I am sorry my last chapter was so poorly spelled and typed. I won't rush
over my chapters from now own, except when it is mandatory. Hey, just a
reminder to everyone reading, if your interested in reading about what
happens after the series with some surprising facts, check out Stolen Fate.
I've been reading it and after each chapter it makes more and more sense to
me. And anyways, Dilandau gets a black umbrella in it. I really want to get
to some parts of my fic already. And I apologize for the delay with this
chapter. Many things just recently came to my attention and have occupied
my mind for the time. Oh, and I don't have a clue about Shesta's past so I
just kind of made up some stuff. If he actually has one, well too bad. He
has new past in my fanfic.
Disclaimer: I don't own Escaflowne.
Feye Morgan: Yes, Dotario's threat is rather hollow. I hope no thinks I don't like Linkin Park since I killed a horse named after them.
Atari: I have no clue why I had been updating so quickly, then very slowly. Thank you for all your comments. I'll try to avoid slang, run on sentences (I really need to work on that), and such. And Dotario does remember what he thinks from the past (well most of it), so he knows about the order to kill Linpar.
DarkCole: I'll try to put Saving the Desire up on Fictionpress.net or I can just type you up the chapters if I have free time. Yes, you are right in your review. This story doesn't really hold too much of my interest, thus the lack of effort.
Warnings
Chapter 5 - Hike to the Sky
The hike to the plain where the guymelefs were, was taking a long time. Many of the Dragonslayers had been walking around in groups down the dirt path. Which slowed down all of them, seeing as they all had to stay together incase a surprise attack accured. This is what Dilandau told Dotario and Adriana. They listened with lids half opened, obviously not believing his story. Dilandau was getting the feeling that when Dotario had made the sugar excuse up, he had told Adriana about the horse. It seemed logical for him to remember some things about his past.
Dotario had his way of knowing what he was thinking. Seeing his young Slayers walk around in a disgraceful clump talking brought back thoughts of his past. The memories of training them to walk in a straight line when they were young. Yes, the good old days of slapping someone because they accidentally stepped out of line. That was his past of course, he had changed from the time he was a boy commanding the Dragonslayers. Many things had caused him to come to this state of living, most painful events had sculpted him.
Dotario snapped back to attention when he heard Adriana's name called. Actually it was whispered, among the group of Slayers behind him to his left. The man listened intently to their soft discussion, already knowing what would happen. Chuckles escaped his lips at the memory. He looked at them from the corner of his eye and strained to listen. He had never found out who had made up the plan when he was young. 'It's Glennat who's telling everyone what to do.' he thought
Glennat was one hell of a suck up Slayer and disobedient boy when not watched. The teal eyed Slayer whispered to his fellow Slayers. His black bangs repeatedly being swept from his eyes, only to get in his way again.
"So we get you," he pointed to Guimel, "to give her the poem and say it from her secret admirer." All of the boys standing around laughed out loud at the thought. "Shh, shh, I don't need to get caught guys. I would ruin the whole prank on the girl and I'd be in deep shit."
Dotario looked at the soon-to-be victim, she was staring off into the forest, her gaze focused on one particular spot. It was a hoof print in the damp dirt of the forest. Adriana's brown hair lay around her, covering most of her sight. The man knew it was a good thing her face was hidden, chances were she was slipping into a brief moment of insanity. "Maybe I shouldn't have told her about the horse." he said softly to himself.
Dilandau was watching his two guests with extreme concentration. Every movement they made was sketched into his mind. He believed that Dotario was him, but that girl sent chills up his spine like no one else on Gaea. She seemed hard core hidden in an innocent disguise, yet Dilandau felt the raw intensity of power and intellect when he was near her. 'What am I going to do with her? There is no way I'll just sit back and fear her.' He thought with a scowl.
"The guymelefs!" shouted an anonymous Dragonslayer, pointing towards the large mechanical bodies that would take them to Zaibach.
Normally Dilandau would have slapped him for shouting so carefree, but he was letting them walk out of line right now. He also didn't really care what Dotario thought about the Dragonslayers. He had commanded them once and the girl he wanted to scare on his own. That meant he didn't need his Slayers to intimidate her, but what to use to suppress her fire? 'Water.' He thought with a smirk. His thoughts stopped as they each stood only a few feet from their 'melefs.
"Dallet!" he yelled waiting impatiently.
The brunette approached his leader obediently. Dilandau made a hand motion for Adriana to come over to them, momentarily hiding his fear in her. She silently walked over with her hair still in her face. Dilandau really just wanted to slap her for showing no respect and not simply pulling her hair back. 'Gods, she really makes me confused! I want to either hide from her or attack her.' the commander thought. He snapped back to attention.
"This is the girl I want to fly with you. And don't disobey my orders." he growled.
"Yes Lord Dilandau." he said softly, turning on heel to walk back to his guymelef. Adriana slowly walked behind him with even strides.
"You'll have to climb up on the 'melef." Dilandau told Dotario.
Dotario started on his way up onto the guymelef as his younger body moved to the cockpit. Adriana found a spot beside the pilot that gave her enough room to stand. She found that every now and then that she'd bump into him, but he didn't mind it that much. When everyone was situated they took off for Vione.
Dilandau talked to Folken over the intercom, telling him what had stumbled into camp last night. He purposely skipped the part where the girl was about to attack him. It would only be a short while before they would land on the flying fortress and meet the dull training room again.
The guymelefs landed in the hanger of Vione in no time. Dilandau gave his Slayers the command to take the night off and be ready to resume their normal schedule tomorrow. The albino then led the two quickly through Viones' cold halls to Folkens' library. He opened the door and went straight in without knocking to find Folken sitting at a large table reading a book.
"How many times have I told you to knock before entering?" a tall figure said with a lack of emotion . Dotario and Adriana walked over to Folken as Dilandau plopped down in an overstuffed chair. Folken looked over at the two with an eerie coldness in his eyes.
"You must be Dotario." he said looking at the long haired man. Then turning his attention to Adriana he said, "And you're Adriana. Will you both please sit down, I'd like to discuss how you both got to this time if you don't mind."
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ////////////////////////////// - Shesta - /////////////////////////////////////////////
The blond teenager landed his guymelef by his parents' farm. He hopped out of the cockpit and landed swiftly on the ground. Passing a garden of vegetables, he saw his home. Or his first home for the matter. A two-story house painted blue, with sunshine yellow curtains. It had been about ten years since he had seen the familiar structure. He had even lived in it, that had been before he became a Dragonslayer.
'Do they still live here? Will they even remember me?' he thought to himself, approaching the sky blue door.
Shesta raised his hand to knock on the door and brought it down, stopping right before he made contact with the wood.
'Will they even let me in?'
His heart was pounding as he tried to knock again, this time proceeding with the task. He swallowed as the worn brass doorknob turned and opened. A small boy stood in front of him looking up. He appeared to be about three or four with short blond hair and large blue eyes.
"Hello." The boy said innocently with a confused expression. It wasn't every day that a stranger came to your house in armor.
"Hi . . .I think I have the wrong house." Shesta said, backing away from the door prepared to go back to his guymelef.
"Who is it Saris?" a woman asked holding a wet dish in her hands, coming to the door.
Shesta stopped backing away and turned to the door, the woman smiled warmly at the boy and looked up. She froze and dropped the dish, letting its fragments scatter around the ground.
"Hello mother." Shesta said sheepishly.
Ok, Ok, I know short chapter. I'm just a little busy right now. I'll try to get back to updating a little more quickly. I also read through this quickly, hopefully not too many mistakes.
Disclaimer: I don't own Escaflowne.
Feye Morgan: Yes, Dotario's threat is rather hollow. I hope no thinks I don't like Linkin Park since I killed a horse named after them.
Atari: I have no clue why I had been updating so quickly, then very slowly. Thank you for all your comments. I'll try to avoid slang, run on sentences (I really need to work on that), and such. And Dotario does remember what he thinks from the past (well most of it), so he knows about the order to kill Linpar.
DarkCole: I'll try to put Saving the Desire up on Fictionpress.net or I can just type you up the chapters if I have free time. Yes, you are right in your review. This story doesn't really hold too much of my interest, thus the lack of effort.
Warnings
Chapter 5 - Hike to the Sky
The hike to the plain where the guymelefs were, was taking a long time. Many of the Dragonslayers had been walking around in groups down the dirt path. Which slowed down all of them, seeing as they all had to stay together incase a surprise attack accured. This is what Dilandau told Dotario and Adriana. They listened with lids half opened, obviously not believing his story. Dilandau was getting the feeling that when Dotario had made the sugar excuse up, he had told Adriana about the horse. It seemed logical for him to remember some things about his past.
Dotario had his way of knowing what he was thinking. Seeing his young Slayers walk around in a disgraceful clump talking brought back thoughts of his past. The memories of training them to walk in a straight line when they were young. Yes, the good old days of slapping someone because they accidentally stepped out of line. That was his past of course, he had changed from the time he was a boy commanding the Dragonslayers. Many things had caused him to come to this state of living, most painful events had sculpted him.
Dotario snapped back to attention when he heard Adriana's name called. Actually it was whispered, among the group of Slayers behind him to his left. The man listened intently to their soft discussion, already knowing what would happen. Chuckles escaped his lips at the memory. He looked at them from the corner of his eye and strained to listen. He had never found out who had made up the plan when he was young. 'It's Glennat who's telling everyone what to do.' he thought
Glennat was one hell of a suck up Slayer and disobedient boy when not watched. The teal eyed Slayer whispered to his fellow Slayers. His black bangs repeatedly being swept from his eyes, only to get in his way again.
"So we get you," he pointed to Guimel, "to give her the poem and say it from her secret admirer." All of the boys standing around laughed out loud at the thought. "Shh, shh, I don't need to get caught guys. I would ruin the whole prank on the girl and I'd be in deep shit."
Dotario looked at the soon-to-be victim, she was staring off into the forest, her gaze focused on one particular spot. It was a hoof print in the damp dirt of the forest. Adriana's brown hair lay around her, covering most of her sight. The man knew it was a good thing her face was hidden, chances were she was slipping into a brief moment of insanity. "Maybe I shouldn't have told her about the horse." he said softly to himself.
Dilandau was watching his two guests with extreme concentration. Every movement they made was sketched into his mind. He believed that Dotario was him, but that girl sent chills up his spine like no one else on Gaea. She seemed hard core hidden in an innocent disguise, yet Dilandau felt the raw intensity of power and intellect when he was near her. 'What am I going to do with her? There is no way I'll just sit back and fear her.' He thought with a scowl.
"The guymelefs!" shouted an anonymous Dragonslayer, pointing towards the large mechanical bodies that would take them to Zaibach.
Normally Dilandau would have slapped him for shouting so carefree, but he was letting them walk out of line right now. He also didn't really care what Dotario thought about the Dragonslayers. He had commanded them once and the girl he wanted to scare on his own. That meant he didn't need his Slayers to intimidate her, but what to use to suppress her fire? 'Water.' He thought with a smirk. His thoughts stopped as they each stood only a few feet from their 'melefs.
"Dallet!" he yelled waiting impatiently.
The brunette approached his leader obediently. Dilandau made a hand motion for Adriana to come over to them, momentarily hiding his fear in her. She silently walked over with her hair still in her face. Dilandau really just wanted to slap her for showing no respect and not simply pulling her hair back. 'Gods, she really makes me confused! I want to either hide from her or attack her.' the commander thought. He snapped back to attention.
"This is the girl I want to fly with you. And don't disobey my orders." he growled.
"Yes Lord Dilandau." he said softly, turning on heel to walk back to his guymelef. Adriana slowly walked behind him with even strides.
"You'll have to climb up on the 'melef." Dilandau told Dotario.
Dotario started on his way up onto the guymelef as his younger body moved to the cockpit. Adriana found a spot beside the pilot that gave her enough room to stand. She found that every now and then that she'd bump into him, but he didn't mind it that much. When everyone was situated they took off for Vione.
Dilandau talked to Folken over the intercom, telling him what had stumbled into camp last night. He purposely skipped the part where the girl was about to attack him. It would only be a short while before they would land on the flying fortress and meet the dull training room again.
The guymelefs landed in the hanger of Vione in no time. Dilandau gave his Slayers the command to take the night off and be ready to resume their normal schedule tomorrow. The albino then led the two quickly through Viones' cold halls to Folkens' library. He opened the door and went straight in without knocking to find Folken sitting at a large table reading a book.
"How many times have I told you to knock before entering?" a tall figure said with a lack of emotion . Dotario and Adriana walked over to Folken as Dilandau plopped down in an overstuffed chair. Folken looked over at the two with an eerie coldness in his eyes.
"You must be Dotario." he said looking at the long haired man. Then turning his attention to Adriana he said, "And you're Adriana. Will you both please sit down, I'd like to discuss how you both got to this time if you don't mind."
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ////////////////////////////// - Shesta - /////////////////////////////////////////////
The blond teenager landed his guymelef by his parents' farm. He hopped out of the cockpit and landed swiftly on the ground. Passing a garden of vegetables, he saw his home. Or his first home for the matter. A two-story house painted blue, with sunshine yellow curtains. It had been about ten years since he had seen the familiar structure. He had even lived in it, that had been before he became a Dragonslayer.
'Do they still live here? Will they even remember me?' he thought to himself, approaching the sky blue door.
Shesta raised his hand to knock on the door and brought it down, stopping right before he made contact with the wood.
'Will they even let me in?'
His heart was pounding as he tried to knock again, this time proceeding with the task. He swallowed as the worn brass doorknob turned and opened. A small boy stood in front of him looking up. He appeared to be about three or four with short blond hair and large blue eyes.
"Hello." The boy said innocently with a confused expression. It wasn't every day that a stranger came to your house in armor.
"Hi . . .I think I have the wrong house." Shesta said, backing away from the door prepared to go back to his guymelef.
"Who is it Saris?" a woman asked holding a wet dish in her hands, coming to the door.
Shesta stopped backing away and turned to the door, the woman smiled warmly at the boy and looked up. She froze and dropped the dish, letting its fragments scatter around the ground.
"Hello mother." Shesta said sheepishly.
Ok, Ok, I know short chapter. I'm just a little busy right now. I'll try to get back to updating a little more quickly. I also read through this quickly, hopefully not too many mistakes.