Disclaimer: Nope, don't own Escaflowne! Never have, never will.
Author's note: Hitomi is REALLY out of character for a chunk of this chapter, but remember what pregnancy does to the hormones and there's your answer! Don't forget to review!
The Four Points Part 1
1 Month After the Four Points Treaty: "Is she alright? She's gonna be okay right? Is there anything I can do? I should be doing something." Van babbled at the servant carrying more fresh blankets into the room, trying to get a peak at his wife to see if she was okay. You're screaming up a racket, are you sure you're okay? Van sent his thought drifting to his wife and waited for her answer.
This is a completely natural process and-UR!!! YOU WOULD BE SCREAMING TOO IF IT WERE HAPPENING TO YOU!!!!! THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT!!! I HATE YOU!!! STAY OUT OF THIS ROOM!! Hitomi's thoughts became flooded with anger as she experienced another contraction. He heard glass breaking against the door.
Good thing I'm shielded. I hope she'll be okay! He grabbed a servant coming out of the room and started asking a bunch of hurried questions, as she tried to calm him down. The servant led him out into the corridor and down the hall into another room, all the while being bombarded by frantic questions from Van.
"You should wait here while we attend to your wife. She will be perfectly fine. We have the best midwife in all of Fanelia to make sure she and your baby will be all right. You have all the servants in this wing of the palace attending to her needs. Nothing will go wrong Van-sama I assure you. Now stay in this room where you won't be underfoot," the servant sat him down on a plush couch, where he stayed staring blankly, feeling extremely out of sorts.
He sent another tentative thought Hitomi's way. Hitomi? Are you doing okay?
This is not the TIME Van! I can't talk now I'm kind of busy!
Van spent another two hours sitting on the plush couch. Of course it seemed like days to him. Then he heard the plaintive screaming of a baby and the sounds of pounding feet.
Several flushed servants burst into the room, dragged him to his feet, and he was running down the hall, through the entranceway to the royal chamber. He stopped in the middle of the room and gaped at the scene before him.
Hitomi sat on their large bed, drowning in pillows and swathed in blankets that held remnants of blood. He paled significantly at the thought of Hitomi bleeding, whether it was a "natural process" or not.
"Stop gaping there and come see your child, Van," Hitomi looked up from the bundle of blankets in her arms and motioned Van to come stand beside her. Several of the servants scurried to pull up chairs, but Van just kneeled beside the bed, oblivious to the rest of the world outside of his wife and his newborn child.
The baby was sleeping now, moving its hands and feet absently. It's so small, Van sent still in awe.
Babies are usually small, Hitomi answered, sounding amused. Her name is Yuri
"Yuri," Van said out loud, testing the name. Then something clicked. "Her name?"
"The baby is a girl," Hitomi said, sounding slightly worried. "Are you disappointed?"
Disappointed? Yuri is my child. I could not be disappointed whether it was a boy or a girl. Now I have an heir, and no one else will be disappointed either. Van radiated resolution. Yuri would be his heir and if anyone tried to argue he would say the same thing he said when he married Hitomi. If they don't like it they can send me a letter, and I'll get back to them as soon as the world ends.
Hitomi laughed in reply, radiating amusement at the stubbornness inherent in the statement and the jut of his chin. "No one is brave enough to argue with you a second time. There is a limit to how much luck a person can have," Hitomi said beaming down at both of them.
* * *
"Hey Boss! Here's a letter from the young king and Hitomi. Talk about R.S.V.P. we haven't even gotten around to mailing those invitations yet!" Gaddes stood in the doorway of Allen Schezar's study. At his motion to come in Gaddes handed him the letter and turned to go hoping Allen hadn't been listening to the part about the invitations.
"Thank you Gaddes, maybe you should go attend to the invitations now," Allen said, keeping an imposing look on his face that Gaddes saw through immediately. Without waiting for a reply from him Allen took a letter opener from the top drawer of his desk and slit the top of the emerald green envelope with one deft movement.
He heard the door to the study close as Gaddes left, hopefully to go order some one to mail those wedding invitations, but it was highly doubtful. At this rate it's only going to be Queen Eries, the priest, and I there to see us get married. Allen thought absently as he unfolded the letter and looked at the messy scrawl. He could barely recognize it as Van's handwriting. He must have been in a frenzy when he wrote this. Allen thought, slightly more alert, preparing himself for bad news.
Allen Schezar: I have great news!!!!! We had a baby!! Well, Hitomi had the baby but it was mine, too. Her name is Yuri! It's a girl and she's my heir I don't care what anyone else says! I was so worried that Hitomi wouldn't be all right but she kept screaming at me to leave her alone and all the servants kept telling me she'd be fine and everything. I'm so happy! Will you please come to visit us and see the baby? Hitomi and I would really like you to come see Yuri. Sincerely, Van Slanzar de Fanel
He smiled at Van's babbling. He was obviously very excited when he wrote this. There was more though. He was glad to see this part was in Hitomi's neater and more competent handwriting.
P.S. I was wondering how things were going with Queen Eries? Last time Van and I came to Asturia I noticed something between you two. I think you two would be a good match; call it women's intuition.
Women's intuition indeed, Allen thought, grinning at her mother-henning. Hitomi would be pleasantly surprised when she received the invitation. Allen could imagine the look of shock on Van's face. He might even fall off his chair when he heard that Allen Schezar was getting married. He chuckled happily.
* * *
"Eriya did you read this? Hitomi had a baby girl! Named Yuri!" Folken ran over the top of the hill, waving the letter from Van wildly in his right hand, while he dragged a hapless and slightly annoyed Naria along with his left.
Eriya was sitting on a bed of soft moss in the shade of a large tree. She was reading a history book telling about obscure religious groups. Eriya liked to read about that sort of thing. The stuff some people believed was so bizarre it was almost like fantasy.
"Really? How is Hitomi?" Eriya enquired lazily, still half immersed in the world of books. Naria flopped down beside her sister and rolled her eyes in Folken's direction.
"Van says she's doing fine. Hitomi enquired about your health, Naria. She said having children doesn't look so painful after you've lived through it," Folken said shielding his eyes from the bright sun. He reflected on how the weather had improved in the area of the Mystic Valley since Atlantis had fallen. Perhaps it was another gift from Altasni as she got her strength back.
"I suppose that qualifies as advice for me. I'm grateful I still have several months before I have to have these children," Naria stated, putting a hand on the bulge in her stomach protectively.
"Yes- children?" Folken asked suspiciously, as he reclined beside Naria and Eriya.
"I am having twins of course. It is in our family history. I can tell since I am a twin, and their mother besides," Naria said matter-of-factly. Eriya placed her hand over Naria's on her belly. Folken had to admit that it was a rather large bulge considering she was only five months pregnant, not that he was an expert or anything. That means they're both going to have twins? Oh gods help me!! What have I gotten myself into?
"Don't worry Folken I'm not going to have babies for awhile. I'm not even pregnant, unlike some other people," Eriya said giving Naria an angry look.
"Eriya is still jealous because I get to have the first children. I guess she feels she's always second because she is the younger twin," Naria shrugged as if she was uncaring, but at the same time she patted Eriya's hair in a comforting way. Don't worry Eriya your turn will always come; I'll make sure of that, Naria sent.
To be continued!
Please review. Don't make me beg! I will if I have to but I really don't want to get grass stains on my knees so just review okay?
Author's note: Hitomi is REALLY out of character for a chunk of this chapter, but remember what pregnancy does to the hormones and there's your answer! Don't forget to review!
The Four Points Part 1
1 Month After the Four Points Treaty: "Is she alright? She's gonna be okay right? Is there anything I can do? I should be doing something." Van babbled at the servant carrying more fresh blankets into the room, trying to get a peak at his wife to see if she was okay. You're screaming up a racket, are you sure you're okay? Van sent his thought drifting to his wife and waited for her answer.
This is a completely natural process and-UR!!! YOU WOULD BE SCREAMING TOO IF IT WERE HAPPENING TO YOU!!!!! THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT!!! I HATE YOU!!! STAY OUT OF THIS ROOM!! Hitomi's thoughts became flooded with anger as she experienced another contraction. He heard glass breaking against the door.
Good thing I'm shielded. I hope she'll be okay! He grabbed a servant coming out of the room and started asking a bunch of hurried questions, as she tried to calm him down. The servant led him out into the corridor and down the hall into another room, all the while being bombarded by frantic questions from Van.
"You should wait here while we attend to your wife. She will be perfectly fine. We have the best midwife in all of Fanelia to make sure she and your baby will be all right. You have all the servants in this wing of the palace attending to her needs. Nothing will go wrong Van-sama I assure you. Now stay in this room where you won't be underfoot," the servant sat him down on a plush couch, where he stayed staring blankly, feeling extremely out of sorts.
He sent another tentative thought Hitomi's way. Hitomi? Are you doing okay?
This is not the TIME Van! I can't talk now I'm kind of busy!
Van spent another two hours sitting on the plush couch. Of course it seemed like days to him. Then he heard the plaintive screaming of a baby and the sounds of pounding feet.
Several flushed servants burst into the room, dragged him to his feet, and he was running down the hall, through the entranceway to the royal chamber. He stopped in the middle of the room and gaped at the scene before him.
Hitomi sat on their large bed, drowning in pillows and swathed in blankets that held remnants of blood. He paled significantly at the thought of Hitomi bleeding, whether it was a "natural process" or not.
"Stop gaping there and come see your child, Van," Hitomi looked up from the bundle of blankets in her arms and motioned Van to come stand beside her. Several of the servants scurried to pull up chairs, but Van just kneeled beside the bed, oblivious to the rest of the world outside of his wife and his newborn child.
The baby was sleeping now, moving its hands and feet absently. It's so small, Van sent still in awe.
Babies are usually small, Hitomi answered, sounding amused. Her name is Yuri
"Yuri," Van said out loud, testing the name. Then something clicked. "Her name?"
"The baby is a girl," Hitomi said, sounding slightly worried. "Are you disappointed?"
Disappointed? Yuri is my child. I could not be disappointed whether it was a boy or a girl. Now I have an heir, and no one else will be disappointed either. Van radiated resolution. Yuri would be his heir and if anyone tried to argue he would say the same thing he said when he married Hitomi. If they don't like it they can send me a letter, and I'll get back to them as soon as the world ends.
Hitomi laughed in reply, radiating amusement at the stubbornness inherent in the statement and the jut of his chin. "No one is brave enough to argue with you a second time. There is a limit to how much luck a person can have," Hitomi said beaming down at both of them.
* * *
"Hey Boss! Here's a letter from the young king and Hitomi. Talk about R.S.V.P. we haven't even gotten around to mailing those invitations yet!" Gaddes stood in the doorway of Allen Schezar's study. At his motion to come in Gaddes handed him the letter and turned to go hoping Allen hadn't been listening to the part about the invitations.
"Thank you Gaddes, maybe you should go attend to the invitations now," Allen said, keeping an imposing look on his face that Gaddes saw through immediately. Without waiting for a reply from him Allen took a letter opener from the top drawer of his desk and slit the top of the emerald green envelope with one deft movement.
He heard the door to the study close as Gaddes left, hopefully to go order some one to mail those wedding invitations, but it was highly doubtful. At this rate it's only going to be Queen Eries, the priest, and I there to see us get married. Allen thought absently as he unfolded the letter and looked at the messy scrawl. He could barely recognize it as Van's handwriting. He must have been in a frenzy when he wrote this. Allen thought, slightly more alert, preparing himself for bad news.
Allen Schezar: I have great news!!!!! We had a baby!! Well, Hitomi had the baby but it was mine, too. Her name is Yuri! It's a girl and she's my heir I don't care what anyone else says! I was so worried that Hitomi wouldn't be all right but she kept screaming at me to leave her alone and all the servants kept telling me she'd be fine and everything. I'm so happy! Will you please come to visit us and see the baby? Hitomi and I would really like you to come see Yuri. Sincerely, Van Slanzar de Fanel
He smiled at Van's babbling. He was obviously very excited when he wrote this. There was more though. He was glad to see this part was in Hitomi's neater and more competent handwriting.
P.S. I was wondering how things were going with Queen Eries? Last time Van and I came to Asturia I noticed something between you two. I think you two would be a good match; call it women's intuition.
Women's intuition indeed, Allen thought, grinning at her mother-henning. Hitomi would be pleasantly surprised when she received the invitation. Allen could imagine the look of shock on Van's face. He might even fall off his chair when he heard that Allen Schezar was getting married. He chuckled happily.
* * *
"Eriya did you read this? Hitomi had a baby girl! Named Yuri!" Folken ran over the top of the hill, waving the letter from Van wildly in his right hand, while he dragged a hapless and slightly annoyed Naria along with his left.
Eriya was sitting on a bed of soft moss in the shade of a large tree. She was reading a history book telling about obscure religious groups. Eriya liked to read about that sort of thing. The stuff some people believed was so bizarre it was almost like fantasy.
"Really? How is Hitomi?" Eriya enquired lazily, still half immersed in the world of books. Naria flopped down beside her sister and rolled her eyes in Folken's direction.
"Van says she's doing fine. Hitomi enquired about your health, Naria. She said having children doesn't look so painful after you've lived through it," Folken said shielding his eyes from the bright sun. He reflected on how the weather had improved in the area of the Mystic Valley since Atlantis had fallen. Perhaps it was another gift from Altasni as she got her strength back.
"I suppose that qualifies as advice for me. I'm grateful I still have several months before I have to have these children," Naria stated, putting a hand on the bulge in her stomach protectively.
"Yes- children?" Folken asked suspiciously, as he reclined beside Naria and Eriya.
"I am having twins of course. It is in our family history. I can tell since I am a twin, and their mother besides," Naria said matter-of-factly. Eriya placed her hand over Naria's on her belly. Folken had to admit that it was a rather large bulge considering she was only five months pregnant, not that he was an expert or anything. That means they're both going to have twins? Oh gods help me!! What have I gotten myself into?
"Don't worry Folken I'm not going to have babies for awhile. I'm not even pregnant, unlike some other people," Eriya said giving Naria an angry look.
"Eriya is still jealous because I get to have the first children. I guess she feels she's always second because she is the younger twin," Naria shrugged as if she was uncaring, but at the same time she patted Eriya's hair in a comforting way. Don't worry Eriya your turn will always come; I'll make sure of that, Naria sent.
To be continued!
Please review. Don't make me beg! I will if I have to but I really don't want to get grass stains on my knees so just review okay?