Disclaimer: Unfortunately I don't own Escaflowne...I really wish I did but like I said I don't...oh well we all have dreams.

Recap:

"What I said was all said in good humour ... or maybe bad humour from your point of view. It was sarcastic. I have no plan to kill your king...unless of course he really gets on my nerves than maybe I'll reconsider. All I know is that I apparently came during a wedding...and if that was Hitomi that I saw getting married I'll tell you that her parents won't be the least impressed.

Hitomi's friend or for??

"How could they not be impressed with Alan, he is a great warrior...although my brother would have been better..but ....

"I'm not saying they won't be impressed with Alan I'm saying they won't be impressed in the way she was married...away from home. Her father didn't even get to walk her down the Isle. How can the think that her marriage is in good terms. How do they know Hitomi wasn't married against her will?? Answer all those if you expect answers."

"Why would her father have to walk her down the...oh another earth tradition yes I've heard a lot of them already. But in truth Hitomi just wanted the wedding to be small. And Alan thought that if they invited her family and friends then they would have to kick out some of the knights that were there."

"Bull Shit!"

"Pardon me?"

"I said Bull shit! Your Alan is a self obsessed little fag that deserves to get his ass whipped."

"I'm sorry but we don't whip peoples ass' here. Maybe another earth tradition. Hmm"

"No just a saying. Although litteraly doing that would cause him great pain so it is something i should look into."

"You will do no such thing"

"Have you never heard of sarcasm... obviously not."

"I must know all about you so I can relay this to Hitomi and give here a good reason to leave Alan and hers honey moon."

"Oh well she won't mind once she finds out who it is."

"Are you always this confident?"

"More or less"

*******

"Why are we stopped Alan' Hitomi said in an exasperated tone.

"Because, my sweet, a dear kind soldier of Van's who is going to die any minute has brought a message for you. Care to read it?" Alan questioned.

"Why not.... o-my-god! How did she find me. I thought she had died in the car crash. She's alive alright, and look at her.. Ready to fight as always." With that Hitomi fainted

"Hitomi what's wrong...Honey?? Speak to me. Guard." At the sound of Alan's bellow three guards came running."

"Yes Sir," they sounded.

"Get us back to the palace immediately." Alan continued to pat Hitomi's face.

"Yes Sir!"

*****

"So you know Hitomi...how?" questioned Van.

"Well in many ways. She is the one driving the car that everybody 'cept Hitomi's parents believe I died in. She was my best friend before the accident. So if she tells you I'm a ghost don't be surprised. That would have been my reaction to if I believe my best friend dead for three years. Oh ya and Hitomi was my ex's sister. Although I don't think you needed to know that but any who....so what is this place and why has Hitomi been here so long?"

A major pause of silence.

"Hellooooo....does anyone plan on telling me what's going on here or do I have to beat it out of the two of you?" Silence. "Okay so... who wants to get beaten first."

"Noooo." A new voice screamed. A strangely familiar one at that. "Don't injure Lord Van. You must leave him alone." With that the little cat/girl jumped in front of him.

"K. So no hurting him first right. How 'bout you... Falcon isn't it?" Max recieved a nod for that comment. "Any regrets if I beat him for information?" Max asked the little cat/girl. "Wait forget I asked he doesn't fight nice. He'll just put me unconscious again."

"Guess you can't hurt anybody then." Cat/girl stuck her tongue out at Max.

"Oh I beg to differ....there still you!" Max lunged at the little cat/girl.

"Merle!"

*****

"This better have been important." Alan burst into the room.

"We'll be with you in a minute....get off of her... Falcon do plan on sitting there watching this cat fight or do you plan on actually helping me pry them apart...Falcon!!" Van was trying to pry Max away from Merle so he could talk to Alan. "Falcon...help me!" When Falcon made no move to help his little brother out. "Fine...Alan give me a hand will you."

"Merle... remove your self from that girl at once." Alan shouted.

"I would....*gasp*...if she wasn't cutting off my air supply....Ahhh."

"Come apart the two of you." A new voice sounded. "Merle let go of her. Falcon why are you just sitting there. Hey...you're the one that broke my nose. Why I oatta." Gadis ripped the two apart, gave Merle to Van and held Max by the shirt front. "I believe young lady I owe you one very hard beating."

"Touch me and you'll live to regret it." Max spit out into his face. "Do you really think that, that one little threat would frighten me....well obviously Hitomi has left you in the dark about me." Seeing Hitomi walk in white faced. "Why don't you ask her now. Who am I Hitomi....am I a friend or a foe."

Seeing Gadis holding Max in the air Hitomi commanded that he let her go. Knowing that if he didn't she could serious injure to him. Once Max was on the floor and she had given a glare to him that could stop anyone in there tracks she ran over and hugged her.

"I thought you were dead. Everyone thought you were dead. Well obviously not everyone. My parents new right?" Max nodded. "Why didn't they tell me?"

"They thought that you would want to see me. And I really needed to recover. How I'm alive now no one knows. I should be dead." Falcon glanced guiltily at the wall....although no one really was paying attention to him. Every ones attentions was focussed on the two huddled on the floor.



A. N. Well that's all for now....I know it took a long time to put up but I lost everything on a computer crash and a disk screw up so to anyone who really wanted to read this. I'm sorry. All repeat it more if you really want me to....I'm sorry. K? Well I think I've apologized enough...so hope that you who R&R this like it.