Vision Of Escaflowne Fan Fiction ❯ Following Jupiter ❯ Prologue ( Chapter 3 )

Prologue

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Leaunna lay on her bed in her little bedroom in the small quiet country house where she read, flipping the last few pages of her book, titled: Gaea by Hitomi

Kanzaki.

~`And then he held me in a tight embrace and that ever so familiar bluish light engulfed me for the fifth and final time, taking me back to Earth, but taking me away from my one true love, from the King of Fanela, from Van.'~ She sighed and closed the book bringing it close to her chest.

"The eighth time I've read it and it is still as good as the first. It would be so cool if Gaea really existed… it would be like a dream come true… maybe" she thought as she rolled off the bed and stood up, stretching her arms.

`Another Beautiful day!' she yawned. `Too bad I wasted it.' She added while shrugging. She started to walk down stairs into the small kitchen.

`Hewow wittle puppy dog! D'you want to go for a walk? Huh? Do ya? C'mon!' she started walking toward the door slapping her leg to get the dog to come. `I'm talking the dog for a walk, Larry'

`Fine, just shut up, I can't hear the game over that big mouth of yours' he hollered from the other room.

`Yeah, okay' she whispered raising her eyebrows as the dog whimpered at the door. `All right you little thing you, I'm coming' She pulled on her silver and blue sneakers and rushed outside. The dog was running ahead and going in circles to see if Leaunna was coming, running ahead and then running back making sure she was still there and taking him for a walk.

`I'm coming, I'm coming, slow down and maybe I'd be able to catch up with up' she looked around, the sun was shining brightly, birds were singing, you know the usual Disney setting.

`I wonder what it would be like to meet that Hitomi girl, she really has an over active imagination… well then again, so do I and that's probably why I love it so much.' She thought while shoving her hands into pockets. Walking over the plains in Phoenix, Arizona where Larry and her grew their crops. Although she felt that she did all the work.

`Sweetums! Come here Sadie, where are you baby? You are my wittle baby' she said in a high-pitched voice as she came running towards her. She barked happily as she ran around in circles again. They continued their walk until dusk and started to make their way home.

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--On Gaea--

Van was walking in a fast pace down the halls of the castle in fanalia right to where the dinning room was, and right where Allen was.

When the doors busted open Allen and the Crusaders looked up from their card game and Merle, who was in the corner, looked right at Van. He had an expression of hurt as if Hitomi had left him all over again.

`What? What is it Van Sama?' Merle asked jumping on him, and hanging off of his neck.

`Hitomi,' he gasped. Allen perked up.

`Hitomi?'

`Her pendant is missing, out of the drawer, gone'

`Merle did you…' Allen started.

`Nooooooooo!' she whined. `Maybe you should ask your sister! She seems to like it a lot' Merle yelled at Allen, still clinging on to Van's neck.

`Where is she anyway?' Allen asked, looking around.

`Well, that's the thing, Celena's… gone too'