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~font~ past things said or memories
'font'= thoughts
(font)=author's note and lil things that I just HAVE to say o.o
Chapter 6
'Kinda strange' Van thought as he flew over the tree tops on Escaflowne.
He had left Escaflowne at the floating fortress but, from what the guards of Asturia said, it had been transported back. He guessed it must have happened when he and the others were sent off in different directions, Escaflowne was sent back to Asturia. They said a pillar of light landed then left leaving Escaflowne.
'Just lucky I guess.' he thought and began to descend down.
Landing right next to the small house, where Hitomi was, he hopped off and walked to the front door. Just as he stepped on the front steps he stopped dead in his tracks seeing the broken open door and blood speckled on the floor.
Rushing in his eyes stared in horror at the destruction of the room. A movement on the floor grabbed his attention. He helped the woman up off the ground and down in a chair.
She had bruises on her legs and arms and a small cut on her cheek. She was very weak and it made her struggle just to look up at the king's concerned face.
"I-I'm sorry youn-ng king" she stuttered. Looking up see she the confused look on Van's face and continued. "I never should have let him leave with her. I'm sorry that I didn't stop him."
Shock hit Van's face. He stood up and ran to the next room only to see it was empty. Rage flooded his face and drowned away any emotions he had.
"Was it the same guy?" Van growled.
"Yes.... He took her and headed that way." she said and pointed a bit to the left out the door. Immediately Van raced out the door in the direction she pointed too.
"Good luck." the old woman whispered with a smile.
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"Stop struggling!" The man snapped at Hitomi.
Hitomi didn't stop thrashing in his grip around her waist. She jabbed her elbow in his side, which caused him to drop her.
Standing up Hitomi knew she wouldn't walk far before she would collapse. The fever she had made her head spin and her side ached. Right there she wished with all her heart that Van would come. Falling to her knees she burst into tears.
She heard footsteps come from the side and looked up as someone approached. Out of the shadows came an angry looking Dilandou. He looked at Hitomi than glared at the man.
Just as he was about to draw his sword he looked over the cowering man than turned his head to the side.
"You may leave now....."
The bandit gave a quick bow than ran off. Hitomi stared at Dilandou while shivering. 'What is he going to do?' She turned her back to him just as he looked to her.
Arms wrapped around her shoulders.
Her eyes widened.
She knew it was Dilandou and her body froze when she felt him hold her close, as if trying to comfort her. More tears just rolled down her cheeks. At the moment she didn't know what to do. Of course it felt wrong to be in his arms. But her body wouldn't budge. Fear gripped her heart.
'Van please, please come save me.' she sobbed more.
A faint touch on her back made her shiver. Dilandou's hand was rubbing her back, somewhat soothingly, just barely brushing her. This time her body did react; she scooted back from him till she back bumped a tree. She couldn't stand, her legs felt like a rag dolls. Closing her eyes shut she waited for the worst to happen.
And it did.
Hitomi's eyes popped right open when she felt Dilandou's mouth cover hers. He had a tight grip on each of her wrists and was sitting on her legs, so she couldn't move one bit. Struggling against his hands she managed to free one of her hands from his grip.
Then she swung her arm up hitting his head with her wristlet. Dilandou fell to the side a bit dazed. All her actions had puzzled him. She was now rejecting him. But at Zaibach it seemed they got along so well, it made him see a different Hitomi. The one he fell in love with, but now she's back to normal. Looking at her right hand he saw she was still wearing the ring he had given.
At the moment he was willing to try anything to get back the Hitomi he liked. Reaching for her hand he held it tight and brought it up between them.
"Hitomi, don't you remember this?" he said still holding on to her hand. "I gave this too you!" She momentarily gazed in his eyes then at the ring.
"You said you could never go back to Van! You said you'd stay with me!" he took her in his arms against her will.
He was becoming upset. "You promised you'd never leave me....."
"Stop. Stop this Dilandou." she whispered hoarsely.
Pushing away from him she stood up and began to back away but her head began to ache so it slowed her down.
A yelp of pain came from her when Dilandou tried to grab her by her side and accidentally grabbed her wounded side. Recoiling his hand, seeing he had hurt her, he watched as her hands gripped around her side.
Some blood was leaking from the bandaged and trickling down her leg to a growing puddle by her feet.
"Hitomi, I'm sor-Ahhh!"
Dilandou cringed and look back to see Van, his sword to the side with some blood dripping from the blade. A small deep cut was on Dilandou's back. He only glared and winced as he watched Van run to Hitomi's aid.
"Hitomi!" Van held her gently in his arm so as not hurt her. Turning back to Dilandou he saw him unsheathe his sword. He stood up and gripped his own sword. Glancing over his shoulder he checked to make sure Hitomi was all right.
Then looking back at Dilandou he just barely made a block at his legs. Hitomi stared at them in awe as she heard and watched the metal clash. She didn't see what and how it happened but the last thing she saw was Van's sword fly from his hand and land in front of her. Fear tweaked her heart as she looked at Van, unarmed, standing in front Dilandou.
Her eyes made their way down to the sword in front of her. Quivering her hand rose from her side and slowly reached out to the sword but only hovered over it hesitantly.
Looking up she saw Dilandou giving out swings at Van who was just barely dodging each one. One he didn't move in time and the consequence was a long cut on his chest, tearing the front of his shirt.
"Van...." Hitomi whispered and sobbed in her hands.
'What can I do??'
The ring on her finger began to flicker with a small light. In mere seconds a flash of what looked like black lighting surged from the ring and seemed to run through Hitomi's body to her head. Another bolt forced it's way in her mind.
"Stop!!" she screeched clutching her head in pain.
Van's head jerked over to Hitomi but once his guard was down Dilandou took advantage and landed a punch on Van's cheek. It sent him flying back some and left a small cut on his cheek too.
Glaring Dilandou lowered his sword and began to charge at Van. Van shut his eyes and waited. But all he heard was metal clashing together.
Slowly opening his eyes Van's mouth dropped open.
Hitomi was standing above, her feet planted sternly in the ground, holding Dilandou by a block. She didn't budge a bit when he pushed against her. He watched her as Dilandou put both hands on the hilt of the sword, pushing with all his strength.
She still didn't budge but Van observed how her body reacted. He could tell it took most of her strength to stand because the muscles in her arms and legs tightened. Her teeth were gritted tightly together.
The faint sound of something dropping steadily drew his attention to her side. The bleeding was increasing and the puddle around her feet was growing rapidly. Almost her whole leg was covered in blood as it ran down her leg to the puddle.
Finally she forced their swords to turn to the right causing Dilandou to lunge forward some that way. Smirking she watched as Dilandou did almost a slow motion fall until she saw a glint in his eye.
Straightening up he knocked Hitomi to the ground on her back. Then pointed the tip of his blade at her throat. She laid still then closed her eyes, as if in thought.
"You'll have to come back with me to Zaibach now," Dilandou said, ignoring the sounds made from Van.
Van didn't want to move now, cause the blade against Hitomi's throat made him edgy.
"You should chose your words more carefully," Hitomi said in a calm voice while opening her eyes to stare up at Dilandou.
He gasped when he saw her eyes. They were the same from that one night. 'Could it be that Hitomi is back??' he thought.
She smirked up at him then swung her legs at his feet. Knocking him off balance. Holding her sword up quickly she watched as the blade pierced through his leg. Then stood up after he landed with a thud.
Looking down at Dilandou she saw the pain on his face from his leg, then set her blade on his shoulder.
And ever so slowly, to savor his pain, she dragged the blade across his chest and left a deep slash that bleed vigorously.
"Hitomi........" Van whispered.
Hitomi blinked. Her eyes now back to normal, she looked down at what she was doing. She jumped back a bit from Dilandou and looked at the sword in her hand. Blood dripped from it. Dropping it she cupped her hands over her mouth to keep from crying out.
Dilandou stood up and stared at Hitomi. His eyes were mixed with some many emotions but she saw hate and pain the most. Staggering he backed away, his eyes never left Hitomi as he vanished in the trees.
Van stood up, not sure what to do at the moment. He walked over to Hitomi and saw her whole body was trembling. Reaching out to her he gently touched her shoulder but she jumped on contact and slowly turned her head to him.
"Van....." she whimpered.
She burst into tears and hide her face in his shirt. Startled a bit, Van stood still for a moment but then wrapped his arms around her trying to comfort her. Both of they're legs seemed to give out on them as the fell to their knees still holding the other.
"Van...."she whispered her voice muffled some from his shirt. "What? What's happening to me??" she begged him but didn't look to meet his eyes.
'I wish I knew. I really wish.' he thought but said nothing as he scooped her up in his arms and carried her back to Escaflowne.
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End of Part 6
Author's notes: I'll explain Hitomi's behavior later on. Please don't think that she's hates Dilandou or that I'm trying to kill him. It'll all, hopefully, make sense later on. I'm so sorry that this chapter is so short! I promise the next one will be longer! Cross my heart hope to die! *crosses her fingers behind her back* Really I promise! *another can hits her head* ................o.O ......ehehe *sweatdrops*
Eva Maverx
~font~ past things said or memories
'font'= thoughts
(font)=author's note and lil things that I just HAVE to say o.o
Chapter 6
'Kinda strange' Van thought as he flew over the tree tops on Escaflowne.
He had left Escaflowne at the floating fortress but, from what the guards of Asturia said, it had been transported back. He guessed it must have happened when he and the others were sent off in different directions, Escaflowne was sent back to Asturia. They said a pillar of light landed then left leaving Escaflowne.
'Just lucky I guess.' he thought and began to descend down.
Landing right next to the small house, where Hitomi was, he hopped off and walked to the front door. Just as he stepped on the front steps he stopped dead in his tracks seeing the broken open door and blood speckled on the floor.
Rushing in his eyes stared in horror at the destruction of the room. A movement on the floor grabbed his attention. He helped the woman up off the ground and down in a chair.
She had bruises on her legs and arms and a small cut on her cheek. She was very weak and it made her struggle just to look up at the king's concerned face.
"I-I'm sorry youn-ng king" she stuttered. Looking up see she the confused look on Van's face and continued. "I never should have let him leave with her. I'm sorry that I didn't stop him."
Shock hit Van's face. He stood up and ran to the next room only to see it was empty. Rage flooded his face and drowned away any emotions he had.
"Was it the same guy?" Van growled.
"Yes.... He took her and headed that way." she said and pointed a bit to the left out the door. Immediately Van raced out the door in the direction she pointed too.
"Good luck." the old woman whispered with a smile.
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"Stop struggling!" The man snapped at Hitomi.
Hitomi didn't stop thrashing in his grip around her waist. She jabbed her elbow in his side, which caused him to drop her.
Standing up Hitomi knew she wouldn't walk far before she would collapse. The fever she had made her head spin and her side ached. Right there she wished with all her heart that Van would come. Falling to her knees she burst into tears.
She heard footsteps come from the side and looked up as someone approached. Out of the shadows came an angry looking Dilandou. He looked at Hitomi than glared at the man.
Just as he was about to draw his sword he looked over the cowering man than turned his head to the side.
"You may leave now....."
The bandit gave a quick bow than ran off. Hitomi stared at Dilandou while shivering. 'What is he going to do?' She turned her back to him just as he looked to her.
Arms wrapped around her shoulders.
Her eyes widened.
She knew it was Dilandou and her body froze when she felt him hold her close, as if trying to comfort her. More tears just rolled down her cheeks. At the moment she didn't know what to do. Of course it felt wrong to be in his arms. But her body wouldn't budge. Fear gripped her heart.
'Van please, please come save me.' she sobbed more.
A faint touch on her back made her shiver. Dilandou's hand was rubbing her back, somewhat soothingly, just barely brushing her. This time her body did react; she scooted back from him till she back bumped a tree. She couldn't stand, her legs felt like a rag dolls. Closing her eyes shut she waited for the worst to happen.
And it did.
Hitomi's eyes popped right open when she felt Dilandou's mouth cover hers. He had a tight grip on each of her wrists and was sitting on her legs, so she couldn't move one bit. Struggling against his hands she managed to free one of her hands from his grip.
Then she swung her arm up hitting his head with her wristlet. Dilandou fell to the side a bit dazed. All her actions had puzzled him. She was now rejecting him. But at Zaibach it seemed they got along so well, it made him see a different Hitomi. The one he fell in love with, but now she's back to normal. Looking at her right hand he saw she was still wearing the ring he had given.
At the moment he was willing to try anything to get back the Hitomi he liked. Reaching for her hand he held it tight and brought it up between them.
"Hitomi, don't you remember this?" he said still holding on to her hand. "I gave this too you!" She momentarily gazed in his eyes then at the ring.
"You said you could never go back to Van! You said you'd stay with me!" he took her in his arms against her will.
He was becoming upset. "You promised you'd never leave me....."
"Stop. Stop this Dilandou." she whispered hoarsely.
Pushing away from him she stood up and began to back away but her head began to ache so it slowed her down.
A yelp of pain came from her when Dilandou tried to grab her by her side and accidentally grabbed her wounded side. Recoiling his hand, seeing he had hurt her, he watched as her hands gripped around her side.
Some blood was leaking from the bandaged and trickling down her leg to a growing puddle by her feet.
"Hitomi, I'm sor-Ahhh!"
Dilandou cringed and look back to see Van, his sword to the side with some blood dripping from the blade. A small deep cut was on Dilandou's back. He only glared and winced as he watched Van run to Hitomi's aid.
"Hitomi!" Van held her gently in his arm so as not hurt her. Turning back to Dilandou he saw him unsheathe his sword. He stood up and gripped his own sword. Glancing over his shoulder he checked to make sure Hitomi was all right.
Then looking back at Dilandou he just barely made a block at his legs. Hitomi stared at them in awe as she heard and watched the metal clash. She didn't see what and how it happened but the last thing she saw was Van's sword fly from his hand and land in front of her. Fear tweaked her heart as she looked at Van, unarmed, standing in front Dilandou.
Her eyes made their way down to the sword in front of her. Quivering her hand rose from her side and slowly reached out to the sword but only hovered over it hesitantly.
Looking up she saw Dilandou giving out swings at Van who was just barely dodging each one. One he didn't move in time and the consequence was a long cut on his chest, tearing the front of his shirt.
"Van...." Hitomi whispered and sobbed in her hands.
'What can I do??'
The ring on her finger began to flicker with a small light. In mere seconds a flash of what looked like black lighting surged from the ring and seemed to run through Hitomi's body to her head. Another bolt forced it's way in her mind.
"Stop!!" she screeched clutching her head in pain.
Van's head jerked over to Hitomi but once his guard was down Dilandou took advantage and landed a punch on Van's cheek. It sent him flying back some and left a small cut on his cheek too.
Glaring Dilandou lowered his sword and began to charge at Van. Van shut his eyes and waited. But all he heard was metal clashing together.
Slowly opening his eyes Van's mouth dropped open.
Hitomi was standing above, her feet planted sternly in the ground, holding Dilandou by a block. She didn't budge a bit when he pushed against her. He watched her as Dilandou put both hands on the hilt of the sword, pushing with all his strength.
She still didn't budge but Van observed how her body reacted. He could tell it took most of her strength to stand because the muscles in her arms and legs tightened. Her teeth were gritted tightly together.
The faint sound of something dropping steadily drew his attention to her side. The bleeding was increasing and the puddle around her feet was growing rapidly. Almost her whole leg was covered in blood as it ran down her leg to the puddle.
Finally she forced their swords to turn to the right causing Dilandou to lunge forward some that way. Smirking she watched as Dilandou did almost a slow motion fall until she saw a glint in his eye.
Straightening up he knocked Hitomi to the ground on her back. Then pointed the tip of his blade at her throat. She laid still then closed her eyes, as if in thought.
"You'll have to come back with me to Zaibach now," Dilandou said, ignoring the sounds made from Van.
Van didn't want to move now, cause the blade against Hitomi's throat made him edgy.
"You should chose your words more carefully," Hitomi said in a calm voice while opening her eyes to stare up at Dilandou.
He gasped when he saw her eyes. They were the same from that one night. 'Could it be that Hitomi is back??' he thought.
She smirked up at him then swung her legs at his feet. Knocking him off balance. Holding her sword up quickly she watched as the blade pierced through his leg. Then stood up after he landed with a thud.
Looking down at Dilandou she saw the pain on his face from his leg, then set her blade on his shoulder.
And ever so slowly, to savor his pain, she dragged the blade across his chest and left a deep slash that bleed vigorously.
"Hitomi........" Van whispered.
Hitomi blinked. Her eyes now back to normal, she looked down at what she was doing. She jumped back a bit from Dilandou and looked at the sword in her hand. Blood dripped from it. Dropping it she cupped her hands over her mouth to keep from crying out.
Dilandou stood up and stared at Hitomi. His eyes were mixed with some many emotions but she saw hate and pain the most. Staggering he backed away, his eyes never left Hitomi as he vanished in the trees.
Van stood up, not sure what to do at the moment. He walked over to Hitomi and saw her whole body was trembling. Reaching out to her he gently touched her shoulder but she jumped on contact and slowly turned her head to him.
"Van....." she whimpered.
She burst into tears and hide her face in his shirt. Startled a bit, Van stood still for a moment but then wrapped his arms around her trying to comfort her. Both of they're legs seemed to give out on them as the fell to their knees still holding the other.
"Van...."she whispered her voice muffled some from his shirt. "What? What's happening to me??" she begged him but didn't look to meet his eyes.
'I wish I knew. I really wish.' he thought but said nothing as he scooped her up in his arms and carried her back to Escaflowne.
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End of Part 6
Author's notes: I'll explain Hitomi's behavior later on. Please don't think that she's hates Dilandou or that I'm trying to kill him. It'll all, hopefully, make sense later on. I'm so sorry that this chapter is so short! I promise the next one will be longer! Cross my heart hope to die! *crosses her fingers behind her back* Really I promise! *another can hits her head* ................o.O ......ehehe *sweatdrops*
Eva Maverx
