Author Note: Now I don't know how good I am at writing, but I was thinking
about writing this little number and suddenly I thought "This would make a
great Escaflowne story!" I don't own Escaflowne, I'm pretty sure no one in
this web site does. So I do not own the characters, I just molded them to
go along with the story. Comments and questions are welcomed as long as
they are constructive. I hope you enjoy this story. I pretty much know how
it's going to go. Except for the ending. I'm still working on that so
you'll have to wait and see.
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"Come on, Hitomi!" Merle squealed as she sat in the passenger seat of Hitomi's green bug convertible. The tan top was down and the two of them were on their way to a movie. Merle and Hitomi had been best friends ever since Hitomi moved to Gaea. Hitomi kept a vigilant eye on the road, her brown hair flew around her face. She smiled over at Merle.
"It doesn't matter." Merle's pink hair was just as matted as hers. Laughing she replied. "Plus I have Allen." Merle glared at her.
Allen was not the best boyfriend for Hitomi. Everyone could see how he treated her. She constantly had to wear long sleeves to hide her bruises. Make up was Hitomi's best friend, other than Merle. Melancholy was yet another companion of her everyday life. Yet Hitomi refused to leave Allen, no matter how horribly he treated her. Only she knew how much he had done for her, the only image everyone else saw was how much he managed to undo her. Even though she knew everyone spoke badly about it all behind her back, she stuck with him. Through black and blue.
Shaking off her expression, Merle looked her over with vibrant maroon eyes. "I saw how you looked at him though. The way you smiled when he winked at you. You wanted him!" Hitomi laughed, brushing off the intense blush that arose to her cheeks. "I hardly count smiling as wanting someone!"
"HA!" Merle beamed triumphantly. "You DID smile!" Hitomi shook her head, **Merle never gives up.** Her green eyes scanned the street as she began to turn into the right lane. Suddenly, she caught glance of a silver eclipse speeding down next to her. "Crazy driver!" she screamed out toward the car. "Like he can hear me." she muttered to herself. She glanced over at Merle, she was giving her a sly, you-have-a-crush-on-someone look.
"I so think you have a chance with Van." She spoke non-chalantly, taking her gaze from Hitomi to the road. No matter how hard Merle tried to hide her smile, Hitomi could always tell when she was. "Come on, Merle. I'm not leaving Allen for the umpteenth time. Plus, Van is one of those untouchables. One of those people you wish you could have, but never do. I doubt he even knows my name." She shrugged, "He's also with Millerna."
Merle shook her head. "He still winked at you." Hitomi rolled her eyes. "Oh my goodness, Merle! I let him borrow my pillow! It was a thank you!" Hitomi's face dropped when she saw the expression that crept on to Merle's face. Merle pointed, "Hitomi! Look!" she whispered in a harsh, uneven tone.
Hitomi's eyes widened as she rounded the bend only to find the silver eclipse that had sped past her just moments ago. It had impacted with a tree. The front of the automobile had crumbled in, the upper half had been pushed up into the tree. **Oh my God! Please let those people be okay. Please.** Without a seconds hesitation, Hitomi was parked on the side of the road and running toward the smoldering vehicle.
"Merle!" she screamed over her shoulder. "Grab your cell. Call someone for help!" Upon approaching the car, she placed her hand on it. The metal was hot to the touch. Thinking quickly, she pulled off her sweater. Grabbing the handle, Hitomi began pulling at the door. Though it seemed it had been smashed off its hinges, she had difficulty yanking it off. "Merle!" she cried, tears streaming down her face in frustration. "Please! Come here! Help me pull this off!" Merle galloped to her side. Together, with much effort, they managed to dissemble to crushed door from the car.
Throwing the door to the ground Hitomi asked. "Did you call? Are people coming?" Merle nodded in horror. "Okay." Hitomi grabbed Merle's cheeks with her hand and forced her to look into her eyes, and not at the car. This was not going well with Merle. She had begun hyperventilating. She was shaking, and to top it off. It had begun to rain. "Merle, go to the road. Flag down anyone you can. Make sure the ambulance gets here. I'll take care of everything else. Okay?" Merle nodded in reply. She seemed terrified beyond words, so she attempted not to speak them. Spinning around, she ran toward the empty street, praying that the ambulance would get there as soon as possible.
Hitomi turned to the car. Looking in she only saw one person. The driver. Horror shot through her face. **Oh Van.** She began shaking. "Please be alive.. Please don't die." Glancing over his body, she noticed that his neck and his legs were both in awkward positions. She placed her pale hand on his chest, he was still warm and she could feel his heart beat. He was alive. A shock wave of relief erupted through her. Leaning over him, she pushed the button to his seat belt.
BOOM!
The hood of the car became engulfed in flames. Hitomi screamed. She jumped out of the car, falling to the side, hands over her heads. For a moment she had the urge to run away from the car, but she knew she couldn't leave Van in there. "Come on, Hitomi." She urged herself. Sobbing at the same time. "You've already unbuckled his belt." Carefully she began to move him out of the car. Watching his neck, for fear he had broken it, she placed him on her back.
Hitomi was weak. She would not deny it. Her arms were skinny, she could barely hold herself up when on a bar. But her legs were strong from years of running. And her back could support up to 200 pounds. So she knew she could carry him, even if for just a few feet. But a few feet was far enough away from the flaming car.
Hitomi slumped, slipping on the mud. She would not let him fall. Her hair dripped from the rain fall. Her chest heaving, she managed to carry him ten feet before she could no longer hold him. **Oh crap. How do I get him off me without hurting him?**
Slowly, she made her way on to her hands and knees. She would lay down, and then edge him off. That would be the best way, wouldn't it? Less trauma on his neck. **Please, let this work.** She laid down in the mud. Wiggling ever so slightly to get him off. Once she had him off enough, she rolled out from under him. Hitomi pushed Van on to his back.
Placing her head on his chest, she realized he wasn't breathing. "Please." she pleaded, tears filling her eyes once again. Moving his neck, she managed to open his air passage. Rain began to fill in his mouth. "No, I won't let anything happen to you." She whispered. Leaning over him, she made a barrier to protect him from the water pouring down around them. To make sure he was not suffocating, she eyed his chest. It rose and fell gently.
BOOM!
The car exploded. Hitomi felt a wave of heat on her back. Luckily she could protect him from the blast, placing yet another wall between him and the potential threat. "Don't worry." She whispered, wiping the water droplets from his face. But more fell from her hair and face, dripping on to him. "You'll be fine. I promise."
Letting out a sigh, she could finally feel how tired she was as she saw the promising red and blue lights in the distance. "Everything is okay." She cooed. The sirens grew louder. The lights grew brighter. She would not let go until he was on a stretcher.
"Miss?" A voice spoke like a supporting embrace behind her. "Yes." She sobbed fully, finally. Everything was going to be.
"We'll take it from here now, Miss. We'll put him on a stretcher. He'll be in the hospital soon."
A strong hand touched her back. She opened her eyes, realizing how tightly they had been shut. People had surrounded her. A stretcher was next to Van. "You can let go now, Miss." Looking at a young blonde, she watched as she placed a tan hand over Hitomi's pale. "Don't worry," The strange blonde whispered. "We'll take care of him." Feeling oddly relieved, she let go. The hand on her back helped her up. Hitomi slipped, but the hand did not let her fall. She gazed up.
A strong black man held on to her. "Come with me, Miss."
"Hitomi." She replied in a hoarse, tired voice.
"Miss Hitomi, come with me. Let's get that cut looked at." She gave him a funny look. "Cut?"
"Yes, Miss Hitomi. On the back of your head."
Carefully reaching behind her head, she touched soft and moist area. Wincing in pain, she saw the blood. Red and vivid. Warm. It began to drip away as the rain fell quickly upon it.
"Oh. It must have happened when the car ex." Hitomi passed out, but the man made sure she did not fall.
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Ok, so everyone thinks..? Leave me notes. Hopefully it turns out well.
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"Come on, Hitomi!" Merle squealed as she sat in the passenger seat of Hitomi's green bug convertible. The tan top was down and the two of them were on their way to a movie. Merle and Hitomi had been best friends ever since Hitomi moved to Gaea. Hitomi kept a vigilant eye on the road, her brown hair flew around her face. She smiled over at Merle.
"It doesn't matter." Merle's pink hair was just as matted as hers. Laughing she replied. "Plus I have Allen." Merle glared at her.
Allen was not the best boyfriend for Hitomi. Everyone could see how he treated her. She constantly had to wear long sleeves to hide her bruises. Make up was Hitomi's best friend, other than Merle. Melancholy was yet another companion of her everyday life. Yet Hitomi refused to leave Allen, no matter how horribly he treated her. Only she knew how much he had done for her, the only image everyone else saw was how much he managed to undo her. Even though she knew everyone spoke badly about it all behind her back, she stuck with him. Through black and blue.
Shaking off her expression, Merle looked her over with vibrant maroon eyes. "I saw how you looked at him though. The way you smiled when he winked at you. You wanted him!" Hitomi laughed, brushing off the intense blush that arose to her cheeks. "I hardly count smiling as wanting someone!"
"HA!" Merle beamed triumphantly. "You DID smile!" Hitomi shook her head, **Merle never gives up.** Her green eyes scanned the street as she began to turn into the right lane. Suddenly, she caught glance of a silver eclipse speeding down next to her. "Crazy driver!" she screamed out toward the car. "Like he can hear me." she muttered to herself. She glanced over at Merle, she was giving her a sly, you-have-a-crush-on-someone look.
"I so think you have a chance with Van." She spoke non-chalantly, taking her gaze from Hitomi to the road. No matter how hard Merle tried to hide her smile, Hitomi could always tell when she was. "Come on, Merle. I'm not leaving Allen for the umpteenth time. Plus, Van is one of those untouchables. One of those people you wish you could have, but never do. I doubt he even knows my name." She shrugged, "He's also with Millerna."
Merle shook her head. "He still winked at you." Hitomi rolled her eyes. "Oh my goodness, Merle! I let him borrow my pillow! It was a thank you!" Hitomi's face dropped when she saw the expression that crept on to Merle's face. Merle pointed, "Hitomi! Look!" she whispered in a harsh, uneven tone.
Hitomi's eyes widened as she rounded the bend only to find the silver eclipse that had sped past her just moments ago. It had impacted with a tree. The front of the automobile had crumbled in, the upper half had been pushed up into the tree. **Oh my God! Please let those people be okay. Please.** Without a seconds hesitation, Hitomi was parked on the side of the road and running toward the smoldering vehicle.
"Merle!" she screamed over her shoulder. "Grab your cell. Call someone for help!" Upon approaching the car, she placed her hand on it. The metal was hot to the touch. Thinking quickly, she pulled off her sweater. Grabbing the handle, Hitomi began pulling at the door. Though it seemed it had been smashed off its hinges, she had difficulty yanking it off. "Merle!" she cried, tears streaming down her face in frustration. "Please! Come here! Help me pull this off!" Merle galloped to her side. Together, with much effort, they managed to dissemble to crushed door from the car.
Throwing the door to the ground Hitomi asked. "Did you call? Are people coming?" Merle nodded in horror. "Okay." Hitomi grabbed Merle's cheeks with her hand and forced her to look into her eyes, and not at the car. This was not going well with Merle. She had begun hyperventilating. She was shaking, and to top it off. It had begun to rain. "Merle, go to the road. Flag down anyone you can. Make sure the ambulance gets here. I'll take care of everything else. Okay?" Merle nodded in reply. She seemed terrified beyond words, so she attempted not to speak them. Spinning around, she ran toward the empty street, praying that the ambulance would get there as soon as possible.
Hitomi turned to the car. Looking in she only saw one person. The driver. Horror shot through her face. **Oh Van.** She began shaking. "Please be alive.. Please don't die." Glancing over his body, she noticed that his neck and his legs were both in awkward positions. She placed her pale hand on his chest, he was still warm and she could feel his heart beat. He was alive. A shock wave of relief erupted through her. Leaning over him, she pushed the button to his seat belt.
BOOM!
The hood of the car became engulfed in flames. Hitomi screamed. She jumped out of the car, falling to the side, hands over her heads. For a moment she had the urge to run away from the car, but she knew she couldn't leave Van in there. "Come on, Hitomi." She urged herself. Sobbing at the same time. "You've already unbuckled his belt." Carefully she began to move him out of the car. Watching his neck, for fear he had broken it, she placed him on her back.
Hitomi was weak. She would not deny it. Her arms were skinny, she could barely hold herself up when on a bar. But her legs were strong from years of running. And her back could support up to 200 pounds. So she knew she could carry him, even if for just a few feet. But a few feet was far enough away from the flaming car.
Hitomi slumped, slipping on the mud. She would not let him fall. Her hair dripped from the rain fall. Her chest heaving, she managed to carry him ten feet before she could no longer hold him. **Oh crap. How do I get him off me without hurting him?**
Slowly, she made her way on to her hands and knees. She would lay down, and then edge him off. That would be the best way, wouldn't it? Less trauma on his neck. **Please, let this work.** She laid down in the mud. Wiggling ever so slightly to get him off. Once she had him off enough, she rolled out from under him. Hitomi pushed Van on to his back.
Placing her head on his chest, she realized he wasn't breathing. "Please." she pleaded, tears filling her eyes once again. Moving his neck, she managed to open his air passage. Rain began to fill in his mouth. "No, I won't let anything happen to you." She whispered. Leaning over him, she made a barrier to protect him from the water pouring down around them. To make sure he was not suffocating, she eyed his chest. It rose and fell gently.
BOOM!
The car exploded. Hitomi felt a wave of heat on her back. Luckily she could protect him from the blast, placing yet another wall between him and the potential threat. "Don't worry." She whispered, wiping the water droplets from his face. But more fell from her hair and face, dripping on to him. "You'll be fine. I promise."
Letting out a sigh, she could finally feel how tired she was as she saw the promising red and blue lights in the distance. "Everything is okay." She cooed. The sirens grew louder. The lights grew brighter. She would not let go until he was on a stretcher.
"Miss?" A voice spoke like a supporting embrace behind her. "Yes." She sobbed fully, finally. Everything was going to be.
"We'll take it from here now, Miss. We'll put him on a stretcher. He'll be in the hospital soon."
A strong hand touched her back. She opened her eyes, realizing how tightly they had been shut. People had surrounded her. A stretcher was next to Van. "You can let go now, Miss." Looking at a young blonde, she watched as she placed a tan hand over Hitomi's pale. "Don't worry," The strange blonde whispered. "We'll take care of him." Feeling oddly relieved, she let go. The hand on her back helped her up. Hitomi slipped, but the hand did not let her fall. She gazed up.
A strong black man held on to her. "Come with me, Miss."
"Hitomi." She replied in a hoarse, tired voice.
"Miss Hitomi, come with me. Let's get that cut looked at." She gave him a funny look. "Cut?"
"Yes, Miss Hitomi. On the back of your head."
Carefully reaching behind her head, she touched soft and moist area. Wincing in pain, she saw the blood. Red and vivid. Warm. It began to drip away as the rain fell quickly upon it.
"Oh. It must have happened when the car ex." Hitomi passed out, but the man made sure she did not fall.
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Ok, so everyone thinks..? Leave me notes. Hopefully it turns out well.