Saving Two Worlds p.9: Returning Home
By Angels tears
Hitomi dropped to her knees beside Escaflowne. This was all her fault. She was supposed to protect Van from danger, instead she let him down. She felt like a failure. A hopeless loser who couldn't, shouldn't be trusted to watch over someone. She looked at Escaflowne. It was pitch black. 'Just like after he fought Dilandau and his Dragon-Slayers. The Escaflowne was taken over by evil spirits.' her mind had set to work. Raising from her sitting position, Hitomi looked into Escaflowne's gem. It was also dark, and looked sort of lonely. Concentrating as hard as she could she carefully placed her hand on the gem. It began to glow and amazing array of bright light. All she could think about was saving Van, and everyone else. That was all that mattered to her at that moment. She had to get Duo and Heero back to Earth or else it could be destroyed.
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Duo and Heero gasped as they were enveloped in a bright pillar light, the pillar of light. Allen tried to grab hold of their hands but it was no use. They had already gone out of reach. 'Hitomi must have wished them back home.' he thought. He stopped trying to reach them and allowed them to continue their journey back home.
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Hitomi collapsed to the ground at the same moment Van awoke. He desperately gasped for breath, although he was breathing just fine, but with every breath he felt just a bit dizzier. Varie looked from him to Hitomi, who laid on the ground near the black Escaflowne. Within a minute, the Escaflowne's gem began to glow once again and it returned to its white color.
"Hitomi?" It was the first thing Van said when he finally caught his breath. He looked at his mother. "Where is Hitomi?"
Varie pointed to the Escaflowne, and to the unconscious Hitomi before it. Van jumped up out of her arms and ran to his beloved. At first he just watched her, afraid that if he touched he she might get hurt. But then he picked her up in his arms.
"Please don't die on me, Hitomi." he begged, holding her body close to his own. I love you too much to lose you now." A tear slid down his cheek and onto her face. Her eyes slowly opened.
"I wouldn't ever dream of leaving you, Van, ever." she whispered to him as he kissed her forehead softly and silently cried as he held her. Relief spread throughout him. She was alive. "I only fainted, really that was all. My powers are still so new to me that I wore myself out from using them."
He helped her up as she slowly got up. Hitomi's gaze quickly turned to Varie. 'Thank you so much, Varie. If it wasn't for you then Van would be dead now, or in Emera's possession.' She became enraged at the thought. 'I could never bear the thought of him serving her against his own will, or even with it. But I know he'd never betray me like that.' She thought, smiling victoriously at Varie.
"Don't celebrate quite yet, Hitomi. Your friend, I believe her name is Relena, was kid-napped and taken over by Nemesis. We need to return to Fanelia and send word to the others to join us, think you can handle that?" Varie explained softly, reminding Hitomi of what was at stake. Hitomi nodded. "In order to save both the Mystic Moon and Gaea you will need to bring your friends back. I sense that they will be a great asset to our cause."
"Defeat them here and the Earth will be alright?" Hitomi asked.
"Yes."
Van looked from Hitomi to his mother in disbelief. Everything was now just starting to set in. His mother was alive still! The thought had struck him before but now that all the excitement was wearing off he could really think about it. His mother had been dead to him for over ton years and all of a sudden she was still alive?!?
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Heero looked up at the sky as he sighed. 'How did we get here?' he thought as Duo walked up beside him.
"How did we get here from.what was it called?" he asked quietly. "Gaea, right?"
"Yeah." Heero agreed softly, still gazing into the sky. Millions of tiny little stars were scattered up there, and somewhere up there was Relena. "Let's get home and find the others. We're gonna find our way back and save Relena."
"And Hitomi." Duo added.
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Quatre looked outside silently. It had been just a few days since Hitomi, Relena, Duo, and Heero went missing. In a way he kind of felt guilty. He had rejected their offer to go out to hang around. Trowa just sat around all day, as he did sometimes, looking sort of longing. He'd explained a few things to Wufei and himself, like where Hitomi's mother said they were. 'Gaea. It sounds like such a strange place to be.' he thought. 'I wonder if it really is like a fairy tale story. And that half-human, half-animal creatures live there. How strange.' He looked up to the sky.
"Do you think they'll be back soon?" Quatre asked absently.
"Maybe, but then again they might not come back from Gaea." Trowa replied.
"It's just a fairy tale place. Mrs. Kanzaki was lying to you, Trowa." Wufei hissed.
The three lapsed back into silence. Without Duo to lighten the mood they usually got on each others nerves. It was a surprise they didn't go crazy and kill one another. With Wufei always being so skeptical it was hard to come up with any ideas, and with Quatre moping around over the fact he could be there helping them, things weren't doing so well. But Trowa was also just there. He didn't bother doing much besides looking up at the sky all day.
"We're going to Gaea to save Relena." Heero's voice came from behind them. All three spun around and gaped at them.
"And Hitomi." Duo once again had to add her in. "They were kid-napped by this Emera girl and something terrible might have happened. If we don't hurry then they might die, if they aren't already."
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Hitomi held on tightly to Van's waist. Flying on Escaflowne was always so exciting, but terrifying at the same moment. Varie was letting her decide when and how to start using her powers, which was a relief to her because she hadn't quite figured them out yet, but Varie had promised to train her when they got to Fanelia, and of course Van would supervise them. As for Merle and the others, when they got to Fanelia Hitomi would try to contact them and tell them they were alright and to come to Fanelia before the next attack by Nemesis happened. 'So much to do in so little time.' Hitomi thought as they neared Fanelia. She could see the fear etched in Varie's expression as she sat in front of Van. A thought of dread passed through Hitomi's mind. 'What if we're too late to save Relena? What if once Nemesis takes someone over they'll die if she's removed?'
"Relena's okay, Hitomi. When you win against Nemesis then she'll be freed once again." Varie assured her.
Hitomi smiled at Varie. She was just like a mother, her mother. She did miss her own mother, though. It would be quite an adjustment to not live back home on Earth. But it was a decision she could live with making. If it meant staying with Van she could adjust to anything. 'My powers signal when it is time to call them back, that's what she said. So when I feel its time to call them back I will.' she decided stubbornly. The fate of two worlds now rested upon her shoulders.
"It'll be okay, Hitomi." Van said softly. He hated it when she was stressed. She looked sort of sick, though. "Are you feeling alright? You look a bit ill."
"I'm fine, really, Van." Hitomi replied, forcing a smile until she caught Varie's look. "It's just a small headache. Nothing to worry about."
Varie looked back ahead of them, letting Hitomi go for now. If she was really sick then it'd catch up with her sooner or later, although she'd have preferred it not at all.
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Merle smiled as she stood in the bridge of the Crusade. It brought back so many memories, although not all were good. She could remember how Hitomi would stand right beside Allen at all times, all just because of some silly little crush she had on him, and how Van would watch, jealously, out of the corner of his eye. It was turning out to be quite the adventure now. They were headed towards Fanelia, because that's where Merle was sure Van would take Hitomi and Relena once they were saved. 'We went through so much against Zaibach three years ago, and now there's a new threat. I hope it can be overcome once again, and that we won't lose anyone in the process of defeating them.' she thought quietly. Everything depended on winning now, because the very last battle was on its way.
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(In Corline)
Junara glared at Emera. "You pathetic girl. How could you let Hitomi win like that? You were supposed to be keeping her busy so we could get Nemesis out of there, and kill her in the process. But did you succeed? No. We are back here in Corline, hiding because Hitomi has recognized the full of her powers. If we cannot find a way to overpower her then you can forget us taking over Atlantis, Gaea, or the Mystic Moon!!"
Emera looked down. 'I was trying to kill her. How is it that a girl from the Mystic Moon could have such great skills with a sword. I remember the stories of her. She's a seeress, not a swordsmen. Why wasn't I, a respected warrior of Corline, able to take her down?' she wondered silently, knowing Junara would give her some smart remark as to why. Behind her, Nemesis was sitting down on a chair, worn out from taking Hitomi on. 'And how was Hitomi, an inexperienced seeress, able to counter Nemesis' attack so easily? Junara lied about Hitomi being inexperienced, I think, or else Hitomi learned quite quickly how to control her powers.' She sighed, it was no use trying to figure it out.
"It was just a freak accident. Hitomi's anger took control land she was able to summon some of her powers. That's where we're lucky. Even at her current full, she isn't able to summon all of her capabilities. Junara, go easy on Emera. She is still of great use to us, and should she succeed in capturing Van on her next assignment, then she may keep him." Nemesis stated.
"Capture Van? For what reason? He couldn't possibly bring us any luck for defeating Hitomi." Junara objected.
"Silence, mortal." Nemesis threatened. "Now, Emera, go get Van for me. He will make good bait for bringing Hitomi to us. I think she will be a great asset if I can warp her mind to our side."
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(In Fanelia)
Van sighed as he landed Escaflowne gently on the ground. Hitomi had fallen asleep on their journey home. Even so, he was still worried about her, she seemed to be so ill. 'You're trying to be so tough during this time of war. You'll exhaust yourself and then there'll be no one to protect you when I'm gone.
"Lord Van!!" Merle screeched as she sprinted at the Escaflowne. "Lord Van, where is everyone?"
Varie stood up and jumped down gracefully. Merle gasped, startled, as she saw Van's dead mother. She nearly fainted. Van picked Hitomi up and leaped down from the Escaflowne. Merle ran up to him and hugged him tightly.
"Careful, Merle. Hitomi's asleep." Van warned. He then turned to face his mother. "I need you to watch over her. She seems so weak. I think she's sick but you know her, she won't admit it."
Varie nodded. She sighed and followed Van into the castle. Hitomi was ill. And in her condition she wouldn't be able to summon the full of her powers.
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(Back on Earth)
Heero stood outside, on the balcony, as the others packed. He'd finished a while ago. His thoughts still dwelled on Relena, they never changed. 'I will save her. I will, nothing will get in my way of saving my sweet angel.' he thought. Duo silently watched Heero. It was up to all of them to save Hitomi and Relena.
Okay, so this was pretty long, huh? And finally it's up too! I hope you all like it and please review. I swear I'm almost done part two of Return to Gaea, I know, long time no update on that one. Actually, I've never updated it so it'll be done soon. See ya around.
Angels tears
By Angels tears
Hitomi dropped to her knees beside Escaflowne. This was all her fault. She was supposed to protect Van from danger, instead she let him down. She felt like a failure. A hopeless loser who couldn't, shouldn't be trusted to watch over someone. She looked at Escaflowne. It was pitch black. 'Just like after he fought Dilandau and his Dragon-Slayers. The Escaflowne was taken over by evil spirits.' her mind had set to work. Raising from her sitting position, Hitomi looked into Escaflowne's gem. It was also dark, and looked sort of lonely. Concentrating as hard as she could she carefully placed her hand on the gem. It began to glow and amazing array of bright light. All she could think about was saving Van, and everyone else. That was all that mattered to her at that moment. She had to get Duo and Heero back to Earth or else it could be destroyed.
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Duo and Heero gasped as they were enveloped in a bright pillar light, the pillar of light. Allen tried to grab hold of their hands but it was no use. They had already gone out of reach. 'Hitomi must have wished them back home.' he thought. He stopped trying to reach them and allowed them to continue their journey back home.
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Hitomi collapsed to the ground at the same moment Van awoke. He desperately gasped for breath, although he was breathing just fine, but with every breath he felt just a bit dizzier. Varie looked from him to Hitomi, who laid on the ground near the black Escaflowne. Within a minute, the Escaflowne's gem began to glow once again and it returned to its white color.
"Hitomi?" It was the first thing Van said when he finally caught his breath. He looked at his mother. "Where is Hitomi?"
Varie pointed to the Escaflowne, and to the unconscious Hitomi before it. Van jumped up out of her arms and ran to his beloved. At first he just watched her, afraid that if he touched he she might get hurt. But then he picked her up in his arms.
"Please don't die on me, Hitomi." he begged, holding her body close to his own. I love you too much to lose you now." A tear slid down his cheek and onto her face. Her eyes slowly opened.
"I wouldn't ever dream of leaving you, Van, ever." she whispered to him as he kissed her forehead softly and silently cried as he held her. Relief spread throughout him. She was alive. "I only fainted, really that was all. My powers are still so new to me that I wore myself out from using them."
He helped her up as she slowly got up. Hitomi's gaze quickly turned to Varie. 'Thank you so much, Varie. If it wasn't for you then Van would be dead now, or in Emera's possession.' She became enraged at the thought. 'I could never bear the thought of him serving her against his own will, or even with it. But I know he'd never betray me like that.' She thought, smiling victoriously at Varie.
"Don't celebrate quite yet, Hitomi. Your friend, I believe her name is Relena, was kid-napped and taken over by Nemesis. We need to return to Fanelia and send word to the others to join us, think you can handle that?" Varie explained softly, reminding Hitomi of what was at stake. Hitomi nodded. "In order to save both the Mystic Moon and Gaea you will need to bring your friends back. I sense that they will be a great asset to our cause."
"Defeat them here and the Earth will be alright?" Hitomi asked.
"Yes."
Van looked from Hitomi to his mother in disbelief. Everything was now just starting to set in. His mother was alive still! The thought had struck him before but now that all the excitement was wearing off he could really think about it. His mother had been dead to him for over ton years and all of a sudden she was still alive?!?
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Heero looked up at the sky as he sighed. 'How did we get here?' he thought as Duo walked up beside him.
"How did we get here from.what was it called?" he asked quietly. "Gaea, right?"
"Yeah." Heero agreed softly, still gazing into the sky. Millions of tiny little stars were scattered up there, and somewhere up there was Relena. "Let's get home and find the others. We're gonna find our way back and save Relena."
"And Hitomi." Duo added.
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Quatre looked outside silently. It had been just a few days since Hitomi, Relena, Duo, and Heero went missing. In a way he kind of felt guilty. He had rejected their offer to go out to hang around. Trowa just sat around all day, as he did sometimes, looking sort of longing. He'd explained a few things to Wufei and himself, like where Hitomi's mother said they were. 'Gaea. It sounds like such a strange place to be.' he thought. 'I wonder if it really is like a fairy tale story. And that half-human, half-animal creatures live there. How strange.' He looked up to the sky.
"Do you think they'll be back soon?" Quatre asked absently.
"Maybe, but then again they might not come back from Gaea." Trowa replied.
"It's just a fairy tale place. Mrs. Kanzaki was lying to you, Trowa." Wufei hissed.
The three lapsed back into silence. Without Duo to lighten the mood they usually got on each others nerves. It was a surprise they didn't go crazy and kill one another. With Wufei always being so skeptical it was hard to come up with any ideas, and with Quatre moping around over the fact he could be there helping them, things weren't doing so well. But Trowa was also just there. He didn't bother doing much besides looking up at the sky all day.
"We're going to Gaea to save Relena." Heero's voice came from behind them. All three spun around and gaped at them.
"And Hitomi." Duo once again had to add her in. "They were kid-napped by this Emera girl and something terrible might have happened. If we don't hurry then they might die, if they aren't already."
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Hitomi held on tightly to Van's waist. Flying on Escaflowne was always so exciting, but terrifying at the same moment. Varie was letting her decide when and how to start using her powers, which was a relief to her because she hadn't quite figured them out yet, but Varie had promised to train her when they got to Fanelia, and of course Van would supervise them. As for Merle and the others, when they got to Fanelia Hitomi would try to contact them and tell them they were alright and to come to Fanelia before the next attack by Nemesis happened. 'So much to do in so little time.' Hitomi thought as they neared Fanelia. She could see the fear etched in Varie's expression as she sat in front of Van. A thought of dread passed through Hitomi's mind. 'What if we're too late to save Relena? What if once Nemesis takes someone over they'll die if she's removed?'
"Relena's okay, Hitomi. When you win against Nemesis then she'll be freed once again." Varie assured her.
Hitomi smiled at Varie. She was just like a mother, her mother. She did miss her own mother, though. It would be quite an adjustment to not live back home on Earth. But it was a decision she could live with making. If it meant staying with Van she could adjust to anything. 'My powers signal when it is time to call them back, that's what she said. So when I feel its time to call them back I will.' she decided stubbornly. The fate of two worlds now rested upon her shoulders.
"It'll be okay, Hitomi." Van said softly. He hated it when she was stressed. She looked sort of sick, though. "Are you feeling alright? You look a bit ill."
"I'm fine, really, Van." Hitomi replied, forcing a smile until she caught Varie's look. "It's just a small headache. Nothing to worry about."
Varie looked back ahead of them, letting Hitomi go for now. If she was really sick then it'd catch up with her sooner or later, although she'd have preferred it not at all.
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Merle smiled as she stood in the bridge of the Crusade. It brought back so many memories, although not all were good. She could remember how Hitomi would stand right beside Allen at all times, all just because of some silly little crush she had on him, and how Van would watch, jealously, out of the corner of his eye. It was turning out to be quite the adventure now. They were headed towards Fanelia, because that's where Merle was sure Van would take Hitomi and Relena once they were saved. 'We went through so much against Zaibach three years ago, and now there's a new threat. I hope it can be overcome once again, and that we won't lose anyone in the process of defeating them.' she thought quietly. Everything depended on winning now, because the very last battle was on its way.
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(In Corline)
Junara glared at Emera. "You pathetic girl. How could you let Hitomi win like that? You were supposed to be keeping her busy so we could get Nemesis out of there, and kill her in the process. But did you succeed? No. We are back here in Corline, hiding because Hitomi has recognized the full of her powers. If we cannot find a way to overpower her then you can forget us taking over Atlantis, Gaea, or the Mystic Moon!!"
Emera looked down. 'I was trying to kill her. How is it that a girl from the Mystic Moon could have such great skills with a sword. I remember the stories of her. She's a seeress, not a swordsmen. Why wasn't I, a respected warrior of Corline, able to take her down?' she wondered silently, knowing Junara would give her some smart remark as to why. Behind her, Nemesis was sitting down on a chair, worn out from taking Hitomi on. 'And how was Hitomi, an inexperienced seeress, able to counter Nemesis' attack so easily? Junara lied about Hitomi being inexperienced, I think, or else Hitomi learned quite quickly how to control her powers.' She sighed, it was no use trying to figure it out.
"It was just a freak accident. Hitomi's anger took control land she was able to summon some of her powers. That's where we're lucky. Even at her current full, she isn't able to summon all of her capabilities. Junara, go easy on Emera. She is still of great use to us, and should she succeed in capturing Van on her next assignment, then she may keep him." Nemesis stated.
"Capture Van? For what reason? He couldn't possibly bring us any luck for defeating Hitomi." Junara objected.
"Silence, mortal." Nemesis threatened. "Now, Emera, go get Van for me. He will make good bait for bringing Hitomi to us. I think she will be a great asset if I can warp her mind to our side."
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(In Fanelia)
Van sighed as he landed Escaflowne gently on the ground. Hitomi had fallen asleep on their journey home. Even so, he was still worried about her, she seemed to be so ill. 'You're trying to be so tough during this time of war. You'll exhaust yourself and then there'll be no one to protect you when I'm gone.
"Lord Van!!" Merle screeched as she sprinted at the Escaflowne. "Lord Van, where is everyone?"
Varie stood up and jumped down gracefully. Merle gasped, startled, as she saw Van's dead mother. She nearly fainted. Van picked Hitomi up and leaped down from the Escaflowne. Merle ran up to him and hugged him tightly.
"Careful, Merle. Hitomi's asleep." Van warned. He then turned to face his mother. "I need you to watch over her. She seems so weak. I think she's sick but you know her, she won't admit it."
Varie nodded. She sighed and followed Van into the castle. Hitomi was ill. And in her condition she wouldn't be able to summon the full of her powers.
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(Back on Earth)
Heero stood outside, on the balcony, as the others packed. He'd finished a while ago. His thoughts still dwelled on Relena, they never changed. 'I will save her. I will, nothing will get in my way of saving my sweet angel.' he thought. Duo silently watched Heero. It was up to all of them to save Hitomi and Relena.
Okay, so this was pretty long, huh? And finally it's up too! I hope you all like it and please review. I swear I'm almost done part two of Return to Gaea, I know, long time no update on that one. Actually, I've never updated it so it'll be done soon. See ya around.
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