A/N: ::Mission Impossible music plays as Stripes sneaks onto the stage::
Whew....Finally! I'm back! Sorry I haven't updated in a while, I got
grounded from the computer. ::growls::
anywhiffle, I've got some belated thank you's to write!
DARK-TOMATO: thanx 4 the AWESOME review! I'm glad you like my story!!! Ur so sweet!
HOLLYBIRD: hey hun! ::pats Richard on back:: eh-he-he... I actually made the name "Kendai" up. To me, it means "Bladed One". Kaiyari is an alternate spelling for the name "Kyari", which loosely translated, means "Independent strength".
//Where have I heard this before?// Kaiyari thought, as the music box began to wind down. She closed her eyes in an attempt to remember. //I know I've heard this melody before...//
Suddenly she realized that someone was humming in time to the music. She whirled, and found Van leaning against the doorframe, smiling wryly. "V-Van! I'm sorr-"
He shook his head, and strode across the room. "It was my fault. I was being pig-headed again...Merle and Allen were kind enough to point that out to me..."
By the look on his face, it hadn't been pleasant. Kaiyari giggled, but turned it into a cough. "Well, I wasn't exactly an angel either. Why don't we call it even, and start over?"
Van laughed and nodded. "I'm Van Fanel." He bowed to her.
She grinned. "Kaiyari no Saira." She looked confused. "Do I bow or curtsey?"
Van snorted and shrugged. "I have no idea!"
She laughed. "Oh well! Where are we anyway?"
Van looked around the room sadly. "This was my mother's room. I haven't been here in years..."
Kaiyari looked around, her eyes lighting on the painting again. "So then this must be you!" she pointed to the black-haired little boy.
Van stepped up next to her. "Yeah. That's me, my mother Varie," he pointed to the black haired lady, "My father Goau," he pointed to the shadowed man, "And my older brother Folken." Kaiyari didn't need to see his finger pointing to the aqua haired teenager to know who it was. "Folken..." she whispered.
She felt a gentle breath of wind on her neck, and the faint notes of laughter tickled her ears. She met Van's wide eyes, and blushed slightly as he smiled softly.
She surprised him by lacing her fingers through his, and swinging their arms. "So...aren't you going to ask what I'm doing in your mother's room, in the middle of the night?"
His happy smile disappeared, replaced by a grim look. "You were being chased by a shadow creature." Kaiyari gasped, and put a hand over her mouth. Van sat down on the huge bed, sending up a puff of dust as he gestured for her to join him. "I had...a dream. I've been having it for two years now, watching Hitomi disappear, again, and again."
Kaiyari held up a hand. "Who's Hitomi?"
Van sighed. "The girl I thought I loved... She was from the Mystic Moon, and she was transported here during the Destiny War."
Kaiyari blinked. "The...the Mystic Moon?"
Van nodded. "She took part in the war, and I thought I loved her."
Kaiyari moved forward. "You thought you loved her?"
Van nodded. "It seemed like love at the time. I think it was more astonishment and adoration. After all I come after the heat of the battle, and there she is, looking like a glass sculpture. Like she would break if you touched her too hard. It took me a long time to realize that she wasn't meant for me. Sure, I wanted to protect her, and I will always care for her, but it isn't the same as love."
Kaiyari nodded, and smiled a little. "I'm sure she cares about you too."
Van smiled tremulously, on the brink of breaking down. This recounting of Hitomi had brought painful memories back.
Kaiyari stood, realizing that he needed to be alone. "Thanks for talking to me." She smiled down at him. //How long has it been since he cried?// she wondered. "Goodnight Van." Impulsively, she leaned down and kissed his cheek, before slipping out of the room.
For a long time, Van sat silently on his mother's bed, silent tears sliding slowly down his face.
anywhiffle, I've got some belated thank you's to write!
DARK-TOMATO: thanx 4 the AWESOME review! I'm glad you like my story!!! Ur so sweet!
HOLLYBIRD: hey hun! ::pats Richard on back:: eh-he-he... I actually made the name "Kendai" up. To me, it means "Bladed One". Kaiyari is an alternate spelling for the name "Kyari", which loosely translated, means "Independent strength".
//Where have I heard this before?// Kaiyari thought, as the music box began to wind down. She closed her eyes in an attempt to remember. //I know I've heard this melody before...//
Suddenly she realized that someone was humming in time to the music. She whirled, and found Van leaning against the doorframe, smiling wryly. "V-Van! I'm sorr-"
He shook his head, and strode across the room. "It was my fault. I was being pig-headed again...Merle and Allen were kind enough to point that out to me..."
By the look on his face, it hadn't been pleasant. Kaiyari giggled, but turned it into a cough. "Well, I wasn't exactly an angel either. Why don't we call it even, and start over?"
Van laughed and nodded. "I'm Van Fanel." He bowed to her.
She grinned. "Kaiyari no Saira." She looked confused. "Do I bow or curtsey?"
Van snorted and shrugged. "I have no idea!"
She laughed. "Oh well! Where are we anyway?"
Van looked around the room sadly. "This was my mother's room. I haven't been here in years..."
Kaiyari looked around, her eyes lighting on the painting again. "So then this must be you!" she pointed to the black-haired little boy.
Van stepped up next to her. "Yeah. That's me, my mother Varie," he pointed to the black haired lady, "My father Goau," he pointed to the shadowed man, "And my older brother Folken." Kaiyari didn't need to see his finger pointing to the aqua haired teenager to know who it was. "Folken..." she whispered.
She felt a gentle breath of wind on her neck, and the faint notes of laughter tickled her ears. She met Van's wide eyes, and blushed slightly as he smiled softly.
She surprised him by lacing her fingers through his, and swinging their arms. "So...aren't you going to ask what I'm doing in your mother's room, in the middle of the night?"
His happy smile disappeared, replaced by a grim look. "You were being chased by a shadow creature." Kaiyari gasped, and put a hand over her mouth. Van sat down on the huge bed, sending up a puff of dust as he gestured for her to join him. "I had...a dream. I've been having it for two years now, watching Hitomi disappear, again, and again."
Kaiyari held up a hand. "Who's Hitomi?"
Van sighed. "The girl I thought I loved... She was from the Mystic Moon, and she was transported here during the Destiny War."
Kaiyari blinked. "The...the Mystic Moon?"
Van nodded. "She took part in the war, and I thought I loved her."
Kaiyari moved forward. "You thought you loved her?"
Van nodded. "It seemed like love at the time. I think it was more astonishment and adoration. After all I come after the heat of the battle, and there she is, looking like a glass sculpture. Like she would break if you touched her too hard. It took me a long time to realize that she wasn't meant for me. Sure, I wanted to protect her, and I will always care for her, but it isn't the same as love."
Kaiyari nodded, and smiled a little. "I'm sure she cares about you too."
Van smiled tremulously, on the brink of breaking down. This recounting of Hitomi had brought painful memories back.
Kaiyari stood, realizing that he needed to be alone. "Thanks for talking to me." She smiled down at him. //How long has it been since he cried?// she wondered. "Goodnight Van." Impulsively, she leaned down and kissed his cheek, before slipping out of the room.
For a long time, Van sat silently on his mother's bed, silent tears sliding slowly down his face.