Fire and Water
Chapter Twenty-One
By: MysticMoon
Disclaimer: I give credit to the name Reverend Mother by Frank Herbert author of Dune series. The
most incredible science-fiction series that exist out there!! You gotta read his books. Also the books
that were written by his son Brian Herbert with Kevin J. Anderson!! As usual, I don't own Escaflowne.
A/N- I am so sorry to all the reviewers that have read and reviewed this story. I know its been more
then 2 weeks since I last posted. And this chapter is kinda short. Please don't kill me *pleads
innocently* Thats because I have been working on a Escaflowne humor fic! Hope to get that out
soon.
Fire and Water
Chapter Twenty-One
Allen did indeed sleep on the couch that night. *How did Millerna find out about Lillian?*
he wondered to himself before he fell asleep.
~*~*~*~Dream Sequence~*~*~*~
Allen worked around restlessly. Millerna was 5 months pregnant and she looked bloated.
Allen-san with his playboy reputation was bored with Millerna's constant whinning about eating. He
went around the stables to tend to the horses. He stalled his walk when he heard a slow humming
of an popular Astorian coming from inside the empty stables. He turned the corner and saw the
stable maid, Lillian pouring oats into the horse's stall. He watched as she bent low to retrieve the
bucket. Uncontrollable drool dripped down his mouth and his eyes were lusty.
Lillian went on with her work, fully aware of her master, Allen Schezar was standing there
looking at her. She purposely bent low to reveal her full bust. *I want Allen. He will be the one to
give me all the fortune I have ever wanted. Him and his vast amount of money and land!!* She
grinned seductively, in an evil way at Allen. Allen couldn't take the temptations anymore. In one
swift movement, he grabbed her into an empty stall and pulled her on top of him. He kiss her
hungrily for a few minutes. "Wouldn't your wife mind?" Lillian asked him innocently. To prevent himself
from asking that question, he kissed her hard on the lips and began to unbutton her shirt. During
this whole event, a young pair of eyes belonging to the stable boy watched this. When the events
went a little NC-17 too much for his 13 year old self, he ran off to find his mistress, Millerna Schezar.
~*~*~*~End of Dream~*~*~*~
With barely 2 hours of sleep, he was roughly shaken awaked by Millerna. He blinked,
rubbed his eyes and stared at the grandfather clock. "Was tah matta, Mielearna? Zits onni 2 o lock."
he asked, his voice slurred due to the lack of sleep and the bottle of beer on the floor.
"Allen!! Wake up!! WAKE UP!! Van is here! Van just arrived!!" Millerna said excitedly.
"What? I didn't tell Van that Hitomi was here." Allen confusingly said.
"Well....someone had to tell him and I figured I would do it since SOMEONE here would
probably never had told Van." Millerna glared at him.
"Millerna....." Allen whined to his wife.
Millerna just brushed him off. "Look...I'm going to wake up Hitomi. You go and keep Van
busy. He is in the library." Millerna picked up the folds of her pink satin dress and swept away toward
Hitomi's guest room. Allen stared at Millerna's retreating back before he went to greet his guest.
Nori was then lead to somewhere she did not know. Her first thoughts was it was Kenji
who took her. But it couldn't be because the voice sounded like an old ladies. Nori walked blindly
as small wrinkled hands lead her to a seat. Nori used all her senses to try to figure out where she was.
She could hear water, birds calling to their mates. She could feel the stone bench she was on. She
could smell the blossoms of the lotus flowers. *LOTUS FLOWERS? Could I be in the nursery?* The
nursery was the garden where the lotus flowers were tended to by the Reverend Mothers. The lotus
flowers needed special care because they contain the future gods of heaven. *But why am I here?*
"Aren't the lotus pretty this time of the year? The children are about to come out. Unlike
you, right?" A old gentle voice murmured.
"Why are you telling me this?!?!" Nori said loudly. She knew about the nursery. It was the
thing that made her and her brother different from all the others.
"Please child. I have something to tell you that will be important to you. Do not be quick
to trust everyone you know. Trust in only yourself and your heart. Listen closely and you will know who
your true enemies are." the old women plead with Nori.
"But why? Why are you telling me.....?" Nori was utterly confused. She tried blindly with her
hands to find the mysterious speaker.
"Because your mother was just like you. She never came from the lotus blossoms either.
Nori....I am your grandmother." Before Nori had a chance to speak, the old woman threw some dust
on Nori and transported her back to Nori's room.
"Grandma?" Nori found herself back in her room, and saw the book still opened to the
mark of Kotaros'. She slowly closed the book, shut her eyes and said as tears fell, "Trust in only yourself."
After a while, Nori began to paced around her room nerviously. Trusted in your heart she
repeated to herself. *Let me get the facts about things. Hitoshi is losing his concentration even
though he is supposed to help me. Kenji suddenly goes all crazy like he got a personality changed.
What is wrong with the picture? I need to find out if Kenji's tatoo is real or temporary. I need a
banishing spell.* Nori flipped through her book until she found a spell to lift evil curses. Once she had
her potion and spell, she went out to seek Kenji, who once was her best friend.
Instead of going back to his room, Dilandau decided to have a spar to let out his anger.
When he went into the Fanelian training room, he saw that no one was there. He looked around in
disgust. *In the Vione, the sparring room would never be empty!!* Dilandau was about to go to the
Dragonslayer's quarters to find himself a victim when he saw out of the corner of his eye, a girl sitting
in the corner. She looked to be about 17 years old. His eyes glinted with glee as he thought about
the entertainment she would provide.
"You there!! What are you doing here?!?" Dilandau yelled across the room. He watched as
she slowly got up from the floor and closed the book she was reading. She watched him closely,
almost hawk-like. Her dark violet hair came down to her back in a high ponytail, her black eyes
surveyed him. She was dressed in a red tank and black pants. She had a sword hanging off her
waist. Her expression was calm and collect.
"What say we fight? Dilandau asked the young maiden. She raised one eyebrow at him.
Her expression mirrored his.
"I rather not." She tried getting past him but was stopped by a sword at her throat.
"When I ask, I don't give you a choice. Now fight or die!" Dilandau yelled before he lunged
at her.
A/N- Lillian is supposed to be a bitch. She has this evil plan to woo Allen and steal his fortune or
something like that. She wants to get rich off him. Yes, Nori has a grandmother. It seems like falling
in love runs in her family. Whose the poor girl that Dilandau wants to beat the crap out of? Please
review and make this Dilandau love-sick girl a.k.a the author happy =) Thank you!
Chapter Twenty-One
By: MysticMoon
Disclaimer: I give credit to the name Reverend Mother by Frank Herbert author of Dune series. The
most incredible science-fiction series that exist out there!! You gotta read his books. Also the books
that were written by his son Brian Herbert with Kevin J. Anderson!! As usual, I don't own Escaflowne.
A/N- I am so sorry to all the reviewers that have read and reviewed this story. I know its been more
then 2 weeks since I last posted. And this chapter is kinda short. Please don't kill me *pleads
innocently* Thats because I have been working on a Escaflowne humor fic! Hope to get that out
soon.
Fire and Water
Chapter Twenty-One
Allen did indeed sleep on the couch that night. *How did Millerna find out about Lillian?*
he wondered to himself before he fell asleep.
~*~*~*~Dream Sequence~*~*~*~
Allen worked around restlessly. Millerna was 5 months pregnant and she looked bloated.
Allen-san with his playboy reputation was bored with Millerna's constant whinning about eating. He
went around the stables to tend to the horses. He stalled his walk when he heard a slow humming
of an popular Astorian coming from inside the empty stables. He turned the corner and saw the
stable maid, Lillian pouring oats into the horse's stall. He watched as she bent low to retrieve the
bucket. Uncontrollable drool dripped down his mouth and his eyes were lusty.
Lillian went on with her work, fully aware of her master, Allen Schezar was standing there
looking at her. She purposely bent low to reveal her full bust. *I want Allen. He will be the one to
give me all the fortune I have ever wanted. Him and his vast amount of money and land!!* She
grinned seductively, in an evil way at Allen. Allen couldn't take the temptations anymore. In one
swift movement, he grabbed her into an empty stall and pulled her on top of him. He kiss her
hungrily for a few minutes. "Wouldn't your wife mind?" Lillian asked him innocently. To prevent himself
from asking that question, he kissed her hard on the lips and began to unbutton her shirt. During
this whole event, a young pair of eyes belonging to the stable boy watched this. When the events
went a little NC-17 too much for his 13 year old self, he ran off to find his mistress, Millerna Schezar.
~*~*~*~End of Dream~*~*~*~
With barely 2 hours of sleep, he was roughly shaken awaked by Millerna. He blinked,
rubbed his eyes and stared at the grandfather clock. "Was tah matta, Mielearna? Zits onni 2 o lock."
he asked, his voice slurred due to the lack of sleep and the bottle of beer on the floor.
"Allen!! Wake up!! WAKE UP!! Van is here! Van just arrived!!" Millerna said excitedly.
"What? I didn't tell Van that Hitomi was here." Allen confusingly said.
"Well....someone had to tell him and I figured I would do it since SOMEONE here would
probably never had told Van." Millerna glared at him.
"Millerna....." Allen whined to his wife.
Millerna just brushed him off. "Look...I'm going to wake up Hitomi. You go and keep Van
busy. He is in the library." Millerna picked up the folds of her pink satin dress and swept away toward
Hitomi's guest room. Allen stared at Millerna's retreating back before he went to greet his guest.
Nori was then lead to somewhere she did not know. Her first thoughts was it was Kenji
who took her. But it couldn't be because the voice sounded like an old ladies. Nori walked blindly
as small wrinkled hands lead her to a seat. Nori used all her senses to try to figure out where she was.
She could hear water, birds calling to their mates. She could feel the stone bench she was on. She
could smell the blossoms of the lotus flowers. *LOTUS FLOWERS? Could I be in the nursery?* The
nursery was the garden where the lotus flowers were tended to by the Reverend Mothers. The lotus
flowers needed special care because they contain the future gods of heaven. *But why am I here?*
"Aren't the lotus pretty this time of the year? The children are about to come out. Unlike
you, right?" A old gentle voice murmured.
"Why are you telling me this?!?!" Nori said loudly. She knew about the nursery. It was the
thing that made her and her brother different from all the others.
"Please child. I have something to tell you that will be important to you. Do not be quick
to trust everyone you know. Trust in only yourself and your heart. Listen closely and you will know who
your true enemies are." the old women plead with Nori.
"But why? Why are you telling me.....?" Nori was utterly confused. She tried blindly with her
hands to find the mysterious speaker.
"Because your mother was just like you. She never came from the lotus blossoms either.
Nori....I am your grandmother." Before Nori had a chance to speak, the old woman threw some dust
on Nori and transported her back to Nori's room.
"Grandma?" Nori found herself back in her room, and saw the book still opened to the
mark of Kotaros'. She slowly closed the book, shut her eyes and said as tears fell, "Trust in only yourself."
After a while, Nori began to paced around her room nerviously. Trusted in your heart she
repeated to herself. *Let me get the facts about things. Hitoshi is losing his concentration even
though he is supposed to help me. Kenji suddenly goes all crazy like he got a personality changed.
What is wrong with the picture? I need to find out if Kenji's tatoo is real or temporary. I need a
banishing spell.* Nori flipped through her book until she found a spell to lift evil curses. Once she had
her potion and spell, she went out to seek Kenji, who once was her best friend.
Instead of going back to his room, Dilandau decided to have a spar to let out his anger.
When he went into the Fanelian training room, he saw that no one was there. He looked around in
disgust. *In the Vione, the sparring room would never be empty!!* Dilandau was about to go to the
Dragonslayer's quarters to find himself a victim when he saw out of the corner of his eye, a girl sitting
in the corner. She looked to be about 17 years old. His eyes glinted with glee as he thought about
the entertainment she would provide.
"You there!! What are you doing here?!?" Dilandau yelled across the room. He watched as
she slowly got up from the floor and closed the book she was reading. She watched him closely,
almost hawk-like. Her dark violet hair came down to her back in a high ponytail, her black eyes
surveyed him. She was dressed in a red tank and black pants. She had a sword hanging off her
waist. Her expression was calm and collect.
"What say we fight? Dilandau asked the young maiden. She raised one eyebrow at him.
Her expression mirrored his.
"I rather not." She tried getting past him but was stopped by a sword at her throat.
"When I ask, I don't give you a choice. Now fight or die!" Dilandau yelled before he lunged
at her.
A/N- Lillian is supposed to be a bitch. She has this evil plan to woo Allen and steal his fortune or
something like that. She wants to get rich off him. Yes, Nori has a grandmother. It seems like falling
in love runs in her family. Whose the poor girl that Dilandau wants to beat the crap out of? Please
review and make this Dilandau love-sick girl a.k.a the author happy =) Thank you!