Silent Secrets
Disclaimer: I do not own Escaflowne, only the characters I made up myself (I'm a genius *g* )!!
Wow, this will be the last chapter!! Then there will be an epilogue and with it, this story will end *breaks into hysterical sobs* Anyway, I'm already beginning to write a new story along with my other one (As long as I live). Haven't found a name for it yet, but everything at its time... First, ENJOY THIS CHAPTER!!!
Chapter 20: The Return
When Van could see things again, he noticed, that they where in a forest near the mountains of Fanelia. He landed and turned around to his beloved:
"Are you okay again?"
"Yeah, thanks Van. Wow! We're back in Fanelia! I can't believe we made it!!"
She threw her arms around his neck and kissed him passionately. He held her by the waist and kissed her back. After some time they separated again, only to breath, mind you. Van was the first to speak: "We better get back to Fanelia, there is much to plan..."
"What must you plan? What is so important?"
"Well, a wedding takes a lot time of planning and I think, that OUR wedding should be something very special!" Van grinned sheepishly down at Hitomi, but on the inside, he didn't quite know himself if that had been the right idea. On second thought, he didn't really think that Hitomi would marry someone like him.
He shouldn't have worried.
Hitomi's puzzled look instantly turned to a big smile and her face was beaming with joy and excitement.
"Oh Van!!!", was all she got out and hugged him more fiercely. He pulled her back a bit and kissed her again:
Do you think I would stand it any other day without seeing you and your beautiful smile? You're the world to me and even the advisers can't say anything about it. I love you, with all of my heart. (~ sappy, I know ^^° ~)
I love you to, my angel. I never want to be separated from you, ever!
But I think, it is best to get back to the castle. I have no idea how long we have been away.
Okay.
Van reluctantly turned away from Hitomi and took the controls again, while she put her arms around his waist. With one swift movement, Escaflowne was back in the sky and on its way to the castle.
~~~~~~~~~~ At the same time on the castle-grounds... ~~~~~~~
"I hope Hitomi and Van are alright. I just can't believe this is happening!!" Merle was at the pringt of bursting into tears for the third time since Hitomi's and Van's disappearance. Rubeus put a comforting arm around her shoulders and pulled Merle closer to him, while she buried her head into the crook of his neck.: "Don't worry Merle, they're both strong and thick-headed. They'll make it through, no matter what."
"I hope you are right Rubeus. I would just love to scratch Esmeralda her eyes out. She knew this all along and only tried to marry in hopes of him not meeting Hitomi! And right now, she is behaving like it was already all clear, even though she is locked up in her room and a prisoner!"
Yes it is true. Esmeralda had known about this all along. She had been given the order from her father to make Van fall in love with her and marry him. It had been all planned out in hopes of the Dragon not meeting the supposed Fortunanestra. But when Esmeralda's brother had become sick from one day to the other and died a day later, Lived had made clear to everyone, not to tell a thing about it. He had even brainwashed some of the servants. A few days later, he had taken the quickest way to Fanelia in the company of Rubeus and his father, as not to attrack to much attention. When Hitomi's father had somehow found out all about this, Lived had kill him. His corps had been found shortly after the disappearance of Van and Hitomi. He had been ripped into pieces by Lived and Esmeralda had even watched, if she said the truth. They had locked her directly into her room and had posted guards all along the hallway and under her balcony. But Hitomi and Van couldn't be found just like Lived. They didn't know, what to do.
Suddenly Merle saw a soldier running frantically towards them. By the time he finally came up to them, Allen, Celena, Dilly, Millerna and Dryden together with Aron had come up to them to listen, if there were any new reports about the current situation.
Dilly: "Have you found King Van and the Lady Hitomi yet or found out, where on Gaia they could be??"
Merle and Rubeus had told everyone of course about the current happenings as soon as they had gained consciousness again. They had told the others about the prophecy and Lived taking Van and Hitomi away. They had encountered Esmeralda just to find out, that all of this was really true and happening and that Van and Hitomi didn't stand a chance against her father. She had worn an evil smirk the whole time. Now the highest priority was to find those two and, if it was necessary, help them in any kind of way.
The soldier had finally found his breath again and said something about an unidentified, flying object (~ JIKES an UFO!! Aliens!!! *g* X_X ~) heading from the mountains into the direction of the castle.
Before anything else could be said, the sunlight vanished without warning and people all around started to scream, as the "object" was flying over the castle.
Celena: "What is that? It looks like a dragon!"
Dryden: "But it also looks like as if it was made out of metal or something like that..."
Allen: "Let's just hope, it doesn't mean any harm..."
They all stood there, waiting for what would come next. Soldiers had begun to prepare themselves in case of an attack. From somewhere above of the thing, a voice could be heard. A very familiar voice:
"Hold your weapons, soldiers!!! That is a command!!!"
Now that was something nobody had suspected. Nearly all the soldiers let there weapons fall out of their hands in astonishment as the "thing" decanted in front of Merle, Rubeus and the rest. When they finally made out, who was on top of it and who had spoken, they almost fell over. There they were, those two people the whole castle had searched for, peacefully sitting on a... a... whatever it was, grinning from ear to ear at the stupid faces all around them.
Van: "Hey guys!! Missed us?"
Dilly: "Missed you?!? The whole castle is in turmoil, because of your sudden absence, the advisers nearly had heart-attacks, the dragons have also gone crazy in the forest and you are just sitting on this... this... thing!! What on Gaia is this anyway??"
Van: "This is Escaflowne, my new Guymelef. Like it?"
While Dilly's outburst, Van and Hitomi had made their way down from the Guymelef, which now turned to it's original form, making everyone (~ except for Van and Hitomi *g* ~) jump a mile into the air. The energist glowed for a moment, then Escaflowne vanished and left Hitomi pendant hovering in the air. It floated into her hand and she put it around her neck again.
This time, Merle was the first to move. With one move, she jumped at Van and Hitomi, knocking both of them to the ground:
"Where have you two been?? Did you know, that you have been gone for over three days???"
Van: "What?? So long? The time-sequence must have been different, were we have been... Merle, could you please let us breath again?"
Merle: "Sorry! But what happened now? Where were you? What did you do? From where did that thing appear and disappear into Hitomi's pendant? And what happened to Lived?"
During Merle's questioning, Rubeus had made his way over to Hitomi to help her up:
"You're okay, little sis... ... ... ups!" -_-°
Silence. . . . . . .
Millerna: "WHAT WAS THAT?? HITOMI... YOUR SISTER???"
"Yep Millerna, it is true. Rubeus is my brother. And thanks for asking bro. I'm fine."
If the gang could have been even more supriced, their eyes would have probably become bigger than the dishes in the castle and their yaws would have gone through the ground. Hitomi and Van looked at each other after seeing the faces of the other (~ especially from the advisers, who had also made and appearance ^^° ~) and couldn't prevent themselves from bursting into laughter. That brought the others back into reality.
Just as Allen made a move to say something, another soldier came running up to them, bowed and started to stutter about Esmeralda not being in her room. They had searched the whole castle ground already, but she was nowhere to be found, as if vanished into thin air.
Hitomi *in a whisper that everyone around her heard *: "I think she felt her father dying and ran away..."
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That night, a scream could be heard out of the castle, followed by the roar of a dragon. The next day, guards searching for the princess Esmeralda found a piece of a dress, covered in Human and Dragon-Blood. Beside it lay a bracelet with the insignia of the royal family of Hearim engraved in it.
The prophecy had been fulfilled to it's end...
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Finally I finished the last chapter of my story!!! There will be an epilogue coming up ASAP and then I'll probably start a new story, but this time, it will be a continuation!! Just you wait and see. CIAO!
Disclaimer: I do not own Escaflowne, only the characters I made up myself (I'm a genius *g* )!!
Wow, this will be the last chapter!! Then there will be an epilogue and with it, this story will end *breaks into hysterical sobs* Anyway, I'm already beginning to write a new story along with my other one (As long as I live). Haven't found a name for it yet, but everything at its time... First, ENJOY THIS CHAPTER!!!
Chapter 20: The Return
When Van could see things again, he noticed, that they where in a forest near the mountains of Fanelia. He landed and turned around to his beloved:
"Are you okay again?"
"Yeah, thanks Van. Wow! We're back in Fanelia! I can't believe we made it!!"
She threw her arms around his neck and kissed him passionately. He held her by the waist and kissed her back. After some time they separated again, only to breath, mind you. Van was the first to speak: "We better get back to Fanelia, there is much to plan..."
"What must you plan? What is so important?"
"Well, a wedding takes a lot time of planning and I think, that OUR wedding should be something very special!" Van grinned sheepishly down at Hitomi, but on the inside, he didn't quite know himself if that had been the right idea. On second thought, he didn't really think that Hitomi would marry someone like him.
He shouldn't have worried.
Hitomi's puzzled look instantly turned to a big smile and her face was beaming with joy and excitement.
"Oh Van!!!", was all she got out and hugged him more fiercely. He pulled her back a bit and kissed her again:
Do you think I would stand it any other day without seeing you and your beautiful smile? You're the world to me and even the advisers can't say anything about it. I love you, with all of my heart. (~ sappy, I know ^^° ~)
I love you to, my angel. I never want to be separated from you, ever!
But I think, it is best to get back to the castle. I have no idea how long we have been away.
Okay.
Van reluctantly turned away from Hitomi and took the controls again, while she put her arms around his waist. With one swift movement, Escaflowne was back in the sky and on its way to the castle.
~~~~~~~~~~ At the same time on the castle-grounds... ~~~~~~~
"I hope Hitomi and Van are alright. I just can't believe this is happening!!" Merle was at the pringt of bursting into tears for the third time since Hitomi's and Van's disappearance. Rubeus put a comforting arm around her shoulders and pulled Merle closer to him, while she buried her head into the crook of his neck.: "Don't worry Merle, they're both strong and thick-headed. They'll make it through, no matter what."
"I hope you are right Rubeus. I would just love to scratch Esmeralda her eyes out. She knew this all along and only tried to marry in hopes of him not meeting Hitomi! And right now, she is behaving like it was already all clear, even though she is locked up in her room and a prisoner!"
Yes it is true. Esmeralda had known about this all along. She had been given the order from her father to make Van fall in love with her and marry him. It had been all planned out in hopes of the Dragon not meeting the supposed Fortunanestra. But when Esmeralda's brother had become sick from one day to the other and died a day later, Lived had made clear to everyone, not to tell a thing about it. He had even brainwashed some of the servants. A few days later, he had taken the quickest way to Fanelia in the company of Rubeus and his father, as not to attrack to much attention. When Hitomi's father had somehow found out all about this, Lived had kill him. His corps had been found shortly after the disappearance of Van and Hitomi. He had been ripped into pieces by Lived and Esmeralda had even watched, if she said the truth. They had locked her directly into her room and had posted guards all along the hallway and under her balcony. But Hitomi and Van couldn't be found just like Lived. They didn't know, what to do.
Suddenly Merle saw a soldier running frantically towards them. By the time he finally came up to them, Allen, Celena, Dilly, Millerna and Dryden together with Aron had come up to them to listen, if there were any new reports about the current situation.
Dilly: "Have you found King Van and the Lady Hitomi yet or found out, where on Gaia they could be??"
Merle and Rubeus had told everyone of course about the current happenings as soon as they had gained consciousness again. They had told the others about the prophecy and Lived taking Van and Hitomi away. They had encountered Esmeralda just to find out, that all of this was really true and happening and that Van and Hitomi didn't stand a chance against her father. She had worn an evil smirk the whole time. Now the highest priority was to find those two and, if it was necessary, help them in any kind of way.
The soldier had finally found his breath again and said something about an unidentified, flying object (~ JIKES an UFO!! Aliens!!! *g* X_X ~) heading from the mountains into the direction of the castle.
Before anything else could be said, the sunlight vanished without warning and people all around started to scream, as the "object" was flying over the castle.
Celena: "What is that? It looks like a dragon!"
Dryden: "But it also looks like as if it was made out of metal or something like that..."
Allen: "Let's just hope, it doesn't mean any harm..."
They all stood there, waiting for what would come next. Soldiers had begun to prepare themselves in case of an attack. From somewhere above of the thing, a voice could be heard. A very familiar voice:
"Hold your weapons, soldiers!!! That is a command!!!"
Now that was something nobody had suspected. Nearly all the soldiers let there weapons fall out of their hands in astonishment as the "thing" decanted in front of Merle, Rubeus and the rest. When they finally made out, who was on top of it and who had spoken, they almost fell over. There they were, those two people the whole castle had searched for, peacefully sitting on a... a... whatever it was, grinning from ear to ear at the stupid faces all around them.
Van: "Hey guys!! Missed us?"
Dilly: "Missed you?!? The whole castle is in turmoil, because of your sudden absence, the advisers nearly had heart-attacks, the dragons have also gone crazy in the forest and you are just sitting on this... this... thing!! What on Gaia is this anyway??"
Van: "This is Escaflowne, my new Guymelef. Like it?"
While Dilly's outburst, Van and Hitomi had made their way down from the Guymelef, which now turned to it's original form, making everyone (~ except for Van and Hitomi *g* ~) jump a mile into the air. The energist glowed for a moment, then Escaflowne vanished and left Hitomi pendant hovering in the air. It floated into her hand and she put it around her neck again.
This time, Merle was the first to move. With one move, she jumped at Van and Hitomi, knocking both of them to the ground:
"Where have you two been?? Did you know, that you have been gone for over three days???"
Van: "What?? So long? The time-sequence must have been different, were we have been... Merle, could you please let us breath again?"
Merle: "Sorry! But what happened now? Where were you? What did you do? From where did that thing appear and disappear into Hitomi's pendant? And what happened to Lived?"
During Merle's questioning, Rubeus had made his way over to Hitomi to help her up:
"You're okay, little sis... ... ... ups!" -_-°
Silence. . . . . . .
Millerna: "WHAT WAS THAT?? HITOMI... YOUR SISTER???"
"Yep Millerna, it is true. Rubeus is my brother. And thanks for asking bro. I'm fine."
If the gang could have been even more supriced, their eyes would have probably become bigger than the dishes in the castle and their yaws would have gone through the ground. Hitomi and Van looked at each other after seeing the faces of the other (~ especially from the advisers, who had also made and appearance ^^° ~) and couldn't prevent themselves from bursting into laughter. That brought the others back into reality.
Just as Allen made a move to say something, another soldier came running up to them, bowed and started to stutter about Esmeralda not being in her room. They had searched the whole castle ground already, but she was nowhere to be found, as if vanished into thin air.
Hitomi *in a whisper that everyone around her heard *: "I think she felt her father dying and ran away..."
~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~
That night, a scream could be heard out of the castle, followed by the roar of a dragon. The next day, guards searching for the princess Esmeralda found a piece of a dress, covered in Human and Dragon-Blood. Beside it lay a bracelet with the insignia of the royal family of Hearim engraved in it.
The prophecy had been fulfilled to it's end...
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Finally I finished the last chapter of my story!!! There will be an epilogue coming up ASAP and then I'll probably start a new story, but this time, it will be a continuation!! Just you wait and see. CIAO!