Love can Change You 13
A/N: Last time, the Dragonslayers were invited to a peaceful ball at Freid. But it wasn't to be. A team of hired assassins burst in and tried to kill everyone. The Dragonslayers survived, thanks to the heroics of their most prominent member, Hitomi Kanzaki. She used her powers to take the others away in the beam of light. But in the process, Allen kidnapped her. What will happen next?
And just for the record of a friend of mine: Dilandau, Folken, and Van are NOT gay! Allen is negotiable.
Back on the Vione, Folken was swiftly getting a headache.
He'd immediately reported to Lord Dornkirk about what had happened, and was stunned at the reply.
"Leave the girl to the knight Folken. She is no longer a threat." Those were Dornkirk's exact words, and Folken did not like it. But he had to follow orders.
Dilandau was another problem entirely.
Sighing, Folken strolled into Dilandau's 'Lair', where he had gathered all the slayers. As he stepped through the door, Dilandau's screaming became audible.
"You idiots! You complete and total morons! Incompetent fools!" Dilandau was apoplectic with fury. "You were prepared for them, you knew they were coming, and you were beaten!"
"We're sorry Lord Dilandau. Forgive us."
A crack sounded as Dilandau slapped the one whom had spoken across the face. Folken winced and hurried over.
Dilandau was pacing back and forth, fire in his eyes. "SORRY ISN'T GOOD ENOUGH!" He screamed. He went on swearing for some time, until Folken approached the group. Dilandau turned to his superior and demanded, "What did he say?"
Folken shook his head. "Emperor Dornkirk will not let you go after her."
That set Dilandau off again. He grabbed a bottle of wine and hurled it at the wall. The slayers scattered as the shards flew and Dilandau took up a chair and flung it as well. Folken then grabbed him and shook him.
"This isn't helping anyone! You've got to calm down!"
Dilandau looked at Folken with perfectly calm and in control eyes. "Calm down?" He asked, quite calmly. Then. "THAT BASTARD TOOK HITOMI! I'LL BE 'CALM' WHEN I HAVE HIS GUTS SERVED TO ME ON A PLATE!!!!!"
Folken shook the bishounen again. "What's got into you? You never care about soldiers!"
"THAT'S NOT TRUE AND YOU KNOW IT!"
"But you never got so worked up about the Dragonslayers. That time when Guimel got lost in the forest you never yelled or screamed. You just got very drunk." Folken glanced at the Slayer in question who seemed embarrassed. "Tell me, what's so special about Hitomi?"
Dilandau turned red and seemed to stop struggling. "Well." He mumbled some words.
"What was that?" Dilandau mumbled again. "I still didn't-"
"I'M IN LOVE WITH HER, YOU HAPPY NOW?!?!?!" Dilandau screamed, glaring wildly at everyone. A couple slayers fainted. Chesta clapped a hand to his forehead, and Guimel grinned. He just won ten bucks off of Ryoun.
Folken just stared into Dilandau's eyes. Slowly he put the boy down and continued looking at him. "You're serious."
Dilandau glared at him. "Of course I'm serious. I may be a psycho, a pyro, and a bastard, but I'm still human you know." Folken nodded absently. "Indeed".
Dilandau crossed his arms. "So you can understand why I'm going after her."
Folken decided he must not have heard right. "Could you repeat that?"
"I'm going after Hitomi."
It still sounded like he was going after Hitomi. "One more time please".
Dilandau sighed. "I'm going to Palas where I will rescue Hitomi from the sex-crazed playboy, and I will bring her back."
Now it was Folken who exploded. "Are you crazy?!"
"Yep".
"YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN!!!" Folken took a deep breath. "Lord Dornkirk specifically ordered you to stay here! He commanded that you leave Hitomi to Schezar!"
"Which is precisely what I'm NOT going to do."
"But."
Dilandau rubbed his forehead in exasperation. "I've just fallen in love. Do you know how often that happens? I don't, and I'm not going to risk losing this feeling because some mouldy old stoned guy says so? Have you ever fallen in love Folken?"
Folke instantly stopped trying to talk. He closed his eyes as the familiar heartache swept over him. "Yes." He whispered. He could remember her even now, how kind and understanding she was. He remembered her that last day when he had gone to slay the dragon. He hadn't come back that day. Years later, his spies told him that she had married some merchant. That was the day he had forsaken feelings. But the feelings had not forsaken him, and even now he still felt the pain.
Dilandau could see this. He put a hand on his superior's shoulder. "Then you see why I have to go."
Folken looked up, eyes hard as stone. He had reached a split second decision. "Not without me your not".
Dilandau stared, and the slayers tried to seem invisible, looking anywhere but the two.
"You'll need my help to get close to the city. And the Vione would be a welcome addition to any fight. I've been having the engineers update its weapons."
"But what about Dornkirk?"
Folken smiled. "I've come to a decision."
"Oh?"
"Yes. Dornkirk is a power-hungry war monger, without a shred of human decency." Folken laughed. "Besides, I like Hitomi. I wouldn't want Schezar to get at her. And I always wanted to do something like this."
Dilandau rolled his eyes. "You think you know a guy." He turned to the Dragonslayers. "Are you guys coming?"
There was silence. Then Chesta stepped forward with quiet dignity, stopping beside his captain. Then Miguel followed. Then Gatti, and Ryoun, and all the rest.
"We stay with you Lord Dilandau." Dalet said.
Dilandau was stunned. "You KNOW this is treason!"
Miguel shook his head. "Dornkirk was never our leader. You are."
"We're with you too Lord Folken." Naria and Eriya ran into the room to stand by their Lord.
Folken was startled. "Were you two listening at the door?"
Naria nodded. "I'm sorry. But we can't let you go into danger alone!" " Besides" Eriya added, "Hitomi's like our sister. And family sticks together." " Through thick and thin." Naria finished.
Folken smiled again, hugging his daughters. "Well then, lets go prepare for the fight."
The three left the room. The Slayers were about to follow when Dilandau shouted "Not so fast!" Everyone froze. "There are a few new rules here."
Dilandau began to count them off. "Number one. The first person to call me 'lover boy' will be skinned. Number two."
***
Hitomi woke up to the sound of a tiny voice. "Hitomi. Are you there? Please respond."
Hitomi sat up, groaning. She took one look at her surroundings and groaned again. She was in a prison cell with a chain about her waist. "I hate prison cells." She said.
"What was that? I didn't copy."
She growled. "Who the hell is that?"
"This is Folken."
"Folken?" Hitomi was suddenly relieved. "Where are you?"
"On the Vione. I'm talking to you through a transmitter placed in your collar."
"Oh". The moment of hope was over, and Hitomi was sunk in depression. Sensing this, Folken continued. "We are going to try to rescue you. Dilandau is organising the Dragonslayers and the twins are prepped and ready to go. We should be there tomorrow." "Give me the microphone!"
"No".
"Give it to me!"
Hitomi blinked at the sounds of struggle emanating over the transmitter's wavelengths. "Dilandau?" She guessed.
"It's me Hitomi!" She was delighted.
"Dilandau! It's so great to hear your voice!"
"It's great to hear you too babe." Hitomi blushed as he called her that in front of other people. So much for their little secret.
"You just stay alright. I'll come and kill Schezar."
"Alright. But I get Refina. She's here too."
"REFINA?!" Hitomi winced.
"Yes, she's here. She seems to be working with Allen. They orchestrated this whole thing!" Hitomi shivered. "I'm telling you, if you can't get here soon then I'll probably be dead."
A stream of curses poured from Dilandau's mouth, and Folken took back the microphone. "Stay well. Out." Then the voices stopped talking to her.
*** A/N: Did anyone else think that sounded funny? ***
Millerna was worried. When she got worried, she fiddled with her hair and make up. Since she was the heir apparent of a powerful kingdom, she worried a lot. Consequently, everyone seemed to think of her as a prissy ditz and nothing more.
Today, she was worrying about Hitomi and brushing her hair. "What happened to her?" She asked herself out loud. "I know that Allen knows, but he won't say anything. This whole thing stinks. And it smells like perfume-scented hair gel!" The princess suddenly threw the brush to the floor. "This is ri-god-damn-diculous! I'm going to talk to Gaddes. He'll tell me." Millerna strolled to the door, opened it, and found herself holding a large amount of orange fur, which had catapulted into her arms.
"Millerna! Millerna! I know what they've done with Hitomi!"
Millerna was shocked. A ball of fur was talking? The she recognised the ball of fur. "Merle??? When did you get back to Palas?" Then what Merle had said registered. "What? Where's Hitomi? What happened to her?"
Merle jumped out of Millerna's arms and began bouncing around the room in anxiety. "I heard it! I heard it! I don't believe it! This is impossible! He couldn't do that! He wouldn't do that! He-" Millerna slapped the hysterical cat girl across the face.
"Calm down and tell me what you found out!"
Merle took a deep breath and gingerly touched her face, tears quivering in her eyes. Millerna sighed. "I'm sorry about slapping you. But what happened?" Merle collected herself.
"Well, I was spying on Kio and Reeden. It seems that Allen's been trying to capture Hitomi for some time. They said that he had her down in the dungeon."
"Oh great".
"But that's not the worst part."
Millerna slapped her forehead. "Wonderful! What's the worst part?"
Merle hesitated. "It seems that Allen is going to force Hitomi to be his mistress."
Millerna gasped. "Is he insane? That violates every code of Caeli! He could get discharged!"
"Not to mention that Hitomi is in love with Dilandau." Merle said. Millerna blinked. "How did you know?"
"Oh, it was obvious. She acted so different whenever he entered the room, and it seemed a cloud passed over her when he left. How did you know?"
"She told me."
Merle shook her head. "What's the world coming to these days? You can't even keep your love a secret anymore!"
"I know. And- Hey! We've got to get her out of the dungeon! Did they say which cell she was in?"
Merle shook her head. "No".
Millerna cracked her knuckles and picked up her bag. "We'll have to check them all."
"But there's hundreds of prison cells in Palas!"
"Then we'd better get started."
***
Hitomi jerked upright at the sound of the squeaky door opening. The golden hair told her who it was. "Allen! What the hell do you want?"
The knight smiled. "Your co-operation, your powers". His smile turned ugly. "Your body".
Hitomi shivered and moved away from him. It was no use; she was chained to the wall. He sat next to her, and swiftly pulled her to him, pinning her arms as he did so.
"You are so beautiful, did I ever tell you that?" Allen said in his 'sexy' {A/N: And I do mean '.'} voice. Hitomi didn't answer. She merely tried to bite him.
Allen ignored her efforts, and put his hand down on her thigh. "You can't tell me you don't feel anything."
Hitomi glared in defiance. "I feel nothing."
"Oh? How about when I do this?" Allen stroked his hand up and down her thigh. He stopped just above her kneecap and squeezed gently.
"Still nothing. It won't work, you know. I won't feel anything even if you DO have me. But that wouldn't be so different for you, would it?" Allen stiffened, and Hitomi could tell she hit something. "No one ever really loved you, did they?" Seeing the look on his face, Hitomi knew she had gone too far.
"You really know how to hurt a guy." That was all he said. Then he kissed her hard.
Hitomi was in a panic. Allen had her arms pinned behind her back and she could barely squirm! She was helpless!
Allen kissed her for a long time. Not once in that time did Hitomi relax. She tried to pull away, but the chain held her in place. He slip his hand up and down her leg, and Hitomi was glad that this uniform was a one piece.
Hitomi knew she was helpless, and she could deal with that. She just had to wait for an opportunity to get away. But when Allen tried to slip his tongue into her mouth, she bit his lip. He pulled back with a yelp of pain. So much for the helpless damsel!
Allen growled and slapped her across the face. "You've got a lot of nerve, treating me like that!" He calmed down and smiled. "I really prefer my women to come to me." He stood up. "I'll give you until tomorrow night to think it over. But just remember. While your safe in this cell, your friends Millerna and Merle aren't. It would be a shame if Zaibach traitors were find them."
His laughter echoed through the room long after he left. Hitomi sat alone in the dark. She touched her stinging face and knew that he was dead serious. The sense of Allen's threat was clear. If she didn't give in to him, then he'd murder Merle and Millerna. "What am I going to do?" She whispered.
And, alone in the dark, she cried.
A/N: Whooo! Dilly's coming! But Allen has plans of his own, too. Whose plan will occur first? What will happen to Hitomi? And when is Refina going to be killed? She's starting to get on my nerves! I think she appears less in the entire story then most villains do! I'm not too sure about this ending. What do you guys think? Review!
A/N: Last time, the Dragonslayers were invited to a peaceful ball at Freid. But it wasn't to be. A team of hired assassins burst in and tried to kill everyone. The Dragonslayers survived, thanks to the heroics of their most prominent member, Hitomi Kanzaki. She used her powers to take the others away in the beam of light. But in the process, Allen kidnapped her. What will happen next?
And just for the record of a friend of mine: Dilandau, Folken, and Van are NOT gay! Allen is negotiable.
Back on the Vione, Folken was swiftly getting a headache.
He'd immediately reported to Lord Dornkirk about what had happened, and was stunned at the reply.
"Leave the girl to the knight Folken. She is no longer a threat." Those were Dornkirk's exact words, and Folken did not like it. But he had to follow orders.
Dilandau was another problem entirely.
Sighing, Folken strolled into Dilandau's 'Lair', where he had gathered all the slayers. As he stepped through the door, Dilandau's screaming became audible.
"You idiots! You complete and total morons! Incompetent fools!" Dilandau was apoplectic with fury. "You were prepared for them, you knew they were coming, and you were beaten!"
"We're sorry Lord Dilandau. Forgive us."
A crack sounded as Dilandau slapped the one whom had spoken across the face. Folken winced and hurried over.
Dilandau was pacing back and forth, fire in his eyes. "SORRY ISN'T GOOD ENOUGH!" He screamed. He went on swearing for some time, until Folken approached the group. Dilandau turned to his superior and demanded, "What did he say?"
Folken shook his head. "Emperor Dornkirk will not let you go after her."
That set Dilandau off again. He grabbed a bottle of wine and hurled it at the wall. The slayers scattered as the shards flew and Dilandau took up a chair and flung it as well. Folken then grabbed him and shook him.
"This isn't helping anyone! You've got to calm down!"
Dilandau looked at Folken with perfectly calm and in control eyes. "Calm down?" He asked, quite calmly. Then. "THAT BASTARD TOOK HITOMI! I'LL BE 'CALM' WHEN I HAVE HIS GUTS SERVED TO ME ON A PLATE!!!!!"
Folken shook the bishounen again. "What's got into you? You never care about soldiers!"
"THAT'S NOT TRUE AND YOU KNOW IT!"
"But you never got so worked up about the Dragonslayers. That time when Guimel got lost in the forest you never yelled or screamed. You just got very drunk." Folken glanced at the Slayer in question who seemed embarrassed. "Tell me, what's so special about Hitomi?"
Dilandau turned red and seemed to stop struggling. "Well." He mumbled some words.
"What was that?" Dilandau mumbled again. "I still didn't-"
"I'M IN LOVE WITH HER, YOU HAPPY NOW?!?!?!" Dilandau screamed, glaring wildly at everyone. A couple slayers fainted. Chesta clapped a hand to his forehead, and Guimel grinned. He just won ten bucks off of Ryoun.
Folken just stared into Dilandau's eyes. Slowly he put the boy down and continued looking at him. "You're serious."
Dilandau glared at him. "Of course I'm serious. I may be a psycho, a pyro, and a bastard, but I'm still human you know." Folken nodded absently. "Indeed".
Dilandau crossed his arms. "So you can understand why I'm going after her."
Folken decided he must not have heard right. "Could you repeat that?"
"I'm going after Hitomi."
It still sounded like he was going after Hitomi. "One more time please".
Dilandau sighed. "I'm going to Palas where I will rescue Hitomi from the sex-crazed playboy, and I will bring her back."
Now it was Folken who exploded. "Are you crazy?!"
"Yep".
"YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN!!!" Folken took a deep breath. "Lord Dornkirk specifically ordered you to stay here! He commanded that you leave Hitomi to Schezar!"
"Which is precisely what I'm NOT going to do."
"But."
Dilandau rubbed his forehead in exasperation. "I've just fallen in love. Do you know how often that happens? I don't, and I'm not going to risk losing this feeling because some mouldy old stoned guy says so? Have you ever fallen in love Folken?"
Folke instantly stopped trying to talk. He closed his eyes as the familiar heartache swept over him. "Yes." He whispered. He could remember her even now, how kind and understanding she was. He remembered her that last day when he had gone to slay the dragon. He hadn't come back that day. Years later, his spies told him that she had married some merchant. That was the day he had forsaken feelings. But the feelings had not forsaken him, and even now he still felt the pain.
Dilandau could see this. He put a hand on his superior's shoulder. "Then you see why I have to go."
Folken looked up, eyes hard as stone. He had reached a split second decision. "Not without me your not".
Dilandau stared, and the slayers tried to seem invisible, looking anywhere but the two.
"You'll need my help to get close to the city. And the Vione would be a welcome addition to any fight. I've been having the engineers update its weapons."
"But what about Dornkirk?"
Folken smiled. "I've come to a decision."
"Oh?"
"Yes. Dornkirk is a power-hungry war monger, without a shred of human decency." Folken laughed. "Besides, I like Hitomi. I wouldn't want Schezar to get at her. And I always wanted to do something like this."
Dilandau rolled his eyes. "You think you know a guy." He turned to the Dragonslayers. "Are you guys coming?"
There was silence. Then Chesta stepped forward with quiet dignity, stopping beside his captain. Then Miguel followed. Then Gatti, and Ryoun, and all the rest.
"We stay with you Lord Dilandau." Dalet said.
Dilandau was stunned. "You KNOW this is treason!"
Miguel shook his head. "Dornkirk was never our leader. You are."
"We're with you too Lord Folken." Naria and Eriya ran into the room to stand by their Lord.
Folken was startled. "Were you two listening at the door?"
Naria nodded. "I'm sorry. But we can't let you go into danger alone!" " Besides" Eriya added, "Hitomi's like our sister. And family sticks together." " Through thick and thin." Naria finished.
Folken smiled again, hugging his daughters. "Well then, lets go prepare for the fight."
The three left the room. The Slayers were about to follow when Dilandau shouted "Not so fast!" Everyone froze. "There are a few new rules here."
Dilandau began to count them off. "Number one. The first person to call me 'lover boy' will be skinned. Number two."
***
Hitomi woke up to the sound of a tiny voice. "Hitomi. Are you there? Please respond."
Hitomi sat up, groaning. She took one look at her surroundings and groaned again. She was in a prison cell with a chain about her waist. "I hate prison cells." She said.
"What was that? I didn't copy."
She growled. "Who the hell is that?"
"This is Folken."
"Folken?" Hitomi was suddenly relieved. "Where are you?"
"On the Vione. I'm talking to you through a transmitter placed in your collar."
"Oh". The moment of hope was over, and Hitomi was sunk in depression. Sensing this, Folken continued. "We are going to try to rescue you. Dilandau is organising the Dragonslayers and the twins are prepped and ready to go. We should be there tomorrow." "Give me the microphone!"
"No".
"Give it to me!"
Hitomi blinked at the sounds of struggle emanating over the transmitter's wavelengths. "Dilandau?" She guessed.
"It's me Hitomi!" She was delighted.
"Dilandau! It's so great to hear your voice!"
"It's great to hear you too babe." Hitomi blushed as he called her that in front of other people. So much for their little secret.
"You just stay alright. I'll come and kill Schezar."
"Alright. But I get Refina. She's here too."
"REFINA?!" Hitomi winced.
"Yes, she's here. She seems to be working with Allen. They orchestrated this whole thing!" Hitomi shivered. "I'm telling you, if you can't get here soon then I'll probably be dead."
A stream of curses poured from Dilandau's mouth, and Folken took back the microphone. "Stay well. Out." Then the voices stopped talking to her.
*** A/N: Did anyone else think that sounded funny? ***
Millerna was worried. When she got worried, she fiddled with her hair and make up. Since she was the heir apparent of a powerful kingdom, she worried a lot. Consequently, everyone seemed to think of her as a prissy ditz and nothing more.
Today, she was worrying about Hitomi and brushing her hair. "What happened to her?" She asked herself out loud. "I know that Allen knows, but he won't say anything. This whole thing stinks. And it smells like perfume-scented hair gel!" The princess suddenly threw the brush to the floor. "This is ri-god-damn-diculous! I'm going to talk to Gaddes. He'll tell me." Millerna strolled to the door, opened it, and found herself holding a large amount of orange fur, which had catapulted into her arms.
"Millerna! Millerna! I know what they've done with Hitomi!"
Millerna was shocked. A ball of fur was talking? The she recognised the ball of fur. "Merle??? When did you get back to Palas?" Then what Merle had said registered. "What? Where's Hitomi? What happened to her?"
Merle jumped out of Millerna's arms and began bouncing around the room in anxiety. "I heard it! I heard it! I don't believe it! This is impossible! He couldn't do that! He wouldn't do that! He-" Millerna slapped the hysterical cat girl across the face.
"Calm down and tell me what you found out!"
Merle took a deep breath and gingerly touched her face, tears quivering in her eyes. Millerna sighed. "I'm sorry about slapping you. But what happened?" Merle collected herself.
"Well, I was spying on Kio and Reeden. It seems that Allen's been trying to capture Hitomi for some time. They said that he had her down in the dungeon."
"Oh great".
"But that's not the worst part."
Millerna slapped her forehead. "Wonderful! What's the worst part?"
Merle hesitated. "It seems that Allen is going to force Hitomi to be his mistress."
Millerna gasped. "Is he insane? That violates every code of Caeli! He could get discharged!"
"Not to mention that Hitomi is in love with Dilandau." Merle said. Millerna blinked. "How did you know?"
"Oh, it was obvious. She acted so different whenever he entered the room, and it seemed a cloud passed over her when he left. How did you know?"
"She told me."
Merle shook her head. "What's the world coming to these days? You can't even keep your love a secret anymore!"
"I know. And- Hey! We've got to get her out of the dungeon! Did they say which cell she was in?"
Merle shook her head. "No".
Millerna cracked her knuckles and picked up her bag. "We'll have to check them all."
"But there's hundreds of prison cells in Palas!"
"Then we'd better get started."
***
Hitomi jerked upright at the sound of the squeaky door opening. The golden hair told her who it was. "Allen! What the hell do you want?"
The knight smiled. "Your co-operation, your powers". His smile turned ugly. "Your body".
Hitomi shivered and moved away from him. It was no use; she was chained to the wall. He sat next to her, and swiftly pulled her to him, pinning her arms as he did so.
"You are so beautiful, did I ever tell you that?" Allen said in his 'sexy' {A/N: And I do mean '.'} voice. Hitomi didn't answer. She merely tried to bite him.
Allen ignored her efforts, and put his hand down on her thigh. "You can't tell me you don't feel anything."
Hitomi glared in defiance. "I feel nothing."
"Oh? How about when I do this?" Allen stroked his hand up and down her thigh. He stopped just above her kneecap and squeezed gently.
"Still nothing. It won't work, you know. I won't feel anything even if you DO have me. But that wouldn't be so different for you, would it?" Allen stiffened, and Hitomi could tell she hit something. "No one ever really loved you, did they?" Seeing the look on his face, Hitomi knew she had gone too far.
"You really know how to hurt a guy." That was all he said. Then he kissed her hard.
Hitomi was in a panic. Allen had her arms pinned behind her back and she could barely squirm! She was helpless!
Allen kissed her for a long time. Not once in that time did Hitomi relax. She tried to pull away, but the chain held her in place. He slip his hand up and down her leg, and Hitomi was glad that this uniform was a one piece.
Hitomi knew she was helpless, and she could deal with that. She just had to wait for an opportunity to get away. But when Allen tried to slip his tongue into her mouth, she bit his lip. He pulled back with a yelp of pain. So much for the helpless damsel!
Allen growled and slapped her across the face. "You've got a lot of nerve, treating me like that!" He calmed down and smiled. "I really prefer my women to come to me." He stood up. "I'll give you until tomorrow night to think it over. But just remember. While your safe in this cell, your friends Millerna and Merle aren't. It would be a shame if Zaibach traitors were find them."
His laughter echoed through the room long after he left. Hitomi sat alone in the dark. She touched her stinging face and knew that he was dead serious. The sense of Allen's threat was clear. If she didn't give in to him, then he'd murder Merle and Millerna. "What am I going to do?" She whispered.
And, alone in the dark, she cried.
A/N: Whooo! Dilly's coming! But Allen has plans of his own, too. Whose plan will occur first? What will happen to Hitomi? And when is Refina going to be killed? She's starting to get on my nerves! I think she appears less in the entire story then most villains do! I'm not too sure about this ending. What do you guys think? Review!