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The Scepter of the Dragons
Chapter 14: Whereabouts revealed
By Coolchick1500
It was past midnight before Hitomi and Van got to bed. They were both dragging their feet. Once in the bedroom, Hitomi changed into her nightgown and fell face down on the pillows. She was out like a light. Van moved her around to where she fit on the bed correctly. She stirred, but didn't awaken. Van, too, changed into his pajamas, and got into bed. He looked over at Hitomi. She had a distant smile on her face and a few tendrils of hair in her face. He brushed them away, closed his eyes, and went to sleep. While Hitomi's slept, another vision plagued her sleep.
~Vision~
She was standing in a spotlight. There was darkness around the white spotlight. Outlines of people appeared around her. There were six in all. "Please, find us" one of them begged.
"We need our destinies revealed to us," A second added.
"What do you want me to do?" Hitomi inquired.
"Find the sixth protector, only then will our destinies be shown to us and yourself" A third answered.
"I don't even know who to look for" Hitomi said.
"You will" A voice said.
A seventh figure came out of the shadows. "Folken? What do you know about this?" Hitomi demanded.
"Everything. Go to the edge of the forest where the rocky ledges lie. There you will find the answers you seek" Folken said before disappearing.
The other six figures disappeared.
~End of Vision~
Hitomi jumped up in the bed. She looked over at Van. He was sleeping soundly on his side. Hitomi went to touch his arm, but stopped herself. She got out of bed, and walked to her room. She pulled out her jeans and a short-sleeve shirt. She pulled on her tennis shoes and put the bag over her shoulder. She walked out of the castle and walked through the forest. On the other side of the forest, just as Folken had said, were rocky ledges. "What's here that will help me?" Hitomi wondered.
She followed the path that was lit by the moons high up in the sky. By the time she had stopped she noticed that the sun was peaking over the mountains. She knew Van would be mad, but this was something she had to do. She clutched her bag and continued on. She stopped and rested later. She went over to the edge of a ledge and hung her feet over. She heard something coming, got up and hid behind a boulder. It was Dilandau, a few of his Dragonslayers, and their Guymelefs. They held someone captive. It was still too dark to make out faces, but she knew the prisoner was wounded. Hitomi was so caught up in the prisoner that she didn't hear footsteps behind her. They grabbed her arms and dragged her up to Dilandau. "Well, well, what do we have here?" Dilandau asked.
"Let me go. NOW!" Hitomi screamed.
"No. We need you to use the scepter to get rid our enemies" Dilandau said.
"She won't do it willingly" One of the Dragonslayers stated.
"I know that you damn fool!" Dilandau yelled at the top of his lungs.
"He's right. You'd have to kill me" Hitomi spat out.
Dilandau backhanded her right cheek. "That can be arranged" Dilandau told the seer. "Tie her up. Van will find her sooner or later. When he comes the rest of army will attack Fanelia, and it will burn again" Dilandau added.
"No, you can't" Hitomi said.
"Just watch me" Dilandau whispered in her ear.
Her hands were tied behind her back, and she was set down next to their other prisoner. Hitomi couldn't let Dilandau destroy Fanelia again. She'd rather die than let that happen. "You won't win" Hitomi stated.
"I think you're wrong. We have the upper hand. We have you. Van loves you, though I can't figure out why. He would do anything to save you. Even give up his country" Dilandau said.
"No, he wouldn't. He knows that I would rather die than see Fanelia be destroyed by you again," Hitomi said.
Dilandau picked Hitomi up. "If you would rather die than see your beautiful country burn again, I can very will arrange that" Dilandau said.
He pulled out a dagger and drug Hitomi over to the edge of the ledge. He place the dagger on her arm and sliced it. Blood oozed out of the wound. Hitomi winched, but didn't say anything. Dilandau got closer to Hitomi. He dropped the arm holding the dagger and plunged it into Hitomi's stomach. She let out an ear-piercing scream. Dilandau pushed her over the edge, turned around and started to walk away.
As Hitomi was falling, she saw her life flash before her eyes. She remembered everything. When she met Yukari; her first crush, Amano. She remembered that fateful day, when Van killed the dragon and how she got transported to Gaea. She remembered the day Van showed his wings to her to save her life. She remembered how Folken gave his life to amend his sins. She was brought back to reality when it suddenly hit her she was going to die. Van wasn't there to save her. She suddenly stopped in mid-air. She was floating about twenty-five feet from the ground. Someone was holding her. "Van" She weakly said.
He flew back up to the top of the ledge and laid her down on the ground. "Umm, Dilandau-sama, look" One of the Dragonslayers pointed to Hitomi and her savior.
Hitomi's savior knelt down next to her and placed his hands over her stomach wound. A bright light came out of his hand. Within second, Hitomi was sitting up. Her mind was still dazed and trying to piece together what had happened. "Who are you?" Hitomi asked her savior.
The light shone on his face. He had light brown hair, and sky blue eyes. His chest, bare, and more defined than Van's. Wings sat upon his back and were stretched out to their full extent. White feathers were all around her. "My name is Tyler" he retorted.
Tyler walked past Hitomi and towards Dilandau and his men. "Don't just stand there you fools, get him!" Dilandau screamed.
"Hitomi!" Hitomi spun on her heels and saw Van flying towards her. "Are you okay?" He asked her.
"I'm fine. Tyler saved me," Hitomi said, giving Van a big hug.
"Who's Tyler?" Van asked.
"That's Tyler" Hitomi pointed to the young man who saved her life.
He was fighting the Dragonslayers. They all ran away. Only Dilandau was left. Dilandau drew his sword and advanced. Tyler dodged it with ease. He threw Dilandau to the ground. "This isn't over!" Dilandau shouted before he turned and ran.
"I don't know who you are, but thank you," Van said.
"I wasn't going to let her die" Tyler said.
"What did you do to me?" Hitomi asked.
"I healed your wound. I acquired the gift only after I couldn't save the one I loved. I imprisoned the people who killed her. The staff somehow gave me this gift or curse," Tyler said.
"Your healing abilities aren't a curse, and the same goes for your wings" Hitomi spoke softly.
"Why do you not run from me? I am cursed" Tyler said.
"It seems only the Draconians themselves think that they are cursed" Hitomi shot a look at Van. "I don't run because I'm not afraid. I know you won't hurt me. And as for as you being cursed, I don't believe that. If you were cursed then why do your wings look like wings of an angel?" Hitomi asked.
Tyler looked at Van. "She's right. If she was afraid of Draconians, she wouldn't be engaged to me" Van brought her into a tight embrace.
Hitomi heard someone moan. She suddenly remembered that Dilandau held someone prisoner. She ran over to the wounded young man. She helped him to his feet. "Tyler, why don't you come back to Fanelia with us?" Hitomi asked.
"Please, I insist" Van said.
"Thank you" Tyler said.
Van picked up Hitomi's bag, and the four started back to the castle. They didn't talk much, and once in the forest, they couldn't make out much of anything. Hitomi led the way. She stayed on the path and within an hour all four were out of the forest. They stopped to rest. Hitomi blinked several times so her eyes could adjust to the bright sunlight. It was then; she finally got a good look at Dilandau's prisoner. "Adam? Is it you?" Hitomi asked.
"Hitomi? Yeah, it's me" Adam said.
"Another friend of yours?" Van asked.
"Adam, how did you get here?" Hitomi asked. She ignored Van's question.
"I came here with Kevin, Tom, Tess, and Micah. We were attacked and were separated. Men held me captive for several days" Adam said.
Once rested, they continued the way back to the castle and arrived there by mid-day. "Lord Vaaaaan!" Merle shouted.
"Merle listen to me. Go get some healers. We need them out here, now" Hitomi told the cat-girl.
Merle dropped on all fours and went to get some healers. "M' lady, are you okay?" Larson said.
Hitomi set Adam on the ground. "I'm fine. Where are our four guests?" Hitomi asked.
"Behind the castle Your Highness" Jenkins said.
"I'm not your queen yet, so it's just Hitomi. Go and find them. Bring them over here" Hitomi said.
"Yes ma'am" Jenkins ran off to find Kevin and the others.
It took several minutes before Jenkins returned with Kevin and the others. By that time a healers was already working on Adam's wounds. "What's up?" Kevin asked.
"Did you know that Adam was here on Gaea?" Hitomi asked.
"Yes, why?" Kevin asked.
"That's why" Hitomi pointing at Adam.
"Oh my god! What the hell happened to him?" Micah asked.
"He was captured by Dilandau. Probably beaten for some reason" Hitomi said. "If you knew he was on Gaea why didn't you tell anybody?"
"No one likes him," Tess said.
"And that gives you a reason to leave him in the woods to die!?" Hitomi demanded.
"We thought he was going to be okay?" Kevin said.
Hitomi walked over to Van. "What charges can we lock them up for?" Hitomi asked.
"Endangerment, possibility of murder. We could say that they're loose cannons," Van said.
"Okay. Larson" Hitomi called the soldier.
"Yes Your Highness?" Larson asked.
"Take the four and lock them up" Hitomi ordered.
"You can't be serious?" Micah asked.
"I am very serious," Hitomi said.
Larson and three other soldiers took Kevin and his friends down to the dungeon. "How is he?" Hitomi asked the healer.
"If he survives the night, he'll be fine but I don't count of him doing as such" the healer said.
Tears formed in Hitomi's eyes. If he survived the night? Some other healers came out and got Adam into the castle. "Come on Hitomi" Van said.
"I can't" Hitomi said.
She took off running. Van started to go after her. "Van, no. Leave her be. She just needs time to think" Tyler said.
"I don't want to leave her alone" Van said.
"She'll be okay," Tyler said.
Hitomi kept running. She didn't stop. She couldn't. Miles into the woods she stopped. She had to breathe. Hitomi placed a hand on a tree. All of a sudden, her world went black.
~Vision~
"Please find us. We need to be found!" Someone begged.
"I don't know what you want me to do," Hitomi shouted.
Voices surrounded her. "Tyler, ask Tyler" They kept saying.
The blackness cleared leaving nothing but white. She saw Tyler holding some girl. "Fiona, please don't leave me" Tyler begged.
"It's my time. Don't worry about me. I love you. Trust your heart in any matter. And please find love again" Fiona last words were spoken.
Tyler's eyes filled with salty tears. He held her limp body close to his. As if he were afraid he would drop it. "I love you too," Tyler said.
~End of Vision~
Hitomi blinked rapidly. She turned and ran back to the castle. She ran into Van's study. "Hitomi? What's wrong?" Van asked.
"Where……is……Tyler?" Hitomi managed to spit out.
"Somewhere in the castle. Why?" Van said.
Hitomi ran out into the hall, looking for Tyler. I'll never find him this way Hitomi shouted at herself. She stopped at a corner and closed her eyes. She pictured her pendant. The red pendant. Swinging back and forth. Then she pictured Tyler. His light brown hair, and sky blue eyes. His white wings. A smile that lit up any room. The pendant swung to the right. She went to the right and ran right into Tyler. "Why didn't you tell Van or I that Fiona was your lost love?" Hitomi asked, just as Van caught up with her.
"How did you find out?" Tyler demanded.
"I…" Hitomi started unsure of how to explain this to him. "I had a vision of you holding Fiona in her last moments alive"
"Only certain Draconians have the gift of sight. How do you?" Tyler asked. His voice wavering, but still strong. For a split second, it frightened Hitomi.
"Because I am a Draconian. And as far as the gift of sight; it's not a gift; it's a Goddamn curse. The so-called gift of sight has been passed down through generations in my family. Only the females obtain it. Having this 'gift' increases my awareness and intuition. I have the ability to read Tarot Cards and douse" (AN: If I spelled this wrong, I'm sorry. I'll look it up on the computer later) Hitomi explained.
"I have a more important question…where did you put the scepter?" Van asked.
"It's in a secret place, where no one can find it" Tyler retorted.
"I beg to differ with that. Basram has a tablet that they are trading to Zaibach. It tell you where to find the scepter," Hitomi said.
Tyler's eyes widened in terror. "Come. This isn't the best place to discuss this" Van said.
He led the two into his study. "It's in Freid. Underneath the Fortona Temple. (AN: I don't know how to spell this either. If any of my readers know how to spell this, please leave it in a review or email me. Thank you.)" Tyler said.
Van stood up from his chair. "I'll be back in a minute. I'm going to tell Chid, Allen, Millerna, and Dryden. I think that they should know. If Chid will allow it, I think it best to travel to Freid to find it" Van said.
Hitomi shook her head in agreement. Her thoughts went directly to the vision of the fire dragon she had a day ago. Would that dream happen? Her visions never turned out wrong. She shook it off as Van entered the room. "They've all been informed. Chid said as soon as we want to go looking for it, he doesn't mind" Van said.
"Okay" Hitomi said.
Her thoughts were interrupted by another vision.
~Vision~
She saw Van in bed, tossing and turning. Fanelia was under attack. Dilandau and his Dragonslayers were behind the attack. Fire was everywhere. As was blood and death. Flames shot up around her. She tried, but couldn't get out. The fire grew closer. She couldn't escape. The fire engulfed her.
~End of Vision~
She fell to the floor. Van who noticed it, ran by Tyler, and caught the seer. She was burning up. Van knew it was a detrimental effect of her vision. Tyler kept insisting she needed to see a healer. "Give her a minute!" Van told the boy.
Within a few minutes, she was at her normal body temperature and wide- awake. "I'll leave you two alone," Tyler said, exiting the room.
Van held Hitomi in his arms. She was exhausted. Van picked up Hitomi and walked into his room. He laid her on the red silk sheets. To Hitomi's body, they were soft and cool to the touch. Van moved a pillow under her head. Her moved her head and buried it in the cushiony pillow. "Sleep well, my love" Van said.
He walked over to the window and pulled the curtains to. He did the same with the balcony curtains. He turned to the door and opened it. "Thank you Van" Hitomi mumbled.
Van smiled. "Your welcome. Good night" Van said. He shut the door.
Hitomi slept very well for the first time in days.
~Awwwww, how sweet. How'd ya like it? Did you enjoy it? I hope you did. You won't believe what happens in the next chapter. I have it all planned out. I have a question that many of you might be able to answer. How do I get the italics, bold and underlining to work? I put it on my story, but it won't show up on ff.net. Please if anyone knows, email me, IM me, put it in a review. Anything. Thank you. That's all for now. CYA!~
The Scepter of the Dragons
Chapter 14: Whereabouts revealed
By Coolchick1500
It was past midnight before Hitomi and Van got to bed. They were both dragging their feet. Once in the bedroom, Hitomi changed into her nightgown and fell face down on the pillows. She was out like a light. Van moved her around to where she fit on the bed correctly. She stirred, but didn't awaken. Van, too, changed into his pajamas, and got into bed. He looked over at Hitomi. She had a distant smile on her face and a few tendrils of hair in her face. He brushed them away, closed his eyes, and went to sleep. While Hitomi's slept, another vision plagued her sleep.
~Vision~
She was standing in a spotlight. There was darkness around the white spotlight. Outlines of people appeared around her. There were six in all. "Please, find us" one of them begged.
"We need our destinies revealed to us," A second added.
"What do you want me to do?" Hitomi inquired.
"Find the sixth protector, only then will our destinies be shown to us and yourself" A third answered.
"I don't even know who to look for" Hitomi said.
"You will" A voice said.
A seventh figure came out of the shadows. "Folken? What do you know about this?" Hitomi demanded.
"Everything. Go to the edge of the forest where the rocky ledges lie. There you will find the answers you seek" Folken said before disappearing.
The other six figures disappeared.
~End of Vision~
Hitomi jumped up in the bed. She looked over at Van. He was sleeping soundly on his side. Hitomi went to touch his arm, but stopped herself. She got out of bed, and walked to her room. She pulled out her jeans and a short-sleeve shirt. She pulled on her tennis shoes and put the bag over her shoulder. She walked out of the castle and walked through the forest. On the other side of the forest, just as Folken had said, were rocky ledges. "What's here that will help me?" Hitomi wondered.
She followed the path that was lit by the moons high up in the sky. By the time she had stopped she noticed that the sun was peaking over the mountains. She knew Van would be mad, but this was something she had to do. She clutched her bag and continued on. She stopped and rested later. She went over to the edge of a ledge and hung her feet over. She heard something coming, got up and hid behind a boulder. It was Dilandau, a few of his Dragonslayers, and their Guymelefs. They held someone captive. It was still too dark to make out faces, but she knew the prisoner was wounded. Hitomi was so caught up in the prisoner that she didn't hear footsteps behind her. They grabbed her arms and dragged her up to Dilandau. "Well, well, what do we have here?" Dilandau asked.
"Let me go. NOW!" Hitomi screamed.
"No. We need you to use the scepter to get rid our enemies" Dilandau said.
"She won't do it willingly" One of the Dragonslayers stated.
"I know that you damn fool!" Dilandau yelled at the top of his lungs.
"He's right. You'd have to kill me" Hitomi spat out.
Dilandau backhanded her right cheek. "That can be arranged" Dilandau told the seer. "Tie her up. Van will find her sooner or later. When he comes the rest of army will attack Fanelia, and it will burn again" Dilandau added.
"No, you can't" Hitomi said.
"Just watch me" Dilandau whispered in her ear.
Her hands were tied behind her back, and she was set down next to their other prisoner. Hitomi couldn't let Dilandau destroy Fanelia again. She'd rather die than let that happen. "You won't win" Hitomi stated.
"I think you're wrong. We have the upper hand. We have you. Van loves you, though I can't figure out why. He would do anything to save you. Even give up his country" Dilandau said.
"No, he wouldn't. He knows that I would rather die than see Fanelia be destroyed by you again," Hitomi said.
Dilandau picked Hitomi up. "If you would rather die than see your beautiful country burn again, I can very will arrange that" Dilandau said.
He pulled out a dagger and drug Hitomi over to the edge of the ledge. He place the dagger on her arm and sliced it. Blood oozed out of the wound. Hitomi winched, but didn't say anything. Dilandau got closer to Hitomi. He dropped the arm holding the dagger and plunged it into Hitomi's stomach. She let out an ear-piercing scream. Dilandau pushed her over the edge, turned around and started to walk away.
As Hitomi was falling, she saw her life flash before her eyes. She remembered everything. When she met Yukari; her first crush, Amano. She remembered that fateful day, when Van killed the dragon and how she got transported to Gaea. She remembered the day Van showed his wings to her to save her life. She remembered how Folken gave his life to amend his sins. She was brought back to reality when it suddenly hit her she was going to die. Van wasn't there to save her. She suddenly stopped in mid-air. She was floating about twenty-five feet from the ground. Someone was holding her. "Van" She weakly said.
He flew back up to the top of the ledge and laid her down on the ground. "Umm, Dilandau-sama, look" One of the Dragonslayers pointed to Hitomi and her savior.
Hitomi's savior knelt down next to her and placed his hands over her stomach wound. A bright light came out of his hand. Within second, Hitomi was sitting up. Her mind was still dazed and trying to piece together what had happened. "Who are you?" Hitomi asked her savior.
The light shone on his face. He had light brown hair, and sky blue eyes. His chest, bare, and more defined than Van's. Wings sat upon his back and were stretched out to their full extent. White feathers were all around her. "My name is Tyler" he retorted.
Tyler walked past Hitomi and towards Dilandau and his men. "Don't just stand there you fools, get him!" Dilandau screamed.
"Hitomi!" Hitomi spun on her heels and saw Van flying towards her. "Are you okay?" He asked her.
"I'm fine. Tyler saved me," Hitomi said, giving Van a big hug.
"Who's Tyler?" Van asked.
"That's Tyler" Hitomi pointed to the young man who saved her life.
He was fighting the Dragonslayers. They all ran away. Only Dilandau was left. Dilandau drew his sword and advanced. Tyler dodged it with ease. He threw Dilandau to the ground. "This isn't over!" Dilandau shouted before he turned and ran.
"I don't know who you are, but thank you," Van said.
"I wasn't going to let her die" Tyler said.
"What did you do to me?" Hitomi asked.
"I healed your wound. I acquired the gift only after I couldn't save the one I loved. I imprisoned the people who killed her. The staff somehow gave me this gift or curse," Tyler said.
"Your healing abilities aren't a curse, and the same goes for your wings" Hitomi spoke softly.
"Why do you not run from me? I am cursed" Tyler said.
"It seems only the Draconians themselves think that they are cursed" Hitomi shot a look at Van. "I don't run because I'm not afraid. I know you won't hurt me. And as for as you being cursed, I don't believe that. If you were cursed then why do your wings look like wings of an angel?" Hitomi asked.
Tyler looked at Van. "She's right. If she was afraid of Draconians, she wouldn't be engaged to me" Van brought her into a tight embrace.
Hitomi heard someone moan. She suddenly remembered that Dilandau held someone prisoner. She ran over to the wounded young man. She helped him to his feet. "Tyler, why don't you come back to Fanelia with us?" Hitomi asked.
"Please, I insist" Van said.
"Thank you" Tyler said.
Van picked up Hitomi's bag, and the four started back to the castle. They didn't talk much, and once in the forest, they couldn't make out much of anything. Hitomi led the way. She stayed on the path and within an hour all four were out of the forest. They stopped to rest. Hitomi blinked several times so her eyes could adjust to the bright sunlight. It was then; she finally got a good look at Dilandau's prisoner. "Adam? Is it you?" Hitomi asked.
"Hitomi? Yeah, it's me" Adam said.
"Another friend of yours?" Van asked.
"Adam, how did you get here?" Hitomi asked. She ignored Van's question.
"I came here with Kevin, Tom, Tess, and Micah. We were attacked and were separated. Men held me captive for several days" Adam said.
Once rested, they continued the way back to the castle and arrived there by mid-day. "Lord Vaaaaan!" Merle shouted.
"Merle listen to me. Go get some healers. We need them out here, now" Hitomi told the cat-girl.
Merle dropped on all fours and went to get some healers. "M' lady, are you okay?" Larson said.
Hitomi set Adam on the ground. "I'm fine. Where are our four guests?" Hitomi asked.
"Behind the castle Your Highness" Jenkins said.
"I'm not your queen yet, so it's just Hitomi. Go and find them. Bring them over here" Hitomi said.
"Yes ma'am" Jenkins ran off to find Kevin and the others.
It took several minutes before Jenkins returned with Kevin and the others. By that time a healers was already working on Adam's wounds. "What's up?" Kevin asked.
"Did you know that Adam was here on Gaea?" Hitomi asked.
"Yes, why?" Kevin asked.
"That's why" Hitomi pointing at Adam.
"Oh my god! What the hell happened to him?" Micah asked.
"He was captured by Dilandau. Probably beaten for some reason" Hitomi said. "If you knew he was on Gaea why didn't you tell anybody?"
"No one likes him," Tess said.
"And that gives you a reason to leave him in the woods to die!?" Hitomi demanded.
"We thought he was going to be okay?" Kevin said.
Hitomi walked over to Van. "What charges can we lock them up for?" Hitomi asked.
"Endangerment, possibility of murder. We could say that they're loose cannons," Van said.
"Okay. Larson" Hitomi called the soldier.
"Yes Your Highness?" Larson asked.
"Take the four and lock them up" Hitomi ordered.
"You can't be serious?" Micah asked.
"I am very serious," Hitomi said.
Larson and three other soldiers took Kevin and his friends down to the dungeon. "How is he?" Hitomi asked the healer.
"If he survives the night, he'll be fine but I don't count of him doing as such" the healer said.
Tears formed in Hitomi's eyes. If he survived the night? Some other healers came out and got Adam into the castle. "Come on Hitomi" Van said.
"I can't" Hitomi said.
She took off running. Van started to go after her. "Van, no. Leave her be. She just needs time to think" Tyler said.
"I don't want to leave her alone" Van said.
"She'll be okay," Tyler said.
Hitomi kept running. She didn't stop. She couldn't. Miles into the woods she stopped. She had to breathe. Hitomi placed a hand on a tree. All of a sudden, her world went black.
~Vision~
"Please find us. We need to be found!" Someone begged.
"I don't know what you want me to do," Hitomi shouted.
Voices surrounded her. "Tyler, ask Tyler" They kept saying.
The blackness cleared leaving nothing but white. She saw Tyler holding some girl. "Fiona, please don't leave me" Tyler begged.
"It's my time. Don't worry about me. I love you. Trust your heart in any matter. And please find love again" Fiona last words were spoken.
Tyler's eyes filled with salty tears. He held her limp body close to his. As if he were afraid he would drop it. "I love you too," Tyler said.
~End of Vision~
Hitomi blinked rapidly. She turned and ran back to the castle. She ran into Van's study. "Hitomi? What's wrong?" Van asked.
"Where……is……Tyler?" Hitomi managed to spit out.
"Somewhere in the castle. Why?" Van said.
Hitomi ran out into the hall, looking for Tyler. I'll never find him this way Hitomi shouted at herself. She stopped at a corner and closed her eyes. She pictured her pendant. The red pendant. Swinging back and forth. Then she pictured Tyler. His light brown hair, and sky blue eyes. His white wings. A smile that lit up any room. The pendant swung to the right. She went to the right and ran right into Tyler. "Why didn't you tell Van or I that Fiona was your lost love?" Hitomi asked, just as Van caught up with her.
"How did you find out?" Tyler demanded.
"I…" Hitomi started unsure of how to explain this to him. "I had a vision of you holding Fiona in her last moments alive"
"Only certain Draconians have the gift of sight. How do you?" Tyler asked. His voice wavering, but still strong. For a split second, it frightened Hitomi.
"Because I am a Draconian. And as far as the gift of sight; it's not a gift; it's a Goddamn curse. The so-called gift of sight has been passed down through generations in my family. Only the females obtain it. Having this 'gift' increases my awareness and intuition. I have the ability to read Tarot Cards and douse" (AN: If I spelled this wrong, I'm sorry. I'll look it up on the computer later) Hitomi explained.
"I have a more important question…where did you put the scepter?" Van asked.
"It's in a secret place, where no one can find it" Tyler retorted.
"I beg to differ with that. Basram has a tablet that they are trading to Zaibach. It tell you where to find the scepter," Hitomi said.
Tyler's eyes widened in terror. "Come. This isn't the best place to discuss this" Van said.
He led the two into his study. "It's in Freid. Underneath the Fortona Temple. (AN: I don't know how to spell this either. If any of my readers know how to spell this, please leave it in a review or email me. Thank you.)" Tyler said.
Van stood up from his chair. "I'll be back in a minute. I'm going to tell Chid, Allen, Millerna, and Dryden. I think that they should know. If Chid will allow it, I think it best to travel to Freid to find it" Van said.
Hitomi shook her head in agreement. Her thoughts went directly to the vision of the fire dragon she had a day ago. Would that dream happen? Her visions never turned out wrong. She shook it off as Van entered the room. "They've all been informed. Chid said as soon as we want to go looking for it, he doesn't mind" Van said.
"Okay" Hitomi said.
Her thoughts were interrupted by another vision.
~Vision~
She saw Van in bed, tossing and turning. Fanelia was under attack. Dilandau and his Dragonslayers were behind the attack. Fire was everywhere. As was blood and death. Flames shot up around her. She tried, but couldn't get out. The fire grew closer. She couldn't escape. The fire engulfed her.
~End of Vision~
She fell to the floor. Van who noticed it, ran by Tyler, and caught the seer. She was burning up. Van knew it was a detrimental effect of her vision. Tyler kept insisting she needed to see a healer. "Give her a minute!" Van told the boy.
Within a few minutes, she was at her normal body temperature and wide- awake. "I'll leave you two alone," Tyler said, exiting the room.
Van held Hitomi in his arms. She was exhausted. Van picked up Hitomi and walked into his room. He laid her on the red silk sheets. To Hitomi's body, they were soft and cool to the touch. Van moved a pillow under her head. Her moved her head and buried it in the cushiony pillow. "Sleep well, my love" Van said.
He walked over to the window and pulled the curtains to. He did the same with the balcony curtains. He turned to the door and opened it. "Thank you Van" Hitomi mumbled.
Van smiled. "Your welcome. Good night" Van said. He shut the door.
Hitomi slept very well for the first time in days.
~Awwwww, how sweet. How'd ya like it? Did you enjoy it? I hope you did. You won't believe what happens in the next chapter. I have it all planned out. I have a question that many of you might be able to answer. How do I get the italics, bold and underlining to work? I put it on my story, but it won't show up on ff.net. Please if anyone knows, email me, IM me, put it in a review. Anything. Thank you. That's all for now. CYA!~