1 Love is our Destiny
Disclaimer: If you haven't guessed, I don't own Escaflowne. *^_^*
1.1 Chapter Eight
"Assassins?"
"Promise. I will stay by your side forever, and that's a promise." Hitomi said as she kissed him deeply.
'We should be heading back, they can't have their wedding without the maid of honor.' Van thought to Hitomi.
'Or the best man. I truly believe I got the best man in more then one way.' Hitomi thought to Van, this made him smile against her lips.
When they parted Van picked Hitomi up and took to the air, heading toward the castle.
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"Hey Van!" Allen yelled to him in the hall.
Van had dropped Hitomi off to get ready, and had gotten prepared as well.
"Hay is for horses Allen!" Van replied.
"Very funny your majesty!" Allen said as he walked up to Van.
"I look at it this way Allen, in a couple of hours, I get to say the same thing to you." Van stated.
"Oh, I never thought of it that way. Maybe this is a bad idea." Allen said.
"Who's getting cold feet now?" Van asked sarcastically.
"Speaking of that, did you do it, or did you chicken out?" Allen asked curiously.
"Yes. And she said yes! I am the happiest man alive!" Van said.
"No, I'm the happiest man alive. You're just the happiest boy." Allen said jokingly.
"I'm a man!" Van said.
"Oh really? Have you ever…" Allen whispered something in Van's ear.
"NO!" Van replied to the question only he, and Allen, could hear.
"Then you're not a man." Allen said.
"Yet." Van replied.
Allen chuckled. "Yes, but you're still not the happiest man alive, and when you do become a man you'll have to compete with me for that title." Allen said, still chuckling a bit.
"I see you're all ready." Van stated looking at Allen's wedding uniform.
"If you mean I'm dressed, then yes, if you mean I'm ready to say my vows, then no. I'm scared out of my mind." Allen clarified.
"That's what a best man is for, to lend their friends moral support on the spot." Van assured.
"Thanks." Allen responded.
"Allen, if you don't mind me asking, why are you wearing your wedding outfit that only knights wear? I mean you're about to become a King." Van said.
"I wanted to wear this, and Melerna said it was fine with her. I like being a knight, just as you like being a warrior. I wish King Aston were still alive. Then I wouldn't have to become a King. Not until I would be ready at least." Allen answered.
"Point taken, but things happen. So, shall we go to the great hall to see if everything is ready?" Van asked.
"Melerna did that before she got ready. She's not going to let me get out of this." Allen mentioned.
"After as long it took her to get a hold of you, she's going to turn you every which way but loose." Van stated his opinion.
"The scariest part of that sentence is I believe you're right." Allen said as they both began to laugh.
"You might as well marry Melerna, because you're not getting Hitomi." Van stated.
"Yeah, why would I want to marry my "little sister"?" Allen asked jokingly as they began to laugh, again.
"Exactly, she's your substitute little sister, so back off." Van said as they still laughed.
"Let's go to the great hall and wait." Allen suggested.
"Great idea!" Van said as they walked towards the great hall.
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"Melerna?" Hitomi asked as she slightly opened the door to the Princess's bedroom, her long, flowing emerald dress trailing behind her. "Melerna you look great!" Hitomi said when she walked in, closing the door, and saw the Princess in her beautiful white gown.
"Hey Hitomi, do you like your dress? I asked them to make it green to amplify the beautiful color of your eyes. I think Van will like that. What's that on your hand?" Melerna asked as she picked up Hitomi's gloved hand with the ring on it. "It's beautiful. Why do you have that?" Melerna asked curiously.
Hitomi blushed. "Van gave it to me when he…" Hitomi was getting really red.
"What did Van do?" Melerna asked knowing the answer, but wanting Hitomi to say it to ease her mind.
"When he asked me to marry him." Hitomi replied.
"Did you say yes?" Melerna asked.
"What kind of question is that? Of course I said yes! I could never turn him down." Hitomi stated.
"Great! I'll be at the wedding, and I'll be one of your bride's maids, if not the maid of honor, whether you like it or not. Plus, you're committed so stay away from Allen." Melerna said.
"Allen? Melerna, I stood him up three years ago. What, did you think I was going to come back and say, "Hey, Allen, you remember what you asked me? Well, I was just a kid back then, but now I'd love to." Is that what you thought?" Hitomi asked.
"That's what I've been dreading for the past three years." Melerna admitted.
"Really? I'm sorry, but you should have known I'd never do something like that. Remember, I'm the one who told you that you two were meant for each other." Hitomi commented.
"You're right. I've been worrying over nothing. Thanks for the reassurance, Hitomi." Melerna said.
"Anytime! That's what a maid of honor is for, to assure the bride it's the right thing to do, and to take away their worries and doubts, on the spot." Hitomi said as they began to laugh.
"Melerna?" A voice asked as the door opened slightly.
"Hey Merle!" Hitomi greeted the young cat-woman.
Merle was wearing a long, flowing ocean blue dress with white gloves and headband, the same kind of headband and gloves that Hitomi was wearing.
"Why does she get a green dress?" Merle asked as she walked in and closed the door.
"Well, I wanted something that brought out the color of her eyes, just like I wanted them to make that dress to bring out the color of your eyes, Merle." Melerna clarified. "Not to mention, I wanted to have the color of the ocean and the color of the earth, and since Hitomi's from the Mystic Moon, which she calls Earth, I thought she should wear the green one. You're one of a kind Hitomi." Melerna added.
"You look great Melerna. Are you ready to go? The guys are already down there." Merle stated.
"Right, let's go!" Melerna stated as they headed out the door and to the great hall.
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The music started, to mark the start of the ceremony, and to summon the bride and her maids. Everyone was seated and the groom and his best man were standing at the priest's alter.
Melerna walked in with her maids close behind. When Hitomi walked in Van's eyes grew and he mentally whistled to her, which made her blush.
When they got to the designated spot the maids stood next to the bride and listened, all the maids except Hitomi.
'You look very handsome, Van.' Hitomi thought to Van.
'You look absolutely beautiful! I'm so lucky you're mine! I told Allen that you said yes.' Van thought to Hitomi.
'Yeah, Melerna saw the ring and asked me about it, so I told her.' Hitomi thought back.
'Tomorrow, I'm going to announce our engagement. When we get back to Fanellia, I'm going to talk to my advisors and we'll set a date.' Van thought to Hitomi.
'Sounds great to me, and when…' Hitomi was taken out of her thoughts by screaming as she saw 20 or so people in black cloaks attacking the guests.
"It's a good thing we always wear our swords, right Van?" Allen said as he protected Melerna, Celena, and Prince Chid.
"Yeah!" Van replied as he started to attack the intruders.
"Van, behind you!" Hitomi yelled, Van obeyed and turned around in time to slash his attackers cloak.
Chris was defending Merle with his sword and his claws; he was so fast, he looked like a white streak when he attacked.
One attacked Hitomi, but Van intercepted before it could harm her.
"We're not harming them!" Van yelled when he stabbed one in the heart and it got up without any sign of injury.
"I've noticed!" Allen stated as he kicked one away from Melerna.
"Your pathetic swords can't harm them. They are protected by magic." A dark and sinister voice came from the sill of a broken out window.
"Who are you?" Allen asked.
"I am the person who will resurrect Zaibach, even if it takes me the rest of my life. I see it this way, if I can take out the heroes of the War of Fate, nothing will be able to stand in our way!" The black, cloaked man spoke from the ledge.
"Van, look out!" Merle screamed.
Van turned around as a black, cloaked figure slashed his arm leaving a small gash.
Hitomi watched the scenes playing before her eyes in horror. 'No, stop it! Don't hurt him! Don't hurt them!' Hitomi thought as a bright sky blue light glowed around her.
Another assassin attacked Melerna and ripped her dress making the blood from a wound on her leg visible.
'Stop it! Please stop it!' Hitomi screamed in her mind as a circle of stars appeared around her. "STOP IT!!!" Hitomi screamed as the light released and struck the intruders, the brightness blinding everyone in the room.
When everyone had recovered from the blinding beam all they saw were piles of ashes were assassins had stood and Hitomi was lying on the floor, motionless.
"Hitomi!" Van yelled as he ran to her side and cradled her in his arms.
The man in the black cloak still stood in the broken window's frame.
"There's one more." Allen stated as he prepared to defend his friends.
'No wonder they won the war, she has magical powers other then sight.' The man thought to himself, then he looked at Van, and Hitomi, and spoke. "Mark my words Van Fanel and Hitomi Kanzaki, I, Adam Perasin, shall have my revenge!" He said in an evil tone as he jumped out if the window onto the back of a black dragon.
"Lord Van, are you alright?" Merle asked as she ran to his side. "How's Hitomi? Is she alright?" Merle asked.
"No, no! You can't do this Hitomi! You promised, remember!" Van yelled as he laid her down and placed his hands on her chest, pushing in time with his own heartbeat.
"Oh no, Hitomi. Don't do this, don't leave us again." Melerna said as she sat down next to Van who was trying to revive Hitomi.
"It's not working!" Van said angrily as he stopped thrusting on Hitomi's chest. "I'm going to have to go and retrieve her." Van said as he grabbed Hitomi's hand and fell to the floor.
"Lord Van!" Merle shrieked.
Melerna grabbed one of Van's hands and put two fingers on his wrist. Her eyes grew as tears started to gather up in her them.
"What's wrong, Melerna?" Merle asked with a frightened voice as everyone collected around them.
"His pulse, it's gone." Melerna said tears falling freely down her face.
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A/N: So how was this chapter? THANK YOU everyone who reviewed! If it weren't for you I probably wouldn't be typing! Though I would like to ask for at least 7 reviews before I post the next chapter. I only got about 3 for the last one and I need to make that up. I'd like to have an average of 5 per chapter. I'm sitting in a motel room doing nothing but typing. *^_^* I came here for vacation and to type! I could have stayed home to type and I wish I had! At least I can access the Internet from there. Fun, fun, fun! I just love this lightning storm. *^_^* Lightning, oh, pretty. *Zap* Ouch! ~ ^_^ ~
Disclaimer: If you haven't guessed, I don't own Escaflowne. *^_^*
1.1 Chapter Eight
"Assassins?"
"Promise. I will stay by your side forever, and that's a promise." Hitomi said as she kissed him deeply.
'We should be heading back, they can't have their wedding without the maid of honor.' Van thought to Hitomi.
'Or the best man. I truly believe I got the best man in more then one way.' Hitomi thought to Van, this made him smile against her lips.
When they parted Van picked Hitomi up and took to the air, heading toward the castle.
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"Hey Van!" Allen yelled to him in the hall.
Van had dropped Hitomi off to get ready, and had gotten prepared as well.
"Hay is for horses Allen!" Van replied.
"Very funny your majesty!" Allen said as he walked up to Van.
"I look at it this way Allen, in a couple of hours, I get to say the same thing to you." Van stated.
"Oh, I never thought of it that way. Maybe this is a bad idea." Allen said.
"Who's getting cold feet now?" Van asked sarcastically.
"Speaking of that, did you do it, or did you chicken out?" Allen asked curiously.
"Yes. And she said yes! I am the happiest man alive!" Van said.
"No, I'm the happiest man alive. You're just the happiest boy." Allen said jokingly.
"I'm a man!" Van said.
"Oh really? Have you ever…" Allen whispered something in Van's ear.
"NO!" Van replied to the question only he, and Allen, could hear.
"Then you're not a man." Allen said.
"Yet." Van replied.
Allen chuckled. "Yes, but you're still not the happiest man alive, and when you do become a man you'll have to compete with me for that title." Allen said, still chuckling a bit.
"I see you're all ready." Van stated looking at Allen's wedding uniform.
"If you mean I'm dressed, then yes, if you mean I'm ready to say my vows, then no. I'm scared out of my mind." Allen clarified.
"That's what a best man is for, to lend their friends moral support on the spot." Van assured.
"Thanks." Allen responded.
"Allen, if you don't mind me asking, why are you wearing your wedding outfit that only knights wear? I mean you're about to become a King." Van said.
"I wanted to wear this, and Melerna said it was fine with her. I like being a knight, just as you like being a warrior. I wish King Aston were still alive. Then I wouldn't have to become a King. Not until I would be ready at least." Allen answered.
"Point taken, but things happen. So, shall we go to the great hall to see if everything is ready?" Van asked.
"Melerna did that before she got ready. She's not going to let me get out of this." Allen mentioned.
"After as long it took her to get a hold of you, she's going to turn you every which way but loose." Van stated his opinion.
"The scariest part of that sentence is I believe you're right." Allen said as they both began to laugh.
"You might as well marry Melerna, because you're not getting Hitomi." Van stated.
"Yeah, why would I want to marry my "little sister"?" Allen asked jokingly as they began to laugh, again.
"Exactly, she's your substitute little sister, so back off." Van said as they still laughed.
"Let's go to the great hall and wait." Allen suggested.
"Great idea!" Van said as they walked towards the great hall.
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"Melerna?" Hitomi asked as she slightly opened the door to the Princess's bedroom, her long, flowing emerald dress trailing behind her. "Melerna you look great!" Hitomi said when she walked in, closing the door, and saw the Princess in her beautiful white gown.
"Hey Hitomi, do you like your dress? I asked them to make it green to amplify the beautiful color of your eyes. I think Van will like that. What's that on your hand?" Melerna asked as she picked up Hitomi's gloved hand with the ring on it. "It's beautiful. Why do you have that?" Melerna asked curiously.
Hitomi blushed. "Van gave it to me when he…" Hitomi was getting really red.
"What did Van do?" Melerna asked knowing the answer, but wanting Hitomi to say it to ease her mind.
"When he asked me to marry him." Hitomi replied.
"Did you say yes?" Melerna asked.
"What kind of question is that? Of course I said yes! I could never turn him down." Hitomi stated.
"Great! I'll be at the wedding, and I'll be one of your bride's maids, if not the maid of honor, whether you like it or not. Plus, you're committed so stay away from Allen." Melerna said.
"Allen? Melerna, I stood him up three years ago. What, did you think I was going to come back and say, "Hey, Allen, you remember what you asked me? Well, I was just a kid back then, but now I'd love to." Is that what you thought?" Hitomi asked.
"That's what I've been dreading for the past three years." Melerna admitted.
"Really? I'm sorry, but you should have known I'd never do something like that. Remember, I'm the one who told you that you two were meant for each other." Hitomi commented.
"You're right. I've been worrying over nothing. Thanks for the reassurance, Hitomi." Melerna said.
"Anytime! That's what a maid of honor is for, to assure the bride it's the right thing to do, and to take away their worries and doubts, on the spot." Hitomi said as they began to laugh.
"Melerna?" A voice asked as the door opened slightly.
"Hey Merle!" Hitomi greeted the young cat-woman.
Merle was wearing a long, flowing ocean blue dress with white gloves and headband, the same kind of headband and gloves that Hitomi was wearing.
"Why does she get a green dress?" Merle asked as she walked in and closed the door.
"Well, I wanted something that brought out the color of her eyes, just like I wanted them to make that dress to bring out the color of your eyes, Merle." Melerna clarified. "Not to mention, I wanted to have the color of the ocean and the color of the earth, and since Hitomi's from the Mystic Moon, which she calls Earth, I thought she should wear the green one. You're one of a kind Hitomi." Melerna added.
"You look great Melerna. Are you ready to go? The guys are already down there." Merle stated.
"Right, let's go!" Melerna stated as they headed out the door and to the great hall.
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The music started, to mark the start of the ceremony, and to summon the bride and her maids. Everyone was seated and the groom and his best man were standing at the priest's alter.
Melerna walked in with her maids close behind. When Hitomi walked in Van's eyes grew and he mentally whistled to her, which made her blush.
When they got to the designated spot the maids stood next to the bride and listened, all the maids except Hitomi.
'You look very handsome, Van.' Hitomi thought to Van.
'You look absolutely beautiful! I'm so lucky you're mine! I told Allen that you said yes.' Van thought to Hitomi.
'Yeah, Melerna saw the ring and asked me about it, so I told her.' Hitomi thought back.
'Tomorrow, I'm going to announce our engagement. When we get back to Fanellia, I'm going to talk to my advisors and we'll set a date.' Van thought to Hitomi.
'Sounds great to me, and when…' Hitomi was taken out of her thoughts by screaming as she saw 20 or so people in black cloaks attacking the guests.
"It's a good thing we always wear our swords, right Van?" Allen said as he protected Melerna, Celena, and Prince Chid.
"Yeah!" Van replied as he started to attack the intruders.
"Van, behind you!" Hitomi yelled, Van obeyed and turned around in time to slash his attackers cloak.
Chris was defending Merle with his sword and his claws; he was so fast, he looked like a white streak when he attacked.
One attacked Hitomi, but Van intercepted before it could harm her.
"We're not harming them!" Van yelled when he stabbed one in the heart and it got up without any sign of injury.
"I've noticed!" Allen stated as he kicked one away from Melerna.
"Your pathetic swords can't harm them. They are protected by magic." A dark and sinister voice came from the sill of a broken out window.
"Who are you?" Allen asked.
"I am the person who will resurrect Zaibach, even if it takes me the rest of my life. I see it this way, if I can take out the heroes of the War of Fate, nothing will be able to stand in our way!" The black, cloaked man spoke from the ledge.
"Van, look out!" Merle screamed.
Van turned around as a black, cloaked figure slashed his arm leaving a small gash.
Hitomi watched the scenes playing before her eyes in horror. 'No, stop it! Don't hurt him! Don't hurt them!' Hitomi thought as a bright sky blue light glowed around her.
Another assassin attacked Melerna and ripped her dress making the blood from a wound on her leg visible.
'Stop it! Please stop it!' Hitomi screamed in her mind as a circle of stars appeared around her. "STOP IT!!!" Hitomi screamed as the light released and struck the intruders, the brightness blinding everyone in the room.
When everyone had recovered from the blinding beam all they saw were piles of ashes were assassins had stood and Hitomi was lying on the floor, motionless.
"Hitomi!" Van yelled as he ran to her side and cradled her in his arms.
The man in the black cloak still stood in the broken window's frame.
"There's one more." Allen stated as he prepared to defend his friends.
'No wonder they won the war, she has magical powers other then sight.' The man thought to himself, then he looked at Van, and Hitomi, and spoke. "Mark my words Van Fanel and Hitomi Kanzaki, I, Adam Perasin, shall have my revenge!" He said in an evil tone as he jumped out if the window onto the back of a black dragon.
"Lord Van, are you alright?" Merle asked as she ran to his side. "How's Hitomi? Is she alright?" Merle asked.
"No, no! You can't do this Hitomi! You promised, remember!" Van yelled as he laid her down and placed his hands on her chest, pushing in time with his own heartbeat.
"Oh no, Hitomi. Don't do this, don't leave us again." Melerna said as she sat down next to Van who was trying to revive Hitomi.
"It's not working!" Van said angrily as he stopped thrusting on Hitomi's chest. "I'm going to have to go and retrieve her." Van said as he grabbed Hitomi's hand and fell to the floor.
"Lord Van!" Merle shrieked.
Melerna grabbed one of Van's hands and put two fingers on his wrist. Her eyes grew as tears started to gather up in her them.
"What's wrong, Melerna?" Merle asked with a frightened voice as everyone collected around them.
"His pulse, it's gone." Melerna said tears falling freely down her face.
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A/N: So how was this chapter? THANK YOU everyone who reviewed! If it weren't for you I probably wouldn't be typing! Though I would like to ask for at least 7 reviews before I post the next chapter. I only got about 3 for the last one and I need to make that up. I'd like to have an average of 5 per chapter. I'm sitting in a motel room doing nothing but typing. *^_^* I came here for vacation and to type! I could have stayed home to type and I wish I had! At least I can access the Internet from there. Fun, fun, fun! I just love this lightning storm. *^_^* Lightning, oh, pretty. *Zap* Ouch! ~ ^_^ ~