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The palace seemed strangely empty without the felice running about, playing with each other in the corridors occasionally. Van sighed, looking down the hall nervously, slipping on a white night shirt, and turned to the bed, where Meruru licked her paw, cleaning herself. He smiled.

"I promise, I'll protect you…Okay?" Van said, smiling to the best of his extent.

Meruru opened one eye curiously, and huffed. " I don't think you can protect me from whatever wants my kind dead," She curled up on the bed, and looked towards the window. "The stars are pretty tonight," she sighed, a smile tugging at the corners of her lips. Van slipped into bed, scratching her behind the ear. She purred softly, and turned curling into Van, her tail wrapping around her leg. Van sighed, staring up at the ceiling.

"I hope Celena is alright..hmm…could you put out the light Meruru-chan?," He turned to her. She nodded and bounced up over Van.

"Hai, Ban-sama! (Van spelt Ban, because that's how it is said in the Japanese one. No "V" sound in Japanese language) bounced over to the torch, placing a large metal cup with a handle on the side over the flame. She then bounced back over to the bed, throwing her arms around Van. The two soon found themselves fast asleep, embraced in each others arms.

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"ONII-SAN!!" Van cried out. "Brother, where are you??" He was five again, running along a groundless landscape. The clouds, or what seemed to be the entire surrounding, were colored with light shades of pink, purple, white and blue, blending together, making soft muddy colors.

"Van…" A low voice echoed throughout the surrounding. Van turned, and found no one was there. Distressed, he collapsed and began sobbing.

"Onii-san left me!" he cried,

"No…I didn't," The voice said sadly. "I-I didn't have a choice," A bright light flashed in front of Van, and Folken appeared as the young boy he once was. He was clad in orange and red robes, flowing against a non existent wind. He smiled sadly, and embraced his little brother, who warmly embraced back, crying into his shoulder.

"I didn't have a choice…I was ignorant, and blinded by Zaibach's leaders," Van looked up at Folken, who smiled.

"Listen Van…I've come to tell you something, and try and remember it when you wake. I was the one who took Celena, but by force…I didn't want to take her. She has been converted back to Dilandau, and is under someone's control. I can't say who…I'm sorry," And with that, Folken vanished, leaving a confused child behind.

Van sat upright, Staring up at the ceiling. He looked about, and wiped away the sweat from his forward. He didn't know whether to rejoice or lament, for Folken was alive, as far as he knew…But that dream could have been just a farce. He shook his head, and looked down. He realized then, Meruru was missing. He gasped, and saw the window was open. Throwing the sheets aside, he leapt over to the window, poking his head out, glancing about nervously.

"Meruru!!," He called. He heard a meow, and Meruru was hanging in front of him, smiling. "Hai, Ban-sama?" Van sighed in relief.

"Come back in bed…What are you doing up there anyway?" Van said, sounding slightly exasperated.

"Just looking at the stars…They're just so pretty! And plus…I couldn't sleep," She sighed, as she slid from the roof, back into the room.

"I just had a strange dream," He looked to Meruru. " It had Folken…He looked so strange. So Beautiful. He was dressed in silk orange robes…Only to fit a king," Van smiled. "He said something…about Celena…I can't remember," Meruru smiled.

"Silly Van! It's only a dream! It doesn't mean anything," Van turned, looking at Meruru.

"I think we all learned from Hitomi that wasn't the case. I think, subconsciously, I know where Celena is…and possibly my brother,"

Meruru Looked slightly saddened by what he had just said, and shook her head, "Van your brother in long since dead…don't say your still grieving over him! You almost drove yourself insane, after Hitomi left. You always said it was your fault he was dead! You scared me when you didn't come out of your room for days!! " She threw her arms around him. "Please…don't ever scare me like that again!" Van looked down at her, tears welling up in his eyes. He fell to his knees, still holding Meruru in a tight embrace.

Just then, the door was thrown open, and Meruru and Van stared, holding eachother.