Saving Two Worlds p.1: Hitomi's Return
1 By Angelstears
Hitomi stood, watching the kingdom of Fanelia burn. As much as she wanted to help, it was impossible. It was a horrible sight for her to see. Almost no buildings were standing. Fear cut through her like a hot knife through butter. She had no way down the steep cliffs yet so she cold only watch, watch the homeland of her beloved burn, knowing it was possible he could be alive and suffering, or already dead.
"Van! Van, Merle! Can you hear me?" she called. It was stupid to try but she had to do something. An eerie silence surrounded her, like something was stalking her, waiting for the right time to strike. She started running along the side of the cliff. Hoping she would find a way down into the city. Bingo! There it was. A small hidden path most likely used when the small country was under attack. "Van! Van please." she begged, running through the city streets. She continued running until she saw them. She looked around her. Three lifeless bodies were placed in a semi- circle in front of her. Van's body was lying in it's own pool of blood seeping from his skull that had been pounded in. On the other side of her was Merle. She had been spared such a thing, but her body was covered in cuts, welts, and bruises. A wave of sadness overcame Hitomi. The next she took a look at was Allen. He was missing an arm and assorted wounds covered him. "Oh Van." she murmured to his lifeless body, and cradled it. Blood quickly covered her body as she cried. "Why? Why, Van, why? Why did this happen to you, to Merle, and to Allen?"
Hitomi sprung up bed. She was dreaming, only dreaming. But it felt real, as if she had been truly holding Van's body in her arms. She stood up and walked to her window. She fingered her trusty pendant. Strange how she was wearing it when she returned. She looked up to the sky. The night sky was flawless, each star hung up in its rightful place and there wasn't a single cloud. Hitomi looked down at her pajamas and discovered there were bloodstains all over them. A small gasp escaped her lips as she started sobbing. There had to be a mistake, this couldn't be happening, not now, not ever.
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Hitomi walked through the hallways of her new school in a daze. It had been 3 long weeks since she last got a full night sleep, and the fact she had recently changed schools didn't help. Yukari kept in touch to the best of her abilities. At first Hitomi had considered running away, but what would that solve? She'd be in the same problem, only then without a home. She had some new friends. There was the oh-so-sweet Quatre Winner, and the always-silent Trowa Barton. There were also the 2 lovebirds, Heero Yuy and Relena Peacecraft. And of course the cute Duo Maxwell. She had gotten to know them a little bit. But it still never could be the same. She missed Amano and Yukari.
"Hey, Hitomi!" Duo called to her. She turned around and faced him. He picked her up and draped her over his shoulder. "You're not going anywhere, Hitomi. Except to the Pizza Palace with me." he teased.
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"Duo! Duo, put me down now!" she demanded. He ignored her and continued on his journey to the restaurant. Hitomi pounded on his back until they got to the Pizza Palace. He dropped Hitomi on her feet then dragged her into the restaurant. "You really know how to impress a girl. No one's ever treated me with so much care before. I almost wish we were dating." she remarked sarcastically.
Duo flashed her a devilish grin and held the door open for her. She graciously took his offer and walked in. There was an empty booth on the far side of the restaurant. Hitomi started for it when she was called to,
"Hi, Hitomi." Relena called to her from a window booth. "It's about time you two showed up. We were about to give up."
"Yeah." Heero agreed in an almost inaudible voice. He and Relena were sitting beside each other and looked a little too comfy. Duo helped her into a seat across from the two then sat down beside her. He draped an arm around her and pulled her close. Hitomi felt as if Zaibach was holding her. Duo wasn't quite an enemy but he wasn't supposed to be this close to her. "Duo." Heero warned, noticing Hitomi's uncomfortable look. It was one he had gotten to know when he saw Relena. He knew Duo had a crush on Hitomi, but he was pushing it. "Give her some space."
Hitomi sent Heero a relieved look. It was just too much for her in such a short amount of time. It had been nearly two years since she last saw Van, not nearly enough time for her heart to heal. 'Van, I'll always be yours. Nothing can ever change that. I just hope that the next time we meet it won't be like my dreams. The horrible things they are.' she thought.
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Van looked up to the sky. Hitomi's pendant served as a helpful reminder that she was always going to be there. He loved the silver orb. It was the most beautiful thing he had ever seen. By his side sat Merle, the way too over protective cat-girl. She too enjoyed watching the moon, or at least keeping him company. There was an eerie silence that filled the area. The sun was setting and the two moons were always best seen at dusk. He had changed a lot over the past while, his arms and legs were definitely more muscular, his chest broader, he lost that little boy look on his face, and his hair was a bit longer. Merle too had changed, she was much taller, almost his height, her hair was much longer, and those cute tufts of fur had grown out.
"Lord Van, is Hitomi going to come back?" Merle asked sweetly. Van looked away, he didn't know when, or if Hitomi would ever come back. There was no question he still loved her and wanted her to return, but whether she wanted to return and if she loved him was on another scale. He wondered if she remembered him.
"I don't know Merle." Van replied sadly. Merle hugged her brother and held him tightly. She knew how much Van missed Hitomi. She caught him crying a few times, despite how hard he tried to deny it. There was an eerie silence before one of them spoke.
"I miss Hitomi," Merle whispered, "she always had such interesting things and was fun to be around. I loved all those pretty things she owned. She had so many crazy visions that saved us countless times and always knew what was going on. I wish she'd come back to visit soon."
"So do I Merle, so do I." Van replied.
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Hitomi walked along the streets with Relena, Heero, and Duo. Mainly her thoughts remained on her dreams. They had been bothering her for weeks now, much too long for her taste. Lost in her thoughts, Hitomi didn't notice the familiar pillar of light that overcame the group.
"What the?" Duo exclaimed
"Heero, help me!" Relena called as the light picked her up. Heero grabbed her hand as the light picked him up too. Hitomi happily let herself be lifted by the light.
"Back to Gaea I go." she murmured to the stars. Within seconds she found herself looking at a grassy meadow. Duo and Heero were unconscious a few feet away, but there was no sign of Relena anywhere. Hitomi walked over to them and tried to wake them up. Heero was a lot easier to wake than Duo, who tried to pelt her one when she shook him. "Alright you two, we need to find the nearest village and find out where we are."
"What happened to us? I remember a light, then nothing." Duo asked quietly.
"And where's Relena?" Heero added. Hitomi ignored them for a few moments while she tried to locate Van's position. The image of her pendant wasn't coming to her at first, but it soon did. It told her to go west.
"We head west." Hitomi replied after a moment. She stayed quiet for a few more seconds and was surprised to find that when she looked for Relena it told her to go in the same direction. "Relena is that way."
"How do you know?" Heero asked her softly. He was worried about her, and everyone else. Hitomi stood up and started walking towards the nearest village she could think of.
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Van watched as a pillar of light appeared in the morning sky. He and Merle had fallen asleep on the roof of the castle and stayed out all night. His first though was Hitomi had returned, actually it was his only thought. He gently moved himself away from his sister and concentrated on bringing out his wings. His wings burst through his skin in a frenzy of feathers. He flapped them and headed for the pillar. It was a dense forest Hitomi had landed in. He flew as best he could to the location before landing in a tree and letting his wings melt back into his back.
"Hitomi! Hitomi are you out there?" Van called. There was a limp figure at least a few yards away from his location. He walked to her, calling her name, until he got close enough to see it wasn't Hitomi. His heart crushed. The girl had blonde hair, she definitely didn't look the least bit like Hitomi, and even her figure was different. The girl started moving.
"What happened? Heero! Who are you?" she asked in a frenzy of words, most of which Van could barely understand. She burst out crying after the shock started wearing off.
"I'm Van Fanel, the reigning king of Fanelia. It's a country just a little ways from here. I think you've come from the Mystic Moon." he stated calmly. The girl looked at him as if she were crazy.
"The what moon?" she questioned.
"The Mystic Moon," he replied, "I think you call it Earth. I remember a friend of mine calling it that a few times when she first arrived."
"Other people from Earth?" she asked. Van nodded his head. "How? I'm not even sure where I am and I have no one here with me except some king, no offence, and I'm not on Earth! I wish I knew where my friends were."
"Non taken. You're on Gaea. You're friends might be here. I thought I saw two pillars, but dismissed the idea as a trick that my mind played on me. We'll look for them now. Come on." He helped her up and started walking in the direction of the other pillar.
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A silent figure paced in a circle. Her plan worked better than she hoped. Soon Hitomi would be there and revenge would be taken. First she'd capture both Van and Hitomi, then she'd torture them both, one at a time, in front of one another. It would be beautiful. 'Soon I'll have my revenge. And then all of Gaea will be mine.' she thought.
I hope you all liked this part. It's my first try at any real fanfiction story and my first ever published. Please r&r or e-mail me. I would love it if I got constructive criticism. Tell me what you liked and what you think should be improved and I'll look into it. Thankz. Angels tears.
1 By Angelstears
Hitomi stood, watching the kingdom of Fanelia burn. As much as she wanted to help, it was impossible. It was a horrible sight for her to see. Almost no buildings were standing. Fear cut through her like a hot knife through butter. She had no way down the steep cliffs yet so she cold only watch, watch the homeland of her beloved burn, knowing it was possible he could be alive and suffering, or already dead.
"Van! Van, Merle! Can you hear me?" she called. It was stupid to try but she had to do something. An eerie silence surrounded her, like something was stalking her, waiting for the right time to strike. She started running along the side of the cliff. Hoping she would find a way down into the city. Bingo! There it was. A small hidden path most likely used when the small country was under attack. "Van! Van please." she begged, running through the city streets. She continued running until she saw them. She looked around her. Three lifeless bodies were placed in a semi- circle in front of her. Van's body was lying in it's own pool of blood seeping from his skull that had been pounded in. On the other side of her was Merle. She had been spared such a thing, but her body was covered in cuts, welts, and bruises. A wave of sadness overcame Hitomi. The next she took a look at was Allen. He was missing an arm and assorted wounds covered him. "Oh Van." she murmured to his lifeless body, and cradled it. Blood quickly covered her body as she cried. "Why? Why, Van, why? Why did this happen to you, to Merle, and to Allen?"
Hitomi sprung up bed. She was dreaming, only dreaming. But it felt real, as if she had been truly holding Van's body in her arms. She stood up and walked to her window. She fingered her trusty pendant. Strange how she was wearing it when she returned. She looked up to the sky. The night sky was flawless, each star hung up in its rightful place and there wasn't a single cloud. Hitomi looked down at her pajamas and discovered there were bloodstains all over them. A small gasp escaped her lips as she started sobbing. There had to be a mistake, this couldn't be happening, not now, not ever.
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Hitomi walked through the hallways of her new school in a daze. It had been 3 long weeks since she last got a full night sleep, and the fact she had recently changed schools didn't help. Yukari kept in touch to the best of her abilities. At first Hitomi had considered running away, but what would that solve? She'd be in the same problem, only then without a home. She had some new friends. There was the oh-so-sweet Quatre Winner, and the always-silent Trowa Barton. There were also the 2 lovebirds, Heero Yuy and Relena Peacecraft. And of course the cute Duo Maxwell. She had gotten to know them a little bit. But it still never could be the same. She missed Amano and Yukari.
"Hey, Hitomi!" Duo called to her. She turned around and faced him. He picked her up and draped her over his shoulder. "You're not going anywhere, Hitomi. Except to the Pizza Palace with me." he teased.
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"Duo! Duo, put me down now!" she demanded. He ignored her and continued on his journey to the restaurant. Hitomi pounded on his back until they got to the Pizza Palace. He dropped Hitomi on her feet then dragged her into the restaurant. "You really know how to impress a girl. No one's ever treated me with so much care before. I almost wish we were dating." she remarked sarcastically.
Duo flashed her a devilish grin and held the door open for her. She graciously took his offer and walked in. There was an empty booth on the far side of the restaurant. Hitomi started for it when she was called to,
"Hi, Hitomi." Relena called to her from a window booth. "It's about time you two showed up. We were about to give up."
"Yeah." Heero agreed in an almost inaudible voice. He and Relena were sitting beside each other and looked a little too comfy. Duo helped her into a seat across from the two then sat down beside her. He draped an arm around her and pulled her close. Hitomi felt as if Zaibach was holding her. Duo wasn't quite an enemy but he wasn't supposed to be this close to her. "Duo." Heero warned, noticing Hitomi's uncomfortable look. It was one he had gotten to know when he saw Relena. He knew Duo had a crush on Hitomi, but he was pushing it. "Give her some space."
Hitomi sent Heero a relieved look. It was just too much for her in such a short amount of time. It had been nearly two years since she last saw Van, not nearly enough time for her heart to heal. 'Van, I'll always be yours. Nothing can ever change that. I just hope that the next time we meet it won't be like my dreams. The horrible things they are.' she thought.
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Van looked up to the sky. Hitomi's pendant served as a helpful reminder that she was always going to be there. He loved the silver orb. It was the most beautiful thing he had ever seen. By his side sat Merle, the way too over protective cat-girl. She too enjoyed watching the moon, or at least keeping him company. There was an eerie silence that filled the area. The sun was setting and the two moons were always best seen at dusk. He had changed a lot over the past while, his arms and legs were definitely more muscular, his chest broader, he lost that little boy look on his face, and his hair was a bit longer. Merle too had changed, she was much taller, almost his height, her hair was much longer, and those cute tufts of fur had grown out.
"Lord Van, is Hitomi going to come back?" Merle asked sweetly. Van looked away, he didn't know when, or if Hitomi would ever come back. There was no question he still loved her and wanted her to return, but whether she wanted to return and if she loved him was on another scale. He wondered if she remembered him.
"I don't know Merle." Van replied sadly. Merle hugged her brother and held him tightly. She knew how much Van missed Hitomi. She caught him crying a few times, despite how hard he tried to deny it. There was an eerie silence before one of them spoke.
"I miss Hitomi," Merle whispered, "she always had such interesting things and was fun to be around. I loved all those pretty things she owned. She had so many crazy visions that saved us countless times and always knew what was going on. I wish she'd come back to visit soon."
"So do I Merle, so do I." Van replied.
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Hitomi walked along the streets with Relena, Heero, and Duo. Mainly her thoughts remained on her dreams. They had been bothering her for weeks now, much too long for her taste. Lost in her thoughts, Hitomi didn't notice the familiar pillar of light that overcame the group.
"What the?" Duo exclaimed
"Heero, help me!" Relena called as the light picked her up. Heero grabbed her hand as the light picked him up too. Hitomi happily let herself be lifted by the light.
"Back to Gaea I go." she murmured to the stars. Within seconds she found herself looking at a grassy meadow. Duo and Heero were unconscious a few feet away, but there was no sign of Relena anywhere. Hitomi walked over to them and tried to wake them up. Heero was a lot easier to wake than Duo, who tried to pelt her one when she shook him. "Alright you two, we need to find the nearest village and find out where we are."
"What happened to us? I remember a light, then nothing." Duo asked quietly.
"And where's Relena?" Heero added. Hitomi ignored them for a few moments while she tried to locate Van's position. The image of her pendant wasn't coming to her at first, but it soon did. It told her to go west.
"We head west." Hitomi replied after a moment. She stayed quiet for a few more seconds and was surprised to find that when she looked for Relena it told her to go in the same direction. "Relena is that way."
"How do you know?" Heero asked her softly. He was worried about her, and everyone else. Hitomi stood up and started walking towards the nearest village she could think of.
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Van watched as a pillar of light appeared in the morning sky. He and Merle had fallen asleep on the roof of the castle and stayed out all night. His first though was Hitomi had returned, actually it was his only thought. He gently moved himself away from his sister and concentrated on bringing out his wings. His wings burst through his skin in a frenzy of feathers. He flapped them and headed for the pillar. It was a dense forest Hitomi had landed in. He flew as best he could to the location before landing in a tree and letting his wings melt back into his back.
"Hitomi! Hitomi are you out there?" Van called. There was a limp figure at least a few yards away from his location. He walked to her, calling her name, until he got close enough to see it wasn't Hitomi. His heart crushed. The girl had blonde hair, she definitely didn't look the least bit like Hitomi, and even her figure was different. The girl started moving.
"What happened? Heero! Who are you?" she asked in a frenzy of words, most of which Van could barely understand. She burst out crying after the shock started wearing off.
"I'm Van Fanel, the reigning king of Fanelia. It's a country just a little ways from here. I think you've come from the Mystic Moon." he stated calmly. The girl looked at him as if she were crazy.
"The what moon?" she questioned.
"The Mystic Moon," he replied, "I think you call it Earth. I remember a friend of mine calling it that a few times when she first arrived."
"Other people from Earth?" she asked. Van nodded his head. "How? I'm not even sure where I am and I have no one here with me except some king, no offence, and I'm not on Earth! I wish I knew where my friends were."
"Non taken. You're on Gaea. You're friends might be here. I thought I saw two pillars, but dismissed the idea as a trick that my mind played on me. We'll look for them now. Come on." He helped her up and started walking in the direction of the other pillar.
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A silent figure paced in a circle. Her plan worked better than she hoped. Soon Hitomi would be there and revenge would be taken. First she'd capture both Van and Hitomi, then she'd torture them both, one at a time, in front of one another. It would be beautiful. 'Soon I'll have my revenge. And then all of Gaea will be mine.' she thought.
I hope you all liked this part. It's my first try at any real fanfiction story and my first ever published. Please r&r or e-mail me. I would love it if I got constructive criticism. Tell me what you liked and what you think should be improved and I'll look into it. Thankz. Angels tears.
