Training with Force
Dilandu
He walked out of the hospital, called a cab and went to his house. His car had been towed back to his apartment and there it was, in it's parking space. He walked up to his apartment and showered, cleaned and ate. He had the urge to see Vince. Maybe it wasn't him. Dilandu couldn't quite believe how Vince could do such a thing. He also could not figure out how Vince had found out about Merle and her connection to Van. Walking across the small porch he knocked. It was getting dark now. A man opened the door. Mark! "Come in." he said with a smirk.
"What are you doing here?" Dilandu asked angrily.
"Dilandu, glad to see you up and about." Vince said to Dilandu with a smirk.
"Vince, tell me it wasn't you who ran over Merle and me. Tell me. And how in the hell did you find out about Merle?" he asked.
"Cutting right to the chase now aren't we?"
"Damn it, tell me!" he said angrily.
"It was me who ran over the both of you. I told you not to get in my way." He said with a smirk. "As for finding out about Merle I had a little help." He said. Dilandu looked to Mark but he shook his head no, signifying that it hadn't been him.
"Then who..."
"Baby? I couldn't find beer so I hope this is good enough." Rela! She walked out of the kitchen, two wineglasses in hand. She walked over to Vince, sat on his lap and smiled. "Hello Dilandu." Vince took her glass and put it on the table next to him. She turned and they kissed each other. Dilandu was sickened. "After your rejection... I needed to be with someone." She said innocently as Vince kissed her neck. Pulling off of her, he smiled at Dilandu.
"You can still join us Dilandu. I'll forgive you for deserting our Lord Fulcan if you admit you were wrong." He said. Turning from the room Dilandu walked proudly to his apartment and slammed the door. He ran a hand through his hair and thought. Deciding to sleep he went to bed. When he woke in the morning he was drenched in sweat. He had dreamed of that accident and what had happened. But instead of living, he had lived and Merle had died, her body lying in his arms. 'Why didn't you save me?' she had whispered. He shook. There's only one thing to do. Fight back. But who'll train me he thought. Showering again and eating he walked downstairs. His car was there and suddenly he knew what was to be done. There was only one place to go. One person who would possibly be willing to help him. He opened the door to the car and drove to Van's house. It was quiet there. Getting out of the car he saw Allen sitting on the porch swing, seemingly busy on the phone. As Dilandu reached the steps Allen said, "Honey? Can I call you back? Thanks." He hung up the phone. "What do you want here Dilandu?" he said.
"Please. I need someone to help me." As he said this Van came out of the house, sword attached to his waist. Upon seeing Dilandu he reached for it. "NO! Please. No more. Not yet anyway." They (Allen and Van) looked at Dilandu confused. Dilandu sighed. "I need both of your help."
"Why should we help you?" Van said glaring at Dilandu. Sitting on the steps Dilandu took a breath.
"Do you want to know the whole truth?"
"It would be a start." Van said sitting on the steps as well.
"The whole story?"
"It would be nice." Allen said. For some reason, Dilandu felt comfortable and so was compelled to tell the story, the whole story (as Merle did with Hitomi) and so he did, sparing no emotions, no kisses, no feelings, no ideas, no words. When he stopped Van and Allen looked at him wide eyed. He had told them everything except his absolute true feelings for Merle. Allen looked like he had tears in his eyes. Van looked... softened. "How can we help you though?" Allen asked.
"Train. Train me. Please. I must face Vince. He has to be stopped."
"I agree with you but you are injured." Allen said.
"Let him fight... it's what I would've done for Hitomi." Van said. Allen and Dilandu looked at him. He had small tears in his eyes.
"We start tomorrow then?" Allen said. Van nodded yes and Allen went inside to charge the phone. Van sat with Dilandu for a while. Dilandu shifted and rose to leave.
"Dilandu... what did you feel for Merle?" He was shortly stunned by Van's kindness.
"I think that she's a great girl. Anyone who knows her is lucky." He said simply. He knew that, that wasn't what Van had wanted to know but he was almost nervous to say it out loud.
"I thought as much he said turning to go inside." Thinking it better to tell Van, for some reason he spoke again.
"Can I tell you something? Promise you won't tell anyone else?" he said. He felt like a child keeping a secret but he needed to know this would never get out.
"Of course." Van said trustingly.
"I... I'm..." he blushed several maroon colors. "I'm in love with Merle. I've been since the first time we kissed. I don't want to loose her." Van was stunned but nonetheless smiled.
"Then I will help you as best I can, because that's what I wanted to hear." He said. Dilandu walked to his car. Driving home he recalled exactly what he'd said and smiled. I'm in love he slept and took out his sword, cleaning it and sharpening it as best he could. The next morning they met at Van's house. Deciding on the bridge (what a surprise) they trained in a way that Dilandu had never been taught. Even Hitomi helped him to best train his senses. He went home many a night bruised and bleeding but completely satisfied. By the end of the next week he had improved so much that he was tying in matches against Van. It was tremendous progress. He was ready. And best for him he had heard news of Merle improving. She was moving a little and talking. His strength almost doubled upon hearing this. He didn't see much of Vince. In fact... none at all. This was good. He would need to completely surprise Vince if he was to beat him.
Hitomi
It's great to see how well Dilandu is doing. If only Merle could see him. I know that she'll forgive him. I only wish he knew that the first things she said when she talked were about him. If only he knew about those nights I've spent the night by her side because of the nurses calling me, telling me that she's screaming and yelling in her dreams. She wakes and tells me she dreams of the accident. But even I don't think that she realizes that after she screams, she always cries out his name and whispers it until she calms herself. Poor girl. He needs to see her again. She needs to see how much he loves her. Sending her anonymous roses just isn't enough for her anymore.
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Dilandu
He walked out of the hospital, called a cab and went to his house. His car had been towed back to his apartment and there it was, in it's parking space. He walked up to his apartment and showered, cleaned and ate. He had the urge to see Vince. Maybe it wasn't him. Dilandu couldn't quite believe how Vince could do such a thing. He also could not figure out how Vince had found out about Merle and her connection to Van. Walking across the small porch he knocked. It was getting dark now. A man opened the door. Mark! "Come in." he said with a smirk.
"What are you doing here?" Dilandu asked angrily.
"Dilandu, glad to see you up and about." Vince said to Dilandu with a smirk.
"Vince, tell me it wasn't you who ran over Merle and me. Tell me. And how in the hell did you find out about Merle?" he asked.
"Cutting right to the chase now aren't we?"
"Damn it, tell me!" he said angrily.
"It was me who ran over the both of you. I told you not to get in my way." He said with a smirk. "As for finding out about Merle I had a little help." He said. Dilandu looked to Mark but he shook his head no, signifying that it hadn't been him.
"Then who..."
"Baby? I couldn't find beer so I hope this is good enough." Rela! She walked out of the kitchen, two wineglasses in hand. She walked over to Vince, sat on his lap and smiled. "Hello Dilandu." Vince took her glass and put it on the table next to him. She turned and they kissed each other. Dilandu was sickened. "After your rejection... I needed to be with someone." She said innocently as Vince kissed her neck. Pulling off of her, he smiled at Dilandu.
"You can still join us Dilandu. I'll forgive you for deserting our Lord Fulcan if you admit you were wrong." He said. Turning from the room Dilandu walked proudly to his apartment and slammed the door. He ran a hand through his hair and thought. Deciding to sleep he went to bed. When he woke in the morning he was drenched in sweat. He had dreamed of that accident and what had happened. But instead of living, he had lived and Merle had died, her body lying in his arms. 'Why didn't you save me?' she had whispered. He shook. There's only one thing to do. Fight back. But who'll train me he thought. Showering again and eating he walked downstairs. His car was there and suddenly he knew what was to be done. There was only one place to go. One person who would possibly be willing to help him. He opened the door to the car and drove to Van's house. It was quiet there. Getting out of the car he saw Allen sitting on the porch swing, seemingly busy on the phone. As Dilandu reached the steps Allen said, "Honey? Can I call you back? Thanks." He hung up the phone. "What do you want here Dilandu?" he said.
"Please. I need someone to help me." As he said this Van came out of the house, sword attached to his waist. Upon seeing Dilandu he reached for it. "NO! Please. No more. Not yet anyway." They (Allen and Van) looked at Dilandu confused. Dilandu sighed. "I need both of your help."
"Why should we help you?" Van said glaring at Dilandu. Sitting on the steps Dilandu took a breath.
"Do you want to know the whole truth?"
"It would be a start." Van said sitting on the steps as well.
"The whole story?"
"It would be nice." Allen said. For some reason, Dilandu felt comfortable and so was compelled to tell the story, the whole story (as Merle did with Hitomi) and so he did, sparing no emotions, no kisses, no feelings, no ideas, no words. When he stopped Van and Allen looked at him wide eyed. He had told them everything except his absolute true feelings for Merle. Allen looked like he had tears in his eyes. Van looked... softened. "How can we help you though?" Allen asked.
"Train. Train me. Please. I must face Vince. He has to be stopped."
"I agree with you but you are injured." Allen said.
"Let him fight... it's what I would've done for Hitomi." Van said. Allen and Dilandu looked at him. He had small tears in his eyes.
"We start tomorrow then?" Allen said. Van nodded yes and Allen went inside to charge the phone. Van sat with Dilandu for a while. Dilandu shifted and rose to leave.
"Dilandu... what did you feel for Merle?" He was shortly stunned by Van's kindness.
"I think that she's a great girl. Anyone who knows her is lucky." He said simply. He knew that, that wasn't what Van had wanted to know but he was almost nervous to say it out loud.
"I thought as much he said turning to go inside." Thinking it better to tell Van, for some reason he spoke again.
"Can I tell you something? Promise you won't tell anyone else?" he said. He felt like a child keeping a secret but he needed to know this would never get out.
"Of course." Van said trustingly.
"I... I'm..." he blushed several maroon colors. "I'm in love with Merle. I've been since the first time we kissed. I don't want to loose her." Van was stunned but nonetheless smiled.
"Then I will help you as best I can, because that's what I wanted to hear." He said. Dilandu walked to his car. Driving home he recalled exactly what he'd said and smiled. I'm in love he slept and took out his sword, cleaning it and sharpening it as best he could. The next morning they met at Van's house. Deciding on the bridge (what a surprise) they trained in a way that Dilandu had never been taught. Even Hitomi helped him to best train his senses. He went home many a night bruised and bleeding but completely satisfied. By the end of the next week he had improved so much that he was tying in matches against Van. It was tremendous progress. He was ready. And best for him he had heard news of Merle improving. She was moving a little and talking. His strength almost doubled upon hearing this. He didn't see much of Vince. In fact... none at all. This was good. He would need to completely surprise Vince if he was to beat him.
Hitomi
It's great to see how well Dilandu is doing. If only Merle could see him. I know that she'll forgive him. I only wish he knew that the first things she said when she talked were about him. If only he knew about those nights I've spent the night by her side because of the nurses calling me, telling me that she's screaming and yelling in her dreams. She wakes and tells me she dreams of the accident. But even I don't think that she realizes that after she screams, she always cries out his name and whispers it until she calms herself. Poor girl. He needs to see her again. She needs to see how much he loves her. Sending her anonymous roses just isn't enough for her anymore.
Reviews! I need to know what y'all think! I've only got like 6 reviews on this now and would greatly appreciate it if people would review it more.