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Laloner : Hola to you to , well, here is another chapter
Somebody: . is everyone trying to spite me with chat speak!? Or at least strange, and... different ways of spelling things!? Um... but glad you LOVE my story
Anywho, here is the next chappie... er... be warned though, I don't think it is the.... greatest thing I've ever written, (the chapter after this is a bit better), but this one, is LONG...
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Chapter 18
The angel is…you?
"Aurora…" a voice called,
"Grandma?" within the darkness, my grandmother appeared,
she was looked like she did in the photo of her, when she got the pendant. She had been 17 at the time,
"Aurora…" she called, she stretched out her hands to me,
"Grandma…You're here!" I reached out to her, but she was pulled only further away from me,
"Find your way with the angel Aurora…Find it…find it…" her voice faded away.
"Grandma, don't leave me! I need your help! Grandma!" I cried,
I sat up suddenly,
"Grandma…"
I wiped the sweat off my forehead, and took deep breaths,
'Find the Angel Aurora,' she had said…
"I will Grandma, that's a promise...."
"Come one Aurora, we're leaving with Allen on the 'Crusader'" Van pulled me towards the vast flying ship,
"More flying, great!" I muttered.
"Come on, we have to be in our rooms before noon!" he yelled, he pushed me into the ship and stepped in.
"Your room is the first one on the right, ok?" he pushed me down a corridor,
"Yeah, see ya Van…" I walked down the corridor and went into my room, I smiled.
"How did Allen know I liked black and blue?"
Some one knocked at the door,
"Just a second!" I yelled, I put on my black pants and Angel shirt. "Come in!" the door opened, it was Allen,
"Oh, hey Allen, what's up?" I smiled, he looked flustered, "What's wrong?" he sighed,
"Um…Marina…" he stepped forward, I'd never seen him this nervous before, "Marina, would you, do me the honour, of…of becoming my wife?" he got out a little red velvet box, and opened it, inside, was a white gold ring, with a moderately size sapphire in the middle. I gasped, and stepped back.
"I…I don't know what to say…." I stuttered, "I…I really…really will have to think about this, Allen…" he nodded,
"I'll give you till after the battle, is that…enough time?" my eyes widened,
"Battle?" he put his arm around my shoulder,
"Yes…we are fighting the Zaibach, to get Escaflowne for Van…Don't worry, I'll be fine…" he walked out.
"Could Allen be…the angel?" my eyes fixed Allen with wings…no…the angel…didn't have blonde hair…it was black…raven black….
But…maybe I didn't really see raven hair…I mean… I usually get everything wrong, so... maybe I got it wrong with the hair.... it could be Allen…
I was at the hangar, with Van, Saph, Merle and Millerna. Allen walked over to Van,
"Take care of Marina for me," he turned to me,
"I'll await your decision, when I return…" he smiled, and entered his Guymelef. Everyone was scowling at me,
"What? I didn't want Allen to…I didn't…" I felt their accusing stares, their cold hard gazes,
the stone like features of their faces... why did they want to hurt me so much?
Tears streamed down my cheek, I looked at Van, he looked away.
'They are just like the rest of them…' I wiped away my tears, and felt my trust for them vanish....
Becoming nothing....
They never did care…this was proof…there was no one I could trust…
No one…
No one…
I sat at the desk,
'I'm going to leave,'
No one wanted me here, and Allen, I couldn't stay, even if he was the angel, because of…
'Oh god…Van…why do you hate me now?
If only you could see, I don't have feelings for Allen, if only…'
I wrote a note, to each of them, to Merle, to Saph, to Millerna, to Allen…
To Van…
Van's POV
I walked silently back to my room, I felt so guilty for doing that to her.... seeing the confusion, the hurt in her eyes...
I regretted what we had done, maybe we had gone to far....
I opened the wooden door, and entered my room, I saw a white, folded sheet of paper upon my bed,
I walked over and picked it up....
To Van
Spidery writing said upon the folded paper.... I recognised it... but....
I just could not remember who.... I opened the paper.... and read....
Dear Van,
I know you thought I had feelings for Allen, but…I never did,
I am sorry that you seemed so hurt, but by making it seem it was my fault....
It hurts Van.... it hurts... it hurts so bad....
You see.... Allen is like a brother I never seemed to have.
I think that maybe he misread my feelings for him, and... you misread them too....
I know I have, feelings I can't understand for you right now.
And maybe when I understand them, I'll come back....
Maybe I will return to you, some day, but until than, good bye.
Sincerely yours,
Marina Aurora Mayazaki
I read this to myself, no…it wasn't possible,
had I really caused her so much pain, that she would go?
Was it really, really my fault? No…it…it could not be possible…could it? It… it…
Marina's POV
I stole it, the glider, I for some reason was able to use it, it didn't occur to me at the time how… strange that was…
At the time, I knew I would fly as far away as possible,
'To where Marina?'
'…probably…probably…Oh… I don't know… something will…'
Suddenly, something pierced the wing of the glider, I saw the silvery tendrils slice through it.
The glider dived, on a collision course for the rocky walls of the canyon,
I jumped out of the glider, and landed with a thud on the ground, a haze covered my vision,
"Van…" I whispered, and saw no more.
Van's POV
I felt it, suddenly, a terrible pang of pain in my heart,
"Aurora…" I whispered. "Merle, come on, we're going to look for Auro- I mean…Marina…" I said Merle nodded,
"I feel so sad Van…we shouldn't have been so harsh with her…" Merle shook her head, tears filled her eyes....
'I know Merle, I know....'
"Don't cry Merle, we're going to find her, and bring her back. Now come on, we have to go."
Merle and I got into the spare glider, and flew off to find her...
Marina's POV
The darkness was tight around me, so tight, I almost couldn't breath.
"Van, come help me," I curled up into as ball, suddenly, a new presence filled the area...
"Marina, I'm coming for you…" Van?
"Van, hurry!"
Van's POV
I felt her call for me vanish as flew down to the canyon and saw her,
She was a right mess, and a red Guymelef was holding her above the deeper chasm below.
I landed the glider out of the red Guymelef's sight,
"Now…for knocking me out, Aurora my pet, you have the honour, of dieing by my hand…Goodbye…" the pilot laughed maniacally, the red Guymelef let go, her eyes snapped open,
Marina's POV
"NO!!" I yelled,
I reached up for the red Guymelef, it went out of my sight. I reached up for the light, anything…Anyone…
"Aurora!" a voice called, I saw him, the angel,
his face was still in shadows, he swooped down to me,
and took hold of my reaching hand, he pulled me close, held me bridal style, I looked up to his face,
"Van…?" I whispered, so that's why he wore the thick shirt...
He flew up out of the abyss, up into the light, he put me down, I crumpled down to the floor,
'What is going on?'
He stood there, his wings fully outstretched,
Merle ran in front of him, and facing me, she put her arms out, trying to hide him,
"No! You're not supposed to see him like this! Look away!" I felt some ones memories take me in…
Merle's POV flash back
We were on the roof, oh.... it seems so long ago now, now that Fanalia is no more....
"You sure you can fly Van?" I asked, we were four years old, he nodded,
"I can, watch!" he jumped off the roof, his wings spread out, they were quite small, and were unable to support his weight.
"AH!" he screamed, a beautiful raven haired, pale, red lipped lady looked up.
The Queen... she was so pretty...
Her black eyes widened, she ran and wings sprouted out from her back, large and beautiful I watched in awe as she flew up and caught him.
Bringing him down to the ground,
"You shouldn't show anyone you're a Draconian, my son!" she scolded him,
I climbed down the building quickly, and hung my head, feeling ashamed...
"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have let him…" I cried,
"Merle, in payment of what you have done, you must make sure no one ever sees him like this…ever…again...."
Marina's POV
"She's already seen Merle, let her…" he pushed the dumbfounded cat girl out of the way,
"Go on…Just say it, say what I am…" he whispered,
"You're…You're an angel…" I looked at him in awe…
"Angel?" he looked puzzled,
"On the mystic moon, the luckiest thing to see, in the world is an angel!"
"So…angels are the total opposite to what I am…" he sighed, and turned from me, I always wondered wether or not wings came from the shoulder blades... well, that question was answered.... I raised an eyebrow,
"Eh?" he sighed again...
"I am a Draconian, well, at least partially…Draconians were the inhabitants of a country called Atlantis…
"Everyone thinks that the Draconian people are cursed, and unlucky. Most are killed on sight…" he sighed,
"So…that's what I am…" I stared at him, both of us are cursed…and would be killed on sight…
"Wow..." I whispered, he cocked an eyebrow,
"You think it's amazing having to worry about people finding out about your wings, or you accidentally spreading them when you stretch…"
I shook my head,
"No…I think it's amazing, how we are in similar situations, and how you have wings!!" I smiled, he looked unsure of wether or not to smile,
Merle and I laughed at the strange expression on his face.
"What?" he pouted,
"Your face, it's so funny!" Merle gasped, unable to control her laughter,
I slowly regained control, I guess I had been forgiven.
For once…
"Merle would you take the glider back to the 'Crusader'?" Merle huffed,
knowing he wanted to be alone with me, but than she smiled and nodded,
she went in the glider and took off. When Van was sure she was unable to see us both... he turned back to me.
"Aurora…I…I'm so sorry…"Van said, "I…I didn't know…" he sadly looked down to the ground.
"Oh, Van, I am the one who should be sorry…this is all my fault…"
I looked sadly down to the ground to, and I heard his boots hit the dusty ground as he walked to me,
I felt his rough glove lift my chin, tears dripped down my cheek. (AN: Oh, this bit is so corny .)
He looked right into my eyes, in his eyes, I could see…see…
what I could see... I couldn't tell, I didn't recognise the look in his eyes, I had forgotten what it was, it had been too long…
"It's not your fault…nothing has been your fault…" he whispered,
"But…" he put a finger on my lips,
"Not another word," he whispered, "Aurora, I am sorry, I should have noticed he wasn't close to you, because he doesn't call you Aurora, I…I…I think, I got, jealous…" he blushed,
I raised a brow...
"Because…because…I… I love you Aurora…" he blushed so red,
it would have matched his shirt…if he had been wearing it…
Oh... I had forgotten he hadn't been wearing a shirt....
I blushed slightly, taking note he did in fact have a six pack (AN:it's true, me and a friend had an argument about it, and proved that in truth he does, we had eaten to many pokey sticks, and don't normally think like that, contrary to popular belief .) ....
"I know you're trying to figure out your feelings for me…and, I'll wait for than until we go anywhere…if you want…" I smiled,
"Thank you Van…That would be great…" I gave him a hug, he sighed happily, and wrapped his wings around me.
"It's nothing, Aurora…" I put my head on his shoulder.
He smiled, contently, was this warm feeling…love?
I'll wait...
I'll wait and see…
sniffle I love this chapter, I love it! sniffle Tried a new style of this, changing to Van's POV and Marina's POV, you like?