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 Four:

Hitomi smiled at the small light blonde haired girl "So, what's your name?"

"Merle." She shyly said and looked at her feet.

Hitomi lead down on one knee next to the little girl. "That's a cute name. I'm Hitomi and this is Van." She pointed to her friend.

"Hitomi, its getting dark we better get inside." Van sided walking inside the log cabin and the two girls followed him.

The cabin was small but big enough for the three of them. The house was like a turned around, upside-down L. When you walked in the door there was the kitchen, the counters where made of wood. Hitomi ran her hand across it and top, "its so smooth."

"My father made this place, every thing the counters, the beds, the chairs."

"Its very nice." Van spoke up. In the middle of the counters the was a small bowl in the wood with a plug covering a hole. A bucket stood next to the sink, waiting to be used. At the end of the counters was a stove/oven with a pipe that ran throw the wall and out side. On the other side of the room a small wood table rested with three chairs surrounded it. The table was set already, "We keep it set so we don't have to before we eat and so we don't have to put them away in a covert."

"Oh, that's a good idea." Hitomi smiled at her.

They walked to the end of the L and in the corner there was a small desk with a chair and some books. Next to it was a small brick fireplace. As they walked into the end of the house there was one full bed. "I shared a bed with my parents." Hitomi and Van looked at each other. Share a bed. Van and her. Well, it was not that bad but girls where not suppose to share beds with men, only if they where married. Then it came to Hitomi, they would pretend to be Merles parents! "Van, I got an idea!"

"What?" he asked and turned to her.

"We'll pretend to be her parents! You don't mind, do you?" she asked the little girl.

"What! Why pretend to be my parents?"

Oh, no, they did not tell her. But what would they say, we're Princes Hitomi and Prince Van and we ran away.

Van told Merle before Hitomi could brake from her thoughts.

"Oh, I see. Sure I don't mind."

"Your very smart, how old are you?" Van asked with a surprised look.

"I'm eight years old. What 'bout you two?"

Van pointed to Hitomi and said "Hitomi just turned fifteen and will be turning sixteen soon."

"Ok, well I have school tomorrow, so I'm going to bed." She pushed Van and Hitomi into the kitchen and got changed.

"Van, do you mind sharing a bed?" Hitomi played with her fingers as she sat at the table across from Van.

"No, not at all. Why do you?"

"I don't know if I do."

"What do you mean you don't know? If you want I'll sleep on the floor."

"No, it cold on the floor. In fact it does not bother me, if we need to pretend to be parents then we must." She grabbed his hand. He looked at her hand on his, with a puzzled look on his face. Hitomi laughed and said "Relax I'm joking."

Grinning Van said "Screw the pretend I want the real thing!" he stood up from his chair and pulled her outside. Hitomi was blushing as he pulled her into his arms. Van looked at her face and stared laughing as hard as he could "Relax, I was joking." He mocked her.

"You jerk!" she hit him "I thought you were serious!"

"So, are you saying I can have you?" his eyebrows cocked up on his forehead.

"Grrrr, VAN!" she hit him again.

Sorry I relised that merles not in the story so she fits perfect here sooooooo...sorry. But I fix this chapter.