Ok here's the deal. The Destiny War did happen but Anatopia stayed neutral and Hitomi had nothing to do with it. Escaflowne was awakened yada yada yada and so on. Millerna married Allen at the end of the war, Celena is no longer Dilandau, and Chid was never Allen's son. There might be some more stuff soon.
('Sigh' I hate doing this) - Disclaimer: I don't own Escaflowne and I never will.
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Chapter 3 Old Enemies and New Enemies
~Later that night~
" Hito-chan, could you please scratch me behind the ear, please?" asked Hope, giving Hitomi her sweetest look.
"Fine, come here," sighed Hitomi, who was lying on her bed tired form the day's events. She sat up as Hope jumped onto her bed from her rug on the ground and started to scratch Hope's snow white fur.
"Are you ok Hito-chan? You look really tired."
"I'm just tired, I wish father would quit pushing me into marriage. King Van is probably going to be another one of those stuck up, good for nothing snobby princes who only care about themselves." complained Hitomi.
"Oh come on Hito-chan, don't judge him before you even meet him. You've turned down every prince on Gaea, not caring to give any of them a chance."
"Well it gets annoying when 'every prince on Gaea' wants you for your power and body and not for who you really are. As I've told every single living soul in this kingdom I want to marry for LOVE!!! And anyway I've met him before at my mother's funeral."
"Well then why so much hate towards him?" asked Hope "Did he do something to hurt you?"
"He made fun of me because I was crying so much and called me a crybaby. After that we got in a fight, and he walked away with a little present from me," smirked Hitmoi, obviously quite proud of that memory.
~ Flashback ~
"Oh look at the poor princess," taunted a 5 year old Van, "poor baby she's crying. I always knew girls were crybabies."
"Take that back, girls are not crybabies," screamed Hitomi, whipping tears from her eyes, "you try loosing your mother and see how that feels."
"Well at least I wouldn't act like such a baby at her funeral." retorted Van.
"I'm going to make you regret ever opening your mouth." hissed Hitomi as she walked into the empty training room and took out two small swords and threw one to Van. "Pick up the sword and lets fight or are you too chicken. You're going to wish you had never messed with me." threatened Hitomi as she got into a fighting stance.
Van picked up the sword and took a similar position. Hitomi took the first move and soon their swords were mercilessly crashing against each other's. The adults came in in time to pull a furious Hitomi off of Van who had a bleeding scratch on his left shoulder, which was for sure going to leave a scar.
"What are you doing?" screamed a shocked King Aaron.
"He made fun of me and called me a crybaby," seethed a red faced Hitomi.
"That gives you no right to fight him, go to your room and don't leave it until I send for you." barked Aaron.
"Fine, but I'm never speaking to you again," she screamed back as she ran out turning only once to see Aaron helping a bleeding Van off the ground and apologizing to King Gaou an Queen Varie.
~ End of flashback ~
"I'm sure he still has it up to this day," laughed Hitomi.
"I don't even want to know what you did, but he was only five years old then, come on, people change, 11 years is a bit long to hold a grudge is it not?" smirked Hope.
"Oh shut up and go to sleep!" barked Hitomi as she pushed Hope off the bed and pulled the covers up. She began to think about the day's events.
~Flashback~
"Father I refuse to be pushed into marriage. I want to marry for love and nothing less. I will entertain King Van tomorrow but I shall not marry him!" screamed Hitomi, whose face was red from anger. King Aaron had just told her about the proposal to King Van and she was MAD!
"Serenity Hitomi Kanzaki! You will marry him, and that is my final word. You shall say no more of the subject," retorted Aaron who was equally as mad at that point.
"My name is Hitomi, not Serenity, Serenity was mother, have you already forgotten mother!" an outraged Hitomi screamed back, "I will never be Serenity never and as for marrying King Van, I'll kill myself first," she snapped and stormed out of the room leaving behind a very shocked council and king not once looking back.
~ End of flashback~
"Oh I need some fresh air," Hitomi sighed. She got out off the bed and stood in the middle of the room, she closed her eyes and began to concentrate. A bright green light began to shine and instead of a princess a beautiful phoenix with blood red feathers and slender form flew out the window.
"Hito-chan come back, what will your father do when he finds out about your nightly outings! You can't hide it from him forever. Hitomi come backkkkkkkkkkk," came Hope's wolfish voice in Hitomi's head.
"I won't be gone long don't worry I just need to clear my head," Hitomi thought back.
"When you get back I'm going to have your head!" Hope yelled at the barley noticeable figure of the blood red bird.
~ Same day in Fanalia ~
"King Van, you must go! We have already told King Aaron that you will be arriving tomorrow we can't say no now. You're 16 years old it's about time that you got married. Please at least go and meet Princess Hitomi," begged Youhan, one of Van's oldest advisers.
"Fine tell the servants to prepare the 'Rose' (think about the 'Crusade', it's a leviship) sighed Van. All day his advisers had been begging him to just go visit the King and Princess of Anatopia. It was the largest and most powerful country in all of Gaea and a marriage to their princess would secure Fanalia's against future attacks and wars.
"Well Merle it looks like we're going on a trip," Van told Merle (after the council members left the room) who was sitting to his right at the council table looking at him with pleading eyes. Merle jumped up with delight and began to pounce all over the place.
"Yay! I finally get to see Anatopia," she squealed, she had longed to see the legendary Anatopia for many years now and was excited a the chance to finally see it. Van just slumped into his chair with a depressed sigh.
"Come on Lord Van, anyone on Gaea would love to have a chance to see Anatopia and ANY male would die to marry its princess.
'Anyone but me' thought Van.
"I hear they have scores of catpeople like me. It's been so long since I've seen another catperson. Aren't you excited? Why aren't you excited?" Merle asked twice curious as to why he was so glum.
"Nothing just go get packed," snapped Van not meaning to.
"So sorry Van-sama," squeaked Merle as she scrambled out of the room leaving Van alone.
"How did I get into this," Van asked no one in particular as he rubbed his left shoulder where the scar still was.
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Whenever Hitomi talks to Hope or vise versa it's mentally. And I'm not sure how to spell Van's father's name so I'm sticking with Gaou. And if any of know how to spell it please tell me.
I hoped you enjoyed it next chapter soon.
