A/N here's my next chapter for this. I am getting the feeling that no one is reading this. If I get no response for this chapter, I will be removing the story. Anyway, plz R/R Any suggestions are welcome!
Chapter 3
Van woke early the next day and noticed that Hitomi was not in bed with him. He got up and dressed. He went out to find her. The first place he checked was their daughter's room. Sure enough, there was Hitomi, sleeping on the floor beside the door to Shara's room. Van slipped down beside his wife and scooped her up in his arms. She began to stir and mumble something. Van hushed her. He carried Hitomi to their room and, laid her down in there bed. He covered her slender body with blankets. He leaned down and kissed her lightly on the forehead. Then Van turned to leave the room. Before he got the chance, Hitomi spoke to him quietly. She sounded so weak to Van.
"Van, come here please?"
"What is it love?"
"I want you to watch her close. I watched her room all night. I feel that she shouldn't be left alone. Someone wants our daughter. I seen it in a dream last night. IT was either a dream or a vision. It scared me Van. She seen me in there this morning but I didn't want to tell her why I was in there. I don't want to worry her."
"Are you still going to go to earth next week? This is really important Hitomi. IF you don't, your parents will be very disappointed. All they have seen of you guys is pictures and stuff."
"I know, I think that even Shara's getting excited about it. I don't want to break her heart. If we tell her that she isn't going, she would surely know that something was up."
"Hitomi, what did you see in the vision?"
"You don't want to know."
"Yes I do, tell me what you seen."
Van, it was sooo horrible. It was all dark. I mean really dark. We were walking through some place or forest or something. I was holding her hand. She tried to pretend she wasn't scared but, I could tell she was."
"And then?"
Hitomi paused for a reason. She was afraid of telling him what happened next. She felt that if she told him, it would all come true. She didn't want that to happen. She could feel tears burning in the back of her eyes. She refused to let them fall though. She knew that Van deserved to know what happened. Shara was his daughter to. Plus, maybe he knew how to stop what ever was going to happen if it even happened.
"Well
Van, they took her. Some strange figure came up behind us. He grabbed Shara
from behind. I tried to grab her from him but, it was impossible. He was too
strong for me. Then she was crying. She was screaming for me to help; her and
I couldn't. I felt so evil. So mean and horrible. I reached out for her, and a
wall through me back away from her. Then he said to me that they would never
hurt our daughter. I could tell he was lying. He laughed some sort of really
evil laugh. A laugh that scares you to bits. One of those laughs that you never
want to hear again. It frightened me but, I
refused to give in to what ever this thing was. I asked it what it
wanted. IT said…. It said that it
wanted her wings or something like that. It was talking about wanting to know
Shara's secret. I kept trying to take her but, I failed. She became weak and I
did to. Then I was telling her how sorry I was. Then… I woke up. You were there
then. I am so worried so scared Van. What do
we do now?"
"Shhhh…. Say no more. I am not sure what we will do."
He wrapped his arms around her and, held her close to him. She was beginning to cry. Eventually the small cries became loud sobs. She sobbed in to his chest uncontrollably. He just let her cry it out. IT was all he could do. There were very few times that Van Fanel felt helpless, this was definitely one of them. He wanted to make her stop crying. HE wanted to make her stop worrying so much. He knew that if she kept this up, she would end up being sick. He didn't want that. IF she got sick, Shara would have to visit The Mystic Moon alone. That was the last thing that Van wanted. He tried to think of things to do while Hitomi sobbed in his arms. She began to try to talk to him between sobs.
"Van, I feel so evil. I am so so scared. What if this happens? What if I can't save her? I told myself that nothing, and I meant nothing would ever come between me and our daughter. I would die for her if I had to. What if I can't save her? This will all end up being my fault if something happens to our little girl!"
"Hitomi darling, you have to stop. You are going to make yourself sick. If you do that, you will not be able to even go with her. You don't want that do you."
Hitomi gave
him a nod saying no.
"I didn't think so."
He reached up and started whipping the tears that were falling from her eyes. He caressed her face. Then he laid her head back down on his chest. She had eventually stopped sobbing and Van could see, that she was falling in to a sleep. He knew she needed it. He knew also that he had work to do so he decided to leave her be. He laid her head down on a pillow and quietly crept out of the room. He was met by Shara on the way out.
"What's wrong with mom? Is she going insane? She was standing outside my room last night?"
"She's just having a bad time right now. She'll be fine. Just dismiss anything strange that happens in the next little while alright?"
"What ever you say. Is she nervous about going back home?"
"Well Shara, you could say that."
"Hmmmm, me to. I think that I am more nervous than her though. At lest she's been there before."
"Yes that's true. Shara, when you guys go there, you have to do exactly what your mother tells you. Do you promise me?"
"Yes, you should know that. I wouldn't try to cause any trouble in a foreign place."
"I trust you, it's just very important. Also, if you get in a bad situation, tell someone. Scream as loud as you can for help. Save yourself if you have to alright?"
"Yes daddy, I know. Are you going crazy to? I don't know what has gotten in to you guys."
"We just worry a lot that's all."
"I think it's more than that but, what ever you say. Say, what are you doing?"
"I am going to go help train some of my men. Would you like to come watch?"
"Yes please! Can I learn to?"
"We'll see. Wait a second young lady. Did you finish all of your morning studies?
Shara grumbled inwardly
"Yes I did. So can I come? Can I can I can I?"
"Yes Shara. Come on."
Shara could tell that there was something up. Usually, Van wouldn't let her just come to these things. He wasn't fond of his daughter watching such things as training for war. He would as specially never let her learn and today, he was thinking about it? This was strange. Very strange. She would figure out what was going on and when she did, she would solve her parents strangeness and their distress.
