The Wrong Girl
Chapter 20
Disclaimer: okies!! I do not own Escaflowne or any characters that are not of my own creative imagination! Got that? Ok good.
A/N: Right, it's Otaku and if you haven't noticed yet I've changed my pen name because it just didn't suit me anymore. Also I kinda wanted my nickname to be my pen name. Anyway since I have just a slight tinge of pain and I'm not poppin painkillers anymore I figured I should update. On we go!!!!
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"Oh wow" Merle whispered
"No, it can't be. My kingdom, my home. Destroyed" Millerna said choking back tears "I must be dreaming" Slap "Ouch!!"
"You're not dreaming" Merle said She had just slapped the queen across the face. They all stood in the middle of the city gaping and speechless. All you could see for miles was ash and ruin. The usually busy and alive city of Asturia was no more.
"Now what? There is no life here much less an army" Hitomi asked
"I don't know. I really don't know" Van answered still in shock
Meanwhile…………
"I guess I should go out there" Yukari said with a sigh as she made her way to get off the ship. She walked down the stairs that led outside and let the warm sunlight hit her face. Momentarily she was blinded but when her eyes adjusted she was astonished to see what had become of the city. "Holy crap! What happened here?" Yukari said barely audible Everyone looked towards her and they all looked distressed.
"Well, no use in staying here any longer. Come on" Allen said As Hitomi passed Yukari she stopped for a moment then said in a voice only Yukari could hear she said, "Let's go" Then resumed walking. Yukari turned and ran onto the ship.
Shortly afterwards the ship took off again to no specific destination. Once on the ship Yukari took Van aside and said, "Can I borrow something from you?"
"What is it you want to borrow?" He asked
"A pair of pants and boots. I want to fight if I need to, and I can't fight in these clothes" Yukari answered
"Alright, but do you have something for a shirt?"
"Yes, Hitomi brought an extra one from my house here when she came"
"Wait a moment" Van then sprinted down the hall and out of sight. Yukari leaned against the wall and stared into space. I wonder if mom misses me at all. No, that's not possible. She's a cold-hearted bitch and she made me like that too, Dad wouldn't care if I died. He would've just said it was my own fault that it happened, just like everything else is my fault. It's always been, but I wonder if I'll be better off here. Probably maybe then I wouldn't be thinking about… huh? She was shaken out of her thoughts by Van. In his hands he had tan pants and leather boots.
"Oh, thanks. I owe you one" Yukari said as she took them from him and she went to her room to change.
1 hour later………
"Where's Yukari?" Hitomi asked "I haven't seen her since we landed"
"I don't think anyone has seen her at all" Allen said "And good riddance too, I really don't feel like seeing her anyway" Hitomi shot Allen an evil look.
"Hmm, well at least she acts her gender" Hitomi said calmly to Allen
"You've got that right, at least I don't go around caring how my hair looks every two seconds of the day" Yukari said as she walked in the room. She had the tan pants and leather boots Van had given her on, as well as a green tank top and her hair was in a braid going down her back.
"Where'd you get that ensemble from? The gutter?" Allen rebuked Everyone just looked at him and they all had sweatdrops.
"Ensemble?" Yukari asked, "You really are…" Right then a whole pack of guymelefs came down upon the ship and nearly tipped it over. "Great"
"All hands at your battle stations! I repeat all hands at your battle stations" Gaddess said into the PA system.
Yukari rushed into the guymelef storehouse and got outside on the top of the ship from there. She immediately put her hands up and four guymelefs were stuck in the air. Quickly she closed both her hands tight and shut out the screams coming within the melefs. I hate doing this, but I have to, to make sure no one gets hurt. They all have people that care about them, unlike me.
"Yukari! Yukari! What are you doing? You'll get killed if you're out here" Merle yelled from at least 5 yards away. "Come back, you'll fall if you stay out here"
"No, no I won't. Go back inside, go back. NOW!!" Yukari screamed at her as she made still yet another guymelef. All of a sudden the ship tipped to the right and back again. Merle had kept her grip but Yukari was holding onto the side for dear life.
"I'll be right back Yukari, I promise" Merle said and sure enough Gaddess came out shortly after Merle had left.
"Yukari! Yukari! Where are you?" He yelled
"Over h-here! Ahh" She yelled. Yukari's grip had slipped and she was now trying to hold on with one hand. Gaddess took her hand and tried to haul her up but just as she was nearing the top her hands slipped and she fell down into the depths of the forest. He only stayed but a minute and then walked back inside the ship.
As Gaddess walked into the bridge all eyes were on him and he said, "She slipped, I had her almost one the ship and she slipped"
Hitomi turned towards the window as silent tears slipped down her face. "I know for a fact that she wouldn't want anyone to feel bad or mourn for her. I know this because she told me back in eighth grade. She was actually thinking about suicide and she had the note all written out but I stopped her. Now we can safely say that she probably didn't want to live. That's why she threw her life away supposedly trying to fight the zaibach guymelefs" At that Hitomi burst into tears and ran from the room.
"Oh wow. You never would've gotten that vibe from her. Even though we only knew her for a couple moons I can't say that I would've guessed she would be one to take her own life" Merle said
"You're right but she did seem a little violent for a girl" Van said
"Oh my gosh!!" Allen screamed
"It just sunk in? Wow, you're slow!" Merle said
"No, I could care less about that bitch. My hair is out of place! What do I do?" He screamed arms flailing as he ran around. Gaddess took a mallet from out of nowhere and hit Allen over the head with it.
"Jeeze he's annoying!! I don't know how I even take orders from this asshole"
Meanwhile in the forest…
"ohhhh, man my back hurts majorly" Yukari said as she stirred from being knocked out. As she turned onto her back she noticed that her left arm didn't feel right. When she looked at it, it was twisted in a grotesque manner. "Great, I'm stuck in the middle of nowhere with a broken arm" She was looking at the treetops wondering what to do next when a shadowy figure leaned over her and knocked her out.
A/N: Good or No? Sorry it's so short, and that I do have a tendency to not update so quickly but again History sucks and so do tests. A word of advice, if the orthodontist says you need braces don't get them, unless of course your teeth are totally whacked. They hurt to no end. Well, please review and this story is far from over so see ya!