Disclaimer: I don't own Escaflowne, though I wish I did.
The Scepter of the Dragons
Chapter 9: Unexpected Meetings
By Coolchick1500
It was just before dawn when Hitomi opened her eyes. She sat up and rubbed the sleep out of her eyes. She noticed Van's arm still around her body. She turned her head, and looked at her love's face. He was still sleeping, and had a small smile that traced his lips. His light snoring made Hitomi giggle. She moved a tendril of hair out of his face. This action caused Van to slightly tighten his grip on Hitomi. Hitomi rolled her eyes. She loved Van, but sometimes he could be a tad bit overprotective. Though it was one of his better qualities, at times she wished he would lighten up some, and let her have some fun. Hitomi laid back down under Van's neck. She wrapped her arms around Van's and went back to sleep.
When Hitomi awoke a few hours later, she felt light kisses on the side of her neck. She opened her eyes to see Van. "I was sleeping" Hitomi said.
"I know, but I had to wake you up. This seemed like the best way to do it" Van replied.
"I bet" Hitomi said, and then sighed.
The door slammed open, and Merle stomped into the room. She obviously wasn't please by what she saw. "Lord Van, what do you think you're doing?" Merle demanded.
"Merle go away. We were trying to sleep" Hitomi said, annoyed by the unannounced walk-in.
"It didn't look like that a few moments ago" Merle said.
"Merle why were you spying on us?" Van asked.
"Because I don't trust you two" Merle blurted out.
Hitomi looked at Van and rolled her eyes. Van smiled.
"Besides, it's time to get up. Gaddes said that Fanelia isn't but about two more hours away," Merle said, dropping down on all fours, and prancing away.
"That's annoying" Hitomi said.
"I know" Van said.
Van kissed Hitomi's head, as he sat up in bed. His red tunic was off and lying on the end of the bed. Hitomi cheeks were as red as crimson at the sight of Van's soft, yet muscular body. Hitomi closed her eyes, and almost went back to sleep. "Hey, come on. Don't go back to sleep" Van said.
"It's hard to stay awake. I'm exhausted" Hitomi replied.
"As am I, but as soon as we reach Fanelia, I'll take care of a few things, and you can have me all evening. No interruptions" Van said.
Hitomi smiled at the thought of being alone with Van. She stood up, and grabbed her bag. She unzipped it, and started looking for a hair band. Once she found on, she put it in her hair, zipped her bag up, and started to walk out of the room. "Come on" Hitomi said.
Van smiled, grabbed his shirt, and ran after Hitomi. Gaddes who was in the bridge had a worried look on his face. "What's wrong?" Van asked.
"Nothing. I'm just wondering who all of those people were" Gaddes said.
Hitomi got the feeling that he was talking about her family and friends. "Those people are my parents, little brother, my cousin, my grandmother, and my two best friends" Hitomi said.
"How'd they get here?" Gaddes asked.
Hitomi shook her head. "All I know is that a pillar of light grabbed them, and they're now here. I hoping to send them back as soon as possible" Hitomi said.
"Why?" Gaddes asked.
"I've experienced first hand the dangers that Gaea possesses, and I won't let them experience them," Hitomi said.
"Lord Van look! We're almost home!" Merle shouted.
"I know. It'll be good to get home" Van stated.
Van wrapped his arms around Hitomi's waist, as Merle hissed. Hitomi dropped her bag, and fell back in Van's embrace. Close to an hour later, Dani walked into the bridge, and saw Van sitting crossed-legged, with Hitomi in his lap. They were talking about their lives, from the past two years. "Good news, we're landing in about 10 minutes" Gaddes reported.
Merle, who was lying in the other corner, perked up at his statement. Van stood up, and drug Hitomi out of the room. They went back to Allen's quarters, and sat down on the bed. "Van what's wrong?" Hitomi asked.
She noticed he was a bit nervous. Van bent down to Hitomi's eye level. "Hitomi, I love you, and you know that. And now that you're back, I never want to be apart from you. Hitomi will you do me the honor of marrying me? Will you be my wife, and my queen?" Van asked.
Hitomi smiled. Hundreds of emotions fill her heart, mind and soul. She could barely speak. "Yes Van, I will marry you" Hitomi managed to say.
Van and Hitomi hugged. Van pulled a small jewelry box out of his pocket. He opened the box up, and inside was a gold ring, with diamonds channel-set in the ring. "Van it's gorgeous" Hitomi replied, mesmerized by the ring.
Merle ran into the room. "Just so you know, we're landing," Merle said.
"Thank you Merle" Hitomi said.
"What no, get out of here, or you're intruding?" Merle asked.
Hitomi smiled at her friend. "No" Hitomi said simply.
Merle walked out of the room. Van took Hitomi's hands and pulled her up and he stood up. They walked out of the room, hand–in-hand. Dani, who had grabbed Hitomi's bag, met them half way to the docking port. Van was met with guards, and his private council. As soon as Hitomi saw this, she tried to let go of Van's hand. Van's hold on her hand just became harder to break. He glanced at Hitomi, and shook her head no. She tried to think of why he would want to keep a hold of her hand, but came up with nothing.
"M' lord, why are you holding this girls hand?" One of the advisors asked.
"Because I love her, and we are engaged" Van replied.
"I'm glad you've gotten over that girl from the Mystic Moon" Another advisor stated.
"I haven't gotten over her. This is the girl from the Mystic Moon. Her name is Hitomi Kanzaki" Van said.
"M' lord, are you sure?" A third advisor asked.
"Yes" Van said simply.
"Lord Van, have you gone nuts? You can't marry Hitomi!" Merle yelled.
"I'm afraid I have to agree with Lady Merle. You know nothing about Hitomi. And she is of no royal blood" Van's first advisor said.
"I don't care if you agree with Merle. I love Hitomi, and what does it matter if she doesn't have royal blood?" Van demanded. His voice was getting loud. It was obvious he was getting aggravated.
"If I may Your Highness, it does matter that Lady Hitomi is of royal blood" The second advisor said.
"Aklen, we will finish this decision later. Right now is not the time for these kind of things," Van said.
"Yes, sire" Aklen said.
He and the other advisors left, and sauntered back into the castle. Dani pulled on Hitomi arm, and gave Hitomi a questionable look. "I'll explain later," Hitomi said.
"You'd better. And to all of us!" Yukari said. Hitomi got the impression that Yukari was mad.
Van released Hitomi hand, and walked over to a guard. "Hitomi, please come here" Van said.
Hitomi walked over to where Van and the guard were standing. "Hitomi this is Larson. He's a commander of army here in Fanelia. He's also my most trusted friend" Van explained.
"It's a pleasure to meet you Larson" Hitomi said.
"The pleasure is mine, Lady Hitomi. Lord Van has told me much about you, but he never told me you were a stunning young lady" Larson said.
Hitomi blushed. "Thank you" Hitomi said.
"Quit hitting on my fiancée" Van said, grinning.
"Yes sir" Larson said.
"Anything happen while I was away?" Van asked.
"Yes, actually. We received some visitors about five days ago. Two girl and two boys. Both of the girls have major attitudes. The odd thing was that they came through a pillar of light," Larson said.
"Did you manage to get any names?" Dani asked.
"As a matter of fact, I caught the two young ladies' names. I believe they were Micah and Tess" Larson said.
"Dani, you don't think that it could be who I think it is?" Hitomi asked.
"I don't know. Did you get the boys' names?" Dani asked Larson.
"I overheard one of their conversations, and I believed they called one of the boys Tom" Larson said.
"It's them," Dani said.
"That's what I was afraid of" Hitomi said.
"Why do you know them?" Van asked.
"They went to Dani's school in America" Hitomi replied.
"Where are they?" Dani asked.
"In the dungeon. We didn't know what to do, so we put them in the dungeon for safekeeping" Larson said.
"Could we see them?" Hitomi asked.
"I suppose" Larson said.
Hitomi and Dani followed Larson and Van to the dungeon.
"Who's down here?" Dani demanded.
"Who wants to know?" A female voice asked.
"Look we know that Micah, Tom and Kevin are down here with you Tess" Hitomi said.
"How do you know our names?" A male voice asked.
"Because it's Hitomi and Dani" Dani said, identifying Hitomi and herself.
~Hello people. How'd a like Chapter 9? Was it interesting? Was it boring? I don't know unless you review. I don't know when Chapter 10 is going to be out. I worked on Chapter 9 all day yesterday. That's why it's posted today. I'm hoping Chapter 10 will be posted by Thursday. The next chapter is going to explain how Dilandau is back. And for you people who think that Hitomi's past is as cut and dry and it looks like, you'll be in for a big shock in Chapter 10 and 11. That's all for now CYA?~
~This is for that reviewer that calls himself "Anonymous." Look I didn't mean to lambaste you. It's just that in the dictionary it says that "seeress" isn't a word. And I have watched the whole series. I didn't mean to be rude. If you think I did come across rude, I'm sorry. That was never my intention. I was just telling my readers that I wasn't going to use the supposed word "seeress." And I know that the series writers used the supposed word "seeress." I don't mean to correct their English, but it's wrong. You can't just create words out of thin air. If you will please email me at dmc1550@hotmail.com, I will gladly talk to you further. Thank you.~
The Scepter of the Dragons
Chapter 9: Unexpected Meetings
By Coolchick1500
It was just before dawn when Hitomi opened her eyes. She sat up and rubbed the sleep out of her eyes. She noticed Van's arm still around her body. She turned her head, and looked at her love's face. He was still sleeping, and had a small smile that traced his lips. His light snoring made Hitomi giggle. She moved a tendril of hair out of his face. This action caused Van to slightly tighten his grip on Hitomi. Hitomi rolled her eyes. She loved Van, but sometimes he could be a tad bit overprotective. Though it was one of his better qualities, at times she wished he would lighten up some, and let her have some fun. Hitomi laid back down under Van's neck. She wrapped her arms around Van's and went back to sleep.
When Hitomi awoke a few hours later, she felt light kisses on the side of her neck. She opened her eyes to see Van. "I was sleeping" Hitomi said.
"I know, but I had to wake you up. This seemed like the best way to do it" Van replied.
"I bet" Hitomi said, and then sighed.
The door slammed open, and Merle stomped into the room. She obviously wasn't please by what she saw. "Lord Van, what do you think you're doing?" Merle demanded.
"Merle go away. We were trying to sleep" Hitomi said, annoyed by the unannounced walk-in.
"It didn't look like that a few moments ago" Merle said.
"Merle why were you spying on us?" Van asked.
"Because I don't trust you two" Merle blurted out.
Hitomi looked at Van and rolled her eyes. Van smiled.
"Besides, it's time to get up. Gaddes said that Fanelia isn't but about two more hours away," Merle said, dropping down on all fours, and prancing away.
"That's annoying" Hitomi said.
"I know" Van said.
Van kissed Hitomi's head, as he sat up in bed. His red tunic was off and lying on the end of the bed. Hitomi cheeks were as red as crimson at the sight of Van's soft, yet muscular body. Hitomi closed her eyes, and almost went back to sleep. "Hey, come on. Don't go back to sleep" Van said.
"It's hard to stay awake. I'm exhausted" Hitomi replied.
"As am I, but as soon as we reach Fanelia, I'll take care of a few things, and you can have me all evening. No interruptions" Van said.
Hitomi smiled at the thought of being alone with Van. She stood up, and grabbed her bag. She unzipped it, and started looking for a hair band. Once she found on, she put it in her hair, zipped her bag up, and started to walk out of the room. "Come on" Hitomi said.
Van smiled, grabbed his shirt, and ran after Hitomi. Gaddes who was in the bridge had a worried look on his face. "What's wrong?" Van asked.
"Nothing. I'm just wondering who all of those people were" Gaddes said.
Hitomi got the feeling that he was talking about her family and friends. "Those people are my parents, little brother, my cousin, my grandmother, and my two best friends" Hitomi said.
"How'd they get here?" Gaddes asked.
Hitomi shook her head. "All I know is that a pillar of light grabbed them, and they're now here. I hoping to send them back as soon as possible" Hitomi said.
"Why?" Gaddes asked.
"I've experienced first hand the dangers that Gaea possesses, and I won't let them experience them," Hitomi said.
"Lord Van look! We're almost home!" Merle shouted.
"I know. It'll be good to get home" Van stated.
Van wrapped his arms around Hitomi's waist, as Merle hissed. Hitomi dropped her bag, and fell back in Van's embrace. Close to an hour later, Dani walked into the bridge, and saw Van sitting crossed-legged, with Hitomi in his lap. They were talking about their lives, from the past two years. "Good news, we're landing in about 10 minutes" Gaddes reported.
Merle, who was lying in the other corner, perked up at his statement. Van stood up, and drug Hitomi out of the room. They went back to Allen's quarters, and sat down on the bed. "Van what's wrong?" Hitomi asked.
She noticed he was a bit nervous. Van bent down to Hitomi's eye level. "Hitomi, I love you, and you know that. And now that you're back, I never want to be apart from you. Hitomi will you do me the honor of marrying me? Will you be my wife, and my queen?" Van asked.
Hitomi smiled. Hundreds of emotions fill her heart, mind and soul. She could barely speak. "Yes Van, I will marry you" Hitomi managed to say.
Van and Hitomi hugged. Van pulled a small jewelry box out of his pocket. He opened the box up, and inside was a gold ring, with diamonds channel-set in the ring. "Van it's gorgeous" Hitomi replied, mesmerized by the ring.
Merle ran into the room. "Just so you know, we're landing," Merle said.
"Thank you Merle" Hitomi said.
"What no, get out of here, or you're intruding?" Merle asked.
Hitomi smiled at her friend. "No" Hitomi said simply.
Merle walked out of the room. Van took Hitomi's hands and pulled her up and he stood up. They walked out of the room, hand–in-hand. Dani, who had grabbed Hitomi's bag, met them half way to the docking port. Van was met with guards, and his private council. As soon as Hitomi saw this, she tried to let go of Van's hand. Van's hold on her hand just became harder to break. He glanced at Hitomi, and shook her head no. She tried to think of why he would want to keep a hold of her hand, but came up with nothing.
"M' lord, why are you holding this girls hand?" One of the advisors asked.
"Because I love her, and we are engaged" Van replied.
"I'm glad you've gotten over that girl from the Mystic Moon" Another advisor stated.
"I haven't gotten over her. This is the girl from the Mystic Moon. Her name is Hitomi Kanzaki" Van said.
"M' lord, are you sure?" A third advisor asked.
"Yes" Van said simply.
"Lord Van, have you gone nuts? You can't marry Hitomi!" Merle yelled.
"I'm afraid I have to agree with Lady Merle. You know nothing about Hitomi. And she is of no royal blood" Van's first advisor said.
"I don't care if you agree with Merle. I love Hitomi, and what does it matter if she doesn't have royal blood?" Van demanded. His voice was getting loud. It was obvious he was getting aggravated.
"If I may Your Highness, it does matter that Lady Hitomi is of royal blood" The second advisor said.
"Aklen, we will finish this decision later. Right now is not the time for these kind of things," Van said.
"Yes, sire" Aklen said.
He and the other advisors left, and sauntered back into the castle. Dani pulled on Hitomi arm, and gave Hitomi a questionable look. "I'll explain later," Hitomi said.
"You'd better. And to all of us!" Yukari said. Hitomi got the impression that Yukari was mad.
Van released Hitomi hand, and walked over to a guard. "Hitomi, please come here" Van said.
Hitomi walked over to where Van and the guard were standing. "Hitomi this is Larson. He's a commander of army here in Fanelia. He's also my most trusted friend" Van explained.
"It's a pleasure to meet you Larson" Hitomi said.
"The pleasure is mine, Lady Hitomi. Lord Van has told me much about you, but he never told me you were a stunning young lady" Larson said.
Hitomi blushed. "Thank you" Hitomi said.
"Quit hitting on my fiancée" Van said, grinning.
"Yes sir" Larson said.
"Anything happen while I was away?" Van asked.
"Yes, actually. We received some visitors about five days ago. Two girl and two boys. Both of the girls have major attitudes. The odd thing was that they came through a pillar of light," Larson said.
"Did you manage to get any names?" Dani asked.
"As a matter of fact, I caught the two young ladies' names. I believe they were Micah and Tess" Larson said.
"Dani, you don't think that it could be who I think it is?" Hitomi asked.
"I don't know. Did you get the boys' names?" Dani asked Larson.
"I overheard one of their conversations, and I believed they called one of the boys Tom" Larson said.
"It's them," Dani said.
"That's what I was afraid of" Hitomi said.
"Why do you know them?" Van asked.
"They went to Dani's school in America" Hitomi replied.
"Where are they?" Dani asked.
"In the dungeon. We didn't know what to do, so we put them in the dungeon for safekeeping" Larson said.
"Could we see them?" Hitomi asked.
"I suppose" Larson said.
Hitomi and Dani followed Larson and Van to the dungeon.
"Who's down here?" Dani demanded.
"Who wants to know?" A female voice asked.
"Look we know that Micah, Tom and Kevin are down here with you Tess" Hitomi said.
"How do you know our names?" A male voice asked.
"Because it's Hitomi and Dani" Dani said, identifying Hitomi and herself.
~Hello people. How'd a like Chapter 9? Was it interesting? Was it boring? I don't know unless you review. I don't know when Chapter 10 is going to be out. I worked on Chapter 9 all day yesterday. That's why it's posted today. I'm hoping Chapter 10 will be posted by Thursday. The next chapter is going to explain how Dilandau is back. And for you people who think that Hitomi's past is as cut and dry and it looks like, you'll be in for a big shock in Chapter 10 and 11. That's all for now CYA?~
~This is for that reviewer that calls himself "Anonymous." Look I didn't mean to lambaste you. It's just that in the dictionary it says that "seeress" isn't a word. And I have watched the whole series. I didn't mean to be rude. If you think I did come across rude, I'm sorry. That was never my intention. I was just telling my readers that I wasn't going to use the supposed word "seeress." And I know that the series writers used the supposed word "seeress." I don't mean to correct their English, but it's wrong. You can't just create words out of thin air. If you will please email me at dmc1550@hotmail.com, I will gladly talk to you further. Thank you.~