Having Scott home was great but I miss him horribly. I making the trip to see him on the 22nd for the Pumpkin Fest. I'm so excited! I love pumpkins, as crazy as that sounds. I think they're my favorite part of Halloween decorations.
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Hitomi stumbled. It felt like the world around her was pulsating, pushing her from side to side and forward. If it hadn't been for Van gripping her left arm and Dryden on her right she would have been crawling out of the forest.
She didn't know what was happening or why but she didn't like it.
Suddenly Hitomi realized that Merle was hissing and everyone had stopped walking.
Straight ahead stood a land dragon, maybe a fourth of the size of the Palace but still huge compared to them and opposite him stood a pale dragon unlike any Hitomi had seen.
Dilandau and Van swore at the same time and Hitomi was now being led in another direction.
"What was that?" Hitomi asked, feeling the ground shake, "What's happeing."
"That was an air dragon fighting a land dragon." Van said from between his teeth. He had gone pale and looked shaken.
"But why!" Merle groaned, "Why would they fight? They usualy stay clear of each other."
"It's just as the Grandmother said." Van managed quietly, "They are warring and all are in danger."
"Go back to Zaibach or where ever your men are." Hitomi turned to Selena.
"You can't order us to leave." Selena growled quietly, aware of the dragons that were still too close for comfort.
"But you can warn them." Van snapped, "Air dragon's generally live in the colder north. Zaibach is south. If you travel carefully and quietly you two should beat them there and have time to warn your people. Dragon wars have been known the level kingdoms."
"We'll give you supplies to reach your home. Horses, supplies and whatever you'll need." Hitomi stumbled again and almost went on her face. Thankfully Van's traing helped him move quickly.
"And if Zaibach still wants to hold onto the farse that you two were sent here for politics and trading then you are welcome to return once things have calmed down." Van hugged Hitomi to his chest, his worry for her plan on his face.
She was acting as though she had suffered a head injury.
Selena stood silent for a moment, caught between her need to finish her mission and protect her master.
"We'll return as soon as we can." she nodded at Van, meeting his eyes. Her gaze clearly said that things would be different once they came back and that Van's generosity wouldn't change anything.
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Hitomi sat out on the balcony with Tar curled up in her lap. Every one had been so worried about her the day before because she couldn't even walk on her own. Tar had explained that it was the dragons' pressence that was somehow throwing Hitomi's senses off.
Between Tar and Hitomi's power they were able to keep the dragons away from the palace walls. The gardens had mostly been destroyed but all that matter to them was keeping the Fanelian people safe. In small groups the villiagers made their way to the palace under Hitomi's gaze. Van had sent out a runner to announce that all were ordered to move into palace's welcoming hall, dinning hall and all other available space. The sick and the old were taken to private rooms where they could be taken care of.
Rosie was beside herself with joy when Van told her she could help with the cleaning now that so many poeple would be staying in the palace. Pennin had stepped in and made her promise to not do too much. She was upset with him but only for a short time. As soon as she was busy helping arrange people in rooms her anger was forgotten just as Pennin had known it would be.
Still unable to do much Hitomi sat back with Tar and tried to keep her mind on looking for villiagers who had yet to make it to safety. She could still feel a few people out and about along with the warring dragons. She had to keep her mind away from the dragons as much as she could. Their anger and mindless rampaging was turned Hitomi's stomack and tore at her mind.
"It's almost night fall." Tar said as he sat up and stretched, "They'll be asleep before long."
"Thank the Gods." Hitomi sighed, "I'm so tired. I'm glad Selena and Dilandau are gone but I can't help worrying about them. What if they meet with danger on the roads?"
"They will be fine." Tar pushed his nose against Hitomi's arm, "Stop worrying and let your self rest."
"Are you sure that it's the dragons making me feel this way?" Hitomi asked, already feeling the dragons around her calm down with the setting of the sun.
"It's the only thing I can think of." Tar shrugged.
"So much has happened since I made Fanelia my home. Will life ever be normal for me and Van?"
"But my Queen, no offense but you and Van are far from normal. You have been touched by many magics and Van was thought to be the last of his kind. The two of you are a wake up call to the rest of Gaea. A strong bloodline has returned to power. It's my belief that all that's come to pass since you came back was suppose to happen. In time things will settle." Tar gave Hitomi a small dragon smile and she smiled back.
"Thanks. I feel better now." and she did feel better for awhile.
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Hitomi shot out of bed, Van on her heels. They hadn't been asleep for more than two hours, Hitomi was sure of it, and waking to shouting was begining to become too normal for the royals.
A limping Aidren was the first of the palace family that they came across.
"Allen has escaped." Aidren panted, "I tried to stop him from leaving but he threatened the villiagers and slahsed at my leg when I moved to let him pass. Not a very dignified fighting move if you ask me. I was moving to let his pass- to keep him away from the sleeping people."
Van placed a hand on Aidren's shoulder and moved the knight over to a chair, "Allen has a sword, then?" he asked.
"Yes." Aidren blinked a few times, "I've no idea where he got it but weeks shut away without practice haven't slowed him down a bit."
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"I'm tired, Van." Hitomi sighed, "My whole body feels as though it's being pulled down. I just want to sleep."
"Then sleep. There's nothing we can do about Allen now." Van smoothed Hitomi's hair back and kissed her gently.
"That's the thing, though." Hitomi sat on the edge of their bed and pulled Van down to sit next to her, "He's going after Selena, I know it. I was dreaming about it before the shouting woke us. He intends to kill her and Dilandau if he has the chance."
Van sat there thinking, his fingers moving over Hitomi's knuckles unconciously.
"I don't know who I should be worrying about." Van finaly said, "I would love to be rid of Selena and Dilandau but not in that manner and Allen will only tear himself apart furter by killing his sister."
"My mind doesn't want to function." Hitomi groaned, "It's too late and I haven't slept well in weeks it feels like."
"Then lets sleep. Its late and as my father use to say you are little use to those whom you protect if you can't even stand on your own two feet." Van lifted Hitomi's legs up onto the bed and pulled the blankets over her, "It was his way of getting me to take naps."
Hitomi smiled and watched as Van tossed his shirt off to the side before blowing their candles out.
"Try to sleep." Van said as he curled up next to her, "I know it's hard but tomorrow will only be worse if your daydreaming about crawling back in bed."
"I take it you've done that before?" Hitomi laughed.
"Many times." Van sighed into Hitomi's neck and snuggled closer.
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A/N: Ok, I know nothing really happened but I am SO stuck right now. Sorry for giving you guys such a short chapter. Please, if you have any ideas send them my way. I need all the help I can get. I had few good ideas for this one and then I caught this horrible head cold and everything went to Hell.
O, and if you guys want to see the only bad review I've recieved check out last chapter's reviews. I don't even remember the name of the reviewer. I think it started with D. :shrugs: Either way it was funny.