Van sat back in his chair tapping his feet impatiently. He was getting very
bored just waiting for them to finish. It had been about a half an hour
since Yuki had taken Fiona in there and he had not heard anything since. He
was actually starting to get very worried that something was going on.
A suddenly rustling sound caught his ears and he sat up quickly and looked in the direction of the door to see Yuki standing right in front of him. He freaked out a bit and stumbled back a few feet but he ended up stumbling over the chair he had been sitting in just a minute before.
"Chill out young one. It is just me. I have finished with Fiona and now I am ready to start reading you fortune. That is if you are ready," said Yuki with a wide smile on her face.
"Um, yeah. I guess I am ready for this," said Van after he managed to calm down. "Will you please stop sneaking up on me though? you are going to end up giving me a heart attack," said Van clutching his chest.
"Oh, sorry about that. I didn't think that you would end up freaking out as bad as you did. I guess it is just that I am so sneaky though," said Yuki while giggling at the dumbfounded look on Van face.
"Um, where is Fiona. Why is it that she didn't come out of that room as well. I know that she went in there so where is she?" asked Van looking around but noting that Fiona was nowhere in sight.
"She was a little surprised at her fortune so she decided to go for a walk. She said that she would meet you back at the blade liger," lied Yuki because she had sent Fiona directly there, instead of making her walk all the way back.
"Is it safe for her to be walking out there all alone?" asked Van with a worried look on his face. He didn't want anything to happen to Fiona because he wasn't there to protect her.
"She will be fine. I showed her a direction to go where there will be nothing blocking her way to getting to her destination. Most likely she is already there," said Yuki with a smile.
"I think that I will go find her and make sure she gets back safely," said Van turning towards the door to the tent. He didn't want anything bad to happen to his best friend.
"A bit of a worry wart aren't we? It seems to be a trait that you got from your father," said Yuki with a smirk on her face. She noted that Van had stopped very quickly right beside the door.
Van suddenly turned around very quickly and stared at her with a surprised face. "How do you know anything about my father?" asked a shocked Van. This woman kept amazing Van with some of the things that she kept doing.
"When it came to your mother he was the exact same way. Always worrying and wanting to make sure that she was safe before he did anything. I guess the two of you are a lot alike. Always wanting to protect the woman that you," said Yuki with a grin on her face.
"How do you know that about him? Did you meet him before?" asked Van in quiet voice. He didn't want to admit it but this woman was really starting to scare him a little bit. It was definitely standing to feel a little strange to him that she knew what she did especially since Van bare knew that one little fact about his own father. He had heard it once before from his sister, but he didn't know that other people knew.
"No more talk about that. Let's get this fortune going. I really want to see what the future will be like for the hero of planet Zi. I wonder if it will be a happy fortune or a sad one. I guess we will have to find out," said Yuki as she walked back into the room she had just come out of.
"Hey! Wait, you didn't answer my question. How did you know that about my father?" asked Van curiously. All that he managed to get was silence. Van sighed and gave up knowing that he wasn't going to get anything out of the old woman anytime soon. He just walked into the room that she had walked into a moment ago.
"Wait a minute. I almost forgot that I wanted to go check on Fiona," said Van about to rush out of the room. He was stopped however by Yuki grabbing his arm and pulling him back.
"Don't worry about it. You need to give that girl a little more credit. She has survived far worse then a simple walk. She has survived a thousand years to get to this time, the deathsaurer twice, the death stinger, and many others that have wanted to cause a lot of trouble. Do you really think a simple walk back to your blade liger is going to hurt her?" asked Yuki with a bit of amusement in her eyes.
"Well, no, but still. I don't want to take any chances of losing my best friend," said Van in a worried tone. Van then heard a bit of chuckling coming from Yuki. He looked towards her to see her laughing. "What's so funny?" asked an annoyed Van.
"Are you sure that she is just your best friend? I am sure that in a way you think of her a little bit more than that. Especially with all that you had been through," said Yuki laughing even more at the red face that Van had on.
"Me and Fiona aren't like that. We are just friends. That is the way that it has always been since we have met," said Van trying to be a serious as he could. It didn't help though because everyone could see how red his face was turning.
"Whatever you say. You red face tells all. You should try and accept the truth while it is still open to you. Accept it before it may be too late and you lose her to someone like Thomas, or any other man. I am sure that that is something that you don't want," said Yuki seriously as she stared expectantly at Van.
"Fiona is free to choose whoever she wants to be with. It is not up to me to decide something as serious about that for her instead of letting her choose with her heart," said Van looking down at the table.
"How do you know that it isn't you that she really wants? Fiona is too pessimistic and doesn't voice how she is feeling. For all we could know she could just like you, hate you, or in my personal opinion love you with everything that she has. Sometimes she can be as easy to read as an open book. Hasn't she ever given you any sign about how she feels for you? I am pretty sure that there are plenty of times that you can think of. Try putting them all together and start sorting out your feeling for her," said Yuki with a hidden smile.
"What do you know?" growled Van in annoyance. For some reason the thought of that was just making him stir up feelings that he didn't want to feel at that moment. Although he knew that it was starting to get a little bit inevitable.
"Obviously a lot more than you, because you are far too blind to even see the truth if it was shoved right in your face and had a label on it," said Yuki with a slight chuckle just thinking about it happening.
Van's response was nothing but a simple growl as he nearly stormed out of the room but once again Yuki grabbed a hold of him before he could even take a few steps. Van ended up falling backwards. "Hey! What was that for?" growled Van as he stood up.
"I am not finished with you. So shut up and listen. Why is the mere thought that you care for her the way that you do so hard to accept? It will make your life a whole lot easier if you would just listen to what your heart is saying," said a slightly annoyed Yuki.
"Because it is not at all what you think it is. You shouldn't get into things that don't concern you. It is my own personal life and I would appreciate it if you didn't butt into it," growled Van.
"Your heart accepts it, but your mind and body continue to refuse the truth that your heart has known all along. Think about this. What would you think if you saw Fiona with another man?" asked Yuki trying to get through the thick skull of Van's.
"I said it once and I will say it again. What Fiona does is not my concern. I am basically just her bodyguard in a way. It has been that way ever since I found her," said Van getting slightly annoyed at the old lady.
"It is not me that you are annoyed at right now. It is the thought of just being her bodyguard and friend and that is it. You face and emotional control can show it all to anyone who has eyes," said Yuki with a smile.
"I said it before and I will say it again. Quit butting into my personal life. I don't need you to tell me how much I love Fiona," said Van before realizing what he had just said and clamped a hand over his mouth. He then turned slightly red remembering what he had just said.
Yuki gave a caring smile and pointed towards a seat. "Please, Sit down," she said still pointing towards the seat. She saw the embarrassed look on Van's face as he quietly walked towards the seat and sat down. "Tell me Van. Why is it that you are so afraid of your feelings?" asked Yuki with curiosity in her eyes.
"My father is really the reason I suppose. He loved my mother more than anyone could ever know. When she died he always seemed sad even if he did mask it up a bit most of the time. I didn't want to be as sad as he was should something happen to Fiona I guess," said Van in a quiet voice.
"While it may be true that he was terribly saddened by your mother dying. The truth was that at he knew they couldn't be together forever. He made sure to cherish the time that they had together. Everyone dies. It is just the way that life goes. No one can live forever no matter how hard they try. Running from losing those that you loved because of that reason will only make it worse when the time comes. Your father knew all about the problems that you mother suffered from. Even knowing that, he stayed with her. He knew she was bound to die at any moment and yet he tried to cherish every moment that he could spend with her. You should try and take a few pointers from your father and cherish things while you still have the chance," said Yuki with a smile.
"You still haven't mentioned how you know all of this about my father. Did you meet him once?" asked Van in a much calmer voice than what he had been using a few minutes ago.
"I guess you can say that. I did meet him once. He seemed to impress me a lot with some of the things that he could do. He had one major flaw though. That flaw is what brought him to me," said Yuki in a quiet voice. "Let's stop talking about all of this. I am not really one for the past. The future is more of my thing," said Yuki putting on a smiling face.
Van was kind of upset that she didn't continue on with what she was talking about. He would have loved to hear about why his father had come to this woman before. To Van he always seemed like a man that was capable of doing anything that he put his mind to. He couldn't really think of any flaws that he could have had. Van grew up with that image of his father and that is what he had wanted to be like. 'I guess even the best have their own problems,' thought Van with a frown.
A sudden thought came up to Van's mind. "Why were you so intent on knowing how it was that I felt about Fiona?" asked Van with a little confusion on his face. It seemed kind of strange to him.
"Once I start with this fortune telling, there is going to be some things that you will see that unless you come to terms with you feelings for her, you can either find a way to stop it if it is something bad or accept it for the good things," said Yuki as she reached for something on one of the shelves that was behind her.
Van looked closely to see what she had grabbed but it remained hidden from his view. "Do you think that you are ready for this? You will see things that are beyond your own imagination," said Yuki without turning to look at Van. Although he couldn't see it she was smirking at that moment.
"I guess I am. So what do I have to do?" asked Van as he looked around the place for anything that might require his assistance in doing. He looked at the still turned around Yuki waiting for an answer.
"Absolutely nothing," said a smirking Yuki, which confused the hell out of Van. She turned around so suddenly that Van didn't have time to react and she blew the same powder that she had used on Fiona into Van's face.
Everything started to spin for Van. He had no idea on what was going on at that moment. All of a sudden he wished that he didn't decide to go through with this as he felt himself falling into the unknown.
A suddenly rustling sound caught his ears and he sat up quickly and looked in the direction of the door to see Yuki standing right in front of him. He freaked out a bit and stumbled back a few feet but he ended up stumbling over the chair he had been sitting in just a minute before.
"Chill out young one. It is just me. I have finished with Fiona and now I am ready to start reading you fortune. That is if you are ready," said Yuki with a wide smile on her face.
"Um, yeah. I guess I am ready for this," said Van after he managed to calm down. "Will you please stop sneaking up on me though? you are going to end up giving me a heart attack," said Van clutching his chest.
"Oh, sorry about that. I didn't think that you would end up freaking out as bad as you did. I guess it is just that I am so sneaky though," said Yuki while giggling at the dumbfounded look on Van face.
"Um, where is Fiona. Why is it that she didn't come out of that room as well. I know that she went in there so where is she?" asked Van looking around but noting that Fiona was nowhere in sight.
"She was a little surprised at her fortune so she decided to go for a walk. She said that she would meet you back at the blade liger," lied Yuki because she had sent Fiona directly there, instead of making her walk all the way back.
"Is it safe for her to be walking out there all alone?" asked Van with a worried look on his face. He didn't want anything to happen to Fiona because he wasn't there to protect her.
"She will be fine. I showed her a direction to go where there will be nothing blocking her way to getting to her destination. Most likely she is already there," said Yuki with a smile.
"I think that I will go find her and make sure she gets back safely," said Van turning towards the door to the tent. He didn't want anything bad to happen to his best friend.
"A bit of a worry wart aren't we? It seems to be a trait that you got from your father," said Yuki with a smirk on her face. She noted that Van had stopped very quickly right beside the door.
Van suddenly turned around very quickly and stared at her with a surprised face. "How do you know anything about my father?" asked a shocked Van. This woman kept amazing Van with some of the things that she kept doing.
"When it came to your mother he was the exact same way. Always worrying and wanting to make sure that she was safe before he did anything. I guess the two of you are a lot alike. Always wanting to protect the woman that you," said Yuki with a grin on her face.
"How do you know that about him? Did you meet him before?" asked Van in quiet voice. He didn't want to admit it but this woman was really starting to scare him a little bit. It was definitely standing to feel a little strange to him that she knew what she did especially since Van bare knew that one little fact about his own father. He had heard it once before from his sister, but he didn't know that other people knew.
"No more talk about that. Let's get this fortune going. I really want to see what the future will be like for the hero of planet Zi. I wonder if it will be a happy fortune or a sad one. I guess we will have to find out," said Yuki as she walked back into the room she had just come out of.
"Hey! Wait, you didn't answer my question. How did you know that about my father?" asked Van curiously. All that he managed to get was silence. Van sighed and gave up knowing that he wasn't going to get anything out of the old woman anytime soon. He just walked into the room that she had walked into a moment ago.
"Wait a minute. I almost forgot that I wanted to go check on Fiona," said Van about to rush out of the room. He was stopped however by Yuki grabbing his arm and pulling him back.
"Don't worry about it. You need to give that girl a little more credit. She has survived far worse then a simple walk. She has survived a thousand years to get to this time, the deathsaurer twice, the death stinger, and many others that have wanted to cause a lot of trouble. Do you really think a simple walk back to your blade liger is going to hurt her?" asked Yuki with a bit of amusement in her eyes.
"Well, no, but still. I don't want to take any chances of losing my best friend," said Van in a worried tone. Van then heard a bit of chuckling coming from Yuki. He looked towards her to see her laughing. "What's so funny?" asked an annoyed Van.
"Are you sure that she is just your best friend? I am sure that in a way you think of her a little bit more than that. Especially with all that you had been through," said Yuki laughing even more at the red face that Van had on.
"Me and Fiona aren't like that. We are just friends. That is the way that it has always been since we have met," said Van trying to be a serious as he could. It didn't help though because everyone could see how red his face was turning.
"Whatever you say. You red face tells all. You should try and accept the truth while it is still open to you. Accept it before it may be too late and you lose her to someone like Thomas, or any other man. I am sure that that is something that you don't want," said Yuki seriously as she stared expectantly at Van.
"Fiona is free to choose whoever she wants to be with. It is not up to me to decide something as serious about that for her instead of letting her choose with her heart," said Van looking down at the table.
"How do you know that it isn't you that she really wants? Fiona is too pessimistic and doesn't voice how she is feeling. For all we could know she could just like you, hate you, or in my personal opinion love you with everything that she has. Sometimes she can be as easy to read as an open book. Hasn't she ever given you any sign about how she feels for you? I am pretty sure that there are plenty of times that you can think of. Try putting them all together and start sorting out your feeling for her," said Yuki with a hidden smile.
"What do you know?" growled Van in annoyance. For some reason the thought of that was just making him stir up feelings that he didn't want to feel at that moment. Although he knew that it was starting to get a little bit inevitable.
"Obviously a lot more than you, because you are far too blind to even see the truth if it was shoved right in your face and had a label on it," said Yuki with a slight chuckle just thinking about it happening.
Van's response was nothing but a simple growl as he nearly stormed out of the room but once again Yuki grabbed a hold of him before he could even take a few steps. Van ended up falling backwards. "Hey! What was that for?" growled Van as he stood up.
"I am not finished with you. So shut up and listen. Why is the mere thought that you care for her the way that you do so hard to accept? It will make your life a whole lot easier if you would just listen to what your heart is saying," said a slightly annoyed Yuki.
"Because it is not at all what you think it is. You shouldn't get into things that don't concern you. It is my own personal life and I would appreciate it if you didn't butt into it," growled Van.
"Your heart accepts it, but your mind and body continue to refuse the truth that your heart has known all along. Think about this. What would you think if you saw Fiona with another man?" asked Yuki trying to get through the thick skull of Van's.
"I said it once and I will say it again. What Fiona does is not my concern. I am basically just her bodyguard in a way. It has been that way ever since I found her," said Van getting slightly annoyed at the old lady.
"It is not me that you are annoyed at right now. It is the thought of just being her bodyguard and friend and that is it. You face and emotional control can show it all to anyone who has eyes," said Yuki with a smile.
"I said it before and I will say it again. Quit butting into my personal life. I don't need you to tell me how much I love Fiona," said Van before realizing what he had just said and clamped a hand over his mouth. He then turned slightly red remembering what he had just said.
Yuki gave a caring smile and pointed towards a seat. "Please, Sit down," she said still pointing towards the seat. She saw the embarrassed look on Van's face as he quietly walked towards the seat and sat down. "Tell me Van. Why is it that you are so afraid of your feelings?" asked Yuki with curiosity in her eyes.
"My father is really the reason I suppose. He loved my mother more than anyone could ever know. When she died he always seemed sad even if he did mask it up a bit most of the time. I didn't want to be as sad as he was should something happen to Fiona I guess," said Van in a quiet voice.
"While it may be true that he was terribly saddened by your mother dying. The truth was that at he knew they couldn't be together forever. He made sure to cherish the time that they had together. Everyone dies. It is just the way that life goes. No one can live forever no matter how hard they try. Running from losing those that you loved because of that reason will only make it worse when the time comes. Your father knew all about the problems that you mother suffered from. Even knowing that, he stayed with her. He knew she was bound to die at any moment and yet he tried to cherish every moment that he could spend with her. You should try and take a few pointers from your father and cherish things while you still have the chance," said Yuki with a smile.
"You still haven't mentioned how you know all of this about my father. Did you meet him once?" asked Van in a much calmer voice than what he had been using a few minutes ago.
"I guess you can say that. I did meet him once. He seemed to impress me a lot with some of the things that he could do. He had one major flaw though. That flaw is what brought him to me," said Yuki in a quiet voice. "Let's stop talking about all of this. I am not really one for the past. The future is more of my thing," said Yuki putting on a smiling face.
Van was kind of upset that she didn't continue on with what she was talking about. He would have loved to hear about why his father had come to this woman before. To Van he always seemed like a man that was capable of doing anything that he put his mind to. He couldn't really think of any flaws that he could have had. Van grew up with that image of his father and that is what he had wanted to be like. 'I guess even the best have their own problems,' thought Van with a frown.
A sudden thought came up to Van's mind. "Why were you so intent on knowing how it was that I felt about Fiona?" asked Van with a little confusion on his face. It seemed kind of strange to him.
"Once I start with this fortune telling, there is going to be some things that you will see that unless you come to terms with you feelings for her, you can either find a way to stop it if it is something bad or accept it for the good things," said Yuki as she reached for something on one of the shelves that was behind her.
Van looked closely to see what she had grabbed but it remained hidden from his view. "Do you think that you are ready for this? You will see things that are beyond your own imagination," said Yuki without turning to look at Van. Although he couldn't see it she was smirking at that moment.
"I guess I am. So what do I have to do?" asked Van as he looked around the place for anything that might require his assistance in doing. He looked at the still turned around Yuki waiting for an answer.
"Absolutely nothing," said a smirking Yuki, which confused the hell out of Van. She turned around so suddenly that Van didn't have time to react and she blew the same powder that she had used on Fiona into Van's face.
Everything started to spin for Van. He had no idea on what was going on at that moment. All of a sudden he wished that he didn't decide to go through with this as he felt himself falling into the unknown.
