Title: Fates Reunited pt. 2/?

Author: Deathangelgw

Disclaimer: not mine, so no sue!

Warnings: AU, OC, het, lemon (later), sap, dark, angst, violence, language.

Pairings: Too be announced later

Rating: PG-13 to NC-17

Note: This part takes place later in the series as I am just focusing on anything that involves my OC.  If you get confused, so sorry and such.

Feedback: much loved and appreciated!

‘thoughts’

Hitomi sighed softly as she looked around the temple they had come to, escaping from Zaibach’s troops as they invaded the land of Freid.  ‘It’s been almost a month since I was taken to this strange world Gaea.  I wonder if anyone misses me?’ she thought to herself as she walked to her quarters.

“Hitomi?  Is everything all right?”  Van’s soft voice interrupted her thoughts and she smiled back at him.

“Van. Hai…everything is alright.  I was just…thinking about my mom and my family.  And my cousin,” Hitomi replied with a sad smile and Van sat down next to her as she sat on the stairs.

“Cousin?  Who is she?”  Van asked quietly, not certain why he was asking.

“Genaisa?  Well…” Hitomi frowned slightly as she thought about her cousin. “She’s…a lot like me.  But, my aunt and uncle adopted her.  She also has….some abilities with tarot cards and fortune-telling like me.  But she can be….almost eerily accurate in her readings.  Kinda like how…my readings have become,” she said thoughtfully and looked over to see Van watching her intently.

“Was she….the one who tried to warn you to get away from me earlier?” Van asked softly and Hitomi blinked.

“Yea, that was her.  Why are you asking about her?” Hitomi asked curiously as she wrapped her arms around her knees.

Van looked off into the distance and murmured, “She…reminded me of someone.”  Hitomi just looked at him, saying nothing, then looked out and watched as the Earth and the moon rose in the daytime sky.

*~~**~~*

Genaisa sighed softly as she walked back to her home.  She had just visited her aunt, Hitomi’s mother.  Her cousin still hadn’t come home and she, as well as Yukari and Amano, were very worried.  ‘Face it Genaisa…you’re terrified for her,’ she admitted to herself and sighed. 

Unbidden, an image came of the young boy that had been the one to take Hitomi away.  He looked so…familiar.  She frowned slightly as she sat down on her favorite boulder in their garden.  ‘He looked like…the one from my dreams.  But…what does it mean?’ she wondered as she looked at some of the flowers around her.

“Genaisa!  Did you want a snack?” her mother’s voice called out from the deck and she looked up.

“No thanks mom!  I’m just relaxing out here!” Genaisa called back then sighed.  Suddenly, a flaring pain shot through her ribs.  Crying out and gasping in pain, she collapsed to the ground, holding her sides. ‘This…pain….where is it…where is it coming from??’ she thought to herself, then cried out again as more pain shot through her, issuing from her arms, legs, and head.

“Genaisa? Genaisa!  What’s wrong!?” her mother cried out as she ran to her writhing daughter’s side. 

Gasping in pain, Genaisa could only curl up tighter, not even noticing the pool of blood that spread around her.  ‘This…pain.  It’s like…someone is stabbing me!’ Genaisa thought and screamed as it increased.

‘I…can….still….fight!!’

The thought went through her mind, filled with pain and fury and Genaisa cried out even more. “No! Don’t!” she screamed, then curled up tighter, biting her lip as she passed out from the pain.  Her mother ran in and called the doctor, then directed her husband to take Genaisa into her bedroom.  They tried to bandage her up, but found, when the blood was wiped away, that there were no visible wounds.

“What is going on here?” her mother demanded as they tried to bandage her. 

The doctor then came in and looked her over. “I…this is the strangest case I’ve ever seen!” he exclaimed as he sat back.  The wounds were already soaking the third set of bandages they had put on her, yet no source for the wounds could be found.  He scratched his head as her worried parents looked at him.

Suddenly, Genaisa screamed in agony, her body arching off of the bed as she thrashed around on the bed.  The doctor and her father rushed to her, holding her down as she cried and screamed in agony.  Looking over his shoulder, her father ordered, “Get some rope!  We need to tie her down so we can fix her up!” Her mother nodded and ran out.

*~~**~~*

Van screamed in agony, his back and body arching off the bed as the Ispano Clan worked on Escaflowne.  Allen and Gaddes worked to keep him steady while one of the others went off to get some rope. “Hold on, Van!” Allen cried out, grunting as he held the writhing body in a hold barely.

“I’ve got the rope!” Vio shouted as he came into the room and they tried to tie the agonized man down.

“Van-sama….please get better!” Merle cried piteously, clinging to Hitomi as they watched, horrified.

“Don’t worry, Merle….Van’s strong.  He’ll make it,” Hitomi murmured, but, as Van’s screams increased, she slumped to the ground in fear. “Please…hold on Van.”

*~~**~~*

Genaisa stumbled around, looking around her as she came upon a desolate place.  Gray surrounded her on all sides. She gasped again as pain shot through her, then saw before her a boy.  He cried out as well, at the same time as her and she knew then that he shared her pain.  Stumbling to him, she dropped before him, panting for air. “Let me help,” she whispered softly and he looked up at her, pain filling his eyes.

“Nani? Who are you?” Van asked as he looked at the girl before him.  She looked so familiar.

“My name is Genaisa.  We are…somehow sharing the same pain. Let me help you,” she answered and they both cried out as another wave of pain swept through them.  Blindly, they reached out for each other, fingers lacing together.  They gasped softly and looked at each other, then moved forward and held each other in a comforting embrace.  The pain, which had been blinding them, was soothed by their combined touch.

*~~**~~*

Allen and Gaddes stared at Van as he panted, relaxing slightly all of a sudden.  They looked out the window and saw that the Ispano were still at work, but it seemed that Van was not feeling it as much.  “What’s going on, boss?” Gaddes asked, befuddled as they looked at Van again.

“Is he…dead?” Hitomi asked, fear on her face.

“No…it would seem that…something is helping him to block the pain of what is being done to Escaflowne,” Allen replied in wonder.

Merle perked up and cried, “Van-sama is going to be alright?!”  Allen nodded and smiled slightly down at the young cat girl. 

Hitomi stared at Van, his pain obvious, but seemingly not as bad as he lay on the bed. ‘Why….do I feel like…Genaisa is nearby?’ she wondered as she stared at Van.

*~~**~~*

The doctor stared at Genaisa as she lay on the bed, still obviously in pain, but calmer.  “What is going on? First she’s in agony and now she is mainly relaxed.  This is indeed the strangest case I’ve ever dealt with,” he exclaimed in wonder as he scratched his head.  Her parents looked at him in slight wariness, then looked back down at their adopted daughter.

*~~**~~*

The gray surrounding them began to fade and they blinked.  Leaning back so that they could look at each other, the two strangers that were linked stared into matching maroon eyes.  “Will…I see you….again?” Van asked softly and Genaisa smiled.

“I hope so.  But….let’s hope it isn’t this way,” she replied just as softly.  He smiled as well, then touched her face. “What’s your name?” she asked quietly and he smiled.

“Van Fanel.  King of Fanelia of Gaea,” he answered softly and proudly.

She smiled and declared, “May we meet again, Van Fanel.  Until then.” They both got up and, as they faded from each other’s sight, they saw a figure standing in the distance, watching.

*~~**~~*

Van woke up slowly and sighed softly. ‘The pain is gone…as is Genaisa,’ he thought sadly to himself.  He found that, while he was with her in that between space, they had bonded in such a way that one couldn’t describe it.  He sat up and looked around, blinking in the sudden light.

“Van!”

“Van-sama!”

Both Merle and Hitomi’s voices brought a small smile to the young king’s lips as he looked at them.  Millerna came forward and removed the bandages, revealing clean unmarked skin.  No traces of the wounds that had been plaguing him showed.

He smiled up at them. “Gomen ne, minna. I didn’t mean to worry all of you,” he said apologetically and Merle laughed happily as she latched herself onto his arm. He ran a soothing hand over her hair and smiled gently.

“Van…what happened there?  One minute, you were in agony.  The next, you were calmer,” Allen’s soft voice queried as he looked at his comrade.

Van smiled softly. “I…had help,” was all he said and he said no more as he got up.

*~~**~~*

Genaisa sighed softly as she opened her eyes.  She smiled warmly at the three adults watching her with a mixture of anxiety and relief.

“Genaisa? Honey? Are you alright?” her mother asked softly as she wiped Genaisa’s bangs out of her face. 

Smiling, Genaisa nodded. “Hai, okaasan.  I will be alright now,” she said reassuringly.

“Mind telling us what happened?” the doctor asked solemnly as he looked her over and she sat up slowly.

“Um…I don’t think you’d believe me if I told you,” Genaisa replied with a soft smile then started to get out of bed.

“And just WHERE do you think YOU are going, little lady!?” Her mother stepped forward with a stern look on her face.

“Mom I’m ok.  I just need some air, onegai?” Genaisa asked as she stood up and smiled adoringly up at her mother.  Her mother sighed in defeat and rolled her eyes, then whapped her on the rump as she walked by.

Genaisa grinned at her mom, then left the room, heading out for the garden as she heard the adults start a long argument about her sudden illness and recovery. ‘How does one explain that you were with someone so close to your heart in another realm?’ she thought to herself in amusement as she walked along the shaded path. She came to her favorite spot, a nice little pond that was surrounded by trees and bushes.  She looked up and watched the night sky. “Van….king of Fanelia.  I wonder…is he taking care of Hitomi?” she asked out loud, then sighed softly.

*~~**~~*

“Blood pact?” The Ispano tech leader asked as it looked up at Van.  Van nodded once and it said, “Can’t guarantee with Draconian blood.”  Van stared at the Ispano and watched as it left, stating, “Fighters come.  You leave.  Ispano not involved.”

The humans watched as the Ispano clan left, then they all scrambled.

“Dragonslayers approaching, Sarge!” the pilot shouted as they all watched the approaching troops with Dilandau in the lead.

“Gaddes, is Scherezade ready?!” Allen asked as he ran into the cockpit.

“No! And we don’t know…” Gaddes started to say, then was cut off.

“Sir!  Escaflowne is going to launch!!” the frantic crewmember shouted and they all gasped.

“Van NO!” Hitomi shouted as she and Merle tried to stop him from going into Escaflowne.  “You can’t go into Escaflowne again!  It’ll kill you!” she cried frantically.

“Van-sama, onegai!  Don’t do it!!” Merle pleaded just as frantically.

Growling angrily, Van shoved them off, sending them flying to the ground.  Glaring at them, he snarled out, “I can handle Escaflowne.”  Turning, he went into Escaflowne.

“Matte kureru, Van! Don’t do it!!” Hitomi cried out as she reached for him, but Escaflowne stood up slowly, causing her to back away.

“Van-sama!!” Merle shouted desperately, but was drowned out by the hangar doors opening.  They watched fearfully as Van flew Escaflowne down to meet the Dragonslayers below.

Van smirked as he faced his enemy. ‘They shall pay for what they did to Fanelia,’ Van thought to himself, an unholy gleam coming into his eyes as he glared at them.  Suddenly, he attacked, slashing through two of the Guymelefs before turning swiftly and stabbing another as it came at him.  They put on their invisible cloaks, disappearing from sight, but Van just laughed evilly. ‘I can still see them!’

Merle and Hitomi watched anxiously from the Crusader as Van fought below. “Van-sama is winning!” Merle exclaimed excitedly as they watched Escaflowne destroy several more Zaibach Guymelefs with another offensive strike.

‘No….something isn’t right!’ Hitomi thought in fear as they watched as the last Guymelef stood before Van.

Van advanced slowly towards the red Guymelef, ignoring the pain of the slashes the red Guymelef sent at him.  Looking up slowly, he declared in final retribution, “And this…is for Fanelia.”  He moved to step forward when a voice stopped him.

“Stop.”

Van looked around. “Nani? Who’s there?” he called out angrily.

“We won’t let you hurt him,” another voice said softly.

“He made us…gave us our Guymelefs.  We owe him our lives,” another voice stated and Van shrank into his seat as he saw ghosts standing around Dilandau’s Guymelef.

“We won’t let you kill him.”

“Come with us.”

“It’ll be fun.”

The voices swirled around Van, encouraging and cajoling him to join them. Van screamed, trying to get away from the voices.  “No! Get away from me! Yamero!! NOOO!!”

The final scream caused the energist within Escaflowne’s heart to glow, then to become black.  As Escaflowne fell to the ground it became black in color.

*~~**~~*

Genaisa gasped in pain and fear, her eyes becoming wide as she fell to the ground.  She clutched her chest, feeling her heart beginning to slow…stop.  She gasped, her eyes unseeing as she focused inward. ‘Don’t die!’

*~~**~~*

Hitomi ran, trying to catch up with Van as he walked with other souls, heading for a place that she didn’t know. “Van!” she cried out as she ran, trying to catch him. Suddenly, she came out on a ledge, a beautiful city spreading out before her. She gasped for air as she looked around, searching. “Van!” she called out, then gasped as she saw a figure sitting under a huge tree outside the city.

She ran to him, then stopped not far from him. “Van?” she exclaimed softly, but he didn’t respond.  Slowly, she walked toward him, then saw that he was trembling, his eyes unseeing.  “Van? Are you ok? Let’s go home now, Van,” she stated softly as she sat down next to him, but he didn’t move.

Suddenly, the earth shook around them, belching up flames as the ground started to open.  She gasped in horror as she watched the city disappear in flames and the earth.  Swiftly, the shaking spread and the ground that they were sitting on began to break apart as well. Looking back at Van, she cried, “Van! Snap out of it! We have to get out of here!”  He didn’t move, though, not hearing her as he trembled, remembering the things that had happened and trapped in them.  “Van!  Snap out of it!! VAN!!” Hitomi screamed as the ground fell from underneath them. 

“Van-sama!!” Merle’s voice proceeded a column of warm light, surrounding them as the ground slowly fell away.

“Merle?” Hitomi wondered softly, then gasped as she found herself falling with Van in her arms.  “Van! Fly!  Please!!” she cried out as she held onto him.

Van stared ahead, not hearing or feeling anything.  He couldn’t fight…no more fighting.  “Don’t die.”  The soft voice woke him from his trance, filling him with warmth as he felt the one he could be safe with nearby.  He saw her then, floating nearby in the air, reaching for him. “Don’t die,” she said again, a pleading look in her eyes.  He nodded imperceptibly, then let his wings out, carrying Hitomi out.

*~~**~~*

Hitomi gasped softly as she came to, then was pulled off of Escaflowne as it became white once more.  She blinked blearily, then looked over at Merle.  She rubbed her cheek, then smirked as Merle tried to act innocent. “Merle.  ARIGATO!” She tackled the cat girl and hugged her tightly in relieved thanks.

Van came out of Escaflowne, then looked up towards the sky, searching.

*~~**~~*

Genaisa stood up slowly, sighing in relief, and then looked up at the sky.  “You didn’t die. Don’t give up,” she stated softly, and then blinked as a soft voice called for her.

“Come be with me.”

A blue column of light surrounded her and she gasped in surprise.  Looking around her, she gasped again as she began to float above the ground.  She looked up and smiled. “I’m coming!” she called out as she traveled away from the earth.

*~~**~~*

Van searched the skies, feeling something he couldn’t describe.  He turned his head as Allen called for him. “Van! Daijoubu desu ka?” Allen asked as he came to the edge of Escaflowne’s foot.

Van nodded once, then a gasp came from the group.  “Look over there! That light!”

A bright column of light, much like the one that had brought Hitomi and himself from the Mystic Moon, shone briefly near them. A figure floated down then collapsed in a heap on the ground.  The light vanished then, leaving a person huddled on the ground.

Van jumped to the ground as the others came closer as well, then Hitomi pushed forward and gasped.  The person sat up, looking around confused as she brushed a few strands of green tinted black hair from her face.  “Genaisa!!” Hitomi cried out in delight and ran to the girl’s side.

“Hitomi?!  Is that you!? You’re safe!!” the girl named Genaisa exclaimed in shocked delight as they hugged tightly.  “Ne, cousin, I was so afraid I’d never see you again!” Genaisa said softly as they held each other.

Hitomi pulled back slightly and smiled at her, tears in her eyes. “Oh Genaisa!  How did you get here?” she asked and Genaisa smiled slightly.

“I was…called,” she replied softly, then looked over Hitomi’s shoulder. Blushing slightly, she looked down and murmured, “Um, Hitomi? Who are your friends?”

Hitomi blinked then looked behind her.  Some of the crew were leering at the two girls, while Allen, Van, Merle, and Millerna were all watching them with curiosity.  Especially Van. “Oh my gosh!  Gomen nasai!  Genaisa, these are my friends: Van, Allen-san, Merle, and Princess Millerna.  The others are the crew of the Crusader,” she introduced them with a grin as she pointed out each of them.  Genaisa bowed in greeting as Hitomi said, “This is my cousin, Genaisa.”

They all smiled at her, some looking wary, but then Van stepped forward.  Smiling softly, he said, “We finally meet.”

Genaisa, gazing into Van’s matching eyes, knew she had found the one from her dreams. “Yes.  We do,” she replied softly, smiling.

TBC

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