Chapter 3: "Meet the Parents"
Van and Hitomi walked through the front door of her house. Hitomi's parents were in the dining room eating dinner. Suddenly Hitomi realized that she had a problem. What was she supposed to say to her Mom, Dad, and her little brother. Van couldn't possibly just walk in and say, "Hi, I am Van a friend of your Daughter's. You don't mind if I stay for say a couple of weeks do you?". She had no idea what to do. She took one good long look at Van and decided that the best way to go would probably be the honest one. She took one deep breath walked into the kitchen and said "Mom, Dad, you know that story I wrote the one about the other world, well it wasn't a story and Van is here from Gaea to see me and our world. Is it ok if he stays with us?"
Hitomi's parents said nothing for a second and then burst out in laughter until Van walked into the, room bowed to the ground and greeted him with all the respect that would be shown to a king. Her dad gave Van a piercing look and then asked, "So you are the "Van" we have herd so much about. So how is Gaea? Any more big wars with giant robots?"
Van looked him in the eye and with the most serious look Hitomi's dad had ever seen replied, "Yes I am Van King of Fanilia. Gaea is doing quite well. In the three years since the Destiny War, things have gone quite well. All of our nations are going to meet every three years in order to avoid war. As for our Gimelifs, most of them are used in manual labor now, but some still act as a defensive deterrence to any that would try to break the pact signed by all of the rulers of Gaea. So what of your world? How do things work here? I am dying to learn more about the Mystic Moon."
Hitomi's father was speechless for a moment then he busted out in laughter and then he said. "Hay Hitomi where did you find this guy he's great I love him. Hay Hon I think this young man just earned himself a dinner. Sit down and have some food son and while your at it tell me a bit about yourself like what's your name, where do you go to school, and where do you live? Hitomi never brings home guys I am actually excited to finally see one around here. "
Van sits down and replies, "We already went over my name, what exactly is this school you speak of, and I already told you where I live"
Hitomi's father at this point was getting fed up with the joke and stupidly demanded the truth. Again, he was told the truth and again he asked for the truth. Finally after the fourth time through Hitomi's father demanded that Van leave the house. At this point Hitomi decided to step in and prove the truth once and for all. She told Van to show his wings. He did. Hitomi's father was speechless as urine dripped down his pants and as Hitomi's mother spilled the dinner all over the floor on top of the few feathers that now lie on the ground.
Hitomi, Van and Chin, Hitomi's little brother, spent an hour reviving Hitomi's parents. Chin had come down the stairs just in time to see Van's wings. He now believes that his sister is pregnant with the world's future savior. The only thing Chin really knew about the christion, catholic, protestant, you know the Jesus religion, was that some angel appeared before some chick and then the chick got pregnant with some god like guy. He seing Van's wings, decided that his sister was going to give birth to some god like guy. He also thought it would be best to tell all the bad things he had ever done to this angel in preparation of this new child. But for now he felt content to merely sit there and follow the angel's every command. Finally, Hitomi's mother was revived. She actually was taking the whole thing quite well. She sat down and calmly looked at Van and Hitomi. She then said, "So the other world really does exist. My mother, your Grandmother, talked often of some world that she called Gaea. When I first red your story I thought "wow she must have built this story on the old stories that my mother used to tell.". I had always wondered if mom was telling the truth about her adventures in Gaea. It was such a beautiful story. But I thought that it was just that a beautiful story about people and the power of their dreams and wishes. You know I believed in that story until I was 15 years old. Funny that one thing that I thought was a total fabrication of my mother's immunization is actually proven to be true by my own daughter. Even if I didn't believe the story any more I always felt that people's wishes had power in them. So Van of Fanilia I guess you must need a place to stay for the length of your visit to earth. May I suggest that you stay here? I guess you could also go to school with Hitomi. I can probably get you in and say it is for a short period. But I don't think you know anything of this world. Maybe I can like put you in an English class. And maybe a low history class or something. Gosh, people are really going to think of you as stupid. You know nothing of our world. Well we shall see about the school thing maybe it's not such a great idea. But you defiantly can stay here Van."
Van gives her his thanks and then succeeds in reviving Hitomi's father. Hitomi's mother quickly takes her husband into the other room to talk to him. After about five minutes, they come back into the room and probably greet the king. He is given the cutch to sleep on and is promised three meals a day. Hitomi's mother also decides to take up the burden of tutoring Van to the ways of this world. Many weeks passed and Van picked up most of what he needed to know about this world. At that point, they all decided to send him to school with Hitomi. However, the night before his first day at school, Hitomi's mother pulled Hitomi down to the kitchen and said, "I believe it is time for you to hear the full story that my mother told me You never got the entire thing as it was first told to me. You merely herd about the discoveries my mother made, but you never herd what she said actually happened.
Chapter 4: Tale of Times Long Past.
