PART THREE
{I own nothing but the shoes on my feet, la-di-da-di-da...Since the Escaflowne characters aren't part of the shoes on my feet, then I guess I don't own them either.
Thank you all for your kind reviews. I'm glad you like this work so far.}
Dirandau stood in front of a mirror. He felt weighted down by unseen chains.
He lifted his head, and looked at his reflection. It was not his own. It was hers.
He was horrified. He tried to scream…but his throat felt constricted.
He had to get rid of her, anyway he could. He picked up a nearby rock, and threw it at the mirror. He was shattered into a thousand pieces, along with her reflection.
Strange people came along.
They went to the mirror, deeply troubled and worried for her. They picked up the pieces and put them back together. He was ignored. No one cared to help him. They were too worried about a reflection, a glimmer of something that once was, but could never be again. He felt himself fade away.
Dirandau opened his eyes. He'd been dreaming…He hates to dream nowadays.
She's ruined so much for him already, must she ruin his dreams too?
A doctor was fixing Dirandau's arm.
Doctor: "Ah…so you're awake…"
Dirandau: "Who are you??"
He disliked people doing things to him that he didn't know about. He tried to push the doctor away.
Doctor: "Just relax….I-"
Dirandau bit the doctor in the arm before he could finish the statement.
Doctor: "Aaaahh!!"
The doctor fell backwards onto the floor in surprise. His arm was bleeding fairly heavily.
Dirandau jumped out of the bed, and ran over to the window, next to the bookcase. He was ready to run if anyone tried to attack him. To his surprise, no one tried to.
Allen was sitting by the side of the bed, looking confused. In the shadows, Eries was watching. Dirandau didn't know who she was, but he could tell that she would be trouble for him. It seemed that all the women in Allen's life caused trouble for him….
Allen: "Dirandau…sit back down on the bed….the doctor is only trying to help you."
Allen's plea's were responded to by a book being chucked at him.
Dirandau: "You shut up!!!!!!! Leave me alone, all of you!!!!!!!!!!"
Doctor: "Just calm down, young man…..No one is going to hurt you…"
More things were thrown in Allen's direction. He tried to find something to block the objects. Lacking any sort of shield whatsoever, he backed out the door, leaving the doctor to deal with Dirandau. [Sounds of the struggle can be heard throughout this.]
As soon as he turned, he comes face to face with Eries.
Eries: "Allen, I am not pleased."
Allen: "I can understand that, but-"
Eries: "I gave you six months. In six months time, you would have to prove to me that there was no danger of your sister taking on any of Dirandau's traits."
Allen: "Yes, but it's only been a few weeks
Eries: "Nonetheless……Your sister Serena hasn't been here for those few weeks, has she?"
Allen was silent.
Eries: "No, no….she turned back into Dirandau the very next day, after you brought her home. You said that this wasn't unexpected, that she still had quite a few issues to work out…that it was only a short phase. It's been too long, Allen. I ask that you give up now, and save us all a bit of grief."
Allen: "Too long? I've spent most of my life searching for my sister…I found her….and you say that a few month is too long to wait for her.??"
Eries: "Sadly, I do."
Allen slumped to the floor. What else could he do? He might lose his precious sister forever…. And, Dirandau…..well, he was someone too, he at least deserved a chance at life. Even if he was crazy and dangerous.
Eries: "Allen, if we wait too long, and your sister doesn't come back, then Dirandau might escape. The people need justice. They need to be assured that people like Dirandau won't be attacking them anymore. After that long bloody war, the only thing anyone cares about is security. They won't care about your problems…and they'll probably want to see you executed too, for harboring the freak."
Strange. He felt the urge to slap her for calling Dirandau that.
:: "What is wrong with me?? I've said it many times myself…Why should I care if she says it? Especially after the way he's been behaving…"::
Allen: "You promised me six months."
Eries: "Things change…"
Allen: "Please! Give me some time!"
She sighed. A hysterical Allen Schezar was not something she wanted to deal with right now.
Eries: "Very well….I shall give you a few weeks. In that time, you had better prove that your sister-"
He looked at her strangely.
Allen: "Well…yes, it would be very easy to prove that my sister was not a threat, I would agree to that. But, if she doesn't come back….I'd like to…"
Eries: "Are you asking….you want to take care of him??"
He nodded. Eries was completely shocked How could anyone possibly care about that….thing??
But, no matter. It would be impossible. Dirandau will always be a threat, and there is no way that Allen can change him.
Eries: "Very well. I give you a few weeks, you give me proof…….But I warn you: If he escapes during the time he is under your care, then you will have to answer for it."
He bowed to her, and she left
Allen shut his eyes. Rest would be welcome right now. Suddenly, he realized. There was no noise coming from Serena's room. It was deathly still. He opened the door.
Before he could utter a word, he felt an arm wrapped around his throat. He could hardly breathe.
"Allen Schezar……….You baka! First you break my arm…then you abandon me to a doctor…."
Allen glanced around the room. It was in shambles. His gaze shifted over to the window. Below it, he could see the limp remains of that which was lately a doctor.
"You're not doing anything to me. End of game, you lose."
Allen's face turned slightly blue. Dirandau made ready to kill him. It would be perfectly easy. All he had to do was squeeze a little harder…
Something stopped him from doing this. Something from deep inside him…It was her again.
:: "Damn you, Serena!!!!!!"::
:: "If you kill him, you'll be all alone. Please don't do that….please don't kill my Big Brother…"::
He dropped Allen to the floor in surprise. The blond knight was nearly unconscious.
Now she was telling him what to do… "It's getting worse," he told himself. It wasn't exactly tolerable to have her controlling some of his thoughts, but now she could speak…she could argue with him…..
:: "It's all Allen's fault…with him around, she feels strong enough to push me down….I've got to get out of here…"::
With that, he ran off in the direction of the front door.
Allen lay on the floor a few minutes more. Why had Dirandau spared his life?
There was no reason for him to do it. In Dirandau's eyes, it would have made things much easier. He had denied all this, in order to do the right thing.
There was hope to change him, after all.
{I'm sorry this one took longer than the other two chapters in coming. Hopefully the next one will be done quicker...[And, after reading the reviews, I have to say this:
Please rest assured, Dirandau will not be turning back into Serena. I can't stand stories where that happens, and I hope the rest of this fic will show that.] *&*Happy trails, until we meet again*&*}
{I own nothing but the shoes on my feet, la-di-da-di-da...Since the Escaflowne characters aren't part of the shoes on my feet, then I guess I don't own them either.
Thank you all for your kind reviews. I'm glad you like this work so far.}
Dirandau stood in front of a mirror. He felt weighted down by unseen chains.
He lifted his head, and looked at his reflection. It was not his own. It was hers.
He was horrified. He tried to scream…but his throat felt constricted.
He had to get rid of her, anyway he could. He picked up a nearby rock, and threw it at the mirror. He was shattered into a thousand pieces, along with her reflection.
Strange people came along.
They went to the mirror, deeply troubled and worried for her. They picked up the pieces and put them back together. He was ignored. No one cared to help him. They were too worried about a reflection, a glimmer of something that once was, but could never be again. He felt himself fade away.
Dirandau opened his eyes. He'd been dreaming…He hates to dream nowadays.
She's ruined so much for him already, must she ruin his dreams too?
A doctor was fixing Dirandau's arm.
Doctor: "Ah…so you're awake…"
Dirandau: "Who are you??"
He disliked people doing things to him that he didn't know about. He tried to push the doctor away.
Doctor: "Just relax….I-"
Dirandau bit the doctor in the arm before he could finish the statement.
Doctor: "Aaaahh!!"
The doctor fell backwards onto the floor in surprise. His arm was bleeding fairly heavily.
Dirandau jumped out of the bed, and ran over to the window, next to the bookcase. He was ready to run if anyone tried to attack him. To his surprise, no one tried to.
Allen was sitting by the side of the bed, looking confused. In the shadows, Eries was watching. Dirandau didn't know who she was, but he could tell that she would be trouble for him. It seemed that all the women in Allen's life caused trouble for him….
Allen: "Dirandau…sit back down on the bed….the doctor is only trying to help you."
Allen's plea's were responded to by a book being chucked at him.
Dirandau: "You shut up!!!!!!! Leave me alone, all of you!!!!!!!!!!"
Doctor: "Just calm down, young man…..No one is going to hurt you…"
More things were thrown in Allen's direction. He tried to find something to block the objects. Lacking any sort of shield whatsoever, he backed out the door, leaving the doctor to deal with Dirandau. [Sounds of the struggle can be heard throughout this.]
As soon as he turned, he comes face to face with Eries.
Eries: "Allen, I am not pleased."
Allen: "I can understand that, but-"
Eries: "I gave you six months. In six months time, you would have to prove to me that there was no danger of your sister taking on any of Dirandau's traits."
Allen: "Yes, but it's only been a few weeks
Eries: "Nonetheless……Your sister Serena hasn't been here for those few weeks, has she?"
Allen was silent.
Eries: "No, no….she turned back into Dirandau the very next day, after you brought her home. You said that this wasn't unexpected, that she still had quite a few issues to work out…that it was only a short phase. It's been too long, Allen. I ask that you give up now, and save us all a bit of grief."
Allen: "Too long? I've spent most of my life searching for my sister…I found her….and you say that a few month is too long to wait for her.??"
Eries: "Sadly, I do."
Allen slumped to the floor. What else could he do? He might lose his precious sister forever…. And, Dirandau…..well, he was someone too, he at least deserved a chance at life. Even if he was crazy and dangerous.
Eries: "Allen, if we wait too long, and your sister doesn't come back, then Dirandau might escape. The people need justice. They need to be assured that people like Dirandau won't be attacking them anymore. After that long bloody war, the only thing anyone cares about is security. They won't care about your problems…and they'll probably want to see you executed too, for harboring the freak."
Strange. He felt the urge to slap her for calling Dirandau that.
:: "What is wrong with me?? I've said it many times myself…Why should I care if she says it? Especially after the way he's been behaving…"::
Allen: "You promised me six months."
Eries: "Things change…"
Allen: "Please! Give me some time!"
She sighed. A hysterical Allen Schezar was not something she wanted to deal with right now.
Eries: "Very well….I shall give you a few weeks. In that time, you had better prove that your sister-"
He looked at her strangely.
Allen: "Well…yes, it would be very easy to prove that my sister was not a threat, I would agree to that. But, if she doesn't come back….I'd like to…"
Eries: "Are you asking….you want to take care of him??"
He nodded. Eries was completely shocked How could anyone possibly care about that….thing??
But, no matter. It would be impossible. Dirandau will always be a threat, and there is no way that Allen can change him.
Eries: "Very well. I give you a few weeks, you give me proof…….But I warn you: If he escapes during the time he is under your care, then you will have to answer for it."
He bowed to her, and she left
Allen shut his eyes. Rest would be welcome right now. Suddenly, he realized. There was no noise coming from Serena's room. It was deathly still. He opened the door.
Before he could utter a word, he felt an arm wrapped around his throat. He could hardly breathe.
"Allen Schezar……….You baka! First you break my arm…then you abandon me to a doctor…."
Allen glanced around the room. It was in shambles. His gaze shifted over to the window. Below it, he could see the limp remains of that which was lately a doctor.
"You're not doing anything to me. End of game, you lose."
Allen's face turned slightly blue. Dirandau made ready to kill him. It would be perfectly easy. All he had to do was squeeze a little harder…
Something stopped him from doing this. Something from deep inside him…It was her again.
:: "Damn you, Serena!!!!!!"::
:: "If you kill him, you'll be all alone. Please don't do that….please don't kill my Big Brother…"::
He dropped Allen to the floor in surprise. The blond knight was nearly unconscious.
Now she was telling him what to do… "It's getting worse," he told himself. It wasn't exactly tolerable to have her controlling some of his thoughts, but now she could speak…she could argue with him…..
:: "It's all Allen's fault…with him around, she feels strong enough to push me down….I've got to get out of here…"::
With that, he ran off in the direction of the front door.
Allen lay on the floor a few minutes more. Why had Dirandau spared his life?
There was no reason for him to do it. In Dirandau's eyes, it would have made things much easier. He had denied all this, in order to do the right thing.
There was hope to change him, after all.
{I'm sorry this one took longer than the other two chapters in coming. Hopefully the next one will be done quicker...[And, after reading the reviews, I have to say this:
Please rest assured, Dirandau will not be turning back into Serena. I can't stand stories where that happens, and I hope the rest of this fic will show that.] *&*Happy trails, until we meet again*&*}
