Hi there Y.V here. Sorry for the long wait but my computer bit the bullet along with all of my stories. I am more than a bit peeved but life must go on I would like to thank all who reviewed now on to the fic.

I don't own esca nope nope

*Caught by the enemy*

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"We're under attack!!"

"NANI!!" Allen shouted. The gates of the Austurian posts shattered trails of flames began to appear as people ran for their lives. Hitomi was still in her grips of her vision, "Hitomi, snap out of it! Hitomi!!" Yukari shouted. She shook her shoulders as Hitomi slowly got out of her trance "They're here! The people who destroyed Fanelia!!" Upon hearing this Van quickly reentered Escaflowne for battle "Merle, you and the others find somewhere safe" he commanded and entered into the blazing battlefield. Merle didn't bother to wait for the two foreigners and scurried away. Flames spread around the posts in the midst of the blaze laughter could be heard.

Hitomi froze, she knew that voice, full of bloodlust "I-its him!" She manages to sputtered. She look around anxiously to find the laughter's source, then she saw it, the red guymelef about to unleash an attack on escaflowne. "VAN IN FRONT OF YOU!!" She shouted out.

"WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT--" Van didn't finish his sentence as he barely block the barrage of crima claws. Van begin to attack the red guymelef, hitting it with the hilt of it's sword but the red guymelef was faring better against his attacks. Hitomi saw more of the giants appearing two begin to surround Sherezarde.

"I know he's a dumb ass but he needs my help" She thought and ran to where Allen was. "Hitomi! What are you still doing here!?" Allen exclaims.

"JUMP!!"

Allen instinctively did what she told and the claws missed their targets. "She can see them somehow" Allen thought he muttered a shit under his breath. "There's no way we can win in this condition, retreat" Allen commanded. Van look at him with disbelief.

"What!?! After what they did to your men?!" He shouted, appalled. "I will never turn my back on an enemy! I will fight them to their death!!"

"ENOUGH!!"

A look of disgust emerged on Allen Schezars face. "That is not bravery , that is stupidity!! Remember a samurai gives his life so others may live." Van nodded reluctantly "you're right" he muttered. Allan sighed in reply "Very well lets go to the crusade then" He gently lifted up Hitomi while Van grabbed a hold of Yukari and started to retreat away from the enemy.

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Dilandau cackled over the speaker "MOEROOOO!!" he shouted gleefully and lick his lips how lovely was the fire when it dance in it's destructive power.

"What? They're retreating? There's no fun in that" he spoke in a happy psycho tone. "Follow them!! he commanded.

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The two guymelefs raced away until they came to a water fall. "What do we do now?" Hitomi heard Van ask. Allen let a smirk show on his face "We jump!!" Van look at him, confused but realized what he said, he too also had a devilish grin on his face. Without a warning both leapt off the enormous falls.

"HOLY SHIT!!" Hitomi screamed. The air rushing past at great speed then a levi ship appeared and both guymelefs landed. The levi-ship dropped into the water but soon regain it balance and begin to ascend in the air. "I'm sorry ladies, were you frightened?" Allen ask a hint of amusement in his voice. Hitomi glared at him "Do that again and I WILL cut OFF your manhood" She threatened.

"The same with you Van" Yukari retorted.

Hitomi turned around her jaw fell "THEY'RE COMING AFTER US!!"

"HERE I COME!!" Dilandau shouted with joy and landed on the levi-ship and proceed to attack Allen. Allen blocked and struck back nicking his armor. "You're a strong one Allen Schezar, I like that" Dilandau complimented. He attack him with his crima claws Allen block them successfully except one, it hit his leg causing him to lose his balance. Hitomi felt the guymelefs hold loosen and she flung into the air and begin to ascend down to the rushing river below.

"HITOMIII!!" Yukari shouted

Hitomi reached her hand out to someone anyone everything turned white and she saw a winged figure swoop down and grabbed her hand.

"An angel?" She thought.

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Guimel attack the white Guymelef again it seem to be open to attacks in attempts to protect the person he held. He heard Dilandau cackled as he fought with Allen Schezar. That's when he saw it, the black guymelef lost its balance and the girl he held flung into the air. She began to fall towards the river beneath her. Her hand outstretched, asking someone, anyone to grabbed it. He heard the other girl shout her name "Hitomi?!?" He thought his heart skipping a beat without knowing he unleashed the liquid metal.

It wrapped around her and she stop falling he pulled her back to him. The girl look at him bewildered "It couldn't be her, could it?" He thought. Dilandau saw what had happen, then a devilish idea popped into his head. He knock escaflowne, causing it to lose grip on Yukari and grabbed her with his metal claws. He once again did an insane cackle.

"If you want your friends back find us Allen Schezar" he challenged. With a motion his troops stop fighting and retreated. "They're getting away! Gaddess go after them" Allen shouted. "I can't one of them damaged the rudders we can't navigate it" Gaddess responded.

"SHIT!!"

"I can't lose them" Van thought. Without saying he fell off the crusade. In mid air escaflowne transformed into a dragon and he went after them. "Van, don't get yourself killed, and bring them back safely, both of them" Allen thought.

"VAM-SAMA COME BACK!! FORGET ABOUT THEM!!" Merle shouted and received a whap to the head by Mr. Mole.

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Hitomi hit the metal floor with a thud along with Yukari two of the soldiers kept a hold on their hands and arms. She heard steps coming towards them she look up and saw the silver haired albino smirking at them.

"So my exotic one we meet again" he purred. Hitomi felt her cheeks go hot by this comment Dilandau chuckled at this. He kneeled in front of her and tilted her chin up to his face green and garnet eyes met.

"You are quite exotic you know, I have never seen someone like you and your friend. You hair, so short, like a boys but it gives you that exotic quality I like. You are also a provocative creature, are you not? That strangely cut skirt is enough to rile up any man"

Hitomi felt incredibly uncomfortable with this boy, his eyes, examining her top to bottom, he came closer to her little by little.

"You also have quite a well tone body but what I would like to know is how you were able to resist Allen Schezars charms?" He asks. Hitomi look at him "Resist? With those sucky pick-up lines? How can you not resist him? Damn man-tramp" she replied.

Dilandau smiled at this "You are a strange one you know" he replied his nose touching with hers. Hitomi's heart begin to beat fast she felt his warm breath on her skin; it put shivers on her spine.

"But it's your eyes that what gets me. Those flames they have I want them" he whispered in her ear. He pulled away from her "Take them to the prison cells for now, I will deal with them later." He replied and left the hangar. He faintly traced his lip with his index finger.

"Looks like I left my first impression on her" he thought with a grin.

He would have so much fun.

tbc

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da da daaaaa hmmm do I sense attraction? What will happen to Hitomi and Yukari the only way to find out is to read and review. see ya ^.^ v