mysisterthinksimasquijum- YES TWO FRIGGING LNES LONG!
xXFoolishXx- yes i agree, food at thanks giving is one of the best, and x-mas isa close second (in my opinion)
Kogayjilynz- i'm glad someone said that they liked the short chappie
Dragon Star16- of courde this next chapter is going to be longer. it would be quite hard for me to make it any shorter. : )
Pure hope- and proud of it!
and to everyone else enjoy!
Chapter 24: Freid
"WHAT THE HELL IS UP WITH YOU!" yelled a very furious Merle, who had finally cornered Hitomi. "EVER SINCE WE LEFT AUSTRIA YOU'VE BEEN ACTING LIKE SOME IMPENDING DOOM IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN, AND WHEN SOMEONE ASKS YOU ABOUT IT YOU SAY THAT IT'S NOTHING!" Hitomi was about to defend herself when Merle continued, "FURTHER MORE YOU'VE BEEN AVOIDING LORD VAN FOR THE PAST THREE DAYS!" again Hitomi was about to defend her actions but was once again cut off. "WE'VE BEEN ON THE FRIGING CRUSAIDE FOR THE PAST THREE DAYS! YOU CAN'T GO ONE DAY WITHOUT RUNNING INTO EVERY ONE AT LEAST TWICE A DAY! Merle's claws extended menacingly. "NOW YOU'RE GOING TO TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED BETWEEN THE TWO OF YOU,"
After not receiving an answer she decided that she would guess until she got a response from the green-eyed girl, after all Hitomi was a terrible liar. "YOU SEDUCED HIM DIDN'T YOU!"
Hitomi was getting annoyed; she had just come out of the washroom after puking her guts out, because of the motion sickness from flying, and had made it back to her room before being verbally assaulted by the pink-hared Neko. They would be arriving in Freid in a couple of hours and all Hitomi at the moment wanted was to get off the ship, and really wasn't in the mood for this. She looked Merle in the eye, "YES. I slept with Van. But-"
"Bitch!" Smack "I told you not to hurt him like that again!"
Hitomi brought a hand to her stinging cheek.
She was pissed.
Merle had no right to accuse her of hurting Van; Merle didn't know what had happened between the two. "But that is not why I'm avoiding him, nor the reason he is avoiding me." She walked over to where she was storing her bag –with new dresses given to her by Millerna- and brought out a small box; she roughly placed the box on the bedside table, and opened it for the feline. "That is why."
Merle could only stare in awe. She never thought that he would have enough guts; there in the box was a ring. And not just any old ring; it was the Fanelian ring that was given to the reigning queen –when they had one.
--------…Flashback…--------
The smell of fields was ever so strong this morning, she figured that she slept with the window open or something. She checked her watch; it was 10:35, about time she got up. She never got hangovers, no matter how drunk her friends tried to get her whenever she did decide to go to a party. She rolled out of bed to go to the bathroom to get a drink of water, or at least she tried. There was something wrapped around her waist and her legs were entwined with something else. "Humm?… don't leave." Pleaded what she thought was her pillow.
Still groggy from sleep Hitomi didn't find it very odd that her pillow was talking to her- or what ever the thing was. "I was just going to get a glass of water." She explained, as she was pulled gently back to her original position.
Emerald eyes snapped open when her hand reached a well-toned chest.
Hitomi sat bolt upright- hugging the light blanket to her- and looked down at the other sleeping form.
It was Van.
The dull ache in her lower regions and the small blood stain on the bed sheets –and the fact that they were both naked- conferred any questions that might have popped into her head at what had happened the night before. She then buried her face in her hands.
Sensing the growing panic –and loss of heat- Van forced himself to wake up. Propping himself on an elbow so that he could get a better look at her, "Hitomi?" he inquired
"Oh, God" was the mumbled reply, as everything that had happened that night came rushing back.
"What's the matter?" She silently slid out of the bed and collected her discarded shift then went to the bathroom not really caring that he could see her –he did see all of her last night after all. Inside the smaller room, Hitomi slipped on her shift, and went to get her drink; she also splashed some cold water on her face to try and help settle her nerves. Van soon appeared in the doorway –he has managed find his paints and had put them on- brows together in a worried frown over Hitomi's strange behaviour. "Are you alright?"
"I'm fine, Van. It's just…"
"What?" he gently prodded, wanting to hear what she had to say –even if it hurt.
'I'm such an idiot…' she thought. Van through their link heard what she was thinking, and since her back was to him he thought that she had said it out loud and was about to argue that she wasn't, when she continued, 'I shouldn't have done that…I've messed things up between us… He probably doesn't like me that way anymore…maybe I should tell him that it's alright with me if he wants to forget about last night… yeah that'll work…I hope…' Van searched his brain for a way to show her that he didn't want to forget about last night, and that things weren't messed up between them. His fingers brushed against something in his pocket; that was it! He would later ponder how the item had got in his pocket when he had left it in Faneila.
She gathered up her courage, and turned to go talk with Van. She was slightly startled to see him in the doorway, but she had made her mind, she was going to talk with him.
Seeing that it was now or never, Van walked up to her and kissed her fiercely; making her lose whatever nerve she had. "Hitomi," he started as he pulled out the item; it was a ring inside a small box, "Will you become my queen?" she was speechless; was this for real? She opened her mouth to say something, but he cut her off, "This is not a spur-of-the-moment thing. I've thought about this for ten cycles –ten cycles of regret- and I can't stand not being with you any longer… and I know that I'm asking a lot from you by doing so, but I need you by my side… all that I'm asking you right now is to think about it. Seriously think about it. I can give you until we reach Freid, to make your decision. For when we return to Faneila the advisors will choose a bride for me if I do not have one… so please promise me that you'll think about it?"
Speechless Hitomi could only nod her head indicating that she would think about, which gained her a small smile from Van, and a gentle kiss on her forehead. Then Van went to collect his things and went to his room: lest anyone walk in on them.
--------…End of Flashback…-------
"So what's your decision?" asked Merle.
"I don't know."
"What do you mean 'you don't know'! Of course you're going to say yes!"
"It's not that Easy Merle!"
"You love him, don't you?"
"Merle you of all people know that I love Van more then anything!"
"Well then marry the guy!"
"Like I said; it's not that easy. I have a job, family and friends back on Earth. I can't just abandon them like I did before! I can't leave them to wonder what happened to me! I have responsibilities to them."
"I do not think that being this upset is very good for the baby." Said Sora, who once again just appeared out of nowhere. Hitomi had gotten used to the woman's sudden appearances after spending about an other week in Palas and watching –from a distance of course- Van who seemed deep in thought and had his guard down sprung into action when Sora appeared out of no where and started attacking the king. Only when they were evenly matched did Sora stop, and bow to her king.
""WHAT!"" said Merle and Hitomi in unison.
"I do not think that being this upset is very good for the baby."
"What do you mean by 'the baby'?" asked Hitomi, who failed to keep all of her panic out of her voice.
"Exactly what I said." Seeing that the two others did not quite under stand what she meant Sora continued, "Lady Hitomi, your aura has changed to that of a mother's."
Merle seeing that her friend needed to sit down, guided her to a nearby chair. "N-no this could be. How-" well she knew how, "When?"
"Around nine days ago."
That was when she had awoken during the night, she had thought it as a very strange dream.
Bu the more she thought about it the more possible it became; she had never really felt alone after that night, she did also find it strange that she would suddenly become sensitive to motion sickness, and she was supposed to start her monthlies five days ago- and she was never late.
"This complicates things." Was all she said.
"How so, Hitomi?" wondered Merle.
"Instead of deciding things for just myself, I have another to really consider."
"Well you can't raise a child on your own."
"Actually it's quite common, and I can."
"We shall be arriving in Godashim in about two hours." Sora stated, "Lady Merle." Getting the hint to leave Hitomi to ponder over the new facts, Merle quietly left the room. "Lady Hitomi?" she looked up green eyes slightly out of focus, "What would you regret more?" then she too left.
A/N: see she dose have a bigger part to play in this. and i still have a couple more plot twists: for one of them think pink (and its not what u would expect).
till next time