Vision Of Escaflowne Fan Fiction ❯ Memories ❯ Twilight Haze ( Chapter 4 )
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By: Eternity-san 
Anime/Manga: Vision Of Escaflowne Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Drama / Adventure | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 04.08.2002 | Pages: 2 | Words: 1.6K | Visits: 391 | Status: Work In Progress
Anime/Manga: Vision Of Escaflowne Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Drama / Adventure | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 04.08.2002 | Pages: 2 | Words: 1.6K | Visits: 391 | Status: Work In Progress
ÿþMemories �
part 4 �
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amber_1uk@yahoo.co.uk �
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Note: Sit back, relax, and eat some popcorn cause this is one long chapter! �
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As she looked on, Hitomi discovered that the stranger had already disappeared. But where to? Maybe she saw our house lights and followed it, she thought. Oh great, any time now we'd probably have a stranger knocking on our door. Although mom had dealt with the whole Gaea thing pretty well for a parent, if this stranger was from somewhere else other than earth, she'd probably take time out to adjust to all the weirdness. Knock, knock. Pause. Knock, knock. Then a long pause followed. There must've been no one there when her mom opened the door, as it was shut again straight away. �
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"Who was it?" �
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"No one; when I opened the door there was nobody there. It's probably just a practical joke done by some kids." That's my mom, Hitomi thought. She never over reacted about much, or anything for that matter. Like when I got taken to Gaea by that pillar of light, Amano and Yukari were getting worried because they didn't know where I was, mom just coolly and calmly told them that she knows I'm alright, even though she didn't know where I was. Then she told them about Grandma, and when she was a little girl, and about how she found herself in an unfamiliar land after a summer festival. �
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The warm bath was very soothing, considering the day she'd had; the fact that she still loved Van, and is missing him terribly; the stranger in the park and the portal thing that she came through; plus the new student, Duo Maxwell, the boy with those hypnotic blue eyes. �
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Flash. Hitomi found herself in what looked like a secret garden, a garden so beautiful, it was fit for the gods. Literally. Then she saw a girl, who looked about 18. Her hair was very long, the end just dancing around her waist, her hair was the colour of amethyst, and she had a curled in fringe, with a middle parting. It was slightly feathered, so that her fringe lightly touched just above her eyebrows. Actually, she kinda looks like Yukari. For some reason, her face was shielded from view by shadows, but discrete silver tears were falling down her cheeks. A cream coloured fountain of lilies were held in her hands, which had a slight tinge of the palest yellow on the edges of the petals, and the throat of the lilies were very pale green to complement their yellow colouring. The leaves were long and slender, just like the girl's figure; and they were a gorgeous lush green colour, just like the countryside of Fanelia. �
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Fanelia. Just hearing it in her mind made her think of it as her true home... �
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Flash. This time the light was real, Hitomi could tell that much. She wasn't much of a morning person, unlike Yukari, who could get up at the crack of dawn everyday and STILL be full of energy. She glanced around the room, taking in her surroundings bit by bit, before her eyes fell on the clock. The clock. Something was off...where was her alarm clock? She was certain it was on her bedside table last night....ah hah! It's on the floor. How the hell did it get there? Oh well, it doesn't really matter...does it? Oh dear. What day is it? She painstakingly reached out of bed and grabbed the clock, only to realise the time it was telling her - 8:15 - am - and it was Friday. �
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"Arrggggghhhh!!!!!!!!!!! How could I have overslept like that!? I hope Yukari's still waiting for me!" �
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Uniform on, breakfast eaten, got school duffel bag, got school stuff, got lunch, shoes on, and off we go! Or so she thought. It was worse than competing for the entry to the track team, as this time, she was carrying a duffel bag FULL of stuff....and time was running out. And fast. Way too fast. As the last passengers were boarding the train, Hitomi raced to the platform as fast as she could, and started yelling like a maniac. �
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"Hey! Wait for me!! Yukari!! YUKARI!!!" (Ouch, my voice hurts...) �
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"Hurry up then!" she began to bash the 'stop' button continuously, and the doors finally gave in, and opened for the late arrival. "Hitomi! Where were you?? The train was about to go!" she sounded a little annoyed, which Hitomi couldn't blame her for. �
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"I had a dream this morning - " �
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"About the new guy?" she added mischievously. �
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"No, about something else. I don't understand it, but then again, it was a dream after all - " �
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"Uh huh...so?" still grinning mischievously. �
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"Anyway" ignoring the snide comments that Yukari was making about her and Duo. "It was really weird dream this morning. I was in a really stunning garden, with every kind of flower imaginable, and there was this girl, who was crying, but the thing was, her eyes looked very sorrowful. She looked like someone from a fairytale. But everything about her looked so sad. And the thing is, I wasn't scared of her." �
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"Geeze, no wonder you said it was weird! I'd probably be freak out if I had a dream like that! Do you know her?" �
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"No, or at least, I don't think so." (So why do I feel like I should? This is way too weird to be just a dream). �
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~ ~ ~ ~ ~In Zaibach...~ ~ ~ ~ ~ �
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"Have you found her yet?" �
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Soldier "No, but we're still looking, sir." �
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"Good. Now continue the search. We MUST find her before they do." �
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"Yes, I agree." Said a slow and deep voice. "But we don't even know what she looks like, let alone where she is." �
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"Hmm, you have a point there, but we still have to look for her. It's HIS orders." �
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"Why can't we just get a girl who looks like her? It'd save us the time and effort." �
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"Ahh, but she's not just an 'ordinary' girl though, is she? If she meets Fanelia's king, then you know what will happen...and what will become of us." �
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"Hey Hitomi, what are you doing in the summer?" Duo asked curiously. �
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"Not much. You?" �
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"I dunno, might just tour the city; since I was overloaded with homework as soon as I got here last term." �
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" I've...er....got to go! Got an assignment due tomorrow! - " �
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Grabbing her arm, Hitomi held a mischievous smile. "OH no you don't Yukari!" �
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"Hey hey! What's going on here ladies?" �
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"It's nothing. Yukari here has SOMETHING to say to you." �
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"Yeah?" �
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"No I don't! She's just messing around - Hitomi!! - Don't listen to her." �
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"I heard that!" �
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(laughing) " Are you two always like that? You're so funny- " �
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In a split second, a bright sparkle appeared in the sky. Everyone looked up instinctively, missing what was REALLY happening. Hitomi was enveloped in a blue pillar of light - and is starting to float upwards towards the sky - just like the first time. By the time the others had noticed, it was too late. �
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"Hitomi!!" Yelled a distraught Yukari. She was nearly crying now, almost hysterically. "No...not again." Her hands were cupped her face. �
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"What do you mean AGAIN?! This isn't unusual?!" Even his voice is a little shaky now, tremors of fear becoming clear and obvious. �
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(still sobbing) "No... it's just that this has happened before." �
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(God, she must be telling the truth then, because she looks very distraught) " Still; I've got to save her." �
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Just then, Amano also appeared and, upon seeing the blue light, also went into a near distraught state of mind like Yukari. "HITOMI!!" �
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"Goodbye...." �
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(What did she just say????!) Now speaking directly to Hitomi. �
"YOU IDIOT!! WHAT ARE YOU DOING??? THIS IS INSANE!!!!" �
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"I know! But I'll be alright! I promise!" She looked calm and serious, even though the blue pillar was taking her away. "Yukari? Please look after my mom for me!" �
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"Hitomi!!" Then she looked at the ground, and he understood exactly what Hitomi meant by what she had just said. "Please be careful!! And good luck!!" �
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"Good luck?!?! HEY WAIT!!" Duo was starting to sound really worried at this point. �
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"NO DUO!- " �
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Before anyone could get a firm hold of him, he had began to run towards the pillar of light, and he too began to float upwards. The others tried to grab his legs to stop him from going, but they were too late. In an instant, they were gone. The blue pillar of light had appeared once again, and had taken Hitomi and Duo with it. Yukari and Amano just stood there, staring into space where their friend had been just moments before. She couldn't stand it anymore, and buried herself into Amano's comforting embrace. �
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"She's gone. She's really gone this time Amano." Her voice was muffled, and she was crying. �
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"I know Yukari." He said gently. "But she'll be okay. I know she will be. Hitomi's not the type to give up, is she? " �
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(sniffles) "Yeah, she's a real survivor. It's just that seeing that light again brings back memories of what happened last time; and I just don't want to lose her again, Amano; because she's my very best friend. We've like, grown up together and everything, y'know?" �
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"Yeah, I know. We've just got to believe in her. And Duo, to be ok and to pull through - it's all we can do." �
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Ok, so what do you think? Sorry if it's abit long, but the story will pick up later, as I'm just introducing 2 new characters. Whether you think it's really bad or not, PLEASE email to me what you think!! ^_^ �
part 4 �
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amber_1uk@yahoo.co.uk �
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Note: Sit back, relax, and eat some popcorn cause this is one long chapter! �
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As she looked on, Hitomi discovered that the stranger had already disappeared. But where to? Maybe she saw our house lights and followed it, she thought. Oh great, any time now we'd probably have a stranger knocking on our door. Although mom had dealt with the whole Gaea thing pretty well for a parent, if this stranger was from somewhere else other than earth, she'd probably take time out to adjust to all the weirdness. Knock, knock. Pause. Knock, knock. Then a long pause followed. There must've been no one there when her mom opened the door, as it was shut again straight away. �
�
"Who was it?" �
�
"No one; when I opened the door there was nobody there. It's probably just a practical joke done by some kids." That's my mom, Hitomi thought. She never over reacted about much, or anything for that matter. Like when I got taken to Gaea by that pillar of light, Amano and Yukari were getting worried because they didn't know where I was, mom just coolly and calmly told them that she knows I'm alright, even though she didn't know where I was. Then she told them about Grandma, and when she was a little girl, and about how she found herself in an unfamiliar land after a summer festival. �
�
The warm bath was very soothing, considering the day she'd had; the fact that she still loved Van, and is missing him terribly; the stranger in the park and the portal thing that she came through; plus the new student, Duo Maxwell, the boy with those hypnotic blue eyes. �
�
Flash. Hitomi found herself in what looked like a secret garden, a garden so beautiful, it was fit for the gods. Literally. Then she saw a girl, who looked about 18. Her hair was very long, the end just dancing around her waist, her hair was the colour of amethyst, and she had a curled in fringe, with a middle parting. It was slightly feathered, so that her fringe lightly touched just above her eyebrows. Actually, she kinda looks like Yukari. For some reason, her face was shielded from view by shadows, but discrete silver tears were falling down her cheeks. A cream coloured fountain of lilies were held in her hands, which had a slight tinge of the palest yellow on the edges of the petals, and the throat of the lilies were very pale green to complement their yellow colouring. The leaves were long and slender, just like the girl's figure; and they were a gorgeous lush green colour, just like the countryside of Fanelia. �
�
Fanelia. Just hearing it in her mind made her think of it as her true home... �
�
Flash. This time the light was real, Hitomi could tell that much. She wasn't much of a morning person, unlike Yukari, who could get up at the crack of dawn everyday and STILL be full of energy. She glanced around the room, taking in her surroundings bit by bit, before her eyes fell on the clock. The clock. Something was off...where was her alarm clock? She was certain it was on her bedside table last night....ah hah! It's on the floor. How the hell did it get there? Oh well, it doesn't really matter...does it? Oh dear. What day is it? She painstakingly reached out of bed and grabbed the clock, only to realise the time it was telling her - 8:15 - am - and it was Friday. �
�
"Arrggggghhhh!!!!!!!!!!! How could I have overslept like that!? I hope Yukari's still waiting for me!" �
�
Uniform on, breakfast eaten, got school duffel bag, got school stuff, got lunch, shoes on, and off we go! Or so she thought. It was worse than competing for the entry to the track team, as this time, she was carrying a duffel bag FULL of stuff....and time was running out. And fast. Way too fast. As the last passengers were boarding the train, Hitomi raced to the platform as fast as she could, and started yelling like a maniac. �
�
"Hey! Wait for me!! Yukari!! YUKARI!!!" (Ouch, my voice hurts...) �
�
"Hurry up then!" she began to bash the 'stop' button continuously, and the doors finally gave in, and opened for the late arrival. "Hitomi! Where were you?? The train was about to go!" she sounded a little annoyed, which Hitomi couldn't blame her for. �
�
"I had a dream this morning - " �
�
"About the new guy?" she added mischievously. �
�
"No, about something else. I don't understand it, but then again, it was a dream after all - " �
�
"Uh huh...so?" still grinning mischievously. �
�
"Anyway" ignoring the snide comments that Yukari was making about her and Duo. "It was really weird dream this morning. I was in a really stunning garden, with every kind of flower imaginable, and there was this girl, who was crying, but the thing was, her eyes looked very sorrowful. She looked like someone from a fairytale. But everything about her looked so sad. And the thing is, I wasn't scared of her." �
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"Geeze, no wonder you said it was weird! I'd probably be freak out if I had a dream like that! Do you know her?" �
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"No, or at least, I don't think so." (So why do I feel like I should? This is way too weird to be just a dream). �
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~ ~ ~ ~ ~In Zaibach...~ ~ ~ ~ ~ �
�
"Have you found her yet?" �
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Soldier "No, but we're still looking, sir." �
�
"Good. Now continue the search. We MUST find her before they do." �
�
"Yes, I agree." Said a slow and deep voice. "But we don't even know what she looks like, let alone where she is." �
�
"Hmm, you have a point there, but we still have to look for her. It's HIS orders." �
�
"Why can't we just get a girl who looks like her? It'd save us the time and effort." �
�
"Ahh, but she's not just an 'ordinary' girl though, is she? If she meets Fanelia's king, then you know what will happen...and what will become of us." �
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~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~~~~~~~~~~ �
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"Hey Hitomi, what are you doing in the summer?" Duo asked curiously. �
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"Not much. You?" �
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"I dunno, might just tour the city; since I was overloaded with homework as soon as I got here last term." �
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" I've...er....got to go! Got an assignment due tomorrow! - " �
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Grabbing her arm, Hitomi held a mischievous smile. "OH no you don't Yukari!" �
�
"Hey hey! What's going on here ladies?" �
�
"It's nothing. Yukari here has SOMETHING to say to you." �
�
"Yeah?" �
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"No I don't! She's just messing around - Hitomi!! - Don't listen to her." �
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"I heard that!" �
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(laughing) " Are you two always like that? You're so funny- " �
�
In a split second, a bright sparkle appeared in the sky. Everyone looked up instinctively, missing what was REALLY happening. Hitomi was enveloped in a blue pillar of light - and is starting to float upwards towards the sky - just like the first time. By the time the others had noticed, it was too late. �
�
"Hitomi!!" Yelled a distraught Yukari. She was nearly crying now, almost hysterically. "No...not again." Her hands were cupped her face. �
�
"What do you mean AGAIN?! This isn't unusual?!" Even his voice is a little shaky now, tremors of fear becoming clear and obvious. �
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(still sobbing) "No... it's just that this has happened before." �
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(God, she must be telling the truth then, because she looks very distraught) " Still; I've got to save her." �
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Just then, Amano also appeared and, upon seeing the blue light, also went into a near distraught state of mind like Yukari. "HITOMI!!" �
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"Goodbye...." �
�
(What did she just say????!) Now speaking directly to Hitomi. �
"YOU IDIOT!! WHAT ARE YOU DOING??? THIS IS INSANE!!!!" �
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�
"I know! But I'll be alright! I promise!" She looked calm and serious, even though the blue pillar was taking her away. "Yukari? Please look after my mom for me!" �
�
"Hitomi!!" Then she looked at the ground, and he understood exactly what Hitomi meant by what she had just said. "Please be careful!! And good luck!!" �
�
"Good luck?!?! HEY WAIT!!" Duo was starting to sound really worried at this point. �
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"NO DUO!- " �
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Before anyone could get a firm hold of him, he had began to run towards the pillar of light, and he too began to float upwards. The others tried to grab his legs to stop him from going, but they were too late. In an instant, they were gone. The blue pillar of light had appeared once again, and had taken Hitomi and Duo with it. Yukari and Amano just stood there, staring into space where their friend had been just moments before. She couldn't stand it anymore, and buried herself into Amano's comforting embrace. �
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"She's gone. She's really gone this time Amano." Her voice was muffled, and she was crying. �
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"I know Yukari." He said gently. "But she'll be okay. I know she will be. Hitomi's not the type to give up, is she? " �
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(sniffles) "Yeah, she's a real survivor. It's just that seeing that light again brings back memories of what happened last time; and I just don't want to lose her again, Amano; because she's my very best friend. We've like, grown up together and everything, y'know?" �
�
"Yeah, I know. We've just got to believe in her. And Duo, to be ok and to pull through - it's all we can do." �
�
Ok, so what do you think? Sorry if it's abit long, but the story will pick up later, as I'm just introducing 2 new characters. Whether you think it's really bad or not, PLEASE email to me what you think!! ^_^ �