HI! I've got a few things to discuss with ya'lls

Did some people just not like the story that much? I mean nothing BAD happened. But I Only Got FOUR reviews. OH well, I've seen people only get One sometimes NONE, in TWO chapters. I guess I gotta be happy.

Since there were so few of reviewers, I can post all your names J

Magicman (one of two people that review all chapters, sometimes more than once): You and Your by-now-familiar really big sword have been so nice, what else is the by-now-familiar really big sword going to go through now?

Esca chick (I finally wasn't lazy and went online to find the name) Girl, we ALL want that daydream *not boys though, hopefully* the other person to review all chapters

Kaminari Meggami (stupid computer. Learn to spell names) Well, dungeons in Fanelia aren't that pretty, so I've written now

Angellove (I like the way you review, like me) bad bad bad man DOES go to prison, no one be messin' with Hitomi in VAN'S kingdom

I think this is going to have a summary too. What happens when the Gang goes to Van's Council Meeting? And Van learns what Amano and Yukari do when they are MAD. Poor him.

Chapter er 11 YEAH! CHAPTER 11!!!!!!!!!! *Bows* Gomen

Hitomi's New Type Vision & Asolar

It's a week later

Seven days after the incident, I woke up to Merle yanking the sheets off of my bed. "Merle!" I shouted.

"Hurry up. You don't want to make Lord Van wait for you." I looked up at her, where were we going? "Van is making us go to the Weekly Council Meeting so we tell the council members what happened to you the other night," she said.

I blushed. I still couldn't believe I was that stupid. I ushered Merle out the door and got changed, nothing fancy just not too casual. I went out the door and saw Yukari and Amano there. "Where's Merle and Van?" I asked.

"Uhm… Merle was going to meet us right here, but she isn't here," Yukari stated. We waited for a few minutes but when they didn't show up we began to worry. "Where could she be?"

Amano smiled at her. "It's weird hearing you say 'Where could she be' without referring to Hitomi," he said. He and Yukari started to laugh. I glared at them and turned around to walk towards the Main Hall. "Where are you going?" Amano said as he and Yukari starting to slightly jog to keep up with my fast walk.

"I'm going to Van's Meeting," I said.

They finally caught up and Yukari jumped in front of me, waving a finger. "You don't even know the way!" Yukari exclaimed.

I knew she was right, but didn't bother telling her that. "Just watch me," I declared. I continued walking. I closed my eyes and stopped walking. I was scared I was going to run into something when suddenly I saw the hall we were in, but everything was black with pinks, purples, and blues defining the shape. Then, the 'hallway' blurred slightly as if I had continued walking. It 'walked' down to the end of the corridor, down a stairway, turned to the left and through a room, to a door. The door opened to reveal Van and what I assumed where his council members all outlined and still as glass. I opened my eyes and smiled. I followed the 'vision' and it led me to the Meeting Room. I turned around and said "Ha" to Yukari.

The door opened to reveal everybody exactly as I saw it. I could tell they hadn't started yet. They had to have been waiting for us because there were only three chairs left. Yukari, forgetting all manners, marched up to Mere. "Why didn't you come get us like you said?!" she demanded.

Merle licked her hand as if Yukari hadn't said a word. She finally graced Yukari by looking up at her. "Gee, it must have slipped my mind I was going to do that," she said innocently.

"Merle, you just left them there?" Van asked. Merle's silence was enough of an answer. "Sorry about that," he said to us. "How did you mind it here?"

"Ask Hitomi; she found it," Amano said taking a seat. Yukari and I followed suit.

I felt everyone's gaze on me. I knew they wanted me to answer. "I just… I just did." Van looked at me, and then grabbed the stone. "No, I didn't dose. All I did was close my eyes and want to find the place and it showed me."

"What showed you?" one of Van's advisors asked.

"I think you could call it a vision, but it was different then my old ones," I pondered. "Can we go on? This is confusing me."

They council talked about everything under the Mystic Moon, except what happened last night. I learned an awful lot about Fanelia and decided to come to these more often. I liked the way Van dealt with everything. No sign of the brash Van Fanel I knew at the start of the war. Only a king, it was a scary thought. Finally, after about two hours of listening to matters other than what I was here for, the head advisor {I had earlier found out his name was Asolar} spoke up about what happened last night. "Lord Van, what do you propose we do to the prisoner from last week?" he asked, glancing at me.

"Personally, I see nothing more I would rather do with him. What do you want to be done with him, Hitomi?" Van asked.

I recalled hearing Van telling the guards to put him in the prison. I didn't have a problem with that. He couldn't do anymore damage there. "I agree with you, he is fine were he is." Van nodded.

"Okay. I believe that was the last thing we had to talk about, so if there's nothing el-" Van started.

"Oh, I would like to bring something up," Asolar said. Van nodded to him to go on. "Seeings how you didn't answer our question before, I'll ask again. When and to whom do you plan to marry?" inquired Asolar. He was looking directly at me.

Van followed his gaze to where I was. Everyone was looking at me once again. I never knew I was so very popular. "Asolar, I know what you are thinking. You want me to marry Hitomi." I blushed at Van's bluntness. "But I can't"

Amano, like everyone else, turned to look at him. Unlike everyone else, however, he stalked up to Van and started to strangle him. An ever-present guard came up and dragged Amano off of Van. "Why not? It's not like you two don't like each other!" he raged.

If he would only let him explain I thought. Van just smiled at Amano's outburst. "I can't because I already have," he said. I think it's safe to say he shocked everyone in the room beside myself.

Yukari turned to me. Let me tell you. Those two, Amano and Yukari, they make a good couple. They mimic each other very nicely. Unlike Amano, she put her hands around my neck. "You never told me he asked you! And you must not have given him an answer since the kingdom doesn't know about it!" She let go seeing my red face.

I started taking big gasps of air. When I finally got my oxygen supply in order I looked up at Yukari. "I haven't told you because Van said not to tell anyone. And I have given him an answer," I told her.

Yukari wrapped me in a suffocating hug. Once more I couldn't breath. "I'm so happy for you Hitomi!" she yelled right into my eardrum.

Van walked up/down (a/n: wouldn't it be down cause he's at the head of the table? *. *) to us. I was silently begging him with my eyes to do something to help me. "Uh. Yukari? Why don't you let go of Hitomi so she can actually be there at the wedding?" he asked.

Yukari gave me one last squeeze.

It was very hard for me to tell if I was red because I had little oxygen or from the embarrassment of Van saying that. "You are so very lucky that I don't beat up my friends," I told Yukari. She grinned at my sheepishly.

"Hey! I know! You can make the announcement of your engagement at the party!" Merle yelled.

Everyone in the room glared at her. "What party?" I asked.

"The party to celebrate Fanelia's reconstruction," Van answered.

"And why wasn't I told?"

"It must have been another thing that slipped my mind," Merle said.

"And when is it going to be held?" I asked. This would explain why Yukari and Merle wanted to buy that material at the shop yesterday and make it into a dress.

"In five days," one of the councilors said.

Five days. HEY! My birthday here on Gaea is in five days! I narrowed my eyes. "This date wouldn't have any connection to the fact that its' on my birthday would it?" I asked none to kindly.

"Well, Merle ruins something else," Van said. He looked up at me. "It had everything to do that it was on your birthday. Since Fanelia is getting done, we decided it would be okay to make it into a celebration and party. It was going to be a surprise," he finished glaring at Merle. "A lot of countries will be there, so now wouldn't be the time to say you didn't want it."

By countries I'm guessing he meant royalty. It really didn't matter to me. I just wish they had told me sooner. "I don't really care. Just next time, tell me please?"

So in five days, Fanelia should be done. Kings and Queens from all around will be here. And I'll be having a sweet sixteen party again. FUN!

IMPORTANT AUTHORESS' NOTES:

Dang! I'd like to have a birthday party like that! But hey, it ain't happening.

Okay. Do you guys get her new powers? She can find anything she wants but not only by feeling where it is, but able to go there in her mind.

The next chapter will ---should--- be a long one. It should have the preparations, and the actually party, or at least part of it. Depends on what I decide.

Is anyone actually keeping up with the Time Frame? Good, if you are, bad. I'm making it be 2 ½ weeks after they went to Gaea the second time (Chapter 8 for me, Chapter 6 (?) for ff.net)

Okay, does ANYONE want the alternate fic where Van dies? I'll be able to post it in about two chapters if they do.

Next, does ANYONE want the lemon? It probably wouldn't be that good, but if you really want it I'll do it.

Tell me in your reviews.