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True destiny.

' Thoughts '

" Talking "

** POV change **

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This story is in the Point of view of Van and Hitomi. This is a V/H but not at first it's an A/H (which I think is a horrible idea) but it works for this story.

I'm having problem remember chapter numbers so don't worry and don't worry about my spelling as it will never get any better.

True Destiny

Chapter Ten

**Van**

"Allen of course I'll marry you" I could feel her happiness inside me,

'I hate him' I entered my room think about the book she was playing with

A Book of Shadows it had to be'

Feather still covered my room 11 o'clock the clock said on the other side of the room

"Lord Van"

"Hello Merle"

"Where have you been for the last few hours?"

"I fell a sleep in Hitomi's room"

"Is she ok?"

"Yes she fine, she when for a run while I was a sleep, Merle why did you hit Hitomi?"

"I haven't hit her since last week why?"

"No reason" I pulled off my boot then threw they across the room

"Merle I've fallen in love with Hitomi"

"Finally you've admitted it"

"I've got it that bad?"

"Yes"

"But the only problem are one is loves Allen two her and Allen are getting married and three she'll never think of my like that" Merle hugged me like always but tit felt nothing like the hug between me and Hitomi,

"I saw Isobel in a dream"

"What did she said"

"That I had to protect Hitomi from Zaibach and a man she trust who will kill her and that something to do with Dilandau is the key"

"Weird Hitomi saw her to, she was the one who gave her that star"

"Weird very weird"

"Maybe you should talk to Folken about this? His worried you know about you and Hitomi"

"Maybe"

"Go see him"

"Ok, ok mum I see him, but can you do something for me?"

"Of course lord Van"

"Can you get rid of these feather for me please?"

"You and your feathers, of course I clean up, now go and visit Lord Folken" I walked over to the place my boots landed and pulled them back on

'Am I going to get any sleep tonight?'

I made my way to the old part of the castle which hadn't been used for years, which had to where Folken's lab was, Dryden like have Folken around as it was someone else who like books and science and boring things like that, as I got closer to the lab the torches light made the corridor gleam a dark eerie green.

'Why did he always like the dark and eerie look? Maybe it's something with the arm'

"Folken are you in here"

"Come in Van" as I entered the room I could see May bottles full of coloured fluids and burners heating things,

"So how is he?"

"Who Hitomi she fine healing fast then most people but fine"

"How are you Van?"

"Good"

"Still hate the dark and negative look of mine,"

"Not fond of it"

"How is your heart Van?"

"What do you mean" I walked over to the desk he was sitting at and took the seat opposite him,

"I mean you care a lot for Hitomi and when I check up on you, you seemed comfortable, with you arms wrapped around her waist and all"

'Why did I have to have a big brother? Why? Someone answer me?"

"Oh that, Allen made it clean I wasn't to be found like that again"

"So broken hearted then" I crossed my arms on the table and laid my head on top of them

"Oh had a really weird dream the other night Isobel was in it, she told me to protect Hitomi, and merle said that Hitomi had a dream with her in too"

"Maybe she's trying to get a message to both of you"

"Oh and I think Hitomi has a book of shadows, it had a symbol I seen before on it the pentagram with a dragon entwined"

"I remember that kind of symbol too hold on"

'God no, not the books'

Folken walked over to one of his bookshelves and pulled and old and dusty book from it.

"This symbol?"

"Yes that exact symbol, what does it mean?"

"It's the symbol of the Draconian Queen" I could breath my heart had stopped completely

'She's a draconian'

"Van are you ok?"

"Just surprised"

"Relax she be fine, I'll do some research and give you the results in the morning, now go to bed you've been down here for 3 hours"

"Really"

"Yes now go to bed"

"Your starting to sound like Merle"

"Thanks"

"Night Folkie"

"Good night Van" as I made my way back to my room I thought up a thousand ways of asking Hitomi if she a draconian. As I opened the door to my room I felt a cold wave run through me

'Some ones here'

I entered my room sword drawn, but before I could say any thing or finish getting through the door I saw her. Platinum blond haircut like Hitomi's wearing an ice blue dress with matched her eyes, she sat on my bed eyes glued to the fire

"How, who are you? And what are you doing in my room" she didn't ever turn away from the fire as she answered

"I'm Allen's little sister Celena and the reason I'm here is to give you this it from Allen" she handed me a note with Allen mark on the back

"Thank you Celena" she was gone

"What a weird girl, oh my gods I'm turning in to merle what's this day coming to"

I turned my attention back to the note, I made my way over to my bed once again this night, and all I want to do was sleep the rest of the night away and this letter. I broken the wax seal that held the letter back together

+++Van, meet me at the crusade at 2:30pm, Allen+++

"What does he want no" The clock on the far wall read 2:15

"When am I going to get some sleep".

The crusade was parked in the dock at the castle, when I arrived I couldn't see a thing as the clouds covered the moon now, I studied the area looking for Allen, nothing to see

"Allen are you here?"

I tried drowsing for him nothing, suddenly out of nowhere a fist hit me in the face I hit the floor hard,

"I told you to stay away from her Van"

I pulled myself off the floor I could feel the bruising rising already,

"I was just returning something"

"Yeah right I know how you feel towards he"

"I consider her a friend and that's all"

"You like her more that a friend, you love her always have"

'How did he work that out'

"Only as a friend"

'Where is he and why am I lying about my feels towards her'

Allen appeared for behind some weapons crates to the left of me,

"I warned you once and you when against me"

"Allen listen to me I wouldn't do anything to hurt you or Hitomi's relationship, I'm happy for you and I wouldn't do anything to ruin what you too have"

"I don't believe Van"

"Allen this is silly she just a friend nothing more"

"I'll believe you for now because Hitomi cares for you, but if I find you two alone again a little secret you have might happen to be told to the Alliance"

"I understand, Allen please protect her with your life"

"We'll see"

With that Allen disappeared back to where ever he came from. I dragged my feet as I walked to my room,

'This has to be the ninth time this night I've been forced to leave me room'

After fight with my boots and shirt I laid on the bed boring holes in to the ceiling

"How can he stop us seeing each other, if I tell her how I feel and Allen finds out, Folken and I could be burnt to death "

'If I could send her home she wouldn't be in this war and wouldn't have meet Allen and ever enough it would of killed me, it would have been best for her'

I rolled over to see the moons appearing and disappearing behind clouds while hanging low in the sky

"I have to find away of staying away from her till after the war even if it kills me" I felt alone tear fall

"I love you Hitomi I just wish I could tell you".

I couldn't sleep, that night one because of my face hurting and two this same nightmare, it started the same me and Folken been separated, then I saw everything through a bubble, I cold see Folken being beaten, his wings torn from his back, as I tried to reach him the picture moved further away. By day break I worked out that I had, had four hours sleep 2 which were in Hitomi's room, I didn't feel like been woken up by Merle jumping all over me. So I stumbled in to the bathroom and looked in the mirror, I had dark rings under my eye, but it didn't compare to the black eye I had, I pulled some of my bangs over it to make it look like a shadow. I had decided that I would avoid Hitomi all together and it would also help me with the questions on the eye.

It was 7 o'clock by the time I got to the windmill, I was debating whether to take Escaflowne for a fly to clear my head, and as it was early people wouldn't think we were under attack again. I love flying just over the sea with Escaflowne in dragon mode it was the close I was going to get to flying through rain clouds.

After an hour of scaring seagulls and fishes, I walked Escaflowne back to the windmill, I noticed a note attached to the door from Folken

+++Van, some reading material on second level, Folken+++

'OH JOY'