make sure nothings infected"

"Yes of course but where will you sleep" she asked concerned? "It's alright I'll sleep in the library on the sofa. And then he left, but before he did he took one last look at Hitomi.





Hitomi opened her eyes and sat up in bed. She looked around a little confused. She was wearing a beautiful nightgown that had gold lace around the edges.

She pulled down the covers and stood up beside the bed. "Where's Van" she said looking around the room she was staying in. "This must be Van's room" she said with a giggle and blushed a little. (Hey that rimes heh heh^^)

Hitomi walked over to the door and opened it. She soon found herself in a maze of halls. "Oh great now I'm lost". But she stopped talking when she heard something moving around in the room she was standing next to.

She slowly opened the door and peeked in. There sleeping on a sofa was a sleeping Van. She smiled and walked in. Hitomi looked at his sleeping body. He looked peaceful. She got down on her nees and stared at him. "I don't want to wake him up but I'm COMPLETELY lost".

She started to reach out to wake him, but just then he grabbed her hand and stared straight at her. Hitomi gasped. He sighed and sat up.

"Oh Hitomi you scared me. I'm sorry for grabbing your hand I must have scared you" he said smiling. She got up and sat down on the sofa. "That's okay, I'm sorry about waking you up".

Van looked at her. "So what are you doing here"? Hitomi stared at him. "Well to be perfectly honest I'm really not sure. But I guess I just wished so hard that I was transported here. By life was starting to go down hill and all just wanted to see you again even if it was just for a second".

Hitomi was blushing wildly after telling Van this. "Hitomi" she looked up at him. "Yes". "Well I just wanted to say that I mist you. Badly. And when I saw the pillar of light shine down, I knew it was you"

Hitomi smiled at him. She layer her head on his chest and looked up at him. "Thanks Van" He didn't know what for but he just smiled at her as she fell asleep on him.



Authors note: So what did ya think. This story was dedicated to Carla, Mili, Crimson Fire, and a bunch of other people. Please review and tell me what you thought. The next chapter will be the best so far. And it will probably be rated PG-13. You now what for. But it won't be THAT bad!!!