Vision Of Escaflowne Fan Fiction ❯ Always With You ❯ Chapter 18 ( Chapter 18 )
[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]
Dilandau entered Ray’s room once more to see her lying on her side, her face buried in her pillows.
His features instantly softened when he saw that her shoulders were shaking. He slowly and silently moved to the side of her bed.
“Go away.” Ray growled.
“Ray.” Dilandau said quietly resting his hand on her shoulder.
“Don’t touch me!” Ray yelled sitting up. Her eyes burned into him, her tears seemed to evaporate before his eyes.
“Ray…I…”
“What!? Say it! Tell me! What the hell do you want from me!?”
“I…”
“Well? What do you want? Do you want to hurt me? Play with me? Fuck me for god sake!? If you want me to be miserable and alone, well you did one hell of a good job with that!” Ray ranted.
“I don’t want anything from you.” Dilandau lied.
“You are one shitty liar. So just tell me what you want.” Ray cried out.
“I can’t.”
“Why the hell not?”
“Not now, not yet.”
“So you do want something?” Ray asked, Dilandau only looked away from her.
“We should go soon.” Dilandau changed the subject quickly.
“Where are we going?” Ray demanded as she stood up. She was wearing black jeans and a black tank top that had red flames coming up from the bottom.
“Out.”
“Out where?”
“It’s a surprise.” Dilandau allowed a small smile of encouragement.
“You are such an ass you know that.” Ray growled.
“But I’m a cute ass, so come on. Let’s forget this and go have fun with my Dragon Slayers.”
“You’re still an ass.” She growled again as Dilandau led the way out of her room.
Ray glanced over her shoulder once more and saw the sun burning red as it set.
~*~
“Rayana! You’re coming!” Chesta smiled as Ray followed Dilandau into the docking bay.
“Obviously.” She replied looking around to large room, as it was her first time there.
Large metal creatures instantly caught her eyes. “What are those?” She asked nodding towards them.
“Guymelfs. I might one day teach you how to pilot.” Dilandau smiled over his shoulder at her.
“Whatever.” Ray replied coldly causing Dilandau’s smile to fall instantaneously
“Yeah, whatever.” Dilandau growled under his breath. ‘No, why am I mad at her, I deserve everything that I get for what I did. I have to make it up to her. She will love me.’ Dilandau thought filled with a sudden determination to get his way, like he was used to, at least was used to, before she came.
The quickly entered the smaller flying ship that would take them down to the city below.
“Hey you guys aren’t wearing your uniforms.” Ray noticed as she felt the ship undock and begin it’s descent.
“Yeah, they attract too much attention.” Miguel smiled.
“Yeah I understand, Dilandau attracts enough attention already.” Ray jerked her head to the General.
“This is our night off Ray, and you have never been out with us, so let’s have some fun ok? Forget everything else, let’s just have fun.” Dalet sent her his most charming smile.
“Yeah ok. Where are we going?” She quickly asked hoping that they would tell her. She saw smirks cover the boys faces as Gatti opened his mouth to speak.
“I told you, it’s a surprise.” Dilandau quickly answered, his voice obviously warning his men not to tell her.
“Dammit Dilandau! Just tell me!” Ray stood up from her seat. “I’m getting sick of you little secrets.”
“This is the only thing that you have wanted to know that I wouldn’t tell you. And what about you huh? You haven’t told anyone shit about you.”
“I’ve told Folken.” Her eyes narrowed as she knew that she struck a nerve for that one, although she wasn’t too sure why.
Dilandau glared at her, battling the urge to scream at her. He had to be nice, had to win her, or at least try to. You never know until you try…right?
Dilandau suddenly had something to take his mind off of Ray, for the moment at least, as the ship bumped to the ground. It was quickly tied down and the door opened to reveal the air dock of the beautiful city. Dilandau could only smile as he saw the awe painted on Rayana’s face.
~*~
Ray was speechless as she looked out onto the large platform.
All the people that Folken had told her about were right there, in front of her. She thought that he had been kidding when he told her about the beast people.
“Coming?” Dilandau asked as he was half way down the ramp and Ray was still standing there with her mouth open, which she quickly clamped shut.
“Yeah sure.” She said as she quickly went down the ramp.
“We’re gonna have one hell of a time there Ray.” Gatti smiled over her shoulder.
“Where are we going?” Ray asked as she tried to absorb all of her surroundings at once.
“Would you just stop asking?” Dilandau sighed as he and the others continued on their way, towards the heart of the city.
As Ray walked through the shops and stalls, many which were closed, she noticed that many people were looking at her and the Dragon Slayers, mostly Dilandau. She noticed that many went out of their way to get away or get a better look at them.
“I want to know.”
“Well I’m not telling you, so just give up.” Dilandau threw over his shoulder.
Ray’s eyes narrowed and she sped up slightly; she suddenly threw her weight into Dilandau, throwing him off balance. Chesta and Miguel quickly caught their lord before he fell.
“I never give up Dilandau. If you should know anything about me, know that.” She growled as she stepped ahead of the group, ignoring the fearful looks of witnesses or the enraged expression Dilandau wore.
She walked ahead of them for a few seconds, knowing that they were still standing there, so she stopped in the middle of the street. “Are you guys coming or is Dilandau going to pout?” Ray growled loud enough for them to hear. She noticed that many more people disappeared from the street once she mentioned that name.
“You might want to be careful with my name Ray.” Dilandau whispered in her ear as he and the others passed her.
Ray sighed and followed at a bit of a distance, that way she could catch all the sights and not be distracted by the conversations that the Dragon Slayers were carrying on, for then posed no interest to her.
Suddenly, after being absorbed in her surroundings, Ray ran into Dalet from behind.
“What the fuck?” She cried out.
Dalet turned around and smiled to her. “We’re here!” He grinned and ran into the building after the other Dragon Slayers while Dilandau stood on the street with her.
“Well?” Dilandau gave her a little smirk.
“Great…fabulous.” She frowned, “You brought me to a fucking…”
His features instantly softened when he saw that her shoulders were shaking. He slowly and silently moved to the side of her bed.
“Go away.” Ray growled.
“Ray.” Dilandau said quietly resting his hand on her shoulder.
“Don’t touch me!” Ray yelled sitting up. Her eyes burned into him, her tears seemed to evaporate before his eyes.
“Ray…I…”
“What!? Say it! Tell me! What the hell do you want from me!?”
“I…”
“Well? What do you want? Do you want to hurt me? Play with me? Fuck me for god sake!? If you want me to be miserable and alone, well you did one hell of a good job with that!” Ray ranted.
“I don’t want anything from you.” Dilandau lied.
“You are one shitty liar. So just tell me what you want.” Ray cried out.
“I can’t.”
“Why the hell not?”
“Not now, not yet.”
“So you do want something?” Ray asked, Dilandau only looked away from her.
“We should go soon.” Dilandau changed the subject quickly.
“Where are we going?” Ray demanded as she stood up. She was wearing black jeans and a black tank top that had red flames coming up from the bottom.
“Out.”
“Out where?”
“It’s a surprise.” Dilandau allowed a small smile of encouragement.
“You are such an ass you know that.” Ray growled.
“But I’m a cute ass, so come on. Let’s forget this and go have fun with my Dragon Slayers.”
“You’re still an ass.” She growled again as Dilandau led the way out of her room.
Ray glanced over her shoulder once more and saw the sun burning red as it set.
~*~
“Rayana! You’re coming!” Chesta smiled as Ray followed Dilandau into the docking bay.
“Obviously.” She replied looking around to large room, as it was her first time there.
Large metal creatures instantly caught her eyes. “What are those?” She asked nodding towards them.
“Guymelfs. I might one day teach you how to pilot.” Dilandau smiled over his shoulder at her.
“Whatever.” Ray replied coldly causing Dilandau’s smile to fall instantaneously
“Yeah, whatever.” Dilandau growled under his breath. ‘No, why am I mad at her, I deserve everything that I get for what I did. I have to make it up to her. She will love me.’ Dilandau thought filled with a sudden determination to get his way, like he was used to, at least was used to, before she came.
The quickly entered the smaller flying ship that would take them down to the city below.
“Hey you guys aren’t wearing your uniforms.” Ray noticed as she felt the ship undock and begin it’s descent.
“Yeah, they attract too much attention.” Miguel smiled.
“Yeah I understand, Dilandau attracts enough attention already.” Ray jerked her head to the General.
“This is our night off Ray, and you have never been out with us, so let’s have some fun ok? Forget everything else, let’s just have fun.” Dalet sent her his most charming smile.
“Yeah ok. Where are we going?” She quickly asked hoping that they would tell her. She saw smirks cover the boys faces as Gatti opened his mouth to speak.
“I told you, it’s a surprise.” Dilandau quickly answered, his voice obviously warning his men not to tell her.
“Dammit Dilandau! Just tell me!” Ray stood up from her seat. “I’m getting sick of you little secrets.”
“This is the only thing that you have wanted to know that I wouldn’t tell you. And what about you huh? You haven’t told anyone shit about you.”
“I’ve told Folken.” Her eyes narrowed as she knew that she struck a nerve for that one, although she wasn’t too sure why.
Dilandau glared at her, battling the urge to scream at her. He had to be nice, had to win her, or at least try to. You never know until you try…right?
Dilandau suddenly had something to take his mind off of Ray, for the moment at least, as the ship bumped to the ground. It was quickly tied down and the door opened to reveal the air dock of the beautiful city. Dilandau could only smile as he saw the awe painted on Rayana’s face.
~*~
Ray was speechless as she looked out onto the large platform.
All the people that Folken had told her about were right there, in front of her. She thought that he had been kidding when he told her about the beast people.
“Coming?” Dilandau asked as he was half way down the ramp and Ray was still standing there with her mouth open, which she quickly clamped shut.
“Yeah sure.” She said as she quickly went down the ramp.
“We’re gonna have one hell of a time there Ray.” Gatti smiled over her shoulder.
“Where are we going?” Ray asked as she tried to absorb all of her surroundings at once.
“Would you just stop asking?” Dilandau sighed as he and the others continued on their way, towards the heart of the city.
As Ray walked through the shops and stalls, many which were closed, she noticed that many people were looking at her and the Dragon Slayers, mostly Dilandau. She noticed that many went out of their way to get away or get a better look at them.
“I want to know.”
“Well I’m not telling you, so just give up.” Dilandau threw over his shoulder.
Ray’s eyes narrowed and she sped up slightly; she suddenly threw her weight into Dilandau, throwing him off balance. Chesta and Miguel quickly caught their lord before he fell.
“I never give up Dilandau. If you should know anything about me, know that.” She growled as she stepped ahead of the group, ignoring the fearful looks of witnesses or the enraged expression Dilandau wore.
She walked ahead of them for a few seconds, knowing that they were still standing there, so she stopped in the middle of the street. “Are you guys coming or is Dilandau going to pout?” Ray growled loud enough for them to hear. She noticed that many more people disappeared from the street once she mentioned that name.
“You might want to be careful with my name Ray.” Dilandau whispered in her ear as he and the others passed her.
Ray sighed and followed at a bit of a distance, that way she could catch all the sights and not be distracted by the conversations that the Dragon Slayers were carrying on, for then posed no interest to her.
Suddenly, after being absorbed in her surroundings, Ray ran into Dalet from behind.
“What the fuck?” She cried out.
Dalet turned around and smiled to her. “We’re here!” He grinned and ran into the building after the other Dragon Slayers while Dilandau stood on the street with her.
“Well?” Dilandau gave her a little smirk.
“Great…fabulous.” She frowned, “You brought me to a fucking…”