The Wrong Girl
Disclaimer: I do not own Escaflowne or any of the characters.
Chapter 7
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Yukari is seen sitting in a sort of waiting room sleeping. It had taken all that day to get to Fanalia and Yukari had nowhere to go so she stayed in the waiting room that night. As Yukari sleeps a woman approaches her. "Miss?" she whispered "Miss?" "Huh?" Yukari awoke from a light sleep and struggled to focus her eyes. When she did she saw a woman in front of her. "Hello, my name is Vari. I'm the nurse here" "Oh, hello. I'm Yukari" "Lord Van wishes to see you, follow me" Yukari got up and followed Nurse Vari into a room.
"Here she is. She was sleeping in the waiting room." "Thank you" The nurse left quickly and closed the door behind her. Yukari scanned what was around her. It was hard to see because of the dim firelight and the curtains were closed. There was a wardrobe in one corner, a mirror standing near a door (assumed to be a closet), A big bed with night tables on either side of it, and a chair next to the bed. Lord Van was lying seemingly motionless on the bed. "Sit, Yukari" "I am not a dog and will not take orders. Never have and never will" "Then please sit" Yukari went over to the chair and sat down. "Why did you want to see me?" "You're not from here are you?" "No, I'm from Japan" "You wear such strange clothes and act very differently from anyone I've ever met on Gaea"
"Have you looked into the sky yet?" "Yeah, there is what looks like Earth and it's Moon." "We call it the Mystic Moon and only once before have we ever encountered anyone from there" "I thought you said you haven't met anyone on Gaea that wore the same sort of clothes as I do" "Not on Gaea, she also wore a skirt and blouse such as yours" "It's my school uniform" "Why is it blood soaked?" "Huh? It's not…" Yukari looks down and indeed her skirt was covered in blood and much of her blouse was also. "I didn't even notice. It must be from you, when I knelt beside you. You were facedown in a puddle of blood when I found you, so I turned you face up and I guess that's when I got soaked." "I'll have it cleaned for you, but now one of the maids will show you to your room. You can borrow a nightgown and in the morning you'll just have to wait for it to be washed and dried. Also you should take a bath, your legs are also covered in blood. "Thank you" Yukari turned and walked out the door closing it behind her.