Series: Escaflowne
Pairings: Van x Allen, Hitomi x Folken
Rating: PG-15 (rating will change)
Warnings: AU, OOC, some angst.
Disclaimer: See prologue for disclaimer.
REUKNIGHTED
Part One.
As Van crawled into bed, Hitomi watched with compassion. They all missed the elegant blond knight but Van was the one most affected by his disappearance. Only a handful of people were aware of Van's intense feelings toward Allen, and even less Allen's feelings for Van - Van was not amongst this number.
She wasn't jealous that Van's affections lay elsewhere - she was happy that he loved someone. She had chosen to stay on Gaia to be with her boyfriend - now fianc�, Folken Fanel.
When she had first met Folken he was in the thrall of the Emperor of Zaibach and due to his close association with the fate alteration machine, he had been dying. She remembered vividly seeing the black feathers swirling toward the ground for the first time when she and Van had gone back to the remains of Fanelia to find Folken. It wasn't until he switched sides and joined them that she realised which Fanel she truly longed for. Before they confronted Dornkirk he had told her that he cared for her. After the battle when Van had destroyed the Atlantis machine she had pulled the sword fragment from his chest and focused all her power and wished as hard as she could to heal him, it had worked and in the process made him whole, restoring- his right arm.
Unconsciously she reached to her neck for the pendant that was no longer there. Allen had been holding it for her whilst she tied her now long hair back; and in those few moments the beam had descended and swept him away.
"He'll find his way back Van, he'll come back to you" she whispered as she left the room painfully aware that silver moonlit tears were cascading down the young kings face. She was also aware that they were trickling down her own as they had done every night and would continue to do so until Van was happy again. She hated to see Van like this- he deserved to be happy after everything he'd been through.
Cuffing the tears away she entered the rooms she shared with Folken, knowing he would be sitting by the fire waiting for her to return. Sure enough he was sitting by the fire absorbed in his own thoughts.
As he heard the door open he looked up and smiled, his feelings for Hitomi had changed from cold indifference to deep passionate love. His life, his heart and his soul all belonged to her.
Standing he inclined his head and decided to have some fun. Using his most sultry voice he intoned, "My Lady" and walking over grasped her hand and kissed each knuckle before running his tongue over them pleased at the repressed moan it produced.
Hitomi felt her skin goose pimple, he knew exactly what to do to tempt her. Since Allen's disappearance she had been spending her time trying to draw Van out of his self imposed misery and had firmly but politely asked Folken not to show too much affection to her in front of Van. This was exactly what she needed she realised as her hand was released and she was pulled against Folken's solid chest.
In his darkened room, Van lay on his silky bed sheets, the cool night breeze running over his arms. With a sigh he removed his shirt and lay back on top of the sheets allowing the breeze to caress him to sleep.
// "Allen?" Van called, where was he? He could sense Allen's presence but the surroundings weren't Gaian. They were strangely familiar and it took him a few moments to remember - it was the running track where he had first met Hitomi and fought the dragon in the previous year.
"Van?" A very familiar voice called from behind him, "Van is that you?"
Van tensed as the soft lilting voice and presence penetrated his mind. He turned slowly, hoping and praying that it was he who he wanted to see the most. As his eyes settled on the man before him he sucked his breath in, his trousers suddenly too tight.
Before him stood a Knight of Heaven dressed in a fashion he had never seen before � he liked what he saw. Starting from the feet upward, Van studied the vision in front of him - soft leather boots reaching mid calf, tight form fitting jeans, loosely done up silk shirt, and a long trench coat all of the deepest black adorned Allen's gorgeous body, his hair was pulled back from his face in a loose ponytail with a few soft bangs framing his face. The whole outfit seemed to scream fuck me and made Allen sexier than Van could ever have imagined - and he had imagined the Knight a lot.
"It...it is you!" He exclaimed softly before catching himself and lowering his voice in pitch asked, " How have you been?"
Allen looked at him with a half smile playing across his refined features, " I have been fine Van Fanel, and yourself?"
"I...I missed you." He blurted out and turned away before he could see disgust on Allen's face at his childish words, and before Allen could see the tears welling in his eyes.
A shudder of electricity ran through him as he felt Allen's warmth press behind him.
"Don't hide, look at me Van" Allen's voice was soft but commanding and Van offered no resistance as Allen turned him around. His head started to swim before he remembered to breathe - he was only inches away from the object of his affections and he could feel the warmth of Allen's body heat. He took a deep breath through his nose and regretted it, he could smell a deep musk that was purely Allen and it went straight to his groin.
Quickly he lowered his eyes, hiding the desire that he was sure was clearly evident in them and willed his body to calm down.
"Van, look at me" it was the command voice again and he had no choice but to look up. Another jolt ran through him as their eyes met and he felt his throat go very dry. Unconsciously he licked his lips and his eyes widened at the predatory look in Allen's eyes. Almost as if it were in slow motion Allen lowered his head. Van could feel the heat of his breath and could nearly taste those succulent pink lips. As he reached forward to close the gap...//
Van woke with a start and let out a string of blistering curses that would have shocked his advisors into fainting. Getting his heartbeat under control he felt angry tears slide down his face, it'd seemed so real, " Allen where are you? When are you coming home?" He murmured brokenly as he stood and padded out to resume his solitary watch on the balcony.