I'm back, finally. School is out so I should be able to write more often now. A big thanks to everyone who has been reviewing! Keep it up. So, now, on with the story.

Disclaimer: as always, I don't own any thing, only love to write.

Two as One

By. Lady Emerald

Chapter 14 Gladiator Games

The dances went on and on. Allen and Van, especially, made sure that Hitomi stayed away from Rigilo. Rigilo, in turn, saw this and a plan started to form in his mind as he watched Van and Hitomi sail across the dance floor. Van just couldn't get over how beautiful Hitomi looked. He was thinking about that when the song ended, but he didn't even seem to notice.

"Um… Van, the song stopped." Hitomi giggled when she saw him turn all red.

"Oh, ya," He said as he gave an embarrassed laugh.

"I'm going to go outside for some fresh air." She told him.

"Ok, but be careful." He said a little worried because he didn't see Rigilo in the room any more.

"I will. Don't worry. It's not like some prince charming is going to come and sweep me off my feet. Even if he did show, who would say that I would go?" she said kissing him on the cheek as she walked out.

Hitomi pushed her way through the crowd to the balcony. She likes this balcony especially because it had a set of stairs that led down to the gardens below. She leaned against the rail and gave a big sigh as she looked up at the Mystic moon.

"Now, don't go getting all home sick, Hitomi. You're the one who wanted to come her and spend the rest of your life with Van, remember." She said to herself.

Then from the corner of her eye she saw a figure moving deeper into the garden. Curious, she walked down the steps and followed a little path that she hadn't seen before. The Mystic moon and the "normal" moon shone brightly above the gardens and illuminated a clearing ahead. She gasped when saw what was in it. There were life size statues of everyone that had helped finish the Great War. It had everyone from Van and Merle to Allen and Chid. Then she saw one that looked just like her when she had come and it a plaque under it. She bent down and read, " To the Mistress of the Mystic Moon, who helped save all of Geae."

"I think that you are quite prettier in person myself."

Hitomi jumped and spun around, just to come face-to-face with Rigilo.

"Oh… Rigilo… I didn't hear you." She gasped out.

He just stood there and smirked as he grabbed her around the waist.

"What are you doing?!" she yelled.

"Taking you home, Love."

"I don't think so!" came two male voices.

"That's what you think." He sneered as he saw that the voices belonged to Van and Allen, both with murderous looks on their faces.

They dove to tackle him and all four of the landed on the grounded in a heap. They also heard the sound of a clicking of a button and they were gone.

Van, Hitomi, and Allen all woke up with major headaches and sore limbs. Their arms were chained to the floor, but they were in different places. Van and Allen woke up on a dirt floor and Hitomi woke up on a pile of red cushions. The boys were also in an arena like place and Hitomi was on a balcony above the arena.

"VAN!" she screamed with all her might.

"Hush now, Lady."

"Adiris?!"

"Yes, Love. Surprised? You shouldn't be."

"You… you're Rigilo aren't you."

"Yes, that I was."

"What's going on?"

"The Games and your two friends are of them too. They so kindly volunteered for."

"What are the Games?"

"The Gladiator Games of course, where they fight to the death."

END OF CHAPTER

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