For All Eternity

A/N: I take it you are still liking it? Well I'm writing as fast as I can for you lovely people!

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June Bug

Hitomi had been in Gaea only a few days. She and Van didn't talk much. Hitomi knew that Van wouldn't want to get too close because when the time came for her to leave he would ache so much for her to stay. He knew it too and didn't want to risk getting close to her.

Van sat by him large lake in his garden. It was so cool and calm and relaxing. He was looking through the trees to the Moon that was slowly rising. At the moment it was red looking and getting higher and higher.

"Master Van." Van jumped as his servant, a tall and over weight man walked up behind him. "Master Van." Van stood up and yet was no way near the height of Gustang.

"What is it?" Van asked. Gustang looked down to his Master.

"It's Hitomi, she wants to talk to you." Van lowered her head.

"About what?" Gustang shook his head.

"I don't ask questions, I just take orders and carry them through." Van nodded and walked to his house.

"Where is she?" Van asked.

"In the main hall, Master."

"Thank you Gustang, you can go now, take the rest of the day off." Gustang nodded. Van turned and walked in to his house. He walked through to the main hall and saw Hitomi sitting at the far end of the table. She was sitting down so you couldn't really see her slight bump that had occurred in the month and three days of her pregnancy. She stood up and smiled at Van.

"Please Van, sit down." She signalled to the end of the rather long table for Van to sit.

"I got the cook to make us something nice, I think we need to talk." Hitomi said. Van looked to the table and then to Hitomi.

"You look nice." Van said. Hitomi smiled.

"Are you going to join me?" Van nodded and took his seat. Hitomi then sat down and poured some water from a glass and in to her glass, she then took a sip.

"Cheers." She said. Van then raised his glass but put it back down again.

"What's the matter?" Hitomi asked. Van shook his head.

"What did you want to talk to me about?"
"Us."

"Us?" Van questioned Hitomi.

"Well, I don't know where we are going with our relationship."

"You will go back to the Mystic Moon and we will no longer be a pair, you will be you on Earth and I will be me on Gaea." Hitomi lowered her head.

"I…" Van stood up and walked over to Hitomi.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to make you upset." Hitomi looked at Van.

"That's just it, I'm not upset, I've been thinking long and hard these past four days. I love you so much Van, I don't know what I'd do without you."

"What are you going to do then?" Van asked. Hitomi took a deep breath.

"I'm going to go back to Earth…"Hitomi paused and took a sip. Van stood up.

"You're going to leave me?" Hitomi then stood up and looked at Van and took his by the hands.

"No," She smiled. "I know this is right. I'm going to go down to Earth and talk to everyone, explain that I'm not coming back." Van shook his head.

"You…You're going to stay here?" He asked. Hitomi smiled and wiped a tear from her face. "But there is something you have to know…"

"Master Van!" Van turned.

"Gustang, I told you that you could go home." Gustang nodded.

"I know but there is someone here to see you." Van looked to Hitomi. Hitomi nodded.

"It comes with the job." Hitomi said and she let go of Vans' hands.

"Just hold your thought." Van said and he walked out of the main hall with Gustang by his side. The walked in silence until they got to the second hall, a smaller version of the main hall. Sitting at the table was a man. He had long blond flowing hair. Van smiled and the man stood up.

"Allen!" Van hugged his good friend.

"I heard the news." Allen said. Van smiled.

"Word travels fast." Van said. He signalled for Allen to sit again and Van sat as well. Gustang got some water and poured it out for each of them.

"Word only travels fast when you know a cat with gossip." Van smiled. Merle.

"How have you been then?" Allen nodded, "Not bad. You're obviously okay." Van nodded.

"I have the best girl I could possibly ever have and she has just told me she is going to stay for good."

"Are you going to get married?" Van shrugged.

"I don't know, I haven't really thought about it. She only told me now that she was going to stay, that will give us a chance to get really close." Allen nodded.

"Yeah, it would be nice if you two did declare to get married. Hitomi would be a Queen. Queen Hitomi, it has a nice ring to it doesn't it?" Van nodded.

"Yeah, I guess it does." Van poured out some more water and drunk it all.

"So do you want to go and see her?" Allen stood up and nodded. Van then stood and they both walked to the main hall.

"Hitomi, there is someone here to see you." Van said as he walked back in.

"For me?" Hitomi asked and she walked up to Van and kissed him. "Who?" At that point Allen walked in to the room. Hitomi felt a tear appear in the corner of her eye. She missed Van the most but Allen was definitely a close second. Hitomi walked over to him and hugged him. They embraced for some time. Van just watched and smiled that they had met again after so long.

"How have you been?" Hitomi asked. Allen nodded.

"I'm fine, but hey, you and Van? I have to admit, the best man won!" Allen said and he smiled.

"Won?" Hitomi asked, getting a little upset. "I was a bet?" Allen shook his head.

"No, figure of speech." Hitomi shook her head.

"Honestly." And with that she walked out. Van and Allen watched her leave and then turned to each other and shrugged. They walked over to the table where the food was clearly all cold. Allen grabbed a piece of bread and started to pick at it.

"How long are you staying here for?" Van asked.

"Oh I just came for a visit, I was planning on leaving soon. I just wanted to see you and Hitomi, what has it been two years?" Van nodded. Allen put the bread back down.

"You can't just stay for a little while, you are welcome to stay here as long as you like." Allen smiled and stood up.

"Thank you but I can't stay long. I wish I could but Celena is at home and I don't want to leave her too long." Van nodded.

"Of course, how is she?" Allen hung his head.

"She's not good, she's been having nightmares for a long time. I keep thinking that Dilandau will come back. Or she will do something stupid, I get worried. There is always someone by her side but I wish it was me, I would be happier that way." Van nodded again.

"I understand, how long did it take you to get here? Do you want to rest?" Allen shook his head.

"I should go now, I will the get back for nightfall and I will be with her when she falls asleep" Allen stood up and Van walked him to the front door.

"Come back soon won't you? Bring Celena with you, this place can hold for ten people and so far there is Hitomi and I!" Allen nodded.

"I will do." Allen nodded and then walked away. Van turned back in to his house ad headed for Hitomi's room.

Hitomi lay on her bed.

'I have to tell Van that I was with someone else, but he might react badly, he might not want me to stay, he might just think I was some filth and not want anything to do with me, or the baby.'

She wiped her eyes away of the tears.

'If I don't tell him then he will never find out and I will just go on living a lie. I don't think I can cope with that. Going through each day and him being happy with me but me feeling like some piece of trash that sleeps around. I can't go through this…'

Van knocked gently on Hitomi's door.

"Is that you Van?" Hitomi called. Van could hear her sniffing.

"Yes, it's me." Van said.

"Come in." Hitomi said. Van turned the door handle and walked in. Hitomi was laying on her bed, looking upward to the ceiling. Van could see tear marks on her face. He walked over to her bed and put his hand on her shoulder.

"What's the matter? What did you want to talk to me about?" Van asked. Hitomi sighed and sat up. She then kissed Van and hugged him.

"You know I love you right?" Van nodded while still hugging Hitomi.

"Yes and … you know I love you?" Hitomi sniffed. It felt so good to hear him say that. She parted from the hug and looked at Van, he was smiling.

"I can't believe you've said you are going to stay." Van said and he took his turn to kiss her. Hitomi smiled. "I know it's the right thing and I just know I will be happy but there is something I have to get off my chest before I totally commit to you. I love you with all my heart but this one thing is important and I know I will never be truly happy keeping this from you." She paused Van looked at her.

'This must be serious, she's never normally like this.' Van thought and he smiled at her.

"You can tell me anything." Van said, "If we are going to be a couple, we are having a baby, we need to be honest, what ever it is I promise it will be okay, from now on, no secrets and no getting angry okay? We can sort anything out." Hitomi nodded. Van smiled at her.

"It's about me when I lived on Earth." Van nodded.

"That's all behind both of us now, I swear I will make you happy on Gaea." Van smiled, Hitomi nodded.

"I was with someone." Hitomi said. She didn't wait for Van to say anything. "It was nothing major, I never slept with him and we had only been going out for the shortest time, then I came up to Gaea and I … it was amazing. I had loved you for so long. I've been thinking long and hard and its you I love, not Amano. Please don't be angry with me, I will end it with him when I go down to earth to say my goodbyes. I just don't feel comfortable going out with you and Amano.

"When I go down I will explain that I have someone else and that nothing he can say will change my mind. Okay?" Van looked lankly at Hitomi.

"You were going out with me and him at the same time?" Van asked.

"I swear, he didn't mean as much to me as you do. I know that if I stay here you will make me happy. You said we wouldn't be angry with each other any more." Van nodded.

"I guess so. You have no feelings for him any more then?" Hitomi shook her head.

"I love you Van, you, that's why it was so easy to make my choice between you and him, I spent my days thinking would I be happy here or not, then I realised would be with you and I would be happy." Van smiled.

"So you're sure?" Van asked. Hitomi nodded and kissed him, their lips pressed together.

"I'm very sure. I love you Van Fanel. I love you so so much." Hitomi said and she kissed him again. Van smiled.

"I'm glad, and I love you too." He smiled again and kissed her back.

'So that's sorted then, Hitomi's staying and we are going to be happy together, I just know we are. We love each other so much.'

Van sat and watched the stars twinkle. He was happy and so was Hitomi and that was all that mattered. His future started now, just him and Hitomi and their child.

T.B.C

Because I'm feeling nice at the moment I'm thinking 'hey lets right another chapter' but keep going with the reviewing my lovely friends on ff.net ^.^