Love is our Destiny
Disclaimer: I don't own escaflowne.Bandai, Sunrise, and Saban, or something like that, do. I just love it. And the characters I make are mine like, well, you'll find out!Oh and everyones attitudes and attitude problems are also mine. And I'm proud of them.*^_^*
A/N: "..." is speaking
'...' is thinking
(...) is little notes and my thoughts. (Me, think? That's a scary thought!)
Just to clearify things.
Chapter One
"Come back to me."
It was night and the stars were shining bright. The two moons hung in the sky as the blue moon gave off a special glow. A young man with a strong build, raven black hair, and brick red eyes, he laid in a field. His "trade mark" red sleeveless, tie up shirt, and kaki pants ruffled in the summer's breeze. He stared at the blue moon with loving, yet sad, eyes. The grass was green and looked like waves in the wind. The wildflowers gave off a sweet scent.
"Hitomi." He said as he sat up with his arm propped up on his knee. "It's been 3 years since I let you go. Maybe if I had been selfish and kept you here I wouldn't feel so empty. But you probably wouldn't have liked that." He sighed and took a deep breath and yelled, "IF YOU CAN HEAR ME, PLEASE, COME BACK TO ME!" he stopped yelling as a single tear rolled down his cheek. " It's the one thing I wish for most in both worlds. I wish you were here in my arms so I can tell you what I meant to say. It feels like an eternity since I've held you." He said to himself as he held his hands, crossed, next to his heart. He lied back down and closed his eyes.
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It's night and only one moon hangs in the sky. A young women, with a full figure and sandy-blonde hair that is a couple of inches below her sholders, runs around a track. She ran to the side and lied down in the grass. She stared up into the sky with the same kind of eyes as the young man, loving yet sad. Her eyes were a beautiful sea green.
"Van..." She said and she sighed. "It's been 3 years, Van, why did you let me go? Is it because I didn't tell you how I felt when we were standing there in the clearing? I've finished high school. I was the top of my class, validictorian to be exact. But it means nothing to me without you. Without you I am not happy, because I don't know if your happy or not. I want you, Van. I want to be in your arms again. I wish that I were there with you. Do you still feel the same way about me?"
"Hitomi?" Her mom asked as she came out of nowhere. Hitomi sat up and stared at her mom.
After Hitomi returned 3 years ago she was really quiet and her mom asked her, 'why?' Hitomi finally decided to tell her mom and no one else.(for one thing, the only other person she would have told would have been her grandma, but she died a while before Hitomi traveled to Gaea.Second her brother and father had moved to America a little bit before Amono and Yukari.) Her mom believed her and understood. She knew that her daughter was in love with the boy named Van and wouldn't be happy until they were reunited.
"Mama? What are you doing here?" Hitomi noticed her mom carrying a duffel bag. "What's in the bag?" Her mom smiled as she walked up and sat beside Hitomi.
"Hitomi, dear, you have pushed yourself away from everyone and everyone away from you with your sadness. Everyone except me of course. So other then me, what's keeping you here? Who or what is keeping you from going back to him? You already know how to get there." Her mom said. She was right. Hitomi had been so sad the past 3 years that she made everyone around her uncomfortable, a complete 180 from the Hitomi they used to know.
About a year after Amono left Yukari also left. She went to live with Amono because they were engaged. So she had no one left to talk to, no more friends.
"You're the only thing keeping me here. Other than the fact that..."
"That what, Hitomi?"
"That I don't know if he still feels that way towards me!" Hitomi said as tears began to fall from her eyes.
"You'll never know until you go there and find out." Hitomi's mom comforted her daughter as she wrapped her arms around Hitomi.
She lightly brushed her daughter's hair. "Am I right?" She asked.
"Yes, Mom. You are so right." She whispered as she relaxed and allowed her mother to stroke her hair. 'I'd like this better if she were Van!' Hitomi thought and giggled. She pulled away from her.
"You still haven't told me what's in the bag."
"Oh, this." Hitomi's mom said as she pulled it into her lap. "Well, you remember how you told me Gaia ws medieval like?"
"Yes." Hitomi answered.
"Well, I got you a few dresses I thought looked as close to those in medieval times as possible." Hitomi's mom said as she opened the bag to pull out a few prom dresses.
"But Mom, these are prom dresses." Hitomi said as she looked at them in amazement. "You shouldn't have."
"I wanted to and I did. I saved up and bought two dresses every time the prom rolled around and I got you a night gown that looks elegan and comfortable." She then pulled out an emerald dress made of silk, low cut and slits that would go about six inches above the knee. "I also got you this. I thought Van might like it. On you, of course."
"MOM!" Hitomi cried as she turned a bright red out of embarassment.
"What?! I know how you teenagers are. I was one too, remember?" Hitomi's mom said sarcastically.
"I wasn't alive back then. " Hitomi stated.
"True. I also packed lotion, a razor, toothbrush, deodorant, hair brush, hair clips, shoes, unmentionables, under clothes... I think Van will like those too..."
"MOM!" Hitomi yelled as her mom began to laugh uncontrollably. "Just my luck!"
"What's that dear?" Hitomi's mom asked at this strange statement.
"I got a smarty pants for a mom!" Hitomi said in a sarcastic tone. At this, Hitomi's mom began to laugh even more thanbefore. She laughed so hard, she started to cry.
After Hitomi's mom had calmed down and stopped laughing, she began to speak seriously again. "So, are you going to go?"
"I don't know. What if he... What if he's married or something?"
"What if he's still waiting? What if he's longing for the one he loves that won't come to him because she's afraid he doesn't care?"
"You're right Mom."
"I know I'm right. Now, go put these on." Hitomi's mom said as she threw her the dress, some matching shoes, and some underclothes.
"Okay. You win." Hitomi said as she went to change behind the bleachers.
'I've won and I've lost. Now how to tell your father? He and your brother are living in America, they'll never know.' Hitomi's mom thought to herself as her daughter changed. "Put this on as well." she said as she threw Hitomi some lotion, flavored lipstick and some eye shadow. "The lotion makes your skin feel like silk and smell really nice. And, I think you both will like the lipstick." Hitomi's mom said as she chuckled to herself.
Hitomi did as her mom said and soon she looked like a goddess. She placed the items in the bag, zipped it, and placed it on her shoulder.
"Be happy Hitomi. That's all I ask. Be happy." Hitomi's mom said as she stroked her daughter's hair one last time.
As she said this, a familiar blue column of light decended and engulfed them both, pulling Hitomi away from her loving mother and to her true love, Van.
"Good-bye Mom. I love you. And, I'll never, ever forget you!"
"I know, Hitomi. I love you, too. Good-bye." Hitomi's mom said as she waved until her daughter, along with the light that took her, could no longer be seen.
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"King Van." a voice behind the young man with raven black hair called. The young man turned around to find a man with long blonde hair and brilliant blue eyes.
"Hi, Sir Allen." Van said as his gorgeous brick red eyes grew sadder. Seeing Allen reminded him of Hitomi.
"Van, cheer up." Allen said, trying to cheer the young king.
"Why should I Allen. Without her here, I feel so empty. Like..." Van trailed off blushing. 'I can't believe I let that slip.' Van thought. He felt himself start to cry.
Allen gave his young friend a shoulder to cry on. He stroked Van's hair, trying to calm him down.
"I understand Van. I miss her a lot too, and it hurts. Multiply that by about 10 or more and that's probably how you feel, right?"
Van nodded his head, still crying on Allen's shoulder.
"Why don't you call her back?"
Van lifted his head off of his friend's shoulder and looked into his eyes. The tears had stopped falling.
"I can't Allen. She wanted to stay and I let her go. I can't ask her back after what I did! It was my fault she left in the first place. If only I had told her my true feelings." Van lowered his head, hiding his eyes with his bangs as a single tear fell.
"But she feels the same way about you." Allen said as he placed his hand on the young king's shoulder. "You never know. She might come back if you ask her."
Van looked up with a kind look in his eyes and a smile on his face.
"You're right Allen! Tomorrow morning I'll try to contact her. But I won't ask her back unless I know she'll be okay with it."
"Sounds great Van. Sleep well and sweet dreams." Allen said as he bowed and Van took off running to his room.
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Next thing Hitomi knew, she had landed in a bedroom, her duffel bag on the floor next to the left side of the huge king-size bed she had landed on. She lay on her side, facing the window. The room was huge, with a fireplace that barely lit the room on this dark night. The window, a few feet from the bed, she a brilliant light on her and, when she looked out from where she was laying, she saw two moons hanging in the sky, giving off their light, making her feel like they were shining just for her.
"I'm back." she said with a smile as sleep claimed her exhausted body. "I forgot that traveling like that could take so much out of me." she mumbled before she was completely out of it.
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Van ran into his room and quickly closed the door. Not noticing anything different, he quickly took of his shirt, sword, belt and shoes, then hopped into his large bed. (On the right side, laying on his left side). When he rolled over to look outside at the mystic moon, he noticed someone was laying in his bed. "What the?" he asked as he crawled on his hands and knees over to the body. When he cautiously leaned over, (one hand to the body's left and his other hand with his knees on the body's right side), he gasped at what he saw. 'It's a goddess!' he thought. Then, trying not to wake the sleeping beauty, he got out of the bed, went out of the room, closed the door gently behind him, and ran to Allen's room.
When he got to Allen's door, he knocked on it, dancing around like a child outside. Allen opened the door, still in his pajamas, and asked, "What's going on Van?"
"Allen, you won't beleive it. There's a goddess sleeping in my bed!"
"What?!" Allen asked in confusion. He motioned Van into his room so they could sit down while Van explained.
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In the bedroom, Hitomi fluttered and opened her eyes. "When... Where am I? Oh..." she said as she sat up. "Now I remember." she said as she looked out the window again and saw the two moons. "I'm back." she said as she giggled and got up. She spun around for a bit, then picked up her bag and went to leave the room. "I hope this wasn't anyone's bed and, if it was, I hope they either didn't see me or didn't mind." She said to herself while looking at the bed. Then she gracefully turned, opened the door, walked out, and gently closed the door behind her. 'I hope I'm in Fanellia or Asturia!' she thought to herself as the fear of maybe being in Zaibach came to her. 'Heaven forbid I'm there. No. There's a picture of Van's mother and father.' She thought to herself as she let out a sigh of relief, looking at the picture of a beautiful woman and a handsome man. "Thank God! I'm in Fanellia!" she said as she began to walk down the hall, in the opposite direction of Allen's room.
As she walked, she looked at all the pictures on the walls. 'Hey, there's a picture of the crusade. No way! There's Allen, the crew, Mellerna, Chid, Merle I think, and... Is that Van?' she said while studying the picture, her eyes widewith surprise, her mouth nearly drooling. 'He is so handsome. He looks so good!' she thought to herself. 'I doubt he'd still be interested in a girl like me.' she thought with a sigh as she walked on with her head down, looking at the floor.
Before Hitomi knew it, she ran into someone. "Oh, I'm so sorry. I wasn't..." She looked up at who she ran into, her eyes grew very wide. "Merle!"
"What? Do I know you?"
"Merle. You've grown. You look great!" Hitomi said as she hugged Merle, then held her out, looking at the young cat-girl. No, cat-woman.
"Who are you?!" Merle said, pulling away.
"Have I changed that much?" Hitomi questioned, looking Merle in the eyes.
"Look into my eyes Merle." she said as she moved closer.
"Hit... Hitomi?" Merle asked, her blue eyes wide, hoping she was right. Hitomi nodded yes.
"Hitomi!" Merle screamed as she pounced and forced Hitomi to the floor, Merle licking Hitomi's face in her cat-like manner.
"Merle, that tickles. Get off of me. I can't breathe!" Hitomi said the last part in a breathless voice. Merle got off of Hitomi and helped her up, hugging her again.
"Oh, Hitomi. We've missed you so much."
"We?" Hitomi asked, hoping she meant her and Van.
"Yes. Me, Van, Allen, Melerna, and everyone else. Van especially!" Merle clarified, looking at Hitomi with a grin.
"What are you thinking about Merle?" Hitomi asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Hitomi. You are so beautiful. You and Van will make a great couple." Merle said, sincere at first then back to her normal self.
Hitomi blushed.'I can't believe she, of all people, said that! Is this the same cat-girl who told me to stay away from him?' Hitomi though to herself.
"We have a lot of catching up to do! Let me tell you what all has happened in the 3 years you've been gone..." Merle said as she started informing Hitomi of events that had taken place over the years.
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"Hitomi!" The two men heard Merle's voice say as they talked in Allen's room.
"Hitomi?!" They both said in unision and walked out of the room heading towards were the voice had come from.
"Do you think Hitomi's really back after all this time?" Van asked as hope shined in his eyes.
"Don't get your hopes up too much Van. I don't want you to get depressed if she hasn't. Or smother her if she has." Allen commented. Van looked at him a bit puzzled.
' I wouldn't smother her! I'd just hug her and kiss her until we were both breathless that's all.' Van thought.
Next thing they knew the two guys walked into something, or someone.
"Oh, I'm so sorry, here." Hitomi said as she got up and offered the raven black haired man a hand. He took her hand and just sat there staring at her.
"Oh, sorry Allen." said the cat woman as she helped the knight up. Van was still on the floor holding Hitomi's hand. They were both blushing a little. Van's eyes were wide open.
'It's the goddess from my bedroom!' He thought 'She can't be Hitomi, can she?' He looked into her eyes and saw it. They were the beautiful sea-green eyes he had fallen in love with 3 years ago.
"Hello Van." Hitomi said in a sweet and soft voice. She was trying to hold back her tears of joy. Then, in one swift movement, Van pulled himself off of the floor and pulled Hitomi into his arms.
"Hitomi, I've missed you so much." He said as he held her. Her head was lying comfortably on his chest and his head laid on top of her sandy-blonde hair.
'He's grown! He's even taller then I thought.' Hitomi said to herself in her mind. 'He looked shorter in the picture. Then again it was a painting, and it could have been done anytime within the 3 years I've been gone, for all I know it could have been done right after I left.' She again thought to herself.
'Oh God, is this a dream? If it is, please, never let me wake up from this paradise.' Van thought to himself. His heart raced as he lightly brushed a lock of hair away from her face so he could look into her eyes.
"You are so beautiful. I thought you were a goddess!" He said smiling.
" Yeah, I was just about to go to bed, as you can tell," Allen interupted as he pointed out his attire."and next thing I know Van here comes banging on my door saying " There's a goddess in my bed!" Now that was funny!"
Both Van and Hitomi were looking sun burnt.
"That was your bed I landed in?" Hitomi asked.
"Uh, yeah. Don't worry when I noticed you there I thought you might want to rest and went to Allen." He commented.
"Saying you had a goddess in your bed." Hitomi added.
"Well I did!"Van siad in a sweet tone that made Hitomi nearly melt.
"Hey Merle." Allen whispered to Merle trying to get her attention. "I think we should leave these two love birds alone." Allen added ao only Merle could hear.
They walked away trying not to disturb the two "love birds",as Allen had put it, though I doubt it. The two were so wrapped up in each other( litterally, Hitomi's arms were around Van's neck and his arms were around Hitomi's, waist both were leaning into a first kiss.) to even notice the blonde knight and the pink haired cat-woman walk off.
'Is this really happening? I can't believe I'm finally in his arms and he still seems to care about me!' Hitomi thought as her heart raced at the thought of being with Van.
'Is she actually leaning into this? Oh this really is paradise!' Van thought as he was only inches away from her and cloing the gap quickly. Their lips brushed up against one another sending a strange new wave of emotion through both of them. They were so close they could almost taste the kiss.
"Ahem..." Someone said to get their attention.
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A/N: What does A/N mean anyway? I'm guessing it means author's note. I'd like to thank those of you who wrote me a review! I loved them you are so sweet! And I had the honor of having one of my favorite authors not only read this but review as well! How cool is that?! OH, and yes I know I'm evil for leaving you hanging but that's just the kind of person I am. Don't worry, there's a lot more were that came from! I work on it everyday. And if there's anything you want PLEASE don't hesitate to ask. I don't mean to sound rude but I'd like to get 5 reviews before I post another chapter. Just to see if, and how, everyone likes it and if I should keep writing or give up. This is my first fanfiction after all.
P.S. Yes I know I don't know my past from my present, sorry about that. Thank you Mystic Blue for pointing that out I'll try to fix it as soon as I can. *^_^*
Disclaimer: I don't own escaflowne.Bandai, Sunrise, and Saban, or something like that, do. I just love it. And the characters I make are mine like, well, you'll find out!Oh and everyones attitudes and attitude problems are also mine. And I'm proud of them.*^_^*
A/N: "..." is speaking
'...' is thinking
(...) is little notes and my thoughts. (Me, think? That's a scary thought!)
Just to clearify things.
Chapter One
"Come back to me."
It was night and the stars were shining bright. The two moons hung in the sky as the blue moon gave off a special glow. A young man with a strong build, raven black hair, and brick red eyes, he laid in a field. His "trade mark" red sleeveless, tie up shirt, and kaki pants ruffled in the summer's breeze. He stared at the blue moon with loving, yet sad, eyes. The grass was green and looked like waves in the wind. The wildflowers gave off a sweet scent.
"Hitomi." He said as he sat up with his arm propped up on his knee. "It's been 3 years since I let you go. Maybe if I had been selfish and kept you here I wouldn't feel so empty. But you probably wouldn't have liked that." He sighed and took a deep breath and yelled, "IF YOU CAN HEAR ME, PLEASE, COME BACK TO ME!" he stopped yelling as a single tear rolled down his cheek. " It's the one thing I wish for most in both worlds. I wish you were here in my arms so I can tell you what I meant to say. It feels like an eternity since I've held you." He said to himself as he held his hands, crossed, next to his heart. He lied back down and closed his eyes.
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It's night and only one moon hangs in the sky. A young women, with a full figure and sandy-blonde hair that is a couple of inches below her sholders, runs around a track. She ran to the side and lied down in the grass. She stared up into the sky with the same kind of eyes as the young man, loving yet sad. Her eyes were a beautiful sea green.
"Van..." She said and she sighed. "It's been 3 years, Van, why did you let me go? Is it because I didn't tell you how I felt when we were standing there in the clearing? I've finished high school. I was the top of my class, validictorian to be exact. But it means nothing to me without you. Without you I am not happy, because I don't know if your happy or not. I want you, Van. I want to be in your arms again. I wish that I were there with you. Do you still feel the same way about me?"
"Hitomi?" Her mom asked as she came out of nowhere. Hitomi sat up and stared at her mom.
After Hitomi returned 3 years ago she was really quiet and her mom asked her, 'why?' Hitomi finally decided to tell her mom and no one else.(for one thing, the only other person she would have told would have been her grandma, but she died a while before Hitomi traveled to Gaea.Second her brother and father had moved to America a little bit before Amono and Yukari.) Her mom believed her and understood. She knew that her daughter was in love with the boy named Van and wouldn't be happy until they were reunited.
"Mama? What are you doing here?" Hitomi noticed her mom carrying a duffel bag. "What's in the bag?" Her mom smiled as she walked up and sat beside Hitomi.
"Hitomi, dear, you have pushed yourself away from everyone and everyone away from you with your sadness. Everyone except me of course. So other then me, what's keeping you here? Who or what is keeping you from going back to him? You already know how to get there." Her mom said. She was right. Hitomi had been so sad the past 3 years that she made everyone around her uncomfortable, a complete 180 from the Hitomi they used to know.
About a year after Amono left Yukari also left. She went to live with Amono because they were engaged. So she had no one left to talk to, no more friends.
"You're the only thing keeping me here. Other than the fact that..."
"That what, Hitomi?"
"That I don't know if he still feels that way towards me!" Hitomi said as tears began to fall from her eyes.
"You'll never know until you go there and find out." Hitomi's mom comforted her daughter as she wrapped her arms around Hitomi.
She lightly brushed her daughter's hair. "Am I right?" She asked.
"Yes, Mom. You are so right." She whispered as she relaxed and allowed her mother to stroke her hair. 'I'd like this better if she were Van!' Hitomi thought and giggled. She pulled away from her.
"You still haven't told me what's in the bag."
"Oh, this." Hitomi's mom said as she pulled it into her lap. "Well, you remember how you told me Gaia ws medieval like?"
"Yes." Hitomi answered.
"Well, I got you a few dresses I thought looked as close to those in medieval times as possible." Hitomi's mom said as she opened the bag to pull out a few prom dresses.
"But Mom, these are prom dresses." Hitomi said as she looked at them in amazement. "You shouldn't have."
"I wanted to and I did. I saved up and bought two dresses every time the prom rolled around and I got you a night gown that looks elegan and comfortable." She then pulled out an emerald dress made of silk, low cut and slits that would go about six inches above the knee. "I also got you this. I thought Van might like it. On you, of course."
"MOM!" Hitomi cried as she turned a bright red out of embarassment.
"What?! I know how you teenagers are. I was one too, remember?" Hitomi's mom said sarcastically.
"I wasn't alive back then. " Hitomi stated.
"True. I also packed lotion, a razor, toothbrush, deodorant, hair brush, hair clips, shoes, unmentionables, under clothes... I think Van will like those too..."
"MOM!" Hitomi yelled as her mom began to laugh uncontrollably. "Just my luck!"
"What's that dear?" Hitomi's mom asked at this strange statement.
"I got a smarty pants for a mom!" Hitomi said in a sarcastic tone. At this, Hitomi's mom began to laugh even more thanbefore. She laughed so hard, she started to cry.
After Hitomi's mom had calmed down and stopped laughing, she began to speak seriously again. "So, are you going to go?"
"I don't know. What if he... What if he's married or something?"
"What if he's still waiting? What if he's longing for the one he loves that won't come to him because she's afraid he doesn't care?"
"You're right Mom."
"I know I'm right. Now, go put these on." Hitomi's mom said as she threw her the dress, some matching shoes, and some underclothes.
"Okay. You win." Hitomi said as she went to change behind the bleachers.
'I've won and I've lost. Now how to tell your father? He and your brother are living in America, they'll never know.' Hitomi's mom thought to herself as her daughter changed. "Put this on as well." she said as she threw Hitomi some lotion, flavored lipstick and some eye shadow. "The lotion makes your skin feel like silk and smell really nice. And, I think you both will like the lipstick." Hitomi's mom said as she chuckled to herself.
Hitomi did as her mom said and soon she looked like a goddess. She placed the items in the bag, zipped it, and placed it on her shoulder.
"Be happy Hitomi. That's all I ask. Be happy." Hitomi's mom said as she stroked her daughter's hair one last time.
As she said this, a familiar blue column of light decended and engulfed them both, pulling Hitomi away from her loving mother and to her true love, Van.
"Good-bye Mom. I love you. And, I'll never, ever forget you!"
"I know, Hitomi. I love you, too. Good-bye." Hitomi's mom said as she waved until her daughter, along with the light that took her, could no longer be seen.
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"King Van." a voice behind the young man with raven black hair called. The young man turned around to find a man with long blonde hair and brilliant blue eyes.
"Hi, Sir Allen." Van said as his gorgeous brick red eyes grew sadder. Seeing Allen reminded him of Hitomi.
"Van, cheer up." Allen said, trying to cheer the young king.
"Why should I Allen. Without her here, I feel so empty. Like..." Van trailed off blushing. 'I can't believe I let that slip.' Van thought. He felt himself start to cry.
Allen gave his young friend a shoulder to cry on. He stroked Van's hair, trying to calm him down.
"I understand Van. I miss her a lot too, and it hurts. Multiply that by about 10 or more and that's probably how you feel, right?"
Van nodded his head, still crying on Allen's shoulder.
"Why don't you call her back?"
Van lifted his head off of his friend's shoulder and looked into his eyes. The tears had stopped falling.
"I can't Allen. She wanted to stay and I let her go. I can't ask her back after what I did! It was my fault she left in the first place. If only I had told her my true feelings." Van lowered his head, hiding his eyes with his bangs as a single tear fell.
"But she feels the same way about you." Allen said as he placed his hand on the young king's shoulder. "You never know. She might come back if you ask her."
Van looked up with a kind look in his eyes and a smile on his face.
"You're right Allen! Tomorrow morning I'll try to contact her. But I won't ask her back unless I know she'll be okay with it."
"Sounds great Van. Sleep well and sweet dreams." Allen said as he bowed and Van took off running to his room.
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Next thing Hitomi knew, she had landed in a bedroom, her duffel bag on the floor next to the left side of the huge king-size bed she had landed on. She lay on her side, facing the window. The room was huge, with a fireplace that barely lit the room on this dark night. The window, a few feet from the bed, she a brilliant light on her and, when she looked out from where she was laying, she saw two moons hanging in the sky, giving off their light, making her feel like they were shining just for her.
"I'm back." she said with a smile as sleep claimed her exhausted body. "I forgot that traveling like that could take so much out of me." she mumbled before she was completely out of it.
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Van ran into his room and quickly closed the door. Not noticing anything different, he quickly took of his shirt, sword, belt and shoes, then hopped into his large bed. (On the right side, laying on his left side). When he rolled over to look outside at the mystic moon, he noticed someone was laying in his bed. "What the?" he asked as he crawled on his hands and knees over to the body. When he cautiously leaned over, (one hand to the body's left and his other hand with his knees on the body's right side), he gasped at what he saw. 'It's a goddess!' he thought. Then, trying not to wake the sleeping beauty, he got out of the bed, went out of the room, closed the door gently behind him, and ran to Allen's room.
When he got to Allen's door, he knocked on it, dancing around like a child outside. Allen opened the door, still in his pajamas, and asked, "What's going on Van?"
"Allen, you won't beleive it. There's a goddess sleeping in my bed!"
"What?!" Allen asked in confusion. He motioned Van into his room so they could sit down while Van explained.
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In the bedroom, Hitomi fluttered and opened her eyes. "When... Where am I? Oh..." she said as she sat up. "Now I remember." she said as she looked out the window again and saw the two moons. "I'm back." she said as she giggled and got up. She spun around for a bit, then picked up her bag and went to leave the room. "I hope this wasn't anyone's bed and, if it was, I hope they either didn't see me or didn't mind." She said to herself while looking at the bed. Then she gracefully turned, opened the door, walked out, and gently closed the door behind her. 'I hope I'm in Fanellia or Asturia!' she thought to herself as the fear of maybe being in Zaibach came to her. 'Heaven forbid I'm there. No. There's a picture of Van's mother and father.' She thought to herself as she let out a sigh of relief, looking at the picture of a beautiful woman and a handsome man. "Thank God! I'm in Fanellia!" she said as she began to walk down the hall, in the opposite direction of Allen's room.
As she walked, she looked at all the pictures on the walls. 'Hey, there's a picture of the crusade. No way! There's Allen, the crew, Mellerna, Chid, Merle I think, and... Is that Van?' she said while studying the picture, her eyes widewith surprise, her mouth nearly drooling. 'He is so handsome. He looks so good!' she thought to herself. 'I doubt he'd still be interested in a girl like me.' she thought with a sigh as she walked on with her head down, looking at the floor.
Before Hitomi knew it, she ran into someone. "Oh, I'm so sorry. I wasn't..." She looked up at who she ran into, her eyes grew very wide. "Merle!"
"What? Do I know you?"
"Merle. You've grown. You look great!" Hitomi said as she hugged Merle, then held her out, looking at the young cat-girl. No, cat-woman.
"Who are you?!" Merle said, pulling away.
"Have I changed that much?" Hitomi questioned, looking Merle in the eyes.
"Look into my eyes Merle." she said as she moved closer.
"Hit... Hitomi?" Merle asked, her blue eyes wide, hoping she was right. Hitomi nodded yes.
"Hitomi!" Merle screamed as she pounced and forced Hitomi to the floor, Merle licking Hitomi's face in her cat-like manner.
"Merle, that tickles. Get off of me. I can't breathe!" Hitomi said the last part in a breathless voice. Merle got off of Hitomi and helped her up, hugging her again.
"Oh, Hitomi. We've missed you so much."
"We?" Hitomi asked, hoping she meant her and Van.
"Yes. Me, Van, Allen, Melerna, and everyone else. Van especially!" Merle clarified, looking at Hitomi with a grin.
"What are you thinking about Merle?" Hitomi asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Hitomi. You are so beautiful. You and Van will make a great couple." Merle said, sincere at first then back to her normal self.
Hitomi blushed.'I can't believe she, of all people, said that! Is this the same cat-girl who told me to stay away from him?' Hitomi though to herself.
"We have a lot of catching up to do! Let me tell you what all has happened in the 3 years you've been gone..." Merle said as she started informing Hitomi of events that had taken place over the years.
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"Hitomi!" The two men heard Merle's voice say as they talked in Allen's room.
"Hitomi?!" They both said in unision and walked out of the room heading towards were the voice had come from.
"Do you think Hitomi's really back after all this time?" Van asked as hope shined in his eyes.
"Don't get your hopes up too much Van. I don't want you to get depressed if she hasn't. Or smother her if she has." Allen commented. Van looked at him a bit puzzled.
' I wouldn't smother her! I'd just hug her and kiss her until we were both breathless that's all.' Van thought.
Next thing they knew the two guys walked into something, or someone.
"Oh, I'm so sorry, here." Hitomi said as she got up and offered the raven black haired man a hand. He took her hand and just sat there staring at her.
"Oh, sorry Allen." said the cat woman as she helped the knight up. Van was still on the floor holding Hitomi's hand. They were both blushing a little. Van's eyes were wide open.
'It's the goddess from my bedroom!' He thought 'She can't be Hitomi, can she?' He looked into her eyes and saw it. They were the beautiful sea-green eyes he had fallen in love with 3 years ago.
"Hello Van." Hitomi said in a sweet and soft voice. She was trying to hold back her tears of joy. Then, in one swift movement, Van pulled himself off of the floor and pulled Hitomi into his arms.
"Hitomi, I've missed you so much." He said as he held her. Her head was lying comfortably on his chest and his head laid on top of her sandy-blonde hair.
'He's grown! He's even taller then I thought.' Hitomi said to herself in her mind. 'He looked shorter in the picture. Then again it was a painting, and it could have been done anytime within the 3 years I've been gone, for all I know it could have been done right after I left.' She again thought to herself.
'Oh God, is this a dream? If it is, please, never let me wake up from this paradise.' Van thought to himself. His heart raced as he lightly brushed a lock of hair away from her face so he could look into her eyes.
"You are so beautiful. I thought you were a goddess!" He said smiling.
" Yeah, I was just about to go to bed, as you can tell," Allen interupted as he pointed out his attire."and next thing I know Van here comes banging on my door saying " There's a goddess in my bed!" Now that was funny!"
Both Van and Hitomi were looking sun burnt.
"That was your bed I landed in?" Hitomi asked.
"Uh, yeah. Don't worry when I noticed you there I thought you might want to rest and went to Allen." He commented.
"Saying you had a goddess in your bed." Hitomi added.
"Well I did!"Van siad in a sweet tone that made Hitomi nearly melt.
"Hey Merle." Allen whispered to Merle trying to get her attention. "I think we should leave these two love birds alone." Allen added ao only Merle could hear.
They walked away trying not to disturb the two "love birds",as Allen had put it, though I doubt it. The two were so wrapped up in each other( litterally, Hitomi's arms were around Van's neck and his arms were around Hitomi's, waist both were leaning into a first kiss.) to even notice the blonde knight and the pink haired cat-woman walk off.
'Is this really happening? I can't believe I'm finally in his arms and he still seems to care about me!' Hitomi thought as her heart raced at the thought of being with Van.
'Is she actually leaning into this? Oh this really is paradise!' Van thought as he was only inches away from her and cloing the gap quickly. Their lips brushed up against one another sending a strange new wave of emotion through both of them. They were so close they could almost taste the kiss.
"Ahem..." Someone said to get their attention.
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A/N: What does A/N mean anyway? I'm guessing it means author's note. I'd like to thank those of you who wrote me a review! I loved them you are so sweet! And I had the honor of having one of my favorite authors not only read this but review as well! How cool is that?! OH, and yes I know I'm evil for leaving you hanging but that's just the kind of person I am. Don't worry, there's a lot more were that came from! I work on it everyday. And if there's anything you want PLEASE don't hesitate to ask. I don't mean to sound rude but I'd like to get 5 reviews before I post another chapter. Just to see if, and how, everyone likes it and if I should keep writing or give up. This is my first fanfiction after all.
P.S. Yes I know I don't know my past from my present, sorry about that. Thank you Mystic Blue for pointing that out I'll try to fix it as soon as I can. *^_^*