Disclaimer: If I owned Escaflowne.. or Van for that matter.. do you think I would sit here and write… nope.. so that means.. that I don't .. so please don't sue me?

Hitomi felt like she was going to drop from exhaustion. She flopped on her bed as only a teenager can. My god did Millernia like to shop or what. Although Hitomi had only bought a new dress (that had come only after much persuasion from Millernia) and a hand carved knife, that would be great for whittling she had seen some of the men craving precious things from wood and wouldn't mind learning… they ended up with a carriage full, in her mind. She had almost debated riding on top of it. But when the light drizzle began to fall that thought was out of the question.

The girls, Merle, Millernia, and Hitomi, made it into the palace just as a heavy rain began to fall. That's when Hitomi snuck off to her room claiming to be "hibernating", which only came up with a few stares. People were getting used to her not making any sense.

Hitomi snuggled into bed and fell asleep. But unlike most people, her nap was anything but restful. The visions that had long since stopped plaguing her returned.

Hitomi was lost in a dark vision, light poked through in holes of the black box that encaged Hitomi.

Voices of those she knew could be heard through the holes, and she tried to run toward the holes but the floor just seemed to grow until the holes could not be seen.

Instead Hitomi materialized into a room, it looked similar to the one she had at the palace.

There near the window stood Allen. Although he had a look of forlorn on his face, Hitomi could not pity him.

Hitomi walked closer to see what was so interesting in the balcony, when she heard a voice. It slithered across the walls and floors. It seemed to echo in her mind.

"Allensss are you readyss?" Hitomi wondered what kind of man had a lisp so bad.. it made him almost sound like.. a snake.

Allen turned around at this point and looked through Hitomi. At first Hitomi was shocked, but remembered if this was a vision, he could not see her.

"Yes I am." Allen answered as if in a trance. "Goodss, then go and get whatss you dessserve."

What did Allen deserve? And why did he have that evil glint in his eyes? Was he brain washed? All these doubts ran through Hitomi's mind, could this all be the answer to why Allen was acting beyond crazy?

Allen trudged through the door and Hitomi heard a slithering move across the room until it just seemed to disappear toward the window.

Curious, Hitomi followed him down the hallway. He didn't take any care, and just practically ran down the hallway. Trying to keep up with his long strides, Hitomi did have to run.

They reached a room that looked like Hitomi's, Allen stopped momentarily and stared at the door. "Soon you will be mine."

Hitomi gasped at the thought, what did that mean?

Allen took off as quickly as he stopped. Hitomi tried to keep track of where they were heading, but she didn't know the palace all that well.

Finally he came to a door and opened it. There inside laid Van fast asleep. Allen drew his sword, that left a ringing in Hitomi's ear.

Allen creep towards the bed, and in the blink of an eye pulled the sword up and stabbed Van in the heart.

Forgetting where she was Hitomi screamed, and sat straight up in her bed. Breathing heavily she tried to calm her nerves.. only a vision.. only a vision.. But didn't her visions usually come true?

Hitomi scrambled out of bed and ran for Van's room. If she had had a stop watch with her, she was sure she would have beaten the eleven seconds she always aimed for.

She got to Van door and stopped for a moment, afraid of what she would find. Opening the door Hitomi walked with dread over to the bed. Van lay on the bed, not moving. Hitomi couldn't help but begin to tear up. She gently shook Van. He didn't stir.

Hitomi cried out again, but this time in sadness. She fell to the floor, at the last minute catching the top half of herself on the bed. Hitomi buried her face in her arms and wept, her new found love was too soon lost.

Hearing the heart wrenching sobs of a person, Van woke from his slumber. No one in this palace could get sleep for the life of them. Van sat up and looked to his right. There was Hitomi.

Van felt a hand grab his heart and squeeze, she looked so sad. Van stroked Hitomi's head. "Hitomi are you alright?"

Hitomi looked up with a tear strained face. There she saw a living, breathing Van.

She hurled herself into his arms, nearly knocking the wind out of him. After the initial shock of having Hitomi propel herself into his arms, Van Hugged her gently and rocked.

"Hitomi, what happened?" She looked deep into his eyes and got lost in its swirls.

"Oh Van I had a horrible dream.." she didn't continue. Could you really tell someone you just saw their death? It all didn't really matter, because Hitomi wouldn't let it happen.

"Do you want to talk about it?" Hitomi shook her head. "But if you could do something for me Van?"

"What is it Hitomi?"

…

"Could I stay in here?" With that simple request Van laid her down on the bed and snuggled up next to her. Although this wasn't exactly how he wanted to get Hitomi in his bed, for right now it would do.

A/N there you go a glimpse into the future. So sorry for not updating sooner.. but I had no time until I stayed home today sick.. Again really really sorry. But if this chapter seems weird its because I have listened to nothing but Nirvana all day. And remember to REVIEW.. cause it will help make me feel better.