Chapter 4
Without hesitatin Van drew his sword. By the scream he could tell it was a girl who was in trouble. He ran until he saw a tiny clearing, it was still dark out so he could only see the dragon and a hooded figure fighting it. The way the figure was holding his bleeding arm and was going to die unless he got medical attenchon and the dragon was slayed. If Van didn't kill it neither of them were most likely to survive. Van rushed over to the persons aid and began to fight the dragon
"Get out of here! Hurry" He ordered the stranger to leave. From the corner of his eye he saw the person wasn't going to leave because someone told him to. This warrior was truelly stuborn. Van grinned 'I need people like that in my army' he thought as he began to lead the dragn away. As he fought he noticed that the dragons right eye was scratched and it's front claw had a huge gash in it 'Probobly the work of that traveller. He was planning on doing it in as he slowly weakened its defences, and he would have done it to if he hadn't gotten hurt' He noted
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Hitomi had began to slowly kill the dragon and its reaction time was getting slower. With more practice she was certain she could have killed the monster. But as she weakeden it, it began to make little cuts on her too. She felt blood congealing on her stomach. If she didn't do something she wouldn't be able to elude death. And as if an awnser to her prayer a boy came to her rescue. Once he was at her side fighting the beast he had omediatly orderd her to
"Get out of here! Hurry" she recalled. But she was stuborn, he would realize soon. This was her fight to. She had stood her ground and attacked with him. Hitomi could tell the boy had been ready for this.
'What the frigging hell is he doing out here like he was ready for something like this' Her mind became extremly foggy. The lose of blood was taking its toll. In her last moments of conciousness she saw that strange boy finally plunge his sword ito the dragons chest. She noted that his armour was completly gone to reveal a red shirt and khaki pants. In truth he was extremlly handsom. She watched intentally, wanting to remember these moments for the rest of her life as the boy to out the red energist before she closed her eyes and fell into unconciousness...
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Van reached in a pulled the beautifull drag energist out. He stared at it in awe before he remembered the wounded man. He walked over to the person and layed down the energist to inspect him. He rolled the dody over and pulled down the hood. He gasped. It was a women. She had light brown hair and even with the cut with blood oozing out of on her for head in Van's opinion she was extremly beautiful.
'A girl stood up to a dragon? Gotta give her points there' he thought as he took off her cloake. the first think he noticed was blood staining her green shirt. Carefull he lifted the shirt up and saw a cut placed directly on her stomache. Blood was slowly coming out. "Nothing serious" he said as he saw it was only a scratch. Van gently placed his hands under her and lifted her. to Van's surprise she was extremly light. As soon as he was fully up he heard a voice behind him
"Ah Van hows it been" the voice of asked
"Oh Rum could you give me a lift to Fanellia" he asked gesturring to the women he was carrying
"Sur, hop on" Rum said as Van complied and climbed onto the wagon that was being pulled by giant yakes. "So who's the little lady" he asked
"I really don't know. I found her trying to fight a dragon and I ended up killing it"
"Youv no doubt noticed she's injured... We'll hurry to the palace and then you can get her to the healers ward, until then cover her wonds with this" Rum said as he passed a cloth to him
"Thanks" Van awnsered as he put a little force on her wound, and heard her groan. 'Who are you'?
Hours later they arrived at the gated to the city. Everyone was there waiting expectantly for their prince, soon to become king.
Van layed Hitomi down in the cart and told Rum in a low voice
"I'll try to get out of here as soon as possible, mean while could you bring her to the healers chambers" and Rum nodded in agreement as Van jumped down Rum drove along the crowded streets of the city.
"I Van Fanel have suceeded in the right of dragon slaying and have returned with this drag energist" Van said to the four men who stood before him. They starred in awed as one spoke
"That's the real thing all right"
"We four Brigadear Generals verafiy this to be true" th tallest one said
"I'm honored"
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Hitomi woke up to the sounds of hoves clicking.
"So your awake" A voice Hitomi could not identafy asked
"Where's my sword" Hitomi immediatly sat up and demaned only to be reminded of a searing pain in her stomach
"Hold on" Rum said as he passed her the sword "You were hurt and Van Fanel helped you to defeat the dragon"
"How are you" Hitomi asked
"Well I think the major qustion is who are you? My name is Rum" the wolfman stated but before he could do anything to stop her, Hitomi jumped of the wagon. Lucky for her everyone was at the gates meanning her escape was easilly made as she ran down the infamilliar streets.
Hitomi kept running down the empty streets. She had to keep going, but she only stopped when she reached "Riders Inn"
"Hum sounds interesting enought" she said unfer her breath as she walked into it.
Hitomi walked strait up to the clerk at the desk
"Ah a room, My name is Jessica DeWitt" She held out her hand. Hitomi didn't know why but she shaked her hand and said. Jessica had drak brown hair and a light complexition, and bark brown eyes.
"My name is Hitomi Kanzaki" Jessica had one of those smiles, and personality that drew people to her.
"Well Hitomi I'll show you to your room" She said stepping out from behind the counter. She was weraing a t-shirt and pants with a sword by her side. Hitomi was impressed.
"Wow I've never met someone my age who wore pants! Hell I've never met any women or girl who wore pants befor other than me" Hitomi exclaimed
"Yeah well I don't let men over shadow me" she explained as she led Hitomi up a series of staircases until they reached a door that was numbered 12 in brass lettering. Jessica took out a key from her pocket and opened the door to reveal a beautiful room. The walls were a lavender purple and a twin sized bed with white sheets. Over to the side was a balcony that overlooked the city.
"This is a beautiful room" Hitomi breathed
"Yeah I own the best Inn in all of Fanellia" Jessica beamed proudly at the compliment
"Um where can I go for lunch"? Hitomi remembered she hadn't eaten a thing all day, her cuts would have to wait.
"There is one down the streets, "Strangers" it's really good! I'll go with you and show you around Fanellia"
"Thank you" Hitomi replied as the two walked out of the inn, talking like the had been good friends for years.
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"Lord Dornkirk should we give the letter to her? It's time she learned of her destiney" Folken said
"Yes. Send a spy to give her the letter. And then follower her! We must track her every move"! Dornkirk said
"As you wish" he bowed and left the room.
Folken walked along the halls of the Vionay. He came to a room and unlocked it and entered.
It had a touch-me-not appearence as he walked over to a desk and began to write a letter:
Princess Hitomi Tenreo Kanzaki
I have been asked to adress you. 10 years ago Zaibach attacked your country, Tenreo. They defeaed it and it was conqured. Now lay your country fairing well, take right that was yours since birth. Zaibach destroyed it in hopes of gaining the power of Atlantis that was entrusted it to them hundreds of rotations ago. The royal Tenreo family had been the guardians of the power and anyone of that decent can use it. That's why we need you, Zaibach will use the power for the good of the world. If you do not agree we will take you by force. More information will be given to you when we capture you.
-Folken Stratagos of the Zaibach Empire
Folken picked it up and placed it in a letter than put the Zaibach insignea on it as proof of what he had wrote. He hurriedly left his room.
Clutching the letter he marched down to a room and flug the doors open of the library
"Bring this to the girl in this shadow graffe" He thrusted the letter and picture into the hands of the spy. It was of a girl with long hair and a scowl on. She was about 15.
"Lord Folken where is she located" He asked in a deep voice
"In Fanellia hurry before the kings corination" He said as he watched the spy, Allan go.
"Hum the prophecy" He mused as he picked up a book that had been open on the table.
It spoke of a time when a great kingdom shall fall and their princess shall seek revenge, along with the help of the dragon.
'Oh Van' he thought to himself.
~Flashback~
Folken screamed in pain as a dragon's arm bit off his arm. He starred at the eye of the dragon and it backed away.
"Am I going to live? Not like this" he breathed as he blacked out
He awaked in a dark room with a bright light coming down on him. He tried o sheild his eyes only to notice his right arm was replaced with a metal one.
"AAHHHHHHhhhhhhhh" he screamed as he clutched his metal arm.
~End Flashblack~
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They both ate theyre salades in silence, enjoying theyre meals to the fullest until Jessica asked out of the blue
"So where are you from"
"Um I lived in Austuria since I was 5 but my history is a mystery beyound that"
"Oh well maybe one day you'll find out" Jessica said cherrfully
"So what about you. Do you work all alone"
"Yeah. My parents used to own it but they died at the hands of Zaibach" Jessica didn't seem the least bit saddedened by the mention of her families past. But at the mention of Zaibach and Hitomi's pendant began to glow a faint pink as she was hurled into a vision.
~Vision~
Hitomi stood in a room. She looked around to see a little girl the age of 5 being carried away in a bright blue light (A.N Remember the movie "Anastasia"? Well when she's a little girl she wears that blue and yellow dress thing, that's what the 5 year old Hitomi is wearing). She looked down to see a soldure with some kind of insignea in his shirt say as she floated off
"Aaron take care of her" and he turned away.
~End Vision~
"Uh Jessica I don't really feel all that well" HItomi groaned
"Oh maybe we should get you home" Jessica looked really worried about Hitomi's weel fare. Together they quickly left the restaurant and went straight to the inn.
AS they were about to enter the inn, Hitomi felt a shiver down her spine, like someone was watching her. She looked around, trying to see if someone was there, but couldn't.
But what she didn't know, her intuitions had been right as a blond stranger in a night of Calei uniform said in a low voice
"So that's the girl"
Hitomi ran up the stairs before Jessica could see how much pain she was in. Quickly she tore off her shirt to see the would better. It was bleeding pretty badly as Hitomi had suspected it had reopened. But she had bigger problems to worry about. Like that vision she had.
"What was that simble on his shirt... I know I've seen it before. On that embassidors shirt... He was from Tenreo wasn't he? Than why did that girl who looked exactly like me? Was it some part of my past? And if so what triggered it? URGH" Hitomi groaned in frustrations. "The castle library would be the only place with that information" A plan quickly formed in her mind and soon her mind wandered to the conversation she and Jessica had had...
~Flashback~
"You know that the king is being corinated today. He had to slay a dragon" Hitomi nearly chocked
'That boy... he was the prince'
~End Flashback~
Hitomi sat up and bed with a schem and quickly pulled on her shirt and cloak and and crepped down the stairs.
Hitomi began to run down the streets until she reached the foot of the palace steps. She began to skip the one at a time until she reached the entrance
"Locked...but If I join the army I'll have instant access. Tomorrow I join the kings army" she said as she walked away.
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When Van had finally made it to the palace he went straight to see Rum
"So where is she" He asked in a stern tone
"I'm sorry Van Fanel, when she awoke she took her sword and ran for it... I'm sorry to say I couldn't catch up to her" Rum said looking down indisappointmen
"Dont' wory with the cut the dragon gave her, only the healers in the palace could fix them properlly then she'll have to surface" Van said 'I'll know I'll sees her again' he thought as Rum turned around and walked away "are you sure you don't want to stay for the corination" Van called after him
"Nah" he said and left.
The day had been extremmly hectic. The chamber maids had been running around making last minute preperations and Van was stuck listening to his advisors talk about how the ceremony will proceed.
Finally the moment had come for him to be crowned king. There stood in the middle of a beautifully crafted platform.
"Van Fanel king of Fanellia I bestow upon thee this sword as proff of thy assestion. Long may you rein" A grizzeled old preist stood infront of Van, decked in his royal armour his hand took the royal sword and it was over. After a few minutes of the priest saying prayers people began to flood out of the palace yard.
"Oh Lord Van condradulations! I"M SO HAPPY"! Merle yelled as she ran over and jumped in Van's arms and began to lick his face.
"Merle cut it out" Van pleaded and just like that merle obeyed, usually she'd keep on going but she stopped.
All the digniteries that had been invited to the corination came into the dining area. Royal families too came such as Princess Millerna of Austuria, Princess Debrorah Bezram of Bezram, Catrina Solar of Solario and finally the royal embasidor of Tenreo, who were still convinced their princess was alive. All but Tenreo had come in hopes of marrying off their princesses to the handson king of Fanellia.
Van sat at the head of the table, trying to block out the annoying babble of Martin (A.N Advisor's name) trying to marry him off to Millerna.
"So is it a deal" Asked Martin in hopes to King Aston
"What does his majesy think of this"? He asked in a deep voice
"I'm sorry but no marriage arranges shall be made at this time" Van said and got up to left. To his pleasure no one stopped him.
Van entered his room and walked over to his balcony. The Mystique Moon was so beautiful as it twinkeled in the late night sky.
"Hum.. Fanellia needs an heir but I want to marry for love, not at the hopes of gaining power from her" Van said. He was sure there was some one out there for him but he didn't know she was in the very city, planning on joining his army the very next morning.
Sleepily Van turned away and went to his bed and layed down trying to sleep.
'That girl? Where is she now? Who is she' questions about the mysterious girl kept popping in his head until finally he fell asleep.
Well thanks a bunch for rewiewing peolpe! PLEASE e-mail me! I would like to say HI to all the V/H wrighters and a BIG hello to Personification of Fluff and Phantome Escaflowne! You two are great AU righters! And also Dancegoddess! I'll Update soon but the chapters will be bigger but wont be updated as regularly.
Syanora! Arigatou!
Artamis Godess of the Hunt
Without hesitatin Van drew his sword. By the scream he could tell it was a girl who was in trouble. He ran until he saw a tiny clearing, it was still dark out so he could only see the dragon and a hooded figure fighting it. The way the figure was holding his bleeding arm and was going to die unless he got medical attenchon and the dragon was slayed. If Van didn't kill it neither of them were most likely to survive. Van rushed over to the persons aid and began to fight the dragon
"Get out of here! Hurry" He ordered the stranger to leave. From the corner of his eye he saw the person wasn't going to leave because someone told him to. This warrior was truelly stuborn. Van grinned 'I need people like that in my army' he thought as he began to lead the dragn away. As he fought he noticed that the dragons right eye was scratched and it's front claw had a huge gash in it 'Probobly the work of that traveller. He was planning on doing it in as he slowly weakened its defences, and he would have done it to if he hadn't gotten hurt' He noted
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Hitomi had began to slowly kill the dragon and its reaction time was getting slower. With more practice she was certain she could have killed the monster. But as she weakeden it, it began to make little cuts on her too. She felt blood congealing on her stomach. If she didn't do something she wouldn't be able to elude death. And as if an awnser to her prayer a boy came to her rescue. Once he was at her side fighting the beast he had omediatly orderd her to
"Get out of here! Hurry" she recalled. But she was stuborn, he would realize soon. This was her fight to. She had stood her ground and attacked with him. Hitomi could tell the boy had been ready for this.
'What the frigging hell is he doing out here like he was ready for something like this' Her mind became extremly foggy. The lose of blood was taking its toll. In her last moments of conciousness she saw that strange boy finally plunge his sword ito the dragons chest. She noted that his armour was completly gone to reveal a red shirt and khaki pants. In truth he was extremlly handsom. She watched intentally, wanting to remember these moments for the rest of her life as the boy to out the red energist before she closed her eyes and fell into unconciousness...
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Van reached in a pulled the beautifull drag energist out. He stared at it in awe before he remembered the wounded man. He walked over to the person and layed down the energist to inspect him. He rolled the dody over and pulled down the hood. He gasped. It was a women. She had light brown hair and even with the cut with blood oozing out of on her for head in Van's opinion she was extremly beautiful.
'A girl stood up to a dragon? Gotta give her points there' he thought as he took off her cloake. the first think he noticed was blood staining her green shirt. Carefull he lifted the shirt up and saw a cut placed directly on her stomache. Blood was slowly coming out. "Nothing serious" he said as he saw it was only a scratch. Van gently placed his hands under her and lifted her. to Van's surprise she was extremly light. As soon as he was fully up he heard a voice behind him
"Ah Van hows it been" the voice of asked
"Oh Rum could you give me a lift to Fanellia" he asked gesturring to the women he was carrying
"Sur, hop on" Rum said as Van complied and climbed onto the wagon that was being pulled by giant yakes. "So who's the little lady" he asked
"I really don't know. I found her trying to fight a dragon and I ended up killing it"
"Youv no doubt noticed she's injured... We'll hurry to the palace and then you can get her to the healers ward, until then cover her wonds with this" Rum said as he passed a cloth to him
"Thanks" Van awnsered as he put a little force on her wound, and heard her groan. 'Who are you'?
Hours later they arrived at the gated to the city. Everyone was there waiting expectantly for their prince, soon to become king.
Van layed Hitomi down in the cart and told Rum in a low voice
"I'll try to get out of here as soon as possible, mean while could you bring her to the healers chambers" and Rum nodded in agreement as Van jumped down Rum drove along the crowded streets of the city.
"I Van Fanel have suceeded in the right of dragon slaying and have returned with this drag energist" Van said to the four men who stood before him. They starred in awed as one spoke
"That's the real thing all right"
"We four Brigadear Generals verafiy this to be true" th tallest one said
"I'm honored"
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Hitomi woke up to the sounds of hoves clicking.
"So your awake" A voice Hitomi could not identafy asked
"Where's my sword" Hitomi immediatly sat up and demaned only to be reminded of a searing pain in her stomach
"Hold on" Rum said as he passed her the sword "You were hurt and Van Fanel helped you to defeat the dragon"
"How are you" Hitomi asked
"Well I think the major qustion is who are you? My name is Rum" the wolfman stated but before he could do anything to stop her, Hitomi jumped of the wagon. Lucky for her everyone was at the gates meanning her escape was easilly made as she ran down the infamilliar streets.
Hitomi kept running down the empty streets. She had to keep going, but she only stopped when she reached "Riders Inn"
"Hum sounds interesting enought" she said unfer her breath as she walked into it.
Hitomi walked strait up to the clerk at the desk
"Ah a room, My name is Jessica DeWitt" She held out her hand. Hitomi didn't know why but she shaked her hand and said. Jessica had drak brown hair and a light complexition, and bark brown eyes.
"My name is Hitomi Kanzaki" Jessica had one of those smiles, and personality that drew people to her.
"Well Hitomi I'll show you to your room" She said stepping out from behind the counter. She was weraing a t-shirt and pants with a sword by her side. Hitomi was impressed.
"Wow I've never met someone my age who wore pants! Hell I've never met any women or girl who wore pants befor other than me" Hitomi exclaimed
"Yeah well I don't let men over shadow me" she explained as she led Hitomi up a series of staircases until they reached a door that was numbered 12 in brass lettering. Jessica took out a key from her pocket and opened the door to reveal a beautiful room. The walls were a lavender purple and a twin sized bed with white sheets. Over to the side was a balcony that overlooked the city.
"This is a beautiful room" Hitomi breathed
"Yeah I own the best Inn in all of Fanellia" Jessica beamed proudly at the compliment
"Um where can I go for lunch"? Hitomi remembered she hadn't eaten a thing all day, her cuts would have to wait.
"There is one down the streets, "Strangers" it's really good! I'll go with you and show you around Fanellia"
"Thank you" Hitomi replied as the two walked out of the inn, talking like the had been good friends for years.
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"Lord Dornkirk should we give the letter to her? It's time she learned of her destiney" Folken said
"Yes. Send a spy to give her the letter. And then follower her! We must track her every move"! Dornkirk said
"As you wish" he bowed and left the room.
Folken walked along the halls of the Vionay. He came to a room and unlocked it and entered.
It had a touch-me-not appearence as he walked over to a desk and began to write a letter:
Princess Hitomi Tenreo Kanzaki
I have been asked to adress you. 10 years ago Zaibach attacked your country, Tenreo. They defeaed it and it was conqured. Now lay your country fairing well, take right that was yours since birth. Zaibach destroyed it in hopes of gaining the power of Atlantis that was entrusted it to them hundreds of rotations ago. The royal Tenreo family had been the guardians of the power and anyone of that decent can use it. That's why we need you, Zaibach will use the power for the good of the world. If you do not agree we will take you by force. More information will be given to you when we capture you.
-Folken Stratagos of the Zaibach Empire
Folken picked it up and placed it in a letter than put the Zaibach insignea on it as proof of what he had wrote. He hurriedly left his room.
Clutching the letter he marched down to a room and flug the doors open of the library
"Bring this to the girl in this shadow graffe" He thrusted the letter and picture into the hands of the spy. It was of a girl with long hair and a scowl on. She was about 15.
"Lord Folken where is she located" He asked in a deep voice
"In Fanellia hurry before the kings corination" He said as he watched the spy, Allan go.
"Hum the prophecy" He mused as he picked up a book that had been open on the table.
It spoke of a time when a great kingdom shall fall and their princess shall seek revenge, along with the help of the dragon.
'Oh Van' he thought to himself.
~Flashback~
Folken screamed in pain as a dragon's arm bit off his arm. He starred at the eye of the dragon and it backed away.
"Am I going to live? Not like this" he breathed as he blacked out
He awaked in a dark room with a bright light coming down on him. He tried o sheild his eyes only to notice his right arm was replaced with a metal one.
"AAHHHHHHhhhhhhhh" he screamed as he clutched his metal arm.
~End Flashblack~
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They both ate theyre salades in silence, enjoying theyre meals to the fullest until Jessica asked out of the blue
"So where are you from"
"Um I lived in Austuria since I was 5 but my history is a mystery beyound that"
"Oh well maybe one day you'll find out" Jessica said cherrfully
"So what about you. Do you work all alone"
"Yeah. My parents used to own it but they died at the hands of Zaibach" Jessica didn't seem the least bit saddedened by the mention of her families past. But at the mention of Zaibach and Hitomi's pendant began to glow a faint pink as she was hurled into a vision.
~Vision~
Hitomi stood in a room. She looked around to see a little girl the age of 5 being carried away in a bright blue light (A.N Remember the movie "Anastasia"? Well when she's a little girl she wears that blue and yellow dress thing, that's what the 5 year old Hitomi is wearing). She looked down to see a soldure with some kind of insignea in his shirt say as she floated off
"Aaron take care of her" and he turned away.
~End Vision~
"Uh Jessica I don't really feel all that well" HItomi groaned
"Oh maybe we should get you home" Jessica looked really worried about Hitomi's weel fare. Together they quickly left the restaurant and went straight to the inn.
AS they were about to enter the inn, Hitomi felt a shiver down her spine, like someone was watching her. She looked around, trying to see if someone was there, but couldn't.
But what she didn't know, her intuitions had been right as a blond stranger in a night of Calei uniform said in a low voice
"So that's the girl"
Hitomi ran up the stairs before Jessica could see how much pain she was in. Quickly she tore off her shirt to see the would better. It was bleeding pretty badly as Hitomi had suspected it had reopened. But she had bigger problems to worry about. Like that vision she had.
"What was that simble on his shirt... I know I've seen it before. On that embassidors shirt... He was from Tenreo wasn't he? Than why did that girl who looked exactly like me? Was it some part of my past? And if so what triggered it? URGH" Hitomi groaned in frustrations. "The castle library would be the only place with that information" A plan quickly formed in her mind and soon her mind wandered to the conversation she and Jessica had had...
~Flashback~
"You know that the king is being corinated today. He had to slay a dragon" Hitomi nearly chocked
'That boy... he was the prince'
~End Flashback~
Hitomi sat up and bed with a schem and quickly pulled on her shirt and cloak and and crepped down the stairs.
Hitomi began to run down the streets until she reached the foot of the palace steps. She began to skip the one at a time until she reached the entrance
"Locked...but If I join the army I'll have instant access. Tomorrow I join the kings army" she said as she walked away.
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When Van had finally made it to the palace he went straight to see Rum
"So where is she" He asked in a stern tone
"I'm sorry Van Fanel, when she awoke she took her sword and ran for it... I'm sorry to say I couldn't catch up to her" Rum said looking down indisappointmen
"Dont' wory with the cut the dragon gave her, only the healers in the palace could fix them properlly then she'll have to surface" Van said 'I'll know I'll sees her again' he thought as Rum turned around and walked away "are you sure you don't want to stay for the corination" Van called after him
"Nah" he said and left.
The day had been extremmly hectic. The chamber maids had been running around making last minute preperations and Van was stuck listening to his advisors talk about how the ceremony will proceed.
Finally the moment had come for him to be crowned king. There stood in the middle of a beautifully crafted platform.
"Van Fanel king of Fanellia I bestow upon thee this sword as proff of thy assestion. Long may you rein" A grizzeled old preist stood infront of Van, decked in his royal armour his hand took the royal sword and it was over. After a few minutes of the priest saying prayers people began to flood out of the palace yard.
"Oh Lord Van condradulations! I"M SO HAPPY"! Merle yelled as she ran over and jumped in Van's arms and began to lick his face.
"Merle cut it out" Van pleaded and just like that merle obeyed, usually she'd keep on going but she stopped.
All the digniteries that had been invited to the corination came into the dining area. Royal families too came such as Princess Millerna of Austuria, Princess Debrorah Bezram of Bezram, Catrina Solar of Solario and finally the royal embasidor of Tenreo, who were still convinced their princess was alive. All but Tenreo had come in hopes of marrying off their princesses to the handson king of Fanellia.
Van sat at the head of the table, trying to block out the annoying babble of Martin (A.N Advisor's name) trying to marry him off to Millerna.
"So is it a deal" Asked Martin in hopes to King Aston
"What does his majesy think of this"? He asked in a deep voice
"I'm sorry but no marriage arranges shall be made at this time" Van said and got up to left. To his pleasure no one stopped him.
Van entered his room and walked over to his balcony. The Mystique Moon was so beautiful as it twinkeled in the late night sky.
"Hum.. Fanellia needs an heir but I want to marry for love, not at the hopes of gaining power from her" Van said. He was sure there was some one out there for him but he didn't know she was in the very city, planning on joining his army the very next morning.
Sleepily Van turned away and went to his bed and layed down trying to sleep.
'That girl? Where is she now? Who is she' questions about the mysterious girl kept popping in his head until finally he fell asleep.
Well thanks a bunch for rewiewing peolpe! PLEASE e-mail me! I would like to say HI to all the V/H wrighters and a BIG hello to Personification of Fluff and Phantome Escaflowne! You two are great AU righters! And also Dancegoddess! I'll Update soon but the chapters will be bigger but wont be updated as regularly.
Syanora! Arigatou!
Artamis Godess of the Hunt