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Hey, everyone! Hope u like this. This is my first one so you have to be patient. I will try to get the next chapters up as fast as I can. Sorry if the spelling is a little off. Please R&R! I need ideas. Thanx. 

Disclaimer: I don't (or will ever) own any part of Escaflowne. (if only)

Two As One

Chapter 1   RETURN TO  GEAE

By. Lady Emerald

One year, one long year. Hitomi thought as she looked out the window. She looked up at the sky hoping to see something that she knew she couldn't. The planet of Geae, where she had found her life long lover. She gave a big sigh and asked herself out loud,

When Van? When?

Hitomi! Hitomi! Yukari, her best friend, yelled from about two feet away. Come on you don't want to be late do you? Lets go.

Late? Late for what?

Duh. For your big interview with those reporters outside. Come on. Yukari laughed as she dragged Hitomi along.

After Htiomi had come back from Geae, she did everything she could to get her mind off of Van and everyone else on Geae. Her grades went up and she became a lot more dedicated to track.  She had been accepted to join the Olympic team, but had turned it down. She worked so hard in school that she had recently been accepted to join the college in town. Everyone was amazed when they offered her a full ride for every year she went there. That was why the reporters were there. As soon as they saw her they ran up to her asking a million questions all at once.

Please slow down one at time. Hitomi practically yelled. Instantly everyone quieted down to hear the first question.

Miss Kanzaki, how do you feel being excepted in the college so early in your high school years for both track and academics? A tall man with a gray hat in asked.

I feel great and will be starting class at the end of this quarter and will begin running with the track team next week.

Now a short lady asked, Miss Kanzaki, how do you explain your disappearance a year ago? Where did you go?

Ummm…  I went on an unexpected trip away. Hitomi answered unsure of herself.

The questions went on and on and on and it was getting late. Then the question she did not want to answer was asked.

Miss Kanzaki, many people out there are wondering about how your "love" life is. Do you have anyone special out there? Your one in a million?

Umm… well. Hitomi said very unsteadily.

There will be no more questions. Thank you all for coming out. Now if you will please excuse us, Yukari said after seeing the sadness in Hitomi's eyes well up.

Thanks.

No problem. Lets get you home. You look like you are about to drop over.

Thanks, Yukari, for everything. Hitomi finally said.

Hitomi, I want you to be perfectly honest with me. Where did you go last year?  Yukari asked as they entered the locker rooms.

Silence.

You must have had one heck of a lover to be so depressed. I mean, come on, you have refused all dates from any guy that has asked you out since you came back. Even Amono tried and you refused him. What happened Hitomi.

Yukari, it is a long story, Hitomi finally said after a few minutes of silence, as she got her old gym bag out of her locker and then shut it. They walked outside.

We have all night, so start talking.

Well, it all began…, Hitomi stopped in mid-sentence.

Everything around here had become black. Then fire was everywhere, the heat was gnawing at her trying to lewer her in. A little ways of she some people, They were calling out to her. Screaming her name and for her to save them.  They all fell over then, dead. There was one figure still up and it was trying to come towards her. She didn't know why, but she also was walking towards the figure and the dead people.  Then the figure sprouted wings, wings of an angel.

VAN!!! She cried and she tried to run up to him, but suddenly flame flew in front of her. No, No, Van!! She was screaming at the top of her lungs now. Then he fell also dead. She then knew who the other people were, Merle, Allen, Melerna, Dryden, and everyone she had known on Geae.

Why is this happening, she murmured to herself, I haven't had a vision since I left Geae. Then the vision ended and she fell to her knees.

Hitomi, Yukari asked softly, Hitomi fallow what your heart says. I know that I don't know everything, but I do know that you are miserable here. Don't worry about anything here; I will take care of it. I looked in your bag earlier and I know that you are going away.

Thank you so much, Yukari. Hitomi said as the familiar blue light enveloped her.

Be happy, Hitomi, she said after Hitomi had disappeared.

END OF CHAPTER

Well, what did you think? It is a little long so next time I will try and shorten it up a little. It WILL GET BETTER. Thanks for reading.

6-18-01