* 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: Merle can be extremely annoying. Gaddes and Eries?! What a
rebel princess, huh? Millerna IS actually okay, if you can believe that.
Dilandau and the Dragonslayers rock, why, because they are secretly
planning to kill Allen. Oh yeah and then there's V/H.eventually in the
story sometime. Enjoy!
Chapter Four
Finally Running Away
"Is it midnight yet?" Van asked for the fifth time already.
Hitomi sighed. "Oh quit complaining Van, she'll be here. There's only a minute or so to go anyway."
Van glared at her. "I'm not complaining. I just don't like standing around doing nothing like Allen does all the time."
"Hey, careful what you say, that guy's my boss."
Hitomi and Van tensed at this new voice.
Gaddes came out of his hiding place in the shadows, grinning like the Cheshire cat.
"So, what are you two doing wandering out alone at this time of night. I expected as much from Allen, but you two."
Van smirked. "Careful, that's your boss you're talking about."
Gaddes shrugged. "It seemed like a good idea at the time when I signed up for the job. Knights Caeli were suppose to be honourable. But as my luck turned out, I ended up with Allen."
"I can totally relate," Hitomi told him, remembering how she had been transported from Fanelia to Allen's castle. She shuddered at the mere thought.
"So, you two didn't answer my question. What are you doing out here?" Gaddes asked slyly.
"Um," Hitomi looked down at her shoes.
"Uh." Van tilted his head, thinking of an excuse. "We were going for a walk? Yeah, we were going for a midnight walk."
"Yeah." Hitomi rolled her eyes. "Gaddes, I know that you know why we are really out her." Van sighed in relief.
Gaddes grinned. "Yeah, Princess Eries was force to stay behind at the castle, to coax her dear sister off Allen. I think now she attempting to stop the flow of blood, Millerna refuses to do anything."
Hitomi and Van grinned. "That's great!" Hitomi exclaimed. "So.you're in on the plot?" it was her turn to be sly.
The second in command blushed. "Yeah well I, uh.come on, I'll take you to Escaflowne."
"Gaddes, Gaddes." Hitomi chanted. "Courting a princess huh? I thought Eries disapproved, you know with the whole Marlene- Allen and Millerna- Allen thing."
"Hey, if she's willing to betray her country, who knows what else she'll do." Van said reasonably.
Gaddes laughed. "Oh no, she only disapproved once she found out what Allen was like. Poor Marlene, she never knew.back then he was just beginning his womanising and he actually had short hair."
"I wonder if Dilandau will set his hair on fire if I pretend I don't want that to happen," the King of Fanelia mused out loud.
"Maybe," Gaddes said with another shrug. "He destroyed Allen's castle when I asked him to."
"AHHHH! What do you mean their gone?!"
Gaddes nearly fainted at the smell of Allen's extra, extra strong breath mints.
"Their chambers are empty, all their stuff is gone," Gaddes said calmly, turning his head away. "Oh yeah, and Escaflowne has gone."
"WHAT? We have to find her, I mean them, immediately."
Allen paced the room frantically, his long blonde hair floating freely behind him. Gaddes, strummed his fingers along the hilt of his sword, and then saw Eries look at him sternly.
"Why, I'm sure they'll be fine." Millerna said huffily."
"What, without me? As if! Hitomi needs my protection!"
"Oh she does not, she was perfectly fine before she met you, I'm sure!" the young princess scoffed, glaring at Allen. The Knight Caeli was about to say something when his head started to throb again. He decided it would be best not to say anything more to Millerna. (Wow, an actual wise decision taken by Allen? Can it be? I guess all that pounding from Millerna made him think.he'll forget by the next day though.)
Eries coughed delicately. "I do believe that they might be heading for Freid. I heard Van mention it to Hitomi sometime."
"Then off to Freid it is! We have to find *my* Hitomi." Allen fumed.
"And Van." Millerna said.
Allen strode towards the door when it suddenly burst open, sending him flying across the room, crashing into something spiky.
Merle stood in the doorway, looking really upset.
"Oh no, Van and Hitomi have disappeared!" she looked fearfully at Allen; her big eyes open wide. "Oh, do you think they've eloped? They've eloped, haven't they?"
Allen, who had been in the process of getting up again, fell to the floor.
"Eloped?" he spluttered. What are you talking about?"
Eries hid a secret smile. Ah, so this was what Merle was up to.
"I saw Hitomi and Van walking around the gardens at midnight.holding hands!" Merle cried.
"AHHHH! Why that cheeky little cat girl!" Hitomi screeched. She could see the whole scene in her mind. She knew Merle was up to something
"What, what's wrong?" Van asked anxiously. "What's Merle doing?"
"She said we've eloped!" Hitomi replied.
Van smiled. "Well in a way, we have." Hitomi looked at him in confusion.
"What are you talking about?" she asked him. The king just smiled.
"Well, we're 'married' aren't we? Or pretending to be at least."
Hitomi blushed. "I guess we are."
"No, they can't get married!" Allen yelled. "That's impossible. Hitomi loves me!"
"No, she loves Van!" Millerna yelled back angrily.
Merle was about to say that no, Van loved her but then she remembered the stuff she was saying about elopement. Damn, why did she have to come up with that idea again? Oh yeah, to annoy Allen and Hitomi. Although she was not sure how it was going to annoy Hitomi.
Gaddes, not being able to take it anymore, slipped out the room whilst Allen ranted on. He motioned for Dilandau, who was lurking in the shadows as usual.
"Hey, Allen is heading for Freid. You know what to do."
Dilandau nodded, eyes gleaming in anticipation.
The door opened again and Millerna came out, looking extremely annoyed.
"Hey Dilandau, here's the key to the weaponry, where the dynamite is stored. You'd better use it."
"Okay." Dilandau said, taking the key solemnly.
Merle came out, hissing evil words under her breath. "Hey you, Allen's weak at the head, the arms and the groin."
"Well, there's nothing in his head anyway," Dilandau said reasonably.
Merle said to him as she walked off. "Oh yeah, he's wearing flammable hair gel."
The pyromaniac chuckled evilly. The door opened once again and Princess Eries walked out.
"Dilandau, how pleasant to see you. This is for you," she said, handing him a silver plated lighter, which had a pointed end.
Dilandau sighed happily. "It must be my birthday again."
Chapter Four
Finally Running Away
"Is it midnight yet?" Van asked for the fifth time already.
Hitomi sighed. "Oh quit complaining Van, she'll be here. There's only a minute or so to go anyway."
Van glared at her. "I'm not complaining. I just don't like standing around doing nothing like Allen does all the time."
"Hey, careful what you say, that guy's my boss."
Hitomi and Van tensed at this new voice.
Gaddes came out of his hiding place in the shadows, grinning like the Cheshire cat.
"So, what are you two doing wandering out alone at this time of night. I expected as much from Allen, but you two."
Van smirked. "Careful, that's your boss you're talking about."
Gaddes shrugged. "It seemed like a good idea at the time when I signed up for the job. Knights Caeli were suppose to be honourable. But as my luck turned out, I ended up with Allen."
"I can totally relate," Hitomi told him, remembering how she had been transported from Fanelia to Allen's castle. She shuddered at the mere thought.
"So, you two didn't answer my question. What are you doing out here?" Gaddes asked slyly.
"Um," Hitomi looked down at her shoes.
"Uh." Van tilted his head, thinking of an excuse. "We were going for a walk? Yeah, we were going for a midnight walk."
"Yeah." Hitomi rolled her eyes. "Gaddes, I know that you know why we are really out her." Van sighed in relief.
Gaddes grinned. "Yeah, Princess Eries was force to stay behind at the castle, to coax her dear sister off Allen. I think now she attempting to stop the flow of blood, Millerna refuses to do anything."
Hitomi and Van grinned. "That's great!" Hitomi exclaimed. "So.you're in on the plot?" it was her turn to be sly.
The second in command blushed. "Yeah well I, uh.come on, I'll take you to Escaflowne."
"Gaddes, Gaddes." Hitomi chanted. "Courting a princess huh? I thought Eries disapproved, you know with the whole Marlene- Allen and Millerna- Allen thing."
"Hey, if she's willing to betray her country, who knows what else she'll do." Van said reasonably.
Gaddes laughed. "Oh no, she only disapproved once she found out what Allen was like. Poor Marlene, she never knew.back then he was just beginning his womanising and he actually had short hair."
"I wonder if Dilandau will set his hair on fire if I pretend I don't want that to happen," the King of Fanelia mused out loud.
"Maybe," Gaddes said with another shrug. "He destroyed Allen's castle when I asked him to."
"AHHHH! What do you mean their gone?!"
Gaddes nearly fainted at the smell of Allen's extra, extra strong breath mints.
"Their chambers are empty, all their stuff is gone," Gaddes said calmly, turning his head away. "Oh yeah, and Escaflowne has gone."
"WHAT? We have to find her, I mean them, immediately."
Allen paced the room frantically, his long blonde hair floating freely behind him. Gaddes, strummed his fingers along the hilt of his sword, and then saw Eries look at him sternly.
"Why, I'm sure they'll be fine." Millerna said huffily."
"What, without me? As if! Hitomi needs my protection!"
"Oh she does not, she was perfectly fine before she met you, I'm sure!" the young princess scoffed, glaring at Allen. The Knight Caeli was about to say something when his head started to throb again. He decided it would be best not to say anything more to Millerna. (Wow, an actual wise decision taken by Allen? Can it be? I guess all that pounding from Millerna made him think.he'll forget by the next day though.)
Eries coughed delicately. "I do believe that they might be heading for Freid. I heard Van mention it to Hitomi sometime."
"Then off to Freid it is! We have to find *my* Hitomi." Allen fumed.
"And Van." Millerna said.
Allen strode towards the door when it suddenly burst open, sending him flying across the room, crashing into something spiky.
Merle stood in the doorway, looking really upset.
"Oh no, Van and Hitomi have disappeared!" she looked fearfully at Allen; her big eyes open wide. "Oh, do you think they've eloped? They've eloped, haven't they?"
Allen, who had been in the process of getting up again, fell to the floor.
"Eloped?" he spluttered. What are you talking about?"
Eries hid a secret smile. Ah, so this was what Merle was up to.
"I saw Hitomi and Van walking around the gardens at midnight.holding hands!" Merle cried.
"AHHHH! Why that cheeky little cat girl!" Hitomi screeched. She could see the whole scene in her mind. She knew Merle was up to something
"What, what's wrong?" Van asked anxiously. "What's Merle doing?"
"She said we've eloped!" Hitomi replied.
Van smiled. "Well in a way, we have." Hitomi looked at him in confusion.
"What are you talking about?" she asked him. The king just smiled.
"Well, we're 'married' aren't we? Or pretending to be at least."
Hitomi blushed. "I guess we are."
"No, they can't get married!" Allen yelled. "That's impossible. Hitomi loves me!"
"No, she loves Van!" Millerna yelled back angrily.
Merle was about to say that no, Van loved her but then she remembered the stuff she was saying about elopement. Damn, why did she have to come up with that idea again? Oh yeah, to annoy Allen and Hitomi. Although she was not sure how it was going to annoy Hitomi.
Gaddes, not being able to take it anymore, slipped out the room whilst Allen ranted on. He motioned for Dilandau, who was lurking in the shadows as usual.
"Hey, Allen is heading for Freid. You know what to do."
Dilandau nodded, eyes gleaming in anticipation.
The door opened again and Millerna came out, looking extremely annoyed.
"Hey Dilandau, here's the key to the weaponry, where the dynamite is stored. You'd better use it."
"Okay." Dilandau said, taking the key solemnly.
Merle came out, hissing evil words under her breath. "Hey you, Allen's weak at the head, the arms and the groin."
"Well, there's nothing in his head anyway," Dilandau said reasonably.
Merle said to him as she walked off. "Oh yeah, he's wearing flammable hair gel."
The pyromaniac chuckled evilly. The door opened once again and Princess Eries walked out.
"Dilandau, how pleasant to see you. This is for you," she said, handing him a silver plated lighter, which had a pointed end.
Dilandau sighed happily. "It must be my birthday again."