Demons and Angels
Disclaimer: Do you know what a disclaimer is? If you don't in means I don't own Escaflowne. I only own the characters I create and the attitudes, and the story I created.
Chapter Three
"Is that a challenge?"
'He's cute! Does he, oh my, he has red eyes!' Hitomi thought.
"Well go ahead, introduce yourself." Kosar encouraged Van.
Van just stood there staring, Hitomi just stared back.
'How do I introduce myself to a goddess?! I've never seen a girl with an aura like hers.' Van thought while looking at the bright, white, light that glowed around her, filling the room. 'If only everyone else could see this. I guess I'm the only one in the room that has the power to.' Van concluded.
'WOW! He's got a strong aura! Light blue? I've never seen a human, or demon, with an aura like that! It's beautiful, but what confuses me the most is the outline behind him, it looks like, wings?! NO WAY! He can't be!' Hitomi thought, scolding herself for thinking he's not a human.
"My name is…is…" Van stuttered.
"Spit it out!" Kosar whispered harshly in Van's ear.
"My name is Van." Van said, startled by Kosar. "Um…what's yours?" Van asked when he noticed he had, somewhat, started a conversation.
"She doesn't like to tell her name, so we just call her "Green-eyes", for the time being." Rendaud said as he walked up to the group while rubbing the back of his neck. "Am I right?" Rendaud asked.
"Um…right" Hitomi said shyly, slightly blushing.
"But you do have a name, right?" Van asked.
"Yes sir." Hitomi replied softly.
"Well, maybe, one day, you'll trust me enough to tell me. Oh, and it's just Van. Please, don't call me sir." Van said.
"Yes, Sir, Van, Sir." Hitomi said with a giggle.
"Huh?" Van said.
"You can't win with her Van. Trust me! I think you gave me whiplash Hi… Green Eyes." Rendaud said, while still rubbing his neck. 'I better watch it! I can't believe I almost let her name slip! Stupid! Stupid!' Rendaud scolded himself in his mind.
Van looked at him skeptically, and then at Kosar.
"I have a feeling you both know her name." Van said to them. "May I ask why Rendaud seems so afraid to say your name out loud?" Van asked Hitomi kindly.
Hitomi giggled. "Maybe he's afraid I'll give him whiplash again!" Hitomi commented, letting out another giggle.
The guys joined in the laughter.
"That's not funny! I'm not afraid of anything!" Rendaud said bravely.
"Oh, really?" Hitomi questioned as she advanced on him, making him retreat backwards slowly.
"I take that back!" Rendaud said in a panic.
"Rendaud, you're afraid of a beautiful young woman? Well, she did beat you, after all, so I understand." Van commented.
"I do hope you're not trying to say girls are weak!" Hitomi stated.
"No, I don't think girls are weak, and if I ever said anything like that Merle would kill me!" Van said.
"Who's Merle?" Hitomi asked. 'I hope it's not his girlfriend! Wait, why should I care if he's got a girlfriend or not? He's just a human, he's not worth my time. Demons aren't suppose to care about humans, or anyone for that matter, though I wish I could change that.' Hitomi thought.
"She's my best friend." Van replied.
"Your girlfriend?" Hitomi asked.
"No way! She's just a friend, and she has a boyfriend, his name is Chris." Van answered. "Why do you ask?" Van asked.
"No reason." Hitomi answered.
"Well, you're learning a lot about me, but I don't know the first thing about you. Other then you're a great fighter. So where do you come from? When did you get here? Do you have a boyfriend? Did you come here with anyone? How did you get here? Where did you learn to fight like that?" Van questioned.
Hitomi just stood there, confused, staring for a few minutes. 'Too many questions!' Was the only thing running through Hitomi's mind.
"I um…" Hitomi started taking a deep breath. "Well, were I come from is nobody's business. I got here about an hour ago… Oh no! An hour ago, already, I'm sorry I have to go! I promised I'd be there an hour after!" Hitomi said as she ran to the room to change, but someone grabbed her arm.
"Can I at least know your name before you go?" Van asked as Hitomi turned around.
"I uh…" Hitomi started.
"If I fight you and win will you tell me?" Van asked.
"Is that a challenge?" Hitomi asked enthusiastically.
"Only if you promise, if I win, you'll tell me your name." Van replied.
"If you really want to know. Ok, you're on! Moraf can wait." Hitomi stated.
"Who's Moraf?" Van asked. 'Don't tell me she's got a boyfriend! Who am I kidding? Who in their right mind would pass up the opportunity to be with her.' Van thought.
"My escort." Hitomi replied.
"Your boyfriend?" Van asked.
Hitomi burst out laughing. She laughed so hard she fell over and rolled around laughing. When she was done Van offered her a hand up.
"Are you ok?" Van asked concerned.
"Yeah, I'm fine." Hitomi answered.
"Why were you laughing?" Van asked.
"You asked if Moraf was my boyfriend! That's funny, he's just a good friend, and making sure no one tries to harm me. Though I ditched him about an hour ago!" Hitomi giggled.
"Oh, ok." Van said.
"So, are we going to fight, or are we going to sit around and talk all day." Hitomi asked.
"Right, so, promise to tell me if I win?" Van asked.
"As you wish." Hitomi replied as she walked over and picked up the sword. Van drew his as they both got into fighting stance.
"Ready?" Van asked and Hitomi nodded.
Van charged at Hitomi, paying special attention that he didn't exert to much energy. Hitomi easily dodged his advance.
Van turned around quickly, so quickly that it caught Hitomi off guard. She barely had time to block it. Their swords clashed as they faced one another. Their swords slid against each other, as sparks flied, and Van and Hitomi spoke to one another.
"You're faster then I thought, I'll give you that, but I warn you now that I don't plan on telling anyone my name. So I wont loose!" Hitomi commented.
"As long as you win fairly. No hitting low or any dirty fighting." Van stated.
"Wasn't planning on anything like that. More like this!" Hitomi said as she forced Van away.
Hitomi jumped to dodge another swift attack from Van.
'He's good, I must not let my guard down. I have a feeling this is going to take a good deal of my skill if not my best.' Hitomi thought.
Hitomi then went on the offensive, striking from all sides, and Van blocking.
The battle kept up for at least an hour, both were determined to win. Both were too stubborn to loose or give in.
'He has to have a weakness!' Hitomi thought.
"I have many weaknesses, I admit, but I have many advantages as well." Van said.
Hitomi looked at him with wide eyes. She was surprised and confused.
'Can he hear my thoughts?!' Hitomi thought.
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A/N: Hey, the author here. Thank you everyone for reviewing. I'll try to write a personal thank you to everyone I can who reviewed, when I get the time. If you don't want a letter write to me and say "Hey, I don't want you to write to me!" and I most likely wont. *^_^* Thanx. I can't keep up with you guys! So I'm not going to say when I'm going to put the next chapter up. I don't want to make promises I can't keep.
Disclaimer: Do you know what a disclaimer is? If you don't in means I don't own Escaflowne. I only own the characters I create and the attitudes, and the story I created.
Chapter Three
"Is that a challenge?"
'He's cute! Does he, oh my, he has red eyes!' Hitomi thought.
"Well go ahead, introduce yourself." Kosar encouraged Van.
Van just stood there staring, Hitomi just stared back.
'How do I introduce myself to a goddess?! I've never seen a girl with an aura like hers.' Van thought while looking at the bright, white, light that glowed around her, filling the room. 'If only everyone else could see this. I guess I'm the only one in the room that has the power to.' Van concluded.
'WOW! He's got a strong aura! Light blue? I've never seen a human, or demon, with an aura like that! It's beautiful, but what confuses me the most is the outline behind him, it looks like, wings?! NO WAY! He can't be!' Hitomi thought, scolding herself for thinking he's not a human.
"My name is…is…" Van stuttered.
"Spit it out!" Kosar whispered harshly in Van's ear.
"My name is Van." Van said, startled by Kosar. "Um…what's yours?" Van asked when he noticed he had, somewhat, started a conversation.
"She doesn't like to tell her name, so we just call her "Green-eyes", for the time being." Rendaud said as he walked up to the group while rubbing the back of his neck. "Am I right?" Rendaud asked.
"Um…right" Hitomi said shyly, slightly blushing.
"But you do have a name, right?" Van asked.
"Yes sir." Hitomi replied softly.
"Well, maybe, one day, you'll trust me enough to tell me. Oh, and it's just Van. Please, don't call me sir." Van said.
"Yes, Sir, Van, Sir." Hitomi said with a giggle.
"Huh?" Van said.
"You can't win with her Van. Trust me! I think you gave me whiplash Hi… Green Eyes." Rendaud said, while still rubbing his neck. 'I better watch it! I can't believe I almost let her name slip! Stupid! Stupid!' Rendaud scolded himself in his mind.
Van looked at him skeptically, and then at Kosar.
"I have a feeling you both know her name." Van said to them. "May I ask why Rendaud seems so afraid to say your name out loud?" Van asked Hitomi kindly.
Hitomi giggled. "Maybe he's afraid I'll give him whiplash again!" Hitomi commented, letting out another giggle.
The guys joined in the laughter.
"That's not funny! I'm not afraid of anything!" Rendaud said bravely.
"Oh, really?" Hitomi questioned as she advanced on him, making him retreat backwards slowly.
"I take that back!" Rendaud said in a panic.
"Rendaud, you're afraid of a beautiful young woman? Well, she did beat you, after all, so I understand." Van commented.
"I do hope you're not trying to say girls are weak!" Hitomi stated.
"No, I don't think girls are weak, and if I ever said anything like that Merle would kill me!" Van said.
"Who's Merle?" Hitomi asked. 'I hope it's not his girlfriend! Wait, why should I care if he's got a girlfriend or not? He's just a human, he's not worth my time. Demons aren't suppose to care about humans, or anyone for that matter, though I wish I could change that.' Hitomi thought.
"She's my best friend." Van replied.
"Your girlfriend?" Hitomi asked.
"No way! She's just a friend, and she has a boyfriend, his name is Chris." Van answered. "Why do you ask?" Van asked.
"No reason." Hitomi answered.
"Well, you're learning a lot about me, but I don't know the first thing about you. Other then you're a great fighter. So where do you come from? When did you get here? Do you have a boyfriend? Did you come here with anyone? How did you get here? Where did you learn to fight like that?" Van questioned.
Hitomi just stood there, confused, staring for a few minutes. 'Too many questions!' Was the only thing running through Hitomi's mind.
"I um…" Hitomi started taking a deep breath. "Well, were I come from is nobody's business. I got here about an hour ago… Oh no! An hour ago, already, I'm sorry I have to go! I promised I'd be there an hour after!" Hitomi said as she ran to the room to change, but someone grabbed her arm.
"Can I at least know your name before you go?" Van asked as Hitomi turned around.
"I uh…" Hitomi started.
"If I fight you and win will you tell me?" Van asked.
"Is that a challenge?" Hitomi asked enthusiastically.
"Only if you promise, if I win, you'll tell me your name." Van replied.
"If you really want to know. Ok, you're on! Moraf can wait." Hitomi stated.
"Who's Moraf?" Van asked. 'Don't tell me she's got a boyfriend! Who am I kidding? Who in their right mind would pass up the opportunity to be with her.' Van thought.
"My escort." Hitomi replied.
"Your boyfriend?" Van asked.
Hitomi burst out laughing. She laughed so hard she fell over and rolled around laughing. When she was done Van offered her a hand up.
"Are you ok?" Van asked concerned.
"Yeah, I'm fine." Hitomi answered.
"Why were you laughing?" Van asked.
"You asked if Moraf was my boyfriend! That's funny, he's just a good friend, and making sure no one tries to harm me. Though I ditched him about an hour ago!" Hitomi giggled.
"Oh, ok." Van said.
"So, are we going to fight, or are we going to sit around and talk all day." Hitomi asked.
"Right, so, promise to tell me if I win?" Van asked.
"As you wish." Hitomi replied as she walked over and picked up the sword. Van drew his as they both got into fighting stance.
"Ready?" Van asked and Hitomi nodded.
Van charged at Hitomi, paying special attention that he didn't exert to much energy. Hitomi easily dodged his advance.
Van turned around quickly, so quickly that it caught Hitomi off guard. She barely had time to block it. Their swords clashed as they faced one another. Their swords slid against each other, as sparks flied, and Van and Hitomi spoke to one another.
"You're faster then I thought, I'll give you that, but I warn you now that I don't plan on telling anyone my name. So I wont loose!" Hitomi commented.
"As long as you win fairly. No hitting low or any dirty fighting." Van stated.
"Wasn't planning on anything like that. More like this!" Hitomi said as she forced Van away.
Hitomi jumped to dodge another swift attack from Van.
'He's good, I must not let my guard down. I have a feeling this is going to take a good deal of my skill if not my best.' Hitomi thought.
Hitomi then went on the offensive, striking from all sides, and Van blocking.
The battle kept up for at least an hour, both were determined to win. Both were too stubborn to loose or give in.
'He has to have a weakness!' Hitomi thought.
"I have many weaknesses, I admit, but I have many advantages as well." Van said.
Hitomi looked at him with wide eyes. She was surprised and confused.
'Can he hear my thoughts?!' Hitomi thought.
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A/N: Hey, the author here. Thank you everyone for reviewing. I'll try to write a personal thank you to everyone I can who reviewed, when I get the time. If you don't want a letter write to me and say "Hey, I don't want you to write to me!" and I most likely wont. *^_^* Thanx. I can't keep up with you guys! So I'm not going to say when I'm going to put the next chapter up. I don't want to make promises I can't keep.