Reflection

Do you know what's hidden in you?

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Someone In The Mirror

Disclaimer: All characters taken from the original series belong only to Studio Sunrise and whoever else was involved in making it. I don't get any money for this story. How sad. T.T

Time Frame: The story is set after the end of the anime.

Author's note: That's a story I started already a while ago on animexx.de, a german website. I finally got myself to translate this. Well, I hope my English isn't too bad here, it was a bit difficult to figure some words out. Hopefully, I got them right... Ask if you don't understand something, I'll do my best to explain!

Alright, here we go!

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REFLECTION

Part 01: Intro

Serena sighed. Allen seemed to come home late once again. Outside, the rain splashed against the windows and the wind howled through the trees, creating a symphony that made you glad to be in your warm, dry house. The young woman sat at the table in the living room and stared into the mirror hanging on the opposite wall. It was strange, sometimes she had the feeling as if it wasn't the reflection of herself looking back at her.

It wasn't just the reflection. Sometimes she felt as if she wasn't alone in her body. Even now with nobody in the house except herself it seemed as if somebody else was with her.

For example the time she had met the king of Fanelia. Suddenly she felt anger and hatred building up inside her and the desire to chop his head off right on the spot. She was absolutely positive that she'd never seen Van before, so where did this hatred come from?

Also when her brother was with her. Every time she saw him, when he smiled at her, something in her seemed to contemptuously say "Shezar, that god damned lady-killer". But she didn't see her brother the way this voice did. True, there had been women, but in spite of that she would never talk or think about him that contemptuous.

The reflection was a matter somewhat alike. Sometimes it seemed to change itself, her eye colour becoming red, and her hair glimmering silver. Of course this was absurd, but she was sure she wasn't just hallucinating. Her eyes' expression also seemed to change, it became unfeeling, as if it was not her but a merciless warrior. Every now and then even her stature seemed to change. She had never told Allen about it, he just would worry even more.

Even if she told someone, they would surely think she had gone mad. She was convinced there was somebody else, but she didn't dare to ask Allen about her, maybe he would take her to one of these doctors again. She was afraid of it, for sure they would give her injections.

For some irrational reason she couldn't explain she was afraid of syringes. Even though she knew there was no danger at all she panicked every time, as if they wanted to hurt her or take something away from her. Why? She just couldn't figure it out.

But she would find it out somehow. Allen knew something about it, she was convinced of that, but no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't remember anything that had happened after her time as a five-year-old child. There were just emotions, vague sensations stirring inside her when she walked along the harbour, when she met Millerna-hime, when she was with her brother... She couldn't put these emotions in their proper place, but she was positive that they didn't belong to her.

To get back at the reflection, sometimes she saw a completely different person in the mirror. A boy in armour, perhaps about her age, with red eyes and silver-white hair.

Did those emotions and sensations belong to this boy? Who was he anyway? He resembled her a little, what connected him with her?

She could hardly ask her brother, he evaded her questions about the happenings during the ten years of her disappearance.

She had gotten friends with Merle, but she also hadn't told her much. She knew Fanelia had been destroyed and that the Zaibach Empire had hunted for Escaflowne. She also knew Fanelia had been destroyed by someone named Dilandau Albatau. But when she had asked who that would be, Merle's answer had just been 'some commander of Zaibach'.

Allen had also avoided to answer that question. He just told her he had been the commander of the Dragon Slayers who hunted Escaflowne, and that he was gone. And when she had asked him what he meant by saying he was gone Allen had changed the topic.

Gades and his crew didn't give her satisfying answers either. She got along with Allen's men really good, she could joke around with them, but every time the war was the conversation's topic, they evaded her questions. Why? She couldn't understand why they acted so strange.

Maybe this boy was involved in this somehow?

Serena got up and went to the window. It was still raining, Allen's fort had to be very uncomfortable right now. She hoped he would return soon. She turned her gaze to the mirror again.

Two ruby eyes looked back at her.

But when she blinked, all she saw was her own face.

Serena shook her head. It was always like this. For one short moment she saw him, but once she blinked he disappeared. If he only knew who he was! But who could she ask anyway?

The sound of the opening front door caused her to snap out of her thoughts. Stepping into the corridor she saw a dripping Allen who soaked the floor. He smiled as he saw her.

"I'm sorry that I am this late, Serena", he said. "But there was an incident at the fort, therefore I had to stay, and in this storm you can harldy make headway."

"Never mind. Put on some dry clothes, I'll prepare something hot for you to drink." With these words she disappeared into the kitchen, pushing aside the thought of the unknown boy for now.

... to be continued...

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Finished!

That's it for now. It was a bit difficult to translate a few words in this, but I guess it's my own fault, I wrote 'em after all sighs

I'd be glad if you guys decide to leave me some reviews! Even if it's just one word ("good" and "yuck" for example), it's still some feedback!

Anyway, see you in the next part!!

Cassiel