Vision Of Escaflowne Fan Fiction ❯ Following Jupiter ❯ A sorta fairy tale ( Chapter 13 )

Chapter 11

A Sorta Fairy Tale

On my way up north

Up on the Ventura

I pulled back the hood

And I was talking to you

And I knew then it would be

A Life Long thing

But I didn't know that we

We could break a silver lining

And I'm so sad

Like a good book

I can't put this

Day Back

A sorta fairytale

With you

*****

`They don't know what you look like; I don't think they've seen you. Incase they have, you'll be going at night. That way, it looks like you've escaped. Then you will stay for a while, when you are sure the trust you that is when you find the pendant and take it during the night and come back here. We will be leaving to go somewhere else when you get here. Since you've destroyed part of it and it is easy for anyone to just waltz on through.'

Leaunna and Dilandau were sitting in a dimly lit room on either side of a desk. Leaunna was looking at her hands, which were clasped together on her lap. She cleared her throat.

`So, what happens if the don't trust me?'

`Well, that's an interesting question……… I never really thought about that.' Dilandau rested his chin in his forefinger and thumb, other three fingers slightly curled. `Do it by force; he would use that pendant for nothing but himself.'

`But, how are you so sure Dilandau?' Leaunna asked looking up to meet a pair of stone eyes staring her into submission. She glanced away.

`He will use it to find me and to kill me. It can control fate, it can control people's minds and actions' He said, sounding a little agitated.

`Then why do you have it?'

`………' He closed his eyes and dropped his hand, which fell to his knee. `I have because……… I lied.'

Leaunna snapped her head up in shock. `Not the first time' she mumbled. Dilandau's eyes flicked and he gave a small grin.

`I lied to everyone……… Folken, the slayers and the sorcerers. Lord Dornkirk was a cover up. The fact is, that pendant was my- was Celena's mother.'

`So what? You now know you were Celena at one time as to before you changed back to her the first time, you didn't?'

`The only reason I know is because after a few years Celena became weak I knew there was a presence in me before I changed back the first time, I choose to not say a word and ignore it. Eventually I became too in tuned with grief and she took over me. Once I had learned to cope with all the death I was able to regain and learn about things.'

`Like what?'

`Like what kind of people are able to do things like, bring people back to life, as you might have guessed. Allen was having tea with a friend one day, that pansy, and had invited Celena. It was the night before I stole the pendant to get to you.' He sighed and stood up.

`Anyway, the man was talking about some old hag that loved the black arts. No one was able to find her, or so they supposed. The man sadly passed away the next morning though, after I got Celena to get the information out of him. I knew he knew where the cottage was, why else would he have brought it up.' Dilandau gave out a dry chuckle.

`So you killed him? After you seduced him?'

`Well, I didn't seduce him, Celena did, I just did the dirty work. That night I stole the pendant and then I took it to the Mystic Moon, made a rough landing in some bushes and that's where you came in.' Dilandau walked over to a table and started to pour some wine for himself, back turned to Leaunna.

`Okay two questions' Leaunna said.

`Mm?' He said gulping down the red liquid and pouring himself another glass.

`One, how is your life story relevant with me getting the pendant and two, that night, when you said you loved me, were you lying to me?' she stood up out of her chair and Dilandau slowly turned around to meet her asphyxiating gaze. He walked over to the table and placed his glass down and sat.

`Maybe' he answered smugly.

`Answer me' she hissed though gritted teeth placing one hand firmly in the center of the papers Dilandau was reading.

`What do you want from me? Wedding vows?'

`Maybe!'

`No.'

`No what?' she said with her hands, `I- I don't know how, but you somehow keep making me feel this way, by all accounts it doesn't make any sense I should hate your guts but I don't and I don't want to because I do love you.'

`No……… I wasn't lying' he said harshly, kicking the ground all the while scowling at it.

`Then why were you so mean?' Dilandau let out a stifled laugh at the question and she looked at him skeptically.

`I'm always mean, that was me at least trying to be……… nice. I can barely say the word leave me some dignity.'

Leaunna laughed this time. `I think you've lost all your dignity a while ago.'

`Anyway shall we get back to business?'

`Um sure'

`So go there, be trusted, get pendant, come back her, and I'll send you home?'

`Okay got it; my head is saying don't trust you, but I want to know how this turns out. So, incase you are lying, you will take me home and from there I will give you the pendant? Got it?'

`Understood. Now come on I have something I want to show you.'

Leaunna raised an eyebrow and walked after him. After a few halls Dilandau stopped at a door. The door slid open and Leaunna squinted her eyes from the brightness shining through.

`Your, letting me outside?' she snorted with a little laugh. `You never let me outside'

`Might as well, your going to be out in the light for about three days anyway, why not let you start a couple days ahead?'

`There's something wrong with you' she said poking him hard in the chest.

`Like what?'

`Oh! Like what?' she mocked. `Like sentiment.'

`No ones around.'

`So this is how it is? No ones around lets be buddies?' she laughed.

`Pretty much,' Leaunna looked at him mouth gaping open she blinked at him and waited for him to say something. `Hey,' he said defensively, `I have a reputation to keep.'

`Right' she said shoving him lightly. `Good ol' stoic Dilandau with a saucy attitude.'

Dilandau pushed the thin fiber that was hiding the base out of the way, only to let that last bit of sunlight that was straining to get through the little woven nets.

`After me' Leaunna said boldly and walked ahead of him. She looked around and everything seemed different from the night before.

`Should I go tonight perhaps' Leaunna was spinning around in circles, arms open wide. She leaned on a tree and closed her eyes, letting the dizziness take over her. Dilandau walked over to her and leaned on the opposite side of the tree, crossing his arms over his chest.

`Maybe, but I think tomorrow would be better.'

Leaunna smiled slightly and opened her eyes, she tried to look behind her to see him but couldn't. She sighed. `Why d'you think that?'

`Well, I'm just saying'

`Come for a walk with me' Leaunna suddenly said and started to walk deeper into the woods.

`I'm not much for walking'

`Yea, I know' she agreed. He started to follow her trail into the forest. `You say you hate walking, yet you still seem to be following me'

`I can't let you go out her all alone something might happen to you'

`I can take care of myself, as you should already know or should I prove myself?' she made her fingers curl and she swatted at Dilandau like a cat with claws.

`Are you sure about that?' he asked grabbing her hands pulling her close to him placing a hand on her lower back.

`Well I don't know, not if I have a strong man here to protect me' she pressed into him and kissed him softly, but demanding on the lips.

`Uh, Dilandau sir,' a soft out of breath voice said. Dilandau and Leaunna both froze for a minuet before Dilandau pulled away coughing. Leaunna turned around, blushing crimson.

`What?' Dilandau snapped impatiently.

`It's the fort, it's under attack, we couldn't find you in time to stop the initiation of it'

`What are you doing to stop it?'

`It was attacked from the back sir, there was not much we could do that we didn't do' the soldier was slapped across the face.

`Incompetent-' Dilandau gave a sly smile. `Come on Leaunna. Hurry up' Leaunna ran after him. `Listen, go out there, make them take you back, I know that it is Van run ahead.'

Leaunna sprinted towards the back of the base. She looked around until she saw her victim.

`Help me' she screamed. The young man looked her way stopped dead in his tracks. He looked from where he came from as she finally made it to him grabbing on to his shoulders. He shyly put an arm around to comfort her. Leaunna smiled inwardly.

`Van, this way.' A certain blonde shouted `the crusade ship is here!'

`Can you walk' he asked gently. Leaunna nodded in dismay.

`Yes'

`Come on.' Still, with one hand around her, he helped her as she walked beside him out of the base. Leaving behind a glaring Dilandau.

`That seemed all too real.' was his last comment before the crusade took flight.

`Why aren't they coming after us?' Van asked himself.

`It's highly unusual' Allen said.

`No it's not!' Merle screeched jumping out of the corner.

`Merle! I told you not to come this time why don't you listen? You could get hurt'

`But, what if you get hurt, I need to tend your wounds Lord Van'

`I'm fine Merle.' Van smiled. `But promise me you won't do that again.'

`I menumn' she mumbled.

`What?'

`I promise!' Merle shouted before sitting down again. Leaunna stayed in the young kings arms making sure she didn't do anything rational while she was there, after all, trust isn't something you can buy. She didn't want to do anything that would make them think that she was faking her distress so she pretended to fall asleep as if she hadn't been getting any sleep for a while. It was partially correct, since she slept on an iron table for a night only two days ago. Van rested his head on hers in a protective manner.

`What do you think we should do with her?'

`I don't know, do you think we might be able to get some information out of her on the whereabouts of Dilandau?'

`Probably, but maybe not, what kind of person tells their hostages what there plans are?' Van asked.

`Actually a lot of them do, usually out of boredom because they have no one else to talk to and they just figure that they're gonna kill em anyway so why not make them think they have a chance to get out of the whole mess.'

`Well, we'll see'

It was hard for Leaunna to stay awake when her eyes were shut and her ear was pressed against Van's chest, feeling it rise and descend and hearing his heartbeat in tune with hers, she felt herself slipping more and more into consciousness and finally all thoughts she had were drowned and she'd fallen asleep in his arms.