Destiny's Pawns---~Chapter 4~

[Hitomi Lei]

Hitomi stood at the headstone of her grandmother, the skies

where gray and oppressive. Beside her was a bag with her

most important worldly pocestions in it. Her diploma, her

mothers wedding kimono, Van's red shirt, and a photo album

of her friends and family. Her mother, her father, baby

brother, Yukari and Amano. This would be good bye for a

time. Hitomi didn't feel like it would be forever, but no

one knows the future.


"On this day, exactly seven years since my first journey to

Gaea, I must tell you all good-bye. I love you all dearly."

Slowly she went around the circle hugging them all. Takeru,

her brother, had tears in his eye's. Hitomi hugged him the

hardest before knelling before her grandmother's grave.

"I'm going back home now gramdmother. Thank you."

Clutching her pendent tightly she made the wish. Hitomi's

family watched as she was carried out of there lives in a

blaze of glory.


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Van sat upright in bed and grasp his pendent. It was glowing

warmly enough to burn his fingers slightly.

"Hitomi....!"


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From a small remote village, a young cat woman set out side

in the cool air, she had traded her royal attire for more

simple robes. As she watcher the sky, a strange comet shot

across....no not really a comet but...

"I know that light....Hitomi!"


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Hitomi hit the ground hard for a minute she lay there to

catch her breath, looking around she couldn't make out

where she was. It was a mountainous reagin with dry scragly

pines growing here and there. This was not Fanelia, or even

Asturia. From the trees to her right she heard approaching

foot steps and sound of voices.

"I think its came from over here." called one voice to

another.

"I've never seen light like that!"

Hitomi got up and brushed her self off. She turned to face

the voices just as they came into view. Two women in dark

clothing came toward her. The only out were their swords,

which glittered in the moon light.


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"OH! You are so infuriating!!!" Merle yelled as she stomped

her foot.

"And your not??" came the ever calm voice of her

companion. They stood toe to toe glaring st each other.

Merle could feel her blood pressure raised as she yelled

again.

"Oh! YOU.Are.JUST.AS.STUBRON.AS.VAN." All he did was

smirked.

"I'll take that as a complement, to be compares to the

king, my dear Lady Merle."

Merle couldn't take anymore, she turned around to leave,

but she felt his hand on her arm.

"Lady, why don't let calmer minds prevail, hmmm? "He lifted

one eyebrow and Merle couldn't help but noticed his good

looks. 'No, girl this is not the time to think that stuff.'

Merle thought to her self.

"I still think you need to--"

"Lady Merle, I know what you think, and I don't approve."

"But It we build new houses for all your then they wouldn?t

be in such poverty."

Merles compaion, a tall "cat"man with dark blue hair and

purple eyes glared at her.

"Let me make myself clear. My village will not take charity

from anyone. Not even King Van." With that he left the room

shutting it softly behind him. Merle st aired after him,

tears filling her eyes,

"Jako if you would just let me help out people..."


End of chapter

A.N YAY MERLE IS HERE!!!!! And Hitomi is BACK!!!!!

[blackrose]

Yay, Hitomi's on Gaea. Who are the women with the swords, and I smell romance (hurray not Van x Merle romance, bleh) cooking for Merle!

^__^

~Rose