Author: I'm sorry if a part in the last chapter confused you. It might and might not be revealed but you might figure it out.

PIECES CHAPTER 3

Hitomi lay tied up on the bed, hot tears streamed down her cheeks and her eyes were reddish-pink from all of the crying. Her throat was a little sore from screaming so much. She was far too confused about which side was good and which side was bad, who she could and couldn't trust, and where she would end up. The rope he used to tie her with wasn't tight but it wasn't loose either it was just enough that if you struggled you'd rub your wrists and ankles raw. Hitomi had already hurt her wrists but it was no use kicking her feet considering that they nothing within reach. It had been what seemed like a couple of hours but was actually only a little over 45 minutes when someone came back into the room. It was Folken. She finally had a chance to see the damage to his face, all of it was from her. He had scratches on his cheek and red welts on his face from when she pounded her fists into his face. She'd also kicked Dilandau in the face but he was recooperating downstairs. Hitomi mentally kicked herself, how could she have been slow, she was on track. There was no excuse. Folken stood a considerable distance from the bed and stared at her.

"You may have already heard this but in any case it doesn't matter in the slightest. You are the wing goddess that is going to save us all, but instead of what happens in the prophecy I've decided to do something a little different. Our lord Dornkirk has constructed a fate alteration machine which you already know about. We are working on finding a way to take your power and use it to change the fate of our world and doing so would keep Zaibach in command. I can assume that you already know that Van and I are brothers but I will kill him should he challenge me or what I am doing. You may think he will save you and he probably will find his way here but he doesn't stand a chance against the power of Zaibach".

"Why are you telling me this?" Hitomi asked.

"Because I want to see you scared, cowering before me. I find that killing is no fun, but torture is a splendid thing. But I do still have my limitations and morals in hand. I will torture mentally but that does not mean I will not allow Dilandau to have some fun with you. He wants his revenge too". Folken smiled.

(Back in Asturia)

"Lord Van!" Merle held onto his good arm while Millerna bandaged his other shoulder. He gritted his teeth and yelled wordlessly.

"Calm down Van" Allen said.

"I suppose its partially my fault that she was kidnapped but you can be blamed just as well as me". Van hissed as Millerna tightened the bandage to stop the bleeding.

"You started it Van. You broke her heart!" Allen yelled.

"You were leading her on!"

"Stop it. Both of you!" Millerna shouted. "That's not going to bring Hitomi back"

"What are we going to do?" Van asked.

"We'll take the Crusade and travel along the border. There's supposedly troops of Zaibach stationed there. We might be able to find her there"

"Then we go now" Van said.

"Of course" Allen said. Van and the others boarded the Crusade and set sail.

"Boss" Gaddess called from the control station.

"Yes Gaddess"

"Are we just going to run in and take Hitomi back?"

"Yes"

Van and Merle sat in the corner of the room with Millerna and Dryden. They all seemed tense about this. Van was angry, he'd been partially to blame for this and now he had to set things right, no matter what he had to do. Escaflowne and himself were bound together, he'd believed that with this bond he could become a better fighter and that they could truly destroy Zaibach. Could they really? Was it worth all this trouble? Why not use Hitomi's power to help him in the battles! That was the plan for Van. He would ask her to stay with him so she could help him bring Fanelia back and destroy Zaibach. With Hitomi anything was possible.Only because of her power.

Author: I'm sorry if this truly sucked and was really short and that I changed stuff but it seemed really cheesy so I changed it a little. Don't let this make you assume that it will suck from now on. Please R&R good and bad just don't fry me.