Wow, its been a while. I lost everything so now i have to do it all over again..boo

but here is chapter 9, i haven't wrote anything in a while so.. yeah watch out

please read and review, i need to know if i really should keep going.

please forgive me for being forever to write, my apologises to anyone who is waiting for this story and my other (which will have more soon too)

thanks and enjoy.

-emi

Chapter 9

"Left turn... now a right turn... now a left turn... going straight..and a left turn..", Dilandau was bored out of his mind so he wondered the castle halls aimlessly. "Mehh what am I supposed to do now?" he asked himself.

"You could come with us,"

"What the- .. Hello?", Dilandau glanced behind him, but saw nothing.

"Come with us,"

"Who's saying that?" He reached for his sword, once again failed to obtain it remembering where it was.

"Join us and you will gain great power", the voice reminded him of a snake. The wispy sound of tongues being slurred and the harsh whispers almost growling at him.

"Who are you!? What do you want!?" Dilandau yelled, his temper was growing. "Show yourself! I know yo-!"

"Dilandau..?" Hitomi's voice caught his ear. "Who are you talking to? Are you alright?"

"Ahh Hitomi.. I.. nothing. Its none of your business what I'm doing." He stuttered at first but he covered up his mishap with the sauciness he was known for.

"I suppose not, but it seemed like you were talking to someone and there isn't anyone around here and I-"

"Yeah so..?" Dilandau cut her off. "Anyways aren't you going somewhere?" Hitomi nodded and started to walk off to met Celena and Merle, but something was going on with Dilandau and she knew it. She would try to bring it up again later.

"Where are you?" Dilandau said in an evenly evil low voice as the one talking to him, once Hitomi was out of sight, he almost felt a little bad a snapping at her.. But not that bad.

"Heh we knew you'd be interested..follow us this way,"

"Hey! I didn't say anything about joining you yet, and I'm not going anywhere until I get some answers!"

"Follow us, we will give you power," the voice was moving away from him.

"I'm not coming with you until my questions are answered," Dilandau stood his ground, and he wasn't going to move until he wanted.

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"Okay I'm here!" Hitomi jogged towards the two girls.

"Hey!!" Celena and Merle both waved.

"Alright, lets get on with this walk then shall we?" Celena nodded madly, she was so excited to even be in Hitomi's presence. They began walking out behind the castle in the court yard, admiring beautiful statues and flowers. Merle even brought Hitomi to her special and most favorite place. It was a gorgeous area with a small natural waterfall about 7 feet, it was surrounded with flowers and giant willow trees. It was absolutely beautiful.

"There is a small area behind the waterfall you can just walk in behind this rock here, see?" Merle showed Hitomi and Celena the enterence to her secret thinking spot. "No one knows I go here so don't tell anyone, not even Van!" They girls laughed and promised.

Celena had many questions for Hitomi, and she was gladly answering them. Celena thought the world of Hitomi and she could tell, but Celena also during their walk gained great respect for her as well.

"I think it's about time we head back," Hitomi suggested to them, they agreed and Merle started to complain she was hungry, the girls just laughed.

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"Ah- Yeah actually I was thinking about Hitomi," Paro was shocked for once, he didn't understand how Van had known that.

"I know, everything that's happening is connected to her. We have to watch her and keep her safe!" Van's protective side was starting to show again.

"I agree," Allen nodded, Hitomi who was currently on his mind as well, and she meant much to him, he would go to the Mystic Moon and back for her. "Hitomi's safety is of much importance, Van if you want I can guard her. I know you will want too also, but whenever you need me you know I'm here."

"Thanks Allen, but I can protect her." Van suddenly had a small amount of jealousy, the idea of Allen and Hitomi did still haunt him a little, and he wanted only himself near Hitomi.

"Yes, but you realize she will not agree to being protected, she wont want it." Allen was right, and Van knew it. This just made him more jealous.

"I think, if you watch over Hitomi at all, do it without her knowing. Otherwise, she wont feel comfortable when you are around her." Paro's suggestion was good, but Van didn't want to lie to Hitomi. But if it was for her safety, he would have to.

"But Paro, what did you call us in here for?" Allen asked again, Paro fidgeted a small big, but it went unnoticed. He was a fast thinker, and he would come up with a convincing answer.

"Well, umm see I just umm well I- Oops I can't remember!" ..okay so not that good of a convincing answer.

"Ohh.." Van and Allen looked at him oddly as he scratched that back of his neck.

"Yeah so anyways, I'm going to go now...yeah hungry, kitchen..cya!" Paro walked out of there before they could say another word, leaving Van and Allen speechless.

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"He is stronger then before."

"It's the girl."

"We need him though, he is our connection!"

"We will get him,"

"How?"

"Oh, we have other ways."

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The halls were empty, except for the now and then a servant would walk by, and avoid Dilandau's eye contact. This just made him laugh a little to himself. But he still hadn't moved, he was sitting against the wall infront of a window. The voice had been gone for awhile now and he knew it would come back to him, even if he did move. For some reason though he felt he just needed to sit here for an amount of time, as if he had to prove to the voice he really could stay there forever.

"It'll be back," Dilandau concentrated on the moons outside the window as he talked to himself. Suddenly he heard giggling girls and he knew who it was. Automatically he stood up and pretended to be walking down the hall.

"Dilandau what are you doing?" Hitomi asked, taking note it was in the same area she had left him.

"Walking.." As if it was a simple answer that she should have known.

"We could see that," Celena's voice was brought up, which surprised him a little. She even had the same tone he had, but after all they were made from the same person. "Hah and it didn't look like much fun," Celena's serious tone had already left and her giant smile had replaced it. Hitomi nodded.

"Come on, we're going down to get some lunch, care to join us?" Dilandau couldn't help but nod and say sure, something about Hitomi always made him feel secure and safe, and not alone.

"Well come on then!" Hitomi said with a giggle as she grabbed his arm because he still wasn't moving as they started to walk.

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Allen and Van sat in his study, the thought of Paro's oddness had left their minds. But Hitomi was in both their minds, even though they wouldn't admit it.

"Van," Allen broke the silence. "It Hitomi is back, does that mean something evil is comeing?"

"I think its already come," Van replied, not moving. Still staring out the window.

"What do you mean?" Allen wanted to know what was going on inside Van's head, and if it was anything like what was going on in his, even though he couldn't really concentrate.

"I think the evil, well I believe its Dilandau. You know what he did last time he was here!!" Allen watched Van clench his fist as he raised his voice.

"But we can't just assume he is evil still, and plus its not like there is anything powerful enough for him to work with to try and fight us. If he is evil its only him." Allen thought back to the days of Ziboc, it had now been destroyed for years.

"Yes but..I still don't trust him. You can understand why," Van thought back to when his city was once in ruins.

"Yes, but maybe he has changed a-"

"And what if he hasn't?" Van cut him off, but didn't raise his voice.

"Van..this has got to do with Hitomi doesn't it? About them being together..isn't it?"Allen knew it had to be, sure it's what they had been thinking about it all night, and now he was sure Van was thinking about it as he was also.

"Of course it does.." Van turned his view back to the window, all of a sudden he realized he wasn't with Hitomi and she was here. "I going to get something to eat," Van stood up, Allen knew it was an excuse to go see Hitomi, he was almost wishing he had said it first. "We can talk again later," with that he left the room.

"Hitomi," Allen sighed and looked that the mystic moon, "What's going to happen now?"



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read and reveiw please, or this story is probably going down the drainnnn..or it will just take forever to finsih.

-emi