Demons and Angels
Disclaimer: Roses are red, violets are blue, I don't own Escaflowne, and neither do you. *^_^* I don't know where I saw that, but it's a great disclaimer. It's sarcastic, just like me!*^_^*
Chapter Fourteen
"The Princesses meet again."
"I was suppose to take a ferry ride. . ." Hitomi started. 'This could be a great opportunity to get information on the gate.' Hitomi thought. "But it can wait." Hitomi said as she followed Allen and Gaddis into the airship.
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"So, Jewel, what brings you to Asturia?" Allen asked as he offered her a cup of tea, which she kindly declined.
"Actually, I'm on a bit of a quest. . .and I was racing with one of my comrades when I bumped into you." Hitomi explained.
"A quest? Normally only knights go on quests, I've never heard of a lady going on one." Allen commented.
"Let's just say there is more to me then meets the eye." Hitomi replied.
"Is that your way of saying you're tougher then you look?" Allen asked.
'You could say that.' Hitomi thought. "Yes, that's quite accurate." Hitomi answered.
Allen just stared at her. 'There's something different about this girl, and it's not just her green eyes. . .Green eyes? What was it I heard about green eyes?' Allen thought as he stared.
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"The sea is beautiful today." Melerna stated as she strolled along the shore. "Who's he?" Melerna asked herself when she saw a young man with raven black hair, whom was looking around for something. "Excuse me." Melerna said as she approached him.
"Yes?" Van asked looking in her direction.
"What are you searching for?" Melerna asked.
"It's more of a who. . . have you seen. . ."
"I know someone who can probably help you find who you're looking for." Melerna cut in, grabbing his arm and leading him toward the docks.
'If she can help me find Hitomi, then I guess it will be worth following her around. . .for a little while.' Van thought.
"Don't worry. . .um. . .what does he look like?" Melerna asked.
"Actually, my friend is a she, and she's. . ."
"Well then, Allen can definitely find your friend. He can find any female." Melerna cut in, with a bit of venom was in he voice in the last part of her sentence. "HEY, IS ALLEN IN?!" Melerna yelled as they approached the airship.
"Sure is Princess, come on in. I'll tell him you're here." Gaddes said as he went inside.
"So, you must be Melerna. I appreciate your help, but. . ."
"Don't mention it, now come on." Melerna said while she dragged Van inside.
'I wish she'd let me talk. I want to warn her that the person I search for will most likely go for her throat.' Van thought as she pulled him into a room.
"Princess, you're back. . .who's he?" Allen asked when he saw the two and noticed Melerna hanging on him.
"Oh, this is. . ."
"Get your filthy hands off of him!" Hitomi yelled when she walked in.
"Excuse me, do you know who you're talking to?" Melerna asked arrogantly.
"I know who you are, Princess Melerna! And if you don't get your hands off of MY Van I'll kill you. . .and this time no one can stop me from frying you!" Hitomi screamed, enraged that Melerna would dare to touch her suitor, Melerna just stood there in shock.
"No one talks to our Princess like that!" One of the crew members yelled and drew his sword.
"Put down your sword!" Allen yelled. "What's going on here? Do you know Jewel, Melerna?" Allen asked.
"Ye. . .Yeah. . .Pr. . .Princess Hit. . .Hitomi. . . JEWEL. . .Kan. . .Kanzaki." Melerna stuttered as she backed away from Van.
"So much for keeping your identity a secret." Van stated as Hitomi walked over to him and they embraced. Hitomi glared at Melerna. 'My Van.' Hitomi thought.
'Your Van, huh? I like the sound of that.' Van thought to Hitomi, making her blush a little.
'I'm glad. Because as handsome as you are, I'm going to have to say it a lot to keep the girls off of you' Hitomi thought back.
'I would have told Melerna off for you, but every time I said something, she'd cut me off.' Van explained mentally.
'Want me to roast her for you?' Hitomi asked telepathically.
'NO!!! Roasting people isn't nice.' Van thought back.
'Whoever said demons were nice?' Hitomi asked mentally.
"Demons are nice. . ." Van whispered to Hitomi. "When they want to be." Van added, making Hitomi giggle.
"I think we should get back to the others now." Van said.
"Jewel. . .I mean, Hitomi, informed me you are on a quest." Allen stated, holding a trembling Melerna.
"Maybe. . .if it's ok. . .we can help." Melerna said meekly.
'Say something to make her stop trembling.' Van thought politely to Hitomi.
"Would you stop shaking, unless Van says I can, I wont hurt you." Hitomi stated to Melerna.
Melerna stopped trembling and nodded, "Ok."
'Maybe you can offer to start over. You two might even become friends. She's really nice, she was trying to help me find you.' Van thought to Hitomi, giving her a kiss on the cheek.
"Maybe. . .we can even try being friendly. . .possibly friends. . .we got off on the wrong foot last time. . .so, let's start over." Hitomi offered.
"Really?" Melerna asked, her eyes shining with hope.
"Yes." Hitomi answered. 'Why not. . .might be fun. . .and it will make Van happy.' Hitomi thought.
'Very.' Van confirmed mentally.
"So, Van's your suitor?" Melerna asked. Hitomi nodded in reply. "He's really sweet. . .doesn't talk much though." Melerna added.
'Her ignorance used to annoy me, now I find it amusing.' Hitomi thought to Van, earning a chuckle from him.
'Yeah. But my question is, why should I talk when I can communicate my feelings to you telepathically?' Van asked Hitomi in thought.
"You two are lucky to have one another." Allen commented.
"True." Hitomi agreed with Allen, Van, and Melerna.
"What kind of quest are you two on?" Allen asked.
"It's not just Hitomi and I. Moraf, Darosin, and Merle are with us. We separated a little while ago to look around the city before we started our search." Van explained.
"So, you're searching for something in Asturia?" Melerna asked.
"Not really, we're looking for people who have information on the portal to Atlantis, and it's whereabouts." Hitomi clarified.
"Atlantis. . .that's the city of demons." Melerna stated.
"No, Sinertalia is the city of demons. It's in the center of Darkan if you're wondering." Hitomi stated. "Atlantis is the city of Draconians." Hitomi corrected.
"And it insults demons when you mistake them for Draconians, or the other way around." Darosin commented from behind Van and Hitomi. "Thought you could ditch me, did you?" Darosin asked.
"Yeah, we did." Van answered.
"I know better then to think that. . .but it was worth a try." Hitomi responded.
"Very funny." Darosin replied as he crossed his arms.
"It was, wasn't it?" Hitomi asked sarcastically.
"Who's that?" Melerna asked.
"This is Darosin." Hitomi introduced. "This is Allen." Hitomi stated, pointing to Allen. "And this is Melerna." Hitomi pointed out.
"So, you're the one Hitomi tried to kill." Darosin commented, looking at Melerna, then turned his attention back to Hitomi. "It's almost time for us to meet the others, Princess." Darosin informed.
"Already?" Hitomi asked, surprised the time had gone by so quickly. "Time really does fly when you're having fun." Hitomi added.
"Let's go." Van urged.
"Right." Everyone agreed in unison.
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A/N: Hey everyone, thanks for reviewing. I had a few people write to me and they "inspired" me to write (and type) this chapter. I've had this written for a while, typing it was my only problem. I'm on vacation so I decided that this is the perfect time to type it up. *^_^* Please review. Thanks again.*^_^*
Disclaimer: Roses are red, violets are blue, I don't own Escaflowne, and neither do you. *^_^* I don't know where I saw that, but it's a great disclaimer. It's sarcastic, just like me!*^_^*
Chapter Fourteen
"The Princesses meet again."
"I was suppose to take a ferry ride. . ." Hitomi started. 'This could be a great opportunity to get information on the gate.' Hitomi thought. "But it can wait." Hitomi said as she followed Allen and Gaddis into the airship.
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"So, Jewel, what brings you to Asturia?" Allen asked as he offered her a cup of tea, which she kindly declined.
"Actually, I'm on a bit of a quest. . .and I was racing with one of my comrades when I bumped into you." Hitomi explained.
"A quest? Normally only knights go on quests, I've never heard of a lady going on one." Allen commented.
"Let's just say there is more to me then meets the eye." Hitomi replied.
"Is that your way of saying you're tougher then you look?" Allen asked.
'You could say that.' Hitomi thought. "Yes, that's quite accurate." Hitomi answered.
Allen just stared at her. 'There's something different about this girl, and it's not just her green eyes. . .Green eyes? What was it I heard about green eyes?' Allen thought as he stared.
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"The sea is beautiful today." Melerna stated as she strolled along the shore. "Who's he?" Melerna asked herself when she saw a young man with raven black hair, whom was looking around for something. "Excuse me." Melerna said as she approached him.
"Yes?" Van asked looking in her direction.
"What are you searching for?" Melerna asked.
"It's more of a who. . . have you seen. . ."
"I know someone who can probably help you find who you're looking for." Melerna cut in, grabbing his arm and leading him toward the docks.
'If she can help me find Hitomi, then I guess it will be worth following her around. . .for a little while.' Van thought.
"Don't worry. . .um. . .what does he look like?" Melerna asked.
"Actually, my friend is a she, and she's. . ."
"Well then, Allen can definitely find your friend. He can find any female." Melerna cut in, with a bit of venom was in he voice in the last part of her sentence. "HEY, IS ALLEN IN?!" Melerna yelled as they approached the airship.
"Sure is Princess, come on in. I'll tell him you're here." Gaddes said as he went inside.
"So, you must be Melerna. I appreciate your help, but. . ."
"Don't mention it, now come on." Melerna said while she dragged Van inside.
'I wish she'd let me talk. I want to warn her that the person I search for will most likely go for her throat.' Van thought as she pulled him into a room.
"Princess, you're back. . .who's he?" Allen asked when he saw the two and noticed Melerna hanging on him.
"Oh, this is. . ."
"Get your filthy hands off of him!" Hitomi yelled when she walked in.
"Excuse me, do you know who you're talking to?" Melerna asked arrogantly.
"I know who you are, Princess Melerna! And if you don't get your hands off of MY Van I'll kill you. . .and this time no one can stop me from frying you!" Hitomi screamed, enraged that Melerna would dare to touch her suitor, Melerna just stood there in shock.
"No one talks to our Princess like that!" One of the crew members yelled and drew his sword.
"Put down your sword!" Allen yelled. "What's going on here? Do you know Jewel, Melerna?" Allen asked.
"Ye. . .Yeah. . .Pr. . .Princess Hit. . .Hitomi. . . JEWEL. . .Kan. . .Kanzaki." Melerna stuttered as she backed away from Van.
"So much for keeping your identity a secret." Van stated as Hitomi walked over to him and they embraced. Hitomi glared at Melerna. 'My Van.' Hitomi thought.
'Your Van, huh? I like the sound of that.' Van thought to Hitomi, making her blush a little.
'I'm glad. Because as handsome as you are, I'm going to have to say it a lot to keep the girls off of you' Hitomi thought back.
'I would have told Melerna off for you, but every time I said something, she'd cut me off.' Van explained mentally.
'Want me to roast her for you?' Hitomi asked telepathically.
'NO!!! Roasting people isn't nice.' Van thought back.
'Whoever said demons were nice?' Hitomi asked mentally.
"Demons are nice. . ." Van whispered to Hitomi. "When they want to be." Van added, making Hitomi giggle.
"I think we should get back to the others now." Van said.
"Jewel. . .I mean, Hitomi, informed me you are on a quest." Allen stated, holding a trembling Melerna.
"Maybe. . .if it's ok. . .we can help." Melerna said meekly.
'Say something to make her stop trembling.' Van thought politely to Hitomi.
"Would you stop shaking, unless Van says I can, I wont hurt you." Hitomi stated to Melerna.
Melerna stopped trembling and nodded, "Ok."
'Maybe you can offer to start over. You two might even become friends. She's really nice, she was trying to help me find you.' Van thought to Hitomi, giving her a kiss on the cheek.
"Maybe. . .we can even try being friendly. . .possibly friends. . .we got off on the wrong foot last time. . .so, let's start over." Hitomi offered.
"Really?" Melerna asked, her eyes shining with hope.
"Yes." Hitomi answered. 'Why not. . .might be fun. . .and it will make Van happy.' Hitomi thought.
'Very.' Van confirmed mentally.
"So, Van's your suitor?" Melerna asked. Hitomi nodded in reply. "He's really sweet. . .doesn't talk much though." Melerna added.
'Her ignorance used to annoy me, now I find it amusing.' Hitomi thought to Van, earning a chuckle from him.
'Yeah. But my question is, why should I talk when I can communicate my feelings to you telepathically?' Van asked Hitomi in thought.
"You two are lucky to have one another." Allen commented.
"True." Hitomi agreed with Allen, Van, and Melerna.
"What kind of quest are you two on?" Allen asked.
"It's not just Hitomi and I. Moraf, Darosin, and Merle are with us. We separated a little while ago to look around the city before we started our search." Van explained.
"So, you're searching for something in Asturia?" Melerna asked.
"Not really, we're looking for people who have information on the portal to Atlantis, and it's whereabouts." Hitomi clarified.
"Atlantis. . .that's the city of demons." Melerna stated.
"No, Sinertalia is the city of demons. It's in the center of Darkan if you're wondering." Hitomi stated. "Atlantis is the city of Draconians." Hitomi corrected.
"And it insults demons when you mistake them for Draconians, or the other way around." Darosin commented from behind Van and Hitomi. "Thought you could ditch me, did you?" Darosin asked.
"Yeah, we did." Van answered.
"I know better then to think that. . .but it was worth a try." Hitomi responded.
"Very funny." Darosin replied as he crossed his arms.
"It was, wasn't it?" Hitomi asked sarcastically.
"Who's that?" Melerna asked.
"This is Darosin." Hitomi introduced. "This is Allen." Hitomi stated, pointing to Allen. "And this is Melerna." Hitomi pointed out.
"So, you're the one Hitomi tried to kill." Darosin commented, looking at Melerna, then turned his attention back to Hitomi. "It's almost time for us to meet the others, Princess." Darosin informed.
"Already?" Hitomi asked, surprised the time had gone by so quickly. "Time really does fly when you're having fun." Hitomi added.
"Let's go." Van urged.
"Right." Everyone agreed in unison.
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A/N: Hey everyone, thanks for reviewing. I had a few people write to me and they "inspired" me to write (and type) this chapter. I've had this written for a while, typing it was my only problem. I'm on vacation so I decided that this is the perfect time to type it up. *^_^* Please review. Thanks again.*^_^*