Luna's Boat Song
Wishing on a dream that seems far off
Hoping it will come today.
*Hama Rikyu Garden, Tokyo, Japan, Earth *
Van and the rest if the Gaean party that had not rushed ahead to the tree where most of the ceremony had been taking with Merle and Millerna hung back slightly embarrassed at the first out burst of their friend. But realizing it would be best to collect Millerna as soon as possible before she says inappropriate or Merle attacks another part of the wedding party. Walking up to where they stood now talking to a tallish woman around five foot seven with long honey colored hair pulled high atop her head with tiny jewels intertwined with small curls. Her dress was of the darkest green much like several other ladies he had seen earlier, it had a square cut neck line that was a little low, in the fact it cut straight across her breasts showing off how well developed she was. The bodice was corset style and molded against her body well, the skirt was layered gauze, much like that of the bride's, around her white neck she wore a thin black choker. He couldn't believe his eyes she was a goddess and he hadn't even got a good look at her face yet because the wind was blowing some of her hair across it. Shaking his head lightly he couldn't believe himself, here he was with the love of his life marrying not only another but his mortal enemy and he was having fantasies about some other woman! Even though he knew he would never feel that way about anyone but Hitomi unless that was Hitomi and she wasn't the one getting married. Feeling terrible for what the others had done he stood calmly behind the women and he listened to what the women were saying before allowing his presence to be made known.
"Oh just Dryden, Van, Allen, Celena, Chid and Darien with baby Emily. Any way like I was saying we were really late because of those monster things that you people…" Millerna continued until she was cut off again by the strange woman.
"Van is here?" she quavered out while her face grew even paler then she already was that is if it was physically possible. Van felt like jumping for joy, this woman was Hitomi, HIS glorious Hitomi wasn't marrying Dilandau.
"Yes I'm here Hitomi" he said attempting to keep the sheer sounding joy out of his voice but he couldn't just manage it.
Hitomi turned around to face the most handsome man she had ever seen. He was tall a little over six feet, and muscular from what she could see from a black muscle shirt and beige pants. He had tanned skin from spending a lot of time outdoors in the sun; he had burgundy eyes that held some kind of secret joy behind them and wild black hair. And the smell of fields and woods seemed to radiate from him giving her an odd since of security, like no matter what happened everything would be fine, she hadn't felt that way for a long time and she relished it.
Van smiled as she stared at him, he finally got to see her face, and it had lost all traces of childhood that it had had last time he saw her. She had full pink lips, perfect teeth. Her eyes were what he had missed the most, they were the same expressive deep green but no longer seemed to crowd her face, they were surrounded by thick black lashes that gave off this smoky affect. Unfortunately her eyes also showed wisdom that comes with having to grow up to quickly and seeing horrible things. Altogether she was breathtaking.
"MOMMA!" cried a small child running forward towards them. "OJISAN DILANDAU WANTS YOU FOR SOEMTHING!"
"Huh, what? Millie, honey I thought you were looking after Obasan Naomi?" Hitomi bent down to the little girl almost relieved to be brought out of her memories.
"I WAS but Ojisan Dilandau wanted you for something and he didn't look that happy neither!" replied the little girl somewhat exasperated.
"Hitomi, who is this?" Van asked slowly he already had guessed the answer but he had to hear it from her.
"Van this is Millerna Hiiragi Kanzaki…" Hitomi couldn't look at him, she knew Van and knew how he'd take this she also knew that she loved him with all her heart and it would kill her to lose him but he needed the truth. "My daughter"
Into the starlit night,
Foolish dreamers turn there gaze,
Waiting on a shooting star.
Van, felt his world fall a part, all the plans he had made in his mind about what he and Hitomi would do together, he had even planned how he would propose to her, but he was too late that was obvious. All he could hear in his mind was the words "too late" chanting over and over again, she had moved on, gotten married. And she and her husband had had a child together. She obviously didn't love him. She wasn't looking at him but he saw the tears forming in her eyes, maybe they were his, he didn't know, all he knew was that he wanted to get away from there away from her. Taking a step back he turned and began to run.
"Van, no" Hitomi whispered, she felt hot tears pouring down her face, lifting her skirt she ran after him.
"Mamma, what about Ojisan Dilandau?" Millie cried out to the retreating form of her mother.
"Tell him, I'll be back as soon as I can and to wait to explain to everyone what's going on until I get back." Hitomi called over her shoulder to her little girl before turning her attention back to finding Van, so she could explain.
Van knew she was pursuing him, he could hear her footsteps and her plies for him to stop and let her explain. Van knew from experience he couldn't out run her so he slowed down but he wasn't going to let her explain, no he was going to give her a piece of his mind.
"Van WAIT, let me explain, you don't understand!" Hitomi cried helplessly on the seemingly deaf ears of her beloved. Her heart leaped when he began to turn around or it did until she saw his eyes, they held turmoil and complete hatred.
"GO back to your family Hitomi!" Van said sullenly when he saw her, she was a mess her hair was coming undone and had twigs and leaves in it, she was covered in mud and scratches from the branches but to him she was even more beautiful then ever.
"NO Van, I can't… I won't let you shut me out… tell me what's wrong… please." Hitomi's voice sounded desperate but she held her ground she wasn't leaving until he told her what was wrong.
"I SAID GO, go back to your husband and daughter." Van was angry and didn't want to do or say something they'd both regret.
"Van, I'm not married, is that what you think, how could even think that! Do you know how long it took me just to get through a single day without thinking about you, and you didn't even bother to say goodbye to me? And you think I would marry someone else?" Hitomi was getting angrier how could he not know how I feel? Is he really that stupid? Didn't he know how much pain he has put me through? Hitomi felt the walls that she had used to hide her emotions begin crumble again and she began to cry.
"OK then your not married I can deal with that, but tell me this Hitomi, who's the father, huh?" Van was enraged how was she managing to make HIM feel guilty, it was her fault after all.
"I don't know." Hitomi whispered, as the tears streamed down her face.
"You don't KNOW, oh great so your telling me you've slept with god knows how many people!" Van flared back on her.
"NO, I never said that, I don't know who the father is, but it would help if I was her natural MOTHER then I might know but I'm not she's ADOPTED damn it!" Hitomi cried out, this wasn't how she had pictured their reunion, it had been perfect but now she was losing him.
"She's adopted? … You mean you never… umm…. You never…" Van asked stuttered out embarrassed at his own behavior."
"No I never, how could I, I'm too much in love with this guy I knew a long time ago." She smiled at him.
"Oh great its Allen isn't it? I should have known, how could I have been so stupid to think that you could ever love me… a… a… a demon!" Van continued angrily, but at whom he wasn't sure.
"VAN, firstly you aren't a demon and secondly… you aren't even listening are you?" Hitomi sighed, the only way she was going to stop him from ranting is if she did something drastic; grabbing the front of his shirt she pulled him to her and kissed him hard.
"What was that for?" Van asked confused, happy and out of breath when the kiss ended.
"That was to get you to shut up, so I can tell you that I love you." Hitomi said mumbling the last three words so much that Van couldn't make them out.
"What did you say?" Van asked giving her a weird look
"I SAID I LOVE YOU, YOU MORON!" Hitomi practically shouted at him.
But, what if that star is not to come?
Will their dreams fade to nothing?
When the horizon darkens most,
we all need to believe there is hope.
"You do?" Van asked mystified while pinching himself to make sure he was awake.
"Yeah I do" Hitomi replied feeling really stupid since he wasn't saying anything back
"Oh god, Hitomi, I love you soo much it hurts sometimes." He smiled down at her, spontaneously he grabs her waist lifting her up in the air he begins to spin her around in circles.
When he sets her down again, he kisses her again gently. "I love you, you know" he whispered in her ear gently.
"Yeah, I do but probably not as much as I love you." Hitomi smiled back. They had been standing in the middle of the gardens away from the others for sometime but Hitomi didn't seem to mind, she was where she needed to be at the moment.
"We should probably get back and explain what's going on before my father has a heart attack. But Van don't mention that Millie is adopted, she doesn't know and as far as anyone else is concerned she is my real daughter." Hitomi pleaded
"Whatever you want my love" he smiled down at the girl no woman that had captured his heart so many years ago. And he leaned down to kiss her again.
Is an angel watching closely over me?
Can there be a guiding light I've yet to see?
I know my heart should guide me, but
there's a hole within my soul.
* Meanwhile at the wedding site in the Hama Rikyu Garden, Tokyo, Japan, Earth *
"OJISAN DILANDAU!" Millie ran over to the man who had played her uncle for years giving him a big hug.
"What is it Angel? Where's your mom?" questioned the young man, he needed to see Hitomi right away. Everything was going wrong, this was his wedding day and his bride was upset, confused and refused to come out of the tent she had fled to when she had woken up. Not to mention they were here, he had tried to forget about that part of his life years ago, he belonged here now and he wouldn't give that up.
"Okaasan went away after this strange man with dark hair and she told me to tell you something but I don't really remember what it was so just give me a minute to think." Millie said in a rush before she sat down on the ground to think.
"Van" stated Dilandau sullenly, he should have known he would be here. In a way he was happy because it would make his best friend happy. Hitomi had always loved Van so much. But then came his darker side that hated and despised the man for all he had done. Although his dark side was almost non-existent now he still felt some of the old hatred and lust for death return.
What will fill this emptiness inside of me?
Am I to be satisfied without knowing?
I wish, then, for a chance to see,
Now all I need, [desperately]
Is my star to come...
A/N: Hi everybody, I'm back with a new chapter, now I'm assuming you all want me to finish this story before I go back and finish the old ones or start some new ones? If you do tell me if not tell me what you want me to finish/ write. But I need reviews from all you nice people at home! Now for all you nice people at home who reviewed….
AH- YOUNG: Thank you so much for your review, and I'll continue as long as I'm told to! Please keep reading and reviewing
Cait: Yes, I am cruel aren't I? But I would like to thank you for your review it was very much appreciated ^-^. Please keep reading and of course reviewing
Now it is time for the MINI DICTIONARY OF JAPANESE STUFF!
OJISAN- Uncle
OBASAN- Aunt
Hiiragi- Holly
Okaasan- Mother
Disclaimer: I don't own Escaflowne or her characters. I also don't own the song used in this chapter it is from Lunar Silver Star Story. I do own:
*Earth People * Millie (Hitomi's daughter not Millerna),
Mr. Sato (the doorman),
Naomi (Hitomi's twin sister),
Tsuki (Hitomi's drug addicted sister),
Mamoru (who is the name of Hitomi's brother in the show but he is only mentioned in the version I have seen so I'm counting him as half mine and half the people who created Escaflowne),
Uncle Kengi (Hitomi's fat Uncle).
*Gaea People * Darien (Merle's Husband),
Emily (Merle's Daughter).
C-ya