DISCLAMER: I DO NOT own Escaflowne, BUT I DO OWN Gatiste!

Title: Promise Me

Summary: "Van, promise me that we'll be friends no matter what happens even if we go to war against each other! Promise Me we'll always be friends!" Hitomi said staring into the pink sky. "I promise you Hitomi, We'll always be best friends!" Hitomi is princess of Gatiste, a small country next to Fanelia. Van is Price of Fanelia. As they get older a war brakes out between the two countries. But when Van's father tells Van to kill Hitomi and end the war, what will he do. (I'm bad at summaries!)

Author note: Ok, I made Gatiste up. Yay, I'm bad at summaries but please read it!

Chapter three: Lets Go To Are New Home!

Dilandau breathing became heavier as he thought about Hitomi. "Lets get to know each other a bit more, shall we!" Dilandau said evilly. Sitting down next to her he put his hand on her thigh. Pushing his hand off her thigh, she turned her head not looking at him. "Dilandau I think you should save it the wedding." Van said with his hands shoved in his pockets. "Van!" Hitomi stood up and walked over to him, whispering so Dilandau could not hear her "Van, let's leave now!"

"What!?" Van whispered back.

"Lets run away now!" and she walked out of room.

"Van! Stay away for Hitomi!" the raged voice of Dilandau hissed at him.

"I will but you stay away her." Van slapped his shoulder and walked out off the room.

Dilandau growled and slamded the door shut and a click egeoed through the giant hall. Van smiled as he walked up stairs. "Van! In here." Van ran up the stairs and in to Hitomi's room, shutting the door behind him. "Hey. You sure you want to leave now?"

"Yes, Van I can't stand it here anymore." Hitomi said with a look that said 'if I stay here I'll die'.

"Ok, lets go. Get your stuff." Van walked to the balcony. Hitomi grabbed her bag and followed Van out to the little balcony. "Ok." She grabbed a strong ivy vine and was about to climb down when Van stopped her "Wait it will take to long to walk, they'll find us."

"Well, what do you think will do fly! Van why are you taking your shirt off?"

Van took of his shirt and relaxed his body; within seconds two white wings grow out of his back. "Van!!" Hitomi gasped.

"Hold on tight!" Van grabbed her tight and she was still in a daze as their feet lifted off the ground. "Van how come you never told me before?"

"I'm not suppose to tell anyone."

"Then why are you showing me now?"

"Remember I promised to always be your best friend and best friends don't keep secrets from each other, right?"

"Van." Hitomi closed her eyes and hugged him.

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Van landed in his balcony out side his room "Hitomi wait here."

"Ok."

Van walked into his room and graded a bag that was hiding under his bed "Ok lets go now."

Hitomi peeked into his room looking at all the things he had. "Alright, but where are we going to go?"

"How about Asturia? We'll find a home or something there in the woods."

"That sounds nice but won't are parents search Asturia? It is our neighboring country."

"I don't think they will search the wood."

"Why, it could be the perfect place to hind?"

"Well, I don't think they think we would stoup so low."

"What!?"

"I don't know I'm thinking out-loud." Van shrugged.

"Ok, what if we go to the wood and make a cabin and change are appearances?"

"Alright that sounds good for now lets go."

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Hitomi opened her eyes slowly moaning she said "Oh, I'm sorry I fell asleep!"

"It's ok."

"No, but you can't its unfair." He laughed "No really its ok Hitomi."

It was darker and the sun was setting. How could they make it this far in such short time, it would take days on foot. "It beautiful!" Hitomi mumbled.

"Yes, it is." Van looked down at her as she watched the sun sink down into the trees, She smiled and looked at him. Looking back at the trees and the night sky that was comeing out. She noticed smoke floating up into the night clouds.

"Van! Look!" Hitomi pointed to smoke "What could it be?"

"A forest fire?"

"Van we should go see."

When their feet touched the ground Van detracted his white wings leaving feathers to get fly in the wind. The landed about half a mile away from the smoke so no one would see his wings. Running to where they saw smoke rise up into the now 'black and filled with stars' sky. When they stopped a little log cabin with a chimney pouring smoke out of it stood in front of them "I guess it was just a fire from a chimney." Van said looking at the cabin.

"Hey Van, this place is perfect."

"Perfect for what?"

"Our home!"

"But someone leaves here!?" Van looked bewildered.

"No we'll-." Hitomi hear a crunch of leaves and twigs, turning around quickly. "Who's there?" She said walking around the house. "Huh?" she heard little cries and sniffles, walking around the house even more she saw a little girl crying her eyes out. "Oh, I'm sorry did I scare you?" Hitomi said standing still. The little girl tried to get up and run. "Oh please do go I did not mean to scare you. We just need to ask your parents a questions." The little girl froze and sadness replaced the frightened look in the little girls eyes. "I don't have parents!" she cried.

"Oh, I so sorry." Hitomi walked over to the girl sitting on the ground and she was going to hug the girl but the little girl beat her to it. Sobbing on Hitomis shoulder she mumbled out "My parents left me two years ago."

"Hitomi, what should we do we can't let her live alone." Van said walking behind the little girl. Bending down he put a hand on her back "It's ok, we'll help you find them."

"I hate being alone." The little girl cryed "Will you stay with me?"

"But you just meet us. We may harm you." Hitomi looked at the girl.

"No, I have instincts on people. You are to kind and gentle but have fear of some thing." Then looking at Van she said "you may look tough but you never would really hurt anyone even if you wanted to." Van looked stunned and the little girl laughed.

"Please will you stay with me?" the girl begged.

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Yay! A new chapter! Well the last chapter kind of long! I thought it would be shorter but its better that its long! Ok I updated! I would have had it up on yesterday but my friend come over and on Friday I had a school dance (it was fun!) and yeaaaa.

Sorry I did not mean to put up the wrong story!! Im embaresed I did not want to post that story till I edited it I was going to put it on fiction press!