Escaflowne #18
The Black Wings
Disclaimer: I do not own Escaflowne or anything Escaflowne related. Thank you.
"She left? With the bracelet and the necklace?" asked Folken.
Dilandau nodded, his mind on Lina, not the two pieces they needed. Folken took a step closer.
"Find. Her." He spat.
"It isn't that easy. She took off. I don't know where she went."
"Well find out. We need the bracelet and necklace." Folken muttered before he left. His legs grew weak and he slumped against the wall. These memories of Lina. Kissing her, holding her. Some emotion he hated.
Did he know Lina?
Had he even kissed her?
Dilandau looked out at the forest, knowing she was in there somewhere. But where? That was the part that was driving him crazy. Where was Lina? Why had she thought he was using her when he wasn't? That kiss.his lips tingled. Dilandau turned away from the window in disgust with himself. He had promised himself he would never feel this way about anyone. He was the Dragonslayer Leader, damn it. He had to be strong. But looking out at the forest, knowing Lina was out there, alone.
He was sick of being alone too.
Lina's eyes fluttered open. She tried to set up. Ow. No. She plumped back down, groaning. Allen had punched her. Some knight. Weren't men not supposed to hit women?
"You're awake." Allen's voice crashed into her.
Lina mumbled, "Where am I?"
"Where is the necklace of Hitomi's? Where did you put it?"
"Why do you want it?"
Allen didn't speak. Lina closed her eyes, the sunlight hurting them and soon she was asleep.
She looked like a broken doll. Allen pushed the thought from his mind, glancing out at the floating fortress high above them. Van came back, glancing at Lina.
"How is she?"
"Been better, I suppose." Allen replied curtly, standing up.
"So what do we do with her? Zaibach won't want her back."
"We don't know that. Maybe if we tell them we'll kill her, they would try to work out a deal. If Lina has a piece for Escaflowne, they can't let her die."
"I'll make contact with Zaibach." Van said and left.
Allen looked back at Lina and sighed.
"Commander Folken! Message coming through!"
"Answer it!" Dilandau's voice rang out, a hint of panic in it.
Folken watched Van come up on the screen, and his eyes narrowed.
"Girls. I want to talk about girls."
"Why girls?"
"What do you do if you love someone and you trickedthem into loving you?"
"I suppose you tell the girl what you had to do and that it was a trick."
"What do you if the other guy has given up hope?"
"Who is she?"
Folken snapped out of it, holding his head. What the hell was that.? When had ever talked to Van about girls?
"What do you want?" Dilandau spat, touching his scar.
"We have Lina." Van said and watched their faces to judge if they would care or not.
Folken drew a blank. He couldn't read what he was thinking. He looked almost puzzled as if he himself was unsure how to feel. Dilandau though.his face was more pale than Van had ever saw it. Dilandau's eyes twitched and his hands shook by his sides.
"Give her back! You have no use for her!" screamed Dilandau.
This sudden rage.This anger.
Could Dilandau be the other guy?
Van knew he had thought Dilandau could never have such feelings but.
"Why do you need her? Return her at once."
Van smirked, "But.what happens if we make a deal?"
"What deal?" Folken asked.
"We have the necklace and Lina. If Lina were to die.wouldn't your plans.be ruined?"
Folken's face now paled. Ha! Van had caught them. Dilandau's face flushed.
"Don't you touch her!" screamed Dilandau.
"The Mt. Hill at noon tomorrow. We'll talk then." Van said curtly.
"Do we need to bring anything?"
"Just yourselves. We'll bring Lina and the necklace."
The link cut off.
"It is obvious they don't know about the bracelet as well," Folken turned to Dilandau, "Hand it over."
"What?"
"The bracelet."
"I don't have it."
Dilandau's heart thumped. Lina had it. And if she hadn't of taken it.Sweat popped on the palms of his hands.
"I saw you with it."
"I don't have it anymore." Dilandau countered.
"Damn it, "Folken muttered, "You're telling me that she has BOTH of the items?"
Dilandau nodded. Folken left the room, Dilandau's heart pounding. His mind tried to work through everything that was going on. That horrible person.VAN had Lina. Lina could be in danger. And he couldn't help her until tomorrow.
Dilandau went into his room, sinking into bed.
"Lina..I didn't kiss you for the bracelet." he whispered, knowing she couldn't hear him. He groaned, covering his face with his pillow.
"Lina." he whispered.
Millerna looked at the pale Lina in the corner of the room.
"Would you like some tea?" she asked Lina.
Lina looked up at her, her eyes glassy. She nodded no and Millerna turned away from her. Van came in the room, followed by Dryden.
"We'll be meeting with Zaibach tomorrow. If we can turn her over, they will have to stop their plans." Van said to them.
Lina scoffed and Millerna turned to her.
"What?"
"You think they care if I die or not? They'll dance on my grave. You're wasting your time." She said shortly, turning back to the window.
Someone was tugging on her. She opened her eyes to see Allen pulling on her.
"Come on." He said, pulling her upwards.
They came to the cliff. There were soldiers everywhere, but as Lina could see, unarmed. Allen walked to the edge of the cliff, a safe distance from Zaibach.
"We're here." A voice rang out.
Folken came out of the shadows, his black cape swirling around him. He looked up and met Lina's gaze. Folken stumbled a little, turning away.
"We'll hand her over if you stop your plans!" cried Van.
Dilandau stepped forward. He looked tired, almost as if he had aged twenty years overnight. "Stop our plans?"
"We have the necklace."
"What need do you have for her?" asked Folken.
Van shuddered, "She can be the one person to stop you two from doing Gaea a horrible fate."
"It isn't horrible." Folken muttered, but even he sounded like he wasn't buying it.
"Deal or die." Allen cried, moving the sword to her neck.
Lina shuddered.
"Let her go!" screamed Dilandau.
Lina's eyes showed fear and she looked at Dilandau, with confused emotions. "Then stop your plan." Allen barked.
Dilandau glanced at Folken, who looked like he was remembering something. Dilandau turned back to the group.
"You.You'll be sorry you did this.VAN! BURN BURN!" screamed Dilandau, overcome with rage.
Dilandau ran, drawing his sword. Van backed up in shock.
Everything happened so quickly.
Van wasn't going to be able to draw his sword in time. Just when Dilandau thought he had finally killed Van, Allen let go of Lina, drawing his sword. Lina tripped.
She fell off the cliff.
Dilandau stopped, looking downwards, "LINA!" he screamed.
Lina.
Lina.
Lina.
"Nice to meet you, Lina."
"Tell me your story, Lina."
. "I love you Lina."
The memories were all coming back so quickly, Folken felt like they were a tidal wave. The witch, clearing him off all evil thoughts.a weak curse.
He knew Lina.
He loved Lina.
And now Lina was falling off a cliff. Dilandau was screaming and Allen gasped. Van spun around to look down the cliff and then back at him. Folken slipped off his cape, ran as fast as he could and jumped into the air.
"What are you DOING?" screamed Dilandau.
Folken closed his eyes and two black wings shot out, a few feathers flying around.
My vision.
Folken.
It wasn't Dilandau.
Folken's an angel.
Lina felt herself falling, but the great black wings swooped down. She closed her eyes, feeling herself drawing closer to the end. Finally, she hit it., but was caught on something.
Folken caught her and wrapped her up in his arms. He held her tightly, his sad eyes boring into hers.
"Folken." she whispered, shaking.
Folken's black wings circled around her, "I'm so sorry Lina. I had a spell and it made me.me forget I ever met you..!" Folken cried.
"It's Ok.."
"No.it isn't.Lina, " he said, holding onto her tighter, "Lina.I love you."
TBC
Only TWO more chapters. Do you want them?
-Sniperwolf
The Black Wings
Disclaimer: I do not own Escaflowne or anything Escaflowne related. Thank you.
"She left? With the bracelet and the necklace?" asked Folken.
Dilandau nodded, his mind on Lina, not the two pieces they needed. Folken took a step closer.
"Find. Her." He spat.
"It isn't that easy. She took off. I don't know where she went."
"Well find out. We need the bracelet and necklace." Folken muttered before he left. His legs grew weak and he slumped against the wall. These memories of Lina. Kissing her, holding her. Some emotion he hated.
Did he know Lina?
Had he even kissed her?
Dilandau looked out at the forest, knowing she was in there somewhere. But where? That was the part that was driving him crazy. Where was Lina? Why had she thought he was using her when he wasn't? That kiss.his lips tingled. Dilandau turned away from the window in disgust with himself. He had promised himself he would never feel this way about anyone. He was the Dragonslayer Leader, damn it. He had to be strong. But looking out at the forest, knowing Lina was out there, alone.
He was sick of being alone too.
Lina's eyes fluttered open. She tried to set up. Ow. No. She plumped back down, groaning. Allen had punched her. Some knight. Weren't men not supposed to hit women?
"You're awake." Allen's voice crashed into her.
Lina mumbled, "Where am I?"
"Where is the necklace of Hitomi's? Where did you put it?"
"Why do you want it?"
Allen didn't speak. Lina closed her eyes, the sunlight hurting them and soon she was asleep.
She looked like a broken doll. Allen pushed the thought from his mind, glancing out at the floating fortress high above them. Van came back, glancing at Lina.
"How is she?"
"Been better, I suppose." Allen replied curtly, standing up.
"So what do we do with her? Zaibach won't want her back."
"We don't know that. Maybe if we tell them we'll kill her, they would try to work out a deal. If Lina has a piece for Escaflowne, they can't let her die."
"I'll make contact with Zaibach." Van said and left.
Allen looked back at Lina and sighed.
"Commander Folken! Message coming through!"
"Answer it!" Dilandau's voice rang out, a hint of panic in it.
Folken watched Van come up on the screen, and his eyes narrowed.
"Girls. I want to talk about girls."
"Why girls?"
"What do you do if you love someone and you trickedthem into loving you?"
"I suppose you tell the girl what you had to do and that it was a trick."
"What do you if the other guy has given up hope?"
"Who is she?"
Folken snapped out of it, holding his head. What the hell was that.? When had ever talked to Van about girls?
"What do you want?" Dilandau spat, touching his scar.
"We have Lina." Van said and watched their faces to judge if they would care or not.
Folken drew a blank. He couldn't read what he was thinking. He looked almost puzzled as if he himself was unsure how to feel. Dilandau though.his face was more pale than Van had ever saw it. Dilandau's eyes twitched and his hands shook by his sides.
"Give her back! You have no use for her!" screamed Dilandau.
This sudden rage.This anger.
Could Dilandau be the other guy?
Van knew he had thought Dilandau could never have such feelings but.
"Why do you need her? Return her at once."
Van smirked, "But.what happens if we make a deal?"
"What deal?" Folken asked.
"We have the necklace and Lina. If Lina were to die.wouldn't your plans.be ruined?"
Folken's face now paled. Ha! Van had caught them. Dilandau's face flushed.
"Don't you touch her!" screamed Dilandau.
"The Mt. Hill at noon tomorrow. We'll talk then." Van said curtly.
"Do we need to bring anything?"
"Just yourselves. We'll bring Lina and the necklace."
The link cut off.
"It is obvious they don't know about the bracelet as well," Folken turned to Dilandau, "Hand it over."
"What?"
"The bracelet."
"I don't have it."
Dilandau's heart thumped. Lina had it. And if she hadn't of taken it.Sweat popped on the palms of his hands.
"I saw you with it."
"I don't have it anymore." Dilandau countered.
"Damn it, "Folken muttered, "You're telling me that she has BOTH of the items?"
Dilandau nodded. Folken left the room, Dilandau's heart pounding. His mind tried to work through everything that was going on. That horrible person.VAN had Lina. Lina could be in danger. And he couldn't help her until tomorrow.
Dilandau went into his room, sinking into bed.
"Lina..I didn't kiss you for the bracelet." he whispered, knowing she couldn't hear him. He groaned, covering his face with his pillow.
"Lina." he whispered.
Millerna looked at the pale Lina in the corner of the room.
"Would you like some tea?" she asked Lina.
Lina looked up at her, her eyes glassy. She nodded no and Millerna turned away from her. Van came in the room, followed by Dryden.
"We'll be meeting with Zaibach tomorrow. If we can turn her over, they will have to stop their plans." Van said to them.
Lina scoffed and Millerna turned to her.
"What?"
"You think they care if I die or not? They'll dance on my grave. You're wasting your time." She said shortly, turning back to the window.
Someone was tugging on her. She opened her eyes to see Allen pulling on her.
"Come on." He said, pulling her upwards.
They came to the cliff. There were soldiers everywhere, but as Lina could see, unarmed. Allen walked to the edge of the cliff, a safe distance from Zaibach.
"We're here." A voice rang out.
Folken came out of the shadows, his black cape swirling around him. He looked up and met Lina's gaze. Folken stumbled a little, turning away.
"We'll hand her over if you stop your plans!" cried Van.
Dilandau stepped forward. He looked tired, almost as if he had aged twenty years overnight. "Stop our plans?"
"We have the necklace."
"What need do you have for her?" asked Folken.
Van shuddered, "She can be the one person to stop you two from doing Gaea a horrible fate."
"It isn't horrible." Folken muttered, but even he sounded like he wasn't buying it.
"Deal or die." Allen cried, moving the sword to her neck.
Lina shuddered.
"Let her go!" screamed Dilandau.
Lina's eyes showed fear and she looked at Dilandau, with confused emotions. "Then stop your plan." Allen barked.
Dilandau glanced at Folken, who looked like he was remembering something. Dilandau turned back to the group.
"You.You'll be sorry you did this.VAN! BURN BURN!" screamed Dilandau, overcome with rage.
Dilandau ran, drawing his sword. Van backed up in shock.
Everything happened so quickly.
Van wasn't going to be able to draw his sword in time. Just when Dilandau thought he had finally killed Van, Allen let go of Lina, drawing his sword. Lina tripped.
She fell off the cliff.
Dilandau stopped, looking downwards, "LINA!" he screamed.
Lina.
Lina.
Lina.
"Nice to meet you, Lina."
"Tell me your story, Lina."
. "I love you Lina."
The memories were all coming back so quickly, Folken felt like they were a tidal wave. The witch, clearing him off all evil thoughts.a weak curse.
He knew Lina.
He loved Lina.
And now Lina was falling off a cliff. Dilandau was screaming and Allen gasped. Van spun around to look down the cliff and then back at him. Folken slipped off his cape, ran as fast as he could and jumped into the air.
"What are you DOING?" screamed Dilandau.
Folken closed his eyes and two black wings shot out, a few feathers flying around.
My vision.
Folken.
It wasn't Dilandau.
Folken's an angel.
Lina felt herself falling, but the great black wings swooped down. She closed her eyes, feeling herself drawing closer to the end. Finally, she hit it., but was caught on something.
Folken caught her and wrapped her up in his arms. He held her tightly, his sad eyes boring into hers.
"Folken." she whispered, shaking.
Folken's black wings circled around her, "I'm so sorry Lina. I had a spell and it made me.me forget I ever met you..!" Folken cried.
"It's Ok.."
"No.it isn't.Lina, " he said, holding onto her tighter, "Lina.I love you."
TBC
Only TWO more chapters. Do you want them?
-Sniperwolf