Disclaimer: I only own videos, No Esca or characters! But Daren, Rune and Aryria are MINE!
A/N: OK, I introduced MY character in the last chapter, Van and Hitomi's son Daren. More will be introduced in the next few chapters! Remember: Flashback Thanks and enjoy! ^_^
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Chapter 14: Angel Boy
"Daddy! Daddy!" The excited little boy cried out.
"Help me fly my kite daddy!"
"I don't know if I'll ever get used to this 'daddy' business. It makes me feel old, and I'm not even twenty yet." Van mumbled.
"Oh hush! How do you think it makes me feel!" She hotly replied.
Daren started to fly his kite, as it twirled around throughout the sky, Van had a flashback.
"Look Folken! It's a kite!" Exclaimed the little Van as he showed him his pitiful attempt of a kite.
"It's great Van!" Said his big brother. They had flown his kite here, just like Daren's.
"What's wrong daddy?" Daren asked his father, with a worried expression on his face.
"Oh, it's nothing. This place just brings back memories." Van said with a sigh. He turned around, surprised when he felt the sympathetic hand of Hitomi's on his shoulder.
"We love you Van." She told him quietly.
"And I love you too." Van said, giving them both a hug.
"Oh, I brought food!" Hitomi cheerfully remarked as she handed them each a cookie.
Van bit into one and said, "Sorry Hon, but you're no gourmet chef!"
"This cookie makes my teeth hurt mommy!" Daren said in protest.
"So, I can't cook, give me a break! The cook's sick, what was I supposed to do?" She replied in playful anger.
After a few more happy hours, they returned to the castle where Van ordered the construction of two new statues. One of Merle and her family, the other of Daren.
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Daren grew into a sturdy four-year-old, when Van decided to give him his first sword.
"Now Daren," Van said one day, "A prince must always have on hand, to protect himself and others from danger."
"But why do I need a sword?" The boy asks, gazing at the small sheathed blade in his father's hands.
"To fight with, and to kill someone if they try to kill you." Van answered truthfully.
"But why do I have to kill them? Couldn't we just be friends?" The boy remarked in childhood innocence.
Van was reminded of himself in Daren...
"Why did he kill the dragon bwother? That was really mean."
"You're right Van, killing dragons IS mean, but it's a king's duty."
And of Hitomi...
"Why is fighting the only thing you can think of?" Hitomi asked the men, Van in particular.
As Van turned around in surprise he said, "We're fighting to protect you and everyone else."
"I don't want you to protect me if this is what it does to you. You're starting to enjoy the fighting!"
"Please! Someone! Send me back to my world!" And the blue pillar of light took Hitomi away.
Van quickly shook away the sad memories. But he still handed Daren the sword and said, "Keep it for me." And he walked away as Daren put the sword in his belt, and ran to play with Aryria.
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"Oh, Lord Van!" Cried the happy Merle, running down the hall towards him.
"I've barely seen you since you returned! Daren's a sweet little boy, just like his father was." Merle said, smiling at Van.
"And with the baby and all," she said, referring to the new baby she and Rune were expecting.
"Oh, I've missed you Lord Van!" She said, giving him a hug.
"I missed you too Merle." He said.
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About half a year later, Van and Hitomi were on the roof with Daren.
"Now Daren." Van said.
"You're a very special little boy."
"Am I a catperson like Aryria?" Daren asked, practicing a snarl. Hitomi and Van rolled their eyes.
"No Daren," said the ever patient Hitomi. She stepped back and spread her snowy white wings, and Van did as well.
"I'm an angel?" Daren asked.
"But that means I'm dead!" He said as he started to cry.
"No dear, you're a Draconian." Said Hitomi in her calm voice. She was about to jump off the roof, when Van pulled her back.
"Should you really be flying in 'your condition?'" He asked her.
"Oh c'mon Van! I'm just having a baby! I'm not an invalid!" She said in her rare impatient tone. And she started to fly above Daren and Van's heads.
"Mommy's a birdy!" Daren cried out excitedly while Van brought his hand to his forehead.
"You can do it too Daren." He said, trying to be patient and understanding.
"OK!" Daren said and with a bit of struggling, two little white wings shot out of his back.
And he soared through the air, after a few minutes, he came hurdling down and Van cried out in distress, "SON!" As he leaped to catch the boy, another memory came to him.
"Please don't do it Lord Van!" Squeaked Chibi Merle.
"OH great. You're the one who wanted to see me do it Merle!" Protested the young Van.
"I changed my mind, It's too dangerous!"
"Don't worry, just watch." Van said impatiently. He sprouted his wings and flew off the roof. His wings failed him and he fell.
"Van!" Cried out a worried Varie as she caught the boy in her arms.
After hugging him she said, "Now Van. Never show your wings to anyone, until the right time comes. Promise me."
"Oh mother. I'm so sorry mother!" He said in repentance.
"Daddy! I'm OK, you can let go of me now!" Said the little boy in Van's arms.
"Sorry." Van replied and released the child.
"Daren! Are you alright?" She asked, worry lines etched in her face.
"I'm fine Mother." He replied in his grown-up voice.
"I can take care of myself." And he puffed out his chest and tripped to land flat on his face taking a step forward.
"Honestly." She said, "What I go through, putting up with you two!" And with that she flew back into the castle. Shortly after, the two boys followed.
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A/N: OK, that pretty much sums up Daren's childhood before the new baby. Isn't he adorable? Ill go more into detail about Aryria, Runa and the rest of the cat family in later chapters. R&R! Arigato and Sionara! ^_^
~Trunks Gal~
A/N: OK, I introduced MY character in the last chapter, Van and Hitomi's son Daren. More will be introduced in the next few chapters! Remember: Flashback Thanks and enjoy! ^_^
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Chapter 14: Angel Boy
"Daddy! Daddy!" The excited little boy cried out.
"Help me fly my kite daddy!"
"I don't know if I'll ever get used to this 'daddy' business. It makes me feel old, and I'm not even twenty yet." Van mumbled.
"Oh hush! How do you think it makes me feel!" She hotly replied.
Daren started to fly his kite, as it twirled around throughout the sky, Van had a flashback.
"Look Folken! It's a kite!" Exclaimed the little Van as he showed him his pitiful attempt of a kite.
"It's great Van!" Said his big brother. They had flown his kite here, just like Daren's.
"What's wrong daddy?" Daren asked his father, with a worried expression on his face.
"Oh, it's nothing. This place just brings back memories." Van said with a sigh. He turned around, surprised when he felt the sympathetic hand of Hitomi's on his shoulder.
"We love you Van." She told him quietly.
"And I love you too." Van said, giving them both a hug.
"Oh, I brought food!" Hitomi cheerfully remarked as she handed them each a cookie.
Van bit into one and said, "Sorry Hon, but you're no gourmet chef!"
"This cookie makes my teeth hurt mommy!" Daren said in protest.
"So, I can't cook, give me a break! The cook's sick, what was I supposed to do?" She replied in playful anger.
After a few more happy hours, they returned to the castle where Van ordered the construction of two new statues. One of Merle and her family, the other of Daren.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Daren grew into a sturdy four-year-old, when Van decided to give him his first sword.
"Now Daren," Van said one day, "A prince must always have on hand, to protect himself and others from danger."
"But why do I need a sword?" The boy asks, gazing at the small sheathed blade in his father's hands.
"To fight with, and to kill someone if they try to kill you." Van answered truthfully.
"But why do I have to kill them? Couldn't we just be friends?" The boy remarked in childhood innocence.
Van was reminded of himself in Daren...
"Why did he kill the dragon bwother? That was really mean."
"You're right Van, killing dragons IS mean, but it's a king's duty."
And of Hitomi...
"Why is fighting the only thing you can think of?" Hitomi asked the men, Van in particular.
As Van turned around in surprise he said, "We're fighting to protect you and everyone else."
"I don't want you to protect me if this is what it does to you. You're starting to enjoy the fighting!"
"Please! Someone! Send me back to my world!" And the blue pillar of light took Hitomi away.
Van quickly shook away the sad memories. But he still handed Daren the sword and said, "Keep it for me." And he walked away as Daren put the sword in his belt, and ran to play with Aryria.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Oh, Lord Van!" Cried the happy Merle, running down the hall towards him.
"I've barely seen you since you returned! Daren's a sweet little boy, just like his father was." Merle said, smiling at Van.
"And with the baby and all," she said, referring to the new baby she and Rune were expecting.
"Oh, I've missed you Lord Van!" She said, giving him a hug.
"I missed you too Merle." He said.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
About half a year later, Van and Hitomi were on the roof with Daren.
"Now Daren." Van said.
"You're a very special little boy."
"Am I a catperson like Aryria?" Daren asked, practicing a snarl. Hitomi and Van rolled their eyes.
"No Daren," said the ever patient Hitomi. She stepped back and spread her snowy white wings, and Van did as well.
"I'm an angel?" Daren asked.
"But that means I'm dead!" He said as he started to cry.
"No dear, you're a Draconian." Said Hitomi in her calm voice. She was about to jump off the roof, when Van pulled her back.
"Should you really be flying in 'your condition?'" He asked her.
"Oh c'mon Van! I'm just having a baby! I'm not an invalid!" She said in her rare impatient tone. And she started to fly above Daren and Van's heads.
"Mommy's a birdy!" Daren cried out excitedly while Van brought his hand to his forehead.
"You can do it too Daren." He said, trying to be patient and understanding.
"OK!" Daren said and with a bit of struggling, two little white wings shot out of his back.
And he soared through the air, after a few minutes, he came hurdling down and Van cried out in distress, "SON!" As he leaped to catch the boy, another memory came to him.
"Please don't do it Lord Van!" Squeaked Chibi Merle.
"OH great. You're the one who wanted to see me do it Merle!" Protested the young Van.
"I changed my mind, It's too dangerous!"
"Don't worry, just watch." Van said impatiently. He sprouted his wings and flew off the roof. His wings failed him and he fell.
"Van!" Cried out a worried Varie as she caught the boy in her arms.
After hugging him she said, "Now Van. Never show your wings to anyone, until the right time comes. Promise me."
"Oh mother. I'm so sorry mother!" He said in repentance.
"Daddy! I'm OK, you can let go of me now!" Said the little boy in Van's arms.
"Sorry." Van replied and released the child.
"Daren! Are you alright?" She asked, worry lines etched in her face.
"I'm fine Mother." He replied in his grown-up voice.
"I can take care of myself." And he puffed out his chest and tripped to land flat on his face taking a step forward.
"Honestly." She said, "What I go through, putting up with you two!" And with that she flew back into the castle. Shortly after, the two boys followed.
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A/N: OK, that pretty much sums up Daren's childhood before the new baby. Isn't he adorable? Ill go more into detail about Aryria, Runa and the rest of the cat family in later chapters. R&R! Arigato and Sionara! ^_^
~Trunks Gal~