Wanna Switch With Me, Hitomi?
By: Escachick357
Chapter 10: Day 4- Kristina's Curse
Disclaimer- I don't own Escaflowne, and if I did Van would be mine.
Yes, I finally had a chance to update. This chapter has to do with Kristina and the curse that was put upon her. Hope ya like it.
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The roosters crowed the second the sun rose on the world of Gaea. Once the sound went off, the people of Fanelia opened their eyes and got ready to start the new day. Once again, the servants in Van's castle woke up to get breakfast started, Merle and Celena got up to help them, Millerna (who wanted to stay until the end of the ball) and Dryden (who had to stay with Millerna) sat at the table waiting, Gaddes waited for Allen, Allen sat at the table with his mask on, and Van sat patiently waiting at the table for Kristina. Normally she'd be up by the time Van was (unless she was in a really deep sleep), but she wasn't.
After 20 minutes of impatient waiting, Merle started complaining. "What's taking her so long?!? Nobody can sleep that long!" Merle whined. Van sighed, "I'll go get her." Then he got up from the table and walked towards Kristina's room and immediately started getting nervous. He was afraid that she was dead or severely injured while she lay inside her bedroom. He got even more nervous as he thought about how bad she was the night before.
Van took a deep breath and walked into the room, where Kristina was lying in the bed with her eyes closed. Van softly shook her body and her eyes very slowly opened. Van stared at Kristina, her bangs were soaked with sweat, her eyes looked weak, and she was having problems breathing. The only thing she could say was "Van" and even THAT sounded weak.
Van put his hand on her forehead and took it off almost immediately. Her head was as hot as the flames of Hell. Van's brown eyes stared into the weak blue of Kristina's eyes and then sighed, "You have one hell of a fever." Kristina shivered under the heavy blankets that covered her short body. Van walked to the large closet in the room and pulled out the largest blanket in there and put it on Kristina's shivering body then left the room.
Van walked back into the dining room with a huge frown on his face. "What's wrong, Van-sama? Where's Kristina?" Merle asked worriedly. Van looked at her and answered, "She's sick. Her fever is like the flames of Hell." Millerna stood up, "I'll go check on her. You eat, Van." Van refused to move. "Onegai, Van." Millerna pleaded. Van hesitated, but sat at the table, not touching the food in front of him.
Millerna walked into Kristina's room and stood at the side of the sick girl that lay shivering under the 2 heavy blankets. She put her hand on Kristina's forehead and felt the heat. "It's much too hot for an overnight fever." Millerna mumbled. Millerna stood puzzled about the mysterious illness that fell so quickly.
Then, she noticed a faint, red light outlining Kristina. Millerna stopped for a minute to rub her eyes. If Kristina had red outlining her, it'd be the sign of a curse. Millerna closed her eyes. *You usually have to be patient to see the color* she thought as she opened her blue eyes patiently, hoping that the red light would be gone. The color stayed there, which proved that Kristina was indeed cursed.
Millerna knew no ways to fix the curse, but she DID have a feeling that Dryden might know how to cure it. She walked to the dining room and sat at the table. She stared at Van and saw that he didn't eat a single bite of the food in front of him.
"She's cursed." Millerna told Van, "Probably from the incident yesterday." "What happened yesterday?!?" Van practically screamed. Merle took a deep breath, "Yesterday, while we were shopping, the Zaibach Sorcerers put a curse on her. Porkio took her pendant and whispered a spell on it. When she tried to get it back, Porkio threw it into the river and I guess that's how she started to get so sick."
Van turned to Dryden and asked, "Is there any way to cure a curse?" "I...don't know," Dryden answered, "But I'll look in all the books in the library and I might find a way." "Thank you." Van softly said. He stood up and left the dining room to go to Kristina's room to stay by her side until he knew of a way to get rid of the curse.
Everyone else went to do their own different things. Merle went into town to help by some medicines for Kristina's fever. Celena, who became really good friends with Merle, decided to tag along. Millerna also went into town, but only to visit with the nobles of Fanelia since she pretty much had their interests. Allen's nose was looking a little better, but he refused to go outside. Gaddes, being a faithful knight, stayed with Allen. Dryden searched in Van's library for a way to remove Kristina's curse.
It was a nice, warm day while Merle, Celena, and Millerna walked around the town. There were many different stands that sold medicines and other healing items. Merle and Celena bought a special root for fevers and were about to go back to the castle when something from another stand caught their interest. There was a stand that sold jewelry, and in that stand was a little gold and black pendant that looked...like Lucia's Pendant.
Merle and Celena ran up to the stand and stared at the pendant. Celena picked it up and looked at the back of it and read the writing that was written on the back of it. "*Working Designs. 2000*. It's Lucia's Pendant!" Celena cried out. The man at the stand looked at the two girls in front of him and stopped. "Hello, Merle. Celena..."he started to say.
Merle frowned at the man and asked, "Mole Man, where did you get this pendant?" "I found it floating along the river." He answered. "You have to give me this!" Merle cried. "What?!? No way!" Mole Man yelled.
"You have to! This pendant belongs to my friend."
"I already told you that I will not give it to you even if it is your friends'!"
"Fine! How much do you want for it?"
"Hmmm...how about 42 coins?"
"What?!? That much?!?"
"Fine, 37 coins. That's as low as I'll go."
"Deal!"
Merle dug 37 coins out of her pocket and handed them to the Mole Man. Celena grabbed Lucia's Pendant and ran with Merle back to Van's castle.
Once there, they met up with Dryden, who had a calm look on his face. "In order to remove the curse, you have to find her pendant and she must travel with someone to kill the Zaibach Sorcerers." He told them. "Why does she have to be with someone else?" Celena asked. "Because, if someone attacks her while she's wearing the pendant, Kristina could easily die. If she loses the pendant, she will get a high fever. Also, if someone finds her pendant when she loses it, they will be able to control her body." Dryden answered. "We have her pendant." Merle told him. "Give it to her. She'll feel better in an hour or so." Dryden said. Merle nodded and ran up to Kristina's room.
In the room, Merle saw a very weak Kristina laying in a bed with Van sitting next to her. "I found Lucia's Pendant." Merle said softly. Kristina opened her now blue-green eyes and felt some tears rolling down her cheek. Merle handed the pendant to Kristina and saw a smile on the older girl's face as she put the pendant on. "Thank you." She said weakly before closing her eyes to fall asleep.
Kristina woke up 5 hours later. She felt a little stronger than she did earlier. But she was tired, so she only stayed up for an hour. That gave her enough time to hear Van tell her that the next day both him and Kristina were going to find the Zaibach Sorcerers and kill them.
As she closed her eyes for the second time that day, the familiar voice came back, "Sleep well. Tomorrow will be the battle of life and death for both you and Van. But, don't worry, I have a huge feeling that you'll both be fine." It was the 4th day and Kristina had no idea who the voice was, but she obeyed the voice and fell asleep.
End Chapter 10
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Well...that was it. Sorry if it was kinda crappy, the next chapter WILL be a lot better. Oh, and I don't like Allen and Millerna, but I decided to have Millerna do something nice for once. And also, I don't know what the people on Gaea call money, so I just call it coins. R/R, but be nice. Oh, and here are some translations for the Japanese words I used in this chapter:
Sama- an ending part of a name.
Onegai- Please
By: Escachick357
Chapter 10: Day 4- Kristina's Curse
Disclaimer- I don't own Escaflowne, and if I did Van would be mine.
Yes, I finally had a chance to update. This chapter has to do with Kristina and the curse that was put upon her. Hope ya like it.
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The roosters crowed the second the sun rose on the world of Gaea. Once the sound went off, the people of Fanelia opened their eyes and got ready to start the new day. Once again, the servants in Van's castle woke up to get breakfast started, Merle and Celena got up to help them, Millerna (who wanted to stay until the end of the ball) and Dryden (who had to stay with Millerna) sat at the table waiting, Gaddes waited for Allen, Allen sat at the table with his mask on, and Van sat patiently waiting at the table for Kristina. Normally she'd be up by the time Van was (unless she was in a really deep sleep), but she wasn't.
After 20 minutes of impatient waiting, Merle started complaining. "What's taking her so long?!? Nobody can sleep that long!" Merle whined. Van sighed, "I'll go get her." Then he got up from the table and walked towards Kristina's room and immediately started getting nervous. He was afraid that she was dead or severely injured while she lay inside her bedroom. He got even more nervous as he thought about how bad she was the night before.
Van took a deep breath and walked into the room, where Kristina was lying in the bed with her eyes closed. Van softly shook her body and her eyes very slowly opened. Van stared at Kristina, her bangs were soaked with sweat, her eyes looked weak, and she was having problems breathing. The only thing she could say was "Van" and even THAT sounded weak.
Van put his hand on her forehead and took it off almost immediately. Her head was as hot as the flames of Hell. Van's brown eyes stared into the weak blue of Kristina's eyes and then sighed, "You have one hell of a fever." Kristina shivered under the heavy blankets that covered her short body. Van walked to the large closet in the room and pulled out the largest blanket in there and put it on Kristina's shivering body then left the room.
Van walked back into the dining room with a huge frown on his face. "What's wrong, Van-sama? Where's Kristina?" Merle asked worriedly. Van looked at her and answered, "She's sick. Her fever is like the flames of Hell." Millerna stood up, "I'll go check on her. You eat, Van." Van refused to move. "Onegai, Van." Millerna pleaded. Van hesitated, but sat at the table, not touching the food in front of him.
Millerna walked into Kristina's room and stood at the side of the sick girl that lay shivering under the 2 heavy blankets. She put her hand on Kristina's forehead and felt the heat. "It's much too hot for an overnight fever." Millerna mumbled. Millerna stood puzzled about the mysterious illness that fell so quickly.
Then, she noticed a faint, red light outlining Kristina. Millerna stopped for a minute to rub her eyes. If Kristina had red outlining her, it'd be the sign of a curse. Millerna closed her eyes. *You usually have to be patient to see the color* she thought as she opened her blue eyes patiently, hoping that the red light would be gone. The color stayed there, which proved that Kristina was indeed cursed.
Millerna knew no ways to fix the curse, but she DID have a feeling that Dryden might know how to cure it. She walked to the dining room and sat at the table. She stared at Van and saw that he didn't eat a single bite of the food in front of him.
"She's cursed." Millerna told Van, "Probably from the incident yesterday." "What happened yesterday?!?" Van practically screamed. Merle took a deep breath, "Yesterday, while we were shopping, the Zaibach Sorcerers put a curse on her. Porkio took her pendant and whispered a spell on it. When she tried to get it back, Porkio threw it into the river and I guess that's how she started to get so sick."
Van turned to Dryden and asked, "Is there any way to cure a curse?" "I...don't know," Dryden answered, "But I'll look in all the books in the library and I might find a way." "Thank you." Van softly said. He stood up and left the dining room to go to Kristina's room to stay by her side until he knew of a way to get rid of the curse.
Everyone else went to do their own different things. Merle went into town to help by some medicines for Kristina's fever. Celena, who became really good friends with Merle, decided to tag along. Millerna also went into town, but only to visit with the nobles of Fanelia since she pretty much had their interests. Allen's nose was looking a little better, but he refused to go outside. Gaddes, being a faithful knight, stayed with Allen. Dryden searched in Van's library for a way to remove Kristina's curse.
It was a nice, warm day while Merle, Celena, and Millerna walked around the town. There were many different stands that sold medicines and other healing items. Merle and Celena bought a special root for fevers and were about to go back to the castle when something from another stand caught their interest. There was a stand that sold jewelry, and in that stand was a little gold and black pendant that looked...like Lucia's Pendant.
Merle and Celena ran up to the stand and stared at the pendant. Celena picked it up and looked at the back of it and read the writing that was written on the back of it. "*Working Designs. 2000*. It's Lucia's Pendant!" Celena cried out. The man at the stand looked at the two girls in front of him and stopped. "Hello, Merle. Celena..."he started to say.
Merle frowned at the man and asked, "Mole Man, where did you get this pendant?" "I found it floating along the river." He answered. "You have to give me this!" Merle cried. "What?!? No way!" Mole Man yelled.
"You have to! This pendant belongs to my friend."
"I already told you that I will not give it to you even if it is your friends'!"
"Fine! How much do you want for it?"
"Hmmm...how about 42 coins?"
"What?!? That much?!?"
"Fine, 37 coins. That's as low as I'll go."
"Deal!"
Merle dug 37 coins out of her pocket and handed them to the Mole Man. Celena grabbed Lucia's Pendant and ran with Merle back to Van's castle.
Once there, they met up with Dryden, who had a calm look on his face. "In order to remove the curse, you have to find her pendant and she must travel with someone to kill the Zaibach Sorcerers." He told them. "Why does she have to be with someone else?" Celena asked. "Because, if someone attacks her while she's wearing the pendant, Kristina could easily die. If she loses the pendant, she will get a high fever. Also, if someone finds her pendant when she loses it, they will be able to control her body." Dryden answered. "We have her pendant." Merle told him. "Give it to her. She'll feel better in an hour or so." Dryden said. Merle nodded and ran up to Kristina's room.
In the room, Merle saw a very weak Kristina laying in a bed with Van sitting next to her. "I found Lucia's Pendant." Merle said softly. Kristina opened her now blue-green eyes and felt some tears rolling down her cheek. Merle handed the pendant to Kristina and saw a smile on the older girl's face as she put the pendant on. "Thank you." She said weakly before closing her eyes to fall asleep.
Kristina woke up 5 hours later. She felt a little stronger than she did earlier. But she was tired, so she only stayed up for an hour. That gave her enough time to hear Van tell her that the next day both him and Kristina were going to find the Zaibach Sorcerers and kill them.
As she closed her eyes for the second time that day, the familiar voice came back, "Sleep well. Tomorrow will be the battle of life and death for both you and Van. But, don't worry, I have a huge feeling that you'll both be fine." It was the 4th day and Kristina had no idea who the voice was, but she obeyed the voice and fell asleep.
End Chapter 10
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Well...that was it. Sorry if it was kinda crappy, the next chapter WILL be a lot better. Oh, and I don't like Allen and Millerna, but I decided to have Millerna do something nice for once. And also, I don't know what the people on Gaea call money, so I just call it coins. R/R, but be nice. Oh, and here are some translations for the Japanese words I used in this chapter:
Sama- an ending part of a name.
Onegai- Please