When the girl from the mystic moon returned
Chapter 5: till the end.
"Dilandau" Van hissed dangerously. The two circled each other with their sword out, ready to strike at any given moment. The fire danced around them, getting closer and closer. The intense heat scorched the two figures, causing them to waver and gasp for fresh air. But neither one refuse to give way. Dilandau smirked as Van stumbled ever so slightly. With a yell of pure insanity, Dilandau raised his sword above his shoulders and charged at Van. Reacting as fast as his battered and sore muscles could, Van did the same. The two cleared the short distance between them and block each other's attacks. The sound of metal kissing metal filled the red, smoky sky.
**
Hitomi coughed violently. Her eyes were red and burning. The fire had already consumed the stairs and one of the platform's legs. She and the platform were balancing the three remaining legs that were ready to fall over. The platform dipped slightly, making Hitomi gasp in fear. "This isn't going to hold!" She thought in fear.
**
Both Dilandau and Van were as good as the other; their skills with swords were equally matched. But Dilandau had an advantage. Both of them knew it. Van was tired and hurt from his previous fight with Allen. His muscles were burning with pain and his arms were raw and bleeding from cuts. His reaction time was slower and he couldn't think clearly. It felt like he was swimming through a thick fog.
**
"What am I going to do?" Hitomi thought franticly. The platform dipped yet again, this time from the second leg giving away to the hungry flames. Looking around she saw that it was a 2-foot jump. "Whatever I do, I have to do it fast…like now." Hitomi realized.
Struggling to get out of the already loosened rope, Hitomi saw the fire lick its way up the rest of the third leg. Finally she untied herself and just as she ran to jump off the platform, the third leg gave away. The platform fell at an angle, straight for the ground. Hitomi closed her eyes as a scream filled her lungs. She only hoped and prayed that she would land softly and not in the fire.
**
A high-pitched scream fill Van's ears. He whipped around to see one leg of the platform give away, and it slamming to the ground at an angle. His heart jumped in fear. The smoke, flames and dust made it impossible to see anything where the platform once stood or anything around it. "Hitomi!" He cried silently. His full attention turned to Hitomi, Van forgot about Dilandau. Seeing this, Dilandau pounced. Within seconds, Dilandau had Van down to the ground with one blow to his leg. Clutching his eyes shut in pain, Van didn't hear Dilandau's cry of triumphed.
**
Moaning, Hitomi stood up. Other than a bump to her already sore head, she was fine. The smell of fire and smoke remained her about the situation. "Van!" Hitomi thought fearfully. Where was he? Squinting into the fire, Hitomi drew in a sharp breathe along with a cry of alarm. Van's attention had seemed to be somewhere else, and taking that advantage, Dilandau's sword cut Van's upper leg. Van dropped his sword and fell to the ground in obvious pain. Dilandau let out a victory cry and then started charging towards Van. "NO!" Hitomi screamed inside. She and Van and gone through too much to let it all end now. Although the pair were a good distance away, Hitomi started sprinting as fast as she could. Something came over her, her love for Van, or fear of losing him, or his safely; but whatever it was, it pushed her legs to pump harder. She was running harder and faster than she had ever ran in her life. "NNNOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!" Hitomi cried out.
**
Van opened his eyes to see Dilandau charging at him at full force and to see a girl running as fast as the wind behind him. Her almost shoulder length sandy brown hair flew behind her in the wind. Her emerald eyes were wide with horror.
"Hitomi!" Van cried. His smile of relief was quickly gone when he realized what she was about to do. "HITOMI!!!" Van yelled.
In slow motion, Hitomi ran in front of Dilandau. Each step she took seemed to take an eternity. "NOOO!!! VAN!!!" She yelled as she stretched herself in front of Van.
"HITOMI!" Van cried as if trying to tell her to move. But it was too late. Dilandau's eyes widened as he tried in stop, but it was to use. He saw her too late, and there wasn't anything he could do. His long sword gleamed in the night sky, and slipped into Hitomi's chest. Her eyes bulging out, she let out a high-pitched half moan half scream. She clutched her heart, and fell to the ground. "HITOMI!!!!!!!!!!!!" Van screamed in fear. He watched transfixed, as his love fell to the ground with a sickening thud. Van wanted to move, his brain was screaming at him to move, or to do something. But he couldn't.
Allen, who had regain conscious and saw to the whole thing, ran over to the fallen Hitomi. Tears stung his eyes. Forgetting about all his pain, he rushed to her side. What he saw made him cry out. The sword wound was deep, and blood was everywhere. Taking a deep breath he closed his eyes and pulled the sword out of Hitomi's chest. Hitomi let out painful moan. She then coughed several times, like she was trying to suck in more air. Each time she coughed, her body shook violently. Seeing Hitomi shake and coughed, brought Van out of his transfix.
"Hitomi!" He cried as he crawled to her side. His fingers went down to her slender neck to felt for a pulse. It was there, to Van's relief. It was weak and jumpy, but it was there.
Hitomi looked up, love filled her eyes to see Van.
"Wipe those tears away right now Van Fannel." Hitomi said managing a weak smile.
Van returned the smile, but it wasn't a smile of happiness. His fingers gently brushed pieces of her hair out of her face.
"Oh Hitomi" Van mumbled. His tears fell from his face.
**
"What have I done?" Dilandau muttered. He was standing in shock; his arms hung limp by his side. Normally he would have been glad to kill that brat Hitomi. Make Van suffer right? But why did he felt so bad and evil? His heart felt heavy, and his stomach un-easy. Dilandau fell to his knees, bring his hands to his mouth. He then bent over and gagged. Coughing, he looked up. Even though his silver sweat-drenched hair was in his eyes, he could see Allen by Hitomi's side, and Van holding Hitomi in his arms. He saw the tears of pain and sadness fall from Van's face. "What have I done?" Dilandau asked himself over and over again. His face twisted in anguish. His body started to shake uncontrollable. His blood red eyes turned to a soft magenta. Collapsing onto the ground, he gasp for air. When he finally felt like he had enough, he stood up. Not as Dilandau but as Selena. Looking around, Selena winced. She or rather Dilandau had done all this? Her stomach churning, she threw up. Wiping her mouth with her sleeve see saw Allen and Van. But where's Hitomi? She walked up to them and stopped dead in her tracks. Hitomi was lying on the ground with a wound to her chest that was bleeding like crazy. Van was mumbling something, and stroking her face. Hitomi had a faint smile on her face, and was trying her best not to show her fear and pain. Each breath she took was a strain of her tiny body. Selena's voice got stuck in her throat. "Did Dilandau…" Selena asked afraid to hear the answer. "Selena?" Allen asked surprised. When she nodded, he brought her into a hug. "Yes, Dilandau did." Allen said answering her question. Selena let out a sob, and buried her head in Allen's shirt.
Van saw Allen hug Selena as she cried, but they seemed so far away. Van directed his attention to Hitomi. She'll need a healer…and fast.
"I-I'll send for a healer right away Hitomi. I'll take you back to the castle and the healer will be there waiting and…"
"Shhhhhhhhh." Hitomi cooed. She brought a trembling finger to his lips to silence him. Van brought her whole hand up to his lips and kissed the palm of his hand. The stars and the moon had disappeared and the oranges and pinks of dawn filled the sky. With the bright colours of dawn against Hitomi's fair sky, emerald eyes and brown hair, she looked more beautiful right then, then she ever had before. Van closed his eyes and lowered his head to hers. Their lips finally meet in a sweet kiss. When if ended, Van felt like his head was spinning. He knew that Hitomi was the one. Looking into her eyes, Van smiled."I love you and only you Hitomi. You make me the happiest that I've ever been. And when I'm with you, I feel at peace and everything feels so right." He reached down and from his pocket and drew out a ring. "Hitomi, will you marry me?"
Hitomi's eyes watered and tears fell from her eyes. A smile painfully made its way onto her face. She reached up and gently grabbed Van's pendant in the palm of her hand. Her breathing was getting sallow and more strained. Van put his hand over top of hers and slid the ring into her hand. She clutched it like she would never let go.
"I'll always love you Van." She said, before she made a sharp gasp for air.
A white light appeared in the early morning sky and wrapped Hitomi in it. It gently as a feather carried her off the ground and towards the Mystic Moon. She let go off Van's pendant, but the ring stayed clutched in her hand.
"Hitomi" Van said as he brought a hand up and touched her beautiful face one last time.
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Don't you just LOVE cliffhangers?? Lol. I'll try to get the next chapter up as soon as I can. I think that they'll be 2 more chapters! Tell me what you think! Please R&R!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanx DA^____^
Chapter 5: till the end.
"Dilandau" Van hissed dangerously. The two circled each other with their sword out, ready to strike at any given moment. The fire danced around them, getting closer and closer. The intense heat scorched the two figures, causing them to waver and gasp for fresh air. But neither one refuse to give way. Dilandau smirked as Van stumbled ever so slightly. With a yell of pure insanity, Dilandau raised his sword above his shoulders and charged at Van. Reacting as fast as his battered and sore muscles could, Van did the same. The two cleared the short distance between them and block each other's attacks. The sound of metal kissing metal filled the red, smoky sky.
**
Hitomi coughed violently. Her eyes were red and burning. The fire had already consumed the stairs and one of the platform's legs. She and the platform were balancing the three remaining legs that were ready to fall over. The platform dipped slightly, making Hitomi gasp in fear. "This isn't going to hold!" She thought in fear.
**
Both Dilandau and Van were as good as the other; their skills with swords were equally matched. But Dilandau had an advantage. Both of them knew it. Van was tired and hurt from his previous fight with Allen. His muscles were burning with pain and his arms were raw and bleeding from cuts. His reaction time was slower and he couldn't think clearly. It felt like he was swimming through a thick fog.
**
"What am I going to do?" Hitomi thought franticly. The platform dipped yet again, this time from the second leg giving away to the hungry flames. Looking around she saw that it was a 2-foot jump. "Whatever I do, I have to do it fast…like now." Hitomi realized.
Struggling to get out of the already loosened rope, Hitomi saw the fire lick its way up the rest of the third leg. Finally she untied herself and just as she ran to jump off the platform, the third leg gave away. The platform fell at an angle, straight for the ground. Hitomi closed her eyes as a scream filled her lungs. She only hoped and prayed that she would land softly and not in the fire.
**
A high-pitched scream fill Van's ears. He whipped around to see one leg of the platform give away, and it slamming to the ground at an angle. His heart jumped in fear. The smoke, flames and dust made it impossible to see anything where the platform once stood or anything around it. "Hitomi!" He cried silently. His full attention turned to Hitomi, Van forgot about Dilandau. Seeing this, Dilandau pounced. Within seconds, Dilandau had Van down to the ground with one blow to his leg. Clutching his eyes shut in pain, Van didn't hear Dilandau's cry of triumphed.
**
Moaning, Hitomi stood up. Other than a bump to her already sore head, she was fine. The smell of fire and smoke remained her about the situation. "Van!" Hitomi thought fearfully. Where was he? Squinting into the fire, Hitomi drew in a sharp breathe along with a cry of alarm. Van's attention had seemed to be somewhere else, and taking that advantage, Dilandau's sword cut Van's upper leg. Van dropped his sword and fell to the ground in obvious pain. Dilandau let out a victory cry and then started charging towards Van. "NO!" Hitomi screamed inside. She and Van and gone through too much to let it all end now. Although the pair were a good distance away, Hitomi started sprinting as fast as she could. Something came over her, her love for Van, or fear of losing him, or his safely; but whatever it was, it pushed her legs to pump harder. She was running harder and faster than she had ever ran in her life. "NNNOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!" Hitomi cried out.
**
Van opened his eyes to see Dilandau charging at him at full force and to see a girl running as fast as the wind behind him. Her almost shoulder length sandy brown hair flew behind her in the wind. Her emerald eyes were wide with horror.
"Hitomi!" Van cried. His smile of relief was quickly gone when he realized what she was about to do. "HITOMI!!!" Van yelled.
In slow motion, Hitomi ran in front of Dilandau. Each step she took seemed to take an eternity. "NOOO!!! VAN!!!" She yelled as she stretched herself in front of Van.
"HITOMI!" Van cried as if trying to tell her to move. But it was too late. Dilandau's eyes widened as he tried in stop, but it was to use. He saw her too late, and there wasn't anything he could do. His long sword gleamed in the night sky, and slipped into Hitomi's chest. Her eyes bulging out, she let out a high-pitched half moan half scream. She clutched her heart, and fell to the ground. "HITOMI!!!!!!!!!!!!" Van screamed in fear. He watched transfixed, as his love fell to the ground with a sickening thud. Van wanted to move, his brain was screaming at him to move, or to do something. But he couldn't.
Allen, who had regain conscious and saw to the whole thing, ran over to the fallen Hitomi. Tears stung his eyes. Forgetting about all his pain, he rushed to her side. What he saw made him cry out. The sword wound was deep, and blood was everywhere. Taking a deep breath he closed his eyes and pulled the sword out of Hitomi's chest. Hitomi let out painful moan. She then coughed several times, like she was trying to suck in more air. Each time she coughed, her body shook violently. Seeing Hitomi shake and coughed, brought Van out of his transfix.
"Hitomi!" He cried as he crawled to her side. His fingers went down to her slender neck to felt for a pulse. It was there, to Van's relief. It was weak and jumpy, but it was there.
Hitomi looked up, love filled her eyes to see Van.
"Wipe those tears away right now Van Fannel." Hitomi said managing a weak smile.
Van returned the smile, but it wasn't a smile of happiness. His fingers gently brushed pieces of her hair out of her face.
"Oh Hitomi" Van mumbled. His tears fell from his face.
**
"What have I done?" Dilandau muttered. He was standing in shock; his arms hung limp by his side. Normally he would have been glad to kill that brat Hitomi. Make Van suffer right? But why did he felt so bad and evil? His heart felt heavy, and his stomach un-easy. Dilandau fell to his knees, bring his hands to his mouth. He then bent over and gagged. Coughing, he looked up. Even though his silver sweat-drenched hair was in his eyes, he could see Allen by Hitomi's side, and Van holding Hitomi in his arms. He saw the tears of pain and sadness fall from Van's face. "What have I done?" Dilandau asked himself over and over again. His face twisted in anguish. His body started to shake uncontrollable. His blood red eyes turned to a soft magenta. Collapsing onto the ground, he gasp for air. When he finally felt like he had enough, he stood up. Not as Dilandau but as Selena. Looking around, Selena winced. She or rather Dilandau had done all this? Her stomach churning, she threw up. Wiping her mouth with her sleeve see saw Allen and Van. But where's Hitomi? She walked up to them and stopped dead in her tracks. Hitomi was lying on the ground with a wound to her chest that was bleeding like crazy. Van was mumbling something, and stroking her face. Hitomi had a faint smile on her face, and was trying her best not to show her fear and pain. Each breath she took was a strain of her tiny body. Selena's voice got stuck in her throat. "Did Dilandau…" Selena asked afraid to hear the answer. "Selena?" Allen asked surprised. When she nodded, he brought her into a hug. "Yes, Dilandau did." Allen said answering her question. Selena let out a sob, and buried her head in Allen's shirt.
Van saw Allen hug Selena as she cried, but they seemed so far away. Van directed his attention to Hitomi. She'll need a healer…and fast.
"I-I'll send for a healer right away Hitomi. I'll take you back to the castle and the healer will be there waiting and…"
"Shhhhhhhhh." Hitomi cooed. She brought a trembling finger to his lips to silence him. Van brought her whole hand up to his lips and kissed the palm of his hand. The stars and the moon had disappeared and the oranges and pinks of dawn filled the sky. With the bright colours of dawn against Hitomi's fair sky, emerald eyes and brown hair, she looked more beautiful right then, then she ever had before. Van closed his eyes and lowered his head to hers. Their lips finally meet in a sweet kiss. When if ended, Van felt like his head was spinning. He knew that Hitomi was the one. Looking into her eyes, Van smiled."I love you and only you Hitomi. You make me the happiest that I've ever been. And when I'm with you, I feel at peace and everything feels so right." He reached down and from his pocket and drew out a ring. "Hitomi, will you marry me?"
Hitomi's eyes watered and tears fell from her eyes. A smile painfully made its way onto her face. She reached up and gently grabbed Van's pendant in the palm of her hand. Her breathing was getting sallow and more strained. Van put his hand over top of hers and slid the ring into her hand. She clutched it like she would never let go.
"I'll always love you Van." She said, before she made a sharp gasp for air.
A white light appeared in the early morning sky and wrapped Hitomi in it. It gently as a feather carried her off the ground and towards the Mystic Moon. She let go off Van's pendant, but the ring stayed clutched in her hand.
"Hitomi" Van said as he brought a hand up and touched her beautiful face one last time.
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Don't you just LOVE cliffhangers?? Lol. I'll try to get the next chapter up as soon as I can. I think that they'll be 2 more chapters! Tell me what you think! Please R&R!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanx DA^____^