Demons and Angels
Disclaimers: I don't own Escaflowne. I know that, you know that, so why do I have to write this?
Chapter Six
"Cat vs. Demon."
'That's what you think.' Van thought with a wide smile.
"Are you ready?" Hitomi asked Merle sincerely as they walked out of the dressing rooms.
"As ready as I'll ever be." Merle said as she went into a battle stance.
"Shall we begin then?" Hitomi asked as she to went into a battle stance.
"Yep." Merle responded as she charged at Hitomi.
'She's very aggressive. I wonder if it's her cat instincts or something.' Hitomi thought as she dodged Merle's attack with ease.
'That was weak! What am I thinking? She may be a girl and all, but she's the demon Princess. She definitely can't be taken down so easily like most girls. I going to have to give it my all!' Merle thought to herself as she charged at Hitomi once more.
'She has changed her technique for the better. This might actually be a workout for me.' Hitomi thought with a smile as she dodged Merle by jumping high up and pushing herself off the wall to the other side of the room.
"She's in trouble!" Van said to Moraf.
"Who?" Moraf asked.
"Hitomi of course. I mean, unless she has some super strength along with her agility, she doesn't stand a chance against a cat-person, let alone Merle." Van commented casually as if he had no clue who, or what, Hitomi was.
"Hitomi is the strongest dem…" Moraf trailed off. 'I better watch it or he will find out about what Hitomi and I are.' Moraf thought to himself.
"Strongest what?" Van asked with a smile. 'Why doesn't he just come out and say it? It'd be a lot easier, and then I wouldn't have a doubt about her being the Princess. Then again, may be that's why he doesn't say it.' Van thought with a sigh.
"Strongest girl I know. Yes, she is the strongest girl I know and can't be beat by a girl like Merle, no offense to Merle. She may be strong but Hitomi's stronger." Moraf commented.
Van just smiled and turned his attention back to the entertainment.
The battle lasted a couple of hours before anyone could notice any signs of either competitor becoming drained.
Hitomi gasped for air, which surprised everyone, and Merle tried to take advantage of this by charging.
Hitomi threw a kick, which Merle missed, only to be met with defeat as Hitomi disarmed Merle and stood victoriously with her sword pointed at Merle's neck.
"I win." Hitomi stated.
"But, you were tired, how could…"
"Don't be fooled by appearances. Just because someone is breathing heavily, doesn't always mean they're tired." Hitomi mentioned, cutting Merle off.
"Then why were you panting?" Merle asked.
"To see if you're easily fooled by such illusions." Hitomi commented.
"It seems I am. Thank you, I must work on that." Merle said as she walked with Hitomi back to the dressing rooms.
"Interesting." Moraf said.
"What?" Van asked.
"I've never seen Hitomi use a move like that. She normally hates deception." Moraf stated. "She's always, so, up front." Moraf added.
"I see. Yes, when I fought her she made sure she beat me into the ground quickly and skillfully." Van explained.
"You fought her?" Moraf asked.
"Yes." Van responded.
"And you're still alive?" Moraf asked.
"Well obviously, I'm standing right in front of you aren't I. What's that suppose to mean anyway?" Van asked skeptically.
'Stupid! I did it again! Open mouth, insert foot! If I don't shut up he's going to get suspicious, if he's not already, and Hitomi's going to kill me if he somehow finds out. I am so dead!' Moraf thought to himself. "She's just such a great fighter I would think anyone who takes her on wouldn't live to tell about it that's all." Moraf said quickly.
Van chuckled. "What ever you say my friend." Van commented.
"What ever you say? What are you two talking about?" Merle asked skeptically.
"Hey Hitomi. Great match, you were wonderful!" Van complimented as he walked over to Hitomi.
"Thank you, Van. But you should compliment Merle's skill, really." Hitomi said as she blushed. 'I can't believe it! I'm blushing! No one has ever made me blush and I know this guy a day or so and he is able to. That's strange!' Hitomi thought.
"Well it's an honor to be the first." Van said which made Hitomi blush even more.
'Oh, I forgot you could do that. Dang you! Why didn't you remind me?!' Hitomi thought to Van.
'It's too much fun to listen in! Why should I ruin it for myself?' Van thought back to her.
'I…I can…'
'Hear my thoughts? That's another one of my powers. I can direct my thoughts to people so they can hear them. So we can talk to one another about anything and no one can listen in on us.' Van thought to Hitomi, cutting in on her thoughts.
'Super! This should be interesting.' Hitomi thought back to Van.
'This will be a first step.' Van thought to Hitomi.
'What's that suppose to mean?' Hitomi asked Van in thought.
'Nothing, just forget it, for now.' Van thought back as Rendaud waved his hand in front of their faces.
"Hello! You two have been staring at each other for ten minutes, give it a break." Rendaud said and both Hitomi and Van gave him an evil look.
"Hitomi we need to go!" Moraf said.
"Why?" Hitomi asked.
Moraf made a hand motion that, more or less, said to look down.
Hitomi looked down to see her pendant was glowing.
"Let's go!" Moraf said as her gently grabbed a hold of her arm and rushed her out the door.
"I wonder what that was about." Merle said.
"Beats me." Van said. 'I wonder what that thing was and why it was glowing.' Van thought to himself.
"Anyone want to take me on?" Rendaud asked.
"Sure, why not." Van responded.
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"What is it Jedaso?" Hitomi asked the pendant.
"Sorry to bother you, but I thought you'd like to know something." Jedaso's voice came from the pendant.
"Go on." Hitomi encouraged.
"The King that became your new suitor happens to be the King of the country you're in now." Jedaso said.
"You mean the King of Fanellia?" Hitomi asked.
"Precisely!" Jedaso answered.
Hitomi just stared at the pendant.
"Princess? Are you there?" Jedaso asked in a concerned voice.
"How convenient. All I have to do is wait another five hours or so and I can change that." Hitomi said with a devilish look in her eyes.
"Princess, you can't keep annihilating your suitors!" Jedaso exclaimed.
"Why not? I don't want to grow up. I don't want to marry." Hitomi said sadly.
"Princess, we, our country, will need an heir sooner or later." Jedaso commented.
Hitomi sighed. "Is it so wrong to want to marry for love?" Hitomi asked.
"There's nothing wrong with that. That's what everyone wishes for, and I sincerely hope you, of all people, find it. You deserve the best." Jedaso stated.
"Thank you Jedaso." Hitomi said as a single tear fell down her cheek.
"That's not like you, Hitomi, you never cry." Moraf commented.
"That's not true, but you're right, it's not like me." Hitomi admitted.
"So are you going to go after this new suitor or give him a chance?" Jedaso asked through the pendant.
"Let me think about it, I haven't decided, yet." Hitomi said.
"Choose wisely Princess. I must go now, take care my friends." Jedaso said as the pendant once more ceased to glow.
"Should we go back?" Moraf asked.
"Yes, I need time to clear my head anyway, there's a lot I must dwell on." Hitomi clarified as they walked out of the hotel and back to the shop.
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Van and Rendaud had just finished their match when Hitomi and Moraf reentered the shop.
"Where have you two been? You just missed watching Van stomp Rendaud into the ground!" Kosar exclaimed with a hearty laugh.
"Oh, that's so unfair!" Hitomi exclaimed.
"Where have you two been anyway? And what have you been doing?" Van asked.
"We had important matters to take care of back at the hotel. A friend of ours had to talk to us about, um… things." Moraf explained.
"What was that thing that was glowing?" Van asked.
"A way for my friend to contact me." Hitomi explained. "Please, don't ask me why or how." Hitomi clarified, which made everyone, except Moraf, shut their mouths, he already knew the answer.
"So, Merle, did you find what you were looking for yesterday?" Moraf asked trying to change the subject.
"Yes, thank you, I wouldn't have been able to if you didn't happen to come along and help me." Merle said as her cheeks began to redden.
'I think Merle likes my friend, what about you?' Hitomi thought to Van.
'You think? I'm ninety percent certain!' Van thought back to her.
The conversations went on for about four and a half hours. Moraf and Merle had been talking to one another longer then anyone. Though Van and Hitomi thought to one another even longer, because they didn't run out of breath. *^_^*
"It's getting late, we best be off." Moraf suggested.
"Moraf is right. Good bye Van, I hope we meet again soon." Hitomi said in a soft and sincere voice.
"Yes, how about here, tomorrow." Van suggested.
"I'd love to." Hitomi replied as she gave Van a gentle hug.
"Good bye Merle. I'll be here tomorrow as well, I'd be honored if you'd stop by to chat." Moraf said as he lightly kissed her hand.
"Uh huh." Merle said unable to get any real words out.
"Good bye." Everyone said in unison as Hitomi and Moraf went in there direction, while Van and Merle went in theirs.
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"You like Van, don't you?" Moraf asked.
"Yes, very much." Hitomi replied while blushing.
"So are you going to take out your suitor?" Moraf asked.
"If it means I'll have a better chance to be with Van, then yes. I'll take care of it tonight." Hitomi said firmly.
"Just be careful." Moraf said.
"Don't worry, I will." Hitomi stated.
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"How do you expect to get out tomorrow?" Merle asked Van as they walked back to the castle.
"Don't worry Merle, I'll find a way!" Van said with a cheerful voice.
"You really like her, don't you?" Merle asked.
"Yes, I do." Van replied.
"I just hope she let's you live long enough to love her, and to show her love." Merle said.
"I never said I loved her." Van commented.
"Yes, but I can see it in your eyes. And I'm right, aren't I?" Merle asked.
"Yes, you are right." Van replied as they walked through the castle gates and tall 10 guards standing there bowed.
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A/N: Hey! Thanks for reading. *^_^*
My hair is fixed. Sort of, it's only two colors now! And it looks decent. My stylist said to NEVER let my mom touch my hair again! He even lectured her! *^_^*I'm so happy!
Disclaimers: I don't own Escaflowne. I know that, you know that, so why do I have to write this?
Chapter Six
"Cat vs. Demon."
'That's what you think.' Van thought with a wide smile.
"Are you ready?" Hitomi asked Merle sincerely as they walked out of the dressing rooms.
"As ready as I'll ever be." Merle said as she went into a battle stance.
"Shall we begin then?" Hitomi asked as she to went into a battle stance.
"Yep." Merle responded as she charged at Hitomi.
'She's very aggressive. I wonder if it's her cat instincts or something.' Hitomi thought as she dodged Merle's attack with ease.
'That was weak! What am I thinking? She may be a girl and all, but she's the demon Princess. She definitely can't be taken down so easily like most girls. I going to have to give it my all!' Merle thought to herself as she charged at Hitomi once more.
'She has changed her technique for the better. This might actually be a workout for me.' Hitomi thought with a smile as she dodged Merle by jumping high up and pushing herself off the wall to the other side of the room.
"She's in trouble!" Van said to Moraf.
"Who?" Moraf asked.
"Hitomi of course. I mean, unless she has some super strength along with her agility, she doesn't stand a chance against a cat-person, let alone Merle." Van commented casually as if he had no clue who, or what, Hitomi was.
"Hitomi is the strongest dem…" Moraf trailed off. 'I better watch it or he will find out about what Hitomi and I are.' Moraf thought to himself.
"Strongest what?" Van asked with a smile. 'Why doesn't he just come out and say it? It'd be a lot easier, and then I wouldn't have a doubt about her being the Princess. Then again, may be that's why he doesn't say it.' Van thought with a sigh.
"Strongest girl I know. Yes, she is the strongest girl I know and can't be beat by a girl like Merle, no offense to Merle. She may be strong but Hitomi's stronger." Moraf commented.
Van just smiled and turned his attention back to the entertainment.
The battle lasted a couple of hours before anyone could notice any signs of either competitor becoming drained.
Hitomi gasped for air, which surprised everyone, and Merle tried to take advantage of this by charging.
Hitomi threw a kick, which Merle missed, only to be met with defeat as Hitomi disarmed Merle and stood victoriously with her sword pointed at Merle's neck.
"I win." Hitomi stated.
"But, you were tired, how could…"
"Don't be fooled by appearances. Just because someone is breathing heavily, doesn't always mean they're tired." Hitomi mentioned, cutting Merle off.
"Then why were you panting?" Merle asked.
"To see if you're easily fooled by such illusions." Hitomi commented.
"It seems I am. Thank you, I must work on that." Merle said as she walked with Hitomi back to the dressing rooms.
"Interesting." Moraf said.
"What?" Van asked.
"I've never seen Hitomi use a move like that. She normally hates deception." Moraf stated. "She's always, so, up front." Moraf added.
"I see. Yes, when I fought her she made sure she beat me into the ground quickly and skillfully." Van explained.
"You fought her?" Moraf asked.
"Yes." Van responded.
"And you're still alive?" Moraf asked.
"Well obviously, I'm standing right in front of you aren't I. What's that suppose to mean anyway?" Van asked skeptically.
'Stupid! I did it again! Open mouth, insert foot! If I don't shut up he's going to get suspicious, if he's not already, and Hitomi's going to kill me if he somehow finds out. I am so dead!' Moraf thought to himself. "She's just such a great fighter I would think anyone who takes her on wouldn't live to tell about it that's all." Moraf said quickly.
Van chuckled. "What ever you say my friend." Van commented.
"What ever you say? What are you two talking about?" Merle asked skeptically.
"Hey Hitomi. Great match, you were wonderful!" Van complimented as he walked over to Hitomi.
"Thank you, Van. But you should compliment Merle's skill, really." Hitomi said as she blushed. 'I can't believe it! I'm blushing! No one has ever made me blush and I know this guy a day or so and he is able to. That's strange!' Hitomi thought.
"Well it's an honor to be the first." Van said which made Hitomi blush even more.
'Oh, I forgot you could do that. Dang you! Why didn't you remind me?!' Hitomi thought to Van.
'It's too much fun to listen in! Why should I ruin it for myself?' Van thought back to her.
'I…I can…'
'Hear my thoughts? That's another one of my powers. I can direct my thoughts to people so they can hear them. So we can talk to one another about anything and no one can listen in on us.' Van thought to Hitomi, cutting in on her thoughts.
'Super! This should be interesting.' Hitomi thought back to Van.
'This will be a first step.' Van thought to Hitomi.
'What's that suppose to mean?' Hitomi asked Van in thought.
'Nothing, just forget it, for now.' Van thought back as Rendaud waved his hand in front of their faces.
"Hello! You two have been staring at each other for ten minutes, give it a break." Rendaud said and both Hitomi and Van gave him an evil look.
"Hitomi we need to go!" Moraf said.
"Why?" Hitomi asked.
Moraf made a hand motion that, more or less, said to look down.
Hitomi looked down to see her pendant was glowing.
"Let's go!" Moraf said as her gently grabbed a hold of her arm and rushed her out the door.
"I wonder what that was about." Merle said.
"Beats me." Van said. 'I wonder what that thing was and why it was glowing.' Van thought to himself.
"Anyone want to take me on?" Rendaud asked.
"Sure, why not." Van responded.
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"What is it Jedaso?" Hitomi asked the pendant.
"Sorry to bother you, but I thought you'd like to know something." Jedaso's voice came from the pendant.
"Go on." Hitomi encouraged.
"The King that became your new suitor happens to be the King of the country you're in now." Jedaso said.
"You mean the King of Fanellia?" Hitomi asked.
"Precisely!" Jedaso answered.
Hitomi just stared at the pendant.
"Princess? Are you there?" Jedaso asked in a concerned voice.
"How convenient. All I have to do is wait another five hours or so and I can change that." Hitomi said with a devilish look in her eyes.
"Princess, you can't keep annihilating your suitors!" Jedaso exclaimed.
"Why not? I don't want to grow up. I don't want to marry." Hitomi said sadly.
"Princess, we, our country, will need an heir sooner or later." Jedaso commented.
Hitomi sighed. "Is it so wrong to want to marry for love?" Hitomi asked.
"There's nothing wrong with that. That's what everyone wishes for, and I sincerely hope you, of all people, find it. You deserve the best." Jedaso stated.
"Thank you Jedaso." Hitomi said as a single tear fell down her cheek.
"That's not like you, Hitomi, you never cry." Moraf commented.
"That's not true, but you're right, it's not like me." Hitomi admitted.
"So are you going to go after this new suitor or give him a chance?" Jedaso asked through the pendant.
"Let me think about it, I haven't decided, yet." Hitomi said.
"Choose wisely Princess. I must go now, take care my friends." Jedaso said as the pendant once more ceased to glow.
"Should we go back?" Moraf asked.
"Yes, I need time to clear my head anyway, there's a lot I must dwell on." Hitomi clarified as they walked out of the hotel and back to the shop.
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Van and Rendaud had just finished their match when Hitomi and Moraf reentered the shop.
"Where have you two been? You just missed watching Van stomp Rendaud into the ground!" Kosar exclaimed with a hearty laugh.
"Oh, that's so unfair!" Hitomi exclaimed.
"Where have you two been anyway? And what have you been doing?" Van asked.
"We had important matters to take care of back at the hotel. A friend of ours had to talk to us about, um… things." Moraf explained.
"What was that thing that was glowing?" Van asked.
"A way for my friend to contact me." Hitomi explained. "Please, don't ask me why or how." Hitomi clarified, which made everyone, except Moraf, shut their mouths, he already knew the answer.
"So, Merle, did you find what you were looking for yesterday?" Moraf asked trying to change the subject.
"Yes, thank you, I wouldn't have been able to if you didn't happen to come along and help me." Merle said as her cheeks began to redden.
'I think Merle likes my friend, what about you?' Hitomi thought to Van.
'You think? I'm ninety percent certain!' Van thought back to her.
The conversations went on for about four and a half hours. Moraf and Merle had been talking to one another longer then anyone. Though Van and Hitomi thought to one another even longer, because they didn't run out of breath. *^_^*
"It's getting late, we best be off." Moraf suggested.
"Moraf is right. Good bye Van, I hope we meet again soon." Hitomi said in a soft and sincere voice.
"Yes, how about here, tomorrow." Van suggested.
"I'd love to." Hitomi replied as she gave Van a gentle hug.
"Good bye Merle. I'll be here tomorrow as well, I'd be honored if you'd stop by to chat." Moraf said as he lightly kissed her hand.
"Uh huh." Merle said unable to get any real words out.
"Good bye." Everyone said in unison as Hitomi and Moraf went in there direction, while Van and Merle went in theirs.
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"You like Van, don't you?" Moraf asked.
"Yes, very much." Hitomi replied while blushing.
"So are you going to take out your suitor?" Moraf asked.
"If it means I'll have a better chance to be with Van, then yes. I'll take care of it tonight." Hitomi said firmly.
"Just be careful." Moraf said.
"Don't worry, I will." Hitomi stated.
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"How do you expect to get out tomorrow?" Merle asked Van as they walked back to the castle.
"Don't worry Merle, I'll find a way!" Van said with a cheerful voice.
"You really like her, don't you?" Merle asked.
"Yes, I do." Van replied.
"I just hope she let's you live long enough to love her, and to show her love." Merle said.
"I never said I loved her." Van commented.
"Yes, but I can see it in your eyes. And I'm right, aren't I?" Merle asked.
"Yes, you are right." Van replied as they walked through the castle gates and tall 10 guards standing there bowed.
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A/N: Hey! Thanks for reading. *^_^*
My hair is fixed. Sort of, it's only two colors now! And it looks decent. My stylist said to NEVER let my mom touch my hair again! He even lectured her! *^_^*I'm so happy!