Chapter 9: Captured



"M'lady, what are your orders?" a soldier clad in black armour bowed before his queen. she curled a lock of her pink and black hair around one of her long, slender fingers. Her sharp claws dug into the arm of her black velvet chair in which she sat in.

"What to do, oh what to do?" her lips curled into an evil grin. "Go to Fanelia and capture that bitch of a queen. Bring her here alive. I want to be the one to kill her do you understand?" her voice echoed through the hall as she spoke.

The soldier bowed his head and swallowed hard. "Yes my queen."

Soon Hitomi, soon . . .I hope you've enjoyed your dear sweet time with Van because it'll all be over very soon . . .



Hitomi laid in the large bed, fast asleep. Van sat on the edge of the bed caressing her soft, honey coloured hair. As he heard one of the children rouse from their sleep, he walked over to check up on them and to stop them from possibly waking his sleeping wife.

It was Artemis again. She seemed to be the noisy one out of the two. Carefully Van picked her up and held her gently in his arms. "Shh...." he whispered as he rubbed her back gently. However, Van's attempts to calm his daughter failed. She burst out in a high pitched cry. Van shut his eyes as the one month old child cried into his ear.

"Van . . ." he turned towards Hitomi who was sitting up in the immense bed. "bring her here." a small smile came to her lips as he handed her their daughter. "Now, watch and learn Van." she pulled down her night gown and brought the child's mouth to her erect nipple. Artemis immediately began to feed upon the milk from her breasts.



Yukari stood by the window on her and Allen's room in his fort. She had heard what happened in Fanelia and was happy that the people from Earth were now gone. However, she wished she could be there with her best friend. Well, I should look on the bright side. At least we're on the same planet unlike before. A smile came to her lips.

"Yukari, what's the matter?" Allen asked as he entered their room.

Startled, Yukari turned around quickly and walked towards her husband to be. It was only a few nights ago when he had proposed to her. They were having their first private dinner together in a month. Every night they always ended up sharing their time with the crew of the Crusade. Somehow they always ended up barging in.

She would never forget the moment when her asked her. How he said it was the most romantic thing she had ever heard. How could she have said no to him? It was all too perfect. She felt like a princess whenever she was with him. Her life was beginning to feel like a fairy tale come true.



When morning came Van had to go about his duties as king much to his and Hitomi's displeasure. Hitomi wished Merle was still there so she could still followed Van around making sure he stayed awake during his meetings and got his work done. Both Hitomi and Merle knew that if she wasn't there, Van would end up falling asleep and getting nothing done.

Hitomi spent her afternoon with her beloved children. She cherished every moment with them. the thought of being separated from them broke her heart. She prayed that she would never loose them, ever.



Van stayed in his study for the night as he was supposably 'working.' Hitomi walked by only to see him fast asleep with his head resting on the oak desk. She smiled at how cute he looked when he slept. I think I'll let him sleep here tonight. She decided.

While she walked down the dimly lit hallway, two hairy arms grabbed her from the shadows. A hand was clamped firmly over her mouth, silencing her screams. "If you want to live you'll stay quiet." the voice hissed. With that said she stayed quiet.

Her captor knocked her out using a spell so it would be easier to get out of the castle unnoticed. He slung her over the awaiting black stallion and headed back to his queen.



When Hitomi came to, she found herself in a large gathering hall of some sort. Weakly she sat up and looked around wondering where she was. "Well, well, well. It's nice to see you again Hitomi." a familiar voice spoke from the thrown chair before in.

Hitomi's eyes widened as she looked at the woman before her. No . . .it can't be . . . She wasn't believing what she saw.



A/N: Yay! I updated! I can't believe it! So, what did ya think? Who is this Queen that wants Hitomi dead? You'll just have to wait for my next update to see who it is! I know, I am evil.