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Part 2
The characters of Escaflowne used in this are property of Bandai
entertainment. The writing and original characters are my own. This is
my first Fan fiction so please e-mail and tell me what you think. But
only constructive criticism please.
"Hitomi! Wait up!" It was Yukari, Hitomi had hoped to leave after school
with out Yukari noticing.
"Sorry Yukari, I'm late!" She said truthfully.
"I just wanted to ask you something," Yukari said jogging in step beside
her.
"Ask away because I don't have much time."
"What's wrong with you Hitomi? Why are you acting so strange? You
haven't been the same since Amano left, Hitomi tell me!"
"Is that what you think is wrong? You think it's been Amano all this
time don't you? I can't believe you, Yukari! You don't know anything
about me! I just want to be left alone!" Hitomi stopped outside a
daycare center.
"All right then Hitomi, I'll leave you alone." Yukari finally backed off
and gave up, if Hitomi didn't want her friendship she wouldn't offer it.
Hitomi walked into the day care center, she just loved working with all
the little kids, she felt at peace when she was here, did but today she
also felt a deep longing that she couldn't quite pin point.
A little girl named Tara tugged on her skirt and stared up at her with
big green eyes like her own.
"Miss Kanzaki! Come play with me today" she begged, her long dark
pigtails bouncing.
"All right I'll play with you today," she said, and as she watched
little Tara she knew what the longing she felt was, she wanted to have a
real family. But not just any family, she wanted Van's family.
* * *
"Van, you either have to go to earth and find Hitomi or forget her and
find someone else." Allen was saying.
"But Allen I can't just find someone else, it wouldn't be the same I'd
go insane." Van was ready to make Allen leave but he knew he couldn't do
that, it would be rude and Allen was his friend after all.
"Then go find Hitomi, bring her back, marry the girl for heavens sake!"
"I wish it was that easy," Van sighed
"Why can't it be?"
"Because, what if she's found someone else, what if I can't find her?"
Van was frustrated, this was embarrassing.
"Van I'm sure that what ever happens you come back and be resolved, with
or without her."
Van nodded, he stared up into the sky.
'I'm coming Hitomi, I'm coming' he thought.
* * *
Hitomi sat on her couch whetting late night television, she couldn't
sleep and when she did she had dreams, frightening dreams.
I'm coming
The voice came like whisper but it echoed in her heart, she glanced
around the room. Could it be? Was Van really coming to get her?
"Nah, couldn't be, he's probably already found someone else to be queen
of Fanelia" she told herself. But she couldn't shake the feeling.
She went to bed and slept soundly, dreaming of Van coming to rescue her.
* * *
Van stared up at the mystic moon, 'I'm coming' he thought. He held the
pendant out in front of him at arm's length, thinking of Hitomi as he'd
last seen her, short hair, green eyes, that strange school uniform. The
pendant swung up towards the moon and he was enveloped in the column of
light.
When the light dissipated he found himself in a strange room there was
one of those boxes Hitomi he told him about, she'd called it television.
He looked around; there was a stack of mail sitting on the counter. He
picked up the letter on top.
It was addressed to Miss Hitomi Kanzaki.
"At least I'm in the right place." He turned around and knocked a glass
off the counter, it fell to the ground and shattered. He winced at the
sound, this wasn't how he wanted to find her, and he'd wanted to find
her during daylight and to sweep her off her feet, not scare her in the
middle of the night.
Hitomi woke up; she rubbed her eyes trying to remember what had awakened
her from her dream of Van taking her away to Fanelia. She heard broken
glass; there was someone in the house. She grabbed a bat from her closet
and walked ever so quietly down the stairs. She saw him; he was bent
down picking up the shards of glass.
"Ouch," he winced having cut his finger on the glass.
She snuck up behind him and just as she was about to bring the bat down
on his head turned and she saw his face in the moonlight.
"Van!" she gasped, dropping the bat, tars ran down her cheeks
"Oh, Hitomi," sighed and pulled her into his arms, "it's been so
long."
"To long, oh van..." she sobbed into his chest.
"Shhh, it's okay I'm here now right?" he stroked her cheek she look up
to him with those same green eye's that he'd always loved and he
realized how much she'd grown up. She noticed the difference in him too,
he was taller and stronger, but his eyes were the same auburn ones she'd
gazed into long ago and his hair was still unkempt.
"Oh Van, why did you wait so long? It's been horrible, mom and Dad broke
up, I move out and now Yukari hates me. I want to leave so badly, I just
want to be with you." She looked into his eyes again and saw they were
filled with tears.
"I'm so sorry Hitomi, I should have come to get you. I was so miserable
but you had left and there had to be a good reason for it so I just let
you go." He held her even tighter, "I thought I could live without you,
but I was wrong I need you Hitomi, I need you by my side for ever."
"Oh Van, I love you."
"Hitomi, will you marry me? Say you will, come back and be queen of
Fanelia." He tilted her chin so she would look him in the eyes.
"Of course Van, I never thought you'd ask." She said her face bathed in
moonlight.
Van tilted his head and kissed her; she melted against him and the light
surrounded them again.
They found themselves in the grove where Escaflowne stood, amongst the
graves of Folken and Van's parents. Van helped Hitomi to her feet, the
sun was beginning to rise, and it was going to be a long day.
Van showed Hitomi to her bedroom and tucked her in; he realized she
didn't have that gym bag this time and would need clothes when she woke
up. He slipped into the hallway and closed the door. A maid walked
towards him apparently going about her business.
"Trellyn, please bring my fiancée, Miss Hitomi a proper change of
clothes." He said to the maid.
"Yes Lord, Van" she said and then hurried down they hall.
He opened the door to his bedroom and crawled into bed; he hadn't gotten
any sleep that night and with out any rest he would be of no use to
anyone, let alone the kingdom.
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