Chapter 13
Hitomi ran down the hall, glad to be away from all those people who were drilling holes in her with there stern gazes.
"Hey Hitomi" Van called out
"Van"! she smiled and lightly kissed him on the cheek
"Is that all? I was expecting a little more. How about tonight, hum" Van kissed her passionatly, oddly enough he didn't blush.
"Well, we'll see" she turned and walked away, knowing she was taunting him "Wanna look around"?
"I guess it couldn't hurt... Fine" and so the couple walked, hand in hand towards the garden.
The garden was like nothing Hitomi had ever seen. There was a huge lake fresh waterlake, surrounded by tree's, you could braelly make out the marble walls that surrounded the forest it was so thick. The grass was a lush emerald green that rustled as Van and Hitomi walked along the edge of the water.
"It's beautiful, isn't it" it was more of a statement than a question
"Yeah" Van agreed wholeheartedly and sat down on a marble bench, and motioned Hitomi to join him. "Hitomi I want you to know I love you more than anything and..." he released the breath he realised he had been holding and gathered up all his courage "Hitomi Kanzaki will you marry me" Van looked at her with pleading eyes. Hitomi didn't know whar to say. Yes, maybe, I'll think about it? Though she knew she didn't have a choice.
"Yes... I will" she awnsered, her voice filled with confidance at the response she was giving. The youth before her stood up and kissed her, never wanting to let go. After a few moments they got up and walked around until it was time for dinner.
"Thank you one and all for attending!" Duke Freids voice belllowed out through the grand dinning hall. A group of people that HItomi remembered as the duke's advisors sat all side by side.
'Gospping like damn women' Hitomi thought and took a sip of her drink as one of them glared at her. 'Let them glare at me all they want' her mind fumed. The duke kept on taking sips of his drink and talking of battle tactics that would be useful as Marlene and her younger sister, Millerna, talked on what dresses would look better for this year. Out of nowhere Marlene changed the subject to femanisme and how men demean strong women. The advisor who had been quite content glaring at Hitomi, looked over to the duchess in pure shook.
"Marlene, please you know what we all think of what you think. Women were ment to be protected" Duke patted her arm.
"When you say 'what we all think' you mean men. This is what Marlene was getting at. There isn't that much difference between men and women. By acting the way you are is giving girls in the future to have low selfesteam." Hitomi blurted out now almost everyone in room that was male, except Van, was glaring at her. Millerna and her sister seemed impressed and Van was in total shock. Hitomi, being a feminist, felt proud about herself, sat down and calmly took a sip of vino as if nothing had just happened.
As diner progressed no one dared to speak, although Hitomi was doing a victory dance in her mind. After about 15 minutes of bordem both Van and Hitomi excuse themselves from the table.
When they were out of hearing range Van burst out laughing, while Hitomi grinned.
"You have a big mouth you know that"
"Yeah, well I though you like that" Hitomi gave him an evil smile, as he turned red.
They walked in silence down the halls, enjoying each others company in the bliss silence. Finally Van's room he had been given was to the back of Hitomi and Van leaned in, kissing her passionatly as he pushed the door open and lead Hitomi in...
Again Hitomi woke up in the arms of her protector, and already she found it normal to be greated by his sleeping face. She glanced over to the window, the sun was going to rise soon. The sky almost looked a blood red, dripping onto the panoramic. 'The vision!' she nearlly fell out of bed, and strated to get dressed as fast as possible, cursing.
Van was awoken by the sounds of someone moving around his chamber rapidly. He blinked his auburn eyes open and looked over to see Hitomi pulling on her clothes. A worried look on her face. The war. It had slipped his mind during his time he had had with Hitomi last night. Van shot up and began to dress himself faster than he ever had to. While he was still pulling on his red shirt, HItomi ran out of the room, down the hall. She came along no maids, or servants. Finally she reached the dinning room and saw Marlene.
"Duchess! Were is everybody"! HItomi excalimed, bending down to cached breath
"Why hello Hitomi, we evacuated everyone, didn't you hear?" she had an amused look on her face "Well I suppose you were... Too busy with the king of Fanellia to hear" Hitomi turned a bright red and sat down at the long table "The attack will start soon, so I want you gone on a levi-ship as soon as possible, understan-" Marlene wasn't even given a chance to finish, when a Austurian messanger ran in
"Duchess Marlene I bring news of your father, he's terribly ill, he wishes for you to send him your best healers-" the boy was shocked to see the duchesses face harden
"Tell that over grow traiterous cow he can die for all care! The nerve of him, selling us out to Zaibach and then have the nerve to ask for our help! Tell him that he's a dirty bastard who should go to hell and stop bothering everyone!" the messanger wrote it all down and took off, not wanting to anger her anymore. "Did you like that" she went on as if nothing had happened, and smothed out her hair.
"Impressive... Well if me and Van want out of here, we better get going. Though knowing Van he'll want to stay and help" Though she was only lying about leaving, Hitomi stood up and walked towards the way she would find herself in the trainning yard, where her vision would take place.
Millerna woke up by the sounds of someone running and banging on her door, she glanced over to Dryden who was still asleep.
"Millerna!" it was Van Fanel
'What could he want'? "I'll be out in a moment" she yelled back. Grummbaling about arrogant men, she got dresed and walked out of her bedroom compartment, through her kitchen and to the door, and pulled it open "What can I do for you- Is that a hickey"?
"Wha-I can't find HItomi, she was there one moment anhd gone the next, I thought she'd be with you"
"Try the trainning yard" Millerna said, as she glanced out the window and saw a girl running in men's clothes, and closed the door.
Van turned around and ran as fast as he could, to the quickest way to the trainning yard.
Hitomi stood in the entance to the trainning yard, uneffected by all the leviships leaving for the war.
"Where are you" she asked to no one. The sky was begginning to turn orange but the blood red color had yet to leave the sky. Then as if an awnser to her question, guymelifs began to drop from the sky, and within moments everything was on fire. Ships began to fall prey to attacks, and screams of agony filled the air. A few yeards away a single guymelof landed, doing nothing as the other destroyed buildings. He used his flamethrower and created a large circle of fire before Hitomi could do anything. The piolt turned his attention to her, looking right into her green eyes. He opened his door and jumped down, his face hidden by his dark cloak and he began to walk towards the youth.
Hitomi was unable to move, her fear and anger kept her in place. The piolet stood before her and grinned. It was Folken Stratagos of Zaibach. As if her legs started to apporate it was too late, with one swift blow she was rendered unconcious...
Van ran into the field and saw ships burn, and people die, and there was a wide ring of fire with Hitomi in it. He watched, helpless, as the figure hit her over the head. He picked her up brought her to the feet of his guymelof, climbed in and picked her up. As if seeing Van for the first time, he looked right at him. Van found his legs unable to work, as Folken made his way over to him, and with in moments Van was in his other hand, and in the air. He watched as they flew over the capital, towards the Mystique Valley, where he and Hitomi might die.
He looked down and was hit by a wave of sadness as he watched the most religious city in Geae burn to its destruction. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw the holding cell he was allowed to keep Escaflowne in, doors pried open and the legendary guymelof taken away along with them.
They had been flying for hours, none stop to there destination, Hitomi had yet to regain conciousness, so Van sat in silence, loathing his elder brother more than he thought possible. To think his kind and gentle brother had helped destroy the country that had raised him was discusting. The question repeated itself in Van's mind
"Why, Folken why are you doing of all this"!
"Simple, for power" Folken awnserd in a forbidding tone. That was the last thing said before they arrived at the floating fortress the Vionay.
It was a huge and vast ship, cold and dark. As Van walked down the hallway all by himself. It was odd that they let him walk around without a guard, infact they all seemed to be avoiding him, almost like there were very few people on deck. Then again where could he go? He could use his wings but he'd never leave with out Hitomi. She's the most important thing on this ship to him.
'So where did they put her" he asked outloud, as he walked the empty halls, passing a light every now and then. Van recalled a soldure took her away from Folken the minute they had landed, then Folken left leaving Van, once again by himself. So he had walked around and gotten lost, looking for his green eyed angel. It seemed like hours, and he stil hadn't run into anyone, all the doors were shut and not matter how hard Van tried to open them, they wouldn't budge. Suddenly the whole place started to shake. They had finally landed. He raced down the hall ways in search of the exits, they were at the Mystique Valley, the capital of Atlantis. He had to be there to save Hitomi no matter what! Finally he reached the guymelof and sure enough, there was Hitomi and Escaflowne.
She was standing on the platform, right infront of the melof. Just starring right at it. Like she was in a mysterious trance. As fast as he could, Van ran up the steps, three at a time, to reach her.
"Hitomi"! he called happily, but slowed down when she didn't awnser. What was wrong? Hadn't she heard him? Cautiously he walked up to her back, and placed his hands in a cross across her chest, and pulled her into his embrace, her eye's became there normalgreen with black centers, tears stared to over flow and she put her hand ontop of Van's, trying to get closer to him. "Hitomi?" Van tried again, his voice uncertain "What's wrong? What did you see"?
"Hum? I thought you didn't beleave me"?! she shoot back her voice like venom, Van hadn't expected that.
"What do you mean"?
"You think I'm just crazy don't you? Seeing things no one else can! I heard you"! She burrued her face in her hands and sobbed
"Hiomi. You have to understand it is weird but... Ever since I met you I don't think anythings immpossible anymore" Van said and again pulled her aginst him
"Then why did you make love to me? So I'd be under your control"?
"I did that because the moment I met you, I fell in love with you. You were so strong Hitomi. I'd never take advantage of that. I love you" he replied with honesty.
"Really"?
"Really, and not matter what happens, I'll always be with you" Van turned Hitomi around and gently kissed her. But a cackaling laugh took them out of their reverie
"So Kanzaki ready to die"? a silbver heard man called
"Oh and how do you plan to kill me?" Hitomi yelled back "And who are you"?!
"My name is Lord Dilandau Albatou, Zaibach General. And If I told you they way you died it wouldn't be very fun, now would it"? he ran up to the pair of angels and drew his sword, at the exact moment through the opposite doors, a group of 15 year old boys rushed in, their own swords ready. They wore simmilar clothes to their general, but the color was blue, not red. "Meet my Dragon Slayers! They've been quite anxious to meet you" the silver heard boy jeered
"Hi" Hitomi replied in a friendly voice, she was mocking him.
"How dare you mock Zaibach's most feared generals"! he stuttered
"How? Actually it's quite easy" Hitomi shot back
"Shut up, Dargon Slayers, get um! And don't even think about trying to escape"
"Wouldn't dream of it" the grren eyed girl taunted, she was having too much fun with it. Dilandau felt like killing this annoying, beautiful girl right on the spot. But Emperor Dornkirk wouldn't like thay very much. So silently he lead the the silent pair towards the exit, where there doom lay. But for whom? No one quite knew.
HAHAHAHA! Cliffhanger!!!! I always wondered why people left cliffhangers, and now I know! There SO fun!
Just to let you all know, yes I am insane, and yes I am a feminist. I beleave in Girl Power! YAY! But I can except if a boy is better than me at soccer (Whitch is rare)! Actually, in my class more girls are athletic than boys! Then again we have twice as more girls than boys.
This will be the second last chapter before the Epilogue.
Has anyone seen SLAYERS. The main character is Lyna Inverse. Could someone possibly find her spell Dragu Slave and e-mail it to me? Thanks!
Fushgi Yuugi is an awesome graphic novel! Yu Watase is a GENIOUS!
*Guess what!*
What?
*Come on be a little creative! Guess what!*
Get over it! I'm not imaginative so just shut up and tell me!
*Fine, fine. I spelled my own name wrong*
Is that all?
*NO! It's Artemis, not ArtAmis. Please reviewers out there please forgive me (Bows head)*
Why should they forgive YOU?!
*Because I Artamis, the godess that spells her name wrong. Plus I write this story, So there! HA*
Yaeh yeah. What ever.
Artamis Godess of the Hunt
Hitomi ran down the hall, glad to be away from all those people who were drilling holes in her with there stern gazes.
"Hey Hitomi" Van called out
"Van"! she smiled and lightly kissed him on the cheek
"Is that all? I was expecting a little more. How about tonight, hum" Van kissed her passionatly, oddly enough he didn't blush.
"Well, we'll see" she turned and walked away, knowing she was taunting him "Wanna look around"?
"I guess it couldn't hurt... Fine" and so the couple walked, hand in hand towards the garden.
The garden was like nothing Hitomi had ever seen. There was a huge lake fresh waterlake, surrounded by tree's, you could braelly make out the marble walls that surrounded the forest it was so thick. The grass was a lush emerald green that rustled as Van and Hitomi walked along the edge of the water.
"It's beautiful, isn't it" it was more of a statement than a question
"Yeah" Van agreed wholeheartedly and sat down on a marble bench, and motioned Hitomi to join him. "Hitomi I want you to know I love you more than anything and..." he released the breath he realised he had been holding and gathered up all his courage "Hitomi Kanzaki will you marry me" Van looked at her with pleading eyes. Hitomi didn't know whar to say. Yes, maybe, I'll think about it? Though she knew she didn't have a choice.
"Yes... I will" she awnsered, her voice filled with confidance at the response she was giving. The youth before her stood up and kissed her, never wanting to let go. After a few moments they got up and walked around until it was time for dinner.
"Thank you one and all for attending!" Duke Freids voice belllowed out through the grand dinning hall. A group of people that HItomi remembered as the duke's advisors sat all side by side.
'Gospping like damn women' Hitomi thought and took a sip of her drink as one of them glared at her. 'Let them glare at me all they want' her mind fumed. The duke kept on taking sips of his drink and talking of battle tactics that would be useful as Marlene and her younger sister, Millerna, talked on what dresses would look better for this year. Out of nowhere Marlene changed the subject to femanisme and how men demean strong women. The advisor who had been quite content glaring at Hitomi, looked over to the duchess in pure shook.
"Marlene, please you know what we all think of what you think. Women were ment to be protected" Duke patted her arm.
"When you say 'what we all think' you mean men. This is what Marlene was getting at. There isn't that much difference between men and women. By acting the way you are is giving girls in the future to have low selfesteam." Hitomi blurted out now almost everyone in room that was male, except Van, was glaring at her. Millerna and her sister seemed impressed and Van was in total shock. Hitomi, being a feminist, felt proud about herself, sat down and calmly took a sip of vino as if nothing had just happened.
As diner progressed no one dared to speak, although Hitomi was doing a victory dance in her mind. After about 15 minutes of bordem both Van and Hitomi excuse themselves from the table.
When they were out of hearing range Van burst out laughing, while Hitomi grinned.
"You have a big mouth you know that"
"Yeah, well I though you like that" Hitomi gave him an evil smile, as he turned red.
They walked in silence down the halls, enjoying each others company in the bliss silence. Finally Van's room he had been given was to the back of Hitomi and Van leaned in, kissing her passionatly as he pushed the door open and lead Hitomi in...
Again Hitomi woke up in the arms of her protector, and already she found it normal to be greated by his sleeping face. She glanced over to the window, the sun was going to rise soon. The sky almost looked a blood red, dripping onto the panoramic. 'The vision!' she nearlly fell out of bed, and strated to get dressed as fast as possible, cursing.
Van was awoken by the sounds of someone moving around his chamber rapidly. He blinked his auburn eyes open and looked over to see Hitomi pulling on her clothes. A worried look on her face. The war. It had slipped his mind during his time he had had with Hitomi last night. Van shot up and began to dress himself faster than he ever had to. While he was still pulling on his red shirt, HItomi ran out of the room, down the hall. She came along no maids, or servants. Finally she reached the dinning room and saw Marlene.
"Duchess! Were is everybody"! HItomi excalimed, bending down to cached breath
"Why hello Hitomi, we evacuated everyone, didn't you hear?" she had an amused look on her face "Well I suppose you were... Too busy with the king of Fanellia to hear" Hitomi turned a bright red and sat down at the long table "The attack will start soon, so I want you gone on a levi-ship as soon as possible, understan-" Marlene wasn't even given a chance to finish, when a Austurian messanger ran in
"Duchess Marlene I bring news of your father, he's terribly ill, he wishes for you to send him your best healers-" the boy was shocked to see the duchesses face harden
"Tell that over grow traiterous cow he can die for all care! The nerve of him, selling us out to Zaibach and then have the nerve to ask for our help! Tell him that he's a dirty bastard who should go to hell and stop bothering everyone!" the messanger wrote it all down and took off, not wanting to anger her anymore. "Did you like that" she went on as if nothing had happened, and smothed out her hair.
"Impressive... Well if me and Van want out of here, we better get going. Though knowing Van he'll want to stay and help" Though she was only lying about leaving, Hitomi stood up and walked towards the way she would find herself in the trainning yard, where her vision would take place.
Millerna woke up by the sounds of someone running and banging on her door, she glanced over to Dryden who was still asleep.
"Millerna!" it was Van Fanel
'What could he want'? "I'll be out in a moment" she yelled back. Grummbaling about arrogant men, she got dresed and walked out of her bedroom compartment, through her kitchen and to the door, and pulled it open "What can I do for you- Is that a hickey"?
"Wha-I can't find HItomi, she was there one moment anhd gone the next, I thought she'd be with you"
"Try the trainning yard" Millerna said, as she glanced out the window and saw a girl running in men's clothes, and closed the door.
Van turned around and ran as fast as he could, to the quickest way to the trainning yard.
Hitomi stood in the entance to the trainning yard, uneffected by all the leviships leaving for the war.
"Where are you" she asked to no one. The sky was begginning to turn orange but the blood red color had yet to leave the sky. Then as if an awnser to her question, guymelifs began to drop from the sky, and within moments everything was on fire. Ships began to fall prey to attacks, and screams of agony filled the air. A few yeards away a single guymelof landed, doing nothing as the other destroyed buildings. He used his flamethrower and created a large circle of fire before Hitomi could do anything. The piolt turned his attention to her, looking right into her green eyes. He opened his door and jumped down, his face hidden by his dark cloak and he began to walk towards the youth.
Hitomi was unable to move, her fear and anger kept her in place. The piolet stood before her and grinned. It was Folken Stratagos of Zaibach. As if her legs started to apporate it was too late, with one swift blow she was rendered unconcious...
Van ran into the field and saw ships burn, and people die, and there was a wide ring of fire with Hitomi in it. He watched, helpless, as the figure hit her over the head. He picked her up brought her to the feet of his guymelof, climbed in and picked her up. As if seeing Van for the first time, he looked right at him. Van found his legs unable to work, as Folken made his way over to him, and with in moments Van was in his other hand, and in the air. He watched as they flew over the capital, towards the Mystique Valley, where he and Hitomi might die.
He looked down and was hit by a wave of sadness as he watched the most religious city in Geae burn to its destruction. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw the holding cell he was allowed to keep Escaflowne in, doors pried open and the legendary guymelof taken away along with them.
They had been flying for hours, none stop to there destination, Hitomi had yet to regain conciousness, so Van sat in silence, loathing his elder brother more than he thought possible. To think his kind and gentle brother had helped destroy the country that had raised him was discusting. The question repeated itself in Van's mind
"Why, Folken why are you doing of all this"!
"Simple, for power" Folken awnserd in a forbidding tone. That was the last thing said before they arrived at the floating fortress the Vionay.
It was a huge and vast ship, cold and dark. As Van walked down the hallway all by himself. It was odd that they let him walk around without a guard, infact they all seemed to be avoiding him, almost like there were very few people on deck. Then again where could he go? He could use his wings but he'd never leave with out Hitomi. She's the most important thing on this ship to him.
'So where did they put her" he asked outloud, as he walked the empty halls, passing a light every now and then. Van recalled a soldure took her away from Folken the minute they had landed, then Folken left leaving Van, once again by himself. So he had walked around and gotten lost, looking for his green eyed angel. It seemed like hours, and he stil hadn't run into anyone, all the doors were shut and not matter how hard Van tried to open them, they wouldn't budge. Suddenly the whole place started to shake. They had finally landed. He raced down the hall ways in search of the exits, they were at the Mystique Valley, the capital of Atlantis. He had to be there to save Hitomi no matter what! Finally he reached the guymelof and sure enough, there was Hitomi and Escaflowne.
She was standing on the platform, right infront of the melof. Just starring right at it. Like she was in a mysterious trance. As fast as he could, Van ran up the steps, three at a time, to reach her.
"Hitomi"! he called happily, but slowed down when she didn't awnser. What was wrong? Hadn't she heard him? Cautiously he walked up to her back, and placed his hands in a cross across her chest, and pulled her into his embrace, her eye's became there normalgreen with black centers, tears stared to over flow and she put her hand ontop of Van's, trying to get closer to him. "Hitomi?" Van tried again, his voice uncertain "What's wrong? What did you see"?
"Hum? I thought you didn't beleave me"?! she shoot back her voice like venom, Van hadn't expected that.
"What do you mean"?
"You think I'm just crazy don't you? Seeing things no one else can! I heard you"! She burrued her face in her hands and sobbed
"Hiomi. You have to understand it is weird but... Ever since I met you I don't think anythings immpossible anymore" Van said and again pulled her aginst him
"Then why did you make love to me? So I'd be under your control"?
"I did that because the moment I met you, I fell in love with you. You were so strong Hitomi. I'd never take advantage of that. I love you" he replied with honesty.
"Really"?
"Really, and not matter what happens, I'll always be with you" Van turned Hitomi around and gently kissed her. But a cackaling laugh took them out of their reverie
"So Kanzaki ready to die"? a silbver heard man called
"Oh and how do you plan to kill me?" Hitomi yelled back "And who are you"?!
"My name is Lord Dilandau Albatou, Zaibach General. And If I told you they way you died it wouldn't be very fun, now would it"? he ran up to the pair of angels and drew his sword, at the exact moment through the opposite doors, a group of 15 year old boys rushed in, their own swords ready. They wore simmilar clothes to their general, but the color was blue, not red. "Meet my Dragon Slayers! They've been quite anxious to meet you" the silver heard boy jeered
"Hi" Hitomi replied in a friendly voice, she was mocking him.
"How dare you mock Zaibach's most feared generals"! he stuttered
"How? Actually it's quite easy" Hitomi shot back
"Shut up, Dargon Slayers, get um! And don't even think about trying to escape"
"Wouldn't dream of it" the grren eyed girl taunted, she was having too much fun with it. Dilandau felt like killing this annoying, beautiful girl right on the spot. But Emperor Dornkirk wouldn't like thay very much. So silently he lead the the silent pair towards the exit, where there doom lay. But for whom? No one quite knew.
HAHAHAHA! Cliffhanger!!!! I always wondered why people left cliffhangers, and now I know! There SO fun!
Just to let you all know, yes I am insane, and yes I am a feminist. I beleave in Girl Power! YAY! But I can except if a boy is better than me at soccer (Whitch is rare)! Actually, in my class more girls are athletic than boys! Then again we have twice as more girls than boys.
This will be the second last chapter before the Epilogue.
Has anyone seen SLAYERS. The main character is Lyna Inverse. Could someone possibly find her spell Dragu Slave and e-mail it to me? Thanks!
Fushgi Yuugi is an awesome graphic novel! Yu Watase is a GENIOUS!
*Guess what!*
What?
*Come on be a little creative! Guess what!*
Get over it! I'm not imaginative so just shut up and tell me!
*Fine, fine. I spelled my own name wrong*
Is that all?
*NO! It's Artemis, not ArtAmis. Please reviewers out there please forgive me (Bows head)*
Why should they forgive YOU?!
*Because I Artamis, the godess that spells her name wrong. Plus I write this story, So there! HA*
Yaeh yeah. What ever.
Artamis Godess of the Hunt