Teach me to fly Chapter 1: Run like the wind, an escaflowne fanfic

Teach me to fly

Disclaimer: I do NOT own Escaflowne and the concepts I use are taken from the true creators. The story itsself is mine and so are a few of the characters that I have made up. Such as Naomi and Aiden; the main characters. There are some appearances of the original Escaflowne cast but this story will mostly be mine.

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I felt my heart pound harder, and my breath quicken, my sides ached and I felt like I was going to fall. I pushed on, just 50 metres left and I would dominate my time. I knew I would do it this time.

I heard my mother and Coach Yukari calling me and cheering me on. After Yukari's friend, Hitomi, disappeared she had made training athletes her career. Now I was her first priority.

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I grasped my chest, there was a searing pain , every breath of air I took in lit my lungs on fire and it hurt to breathe. My legs felt as if they would give out any second. I shut my eyes tightly and clenched my teeth ...just 10 more metres.

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I felt time halt to a near stop, everything slowed down...

I opened my eyes to a blinding light. I tried to gasp, but no sound came out. Time stood still, I was in full run yet suspended in air, the World itself had stoped around me. I looked directly ahead of myself, birds were frozen in mid flight. My mother was still, with arms in the air. In front of me stood a man, he was no older than myself, perhaps 17 with brown hair and blue eyes. Eyes that felt like they were piercing my soul. He wore a red sleeveless shirt and white pants, there was a Katana hung from his side and a necklace with a pick stone hung loosely from his neck.

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Time was catching up to itself. I fell to the ground, a look of curiosity crossed the young man's face as he smiled at me, then suddenly disappeared. I heard myself try to yell to him, but it only came out as a raspy whisper "Wait...come...back..."

Darkness swept over my eyes, he was gone. The pain had become too much as I slipped away into darkness. I caught a glimpse of my mother running to me, panic and worry on her face. But it didn't matter to me any more, I just wanted the pain to stop. I just wanted to see that boy again. I wanted to know who he was and why he looked so familiar.

I felt my self floating in the darkness, a warm softness swept over me. When I opened my eyes he was there beside me, sitting next to the bed I was lying in. He was talking to an elegant looking woman. When she glanced at me I knew I recognized her but I didn't know wear I'd seen her before.

She looked upon me with love and compassion, as if we had known each other for a long time. I heard her talking to the boy, "She looks just like her mother..I miss the old days. I wonder how she's doing?"

I felt reality slipping again, my vision was getting hazy. A saddened look came to the woman's eyes. I looked down at myself and saw I was fading into the shimmering light. Suddenly, it hit me who she was, I called her name out.

"HITOMI!"

Her eyes widened and I saw...or I thought I saw a small smile before I was consumed again by the darkness.

I felt a warmth that was unexplainable yet my forehead was cold and there was a wetness upon it. I felt a soft touch stroking my red hair, I opened my eyes to my mother's worried, tear streaked face. I smiled at her, reassuring her I was alright and her face lit up with comforting smile.

"Wh...what happened" I muttered weakly,

"Shhhhh..." she whispered, putting a finger up to my lips, "You just had a heat stroke from dehydration...I'm...I'm sorry I pushed you so hard Naomi please forgive me."

I tried to smile showing her I was alright but then I remembered Hitomi's face .

"Do you push me because of her?" I asked quietly,

"Because of who dear?"she looked confused,

"Because of Hitomi...because she disappeared?"

"No...the truth is I still feel guilty. The day I married your father Amano, she disappeared...she used to love him and I felt bad," tears started to come to her eyes, " she knew we started dating but other things were on her mind...I just felt that maybe, if I could be there for you, that somewhere out there she'll forgive me".

"Mom...I think she never had to forgive you...I think she was happy for you."

My mother smiled at me, closing her eyes, "Maybe your right...just maybe you are."

"Mom...can we train again later?"

Her smile widened a bit more, "Of course but not until you're feeling better. If your felling better tomorrow we can train at night when the sun isn't out, but until then rest and drink lots of water. I have to go and meet your father at the air port, I wont be back until later tonight."

I nodded at her in silence and turning my head let my self sleep again. This time I didn't dream ...not of Hitomi, not of that boy, just the sweet, comforting...darkness.

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The sound of my own heart beating woke me up that morning. The sun wasn't up yet and the dark clouds hung low in the sky. My stomach seemed to turn, I struggled to keep from getting sick and I lifted myself from my bed. I heard my mother yell to me from downstairs,

"HONEY I'M GOING TO WORK, I'LL SEE YOU LATER!...OH AND DON'T BOTHER YOUR FATHER HE'S STILL SLEEPING."

I laughed to myself quietly, with the way she yelled I wouldn't have been surprised if my dad was already awake. I sighed to myself and got up, I felt my head ache and a deep throbbing the sickness came over me. It didn't matter any more, I was heading to the bathroom anyway, whether I got sick or not...I got sick .

I eased my way down the hall, fighting the dizziness that nearly pulled me under. All I could think about was a warm bath, that would ease my nausea. I entered the bathroom and ran the water not bothering to add the bath liquid that would turn the water pink with bubbles. I just wanted it to stop, this sickness, that was all. I removed my house robe standing there naked, shivering and waiting for the water to fill the tub.

I eased my self into the water just as I turned it off. Relaxing, I closed my eyes, feeling my aches and pains dissipate within the warmth of the water that seemed to enshroud me. In this darkness I saw him, I saw him smile as I ran towards him.

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I grabbed my chest, there was a sudden pain, I felt my heart race. Why this, why when I saw his face, what had that dream about Hitomi done to me?

His right hand reached out for me while his other hand remained on the sword. His voice was soothing... it sent shivers down my body.

"We need you, my..my mother needs you. You must come before the Wings of Darkness do. Only you can save us." His smile faded and his face grew dark, his glittering eyes became a dull, hard blue, "Please you must save us...you disappeared so quick that we couldn't keep you, we need you now. .I need you...mother needs you, and most of all, Fanelia needs you."

He ran towards me, I was scared, I didn't know what to think anymore. As much as I wanted to run, I couldn't. I couldn't move from the spot where I stood. He slowed his pace until he was face to face with me, I felt his breath as he panted in my face. I saw the sorrow and fear in his eyes, he took my hand gently in his, removing the pendulum necklace from his neck placing it into my hand and closing mine over the pink jewel "When you are ready just call for me...please save us."

His image faded, I opened my eyes and shot up from the bath.

I cursed my self for falling asleep in the bath, I could have drowned!

I stepped out drying myself off, I felt so much better then I did earlier. My sickness gone, replaced with hunger. I turned around to face the mirror, I stood frozen, fear in my eyes. I now questioned my own sanity as I stared in awe at my refection.

I dropped the towel from my tight grasp and my hand shook it's way up to the pink pendulum jewel that hung from neck.

"Oh god...I wasn't dreaming," I thought out loud.

I wrapped the towel around my body and quickly walked down the hall, I then slowly walked into my room and when I turned around, a small, almost inaudible yelp came from my lips.

There was that man, the one from my vision, sitting on my bed with a rather smug look upon his face.

"YouMystic Moonpeople sure do dress in very little."

My face lit up with embarrassment, and I held my breath...what have I gotten myself into?

I hope you liked Chapter 1. Please feel free to R&R but please no flames Please go easy this. Its one of my first fan fictions, suggestions for the future welcome.