Well here's chapter 2. It took me almost the whole day to do this one. This
chapter resolves on Hitomi getting back to Gaia. And also the new product.
Enjoy and please review. Disclaimer: As I said before I do not own Tenkuu
no Escaflowne or Visions of Escaflowne.
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Chapter 2
When she finally got there, she opened her eyes and was laying on her back. She sat up and felt a little dizzy but she saw a young woman a few meters away. Hitomi stood up and leaned against a tree. When she let go of the tree a minute later she wasn't dizzy anymore. She picked up her duffel bag and ran up to the woman who was her friend, Millerna and tapped her on the shoulder. Millerna turned around and saw Hitomi and said, "Welcome back Hitomi-san. I'm glad that you were able to come back."
"Me too," said Hitomi.
"Well let's say we head back to my castle."
"Okay," said Hitomi as they started walking. "Um Millerna-san?"
"Hmm?"
"What did you mean by new product?"
"I'll tell you when we get to the castle."
"Okay."
Meanwhile while Millerna and Hitomi are walking in the forest to Millerna's castle, Van and Allen were at Van's castle thinking about why Millerna had told them to go to Van's castle.
"So Van-san?" asked Allen Schezar as he sat on a chair outside.
"Yeah, Allen-san?" said Van Fanel as he sat on a rock.
"Why do you think Millerna-san told us to come here instead of stay there?"
"I don't know."
"Hmm. Whatever it was, it must be important if she doesn't want us guys around."
"Yeah. I guess so," said Van uncertain.
A few minutes later Hitomi and Millerna were just entering her castle. Merle was waiting in the room that Hitomi had used when she was there last. When Hitomi and Millerna entered the room Hitomi was surprised to see Merle there instead of with Van. She said, "Merle-chan? What are you doing here? Why aren't you with Van-san?"
"I am here to see how this new product works. And I'm not with Van-san because I thought I would leave him alone for awhile."
"Oh," said Hitomi a little confused. She put her duffel bag on the bed and turned towards Millerna and asked, "So Millerna. How does this product work and what does it do?"
"I'm glad you asked. I've tested it on a wig and it works very well. Better than I thought it would."
"What do you mean that you tested it on a wig?"
"Here I'll show you," said Millerna. "Merle-chan. Would you please bring me that wig on the dresser."
"This one?" asked Merle as she picked it up.
"Yes. That's the one."
"Okay. What are you going to do with it?" asked Merle as she placed it on the table.
"I am going to show you the results of the whole experiment I did."
"Oh?" asked Hitomi and Merle at the same time.
"Here. Take a look at this half," said Millerna pointing to the left side of the wig, "then take a look at the opposite side."
Merle and Hitomi both looked and thought, in their heads, that the right side looked longer than the left.
"Is it just me or is the right side longer than the right?" asked Hitomi.
"I noticed that, too. Why is that Millerna-san?" asked Merle anxiously.
"That's the effect of the new product."
"The product grows hair?" asked Hitomi.
"That's right and that's why I said in my letter that I need your help. Are you willing to try it out for me Hitomi-san?"
"Sure. I guess so," said Hitomi a little uncertain. "But what will happen if I want it to be the length it is now?"
"Then we use the other product I made. This one does the opposite of what the first one. It makes your hair go to the length it is now. I also have this stuff that when your hair is at the length you want it will keep it that way. Or if I put too much of the hair-grow formula in then if I put this in when your sure that's the length you want, it will stop your hair from growing from that point," explained Millerna.
"Really?"
"Yup. But don't tell anyone else about it. Okay?"
"Okay," said Hitomi. "So for doing this thing what do I have to do? And how long does it take for my hair to grow as long as yours."
"That's easy. All you have to do is sit in this chair and I wash your hair and add the grow-hair formula as soon as I have washed the shampoo and conditioner out. It depends how long it will take and how much of this stuff I need to use. For the length of your hair now it would probably take two or three palm fulls of the product. Then it will probably take about twenty-four hours or less for it to grow instead of years. Your hair will grow and inch every hour so I'm going to have to do some adding later. We also need to record what time we started at."
"Cool! When can we get started?"
"Now if you want," said Millerna.
"Okay," said Hitomi as she sat in the chair.
"I have a question first," said Millerna.
"Okay. Ask away."
"You've seen your grandmother when she was your age, right?"
"Yeah."
"Well I was wondering if you would like to look exactly like her. You know. Same length of hair."
"Sure," said Hitomi excitedly.
"Do you think you can describe what her hair looked like."
"No," said Hitomi, "but I did bring a picture of her when she was my age."
"Really! That's great! May I see it?"
"Sure. It's in my duffel bag."
"I'll get it!" said Merle. She ran over to the bed and opened the duffel bag. She found it on top where Hitomi had put it. Merle ran over to Millerna and handed her the photo.
"Thank you Merle-chan," said Millerna.
"You're welcome," said Merle and sat down on the bed.
Millerna looked at the photo and said, "Well I can do everything but the colour. Is that okay?
"That's fine."
"Okay then. The first thing I have to do is put your bangs in a few ponytails so that I don't get any the hair-grow formula on them. They will kind of hang in your face though and they'ill be tight so that none of them will come loose."
"That's okay."
"After I make sure that all of your bangs are in place, I'll put the grow- formula in the rest of your hair and rinse it out half an hour later. That's how long it has to stay in. Then I'll put the stuff that makes your hair not grow anymore on the bangs Then later I'll put the stuff on the rest of your hair when it has reached the right length. In fact I don't think you'll need to go to bed and worry about your hair getting too long. Before I put the stuff on though I will just trim your hair so that it will look straight at the bottom. Okay?" explained Millerna.
"Okay," said Hitomi.
"Okay. Let's do the bangs first."
Millerna grabbed three hair elastics from the dresser and started finding Hitomi's bangs. When she had found them all, she tightly fastened them with the elastics. Then when she made sure they were tight enough, she said, "Okay Hitomi-san. They are all in place. Now I want you to lean back so that the back of your head is touching the sink. Kind of like a beauty parlor except a little different and I will wash your hair." She turned to Merle. Merle sat up in attention from slouching. "And Merle-chan?"
"Yes?"
"I want you to listen for any signs of the boys. For example their voices, the door opening, knocking, etc. Okay?"
"Okay Millerna-san."
"Good girl. Now," she said turning back to Hitomi, "let's begin." She poured warm water on the back of Hitomi's head and grabbed the shampoo. She then poured a bit of shampoo on Hitomi's head and started rubbing. She rinsed the shampoo out. She grabbed the conditioner and did the same thing. A few minutes later she said to Hitomi, "Hitomi-san. Tomorrow when you wake up we are going to have to wash you're hair again and when your hair grows out in a few hours I will have to wash the bangs since I can't do them now. Okay?"
"Okay," Hitomi as she held her bangs in front of her, keeping them away from Millerna's hands.
About two minutes later, Millerna wrote down the time and started to add the hair-grow formula to Hitomi's hair. When she had rubbed it in and rinsed it out, she said, "Hitomi-san. You're going to have to lay there for about 5-7 more minutes maybe even 10 so that you're hair can dry a little before you stand up."
"Okay."
Meanwhile.
Van and Allen were walking to Millerna's castle. Five minutes later, when they got to the door, they knocked. From the room that Hitomi, Millerna and Merle were in, Merle heard the knock and said, "I think Van-san and Allen- san are back, Millerna-san. Would you like me to distract them?"
"No. It's all right I'll go. You stay here with Hitomi-san. And Hitomi-san? Don't move."
"Okay."
Millerna walked down the stairs to the door and opened it.
"Hello, Hime-sama," said Allen entering with Van behind him.
"Allen-san. How many times do I have to tell you? You can call me Millerna- san."
"I know, I know. I'm just used to calling you that."
"Well you can stop now since my father isn't home. You only need to call me Hime-sama when he's around."
"I know. I know," Allen said again. Then he mumbled, "I just keep forgetting."
"Did you say something, Allen-san?" asked Millerna.
Allen shot up in attention and said, "No no. Nothing at all."
"Okay then." Then she said, "Would the two of you like some tea or something?"
"Sure, if it isn't any trouble," Van said this time.
"No trouble at all," said Millerna as she looked for the kettle in the cupboards.
Just then Merle came running down the stairs saying, "Millerna-san! I heard Hit- Oh hi Van-san, Allen-san."
"What were you saying before, Merle-chan?" asked Van.
"Um. Uh," she tried to say. "Hitting your head on the banister really hurts. I ran into it while I was about to run down the stairs," she said and put her hand up to her head and rubbed it making a gesture for Millerna to go upstairs. Millerna saw the gesture and figured out what it meant. She said, "Oh, I forgot the kettle upstairs. I'd better go get it." (A/N the kettle is one of those metal ones. It's not a plug-in kind.) She ran upstaris. Van just gave Merle a doubtful look.
Millerna hurried up the stairs and went into Hitomi's room. She said, "Merle almost said that you were here and that she heard you say something."
"I did. I was just wondering if my hair felt dry enough."
"Oh. Let me see." She felt Hitomi's hair and said, "Yup. It's dry enough."
"So what happens now?" asked Hitomi. "And how am I supposed to know when my hair starts growing."
"Well I also tried the hair-grow formula on my arm. When the hair was about to start growing, I felt a tingling feeling. So you'll probably feel one too. And for the first question you asked, you could stand up. I have to put this towel on your head so that your hair doesn't drip on the back of your school uniform or down your back. Take it off in about two or four more minutes. While the towel is on, you may walk around. Just be very careful that it doesn't come off and be quiet up here. In fact While you are walking, I suggest that you hold on to the towel. And whatever you do, don't come downstairs. When you take the towel off your head, you can maybe put the dress you brought with you on and try on those shoes by the dresser. If you want, I'll try to sneak you up a cup of tea with Merle- chan's help."
"Okay thanks."
While Hitomi was waiting for her hair to fully dry and start growing.
"The tea is finally made," said Millerna as she set the teapot on the table.
"Thank-you, Hime-sama," said Allen as Millerna glared at him. "I-I mean, Millerna-san."
"You're welcome and thank you for correcting yourself."
Van and Allen both sighed. (The sigh Btw was for the fact that Millerna always wanted to correct what people say. If the person didn't say it correctly or say the right thing, she gave them a look or glare.)
"What was that for?" asked Millerna.
"What was what for?" Van and Allen said at the same time.
"That sigh. I saw it so don't you even try to deny it."
"The sigh wasn't for anything."
"You two are very weird today. How come?" said Millerna.
Hitomi was listening from the stairs.
"It's just that we overheard from some of the villagers that another war will be coming in about 6 months or so," Van said with another sigh.
Hitomi gasped which was echoed, faintly through out the castle. The four of them heard it alittle.
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Heh heh heh cliffhanger. What will happen? Will Hitomi get caught? Please wait for the next chapter to come out. I hope you enjoyed that Chapter. If you didn't, well that's okay. I am having fun writing this one anyways. This story is quite good even though it's is my second one. Anyway, I really hope you'll review and enjoy this story.
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Chapter 2
When she finally got there, she opened her eyes and was laying on her back. She sat up and felt a little dizzy but she saw a young woman a few meters away. Hitomi stood up and leaned against a tree. When she let go of the tree a minute later she wasn't dizzy anymore. She picked up her duffel bag and ran up to the woman who was her friend, Millerna and tapped her on the shoulder. Millerna turned around and saw Hitomi and said, "Welcome back Hitomi-san. I'm glad that you were able to come back."
"Me too," said Hitomi.
"Well let's say we head back to my castle."
"Okay," said Hitomi as they started walking. "Um Millerna-san?"
"Hmm?"
"What did you mean by new product?"
"I'll tell you when we get to the castle."
"Okay."
Meanwhile while Millerna and Hitomi are walking in the forest to Millerna's castle, Van and Allen were at Van's castle thinking about why Millerna had told them to go to Van's castle.
"So Van-san?" asked Allen Schezar as he sat on a chair outside.
"Yeah, Allen-san?" said Van Fanel as he sat on a rock.
"Why do you think Millerna-san told us to come here instead of stay there?"
"I don't know."
"Hmm. Whatever it was, it must be important if she doesn't want us guys around."
"Yeah. I guess so," said Van uncertain.
A few minutes later Hitomi and Millerna were just entering her castle. Merle was waiting in the room that Hitomi had used when she was there last. When Hitomi and Millerna entered the room Hitomi was surprised to see Merle there instead of with Van. She said, "Merle-chan? What are you doing here? Why aren't you with Van-san?"
"I am here to see how this new product works. And I'm not with Van-san because I thought I would leave him alone for awhile."
"Oh," said Hitomi a little confused. She put her duffel bag on the bed and turned towards Millerna and asked, "So Millerna. How does this product work and what does it do?"
"I'm glad you asked. I've tested it on a wig and it works very well. Better than I thought it would."
"What do you mean that you tested it on a wig?"
"Here I'll show you," said Millerna. "Merle-chan. Would you please bring me that wig on the dresser."
"This one?" asked Merle as she picked it up.
"Yes. That's the one."
"Okay. What are you going to do with it?" asked Merle as she placed it on the table.
"I am going to show you the results of the whole experiment I did."
"Oh?" asked Hitomi and Merle at the same time.
"Here. Take a look at this half," said Millerna pointing to the left side of the wig, "then take a look at the opposite side."
Merle and Hitomi both looked and thought, in their heads, that the right side looked longer than the left.
"Is it just me or is the right side longer than the right?" asked Hitomi.
"I noticed that, too. Why is that Millerna-san?" asked Merle anxiously.
"That's the effect of the new product."
"The product grows hair?" asked Hitomi.
"That's right and that's why I said in my letter that I need your help. Are you willing to try it out for me Hitomi-san?"
"Sure. I guess so," said Hitomi a little uncertain. "But what will happen if I want it to be the length it is now?"
"Then we use the other product I made. This one does the opposite of what the first one. It makes your hair go to the length it is now. I also have this stuff that when your hair is at the length you want it will keep it that way. Or if I put too much of the hair-grow formula in then if I put this in when your sure that's the length you want, it will stop your hair from growing from that point," explained Millerna.
"Really?"
"Yup. But don't tell anyone else about it. Okay?"
"Okay," said Hitomi. "So for doing this thing what do I have to do? And how long does it take for my hair to grow as long as yours."
"That's easy. All you have to do is sit in this chair and I wash your hair and add the grow-hair formula as soon as I have washed the shampoo and conditioner out. It depends how long it will take and how much of this stuff I need to use. For the length of your hair now it would probably take two or three palm fulls of the product. Then it will probably take about twenty-four hours or less for it to grow instead of years. Your hair will grow and inch every hour so I'm going to have to do some adding later. We also need to record what time we started at."
"Cool! When can we get started?"
"Now if you want," said Millerna.
"Okay," said Hitomi as she sat in the chair.
"I have a question first," said Millerna.
"Okay. Ask away."
"You've seen your grandmother when she was your age, right?"
"Yeah."
"Well I was wondering if you would like to look exactly like her. You know. Same length of hair."
"Sure," said Hitomi excitedly.
"Do you think you can describe what her hair looked like."
"No," said Hitomi, "but I did bring a picture of her when she was my age."
"Really! That's great! May I see it?"
"Sure. It's in my duffel bag."
"I'll get it!" said Merle. She ran over to the bed and opened the duffel bag. She found it on top where Hitomi had put it. Merle ran over to Millerna and handed her the photo.
"Thank you Merle-chan," said Millerna.
"You're welcome," said Merle and sat down on the bed.
Millerna looked at the photo and said, "Well I can do everything but the colour. Is that okay?
"That's fine."
"Okay then. The first thing I have to do is put your bangs in a few ponytails so that I don't get any the hair-grow formula on them. They will kind of hang in your face though and they'ill be tight so that none of them will come loose."
"That's okay."
"After I make sure that all of your bangs are in place, I'll put the grow- formula in the rest of your hair and rinse it out half an hour later. That's how long it has to stay in. Then I'll put the stuff that makes your hair not grow anymore on the bangs Then later I'll put the stuff on the rest of your hair when it has reached the right length. In fact I don't think you'll need to go to bed and worry about your hair getting too long. Before I put the stuff on though I will just trim your hair so that it will look straight at the bottom. Okay?" explained Millerna.
"Okay," said Hitomi.
"Okay. Let's do the bangs first."
Millerna grabbed three hair elastics from the dresser and started finding Hitomi's bangs. When she had found them all, she tightly fastened them with the elastics. Then when she made sure they were tight enough, she said, "Okay Hitomi-san. They are all in place. Now I want you to lean back so that the back of your head is touching the sink. Kind of like a beauty parlor except a little different and I will wash your hair." She turned to Merle. Merle sat up in attention from slouching. "And Merle-chan?"
"Yes?"
"I want you to listen for any signs of the boys. For example their voices, the door opening, knocking, etc. Okay?"
"Okay Millerna-san."
"Good girl. Now," she said turning back to Hitomi, "let's begin." She poured warm water on the back of Hitomi's head and grabbed the shampoo. She then poured a bit of shampoo on Hitomi's head and started rubbing. She rinsed the shampoo out. She grabbed the conditioner and did the same thing. A few minutes later she said to Hitomi, "Hitomi-san. Tomorrow when you wake up we are going to have to wash you're hair again and when your hair grows out in a few hours I will have to wash the bangs since I can't do them now. Okay?"
"Okay," Hitomi as she held her bangs in front of her, keeping them away from Millerna's hands.
About two minutes later, Millerna wrote down the time and started to add the hair-grow formula to Hitomi's hair. When she had rubbed it in and rinsed it out, she said, "Hitomi-san. You're going to have to lay there for about 5-7 more minutes maybe even 10 so that you're hair can dry a little before you stand up."
"Okay."
Meanwhile.
Van and Allen were walking to Millerna's castle. Five minutes later, when they got to the door, they knocked. From the room that Hitomi, Millerna and Merle were in, Merle heard the knock and said, "I think Van-san and Allen- san are back, Millerna-san. Would you like me to distract them?"
"No. It's all right I'll go. You stay here with Hitomi-san. And Hitomi-san? Don't move."
"Okay."
Millerna walked down the stairs to the door and opened it.
"Hello, Hime-sama," said Allen entering with Van behind him.
"Allen-san. How many times do I have to tell you? You can call me Millerna- san."
"I know, I know. I'm just used to calling you that."
"Well you can stop now since my father isn't home. You only need to call me Hime-sama when he's around."
"I know. I know," Allen said again. Then he mumbled, "I just keep forgetting."
"Did you say something, Allen-san?" asked Millerna.
Allen shot up in attention and said, "No no. Nothing at all."
"Okay then." Then she said, "Would the two of you like some tea or something?"
"Sure, if it isn't any trouble," Van said this time.
"No trouble at all," said Millerna as she looked for the kettle in the cupboards.
Just then Merle came running down the stairs saying, "Millerna-san! I heard Hit- Oh hi Van-san, Allen-san."
"What were you saying before, Merle-chan?" asked Van.
"Um. Uh," she tried to say. "Hitting your head on the banister really hurts. I ran into it while I was about to run down the stairs," she said and put her hand up to her head and rubbed it making a gesture for Millerna to go upstairs. Millerna saw the gesture and figured out what it meant. She said, "Oh, I forgot the kettle upstairs. I'd better go get it." (A/N the kettle is one of those metal ones. It's not a plug-in kind.) She ran upstaris. Van just gave Merle a doubtful look.
Millerna hurried up the stairs and went into Hitomi's room. She said, "Merle almost said that you were here and that she heard you say something."
"I did. I was just wondering if my hair felt dry enough."
"Oh. Let me see." She felt Hitomi's hair and said, "Yup. It's dry enough."
"So what happens now?" asked Hitomi. "And how am I supposed to know when my hair starts growing."
"Well I also tried the hair-grow formula on my arm. When the hair was about to start growing, I felt a tingling feeling. So you'll probably feel one too. And for the first question you asked, you could stand up. I have to put this towel on your head so that your hair doesn't drip on the back of your school uniform or down your back. Take it off in about two or four more minutes. While the towel is on, you may walk around. Just be very careful that it doesn't come off and be quiet up here. In fact While you are walking, I suggest that you hold on to the towel. And whatever you do, don't come downstairs. When you take the towel off your head, you can maybe put the dress you brought with you on and try on those shoes by the dresser. If you want, I'll try to sneak you up a cup of tea with Merle- chan's help."
"Okay thanks."
While Hitomi was waiting for her hair to fully dry and start growing.
"The tea is finally made," said Millerna as she set the teapot on the table.
"Thank-you, Hime-sama," said Allen as Millerna glared at him. "I-I mean, Millerna-san."
"You're welcome and thank you for correcting yourself."
Van and Allen both sighed. (The sigh Btw was for the fact that Millerna always wanted to correct what people say. If the person didn't say it correctly or say the right thing, she gave them a look or glare.)
"What was that for?" asked Millerna.
"What was what for?" Van and Allen said at the same time.
"That sigh. I saw it so don't you even try to deny it."
"The sigh wasn't for anything."
"You two are very weird today. How come?" said Millerna.
Hitomi was listening from the stairs.
"It's just that we overheard from some of the villagers that another war will be coming in about 6 months or so," Van said with another sigh.
Hitomi gasped which was echoed, faintly through out the castle. The four of them heard it alittle.
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Heh heh heh cliffhanger. What will happen? Will Hitomi get caught? Please wait for the next chapter to come out. I hope you enjoyed that Chapter. If you didn't, well that's okay. I am having fun writing this one anyways. This story is quite good even though it's is my second one. Anyway, I really hope you'll review and enjoy this story.