Chapter 17: Separation
"You did that on purpose." Dilandau muttered. How did he know? Setsuna asked herself inwardly. "I know you could do better than that so why, why did you give up?" She looked away from him.
"Dilandau both you and I know that if I was truly fighting at my best, you would be dead." Dilandau laughed. "So, am I worthy enough to come back or not?" Her voice was emotionless. He removed his sword from her neck and sheathed it.
"Grab your sword and follow me." He ordered Setsuna as he turn his back to her. A smile formed on her face as she grabbed her sword off of the ground and sheathed it. Tika and Ami ran up to their friend as she began to follow Dilandau.
"Setsuna, where are you going?" Tika asked. Setsuna stoped and turned to them.
"I'm sorry you guys, but they need me." She saw the depression in their eyes. "But hey, maybe we'll see each other in the future." Small smiles formed on their faces as both girls hugged their friend tightly.
"Setsuna, just be careful and don't go and get yourself killed ok."Ami whispered as she loosened her hug. Both girls backed away and watched their friend walk away from them.
When Setsuna was aboard the Vione, she was led back to her old room. It's good to be back, she thought with a smile as she closed the door behind her. But her smile soon faded as she remembered about Dilandra. She couldn't leave Earth without her. Just as she was about to open the door, someone the other side did. There in front of her was Folken. "Don't worry Setsuna, we won't leave without her." He told her calmly. "It's too late to be going out so you may retrieve her in the morning." Setsuna was ready to protest but quickly changed her mind. After Folken left Setsuna got an idea in her head. She opened her door and went across the hall hoping to find Dilandau there and of course he was.
"What do you want?" Dilandau asked as he went to put on the jacket part of his suit of armour. Setsuna smiled at him slyly.
"I just want to take you out on the town to show you how we have fun on Earth." Setsuna answered as she approached him. Dilandau rolled his eyes. The only thing he found fun was fighting in a battle. Setsuna wrapped her arms around his neck forcing his head close to hers. He knew what she was doing but didn't mind at all. Their lips pressed hard against each others. Dilandau ran his fingers gently through her soft blond hair. Setsuna broke the kiss and asked him again "So, do you want to go and have some fun or not?" He smiled wickedly back at her.
After a night a excitement, Setsuna brought Dilandau back to her home. Her father was gone out at a meeting to help him with his alcohol addiction and Takato was at work so Setsuna had the house to herself except for Naoko.
"Setsuna, who is this man?" Naoko asked sternly. "And why are you dressed like that?" Setsuna went and spoke to her in the kitchen alone where she explained to her what had happened that day and how she was going to leave for good. Once that was done and over with, Setsuna led Dilandau upstairs to her bedroom where she introduced Dilandau to his daughter.
When Setsuna awoke the next morning, she was not alone in her bed. there was someone else laying with her and it wasn't her daughter. She had put Dilandra in the new crib that was in her room. As she turned over to see whom it was an arm wrapped around her waist holding her close. As she looked at the arms of the person in her bed, she bean to recognize the armour they wore. They were wearing a red and black leather armour sit much like her own and she knew only one person who wore red and black. She relaxed her muscles as he drew her closer. She could feel his breath on the back of her neck which brought back more memories from the last time they had shared a bed together.
Later that morning when both were wide awake Setsuna began to pack a few of her things in a bag to bring with her back to the Vione. As she packed, something unexpected had happened. Two blue pillars of light could be seen in the sky taking the Vione and the Crusade back to Gaea. Then the same thing happened in Setsuna's very own room except it happened to Dilandau. Within an instant he was gone. Taken away against his own will. Setsuna stood in her room shocked and feeling a bit heart broken. He was gone and she was all alone.
