AN: Muahaha a new chapter! I'm trying to think of ideas for my next fic, as this is the second last chapter of this one.... Well, please review! After at least 10 more reviews I'll post the final chapter ^_^ Muahah BLACK MAIL! XD Muaha so many people had AWESOME ideas for the whole Allen dealie, and the most popular ones were making Allen say Van wasn't treating Hitomi right, or that Allen hugs Hitomi and Van misinterprets. So I decided to go with the latter, seeing as it was the easier one to fix XD I'm too much of a fluff lover to let them suffer any more ^_^ This chapter= A LOT OF COCKINESS!!!! Muahaha, the two things I love in fan fics: Fluff and Cockiness! XD All the cocky and sarcastic bits in this chapter were things I were thinking, I didn't think them up, they just sort of came, sort of my reply to what they were saying XD o_O;;

Fushizen Na: Your idea was awesome, but that would require pain for Van, and effort from me XD So I just dumped more cockiness into this chapter, as I am a big Van/Hitomi being cocky/sarcastic ^_____^ Muahahhaa, I LOVE YOUR FIC! KEEP WRITING! Van's so awesome in your fic! HE'S COCKY! ^____^
lazy_girl: Haha chapter 5 had a bit of fluff! And I don't know whether if this chapter has fluff or not o_O;;
MaboroshiTsuki: Fluff in Prescription for Love, you say, eh? WELL THEN WRITE! XD *whistles innocently, coughs*Publishedinamagazine *cough* ^_^ Hehe thanks about the Merle comment, that was just one of my random thoughts I put in the story.
Niffer: Haha thank you! Here's your chapter! I like the sleeping together too ^_^
naria: I'll try to keep writing! ^^;; If people keep reviewing! XD
jess131346: The fluff is in chapter 5! XD And I don't know if there's fluff in this chapter, I'm too tired to figure that out XD
Inda: Haha quite ^_~ We all know it's going to be a happy ending ^_^
SabineballZ: *glances nervously at Dilly* haha, yes, burn OTHER PEOPLE O_O Thanks for the review! ^_^
Dahee Fanel: The pain of lack of fluff! XD Yeah! Go Van! Die blonde Barbie man! Alas, I cannot make Hitomi slap Van as in my fic, "It's You" I made Allen evil and Allen fans got mad @_@
Firefly: Thank you! Twas my first shot at writing a sword fight ^^;; Not much action, but that's okay! Hahaha
Aeka-himme: Haha, I made Allen dense and slow. Who on earth would say "I'm afraid something has gone terribly wrong" Well, you'll see when you read ^_~ He didn't do anything bad, just he noticed... Dammit I can't say anything without spoiling anything. Well he sees something and instead of undoing it he just stares blankly and goes "I think we made a boo boo" KEEP WRITING!
Illusionist: Thanko! Fluff is good for the soul XD
luna: *while luna is chasing allen, cinderella glomps van* Muahaha, I made Allen decent, because there's this nagging in my head about all those Allen fans *grumbles* Anywhoo, used your idea! *bows* Thanko! ^___^
Sailor Centauri: Hahaha, baka... I love that word. I haven't heard someone use that in so long ^_^ This chapter is sort of kawaii, hope it's good enough ^^;;
Ash Night: Allen didn't make a move, Van just did his signature being there at the wrong time move ^_~ *blushes like crazy* idon'twritewonderfulsentences *not very good with compliments* ^^;; Thanko!
Dariel: I would have tortured Van that way XD Okay, better keep this PG 13 XD So I made Allen not do anything and just have Van misinterpret XP
Magicman/Smokegirl: Hehehehehehe..... I was writing out your idea but then I had this BIG scene where Van was really hurt and *wails* I COULDN'T TAKE IT! So I made this sort of kawaii chapter instead ^_^ *hides behind rock*
FullmoonBunny: *blushes* Haha I couldn't make Allen make a move on Hitomi after all, too many complications *sniffs* Haha, I love being hyper ^_^

Van smiled as he saw the last bit of skirt trail out of his room. Despite the slight awkward moment, the feathery brushing of Hitomi's lips on his skin was enough to make him die happy.

Look at the stars;
Look how they shine for you
And everything you do
Yeah, they were all yellow
I came along; I wrote a song for you
And all the things you do...

***

Donning a sky blue sun dress, Hitomi waltzed over to the Asturian ocean side, taking a deep breath of the salty air. She noticed a lone figure standing near a large rock, and Hitomi peered, shading her eyes as the bright sunlight made it difficult to tell who it was.

"Allen!" she called gleefully, running at a remarkable speed to the Asturian Knight. In a fit of joy, she threw her arms around the knight's neck. "You were right!" she beamed, her whole face glowing.

"Right about what, Queen Hitomi?" he laughed, surprised at her sudden outburst.

"Van isn't that awful!" she smiled shyly. "He's actually....." she trailed off, calming down immediately and turning a rather deep red.

"Has love struck?" Allen teased, and Hitomi playfully slapped his arm.

"Tis the business of the Queen and no one else" she laughed, green eyes twinkling. "...Thank you, Allen" she added quietly. "You gave me the faith to believe. For that Fanelia blesses you" she smiled. Allen bowed his head slightly.

"It is an honor, Queen Hitomi" he replied kindly. "So how was love's first kiss?" he daringly asked, his lips curling up into an impish grin.

"We haven't kissed yet" blushed Hitomi, "And you call yourself a knight! Asking me a question like that" she scolded, a small smirk spreading on her features.

"Tis my curious nature" replied Allen innocently, his cerulean blue eyes dancing with laughter.

"Tis curiosity that killed the cat" retorted Hitomi instantly, and the two erupted in giggles.

***

Van slipped on a red shirt and beige breeches, and ran his hand quickly through his raven black hair. It was dragon fruit season in Astruia, and Van took advantage of that by plucking the bright pink and green fruit from one of the trees outside. Slicing the sweet fruit open with a dagger he kept in his boot, Van made his way to the ocean side to enjoy the fresh breeze.

That's when he noticed it.

Them.

Hitomi with her arms wrapped around the Caeli Knight, Allen Schezar. His happy glow faded in an instant, the fruit rolling out of his now limp hand. Her lips were parted in delight, and neither of the two noticed him, too happy in their lover's embrace he added bitterly.

She did say I was a monster. And she was forced into this marriage. I suppose it was foolish of me to think we could actually fall in love. She was merely tired that night. Had it been Allen in my position, I'm sure much more would have happened he thought sadly, turning away to head back into the palace. To think I would have swam the Gaean seas for her last night.

***

"Queen Hitomi, I'm afraid something's gone terribly wrong" said Allen suddenly. Hitomi looked up, startled.

"What is it Allen?" she demanded, becoming slightly afraid of the worried look in Allen's sapphire eyes.

"King Van is turning away rather abruptly, I think he has come to the conclusion that--" started Allen.

"Oh no!" Hitomi cried, saying a rather long string of unladylike words and unwrapping her arms around Allen's shoulders. Lifting her skirts slightly so she could run faster, Hitomi sprinted after the disgruntled king. "Van!" she yelled, but Van kept walking away resolutely across the yellow sands. "VAN!" she yelled, grabbing his shoulder and whirling him around.

"You know Hitomi," Van said carefully without missing a beat, "Many Kings on the other hemisphere of Gaea have mistresses. Perhaps we could start that, and you could have your lovers, while I--"

Outraged, Hitomi slapped him across the face. Hitomi met his angry reddish brown eyes, but to her unease underneath all that she saw great sadness. Hurt. Her furious retort died in her throat, and her green eyes softened at the king.

"Van, I was just..."

"No, Hitomi, I really don't want an explanation." he stated, keeping his hand on the hilt of his sword to keep from rubbing the burn on his face. "It's alright, as I said, it's perfectly natural for you to have your lovers. We were forced into this marriage, and it's completely fine" he articulated before letting her respond, and with that he was gone. Though his stance and features were varying from neutral to cold, Hitomi saw the look in his auburn brown eyes.

Because sad eyes never lie...

***

Pressing herself closer to Van, she encircled one of her arms around his waist, moving up till her face was inches from his. She let her lips graze his cheek as she dropped her face by his ear, pretending to be asleep still and merely shifting positions. Ever muscle in Van's body tightened up, tighter than a bow string, and she could feel his heart beating rapidly with the hand that was on his chest. With a final touch, she allowed a small gush of warm air flow from her mouth, tickling his ear.

Hitomi sighed. She had been affectionately teasing Van, but a part of her had wanted... Wanted what?

Tucking her knees in and resting her head on top of them, Hitomi watched the Asturian scenery through the tall paned windows of her bedroom. Feelings were arising for her husband, and a part of her longed to know if he reciprocated those feelings. Of course the incident with Allen had not helped the matters at hand at all, and she knew better then to send Allen to explain, Van with his male pride and all.

But she had a pride to match his own. A tiny part of her registered that. Fire to match fire. A spark ignited.

***

The more Hitomi thought about it, the more the feeling of... Love? Or was it affection? Whatever the feeling was she held for Van, it grew as the days flew by, and now that they were back on Fanelian soil, Hitomi set out to right her wrongs. Discovering Van on the roof top, he was wielding his sword in the air, the samurai blade making a singing noise against the cool night air as he sliced and slashed it around, obviously in control, and confident.

"Van?" she said softly. Van whirled around.

"Don't talk to me, I'm doing something" he replied calmly, his brown eyes flickering.

"Well stop what you're doing" Van turned around and continued to wield his sword as if she weren't there.

"Dammit Van! Will you hear me out?" called out Hitomi, getting frustrated. He continued to wield his sword. Hitomi picked up one of the spare swords which were precariously arranged on the shingles, and unsheathed it. Van turned around at the sound of steel and had blocked Hitomi's hit just on time.

"Are you mad, woman?" he bellowed, as she parried. "Are you trying to kill me??!" His blood boiled slightly, however there was adrenaline and.... Passion, almost, coursing through him.

"I'm trying to make you listen" she said in between pants, Van blocking her hits. "So if I get my sword pointed at your throat you'll have to listen to me"

"What makes you think I'll listen?" he demanded, as Hitomi jabbed at him. She was too riled up to concentrate, however Van, on the other hand, kept his cool, blocking her every strike.

"Because I lov--" Hitomi stopped herself just in time, and put on a determined look. "Because you have to" she finished lamely. Hitomi was beginning to cool down, her swordsman-- Er rather, swordswoman instincts taking over. She swiped at him, missed, swiped again, sliced; this time cutting his red tunic off. She gulped slightly at his muscular chest, but kept going.

"Very close, Queen Hitomi" he smirked, and he then parried, sliced and damaged the lower part of her skirt. Growling slightly in anger, Hitomi was about to do her final assault; parry, slice, parry, hit, flick, point. However, as she knocked Van with the hilt of her sword, he changed tactic, rolled past her agilely, and pointed his blade at her back.

"Seems I've won" he gloated, smirking, "You've grown sloppy" he added, and that angered Hitomi too much. He did NOT just say I've grown sloppy! I HAVE NOT GROWN SLOPPY! The cocky look in his eyes caused her to see red.

Bright red.

Clenching her right fist she punched Van in the eye with all she had. Cursing a rather vulgar word, Van stepped back only to go off the flat surface of the roof and he began skidding down the sloped part, the shingles bruising his back. His head hit a loose shingle, and his free hand (as the other one was on his eye), he tried to slow himself down, only to get a rather nasty bump on his back, and with that he went off the roof.

"VAN!" Hitomi screamed, horrified. His wings sprouted, to Hitomi's relief, and with one painful flap in the air, he hovered in the air for a moment, white feathers slowly falling around him. Quite furious, he made his way back to the roof.

"You really DO want to kill me!" he scowled, and after retracting his wings, he scooped up all the swords, and held the four blades in their sheathes under his arm, marching away.

"I didn't mean to kill you!" retorted Hitomi indignantly, following him.

"Oh so you just attack me when my back is turned, and PUNCH ME OFF THE ROOF OF THE PALACE!" he roared.

"I didn't mean to punch you OFF the roof!" she retorted. "I meant to just punch you!"

"Oh so that makes it better, you wish to injure me, but not badly enough to kill me so that I'll live to feel the pain tomorrow. Thank you, Queen Hitomi." he replied sarcastically. With an indignant huff, Hitomi tapped her foot on the floor once they were inside. The previous scene replayed in Hitomi's head, and she began to giggle.

"And what's so funny?" inquired Van, lifting an eyebrow.

"Well" she laughed, "You know the phrase, 'Tragedy is when you cut your finger, Comedy is when you fall into an open sewer and die?" she quoted, bursting into fits of laughter as she recalled the expression on Van's face as he fell down the roof. It wasn't fear, Hitomi had to admire him for that. It was more like a look of pure annoyance, as if he was used to falling off roofs and it was just an irritating experience.

"My wife is mad" muttered Van, walking away. Almost doggedly, she followed him to his quarters where he put the swords away in a mahogany cupboard.

"How's your bruises?" she asked, biting her lip in attempts to become serious, a giggle escaping her mouth.

"Oh just peachy" he replied snappishly as he sat down on the edge of his bed. His left eye was turning rather black, and it was swelling up rapidly.

"More like plum" answered Hitomi, regarding the color of his bruises. Edging closer to him, Hitomi gingerly touched one of the bruises on his toned back. He winced, and let out a sharp exhale.

"You're acting concerned" he teased, and Hitomi gave him an indignant look.

"I just don't want your people to kill me for beating their king to to a pulp" she grinned slyly, and then her face met cotton. Van had lifted up one of his pillows and thwacked her in the face. Pinning her shoulders down on the mattress with his arms, and using his legs to pin her thighs down, Van put his face dangerously close to Hitomi's.

"Beat me to a pulp, huh?"

"Yes" she replied defiantly.

"I'll show you" he smirked, and with that he began to tickle her senseless as she writhed under him, laughing, tears of mirth beginning to flow down her cheeks.

"Stop! Stop! Hahahaha-- STOP! STOP! AHAHAHA"

"Surrender?" he asked over her laughter.

"HAHAHA-- NEVER!"

"Surrender!"

"HAHA NO HAHA"

"Okay, your choice" Van continued to tickle her senseless, and she began to cry out.

"OKAY I SURRENDER!"

"Are you sure?" he asked, smirking devilishly.

"HAHAHA YES I SURRENDER NOW STOP! HAHAHHAA"

"I don't know, you don't seem to sure...." he trailed off innocently.

"HAHAHA I SURRENDER NOW STOP IT BEFORE I--"

"Before you what?" interrupted Van, a warning glint in his twinkling eyes.

"JUST STOP HAHAH IT!!!!" Grinning like a mad man, Van let go of Hitomi's waist, and slowly it dawned on them.

Van.

Was.

On.

Top.

Of.

Hitomi.

And the area from their navel to their knees were pressed rather well together. Hitomi looked up at him, cheeks flaming red, his face mirroring her color. Van rolled off her like he was Indiana Jones and it was a life threatening situation.

"AH!"

"AH!"

"AH!"

"..."

"..."

"..."

"AH!"

"AH!"

"AH!"

They backed away from each other to opposite sides of the room, eying each other warily.

"That NEVER happened" they both said at the same time, their eyes twitching slightly.

"Um... Well good night" Van finally said, breaking the EXCEEDINGLY awkward silence.

"Yes... I'll just go um...." Hitomi motioned oddly towards the door, like she was one of the those traffic officers from the Mystic Moon her friend Yukari had told her about.

"Yeah, go to Allen" Van blurted out, and he wished he could knock Hitomi unconscious when the words flew out of his mouth so she would forget. Hitomi gave him a very tired sigh.

"Men" she muttered. "I'll explain in the morning, I'm too sore to argue with you"

"YOU'RE too sore?" exclaimed Van incredulously.

"You did rather beat me up there" she grinned impishly, taking the role of the damsel in distress rather quickly. "Good night, Van" she laughed, shutting the door behind her before he could react.

"Women" muttered Van, flopping onto his mattress then cursing out loud rather loudly at the pain from his bruises.

AN: Bwhahaa, hope people don't kill me for not making Allen kiss Hitomi or something... I couldn't torture poor Van anymore XD Anywhoo, any ideas for my next story? THIS IS NOT THE LAST CHAPTER, I just need to plan out what I'm doing. I have a faint idea, but if anyone has a really cool idea, AU of course XD, with the whole action/adventure and romance... Do tell! ^_^ Tis all for now! Be honest with your reviews or I'll never improve! Haha, well ta ta for now

-CxV