Chapter Eleven
Another Twist of Fate
At the castle Hitomi and Millerna spent time talking and catching up with one another while Dryden and Van talked politics with each other.
The children were in the gardens near by playing there laughter could be hear d by every one.
"My they have grown so fast." Millerna said to Hitomi referring to the children.
"Yes they have Millerna." Hitomi said looking at them almost getting lost in thought.
"Hitomi what's wrong?" Millerna asked worried.
"No nothing is wrong I was just thinking about our children." Hitomi said?
"Oh what about them?" Millerna said thinking that Hitomi was thinking about them possibly be together when they get older.
"Well I was thinking about how precious they are they are the future Millerna and we have to do everything in our power to protect them the future of Gaea depends one them." Hitomi said drifting off again leaving Millerna thinking about what she just said.
"Oh Hitomi…." Millerna said softly to herself. ("What could that mean did Hitomi have a vision about our children are there lives going to be threatened in the future?") Millerna thought to herself.
Three days went by when John joined Van in a conference room to discus matters that have been taking place in Fanelia and to discus what he thinks Mullo was up to when he tried to take Aiko and what was going on with Hitomi's wings resurfacing?
"So John what do you think?" Van asked.
"I think Mullo is getting despite for power because I believe his is coming to an end soon." John said to Van.
"Is everything alright John?" Van said worried.
"His life is nearing its end and to keep going he needs youth and it must be through the family blood line." John said to Van hanging his head.
"But he made it clear that he would not harm me or any one connected to me because I am his sister's son. Why would he break that?" Van said questioning.
They stopped talking and though about it and still could not understand. Then walking around in Dryden's study John came across a book that looked rather old.
"What is this?" John said brining it up to Van's attention. They both looked at it, it appeared to be a book about draconian linage they read through the book till they came across names they knew.
"I don't believe it according to this my mother was Hitomi's fathers sister." John spit out of his mouth.
"Wait but it says that this man was the crown prince of Atlantis then your sister was the princess?" Van said to John.
"Why do you think Mullo married her he was power hungry Van?" John spoke to him still in shock.
"That would make you and Hitomi cousins as well as you being mine." Van said drifting off into thought.
"Well this is interesting that you and I are related but now it seems that Hitomi and I are related as well who would have thought." John spoke.
"John does this mean that you have royal wings as well. This would also mean that you are in line for the Atlanitian thrown am I right." Van spoke with question.
I have never seen my wings Van though I know they are there for I feel them wanting to be released." John said to Van looking away.
"You have never seen your wings?" Van said rather shocked.
"Till Hitomi released hers the day Mullo attacked Aiko she had never seen hers either." John said in defense of him self. Van stood there in shock realizing what John had said was true.
"Okay John lets drop the wings thing right now. Speaking of Hitomi and her wings how did they return to her?" Van asked.
"All I can think of is that Hitomi called them back which means her draconian soul has returned to her meaning the threat to you is gone completely other wise it would not had returned to her even knowing her life was in danger." John spoke to Van.
"Wait your saying that all this time her soul was fighting off something inside me?" Van said.
"Yes Van what it was fighting I do not know and neither would Hitomi but I have a feeling Mullo knows." John said getting an angered tone to his voice.
It was then Hitomi decided to enter the room.
"John it's so nice to see you." Hitomi said giving him a hug smiling.
Van looked at John mouthing should we tell her John shook his head no.
Then Hitomi saw the book on the desk behind them.
"What's that?" Hitomi asked moving towards the book looking at the words written in it.
"This looks like…." Hitomi said gasping at the names she read there was her fathers name and next to it was John's mother's name they were brother and sister.
"When were you two going to tell me about this?!" Hitomi asked almost angered at the two men standing behind her.
"Well so much for her not finding out John." Was all Van said standing with his arms crossed in front of him.
"You mean to tell me you planed on never telling me that we are cousins John?" Hitomi started to yell.
"Calm down Hitomi we just found out our selves through that book of Dryden's." Van spoke to her.
"Really, well sorry about yelling like that I'm sure you would have told me right." Hitomi said to them both quilting them.
They all walked down the hall after discussing with Hitomi what they had discussed before she entered the room they entered the flour gardens where the children were playing with one another.
"Ah Van, John I hope my conference room was help full in your discussion." Dryden said to them as they entered sitting down with the other adults around a table.
"Yes Dryden it was most help full thank you." Van spoke to him as he sat down.
"Good then all is well I gather." Dryden said looking at his friends. "Did you find some interesting reading material while in there?" Dryden said crossing his arms and leaning back into his chair.
Van and John just looked at him along with Hitomi.
("So he did purposely put it there for us to find.") Van thought to him self.
Van smiled at Dryden. "I don't know what you talking about King Dryden."
"Well that's alright. I'm sure we will talk later you know about a man named Mullo." Dryden said giving Hitomi the shivers at the sound of his name and the way Dryden said it was creepy.
"How do you know about him?" Hitomi asked getting Millerna's attention.
"Dryden would you leave them alone about that they are here to get away from things like that not get mixed up in one of your crazy stories." Millerna spoke leaving every one shocked Millerna knew all about him to a point but evidently she didn't tell Dryden anything that she knew.
"Alright I'll drop it for now." Dryden said then went right into politics with the men while Hitomi and Millerna had there own conversation with Aries and Celena.
Every one stopped talking then noticed they couldn't hear the children any longer.
They all got up and rushed over to where they were last they were gone they split up in search of them yelling there names.
Hitomi was running with Millerna yelling for the children when they ran into a tall dark man this was not Mullo for this man was too tall to be him he grabbed both Millerna and Hitomi leaving them no choice but to scream.
Van, Dryden, Allen and John heard the screams along with Aries and Celena the men went running to the screams wile Aries and Celena stayed in one place fearing for there lives as well as the others.
As Van and the other came to where the girls were heard they all saw a tall dark man who they did not know who was dragging the women in some kind of portal.
"Van!!!!" Hitomi Screamed as she was drug through. Van ran almost catching her hand but missed falling to the ground.
"Hitomi!!!" Van yelled.
"Who was that and why did he take Hitomi and Millerna? Not to mention that he might have our children!" Dryden yelled.
Van looked up to where the portal had been where Hitomi's hand had been.
"I don't know who that was" Van finally spoke.
On the other side of the portal Hitomi and Millerna were thrown into a cell with there children.
"Mommy, mommy we were so scared" They said to them and ran into there mothers arms.
"Sh… its okay nothing is going to hurt you now we're here." Hitomi said to calm them.
"But Hitomi…" Millerna started to speak then stopped looking at Hitomi's face this was no time to be scared even if they were they had to be strong for the children.
It wasn't long till the tall man came to the cell and drug Aiko out of the cell with Hitomi.
"Hitomi!!" Millerna yelled.
"Millerna!!" Hitomi yelled back.
"Give me your power that is all I want." Came a voice that echoed all around.
"No I won't do it." Said Hitomi defiantly.
"Very well…." The voice said then Aiko was ripped from her mother.
"Mommy Help me!!!" Aiko yelled at the top of her lungs.
"Let her go!" Hitomi yelled at the ceiling.
Then Aiko was placed into a clear cell Hitomi watched as her daughter screamed in pain as electricity jolted through her.
"Stop please I'll do what ever you want alright just please stop hurting her." Hitomi begged.
"I knew you would see it my way Hitomi." The voice said.
Then the man in which brought them to this place lead Hitomi to a table of some kind and strapped her down it wasn't long till the procedure began Hitomi was now the one screaming in pain when the pain started Van could feel it bringing him to his knees.
John using Van's link was trying to find where they were.
"I know where they are, let's go. He didn't take them to far from here.
Allen was letting Van use him to lean on and they were off as fast as they could.
("Hold on Hitomi please hold on.") Van said pleading.
"Van what's wrong with her?" Allen asked.
"He's killing her we have to hurry Allen." Van said picking up the pace when the pain wasn't so intense
Okay all here is chapter 11 I hope you like it and please leave a review I'm so begging now. Things I think are coming to an end with this story soon there isn't much left to write maybe one chapter left there could be two I'll see but I don't like uneven numbers so 12 might be it possibly a longer chap to finish all up so tell me what you all think and I'm sorry for the wait I have been busy with work and other stuff well till next chapter bye now…