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The Scepter of the Dragons
Chapter 8: The Departure
By Coolchick1500
WARNING: Major fluff in this chapter.
Hitomi was silent all through breakfast. Van was fighting with himself. Trying to decide whether to keep his mouth shut or talk about everything. Merle was at his side. Though she didn't know why everyone was so quiet, she knew it wasn't good. Somehow Van kept quiet through breakfast. Hitomi figured Merle had something to do with it. After breakfast, Hitomi gathered her things. While in her room, Yukari and Amano walked in.
"Hitomi, what's wrong? I haven't seen you so sad since you came back from this place" Yukari asked her best friend.
"It's just something Dryden found" Hitomi said.
"We talked to Dani" Amano said.
"Why'd you ask if I was all right then?" Hitomi asked.
"We were trying to be concerned for our friend!" Yukari screamed.
Hitomi fell onto the bed in tears. Immediately afterwards Yukari felt horrible. "Hitomi, I'm sorry, but sometimes you can be so stubborn" Yukari said.
"It's just not fair!" Hitomi screamed.
"What's not fair?" Amano asked.
"I finally get back to Gaea, to Van. I find out that I can be with him for all eternity, but to do so, I might have to lose my family and friends" Hitomi said.
"I'm sorry," Yukari said.
"Hey, we're leaving in a few minutes" Van said, poking his head through the door. As soon as he saw Hitomi on the bed, he grew concerned. "What happened?"
"I guess you could say reality finally hit her, and it hit her hard," Yukari said.
Van knew Hitomi was hurting. He also knew there was nothing he could do to take away her pain. Slowly he eased into the room. He took Hitomi, and pulled her up and into his arms. Hitomi tried to pushed herself away, but to no avail. Amano saw the look in Van's eyes. It was the look of pure love. "I think it best to leave them be" Amano said.
Yukari wanted to stay with her friend. She wanted to comfort Hitomi, but Yukari knew Amano was right. Yukari and Amano slipped out of the room, unnoticed. "Hitomi, I know you're a confused, but I also know that we'll get through this" Van said.
"How? The Sorcerers are making me choose between Gaea, or my family and friends. How can I choose between thousands of innocent people, or the people dearest to me?" Hitomi asked.
"If we can stop them, you won't have to choose" Van said.
Hitomi looked into Van fiery red eyes. As soon as Hitomi saw Van's eyes, she knew that the Sorcerers could be stopped. But at what cost? That certain question still flooded her mind. "Come on. Your family is already on the Crusade, and I'm sure Yukari and Amano are already on it too" Van said.
Hitomi stood up, and walked over to the door. She turned the doorknob, and opened the door. She took one step out of the room, and stopped. Van came up behind Hitomi, and wrapped his arms around his slender body. "Come on" Van said.
Hitomi and Van walked to the Crusade and boarded the large levi ship. Van left Hitomi and walked to the bridge. She wandered around the ship. Though a couple of years had past, she still knew her way around. She found herself in the 'melef hangar. She went over to the Escaflowne and climber to the main energyis holder. She sat there for hours, not moving. It was night by the time she finally stood up, and moved around. She walked to the bridge, and found Gaddes talking to Teo. "The King said it was true, but I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't seen it" Gaddes said.
"It's been awhile, hasn't it?" Hitomi asked.
"Lady Hitomi, how are you?" Gaddes asked, hugging is friend.
"I'm okay, and Gaddes you can forget the 'Lady' stuff," Hitomi said.
"Hard habits die hard," Gaddes said. His grin went from ear to ear. "The commander said that you could use his chamber for the trip back to Fanelia"
"Thank you, but I won't need it," Hitomi said.
"Says who?" Van asked. He was standing in the corner of the room.
"Me. The trip isn't that long" Hitomi said.
"It'll be about a two day trip" Teo reported.
"Looks like you'll be needing the room. You can't stay up for two whole days," Van said.
Hitomi looked at Van. And though she feared sleep, she knew he was right. Besides, sooner or later she'd have to sleep.
"Here let me take you to it" Gaddes offered.
"Thank you" Hitomi said.
She followed Gaddes through several corridors, and finally after what seemed like the twentieth one, Gaddes stopped at a door. He opened the door, and allowed Hitomi to step in front of him. She entered the room. Inside were a large bed, and a large table on the other end of the room. Two chairs accompanied the table. Beside the bed was a small nightstand. Both the nightstand and the table had lit candles on them. The lighting in the room was perfect. Hitomi laid her things on the table.
"If you'll excuse me, I have a few things to attend to" Gaddes said.
"Thank you again Gaddes" Hitomi said.
"Why don't you get some sleep?" Van said.
"I'm not tired. Besides, I'm almost afraid of sleeping" Hitomi retorted.
"Why? You have nothing to be afraid of" Van said.
Hitomi smiled. "I'm afraid of what I'll see if I fall sleep," Hitomi admitted.
"You need to forget about the Sorcerers. Until they come back, they aren't apart of your life" Van said.
"If I don't find the scepter, my family and friends won't be apart of my life!" Hitomi blurted out.
Van took Hitomi's hand and pulled her over to the bed, and sat her down. "Hitomi, they won't show their faces for a year. And until they do I don't see why you need to get so upset about this. Dryden said that he would find out everything he could. With his resources, we will find the scepter" Van said.
"I know we will, but the question is when?" Hitomi said. "Even if we do find out where it is, we have no idea of how to reach it"
Though Hitomi had a very valid point, Van wouldn't be deterred from his way of thinking. "I'll tell you what…if you lay down, and at least try to sleep…I'll lay down with you" Van said.
"I don't need sleep," Hitomi said.
"Hitomi, please, I'm begging you, lay down and sleep" Van pleaded.
"I don't…" She was interrupted by Van. He laid his index finger upon her lips. He removed his finger, and kissed her soft, delicate lips. By Van's surprise Hitomi tried to push him away. This only made Van more determined. He deepened his kiss. His tongue playing with hers. Hitomi leaned back in the bed as Van got on top of her. A lack of air caused them to stop, but only for a few moments. "Fine you win" Hitomi said.
"You knew I would. Why did you try and fight me?" Van asked.
"I don't know" Hitomi said.
Van got off of her, and wrapped his arms around her. She snuggled up close to him, and fell asleep in his arms. Throughout the night they stayed like that. However someone was watching through the opened door. Though the door was only open about an inch, it was enough for him to see everything.
~Hey people. I'm back. God where did this week go? I had started working on this chapter April 30. Then all of a sudden it's Friday. Jeez where did the time go? Anyway, how was the chapter? I know if had a lot of fluff towards the end of the chapter, but I think a story can't be good without a little romance involved. What do you think? Was the chapter good or bad? Was it okay? I don't' know what you think unless you review. And you also know that flames are also accepted. And who is the person spying on Van and Hitomi? Find out in the next chapter. If you have any comments, suggestions you can leave them in a review or email them to me. If you think I put to much Van and Hitomi in it and not enough of another character, tell me. I can take it. As for the next chapter, I don't know if it'll be out by Friday. That's when I'm leaving. If Chapter 9 isn't posted by then, the first thing I'll do when I get home Sunday is post it. Thanks for reading. CYA!~
The Scepter of the Dragons
Chapter 8: The Departure
By Coolchick1500
WARNING: Major fluff in this chapter.
Hitomi was silent all through breakfast. Van was fighting with himself. Trying to decide whether to keep his mouth shut or talk about everything. Merle was at his side. Though she didn't know why everyone was so quiet, she knew it wasn't good. Somehow Van kept quiet through breakfast. Hitomi figured Merle had something to do with it. After breakfast, Hitomi gathered her things. While in her room, Yukari and Amano walked in.
"Hitomi, what's wrong? I haven't seen you so sad since you came back from this place" Yukari asked her best friend.
"It's just something Dryden found" Hitomi said.
"We talked to Dani" Amano said.
"Why'd you ask if I was all right then?" Hitomi asked.
"We were trying to be concerned for our friend!" Yukari screamed.
Hitomi fell onto the bed in tears. Immediately afterwards Yukari felt horrible. "Hitomi, I'm sorry, but sometimes you can be so stubborn" Yukari said.
"It's just not fair!" Hitomi screamed.
"What's not fair?" Amano asked.
"I finally get back to Gaea, to Van. I find out that I can be with him for all eternity, but to do so, I might have to lose my family and friends" Hitomi said.
"I'm sorry," Yukari said.
"Hey, we're leaving in a few minutes" Van said, poking his head through the door. As soon as he saw Hitomi on the bed, he grew concerned. "What happened?"
"I guess you could say reality finally hit her, and it hit her hard," Yukari said.
Van knew Hitomi was hurting. He also knew there was nothing he could do to take away her pain. Slowly he eased into the room. He took Hitomi, and pulled her up and into his arms. Hitomi tried to pushed herself away, but to no avail. Amano saw the look in Van's eyes. It was the look of pure love. "I think it best to leave them be" Amano said.
Yukari wanted to stay with her friend. She wanted to comfort Hitomi, but Yukari knew Amano was right. Yukari and Amano slipped out of the room, unnoticed. "Hitomi, I know you're a confused, but I also know that we'll get through this" Van said.
"How? The Sorcerers are making me choose between Gaea, or my family and friends. How can I choose between thousands of innocent people, or the people dearest to me?" Hitomi asked.
"If we can stop them, you won't have to choose" Van said.
Hitomi looked into Van fiery red eyes. As soon as Hitomi saw Van's eyes, she knew that the Sorcerers could be stopped. But at what cost? That certain question still flooded her mind. "Come on. Your family is already on the Crusade, and I'm sure Yukari and Amano are already on it too" Van said.
Hitomi stood up, and walked over to the door. She turned the doorknob, and opened the door. She took one step out of the room, and stopped. Van came up behind Hitomi, and wrapped his arms around his slender body. "Come on" Van said.
Hitomi and Van walked to the Crusade and boarded the large levi ship. Van left Hitomi and walked to the bridge. She wandered around the ship. Though a couple of years had past, she still knew her way around. She found herself in the 'melef hangar. She went over to the Escaflowne and climber to the main energyis holder. She sat there for hours, not moving. It was night by the time she finally stood up, and moved around. She walked to the bridge, and found Gaddes talking to Teo. "The King said it was true, but I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't seen it" Gaddes said.
"It's been awhile, hasn't it?" Hitomi asked.
"Lady Hitomi, how are you?" Gaddes asked, hugging is friend.
"I'm okay, and Gaddes you can forget the 'Lady' stuff," Hitomi said.
"Hard habits die hard," Gaddes said. His grin went from ear to ear. "The commander said that you could use his chamber for the trip back to Fanelia"
"Thank you, but I won't need it," Hitomi said.
"Says who?" Van asked. He was standing in the corner of the room.
"Me. The trip isn't that long" Hitomi said.
"It'll be about a two day trip" Teo reported.
"Looks like you'll be needing the room. You can't stay up for two whole days," Van said.
Hitomi looked at Van. And though she feared sleep, she knew he was right. Besides, sooner or later she'd have to sleep.
"Here let me take you to it" Gaddes offered.
"Thank you" Hitomi said.
She followed Gaddes through several corridors, and finally after what seemed like the twentieth one, Gaddes stopped at a door. He opened the door, and allowed Hitomi to step in front of him. She entered the room. Inside were a large bed, and a large table on the other end of the room. Two chairs accompanied the table. Beside the bed was a small nightstand. Both the nightstand and the table had lit candles on them. The lighting in the room was perfect. Hitomi laid her things on the table.
"If you'll excuse me, I have a few things to attend to" Gaddes said.
"Thank you again Gaddes" Hitomi said.
"Why don't you get some sleep?" Van said.
"I'm not tired. Besides, I'm almost afraid of sleeping" Hitomi retorted.
"Why? You have nothing to be afraid of" Van said.
Hitomi smiled. "I'm afraid of what I'll see if I fall sleep," Hitomi admitted.
"You need to forget about the Sorcerers. Until they come back, they aren't apart of your life" Van said.
"If I don't find the scepter, my family and friends won't be apart of my life!" Hitomi blurted out.
Van took Hitomi's hand and pulled her over to the bed, and sat her down. "Hitomi, they won't show their faces for a year. And until they do I don't see why you need to get so upset about this. Dryden said that he would find out everything he could. With his resources, we will find the scepter" Van said.
"I know we will, but the question is when?" Hitomi said. "Even if we do find out where it is, we have no idea of how to reach it"
Though Hitomi had a very valid point, Van wouldn't be deterred from his way of thinking. "I'll tell you what…if you lay down, and at least try to sleep…I'll lay down with you" Van said.
"I don't need sleep," Hitomi said.
"Hitomi, please, I'm begging you, lay down and sleep" Van pleaded.
"I don't…" She was interrupted by Van. He laid his index finger upon her lips. He removed his finger, and kissed her soft, delicate lips. By Van's surprise Hitomi tried to push him away. This only made Van more determined. He deepened his kiss. His tongue playing with hers. Hitomi leaned back in the bed as Van got on top of her. A lack of air caused them to stop, but only for a few moments. "Fine you win" Hitomi said.
"You knew I would. Why did you try and fight me?" Van asked.
"I don't know" Hitomi said.
Van got off of her, and wrapped his arms around her. She snuggled up close to him, and fell asleep in his arms. Throughout the night they stayed like that. However someone was watching through the opened door. Though the door was only open about an inch, it was enough for him to see everything.
~Hey people. I'm back. God where did this week go? I had started working on this chapter April 30. Then all of a sudden it's Friday. Jeez where did the time go? Anyway, how was the chapter? I know if had a lot of fluff towards the end of the chapter, but I think a story can't be good without a little romance involved. What do you think? Was the chapter good or bad? Was it okay? I don't' know what you think unless you review. And you also know that flames are also accepted. And who is the person spying on Van and Hitomi? Find out in the next chapter. If you have any comments, suggestions you can leave them in a review or email them to me. If you think I put to much Van and Hitomi in it and not enough of another character, tell me. I can take it. As for the next chapter, I don't know if it'll be out by Friday. That's when I'm leaving. If Chapter 9 isn't posted by then, the first thing I'll do when I get home Sunday is post it. Thanks for reading. CYA!~