Disclaimer: I do not own Escaflowne

Summary: What happens after Hitomi goes back home. What will happen to the Abaharki and Van if, Hitomi returns with someone else? But what if this someone is also a wing goddess. Will the dragon armor be waken for real this time. This is after the movie.

Title: Escaflowne: The return of the wing goddess

Chapter three: Ruby

Hitomi looked out the castle flying in the air. "Van how do people get up there?" Hitomi asked shading her eyes from the sun as she still was looking at it.

"Well, if the really need to we fly them down." Daren interrupted.

"Uh yeah, that's right." Van said looking at Daren standing next to Hitomi.

"What do you mean 'we'?"

"Well, Daren can fly too. We, Allen, and me were on our way to Dryden's but on the way we stumbled upon him and had his wings out. So, we helped him and Daren wanted to pay us back-!"

"And because we were the same." Daren added and Van looked at him.

"Oh so you mean you have dragon blood too?" Hitomi asked Daren and he nodded.

Yukari stood be hide them staring at her shoe. She had no idea what they were talking about. She stared out into the desert that was under the cliff they stood on. A giant bull was running on the dusty dry ground. It was pulling a. . . what the hell was it pulling Yukari said to herself "Mira!" she yelled pointing to the bull. "What!?" they all said turning to her.

"Spanish, Mira means look! Remember Hitomi?"

"Oh, oops I forgot." Hitomi looked that the bull "is that the Abaharki?"

"Yup." Van said pulling off his red shirt he wore to protect him from the sun. "Daren that Yukari back to the castle and get her a room next to Hitomi, ok."

"Ok." Daren said and he too pulled the dark blue shirt over his head. Yukari looked at his shoulder blades and her eyes grow as fast as his wing flying out of his back. "Ok, we'll see you later. Yukari, lets go." Daren said.

Yukari nodded and Daren picked her p in his arms and fly away with a stroke of his wings. Feathers floated all around Van and Hitomi. "Ready?"

"Yes." Hitomi said and watched Van extract his wings. Hitomi smiled and hugged him as a scoped her up in his arms.

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"Sooooo. . .!" Yukari said as she watched the floating city get closer and closer.

"So what?" Daren asked looking at her.

"I don't know. Tell me something about yourself."

"Why do you want to know about me?"

"Well, its nice to know about some one your going to spend time with."

"Ok, what do you want to know?"

"About your childhood."

"Ok, when I was little I lived in the middle of know where. I don't even know its name now. My mother tried her hardest to keep my sister and me safe. My father was a blacksmith and he worked in a small village that we just outside of. My father tot my sister and me how to sword fight. Simple and short there you go."

"What happened to them now?" Yukari said in a somewhat sad voice.

Daren froze in mid air. "Well, they died. Exeapte for my sister. I don't know where she is though. Our village was attacked but we ran, we where lucky we were outside the village. That's when Van and Allen found me."

"Oh, I'm sorry." She laid her head on his chest.

"Its ok-!" she wrapped her arms around his neck.

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"Hey Allen, Millerna, Gaddes. Its nice to see you all again!" Hitomi hugged Millerna.

"Hitomi, Van it's nice to see you too." Millerna said and dragged Hitomi into the next room.

Allen stood in front of Van and placed both hands on his shoulders. "Van do you think we could maybe stock up on so things."

"Sure but I don't know I all of you could come up. I would not be able to get you all there."

Allen laughed "No, no Van only a few of us will come up."

"Oh, well how long will you be staying?" Van asked with a smile.

"A day or two. Not long we have to get to Torushina soon."

"Oh, ok well I have to fetch Hitomi. We'll meet you outside with every body that's going up into the city."

Allen nodded and watched Van stumble out of the room and into the hall.

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Yukari gripped her bag tight as they landed on the ground. The city was a small peaceful place and a few women walking about. The houses where small but big enough to fit a family of four.

Daren placed her on the ground. "Here we are."

"Yes, were are we going?"

"Over there." Daren pointed to the middle of the city where a huge castle stood. "We're going there!" Yukari fell backwards hitting the ground. A ruby fell from her pocket hitting the ground with her. "Ouch! Huh oh I forgot I had that."

"Had what, oh yeah that. Why does Van want you to hold on to it?"

"I don't know?" Yukari said holding it in her two fingers. "Its pretty though, maybe he's going to go give it to Hitomi." A smile played on her lips. Daren rolled his eyes "Come on, let's go."

"Hey, wait up! Stop ignoring me! I said wait!!" Yukari ran after him.

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Hitomi smiled at Millerna "That's great!" Millerna put a hand on belly and smiled.

"Hitomi? Are you in here?" Van entered the room "Its time to go."

Millerna looked at Hitomi and smiled "I guess its time to go. See ya later Hitomi." Millerna walked out and waved.

"Hitomi we have to go." Van looked at Hitomi. Hitomi had a dreamy look in her eyes "Yes, lets go." Hitomi grabbed his hand and dragged him out of the room.

Allen stood outside of the large ship, Gaddes and Millerna stood with him. "Van, we'll need another hour to get ready. Can you come back?" Allen asked.

"Sure, we'll need to get Daren so we can bring more people up faster. Bye see you later."

Van released his wings and feathers floated down to the dry earth (or Geae!). Picking up Hitomi they flew up to the city.

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"Wow! This room is huge!" Yukari said running into the middle of the room. Smiling her jumped on the four-post bed, sinking into the feather mattress. "Oh this bed is so comfy." The cover and the rest of the bed muffled her voice. "Hey stop we got to go see where Van is!"

Yukari grunted and turned over "Chill about Van! Member what happened last time you have to let Van be a big boy, ok! He'll get really mad if you keep butting in his life!" she yelled at him.

"Um. . . huh!" He sat next to her "Your right. Now its time for me to ask you a question."

"What?" she grinned looking in his eyes.

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Sorry there's no fluff but hey I updated right well thanks. Letter A won. . . I think. Well y/d won there we go. Nothing really happens in this chapter but hey. Thanks to all who R&R. R&R for more chapters!