Demons and Angels
Disclaimer: I don't own Escaflowne, I wish I did, but I don't. . .that's life. *Sigh*
Chapter Fifteen
"Why Demons hate airships."
"Let's go." Van urged.
"Right." Everyone agreed and the five set out to meet up with the others.
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"Hey guys, what took you so long?" Merle asked as she ran towards them. "Who are they?" She asked, pointing towards Allen and Melerna.
"That's Allen. . ." Hitomi stated, pointing towards the blonde knight. "And that is Princess Melerna." She introduced, pointing at Melerna.
"The one you tried to fry?" Merle asked.
"Does everyone have to ask me that question? Yes. Ok everyone, yes I tried to fry her when we were young, but its in the past now. . ." Hitomi answered. 'Were you planning on asking me as well?' Hitomi asked Van mentally.
'I never even thought about asking, you should know that.' Van thought back, making Hitomi giggle.
"We want to help you on your quest." Allen explained to Merle and Moraf.
"And maybe, if it's ok with your group, we can accompany you." Melerna added.
"Sounds fun." Merle stated.
"There is someone we know that has a lot of information on Atlantis." Melerna commented.
"And my father went there. . .he left a journal." Allen mentioned softly.
"That's great. Where is this friend of yours? The sooner we get the information we need, the better." Darosin stated.
"Dryden is most likely in his study. He's a businessman and owns a library, which is where he stays when he's not on a business trip. He just got back so I know he's still here." Melerna informed.
"Ok, where's the library?" Moraf asked.
"It within a few blocks of the castle." Melerna stated.
"In other words, it's across town." Allen translated.
"Then what are we waiting for? Everyone hop into the carriage, I'll get us there in no time." Darosin commanded.
"No demon portal." Hitomi whispered to Darosin.
"Aw. . .but I love scaring humans witless." Darosin pouted sarcastically.
"Very funny." Hitomi retorted as everyone got into the stagecoach.
Darosin sat in his seat and they were soon on their way toward the library.
They soon arrived at their destination and saw Dryden standing outside.
"Hey Dryden." Melerna greeted when she and the others had exited the carriage.
"Why, hello there, Princess. What brings you here?" Dryden asked as he tucked a lock of brunette hair behind his ear and adjusted his glasses.
"We were told you have information on Atlantis." Hitomi answered.
"That I do. And who might you be, lovely young lady?" Dryden inquired, taking Hitomi's hand and lightly kissing it.
'Should I tell him the truth?' Hitomi thought to Van.
'Yes.' Van thought back, becoming a bit upset that this Dryden fellow dared to touch Hitomi, let alone kiss her hand.
"My name's Hitomi." Hitomi stated as she took her hand away. "Hitomi Kanzaki." She added, her cold and emotionless mask in place.
"A pleasure to meet you. I've never had two princesses visit me before. I'm honored." Dryden stated.
"Please, spare me the pleasantries. I went on a vacation so I could get away from that for a while." Hitomi informed.
"I see. . .well, if I remember correctly you are looking for information on Atlantis." Dryden recalled.
"Yes, we wish to know the location of the portal to Atlantis." Van stated.
"From what I've read, there is a place on the Attaca Plains that has the information you seek." Dryden explained.
"The Attaca Plains?" Darosin asked.
"Yes." Dryden answered.
"Have you been there before?" Hitomi questioned.
"Yes." Darosin replied.
Hitomi nodded in acceptance. She could tell that he didn't want to go into detail, so she left it at that and turned her attention back to the others.
"Shall we go to the Attaca Plains?" Hitomi asked the little group.
"Do we really have a choice?" Moraf questioned.
"Nope." Hitomi declared.
"Then let's go." Allen stated.
"May I go with you? I'd love to go on an adventure." Dryden requested.
". . ."
"I can read the ancient scriptures and I promise not to get in the way. I have a friend in Attaca and I'd like to see her again." Dryden explained.
'I really don't like that idea, what do you think Van.' Hitomi questioned Van mentally.
'Nice choice of words. . . I think we should let him come along, it seems this girl he wants to see is more then a friend. You wouldn't want someone to deny letting you see me would you?' Van countered telepathically.
'If someone were foolish enough to do that I'd kill them. There are enough stupid people in this world as it is. If I find one like that I definitely don't want it to breed.' Hitomi thought to Van, making him chuckle. "Very well, it's fine with me, as long as it is ok with everyone else." Hitomi stated.
"Yeah." Everyone agreed.
'Great.' Hitomi thought sarcastically.
"Come on." Allen said, and everyone piled into the carriage, while Darosin drove.
Before long they had arrived at the port, and stopped next to the Crusade.
"Let's get on board. Next stop, the Attaca Plains." Allen stated as he walked up the ramp, followed by Melerna, Merle, Dryden, and Van. "Hey, what's wrong you three?" Allen asked Hitomi, Moraf, and Darosin.
"How do I put this. . .demons don't like airships. I don't mind them, but the guys hate the things. I can't leave without them." Hitomi explained.
'We got to do something about this.' Van thought to Hitomi.
'I don't know what to do Van.' Hitomi thought back.
"Oh, come on Moraf. It's not that bad. You'll be with me." Merle lured.
"I. . .uh. . ." Moraf stuttered.
'Hey, you're their Princess, so start acting like one.' Van thought to Hitomi.
'Good idea.' Hitomi thought back.
"Merle, you see. . ."
"Let's put it this way, I ORDER you to get on board." Hitomi stated.
"But. . ."
"NOW!" Hitomi commanded.
"Yes Princess." The two male demons said in unison, and then they ran inside the airship.
"I don't like this." Moraf stated.
"Don't worry." Hitomi soothed as they closed the hatch.
"What did I do to deserve this?" Moraf questioned as the ship took to the air.
"Why do demons hate airships?" Allen asked.
"Demons don't like flying period. . . and they believe only Draconians do that and they don't really like the Draconian race. . .not to mention flying makes them a little, well. . .airsick." Hitomi explained.
"Oh, so that's why they didn't want to get on board. Well, I think we ca handle three airsick demons. . ."
"Who said I was going to get airsick? I don't get airsick so you only have to worry about two." Hitomi interrupted Allen.
"Moraf, are you ok?" Merle asked from off in the distance.
"I don't feel so well." Moraf answered, his eyes becoming spirals. (a.k.a. He's dizzy! @_@) "Merle, I never knew you had a twin." He said, his voice a bit slurred.
"And so it begins." Hitomi stated as she gracefully walked over to Van.
"What's wrong with Darosin, I just saw him running to the restroom." Van mentioned.
"He's airsick." Hitomi replied.
"Oh. . .lovely. This is going to be an interesting trip." Van commented.
"Just wait until we land, they'll be kissing the ground, literally." Hitomi giggled.
'I wonder what else this journey has in store for us. . .' Van contemplated.
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A/N: It's a SNOW DAY! It's COLD!!!*^_^* Sorry that I haven't updated in a while. I'm writing a book and my friend, who is coincidentally writing a book as well, challenged me so we are seeing who gets hers done first, and no short cuts either. So I may be a bit. . .correction, quite a bit slow on updates, but I'll try to update as often as I am able to. Please be patient. *^_^* Thanks everyone. *^_^*
Disclaimer: I don't own Escaflowne, I wish I did, but I don't. . .that's life. *Sigh*
Chapter Fifteen
"Why Demons hate airships."
"Let's go." Van urged.
"Right." Everyone agreed and the five set out to meet up with the others.
________________________
"Hey guys, what took you so long?" Merle asked as she ran towards them. "Who are they?" She asked, pointing towards Allen and Melerna.
"That's Allen. . ." Hitomi stated, pointing towards the blonde knight. "And that is Princess Melerna." She introduced, pointing at Melerna.
"The one you tried to fry?" Merle asked.
"Does everyone have to ask me that question? Yes. Ok everyone, yes I tried to fry her when we were young, but its in the past now. . ." Hitomi answered. 'Were you planning on asking me as well?' Hitomi asked Van mentally.
'I never even thought about asking, you should know that.' Van thought back, making Hitomi giggle.
"We want to help you on your quest." Allen explained to Merle and Moraf.
"And maybe, if it's ok with your group, we can accompany you." Melerna added.
"Sounds fun." Merle stated.
"There is someone we know that has a lot of information on Atlantis." Melerna commented.
"And my father went there. . .he left a journal." Allen mentioned softly.
"That's great. Where is this friend of yours? The sooner we get the information we need, the better." Darosin stated.
"Dryden is most likely in his study. He's a businessman and owns a library, which is where he stays when he's not on a business trip. He just got back so I know he's still here." Melerna informed.
"Ok, where's the library?" Moraf asked.
"It within a few blocks of the castle." Melerna stated.
"In other words, it's across town." Allen translated.
"Then what are we waiting for? Everyone hop into the carriage, I'll get us there in no time." Darosin commanded.
"No demon portal." Hitomi whispered to Darosin.
"Aw. . .but I love scaring humans witless." Darosin pouted sarcastically.
"Very funny." Hitomi retorted as everyone got into the stagecoach.
Darosin sat in his seat and they were soon on their way toward the library.
They soon arrived at their destination and saw Dryden standing outside.
"Hey Dryden." Melerna greeted when she and the others had exited the carriage.
"Why, hello there, Princess. What brings you here?" Dryden asked as he tucked a lock of brunette hair behind his ear and adjusted his glasses.
"We were told you have information on Atlantis." Hitomi answered.
"That I do. And who might you be, lovely young lady?" Dryden inquired, taking Hitomi's hand and lightly kissing it.
'Should I tell him the truth?' Hitomi thought to Van.
'Yes.' Van thought back, becoming a bit upset that this Dryden fellow dared to touch Hitomi, let alone kiss her hand.
"My name's Hitomi." Hitomi stated as she took her hand away. "Hitomi Kanzaki." She added, her cold and emotionless mask in place.
"A pleasure to meet you. I've never had two princesses visit me before. I'm honored." Dryden stated.
"Please, spare me the pleasantries. I went on a vacation so I could get away from that for a while." Hitomi informed.
"I see. . .well, if I remember correctly you are looking for information on Atlantis." Dryden recalled.
"Yes, we wish to know the location of the portal to Atlantis." Van stated.
"From what I've read, there is a place on the Attaca Plains that has the information you seek." Dryden explained.
"The Attaca Plains?" Darosin asked.
"Yes." Dryden answered.
"Have you been there before?" Hitomi questioned.
"Yes." Darosin replied.
Hitomi nodded in acceptance. She could tell that he didn't want to go into detail, so she left it at that and turned her attention back to the others.
"Shall we go to the Attaca Plains?" Hitomi asked the little group.
"Do we really have a choice?" Moraf questioned.
"Nope." Hitomi declared.
"Then let's go." Allen stated.
"May I go with you? I'd love to go on an adventure." Dryden requested.
". . ."
"I can read the ancient scriptures and I promise not to get in the way. I have a friend in Attaca and I'd like to see her again." Dryden explained.
'I really don't like that idea, what do you think Van.' Hitomi questioned Van mentally.
'Nice choice of words. . . I think we should let him come along, it seems this girl he wants to see is more then a friend. You wouldn't want someone to deny letting you see me would you?' Van countered telepathically.
'If someone were foolish enough to do that I'd kill them. There are enough stupid people in this world as it is. If I find one like that I definitely don't want it to breed.' Hitomi thought to Van, making him chuckle. "Very well, it's fine with me, as long as it is ok with everyone else." Hitomi stated.
"Yeah." Everyone agreed.
'Great.' Hitomi thought sarcastically.
"Come on." Allen said, and everyone piled into the carriage, while Darosin drove.
Before long they had arrived at the port, and stopped next to the Crusade.
"Let's get on board. Next stop, the Attaca Plains." Allen stated as he walked up the ramp, followed by Melerna, Merle, Dryden, and Van. "Hey, what's wrong you three?" Allen asked Hitomi, Moraf, and Darosin.
"How do I put this. . .demons don't like airships. I don't mind them, but the guys hate the things. I can't leave without them." Hitomi explained.
'We got to do something about this.' Van thought to Hitomi.
'I don't know what to do Van.' Hitomi thought back.
"Oh, come on Moraf. It's not that bad. You'll be with me." Merle lured.
"I. . .uh. . ." Moraf stuttered.
'Hey, you're their Princess, so start acting like one.' Van thought to Hitomi.
'Good idea.' Hitomi thought back.
"Merle, you see. . ."
"Let's put it this way, I ORDER you to get on board." Hitomi stated.
"But. . ."
"NOW!" Hitomi commanded.
"Yes Princess." The two male demons said in unison, and then they ran inside the airship.
"I don't like this." Moraf stated.
"Don't worry." Hitomi soothed as they closed the hatch.
"What did I do to deserve this?" Moraf questioned as the ship took to the air.
"Why do demons hate airships?" Allen asked.
"Demons don't like flying period. . . and they believe only Draconians do that and they don't really like the Draconian race. . .not to mention flying makes them a little, well. . .airsick." Hitomi explained.
"Oh, so that's why they didn't want to get on board. Well, I think we ca handle three airsick demons. . ."
"Who said I was going to get airsick? I don't get airsick so you only have to worry about two." Hitomi interrupted Allen.
"Moraf, are you ok?" Merle asked from off in the distance.
"I don't feel so well." Moraf answered, his eyes becoming spirals. (a.k.a. He's dizzy! @_@) "Merle, I never knew you had a twin." He said, his voice a bit slurred.
"And so it begins." Hitomi stated as she gracefully walked over to Van.
"What's wrong with Darosin, I just saw him running to the restroom." Van mentioned.
"He's airsick." Hitomi replied.
"Oh. . .lovely. This is going to be an interesting trip." Van commented.
"Just wait until we land, they'll be kissing the ground, literally." Hitomi giggled.
'I wonder what else this journey has in store for us. . .' Van contemplated.
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A/N: It's a SNOW DAY! It's COLD!!!*^_^* Sorry that I haven't updated in a while. I'm writing a book and my friend, who is coincidentally writing a book as well, challenged me so we are seeing who gets hers done first, and no short cuts either. So I may be a bit. . .correction, quite a bit slow on updates, but I'll try to update as often as I am able to. Please be patient. *^_^* Thanks everyone. *^_^*