1.1 Part Six: The Walk
Disclaimer: I wish I owned Escaflowne, I wish I owned Escaflowne…fine don't listen to me!
Hitomie looked into Van's eyes. "Van," She started, then she shook her head and stepped out of his embrace, "Van, we need to talk."
"We have been talking." Van said with a smile as he reached for her again. Hitomie gave him a stern look.
"No we haven't, well, not about what we need to talk about, Van it's about Chris."
Van's soft smile turned into a scowl as he sat down, "What about him?"
"Now don't get testy, we need to talk about why he is here."
"Who cares."
"Van!" Hitomie walked over to him and kneeled, "I know you don't like him, but he is one of my friends and he is really scared right now. Remember how I was when I first came?"
"You at least didn't faint."
"Maybe that's because nobody said they were going to rip out my heart with a spoon."
He at least had the decency to look remorseful. "You heard that, huh?"
"Yes I did, you have to be nicer to him."
"Why?"
"I've already told you the reason."
"Well, I don't like him, I have this feeling that he's going to take you away from me." He grabbed her and placed her on his lap. "Your mine. Not his."
Hitomie laughed and rested her head against his, "You're beginning to act like a sulky child."
"I am a sulky child where you're concerned."
"Yes, well, I need to find Chris. Van, let go!"
"You know, I would, but…"
"Ahem, am I interrupting anything?"
Van and Hitomie looked up to see Korlan standing in the doorway, an amused expression on his face.
"No, but you would be if I had anything to do with it." Hitomie heard Van say as placed her back onto the floor.
"Van!" Hitomie's face was bright red and she saw Korlan's grin widen. "Korlan, sir, I'm sorry I just…"
"My fault entirely, Lady Hitomie, I should realise when the door is closed I should knock."
"Why are you here Korlan?" Van said, obviously displeased with the intrusion.
"Well, your majesty," Korlan said with a smirk, "I just wanted to tell you and Lady Hitomie that nobody can find Lady Hitomie's friend, Chris is it?"
"Chris?" Hitomie went pale. "You don't know where he is? Are you completely insane!" She ran out of the room. Van followed at a slower pace but not before muttering, "The stupid idiot probably got lost in the forest."
"What was that your majesty?"
"Shut-up Korlan."
Chris walked around the forest, his thoughts in turmoil, if Hitomie wanted to stay with Van, how the hell was he going to get home? Wait a second, why does she want to stay with Van in the first place? He's moody and cranky and from what he has heard so far, kind of violent. The guy actually threatened to kill him! He walked through the forest, feeling rather depressed. When he finally looked at his surroundings, he realised that he had no idea where he was.
"Oh this is just great, not only am I stuck on this stupid planet, I'm lost in a creepy forest! My day has been great so far this is just wonderful!"
"You're going to lose more than that if you don't be quiet," said a soft voice at his ear.
Chris jumped and turned quickly to face the intruder. "What do you want?"
What he saw surprised him more than he wanted to admit. A young stood there, not much younger than him. She had long curly red hair that was tied up into a pony tail, her flashing blue eyes mocked him as he opened and closed his mouth like a fish, she was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen.
"What," she said softly, "You act like you've never seen a woman before."
"I don't think I have, if all of them look like you." He managed to get out, before his face flamed with embarrassment. Thankfully he wasn't the only one embarrassed; he saw her face blush prettily before she grabbed his hand.
"Come with me, there are robbers afoot."
(Afoot?) Chris thought as he was dragged away, (Who uses the word, 'afoot'?)
Sharra dragged the poor man through the forest, dodging branches and jumping over stumps, she heard the man curse as he stumbled. She laughed and finally stopped, leaning against a tree to regain her breath. The stranger stood there for a minute looking at her, breathing heavily.
"So, who are you exactly." He said after looking her up and down.
She felt a blush stain her cheeks and, pretending to act subservient, as she was told to do, she peered at him underneath her lashes. He was awfully good-looking, with his short blonde hair and spectacles. He was wearing the strangest clothes though. Some sort of cloth, and a tie, now who wore a tie these days?
"Don't try the whole, 'who me' act now, not when you've been dragging me around these forest. You are not the little weak girl you want people to think you are." He stood there, his arms crossed, glaring at her.
"Now who are you?"
"Don't you think I should be asking that question?" Sharra dropped her act and gave him back, glare for glare. "Who are you?"
The young man gave her a smirk that sent her heart racing, "That's easy, my names Chris Anderson, I'm eighteen years old and supposedly I'm from a place called the 'Mystic Moon' but of course, I call it Earth."
He did a little mocking bow and grinned at her, "And you are?"
Sharra was flustered but she mustn't let this, Chris character know that. "Well, my name is Sharra, I'm sixteen, I'm originally from Tudar, but I am here for the King's birthday." She gave a curtsy that the Queen of England couldn't have faulted, "So pleased to make your aquantince Lord of the Mystic Moon."
"Lord?" Chris laughed; it was a wonderful sound, so full of life, or at least Sharra thought so. "I like the sound of that." He sobered, "but please don't call me that, Hitomie would have a field day."
"Hitomie?" Sharra gasped, "You mean, the goddess of the Mystic Moon? The Hero of Gaea?" Sharra ran up to him and grabbed his hands; "You are a friend of Lady Hitomie?"
"I guess so, but she's just Hitomie to me, you know she's not really a.." He was cut off as Sharra screamed. "Duck!" An arrow whizzed by his head. They both hit the ground, Chris covering Sharra with his body.
"Get up, yeh stupid git'" Called a voice that neither of them had ever heard before. Chris and Sharra were yanked up and placed back on the ground. Sharra stared at the people before her, before whispering to Chris. "Follow my lead, these are thieves."
Author's note: Wahoo! I'm in such a great mood for writing right now, just wait until you see what happens after this!
Disclaimer: I wish I owned Escaflowne, I wish I owned Escaflowne…fine don't listen to me!
Hitomie looked into Van's eyes. "Van," She started, then she shook her head and stepped out of his embrace, "Van, we need to talk."
"We have been talking." Van said with a smile as he reached for her again. Hitomie gave him a stern look.
"No we haven't, well, not about what we need to talk about, Van it's about Chris."
Van's soft smile turned into a scowl as he sat down, "What about him?"
"Now don't get testy, we need to talk about why he is here."
"Who cares."
"Van!" Hitomie walked over to him and kneeled, "I know you don't like him, but he is one of my friends and he is really scared right now. Remember how I was when I first came?"
"You at least didn't faint."
"Maybe that's because nobody said they were going to rip out my heart with a spoon."
He at least had the decency to look remorseful. "You heard that, huh?"
"Yes I did, you have to be nicer to him."
"Why?"
"I've already told you the reason."
"Well, I don't like him, I have this feeling that he's going to take you away from me." He grabbed her and placed her on his lap. "Your mine. Not his."
Hitomie laughed and rested her head against his, "You're beginning to act like a sulky child."
"I am a sulky child where you're concerned."
"Yes, well, I need to find Chris. Van, let go!"
"You know, I would, but…"
"Ahem, am I interrupting anything?"
Van and Hitomie looked up to see Korlan standing in the doorway, an amused expression on his face.
"No, but you would be if I had anything to do with it." Hitomie heard Van say as placed her back onto the floor.
"Van!" Hitomie's face was bright red and she saw Korlan's grin widen. "Korlan, sir, I'm sorry I just…"
"My fault entirely, Lady Hitomie, I should realise when the door is closed I should knock."
"Why are you here Korlan?" Van said, obviously displeased with the intrusion.
"Well, your majesty," Korlan said with a smirk, "I just wanted to tell you and Lady Hitomie that nobody can find Lady Hitomie's friend, Chris is it?"
"Chris?" Hitomie went pale. "You don't know where he is? Are you completely insane!" She ran out of the room. Van followed at a slower pace but not before muttering, "The stupid idiot probably got lost in the forest."
"What was that your majesty?"
"Shut-up Korlan."
Chris walked around the forest, his thoughts in turmoil, if Hitomie wanted to stay with Van, how the hell was he going to get home? Wait a second, why does she want to stay with Van in the first place? He's moody and cranky and from what he has heard so far, kind of violent. The guy actually threatened to kill him! He walked through the forest, feeling rather depressed. When he finally looked at his surroundings, he realised that he had no idea where he was.
"Oh this is just great, not only am I stuck on this stupid planet, I'm lost in a creepy forest! My day has been great so far this is just wonderful!"
"You're going to lose more than that if you don't be quiet," said a soft voice at his ear.
Chris jumped and turned quickly to face the intruder. "What do you want?"
What he saw surprised him more than he wanted to admit. A young stood there, not much younger than him. She had long curly red hair that was tied up into a pony tail, her flashing blue eyes mocked him as he opened and closed his mouth like a fish, she was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen.
"What," she said softly, "You act like you've never seen a woman before."
"I don't think I have, if all of them look like you." He managed to get out, before his face flamed with embarrassment. Thankfully he wasn't the only one embarrassed; he saw her face blush prettily before she grabbed his hand.
"Come with me, there are robbers afoot."
(Afoot?) Chris thought as he was dragged away, (Who uses the word, 'afoot'?)
Sharra dragged the poor man through the forest, dodging branches and jumping over stumps, she heard the man curse as he stumbled. She laughed and finally stopped, leaning against a tree to regain her breath. The stranger stood there for a minute looking at her, breathing heavily.
"So, who are you exactly." He said after looking her up and down.
She felt a blush stain her cheeks and, pretending to act subservient, as she was told to do, she peered at him underneath her lashes. He was awfully good-looking, with his short blonde hair and spectacles. He was wearing the strangest clothes though. Some sort of cloth, and a tie, now who wore a tie these days?
"Don't try the whole, 'who me' act now, not when you've been dragging me around these forest. You are not the little weak girl you want people to think you are." He stood there, his arms crossed, glaring at her.
"Now who are you?"
"Don't you think I should be asking that question?" Sharra dropped her act and gave him back, glare for glare. "Who are you?"
The young man gave her a smirk that sent her heart racing, "That's easy, my names Chris Anderson, I'm eighteen years old and supposedly I'm from a place called the 'Mystic Moon' but of course, I call it Earth."
He did a little mocking bow and grinned at her, "And you are?"
Sharra was flustered but she mustn't let this, Chris character know that. "Well, my name is Sharra, I'm sixteen, I'm originally from Tudar, but I am here for the King's birthday." She gave a curtsy that the Queen of England couldn't have faulted, "So pleased to make your aquantince Lord of the Mystic Moon."
"Lord?" Chris laughed; it was a wonderful sound, so full of life, or at least Sharra thought so. "I like the sound of that." He sobered, "but please don't call me that, Hitomie would have a field day."
"Hitomie?" Sharra gasped, "You mean, the goddess of the Mystic Moon? The Hero of Gaea?" Sharra ran up to him and grabbed his hands; "You are a friend of Lady Hitomie?"
"I guess so, but she's just Hitomie to me, you know she's not really a.." He was cut off as Sharra screamed. "Duck!" An arrow whizzed by his head. They both hit the ground, Chris covering Sharra with his body.
"Get up, yeh stupid git'" Called a voice that neither of them had ever heard before. Chris and Sharra were yanked up and placed back on the ground. Sharra stared at the people before her, before whispering to Chris. "Follow my lead, these are thieves."
Author's note: Wahoo! I'm in such a great mood for writing right now, just wait until you see what happens after this!