Disclaimer: I don't own Esca…………….*sobs*
The Scepter of the Dragons
Chapter 12: Confessions of the Heart
By Coolchick1500
Beware!!! Fluff warning for the chapter!!! There is major fluff towards the end of the chapter!!! Thank you.
"Why would they be coming here?" Van asked.
"I don't know Van" Larson said.
Hitomi walked down the corridor listen to Van and Larson discuss the arrival of Zaibach and Basram. "They tell us their going to be here tomorrow? What the hell is that?" Van asked.
" I honestly have no idea. I don't know what either one of the kings were thinking when they told you they were going to be here tomorrow" Larson said.
Hitomi picked up on the sarcasm in Larson's voice. She walked into the Council Room, and went over to the table her cards were lying on. Good. No one disturbed them Hitomi thought.
She picked up the six cards, and placed them in the book, but separate from the remaining deck. She took her book and walked out to the royal gardens. She sat down on a stone bench, underneath a cherry-blossom tree. She felt the petals fall on her shoulder, and lap. She stood up, and walked out to the forest that surrounded the country. She walked through the forest and stopped when she reached a meadow. It was a plain meadow. No trees, just grass. Tall green grass. Hitomi sat on the ground, and looked up towards the sky. Her eyes fell upon the Mystic Moon and the regular moon. She heard something behind her. Her head spun around to see who it was. "Tom what are you doing out here?" Hitomi asked.
She had forgotten that Tom, Kevin, Tess, and Micah were still on Gaea. "I heard the talk between Larson and Van, though I don't know what it's about" Tom said.
"It's too long of a subject to explain tonight" Hitomi said. Her eyes falling back on the moons.
"You haven't told him yet, have you?" Tom asked.
"No, I haven't found the time. Believe me he'll find out. But with the kings of Zaibach and Basram coming tomorrow, I don't know when I'll be able to tell him" Hitomi said.
"If you don't tell him. Kevin, Tess, or Micah will. I don't know much about Van, but I know he's hotheaded. I doubt he'd want to hear this from anyone but you" Tom said.
Hitomi knew he was right. "How though? How do I tell the man that I love, the man I'm engaged to that I was involved with you while I was visiting Dani?" Hitomi asked.
"You tell him the truth. You tell him that Dani hooked us up. He can't say anything, it's not like we're still together" Tom said.
"The last thing I want to do is lose Van, but if I tell his I might lose him. If I don't tell him, one of your friends will, and then I'll definitely lose him" Hitomi said.
"You're stuck between a rock and a had place" Tom said.
"Tell me about it" Hitomi said.
"I'll leave you alone with your thoughts" Tom said. He stood up and walked back to the castle.
Hitomi sighed and laid back in the grass. She closed her eyes, but that was the last place she wanted to fall asleep. Unfortunately, that's where she slept. She slept into the wee hours of the morning. Jenkins, who was out for an early morning stroll, found her. He picked her up, and headed back to the castle. "M' lord, I found this young woman in the clearing in the woods. I saw her talking to Larson earlier, so I figured that she belonged here" Jenkins said.
He laid Hitomi on the table. "Is she okay?" Van asked, walking over to his love.
"As far as I know. She looks like she sleeping?" Jenkins said.
"Thank you" Van said.
Jenkins left the room. "Van, I suggest you get her under a quilt, she's freezing" Larson said, touching the young maiden's arm.
"I agree. I'll be back in a few minutes," Van said.
"You might as well sleep. There's nothing you can do until they arrive here later today," Larson said.
Van sighed. He knew Larson was correct in his statement. Van picked Hitomi up and carried her to his room. He laid her in his bed, and grabbed a heavy quilt from his closet. He spread it out, and laid in on top of Hitomi, who was now shivering. He got in bed next to her, and wrapped his arms around his fiancé. Hitomi shifted, but didn't wake up. Van thought his love was sleeping peacefully, because she wasn't moving. But little did he know, her dreams were nothing but peaceful.
~Vision/Dream~
He was walking down a dark corridor. Something was chasing her, but she couldn't tell what it was. She stopped when the corridor split into two directions. She walked down the right corridor and stopped when she couldn't go any farther. It was a dead end. She started looking for a trap door, and succeeded. She pushed on a brick. The wall moved back, revealing a set of stairs. He walked down the winding stairway, and when she finally reached the bottom she stared at an altar. There was a beam of light hitting the altar. On the altar was an item. As she stepped closer to the altar, something on the altar caught her eye. It was a fluorescent crystal. Once she stepped into the beam of light, the item on the altar floated up into mid-air. She stared in amazement as she realized that it was the Scepter of the Dragons. The top of the scepter had a dragonhead. In the mouth of the dragon, was the fluorescent crystal. It shone a yellowish-red. A sound of shuffling feet behind her caught her attention. As she twisted around, she scepter began to glow. The thing chasing her was revealed as a small red dragon. It was no bigger than a six-week old kitten. It flew down into her open hands. He noticed the dragon was completely different from the one Van had slain two years ago. It was red, not green. It had wings, whereas the other dragon didn't. It had a long nose, with steam coming out its nostrils. It's tail was very long, almost twice as long as it's body. The end was speared; it was in an arrow shape. It eyes like Van's slain dragon had saucer-thin eyes. Like a cat at midnight. The iris of the eye was blood red. Its body well defined with bumpy scales alone its back. The dragon's chest was a cream color with scales sticking out here or there. "Who are you?" Hitomi asked
I am the Dragon of Fire The dragon replied. It didn't talk; it used telepathy.
Though shaken by the voice in her mind, she continued with questions. "Why have you shown yourself to me?" She asked.
Because you are the chosen one. You are the one who will put Gaea in a peaceful future for all eternity The dragon replied.
"What about the other three dragons?" Hitomi asked.
They will show themselves when need be. I am the first one you will meet. You may call me Fiery. The dragon said.
Fiery flew up, and landed on her shoulder. Go to the scepter, and take it The dragon told her.
Hitomi stepped closer to the scepter. She reached her hand out, and grabbed the scepter. As she grabbed the base, a blinding light came out of the fluorescent crystal.
~End of Vision/Dream~
Hitomi shot up in bed. Sweat covered her brow. She wiped it away and ran her fingers through her fine hair. As she gained her bearings, she looked at her surroundings. I must be back in the castle. Hitomi thought.
Yes, you are? Why did you leave anyway? Van asked.
"I just needed space to think. I needed fresh air" Hitomi replied.
"You could have gotten that in the castle. You need to be careful when you go into the forest. It contains dragons. And the dragons aren't too friendly" Van told her.
"I know. I just needed a place to think. Where I couldn't be found, and where I could be alone with my thoughts" Hitomi said.
"I get that way sometimes too," Van said.
He sat up in the bed. He noticed Hitomi looked more distant that normal. "Are you okay? You don't seem completely here," Van asked.
"Tom and I were talking earlier. Just something that we were talking about made me think" Hitomi said.
"What did you guys talk about?" Van asked.
"It's nothing. I'll tell you later" Hitomi replied.
"You're hiding something from me. Please I know it's important," Van said.
He noticed a tear run down her face. "Hitomi, please, I can help you" Van said.
"It, umm, started when I went to America to visit Dani. I went to her school and everything was going so well. I…I had started getting a major crush on a boy older than I. I thought that maybe I could get over you. Dani who was friends with my crush hooked me up with him. Matchmaking if you will. He and I started dating. And before long he and I became an item. After about four months, he broke up with me for some stupid reason. But he and I stayed good friends" Hitomi explained.
"So, what's the problem? It's nothing," Van said.
Tears were spewing from her eyes. "While we were dating, he kissed me. It was nothing like I felt before. His kisses were so full of passion and love. I just feel like I was cheating on you; even though you and weren't together" Hitomi said.
"Shhh, love. It's okay. I don't blame you" Van said.
"After he broke up with me, I went into a deep depression. I was like that when I returned to earth after being on Gaea for so long. It reminded me so much like the first few weeks after returning. After he was gone from my life, I realized that I needed you so much" Hitomi said.
"I'm right here. I will never leave you. Who was your ex-boyfriend?" Van asked.
"Tom" Hitomi replied.
"The same Tom that is here on Gaea now?" Van asked.
"Yeah" Hitomi replied. She was worried about Van's reaction.
"That son of a bitch!" Van shouted.
"Van, listen. Don't go and kill him. Please" Hitomi said.
"Fine" Van said. She picked up on the disappointment in his voice.
She stood up, and stretched on the floor. "There's a hot bath, in the bathing room. You're welcome to it, if you need it" Van said.
"Thanks. It might do me some good," Hitomi said. She went into the adjacent bathroom. The hot steam hit her in the face. She caught the fragrance of lavender, and jasmine. She took off her dress and laid it over a chair. She went over tot he tub, and dove into the water. She came back up for air and wiped her hair from her face. She sat down in the tub, and relaxed. Her muscles were loose; nothing was tense or constricted. She was so at peace she didn't notice Van sneaking up behind her. He grabbed her waist and she let out a squeal. Van clamped his hand over her mouth. "Shhh, it's just me" Van whispered in her ear.
"Don't scare me like that!" Hitomi yelled, after she pulled Van's hand away.
Van smiled. "I'm sorry," he said, as he kissed her neck.
She slid down in the tub. "If you slid down any more, your head will submerge" Van said.
Van slid one arm under her neck, the other under her knees, and picked her up. He carried her out of the tub, and onto the floor. He took a clean towel and dried off Hitomi's body, followed by his. Hitomi took another towel and wrapped it around her body. She went into Van's bedroom and opened the armoire. She took out a nightgown and got dressed. Van came into the room with a towel around his waist. He moved Hitomi's drenched hair from the back of her neck and started kissing it. As he was kissing her, he very carefully untied the back of her nightgown. As he finished untying her 'gown, he kissed the top of her shoulders. He removed the thin straps from her shoulder. She turned to face her lover as her 'gown fell to the floor. He picked up his beloved and carried her to his bed, where the stayed for the rest of the night.
~Hi ya people. How was the chapter? I thought it was okay. I know there was a lot of fluff at the end of the chapter, but what are you suppose to do when you have two people who love each other very much, and they're in each other's company? Have them sleep beside each other for the night? I don't think so. What do you think they were doing? Give ya a little hint; it wasn't the hokey-pokey. Ha Ha. A little humor. That's what you get for waking up at three in the morning and having four cups of coffee. Anyway, here's the deal…I need four more reviews before I post Chapter 13. Until I get thirty reviews, Chapter 13 isn't going to be posted. Sorry about this. The next chapter will be very interesting. Zaibach and Basram finally arrive at Fanelia, with interesting…Aklen is hiding something from Van and the other council members…Hitomi's newest vision leaves her wondering…Hitomi's mother gets put in her place… and why is Hitomi not feeling well? That's all for now. CYA!~
The Scepter of the Dragons
Chapter 12: Confessions of the Heart
By Coolchick1500
Beware!!! Fluff warning for the chapter!!! There is major fluff towards the end of the chapter!!! Thank you.
"Why would they be coming here?" Van asked.
"I don't know Van" Larson said.
Hitomi walked down the corridor listen to Van and Larson discuss the arrival of Zaibach and Basram. "They tell us their going to be here tomorrow? What the hell is that?" Van asked.
" I honestly have no idea. I don't know what either one of the kings were thinking when they told you they were going to be here tomorrow" Larson said.
Hitomi picked up on the sarcasm in Larson's voice. She walked into the Council Room, and went over to the table her cards were lying on. Good. No one disturbed them Hitomi thought.
She picked up the six cards, and placed them in the book, but separate from the remaining deck. She took her book and walked out to the royal gardens. She sat down on a stone bench, underneath a cherry-blossom tree. She felt the petals fall on her shoulder, and lap. She stood up, and walked out to the forest that surrounded the country. She walked through the forest and stopped when she reached a meadow. It was a plain meadow. No trees, just grass. Tall green grass. Hitomi sat on the ground, and looked up towards the sky. Her eyes fell upon the Mystic Moon and the regular moon. She heard something behind her. Her head spun around to see who it was. "Tom what are you doing out here?" Hitomi asked.
She had forgotten that Tom, Kevin, Tess, and Micah were still on Gaea. "I heard the talk between Larson and Van, though I don't know what it's about" Tom said.
"It's too long of a subject to explain tonight" Hitomi said. Her eyes falling back on the moons.
"You haven't told him yet, have you?" Tom asked.
"No, I haven't found the time. Believe me he'll find out. But with the kings of Zaibach and Basram coming tomorrow, I don't know when I'll be able to tell him" Hitomi said.
"If you don't tell him. Kevin, Tess, or Micah will. I don't know much about Van, but I know he's hotheaded. I doubt he'd want to hear this from anyone but you" Tom said.
Hitomi knew he was right. "How though? How do I tell the man that I love, the man I'm engaged to that I was involved with you while I was visiting Dani?" Hitomi asked.
"You tell him the truth. You tell him that Dani hooked us up. He can't say anything, it's not like we're still together" Tom said.
"The last thing I want to do is lose Van, but if I tell his I might lose him. If I don't tell him, one of your friends will, and then I'll definitely lose him" Hitomi said.
"You're stuck between a rock and a had place" Tom said.
"Tell me about it" Hitomi said.
"I'll leave you alone with your thoughts" Tom said. He stood up and walked back to the castle.
Hitomi sighed and laid back in the grass. She closed her eyes, but that was the last place she wanted to fall asleep. Unfortunately, that's where she slept. She slept into the wee hours of the morning. Jenkins, who was out for an early morning stroll, found her. He picked her up, and headed back to the castle. "M' lord, I found this young woman in the clearing in the woods. I saw her talking to Larson earlier, so I figured that she belonged here" Jenkins said.
He laid Hitomi on the table. "Is she okay?" Van asked, walking over to his love.
"As far as I know. She looks like she sleeping?" Jenkins said.
"Thank you" Van said.
Jenkins left the room. "Van, I suggest you get her under a quilt, she's freezing" Larson said, touching the young maiden's arm.
"I agree. I'll be back in a few minutes," Van said.
"You might as well sleep. There's nothing you can do until they arrive here later today," Larson said.
Van sighed. He knew Larson was correct in his statement. Van picked Hitomi up and carried her to his room. He laid her in his bed, and grabbed a heavy quilt from his closet. He spread it out, and laid in on top of Hitomi, who was now shivering. He got in bed next to her, and wrapped his arms around his fiancé. Hitomi shifted, but didn't wake up. Van thought his love was sleeping peacefully, because she wasn't moving. But little did he know, her dreams were nothing but peaceful.
~Vision/Dream~
He was walking down a dark corridor. Something was chasing her, but she couldn't tell what it was. She stopped when the corridor split into two directions. She walked down the right corridor and stopped when she couldn't go any farther. It was a dead end. She started looking for a trap door, and succeeded. She pushed on a brick. The wall moved back, revealing a set of stairs. He walked down the winding stairway, and when she finally reached the bottom she stared at an altar. There was a beam of light hitting the altar. On the altar was an item. As she stepped closer to the altar, something on the altar caught her eye. It was a fluorescent crystal. Once she stepped into the beam of light, the item on the altar floated up into mid-air. She stared in amazement as she realized that it was the Scepter of the Dragons. The top of the scepter had a dragonhead. In the mouth of the dragon, was the fluorescent crystal. It shone a yellowish-red. A sound of shuffling feet behind her caught her attention. As she twisted around, she scepter began to glow. The thing chasing her was revealed as a small red dragon. It was no bigger than a six-week old kitten. It flew down into her open hands. He noticed the dragon was completely different from the one Van had slain two years ago. It was red, not green. It had wings, whereas the other dragon didn't. It had a long nose, with steam coming out its nostrils. It's tail was very long, almost twice as long as it's body. The end was speared; it was in an arrow shape. It eyes like Van's slain dragon had saucer-thin eyes. Like a cat at midnight. The iris of the eye was blood red. Its body well defined with bumpy scales alone its back. The dragon's chest was a cream color with scales sticking out here or there. "Who are you?" Hitomi asked
I am the Dragon of Fire The dragon replied. It didn't talk; it used telepathy.
Though shaken by the voice in her mind, she continued with questions. "Why have you shown yourself to me?" She asked.
Because you are the chosen one. You are the one who will put Gaea in a peaceful future for all eternity The dragon replied.
"What about the other three dragons?" Hitomi asked.
They will show themselves when need be. I am the first one you will meet. You may call me Fiery. The dragon said.
Fiery flew up, and landed on her shoulder. Go to the scepter, and take it The dragon told her.
Hitomi stepped closer to the scepter. She reached her hand out, and grabbed the scepter. As she grabbed the base, a blinding light came out of the fluorescent crystal.
~End of Vision/Dream~
Hitomi shot up in bed. Sweat covered her brow. She wiped it away and ran her fingers through her fine hair. As she gained her bearings, she looked at her surroundings. I must be back in the castle. Hitomi thought.
Yes, you are? Why did you leave anyway? Van asked.
"I just needed space to think. I needed fresh air" Hitomi replied.
"You could have gotten that in the castle. You need to be careful when you go into the forest. It contains dragons. And the dragons aren't too friendly" Van told her.
"I know. I just needed a place to think. Where I couldn't be found, and where I could be alone with my thoughts" Hitomi said.
"I get that way sometimes too," Van said.
He sat up in the bed. He noticed Hitomi looked more distant that normal. "Are you okay? You don't seem completely here," Van asked.
"Tom and I were talking earlier. Just something that we were talking about made me think" Hitomi said.
"What did you guys talk about?" Van asked.
"It's nothing. I'll tell you later" Hitomi replied.
"You're hiding something from me. Please I know it's important," Van said.
He noticed a tear run down her face. "Hitomi, please, I can help you" Van said.
"It, umm, started when I went to America to visit Dani. I went to her school and everything was going so well. I…I had started getting a major crush on a boy older than I. I thought that maybe I could get over you. Dani who was friends with my crush hooked me up with him. Matchmaking if you will. He and I started dating. And before long he and I became an item. After about four months, he broke up with me for some stupid reason. But he and I stayed good friends" Hitomi explained.
"So, what's the problem? It's nothing," Van said.
Tears were spewing from her eyes. "While we were dating, he kissed me. It was nothing like I felt before. His kisses were so full of passion and love. I just feel like I was cheating on you; even though you and weren't together" Hitomi said.
"Shhh, love. It's okay. I don't blame you" Van said.
"After he broke up with me, I went into a deep depression. I was like that when I returned to earth after being on Gaea for so long. It reminded me so much like the first few weeks after returning. After he was gone from my life, I realized that I needed you so much" Hitomi said.
"I'm right here. I will never leave you. Who was your ex-boyfriend?" Van asked.
"Tom" Hitomi replied.
"The same Tom that is here on Gaea now?" Van asked.
"Yeah" Hitomi replied. She was worried about Van's reaction.
"That son of a bitch!" Van shouted.
"Van, listen. Don't go and kill him. Please" Hitomi said.
"Fine" Van said. She picked up on the disappointment in his voice.
She stood up, and stretched on the floor. "There's a hot bath, in the bathing room. You're welcome to it, if you need it" Van said.
"Thanks. It might do me some good," Hitomi said. She went into the adjacent bathroom. The hot steam hit her in the face. She caught the fragrance of lavender, and jasmine. She took off her dress and laid it over a chair. She went over tot he tub, and dove into the water. She came back up for air and wiped her hair from her face. She sat down in the tub, and relaxed. Her muscles were loose; nothing was tense or constricted. She was so at peace she didn't notice Van sneaking up behind her. He grabbed her waist and she let out a squeal. Van clamped his hand over her mouth. "Shhh, it's just me" Van whispered in her ear.
"Don't scare me like that!" Hitomi yelled, after she pulled Van's hand away.
Van smiled. "I'm sorry," he said, as he kissed her neck.
She slid down in the tub. "If you slid down any more, your head will submerge" Van said.
Van slid one arm under her neck, the other under her knees, and picked her up. He carried her out of the tub, and onto the floor. He took a clean towel and dried off Hitomi's body, followed by his. Hitomi took another towel and wrapped it around her body. She went into Van's bedroom and opened the armoire. She took out a nightgown and got dressed. Van came into the room with a towel around his waist. He moved Hitomi's drenched hair from the back of her neck and started kissing it. As he was kissing her, he very carefully untied the back of her nightgown. As he finished untying her 'gown, he kissed the top of her shoulders. He removed the thin straps from her shoulder. She turned to face her lover as her 'gown fell to the floor. He picked up his beloved and carried her to his bed, where the stayed for the rest of the night.
~Hi ya people. How was the chapter? I thought it was okay. I know there was a lot of fluff at the end of the chapter, but what are you suppose to do when you have two people who love each other very much, and they're in each other's company? Have them sleep beside each other for the night? I don't think so. What do you think they were doing? Give ya a little hint; it wasn't the hokey-pokey. Ha Ha. A little humor. That's what you get for waking up at three in the morning and having four cups of coffee. Anyway, here's the deal…I need four more reviews before I post Chapter 13. Until I get thirty reviews, Chapter 13 isn't going to be posted. Sorry about this. The next chapter will be very interesting. Zaibach and Basram finally arrive at Fanelia, with interesting…Aklen is hiding something from Van and the other council members…Hitomi's newest vision leaves her wondering…Hitomi's mother gets put in her place… and why is Hitomi not feeling well? That's all for now. CYA!~