Here's the next chapter (no duh!) I'd thank individual names for reviews but since there seem to be so many well just thanks everyone! I was reading a fan fic a few days ago and it was good up until they used American names for the whole fic! UU Annoying! Well enjoy the chapter.
CHAPTER TWENTY ONE
The new Duke of Fried had a handful of work to do already and he had been duke for less then three days. 'Saiya, what are you up to?' Chid asked himself after he had made the order for Saiya to be arrested with out letting Saiya ask questions why. What seemed like an hour later, Chid looked up from his desk as the door was thrown open.
"Duke Fried, forgive my interruptions, but Saiya-Sama, Saiya-Sama has seemed to have left Fried." A samurai said which made Chid stand up quickly, knocking over his chair in the process.
"What?" Chid asked.
"Yes, at the air chips told me that Saiya-Sama had taken an air ship by force and fled."
"How, he didn't know about this!" Chid said now worried.
"No, he didn't duke, but he seems as if he doesn't plan on coming back."
"Send word to our neighboring countries, tell them to check all airships that pass by their boarders!"
"Yes you're highess." With that the man bowed and left.
"Saiya, what have you started?" Chid asked himself as he was now left alone and hurried to his desk to write a letter to Van and Hitomi personally.
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Hitomi Fanel stretched her arms up as she stood up from reading the book that she was reading, trying to kill some time in catching up on Gaea's history, or at least some of it anyway. It might seemed crazy, but she wanted to know traditions and how to act in case of another ball or party that was randomly thrown. She didn't want to have to rely on Millerna all of the time since she knew that Millerna wasn't always going to be there to help her out when Hitomi needed help. There where so many different cultures here, just like on Earth, there where the well known kingdoms and then there the smaller kingdoms.
She could feel a pair of eyes looking over her shoulder. "Merle, how long are you going to stare like that?" Hitomi asked the young cat girl who had just got done eating lunch with Van.
"I don't know." Merle answered and licked her paw. "You must be bored to read like that." Merle said as she paused only for a second to look up at Hitomi and then continued.
"Yes and no." Hitomi answered as she put the book down and Merle looked at her strangely. "I get tired of feeling like I'm stupid when I'm invited to events and things to where they are formal and out of Fanelia so I thought that I'd try to read up on some things." Hitomi explained.
"Boring!" Merle said.
"Well like the last time Millerna had to tell me, and the time at the ball, and at mine and Van's wedding, Millerna had to tell me what to do." Hitomi explained.
"History always bored me." Merle said. "I'm not royalty technically so I don't have to worry about that type of stuff."
"Yes, well I do." Hitomi said somewhat annoyed, and wondered if Van had told her the news or not. She would wait to mention it when Van was around, she was Van's little sister so she did have the right to know. However, Hitomi wasn't showing yet so she didn't really want anyone to find out until they had to. She didn't know why but she just didn't want things to be like they where for her mother when her mother was pregnant with her little brother. They kept telling her to sit down and that whenever she tried to do something, that she should rest. Hitomi enjoyed it since she was little and could take naps with her mom and have her mom around at home since she wasn't old enough to go to school yet, however, Hitomi didn't have anything to do here already so she didn't want that to happen yet.
"Van-sama seemed to like the lunch that I made him." Merle suddenly said which made Hitomi look up from the book.
"You can cook?" Hitomi asked surprisingly.
"Yes, of course!" Merle replied. "Can you?"
"Nothing from here." Hitomi answered. "Just foods from the Mystic Moon."
"Weird!" Merle replied. "It's probably just as weird as you are."
"What do you mean by weird Merle? You still haven't answered that question yet as many times as I've asked it." Hitomi said getting somewhat annoyed.
"Well…" Merle said and blinked as Hitomi stood up.
"Excuse me but I'm not in the mood for an argument today." Hitomi said not wanting to hear the same old conversation for about well the twentieth time.
"Someone's in a bad mood today." Merle whispered under her breath and Hitomi seemed to have heard it.
"Be lucky that I am in a good mood not to hit you right now." Hitomi said restraining herself from doing so and then left the library.
"Someone's moody…" Merle thought after Hitomi left and just shook her head. "No wonder why Van-Sama's tired all of the time with a wife like that."
Hitomi couldn't help but to aimlessly wander around the halls of the palace and didn't seem to be able to find anything to do. She had thought of possibly going to the hospital section and see if she could be of some use there but ended up not going in the end since her medical abilities where almost none. She had some first aid training, but that was about it and she figured that she would just be in the way.
Fanelia seemed to be getting chillier as it felt like what would have been falls weather to Hitomi. She shuddered a little as an overly cool breeze swept by her and she could then feel something warm now being placed around her.
"I thought that I'd find you here." Van's voice said from behind.
"Sorry, I lost track of time." Hitomi said as she turned around and looked at Van and pulled the shawl closer around her. "You always seem to come at the right moments." Hitomi said smiling.
"Something that I seem to have gotten good at over the years, Hitomi Fanel." Van said as he placed an arm around her, and then moved his hand on to her stomach.
"Did you tell Merle yet, my king?" Hitomi asked as stood in his arms.
"No, you told me not to mention anything didn't you?" Van asked in a whisper which made Hitomi blush.
"I thought you might have told her since she is family." Hitomi said and Van didn't say anything to it.
"I think you should start dressing a little warmer at this time of year my queen." Van insisted. "And we can tell Merle when you're ready."
"At this point I don't think I want to." Hitomi insisted.
"Are you two fighting again Tomi?" Van asked and sighed. "I don't know what to do with either one of you sometimes."
"Yes well it's nothing, I'll tell her for your sake." Hitomi said. "Not only that but I think that she'll be able to notice me when I start getting bigger." Van had to laugh at that. "Will you still love me even when I'm fat?" Hitomi asked suddenly.
"Where did this question come from?" Van asked.
"Well would you?" Hitomi asked.
"Of course, why wouldn't I?" Van asked. "Now why did you suddenly ask this question?"
"I don't know, it just slipped." Hitomi sighed.
"I will love you even when we are old." Van insisted and Hitomi had to laugh. "Fat, ugly, and old." Hitomi said smiling. "You really are something Van Fanel." She wrapped her arms around him.
"You're in a weird mood today…" Van said nervously half expecting to get slapped in the face.
Hitomi didn't say anything but just cuddeled against his chest.
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Hitomi stood as close to Van as possible with out making a scene and smiled happily. Nothing, not even an attack on the palace could break Hitomi's mood, she was Van's wife, and didn't care to what the others thought. "Van, we should find Merle and tell her now." Hitomi said and Van just looked at her strangely.
"Are you sure?" Van asked.
"Of course!" Hitomi said still clinging hold of Van's arm.
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Merle nearly fell out of the chair that she was sitting in once Hitomi finished saying "Merle, I'm pregnant." Hitomi had to smile as she leaned against Van's arm.
"That didn't take long." Merle said and Hitomi twitched.
"What is that suppose to mean?" Hitomi asked dangerously.
"Well the way that you two are…"
"That's it!" Hitomi said and turned to Van. "You wanted to tell her so I told her for you!" Hitomi snapped at Van who just stared at Hitomi.
"Tomi…" Van started to say but was instantly interrupted.
"Don't Tomi me Van, every time I try to say something to you." Hitomi said now in a very bad mood. "You always seem to side with her damn it!" Hitomi didn't even bother to look at his face and then left, storming out of the room.
"She's already moody and she's only two months!" Van grumbled under his breath after his young wife had left.
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Hitomi stormed in to hers and Van's living quarters and slammed the door, almost not caring if the guards posted out side heard her slam it or not. 'He always sides with Merle!' Hitomi thought and felt like breaking something. Tonight looked like a nice night for a run, she knew she probably shouldn't but didn't really care at the moment. The gardens wouldn't be that bad of a place to run since no one would be there this time of the night. Just her luck, the door opened and Van entered and closed the door behind him.
"Hitomi…" Van said angrily at Hitomi who seemed to be snapping at him to for no reason.
"Don't you Hitomi me, Van Fanel!" Hitomi said, her voice raised to a dangerous pitch.
"Hitomi I…" Van started to say but watched as Hitomi walked right by him. He grabbed her wrist before she even got to the door.
"Let go of me Van!" Hitomi hissed and Van just kissed her no matter how much Hitomi struggled to get away, after a couple of seconds, Hitomi seemed to give in. 'Thank the gods that that worked!' Van thought having had expected a slap across the face. Van stared in to bright green eyes as Hitomi just stared at him. "Sorry Van…" She finally said after a few silent moments. "I'm sorry that I got mad at you!" She said and hugged him closely and just pushed her head against his chest.
'Now she's emotional… I didn't think that the mood swings where suppose to start this early.' Van thought as he held her. "Hush, it's alright this time, it was my fault to if that makes you feel better. I should have said something to Merle." Van said not wanting to get on Hitomi's bad side at the moment. "I think that we best both better get to sleep now." Van said.
"Yes Van." Hitomi agreed but didn't want to move.
"Come on, seriously Hitomi, you know how tiring a day in front of the advisers and councilors can be." Van said.
"Alright, alright!" Hitomi whined and finally gave in.
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Here ends another chapter of Return to Gaea From the Mystic Moon. I hope that everyone is enjoying it thus far even though its' beginning to become a bit slow. I hope that you continue reading to the end since the story is about half done I think. I most likely won't update as often any more now that I am out of fresh ideas
-Darkia-
P.S. I claim copy rights to the name Saiya. Unless if it is actually a name already.