Love is our Destiny
Disclaimer: I don't own Escaflowne; get it, got it, good.
Chapter Nine
"Angel."
"His pulse, it's gone." Melerna said tears falling freely down her face.
"No, not again!" Allen said from behind.
"What do you mean "not again", commander? Has he done this before?" Gaddes asked.
"No, but she went to the land of them dead to save him once." Allen replied.
"Do you think that's where they're at?" Gaddes asked.
"Unfortunately, yes." Melerna cut into the conversation, still crying.
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In a beautiful park, outside of the city, where winged people flew about in their daily lives (sort of), Hitomi sits at the base of a large tree as she stares up at the sky. She started to recall the events in her head.
"How did I do that? Did I save my friends? I wish I knew." Hitomi said to herself more then anyone else. 'I failed, I know that much. I let Varie down.' Hitomi thought. "I wish I could have kept my promise." Hitomi added.
"Maybe you can." Varie's voice came from beside her.
"Varie!" Hitomi said in a cheerful voice as she got up and hugged her. "It's nice to see you again." Hitomi greeted.
"It's nice to see you again too, Hitomi." Varie replied.
"I'm sorry I couldn't foresee the attack so I couldn't look out for him. I let my guard down. " Hitomi apologized as tears fell down her face.
"You shouldn't say things like that you saved everyone there with your power! You never let your guard down and you saved my son, thank you." Varie said.
"That was my power?" Hitomi asked.
"Yes, it all came from within you. You couldn't stand the thought of your friends being hurt and were willing to sacrifice your own life to save theirs. That light was all of your energy gathered up into a fatal blast." Varie explained.
"Really? I never knew I could gather that much energy." Hitomi commented.
"You can, and because this reunion is going to be short lived, I want you to promise me you will never gather all of your energy into anything. Leave a little energy so you wont be visiting me again anytime soon." Varie said.
"What do you mean a reunion short lived?" Hitomi asked.
"Van's going to hold you to that promise, my son is coming for you." Varie stated.
"He's coming for me? But…"
"Hitomi!" Van yelled as he ran toward her, cutting her sentence off.
"Van? Van!" Hitomi said as she turned and ran to him, embracing him.
"Hitomi, I'm so glad to see you. I thought I'd never find you." Van said while holding Hitomi tight, overjoyed that he found her.
"Van, you shouldn't be here, it's too dangerous." Hitomi mentioned.
"Don't worry, I'm not going to leave Fanellia without a Queen and an heir." Van assured. "You said yes and I'm not going to let you back out now!" Van said in a loving voice.
"Oh Van, I love you so much." Hitomi whispered to him.
"I love you too, Hitomi." Van said as he kissed her deeply. "Now, how did we get out of here last time?" Van asked once they had parted, as the ground began to shake and a bright light appeared above them.
"You just had to ask, didn't you?" Hitomi asked sarcastically.
"Unfortunately!" Van said as the ground underneath them crumbled and they fell.
Hitomi was thrown away from Van and falling toward the fiery ground below. Pillars of fire shot up around her as they reached for the sky.
Hitomi knew her angel was coming for her, because she could see Van holding his hand out to grab hers, so she didn't scream, she just smiled at him when she grabbed his hand.
Van held on to Hitomi and he drew her close to him. With a snap he spread his wings and flew toward the light.
"You truly are an angel Van." Hitomi whispered.
"I'm an angel that is never going to let you go." Van whispered to Hitomi as they flew into the light.
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Van and Hitomi both coughed and gasped for air when they came to.
"Lord Van!" Merle screamed as she latched on to him. "Hitomi!" Merle screamed once more as she let go of Van and held on to Hitomi.
"Merle? Merle!" Hitomi exclaimed as she hugged Merle back and looked around the room. "I'm so glad you're all ok." Hitomi said with a sigh of relief.
"Hitomi, what happened?" Melerna asked.
"How's your leg?" Hitomi asked trying to get off of the subject.
"It's fine, and everyone's alright thanks to you. Now that that's cleared up, what happened?" Melerna asked as Merle let go of Hitomi and walked over to Chris.
"Well, I uh…" Hitomi stuttered not really wanting to explain.
"Hitomi." Van said coming out of his daze as he hugged her close. 'Pretend to faint and I'll get you out of here.' Van thought to Hitomi.
'That sounds great. I owe you one.' Hitomi thought back to Van. "Van, I don't feel so…" Hitomi started as she "fainted".
"Hitomi!" Melerna cried.
"Don't worry, she's just exhausted. I'm going to take her to her room so she can rest." Van said as he picked Hitomi up in his arms and started to walk out the door, to Hitomi's room. "One quick question." Van mentioned, as he was half way out the door.
'I'm going to fall asleep in your arms at this rate.' Hitomi thought to Van.
'Very funny! But I really want to know something.' Van thought back to her.
"Sure, what do you want to know?" Melerna asked.
"Are you two married yet?" Van asked.
"We rescheduled the wedding for tonight." Allen answered.
"Ok, thanks." Van thanked as he carried Hitomi to her room.
When Van got to Hitomi's room he shut the door and lightly laid her down on the bed.
'Is the coast clear?' Hitomi asked Van in her mind.
"Huh?" Van asked aloud.
'Is it ok for me to get up and talk without anyone asking me about today?' Hitomi thought to Van.
"Yes and no. Yes, if you're asking is it just you and I. No, if you think I'm not going to ask you about today then you've got another thing coming." Van stated. "I want to know what that was and I want you to promise not to do it again. I don't want to loose you, not now, not ever!" Van said in a demanding voice.
"Well, from what Varie told me it was an energy blast and if I ever do use it again I wont use all of my energy, I promise." Hitomi verified.
"Your word is good enough for me." Van stated as he held her close.
"I felt an evil energy even after the blast, right before I was transported to the tree, what was it?" Hitomi asked. "It was above the rest of them like it was floating or something." Hitomi added.
"There was a guy, he said he was going to bring Zaibach back, didn't you hear him?" Van asked.
"No, I was too busy watching the battle." Hitomi answered.
"He also said he'd make us pay, but I doubt that so don't worry about it." Van stated in a comforting voice as he held Hitomi in his arms. "I'll always protect you, no matter what, even if it costs me my life." Van assured.
"And I'll always protect you to the best of my abilities, no matter what, I promise. I promise both you and Varie." Hitomi stated.
"So, how do you think the wedding will go tonight?" Van asked.
"Hopefully better then it did today." Hitomi said. "How do you think it will go, my angel?" Hitomi asked.
"There you go again, I think it should turn out fine. For now we must rest, it's been a stressful day, until tonight, my angel, sweet dreams." Van answered, whispering in Hitomi's ear and then lightly kissing her while he got to his feet.
"Sweet, heavenly, dreams for you Van." Hitomi said with as smile while Van smiled back and left the room lightly shutting the door behind him.
'Don't forget that everyone thinks you've fainted. I'll check up on you in a couple of hours, try to rest and regain your strength.' Van thought to Hitomi.
'I'll try, only because you asked, see you soon.' Hitomi thought back and Van walked off towards the others to assure them that Hitomi will be just fine, even though he had already told them once.
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A/N: How was that? Do you think I should start the next chapter out with the (second) wedding ceremony or the wedding party? Thanks for reviewing I love hearing from everyone and your opinions count! *^_^* I have another question, I made a blonde joke and I was wandering if I should post it on FanFiction.net (no offense to blondes, I am one, sort of.) so should I? It's about a blonde astronaut and the conversation she had with NASA.
Disclaimer: I don't own Escaflowne; get it, got it, good.
Chapter Nine
"Angel."
"His pulse, it's gone." Melerna said tears falling freely down her face.
"No, not again!" Allen said from behind.
"What do you mean "not again", commander? Has he done this before?" Gaddes asked.
"No, but she went to the land of them dead to save him once." Allen replied.
"Do you think that's where they're at?" Gaddes asked.
"Unfortunately, yes." Melerna cut into the conversation, still crying.
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In a beautiful park, outside of the city, where winged people flew about in their daily lives (sort of), Hitomi sits at the base of a large tree as she stares up at the sky. She started to recall the events in her head.
"How did I do that? Did I save my friends? I wish I knew." Hitomi said to herself more then anyone else. 'I failed, I know that much. I let Varie down.' Hitomi thought. "I wish I could have kept my promise." Hitomi added.
"Maybe you can." Varie's voice came from beside her.
"Varie!" Hitomi said in a cheerful voice as she got up and hugged her. "It's nice to see you again." Hitomi greeted.
"It's nice to see you again too, Hitomi." Varie replied.
"I'm sorry I couldn't foresee the attack so I couldn't look out for him. I let my guard down. " Hitomi apologized as tears fell down her face.
"You shouldn't say things like that you saved everyone there with your power! You never let your guard down and you saved my son, thank you." Varie said.
"That was my power?" Hitomi asked.
"Yes, it all came from within you. You couldn't stand the thought of your friends being hurt and were willing to sacrifice your own life to save theirs. That light was all of your energy gathered up into a fatal blast." Varie explained.
"Really? I never knew I could gather that much energy." Hitomi commented.
"You can, and because this reunion is going to be short lived, I want you to promise me you will never gather all of your energy into anything. Leave a little energy so you wont be visiting me again anytime soon." Varie said.
"What do you mean a reunion short lived?" Hitomi asked.
"Van's going to hold you to that promise, my son is coming for you." Varie stated.
"He's coming for me? But…"
"Hitomi!" Van yelled as he ran toward her, cutting her sentence off.
"Van? Van!" Hitomi said as she turned and ran to him, embracing him.
"Hitomi, I'm so glad to see you. I thought I'd never find you." Van said while holding Hitomi tight, overjoyed that he found her.
"Van, you shouldn't be here, it's too dangerous." Hitomi mentioned.
"Don't worry, I'm not going to leave Fanellia without a Queen and an heir." Van assured. "You said yes and I'm not going to let you back out now!" Van said in a loving voice.
"Oh Van, I love you so much." Hitomi whispered to him.
"I love you too, Hitomi." Van said as he kissed her deeply. "Now, how did we get out of here last time?" Van asked once they had parted, as the ground began to shake and a bright light appeared above them.
"You just had to ask, didn't you?" Hitomi asked sarcastically.
"Unfortunately!" Van said as the ground underneath them crumbled and they fell.
Hitomi was thrown away from Van and falling toward the fiery ground below. Pillars of fire shot up around her as they reached for the sky.
Hitomi knew her angel was coming for her, because she could see Van holding his hand out to grab hers, so she didn't scream, she just smiled at him when she grabbed his hand.
Van held on to Hitomi and he drew her close to him. With a snap he spread his wings and flew toward the light.
"You truly are an angel Van." Hitomi whispered.
"I'm an angel that is never going to let you go." Van whispered to Hitomi as they flew into the light.
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Van and Hitomi both coughed and gasped for air when they came to.
"Lord Van!" Merle screamed as she latched on to him. "Hitomi!" Merle screamed once more as she let go of Van and held on to Hitomi.
"Merle? Merle!" Hitomi exclaimed as she hugged Merle back and looked around the room. "I'm so glad you're all ok." Hitomi said with a sigh of relief.
"Hitomi, what happened?" Melerna asked.
"How's your leg?" Hitomi asked trying to get off of the subject.
"It's fine, and everyone's alright thanks to you. Now that that's cleared up, what happened?" Melerna asked as Merle let go of Hitomi and walked over to Chris.
"Well, I uh…" Hitomi stuttered not really wanting to explain.
"Hitomi." Van said coming out of his daze as he hugged her close. 'Pretend to faint and I'll get you out of here.' Van thought to Hitomi.
'That sounds great. I owe you one.' Hitomi thought back to Van. "Van, I don't feel so…" Hitomi started as she "fainted".
"Hitomi!" Melerna cried.
"Don't worry, she's just exhausted. I'm going to take her to her room so she can rest." Van said as he picked Hitomi up in his arms and started to walk out the door, to Hitomi's room. "One quick question." Van mentioned, as he was half way out the door.
'I'm going to fall asleep in your arms at this rate.' Hitomi thought to Van.
'Very funny! But I really want to know something.' Van thought back to her.
"Sure, what do you want to know?" Melerna asked.
"Are you two married yet?" Van asked.
"We rescheduled the wedding for tonight." Allen answered.
"Ok, thanks." Van thanked as he carried Hitomi to her room.
When Van got to Hitomi's room he shut the door and lightly laid her down on the bed.
'Is the coast clear?' Hitomi asked Van in her mind.
"Huh?" Van asked aloud.
'Is it ok for me to get up and talk without anyone asking me about today?' Hitomi thought to Van.
"Yes and no. Yes, if you're asking is it just you and I. No, if you think I'm not going to ask you about today then you've got another thing coming." Van stated. "I want to know what that was and I want you to promise not to do it again. I don't want to loose you, not now, not ever!" Van said in a demanding voice.
"Well, from what Varie told me it was an energy blast and if I ever do use it again I wont use all of my energy, I promise." Hitomi verified.
"Your word is good enough for me." Van stated as he held her close.
"I felt an evil energy even after the blast, right before I was transported to the tree, what was it?" Hitomi asked. "It was above the rest of them like it was floating or something." Hitomi added.
"There was a guy, he said he was going to bring Zaibach back, didn't you hear him?" Van asked.
"No, I was too busy watching the battle." Hitomi answered.
"He also said he'd make us pay, but I doubt that so don't worry about it." Van stated in a comforting voice as he held Hitomi in his arms. "I'll always protect you, no matter what, even if it costs me my life." Van assured.
"And I'll always protect you to the best of my abilities, no matter what, I promise. I promise both you and Varie." Hitomi stated.
"So, how do you think the wedding will go tonight?" Van asked.
"Hopefully better then it did today." Hitomi said. "How do you think it will go, my angel?" Hitomi asked.
"There you go again, I think it should turn out fine. For now we must rest, it's been a stressful day, until tonight, my angel, sweet dreams." Van answered, whispering in Hitomi's ear and then lightly kissing her while he got to his feet.
"Sweet, heavenly, dreams for you Van." Hitomi said with as smile while Van smiled back and left the room lightly shutting the door behind him.
'Don't forget that everyone thinks you've fainted. I'll check up on you in a couple of hours, try to rest and regain your strength.' Van thought to Hitomi.
'I'll try, only because you asked, see you soon.' Hitomi thought back and Van walked off towards the others to assure them that Hitomi will be just fine, even though he had already told them once.
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A/N: How was that? Do you think I should start the next chapter out with the (second) wedding ceremony or the wedding party? Thanks for reviewing I love hearing from everyone and your opinions count! *^_^* I have another question, I made a blonde joke and I was wandering if I should post it on FanFiction.net (no offense to blondes, I am one, sort of.) so should I? It's about a blonde astronaut and the conversation she had with NASA.