Author's note: Well another story that got deleted. DOH!
I was just sitting there one day pondering on what would happen if Van had enough courage in the episode entitled "Operation Golden Rule of Love" or episode nineteen, anyway I was wondering on what would happen if Van had told Hitomi how he felt, or as Folken called "Cross the line." What changes would there be to the series? Would it be drastic? Am I stupid for writing this? Who knows? Has someone else written this? If so I'm sorry. Anyway please no flames, construction criticism is okay. And also I'm bad at keeping character's in character so please be nice!
"If we don't act, the dragon and the girl from the mystic moon will become closer," Dornkirk spoke with anxiety.
"Not to worry," Folken assured him. His confidence was strangely high.
"Huh?" Dornkirk questioned.
"The dragon still lacks the courage to cross the line," Folken answered.
"The line you say?" Dornkirk questioned his remark.
"Yes," Folken replied.
***
Meanwhile in the green plains of Asturia, the girl from the mystic moon was having conservation with the dragon in a Windmill which hid his Guymelef, Escaflowne from the enemy, Zaibach. The two were alone in the windmill.
"You'll make yourself sick," Van spoke seriously. 'It's not like you to be this upset. What's wrong Hitom,i you can talk to me?' Van's conscience spoke.
"I'm such a Jerk, I play nice but I butt into everyone's business," Hitomi sighed as she swung her legs which hung of the ledge. "I'm such an idiot." Suddenly she became taken aback when Van threw her what looked like a piece of fruit.
'What's wrong with me? Why do I care about her so much?' Van thought. 'She's so different from anybody I've ever known.'
Hitomi the ripped the fruit open and then she put a straw in it and drank. "Ah, what are these?" she asked as she tried hard to get over the taste.
"They are Piscus," Van replied as he watched her intensively. "Do you feel any better now?" 'Oh Hitomi, if you only knew…'
She replied with a simple "Err."
He laughed mentally. 'She looks so sweet, what the hell am I saying? I have a country to think about anyway she likes Allen.'
After Van had his Piscus fruit, Van then started to rub down Escaflowne's sword in order to get rid of any grooves he obtained in recent battles. 'She still looks upset, I should say something.'
After some time Van spoke, "If you go around with that nervous look on your face something bad will happen to you." 'You could have said something else, quickly cover it up some how.'
"Huh?" Hitomi replied to his comment. He continued to rub down is sword as she stopped drinking from the Piscus fruit.
"It's certainly not like you to be depressed is it," Van replied to her answer as he still continued to rub down on his sword. 'Well seeing that you're going down that path you might as well get it out of system, you like her.'
Hitomi simply blinked. 'He's trying to make me feel better.'
"Do it now Van?" He yelled mentally.
"Hitomi," He spoke again. "I want to stay with me, stay with me from now on that is."
Hitomi dropped her fruit in shock. 'Van…'
***
"Destiny levels climbing smoothly," a voice yelled
"Fate prediction at critical, chaos isn't halting," another voice cried.
Folken watched on intensively.
"I can't see it, I can't see this crucial moment," Dornkirk
***
"Hitomi," He spoke again. "I want to stay with me, stay with me from now on that is." 'Why am I doing this? She'll probably reject me for that knight.'
"But Van what do you mean?" Hitomi hesitantly asked, her cheeks were burning bright red. 'Does Van…no, it can't be. Can it?'
'Come on Hitomi don't make me say it,' Van cried mentally.
"I want you to stay with me," he simply replied. 'Great going, you really know how to elaborate.'
Hitomi mumbled. 'Van…I don't understand.'
"I want you," Van cried. 'Oh brilliant, just scare her.'
Hitomi let out a gasp. 'Van couldn't, he's a King and to him I'm just the weird girl from the mystic moon. He always looks at me funny as if I'm weird.'
"I want…" he hesitated. 'Tell her or…loose her. Do you want to loose her? Never! Then tell her. For once have the courage. Do you want to be like Folken, the coward?'
"Van, what is it?" Hitomi asked sweetly. 'I'm listening, tell me please.' She felt her cheeks become hotter. 'Does he like me?'
'Have the courage? It's better to have tried than do nothing. That's what mother used to say.' Van then turned to look at her. 'You can do it!'
"I want you," he simply said, his voice was sweet and mild.
"Van I don't understand," Hitomi said.
"Hitomi, this hard for me, I'm no good at this type of thing, I grew up with idea of dragon slaying, becoming a King and fighting a war, not this." Van cried. 'Just keep digging that hole, why don't you?'
"Okay…" Hitomi hesitated. 'What should I say?' "I don't what to say. I wish I could help you."
Hitomi then stood up. 'Why are you bothering, she likes Allen?' Van let out a sigh and turned away.
"I don't know why I am bothering since you love Allen so much?" Van angrily spoke.
"What's Allen got to do with this?" Hitomi asked baffled.
"Why don't you go and swoon over that Knight like you always do," Van commented harshly. Van's mind was in turmoil as he couldn't understand why this was coming out of his mouth.
"I don't swoon over him," Hitomi angrily protested. Suddenly there was silence between the two, neither of them could think of anything to say to the other.
"I'm invisible," Van mumbled, is head turned away from her.
"Van I don't understand you," Hitomi cried. "I worry for you so much sometimes."
The last set of words escaped her mouth.
"What?" Van questioned his head turning to her direction.
'Do I like Van?' Hitomi questioned herself.
"Hitomi, are you alright?" Van asked as he came closer to her.
"Van, just tell me what your trying to say," Hitomi yelled. 'Why am I acting like this?
"Hitomi," Van stuttered. "I care okay," He yelled and took a couple of steps back.
'Prepare to be rejected.'
'Van you care for me,' her mind brewed on his last set of explosive words.
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