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Two as One Chapter 4 Enter the Dream world

By. Lady Emerald

Van looked up at the night sky.

"The stars are shining even brighter tonight," he thought.

"What are you thinking about?" came Hitomi's tired and sweet voice.

"How bright the stars are now that you are here. I think that we should stop for the night too. It is pretty late and we can start early tomorrow."

"Ok. That sounds really good to me."

They stopped near a large tree and another little stream, so they could have some water. Van helped Hitomi off the horse and then went off to look for some firewood. When he came back he saw Hitomi looking up at the sky.

"Do you want to go back to the Mystic Moon?" he asked in a sad tone.

"No." was all that needed to be said.

Once the fire got going, Hitomi went over and sat next to Van on a log. She studied him,

"Man, does he look good. O god, what am I thinking. But I like… no love him. So why can't I tell him that?" she was having another mental battle with herself.

She then put her head on his shoulder. She felt him tense up and then relax. She jumped when he moved so he could sit on the ground with the log at his back. She also slid down and returned to her former position. Van put his arm around her shoulder.

"O god, she is so beautiful. I should just tell her, but I am afraid that she will reject me. Even though in this position I don't think she would. God Fanel just tell her!" but he didn't say anything. He just held her tight.

They fell asleep that way, peace. Peaceful slumber in their lover's arms.

"Oh, that just makes me sick! Look at how lovey they are. Why can I be that impersonate little king! I want to be the one holding her! God this is killing me! These next few days better go fast."

"Lord, if you want to meet her so badly, I think there is a way that I can so that."

"What! Why didn't you tell me this sooner! How?"

"Her dreams."

Then, there came an evil laugh from his lips.

"Excellent."

The sun woke Hitomi up first. She slid out of Van's arms to get a drink. As she got up Van woke up and saw her stumbling towards the stream.

"Can't you walk straight any more?" he said with a laugh.

"Yes, but my head still hurts from last night, ok." She joked back at him.

Van instantly got serious.

"What happened last night to make your head hurt?"

"I think I hit it on a rock when I first came." He was now up and helping her to the stream.

"You know, I am not a baby. I can take of myself." She said

"Sure you can. I just don't want you to fall in. That's all."

After they had eaten and drank, they got back onto the horse, and continued on. It was around noon when Van began to slow the horse down.

"Why are we slowing down?" asked Hitomi.

"Because there is something that I want to show you."

"Oh, what is it?"

"This." He said.

Just as he said that the path ahead of them opened up into a beautiful city.

"Fanelia," was all she could get out.

There in front of them lay Fanelia. It looked almost the same as before it was burnt down, but now it was much more elaborate. Everything was full of color and life. The castle looked better than any castle in the fairy tales from Earth. The gardens could barely be seen from behind the castle, but from what she could see, they were thriving with life.

"Do you like it?" Van asked cautiously.

"No."

"Oh." Van said a little hurt.

Then she spun around and hugged him.

"I love it!"

"Good," he gave a sigh of relief," I thought you would like it or love it as you put it."

"And I do."

"Here let me give you the not so grand tour. We can go around back and get you cleared up. You are all dirty." He laughed at her.

"So do you so you shouldn't be talking, Van Fanel."

They got back on the horse and rode around the giant wall to the back of castle where the gardens are. Then they heard familiar voices arguing about something. As they got closer, they got of the horse, sent it to the stables with a servant who was passing by, and hide in some trees where they could hear the conversation.

"Isn't that Allen and Merle? Melerna? Dryden? What are they all doing here?" she whispered to Van.

"To see me and you."

"Me? Why? How do they know that I am here?"

"I wrote Allen before I left to look for you."

"oh."

"Where are they, Merle?" Allen roared.

"I… don't… know!" she yelled and spelled it out for him.

"Well, they should be back by now. Maybe something happened to them, or…"

Melerna cut him short," Or maybe they wanted to be alone together for a while."

"Um… well… maybe."

"I think we should make our introduction now, Van." Hitomi whispered in his ear.

Van nodded and they made their way are the bushes that they were hiding behind.

"Hello, everyone." Hitomi said when she was in full view of them.

"Hitomi?!" they all said in unison.

She nodded.

"Hitomi!" Merle yelled as she ran towards her. She landed on her so hard the they both fell to the ground.

"Merle get off!" Hitomi yelled as she pushed her off. Van AND Allen came over and helped her up.

"Thanks," she said blushing.

"Hitomi, it is so good to see you again. Man, you are a sight for sore eyes." Allen managed to say as he picked her up and spun her around.

Hitomi blushed and Van got very, very red with jealousy. When Allen put her down she went over and said hi to the guys of the Crusaide, Melerna, and Dryden. Then she went over and stood by Van, he had a BIG smile on his face.

"Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha." He sang in his head.

Just then everything went black in front of Hitomi.

"Welcome to the Dream world, Lady." Came a cruel voice.

END OF CHAPTER

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