Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters or the plot line of Escaflowne, sadly. But, I do own Jewel, the new Dragon Slayers, and Narisia, so if you wish to use them please let me know first!
Chapter Ten: Angel Eyes
Dilandau was sitting by the small campfire he had erected, staring idly into the flames. He wondered how he could feel so strange... Sure, he had been with plenty of girls, most of them more idiotic then the next. But, he had never found someone so... So unique like Jewel. Just the way her eyes flashed when she sensed excitement or a prominent fight. They way her fiery red hair twisted around her face when she fought...
He mentally slapped himself. What in Gaea was he thinking? Jewel, the runt, from the Mystic Moon? The girl who defied his very being? The girl who he considered and equal? He shook his head and rested it on his hand. If he thought loosing his Dragon Slayers had been painful... This was coming very close to it.
Suddenly a movement behind him made him jump to his feet and drew his sword. He spun around and stared at a certain clump of bushes in front of him. He heard the nearest Slayers draw their swords and quietly walk closer to him.
Just then the strangest thing happened. A Black Panther emerged from the bushes, carrying upon its back a young female child. The child was wearing clothes similar to what Van Fanel's wife had worn when she arrived both time on Gaea.
"At my command, we attack and kill both child and animal," Dilandau said to the Slayers. He took a small step forward, carefully readying his sword for the blow. He licked his lips, anticipation of a kill pumping through his veins.
The girl got off the panther's back and stood by it. She had clothes like Van Fanel's wife used to wear when she came to Gaea. Dilandau's eyes widened in surprise, and even more when the panther suddenly stood on its hind legs.
To Dilandau's surprise, it looked strangely human like, standing on its hind legs, the front limbs looking oddly like hands... Suddenly it hit him. This was some sort of mutated beast-human. But what was it doing with a child from the Mystic Moon?
"Dilandau, we meet again?" A silky voice said. Oddly enough, it was coming from the animal. "Don't you recognize me?"
"Who are you?" Dilandau demanded.
"Guess not. Maybe this will help." Suddenly the panther's yellow cat-eyes melted into sea blue ones and red hair sprouted from her head. The features only stayed there for a couple seconds, and then they melted back into the black fur.
"Jewel! What the hell are you doing?!"
"Oh, just went for a little walk, when suddenly I turned into this. Interesting, isn't it? And oddly enough, I found my sister from the Mystic Moon, and I remembered her, and my past life there. Now I have two sets of memories... Which should I believe? The one where I have a sister, and a real family, or this one, with Zaibach, one that I can barely remember and seems fake?"
"Jewel..."
"Shut it, Fire Lord! Wait, I shouldn't call you that, should I? You are, after all, only human. You have no control over fire..."
"Jewel, shut up now!"
"Or what?"
Dilandau pointed his sword at the child. "Or else I'll kill her."
A smile appeared on Jewel's cat-lips. "Try it, I dare you."
Dilandau wound up and charged. He reached the child and started to swing his sword down in an arch, but to his surprise the sword never even reached the child. Or the spot where he stood. It was gone, lying feet away from him. Suddenly a sharp pain in his chest and his vision was blurred by a black thing. He hit the ground hard, and found Jewel crouched on top of his chest.
"Seem familiar?" He hissed at her. In a flash, Jewel's paw had connected with his right cheek, cutting open his scar with fierce claw marks. She stood up and jumped off him, proceeding to take out the rest of the Slayers just as easily.
By the time Dilandau had sat up again, Jewel was standing protectively in front of the child, glaring at him. "Touch her and die, Albatou," she hissed. Dilandau grinned and put a hand up to his cheek. "Too bad, isn't it? I'd hate to have to give the order to have you killed, you would've been good to have. Too bad," he said.
"You can't kill me, and you know it."
"Really?"
In a flash, there was a small scream, and the form of the child had hit the ground. Jewel whirled around to find Narisia lying on the ground, knocked out with a bruise already forming on her cheek. Jewel's eye widened and rage rushed through her veins. How dare they lay a hand on her sister! Without thinking, she whirled around again to face Dilandau.
Only she met the side of a blade, which hit her in the side of the head. Unconsciousness clouded her vision, and her muscles relaxed. She feel, harmless, to the ground. "Too bad, Jewel. You'll have a lot more pain now," Dilandau hissed as he stared down at the unconscious form of the cat Jewel. Then, slowly she reformed to her old self, wearing a black sleeveless dress. Dilandau raised his eyes, but turned away.
"Take the trash to separate tents, and tie both of them up. Alert me when the red haired one is awake," he yelled over his shoulder to his Dragon Slayers as he walked towards his tent.
AN: Sorry for the sort chap, everyone! The next one will be two chaps in the same chap, so it's gunna be a lot longer! Don't worry! And a special thanks to all who have reviewed, you guys really make my day! Lata!
Chapter Ten: Angel Eyes
Dilandau was sitting by the small campfire he had erected, staring idly into the flames. He wondered how he could feel so strange... Sure, he had been with plenty of girls, most of them more idiotic then the next. But, he had never found someone so... So unique like Jewel. Just the way her eyes flashed when she sensed excitement or a prominent fight. They way her fiery red hair twisted around her face when she fought...
He mentally slapped himself. What in Gaea was he thinking? Jewel, the runt, from the Mystic Moon? The girl who defied his very being? The girl who he considered and equal? He shook his head and rested it on his hand. If he thought loosing his Dragon Slayers had been painful... This was coming very close to it.
Suddenly a movement behind him made him jump to his feet and drew his sword. He spun around and stared at a certain clump of bushes in front of him. He heard the nearest Slayers draw their swords and quietly walk closer to him.
Just then the strangest thing happened. A Black Panther emerged from the bushes, carrying upon its back a young female child. The child was wearing clothes similar to what Van Fanel's wife had worn when she arrived both time on Gaea.
"At my command, we attack and kill both child and animal," Dilandau said to the Slayers. He took a small step forward, carefully readying his sword for the blow. He licked his lips, anticipation of a kill pumping through his veins.
The girl got off the panther's back and stood by it. She had clothes like Van Fanel's wife used to wear when she came to Gaea. Dilandau's eyes widened in surprise, and even more when the panther suddenly stood on its hind legs.
To Dilandau's surprise, it looked strangely human like, standing on its hind legs, the front limbs looking oddly like hands... Suddenly it hit him. This was some sort of mutated beast-human. But what was it doing with a child from the Mystic Moon?
"Dilandau, we meet again?" A silky voice said. Oddly enough, it was coming from the animal. "Don't you recognize me?"
"Who are you?" Dilandau demanded.
"Guess not. Maybe this will help." Suddenly the panther's yellow cat-eyes melted into sea blue ones and red hair sprouted from her head. The features only stayed there for a couple seconds, and then they melted back into the black fur.
"Jewel! What the hell are you doing?!"
"Oh, just went for a little walk, when suddenly I turned into this. Interesting, isn't it? And oddly enough, I found my sister from the Mystic Moon, and I remembered her, and my past life there. Now I have two sets of memories... Which should I believe? The one where I have a sister, and a real family, or this one, with Zaibach, one that I can barely remember and seems fake?"
"Jewel..."
"Shut it, Fire Lord! Wait, I shouldn't call you that, should I? You are, after all, only human. You have no control over fire..."
"Jewel, shut up now!"
"Or what?"
Dilandau pointed his sword at the child. "Or else I'll kill her."
A smile appeared on Jewel's cat-lips. "Try it, I dare you."
Dilandau wound up and charged. He reached the child and started to swing his sword down in an arch, but to his surprise the sword never even reached the child. Or the spot where he stood. It was gone, lying feet away from him. Suddenly a sharp pain in his chest and his vision was blurred by a black thing. He hit the ground hard, and found Jewel crouched on top of his chest.
"Seem familiar?" He hissed at her. In a flash, Jewel's paw had connected with his right cheek, cutting open his scar with fierce claw marks. She stood up and jumped off him, proceeding to take out the rest of the Slayers just as easily.
By the time Dilandau had sat up again, Jewel was standing protectively in front of the child, glaring at him. "Touch her and die, Albatou," she hissed. Dilandau grinned and put a hand up to his cheek. "Too bad, isn't it? I'd hate to have to give the order to have you killed, you would've been good to have. Too bad," he said.
"You can't kill me, and you know it."
"Really?"
In a flash, there was a small scream, and the form of the child had hit the ground. Jewel whirled around to find Narisia lying on the ground, knocked out with a bruise already forming on her cheek. Jewel's eye widened and rage rushed through her veins. How dare they lay a hand on her sister! Without thinking, she whirled around again to face Dilandau.
Only she met the side of a blade, which hit her in the side of the head. Unconsciousness clouded her vision, and her muscles relaxed. She feel, harmless, to the ground. "Too bad, Jewel. You'll have a lot more pain now," Dilandau hissed as he stared down at the unconscious form of the cat Jewel. Then, slowly she reformed to her old self, wearing a black sleeveless dress. Dilandau raised his eyes, but turned away.
"Take the trash to separate tents, and tie both of them up. Alert me when the red haired one is awake," he yelled over his shoulder to his Dragon Slayers as he walked towards his tent.
AN: Sorry for the sort chap, everyone! The next one will be two chaps in the same chap, so it's gunna be a lot longer! Don't worry! And a special thanks to all who have reviewed, you guys really make my day! Lata!