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Wish: Chapter Three

Hitomi's green eyes cast over the enormous Melef before her; she could barely get her feet beneath her. A pair of hands wrapped around her chest locking her tight against a hard chest. Instinctively she began to panic, her heart rate accelerated and she was about to scream and begin to fight when she felt warm breath against her neck and a familiar smell.

Green eyes started to water before she was even turned around to meet those welcomed maroon hues. Tears spilt over the rim and when she opened her mouth to say his name a small semi muted sob erupted. Her hand reached up flattened slightly, and with a half hearted reaction she slapped the man she'd dreamt about across the face.

The hearty whap was enough to knock Van nearly a step back; he didn't understand, why would Hitomi slap him? Confusion began to cloud into his mind, when it was thrust into the forefront of his brain as she flung her arms around him. Van didn't know whether putting his arms around her was the correct thing to do right now; but against better judgment he did so anyway. Gaining the response he was looking for Hitomi buried her face into his neck.

Van didn't know what to think; her appearance had changed so much. Her hair now long enough for him to run his fingers through for more than a few brief moments; it felt good to touch it, so soft just as the color he remembered it to be. She smelt, feminine, was all that came to mind; possibly some sort of flower herb from her world; it was sweet and mixed with a clean smell from her hair and cloths. Apples maybe, he'd remembered her saying something about the strange fruit when they were in Palas once before.

" Van." She muttered into the shirt he wore; breaking his train of thought. " You scared me half to death."

Her voice was in a half laugh half whisper. Van's brain caught up with what she said, so that explained the slap. He chuckled. " I'm sorry." Instinctively he planted a kiss at her temple.

" Is this real?" She said pulling away, her emerald eyes staid downcast. Van was much taller now nearly a whole head higher, everything was different about him. His cloths, his hair, his physic, he wasn't, Van wasn't a boy anymore.

Van tipped her head up to meet his gaze, the light from the moons cast over her soft features perfectly. " I hope so." He said his hand ghosting to move a bit of hair out of her eyes; then he smiled. " Otherwise, I'd wake up after this right?"

" After wha—mmph!" Van's lips pressed against hers quickly. It was awkward and somewhat sloppy, but when he stopped, Hitomi licked her lips. " Again." She muttered, looking straight into his eyes now; eyes that seemed to smile back at one another. " I need to be sure I'm not sleeping."

This time Hitomi leant up into the lip lock, pushing back with equal force into the kiss. Quickly leading to Van pulling her closer into his body, and Hitomi gripping his head with both hands. It grew maddening; when Van licked at her bottom lip she met him with an equally eager tongue.

" Missing me. Seems like. An understatement." Van said between lip locks.

" You kissed me first." She pressed her forehead against his and smiled.

Laughing under his breath Van too her hand, lightly stroking her fingers; he bit his lip in frustration and Hitomi caught a glimpse of the awkward teenage king that she once knew; indeed he was still in there. " Will you stay?" Hitomi's eyes grew wide. " With me!" Van finished quickly. " At the castle?"

Her face softened, and a small shy smile crept on her face along with a slight blush. " Well. Since I'm here." When he took hold of her hand; Hitomi's face nearly glowed.

There were only a few things that they knew at that moment in time. The night was cool; the moons were bright; and their journey together had only just begun.

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Hello Kittens.

Chapter Three is here. No beta again; at this point I'm not even sure if I should have one or not.

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