Ok... so we didn't quite get to 100 reviews... but I'm sure we can hit that
today! Some of you have been saying there is not enough Dilandau in a few
of the chapters. Sorry! I'm writing it, but I'm telling you now... there
will be plenty of Dilandau to come. Hehehe... you'll just have to be
patient! Sorry it took a little bit longer to get this out... but I have a
joke for everyone.
What do you call a man who eats his wife's sister? ~An anteater~
And what do you call a man who eats his mother-in-law? ~A gladiator~
Hahahahaha! I love those! Do you get the second one? Glad-he-ate-her. Tell that one to your parents. Lol...
Disclaimer: I solemnly swear that I hereby do not own Escaflowne.
"Folken-sama wishes to see you in his study Lady Hitomi." the young boy announced to her. "Please follow me."
Hitomi gave an apologetic nod to Masumi and stood up. She followed the boy out with one question on her mind. 'Why would Folken need to see me?'
Chapter 11: Surprise
Hitomi followed the boy in silence. The walk didn't seem very long and before she knew it, they were in front of Folken's door. The boy knocked on the door and Folken's voice could be heard from inside, beckoning Hitomi to come in.
She walked in as the messenger opened the door, and the first person she saw was the soldier she had knocked out. Her stomach lurched when she saw him but when she spotted Dilandau leaning against the opposite wall, her body froze.
'What is he doing here?' she thought.
Folken looked directly at her and said, "Hitomi... please come forward and take a seat."
She did as he asked and glanced at the soldier. He looked furious and ready to pounce on her at any second.
"Dilandau said he came across this man lying unconscious in the middle of the hall. When he woke up, he said that a short-brown haired girl carrying a glaive had attacked him and knocked him out. Since you're the only one that fits the description, will you please explain?" Folken kindly asked.
"I didn't just run up and attack him. He was about to slit Masumi's throat!" Hitomi yelled.
"Hitomi... there is no need to shout. Please tell me exactly what happened."
Hitomi told him everything, from what Masumi had told her, to what she had done to rescue Masumi.
Folken nodded his head and when Hitomi was done, he looked at the soldier. "Hitomi's explanation is much better than yours. Plus she would never attack someone for no reason. I'll leave your punishment up to the generals. Report straight to your quarters, and never try something like that again."
The soldier glared at Hitomi one last time and stalked out the door after giving a slight bow towards Folken. When the door shut, Folken looked at Hitomi and gave her a slight smile.
"Thank you for saving Masumi. Poor girl has been through so much. You may go now." Folken told Hitomi.
Hitomi then stood up, thanked him, and walked out of the room. She made her way back to her chambers and when she arrived, she found Masumi still sitting on the couch, in front of a blazing fire. Masumi got up and walked towards Hitomi when she heard her enter the room.
"I just wanted to thank you again for saving me." Masumi said quietly.
"I just talked to Folken about it, and the man who tried to kill you is going to be punished." Hitomi informed her.
Masumi's eyes lightened at this and she smiled a bit. Thanking Hitomi once more, she said goodbye and left Hitomi's room.
Watching in the shadows near Hitomi's room, Dilandau stood there and studied Masumi. She did look a bit beat up, and her face looked covered in tears.
'So she wasn't lying.' Dilandau told himself.
Dilandau sighed. When he found the man lying in the middle of the hall, at first he thought the soldier passed out from too much to drink, but when the man woke up, he heard him say 'I'm going to kill that bitch!'. When Dilandau asked whom he was talking about, he said that a girl carrying a glaive attacked him.
When that was said, Dilandau went straight to Folken with the soldier to report what happened. Now everyone was going to be suspicious of Hitomi... she attacked someone without warning... and there was little doubt in his mind that she wasn't a spy.
But now with Hitomi's side of the incident, Masumi's injuries, and the soldier's slight drunkenness, Dilandau was back where he started. Nothing could really be put against Hitomi yet.
Frustrated, Dilandau made his way back to the mess hall. He didn't feel like doing much of anything else that day, so he decided that he would give the Dragonslayers off for the rest of the day.
~Hitomi~
When Masumi left, Hitomi looked by the fire and there was a tray of food set there. Sitting on top was a note that read:
Hitomi, thought you were going to be tired after what you did today, so I had your dinner brought to you. Hope you don't mind. Thank you again! ~Masumi~
Now that she thought about it, Hitomi felt pretty exhausted. Lazily she sat on the floor by the fire and pulled the tray closer to her.
After eating, she walked over to her bed and saw that her glaive was still there.
'I must have laid it there and forgotten about it.' she cursed herself.
"Oh well. I'll put it back tomorrow." And with that, Hitomi picked up her training weapon, and leaned it against the wall next to her bed. Looking outside, Hitomi noticed very dark clouds covering the sky and saw lightning shoot across the darkness in the distance. Little drops of water started to collect on her window, warning that it would soon turn into a downpour. Stretching her muscles, Hitomi didn't bother to change into night clothing. She jumped right into her bed, and fell asleep to the low rumble of thunder.
~Van~
The cold rain started to pour down, and hit Van with a driving force. His wings were spread and beating hard against the mighty wind. Willing his strength to hold on just a little longer, he smiled to himself. He was right. His destination, although invisible, could clearly be seen. Rain seemed against him, but it was defiantly on his side now. As the rain fell through the air, where most spots were free of intervention, one spot in particular stood out. The rain did not fall freely for an object was in its way of finishing the journey. That object was the Vione.
*Flashback*
"Hitomi!" Van woke from his dream very suddenly.
"Hitomi... are you on the Vione?" he questioned himself.
His dream was short, but it was enough to give him a message. He saw Hitomi, looking out of one of the windows on the Vione. Right below the Vione he saw a mountain range that he recognized. He didn't waste any time pondering what he just saw, and jumped out of bed to find Allen.
A map was whipped out and Van pointed out where he saw Hitomi. The Crusade's direction was changed and soon they were on their way to Hitomi.
Everyone knew that to win this war, they needed Hitomi. Allen wanted to attack the Vione, but Van went against it. They couldn't afford a surprise attack, and right now all they required was Hitomi. Surprise attacks could be conducted later with Hitomi's dowsing ability.
It was decided then that the Crusade would only fly so close to the Vione and Van would fly the rest of the way on his own. Escaflowne would drag too much attention so he chose to use his wings.
*End of Flashback*
The Vione grew very close, and Van flew lower. He could now see things better, but he didn't see any openings he could go into. He flew to the other side of it and saw an open docking bay. His wings heavy with rain, but he managed to fly to the ledge and pull his white soaked wings back into his body. He dropped inside and quickly looked around for anyone. No one was in sight and all was quiet.
Van closed his eyes and used the dowsing skill Hitomi had taught him. Even though Van knew how to do it, he could only locate a person in close range. That's why they still needed Hitomi. She could see things much further away and she always had visions, which could help them in more ways than one.
Her pendant swayed back and forth in his mind until it found its target and swung in her direction. Van then threw his eyes open and sprinted away.
~Hitomi~
A huge crash of lightning streaked past Hitomi's window, and made her jump awake. She unexpectedly had a feeling that something on the Vione was happening. It kept tugging at her mind so she threw off her covers and grabbed her glaive. She peaked out of her door and heard footsteps from above her.
Running down the hall, Hitomi got to a flight of stairs just as some soldiers from the floor above her were running down them. She went right in behind them and followed. She knew she should have just stayed in her room because out here, she might just get in the way.
She ignored her thoughts and continued down another hall. Standing out of the way, Hitomi watched as confused soldiers ran back and forth. Just barely, she heard one of the soldiers say 'Intruder'.
Curiosity got the better of her, and she ran down the corridor. Dowsing in her mind, she went in the direction her pendant pointed. But just as she turned a corner, she rammed right into someone. She fell backwards and dropped her glaive. When she opened her eyes, she couldn't believe what she saw.
"Van!"
He opened his eyes only to be greeted by Hitomi.
Van quickly jumped to his feet and pulled Hitomi up as well and said "Quick! We've got to get out of here! Come on!"
Van had a firm grip on Hitomi's wrist as they were both running away from oncoming soldiers. Hitomi was so surprised she didn't know what to think or do. So she was going to be rescued after all?
But as they were running, they turned another corner only to be greeted with a dead end. Van looked and saw a window... their only chance at an escape. He grabbed his sword and ran over to the glass. Using the sword's hilt, Van started to hit the glass with it. With a few hits, it shattered. Van cleared the rest of the glass still in the opening and jumped onto the edge of the window. He pulled Hitomi up to him just as some soldiers started to round the corner.
Grabbing Hitomi around the waist, he jumped from the opening. Hitomi put her arms around his neck, and Van got a better hold. Just a few seconds after jumping from the Vione, with some effort, Van let his wings out.
Beating against the light rain, the two then flew away towards the Crusade.
~*~*~*~*~*~
Ok! Don't kill me! And don't worry!! I promise this will still be and always will be a DxH fanfic. I mean... come on! You got to have some sort of twists and crap in it right? It's got to be different from all the other ones you've read! So sit back, relax, wait for the next chapter to get written, and R&R!
What do you call a man who eats his wife's sister? ~An anteater~
And what do you call a man who eats his mother-in-law? ~A gladiator~
Hahahahaha! I love those! Do you get the second one? Glad-he-ate-her. Tell that one to your parents. Lol...
Disclaimer: I solemnly swear that I hereby do not own Escaflowne.
"Folken-sama wishes to see you in his study Lady Hitomi." the young boy announced to her. "Please follow me."
Hitomi gave an apologetic nod to Masumi and stood up. She followed the boy out with one question on her mind. 'Why would Folken need to see me?'
Chapter 11: Surprise
Hitomi followed the boy in silence. The walk didn't seem very long and before she knew it, they were in front of Folken's door. The boy knocked on the door and Folken's voice could be heard from inside, beckoning Hitomi to come in.
She walked in as the messenger opened the door, and the first person she saw was the soldier she had knocked out. Her stomach lurched when she saw him but when she spotted Dilandau leaning against the opposite wall, her body froze.
'What is he doing here?' she thought.
Folken looked directly at her and said, "Hitomi... please come forward and take a seat."
She did as he asked and glanced at the soldier. He looked furious and ready to pounce on her at any second.
"Dilandau said he came across this man lying unconscious in the middle of the hall. When he woke up, he said that a short-brown haired girl carrying a glaive had attacked him and knocked him out. Since you're the only one that fits the description, will you please explain?" Folken kindly asked.
"I didn't just run up and attack him. He was about to slit Masumi's throat!" Hitomi yelled.
"Hitomi... there is no need to shout. Please tell me exactly what happened."
Hitomi told him everything, from what Masumi had told her, to what she had done to rescue Masumi.
Folken nodded his head and when Hitomi was done, he looked at the soldier. "Hitomi's explanation is much better than yours. Plus she would never attack someone for no reason. I'll leave your punishment up to the generals. Report straight to your quarters, and never try something like that again."
The soldier glared at Hitomi one last time and stalked out the door after giving a slight bow towards Folken. When the door shut, Folken looked at Hitomi and gave her a slight smile.
"Thank you for saving Masumi. Poor girl has been through so much. You may go now." Folken told Hitomi.
Hitomi then stood up, thanked him, and walked out of the room. She made her way back to her chambers and when she arrived, she found Masumi still sitting on the couch, in front of a blazing fire. Masumi got up and walked towards Hitomi when she heard her enter the room.
"I just wanted to thank you again for saving me." Masumi said quietly.
"I just talked to Folken about it, and the man who tried to kill you is going to be punished." Hitomi informed her.
Masumi's eyes lightened at this and she smiled a bit. Thanking Hitomi once more, she said goodbye and left Hitomi's room.
Watching in the shadows near Hitomi's room, Dilandau stood there and studied Masumi. She did look a bit beat up, and her face looked covered in tears.
'So she wasn't lying.' Dilandau told himself.
Dilandau sighed. When he found the man lying in the middle of the hall, at first he thought the soldier passed out from too much to drink, but when the man woke up, he heard him say 'I'm going to kill that bitch!'. When Dilandau asked whom he was talking about, he said that a girl carrying a glaive attacked him.
When that was said, Dilandau went straight to Folken with the soldier to report what happened. Now everyone was going to be suspicious of Hitomi... she attacked someone without warning... and there was little doubt in his mind that she wasn't a spy.
But now with Hitomi's side of the incident, Masumi's injuries, and the soldier's slight drunkenness, Dilandau was back where he started. Nothing could really be put against Hitomi yet.
Frustrated, Dilandau made his way back to the mess hall. He didn't feel like doing much of anything else that day, so he decided that he would give the Dragonslayers off for the rest of the day.
~Hitomi~
When Masumi left, Hitomi looked by the fire and there was a tray of food set there. Sitting on top was a note that read:
Hitomi, thought you were going to be tired after what you did today, so I had your dinner brought to you. Hope you don't mind. Thank you again! ~Masumi~
Now that she thought about it, Hitomi felt pretty exhausted. Lazily she sat on the floor by the fire and pulled the tray closer to her.
After eating, she walked over to her bed and saw that her glaive was still there.
'I must have laid it there and forgotten about it.' she cursed herself.
"Oh well. I'll put it back tomorrow." And with that, Hitomi picked up her training weapon, and leaned it against the wall next to her bed. Looking outside, Hitomi noticed very dark clouds covering the sky and saw lightning shoot across the darkness in the distance. Little drops of water started to collect on her window, warning that it would soon turn into a downpour. Stretching her muscles, Hitomi didn't bother to change into night clothing. She jumped right into her bed, and fell asleep to the low rumble of thunder.
~Van~
The cold rain started to pour down, and hit Van with a driving force. His wings were spread and beating hard against the mighty wind. Willing his strength to hold on just a little longer, he smiled to himself. He was right. His destination, although invisible, could clearly be seen. Rain seemed against him, but it was defiantly on his side now. As the rain fell through the air, where most spots were free of intervention, one spot in particular stood out. The rain did not fall freely for an object was in its way of finishing the journey. That object was the Vione.
*Flashback*
"Hitomi!" Van woke from his dream very suddenly.
"Hitomi... are you on the Vione?" he questioned himself.
His dream was short, but it was enough to give him a message. He saw Hitomi, looking out of one of the windows on the Vione. Right below the Vione he saw a mountain range that he recognized. He didn't waste any time pondering what he just saw, and jumped out of bed to find Allen.
A map was whipped out and Van pointed out where he saw Hitomi. The Crusade's direction was changed and soon they were on their way to Hitomi.
Everyone knew that to win this war, they needed Hitomi. Allen wanted to attack the Vione, but Van went against it. They couldn't afford a surprise attack, and right now all they required was Hitomi. Surprise attacks could be conducted later with Hitomi's dowsing ability.
It was decided then that the Crusade would only fly so close to the Vione and Van would fly the rest of the way on his own. Escaflowne would drag too much attention so he chose to use his wings.
*End of Flashback*
The Vione grew very close, and Van flew lower. He could now see things better, but he didn't see any openings he could go into. He flew to the other side of it and saw an open docking bay. His wings heavy with rain, but he managed to fly to the ledge and pull his white soaked wings back into his body. He dropped inside and quickly looked around for anyone. No one was in sight and all was quiet.
Van closed his eyes and used the dowsing skill Hitomi had taught him. Even though Van knew how to do it, he could only locate a person in close range. That's why they still needed Hitomi. She could see things much further away and she always had visions, which could help them in more ways than one.
Her pendant swayed back and forth in his mind until it found its target and swung in her direction. Van then threw his eyes open and sprinted away.
~Hitomi~
A huge crash of lightning streaked past Hitomi's window, and made her jump awake. She unexpectedly had a feeling that something on the Vione was happening. It kept tugging at her mind so she threw off her covers and grabbed her glaive. She peaked out of her door and heard footsteps from above her.
Running down the hall, Hitomi got to a flight of stairs just as some soldiers from the floor above her were running down them. She went right in behind them and followed. She knew she should have just stayed in her room because out here, she might just get in the way.
She ignored her thoughts and continued down another hall. Standing out of the way, Hitomi watched as confused soldiers ran back and forth. Just barely, she heard one of the soldiers say 'Intruder'.
Curiosity got the better of her, and she ran down the corridor. Dowsing in her mind, she went in the direction her pendant pointed. But just as she turned a corner, she rammed right into someone. She fell backwards and dropped her glaive. When she opened her eyes, she couldn't believe what she saw.
"Van!"
He opened his eyes only to be greeted by Hitomi.
Van quickly jumped to his feet and pulled Hitomi up as well and said "Quick! We've got to get out of here! Come on!"
Van had a firm grip on Hitomi's wrist as they were both running away from oncoming soldiers. Hitomi was so surprised she didn't know what to think or do. So she was going to be rescued after all?
But as they were running, they turned another corner only to be greeted with a dead end. Van looked and saw a window... their only chance at an escape. He grabbed his sword and ran over to the glass. Using the sword's hilt, Van started to hit the glass with it. With a few hits, it shattered. Van cleared the rest of the glass still in the opening and jumped onto the edge of the window. He pulled Hitomi up to him just as some soldiers started to round the corner.
Grabbing Hitomi around the waist, he jumped from the opening. Hitomi put her arms around his neck, and Van got a better hold. Just a few seconds after jumping from the Vione, with some effort, Van let his wings out.
Beating against the light rain, the two then flew away towards the Crusade.
~*~*~*~*~*~
Ok! Don't kill me! And don't worry!! I promise this will still be and always will be a DxH fanfic. I mean... come on! You got to have some sort of twists and crap in it right? It's got to be different from all the other ones you've read! So sit back, relax, wait for the next chapter to get written, and R&R!
