Almost done! This is the last actual chapter. The only this left to write is the epilogue. ^^
chapter 13
"What are we gonna do?" Jenn whined.
"Well, for starters, you could STOP whining. Then we could think up a good speech on why they shouldn't kill Dilandau and co."
Jenn groaned. "I HATE public speaking!"
She banged her head against the metal bars of the cell. Allen and Van had put Dilandau, the slayers, and Folken in the cell, but had left Dj and Jenn outside of it.
Dilandau moved over to where Jenn was and stuck his hand through the metal bars to smooth away Jenn's bangs from her forehead. He smiled calmly at her.
"We'll be ok." His smile turned in to a smirk. "I'd like to see Allen try to beat us."
The slayers all yelled in agreeance. (AN: I know that's not a word, but I couldn't think of a word that would go there.)
Jenn cracked a small smile and leaned into his hand.
Dj sighed. "I just wish we knew what they were saying."
"We have to let them go." Van said, watching Allen pace the room.
"We can't Van! How many people have they, no, had Dilandau killed in this war?"
"Dj has a point though. We have killed too."
"What about Fanalia Van? Are you going to let him get away with what he did to your country?"
Van growled. Allen had hit a nerve. But then Van closed his eyes and took a deep breath. He opened his eyes once more.
"We can't kill them!" he forced himself to say. "Dj-"
"Dj doesn't want you to. God, you are whipped." At Van's death glare he continued. "And even if we could, what about Fried? What about the rest of the countries in turmoil? They would never stand for it."
"I don't know! We could.."Van trailed off. All of a sudden a thought came to him. "What if they pledged alliance to me?"
"What?" Allen yelled in shock.
"I said, what if they pledged alliance to me? They could quit Zaibach and Dilandau could be a general under my command."
"He would never stand for it."
"Well, what if he still quit Zaibach, but he and his dragonslayers joined the alliance as mercenaries?"
Allen sat down and thought about it. Finally he put his head and smiled. "That just might work."
"Ok, how about this: we appeal to their.."
"Won't work."
Dj fumed. "Well, what about.."
"Won't work either " Jenn shrugged.
"Well why don't you try to.." Dj began to yell, when a soft cough came from behind them. Everyone looked up to see Allen and Van standing behind them in the doorway.
"We've come to an agreement."
Jenn looked up with hopeful eyes. "Uh-huh?"
Van smiled. "We've decided that if Lord Dilandau and Lord Folken wish to join the alliance as mercenaries they will be set free. Lord Folken could become the stratagos for the alliance and Lord Dilandau and his dragonslayers could become the elite general and crew. If not, you will be put to death."
Dj looked up at Van thankfully. Van ducked his head in embarrassment.
Dilandau and Folken looked at each other, a silent agreement passing between them. Finally Dilandau turned back to Jenn. He closed his eyes, took a deep breath, then opened them again. He focused on Jenn, his eyes shinning with love.
"How could I refuse?" he said.
Jenn beamed at him.
Gaddas went over to unlock the cell. As soon as he had done that Dilandau ran out and scooped Jenn up in his arms. He twirled her around in the air. When he finally set her down he leaned in towards her so that his breath was tickling her face.
"I love you." he said softly, but loud enough for everyone to hear.
Jenn looked up at him through teary eyes and captured his mouth in a hungry kiss.
The dragonslayers whistled at them.
Dj smiled at the sight as she slowly edged closer to Van. When she was by his side she grasped his hand, making him look down at her. When he did she smiled.
"Thank you, for everything. Y-you've done so much, and I really have no way to repay you, but -"
Van silenced her with a kiss.
Dj opened her eyes in amazement but soon shut them as she began to kiss him back. (AN: there's no way in HELL I'm gonna write a mushy-explicate Van/Dj scene. :P) When they pulled away Van turned red.
"I-I'm sorry. I shouldn't h-have done that."
Dj smiled. "Don't worry. I-I liked it."
Van smiled back. "You know what Dj, I think I'm in love with you."
Dj stared at him, her jaw dropped. Then she snapped out of her daze and practically jumped in Van's arms.
"I love you too Van!"
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chapter 13
"What are we gonna do?" Jenn whined.
"Well, for starters, you could STOP whining. Then we could think up a good speech on why they shouldn't kill Dilandau and co."
Jenn groaned. "I HATE public speaking!"
She banged her head against the metal bars of the cell. Allen and Van had put Dilandau, the slayers, and Folken in the cell, but had left Dj and Jenn outside of it.
Dilandau moved over to where Jenn was and stuck his hand through the metal bars to smooth away Jenn's bangs from her forehead. He smiled calmly at her.
"We'll be ok." His smile turned in to a smirk. "I'd like to see Allen try to beat us."
The slayers all yelled in agreeance. (AN: I know that's not a word, but I couldn't think of a word that would go there.)
Jenn cracked a small smile and leaned into his hand.
Dj sighed. "I just wish we knew what they were saying."
"We have to let them go." Van said, watching Allen pace the room.
"We can't Van! How many people have they, no, had Dilandau killed in this war?"
"Dj has a point though. We have killed too."
"What about Fanalia Van? Are you going to let him get away with what he did to your country?"
Van growled. Allen had hit a nerve. But then Van closed his eyes and took a deep breath. He opened his eyes once more.
"We can't kill them!" he forced himself to say. "Dj-"
"Dj doesn't want you to. God, you are whipped." At Van's death glare he continued. "And even if we could, what about Fried? What about the rest of the countries in turmoil? They would never stand for it."
"I don't know! We could.."Van trailed off. All of a sudden a thought came to him. "What if they pledged alliance to me?"
"What?" Allen yelled in shock.
"I said, what if they pledged alliance to me? They could quit Zaibach and Dilandau could be a general under my command."
"He would never stand for it."
"Well, what if he still quit Zaibach, but he and his dragonslayers joined the alliance as mercenaries?"
Allen sat down and thought about it. Finally he put his head and smiled. "That just might work."
"Ok, how about this: we appeal to their.."
"Won't work."
Dj fumed. "Well, what about.."
"Won't work either " Jenn shrugged.
"Well why don't you try to.." Dj began to yell, when a soft cough came from behind them. Everyone looked up to see Allen and Van standing behind them in the doorway.
"We've come to an agreement."
Jenn looked up with hopeful eyes. "Uh-huh?"
Van smiled. "We've decided that if Lord Dilandau and Lord Folken wish to join the alliance as mercenaries they will be set free. Lord Folken could become the stratagos for the alliance and Lord Dilandau and his dragonslayers could become the elite general and crew. If not, you will be put to death."
Dj looked up at Van thankfully. Van ducked his head in embarrassment.
Dilandau and Folken looked at each other, a silent agreement passing between them. Finally Dilandau turned back to Jenn. He closed his eyes, took a deep breath, then opened them again. He focused on Jenn, his eyes shinning with love.
"How could I refuse?" he said.
Jenn beamed at him.
Gaddas went over to unlock the cell. As soon as he had done that Dilandau ran out and scooped Jenn up in his arms. He twirled her around in the air. When he finally set her down he leaned in towards her so that his breath was tickling her face.
"I love you." he said softly, but loud enough for everyone to hear.
Jenn looked up at him through teary eyes and captured his mouth in a hungry kiss.
The dragonslayers whistled at them.
Dj smiled at the sight as she slowly edged closer to Van. When she was by his side she grasped his hand, making him look down at her. When he did she smiled.
"Thank you, for everything. Y-you've done so much, and I really have no way to repay you, but -"
Van silenced her with a kiss.
Dj opened her eyes in amazement but soon shut them as she began to kiss him back. (AN: there's no way in HELL I'm gonna write a mushy-explicate Van/Dj scene. :P) When they pulled away Van turned red.
"I-I'm sorry. I shouldn't h-have done that."
Dj smiled. "Don't worry. I-I liked it."
Van smiled back. "You know what Dj, I think I'm in love with you."
Dj stared at him, her jaw dropped. Then she snapped out of her daze and practically jumped in Van's arms.
"I love you too Van!"
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