Chapter 6:A New Goal
Van stayed by Hitomi's side the whole night while Allen stayed by Yukari's side. Allen wanted to make sure that Yukari was all right or so he said. He couldn't explain it but he felt drawn to Yukari. There was just something so alluring about her.
When morning came, Hitomi awoke to see Van laying beside her. She blushed; she had never slept that close to a boy, no, man ever. When Van began to stir and wake up from his blissful sleep their eyes locked on each other, gazing endlessly into each other's eyes. To Van, Hitomi's eyes sparked like emeralds and to Hitomi, Van's eye's still gave her the warm and comforting feel they gave her six years ago. Van slowly made his way out of the bed, kissed her on the forehead and told her to rest and that he'll have breakfast brought to her room.
"So, how's Hitomi doing?" Millerna asked as Van entered the dinning hall. He took a seat to Dryden's left, sitting across from Millerna.
"She's just resting right now." he replied.
"Um, Van, who was that girl that was with you and Allen last night?" Millerna asked before taking a sip of her drink. Van cleared his throat.
"Oh, that was Hitomi's friend Yukari. I met her on the Mystic Moon. She's pretty much normal, well compared to Hitomi." Van laughed softly to himself.
Allen entered the large dinning hall with Yukari standing not too far behind. "Well, good morning Allen." Millerna spoke with a grin across her face. Her eyes travelled from the heavenly knight to the girl standing behind him. She had long maroon hair and was wearing what she considered the most unusual clothing; a sky blue skirt that went above her knees and an orange coloured top that had no back to it.
"Good morning your highnesses." Allen spoke as he bowed and introduced Yukari to Millerna and Dryden. Yukari couldn't believe that she was eating breakfast with a queen, two kings and a knight. She felt as if she were in a fairy tale. During the course of the meal she didn't say much; she thought that if she said something wrong, she would get in some sort of trouble. After breakfast Millerna approached Yukari. She just looked at her clothes and shook her head.
"Those clothes just will not do." she sighed.
"What's wrong with my clothes?" Yukari asked feeling offended.
"Well, if you're seen wearing something like that, you'll get some very unwanted attention. So come with me, I'm sure I'll have some dresses in your size that you can wear for the time being." Millerna said and gestured for Yukari to follow her. She showed her vast collection of dresses and gowns for her to borrow. After Millerna had picked out a few, she had a handmaiden take the dresses to Yukari's room.
As they were about to leave Millerna's room, Yukari suddenly remember about her friend Hitomi. "Um, Millerna, where is Hitomi?" she asked with much concern.
"Oh, she's resting in her room." she answered and turned to face the handmaiden, "Before you take the dresses to Lady Yukari's room, could you show her to Lady Hitomi's room." Millerna told the handmaiden who in turn nodded and bowed.
Once at her friend's room, Yukari slowly entered the room and walked over to her friend's side. Hitomi slowly began to stir and her emerald eyes fluttered open. When Hitomi had caught sight of Yukari, she laughed thinking she was still dreaming.
"What's so funny Hitomi?" Yukari asked. Hitomi blinked; Yukari was really there. She quickly sat up and tried to hug her friend.
"Oh my God Hitomi. What happened to you?" Yukari asked as she saw the bruises and whip marks all over her body.
"I was brought to the world of nightmares." she answered and laid back down on her side, facing her friend.
"The world of nightmares?" Yukari inquired and lifted an eyebrow.
"Yes, the world of nightmares where whatever happens to you there, happens to you in reality."
"What did they do to you?" Yukari asked wiping away her tears. She couldn't bear the thought of how her friend got so injured.
"First they put me in a cage hanging from a high ceiling, then strapped me to a wall where they whipped and caned me, and then a large man grabbed me by my neck and held me up against the wall. I seriously thought I was going to die. But then Van suddenly appeared. I was the only one who could see him. He held out his hand towards me. With the strength I had left, I touched his hand and that's when that horrible nightmare ended." she let out a deep sigh. "So, what are you doing here? How did you even get here?"
"Well, that guy Allen showed up and then the three of us were surround by this pillar of light and the next thing I knew we were near some sort of castle." Yukari answered. "Oh and Hitomi, you were right. Allen is a total hottie!" she blurted out and giggled like a little girl. Hitomi laughed softly and slowly dozed back off to sleep. Millerna entered the dark bedroom and Yukari made her way out of the room when Millerna had said she needed to see how Hitomi wounds were healing.
"This isn't fair!" Siren yelled as she stormed into her room in her fortress. "What did I do wrong?!" she yelled.
"My dear daughter…" a woman's voice sounded from a very large mirror on the wall.
"Mother…" she began. "What do you want?" she asked as she held her nose up high.
"Only to help my dear darling daughter get what she wants." Siren began to laugh.
"Since when do you want to help me?" she asked with a stubborn look on her face.
"Since the day I was imprisoned in the world of mirrors. Only being able to look out on to the world from these stupid mirrors. Do you have any idea how frustrating it is?" she huffed
"What's the catch? I know you would never help me without wanting something in return." Siren asked as she sat down in a large chair.
"First you must help me out of this world, then I will help you get that young king."
"And how will I get you out of there?"
"Simple. All you need is the pendent and this book." an image of a red pendent on a golden chain and a large crimson red book with the word "Magik" written on it in English. "If you find these, you can help me get out of here." It seemed like a good deal to Siren at the time. She would get the love of her life and all she had to do is get the silly pendent and book.
A/N: Thanx for everyone who reviewed. I'm sorry it too so long to update. School has been very busy but now that my ISPs are done and all I have left is 2 exams, I should be updating more frequently and not just this fic too. I'm almost finished writing a chap for another fic of mine(A New Life). So I hope you enjoyed this short chap and I'll try to get the next one up before Friday(hopefully tomorrow okies?)
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