Star-crossed Lovers: Chapter 2
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Chapter 2: Advice from Grandma
When Hitomi awoke, she found that she had overslept. It was a little past noon, and she decided there was no reason to go to school that morning.
She slipped something on and then fell back onto her bed. Her heart was aching. She was on her back on the bed holding the pink energist above her head looking at it closely. She could still see Van's dried blood.
"I want to be able to travel to Gaea once more. I wonder what Grandma would do." Hitomi began to hum. She decided she would go visit her grandmother. Her grandmother lived in a temple not too far away from her house. Hitomi rode the bus to the temple, walked up fifty stairs, and was finally there. She was surprised that her grandmother was already there to greet her.
"Why, Hitomi, what a surprise," her grandmother said.
"Grandma, I want to talk to you about something. Do you have any time?"
"Why yes, Hitomi, anything. Come in and I'll fix you something."
Hitomi went in and after her grandmother prepared her some tea, she told her about her trip to Gaea.
"Well, do you believe me?" She looked at her grandmother closely.
"Yes," she replied softly. "I do, Hitomi. The same thing happened to me."
"So it's true then! You met Allen's father."
"I was on my way back from a festival..." Her grandmother told her what had happened to her.
For the rest of the day, Hitomi stayed at her grandmother's asking for advice.
Part Two:
He flew as fast as he could, gliding in the wind. He had to go to Zaibach. He would lose not only Merle, but Hitomi as well. Perhaps it would have been wiser if I went to the palace first. Then they would know where I was, but Hitomi and Merle are much more important.
It was a long fly to Zaibach, so Van occasionally landed on rocks to rest a few seconds. When in Zaibach he flew over the destroyed palace. He remembered the place and saw the Atlantis Machine. He was reminded of all the sorrowful events that happened because of that machine. His brother died in that same building. Van felt rage at once.
"Folken...BROTHER!!! I WILL AVENGE YOUR DEATH!!!" Van shouted out for Gaea to hear. He looked at the ground disappointedly. Nothing he tried would bring Folken back.
"A nice touching speech you gave a second ago." It was the man.
"What do you want? Return to me—"
The man shook his finger. "What a spoiled little king. You don't' really think that you'll get them back so easily do you? I'm not giving them back without a fight."
"Escaflowne's not here."
"Swordfight, you fool."
"Gladly, under one condition."
"What is that."
"Return Merle and the pendant first."
