Last part, I really don't know what prompted me to write this fic, I'm not
an angst person. But I'm glad I did. Thank you everyone who reviewed, it's
nice to know I'm appreciated!
Disclaimer: If I owned Esca...HITOMI AND VAN WOULD BE TOGETHER!
'Thought'
"Speech"
"The birthday of my life is come, my love is come to me"-Christina Rossetti.
An End Can Also Be A Beginning...
He could feel it…it was coming. But the King was not a person who shied away from the inevitable. It was to be a calm passing, nothing like he had expected his death would be. He had been a strong warrior, second to none, not even the legendary Knight of Caeli, Allen Schezar.
'So this is how it's gonna end? And here I thought I'd find death at the point of a sword…at least Fanelia is in good hands.'
As his vision began to haze, the faces of his sons and daughters faded, warping into the faces of friends all long gone, already in the afterlife. Allen, he had died as he had lived, fighting in a rebellion against his King and Queen, the last man left standing on the battle field, but his wounds had been mortal. Dryden, Millerna, both victims of the plague that had swept Gaea 20 years ago. Merle, left weak after the birth of her 4th child, had succumbed to a fever. Chid, the innocent boy had become a strong Duke, ruling the Duchy of Freid until his death, he had passed away peacefully in his sleep. Now he would be joining them…after all these years.
His eyes closed for the final time, and with his final breath, he was finally free, free from it all…
"Hitomi…"
Even pain.
*****
She had been cooing over her newest grandchild, when she felt the pain rip through her. It was both physical and mental. Her aging heart couldn't take the stress, a heart attack was the result.
Her eyes slowly opened, her brain trying to register the glare of bright lights…She was in the hospital. She could sense rather then see or feel the presence of her family…She was glad they could be there at the end.
Her heart was to weak to continue…after Van's death. Yes, as soon as she woke up, she realised the cause of the attack. Even though her connection with Van had faded to almost nothing, the breaking of it was still a shock.
She could hear Mina talking to the doctor, sobbing. Hitomi was proud of all her children, but Mina was her favourite, for one reason. Her resemblance to Van was hard to miss. She was Kenji's and Hers first child, but looked more like Van's. Her black hair and green eyes were a perfect meld of Hitomi and Van. Hitomi smiled, she was truly a child of her wishes.
She started to slip away, the sound of the life support faded, along with the cries of her assembled family.
'I guess…it's finally my time…'
Her eyes closed for the last time…
'Van…'
While thinking of her love…
*****
"Eurgh…What!"
Hitomi's eyes fluttered open and she could not suppress a cry of surprise.
"Where am I…How am I?"
She seemed to be in a endless void, stretching as far as the eye can see. No other colour apart from white was present, her eyes strained to find any other features, but there were none.
"This…but…I died…didn't I?"
She looked down at her hands, but was greeted with another surprise. Her hands, they were ones of a young woman, not one of her age. The shock only increased as she took in the rest of her body…she was young again!
"It…it just can't be real…"
"Why not?"
That voice, it couldn't be! But as she turned to face it, she knew she had not been deceived.
"Van…"
He looked exactly as he had looked, the last time she had seen him, the eve of his wedding. She couldn't hold back, quickly covering the distance separating them, she flung herself into his arms, sobs wracking her body.
"Hitomi…"
Van tried to calm the shaking girl in his arms, but it was a while until her cries died down and her body was still. He tenderly wiped the tears off her face, his eyes never leaving hers. Suddenly he leaned over and lightly grazed her lips with his, but Hitomi was still in a state of shock and hardly registered the warmth of his lips on hers. She finally broke out of her stupor, but her voice still shook as she asked:
"How…?"
"Don't question it."
He pulled her in closer and drew her in for a spine-tingling kiss, but this time she responded. As she started to melt into the kiss, Van spread his wings and flew upward. Hitomi didn't even notice, that is until her need to breathe overwhelmed her need to lose herself in Van's sweet taste.
As they flew upwards, she noticed little patches of colour had begun to trickle into the endless white of their surroundings. Suddenly, they burst through a blanket of colour and she gasped as she recognised where they were.
"It can't be…Gaea?!"
She realised her assumption was correct as she looked around and saw the faces of all her friends, smiling at her and Van. Allen, Merle, Millerna, Dryden, even Folken and Celena were there. She turned to face her love, her angel, her Van.
'Finally…I'm home."
A smile erupted on Van's face as he noted her expression. He then whispered into her ear:
"Sometimes love, an end is only a beginning…"
O…K, that was strange…Please R&R!
Disclaimer: If I owned Esca...HITOMI AND VAN WOULD BE TOGETHER!
'Thought'
"Speech"
"The birthday of my life is come, my love is come to me"-Christina Rossetti.
An End Can Also Be A Beginning...
He could feel it…it was coming. But the King was not a person who shied away from the inevitable. It was to be a calm passing, nothing like he had expected his death would be. He had been a strong warrior, second to none, not even the legendary Knight of Caeli, Allen Schezar.
'So this is how it's gonna end? And here I thought I'd find death at the point of a sword…at least Fanelia is in good hands.'
As his vision began to haze, the faces of his sons and daughters faded, warping into the faces of friends all long gone, already in the afterlife. Allen, he had died as he had lived, fighting in a rebellion against his King and Queen, the last man left standing on the battle field, but his wounds had been mortal. Dryden, Millerna, both victims of the plague that had swept Gaea 20 years ago. Merle, left weak after the birth of her 4th child, had succumbed to a fever. Chid, the innocent boy had become a strong Duke, ruling the Duchy of Freid until his death, he had passed away peacefully in his sleep. Now he would be joining them…after all these years.
His eyes closed for the final time, and with his final breath, he was finally free, free from it all…
"Hitomi…"
Even pain.
*****
She had been cooing over her newest grandchild, when she felt the pain rip through her. It was both physical and mental. Her aging heart couldn't take the stress, a heart attack was the result.
Her eyes slowly opened, her brain trying to register the glare of bright lights…She was in the hospital. She could sense rather then see or feel the presence of her family…She was glad they could be there at the end.
Her heart was to weak to continue…after Van's death. Yes, as soon as she woke up, she realised the cause of the attack. Even though her connection with Van had faded to almost nothing, the breaking of it was still a shock.
She could hear Mina talking to the doctor, sobbing. Hitomi was proud of all her children, but Mina was her favourite, for one reason. Her resemblance to Van was hard to miss. She was Kenji's and Hers first child, but looked more like Van's. Her black hair and green eyes were a perfect meld of Hitomi and Van. Hitomi smiled, she was truly a child of her wishes.
She started to slip away, the sound of the life support faded, along with the cries of her assembled family.
'I guess…it's finally my time…'
Her eyes closed for the last time…
'Van…'
While thinking of her love…
*****
"Eurgh…What!"
Hitomi's eyes fluttered open and she could not suppress a cry of surprise.
"Where am I…How am I?"
She seemed to be in a endless void, stretching as far as the eye can see. No other colour apart from white was present, her eyes strained to find any other features, but there were none.
"This…but…I died…didn't I?"
She looked down at her hands, but was greeted with another surprise. Her hands, they were ones of a young woman, not one of her age. The shock only increased as she took in the rest of her body…she was young again!
"It…it just can't be real…"
"Why not?"
That voice, it couldn't be! But as she turned to face it, she knew she had not been deceived.
"Van…"
He looked exactly as he had looked, the last time she had seen him, the eve of his wedding. She couldn't hold back, quickly covering the distance separating them, she flung herself into his arms, sobs wracking her body.
"Hitomi…"
Van tried to calm the shaking girl in his arms, but it was a while until her cries died down and her body was still. He tenderly wiped the tears off her face, his eyes never leaving hers. Suddenly he leaned over and lightly grazed her lips with his, but Hitomi was still in a state of shock and hardly registered the warmth of his lips on hers. She finally broke out of her stupor, but her voice still shook as she asked:
"How…?"
"Don't question it."
He pulled her in closer and drew her in for a spine-tingling kiss, but this time she responded. As she started to melt into the kiss, Van spread his wings and flew upward. Hitomi didn't even notice, that is until her need to breathe overwhelmed her need to lose herself in Van's sweet taste.
As they flew upwards, she noticed little patches of colour had begun to trickle into the endless white of their surroundings. Suddenly, they burst through a blanket of colour and she gasped as she recognised where they were.
"It can't be…Gaea?!"
She realised her assumption was correct as she looked around and saw the faces of all her friends, smiling at her and Van. Allen, Merle, Millerna, Dryden, even Folken and Celena were there. She turned to face her love, her angel, her Van.
'Finally…I'm home."
A smile erupted on Van's face as he noted her expression. He then whispered into her ear:
"Sometimes love, an end is only a beginning…"
O…K, that was strange…Please R&R!