Chapter 11
I hate my life! My stupid computer deleated 3, 3 WHOLE CHAPTERS! I HATE THIS STUPID PEICE OF CRAP! AND ANOTHER STORY I PLANNED ON WRIGHTING *Artamis aimis a kick for the computer. Mom walks in and Artamis bends down and pats the CPU* Oh and on with the fic...
"Hum"? Hitomi mumbeled as she opened her deep green eyes to see it was sometime in the morning. "What-" she nearlly fell over again when she realized Van was holding her possesevlly, his raven-black tickelling her merciesly.
"Hi-to-mi" Van said as he woke up, only to find him self holding the princess of Tenreo. Quickly he blushed and quickly mumbled and apology.
"Don't worry about it... So are we going to Freid now"? she asked getting serious.
"Not yet actually, we can only travel undercover of night. We'll have to stay here"
"Oh well" in silence she jumped down from the tree and made a graceful landing, Van followede in suit "We should get food. Van could you get fesh water. Since were near a lake it shouldn't be too hard" Hitomi smiled and ran off in search of berries, leaving Van.
"Now where can I find strawberries... Ah"! she exclaimed as she rushed over to the base of a tree, where a bush of red, juicy berries were growing. "Um"! she mumbeled as she stuffeded a fat one into her mouth.
"Het girly give us all you money or die" Hitomi whirled around to meat 8 men, whielding their swords trying to look meanacing.
'Ha they don't scare me! I can take 'em all' she thought "Fine, but you'll have to take it from me" she stood up and with in seconds had her sword out and had already disarmed one man. '1 down, 7 to go' Hitomi was surprised to see how easy they fell. Already within five minutes she had 5 disarmed "Is that the beast you go- AAAGGGH" One man that was on the ground grabbed her feet and dragged her down to the forest floor. Another man with dirty blond hair brought his sword down to make the final blow but, she closed her eyes thinking this was the end, it never came.
Van was walking along the shore, starring at the beautiful morning lake. He hade a make-shift canteen and filled it for their journey to Freid. The youth was taken out of his thoughts when he heard the familliar sound of metal clashing against metal. Somene was fighting and he had a feeling that the green eyed beauty was somehow involoved. As he ran towards the sound he withdrew his sword, praying he wasn't too late. In seconds he could see Hitomi battaling it out with a few men, who remained standing. She had a long bleeding scratch along her arm she hadn't noticed. She had been too busy defending herself. Out of nowhere a man grabbed her and she came toppaling down with a sword about to kiss away her life, without a second to spair Van blocked the blow sending the man backwards.
"I demand you leave her alone! If you go now I will not harm you but If you don't you will meet a painfull death" Van declared as the robbers picked themselves up and ran into the forest. Clearly seeing that the boy was far more advanced with a sword.
When they were out of sight Van bent down to check upon Hitomi. She had fainted and had a few scrapes but nothing serious, except for the long gash running alongside her arm. "What have you got yourself into Hitomi"? Carefully he picked her up without hurting her and brought her back to where Escaflowne was resting in its guymelof form.
He set her down and began to examen the wound closer and how he could stop the bleeding. Van stood up and made a fire to keep them warm, it was still morning but the sun had yet to rise. Then he got her long cape and ripped it into bandages. 'It'll have to do' he thought as he cleaned the wound and wrapped the cloth around it and applied preassure to it. Hitomi gave a load moan as he did this and began to wake up
"Van... What are you doing here"? she asked not fully awake yet.
"Rest, you've beem hurt pretty badly" Van coaxed her to sit back, but in vain.
"WHAT" the green eyed angel gasped and "We should have been gone by now we have to get going"!
"Alright, but take it easy, okay"?! Again she tried to sit down but in one fluid motion Van put his hands on her sholdures and his lips found Hitomi's. It was a sweet and shy kiss, and one they finally parted she had nothing to say but
"Okay"
So the two left to find the dutchy of Freid. As the day progressed the two waited in silence, neither knowing what to say. Finally by the time the sun had comletly rose, Hitomi could see a giant merchants ship
"Van what's that"? she asked
"Dryden Fassas ship" he responded
"Welcome to my ship you majesties" Dryden exclainmed as he greated Van and his "fiancé" Hitomi as they walked into the comand post of his ship.
"Thank you for giving us a lift to Freid, Dryden" Van replied as he made a gracious bow.
"No problem, actually I had to go there my self ya know with my vast knowledge the queen wanted me to do some translating... But you two must be tired from travelling I'll get you two a room" a these words Hitomi began to blush. The thought of sharring a room with Van made her selfconciouss. "We should be at Freid by morning" with a wave of his hand he dismissed them when a new voice could be heard
"Hitomi! Van! How great it is to see you again. What's wrong with your leg"? Millerna questioned as she stepped out into full view.
"She fell" Van lied as he glanced at the girl with green eyes for support
"Well come on I'll take a look at it." the blond took Hitomi's hand and led her to the healers ward with Van in suit.
"You'll have to wait out side Van" Millerna told the youth as she closed the door in his face.
"So Hitomi how did you get that nasty scrape"?
"What do you mean"?
"Oh please you got in a fight! You have a sword so you know how to use so don't deny you can't use it. So HOW did you get it"
"I was messing around with it and got hurt that's all" Hitomi prayed that she'd take the bait and for a second it looked as if she had, fora second.
"You're lying but I don't care, anyway Hitomi I know your little secret... You are NOT engaged to the king of Fanellia" she waved an accusing finger in the green eyed girls face.
"How'd ya know. The fact that he doesn't even like me"?
"OH I think he likes you alright. But to awnser your easy question... Merle. That funny cat girl arrived in Austuria after you left and wondered where you two were. I told her that him and his fiancé had left for Freid. She said those two wern't engaged" she explained "This is a set up"
"ERGH! alright Van made it up on the scene so he wouldn't have to marry at such a young age. I was just there and happened to be royalty" Hitomi groaned
"Don't worry so much! Remember I'm interested in Dryden" a small smile crossed her face "We're enaged" the blond blurted out.
"Wha... Congradulations! I hope one day I can find a guy thst likes me back" Hitomi sulked
"Do you love Van"
"Yes... But he could never like me in the same way"
"Don't be so sure" Millerna reassured her and began to clean her gash "There that should do it" she patted the arm.
"Well I'll be going. Thanks again" Hitomi waved her hane as she stepped out the door to the brashful youth leanning against the wall
"Hey Hitomi" Van opened his auburn eyes to greet her
"Oh Van! I was just-" her sentance was cut short as everything around her went black.
~Vision~
Hitomi was in the middle of somesort of town square. The emblem of Freid could be seen. Levi-ships were leaving on a unknown mission and soldures bussied themselve prepparing for the battle to come. Suddenly Zaiback guymelofs dropped out of the sky and began to kill men, and destroy there ships. Flames engulfed Hitomi in a huge circle and 50 ft away was a guymelof, the one blocking her only exit. The pilot jumped out and advanced upon her. He wore a long, black sorcerres cloak that trailed along the dusty ground. Hitomi found she couldn't move, her legs wouldn't obey her. It was just as well, she needed no had to see what was to come to prevent it. The figure stood towering over her, his face shroudded in darkness...
Again the scene changed and she was walking alond an enormous hallway. Her green eyes gazed upwards towards ceiling it seemed to have no end. The walls were a marbel and gold patters adonrnd the walls in odd swirvey lines. As she walked along she came to the end, it was a circular room with no windows except for one, high on the wall manking. The moon light shone onto some kind of cirular pedestol. There Hitomi noticed a girl wearing a long whit dress. Upon close inspection she froze. The girl was her.
~End Vision~
Blearrily Hitomi opened her eyes to be meet with those of amburn.
"V-Van?!" Hitomi gasped and nearly fell of the cot she had beem layed on. Her eyes looked around the room. She was in the room where moments ago she had had a conversation with princess Millerna.
"Hitomi are you okay"? Vam asked. worry and concern etched in his voice. Something in his eyes caught Hitomi's attention. Possibly love ?
"I think... Fried is going to be attacked"! she blurted out before she could stop herself. 'People are goona think I'm crazy'
"And how would you know this" Dryden let himseld be known as he broke the arm lock he shaired with his love. Much to Hitomi's surprise Van stepped in to save her
"When we were in a Zaibach Fortress! We over heard them talking about it" He's mind raced 'Fanel what is she talking about? Shit! When we wer in Austuria Aston gave them promission to use there harbours. Is that how Hitomi found out? She realized it or something else could it possibly have anying to do when she blacked out? She's done that twice now' he thought
"Well we gotta get to Fried as soon as possible to warn my sister and her family before it's too late! Father is set on helping Zaibach even if he kills his own family"! Millerna said.
"May I please have a moment alone, with my fiancé" Van asked and missed a look shot between Millerna and Dryden and left.
"Alright Hitomi out with it" Van instantly demanded, taking her by surprise
"Er... Um... What"? she asked innocently trying to play dumb, thought she knew exactly what Van was talking about.
"You know what! Hitomi... What did you see"!
"It's like this, when ever I black out I see things." she looked at Van to see his reaction. "Things that people shouldn't know or see. So far they've been things that were in the future ... Mostly, the first time I saw my past the second was nothing important..." Hitomi insantly blushed upon rememberance
"And this one"?
"Freid was burning" 'It was true I had seen it burn. But that other part is for me and me only to know' her mind began to work. Van looked away and pulled a hand through his hair.
"We'll that is weird and I don't know wether to beleave you but..." he turned and dirsctly looked her straight in the eye "I can't help it" he turned and walked away
"What time is it" Hitomi asked to his retreating form
"About 6" he awnsered, trying hard not to think of the fact he'd be sleeping in the same room as her and left Hitomi to her thoughts.
As soon as Van left the healers ward he went to find Millerna.
"Millerna... About Hitomi is she going to be alright" he asked as he enetered her personal chambers only to look away when he realised she was kissing Dryden "Oh... Er...Um sorry I didn't realise you two were um occupied" he fely incredubly uncomfortable being there
"Oh no problem at all" Dryden brushed it off like it was nothing and looked directly at the young king
"But Hitomi..."?
"She'll be fine. I don't really know what caused her to pass out thought" Millerna sighed upon the lack of knowledge
"Would it cause hallosinations"? Van asked
"No. Why did she mention something"? Millerna was paying full attention to what the youth was saying now.
"Well... She mentioned Freid burning but" Van's mind quickly came up with a cover story "It's probobly because whan we were in the Zaibach Floating Forteress we over heard it" he explained
"We'll she probobly did see something then... She could have made the image in her mind from what she heard" the blond woman reasoned
"Well why don't you take a look now... And Van" Dryden waited until he got the kings attention "Get a better cover up story" Van gave a puzzeled expression "The cats out of the bag... You and Hitomi are notb engaged. But I'm perfectly happy with that" he leaned over and kissed Millerna lightly on the lips.
"Well lets get going" Millerna motioned towards the door but nearlly dropped her medical bag as she saw who was in the doorway...
Hitomi rose from her bed and found her body to be sore all over
'Well if you're in bed for six whole hours you gonna hurt when you get up' her mind reassurer her that it was normal.
Quietly she crepped out of the room and looked down the dark hallway, the light fixtures that hung from the ceiling swayed lightly. 'So were still moving... Well DUH! Were not gonna stop'! As she came upon the princesses room she hard thre voices having a conversation.
'Van!'
"... know what caused her to pass out thought" Millerna sighed upon the lack of knowledge
"Would it cause hallosinations"? Van asked
"No. Why did she mention something"? Millerna was paying full attention to what the youth was saying now.
"Well... She mentioned Freid burning but" Van's mind quickly came up with a cover story "It's probobly because whan we were in the Zaibach Floating Forteress we over heard it" he explained
Hitomi zooned out.
'So he hadn't beleaved me? He thinks I'm insane' at that moment she felt hurt. Everything around her went numb as the world became oblivious as she replayed everything around, not even listening to what the trio's conversation until she realised they had noticed her. She turned and ran, tears freely flowing down her cheeks as she bulleted down the hallway, ignoring the yells of Van, Millerna, and Dryden.
It's my BIRTHDAY! I was born on Friday the 13th, yay! It's my bithday and I ate cake and got clothes from my college buddies!
I was babbaling on so I had to stop myself! Please, I really like it when people review but if you have negative critasisme just e-mail me! hurricane_elizabeth@hotmail.com is my real adress I use for almost everything, but the one for ff.net is callmegodess@hotmail.com. Warning, the next chapter will have a lemon scene in it. I think lemon means sex, I think. Then again I could be wrong.
Artamis Godess of the Hunt
I hate my life! My stupid computer deleated 3, 3 WHOLE CHAPTERS! I HATE THIS STUPID PEICE OF CRAP! AND ANOTHER STORY I PLANNED ON WRIGHTING *Artamis aimis a kick for the computer. Mom walks in and Artamis bends down and pats the CPU* Oh and on with the fic...
"Hum"? Hitomi mumbeled as she opened her deep green eyes to see it was sometime in the morning. "What-" she nearlly fell over again when she realized Van was holding her possesevlly, his raven-black tickelling her merciesly.
"Hi-to-mi" Van said as he woke up, only to find him self holding the princess of Tenreo. Quickly he blushed and quickly mumbled and apology.
"Don't worry about it... So are we going to Freid now"? she asked getting serious.
"Not yet actually, we can only travel undercover of night. We'll have to stay here"
"Oh well" in silence she jumped down from the tree and made a graceful landing, Van followede in suit "We should get food. Van could you get fesh water. Since were near a lake it shouldn't be too hard" Hitomi smiled and ran off in search of berries, leaving Van.
"Now where can I find strawberries... Ah"! she exclaimed as she rushed over to the base of a tree, where a bush of red, juicy berries were growing. "Um"! she mumbeled as she stuffeded a fat one into her mouth.
"Het girly give us all you money or die" Hitomi whirled around to meat 8 men, whielding their swords trying to look meanacing.
'Ha they don't scare me! I can take 'em all' she thought "Fine, but you'll have to take it from me" she stood up and with in seconds had her sword out and had already disarmed one man. '1 down, 7 to go' Hitomi was surprised to see how easy they fell. Already within five minutes she had 5 disarmed "Is that the beast you go- AAAGGGH" One man that was on the ground grabbed her feet and dragged her down to the forest floor. Another man with dirty blond hair brought his sword down to make the final blow but, she closed her eyes thinking this was the end, it never came.
Van was walking along the shore, starring at the beautiful morning lake. He hade a make-shift canteen and filled it for their journey to Freid. The youth was taken out of his thoughts when he heard the familliar sound of metal clashing against metal. Somene was fighting and he had a feeling that the green eyed beauty was somehow involoved. As he ran towards the sound he withdrew his sword, praying he wasn't too late. In seconds he could see Hitomi battaling it out with a few men, who remained standing. She had a long bleeding scratch along her arm she hadn't noticed. She had been too busy defending herself. Out of nowhere a man grabbed her and she came toppaling down with a sword about to kiss away her life, without a second to spair Van blocked the blow sending the man backwards.
"I demand you leave her alone! If you go now I will not harm you but If you don't you will meet a painfull death" Van declared as the robbers picked themselves up and ran into the forest. Clearly seeing that the boy was far more advanced with a sword.
When they were out of sight Van bent down to check upon Hitomi. She had fainted and had a few scrapes but nothing serious, except for the long gash running alongside her arm. "What have you got yourself into Hitomi"? Carefully he picked her up without hurting her and brought her back to where Escaflowne was resting in its guymelof form.
He set her down and began to examen the wound closer and how he could stop the bleeding. Van stood up and made a fire to keep them warm, it was still morning but the sun had yet to rise. Then he got her long cape and ripped it into bandages. 'It'll have to do' he thought as he cleaned the wound and wrapped the cloth around it and applied preassure to it. Hitomi gave a load moan as he did this and began to wake up
"Van... What are you doing here"? she asked not fully awake yet.
"Rest, you've beem hurt pretty badly" Van coaxed her to sit back, but in vain.
"WHAT" the green eyed angel gasped and "We should have been gone by now we have to get going"!
"Alright, but take it easy, okay"?! Again she tried to sit down but in one fluid motion Van put his hands on her sholdures and his lips found Hitomi's. It was a sweet and shy kiss, and one they finally parted she had nothing to say but
"Okay"
So the two left to find the dutchy of Freid. As the day progressed the two waited in silence, neither knowing what to say. Finally by the time the sun had comletly rose, Hitomi could see a giant merchants ship
"Van what's that"? she asked
"Dryden Fassas ship" he responded
"Welcome to my ship you majesties" Dryden exclainmed as he greated Van and his "fiancé" Hitomi as they walked into the comand post of his ship.
"Thank you for giving us a lift to Freid, Dryden" Van replied as he made a gracious bow.
"No problem, actually I had to go there my self ya know with my vast knowledge the queen wanted me to do some translating... But you two must be tired from travelling I'll get you two a room" a these words Hitomi began to blush. The thought of sharring a room with Van made her selfconciouss. "We should be at Freid by morning" with a wave of his hand he dismissed them when a new voice could be heard
"Hitomi! Van! How great it is to see you again. What's wrong with your leg"? Millerna questioned as she stepped out into full view.
"She fell" Van lied as he glanced at the girl with green eyes for support
"Well come on I'll take a look at it." the blond took Hitomi's hand and led her to the healers ward with Van in suit.
"You'll have to wait out side Van" Millerna told the youth as she closed the door in his face.
"So Hitomi how did you get that nasty scrape"?
"What do you mean"?
"Oh please you got in a fight! You have a sword so you know how to use so don't deny you can't use it. So HOW did you get it"
"I was messing around with it and got hurt that's all" Hitomi prayed that she'd take the bait and for a second it looked as if she had, fora second.
"You're lying but I don't care, anyway Hitomi I know your little secret... You are NOT engaged to the king of Fanellia" she waved an accusing finger in the green eyed girls face.
"How'd ya know. The fact that he doesn't even like me"?
"OH I think he likes you alright. But to awnser your easy question... Merle. That funny cat girl arrived in Austuria after you left and wondered where you two were. I told her that him and his fiancé had left for Freid. She said those two wern't engaged" she explained "This is a set up"
"ERGH! alright Van made it up on the scene so he wouldn't have to marry at such a young age. I was just there and happened to be royalty" Hitomi groaned
"Don't worry so much! Remember I'm interested in Dryden" a small smile crossed her face "We're enaged" the blond blurted out.
"Wha... Congradulations! I hope one day I can find a guy thst likes me back" Hitomi sulked
"Do you love Van"
"Yes... But he could never like me in the same way"
"Don't be so sure" Millerna reassured her and began to clean her gash "There that should do it" she patted the arm.
"Well I'll be going. Thanks again" Hitomi waved her hane as she stepped out the door to the brashful youth leanning against the wall
"Hey Hitomi" Van opened his auburn eyes to greet her
"Oh Van! I was just-" her sentance was cut short as everything around her went black.
~Vision~
Hitomi was in the middle of somesort of town square. The emblem of Freid could be seen. Levi-ships were leaving on a unknown mission and soldures bussied themselve prepparing for the battle to come. Suddenly Zaiback guymelofs dropped out of the sky and began to kill men, and destroy there ships. Flames engulfed Hitomi in a huge circle and 50 ft away was a guymelof, the one blocking her only exit. The pilot jumped out and advanced upon her. He wore a long, black sorcerres cloak that trailed along the dusty ground. Hitomi found she couldn't move, her legs wouldn't obey her. It was just as well, she needed no had to see what was to come to prevent it. The figure stood towering over her, his face shroudded in darkness...
Again the scene changed and she was walking alond an enormous hallway. Her green eyes gazed upwards towards ceiling it seemed to have no end. The walls were a marbel and gold patters adonrnd the walls in odd swirvey lines. As she walked along she came to the end, it was a circular room with no windows except for one, high on the wall manking. The moon light shone onto some kind of cirular pedestol. There Hitomi noticed a girl wearing a long whit dress. Upon close inspection she froze. The girl was her.
~End Vision~
Blearrily Hitomi opened her eyes to be meet with those of amburn.
"V-Van?!" Hitomi gasped and nearly fell of the cot she had beem layed on. Her eyes looked around the room. She was in the room where moments ago she had had a conversation with princess Millerna.
"Hitomi are you okay"? Vam asked. worry and concern etched in his voice. Something in his eyes caught Hitomi's attention. Possibly love ?
"I think... Fried is going to be attacked"! she blurted out before she could stop herself. 'People are goona think I'm crazy'
"And how would you know this" Dryden let himseld be known as he broke the arm lock he shaired with his love. Much to Hitomi's surprise Van stepped in to save her
"When we were in a Zaibach Fortress! We over heard them talking about it" He's mind raced 'Fanel what is she talking about? Shit! When we wer in Austuria Aston gave them promission to use there harbours. Is that how Hitomi found out? She realized it or something else could it possibly have anying to do when she blacked out? She's done that twice now' he thought
"Well we gotta get to Fried as soon as possible to warn my sister and her family before it's too late! Father is set on helping Zaibach even if he kills his own family"! Millerna said.
"May I please have a moment alone, with my fiancé" Van asked and missed a look shot between Millerna and Dryden and left.
"Alright Hitomi out with it" Van instantly demanded, taking her by surprise
"Er... Um... What"? she asked innocently trying to play dumb, thought she knew exactly what Van was talking about.
"You know what! Hitomi... What did you see"!
"It's like this, when ever I black out I see things." she looked at Van to see his reaction. "Things that people shouldn't know or see. So far they've been things that were in the future ... Mostly, the first time I saw my past the second was nothing important..." Hitomi insantly blushed upon rememberance
"And this one"?
"Freid was burning" 'It was true I had seen it burn. But that other part is for me and me only to know' her mind began to work. Van looked away and pulled a hand through his hair.
"We'll that is weird and I don't know wether to beleave you but..." he turned and dirsctly looked her straight in the eye "I can't help it" he turned and walked away
"What time is it" Hitomi asked to his retreating form
"About 6" he awnsered, trying hard not to think of the fact he'd be sleeping in the same room as her and left Hitomi to her thoughts.
As soon as Van left the healers ward he went to find Millerna.
"Millerna... About Hitomi is she going to be alright" he asked as he enetered her personal chambers only to look away when he realised she was kissing Dryden "Oh... Er...Um sorry I didn't realise you two were um occupied" he fely incredubly uncomfortable being there
"Oh no problem at all" Dryden brushed it off like it was nothing and looked directly at the young king
"But Hitomi..."?
"She'll be fine. I don't really know what caused her to pass out thought" Millerna sighed upon the lack of knowledge
"Would it cause hallosinations"? Van asked
"No. Why did she mention something"? Millerna was paying full attention to what the youth was saying now.
"Well... She mentioned Freid burning but" Van's mind quickly came up with a cover story "It's probobly because whan we were in the Zaibach Floating Forteress we over heard it" he explained
"We'll she probobly did see something then... She could have made the image in her mind from what she heard" the blond woman reasoned
"Well why don't you take a look now... And Van" Dryden waited until he got the kings attention "Get a better cover up story" Van gave a puzzeled expression "The cats out of the bag... You and Hitomi are notb engaged. But I'm perfectly happy with that" he leaned over and kissed Millerna lightly on the lips.
"Well lets get going" Millerna motioned towards the door but nearlly dropped her medical bag as she saw who was in the doorway...
Hitomi rose from her bed and found her body to be sore all over
'Well if you're in bed for six whole hours you gonna hurt when you get up' her mind reassurer her that it was normal.
Quietly she crepped out of the room and looked down the dark hallway, the light fixtures that hung from the ceiling swayed lightly. 'So were still moving... Well DUH! Were not gonna stop'! As she came upon the princesses room she hard thre voices having a conversation.
'Van!'
"... know what caused her to pass out thought" Millerna sighed upon the lack of knowledge
"Would it cause hallosinations"? Van asked
"No. Why did she mention something"? Millerna was paying full attention to what the youth was saying now.
"Well... She mentioned Freid burning but" Van's mind quickly came up with a cover story "It's probobly because whan we were in the Zaibach Floating Forteress we over heard it" he explained
Hitomi zooned out.
'So he hadn't beleaved me? He thinks I'm insane' at that moment she felt hurt. Everything around her went numb as the world became oblivious as she replayed everything around, not even listening to what the trio's conversation until she realised they had noticed her. She turned and ran, tears freely flowing down her cheeks as she bulleted down the hallway, ignoring the yells of Van, Millerna, and Dryden.
It's my BIRTHDAY! I was born on Friday the 13th, yay! It's my bithday and I ate cake and got clothes from my college buddies!
I was babbaling on so I had to stop myself! Please, I really like it when people review but if you have negative critasisme just e-mail me! hurricane_elizabeth@hotmail.com is my real adress I use for almost everything, but the one for ff.net is callmegodess@hotmail.com. Warning, the next chapter will have a lemon scene in it. I think lemon means sex, I think. Then again I could be wrong.
Artamis Godess of the Hunt