"No Longer Mine" Chapter 2.
Disclaimer: I do NOT own Tenkuu no Escaflowne, the characters (unless I made them up), etc. Please don't sue meeee!!! However this story IS mine ^- ^ so no takey.please (unless I happened to write an exact identical twin to someone else's but I think that is highly unlikely)!
Katana-chanWhat do you people think of the story so far.this is the first fic I've ever written for Van and Hitomi so go easy on me =( um I think my descriptions are over-the-top-ingly boring.well what can I say? R+R please minna-san.
Oh and thank you freelancer47 and Pretty Kitty ^-^.I like reviews.even if they're bad ^_^ (they weren't but that's beside the point). It's nice to have someone's opinion!!
Hoshi-chan Shaddup and carry on writing already!!!
Katana-chan O_o Stressy lil thing.ok ok.I'm starting.uh huh I am ^-^
**Chapter 2** Shizuka.or not so Shizuka
~previously in Chapter 1~ "Hitomi, what are you doing here.I'm.so plea.." Van exclaimed, his hollow eyes were restored to the way they were before, sparkling, bright and flickering with happiness. His sentence was cut short as an elegant figure emerged from the shadows, the figure glided closer and Hitomi saw her. She was beautiful. The girl was about the same age as Hitomi, though she had an aura cast upon herself of status. Her eyes were like black pearls, her hair was striking raven black which fell vertically without a single kink (katana-chan: someone attacked her with a straightener!! Heheheheheh! ^-^), her dress was encrusted heavily with precious jewels and gemstones. She raised a perfect-shaped eyebrow from Van to Hitomi. The expression on her face gave the impression that she wanted to turn whoever she looked at to stone.
"Lord Fanel, is there a problem here?" Shizuka asked coolly, her voice as icy as her looks.
"No of course not, um.my fair princess." Van shook his head solemnly.
"So, who exactly are you, strange looking girl? I don't remember seeing you here before." Shizuka hissed at Hitomi stabbing her with every single word, "Must be a newly recruited maid?"
"EXCUSE ME! I DO NOT LIKE TO LOSE MY TEMPER BUT THIS IS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS!" Hitomi burst out, enraged by the "princess's" provoking tone. "Firstly, I am not STRANGE, secondly I am not a maid and thirdly, who the HELL do you think you are?!"
Shizuka's face remained expressionless. "Somehow I do not think that is the correct way to address a princess, or rather should I say fiancée to the great King of Fanelia?"
"What.? I can't believe it, you're kidding aren't you?" Hitomi bit her lip and looked to Van for encouragement. As her eyes met his, he looked away and lowered his head. "No.this can't be true." She dropped to her knees, not believing that this was happening.
"Hitomi!" Merle leapt up to her and began to tug playfully at her ear. "What's the matter Hitomi, don't you want to play?"
"Merle, oh, it's you." Hitomi sniffed and dabbed at her tears with the edge of her sleeve. She enveloped Merle in a friendly hug, "hey, you've grown."
"Uh huh, you have too." Merle bounced up, her eyebrows knitted together as she looked at Van and Shizuka with open dislike. "V-a-a-a-a-n, you never told me Hitomi was coming!"
"It's ok Merle, no one expected me here, and I also know when I'm not wanted, don't blame Van." Hitomi mumbled, getting up slowly, smoothing the creases out of her slightly flared denim jeans.
"Hitomi, you're tired. Stay and rest, I'll find a way to send you back tomorrow." Van said in a monotone voice, gazing at Shizuka as he spoke, his eyes had once again lost their bright sparkle.
"Oh, and by the way, I think it is inappropriate for a guest of Lord Fanel's to dress like that." Shizuka sneered, "I'll have the maids send up some of my -old- dresses for you."
"Um, I appreciate your kindness but I'm afraid that won't be necessary because I will be leaving tomorrow morning at the latest. And even if I can't return to the Phantom moon I shall NOT remain here." Hitomi muttered sarcastically.
"Uh, ignore them Hitomi, I'll show you to your room!" Merle babbled happily and pulled her down a few corridors into a large grand room. Merle struck a match against her claws and lit a few candlesticks. Hitomi watched a flame dancing up and down, fluttering in the cool breeze and blew through the open door.
::memories:: Hitomi: I want to see you. I wonder if I can... I like Gaea and Fanelia.
Van: If you want to do so, it's alright with me. But we can see each other anytime, as long as we share a common feeling.
Hitomi: Van...
::She holds out her pendant to him.::
Hitomi: Here...
::Van takes the pendant.::
Hitomi: ...keep this, Van.
They hug.
Hitomi: I'll never forget you, even if I become old. I'll never forget, no matter what... ::End of memory::
"Hitomi, Gaea to Hitomi? The is Merle speaking, can you read me?" Merle giggled in a sing-song voice waving her hand to-and-fro in front of Hitomi's glazed over eyes.
"Uh, sorry Merle I was thinking." Hitomi looked down.
"I noticed, anyway there are some dresses and stuff in the wardrobe and everything else that you need is in here too." Merle smiled waving her paws about frantically, pointing from the wardrobe to the dressing table and back.
"Thanks Merle, but I won't be staying long." Hitomi said sadly. "I'm not wanted here."
"Sure you're wanted and yup you're going to be staying for a VERY long time. You know, Van missed you, a lot. But that witch has done something to him. I know she has." Merle punched her two fists together and hissed softly. "Anyway um goodnight Hitomi!" With that she bounced out the room, shutting the door behind her with a soft thud.
Hitomi looked about herself, this room seemed so familiar. 'This is the room I stayed in last time!' Her eyes opened in amazement, they had re- constructed her room to the way it had been! 'Unbelievable.' Maybe Merle was right? Picking a hairbrush off the table she began to brush through her hair, gently untangling it. Exhausted she flopped onto the bed and was soon deeply asleep.
Disclaimer: I do NOT own Tenkuu no Escaflowne, the characters (unless I made them up), etc. Please don't sue meeee!!! However this story IS mine ^- ^ so no takey.please (unless I happened to write an exact identical twin to someone else's but I think that is highly unlikely)!
Katana-chanWhat do you people think of the story so far.this is the first fic I've ever written for Van and Hitomi so go easy on me =( um I think my descriptions are over-the-top-ingly boring.well what can I say? R+R please minna-san.
Oh and thank you freelancer47 and Pretty Kitty ^-^.I like reviews.even if they're bad ^_^ (they weren't but that's beside the point). It's nice to have someone's opinion!!
Hoshi-chan Shaddup and carry on writing already!!!
Katana-chan O_o Stressy lil thing.ok ok.I'm starting.uh huh I am ^-^
**Chapter 2** Shizuka.or not so Shizuka
~previously in Chapter 1~ "Hitomi, what are you doing here.I'm.so plea.." Van exclaimed, his hollow eyes were restored to the way they were before, sparkling, bright and flickering with happiness. His sentence was cut short as an elegant figure emerged from the shadows, the figure glided closer and Hitomi saw her. She was beautiful. The girl was about the same age as Hitomi, though she had an aura cast upon herself of status. Her eyes were like black pearls, her hair was striking raven black which fell vertically without a single kink (katana-chan: someone attacked her with a straightener!! Heheheheheh! ^-^), her dress was encrusted heavily with precious jewels and gemstones. She raised a perfect-shaped eyebrow from Van to Hitomi. The expression on her face gave the impression that she wanted to turn whoever she looked at to stone.
"Lord Fanel, is there a problem here?" Shizuka asked coolly, her voice as icy as her looks.
"No of course not, um.my fair princess." Van shook his head solemnly.
"So, who exactly are you, strange looking girl? I don't remember seeing you here before." Shizuka hissed at Hitomi stabbing her with every single word, "Must be a newly recruited maid?"
"EXCUSE ME! I DO NOT LIKE TO LOSE MY TEMPER BUT THIS IS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS!" Hitomi burst out, enraged by the "princess's" provoking tone. "Firstly, I am not STRANGE, secondly I am not a maid and thirdly, who the HELL do you think you are?!"
Shizuka's face remained expressionless. "Somehow I do not think that is the correct way to address a princess, or rather should I say fiancée to the great King of Fanelia?"
"What.? I can't believe it, you're kidding aren't you?" Hitomi bit her lip and looked to Van for encouragement. As her eyes met his, he looked away and lowered his head. "No.this can't be true." She dropped to her knees, not believing that this was happening.
"Hitomi!" Merle leapt up to her and began to tug playfully at her ear. "What's the matter Hitomi, don't you want to play?"
"Merle, oh, it's you." Hitomi sniffed and dabbed at her tears with the edge of her sleeve. She enveloped Merle in a friendly hug, "hey, you've grown."
"Uh huh, you have too." Merle bounced up, her eyebrows knitted together as she looked at Van and Shizuka with open dislike. "V-a-a-a-a-n, you never told me Hitomi was coming!"
"It's ok Merle, no one expected me here, and I also know when I'm not wanted, don't blame Van." Hitomi mumbled, getting up slowly, smoothing the creases out of her slightly flared denim jeans.
"Hitomi, you're tired. Stay and rest, I'll find a way to send you back tomorrow." Van said in a monotone voice, gazing at Shizuka as he spoke, his eyes had once again lost their bright sparkle.
"Oh, and by the way, I think it is inappropriate for a guest of Lord Fanel's to dress like that." Shizuka sneered, "I'll have the maids send up some of my -old- dresses for you."
"Um, I appreciate your kindness but I'm afraid that won't be necessary because I will be leaving tomorrow morning at the latest. And even if I can't return to the Phantom moon I shall NOT remain here." Hitomi muttered sarcastically.
"Uh, ignore them Hitomi, I'll show you to your room!" Merle babbled happily and pulled her down a few corridors into a large grand room. Merle struck a match against her claws and lit a few candlesticks. Hitomi watched a flame dancing up and down, fluttering in the cool breeze and blew through the open door.
::memories:: Hitomi: I want to see you. I wonder if I can... I like Gaea and Fanelia.
Van: If you want to do so, it's alright with me. But we can see each other anytime, as long as we share a common feeling.
Hitomi: Van...
::She holds out her pendant to him.::
Hitomi: Here...
::Van takes the pendant.::
Hitomi: ...keep this, Van.
They hug.
Hitomi: I'll never forget you, even if I become old. I'll never forget, no matter what... ::End of memory::
"Hitomi, Gaea to Hitomi? The is Merle speaking, can you read me?" Merle giggled in a sing-song voice waving her hand to-and-fro in front of Hitomi's glazed over eyes.
"Uh, sorry Merle I was thinking." Hitomi looked down.
"I noticed, anyway there are some dresses and stuff in the wardrobe and everything else that you need is in here too." Merle smiled waving her paws about frantically, pointing from the wardrobe to the dressing table and back.
"Thanks Merle, but I won't be staying long." Hitomi said sadly. "I'm not wanted here."
"Sure you're wanted and yup you're going to be staying for a VERY long time. You know, Van missed you, a lot. But that witch has done something to him. I know she has." Merle punched her two fists together and hissed softly. "Anyway um goodnight Hitomi!" With that she bounced out the room, shutting the door behind her with a soft thud.
Hitomi looked about herself, this room seemed so familiar. 'This is the room I stayed in last time!' Her eyes opened in amazement, they had re- constructed her room to the way it had been! 'Unbelievable.' Maybe Merle was right? Picking a hairbrush off the table she began to brush through her hair, gently untangling it. Exhausted she flopped onto the bed and was soon deeply asleep.