CHAPTER THIRTEEN
As the days passed, a week quickly flew by and Hitomi had got to see all of Fanelia by then, she was amazed to what Van had done with the country since she had been there and how things had grown, though there was still a bit of the country that still needed repairs. She loved the time she was able to spend with Van even though he was busy most of the time, she still didn't care; she was home. When she had returned to Earth, Earth was different and didn't feel right to her any more. Van had taken her out and they where alone again, she loved spending these times with him, being this close, it made her wonder if this was all just a dream like the last time. She loved just having him close, it was comforting and nice seeing this side of him. He was so calm and seemed really different from the days of when they first met; those days seemed so long ago.
"Is something wrong Hitomi?" Van asked which made Hitomi blush.
"No, nothing, I was just thinking." Hitomi said as her face turned bright red, she wondered if he noticed that she was blushing and hoped not. "Why?"
"Nothing, you where just staring out there somewhere, that's why." Van said as he pulled out what looked like a picnic basketoff of the horseand put it on the ground.
"So this is what you had planned, I thought that you where just trying to get away from everyone again." Hitomi said which made Van laugh. "No, I don't think that there's much of a chance at that." Van said which made Hitomi smiled knowing that he was lieing. Hitomi helped Van put the blanket out and then the two sat down. "Getting away from everyone I mean, it's rather difficult to now that there's a lot to do."
"Are you sure that it's ok to be here with me Van, I mean your busy and I…" Hitomi shut up once she saw that look in his eyes, it was that look that told her that everything was going to be ok.
"Yes, it's fine, I don't mind a little extra work as punishment as long as I can spend this time with you." Van said and then realized what he had just said. "Did I really just say that out loud?" Van asked himself now feeling stupid, and hoped that she didn't notice him blushing as he said it and watched Hitomi's expression and noticed that she wasn't laughing at him, but was blushing like he was. He couldn't help but to wonder if he should ask her what he's been longing to ask her since she told him how she felt about him. "Hitomi…" Van finally said which made Hitomi look in to those red-brown eyes of his.
"What Van?"
"I've missed you ever since you left that day, when you went to go back home; back to the Mystic Moon." Van said and paused before going on again."It got some time to get use to not having you around every day. I even missed those damn irritating arguments that we use to have." Van said as he felt himself now start to actually blusheven brighter for he could feel his cheeks get hotter and he tried to keep his nerves calm about this. He knew how she felt but was it enough to ask her what he wanted to ask? "I… Hitomi, I love you and I want to know…" Van started to say but thought of a better way to reword it. "Hitomi will you marry me?" He finally asked and felt as if he just let a big weight off of his chest.
"Of course Van." Hitomi said happily. "WHAT DO YOU THINK! DO YOU EVEN HAVE TO ASK?" Hitomi asked Van which made Van look at Hitomi with a confused look on his face. "Of course I'll marry you, if you'll have me." Hitomi said more calmly and Van pulled the ring out of his pocket then.
"I would have liked to given you mother's, but when Zaibach attacked, just about everything was destroyed since Fanelia was burned to the ground." Van said as he took it and put it on Hitomi. "I have something else for you at the castle, I brought this since…"
Hitomi put two fingers to Van's lips who just looked at her with a confused look on his face. "This is fine, this is how it is where I'm from Van." Hitomi said happily. "I love you, that's all that matters, even if this is just a dream, I still love you." Hitomi said and Van lifted her chin and then kissed her. Hitomi blushed fiercely as Van kissed her, and she kissed him back; she hoped that this wasn't a dream, because if it was, she didn't know what she would do this time if it was. Dream or not, she did enjoy her time with him, she loved Van, and didn't want to loose him, even if it was just a dream, it was a good one.
Sorry for the short chapter people's but you'll live, I finally updated because I got annoyed with some of the bad EscaFlowne fan fic's I've seen out there, and I'm not telling you which ones that I read that I didn't exactly care for. Well you know the drill, REVIEW!
P.S. Writer's block is still on so don't get too use to the fact of me updating this one very often.