* Warning: contains Allen bashing* (Does anyone actually like him anyway?
Disclaimers: I do not own Escaflowne but I will steal it and use it to
crush my enemies ^-^
This chapter: Millerna's a feminist? Whoever would've guessed?
Chapter Three
Unsuspecting
Allen hurried as quickly as possible towards the tower. Hitomi and van had been gone an awfully long time. He had searched everywhere for them but with no luck. The only place they could be was the tower. But just why they would be there.
"Allen, oh Allen?"
The Knight of Caeli flinched as he heard a familiar princess call his name. He turned gingerly, just as something small and blond collided into him.
"Oh Allen, where were you?" Millerna scolded, tweaking his nose gently. "I was looking for you EVERYWHERE."
"Uh," Allen tried to smile. "I am sorry Your Highness. I was searching for *my* Hitomi and Van." Allen glared as he pronounced the prince's name. Nobody took his girl and got away with it!"
Millerna was frowning at him. "Did you hear that?" she loosened her hold on Allen, looking around curiously.
"Hear what Your Highness?" Allen started to ask but then he heard it too, the sound of clanging metal. And it was coming from.
"Up there." Millerna pointed to the stairwell leading to the outside tower. She and Allen made for the stairwell, rushing to see what was going on.
"What in Gaea?" Allen stood at the top, mouth wide open in surprise.
Van charged forth, bringing his sword down on the girl in front of him.
CLANG!
Damn, she had done it again. Hitomi had managed to block him again. No matter how many times he came at her, Hitomi always managed to stop him.
She smiled up at him sweetly. She was going to give him one good work over. Schazaer wouldn't know what struck him!
Seeing Hitomi's smile, Van grinned. He knew precisely what she was thinking. He was going to get Allen good! He raised his sword up in the air once again, bringing it down onto her blade. However, something got in the way.
Van looked up, eyebrow raised at the red faced Knight of Caeli. "Yes? Is there something you want?"
Hitomi put her sword in its sheath, frowning. "Hey, what did you go and do that for? We were fencing!"
"Yes Allen, it was most entertaining."
The three of them turned to look at Princess Millerna. She looked back at them innocently. "What?"
Hitomi was in shock. Millerna was on their side? No, this had to be a dream.
Van withdrew his blade, looking suspiciously at the knight. Allen glared at him, withdrawing his own blade.
"It is not a woman's place to be fencing," Allen replied curtly, sheathing his sword. "Only men should retain the right of the sword. Women don't have the strength to wield a sword."
Hitomi's eyes narrowed to slits. "I was just wielding a sword. I was strong enough to wield one."
Millerna pushed her aside. "What did you just say?" she screeched, looking angrily at the knight. "Did you just imply that women are weak?"
"Hitomi and Merle are definitely not weak," Van put in helpfully. The princess glared at him. "And Millerna too, she's very strong," he added hastily.
"She's a woman." Allen said as if that settled the matter, unaware that he was digging his own hole.
Millerna held her head high. "I happen to be a very skilled healer, for your information," she said, jabbing him sharply. "AND I am the champion of arm wrestling among the court. Also, I happen to be a very good horse rider and."
"I happen to be on the track team," Hitomi butted in. "Not to mention I was sent to Gaea to save everyone because I happen to wield amazingly strong powers" she glared at Allen, daring him to say something.
Allen looked at the two girls blankly. "So? You're girls."
"Why you chauvinist pig!" Millerna shrieked, launching towards the knight.
Hitomi was about to do the same but Van held her back.
"Time to go," he whispered into her ear. She nodded. Right. She would just have to pay Allen back later. Oh well, it looked as though Millerna was doing a pretty good job.
Van and Hitomi slipped down the stairwell unnoticed. As they went, the shrieks and cries of pain followed them. Van grinned as he heard them.
See ya later Schazaer, he thought gleefully. That is, if there's anything left of you.
Chapter Three
Unsuspecting
Allen hurried as quickly as possible towards the tower. Hitomi and van had been gone an awfully long time. He had searched everywhere for them but with no luck. The only place they could be was the tower. But just why they would be there.
"Allen, oh Allen?"
The Knight of Caeli flinched as he heard a familiar princess call his name. He turned gingerly, just as something small and blond collided into him.
"Oh Allen, where were you?" Millerna scolded, tweaking his nose gently. "I was looking for you EVERYWHERE."
"Uh," Allen tried to smile. "I am sorry Your Highness. I was searching for *my* Hitomi and Van." Allen glared as he pronounced the prince's name. Nobody took his girl and got away with it!"
Millerna was frowning at him. "Did you hear that?" she loosened her hold on Allen, looking around curiously.
"Hear what Your Highness?" Allen started to ask but then he heard it too, the sound of clanging metal. And it was coming from.
"Up there." Millerna pointed to the stairwell leading to the outside tower. She and Allen made for the stairwell, rushing to see what was going on.
"What in Gaea?" Allen stood at the top, mouth wide open in surprise.
Van charged forth, bringing his sword down on the girl in front of him.
CLANG!
Damn, she had done it again. Hitomi had managed to block him again. No matter how many times he came at her, Hitomi always managed to stop him.
She smiled up at him sweetly. She was going to give him one good work over. Schazaer wouldn't know what struck him!
Seeing Hitomi's smile, Van grinned. He knew precisely what she was thinking. He was going to get Allen good! He raised his sword up in the air once again, bringing it down onto her blade. However, something got in the way.
Van looked up, eyebrow raised at the red faced Knight of Caeli. "Yes? Is there something you want?"
Hitomi put her sword in its sheath, frowning. "Hey, what did you go and do that for? We were fencing!"
"Yes Allen, it was most entertaining."
The three of them turned to look at Princess Millerna. She looked back at them innocently. "What?"
Hitomi was in shock. Millerna was on their side? No, this had to be a dream.
Van withdrew his blade, looking suspiciously at the knight. Allen glared at him, withdrawing his own blade.
"It is not a woman's place to be fencing," Allen replied curtly, sheathing his sword. "Only men should retain the right of the sword. Women don't have the strength to wield a sword."
Hitomi's eyes narrowed to slits. "I was just wielding a sword. I was strong enough to wield one."
Millerna pushed her aside. "What did you just say?" she screeched, looking angrily at the knight. "Did you just imply that women are weak?"
"Hitomi and Merle are definitely not weak," Van put in helpfully. The princess glared at him. "And Millerna too, she's very strong," he added hastily.
"She's a woman." Allen said as if that settled the matter, unaware that he was digging his own hole.
Millerna held her head high. "I happen to be a very skilled healer, for your information," she said, jabbing him sharply. "AND I am the champion of arm wrestling among the court. Also, I happen to be a very good horse rider and."
"I happen to be on the track team," Hitomi butted in. "Not to mention I was sent to Gaea to save everyone because I happen to wield amazingly strong powers" she glared at Allen, daring him to say something.
Allen looked at the two girls blankly. "So? You're girls."
"Why you chauvinist pig!" Millerna shrieked, launching towards the knight.
Hitomi was about to do the same but Van held her back.
"Time to go," he whispered into her ear. She nodded. Right. She would just have to pay Allen back later. Oh well, it looked as though Millerna was doing a pretty good job.
Van and Hitomi slipped down the stairwell unnoticed. As they went, the shrieks and cries of pain followed them. Van grinned as he heard them.
See ya later Schazaer, he thought gleefully. That is, if there's anything left of you.