Disclaimer: That's it…I'm not wasting any of my story space just for these petty disclaimers…I DO NOT FREAKIN OWN ESCAFLOWNE OR ANY CHARACTERS IN IT THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE STORY! Gosh…it's not as if I drew or wrote or filmed Escaflowne the movie and the series…
Hey! This is my first Escaflowne story and I just couldn't help but start straight away even though I'm working on an InuYasha one and…don't worry…it won't delay…it might be 2 weeks or 1 but I'll try to keep the waits a minimum! So….here's the first chapter….
Prologue
A young boy stood triumphantly near by the window. His hair, silver and his eyes a deep bloodshot red. On his face was a vicious smirk and he had a fire lighter grasped in his hands. With a wicked grin he flicked it on and set the window sill on fire. Laughing evilly Dilandau jumped away watching the fire run along the timber sill before starting to run away.
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A lovely mother sat behind her young girl, combing her hair and looked at her daughter in the mirror.
"Hitomi, you look beautiful"
The innocent child looked up smiling, "You too mummy!"
As her mother smiled back she took young Hitomi's hand.
"Let's go downstairs; you do want to see you're birthday cake…right?"
Hitomi nodded vigorously, excited, as she jumped down from her mothers lap the young girl walked nervously towards the door of the room before turning back to her mother. It was going to be her first birthday party. Of course, everyone hadn't arrived yet, not until 3 and it was only noon. She wanted to check if her birthday cake was going to be 'perfect'.
Hitomi's mother walked over to her nervous daughter and kneeled down to her height. She gave Hitomi a warm and reassuring smile. It was filled with love, comfort and reassurance. It made Hitomi all warm inside and she smiled back to her mother.
Suddenly, her father ran in, breath ragged. Behind him was Hitomi's older brother Mamoru.
"We must run my dear! There's a fire downstairs! Now!" Started Hitomi's father
Hitomi's mother gasped and her eyes filled with horror. For Hitomi however, knew nothing of the danger a serious fire could do and so instead assumed it was a measly monster. Her mother picked her up hastily and together, mother and father, son and daughter ran downstairs to go out by the back door.
The fire was eating up the walls. It was licking at the ceiling, at the furniture and the portraits the family had bought. Hitomi stared at the endless fire with fright and as the family headed for the back door a part of the ceiling fell down and Hitomi's father had to jump somewhere else out of the way. Mamoru also, both was separated and the two females could see none of the males.A part of the ceiling shifted and loosened.Hitomi's mother caught the movement and with a sad smile she brought out a necklace. Bound with a strange black material a shining pinkish red stone hung there. In a teardrop shape it's colour changed from magenta to pink and back again. Still with that sad smile Hitomi's mother carefully slipped it over her daughter's head.
"Happy Birthday my child...from your great grandmother, and now, down to you...keep it safe my darling...and be safe...remember...you are special...unlock your powers..."
And as the part of the ceiling shifted again, and it crumbled down,herlovingmother gave her one last smileand threw Hitomi out of the way. There was no where for her mother to run, she was blocked on all sides by fire.
Fire, fire everywhere, and Hitomi was thrown over the flaming fires. Tears spilling from her emerald green eyes specked with dark green she watched as the block of ceiling fell on top of her mother. Mamoru was no where to be seen. Whimpering and staring frightened at the growing flames of fire around her little Hitomi could do nothing. A voice suddenly resounded above the roaring flames. It was small but Hitomi could hear it.
"Hitomi…"
Hitomi turned on her heels and saw her father pale and bleeding.
"Daddy!" Racing forward Hitomi started to run towards her father's side
"No! Hitomi stop!" Her father's raspy voice stopped her and Hitomi looked at him confused and frightened
"Hitomi…run! Run away! Run away from Dilandau; never let him catch you…"
Hitomi, surprised and hurt she stood where she was. Her father had always known Dilandau was a vicious child. A heart made of steel and was black to the core, he would not let that fire-obsessed boy get his precious Hitomi.
"Run Hitomi! Run…"
With the last of his strength, Hitomi's father gave her a heartfelt smile before his eyes closed and he went limp. Eyes widening and tears flooding down her cheeks, oblivious to the raging fire around her that was growing every few minutes, Hitomi ran to her father.
"Daddy!"
Shaking her dead father as hard as she could he didn't once flutter his eyes or flinch let alone groan in discomfort. As tears after tears came from her beautiful eyes she remembered her father's last words. Rubbing her tears away Hitomi stood up strong for her family. Looking around she suddenly realized she was surrounded. But she stood calmly and, for her family once again, ran through the fire and ran. Hitomi ran through the back door that had been burned away and kept on running.
The young girl ran and ran. She ran until she could not breathe. Hitomi plopped onto the ground rolling on the floor. Her golden, blonde locks once reaching her chest was now burned to a short cut and she balanced herself on her knees and hands as she took in deep breathes.
"So you escaped?"
Hitomi looked up suddenly very frightened. It was exactly what her father had told her to do. Not to let Dilandau get her and she was defying her father's orders.
"Dilandau…" She breathed out
Scoffing the sadistic boy looked at her "Heh…you have no family you pest, you'll just have to work with me now…"
"You'll never have me! Never!" The five year old Hitomi gave him a hard glare
Dilandau's face twisted in a vicious smirk as he hit Hitomi. Gasping Hitomi brought a hand to her red cheek and the seven year old boy gave her an evil grin and Hitomi shivered, scared, under his gaze. The young boy, capable of any evil in his heart grabbed the back of her shirt and started to drag her off to his 'home'.
'I'm sorry daddy…I really am…please forgive me for not being good…'
Hitomi's eyes glistened and the tears fell silently.
Oh my gosh…I feel so horrible now…I hate making people…especially characters, cry! Oh and…is it breathe that's pronounced bree-th or is it breath that's pronounced that way because…right now, my Microsoft Word is confusing me…Anyway! Tell me if you liked it! Review!
Elarai