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A Silent Moment:: Chapter 3
Staring out the window of her classroom, Hitomi sighed as she watched the clouds move. She slumped down slowly on her elbows, careful not to cause any unwanted pain to her limbs.
That doesn't make sense, I train in my sleep, my dreams, so why do I feel so sore in the mornings? It's not like I'm actually there training, or am I?
She had been training with Balgus for three weeks, and every time she her body adjusted to the strain, Balgus would force another punishing exercise on her limbs. Hitomi grumbled in her mind,
Mo.You'd think I'd be able to handle this, being in track, but I'm exhausted.
What was she doing? Training every night with Balgus.
It's not like I'm going back to Gaia or anything. why would I need to have skill with swords? Wa..i.t.. Didn't Balgus say something about a destiny, or something like that?
Inwardly, Hitomi was quite proud of her skill. The next night, Balgus had approached her with two identical swords, each about the length of half a regular blade. Hitomi had found being able to defend and attack with two hands much easier than one.
Unfortunately, as she trained, her power of sight slowly awakened. One during an intense training session, Balgus had disappeared amongst the fog.
Hitomi had kept jerking this way and that, looking and expecting Balgus' next strike. While her back was turned, Balgus had sneaked through the fog and came silently towards her.
Suddenly, in her mind, Hitomi saw a black shape coming towards her at a tremendous speed. Swiftly, she brought her left sword up as she turned to parry his blow. Balgus' blade clanged heavily as Hitomi struggled to shove him off. He was pleased, she could tell, even though she was less than pleased to see the return of her sight.
Twiddling her pencil idly in her fingers, Hitomi continued to stare out the window.
Evening: Hitomi had begun to look forward to her evening training sessions, as strict as Balgus was with her, she could feel herself improve.
Pulling on her T-shirt, Hitomi jumped onto her covers and crawled under the blankets, turning off the lights as she did.
Once again, the now familiar puff of wind descended on her, sending her along to sleep.
Konbanwa Balgus-sensei.
In anticipation of another duel, Hitomi pulled her two swords from her sheaths, which hung from the girdle around her waist.
Bending her knees and spreading her feet apart, Hitomi brought her swords up in a classic defense position.
Put away your sword, youth. Tonight weapons will not be needed.
Suddenly, an enormous windstorm started up, blowing the fog that blanketed the place away. As the fog dispersed, Hitomi gasped.
They were standing, no floating on top of the lake where Varie had met Gaou Fanel. Hitomi glanced back up quickly at Balgus, expecting an explanation.
Balgus stood there, a heavy sorrow laid upon his features. Blood covered his body and armor, oozing out from the various wounds all over his body.
BALGUS-SAN!!
Hitomi ran over to where Balgus was now kneeling.
This will be our last lesson, youth. From now on, we shall fence no more. Do not cry for I feel no pain. In order to transcend the plane of death where I have resided to the plane of dreams, I had to die again. Youth. you needed to be trained, so I am willing to die again. My time is up. I shall not last much longer. Quickly! Take it! Reach into my armor and pull it out! Hyaku! Time is short.
Desperately, Hitomi plunged her hand into the space between Balgus' neck and his armor. Feeling something round and hard, she pulled it out.
It was an energist, more correctly it was the energist Van had used to power Escaflowne. She knew all the curves and edges of Van's energist. Van had valued it, he had let no one except her hold it and touch it.
When she returned to Earth, she could feel Van tracing the edges and running his fingers along the grooves of the surface while he sent his thoughts to her.
What am I to do with this?
Keep it. let no one know you have it. not even. Van.
But why? Why can't I show it to him? He must be worried over its disappearance!
Young lady, look beyond this shallow surface. There are important reasons why things must happen... ask me not no more, for here, our time will end.
Farewell, lady of the Mystic Moon. I wish you luck with your journey.
Maa.matte Balgus!! What reasons? What journey am I going on?!! Kodaide Balgus!! BAAALLGGUUSS!!!
Hitomi woke up gasping for breath. Balgus! What had happened to him? She wondered. Something hard rolled into her lap, pulling her covers to one side, she found Van's energist, glowing a gentle pink in her lap.
Bringing it to the level of her eyes, Hitomi watched the spark inside the crystalline shell. The light sparked and jumped, playing around inside its prison.
Delighted, Hitomi watched as the little spark dimmed and shined, dimmed and shined; it seemed to respond to Hitomi's amusement.
Hitomi gently dropped the energist onto her bedcovers, and let her arms fall limp against her side. Almost immediately, Hitomi jumped up.
Looking down, she discovered her arms had bumped against her sword hilts hanging from her waist. Her shirt, her pants, her running sneakers, she was wearing them! Her night T-shirt lay on the back of her chair where she had left it that morning.
Gross. there's dirt and sweat all over my bed now.
Author's Note: Another great place to end this chapter, but I won't. If you guys have any questions about the Japanese terminology, please place it in your reviews. Thanks!
2:00am, the clock's red light shown across the room. Hitomi stood in the middle of the room, unsure of what to do.
She couldn't just throw her clothes off and crawl back into bed, for one thing, there was no where for her to hide her swords, and her mom would definitely wonder where she had found a new suit of clothes.
I guess. I guess I'll go run a bit.
Hitomi silently tiptoed past her mother's room, not wanting her to wake up and find Hitomi in her sparring clothes, swords and all. The door creaked open and clicked shut as Hitomi entered the world of night.
Hitomi ran silently down the sidewalk towards the train tracks. She was crazy, she'd never run the entire way to school before, normally it took her 30 minutes on the train.
Breathing lightly, with her swords tapping gently against her thigh, she jogged, her entire mind absorbed with running.
Finally, after what seemed a short period of time, Hitomi reached her school's field.
There's no one here to swing the pendulum for me, but then again, I don't have the pendulum. Oh well, I'll just have to improvise.
She walked over the metal starting points. Placing her feet in each one, Hitomi mentally counted off the seconds.
Three.two.one.GO!
Hitomi sprung forward, her entire being intent on racing the wind. Her feet pounded the track with a crunchy sound. Her lungs filled with air as she raced down the track.
As she ran, she began to think of Van. how much she missed him. how much she wanted to see him again. Unbeknownst to her, the energist in her pocket, began to glow.
Van.VAN!! Moichido! Aiitai!! (I want to see you again)
N.no Hitomi. DON'T C..COME HERE!
Shocked at hearing Van's voice again, this time so close to her, caused her to falter. Slowly the light from the energist died as Hitomi slowed to a halt.
"What did you mean Van?" whispered Hitomi into the night. "I don't care what you want, I will return to Gaia, zettaini! (for certain)
Filled with resolution, Hitomi jogged back to the starting point, and placing her shoes onto the ramps, she prepared to run. This time, not even Van would distract her, she had promised, she would return to Gaia.
hikari yo... daichi yo... kiryuu yo.... kanashii hibi ga kaseki ni kawaru yo mou sugu anata no sono itami wo nemuri no mori e to hisoyaka ni michibi-ite ageru oyasumi subete ni ichizu-sugita mayoigo-tachi hagayusa ga yume ni shinka suru hi made inochi wa mabushii asa wo matte-iru saigo no zange mo kanawanai nara itsuka jidai no yoru ga akeru sekai yo, mabuta wo tojite inochi wa mezamete toki wo tsumugidasu anata no shouko wo sakanoboru you ni soshite hikari ga mune ni todoku kokoro yo, genshi ni modore namida no kishi de zutto tatazunda kimochi wo yasashiku tsutsumu you ni himitsu no kusuri ga omoide no oki e to hakobu yo oyasumi MORARU ni kegarete-ita yubi mo mimi mo kono ude no naka de mou nemuri nasai inochi wa mabushii asa wo matte-iru yabureta seisho wo dakishimeru yori itsuka jidai no yoru ga akeru anata yo, inori wo sutete inochi wa mezamete toki wo tsumugidasu shizen no RU-RU ni sono mi wo makase soshite hikari ga mune ni todoku kokoro yo, genshi ni modore
inochi wa mabushii asa wo matte-iru saigo no zange mo kanawanai nara itsuka jidai no yoru ga akeru sekai yo, mabuta wo tojite inochi wa mezamete toki wo tsumugidasu anata no shouko wo sakanoboru you ni soshite hikari ga mune ni todoku kokoro yo, genshi ni modore
Light! Earth! Flowing air!... Those sad days will soon turn into fossils, and your pain will be secretly led to the forest of sleep. Good night, all of you overly enthusiastic stray children, until the day your impatience evolves into a dream Life is waiting for the dazzling morning. Even if final confession isn't granted Someday the darkness of this era will break into dawn. World! Close your eyes! Life is awakening, weaving time itself. As if to return to your proof And so, the light tells your heart Heart! Return to your origin. You stand for a long time on the shore of tears As if to gently conceal your feelings, the secret medicine transports them to the open sea of memories. Good night. Let your fingers and ears, dirtied by morality, sleep within my arms. Life is waiting for the dazzling morning. Rather than hold on to your worn-out scriptures, Someday the darkness of this era will break into dawn. You! Abandon your prayers. Life is awakening, weaving time itself. Entrust yourself to the laws of nature. And so, the light tells your heart Heart! Return to your origin. Life is waiting for the dazzling morning. Even if final confession isn't granted Someday the darkness of this era will break into dawn. World! Close your eyes. Life is awakening, weaving time itself. As if to return to your proof And so, the light tells your heart Heart! Return to your origin.
A voice sang in Hitomi's mind as she ran. Soon, the feeling of pain, the sound of her crunching feet faded into the distance.
All Hitomi was aware of, was the mysterious voice singing and her own breath coming out in short gasps.
Heart, Return to your Origin!
Hitomi acknowledged the voice silently. Focusing her entire being on running, on leaving the very wind behind, Hitomi felt something begin to form on the grounds in front of her.
Suddenly a pillar of blue light bloomed out, and the familiar figure of Escaflowne in its dragon form materialized.
As Hitomi ran excitedly towards where the cockpit would be, she noticed one thing that threatened to wrench her heart right out of her breast still beating.
Van. Van was not in the cockpit.
Author's Note: Once again, the end of the chapter has occurred. The above lyrics are from Neon Evangelion Genesis "Death and Rebirth". The ending theme is called Kokoro yo Genshi ni Modore; Heart! Return to Your Origin.
ONCE AGAIN!!! REVIEW!!!! ONEGAI!!!! I'm just asking for 5 ~ 7 reviews to give me the motivation to write!! I suffer from severe lack of confidence, so please review on!!
Disclaimer: ::sigh:: I do not own Escaflowne.
A Silent Moment:: Chapter 3
Staring out the window of her classroom, Hitomi sighed as she watched the clouds move. She slumped down slowly on her elbows, careful not to cause any unwanted pain to her limbs.
That doesn't make sense, I train in my sleep, my dreams, so why do I feel so sore in the mornings? It's not like I'm actually there training, or am I?
She had been training with Balgus for three weeks, and every time she her body adjusted to the strain, Balgus would force another punishing exercise on her limbs. Hitomi grumbled in her mind,
Mo.You'd think I'd be able to handle this, being in track, but I'm exhausted.
What was she doing? Training every night with Balgus.
It's not like I'm going back to Gaia or anything. why would I need to have skill with swords? Wa..i.t.. Didn't Balgus say something about a destiny, or something like that?
Inwardly, Hitomi was quite proud of her skill. The next night, Balgus had approached her with two identical swords, each about the length of half a regular blade. Hitomi had found being able to defend and attack with two hands much easier than one.
Unfortunately, as she trained, her power of sight slowly awakened. One during an intense training session, Balgus had disappeared amongst the fog.
Hitomi had kept jerking this way and that, looking and expecting Balgus' next strike. While her back was turned, Balgus had sneaked through the fog and came silently towards her.
Suddenly, in her mind, Hitomi saw a black shape coming towards her at a tremendous speed. Swiftly, she brought her left sword up as she turned to parry his blow. Balgus' blade clanged heavily as Hitomi struggled to shove him off. He was pleased, she could tell, even though she was less than pleased to see the return of her sight.
Twiddling her pencil idly in her fingers, Hitomi continued to stare out the window.
Evening: Hitomi had begun to look forward to her evening training sessions, as strict as Balgus was with her, she could feel herself improve.
Pulling on her T-shirt, Hitomi jumped onto her covers and crawled under the blankets, turning off the lights as she did.
Once again, the now familiar puff of wind descended on her, sending her along to sleep.
Konbanwa Balgus-sensei.
In anticipation of another duel, Hitomi pulled her two swords from her sheaths, which hung from the girdle around her waist.
Bending her knees and spreading her feet apart, Hitomi brought her swords up in a classic defense position.
Put away your sword, youth. Tonight weapons will not be needed.
Suddenly, an enormous windstorm started up, blowing the fog that blanketed the place away. As the fog dispersed, Hitomi gasped.
They were standing, no floating on top of the lake where Varie had met Gaou Fanel. Hitomi glanced back up quickly at Balgus, expecting an explanation.
Balgus stood there, a heavy sorrow laid upon his features. Blood covered his body and armor, oozing out from the various wounds all over his body.
BALGUS-SAN!!
Hitomi ran over to where Balgus was now kneeling.
This will be our last lesson, youth. From now on, we shall fence no more. Do not cry for I feel no pain. In order to transcend the plane of death where I have resided to the plane of dreams, I had to die again. Youth. you needed to be trained, so I am willing to die again. My time is up. I shall not last much longer. Quickly! Take it! Reach into my armor and pull it out! Hyaku! Time is short.
Desperately, Hitomi plunged her hand into the space between Balgus' neck and his armor. Feeling something round and hard, she pulled it out.
It was an energist, more correctly it was the energist Van had used to power Escaflowne. She knew all the curves and edges of Van's energist. Van had valued it, he had let no one except her hold it and touch it.
When she returned to Earth, she could feel Van tracing the edges and running his fingers along the grooves of the surface while he sent his thoughts to her.
What am I to do with this?
Keep it. let no one know you have it. not even. Van.
But why? Why can't I show it to him? He must be worried over its disappearance!
Young lady, look beyond this shallow surface. There are important reasons why things must happen... ask me not no more, for here, our time will end.
Farewell, lady of the Mystic Moon. I wish you luck with your journey.
Maa.matte Balgus!! What reasons? What journey am I going on?!! Kodaide Balgus!! BAAALLGGUUSS!!!
Hitomi woke up gasping for breath. Balgus! What had happened to him? She wondered. Something hard rolled into her lap, pulling her covers to one side, she found Van's energist, glowing a gentle pink in her lap.
Bringing it to the level of her eyes, Hitomi watched the spark inside the crystalline shell. The light sparked and jumped, playing around inside its prison.
Delighted, Hitomi watched as the little spark dimmed and shined, dimmed and shined; it seemed to respond to Hitomi's amusement.
Hitomi gently dropped the energist onto her bedcovers, and let her arms fall limp against her side. Almost immediately, Hitomi jumped up.
Looking down, she discovered her arms had bumped against her sword hilts hanging from her waist. Her shirt, her pants, her running sneakers, she was wearing them! Her night T-shirt lay on the back of her chair where she had left it that morning.
Gross. there's dirt and sweat all over my bed now.
Author's Note: Another great place to end this chapter, but I won't. If you guys have any questions about the Japanese terminology, please place it in your reviews. Thanks!
2:00am, the clock's red light shown across the room. Hitomi stood in the middle of the room, unsure of what to do.
She couldn't just throw her clothes off and crawl back into bed, for one thing, there was no where for her to hide her swords, and her mom would definitely wonder where she had found a new suit of clothes.
I guess. I guess I'll go run a bit.
Hitomi silently tiptoed past her mother's room, not wanting her to wake up and find Hitomi in her sparring clothes, swords and all. The door creaked open and clicked shut as Hitomi entered the world of night.
Hitomi ran silently down the sidewalk towards the train tracks. She was crazy, she'd never run the entire way to school before, normally it took her 30 minutes on the train.
Breathing lightly, with her swords tapping gently against her thigh, she jogged, her entire mind absorbed with running.
Finally, after what seemed a short period of time, Hitomi reached her school's field.
There's no one here to swing the pendulum for me, but then again, I don't have the pendulum. Oh well, I'll just have to improvise.
She walked over the metal starting points. Placing her feet in each one, Hitomi mentally counted off the seconds.
Three.two.one.GO!
Hitomi sprung forward, her entire being intent on racing the wind. Her feet pounded the track with a crunchy sound. Her lungs filled with air as she raced down the track.
As she ran, she began to think of Van. how much she missed him. how much she wanted to see him again. Unbeknownst to her, the energist in her pocket, began to glow.
Van.VAN!! Moichido! Aiitai!! (I want to see you again)
N.no Hitomi. DON'T C..COME HERE!
Shocked at hearing Van's voice again, this time so close to her, caused her to falter. Slowly the light from the energist died as Hitomi slowed to a halt.
"What did you mean Van?" whispered Hitomi into the night. "I don't care what you want, I will return to Gaia, zettaini! (for certain)
Filled with resolution, Hitomi jogged back to the starting point, and placing her shoes onto the ramps, she prepared to run. This time, not even Van would distract her, she had promised, she would return to Gaia.
hikari yo... daichi yo... kiryuu yo.... kanashii hibi ga kaseki ni kawaru yo mou sugu anata no sono itami wo nemuri no mori e to hisoyaka ni michibi-ite ageru oyasumi subete ni ichizu-sugita mayoigo-tachi hagayusa ga yume ni shinka suru hi made inochi wa mabushii asa wo matte-iru saigo no zange mo kanawanai nara itsuka jidai no yoru ga akeru sekai yo, mabuta wo tojite inochi wa mezamete toki wo tsumugidasu anata no shouko wo sakanoboru you ni soshite hikari ga mune ni todoku kokoro yo, genshi ni modore namida no kishi de zutto tatazunda kimochi wo yasashiku tsutsumu you ni himitsu no kusuri ga omoide no oki e to hakobu yo oyasumi MORARU ni kegarete-ita yubi mo mimi mo kono ude no naka de mou nemuri nasai inochi wa mabushii asa wo matte-iru yabureta seisho wo dakishimeru yori itsuka jidai no yoru ga akeru anata yo, inori wo sutete inochi wa mezamete toki wo tsumugidasu shizen no RU-RU ni sono mi wo makase soshite hikari ga mune ni todoku kokoro yo, genshi ni modore
inochi wa mabushii asa wo matte-iru saigo no zange mo kanawanai nara itsuka jidai no yoru ga akeru sekai yo, mabuta wo tojite inochi wa mezamete toki wo tsumugidasu anata no shouko wo sakanoboru you ni soshite hikari ga mune ni todoku kokoro yo, genshi ni modore
Light! Earth! Flowing air!... Those sad days will soon turn into fossils, and your pain will be secretly led to the forest of sleep. Good night, all of you overly enthusiastic stray children, until the day your impatience evolves into a dream Life is waiting for the dazzling morning. Even if final confession isn't granted Someday the darkness of this era will break into dawn. World! Close your eyes! Life is awakening, weaving time itself. As if to return to your proof And so, the light tells your heart Heart! Return to your origin. You stand for a long time on the shore of tears As if to gently conceal your feelings, the secret medicine transports them to the open sea of memories. Good night. Let your fingers and ears, dirtied by morality, sleep within my arms. Life is waiting for the dazzling morning. Rather than hold on to your worn-out scriptures, Someday the darkness of this era will break into dawn. You! Abandon your prayers. Life is awakening, weaving time itself. Entrust yourself to the laws of nature. And so, the light tells your heart Heart! Return to your origin. Life is waiting for the dazzling morning. Even if final confession isn't granted Someday the darkness of this era will break into dawn. World! Close your eyes. Life is awakening, weaving time itself. As if to return to your proof And so, the light tells your heart Heart! Return to your origin.
A voice sang in Hitomi's mind as she ran. Soon, the feeling of pain, the sound of her crunching feet faded into the distance.
All Hitomi was aware of, was the mysterious voice singing and her own breath coming out in short gasps.
Heart, Return to your Origin!
Hitomi acknowledged the voice silently. Focusing her entire being on running, on leaving the very wind behind, Hitomi felt something begin to form on the grounds in front of her.
Suddenly a pillar of blue light bloomed out, and the familiar figure of Escaflowne in its dragon form materialized.
As Hitomi ran excitedly towards where the cockpit would be, she noticed one thing that threatened to wrench her heart right out of her breast still beating.
Van. Van was not in the cockpit.
Author's Note: Once again, the end of the chapter has occurred. The above lyrics are from Neon Evangelion Genesis "Death and Rebirth". The ending theme is called Kokoro yo Genshi ni Modore; Heart! Return to Your Origin.
ONCE AGAIN!!! REVIEW!!!! ONEGAI!!!! I'm just asking for 5 ~ 7 reviews to give me the motivation to write!! I suffer from severe lack of confidence, so please review on!!