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For Every Dream
Chapter 4: Tears of Joy
"Millerna, we have a problem." Millerna glanced at her husband as she spoke.
"You worry too much. What could possibly go wrong? Merle has gone to go get Hitomi, and Van won't die."
"But Millerna, lots could go wrong. Hitomi once told me that there were no cat people on the Mystic Moon. Plus you know Merle, she can't keep her hands off of anything new of interesting." Millerna visibly paled.
"Noooooo...opmph!" Dryden tried to stifle a laugh as he watched his aristocratic wife collapse under the weight of one orange fur-ball, and two strange human beings. He heard a giggle behind him, and he turned to see who it was.
"Hitomi!" Now Dryden does not usually show his emotions, infact he can contain them very well, but when he saw his old friend that had been gone from his life for the past five years, he just could not contain himself. He raced to the girl to sweep her into a hug.
"EEEEKKK!! No Dryden, NO! Watch the dress!" Dryden skidded to a stop and, being of the male species, finally noticed what she was wearing. His eyes widened and his mouth gaped open.
"Hmph, Dryden, you're a married man now. There will be no looking at other women like that unless you want your, er, privileges revoked." His mouth snapped closed but his eyes became even wider as he stared at Hitomi. Millerna turned to Hitomi, as she managed to disentangle herself from the limbs of the others. "It's nice to see you Hitomi. I would give you a hug, but I really hate it when you yell at me." Millerna's eyes grazed over the dress. It was extraordinarily beautiful, and it suited Hitomi perfectly. "So tell me, what's the dress for?"
Hitomi shifted uncomfortably at the question. "Well, to tell you the truth Millerna, it's my wedding dress."
"WHAT?? YOU'RE ENGAGED?? HOW COULD YOU DO THIS TO VAN?? YOU UNGRATEFUL LITTLE B-"
"Millerna!"
"Fine, explain. Now!" Millerna's normally cheerful eyes were cold and dark with rage.
"Well, um, there's really not much to tell. No I'm not engaged. This is the wedding dress for the Mistress of the Dragon, namely me. It's for me to wear if Van and I get married."
"Oh." Millerna looked down at her feet, ashamed.
"'Oh'? All you have to say is 'oh'? Now listen here miss-whoever-you-are, the least you can do is apologize to her. Hitomi is my best friend and I won't stand her being treated like that!" Yukari's voice was about three octave higher then normal, and it came out in little squeaks.
"And neither will I." Amano was much more intimidating as his voice came out deeper and threatening.
"Nor will I." A unfamiliar to some, and a very familiar voice to others reached their ears.
Hitomi turned around a gaped at the man the boy she had fallen in love with had become. He truly was amazing. His black hair still fell into his brick red eyes, but his muscles were more defined. He still wore his sleeveless lace-up red tunic and riding pants, but his eyes seemed freer. The only thing missing from his face was a smile. Even though his eyes were less reserved, his face seemed more somber then ever.
"Hitomi." The name left his lips like a prayer offered up to the gods. A sacred word that had more meaning then any combination of words put together.
"Van." Hitomi wanted to shout out the name with joy, praise it, sing it to the heavens, but her lungs were painfully restricted. Tears slowly slipped down her face as she watched the one that she loved.
He watched her cry her tears of joy, and instantly she was in his arms, sobbing into his shirt. He just held her, and tears of his own poured from his eyes. "Oh Hitomi, I thought that I would never see you again."
Hitomi raised her head to look into his eyes. "I know Van. Oh I missed you so much!" She buried her face back into his chest, and he stroked her hair. A loud cough was heard form the other side of the room, and both looked up at the source. It was a very sheepish looking Amano.
"Umm. Sorry to brake up the reunion, but umm, would you care to introduce us?" Hitomi hastily wiped away her tears, and she looked up at Van. He just continued to watch her, like she was going to disappear at any moment. "Van you know Yukari and Amano, don't you?"
"Yeah, your friends that were there when you were transported to Gaea. The redhead and the brunette Allen."
"Yeah, that's them. Yukari, Amano, this is His Royal Highness, Van Slanzar de Fanel, King of Fanelia." Van's eyes flickered up to her friends and a smile graced his features. He looked back down at Hitomi.
"I thought you of all people knew how much I hate formalities." Hitomi giggled.
"Yeah well, I thought you'd be used to it by now. After all you've been a king for over five years now." Van smirked.
"Yeah well, didn't exactly have to be referred to as a king while I was rebuilding Fanelia."
"Would you two notice that there are people around you here. You are not alone!!" Hitomi blushed and Van chuckled.
"Sorry Merle."
Van looked at Dryden. "So I assume you were researching, came across some sort of prophesy that required Hitomi and someone brought her back, and her friends came along for the ride?"
"How do you know all that?" Shock registered on all of their faces.
"Dryden, he can read my mind like an open book. That's all I know, so that's all he knows?" Hitomi looked amused.
"You two have a psychic link? Interesting. I will have to do more research on the subj-"
"Dryden, back on topic please."
"Oh yes of course. Well, Millerna and I found this prophesy and we assumed that the Dragon that it refers to would be you Van. We asked Merle to come in and read it to see if she could make anymore sense out of it then we could. She discovered that the identity of the Mistress of the Dragon was none other the Hitomi. Then she went to get her. That would be about all that I know."
"May we see this prophesy?"
"Oh yes, of course. Just let me find where I put it." Dryden fumbled around in his desk, and finally his wife took pity on him.
"It's right here Dryden." She pointed to a scroll sitting on top of the rest of the papers.
Dryden's cheeks flushed with embarrassment. "Ah yes, here."
"The true protector of the people, the one who will remain pure through the bloodshed, will fall to his doom. Only one can retrieve him from the dark of his dying soul, the only one to save him, may never know of his decent to death. The death of this man will reduce the world to ashes, as the unknown enemy rises. The Mistress must know, or all will fall." Hitomi read the prophesy aloud for all to hear. She looked at Van behind her, and realized that she truly held the fate of Gaea in her hands, because it rested in Van's hands, and she had the power to kill Van with one simple word.
Van listened carefully as Hitomi read the prophesy. She looked back at him and he could see realization forming in her eyes. Suddenly her eyes glazed over and she fell back into Van's arms.
A/N: Sorry it's so short, and anyway I would like to thank you to the two people who reviewed for my last chapter. I don't know why I'll have my next chapter up, but hopefully it will be up sometime soon. At the moment my school work is taking up all of my time and it's my priority. Thanks again and please review.
Demonic Angel
For Every Dream
Chapter 4: Tears of Joy
"Millerna, we have a problem." Millerna glanced at her husband as she spoke.
"You worry too much. What could possibly go wrong? Merle has gone to go get Hitomi, and Van won't die."
"But Millerna, lots could go wrong. Hitomi once told me that there were no cat people on the Mystic Moon. Plus you know Merle, she can't keep her hands off of anything new of interesting." Millerna visibly paled.
"Noooooo...opmph!" Dryden tried to stifle a laugh as he watched his aristocratic wife collapse under the weight of one orange fur-ball, and two strange human beings. He heard a giggle behind him, and he turned to see who it was.
"Hitomi!" Now Dryden does not usually show his emotions, infact he can contain them very well, but when he saw his old friend that had been gone from his life for the past five years, he just could not contain himself. He raced to the girl to sweep her into a hug.
"EEEEKKK!! No Dryden, NO! Watch the dress!" Dryden skidded to a stop and, being of the male species, finally noticed what she was wearing. His eyes widened and his mouth gaped open.
"Hmph, Dryden, you're a married man now. There will be no looking at other women like that unless you want your, er, privileges revoked." His mouth snapped closed but his eyes became even wider as he stared at Hitomi. Millerna turned to Hitomi, as she managed to disentangle herself from the limbs of the others. "It's nice to see you Hitomi. I would give you a hug, but I really hate it when you yell at me." Millerna's eyes grazed over the dress. It was extraordinarily beautiful, and it suited Hitomi perfectly. "So tell me, what's the dress for?"
Hitomi shifted uncomfortably at the question. "Well, to tell you the truth Millerna, it's my wedding dress."
"WHAT?? YOU'RE ENGAGED?? HOW COULD YOU DO THIS TO VAN?? YOU UNGRATEFUL LITTLE B-"
"Millerna!"
"Fine, explain. Now!" Millerna's normally cheerful eyes were cold and dark with rage.
"Well, um, there's really not much to tell. No I'm not engaged. This is the wedding dress for the Mistress of the Dragon, namely me. It's for me to wear if Van and I get married."
"Oh." Millerna looked down at her feet, ashamed.
"'Oh'? All you have to say is 'oh'? Now listen here miss-whoever-you-are, the least you can do is apologize to her. Hitomi is my best friend and I won't stand her being treated like that!" Yukari's voice was about three octave higher then normal, and it came out in little squeaks.
"And neither will I." Amano was much more intimidating as his voice came out deeper and threatening.
"Nor will I." A unfamiliar to some, and a very familiar voice to others reached their ears.
Hitomi turned around a gaped at the man the boy she had fallen in love with had become. He truly was amazing. His black hair still fell into his brick red eyes, but his muscles were more defined. He still wore his sleeveless lace-up red tunic and riding pants, but his eyes seemed freer. The only thing missing from his face was a smile. Even though his eyes were less reserved, his face seemed more somber then ever.
"Hitomi." The name left his lips like a prayer offered up to the gods. A sacred word that had more meaning then any combination of words put together.
"Van." Hitomi wanted to shout out the name with joy, praise it, sing it to the heavens, but her lungs were painfully restricted. Tears slowly slipped down her face as she watched the one that she loved.
He watched her cry her tears of joy, and instantly she was in his arms, sobbing into his shirt. He just held her, and tears of his own poured from his eyes. "Oh Hitomi, I thought that I would never see you again."
Hitomi raised her head to look into his eyes. "I know Van. Oh I missed you so much!" She buried her face back into his chest, and he stroked her hair. A loud cough was heard form the other side of the room, and both looked up at the source. It was a very sheepish looking Amano.
"Umm. Sorry to brake up the reunion, but umm, would you care to introduce us?" Hitomi hastily wiped away her tears, and she looked up at Van. He just continued to watch her, like she was going to disappear at any moment. "Van you know Yukari and Amano, don't you?"
"Yeah, your friends that were there when you were transported to Gaea. The redhead and the brunette Allen."
"Yeah, that's them. Yukari, Amano, this is His Royal Highness, Van Slanzar de Fanel, King of Fanelia." Van's eyes flickered up to her friends and a smile graced his features. He looked back down at Hitomi.
"I thought you of all people knew how much I hate formalities." Hitomi giggled.
"Yeah well, I thought you'd be used to it by now. After all you've been a king for over five years now." Van smirked.
"Yeah well, didn't exactly have to be referred to as a king while I was rebuilding Fanelia."
"Would you two notice that there are people around you here. You are not alone!!" Hitomi blushed and Van chuckled.
"Sorry Merle."
Van looked at Dryden. "So I assume you were researching, came across some sort of prophesy that required Hitomi and someone brought her back, and her friends came along for the ride?"
"How do you know all that?" Shock registered on all of their faces.
"Dryden, he can read my mind like an open book. That's all I know, so that's all he knows?" Hitomi looked amused.
"You two have a psychic link? Interesting. I will have to do more research on the subj-"
"Dryden, back on topic please."
"Oh yes of course. Well, Millerna and I found this prophesy and we assumed that the Dragon that it refers to would be you Van. We asked Merle to come in and read it to see if she could make anymore sense out of it then we could. She discovered that the identity of the Mistress of the Dragon was none other the Hitomi. Then she went to get her. That would be about all that I know."
"May we see this prophesy?"
"Oh yes, of course. Just let me find where I put it." Dryden fumbled around in his desk, and finally his wife took pity on him.
"It's right here Dryden." She pointed to a scroll sitting on top of the rest of the papers.
Dryden's cheeks flushed with embarrassment. "Ah yes, here."
"The true protector of the people, the one who will remain pure through the bloodshed, will fall to his doom. Only one can retrieve him from the dark of his dying soul, the only one to save him, may never know of his decent to death. The death of this man will reduce the world to ashes, as the unknown enemy rises. The Mistress must know, or all will fall." Hitomi read the prophesy aloud for all to hear. She looked at Van behind her, and realized that she truly held the fate of Gaea in her hands, because it rested in Van's hands, and she had the power to kill Van with one simple word.
Van listened carefully as Hitomi read the prophesy. She looked back at him and he could see realization forming in her eyes. Suddenly her eyes glazed over and she fell back into Van's arms.
A/N: Sorry it's so short, and anyway I would like to thank you to the two people who reviewed for my last chapter. I don't know why I'll have my next chapter up, but hopefully it will be up sometime soon. At the moment my school work is taking up all of my time and it's my priority. Thanks again and please review.
Demonic Angel
