Reminiscing

mystic mizu

"I greet the morning sky the sun dries tears in my eyes, awaken this sleeping heart of mine."

Frailty by Urbandub

She opened her eyes and looked around her. She gasped. "Why?"

She looked around her, trying to see through the pitchblack night. When she looked up at the sky, she was certain she is still in Gaea but where? She can hear the crickets, the screeches of an owl. She's in the middle of the forest, and there's in no telling whether she is near a town or in the middle of nowhere. She closed her fist on her grandmother's necklace wishing that soon she'll find safety.

Suddenly, she heard sudden movements around her. She enclosed her hand tightly on the necklace. She stood up just in case she needs to run. Then a pair of big round amber eyes appeared ot of the ebony, followed by a shinning steel that glimmers in the night.

"Who's there?" said the stranger. She did not know of she must answer or just run away. She heard a step.

Then she notice a pair of blue beautiful eyes that is surrounded by long golden hair.

"Allen Schezar?" she breathed, but loud enough for him to hear his name called.

"Who are you, miss?" When he recognized that it was a woman, he concealed his sword and stepped forward. It's so dark that their only source of light is the moon.

"It's me, Hitomi." She approached him, trying to follow the sound of his voice. She stretched her hands forward trying to get hold of him. Then she felt his warm gloved hand. She took hold of it and suddenly felt relieved.

"What are you doing here?" he asked.

"It's a long story." She said in embarassment. She kew that if she said that she was trying to get home, he will probably want to talk about it now, regardless of the cold breeze that chills her entire body. When he felt that her hand is shaking, he suggested to take her to the palace and have a nice cup of tea.

"Thanks." She said to the hand maiden when she handed her the tea. They were later joined by Millerna and Dryden. They were happy to see her of course, but she noticed that Dryden is looking at her in a queer way. Then she noticed that everyone is looking at her.

"What?" she asked.

"Oh sorry we're staring, we forgot that it is not unusual to find a queen in the middle of Asturian forest." Dryden said with a clear tone of sarcasm. She smiled.

"Are we gonna wait for more weak joke attempts of Dryden or please, please start explaining why you are here." Alan said.

"Is everything alright?' Hitomi looked at Millerna and saw her great concern for her.

"No, no, everything is quite alright." She forced to smile.

"Nope, I don't buy that." Dryden said. "If everything is alright, then you would have come here with Van." He raised his eyebrows and smiled. Of course, she's not a good actress, and it's pretty obvious that Van won't allow her to leave the country without him.

"Okay" she gave up. "Van and I, kind of took a time out." She looked down and unconsciously tracing the circles around her cup.

"Time out?" Alan said.

"You two are-" Millerna said unable to believe what she heard.

"What does that mean?" Dryden said in suprise.

"You didn't leave him, did you?" Alan said. She looked up, everyone's eyes are wide and lips are slightly opened. She can see the hopeful plea of 'no' in her answer.

"Well-"

"Oh my." Millerna sighed and fell on the back of her chair. Dryden massaged his temple with the tip of his middle and index finger. Alan closed his mouth but kept his eyes on her. "Poor Van." She heard Millerna whisper.

"What happened?"Dryden asked, still can't get over in his suprise.

"Did he hurt you?" Alan asked with a tone of warning in his voice.

"No! Okay I'll explain." She sighed and closed her eyes.

'This is going to be a long night.'

"It's my fault actually." She began to explain. She started explaining on the wedding then to the day that they began fighting. Of course, she conveniently left out the ridicolous topics of the arguments. And when she went to the part where she was saying goodbye to Van all of them took a deep breath, probably to control their emotions so that she can finish her story without interruption. When she finished, all of them looked at one another, waiting for someone to break the uncomfortable silence.

"But why?" Dryden asked.

"Dryden." Millerna hushed him.

"I ask the same question." She asnwered. All of them were suprised. "I just-" she continued. "I feel incomplete somehow. And I'm confused because, I know, I wanted to be with Van." She sighed, again tracing the lid of the cup.

"Maybe" Alan said interrupting the silence " You lost sight of your purpose." Hitomi looked at him, confused.

"You love Van right?" Alan said.

"Of course." She asnwered quickly.

"Then don't let go of him. If you hadn't noticed, every person that he calls family left him. You have no idea how messed up he was the first time you left. Everytime I visit Fanelia I can see that he longs for you. He never took of your necklace, clealry he was still holding on to you." She waited if Alan is still about to say something. He smiled at him.

"You know-" Dryden interrupted. "I am pretty sure that that pendant makes your wish come true." Hitomi looked him and nodded once.

"What did you wish for?" Millerna asked.

She thinked, really hard. Trying to remember her exact wish.

"I want to know where I really belong." She said.

"And you landed here in Asturia." Alan said

"Where you saved Van from being killed." He continued.

"And where he saved you when you were kidnapped." Millerna said.

Hitomi smiled amd sighed. "Yes" she whispered.

A.N: chibmimi actually gave me the idea on this part ("Then don't let go of him. If you hadn't noticed, every person that he calls family left him.) The qoutation above is from the song "Frailty" of Urbandub (It's a Filipino band i'm proud to say! Yeah go pinoys!) Listen to the song it's really good. Thank you for those who keep on reading my fics.. :)

©mystic mizu

3:59 pm June 9, 2009