Chapter 2 Deja vu
When he wants to think he always came back to this place. He never knew why this place drew him. He accidentally found this place 10 years ago when he thought he was all alone in this world and nobody cared for him. He was so alone and he didn't know where his feet brought him, so deep was his thoughts. And then he looked up and saw a beautiful lake in the moonlight. Oddly this soothed him. Oh it was no really and extraordinary lake. When he really, really analyze the surrounding, he found out that it was only an ordinary lake, nothing special about it. And yet when he went to this place, he felt a sense of belonging as if he had been there before.
To a casual observer, he might seem to be just an ordinary man enjoying the scenery, the beautiful moonlights reflected on the water. Others of a more discerning eye might care to note that he was a man of extraordinary height, a man over 6'5 feet, handsome of face with his wavy midnight black hair and intriguing sienna eyes and a well-built body of a swordsman. A man with an aura of power and danger. Lord Van de Fanel, king of Fanelia and a hero of the Great War.
He became a king at such a young age and shouldered the kingdom's many problems at the age of sixteen but surprisingly when he rebuilt the kingdom of Fanelia from the ashes of the Great War many of the people especially the rulers of Gaea where surprised at how competently he had raised the once torn kingdom to what it is today. It is considered as one of the prosperous country in the whole of Gaea and could even rival the great country of Asturia. Actually many were amazed and impressed that in such a short time Fanelia recovered from the Great War and even rose to greater heights. It could not be said that such heights could be attributed from the aid of the kingdoms of Gaea since many where reluctant to offer aid even after the signing of the Mutual Aid treaty of Gaea. Asturia know as a great supporter of Fanelia with its king also cannot be attributed the great progress Fanelia has now. So only conclusion could be made, Fanelia's success was because of the strength and the perseverance of its present king. Thus he became the most sought after bachelor of Gaea, wealth and power, an irresistible combination.
"I will never understand the nobility. But then as a leader I have to do the responsibilities that accompany even hosting a party which I totally abhor. Besides this could encourage trade and could be great help to the economy of Fanelia." He muttered to himself.
This was the constant reason he said to himself to convince that all was for the greater good of Fanelia. Fanelia should always come first. Well. a party was not all that bad sometimes it could be entertaining but this past few years it had become a bore him and recently it became sort of a plague to him. Maybe not the party but the people in the party, especially the women. He constantly dodges the array of women that seems to be always seeking him out. This seems to be the case in every party he had attended and had become a great joke to Merle. Merle's jokes he could abide but his advisors' and ministers' persistent demand was another thing-- --Marriage.
His advisors' had pointed out to him that his kingdom needs the security of an heir and the people needs to be reassured the kingdom's stability and also the kingdom could benefit from an alliance to other kingdoms. In his opinion the kingdom could do just fine with or without the issue of his marriage. The people of Fanelia was inherently industrious in fact this maybe the one factor that helped the kingdom elevate its status. What he didn't know is that without the help of his leadership such industriousness would never be put to work. After the Great War the kingdom was in turmoil and with Van's homecoming they finally had the leader that would guide them in the reconstruction of their fallen kingdom. At first they were hesitant of his orders being that he was very young and also he came from the race of the hated Draconians but such hesitations were also coupled with awe at the feats he had accomplished during the Great War, he was their hero as well as their king. And now he was beloved by his people and they also knew that they were beloved by him. That was why they noticed that the boy-king had become a man. Actually contrary to what he was wont to think Van also knew that there was truth to what his advisors' were saying, in his visits with the provinces of Fanelia his people seem to be constantly surrounding with the beauties of their province and ultimately his advisors' and ministers had found the sore point of his detestation at the issue of marriage, they used his love for the people of Fanelia, they knew that he would do anything for his people. And thus the party.
It was a celebration for his 10 year reign as king of Fanelia and many were invited. Merle had complained that it would involve a great deal of work but he knew that she was excited at the prospect of the party. Merle. over the years the exuberant cat-girl had mellowed down, no longer was she constantly jumping on him or licking his face, she had grown up. Sometimes he had missed her high-spirits but there are also times when it surfaced in the bevy of excitement like now. At first people regarded her as a kind of a pest, always at his side and not at all worthy to be a close friend of a king. But Merle was more than his best friend, to him she was family and he would not tolerate any disrespect towards her. Over the years she had come to be a member of his castle staff, at first he desisted in letting her work but she was very insistent thus he had her appointed as the head of the castle staff and this time it was him that insisted. After six years she had met a cat-man and decided to get married much like an older brother he had interrogated the prospective groom much to Merle's consternation but eventually he gave in and gave them his blessing but he had one condition, they were to stay in Fanelia and most preferably within the castle and they did, Merle admitted it had never come to her mind to leave Van to himself and jokingly added that he cannot live without her at his side. It was a joke, yes but it also has a little truth in it. The fact is that they needed each other. They had never been apart except for brief periods of time and it was unthinkable what they will do if they will be separated from each other. As children they had drawn comfort from each other. They were both orphans and to abate the loneliness they had adopted each other. He even adopted her child, her little girl was like his niece and tended to dote on her much to Merle's aggravation. They were as close and even closer than brothers and sisters. And like a sister Merle also pestered him about his status in life. It was fine when his advisors and ministers hounded him with this issue but it was another thing when it comes from Merle since she could be much worse compared to them and much worse than a matchmaking mama. But surprisingly unlike his ministers she didn't shove any girl on his direction and coming form Merle that was very unlike her. Her natural inclination would be to surround him with various girls for didn't she always complained why he doesn't want to get married?
This party could have been her perfect opportunity to set him up with someone and it would be just like her to drown him with a bevy of females hanging on his every word, she would be gleeful at his obvious discomfort. But she never did and instead she didn't try to stop him when he decided to leave the party for breath of fresh air. Knowing her she would have complained that her efforts would go to waste when he as host would neglect his duties and leave the party. And now as he analyzed her odd behavior he knew why. While she did want him to get married but she did not want him hooked up with any of those girls at the party. A few years back he would have attributed this to Merle's attraction for him but tonight he could not say this because he knew Merle was very much in love with her husband, which brings him to another reason.Hitomi.
He thought he had forgotten her but today memories brought her back to him as fresh as the day when they had first met and the day they parted. And tonight he thought of her as he stared at the lake. He looked up and saw the twin moons of Gaea and he focused his gaze particularly on the Mystic moon, her world.
"How is she right now? Is she still the same?"
And then he realized the folly of his words. It had been ten years and a lot of changes could happen to a person. He didn't even know if it had been ten years also in her world for he knew that time could move differently on her world. But still he could not stop his thoughts.
"Does she still think of me sometimes?"
It has been close to nine years when they had lost the link between them, that link that enabled them to send their thoughts to each other. He didn't know why it happened or how it happened only that he knew that he lost a part of himself when that happened. That was why he focused all his energies on Fanelia. Over the year he had made Fanelia the center of his life and nothing mattered other than Fanelia. And now when all his hardships had finally produced fruit. He didn't know what he will do next. That was the root of his problems, his advisors' had run out of challenges to pursue and now they pursue him. He on the other hand. pursued by memories that would be best forgotten for he knew the futility of his dreams. She will never come back again. come back to him. Didn't she choose to go back to her world instead of staying here with him and him. he let her go. He didn't know how incomplete he would feel without her. But it was along time ago and it's useless to think about it now but he can't seem to stop his thoughts.
Especially now, 10 years after he first met the girl from the Mystic Moon. As he looked at the lake he kept thinking what would have been if she stayed. what would have happened if somehow she found away to come back. Come back here in Gaea. here with him.
"What if?" he murmured in the dark. To nobody in particular. To anyone who cares. To anyone who might hear. Hoping that if someone might hear, someone might answer. Maybe just maybe he might realize he and lose hope, that it would convince him that no matter how much he might wish otherwise it would never come true. But he wished anyway.
"I wish."
He felt the warmth surrounding him and he realized that it came from his necklace. The necklace that wasn't really his but hers. He pulled out Hitomi's pendant, her token that he had kept close to his heart so that a part of her will always be with him. He had never taken it off until now. He looked at it closely. It was shining. It was as if a light was seeking to get out of the gem. And there was a flash. From the pendant? It had ceased shining and then a brilliant flash came from the sky to the lake. Pink light streaked the sky. And he looked up. It came from the Mystic Moon. And he looked further. Up in the sky. And there she was. Hitomi.
He was stunned. He couldn't think. So surprised was he that he almost didn't notice that when the light faded she was falling down. Falling down from the sky. There was nothing else he could do. He instinctively came to met her and white wings burst from his back tearing his clothes and he flew. Flew to her. Flew to catch her in his arms. He looked down to the woman in his arms and gazed into her eyes, a pair of unforgettable green pools that threaten to drown him. She stared back at him. Eyes opening wide surprise and delight clearly written on her face, and she said.
"It came true!"
Hello! Here's chapter 2. It's a bit short though. I know some parts are somehow like other fics. But hey, the creators of Escaflowne did not give me much to work on. I wanted to stick with the original characters and I can't make it leave the original setting, even though it would be more original. This is my opinion of what would have happened if the creators of Escaflowne would have continued with the story and not leave it hanging just like that without developing some of the characters of the story. That is why I'm making this fic. I was intrigued by Eries' character. But I can't also make this an Eries fic since I love the character of Hitomi and Van. As the story will progress I might also add other characters to deepen the story. In the plot watch out for a legend, a legend on how Escaflowne came to be made and why Hitomi was brought back to Gaea nad why she came to Gaea in the first place, her connection to Van and what role will Eries play in this part.
Ciao (
When he wants to think he always came back to this place. He never knew why this place drew him. He accidentally found this place 10 years ago when he thought he was all alone in this world and nobody cared for him. He was so alone and he didn't know where his feet brought him, so deep was his thoughts. And then he looked up and saw a beautiful lake in the moonlight. Oddly this soothed him. Oh it was no really and extraordinary lake. When he really, really analyze the surrounding, he found out that it was only an ordinary lake, nothing special about it. And yet when he went to this place, he felt a sense of belonging as if he had been there before.
To a casual observer, he might seem to be just an ordinary man enjoying the scenery, the beautiful moonlights reflected on the water. Others of a more discerning eye might care to note that he was a man of extraordinary height, a man over 6'5 feet, handsome of face with his wavy midnight black hair and intriguing sienna eyes and a well-built body of a swordsman. A man with an aura of power and danger. Lord Van de Fanel, king of Fanelia and a hero of the Great War.
He became a king at such a young age and shouldered the kingdom's many problems at the age of sixteen but surprisingly when he rebuilt the kingdom of Fanelia from the ashes of the Great War many of the people especially the rulers of Gaea where surprised at how competently he had raised the once torn kingdom to what it is today. It is considered as one of the prosperous country in the whole of Gaea and could even rival the great country of Asturia. Actually many were amazed and impressed that in such a short time Fanelia recovered from the Great War and even rose to greater heights. It could not be said that such heights could be attributed from the aid of the kingdoms of Gaea since many where reluctant to offer aid even after the signing of the Mutual Aid treaty of Gaea. Asturia know as a great supporter of Fanelia with its king also cannot be attributed the great progress Fanelia has now. So only conclusion could be made, Fanelia's success was because of the strength and the perseverance of its present king. Thus he became the most sought after bachelor of Gaea, wealth and power, an irresistible combination.
"I will never understand the nobility. But then as a leader I have to do the responsibilities that accompany even hosting a party which I totally abhor. Besides this could encourage trade and could be great help to the economy of Fanelia." He muttered to himself.
This was the constant reason he said to himself to convince that all was for the greater good of Fanelia. Fanelia should always come first. Well. a party was not all that bad sometimes it could be entertaining but this past few years it had become a bore him and recently it became sort of a plague to him. Maybe not the party but the people in the party, especially the women. He constantly dodges the array of women that seems to be always seeking him out. This seems to be the case in every party he had attended and had become a great joke to Merle. Merle's jokes he could abide but his advisors' and ministers' persistent demand was another thing-- --Marriage.
His advisors' had pointed out to him that his kingdom needs the security of an heir and the people needs to be reassured the kingdom's stability and also the kingdom could benefit from an alliance to other kingdoms. In his opinion the kingdom could do just fine with or without the issue of his marriage. The people of Fanelia was inherently industrious in fact this maybe the one factor that helped the kingdom elevate its status. What he didn't know is that without the help of his leadership such industriousness would never be put to work. After the Great War the kingdom was in turmoil and with Van's homecoming they finally had the leader that would guide them in the reconstruction of their fallen kingdom. At first they were hesitant of his orders being that he was very young and also he came from the race of the hated Draconians but such hesitations were also coupled with awe at the feats he had accomplished during the Great War, he was their hero as well as their king. And now he was beloved by his people and they also knew that they were beloved by him. That was why they noticed that the boy-king had become a man. Actually contrary to what he was wont to think Van also knew that there was truth to what his advisors' were saying, in his visits with the provinces of Fanelia his people seem to be constantly surrounding with the beauties of their province and ultimately his advisors' and ministers had found the sore point of his detestation at the issue of marriage, they used his love for the people of Fanelia, they knew that he would do anything for his people. And thus the party.
It was a celebration for his 10 year reign as king of Fanelia and many were invited. Merle had complained that it would involve a great deal of work but he knew that she was excited at the prospect of the party. Merle. over the years the exuberant cat-girl had mellowed down, no longer was she constantly jumping on him or licking his face, she had grown up. Sometimes he had missed her high-spirits but there are also times when it surfaced in the bevy of excitement like now. At first people regarded her as a kind of a pest, always at his side and not at all worthy to be a close friend of a king. But Merle was more than his best friend, to him she was family and he would not tolerate any disrespect towards her. Over the years she had come to be a member of his castle staff, at first he desisted in letting her work but she was very insistent thus he had her appointed as the head of the castle staff and this time it was him that insisted. After six years she had met a cat-man and decided to get married much like an older brother he had interrogated the prospective groom much to Merle's consternation but eventually he gave in and gave them his blessing but he had one condition, they were to stay in Fanelia and most preferably within the castle and they did, Merle admitted it had never come to her mind to leave Van to himself and jokingly added that he cannot live without her at his side. It was a joke, yes but it also has a little truth in it. The fact is that they needed each other. They had never been apart except for brief periods of time and it was unthinkable what they will do if they will be separated from each other. As children they had drawn comfort from each other. They were both orphans and to abate the loneliness they had adopted each other. He even adopted her child, her little girl was like his niece and tended to dote on her much to Merle's aggravation. They were as close and even closer than brothers and sisters. And like a sister Merle also pestered him about his status in life. It was fine when his advisors and ministers hounded him with this issue but it was another thing when it comes from Merle since she could be much worse compared to them and much worse than a matchmaking mama. But surprisingly unlike his ministers she didn't shove any girl on his direction and coming form Merle that was very unlike her. Her natural inclination would be to surround him with various girls for didn't she always complained why he doesn't want to get married?
This party could have been her perfect opportunity to set him up with someone and it would be just like her to drown him with a bevy of females hanging on his every word, she would be gleeful at his obvious discomfort. But she never did and instead she didn't try to stop him when he decided to leave the party for breath of fresh air. Knowing her she would have complained that her efforts would go to waste when he as host would neglect his duties and leave the party. And now as he analyzed her odd behavior he knew why. While she did want him to get married but she did not want him hooked up with any of those girls at the party. A few years back he would have attributed this to Merle's attraction for him but tonight he could not say this because he knew Merle was very much in love with her husband, which brings him to another reason.Hitomi.
He thought he had forgotten her but today memories brought her back to him as fresh as the day when they had first met and the day they parted. And tonight he thought of her as he stared at the lake. He looked up and saw the twin moons of Gaea and he focused his gaze particularly on the Mystic moon, her world.
"How is she right now? Is she still the same?"
And then he realized the folly of his words. It had been ten years and a lot of changes could happen to a person. He didn't even know if it had been ten years also in her world for he knew that time could move differently on her world. But still he could not stop his thoughts.
"Does she still think of me sometimes?"
It has been close to nine years when they had lost the link between them, that link that enabled them to send their thoughts to each other. He didn't know why it happened or how it happened only that he knew that he lost a part of himself when that happened. That was why he focused all his energies on Fanelia. Over the year he had made Fanelia the center of his life and nothing mattered other than Fanelia. And now when all his hardships had finally produced fruit. He didn't know what he will do next. That was the root of his problems, his advisors' had run out of challenges to pursue and now they pursue him. He on the other hand. pursued by memories that would be best forgotten for he knew the futility of his dreams. She will never come back again. come back to him. Didn't she choose to go back to her world instead of staying here with him and him. he let her go. He didn't know how incomplete he would feel without her. But it was along time ago and it's useless to think about it now but he can't seem to stop his thoughts.
Especially now, 10 years after he first met the girl from the Mystic Moon. As he looked at the lake he kept thinking what would have been if she stayed. what would have happened if somehow she found away to come back. Come back here in Gaea. here with him.
"What if?" he murmured in the dark. To nobody in particular. To anyone who cares. To anyone who might hear. Hoping that if someone might hear, someone might answer. Maybe just maybe he might realize he and lose hope, that it would convince him that no matter how much he might wish otherwise it would never come true. But he wished anyway.
"I wish."
He felt the warmth surrounding him and he realized that it came from his necklace. The necklace that wasn't really his but hers. He pulled out Hitomi's pendant, her token that he had kept close to his heart so that a part of her will always be with him. He had never taken it off until now. He looked at it closely. It was shining. It was as if a light was seeking to get out of the gem. And there was a flash. From the pendant? It had ceased shining and then a brilliant flash came from the sky to the lake. Pink light streaked the sky. And he looked up. It came from the Mystic Moon. And he looked further. Up in the sky. And there she was. Hitomi.
He was stunned. He couldn't think. So surprised was he that he almost didn't notice that when the light faded she was falling down. Falling down from the sky. There was nothing else he could do. He instinctively came to met her and white wings burst from his back tearing his clothes and he flew. Flew to her. Flew to catch her in his arms. He looked down to the woman in his arms and gazed into her eyes, a pair of unforgettable green pools that threaten to drown him. She stared back at him. Eyes opening wide surprise and delight clearly written on her face, and she said.
"It came true!"
Hello! Here's chapter 2. It's a bit short though. I know some parts are somehow like other fics. But hey, the creators of Escaflowne did not give me much to work on. I wanted to stick with the original characters and I can't make it leave the original setting, even though it would be more original. This is my opinion of what would have happened if the creators of Escaflowne would have continued with the story and not leave it hanging just like that without developing some of the characters of the story. That is why I'm making this fic. I was intrigued by Eries' character. But I can't also make this an Eries fic since I love the character of Hitomi and Van. As the story will progress I might also add other characters to deepen the story. In the plot watch out for a legend, a legend on how Escaflowne came to be made and why Hitomi was brought back to Gaea nad why she came to Gaea in the first place, her connection to Van and what role will Eries play in this part.
Ciao (
