Escaflowne #17
That Look
Disclaimer: I do not own Escaflowne or anything from it! #17! Almost done this now. Can't wait really. Been dragging this out *too * long!
Lina woke up early that day. Today was the day. The day she would go into battle with Dilandau. Her heart was racing and she wondered if she would return here not in a coffin. Part of her was worried that Dilandau might die. She knew that was the true reason she was going to go battle with him by her side. Perhaps if she tried to turn Dilandau good.
"Lina?" came a voice and she opened the door.
There stood Dilandau, his garnet eyes boring into hers.
"Dilandau." She stated simply.
"Are.you ready?"
She nodded.
"As ready as I'll ever be."
The hangers were busy with all sorts of things going on. Soliders ran around, getting the ships filled to the brink with horses. Dilandau looked over at Lina who was looking at the horses with a blank glare in her eye.
"Lina?"
"Those.horses.some won't make it back." Lina whispered.
Dilandau didn't answer because he saw Folken come down the steps. His breakfast almost came up and he stared at those eyes. Folken was a child, now pretending he didn't even know Lina. "I'm here to wish you luck." Folken said, nodding his head.
"Are you?" Dilandau muttered.
His voice could cut through steal.
"Miss Lina, do you happen to have a bracelet with you?"
Lina looked a Folken, a sinking feeling washing over her. She felt like she would pass out. Folken needed the bracelet. Lina looked into his eyes. They weren't the same eyes that had kissed her and held her. No. Some part of Lina knew Folken truly didn't remember her. Lina felt Dilandau's hand slip into her own and he squeezed it. Dilandau had the bracelet.
"No.I don't. It's on Earth."
Folken raised one eyebrow, "Is it?" and he turned.
"Mr. Folken?" Lina's voice rang out and Folken turned back, "Mr.Folken.I.I." Lina looked at him, the blank look.
Folken didn't remember her. He didn't remember the pain he had caused her. Anger washed over her like a tidal wave.
"I hate you." She said to him and walked away.
Folken looked at Lina, who quickly got swallowed up in the crowd. His gaze went back to Dilandau who was in shock. Folken felt a great deal of pain shoot up him and he held his head, gasping for breath.
"Mr. Folken, I didn't offend you with what I said in the meeting room, did I?"
"How could you? It was a simple question, but not a simple answer."
Another memory flashed to him.
"You could return.if you gave us the bracelet."
"How would that help?"
"Because then the praying would be more real.not fake."
Folken tilted her face to his and softly brought his lips to hers. She tried to pull away, but soon stopped. Folken's eyes opened to see Dilandau looking oddly at him.
"What is wrong?" he asked.
"No.No.nothing." Folken muttered and he stumbled out of the room.
The memories swirled around him, he felt like he was in a fog. He didn't understand them. How could he have kissed a girl he had never met?
The horses hid carefully. Lina was next to Dilandau. Dilandau's eyes moved over to her.
"Are you OK?" he asked her.
Lina nodded, mute. She looked at him, her eyes wide.
"Dilandau." she muttered and he moved closer to her.
"What?"
"Dilandau.If something were to happen.If you were.to.die.I would..I want you to know..that I.I."
"OK! Lord Dilandau, the attack team is ready!" Shesta cried out.
Dilandau watched Lina pull away and stare straight ahead. He looked at her lips, her figure and saw the pain in her eyes. He would be brave. He wouldn't let her die.
"Ready men?" cried Dilandau.
"HAI, DILANDAU-SAMA!" his men cried.
Dilandau looked straight ahead, opened his mouth and cried, "CHARGE!"
Lina felt like she was in a dream she would wake up from quickly. Her horse moved down the small trench and the Crusade came in sight.
"Draw your swords!" cried Dilandau.
Dilandau was feeling the rush of being in battle. Lina was feeling sick.
"Lina! This way!" Dilandau called.
Lina turned her horse after Dilandau's and they weeved through the battle. Lina stopped quickly.
"It's locked." Dilandau muttered, his eyes gleaming.
"Look out." Lina muttered.
She closed her eyes, raised her hand and fire shot out, burning the lock. Dilandau smirked and Lina snuck in.
"Van? Is that you?"
Hitomi turned around the hallway, holding her necklace. Dilandau was attacking, which meant Lina was near. Hitomi stopped. Damn, Lina was near. She was right here in the hallway.
"Lina!" Hitomi cried.
But Lina was not Lina. Lina marched forward and pinned Hitomi against the wall, ripping her necklace away from her.
"Lina!" screamed Hitomi.
"I'm sorry." Lina muttered and jumped out the window.
Lina jumped on Dilandau's horse.
"Did you get it?"
"Yes." Lina whispered in his ear, wrapping her hands around him.
Dilandau spun his horse around, "OK MEN! GET READY!"
Dilandau started galloping quickly.
"Where are we going?" Lina asked him.
Dilandau smirked, "You know I hate to leave a battle but.You have to get someplace safe with that treasure in your hands."
Lina looked down at the necklace as the went into a nearby forest. She leaned against Dilandau, holding him tightly, smelling his scent. They stopped at a cliff and Dilandau got off the horse. "Someone should pick us up." He muttered, looking upwards.
"Dilandau-" something in Lina's tone caught his ears and he looked up.
"Yes?"
"Where is the other piece for your plan? Who has it?" Lina asked him, looking at him.
Dilandau felt himself go torn as he played with the bracelet. Lina paled and she walked up. Lina took back the bracelet, sliding it back on.
"I can't let you use it for evil purposes." Lina whispered.
"It isn't evil." Dilandau stated.
When Lina looked back up at him, he realized her face was tear stained.
"Was this the only reason you kissed me? Was for this bracelet? I understand it all now. Folken kissed me for the bracelet, as did you." She was shaking now.
Dilandau felt numb. He wanted to yell at her that he didn't kiss her for that. The bracelet had never entered his mind when he had kissed her.
"No.Lina." he let out a choked sob.
"I won't be apart of this.this.horror story! I was wrong about Folken and wrong about you too." Lina said, wiping her face.
Dilandau let out another choked sob, his hands shaking.
"Lina, I."
"Save it. Save it for someone who cares." She muttered.
Lina jumped up on the horse and ran away.
"LINA!" he screamed after her.
It wasn't until later he remembered she had the necklace and the bracelet. For some reason, it didn't matter.
The tears blocked her vision, but she went farther in the forest. She had been used. Lina was aware there was a sound of another horse. The horse leapt in front of her, knocking her off hers and she hit the ground. The loud ticking in her head returned and she groaned.
"Traitor." Someone spat.
Lina opened her eyes to find herself looking in the eyes of Allen. He picked her up.
"Hand it over."
"What?" she asked, knowing what it was. She slid it down her pants, hoping he wouldn't go there.
"So you'll play dumb huh? Let's see how dumb you play when Zaibach is going to see your head on the floor."
The world went numb and Lina watched a firework show.
It was all in her head.
The End
Only 3 chapters left!
-Sniperwolf
That Look
Disclaimer: I do not own Escaflowne or anything from it! #17! Almost done this now. Can't wait really. Been dragging this out *too * long!
Lina woke up early that day. Today was the day. The day she would go into battle with Dilandau. Her heart was racing and she wondered if she would return here not in a coffin. Part of her was worried that Dilandau might die. She knew that was the true reason she was going to go battle with him by her side. Perhaps if she tried to turn Dilandau good.
"Lina?" came a voice and she opened the door.
There stood Dilandau, his garnet eyes boring into hers.
"Dilandau." She stated simply.
"Are.you ready?"
She nodded.
"As ready as I'll ever be."
The hangers were busy with all sorts of things going on. Soliders ran around, getting the ships filled to the brink with horses. Dilandau looked over at Lina who was looking at the horses with a blank glare in her eye.
"Lina?"
"Those.horses.some won't make it back." Lina whispered.
Dilandau didn't answer because he saw Folken come down the steps. His breakfast almost came up and he stared at those eyes. Folken was a child, now pretending he didn't even know Lina. "I'm here to wish you luck." Folken said, nodding his head.
"Are you?" Dilandau muttered.
His voice could cut through steal.
"Miss Lina, do you happen to have a bracelet with you?"
Lina looked a Folken, a sinking feeling washing over her. She felt like she would pass out. Folken needed the bracelet. Lina looked into his eyes. They weren't the same eyes that had kissed her and held her. No. Some part of Lina knew Folken truly didn't remember her. Lina felt Dilandau's hand slip into her own and he squeezed it. Dilandau had the bracelet.
"No.I don't. It's on Earth."
Folken raised one eyebrow, "Is it?" and he turned.
"Mr. Folken?" Lina's voice rang out and Folken turned back, "Mr.Folken.I.I." Lina looked at him, the blank look.
Folken didn't remember her. He didn't remember the pain he had caused her. Anger washed over her like a tidal wave.
"I hate you." She said to him and walked away.
Folken looked at Lina, who quickly got swallowed up in the crowd. His gaze went back to Dilandau who was in shock. Folken felt a great deal of pain shoot up him and he held his head, gasping for breath.
"Mr. Folken, I didn't offend you with what I said in the meeting room, did I?"
"How could you? It was a simple question, but not a simple answer."
Another memory flashed to him.
"You could return.if you gave us the bracelet."
"How would that help?"
"Because then the praying would be more real.not fake."
Folken tilted her face to his and softly brought his lips to hers. She tried to pull away, but soon stopped. Folken's eyes opened to see Dilandau looking oddly at him.
"What is wrong?" he asked.
"No.No.nothing." Folken muttered and he stumbled out of the room.
The memories swirled around him, he felt like he was in a fog. He didn't understand them. How could he have kissed a girl he had never met?
The horses hid carefully. Lina was next to Dilandau. Dilandau's eyes moved over to her.
"Are you OK?" he asked her.
Lina nodded, mute. She looked at him, her eyes wide.
"Dilandau." she muttered and he moved closer to her.
"What?"
"Dilandau.If something were to happen.If you were.to.die.I would..I want you to know..that I.I."
"OK! Lord Dilandau, the attack team is ready!" Shesta cried out.
Dilandau watched Lina pull away and stare straight ahead. He looked at her lips, her figure and saw the pain in her eyes. He would be brave. He wouldn't let her die.
"Ready men?" cried Dilandau.
"HAI, DILANDAU-SAMA!" his men cried.
Dilandau looked straight ahead, opened his mouth and cried, "CHARGE!"
Lina felt like she was in a dream she would wake up from quickly. Her horse moved down the small trench and the Crusade came in sight.
"Draw your swords!" cried Dilandau.
Dilandau was feeling the rush of being in battle. Lina was feeling sick.
"Lina! This way!" Dilandau called.
Lina turned her horse after Dilandau's and they weeved through the battle. Lina stopped quickly.
"It's locked." Dilandau muttered, his eyes gleaming.
"Look out." Lina muttered.
She closed her eyes, raised her hand and fire shot out, burning the lock. Dilandau smirked and Lina snuck in.
"Van? Is that you?"
Hitomi turned around the hallway, holding her necklace. Dilandau was attacking, which meant Lina was near. Hitomi stopped. Damn, Lina was near. She was right here in the hallway.
"Lina!" Hitomi cried.
But Lina was not Lina. Lina marched forward and pinned Hitomi against the wall, ripping her necklace away from her.
"Lina!" screamed Hitomi.
"I'm sorry." Lina muttered and jumped out the window.
Lina jumped on Dilandau's horse.
"Did you get it?"
"Yes." Lina whispered in his ear, wrapping her hands around him.
Dilandau spun his horse around, "OK MEN! GET READY!"
Dilandau started galloping quickly.
"Where are we going?" Lina asked him.
Dilandau smirked, "You know I hate to leave a battle but.You have to get someplace safe with that treasure in your hands."
Lina looked down at the necklace as the went into a nearby forest. She leaned against Dilandau, holding him tightly, smelling his scent. They stopped at a cliff and Dilandau got off the horse. "Someone should pick us up." He muttered, looking upwards.
"Dilandau-" something in Lina's tone caught his ears and he looked up.
"Yes?"
"Where is the other piece for your plan? Who has it?" Lina asked him, looking at him.
Dilandau felt himself go torn as he played with the bracelet. Lina paled and she walked up. Lina took back the bracelet, sliding it back on.
"I can't let you use it for evil purposes." Lina whispered.
"It isn't evil." Dilandau stated.
When Lina looked back up at him, he realized her face was tear stained.
"Was this the only reason you kissed me? Was for this bracelet? I understand it all now. Folken kissed me for the bracelet, as did you." She was shaking now.
Dilandau felt numb. He wanted to yell at her that he didn't kiss her for that. The bracelet had never entered his mind when he had kissed her.
"No.Lina." he let out a choked sob.
"I won't be apart of this.this.horror story! I was wrong about Folken and wrong about you too." Lina said, wiping her face.
Dilandau let out another choked sob, his hands shaking.
"Lina, I."
"Save it. Save it for someone who cares." She muttered.
Lina jumped up on the horse and ran away.
"LINA!" he screamed after her.
It wasn't until later he remembered she had the necklace and the bracelet. For some reason, it didn't matter.
The tears blocked her vision, but she went farther in the forest. She had been used. Lina was aware there was a sound of another horse. The horse leapt in front of her, knocking her off hers and she hit the ground. The loud ticking in her head returned and she groaned.
"Traitor." Someone spat.
Lina opened her eyes to find herself looking in the eyes of Allen. He picked her up.
"Hand it over."
"What?" she asked, knowing what it was. She slid it down her pants, hoping he wouldn't go there.
"So you'll play dumb huh? Let's see how dumb you play when Zaibach is going to see your head on the floor."
The world went numb and Lina watched a firework show.
It was all in her head.
The End
Only 3 chapters left!
-Sniperwolf