Author's note: please bare with me here, this is my first story so please no flames or anything like that! Jest give me something nice. thanks! Anyway, this is a vahn/noa fic am sure all of you will love! Oh, for the record, i jest dont like mei! Well, here it is!
What The Future Holds Between Us
Chapter 1 - Escape From Hunters
The sound of the cricket interrupted her thoughts. Everything around her was quiet and the only thing that surrounded her was the darkness. Light was nowhere to be seen. She cradled the baby in her arms, calming his cries into a sweet serenity, but all she could ever give him was comfort and love, not shelter nor food. She had to travel for weeks to get pass Biron Monastery towards Jeremi. She found it safe to live there, since it was far away from the pain she felt when she saw him with the girl he was meant to be with. She knew he loved her and she knew she loved him, but she didn't want to destroy their relationship, since it has grown when they were in their childhood. Mei's love was more stronger than hers, since Vahn was not with her. Noa wanted to tell him she loved him more than just a friend who traveled with her and helped her save the planet from her brother's misguided deeds, but she didn't know anything about love, so she kept it all to myself. She missed Terra. Since Seru-Kai died, Terra and the other Ra-Seru died with it, along with the other Seru monsters that engulfed the planet. Somehow, during her travels with Vahn and Gala and their Ra-Seru companions, she has grown more powerful, instead of powerless. Noa felt courage and strenght and she had grown into someone other than a naive little girl. Whatever it was, she grew. She thought she could take care of Cort herself, so she left, not knowing what danger she could run into, but she didn't care. Her plan was to take care of her brother and raise him as a good boy, not into a greedy man she once knew him to be. The trouble was.... If he grew up looking like the man people feared, they would turn on her and hunt her brother down until he was found.
This was just the situation she is in now. She is hiding behind the shadows of the trees in the Misty Forest from the people who grew their hate towards her because I had chosen to raise her own brother. She ran as far away as she could from Jeremi, with the help of Zalan and Pepe. They helped her with the escape route towards the forest and into a shelter that Zalan once lived in while he camped out before arriving in Jeremi. Somehow, the Hunters found her, so she was forced to leave the home she's known for weeks and hide in the deepest part of the forest. Noa was once again alone. Although with the exception of her brother's presence in her arms, Noa felt nothing else but loneliness in her heart.
"Where did she go with that demon?" She heard a rustling of the leaves as people walked passed her hiding place. Men and women whispered to each other, telling things about Cort and the girl who was raising the 'demon-child.' Once out of sight, it was her chance to flee for her life and her brother's and out into the outside world once again. Her plan now was to head to Vidna, where the possibility of people respecting her could be the only thing that could help her take refuge in the town. Pepe had moved away from the town, but in her heart, she hopes that the people there will be able to understand. Taking a breath of fresh air as she stepped out into the cool morning, Noa began to run towards Vidna.
"There she is!" she heard someone yell. Noa looked behind her and noticed that the men and women she thought has passed came at her at once. Terra strenght was still in her heart as she ran as fast as she could through the remaining trees that were last in line in the forest. Tears welled up inside her, but she knew she had to be strong for her sake and for baby Cort's sake. She closed her eyes, wishing in her every heart that someone in the group that were after her would defend her, but no one did. They kept chasing her. She ran, her breathing shallow and rigid. She didn't know where to go, except straight. She glanced at Cort, making no noises of whimper, but a soundless sleep as he laid in her arms. She took no notice when she bumped into something in front of her, making her fall on her butt. Luckily, her strong arms prevented her little brother from ever falling from her hands. She looked up and gasped at the sight of the one person she wished for. His blue hair shone underneath the sun's rays. His blue eyes narrowed at his first sight of her. She could only stare back with an unbelievable gaze. Could this be a dream? It was only a few weeks and now, he was standing in front of her. Noa's heart brightened with hope and security. 'Vahn's here!' she thought, with a smile on her face.
"Vahn....." she whispered.
The blue eyes boy was quiet. He wasn't sure what to make of it, but he could see the fear in her eyes. Vahn hated it when she was afraid. Why should she be afraid? She knows how to fight. But watching down on her with a baby in her arms makes her vulnerable. Protecting him was much more harder to take. Vahn reached down and took her hand, pulling her up to her feet. He didn't know what else to say. Shock was in her voice and that shock paralyzed him to speak at all. He hasn't seen Noa for a long time and it was hard to take at who he was staring at now. She had grown quite a bit. Her hair was longer and still shining the same. She was still a young, beautiful girl than before. The only thing that bothered him the most were her eyes. Her eyes were filled with despair and sorrow, as if feeling them ever since the Hunters hunted her down until her brother was dead. Yes, he knew about that. Rumours spread throughout the land. Deciding that it was all JUST a rumour, Vahn left Rim Elm once more to journey the land and learn more about the secrets of the Seru and the Ra-Seru. He never expected to see Noa in a desserted forest of all places.
After a moment of silence, Noa finally broke it. She brushed off dirt from her skirt with one hand and looked up, her eyes finally sparkling under his gaze. Her smile was radiant, but he knew she was hiding them. Vahn somehow noticed the change when she smiled. This time, the smile was not real. It was a smile to hide the sadness in her face. The old Noa would not care whether she kneeled down and cried or whimper until someone told her what was going on or what to do."What are you doing here, Vahn?"
Vahn shrugged. "I was travelling," was his simple reply.
Noa nodded. She looked over her shoulder and gasped. People that were chasing her were only metres away. She jumped quickly behind Vahn, with Cort still sleeping soundly. Vahn shielded himself in front of her and waited until they all arrived in front of them.
"Move aside! We are after the child!" the leader of the Hunters stepped forward, a knife in one hand.
Vahn did not comprehend. He shook his head. "He is just a child. Why do you want to kill an innocent child?"
"We do not care if he is an innocent child or not. He is the demon who created the mist and killed my family because of it!" The man stepped closer, but Vahn stepped even more forward.
"He is not the person you once knew. He has reincarnated back as a child and with Noa's care, he will not be the person who summoned the mist and brought the Seru upon this world. He will just be a normal child!" Vahn replied, clenching his fists.
The leader attempted to step forward once again, but a hand stopped him from doing so. He looked over his shoulder at a short woman with long dark hair.
"Marco.... the boy is right. He is just a child. He has not learned how to speak yet, nor has he learned to walk. It would be wrong to exterminate someone as innocent as he," the woman spoke.
Marco took a deep breath, then turned to glare at Vahn. He pointed the knife at him. "Very well. We will not harm the child, but I do not want him near our town. If he does so, I will kill him with a slit on the throat. I do not want him to touch any of my children or any of the other children in town. I do not care if I am not the mayor. The mayor will be on my side if he does things that are forbidden. Keep him away and we will leave you alone....." That said, he turned on his heels and walked away, followed by the group of the people that were after the child. The woman who had given him this chance smiled at them, then followed the others back towards Jeremi.
When they were out of sight, Vahn turned towards Noa. "Are you all right?"
Noa looked up at him sharply. "Why did you help me?"
Vahn was surprised at her outburst. "You're my friend."
'Friend,' she thought. Yes, he is her friend, but why does she want him to be more than just her friend? Why does she hate Mei? What is it that she feels? Jealousy? Noa took a deep breath, then pivoted to turn away from him. "Thank you Vahn, but I better go." She started to walk away.
"Noa? Where are you going?" Vahn followed her.
"I'm going to a safer town who will accept me and my brother...."
"But how will you find it? Almost every town will act the same way. How about I bring you back with me to Biron Monastery? You can leave Cort there with Gala and-"
"I do not want him left alone!!!!" Noa yelled. She paused, took a deep breath and cradled Cort in her arms. "Vahn, I thank you for your kindness, but I would rather have my brother with me. I do not want him to be alone with strangers and I would rather have him with me."
"He won't be with strangers. He will be in Gala's care," Vahn argued, stepping beside her as they walked.
Noa shook her head. "No," she answered firmly. Tears fell from her eyes. She looked up at him teary-eyed. She stopped walking to face him. "Vahn..... Cort is the only one I have left for my family. I don't have anyone left to care for or to love."
"You have me......" Vahn said, almost in a whisper, but Noa heard it. She heard it loud and clear. She wasn't sure if it was meant to be heard or not, but her ears told her so. Vahn cared for her.
Author's note: Anyway, this is a short beginning, but I promise the rest will be long. Enjoy!
What The Future Holds Between Us
Chapter 1 - Escape From Hunters
The sound of the cricket interrupted her thoughts. Everything around her was quiet and the only thing that surrounded her was the darkness. Light was nowhere to be seen. She cradled the baby in her arms, calming his cries into a sweet serenity, but all she could ever give him was comfort and love, not shelter nor food. She had to travel for weeks to get pass Biron Monastery towards Jeremi. She found it safe to live there, since it was far away from the pain she felt when she saw him with the girl he was meant to be with. She knew he loved her and she knew she loved him, but she didn't want to destroy their relationship, since it has grown when they were in their childhood. Mei's love was more stronger than hers, since Vahn was not with her. Noa wanted to tell him she loved him more than just a friend who traveled with her and helped her save the planet from her brother's misguided deeds, but she didn't know anything about love, so she kept it all to myself. She missed Terra. Since Seru-Kai died, Terra and the other Ra-Seru died with it, along with the other Seru monsters that engulfed the planet. Somehow, during her travels with Vahn and Gala and their Ra-Seru companions, she has grown more powerful, instead of powerless. Noa felt courage and strenght and she had grown into someone other than a naive little girl. Whatever it was, she grew. She thought she could take care of Cort herself, so she left, not knowing what danger she could run into, but she didn't care. Her plan was to take care of her brother and raise him as a good boy, not into a greedy man she once knew him to be. The trouble was.... If he grew up looking like the man people feared, they would turn on her and hunt her brother down until he was found.
This was just the situation she is in now. She is hiding behind the shadows of the trees in the Misty Forest from the people who grew their hate towards her because I had chosen to raise her own brother. She ran as far away as she could from Jeremi, with the help of Zalan and Pepe. They helped her with the escape route towards the forest and into a shelter that Zalan once lived in while he camped out before arriving in Jeremi. Somehow, the Hunters found her, so she was forced to leave the home she's known for weeks and hide in the deepest part of the forest. Noa was once again alone. Although with the exception of her brother's presence in her arms, Noa felt nothing else but loneliness in her heart.
"Where did she go with that demon?" She heard a rustling of the leaves as people walked passed her hiding place. Men and women whispered to each other, telling things about Cort and the girl who was raising the 'demon-child.' Once out of sight, it was her chance to flee for her life and her brother's and out into the outside world once again. Her plan now was to head to Vidna, where the possibility of people respecting her could be the only thing that could help her take refuge in the town. Pepe had moved away from the town, but in her heart, she hopes that the people there will be able to understand. Taking a breath of fresh air as she stepped out into the cool morning, Noa began to run towards Vidna.
"There she is!" she heard someone yell. Noa looked behind her and noticed that the men and women she thought has passed came at her at once. Terra strenght was still in her heart as she ran as fast as she could through the remaining trees that were last in line in the forest. Tears welled up inside her, but she knew she had to be strong for her sake and for baby Cort's sake. She closed her eyes, wishing in her every heart that someone in the group that were after her would defend her, but no one did. They kept chasing her. She ran, her breathing shallow and rigid. She didn't know where to go, except straight. She glanced at Cort, making no noises of whimper, but a soundless sleep as he laid in her arms. She took no notice when she bumped into something in front of her, making her fall on her butt. Luckily, her strong arms prevented her little brother from ever falling from her hands. She looked up and gasped at the sight of the one person she wished for. His blue hair shone underneath the sun's rays. His blue eyes narrowed at his first sight of her. She could only stare back with an unbelievable gaze. Could this be a dream? It was only a few weeks and now, he was standing in front of her. Noa's heart brightened with hope and security. 'Vahn's here!' she thought, with a smile on her face.
"Vahn....." she whispered.
The blue eyes boy was quiet. He wasn't sure what to make of it, but he could see the fear in her eyes. Vahn hated it when she was afraid. Why should she be afraid? She knows how to fight. But watching down on her with a baby in her arms makes her vulnerable. Protecting him was much more harder to take. Vahn reached down and took her hand, pulling her up to her feet. He didn't know what else to say. Shock was in her voice and that shock paralyzed him to speak at all. He hasn't seen Noa for a long time and it was hard to take at who he was staring at now. She had grown quite a bit. Her hair was longer and still shining the same. She was still a young, beautiful girl than before. The only thing that bothered him the most were her eyes. Her eyes were filled with despair and sorrow, as if feeling them ever since the Hunters hunted her down until her brother was dead. Yes, he knew about that. Rumours spread throughout the land. Deciding that it was all JUST a rumour, Vahn left Rim Elm once more to journey the land and learn more about the secrets of the Seru and the Ra-Seru. He never expected to see Noa in a desserted forest of all places.
After a moment of silence, Noa finally broke it. She brushed off dirt from her skirt with one hand and looked up, her eyes finally sparkling under his gaze. Her smile was radiant, but he knew she was hiding them. Vahn somehow noticed the change when she smiled. This time, the smile was not real. It was a smile to hide the sadness in her face. The old Noa would not care whether she kneeled down and cried or whimper until someone told her what was going on or what to do."What are you doing here, Vahn?"
Vahn shrugged. "I was travelling," was his simple reply.
Noa nodded. She looked over her shoulder and gasped. People that were chasing her were only metres away. She jumped quickly behind Vahn, with Cort still sleeping soundly. Vahn shielded himself in front of her and waited until they all arrived in front of them.
"Move aside! We are after the child!" the leader of the Hunters stepped forward, a knife in one hand.
Vahn did not comprehend. He shook his head. "He is just a child. Why do you want to kill an innocent child?"
"We do not care if he is an innocent child or not. He is the demon who created the mist and killed my family because of it!" The man stepped closer, but Vahn stepped even more forward.
"He is not the person you once knew. He has reincarnated back as a child and with Noa's care, he will not be the person who summoned the mist and brought the Seru upon this world. He will just be a normal child!" Vahn replied, clenching his fists.
The leader attempted to step forward once again, but a hand stopped him from doing so. He looked over his shoulder at a short woman with long dark hair.
"Marco.... the boy is right. He is just a child. He has not learned how to speak yet, nor has he learned to walk. It would be wrong to exterminate someone as innocent as he," the woman spoke.
Marco took a deep breath, then turned to glare at Vahn. He pointed the knife at him. "Very well. We will not harm the child, but I do not want him near our town. If he does so, I will kill him with a slit on the throat. I do not want him to touch any of my children or any of the other children in town. I do not care if I am not the mayor. The mayor will be on my side if he does things that are forbidden. Keep him away and we will leave you alone....." That said, he turned on his heels and walked away, followed by the group of the people that were after the child. The woman who had given him this chance smiled at them, then followed the others back towards Jeremi.
When they were out of sight, Vahn turned towards Noa. "Are you all right?"
Noa looked up at him sharply. "Why did you help me?"
Vahn was surprised at her outburst. "You're my friend."
'Friend,' she thought. Yes, he is her friend, but why does she want him to be more than just her friend? Why does she hate Mei? What is it that she feels? Jealousy? Noa took a deep breath, then pivoted to turn away from him. "Thank you Vahn, but I better go." She started to walk away.
"Noa? Where are you going?" Vahn followed her.
"I'm going to a safer town who will accept me and my brother...."
"But how will you find it? Almost every town will act the same way. How about I bring you back with me to Biron Monastery? You can leave Cort there with Gala and-"
"I do not want him left alone!!!!" Noa yelled. She paused, took a deep breath and cradled Cort in her arms. "Vahn, I thank you for your kindness, but I would rather have my brother with me. I do not want him to be alone with strangers and I would rather have him with me."
"He won't be with strangers. He will be in Gala's care," Vahn argued, stepping beside her as they walked.
Noa shook her head. "No," she answered firmly. Tears fell from her eyes. She looked up at him teary-eyed. She stopped walking to face him. "Vahn..... Cort is the only one I have left for my family. I don't have anyone left to care for or to love."
"You have me......" Vahn said, almost in a whisper, but Noa heard it. She heard it loud and clear. She wasn't sure if it was meant to be heard or not, but her ears told her so. Vahn cared for her.
Author's note: Anyway, this is a short beginning, but I promise the rest will be long. Enjoy!