A/N: hi again, so i guess that ur prob flabergasted that i have my next chapter up already, and to tell u the truth, i am too. it took me just today, mon july 18, to write this. mainly because the cable is out (stupid rogers) and i didntreally feel like reading. so here it is chapter 15, and i know right now that alot of you will at first love me then hate me when you read this chapter, so to make all things even in the world, i am excepting flames, just no bodily harming things, or throwing items at my head please.and may i remind you that Hitomi's visit is for a couple weeks and this is still day two.
Macky- im glad that you think that it is still good
pure hope- its always uplifting to find that i have such an engernic reviewer.
maeko14- thank you for trying to come up with something for me, but i do believe that i have enough materal for quite a while now, i was just asking for if there was anybody that had somethig that they really wanted to see the charactors do, or just a random idea that they thought was amusing. thank you anyway :D
linkinparkfangirl- if you thought that the last chapter was awsome just wait till you get a load of this chapter! and even though i dont swear, doesnt mean that the characters wont, cause like i said before, i dont have complete control over these people.
aan- thank you, i hope that you will enjoy this!
Chapter 15: Old Habits Die-Hard
Slowly she turned around, green emerald eyes wide in shock.
"Van."
"That's Lord Van to you, wench!" the beaten knight scolded, but Hitomi didn't hear him. She was too wrapped up in her thoughts.
'Oh. My. God. Van saw me fighting. How much did he see? How long has he been standing there? Is he now mad at me for not telling him my rank? Is he mad at me 'cause I beat on of his knights?'
Van too was wrapped up in his thoughts and didn't hear what his knight said, 'She is amazing. She actually beat one of my knights, but not just any knight she beat Derek, my best knight. Only the Knights of Caeli can best him. How long has she been wielding her sword? '
Not one to be ignored, Derek marched up to Hitomi, grabbed her by the shoulders, turned her around so that she was facing him once again, and said to her, "You will show respect to His Highness." Hitomi just stared up at the knight in fear –she hadn't really noticed until now how big this guy really was. "I don't care where you are from, but you will show respect to My Lord, or it shall be the last thi-"
"Take your hands off of her!" Van seethed.
"But sire, she must be taught a lesson in showing respect."
"I think you're the one who is in need of learning a lesson in showing respect."
"But-"
"Do you even know who this woman is?" Van jumped over the fence surrounding the arena.
"No, but-"
"She is my guest, the Lady Hitomi." At this statement Derek's hands –which were painfully griped onto Hitomi's shoulders- shot off like he was just electrified, and Hitomi heard the crowd -that was still there from her match with this furious knight- gasp in awe and shock.
Once released Hitomi quickly scooted over to where Van was, who instinctively put a protective arm around her waist and pulled her closer to him, never losing eye contact with Derek.
"Now, get out of my sight before I do something that we both shall regret." The infuriated king ordered his free hand going to the royal sword that showed his rank.
Seeing their queue to leave the crowd quickly dispersed, and in mere seconds it was only Van and Hitomi left.
"Are you all right, Hitomi?" asked Van as he held her arms-length away to inspect her of any injuries Derek might have caused her.
"I'm sorry." She whispered, not meeting his gaze.
"Don't be. I should be the one apologizing, for his actions."
"How much of that did you see?" she asked timidly, and finding a speck of dirt on her boot that was of great interest.
"Nearly all of it," Was his reply. "I was headed to see if you wanted to go riding with me, when I heard there was a new challenger, and when I got here you had just disarmed him." He felt her stiffen and added, "You were wonderful."
'Was that awe in his voice?' She then met his gaze.
It is said that your eyes are the window to your soul. And that is what they both felt; the other searching further and further into their soul, searching for something that neither knew what they were searching for. They were paralyzed. Drowning in each other's eyes. Slowly, ever so slowly, they were getting closer.
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"My Lord!" a page of around seven years came running into the training yard. At this intrusion the two were able to break the spell that fell upon them, and quickly stepped a safe distance away form the other. "My, Lord, the Advisors have just called an urgent meeting in your study."
"Thank you, Daniel." At that the page bowed himself out of the room, oblivious to the scene that he just interrupted. Van then turned back to Hitomi, who was a new shad of pink, "After my meeting with the Advisors I would be honored if you will join me on a small riding trip." Hitomi merely nodded, not trusting herself to say anything that would actually make sense, which gained her a oh so familiar lop-sided grin from Van, who then made plans for them to meet up at the stables, and then went to go see what the advisors wanted this time.
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