You guys are awesome! Thanx 4 more reviews!
Destiny7: you seem to always bring more people! YAY! ^ ^ I am glad you liked the chapter too! Thanx 4 coming Cereya and Rian as well as Xien and Anaiya...so I guess...thanks everybody! I'm sure that Hitomi and Van are happy for the bodyguard offer. Hitomi: YAY! YOU LIKE US! Van: Thank you for not taking me the wrong way. ^ ^ See, I told you they were happy...wait! What about my bodyguard?! Just kidding! ^ ^ Unfurls her own wings and gets to story (Hey I am not called winged knight for nothing! I have wings too! ...or not...+_+ .)Yes! DIE DILLY! ^_~ ...Umm...Yay frying pans! (I think...) VH FOREVER!
Sqeekers: I am glad you like Van's new job as Hitomi's knight in shining armor. ^ ^ Yes, somebody is going to find the needle mark. Hitomi isn't awake and the problem didn't mean anything till now. And I also hope Yami doesn't get the best of me. Fluffy me is more than happy to write this chapter ^ ^. I have been reading a lot of sweet stories and watching my favorite episodes of Escaflowne...I feel like...FLUFF! YAY FLUFF! I also feel hyper. And sadly I am going to need Yami's help with the mean things I have to do to those poor guys. Yami: YAY! Me: Be quite Yami! I want to make this chapter fluffy! Yami: Fine! But you will need me later. Me: yes I will...But I want it to be happy right now. Btw... You have awesome guesses! I hope that nobody figures out what I am doing with Hitomi over there..But you are dangerously close to figuring it out! Stop that! Lol JK
Animecrazed: Yes! I plan for it to ONLY be PG-13! I am not
(Side Note: I want to explain something. I am going to do something about the whole spread your wings, rip your shirt thing for girls. To be logical, I put holes in the back of Sarah's shirt and she always wears a shirt over that one. I wanted to explain this. Thank you. Plus...if the hole thing isn't the case, the wings will rip holes in the shirt, without ripping the shirt, However this will not work for guys. )
Disclaimer: I own it! I own it! *snore * What? Oh man! It was a dream...Bandai, I will have it someday!
Sarah: this chapter is called Rest and realization!
Recap: After lying there for a while recounting memories Van realized that it was getting very late and he had to go to sleep...but he couldn't..and then he heard something...like an goddess's voice. The thing was singing.
"Win dain a lotica.
En vai tu ri, si lo ta.
Fin dein, a loluca.
En dragu a, sei lain.
Vi fa-ru, les stutai, am
En riga-lint."
It was a mysterious sound, and yet beautiful and familiar. It was in a different language than Van had ever heard. The song itself seemed so soothing and wonderful, that before long...The king himself slept peaceful slumber, watching over his beloved.
~@~@~@~@~
The golden sun attempted to peek through the windows to watch the sleeping pair. It's efforts were thwarted (I think...where did I put that dictionary!) Though one girl did get through. Sarah decided to check on Hitomi, and she looked through the door to she if she was up, but was not met by one sleeping teen, but two! Sarah smiled. *Van, that....that's so sweet! Aww...I can bear to wake them now. Oh well...I guess they will wake up eventually. * Sarah chuckled to herself and then began to leave, but she remember that she had to reapply the medicine to Hitomi's arm. She crept in quietly and began her work.
~@~@~@~@~
Hitomi wasn't asleep, just resting, Sarah came to her side and put medicine on her arm. "Good morning." She whispered to Hitomi. "Looks like you have an angel watching over you." Sarah said and smiled. Hitomi giggled and turned a little pink. "And a very sleepy one at that." Sarah commented. Now Hitomi full out laughed. "All though....some people might find it interesting that he was in your room all night." And Hitomi stopped breathing "Sarah! You don't think..."Hitomi turned crimson, Sarah laughed. "Of course not...I'm just saying that other people might think that. I wouldn't though." Sarah went over to Van and tapped him on the shoulder * He does need to get up now anyway. *
~@~@~@~@~
Van felt someone pulling out of his dream, or rather tapping him out. He opened his eyes to see...
"Sarah!" Van turned bright red. "Umm...I uh.."
"Good morning to you to sleepy head." She said out loud, and then whispered "Don't worry I don't actually think...that....you know."
Van turned an even deeper shade of red at the thought. "Well, you might want to get out of here before..." Sarah was interrupted by three people who barged in. It was Millerna, Merle and Allen. They saw the bed Van made for himself, the fact that he had just woken up and Sarah seemed to have just gotten here. Hitomi and Van blushed in perfect unison and that alone was enough. Allen slyly smiled. Millerna giggled. Merle just stood in shock. Sarah began to get a little angry at the intruders.
"Good morning." She said dryly. "Doesn't ANYBODY knock these days?" At being scolded they all looked at the floor "Shoo! Out! I mean now! This isn't a show!" Sarah shoved them out the door. "Yes mama." Said Millerna giggling out side the door.
Sarah turned to the blushing couple and had to restrain a chuckle, they looked incredibly shocked as well as embarrassed and it showed. "Uh Van?"
"Yes Sarah?" Said Van still blushing furiously.
"I think Hitomi will want to rest now, so let's go."
"Okay..." Van face still matched his shirt and eyes.
*And, * Sarah thought *Let's have a chat with those +Friends + of ours *
~@~@~@~@~
Sarah decided to talk with Allen and tell him (I almost typed her! It was an acident..but..Yami? Are you helping me type or something?! Yami: oh...well..uh...you see...BYE!) What was going on.
"Allen!" Sarah called.
"Sarah? What's going on?"
"That's what I came to tell you. I wouldn't want you to think that, well...It wasn't what it looked like."
"Oh really? Looked pretty self-explanatory to me."
"Allen! No! That's not what happened! Look, Hitomi woke up the other day and she screamed Van's name, Because Van wasn't there, she freaked out and went berserk. Van was there is case she woke up and needed somebody by her side."
"Makes sense...Hmm...you know though, Those two..." Allen stopped.
"Those two? Oh...Yes Allen...I know."
~@~@~@~@~
"Hitomi! May I come in?"
"Millerna! Umm...okay."
Millerna walked in with a bowl in her hands and sat down next to Hitomi. "I'm here to put some more medicine on your arm. You will feel pretty dizzy, and you can't walk on your own to be safe...Say Hitomi?"
"Yes Millerna?"
"How are you and Van?" Millerna winked.
Hitomi blushed furiously. "Millerna! It's not what you think!"
"Oh?"
"No! Van and I didn't do ANYTHING!"
" Really? Okay Hitomi, I believe you."
"Good..."
*But the reason I do believe you...isn't a good reason... *
(Okay perhaps I can make this a little clearer. Everybody is disappointed that Hitomi and Van haven't told each other how they feel. Millerna mainly believes Hitomi because they aren't any closer to being together. Allen is disturbed that they are too shy to talk about how they feel. It's not that they wanted them to do something like that...I would never go that far.)
~@~@~@~@~
Van's talk with merle didn't go so well, but he did get her to understand, and secretly Merle (Even though she was glad at the same time,) was a little upset that nothing at ALL happened. *I mean, Van-sama...you haven't even told Hitomi that you care. You are going to regret it if you don't. *
~@~@~@~@~
Later they had breakfast with one person missing. Van offered to bring Hitomi her food so he left the room silently and walked over to Hitomi's room. He knocked on the dark wooden door. "Oh! Come in." "Hello Van...Oh...thank you."
Van set the food down by the bed and Hitomi had expected him to leave, but he stayed. Hitomi tried to Get up...but felt to dizzy and weak to move herself, so Van helped her. Hitomi blushed as he helped her sit up. Van stayed and had brought a little food himself, though not very hungry, he simply wanted to keep her company.
Van seemed more interested in watching her eat than in his own food, so he ending up staring at her. It was only after Hitomi's cheeks were dusted pink that Van realized what he was doing. Hitomi had finished her food by now, and now was just looking at the room around her. It had a nice wood floor and a small bed on the floor, which she was sleeping on. Van interrupted her thoughts. (By the way I am not going to say a lot of Hitomi said, or Van said, because there are only two people here and I make it obvious who's talking.)
"So what did they say?" (Referring to Sarah and Millerna.)
"Huh?"
"You know, about how you're doing?"
"Oh...well Millerna said I would be dizzy and I will walk soon, I'm going to need help though."
Hitomi gazed at the one thing in the room she really liked, the window. She gazed at the trees. The gentle breeze danced through the trees with pleasure and joy, as if they knew no worry. She watched the branches join in the dance and sway to an unheard rhythm and beat. Then she heard the chorus of birds as they joined in with song and merry laughter that few have stopped to hear. Hitomi longed to leave this room and see the beauty of Fanelia. Van's voice once again broke her thoughts. (and seemingly read them.)
"Do you....want to....go outside?" Van said, slightly embarrassed.
"Well yes....but....?"
With out warning, Van pick Hitomi up and carried her out the door.
(Side Note, to my horror, the scene that I made, I just noticed, is sadly extremely similar to another one in one of my favored fictions. I would like to say, if that person reads this, I do NOT wish to copy you, I simply love garden scenes and I try never to copy anyone's Idea...VH pairing is something that is done by several people....so I guess somebody was bound to try something similar to what another person did and so on. I am trying to make this different...But it has to flow with my Ideas or I'll get confused.)
~@~@~@~@~
Hitomi's POV
*Van's carrying me. This is embarrassing, everybody is staring at us, And yet....It's kind of....nice. I can feel Van's grip, I can tell he is certainly not going to drop me. He's....my angel. I can smell Van's smell....The smell of the fields.
Flash back
*The smell of the fields. Van's smell. I love him. I love you Van. *
End flash back
*Sigh Oh Van. *
(End of Hitomi's POV)
They reach the out side of the castle, with Van still holding Hitomi and after Van had picked her up, the surprise caused her to sub-consciously cling to him. Van blushed, but kept his eyes on where he was going, the last thing he wanted to do was trip. They came to the garden and Van walked to a large oak on a hill with hedges all around it. Van set Hitomi down. (Slightly disappointing her.)
"Hitomi. I'll be busy today for sometime. I'm sorry. I'll be back soon though." Van said sadly.
*Van....thank you. *
(Fluffish?) ~@~@~@~@~
Sarah was relaxing by a swordsman's practice ring. Allen offered to challenge her since she was there. "Alright Allen. I'll fight you." Allen and Sarah faced each other and circled around the ring. They began their fight. Unfortunately Sarah wasn't paying attention and Allen beat her first round.
"Sarah! I'm surprised at you. You weren't even trying. Normally you have me on the defensive most of the match." Allen scolded her.
"Gomenasai..." Sarah said barely even looking at him. (That is Japanese for I'm sorry.)
"What's wrong?"
"I don't know Allen, that's what bothers me."
"Please explain."
"There is something bothering me...But not even I know what it is. Something doesn't feel right. Something is going to happen. I don't know what it is."
~@~@~@~@~
Van eventually finished with his sword practice and went back to Hitomi carrying her back inside. Blushing included.
After resting for a few hours, Hitomi felt well enough to stand. She knew she wasn't supposed to...but she was tired of laying in bed all day! She got up and steadied herself by the walls. She had just eaten dinner and it was a fair night outside. Hitomi heard the sound of a voice, it was singing. She went to listen, but it stopped and she heard another sound that made her forgot the song. It was the sound of a blade slashing though air. *Van? * Hitomi found some stairs that lead to the grand roof and looked up hoping to see the teen clad in red, but instead she laid her emerald eyes on... "Sarah?"
"Hitomi! What are you doing up here?" Sarah said, sounding a little angry. After all, Hitomi wasn't supposed to be here, she had just gotten hurt and she should even be walking!
"Oh...well...I was looking for Van and I though I heard him practicing." She said honestly.
"Oh...well, sorry to disappoint you. Van went to bed sometime ago." "I just come up here to practice and....sing."
"That voice! It was you? Than it was you that night too?"
"You were awake?"
"Well...I heard it while dreaming and it sounded like it was really someone singing." Hitomi said.
"Hehehe..." Sarah blushed, few people had heard her sing.
"Why were you singing? Why were you so close to my room?"
"Well," Sarah turned very red. "To be honest I was there."
"You were watching us?!"
"I was doing the same thing that Van was. I was making sure you were okay. I nearly drew my sword on Van because of how surprised I was, but I saw it was just Van pretty quickly."
"But why where you singing?" Said Hitomi quietly.
"I....well....Van hasn't been getting much sleep and it was getting late. If he had stayed up any later, he would have been sleep waking. I used to fall asleep listening to that song...It makes you feel peaceful. So I sang it to make him fall asleep."
"Oh...Well it's pretty. You're a good singer." Hitomi whispered.
Sarah blushed even redder. Nobody had even complimented her on her singing before, except... *Erika. * a tear fell from her face once more.
"Sarah? Are you okay?"
"I'm fine Hitomi. I just...Something's on my mind....that's all."
"Okay..."
Sarah truly did have something on her mind. She could feel something strange was going to happen, and she felt a distant clouded sorrow.
~@~@~@~@~
"Hitomi?"
"Yeah?"
"How's your back? You said it was bothering you."
"Yeah. My back has been bothering me even more lately....It burns, and it's spread all over."
"Ouch....Are you okay?" Sarah said with sympathy and slight worry in her voice.
"I'm fine. It doesn't hurt right now."
"How did you get that prick mark anyway?"
"I don't know. I remember falling on something....I think."
"Hmm..." Sarah thought to herself and proceeded to swing her sword.
"Say...Is this place really safe? I mean Zaibach hit this castle really hard." Hitomi asked.
"Well, this roof is kind of in a bad state, but it's okay if you don't....Hitomi!" Sarah's eyes widened.
Hitomi had stepped to the one area that wasn't safe and it was falling apart!
"HITOMI! GET AWAY FROM THERE!"
But Sarah was too late. Hitomi was falling and couldn't get away. So Sarah prepared to spread her wings and catch her. She tore off her outer shirt (See side note WAY above.) and prepared to dive. Hitomi's grip on the wall slipped and she fell. Sarah raced over, but stopped, frozen by the sight in front of her. White wings.....Hitomi's white wings.
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Me: I love cliffhangers! Do DA! Do DA!
Sarah: yes you do.
Hitomi: I AM AWAKE NOW, RIGHT?
Everybody except Hitomi: falls over and sweat drops.
All three versions of me: YES, YOU ARE AWAKE!
Hitomi: (Does happy dance) Yay!
Van: I like reviews.
Me: I do to Van!
Everybody: Yeah! So send some would ya?
Yami: VAN SAMA!
Merle: HEY! THAT'S MY LINE!
Yami and merle go into "cat" fight.
Fluffy and Me: Settle down children.
Sarah: R&R please!
Destiny7: you seem to always bring more people! YAY! ^ ^ I am glad you liked the chapter too! Thanx 4 coming Cereya and Rian as well as Xien and Anaiya...so I guess...thanks everybody! I'm sure that Hitomi and Van are happy for the bodyguard offer. Hitomi: YAY! YOU LIKE US! Van: Thank you for not taking me the wrong way. ^ ^ See, I told you they were happy...wait! What about my bodyguard?! Just kidding! ^ ^ Unfurls her own wings and gets to story (Hey I am not called winged knight for nothing! I have wings too! ...or not...+_+ .)Yes! DIE DILLY! ^_~ ...Umm...Yay frying pans! (I think...) VH FOREVER!
Sqeekers: I am glad you like Van's new job as Hitomi's knight in shining armor. ^ ^ Yes, somebody is going to find the needle mark. Hitomi isn't awake and the problem didn't mean anything till now. And I also hope Yami doesn't get the best of me. Fluffy me is more than happy to write this chapter ^ ^. I have been reading a lot of sweet stories and watching my favorite episodes of Escaflowne...I feel like...FLUFF! YAY FLUFF! I also feel hyper. And sadly I am going to need Yami's help with the mean things I have to do to those poor guys. Yami: YAY! Me: Be quite Yami! I want to make this chapter fluffy! Yami: Fine! But you will need me later. Me: yes I will...But I want it to be happy right now. Btw... You have awesome guesses! I hope that nobody figures out what I am doing with Hitomi over there..But you are dangerously close to figuring it out! Stop that! Lol JK
Animecrazed: Yes! I plan for it to ONLY be PG-13! I am not
(Side Note: I want to explain something. I am going to do something about the whole spread your wings, rip your shirt thing for girls. To be logical, I put holes in the back of Sarah's shirt and she always wears a shirt over that one. I wanted to explain this. Thank you. Plus...if the hole thing isn't the case, the wings will rip holes in the shirt, without ripping the shirt, However this will not work for guys. )
Disclaimer: I own it! I own it! *snore * What? Oh man! It was a dream...Bandai, I will have it someday!
Sarah: this chapter is called Rest and realization!
Recap: After lying there for a while recounting memories Van realized that it was getting very late and he had to go to sleep...but he couldn't..and then he heard something...like an goddess's voice. The thing was singing.
"Win dain a lotica.
En vai tu ri, si lo ta.
Fin dein, a loluca.
En dragu a, sei lain.
Vi fa-ru, les stutai, am
En riga-lint."
It was a mysterious sound, and yet beautiful and familiar. It was in a different language than Van had ever heard. The song itself seemed so soothing and wonderful, that before long...The king himself slept peaceful slumber, watching over his beloved.
~@~@~@~@~
The golden sun attempted to peek through the windows to watch the sleeping pair. It's efforts were thwarted (I think...where did I put that dictionary!) Though one girl did get through. Sarah decided to check on Hitomi, and she looked through the door to she if she was up, but was not met by one sleeping teen, but two! Sarah smiled. *Van, that....that's so sweet! Aww...I can bear to wake them now. Oh well...I guess they will wake up eventually. * Sarah chuckled to herself and then began to leave, but she remember that she had to reapply the medicine to Hitomi's arm. She crept in quietly and began her work.
~@~@~@~@~
Hitomi wasn't asleep, just resting, Sarah came to her side and put medicine on her arm. "Good morning." She whispered to Hitomi. "Looks like you have an angel watching over you." Sarah said and smiled. Hitomi giggled and turned a little pink. "And a very sleepy one at that." Sarah commented. Now Hitomi full out laughed. "All though....some people might find it interesting that he was in your room all night." And Hitomi stopped breathing "Sarah! You don't think..."Hitomi turned crimson, Sarah laughed. "Of course not...I'm just saying that other people might think that. I wouldn't though." Sarah went over to Van and tapped him on the shoulder * He does need to get up now anyway. *
~@~@~@~@~
Van felt someone pulling out of his dream, or rather tapping him out. He opened his eyes to see...
"Sarah!" Van turned bright red. "Umm...I uh.."
"Good morning to you to sleepy head." She said out loud, and then whispered "Don't worry I don't actually think...that....you know."
Van turned an even deeper shade of red at the thought. "Well, you might want to get out of here before..." Sarah was interrupted by three people who barged in. It was Millerna, Merle and Allen. They saw the bed Van made for himself, the fact that he had just woken up and Sarah seemed to have just gotten here. Hitomi and Van blushed in perfect unison and that alone was enough. Allen slyly smiled. Millerna giggled. Merle just stood in shock. Sarah began to get a little angry at the intruders.
"Good morning." She said dryly. "Doesn't ANYBODY knock these days?" At being scolded they all looked at the floor "Shoo! Out! I mean now! This isn't a show!" Sarah shoved them out the door. "Yes mama." Said Millerna giggling out side the door.
Sarah turned to the blushing couple and had to restrain a chuckle, they looked incredibly shocked as well as embarrassed and it showed. "Uh Van?"
"Yes Sarah?" Said Van still blushing furiously.
"I think Hitomi will want to rest now, so let's go."
"Okay..." Van face still matched his shirt and eyes.
*And, * Sarah thought *Let's have a chat with those +Friends + of ours *
~@~@~@~@~
Sarah decided to talk with Allen and tell him (I almost typed her! It was an acident..but..Yami? Are you helping me type or something?! Yami: oh...well..uh...you see...BYE!) What was going on.
"Allen!" Sarah called.
"Sarah? What's going on?"
"That's what I came to tell you. I wouldn't want you to think that, well...It wasn't what it looked like."
"Oh really? Looked pretty self-explanatory to me."
"Allen! No! That's not what happened! Look, Hitomi woke up the other day and she screamed Van's name, Because Van wasn't there, she freaked out and went berserk. Van was there is case she woke up and needed somebody by her side."
"Makes sense...Hmm...you know though, Those two..." Allen stopped.
"Those two? Oh...Yes Allen...I know."
~@~@~@~@~
"Hitomi! May I come in?"
"Millerna! Umm...okay."
Millerna walked in with a bowl in her hands and sat down next to Hitomi. "I'm here to put some more medicine on your arm. You will feel pretty dizzy, and you can't walk on your own to be safe...Say Hitomi?"
"Yes Millerna?"
"How are you and Van?" Millerna winked.
Hitomi blushed furiously. "Millerna! It's not what you think!"
"Oh?"
"No! Van and I didn't do ANYTHING!"
" Really? Okay Hitomi, I believe you."
"Good..."
*But the reason I do believe you...isn't a good reason... *
(Okay perhaps I can make this a little clearer. Everybody is disappointed that Hitomi and Van haven't told each other how they feel. Millerna mainly believes Hitomi because they aren't any closer to being together. Allen is disturbed that they are too shy to talk about how they feel. It's not that they wanted them to do something like that...I would never go that far.)
~@~@~@~@~
Van's talk with merle didn't go so well, but he did get her to understand, and secretly Merle (Even though she was glad at the same time,) was a little upset that nothing at ALL happened. *I mean, Van-sama...you haven't even told Hitomi that you care. You are going to regret it if you don't. *
~@~@~@~@~
Later they had breakfast with one person missing. Van offered to bring Hitomi her food so he left the room silently and walked over to Hitomi's room. He knocked on the dark wooden door. "Oh! Come in." "Hello Van...Oh...thank you."
Van set the food down by the bed and Hitomi had expected him to leave, but he stayed. Hitomi tried to Get up...but felt to dizzy and weak to move herself, so Van helped her. Hitomi blushed as he helped her sit up. Van stayed and had brought a little food himself, though not very hungry, he simply wanted to keep her company.
Van seemed more interested in watching her eat than in his own food, so he ending up staring at her. It was only after Hitomi's cheeks were dusted pink that Van realized what he was doing. Hitomi had finished her food by now, and now was just looking at the room around her. It had a nice wood floor and a small bed on the floor, which she was sleeping on. Van interrupted her thoughts. (By the way I am not going to say a lot of Hitomi said, or Van said, because there are only two people here and I make it obvious who's talking.)
"So what did they say?" (Referring to Sarah and Millerna.)
"Huh?"
"You know, about how you're doing?"
"Oh...well Millerna said I would be dizzy and I will walk soon, I'm going to need help though."
Hitomi gazed at the one thing in the room she really liked, the window. She gazed at the trees. The gentle breeze danced through the trees with pleasure and joy, as if they knew no worry. She watched the branches join in the dance and sway to an unheard rhythm and beat. Then she heard the chorus of birds as they joined in with song and merry laughter that few have stopped to hear. Hitomi longed to leave this room and see the beauty of Fanelia. Van's voice once again broke her thoughts. (and seemingly read them.)
"Do you....want to....go outside?" Van said, slightly embarrassed.
"Well yes....but....?"
With out warning, Van pick Hitomi up and carried her out the door.
(Side Note, to my horror, the scene that I made, I just noticed, is sadly extremely similar to another one in one of my favored fictions. I would like to say, if that person reads this, I do NOT wish to copy you, I simply love garden scenes and I try never to copy anyone's Idea...VH pairing is something that is done by several people....so I guess somebody was bound to try something similar to what another person did and so on. I am trying to make this different...But it has to flow with my Ideas or I'll get confused.)
~@~@~@~@~
Hitomi's POV
*Van's carrying me. This is embarrassing, everybody is staring at us, And yet....It's kind of....nice. I can feel Van's grip, I can tell he is certainly not going to drop me. He's....my angel. I can smell Van's smell....The smell of the fields.
Flash back
*The smell of the fields. Van's smell. I love him. I love you Van. *
End flash back
*Sigh Oh Van. *
(End of Hitomi's POV)
They reach the out side of the castle, with Van still holding Hitomi and after Van had picked her up, the surprise caused her to sub-consciously cling to him. Van blushed, but kept his eyes on where he was going, the last thing he wanted to do was trip. They came to the garden and Van walked to a large oak on a hill with hedges all around it. Van set Hitomi down. (Slightly disappointing her.)
"Hitomi. I'll be busy today for sometime. I'm sorry. I'll be back soon though." Van said sadly.
*Van....thank you. *
(Fluffish?) ~@~@~@~@~
Sarah was relaxing by a swordsman's practice ring. Allen offered to challenge her since she was there. "Alright Allen. I'll fight you." Allen and Sarah faced each other and circled around the ring. They began their fight. Unfortunately Sarah wasn't paying attention and Allen beat her first round.
"Sarah! I'm surprised at you. You weren't even trying. Normally you have me on the defensive most of the match." Allen scolded her.
"Gomenasai..." Sarah said barely even looking at him. (That is Japanese for I'm sorry.)
"What's wrong?"
"I don't know Allen, that's what bothers me."
"Please explain."
"There is something bothering me...But not even I know what it is. Something doesn't feel right. Something is going to happen. I don't know what it is."
~@~@~@~@~
Van eventually finished with his sword practice and went back to Hitomi carrying her back inside. Blushing included.
After resting for a few hours, Hitomi felt well enough to stand. She knew she wasn't supposed to...but she was tired of laying in bed all day! She got up and steadied herself by the walls. She had just eaten dinner and it was a fair night outside. Hitomi heard the sound of a voice, it was singing. She went to listen, but it stopped and she heard another sound that made her forgot the song. It was the sound of a blade slashing though air. *Van? * Hitomi found some stairs that lead to the grand roof and looked up hoping to see the teen clad in red, but instead she laid her emerald eyes on... "Sarah?"
"Hitomi! What are you doing up here?" Sarah said, sounding a little angry. After all, Hitomi wasn't supposed to be here, she had just gotten hurt and she should even be walking!
"Oh...well...I was looking for Van and I though I heard him practicing." She said honestly.
"Oh...well, sorry to disappoint you. Van went to bed sometime ago." "I just come up here to practice and....sing."
"That voice! It was you? Than it was you that night too?"
"You were awake?"
"Well...I heard it while dreaming and it sounded like it was really someone singing." Hitomi said.
"Hehehe..." Sarah blushed, few people had heard her sing.
"Why were you singing? Why were you so close to my room?"
"Well," Sarah turned very red. "To be honest I was there."
"You were watching us?!"
"I was doing the same thing that Van was. I was making sure you were okay. I nearly drew my sword on Van because of how surprised I was, but I saw it was just Van pretty quickly."
"But why where you singing?" Said Hitomi quietly.
"I....well....Van hasn't been getting much sleep and it was getting late. If he had stayed up any later, he would have been sleep waking. I used to fall asleep listening to that song...It makes you feel peaceful. So I sang it to make him fall asleep."
"Oh...Well it's pretty. You're a good singer." Hitomi whispered.
Sarah blushed even redder. Nobody had even complimented her on her singing before, except... *Erika. * a tear fell from her face once more.
"Sarah? Are you okay?"
"I'm fine Hitomi. I just...Something's on my mind....that's all."
"Okay..."
Sarah truly did have something on her mind. She could feel something strange was going to happen, and she felt a distant clouded sorrow.
~@~@~@~@~
"Hitomi?"
"Yeah?"
"How's your back? You said it was bothering you."
"Yeah. My back has been bothering me even more lately....It burns, and it's spread all over."
"Ouch....Are you okay?" Sarah said with sympathy and slight worry in her voice.
"I'm fine. It doesn't hurt right now."
"How did you get that prick mark anyway?"
"I don't know. I remember falling on something....I think."
"Hmm..." Sarah thought to herself and proceeded to swing her sword.
"Say...Is this place really safe? I mean Zaibach hit this castle really hard." Hitomi asked.
"Well, this roof is kind of in a bad state, but it's okay if you don't....Hitomi!" Sarah's eyes widened.
Hitomi had stepped to the one area that wasn't safe and it was falling apart!
"HITOMI! GET AWAY FROM THERE!"
But Sarah was too late. Hitomi was falling and couldn't get away. So Sarah prepared to spread her wings and catch her. She tore off her outer shirt (See side note WAY above.) and prepared to dive. Hitomi's grip on the wall slipped and she fell. Sarah raced over, but stopped, frozen by the sight in front of her. White wings.....Hitomi's white wings.
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Me: I love cliffhangers! Do DA! Do DA!
Sarah: yes you do.
Hitomi: I AM AWAKE NOW, RIGHT?
Everybody except Hitomi: falls over and sweat drops.
All three versions of me: YES, YOU ARE AWAKE!
Hitomi: (Does happy dance) Yay!
Van: I like reviews.
Me: I do to Van!
Everybody: Yeah! So send some would ya?
Yami: VAN SAMA!
Merle: HEY! THAT'S MY LINE!
Yami and merle go into "cat" fight.
Fluffy and Me: Settle down children.
Sarah: R&R please!
