Ok well, I don't know if it to tooooo soon for this chapter but here it is anyways. I have never written scenes like this so I did a lot of reading online (a lot of 12 step guides) to how to make this kind of scene haha, hope it paid off!

So here it is Chapter um 13 in all its glory and no to get further into the story so things fall in place! (I felt as if I had to get this out of the way first haha)

SO NOW I will be re-reading my story to get an idea of where I went and didn't go (as I had thrown out a lot of stuff I had in it now my memory cant make heads or tails of what I kept and didn't keep) I probably will like go "UGH I cant believe I put that in there a lot but it must be done!"

So give me a couple days to post something else. Back to work again too poo.

BTW my muse song Linkin Park - Numb

Van stood outside his tent, Storius stood next to him motionless, waiting for him to speak. The hooded figured he come to learn was called Grato stood on the other side of the fire, no doubt staring at them. The dragon was lying behind him, trying not to move much, she wouldn't let any of the soldiers tend her wounds and Van could tell she was in pain. The bleeding had finally stopped when the blood clotted and formed a scab. They had been camped here for a day, events last night put a hinder in their march today, and Hitomi hadn't regained consciousness and she wasn't looking well.

The dragon spoke; however not much since last night, Van wanted to ask questions but he wasn't sure where to start, the men were on edge with the giant beast around and unsure of what the cloaked figure even was. The pair was conversing with one another, and between the crackling fire and noise from the camp he couldn't make out what they were saying.

The cloak figure approached them and he seen Storius reach for his blade and hold his position on the handle, as if preparing. Van gave him a stern look and Storius eased up.

"Serantisan speak now." Grato held out his arm as if allowing Van to pass.

Van walked ahead to the dragon not far from him and Storius follow with Grato behind them.

"Serantisan is your name dragon?" Van knelt down, her large massive head laid on the ground; her eyes opened looking at him.

"That is what your tongue calls me, yes, so that is my name." She pulled her head up slightly from the ground, but it seemed to take a little effort.

"What are you doing with Hitomi?" Van was too eager to know the questions that ran through his mind all day, and if he wasn't sitting by Hitomi's side watching her, he might have been more pushing to get these answers.

"I will give you the simple answer, as the long explanation of it is no matter now; We fled from Dilandau days ago – we even defended your Knight Allen. I am very old, but when my Tsuni asked me to find your city, I was a bit lost – I have lived deep in the canyons for the large 200 years, so my knowledge of your country was little. We had been resting when your military decided to ambush us."She shifted her body weight slightly wincing in pain.

"Allen found you, why isn't he with you now?" Van said bitterly

"There was a complication, and we left his aide." Serantisan wasn't sure if he would understand, and she wasn't about to make the situation worse.

"Complication?" Van pressed, he was angered by the knowledge that Allen had seen Hitomi, and no word was sent to him, and he let her free without protection – but then she did have this dragon and other being at her aide.

"You must'n press matter that I don't give information to, trust in good faith that they are unimportant Van." She dipped her head staring at him intently, addressing him like they had known each other for a long time.

"Then tell me what I should know because I have no idea where to start Serantisan." Van folded his arms and waited for her to tell him whatever it was that he should know.

"Before we carry on this conversation I need you to bring me the Tsuni." Serantisan took all her efforts to stand, she lost a lot of blood in battle, impressive that it didn't hinder her battling, and the effect started to show after. Van knew that it was fury can do to a person and it probably was the same for the dragon.

"You expect me to bring her to you, she had been unconscious since we found her, and what do you plan to do to her!" Van's hand traced the hilt of his sword.

Serantisan growled "You dare question me. I will answer your questions in due time, as soon as I see the Tsuni."

Van looked over at the cloaked figure who had positioned himself at Serantisan's side. He glanced back at Storius as if looking for another answer. He hadn't know this dragon anymore than he knew the cloaked figure at his side, but Hitomi had been with him, maybe Serantisan could help her, as there was nothing he could do.

Van entered to see Hitomi with a pained look on her face; she was dripping with sweat and thrashing around. She had been like this since he brought her back to the camp. His heart wrench in hurt, he just got her back and here she was, with some sort of fever and unexplainable problem happening to her. His hand touched the side of her face softly and he bent down kissing her forehead lightly.

"Hitomi, I'm here." He whispered in her ear. He fought back the tears that he could feel wanting to form. He was didn't know what was going on with her, unknown to the answers, leaving him powerless and unable to help her. He could fight any foe that was placed in front of him for her, but he couldn't fight this, and it coursed a deep pain through his body the heaviest pressure building in his chest.

He picked her up in his arms, cradling her head against his chest; he carried her out of the tent to the dragon that stood waiting for her. He stood before her, not sure if he could set Hitomi down, he didn't want to let her go.

"It be ok." The hooded figure rasped, trying to put a sense of faith in Van that he wasn't finding right now.

Van nodded, and gently placed Hitomi on the ground at the dragon's feet. He took a slight step back, but not too far as he wasn't sure his feet would move any further from her conflicted body.

The Dragon shifted to stand slightly over her, burrowing both her claws into the ground she arched her neck back and spread her impressive wings pointing them to the sky. Her mouth opened as she took a large breath in, her chest expanding as the air flowed in; a small blue orb began to glow beneath Serantisan's chest. Van recognized it; it was a drag-energist.

Van's eyes focused on Hitomi as she began to mumble. Her forehead became to glow, the inking once a light grey began to turn a light blue, and becoming deeper with the passing moments. Storius held Van back as he started to move to kneel at Hitomi's side.

The earth around them began to rise, dirt shifted in a circle rotation behind them, encircling them. Storius glanced around unsure and Van focus on Hitomi, he wanted to hold her hand, and he wanted to touch her and feel her, make sure she knew he was there, but he stood his ground. The wind began to pick up in force, as grass began to lift into the funneling wind tunnel that surrounded them. Van could feel his hair blowing with the force of the wind, and He couldn't hear Storius clearly but his voice was there.

Hitomi felt her body burning, tears pooled in her eyes. It was dark, and there were screams everywhere. She held herself remembering all the things she had witness since she became lost here. Van She was with Van before all this happen, where was she now.

Her body ached, her muscles tensed. She had seen Van dying a hundred different ways, and each time she tried to save him she would fail. The hands of Dilandau, the poisonous kiss of a beautiful woman Hitomi felt she couldn't hold a candle too, even at her hands he perished. Her eyes were dry, but the tears kept falling. Her heart twisted in pain and if she could stop its beating willingly she would have done so.

Van Im sorry I couldn't save you or the others. She had seen them all dying, all her friends, and people she didn't even know. They all died the same way, by her hate, she hated them all! She wanted them to die, and yet her mind told her no, but the hate just pulsed through her. She did unspeakable things to them; she shivered in fear of herself.

"Tsuni…" Serantisan! It was her voice! She could hear her, she wasn't sure if she should run. She tried to run towards Van's voice but always ended up in more pain than when she started. She wasn't sure her body could take much more.

"Tsuni, open your heart, let it all in, let me in."

"NO! The hate, the anger, the pain, it's so controlling I don't know… I don't know how to control it!" She cried screaming, she hated herself the pain made her do things to people – things she couldn't control.

"I will find you Tsuni I will, trust me." Her voice was calm and soothing, Hitomi thought her body's throbbing started wane, but she wasn't sure.

Hitomi closed her eyes; she could feel the hate inside of her, and the fury she blocked away. As if it was pounding against her to let in. She took a deep breath and relaxed, it filled her. She clenched her fist; she wanted to cackle it was so blissful. She thought of death, destruction, and ending of life and it felt good to her, her mind Screamed at her. Screamed for her to think about the people, think about her friends, how important they were but she mocked her voice.

Hitomi quivered as a warmth slipped in, it was calming, like Novocain, it made her relax. It pushed the pain out, the fury ebbed and the angry simmered. She felt at peace in the dark, her body fet her again, however drained from the battle she had been through it was still her body again.

"Come to me"

She saw Serantisan's form as a shadow in a bright illuminating light ahead of her. She climbed to her feet and slowly made her way to her. One last tear trickled down her cheek as she reached out to the dragon.

Hitomi's forehead grew deeper in color, and her body began to lift from the ground. Van tried to lurch forward and grab her instinctively, but he could feel Storius and Grato's holding him in place. He struggled against them, this wasn't natural, and this dragon was doing something to Hitomi! "Let me GO!" Van screamed but he was sure the bellowing wind drowned his voice away instantly.

Her form rose closer to Serantisan's head, Her Drag-energist glowing deep in blue like Hitomi's forehead. This seemed to last forever, the seconds turning in hours, he wasn't sure what to do. He stood there powerless, unable to help her.

Van hit the ground in what he could feel an invisible force of power push them back, knocking the wind from the three of them. Dirt fell around them as the wind had died in an instant, the ground borrow a deep circular crater around them. He tried to sit up but his body pulsed with pain, and he was trying to catch the breath that had been pounded from his chest in an instant.

His eyes saw her, standing with Serantisan's massive head cradled in her hands. She was staring into her eyes, her expression so soothing. Serantisan appearing to be purring, a low rumbled coming from her. Hitomi was glowing, a light aura danced on her skin, like she was he own ray of sunshine.

She pulled Serantisan's forehead to her own and the deep blue marking seemed to seep into Serantisan, like a smoke slowly dancing into her scales and becoming no more. Van stared without words as the dragon began to form the same aura as Hitomi.

"Ker'Lutchion I binded myself to you, as in life, I share your pains, I share your death. I mend your wounds with the energy I have been granted through the will of my being. Your will is my will." Hitomi closed her eyes and pressed her forehead fully against the dragon. She repeated the words her voice echoed from within her.

Hitomi's form began to become translucent, Van struggled to get to his feet, and she was disappearing! He coughed to try and speak but his lungs burned. He stood to reach her, and she was gone. Her essences seem to disappear in a thin lining of smoke into Serantisan. He stood, unsheathing his sword and glaring at the dragon.

Her head turned towards him, Hitomi's symbol pulsed on her forehead, pulsed a deep blue. He stood, confused, he let his blade go and it fell to the ground. He dropped to his knees in uncertainty, he had lost her again but this time he didn't know what to think. The ground shook from behind and he turned to see Escaflowne behind him, as if waiting for him to climb on the metallic dragons back and take flight. His mind was racing – he couldn't grab a single thought.

He turned and looked back at Serantisan his eyes wide trying to figure it out. Her eyes were green, they were emerald green – the same deep sincere look that was so familiar to him time and time again looked back at him.

"Fly with me Van." Her voice, coming from the dragon; Hitomi's sweet voice, as if it belonged there the entire time.

He turned and looked at Escaflowne and without a second glance he ran and climbed on, pulling back his strap, he pushed into the sky. He watched her follow him into the sky, staring at her blankly as she glided beside him. Her large eye looking back at him he was trying to accept it, she was in the dragon, or she was the dragon.

"Hitomi?" He finally said after moments of flying

"Yes Van, it's me." She spun over him, obviously enjoying her new form.

"Wha- What happen?" Van watched as she gracefully flew beside him.

"I don't know to be honest, It was dark Van, so very dark – all I felt was anger, and hatred, and hurt like I had never felt, I saw things, terrible things in the dark. I was alone, I heard your voice, and I tried to follow but again, more darkness. The deeper I wandered the more hurt I felt." Her eyes deepened gazing back at him.

"I heard her voice Van, she told me to open up to her, and she would find me." She proceeded to climb down, heading to a small lake below.

"It felt warm again, and I let her in, I saw her face the pain was gone, I went with her to escape the Darkness Van."

"She tells me you were worried…"

"I was Hitomi, I thought I was losing you…I..." Van pulled his gaze from her and dived to the small lake below.

They landed; Van stood from Escaflowne looking up at her, her head drew closer down towards him.

Van shielded his eyes from the blinding light that appeared from her forehead. He could see from the edges that the light was dimming and pulled his arm away, and there she stood. Hitomi stood under the large dragon staring up at him. Serantisan took to the sky, not looking back heading the way they had came from.

Van jumped down from Escaflowne and slowly walked towards her. Hitomi stood there, smiling and holding out her hands. Van reached as he neared her intertwining his fingers with her and pulling her closer to him staring down into her eyes. His heart was racing, she was warm, and he could remember the teasing thought of her lips pressing him in the back of his mind. He wanted to kiss her again, now, he had so many questions but he didn't want to know them yet.

Hitomi unraveled her hand from his and glided her hand up his arm, over his shoulders, and resting her palm lightly against his face. She could feel him pulsing in her, the need pushing her, and she almost couldn't tell the difference between hers or his. Her heart raced as she felt his skin, it was pushing sensations to form goose bumps on her skin. She smiled and let her fingers playful comb through his hair. She wasn't going to fight him or his feelings that pulse through her.

He traced the edges of his face, pushing the hair away from her face with his free hand. His body tensed in response to the feel of her soft unblemished skin. He stepped closer into her his eyes locked with her, drawing him in. He remembered her lips, her taste, and he slowly leaned in to feel it again. She felt his need; it was making her heart race, and her breath heavy trying to cool from the heat her body was pulsing with.

His lips brushed against hers, and moved, tracing her skin so lightly. She closed her eyes and pressed into him more, feeling his muscular tone against her small frame. His lips teased her skin, lightly up and down her face, her neck and back up to rest against her lips again. She couldn't explain the feeling her skin was feeling from the light trail his lips had left. It was new to her, causing her inner thighs burn with want to be felt.

He pulled his arms around her waist, pressing her harder against him, and bringing her to his lips fully. His tongue pressed against her lips sliding in slowly as she parted them, and she made a fist with his hair trying to pull her energy somewhere other than the lower part of her body it was traveling to. She mimicked his action, coursing her tongue against his drinking him in, pulling herself up to him further.

Van placed his arm lower down her body as he continued to slowly but passionately kiss her. He pulled her into his arms, cradling her against him, and not letting her pull away from his mouth he knelt in the grass, placing her soft small form down beside him. He pulled away from her lips, trailing kisses down her jaw line, and neck positioning himself next to her on his side hovering over her.

She took a deep breath in once he took his lips to tease her skin again, but this time nibbling his way down, causing small quiet gasps with each slow moving kiss he placed on her. She wriggled in need, her body quivered in response under him; she ran her hands under his shirt, feeling the muscular contours of his back. Her arms slid further up his back while his mouth trailed lower down her body, his shirt folded up and she slowly pulled it over his head; he paused letting her do so.

His crimson eyes met hers, they were burning with passion, she could feel his need pushing her, coursing through her, it was addicting to feel him emotionally, and it matched her perfectly. His lips continued on her collar bone, her teeth grazing her skin tantalizing her, and she pressed her fingers against his back lightly, gripping to gain her bearing, wanting the world to stop spinning. It sent a heat of need through him his lips trailed lower down to her chest. He reached the thin fabric that hid her beneath it but exposing the top portions of her breasts.

He pulled one strap that hung loosely down her should while his lips continued kissing at the line the fabric drew for him. He contained himself from ripping the fabric away entirely, wanting to enjoy this moment to its fullest extent, this was no dream, this was her warm body responding to his every kiss under him. Every quiver, every touch, and every whimper she made sent his body into a hardening state that urged for release.

He pulled the right portion down from her shoulder, exposing her breast. His lips centered over nibbling lightly while his hand began making way to pull the other strap away. She arched so slightly when his warm mouth centered over her breast sending more currents of heat through her body. She whispered his name in a moan, so quietly, his name from her lips lurched at him inside. He strained not to just take her now; he fought at it, wanting to explore all the wonders of her body.

She breathed heavier; she felt her body tingling, her breast sending shock waves throughout her body, which seemed to pull toward her inner thighs. She rubbed her legs together trying to ease the burning that was forming, she wasn't sure how to ease it, and just the feel of it was exciting her.

Van's lips made way to her other breast; the other instantly started to harden at the lack of his warm lips. His now free hand began pulling her dress down past her waist. His fingers sliding back up her thighs, slowly, he moved his fingered between her legs. He groaned against her as his finger felt her warm heat building, he rubbed lightly and pulled his mouth back up her neck, kissing his way back to her mouth.

"Van.." She gasped his name when she felt the urging response his fingers were causing her.

His lips pushed against her faster this time, drinking her in forcefully, and she matched him in response. Her body was aching, aching with every touch, every kiss, he placed against her. His fingers applied more pressure and her hips moved with the course they were going. He slowly slid one into her and she let a short gasp escape her as he nibbled against her lips from the broken kiss. His eyes focused on her face, he could see the need building on her face. He slid another finger in, keeping his slow rhythm that moved with her hips. Her brows creased together and she moaned; he wished he could see into her eyes, but he also enjoyed watching the pleasure this way too.

Her hands felt along his chest, making their way lower to his tied britches. She pulled the strings and moved her hand lower beneath them. Her body was compelling her to feel him, feel all of him. She opened her eyes when she felt his harden state, meeting his hungry gaze. His breath increased, she could feel it blazing against her skin as she slowly formed her hand around him and stroked up and down. She held her breath to see his response, she wasn't sure if she was doing this right, through all of her need and pulsating feeling coursing through her body, she realized she had insecurities.

He closed his eyes once her grip firmed a moan in excitement. Hitomi couldn't tell if his fingers cause her to shiver or if her body was excited to hear his pleasure as well as feel it. He pulled himself over her, breaking her hold she had on him, still letting his fingers rub her softly and move in and out of her, he knelt over her. His gaze met her soft glance and his lips began kissing between her breasts and slowly down toward her navel. He lingered there for a moment, before inching further down to his fingers. His tongue softly licked against her while his fingers still move with her hips. Her thighs pressed against him in response, her muscles tensed and she arched again, his tongue began moving above his finger, licking and sucking in an area that she was sure was bringing tears to her eyes.

She arched and moved harder against him, he continued to move with her, his speed picking up, his pressure becoming harder and it was what she needed. She could feel herself wanting more; it drove her body in tension and pleasure all at the same time. Her hands found his hair and she lightly clamed fist fulls of it, unsure she could do anything else but moan.

She arched more as her body tensed but shook at the same time, her legs tensed tightly around Van. Moaning louder, her body wanted to collapse with the wave of new sensation that coursed through it. And she did, Van seem to sense what happen to her as his rhythm slowed, and ceased, he slowly kissed his way back up to her. Her body felt numb, and drained. He hovered over her, meeting her perfectly exhausted look with a smile. His onyx hair hung playful in his face and his eyes deep with what Hitomi felt as love. Van didn't have to say it she felt it, it coursed through her like her own feeling.

She breathed in deeply as his lips neared hers, he pushed against her, and she felt his hardened state between her inner thighs. She felt his need for her pushing her, her muscles tensed against him. It sent a current of warmth through her newly reviving body. She felt as if she couldn't move a moment ago and now she wanted more of him. Every time he pushed himself against her she quivered in response, her sensitive area becoming more aroused with every feel of him.

Her back arched against him giving her arms length to pull his britches down exposing his naked form to her. She gasped at the sight, all his features, and contours of his muscles danced against the moonlights. He was handsome, no beautiful. His lips found hers, slowly he inched his way nearer to her, pushing himself against her. He pulled his lips away to look into her eyes as he slowly pushed into her, the tightness constricting around him, his body conflicted with the urge to drive deeper into her. Her eyes widened and tears form in her eyes, Van paused not going any further, and pulled his lips to her cheek kissing away the lone tear that trickled down. She whimpered against him, he never considered she would be a virgin, Mine he thought possessively. He pulled her tightly against him, kissing her lips softly as he eased further.

"Van..." She said quietly closing her eyes trying to ease into the discomfort she was feeling.

Her body urged her on and she slowly moving against him, the discomfort waning away was replaced by building tides of arousal again. Van restrained himself to slowly move with her, but his body shook in need, need to claim her and release him from this build of pressure he was feeling. He moaned as he felt her thrusting into him, and he started to move against her with increasing pace. Claim her his voice screamed but he fought it off.

Hitomi arched into him, she could feel him in her, in more ways than one. His want for her pulsed through her pushing her to move against him; sending her body wanting more. She ran her hands up his back feeling his muscles tense and flex with every thrust; she clung to him tightly. He was increasing against her, thrusting hard, and her body was responding back. She tried to catch her breath, the world was spinning and her body was erupting with feelings she had never felt before. Van pulled himself down to her, his body firmly against hers, his arms held her tightly against him.

She said his name between gasps of air she fought for, he was thrusting into her with force and all she could do was beg for more. Her body was no longer hers, it was his to claim and she quivered not sure if she could hold onto this building tension anymore. His hold tightened around her and his thrusts became harder into her; he was trying to go deeper. He pressed his lips against her moaning as his body quivered against her with release. She shook beneath him as his thrusts slowed, softened and ceased. Her whole being felt drained, and she opened her eyes; feathers rained from above. She pulled her head back, his feathers were as white as a fresh snow on a winter morning and they were wrapped around them.

"Hitomi…I love you." His body softly lay against her and he rested her head against her chest.

She ran her fingers through his hair, smiling, everything was perfect.

"Van, I love you." She looked to the sky watching the feathers lightly fall around her.