Fire and Water
Chapter Twenty
By: MysticMoon
Disclaimer: To all those Japanese Companies out there that SAYS they own Escaflowne, I just
wanna say one thing to them. "GET YOUR FREAKING LAWYERS AWAY FROM ME!!! I OWN
ESCAFLOWNE, NOT YOU!! GET AWAY OR I'LL SUE!!" *ahemz* *clears throat* Sorry about that.
Like always...I only have them in my dreams.
A/N- MUAHAHAHAHAH... I am such a meanie!! =P There are like so many unanswered questions in
this chapter. Sorry to leave you guys hanging but I'll make sure its worth it! *reads from a scroll*
Proceed with the reading...=D
"APPRENTICE! HOW MANY TIMES HAVE I TOLD YOU NOT TO LET ANYONE DISTRACT YOUR
WORK? Hmmm? Now there is a crack in Mariko's feelings for Dilandau. Look what she had done! She
had kissed another. How could you let that happen? If that girl continues to be a distraction to you,
I will see to it that she be killed! Since I have found a loophole to make the Dragon rise faster
without the help of the Goddess of Water, she can be killed. Now, GO! Do something to fix this!"
Kotaro roared at the poor boy who hunged his head. The cloaked boy treked out of the room in
silence.
The young apprentice went away from his harsh master. *Master Kotaro cannot kill her.
She is mine and mine alone. Kotaro-sama will not kill her...I will see to that she is protected!*
Dilandau looked at her fleeing form. *Did I say something to upset her? She did looked
confused. Maybe I should go see her, to make sure she's alright* Dilandau dragged his tired body off
the silk bed unwillingly. He slowly walked out the door and he could hear the soft running sounds of
her shoes. He turned a corner, hoping he would find her, hoping to confront her, to ask her why she
was so sad. He wanted to hold her, to erase all the pain that he might have caused her. What he
saw was what he least expected and something he didn't want to see. There on the the castle floor
were his subordinate and the princess locked in a tight embrace, sharing a kiss.
Dilandau blinked hard, hoping to erase the image. But all he got were two teardrops
falling down his cheek. He quickly wiped them off while he backtracked to his room. *NO! I will not
shed tears for her and for someone below me. Nooo...I will not! Will not....I can't believe it?!? Did I
really see what I thought I saw? Did they really..? No..I can't focus my time and energy on this one
girl. She does not deserve it. What makes her special and different from others? Yes..I will forget
about her. That's what I'll do.* He wiped the remaining tears off his face. Even though he decided
that he did not care for Mariko, why did the tears still come?
Van didn't even prepared well enough for the three day journey to Astoria. He was too
excited. Word had came from Millerna in Astoria that a certain brown-hair, green-eyed girl had
appeared. *I know it's Hitomi. It has to be Hitomi. Come on Hitomi. Come back to me.* With that
thought in mind, he urged his horse faster.
"ALLEN!" Millerna screamed to get Allen's attention. He was too distracted by Hitomi, who
was eating breakfast.
"Huh? What?" He asked her.
"Can I speak to you privately?" Millerna said to him in an urgent voice. "Please excuse us"
She told Hitomi while dragging a protesting Allen out of the room. Hitomi just stared at the couple
with a blank look as a sweatdrop going down the back of her head.
In the hallway outside the dining hall, Millerna dragged a resistent Allen out. She glared at
him. "It has been too long. I have let this go on for too long. It's not just Hitomi. It's others as well"
Millerna screamed at the heavenly knight.
"Wah? What are you talking about?" Allen asked, slightly confused.
"You don't know? You dont' know!!!!! It's all your fault. You and other women. Ever since
I've married you and had Daniel, you have been looking lustfully at other women. Just because I
have gained a few pounds does not mean I am no longer your wife!! How can you do this?!? Now
that Hitomi is back, you have been looking at her too! Why are you doing this to me???" Millerna
broke down and cried.
Allen put his arms around his wife's shoulders. "Don't cry..." He bit his bottom lip, he clearly
did not know what to do with her outburst.
Millerna wrenched herself away from his arms. "Don't touch me! I hate you. I can't believe
I stood by you after that bitch, Lillian came. You had an affair with her!!" Millerna continue to cry.
*sob sob*
Allen was angry. "What the fuck are you talking about?"
"Don't deny it. If it wasn't for Daniel, I wouldn't have stayed with you!!" Millerna ran off to
her private chambers. Allen looked at her in disbelief. He furiously ran off. (A/N-Guess Allen will be
sleeping on the couch tonight!! ^_^)
BAM!! Nori thought she heard something crack as she was slam against the wall. *Ouch*
Nori painfully opened one eye as she watched a crazed Kenji advanced upon her. He was holding
a dangerous looking dagger in his hand. Kenji was drunk and he was in a sadist mood. He turned
and looked at her. He try to take a few swipes at her but she ducked just in time. She ran out of his
house, holding her broken arm to her stomach. She groaned when she saw the bloodied cut on her
arm.
Once inside her quarters, she went to work cleaning up the cut. It was not deep and
would not scar but it would remain forever a scar in her mind. She bit her lip to hold back a scream
as she reached for her spell book. She remembered a healing spell in there. Her rapid flipping of the
pages slowed to a stop. *Hold on a second! What was that thing that was on Kenji's wrist?*
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Start of Flashback*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Nori widened her eyes as she saw Kenji shoved her onto the bed and jumped on top of
her. In his hand was a deadly-looking dagger. As he raised his arm slowly, his sleeve fell away from
his arm. Nori saw a black tatoo. It had a picture of black dragons circling a dark purple orb.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*End of Flashback*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
*I have seen that somewhere before. Is it the symbol of darkness? Or was it Kotaro's
personal mark? I think its' Kotaros'. She flipped through her book despite the pain it caused to her
injuries. She found the page. She scanned it as fast as she can.
'The personal mark of Kotaro Mazaki, the former God of Destruction, is a tatoo of black
dragons that surrounds a purplish ball called the Orb of Death. This is used to mark anybody under
Kotaro's rule. Also, when a spell is placed upon an innocent (someone not in the service of Kotaro)
they will also have this mark.'
*Is Kenji under Kotaro's spell or is he an apprentice of Kotaros'?* She flipped to the next
page hoping for more information. She paused in her search when she heard footsteps coming
towards her. "Whose there?" Nori asked timidly, praying it was not Kenji. Suddenly her vision was
gone and she heard a soft voice say, "Come with me child."
A/N- O shit. Dilly saw that!! Told you I was mean. =) I am totally screwing with Allen-sans life. See how
eager Van is when he heard Hitomi is back?? *hint hint* Whose Lillian? SoOoOo fellow readers and
writers...tell me your opinion. Is Kenji under Kotaro's spell or he the mysterious apprentice of Kotaro's?
Hehehe sorry to leave you guys hanging. But please leave a review because your feedback really
give me inspiration to write! ^_^
Chapter Twenty
By: MysticMoon
Disclaimer: To all those Japanese Companies out there that SAYS they own Escaflowne, I just
wanna say one thing to them. "GET YOUR FREAKING LAWYERS AWAY FROM ME!!! I OWN
ESCAFLOWNE, NOT YOU!! GET AWAY OR I'LL SUE!!" *ahemz* *clears throat* Sorry about that.
Like always...I only have them in my dreams.
A/N- MUAHAHAHAHAH... I am such a meanie!! =P There are like so many unanswered questions in
this chapter. Sorry to leave you guys hanging but I'll make sure its worth it! *reads from a scroll*
Proceed with the reading...=D
"APPRENTICE! HOW MANY TIMES HAVE I TOLD YOU NOT TO LET ANYONE DISTRACT YOUR
WORK? Hmmm? Now there is a crack in Mariko's feelings for Dilandau. Look what she had done! She
had kissed another. How could you let that happen? If that girl continues to be a distraction to you,
I will see to it that she be killed! Since I have found a loophole to make the Dragon rise faster
without the help of the Goddess of Water, she can be killed. Now, GO! Do something to fix this!"
Kotaro roared at the poor boy who hunged his head. The cloaked boy treked out of the room in
silence.
The young apprentice went away from his harsh master. *Master Kotaro cannot kill her.
She is mine and mine alone. Kotaro-sama will not kill her...I will see to that she is protected!*
Dilandau looked at her fleeing form. *Did I say something to upset her? She did looked
confused. Maybe I should go see her, to make sure she's alright* Dilandau dragged his tired body off
the silk bed unwillingly. He slowly walked out the door and he could hear the soft running sounds of
her shoes. He turned a corner, hoping he would find her, hoping to confront her, to ask her why she
was so sad. He wanted to hold her, to erase all the pain that he might have caused her. What he
saw was what he least expected and something he didn't want to see. There on the the castle floor
were his subordinate and the princess locked in a tight embrace, sharing a kiss.
Dilandau blinked hard, hoping to erase the image. But all he got were two teardrops
falling down his cheek. He quickly wiped them off while he backtracked to his room. *NO! I will not
shed tears for her and for someone below me. Nooo...I will not! Will not....I can't believe it?!? Did I
really see what I thought I saw? Did they really..? No..I can't focus my time and energy on this one
girl. She does not deserve it. What makes her special and different from others? Yes..I will forget
about her. That's what I'll do.* He wiped the remaining tears off his face. Even though he decided
that he did not care for Mariko, why did the tears still come?
Van didn't even prepared well enough for the three day journey to Astoria. He was too
excited. Word had came from Millerna in Astoria that a certain brown-hair, green-eyed girl had
appeared. *I know it's Hitomi. It has to be Hitomi. Come on Hitomi. Come back to me.* With that
thought in mind, he urged his horse faster.
"ALLEN!" Millerna screamed to get Allen's attention. He was too distracted by Hitomi, who
was eating breakfast.
"Huh? What?" He asked her.
"Can I speak to you privately?" Millerna said to him in an urgent voice. "Please excuse us"
She told Hitomi while dragging a protesting Allen out of the room. Hitomi just stared at the couple
with a blank look as a sweatdrop going down the back of her head.
In the hallway outside the dining hall, Millerna dragged a resistent Allen out. She glared at
him. "It has been too long. I have let this go on for too long. It's not just Hitomi. It's others as well"
Millerna screamed at the heavenly knight.
"Wah? What are you talking about?" Allen asked, slightly confused.
"You don't know? You dont' know!!!!! It's all your fault. You and other women. Ever since
I've married you and had Daniel, you have been looking lustfully at other women. Just because I
have gained a few pounds does not mean I am no longer your wife!! How can you do this?!? Now
that Hitomi is back, you have been looking at her too! Why are you doing this to me???" Millerna
broke down and cried.
Allen put his arms around his wife's shoulders. "Don't cry..." He bit his bottom lip, he clearly
did not know what to do with her outburst.
Millerna wrenched herself away from his arms. "Don't touch me! I hate you. I can't believe
I stood by you after that bitch, Lillian came. You had an affair with her!!" Millerna continue to cry.
*sob sob*
Allen was angry. "What the fuck are you talking about?"
"Don't deny it. If it wasn't for Daniel, I wouldn't have stayed with you!!" Millerna ran off to
her private chambers. Allen looked at her in disbelief. He furiously ran off. (A/N-Guess Allen will be
sleeping on the couch tonight!! ^_^)
BAM!! Nori thought she heard something crack as she was slam against the wall. *Ouch*
Nori painfully opened one eye as she watched a crazed Kenji advanced upon her. He was holding
a dangerous looking dagger in his hand. Kenji was drunk and he was in a sadist mood. He turned
and looked at her. He try to take a few swipes at her but she ducked just in time. She ran out of his
house, holding her broken arm to her stomach. She groaned when she saw the bloodied cut on her
arm.
Once inside her quarters, she went to work cleaning up the cut. It was not deep and
would not scar but it would remain forever a scar in her mind. She bit her lip to hold back a scream
as she reached for her spell book. She remembered a healing spell in there. Her rapid flipping of the
pages slowed to a stop. *Hold on a second! What was that thing that was on Kenji's wrist?*
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Start of Flashback*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Nori widened her eyes as she saw Kenji shoved her onto the bed and jumped on top of
her. In his hand was a deadly-looking dagger. As he raised his arm slowly, his sleeve fell away from
his arm. Nori saw a black tatoo. It had a picture of black dragons circling a dark purple orb.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*End of Flashback*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
*I have seen that somewhere before. Is it the symbol of darkness? Or was it Kotaro's
personal mark? I think its' Kotaros'. She flipped through her book despite the pain it caused to her
injuries. She found the page. She scanned it as fast as she can.
'The personal mark of Kotaro Mazaki, the former God of Destruction, is a tatoo of black
dragons that surrounds a purplish ball called the Orb of Death. This is used to mark anybody under
Kotaro's rule. Also, when a spell is placed upon an innocent (someone not in the service of Kotaro)
they will also have this mark.'
*Is Kenji under Kotaro's spell or is he an apprentice of Kotaros'?* She flipped to the next
page hoping for more information. She paused in her search when she heard footsteps coming
towards her. "Whose there?" Nori asked timidly, praying it was not Kenji. Suddenly her vision was
gone and she heard a soft voice say, "Come with me child."
A/N- O shit. Dilly saw that!! Told you I was mean. =) I am totally screwing with Allen-sans life. See how
eager Van is when he heard Hitomi is back?? *hint hint* Whose Lillian? SoOoOo fellow readers and
writers...tell me your opinion. Is Kenji under Kotaro's spell or he the mysterious apprentice of Kotaro's?
Hehehe sorry to leave you guys hanging. But please leave a review because your feedback really
give me inspiration to write! ^_^