chapter- old friend
"Hitomi!" called out Van.
"Van! Yes?" she said as she turned around. "What is it?"
"I...can I talk to you alone?" asked the king.
"Sure!" said the short haired girl getting up from her seat with Princess Milerna.
Milerna was mouthing out some words to Van as Hitomi walked to him. Van saw exactly what she was saying.
::Van tell her already! Or you're really a coward! AND YOU'RE A KING!:: she mouthed as Van laughed nervously. Very nervously mind you.
"So Van what was it you wanted to tell me?" she said as they walked throught the gardens.
"I really care about you Hitomi.." he said then they entered the forest. Still walking.
"::sigh:: I'm glad I'm back. It's hard for me to go on everyday without seeing you.." she blushed lightly as Van smiled shyly.
"Is everything alright with you?"
"Yes. Of course. My kingdom is happy and I think I'm doing well as a ruler."
"I mean..emotionally."
"Sorry?"
"Nevermind." as Hitomi painfully remembered the past. Seeing Van witness the death of so many people. Seeing him almost loose himself in a pool of emotions when she tried to reach him and luckily succeeded. With his whole family dead he had the preasures as a king. Now..now he should be free of this. Free of everything. 'He chose to grow up so fast but...he's still a child..inside. I love him. Oh great I'm repeating myself!'
"Tell me Hitomi." he said. Then he had a flash go through his mind. It was someone's thoughts. 'He chose to grow.....I..love.." it was blurry. After that time when Hitomi taught him how to see those guymelefs..he could hear people's thougts. He thought to himself. What? Who's thoughts are these?"
"Van..it's nothing really." then she clinged to his arm. This got his attention. He snapped out of his thoughts.
"Alright Hitomi." he noticed they were in the forest. "Ah..Lost track of where we're going. Oh well." he said then layed down on the grass. Hitomi just leaned on a tree.
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"Eries, what's bothering you?" he asked.
"It's nothing." she said.
"Lie."
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A young man was going somewhere with a sword. He wore armour and his hair was blue and ruffled. A girl was following him. Close to his age.
"Are you really going to slay the dragon?" she said.
"Yes. Don't follow me."
"And why not?" she asked.
He was shaking.
"I don't think I can slay the dragon. I don't want you to get hurt."
She froze.
"Folken...you'll defeat the dragon! Then you'll be a great king and make Van happy!" she said.
"IF I kill the dragon." he then had a smile on his face. " Then we'll have to marry? The advisors still won't shut the hell up."
"Folken!! This is no time to joke! So what if we get married? " she then shut her mouth. What was she saying?????? SHE NEVER ACCEPTED WHAT THOSE ADVISORS SAID!!!!
"Yes, so what if we get married?" he teased. "You'll be my queen." he laughed. Such a teenager! Talking like this. "We''ll do what's best for the kingsom and.."
"FOLKEN!!!!!!!!" she shouted as he laughed harder. 'But...you will defeat the dragon right? You'll live and come back we'll be friends like before right?"
"Of course my good friend."
The teenage boy walked off as the girl ran back to the castle forgetting she wasn't allowed outside.
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'We'll do what's best for the kingdom and....' said Folken back then. Eries thought again. "Eries! Don't be so stupid! How many times must you tell yourself that you do what's best for others because you love them and you try to do your best to make them happy!'
"Eries. Tell me what's wrong." said Folken.
"It's nothing!"she said as she stood up and a polite posture. "Folken, really it's nothing."
"Stop lying to me. What's wrong?"
"Nothing!" she said as she turned her back. "Ah..gomen for the outburst." then she felt a hand on her shoulder. A human hand. Not mechanical. "Folken."
"Eries.." he whipered into her ear. "I'm not going to ask anymore." He thought to himself. ' Everyone has internal conflicts..'
"Hitomi. I think we should go back." then a flash of Milerna's voice comes in 'VAN! TELL HER!' as he brushed that thought of his head.
"Yeah I think we should." as she got up. Tired.
"Sleepy I see."
"Yeah..a bi- WAH!" she said as he carried her into his arms. His right arm holding her upper body and his left carrrying her legs. Looking as if they got married.
"Let's go milady!" he said as he walked to the caslte."
"Van! What ARE you doing? I can walk fine on my own!." she said shocked.
"That isn't proper for a lady to walk on her own when she's sleepy! It's a gentleman's job to help her!" he said proudly.
"Van!" she didn't try to get off. It was obvoius he was stronger then her so why bother?
"No fight from Hitomi?" he questioned.
"::sigh:: You're stronger. Why bother?" she said.
One minute......
Hitomi buried her head into his chest. As he looked at her.
'She not asleep.' he thought to himself. Her eyes are still opened.' since he looked at a side of her head.
"Van.." she said. his head didn't look at her but she knew he was listening.
"This is really nice of you carrying me back. Thanks."
"King's job."
"To carry every woman who gets tired?" she said.
"Ah..uh special treament for you!" he said.
"Uh huh.." she said laughing.
"Hitomi! You're got married already?!?!?!" shouted Milerna and Merle with Allen following from the back.
"Huh? No!" she said blushing.
"Van-sama!!! You got married already?!?!? You didn't invite us??" said Merle.
"We didn't get married! I just chose to carry her here since she was tired!" he shouted.
"Oh....." said the two.
"Van.."
"Hm?"
"You can put me down now."
"No chance. I"m taking you to your room."
"WHAT?!?!" she said.
As five minutes passed by, Van carried Lady Hitomi to her room and put her down gently at the door.
"Van, you really didn't have to do that."
"Well, I wanted to. Good night my lady."
"What did you say?"
"Good night milady. I'll be off now." as he ran off.
'IDIOT! You called her YOUR lady!!' he shouted at himself inside his head. 'Baka..you still didn't tell her..another time then. Damnit.' as he slowly walked into his room.
-^_^-
"Folken, I forgot to tell you. Earlier today, Hitomi had a vision of us the previous day talking about her and Van. She didn't hear it all. All she say was you and a few words. Do you think you can do anything about it?" she asked.
"I don't think I can. I guess we'll just have to hope Van tells her before she finds out what we're up to."
"I hope. Folken?"
"Gomen ne about today."
"Why are you apologizing? There's nothing wrong going on."
"My outburst. It wasn't mannerly at all."
Folken laughed.
"When I left, did you choose to follow castle rules? Before I left, you loved to watch me use my sword, cursed the advisors, and did everything in an innocent and definately not ladylike way."
"I guess I did. You weren't there. I just had to look out for my sisters. Then I was appointed as one of Father's advisors." she said.
"Ah..I guess you had to grow up as well?" said Folken.
"Hai..."
"Eries, to be honest you're..my only female friend from the past that's human ." he remembering Eriya and Naria. "It's...a strange feeling with you now then it was before with how you've changed."
"I'm flattered." she said. 'What kind of feeling is he talking about?'
"When we were younger..like Van and Hitomi.. we were inoocent. Sure, I cursed alot about those advisors and we did alot of childish things but..it was still youthful inocence. I don't think Van remembers you when we were his age now."
"I didn't meet with Van as often as you."
"True. Good thing. I'd have someone my age." he said.
"Hmm." she said.
"Anyways..it's getting dark. Maybe you should go now." he said.
"Yes, I think I should." she said as she got up as Folken's head came down.
"Folken."
"Ye-" he was cut off by the princess's hug.
"Folken, I've missed you so much when you left and when you left for Zaibach, I really needed a friend I'm glad your back." she said as she hugged him tighter. She really meant that hug and those words. Folken was suprised at her action but thanked god that he was holding her.
"Eries.." he said suprised as he returned the favor. "I didn't know you missed me."
"Of course I did! You were my only friend and you left then never came back!" as she still hugged him.
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"Folken.." said Eries.
"I'll be back." he said as he left to slay that dragon.
'He'll return..he'll return."
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"Hitomi!" called out Van.
"Van! Yes?" she said as she turned around. "What is it?"
"I...can I talk to you alone?" asked the king.
"Sure!" said the short haired girl getting up from her seat with Princess Milerna.
Milerna was mouthing out some words to Van as Hitomi walked to him. Van saw exactly what she was saying.
::Van tell her already! Or you're really a coward! AND YOU'RE A KING!:: she mouthed as Van laughed nervously. Very nervously mind you.
"So Van what was it you wanted to tell me?" she said as they walked throught the gardens.
"I really care about you Hitomi.." he said then they entered the forest. Still walking.
"::sigh:: I'm glad I'm back. It's hard for me to go on everyday without seeing you.." she blushed lightly as Van smiled shyly.
"Is everything alright with you?"
"Yes. Of course. My kingdom is happy and I think I'm doing well as a ruler."
"I mean..emotionally."
"Sorry?"
"Nevermind." as Hitomi painfully remembered the past. Seeing Van witness the death of so many people. Seeing him almost loose himself in a pool of emotions when she tried to reach him and luckily succeeded. With his whole family dead he had the preasures as a king. Now..now he should be free of this. Free of everything. 'He chose to grow up so fast but...he's still a child..inside. I love him. Oh great I'm repeating myself!'
"Tell me Hitomi." he said. Then he had a flash go through his mind. It was someone's thoughts. 'He chose to grow.....I..love.." it was blurry. After that time when Hitomi taught him how to see those guymelefs..he could hear people's thougts. He thought to himself. What? Who's thoughts are these?"
"Van..it's nothing really." then she clinged to his arm. This got his attention. He snapped out of his thoughts.
"Alright Hitomi." he noticed they were in the forest. "Ah..Lost track of where we're going. Oh well." he said then layed down on the grass. Hitomi just leaned on a tree.
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"Eries, what's bothering you?" he asked.
"It's nothing." she said.
"Lie."
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A young man was going somewhere with a sword. He wore armour and his hair was blue and ruffled. A girl was following him. Close to his age.
"Are you really going to slay the dragon?" she said.
"Yes. Don't follow me."
"And why not?" she asked.
He was shaking.
"I don't think I can slay the dragon. I don't want you to get hurt."
She froze.
"Folken...you'll defeat the dragon! Then you'll be a great king and make Van happy!" she said.
"IF I kill the dragon." he then had a smile on his face. " Then we'll have to marry? The advisors still won't shut the hell up."
"Folken!! This is no time to joke! So what if we get married? " she then shut her mouth. What was she saying?????? SHE NEVER ACCEPTED WHAT THOSE ADVISORS SAID!!!!
"Yes, so what if we get married?" he teased. "You'll be my queen." he laughed. Such a teenager! Talking like this. "We''ll do what's best for the kingsom and.."
"FOLKEN!!!!!!!!" she shouted as he laughed harder. 'But...you will defeat the dragon right? You'll live and come back we'll be friends like before right?"
"Of course my good friend."
The teenage boy walked off as the girl ran back to the castle forgetting she wasn't allowed outside.
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'We'll do what's best for the kingdom and....' said Folken back then. Eries thought again. "Eries! Don't be so stupid! How many times must you tell yourself that you do what's best for others because you love them and you try to do your best to make them happy!'
"Eries. Tell me what's wrong." said Folken.
"It's nothing!"she said as she stood up and a polite posture. "Folken, really it's nothing."
"Stop lying to me. What's wrong?"
"Nothing!" she said as she turned her back. "Ah..gomen for the outburst." then she felt a hand on her shoulder. A human hand. Not mechanical. "Folken."
"Eries.." he whipered into her ear. "I'm not going to ask anymore." He thought to himself. ' Everyone has internal conflicts..'
"Hitomi. I think we should go back." then a flash of Milerna's voice comes in 'VAN! TELL HER!' as he brushed that thought of his head.
"Yeah I think we should." as she got up. Tired.
"Sleepy I see."
"Yeah..a bi- WAH!" she said as he carried her into his arms. His right arm holding her upper body and his left carrrying her legs. Looking as if they got married.
"Let's go milady!" he said as he walked to the caslte."
"Van! What ARE you doing? I can walk fine on my own!." she said shocked.
"That isn't proper for a lady to walk on her own when she's sleepy! It's a gentleman's job to help her!" he said proudly.
"Van!" she didn't try to get off. It was obvoius he was stronger then her so why bother?
"No fight from Hitomi?" he questioned.
"::sigh:: You're stronger. Why bother?" she said.
One minute......
Hitomi buried her head into his chest. As he looked at her.
'She not asleep.' he thought to himself. Her eyes are still opened.' since he looked at a side of her head.
"Van.." she said. his head didn't look at her but she knew he was listening.
"This is really nice of you carrying me back. Thanks."
"King's job."
"To carry every woman who gets tired?" she said.
"Ah..uh special treament for you!" he said.
"Uh huh.." she said laughing.
"Hitomi! You're got married already?!?!?!" shouted Milerna and Merle with Allen following from the back.
"Huh? No!" she said blushing.
"Van-sama!!! You got married already?!?!? You didn't invite us??" said Merle.
"We didn't get married! I just chose to carry her here since she was tired!" he shouted.
"Oh....." said the two.
"Van.."
"Hm?"
"You can put me down now."
"No chance. I"m taking you to your room."
"WHAT?!?!" she said.
As five minutes passed by, Van carried Lady Hitomi to her room and put her down gently at the door.
"Van, you really didn't have to do that."
"Well, I wanted to. Good night my lady."
"What did you say?"
"Good night milady. I'll be off now." as he ran off.
'IDIOT! You called her YOUR lady!!' he shouted at himself inside his head. 'Baka..you still didn't tell her..another time then. Damnit.' as he slowly walked into his room.
-^_^-
"Folken, I forgot to tell you. Earlier today, Hitomi had a vision of us the previous day talking about her and Van. She didn't hear it all. All she say was you and a few words. Do you think you can do anything about it?" she asked.
"I don't think I can. I guess we'll just have to hope Van tells her before she finds out what we're up to."
"I hope. Folken?"
"Gomen ne about today."
"Why are you apologizing? There's nothing wrong going on."
"My outburst. It wasn't mannerly at all."
Folken laughed.
"When I left, did you choose to follow castle rules? Before I left, you loved to watch me use my sword, cursed the advisors, and did everything in an innocent and definately not ladylike way."
"I guess I did. You weren't there. I just had to look out for my sisters. Then I was appointed as one of Father's advisors." she said.
"Ah..I guess you had to grow up as well?" said Folken.
"Hai..."
"Eries, to be honest you're..my only female friend from the past that's human ." he remembering Eriya and Naria. "It's...a strange feeling with you now then it was before with how you've changed."
"I'm flattered." she said. 'What kind of feeling is he talking about?'
"When we were younger..like Van and Hitomi.. we were inoocent. Sure, I cursed alot about those advisors and we did alot of childish things but..it was still youthful inocence. I don't think Van remembers you when we were his age now."
"I didn't meet with Van as often as you."
"True. Good thing. I'd have someone my age." he said.
"Hmm." she said.
"Anyways..it's getting dark. Maybe you should go now." he said.
"Yes, I think I should." she said as she got up as Folken's head came down.
"Folken."
"Ye-" he was cut off by the princess's hug.
"Folken, I've missed you so much when you left and when you left for Zaibach, I really needed a friend I'm glad your back." she said as she hugged him tighter. She really meant that hug and those words. Folken was suprised at her action but thanked god that he was holding her.
"Eries.." he said suprised as he returned the favor. "I didn't know you missed me."
"Of course I did! You were my only friend and you left then never came back!" as she still hugged him.
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"Folken.." said Eries.
"I'll be back." he said as he left to slay that dragon.
'He'll return..he'll return."
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liliduh: keh! bad chapt? good chapt? no review....::cries:: o well! i was jus writing as i go so forgive me if this is bad!