Okay here is the secong installment of my new fanfiction. I finally have internet back so i'll probably will be able to update my fanfiction sooner. The first winner of my contest as been notify and that fanfic is already being written. Review so u can next. Without further ado here is chapter 2.

Title: Return to Gaea

Summary: It's been 3 years since Hitomi went back home to earth and now she regrets he decision. Van is to marry in a month time; can the two part of the same soul finally be together?

Van's Life

Van was sitting on the roof of his chambers in the Royal Castle of Fanelia. Lying on his back he looked up at the Mystic Moon or Phantom Moon. Shining in all its glory it hung up in the sky far away from his reach. That single orb, so big compared to its companion, held the girl he had fallen in love with three years ago, the one he had let leave his side so foolishly.

Van de Fanel was now eighteen year old, the legal age of inheritance, even though he had fully been King of his country for the past three years already. He was called the warrior King because of all he had done during the Great War, him and the great Escaflowne. His adventures were commonly known not only by his people but also by others of foreign countries reaching as far as the other side of the strange world. Though he had not change much, for his raven black hair was still out of control while being slightly longer. His bangs still fell lightly on his mahogany colored eyes filled with a silent lounging. Yet he was not so quick to temper anymore taking the time to think before acting. In the past years Fanelia had thrived under his leadership. His popularity with all common folk and his alliance with Freid and Asturia were legendary and the later assured that none challenge the small country and it's king.

"Hitomi," sighted the King looking languidly at the twin orbs in the night sky, "I wish you were here so much. I want to see you so much, see how much you've grown and change. I want you to see how Fanelia looks like now," he thought. He was filled to the to brink with sadness. In a month time he would have to marry a princess by the name of Camellia from Heleside. He had already met her, as she was Millerna and Eries cousin, and had seen in less then ten minutes in her presence that she was a nothing more than a spoil little brat. She probably chose to marry him because of his fame. His gaze fell to the pink pendant Hitomi had given to him when she had left so long ago. The fact that it was a link to both the girl from the mystic moon and to his ancestors assured that he never took it of, whether he slept, bathe or fought. As his gaze settled on the pink stone it started to glow from an inner pink light, slowly engulfing all of the stone. "I wish Hitomi was here," he whispered holding the stone in a tight gloved fist. He then released the pendant and the light dimmed slowly only to stop glowing after a while but nothing had happened. Sighing once again the young king took one last look at the skies before retreating back to his room to change for bed. He look down at the stone before climbing in bed wishing for the woman who appeared in his every dreams to truly be by his side and stay at there for the rest of his life.

The next morning after meeting with the council, an assembly of twelve man and woman not including an ambassador for Asturia and Freid, Van made his way to the private garden behind the castle. It was situated in the small clearing in the forest behind the castle where they had separate, Hitomi and him. It was so private that no one but him had set foot in it for the past three years. He kneeled in front of his family's gravesite. Bowing his head he made a silent prayer to both of his parents, to his brother and Escaflowne. He then climbed onto the dormant guimelef. From his perch he looked down at his family's grave stone. His father Goau, his mother Varie and his brother Folken. He was the only one left; he was the last of his kind: the Draconians.

"Good morning to you family princess Camellia is to arrive tomorrow afternoon and obviously I am not looking forward to it. Merle turned 16 years of age the day before last. Allen, Eries, Celena, Dryden, Milerna and Chid are also arriving tomorrow but in the morning. Hitomi as of yet as not return but that part his not really news is it?" he sighted once more before rising to leave, "That is all the news for today. I shall visit you all again very soon."

With that Van left to return to his duties as king of Fanelia. Under his guidance the city had not been the subject of war since the Great War but then again nor had any other countries. Merle was waiting for him at the edge of the forest and smiled brightly at him jumping to hug him.

"How were they Lord Van? Do you miss them still?" she asked after releasing her childhood friend and crush. He smiled down at her and said:

"They are doing fine Merle. And no I do not miss them as much now that I can visit them whenever I feel a lounging to be with them." The pair walked back to the castle in a companionable silence.

"Or is it that you simply just miss Hitomi more, knowing that she could be with you here now?" Merle though. She knew Van regretted the decision he took years ago and that he had started regretting it more when the link he and Hitomi shared was cut less than a year ago. Wrapping her arms around Van's arm like she use to she sought to bring him comfort. Surprise he stopped and looked at her. She smiled and licked his cheek.

"Everything is going to be okay lord Van," she said before bouncing towards the castle. Van looked at her retreating back and the smiled knowing what she was talking about. And it was with a smile on his face that he went and faced the tasks that awaited him.

As he accomplished his work his thoughts went back to the one sided conversation. He felt better now after saying his thought aloud but he could not help but feel envy coursing through his body when he thought of the happiness of his friends. He did not wish them ill, no he could never do that but he did wish he could have the same happiness as them. Why could he not be that happy with the woman he loved?

This is the second chapter of my first long running fic so please enjoy. The third one shall be up soon so stay tuned.

Ja Ne!