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The Scepter of the Dragons
Chapter 15: The capture of an enemy
By Coolchick1500
Hitomi slept soundly with no problems. No vision or dreams. "Hitomi come on. Wake up" Van said.
He laid a hand on her shoulder. "No, go away" Hitomi muttered.
Van smiled. He knew she was tired, but she hadn't eaten all day and he didn't want her to get sick. "Hitomi you need to eat" Van said sternly.
"No, I don't. I'm not hungry," Hitomi said, still half asleep.
Van took her shoulders and pulled her up in bed. Hitomi opened her eyes and glared at Van. "Go away. I'm tried" Hitomi pulled away from Van and fell back on the bed.
Van shook his head. "Alright, but now I have to resort to drastic measures"
Van got closer to Hitomi. She could feel his warm breath on her lips. He lightly kissed her lips. Each time he went down, he stayed a second later. Hitomi moaned. "I hate you" Hitomi said as he left a trail of kisses down her neck.
Van leaned over her. Van, who was completely on the bed at this time, took full advantage of the situation. He took his hands and explored her body. His hand went up her shirt. He took her shirt off and continued to kiss her neck. "Hitomi, I know you're in there. I need you're help," Yukari yelled from the other side of the door.
Neither Hitomi nor Van answered Yukari. "Look, I know both you and Van are in there, and I only need one guess to what you're doing. Hitomi you know I have a big mouth" Yukari said.
That's al Hitomi needed to hear. She bolted out of bed, took her shirt, put it on, and opened the door. "Thank you" Yukari said.
"I'll talk to you later Van" Hitomi was out the door a second later.
"What's up?" Hitomi asked.
"It's Adam. He's unconscious and he won't wake up" Yukari informed her friend.
Hitomi took off running for the infirmary. A few minutes later, she ran into the room. She found Adam and sat down on the bed. The first year she returned to earth, her grandmother taught her to enter someone's sleeping mind. She laid her hand on Adam's forehead. She cleared her mind and instantly she was in Adam's mind. Adam where are you? She screamed.
Hitomi, what are you doing here? In my mind? Adam asked.
What's wrong? Hitomi asked.
I feel weak. I don't know how to get out of here Adam said.
Take my hand I can get you out of here Hitomi told him.
In a flash they were both awake. "What did you do?" Adam asked.
"It's another little trick I learned" out of the corner of her eye, she saw Tyler. "Maybe, just maybe, my gift of sight isn't such a bad thing" Hitomi replied as she walked out of the infirmary.
Damn! She reminds me so much of Fiona. No wonder Van likes her so much Tyler thought to himself.
One her way back to Van's room, Hitomi stopped at the kitchen and picked up something to eat. One fully replenished, she continued her way to Van's room. A few feet away from the door, she noticed that it was wide open. She carefully walked in and saw Larson in the room. Jenkins was next to Larson. As she looked around more, she also noticed that a healer was above Van. "What's wrong?" Hitomi asked.
Her voice was wavering. "His Highness collapsed and I have no clue why. He keeps tossing and turning and he refuses to wake up" The healer reported. Hitomi's latest vision came back to haunt her.
"Thank you Marina" Larson said.
"I suggest you let him sleep. There's nothing you can do" Marina said.
"That just goes to show that you don't know me very well" Hitomi walked by the healer.
She sat down on the bed and looked upon his face. It looked peaceful, but Hitomi knew she had to go inside his mind. She placed a hand on his forehead and cleared her mind. Something was blocking her ability to enter his mind. A jolt of electricity ran through her body. She released her touch on Van's head and bounced up from the bed. "Something's blocking it" Hitomi breathed heavily.
Aklen walked into the room. "I have a important letter for the king" He said.
"The king is unable to read the letter," Larson said.
"Why?" Aklen asked.
"He's in a magical mind trap. Someone with very powerful magic abilities trapped Van in a coma" Hitomi said.
"This is important," Aklen said.
"And so is the King's health!" Larson shot back.
"I guess that leaves the council in command" Aklen said. Aklen grinned but tried to hide it when Hitomi shot him a glare.
"Give me the letter" Hitomi demanded.
"You have no right!" Aklen said.
"She does. She is Lord Van's fiancée. She has power over you" Larson said.
Larson stole the letter from Aklen and handed it to Hitomi. "It's not like you can read it" Aklen said.
"It says that there are unknown Guymelefs inside the south gate. The have attacked the gate and are now continuing to the back of the castle. There's sixteen in all" Hitomi said.
Aklen gawked at her. "How did you?" Aklen asked.
"I'm not stupid," Hitomi said.
"What do you want us to do Your Highness?" Larson asked.
"I'm not your queen yet. Please, just Hitomi. It's Dilandau and his Dragonslayers. Send thirty Guymelefs to defend the back of the castle. Do not advance until they attack first. Increase security in the castle. No one get in or out of the castle. Send Guymelefs to the north, west and east gates just in case they try something" Hitomi said.
"Yes m' lady" Jenkins said running off to give orders.
"Aklen assemble the other council members. I want them in the council room" Hitomi said.
Aklen didn't move. "No" Aklen said.
Hitomi walked up to Aklen. She slapped him so hard, that even Dilandau would have been taken aback. "Now!" Hitomi shouted.
Aklen felt the room out of sheer terror. No woman or man for that matter had hit him. No one dared. Aklen's father was and advisor of the late King Goau. "Larson, I would appreciate it if you stayed with me," Hitomi said.
"You needn't say another word. Though I would like to go to the south gate, I know you need me here" Larson said.
"You know the land. Besides, it's your army" Hitomi said.
Larson followed Hitomi into the Council Room. By the time they had reached the room, the advisors were already there. "M' lady, Lord Aklen has informed us of out present situation. He has also told us that His Highness is ill, and that you are in charge," Zaku said.
"Yes His Highness is ill. We have a situation that well no offense to you gentlemen, but you have no experience in this" Hitomi said.
"I beg your pardon Lady Hitomi, but we have more experience in matters such as these more than you do," Peki said.
"I'm not talking about battles. I'm talking about the enemy army. You don't know them like I do. It's Dilandau and his Dragonslayers. I know how he works and operated. You don't" Hitomi said sternly.
"Very well Lady Hitomi" Guyho said.
The look on any of their faces wasn't pretty. They didn't like the fact of some woman, let alone a woman from the Mystic Moon tell them what to do. Hitomi wasn't queen, so in their eyes, she had no power. "Lady Hitomi, the enemy Guymelefs are advancing" Jenkins said running into the room.
"Keep them at bay. Do not let them pass. Do not kill them. I want them alive. Kill them only if necessary" Hitomi said.
"Yes ma'am" Jenkins said running out.
Ten minutes later…"M'lady, they're holding their positions. And the leader demands to talk to you" Jenkins said.
Hitomi sighed. "Tell Dilandau that I will only talk under a few…circumstances"
"Lady Hitomi, how can you meet with that scoundrel?" Peki asked.
"What I do is non of your business. I know what I'm doing" Hitomi hissed.
"You can't let him into this castle" Aklen shouted.
"Shut-up Aklen. Hitomi knows what she's doing. Frankly, I'd trust her with Fanelia before I would any of you imbeciles" Merle said. She hopped down from the windowsill.
"Lady Merle, this is no place for you!" Aklen said.
"Enough! This bickering is pointless. I will do what is necessary. You may question my orders; however, they will get you no where. And as far as Merle being here, she can stay" Hitomi said.
"Lord Dilandau wants to know what the circumstances are," Jenkins said.
"He meets me here, in this room. He will have no armor. He will not have any of his weapons. I don't want an atrocity in the castle. He will be check for hidden weapons, and will be guarded while walking here. His hands will be tied, and I want his soldiers to back down" Hitomi said.
"Let me accompany the guarding"
Hitomi turned to see Allen in the doorway. "No" Hitomi said flatly.
"Why not?" Allen demanded.
"Because you have emotional ties to this" Hitomi said.
"I must go out there!" Allen yelled.
"To do what? Try and reach Celena. Listen to me, Kelar and his buddies used magic to turn her back into Dilandau. Only magic can return her," Hitomi said.
Allen stormed off. Jenkins walked out of the room. They waited patiently for Dilandau's response. After twenty minutes of waiting, Aklen was getting pissed. "His answer is obviously no. Lord Larson tell your troops to attack" Aklen said.
"You are not my boss. Lady Hitomi and Lord Van are" Larson said.
Hitomi smirked and quickly hid it. "Lady Hitomi, he said that they are high demands, but he will comply" Jenkins said.
"Jenkins go and find Sir Allen. Tell his I wish to speak with him" Hitomi said.
"What is it Lady Hitomi?" Allen asked, five minutes later. His voice sounded cold and heartless.
"I need you to stay here with me. Larson is going with them to bring Dilandau here. I want someone here with me. Please" Hitomi said.
Allen's eyes softened. "Of course" Allen said.
"Larson, go with Jenkins and bring back Dilandau" Hitomi ordered the captain.
"Yes ma'am" Larson said. He walked out the door with Jenkins. Ten minutes later Larson and Jenkins walked in with Dilandau.
"Where's Van?" Dilandau asked.
"Like you don't know. You don't have magical capabilities, but Kelar and his friends do. Did you pull in a favor Dilandau?" Hitomi asked.
"Yes, actually. Though I have to admit, I never expected to meet with you," Dilandau said.
"Consider this meeting over. Put him in the dungeon. Lock him up and bury the key for all I care. Just put him far away from our other guests" Hitomi said.
Larson and Jenkins pulled Dilandau down into the dungeon. "That was you plan all along?" Merle asked.
"Yes. Sometimes you have to out-smart your enemy, not out fight them" Hitomi looked at Aklen.
"At least I know if something happens to me that Fanelia is in good hands," Van said. He was standing in the doorway.
"Your Highness her actions were unethical. She had no right to do what she did," Aklen said.
"You love testing people don't you?" Merle asked.
"For you information, I did what was necessary for the people of Fanelia" Hitomi said.
"You don't care about Fanelia" Aklen said.
Merle shot up, and stuck her claws out. They were at Aklen's throat. "If you ever say that, and I find out about it, Dilandau will have a new roommate. She cares more about Fanelia and her people more than you will EVER know," Merle said.
"Merle, that's enough. I appreciate you sticking up for me, but I don't have to justify my actions to the council. I knew what I was doing. The plan worked, it didn't fail, so there is nothing to be complaining about" Hitomi said.
"Fine, but if I find out he does anything like this, can I use him as a scratching-post?" Merle asked.
"I don't care" Hitomi said.
Hitomi sat down in a chair. She was drained. Between her visions, her illness, and now this? She didn't think she could take very much more. "Lord Van, Dilandau's Guymelef is still out behind the castle. What do you want done with it?" Larson asked.
"Ask Hitomi. This is her matter" Van said.
"Lady Hitomi?" Larson asked.
"We can't keep it. If Dilandau escapes he'll find it and slaughter thousands of innocent people. Destroying it seems like the only logical answer," Hitomi said.
"How do we destroy it?" Jenkins asked.
"There's gotta be something in the cockpit" Larson said.
"One way to find out" Hitomi said. She stood up and walked out to the red Guymelef. She climbed up to the cockpit and looked inside. "There's nothing in here. Destroy it using another Guymelef's sword; it's the only way to get rid of it" Hitomi stated once back done on the ground.
After ten minutes had passed, Dilandau's Guymelef was burning on the ground in blue flames. "What do we do with Dilandau?" Jenkins asked.
"Don't ask me. Not now anyway. Ask me tomorrow. Tonight, I need you to get some men together and find survivors. We need a causality count. We work out damages tomorrow. It's too dark out right now to assess anything," Hitomi said.
"You ma'am" Jenkins said.
He ran off to get some men. "If you don't mind me saying so, you did an excellent job tonight" Larson said.
"Thank you. No offense to Van or you, but I don't see how you guys can keep it up day after day, week after week, month after month" Hitomi stated.
Larson smiled. "You get use to is after a while" he said.
Hitomi walked back to the castle. "Is everything running smoothly?" Jared asked.
He was standing in the doorway. "Yes, it is" Hitomi replied.
She walked past him and up to the Council Room. "What happened?" Michael asked.
Hitomi sighed and shook her head. "Just an enemy attack" Van said.
"It's too dangerous to stay here," Mrs. Kanzaki said.
"Mom shove it!" Hitomi shouted.
"You don't belong here," Mrs. Kanzaki said.
"And I suppose I belong on earth? At least here I FEEL like I belong. My gifts have always set me apart from the people on earth. Here I can use my gifts to help people," Hitomi said.
"Fine, I you don't come home when we leave never show your face on earth!" Mrs. Kanzaki said.
She stormed out of the room. "Don't worry 'Tomi. You're always welcome with me, when I move out," Michael said.
Hitomi couldn't help but smile at her little annoying brother. Sure they'd have their tiffs, but Michael and Hitomi would always come and help the other when needed. "Thank you. But I think the only reason I was go to earth would be to visit you or Yukari and Amano" Hitomi said.
"Michael?" A little voice asked.
"Hello Crissy" Michael responded.
His cheeks blushed crimson. "Go on and have fun" Van told the younger boy.
"Looks like I'm not the only one who has fallen for a native of Gaea" Hitomi whispered.
"It would appear that your brother has fallen for Crissy" Van said.
"I think it's so cute," Yukari said.
Merle agreed. As did Amano. "It's past midnight. I say everyone goes back to sleep" Van said.
"I agree, but only after I talk with Hitomi" Yukari said.
Van couldn't disagree with his fiancée's best friend. Yukari drug Hitomi out of the room. "Don't take this the wrong way, but there's something about Jared that I don't like" Yukari said.
"I don't mind. I get the some thing off of him. I'd rather trust Balcifer than Jared. Jared comes across as rude, cold, and snotty," Hitomi said.
"At least I get a warm feeling from Balcifer. And he's the ruler of the country that wanted to take over Gaea!" Yukari said.
Her voice was in disbelief. "We'll figure this out tomorrow. I just wanna sleep" Hitomi said.
Yukari and Hitomi walked back to their rooms. Hitomi had left her friend about five minutes ago at the end of the corridor. She opened the door to Van's chambers and sank back against the wall. Exhausted to the bone, Hitomi found it hard to walk. She got to the bed and drifted off to sleep immediately.
~God another long chapter. I don't know how I do it. Do you like my longer chapters? I have to know. I know I'm writing this for my pleasure, but I would really like to know what my readers think about it. The past couple of chapters haven't been that good, I guess. In the past two chapters, I've only gotten one review. If want at least three reviews for this chapter. If you don't, I'll quit posting the story. I don't think anyone wants that. Anyway, Dilandau's finally captured by Van, or rather Hitomi's doing. How'd a though that Hitomi would actually hit Aklen? Did you ppl like that part? Did you ppl like my chapter? Flames, comments, suggestions, good reviews; they're all accepted. I worked it out and the whole story should have around 30-35 chapters. Which means the story should be done within 4 months. The more I write, the harder it is. I had a good bit of writer's block for this chapter. I'm in the middle of my 16th chapter and I have writer's block there too. It gets aggravating after a while. Afterwards, I'll go back and fix grammatical errors, such as spelling and word usage. Does anyone out there, know how to use bold, italic and underlining properties on fanfiction.net? If so, you can email me or leave it in a review. I don't care, just please tell me how to do so. *gets down on hands and knees and begs* Thank you.
~Author's Note: My school's weird and the last report card is mailed out. If I don't update my stories for quite a while, this is why: I'm grounded for getting a grade on my report care that I shouldn't have. Don't worry I haven't abandoned you. I will continue to write on paper and on my typewriter. Once I have computer privileges back, (God only knows when that'll happen, since I haven't received my report card yet *cringes*) I will type up my chapters and post them, one chapter a week. That's all for now. CYA!~
The Scepter of the Dragons
Chapter 15: The capture of an enemy
By Coolchick1500
Hitomi slept soundly with no problems. No vision or dreams. "Hitomi come on. Wake up" Van said.
He laid a hand on her shoulder. "No, go away" Hitomi muttered.
Van smiled. He knew she was tired, but she hadn't eaten all day and he didn't want her to get sick. "Hitomi you need to eat" Van said sternly.
"No, I don't. I'm not hungry," Hitomi said, still half asleep.
Van took her shoulders and pulled her up in bed. Hitomi opened her eyes and glared at Van. "Go away. I'm tried" Hitomi pulled away from Van and fell back on the bed.
Van shook his head. "Alright, but now I have to resort to drastic measures"
Van got closer to Hitomi. She could feel his warm breath on her lips. He lightly kissed her lips. Each time he went down, he stayed a second later. Hitomi moaned. "I hate you" Hitomi said as he left a trail of kisses down her neck.
Van leaned over her. Van, who was completely on the bed at this time, took full advantage of the situation. He took his hands and explored her body. His hand went up her shirt. He took her shirt off and continued to kiss her neck. "Hitomi, I know you're in there. I need you're help," Yukari yelled from the other side of the door.
Neither Hitomi nor Van answered Yukari. "Look, I know both you and Van are in there, and I only need one guess to what you're doing. Hitomi you know I have a big mouth" Yukari said.
That's al Hitomi needed to hear. She bolted out of bed, took her shirt, put it on, and opened the door. "Thank you" Yukari said.
"I'll talk to you later Van" Hitomi was out the door a second later.
"What's up?" Hitomi asked.
"It's Adam. He's unconscious and he won't wake up" Yukari informed her friend.
Hitomi took off running for the infirmary. A few minutes later, she ran into the room. She found Adam and sat down on the bed. The first year she returned to earth, her grandmother taught her to enter someone's sleeping mind. She laid her hand on Adam's forehead. She cleared her mind and instantly she was in Adam's mind. Adam where are you? She screamed.
Hitomi, what are you doing here? In my mind? Adam asked.
What's wrong? Hitomi asked.
I feel weak. I don't know how to get out of here Adam said.
Take my hand I can get you out of here Hitomi told him.
In a flash they were both awake. "What did you do?" Adam asked.
"It's another little trick I learned" out of the corner of her eye, she saw Tyler. "Maybe, just maybe, my gift of sight isn't such a bad thing" Hitomi replied as she walked out of the infirmary.
Damn! She reminds me so much of Fiona. No wonder Van likes her so much Tyler thought to himself.
One her way back to Van's room, Hitomi stopped at the kitchen and picked up something to eat. One fully replenished, she continued her way to Van's room. A few feet away from the door, she noticed that it was wide open. She carefully walked in and saw Larson in the room. Jenkins was next to Larson. As she looked around more, she also noticed that a healer was above Van. "What's wrong?" Hitomi asked.
Her voice was wavering. "His Highness collapsed and I have no clue why. He keeps tossing and turning and he refuses to wake up" The healer reported. Hitomi's latest vision came back to haunt her.
"Thank you Marina" Larson said.
"I suggest you let him sleep. There's nothing you can do" Marina said.
"That just goes to show that you don't know me very well" Hitomi walked by the healer.
She sat down on the bed and looked upon his face. It looked peaceful, but Hitomi knew she had to go inside his mind. She placed a hand on his forehead and cleared her mind. Something was blocking her ability to enter his mind. A jolt of electricity ran through her body. She released her touch on Van's head and bounced up from the bed. "Something's blocking it" Hitomi breathed heavily.
Aklen walked into the room. "I have a important letter for the king" He said.
"The king is unable to read the letter," Larson said.
"Why?" Aklen asked.
"He's in a magical mind trap. Someone with very powerful magic abilities trapped Van in a coma" Hitomi said.
"This is important," Aklen said.
"And so is the King's health!" Larson shot back.
"I guess that leaves the council in command" Aklen said. Aklen grinned but tried to hide it when Hitomi shot him a glare.
"Give me the letter" Hitomi demanded.
"You have no right!" Aklen said.
"She does. She is Lord Van's fiancée. She has power over you" Larson said.
Larson stole the letter from Aklen and handed it to Hitomi. "It's not like you can read it" Aklen said.
"It says that there are unknown Guymelefs inside the south gate. The have attacked the gate and are now continuing to the back of the castle. There's sixteen in all" Hitomi said.
Aklen gawked at her. "How did you?" Aklen asked.
"I'm not stupid," Hitomi said.
"What do you want us to do Your Highness?" Larson asked.
"I'm not your queen yet. Please, just Hitomi. It's Dilandau and his Dragonslayers. Send thirty Guymelefs to defend the back of the castle. Do not advance until they attack first. Increase security in the castle. No one get in or out of the castle. Send Guymelefs to the north, west and east gates just in case they try something" Hitomi said.
"Yes m' lady" Jenkins said running off to give orders.
"Aklen assemble the other council members. I want them in the council room" Hitomi said.
Aklen didn't move. "No" Aklen said.
Hitomi walked up to Aklen. She slapped him so hard, that even Dilandau would have been taken aback. "Now!" Hitomi shouted.
Aklen felt the room out of sheer terror. No woman or man for that matter had hit him. No one dared. Aklen's father was and advisor of the late King Goau. "Larson, I would appreciate it if you stayed with me," Hitomi said.
"You needn't say another word. Though I would like to go to the south gate, I know you need me here" Larson said.
"You know the land. Besides, it's your army" Hitomi said.
Larson followed Hitomi into the Council Room. By the time they had reached the room, the advisors were already there. "M' lady, Lord Aklen has informed us of out present situation. He has also told us that His Highness is ill, and that you are in charge," Zaku said.
"Yes His Highness is ill. We have a situation that well no offense to you gentlemen, but you have no experience in this" Hitomi said.
"I beg your pardon Lady Hitomi, but we have more experience in matters such as these more than you do," Peki said.
"I'm not talking about battles. I'm talking about the enemy army. You don't know them like I do. It's Dilandau and his Dragonslayers. I know how he works and operated. You don't" Hitomi said sternly.
"Very well Lady Hitomi" Guyho said.
The look on any of their faces wasn't pretty. They didn't like the fact of some woman, let alone a woman from the Mystic Moon tell them what to do. Hitomi wasn't queen, so in their eyes, she had no power. "Lady Hitomi, the enemy Guymelefs are advancing" Jenkins said running into the room.
"Keep them at bay. Do not let them pass. Do not kill them. I want them alive. Kill them only if necessary" Hitomi said.
"Yes ma'am" Jenkins said running out.
Ten minutes later…"M'lady, they're holding their positions. And the leader demands to talk to you" Jenkins said.
Hitomi sighed. "Tell Dilandau that I will only talk under a few…circumstances"
"Lady Hitomi, how can you meet with that scoundrel?" Peki asked.
"What I do is non of your business. I know what I'm doing" Hitomi hissed.
"You can't let him into this castle" Aklen shouted.
"Shut-up Aklen. Hitomi knows what she's doing. Frankly, I'd trust her with Fanelia before I would any of you imbeciles" Merle said. She hopped down from the windowsill.
"Lady Merle, this is no place for you!" Aklen said.
"Enough! This bickering is pointless. I will do what is necessary. You may question my orders; however, they will get you no where. And as far as Merle being here, she can stay" Hitomi said.
"Lord Dilandau wants to know what the circumstances are," Jenkins said.
"He meets me here, in this room. He will have no armor. He will not have any of his weapons. I don't want an atrocity in the castle. He will be check for hidden weapons, and will be guarded while walking here. His hands will be tied, and I want his soldiers to back down" Hitomi said.
"Let me accompany the guarding"
Hitomi turned to see Allen in the doorway. "No" Hitomi said flatly.
"Why not?" Allen demanded.
"Because you have emotional ties to this" Hitomi said.
"I must go out there!" Allen yelled.
"To do what? Try and reach Celena. Listen to me, Kelar and his buddies used magic to turn her back into Dilandau. Only magic can return her," Hitomi said.
Allen stormed off. Jenkins walked out of the room. They waited patiently for Dilandau's response. After twenty minutes of waiting, Aklen was getting pissed. "His answer is obviously no. Lord Larson tell your troops to attack" Aklen said.
"You are not my boss. Lady Hitomi and Lord Van are" Larson said.
Hitomi smirked and quickly hid it. "Lady Hitomi, he said that they are high demands, but he will comply" Jenkins said.
"Jenkins go and find Sir Allen. Tell his I wish to speak with him" Hitomi said.
"What is it Lady Hitomi?" Allen asked, five minutes later. His voice sounded cold and heartless.
"I need you to stay here with me. Larson is going with them to bring Dilandau here. I want someone here with me. Please" Hitomi said.
Allen's eyes softened. "Of course" Allen said.
"Larson, go with Jenkins and bring back Dilandau" Hitomi ordered the captain.
"Yes ma'am" Larson said. He walked out the door with Jenkins. Ten minutes later Larson and Jenkins walked in with Dilandau.
"Where's Van?" Dilandau asked.
"Like you don't know. You don't have magical capabilities, but Kelar and his friends do. Did you pull in a favor Dilandau?" Hitomi asked.
"Yes, actually. Though I have to admit, I never expected to meet with you," Dilandau said.
"Consider this meeting over. Put him in the dungeon. Lock him up and bury the key for all I care. Just put him far away from our other guests" Hitomi said.
Larson and Jenkins pulled Dilandau down into the dungeon. "That was you plan all along?" Merle asked.
"Yes. Sometimes you have to out-smart your enemy, not out fight them" Hitomi looked at Aklen.
"At least I know if something happens to me that Fanelia is in good hands," Van said. He was standing in the doorway.
"Your Highness her actions were unethical. She had no right to do what she did," Aklen said.
"You love testing people don't you?" Merle asked.
"For you information, I did what was necessary for the people of Fanelia" Hitomi said.
"You don't care about Fanelia" Aklen said.
Merle shot up, and stuck her claws out. They were at Aklen's throat. "If you ever say that, and I find out about it, Dilandau will have a new roommate. She cares more about Fanelia and her people more than you will EVER know," Merle said.
"Merle, that's enough. I appreciate you sticking up for me, but I don't have to justify my actions to the council. I knew what I was doing. The plan worked, it didn't fail, so there is nothing to be complaining about" Hitomi said.
"Fine, but if I find out he does anything like this, can I use him as a scratching-post?" Merle asked.
"I don't care" Hitomi said.
Hitomi sat down in a chair. She was drained. Between her visions, her illness, and now this? She didn't think she could take very much more. "Lord Van, Dilandau's Guymelef is still out behind the castle. What do you want done with it?" Larson asked.
"Ask Hitomi. This is her matter" Van said.
"Lady Hitomi?" Larson asked.
"We can't keep it. If Dilandau escapes he'll find it and slaughter thousands of innocent people. Destroying it seems like the only logical answer," Hitomi said.
"How do we destroy it?" Jenkins asked.
"There's gotta be something in the cockpit" Larson said.
"One way to find out" Hitomi said. She stood up and walked out to the red Guymelef. She climbed up to the cockpit and looked inside. "There's nothing in here. Destroy it using another Guymelef's sword; it's the only way to get rid of it" Hitomi stated once back done on the ground.
After ten minutes had passed, Dilandau's Guymelef was burning on the ground in blue flames. "What do we do with Dilandau?" Jenkins asked.
"Don't ask me. Not now anyway. Ask me tomorrow. Tonight, I need you to get some men together and find survivors. We need a causality count. We work out damages tomorrow. It's too dark out right now to assess anything," Hitomi said.
"You ma'am" Jenkins said.
He ran off to get some men. "If you don't mind me saying so, you did an excellent job tonight" Larson said.
"Thank you. No offense to Van or you, but I don't see how you guys can keep it up day after day, week after week, month after month" Hitomi stated.
Larson smiled. "You get use to is after a while" he said.
Hitomi walked back to the castle. "Is everything running smoothly?" Jared asked.
He was standing in the doorway. "Yes, it is" Hitomi replied.
She walked past him and up to the Council Room. "What happened?" Michael asked.
Hitomi sighed and shook her head. "Just an enemy attack" Van said.
"It's too dangerous to stay here," Mrs. Kanzaki said.
"Mom shove it!" Hitomi shouted.
"You don't belong here," Mrs. Kanzaki said.
"And I suppose I belong on earth? At least here I FEEL like I belong. My gifts have always set me apart from the people on earth. Here I can use my gifts to help people," Hitomi said.
"Fine, I you don't come home when we leave never show your face on earth!" Mrs. Kanzaki said.
She stormed out of the room. "Don't worry 'Tomi. You're always welcome with me, when I move out," Michael said.
Hitomi couldn't help but smile at her little annoying brother. Sure they'd have their tiffs, but Michael and Hitomi would always come and help the other when needed. "Thank you. But I think the only reason I was go to earth would be to visit you or Yukari and Amano" Hitomi said.
"Michael?" A little voice asked.
"Hello Crissy" Michael responded.
His cheeks blushed crimson. "Go on and have fun" Van told the younger boy.
"Looks like I'm not the only one who has fallen for a native of Gaea" Hitomi whispered.
"It would appear that your brother has fallen for Crissy" Van said.
"I think it's so cute," Yukari said.
Merle agreed. As did Amano. "It's past midnight. I say everyone goes back to sleep" Van said.
"I agree, but only after I talk with Hitomi" Yukari said.
Van couldn't disagree with his fiancée's best friend. Yukari drug Hitomi out of the room. "Don't take this the wrong way, but there's something about Jared that I don't like" Yukari said.
"I don't mind. I get the some thing off of him. I'd rather trust Balcifer than Jared. Jared comes across as rude, cold, and snotty," Hitomi said.
"At least I get a warm feeling from Balcifer. And he's the ruler of the country that wanted to take over Gaea!" Yukari said.
Her voice was in disbelief. "We'll figure this out tomorrow. I just wanna sleep" Hitomi said.
Yukari and Hitomi walked back to their rooms. Hitomi had left her friend about five minutes ago at the end of the corridor. She opened the door to Van's chambers and sank back against the wall. Exhausted to the bone, Hitomi found it hard to walk. She got to the bed and drifted off to sleep immediately.
~God another long chapter. I don't know how I do it. Do you like my longer chapters? I have to know. I know I'm writing this for my pleasure, but I would really like to know what my readers think about it. The past couple of chapters haven't been that good, I guess. In the past two chapters, I've only gotten one review. If want at least three reviews for this chapter. If you don't, I'll quit posting the story. I don't think anyone wants that. Anyway, Dilandau's finally captured by Van, or rather Hitomi's doing. How'd a though that Hitomi would actually hit Aklen? Did you ppl like that part? Did you ppl like my chapter? Flames, comments, suggestions, good reviews; they're all accepted. I worked it out and the whole story should have around 30-35 chapters. Which means the story should be done within 4 months. The more I write, the harder it is. I had a good bit of writer's block for this chapter. I'm in the middle of my 16th chapter and I have writer's block there too. It gets aggravating after a while. Afterwards, I'll go back and fix grammatical errors, such as spelling and word usage. Does anyone out there, know how to use bold, italic and underlining properties on fanfiction.net? If so, you can email me or leave it in a review. I don't care, just please tell me how to do so. *gets down on hands and knees and begs* Thank you.
~Author's Note: My school's weird and the last report card is mailed out. If I don't update my stories for quite a while, this is why: I'm grounded for getting a grade on my report care that I shouldn't have. Don't worry I haven't abandoned you. I will continue to write on paper and on my typewriter. Once I have computer privileges back, (God only knows when that'll happen, since I haven't received my report card yet *cringes*) I will type up my chapters and post them, one chapter a week. That's all for now. CYA!~