Disclaimer: I do not own Escaflowne. I love it and wished I owned it because I would then add more seasons to the series…

Note to readers: Hello everyone! This is my second fanfic, but first for Escaflowne. My first story was for Card Captor Sakura, called Syaoran's Song, and thanks to those great reviews, I have been motivated to write more. But I decided to write for Escaflowne because I've seen the series and the movie multiple times and I really wish they had made more episodes. Please write reviews, good and bad, the good to make me smile and the bad to help me improve as a writer. Thanks!

Chapter 1: Reunion

It's been months. Why am I still thinking of him? Those deep red eyes… that dark hair… and their last embrace. Hitomi leaned back and looked out into the dim sky. A star shot across the night scene and she knew she could never forget him. She told him she wouldn't when they last met, but she didn't think it could happen. She hoped he would become a fond memory.

Hitomi closed her eyes. I want to see him again, to hold him…

She opened her eyes and saw the moon… and Earth!

"Hoe!"

Hitomi looked around, she was surrounded by trees and a lonely dirt path. "Could it be? Am I… in Gaea?" She rose and began to take the road. The view of a city, an oh so familiar city, loomed across her view.

In the castle…

"Van!" Merle dashed into his arms. He smiled and hugged the feline.

"Van, you won't believe who's at the gates! Van, it's her, it's her!" Merle exclaimed. He looked at her with a surprised look. It couldn't be. He dropped Merle and ran to the castle gates. Sure enough, it was her. She looked a little different from what he remembered. She wore a green tank top and a short white skirt. It looked as if she had grown up a lot.

"Van?" Hitomi asked, stunned. They hugged each other, both still stunned, but smiling.

"I've missed you," he whispered.

Merle came running up behind them. She jumped on Hitomi and began licking her face. "Hello Merle," Hitomi laughed.

Merle jumped off and looked at her, "You look different."

Hitomi blushed and looked away, "No, I'm the same."

"Why are you here?" Van asked.

"You're here for the wedding, right?" Merle implied.

Hitomi gasped, took a step back, and looked at Van. She should have known. She looked down, "Congratulations."

Van looked confused as Merle giggled, "No, Hitomi, not Van!"

Hitomi sighed and then looked at Merle, "Whose then?"

Van placed his hands on Hitomi's shoulders, "Allen's."

"Hoe! Allen!" Hitomi thought of the blonde-haired knight and then of the blonde-haired princess. Again, she looked down, depressed, "Millerna's?"

Van sighed and nodded. "Are you… upset?"

Hitomi thought about the response. Was she? No… She wasn't mad. Shocked, but not angry. It had only been months since she left Gaea and so much had happened. When did Millerna and Dryden decide to separate? How did Allen come into the picture so soon after? Allen and Millerna had been truly in love.

Van saw Hitomi in deep meditation. He looked up at the sky. "Allen is a man of chivalry."

"Huh?" Hitomi looked at him.

"Come inside and I'll explain," Van placed his arm around her waist and led her into the castle.