Chapter 8: The Star
**The star means hope.
Hitomi stood on the balcony of her room staring at the beautiful sunrise. She kept thinking about the scene that Sora played last night and the fact that she was a reincarnated Atlantian. The thought actually kind of freaked her out. Then she thought of the fact that she was the only one that could save Gaia and, not only Gaia, but also the Earth. She didn't want to dwell on that fact. She wanted to dwell on how she was going to tell Van to not come with her. She didn't want to put him in unnecessary danger especially since he has duties as the King of Fanelia. She could imagine that his advisors were not too happy with the prospect of Van going on a possibly fatal journey and leaving his country for an innumerable amount of time.
"Hitomi?" she heard an inquisitive voice ask. It was enough to shake her from her thoughts. She turned around to see Van standing by her doorway.
"Ohayoo, I was actually about to go look for you. I wanted to tell you something." Hitomi said with obvious anixiety in her voice. She just wanted to tell him and start on her way.
"What is it?"
"Van.." Hitomi started, only to be interrupted.
"Wait, I know what you're going to say. You don't want me to come with you. You think my advisors are going to kill you because you're dragging me off somewhere. Well, all I have to say is that I am going with you no matter what so you can't stop me." Van said with his arms crossed and a definite look on his face. Am I that transparent, thought Hitomi.
"But what about Fanelia, it needs a King!" Hitomi said trying to get off one last point.
"It's all taken care of, so don't worry. What you should be worrying about is getting ready." And with that Van left down the hall.
That went well, thought Hitomi, even though I knew he was going to say that he still was going to come with me. She proceeded to change into her regular clothes that she had brought with her to Gaia. Then she packed up her bag and went down the stairs to meet Van.
"Allen, I am trusting you to keep things going while I am away. Please take care of everything." Van said as he hurried to make sure everything was settled before he left.
"I understand. I'll do my best, Van." Allen said as he watched Hitomi bound down the marble staircase. "Looks like your ready to go." Van turned to see Hitomi walk over in a pair of jeans and a bright blue tee-shirt. "You definitely won't look suspicious in that, but we have no time. We really have to go before my advisors wake up to see me in the process of leaving again."
"I told you, you don't have to.."
"And I told you I am definitely coming, no matter what." Van countered. He reached into his pocket to pull out the beautiful Atlantian necklace and handed it to her. "Here you go."
Hitomi closed her eyes and dangled the necklace from her hand. She hadn't dowsed in forever, but she hoped now that it wasn't some skill you could lose. She concentrated and the image of a lake came into her mind the middle of the lake there was a bright light that radiated a pink color. She then saw the pendent swaying in her mind until it came to point in one direction.
"We have to head that way." She exclaimed pointing east into the deep woods of Fanelia.
"Then that way we shall go."
**It's been too long since I have posted so I figured I'd write a quick chapter to get rolling again. ^_^ **I looked back on my previous chapter 5 and realized I couldn't write English very well. LOL Must learn grammar!! **Thank you all for reviewing. I really, really, really, really appreciate it!
Hitomi stood on the balcony of her room staring at the beautiful sunrise. She kept thinking about the scene that Sora played last night and the fact that she was a reincarnated Atlantian. The thought actually kind of freaked her out. Then she thought of the fact that she was the only one that could save Gaia and, not only Gaia, but also the Earth. She didn't want to dwell on that fact. She wanted to dwell on how she was going to tell Van to not come with her. She didn't want to put him in unnecessary danger especially since he has duties as the King of Fanelia. She could imagine that his advisors were not too happy with the prospect of Van going on a possibly fatal journey and leaving his country for an innumerable amount of time.
"Hitomi?" she heard an inquisitive voice ask. It was enough to shake her from her thoughts. She turned around to see Van standing by her doorway.
"Ohayoo, I was actually about to go look for you. I wanted to tell you something." Hitomi said with obvious anixiety in her voice. She just wanted to tell him and start on her way.
"What is it?"
"Van.." Hitomi started, only to be interrupted.
"Wait, I know what you're going to say. You don't want me to come with you. You think my advisors are going to kill you because you're dragging me off somewhere. Well, all I have to say is that I am going with you no matter what so you can't stop me." Van said with his arms crossed and a definite look on his face. Am I that transparent, thought Hitomi.
"But what about Fanelia, it needs a King!" Hitomi said trying to get off one last point.
"It's all taken care of, so don't worry. What you should be worrying about is getting ready." And with that Van left down the hall.
That went well, thought Hitomi, even though I knew he was going to say that he still was going to come with me. She proceeded to change into her regular clothes that she had brought with her to Gaia. Then she packed up her bag and went down the stairs to meet Van.
"Allen, I am trusting you to keep things going while I am away. Please take care of everything." Van said as he hurried to make sure everything was settled before he left.
"I understand. I'll do my best, Van." Allen said as he watched Hitomi bound down the marble staircase. "Looks like your ready to go." Van turned to see Hitomi walk over in a pair of jeans and a bright blue tee-shirt. "You definitely won't look suspicious in that, but we have no time. We really have to go before my advisors wake up to see me in the process of leaving again."
"I told you, you don't have to.."
"And I told you I am definitely coming, no matter what." Van countered. He reached into his pocket to pull out the beautiful Atlantian necklace and handed it to her. "Here you go."
Hitomi closed her eyes and dangled the necklace from her hand. She hadn't dowsed in forever, but she hoped now that it wasn't some skill you could lose. She concentrated and the image of a lake came into her mind the middle of the lake there was a bright light that radiated a pink color. She then saw the pendent swaying in her mind until it came to point in one direction.
"We have to head that way." She exclaimed pointing east into the deep woods of Fanelia.
"Then that way we shall go."
**It's been too long since I have posted so I figured I'd write a quick chapter to get rolling again. ^_^ **I looked back on my previous chapter 5 and realized I couldn't write English very well. LOL Must learn grammar!! **Thank you all for reviewing. I really, really, really, really appreciate it!