Star-crossed Lovers
I don't own Escaflowne. This all happens after the show. I hope you enjoy it!
Chapter One: Will He Remember?
Part One
Hitomi sat at her desk looking through her window at the full moon. She felt lonely. It had only been a week since she left Gaea, but she thought of him so dearly. In one way she wanted to be with him so badly, yet she never wanted to see him again.
"What if I cause the people of Gaea pain again? Was it not because of me that everything happened? Oh Van, I love you so much." She stared at the energist he had given her. Did he forget about her?
-Flashback-
After a tight embrace, he says, "You know what? All we have to do is think of each other and we can see each other anytime we want."
-End of Flashback-
Wasn't he thinking of her? Why wasn't she back on Gaea entwined in his arms? Hitomi looked at her image. She looked paled. She hadn't slept much for days. It was eleven at night and she couldn't sleep again. She soon spotted a notebook lying on her table. She opened it and began to write.
It all started when I first asked to Tarot cards if I'd find true love. Was it all just a dream? No, it was real...
Hitomi finished writing down her adventures in Gaea at about 3 A.M. It had her every thought and feeling recorded on those 500 sheets of paper. That notebook had 500 more pages to be used.
Hitomi was finally tired and fell asleep suddenly.
Part Two
Van was walking around in the woods thinking of Hitomi. She had only been gone for a day. He walked and kicked random objects around. He knew how he played a major role in rebuilding Fanelia, but he couldn't help thinking of her. He was about to head back to the palace when he heard a voice calling him.
"Lord Van!" It was Merle.
"Merle!" He shouted back. "Where are you?" There was no reply. He heard screams and yells, so he hurriedly in the direction of the voice. He finally saw Merle. She was tied up in a corner of the forest. He ran up to untie her, but before he reached her, a cage ensnared him. He heard a cackle and then a pinch of pain before falling limp to the ground.
When he awoke, he found that his sword and his pendant were gone, and he was still in the cage. He then saw that a cloaked man stood before him.
Van sat up immediately and angrily said, "Where is she? Where are my belongings?"
"The cat's safe. Your sword's under that tree over there."
"The pendant, I mean. Who do you think you are?"
"Oh, that. Hm, I believe it's here." The man drew out the pink stone from the shirt he was wearing. "And sorry, I'm not giving it back. If you want them back then follow me. I'll be waiting for you at the old Zaibach Empire." The man then sprouted wings and flew away.
Van stood there amazed and shocked. He's a draconian? How am I supposed to get out of this place? Soon then magically, the cage disappeared. Van shot out of the area and immediately grabbed his sword. He then threw off his shirt and followed the man on wings.
