The Princess of Dragons Summary: *Rating for language and violence* Hitomi Kanzaki was taken from her Fanelia home by dragons and become the princess of dragons what will happen when Hitomi and Van Fanel meet? And a war with Zaibach Empire is coming; will they try save it.together?

Disclaimer: I do not own Escaflowne "."Talking '.'Thinking (.) Me! ^_^

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"LORD VAN!!!!!!!! I'll miss you!!!" cried Merle as Van started to fade from sight. Today was the day he was leaving to go and slay a dragon. He wore his usual red top, tan pants, and dragon skin gloves and boots.

"Bye!!!!! I'll come home soon Merle, I promise!!!" He relied back to comfort her.

Van has always been known for his curiosity, and as for long as he can remember the city has always talked about the baby that was taken by dragons, now being eaten by dragons wasn't a rare thing to hear in the market place, although most men told lies of how they fought down a dragon to save himself. The thing that has got Van's attention was that the baby, Hitomi Kanzaki was born at the same time he was, down to the very minute. Matchmakers say that if you find the one born at the same time as you, you can make each other very happy in either and friendship or a relationship. If the Prince of Dragons wasn't the one to make his loneliness go away then it would be her, but most people don't live after encounters with dragons.

"*sigh* I guess I'll start looking." 'Now if I were a dragon where would I hide?' 'As far away from me as possible*sigh*.GRRRR!!!!! This is so aggravating!'

That was when he here it, it sounded like a growl, a warning growl, 'I must be getting close!' Van headed straight for the sound and there just standing outside a cave was a female, that was now charging for him and opened its mouth, but Van jumped out of the way. Although he was not fast enough and got a long scratch up his left arm.

Van charge the dragon as it was heading back to its cave, but just as his sword was coming down another blocked its place.

There in front in his was someone in a black hooded cloak and the same type of gloves and boots as him. He was VERY strong and pushes Van away.

"Hey!! You're the Prince of Dragons, aren't you?" It looked as though the person was trying to suppress a laugh and just nodded.

"Then what are you doing, I'm the future king of Fanelia and you know as well as anyone else I have to get a dragon energist to become king. SO WHY ARE YOU STOPPING ME!!!!!" The man didn't answer, he just took his sword a pointed the tip to the corner of the cave, where Van saw-

"Dragon eggs!" Van whispered in understanding.

The hooded person turned to the dragon and the dragon went back to the cave and the then the person walked away, but stopped and gestured Van to follow. After walking a good distance they came upon an old nest where in the middle layed a VERY old and very sick looking dragon. The person when to the dragon petted its head for a while, almost like he was reporting back and then stepped away and gestured Van to the dragon.

'A mercy killing.'

"You're letting me kill this dragon for its energist, because it's suffering, aren't you?" He asked and even though he couldn't see the person's face he knew that this wasn't an easy this to do and the person nodded.

(Okay I find that having to describe him cutting open the dragon and taking out the energist is just cruel toward me so let's just pass that.)

Van removed the energist and before the beast died a look of relief that made it look like it was thanking him washed over its face. Van then lowered to one knee in pain, it was just now after his adrenalin rush that the pain of the wound came to him full force. It seemed that the person too just realized the injury, because before everything went black Van could have sworn he heard the man curse.

*Later that night*

Van woke up to a cave room and hay bed and set leaning on the walls were weapons, swords, bows, arrows, quivers, daggers, and also there were blankets. Then the same hooded person entered the room with a bowl of stew, Van didn't know what was in it, but he didn't care as soon as he was given the stew he ate it right away, funny there was no meat, just vegetables and herbs.

After another bowl of stew Van finally realized the man had bandaged him and by the smell had but some herbs on it to keep it from becoming infected.

"Thank you, could I ask you a few questions? Only yes or no because I can see that you don't like to talk much." Van asks with a warm smile. The figure nodded.

"Were you born here?" The figure shook his head.

"Were you forced come here and are you still being forced to stay?" Again the figure had to suppress a laugh and shook its head. "Um, maybe you would know what happen to a baby girl (the figure stiffened at that but Van didn't notice), she was taken from my city and I was wondering if you know where she is so I can return her or if she's dead if you could give me her remain so I may but her to rest in the soil where she was born. I feel that as king it is my duty." Van waited for the figure to shake or nod its head to tell him if he new of the girl, but what happened next was totally unexpected. The figure laugh, a VERY FEMININE laugh at that, and took down the hood and what Van saw shocked it to the very bone.

SHE had light dirty blonde hair as short as his and two beautiful emerald eyes full for kindness. She gave him a warm and amused smile and had to giggle at the shock on his face.

"Hello Van Fanel, it's very nice to meet you, I am Hitomi Kanzaki."

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