Grrr. Very annoyed. The more I see other people's kids the less I want my own. Having a very bad day… scratch that, a bad week. I've been kissed by the shit fairy. I love my reviewers but I guess some people don't get my since of humor. The song about hell is one of my favorites I apologize if I offended anyone.

Okay so the last chapter was supposed to be the beginning for this part but ran a bit long. My two reviewers that responded will play parts in this one. Enjoy!

Disclaimer; Two blondes living in Oklahoma were sitting on a bench

talking...and one blonde says to the other:

"Which do you think is farther away... Florida or the moon?

"The other blonde turns and says "Helloooooooooo, can you see

Florida...?"

(Thank you vampiric-anime-lover you made me laugh.)

Far From Home

Chapter 6

Einstein once taught that 'for every action there is an equal but opposite reaction'. While Murphy stated 'Whatever can go wrong, will'. Not only are they both proven right time and time again but people tend to hate Murphy for stating the obvious evil. Blissfully ignorant as usual Hitomi stood facing the modest breeze with her eyes closed, deeply inhaling the freshest of Tokyo air. The small realm that counted as the world she saw, was perfect. I reason for world peace stood a little ways back watching her with amused mahogany eyes.

"You ready to go before we end up like your brother?" Van asked making reference to the younger boy, who at the current time was having an intense argument with the vacuum cleaner.

"I guess so." She said tilting her head back to look over her shoulder. "I just don't know where to start. Tokyo is a big city. Don't want to overwhelm you." She smirked at him.

He shot her a look. "If you can travel around most of Gaea then this city should be no problem for me. What can you tell me about this place?"

He face went slack for a moment, eyes unfocused. "The city is huge, and there are multiple centers of shopping and entertainment. On the other hand, there aren't all that many really exciting "sights", such as you find in Kyoto, for example. That's because Tokyo really had negligible importance until the 17th century, and a lot of what was interesting and/or important has since been destroyed, either by fire, earthquake, or, finally, World War II. Progress, such as it is, hasn't helped, either. Old buildings of merit are routinely torn down to build relatively ugly office buildings, or their setting is ruined by putting one of those buildings right next to it. There is a little landmark preservation activity, hardly enough, yet. The "expressways", too, are also an inescapable eyesore from almost any point of view. Worse, they are almost always tied up." Hitomi blinked.

"Wow." Van just stared at her.

"Yea, that's one of the new abilities. Really helps in school. Other then that it's useless." She said running her fingers through her hair in an embarrassed sort of way.

"So that's why you always seem to know how construction in Fanelia is going." He said thoughtfully. "In your little speech you said the 'expressways' are bad, so how do we get around?"

"Walk. Most people do, or ride bikes. Then there are always-"

Just then a car flew past them, speeding down the radiantly street. Van jumped slightly, his right hand automatically going for his sword would be if it wasn't living under Hitomi's bed for the duration of his stay.

She took his hand and gave him a little smile. "Don't worry that's a car it is like a mix between a carriage and a guymelif. People use them to get around like a carriage, but instead of yorkels pulling them, it has gears and is powered by fuel instead of an energiest."

They began walking since a bus might be a bit traumatizing for Van. After a few stores he couldn't help but laugh at some of the silly things Mystic Moon people wear. He was just about to point out another girl with bleached platinum blond hair a dark tan, white and black makeup, a very glittery outfit teetering on platform sandals, when he bumped into a girl standing in front to a book store. "I apologize." He stated beginning to walk again.

"Wait!" She called jogging up to them. "Kanzaki? Hitomi is that you? I didn't recognize you out of the school uniform." She smiled. The girl was about the same age as the couple, sixteen. She had long wavy hair brown hair the ends were noticeably a much lighter shade of brown and hit her about mid back, which was very long considering that she was 5'8. Her blue gray eyes shown with personality as she grinned at them.

"Mina?" Hitomi questioned.

"The one and only." She smiled. Mina wore a black sleeveless shirt that had green laces crisscrossing up the sides, and a short green pleated plaid skirt over black pants. She looked over her shoulder frowning. "Kellie you are so slow!"

The person in question came walking up as slow as humanly possible. "You know I loath exercise." She stated plainly. Kellie was about average height for a Japanese girl, thus stated she was quite short. Her hair was brown and had red and brown highlights which shown brightly in the sun.

Hitomi recognized her as the girl that spent every P.E class sitting on the sidelines reading manga. She was dressed in a simple red top and black Dickeys pants.

"Hi Hitomi. Did you see the new anime, the one with you as the main character? I like it its different!" Kellie chirped happily, she green blue eyes fell upon Van who was observing the chattering girls as if they were a new species of wildlife. "Wow. Hitomi is he your boy friend!" Without waiting for a response to any of her questions she walked up and shook his gloved hand. "Did I say wow already? You look just like I main guy in the anime too."

"What is this ani-me you speak of?" He questioned before Hitomi could deter the subject.

"What? You've NEVER heard of ANIME?" Her jaw dropped when he shook his head. "M-mina..." Kellie looked close to tears.

"I'll explain; it's a type of show that's animated… Drawn by artists… well it's a really cool form of entertainment."

Please don't mention Escaflowne. Please don't mention Escaflowne. Please don't mention Escaflowne. Hitomi chanted in her head.

"Kellie is right you do look an awful lot like him."

"Who?"

Crap. Hitomi felt like slamming her head into the nearest wall. Rapidly and Repeatedly. Why of all people did she have to run into to very large anime freaks how by now have probably memorized every released episode of that damn show!

Kellie took back over farther sealing Hitomi's fate. "Well, he looks just like you and that outfit is a perfect replica. If I didn't know better I'd say you were cosplaying as him."

"Yea, Hitomi we believe you wrote it not that Shoji something or other. Now that we see your boyfriend it had to be you."

"Well I-" Hitomi's mind races trying to find a way out of this mess. She was planning on telling Van on her own, but not like this.

"What was his name?" Van asked more then slightly suspicious.

Kellie took the pose of when he summoned Escaflowne "I Van Slanzar de Fanel summon thee Escaflowne! Sleeping dragon awaken!"

Van spun on Hitomi. "Van… I-"

The look in his eyes stopped her speechless. He grabbed her wrist and started draping her away "Sorry girls, we have to go. It was a pleasure meeting you." Though the words were nice the tone was not, he nearly growled them out through gritted teeth.

The girls looked stunned at the quick departure. Looking at each other in unison they asked "Did she call him Van?"

Van pulled Hitomi's arm roughly, dragging her in no set destination.

"Van I can explain!" People were full out staring at them, but he gave her no response. "Van! Please listen to me!" Nothing except a grunt to prove he heard her. "You're hurting me."

He stopped letting go of her abruptly. She fell hard on the side walk, tears in her eyes. "Van-"

He interrupted her. "What do you have to say? That you think I'm a joke! To show the world and laugh about me?" Before she could respond the Televisions in the window display of the electronics store they stood in front of came on with the latest episode of 'The Vision of Escaflowne'. He took one look at it and stomped off.

Hitomi got up dusting herself off before chasing after the rouge king. She may have been the school's track star but he had a head start. Van set a fast pace and was barely in sight. Hitomi didn't even pay attention to where she was, just keeping him in view was hard enough. Running up stair is always hard on the knees she ignored their painful protests. There he was stopped in a clearing in front of a small shrine at the top of the hill.

Van didn't turn to look at her though he could hear her ragged breathing. "Do you remember this place?"

She did. It was close to the school track.

"This place, I slew the dragon here." He stated kneeling to run his fingers through the grass in the spot which the land dragon took its last breath. "The first time you saved my life." He looked up at her with pain filled eyes. "Why?" He asked his voice breathy.

"It was fate Van. I never wanted this to happen you have to believe me." She Pleaded.

"I don't know why but I do."

"I was just as horrified when I found out. I-"

He interrupted her "Did you know since that thing started one drop of rain has yet to fall on Gaea? That the soil no longer yields more then weeds. What about the people that wish themselves away to the world they think is fantasy, just to fill our inns with people who can not pay. Who don't know how to live on a world they now call backwards!"

"I didn't know… I wish there was something I could do." She sat down in the grass next to him. "You wonder if you can even make it back. If your people are coping without you."

He let her wrap her arms around him and pull him close. "Don't leave me again. You said you would stay by my said but then you left."

"I don't want to part from you ever again Van. Don't worry so much. This will work out, we will figure something out."

"I hope so Hitomi…" He leaned in his face inposiply close to hers "I love you."

"Van I love you to." Their lips touched softly and briefly before they pulled apart.

Then they heard it, like a huge beating heart. Tha thump tha thump. The ground began to shudder and shake. "Van what is happening?"

"It is calling." He looked up at his glowing homeworld.

The crackling began, obseanly loud and the pillar formed around them. Something was not right. Van was being lifted into the air, but Hitomi felt a weight holding her down. "Van!" She strained to hold onto his hands.

"Hitomi!" Van fought the light that pulled him away. It sapped his strength and yanked him our of the grasp of the woman that loved him.

Hitomi was left kneeling in the grass alone. His voice calling her name on the breeze. It felt like a nightmare. She looked down cradling her bruised wrist. The tears lept form her eyes as she screamed into the sky.

To Be Continued…

Sorry it took so long the beginning had me stumped.

tear-drowned-angel- Kellie

professionaldooropener- Mina

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