Together Forever
Okay people! This is my first time writing a fanfic although I have looked at a lot of them because I am a perfectionist!!! So...umm... I own the Escaflowne series and the movie (but I don't know how to spell the country's names!) and I am very much obsessed with Van! When I was thinking about what to write my very first fanfic about, I was going to kill Hitomi and have Van marry me, but I decided to save that for another fanfic (if I write another one) ! So, here it goes!! Note: the Akuma in this story is not the Akuma from Samurai Jack or any other story. I just decided to pick his name. thanx!!
On Earth
As Hitomi stares at the beautiful white moon, she thinks about her beloved King of Fanelia. For a fleeting moment, she had a small feeling that at that moment, her beloved was looking at the very same moon. After she had returned to Earth, she and Van (the Fanelian King) could keep in touch with each other by just thinking about one another. But slowly over time, their strong bond grew weaker and weaker. At first, she was very worried and thought that something was wrong with Van, but the she realized that it was natural there was nothing that she could do about it, and accepted the fact that while people are away from each other, the bond between them grows weaker. Although her bond to Van was weaker, she still loved him as fiercely as she had when she had left Fanelia to return home. She had promised that she would never forget about him, even when she became old, and she had every intention of keeping that promise. Suddenly, she heard her mother yell, "Hitomi! Go take a bath!!! After you're finished, make sure your brother takes one too!"
Hitmoni, rolling her eyes, yelled back "Yes Mother!" Slowly, she made her way to the bath, still thinking about her lover.
In Fanelia
"WHAT?!?!?" said the King of Fanelia.
"What urgent news could King Aston have? Are we being attacked by Zaibach again?" "I do not know my Lord, but the messenger said that it was very important."
As the oily response came, Van felt a shiver go down his back and he glanced at the speaker. This man who was talking to him now, looked liked a hideous beast and Van felt repulsed by what he saw. Akuma had a hunched back, one very large eye, while the other one was quite small which gave you a feeling that he was glaring at you and that he was evil. But Van, who had always had a kind heart, repressed him feelings because he believed that what a person was their feelings, intellect, and integrity. But whenever Akuma was around Van, he always had an evil smile and was always at his elbow ready to do anything for him. But Van had seen him, on several occasions, kick a child or yell at the servants as if he himself was the king. Van had warned him on many occasions to be kinder and to show more respect to the people of the town, because Van knew, that the only reason he was king was because these people respected and trusted him. And he returned the same trust and respect that he received from them. Akuma had indeed cut down his bad behavior in front of King Van, but when Van wasn't looking, he was as malicious as ever.
Van had thought about getting rid of Akuma, but Akuma had been with his family since Van's grandfather's time and he had been loyal this whole time. Van tried convincing himself that Akuma was a good man, and that Van was judging him on his looks, but something deep inside him told him to watch Akuma carefully. Akuma looked at Van then, and Van was jolted out of his musings.
"Yes. I shall leave immediately. Pack my horse, and make sure everything is prepared, Akuma."
"Of course Sir. Everything shall be in order," Akuma answered with a deep bow in which he backed out of the room without ever rising from this position until he had walked out of the door. Van looked away with disgust because he hated it when people fawned over him.
Lord Van sighed and looked out the window at the night sky that looked as if it had had a sprinkling of white diamonds. He looked at the majestic beauty of the Mystic Moon and its beautiful counterpart, the white orb floating in the sky. Slowly, as his mind wandered, he pictured a girl who would seem average to us, but who looked as regal as a queen to Van. And that is what Van wanted, but knew that he could not have. His one desire in life had been to make this woman his wife, queen, lover, and companion, but he knew he would never see her again.
He sadly looked away, but his mind kept wandering, and he felt as if he was compelled to look at the white orb. He thought again of his sweetheart. She had short, light brown hair, long beautiful legs, perfect for running. He remembered her laugh, and how she looked so stunning when she was angry, usually at him. He chuckled to himself on how, when he first saw her, he had thought she was a man. She had run into him on a track field on the Mystic Moon and he remembered yelling at her. He had regretted doing this many times. He had even made her cry one time, and had been a complete jerk to her when he had lectured her on how he shouldn't be saving people instead of thanking her for saving his life. Now that he thought about it. He had indeed made her angry, yelled at her, and mistreated her many times. And even after that, she had fallen in love with him, and he had returned these feelings. He still marveled how she could have ever picked him. He thought sadly about all the suitors she probably had at home, and wondered how much time had passed since she had left. He wondered if they were courting her right now, or if, God forbid, she had married already. His heart ached, and he tried to find comfort by reaching out his mind to her. He felt a faint light in his heart, and something told his to look at the Mystic Moon's counterpart again. He glanced at it, and he again felt that bond he had felt a long time ago...but only for a second. He sighed, and heard a knock on the door.
"My lord, preparations are ready," said Akuma.
"Yes of course. Then I shall be on my way. Tell Lord Takeru to take care of the kingdom while I am away. He shall be in charge while I am away."
Van saw a quick flash of surprise, and then malice in the hunchback's eyes. But this was quickly suppressed by Akuma, and Van chided himself and thought again that he was judging Akuma again based on his looks.
"Well then...good bye Akuma."
"Good bye Master. Safe journey."
Van went down the stairs and quickly crossed the great hall at the front of the palace. He mounted his horse, and rode toward the entrance of the palace that led out into the town. Many men along the way were offering to go with him, but they knew that he would say no for Van liked to travel alone. He had been alone since the age of 7 when both his parents died and his older brother, Folken, had abandoned his country. And true to his reputation, Van kindly, but firmly declined all the offers that were made and rode out into the city.
While riding through the streets and saying a farewell here and there, Van heard many loud, high pitched voices. He looked around him, and saw many young women leaning out of their windows with handkerchiefs in their hands, and saw a couple of more daring ones, running after his horse and yelling his name. many blew kisses, threw flowers at him, and were screaming his name. Van felt panic grip him, and quickly kicked his horse to bring it to the gallop. Just as he went through the gates, something jumped on his horse.
"Vaaaaaannn- samaaaaaaaaaaa!!!"
Van turned and saw his best friend since childhood sitting behind him. He suddenly felt deep regret, because while in his pain of the memories of Hitomi and running away from the screaming women, Van had completely forgotten to say goodbye to his best friend, Merle.
"Van-sama" Merle said panting!
"Please let me go with you! I promise that I won't get in the way, and that I will help and protect you in any way that I can!"
Van looked kindly at her and gently said, "You know you can't go with me, Merle! This is important royal business and now that I am king, I must do it alone. Don't worry, I won't forget about you."
Merle, with a dejected look, hung her head, and quietly said that she would pray for Van-sama's safety and would watch and wait for him everyday until he returned.
Van quickly patted her on the head, and dropped her off, not too far away from the town. He then rode off in a quick gallop towards Austuria.
On Earth
Hitomi sighed and collapsed on her bed. Another fight had taken place between her brother and her. She had told her brother to take a bath, but he said he didn't want to. But Hitomi knew that if she didn't make him take a bath, her mother would get angry at her. So they yelled for ten minutes until her mother finally came in, and her little brother put up the act that Hitomi was yelling at him for no reason. She then got in trouble and got yelled at, while her little brother demurely walked into the bathroom, and was now in the process of taking a bath.
She felt anger overwhelm her as she thought to herself "I'm a senior at Tokyo U, and my thirteen year old brother still doesn't listen to me!"
Thinking of Tokyo U made her sick. When she had come back from Gaea, she had had no clue what to do with her life, so she randomly decided to major in engineering. Now she was almost out of college, and was about to walk into the world and would have to work. She thought to herself "What am I going to do with my life? I'm going to hate my job because I hate engineering! Why did I pick engineering of all things? Will it be the same routine everyday, with nothing changing until I decide to retire? Then what? Will I just sit around?"
As Hitomi was thinking about all these problems, her eyes were draw to the Tarot cards on her desk. Even though she had not touched them since she had gotten back from Gaea because she had decided to give up seeing the future, her heart felt like she had to do a reading now.
She slowly reached for the cards, and a picture of Van flashed in her face. Young, smiling, and looking down at her lovingly while she was in his arms for the last time. She started the reading and the first card that she picked was the king of dragons. Her heart started racing because she knew that the card must have meant Van. Her hands shook, as one by one, she pulled out cards and pieced together Van's past since she had left him. He had taken on the responsibility of kingship with the courage that she knew him to have. He treated his people with respect, and the kingdom was prospering. Their economy had gotten much better, and the cards told her that Fanelia was now one of the leading countries of Gaea. She was very happy for Van. She then pulled the next card, and her eyes opened in horror. The cards in the deck slowly fell from her hand onto the floor, but Hitomi didn't even noticed. She couldn't move for her body was in shock. Her eyes were huge, and her legs collapsed underneath her. She wrapped her arms around herself, and slowly started to rock back and forth. She started to cry, for in her hand, was the card of death...
Lone Watchman
So that was the first chapter. Sorry for it being long, but I like things in detail. I hope you enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed writing it. Please send me any comments (whether bad or good), and if I get three comments, then I shall start working on the 2nd chapter right away. (This chapter only took me 45 minutes, so I'll have it out quickly.) Thank you for taking the time to read this, and please drop a comment because I like to know that people are actually reading this and it makes me feel loved!
Okay people! This is my first time writing a fanfic although I have looked at a lot of them because I am a perfectionist!!! So...umm... I own the Escaflowne series and the movie (but I don't know how to spell the country's names!) and I am very much obsessed with Van! When I was thinking about what to write my very first fanfic about, I was going to kill Hitomi and have Van marry me, but I decided to save that for another fanfic (if I write another one) ! So, here it goes!! Note: the Akuma in this story is not the Akuma from Samurai Jack or any other story. I just decided to pick his name. thanx!!
On Earth
As Hitomi stares at the beautiful white moon, she thinks about her beloved King of Fanelia. For a fleeting moment, she had a small feeling that at that moment, her beloved was looking at the very same moon. After she had returned to Earth, she and Van (the Fanelian King) could keep in touch with each other by just thinking about one another. But slowly over time, their strong bond grew weaker and weaker. At first, she was very worried and thought that something was wrong with Van, but the she realized that it was natural there was nothing that she could do about it, and accepted the fact that while people are away from each other, the bond between them grows weaker. Although her bond to Van was weaker, she still loved him as fiercely as she had when she had left Fanelia to return home. She had promised that she would never forget about him, even when she became old, and she had every intention of keeping that promise. Suddenly, she heard her mother yell, "Hitomi! Go take a bath!!! After you're finished, make sure your brother takes one too!"
Hitmoni, rolling her eyes, yelled back "Yes Mother!" Slowly, she made her way to the bath, still thinking about her lover.
In Fanelia
"WHAT?!?!?" said the King of Fanelia.
"What urgent news could King Aston have? Are we being attacked by Zaibach again?" "I do not know my Lord, but the messenger said that it was very important."
As the oily response came, Van felt a shiver go down his back and he glanced at the speaker. This man who was talking to him now, looked liked a hideous beast and Van felt repulsed by what he saw. Akuma had a hunched back, one very large eye, while the other one was quite small which gave you a feeling that he was glaring at you and that he was evil. But Van, who had always had a kind heart, repressed him feelings because he believed that what a person was their feelings, intellect, and integrity. But whenever Akuma was around Van, he always had an evil smile and was always at his elbow ready to do anything for him. But Van had seen him, on several occasions, kick a child or yell at the servants as if he himself was the king. Van had warned him on many occasions to be kinder and to show more respect to the people of the town, because Van knew, that the only reason he was king was because these people respected and trusted him. And he returned the same trust and respect that he received from them. Akuma had indeed cut down his bad behavior in front of King Van, but when Van wasn't looking, he was as malicious as ever.
Van had thought about getting rid of Akuma, but Akuma had been with his family since Van's grandfather's time and he had been loyal this whole time. Van tried convincing himself that Akuma was a good man, and that Van was judging him on his looks, but something deep inside him told him to watch Akuma carefully. Akuma looked at Van then, and Van was jolted out of his musings.
"Yes. I shall leave immediately. Pack my horse, and make sure everything is prepared, Akuma."
"Of course Sir. Everything shall be in order," Akuma answered with a deep bow in which he backed out of the room without ever rising from this position until he had walked out of the door. Van looked away with disgust because he hated it when people fawned over him.
Lord Van sighed and looked out the window at the night sky that looked as if it had had a sprinkling of white diamonds. He looked at the majestic beauty of the Mystic Moon and its beautiful counterpart, the white orb floating in the sky. Slowly, as his mind wandered, he pictured a girl who would seem average to us, but who looked as regal as a queen to Van. And that is what Van wanted, but knew that he could not have. His one desire in life had been to make this woman his wife, queen, lover, and companion, but he knew he would never see her again.
He sadly looked away, but his mind kept wandering, and he felt as if he was compelled to look at the white orb. He thought again of his sweetheart. She had short, light brown hair, long beautiful legs, perfect for running. He remembered her laugh, and how she looked so stunning when she was angry, usually at him. He chuckled to himself on how, when he first saw her, he had thought she was a man. She had run into him on a track field on the Mystic Moon and he remembered yelling at her. He had regretted doing this many times. He had even made her cry one time, and had been a complete jerk to her when he had lectured her on how he shouldn't be saving people instead of thanking her for saving his life. Now that he thought about it. He had indeed made her angry, yelled at her, and mistreated her many times. And even after that, she had fallen in love with him, and he had returned these feelings. He still marveled how she could have ever picked him. He thought sadly about all the suitors she probably had at home, and wondered how much time had passed since she had left. He wondered if they were courting her right now, or if, God forbid, she had married already. His heart ached, and he tried to find comfort by reaching out his mind to her. He felt a faint light in his heart, and something told his to look at the Mystic Moon's counterpart again. He glanced at it, and he again felt that bond he had felt a long time ago...but only for a second. He sighed, and heard a knock on the door.
"My lord, preparations are ready," said Akuma.
"Yes of course. Then I shall be on my way. Tell Lord Takeru to take care of the kingdom while I am away. He shall be in charge while I am away."
Van saw a quick flash of surprise, and then malice in the hunchback's eyes. But this was quickly suppressed by Akuma, and Van chided himself and thought again that he was judging Akuma again based on his looks.
"Well then...good bye Akuma."
"Good bye Master. Safe journey."
Van went down the stairs and quickly crossed the great hall at the front of the palace. He mounted his horse, and rode toward the entrance of the palace that led out into the town. Many men along the way were offering to go with him, but they knew that he would say no for Van liked to travel alone. He had been alone since the age of 7 when both his parents died and his older brother, Folken, had abandoned his country. And true to his reputation, Van kindly, but firmly declined all the offers that were made and rode out into the city.
While riding through the streets and saying a farewell here and there, Van heard many loud, high pitched voices. He looked around him, and saw many young women leaning out of their windows with handkerchiefs in their hands, and saw a couple of more daring ones, running after his horse and yelling his name. many blew kisses, threw flowers at him, and were screaming his name. Van felt panic grip him, and quickly kicked his horse to bring it to the gallop. Just as he went through the gates, something jumped on his horse.
"Vaaaaaannn- samaaaaaaaaaaa!!!"
Van turned and saw his best friend since childhood sitting behind him. He suddenly felt deep regret, because while in his pain of the memories of Hitomi and running away from the screaming women, Van had completely forgotten to say goodbye to his best friend, Merle.
"Van-sama" Merle said panting!
"Please let me go with you! I promise that I won't get in the way, and that I will help and protect you in any way that I can!"
Van looked kindly at her and gently said, "You know you can't go with me, Merle! This is important royal business and now that I am king, I must do it alone. Don't worry, I won't forget about you."
Merle, with a dejected look, hung her head, and quietly said that she would pray for Van-sama's safety and would watch and wait for him everyday until he returned.
Van quickly patted her on the head, and dropped her off, not too far away from the town. He then rode off in a quick gallop towards Austuria.
On Earth
Hitomi sighed and collapsed on her bed. Another fight had taken place between her brother and her. She had told her brother to take a bath, but he said he didn't want to. But Hitomi knew that if she didn't make him take a bath, her mother would get angry at her. So they yelled for ten minutes until her mother finally came in, and her little brother put up the act that Hitomi was yelling at him for no reason. She then got in trouble and got yelled at, while her little brother demurely walked into the bathroom, and was now in the process of taking a bath.
She felt anger overwhelm her as she thought to herself "I'm a senior at Tokyo U, and my thirteen year old brother still doesn't listen to me!"
Thinking of Tokyo U made her sick. When she had come back from Gaea, she had had no clue what to do with her life, so she randomly decided to major in engineering. Now she was almost out of college, and was about to walk into the world and would have to work. She thought to herself "What am I going to do with my life? I'm going to hate my job because I hate engineering! Why did I pick engineering of all things? Will it be the same routine everyday, with nothing changing until I decide to retire? Then what? Will I just sit around?"
As Hitomi was thinking about all these problems, her eyes were draw to the Tarot cards on her desk. Even though she had not touched them since she had gotten back from Gaea because she had decided to give up seeing the future, her heart felt like she had to do a reading now.
She slowly reached for the cards, and a picture of Van flashed in her face. Young, smiling, and looking down at her lovingly while she was in his arms for the last time. She started the reading and the first card that she picked was the king of dragons. Her heart started racing because she knew that the card must have meant Van. Her hands shook, as one by one, she pulled out cards and pieced together Van's past since she had left him. He had taken on the responsibility of kingship with the courage that she knew him to have. He treated his people with respect, and the kingdom was prospering. Their economy had gotten much better, and the cards told her that Fanelia was now one of the leading countries of Gaea. She was very happy for Van. She then pulled the next card, and her eyes opened in horror. The cards in the deck slowly fell from her hand onto the floor, but Hitomi didn't even noticed. She couldn't move for her body was in shock. Her eyes were huge, and her legs collapsed underneath her. She wrapped her arms around herself, and slowly started to rock back and forth. She started to cry, for in her hand, was the card of death...
Lone Watchman
So that was the first chapter. Sorry for it being long, but I like things in detail. I hope you enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed writing it. Please send me any comments (whether bad or good), and if I get three comments, then I shall start working on the 2nd chapter right away. (This chapter only took me 45 minutes, so I'll have it out quickly.) Thank you for taking the time to read this, and please drop a comment because I like to know that people are actually reading this and it makes me feel loved!