Also, I updated everything so that Hitomi is 19 in the year 2005. I know that doesn't go with the series but it easier to have everything up to date.
Gemini Wings: Typos are just a natural part of my chapters. Ignore them. Most of the time these chapters are posted late at night and as it is I'm not the best of spellers.
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Hitomi sat in the middle of the floor looking through the photo album her mum had sent with her after her visit. It was filled with pictures of her parents' wedding day and of Hitomi when she was a baby.
Hitomi had looked through these pictures a million times when she was younger but couldn't help but smile, even now, at her fathers hair in the pictures. It looked so early 80's's. Of course that's because it was. They were married in 1982 and then she was born four years later. Her brother was born six years after that.
They had been so happy. Hitomi's earliest memories were of laughing with her parents and going food shopping with her mom. Hitomi loved her family. Always had and always would. The hard thing was that her father didn't believe her about Van and Fanelia. Her brother had gone around calling her crazy for almost 4 months after her return to earth, and after she had told them all her story her father hadn't talked to her for a week.
With their reactions Hitomi was afraid to tell Yukari and Amano. A year after her return she finaly broke down and told Yukari the whole story. To Hitomi's complete surprise Yukari didn't question her once. The very talkative Yukari sat in silence untill the end of her friend's tale before asking if Hitomi had been afraid.
Hitomi had never felt so relieved in her life. Her best friend believed her and so did her mother. She had two people she could talk to when she felt lonely for Van and Fanelia.
Hitomi looked up from the photos to Van who sat at his desk writing. She loved him so much.
A knock at the door cause Hitomi to jump. Van grinned at her before going over to open the door. Standing there was Lord Christopher.
Hitomi watched as the two men talked quietly.
Van nodded and turned to Hitomi, "I'll be back in a bit." he smiled and left with the blonde Lord.
Hitomi knew that Van was taking Christopher to the practice ring. He had told her himself that he intended to see how well trained the Lord was. Van seemed to be impressed with the way Christopher held himself and spoke.
Hitomi hoped that Christopher would become a Fanelian Knight. She knew that that was Van's hope as well.
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Van stood, his sword held in both hands as he tried to catch his breath. Christopher was good but not better than the Draconian.
Van smiled as he straightened up and held out his hand to the younge Lord, "There is a place among my Knights for you if you wish to take it."
Christopher looked shocked but smiled, "My King, I am only 18- 19 in two months. I don't know how my father would feel about this, nor my sister."
"Discuss it with them. You don't have to choose now." Van nodded and Christopher turned and walked from the room.
The Younge Lord was taller than Van by a hand or more and with some more training could be an unbeatable swordsman.
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Merle and Tina sat in one of the back gardens as the sun began to set.
The day had been dull and Hitomi seemed to be hiding from everyone but Van. Merle's guess was that Hitomi was scared of how people were going to react to her powers. It shouldn't have been a big deal. Everyone knew that at one point or another the Seer had powers and that she now had new ones shouldn't have surprised them. But it did.
Breakfast had been quiet with Van and Hitomi both absent. Conversations, even wispered ones were rather easy to hear. Just about all of Fanelia's guest were quietly talking about the Seer. Merle had even heard someone mention how unfortunate Van and Hitomi's children would be with them as parents because of their "obviously mixed blood lines." She had tried to pinpoint the direction the voice had come from, determined to rip someone's face off but she couldn't figure out who had said it.
Merle even in a temper, was happy the King and future Queen weren't there. The comment would have put Van in a rage and would have broken Hitomi's heart.
The rest of the day had been rather silent and the two girls had spent most of it outside enjoying the cooler weather.
"What do you think Kaitlyn's doing right now?" Tina asked out of the blue.
"Hopefully she's drowning with no hope of rescue." Merle spat, "Why do you ask?"
"I was thinking about yesterday when Hitomi blasted her." Tina, her attention still on the darkening sky, shrugged, "I mean, that's whats got every body acting weird, right?"
"I guess." Merle looked over at her blonde friend, "But it's Hitomi. No one should be weird around her. She's great."
Tina nodded, "I know but how would you feel if someone who is about to become a powerfull influence on a kingdom had powers you didn't understand. There are a ton of rumors now about the Seer and her abilities. I heard Lady Debbie telling everyone to make sure their mirrors faced the wall at night so Hitomi couldn't walk through them."
"What!" Merle laughed, "So now they think Hitomi's some kind of boggart or ghoul? I can't believe it!"
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Hitomi woke to Van rolling over in his sleep. They had both been very tired by the time they crawled into bed but Hitomi was having trouble staying asleep.
They had started plans for the wedding as soon as Van had come back to the room. At first he had Hitomi describe an earth wedding and then he told her about a Fanelian wedding.
There were a lot of differences.
Hitomi didn't much care for the idea of all the fuss and glitter that was to be the brides part of the wedding.
She wanted something simple. Of course she realized that people would be invited from every corner of Gaea, but she didn't want the dragging viel or poofy dress. None of it sounded like her.
They had their first arguement over the wedding when Hitomi suggested that the royal company be reduced to half it's number. Van said it was one of the few things that absolutely had to stay. When Hitomi pushed, asking why over 50 people had to walk down the aisle before them, they started argueing.
It wasn't an all out fight but by the end of it Hitomi still didn't understand a lot of things that were going to happen in the wedding or why. All she knew was that it had been their first arguement since her return and she wanted to cry. She didn't cry, wouldn't let herself cry.
It was only stress and they both knew it. They would be fine in the morning and they had even managed to apologize to one another not long after they had fallen silent.
Van rolled again in his sleep and snuggled up to Hitomi, one arm thrown over her stomack as she lay on her back. He muttered something in his sleep before borrowing his face into the pillow.
"I love you." Hitomi wispered as she brushed hair away from the one closed eye she could still see, "I have always loved you."
"I love you too." Van said in a slurry, still asleep voice.
Hitomi smiled. Van did love her. And she loved him.
They would be fine once they stopped worrying about the wedding and the festival. Hitomi knew that Van was more stressed over the festival at the moment and that could have been the reason he was being so picky about the wedding. It didn't really matter either way- Hitomi could wait to plan the wedding after the festival and take some of Van's stress away.
She snuggled deeper into Van's arms thinking that she had just had a good idea. The plans could wait a little bit. The festival was in a week and then they would be able to focus better.
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Van shifted, the morning sun was blinding him and he groaned, not wanting to wake up yet. He had been having a great dream about Hitomi and their future kids. Of course in the dream all 3 of the kids looked just like Hitomi and he couldn't tell them apart but it had been a fun dream. He liked the idea of kids, always had. He just never thought he'd have them. But now that he was marrying Hitomi everything seemed to be falling into place.
He would have a happy and content life after all.
Van finaly open his eyes to see that Hitomi while still under his arm had hidden her face beneath a pillow to escape the bright morning light.
Van smiled and moved slowly until his face right next to her neck.
"Hitomi." he wispered before kissing the skin he had found, "It's time to wake up, my love." another kiss, "The sun bids you to rise and enjoy the day."
Hitomi stretched beneath his arm before rolling over to face him. She pushed the pillow aside and smiled up at him.
"Morning." she wispered, her eyes still half closed against the light.
"Morning, love." Van leaned over and kissed her lips lightly.
Hitomi grinned and kissed him back before stretching again and wrapping her arms around him, pulling him closer "I don't want to get up yet."
"Then don't." Van laughed, "I was just thinking that maybe we could go for a ride and see the last of summer before fall and winter take away all the green."
"I can't ride." Hitomi looked rather scared, "I've never ridden."
"There's nothing to fear." Van said as he patted her stomack, "I have very tame horses aswell as war horses. I'm sure we can find just the one for you."
"If you say so." Hitomi yawned and then added, "It would be nice to get out of the palace for the day."
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A/N: I'm thinking that things might start to get a bit more steamy but don't hold me to it:) It just doesn't feel right yet to be writing that. I mean they haven't realy seen each other in 4 years and Hitomi's only been back for a few weeks. shrugs
Anyways- as always ignore the spelling mistakes and REVIEW!