"Cold as ice."

Disclaimer:As I've said b4 I don't own escaflowne so don't sue.

Chapter 4- It starts.
Note: he he special thanks to crimsonfire for your nice long review! He he actually i don't think zaibach and neitherr is the bad guy in my story! Ull see that later!
Now on with the show!

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Hitomi pulled her arm out of Van's grasp and started to run back to her daughter. Van quickly pulled her back just in time. As soon as they were both back in the village,there was a blinding flash. They both gasped. All they could see was snow. Nothing but snow. No trees,no grass..just snow.
"Alex!" Hitomi cried.
Van searched desperately for his daughter but she was nowhere in sight.He pulled Hitomi to him and let her sob on his shoulder. "Shh its ok Tomi its ok."
-Get her inside dad. I will be fine. Just get both of you inside..like the bakery or something..-Alex telepathicaly told her father. Van nodded and pulled Hitomi inside the bakery.

Wiping her wet,frozen hair from her face,Alex scanned the area. There was a rock that wasn't barried in snow yet. She ran as fast as she could to the top of the cliff. She closed her eyes for a second or two and then opened them whispering "life." Her ring began to glow and a beam of blue light shot towards the village.The beam grew into a barrier,protecting the village from the snow.
"There.." she thought. "One down, one to go.." she closed her eyes again. She ran and flew herself of the cliff. Quickly her wings spread and she flew around searching for the boy.
She focused her eyes and pictured the boy in her head. She then closed her eyes and pictured a pendent,like her mother had taught her. It swung back and forth and then... she opened her eyes and flew to the left.She put away her wings before walking over to the boy because she knew he was scared. The boy was frozen. Shivering and white. She bent down beside him. He was falling asleep. "No you can't fall asleep c'mon...stay awake and you'll be alright." When the boy was making no obivious awarness of what she had said she slipped her ring of her finger and put it on his. It doubled. She shook her head to make sure she was seeing right but she was. On his index finger was a ring..the exact same as hers exept on the oppisite hand. His eyes snapped open. The ring seemed to have had the same effect on him as it had on her. He stood up and gave her back the original ring."What's your name?" Alex asked. "Travis" he whispered."
"Ok Travis.. We have to get inside."
"Get out." He replied quietly but sarcastically.
"Don't get like that I could leave you out here."
"No! No. I'll come thanks."
She took a deep breath. She knew he might be scared...but it was worth it. She spread her wings.
He gasped. "Are you an angel?"
"No..are you from the mys- I mean earth.?."
"Yes."
"Ok don't worry I'll explain everything later."
She took the boys hand and flew up into the air.
They landed right in front of the village. Both their rings began to glow and a whole appeared in the barrier letting them threw. Once they were in it shut again. Alex and Travis burst trough the bakery door into Hitomi's arms.