~*A/N: hey Minna-san! Well well! I made a new fic! ( Surprising, ne? heck, I surprised even myself...) Well, it's another V/H fluffy romance, oh BTW it has no connection whatsoever to my other fic, Hitomi and Van-Fateful Destiny. Enjoy!! ( Oh and please R&R!!!) ~Feathers of the Wind~*

Could this be Love?

Chapter 1: A rainy day

~Hitomi~

On Earth, a 20 year old young woman with bright shining green eyes was staring at the gray skies, as it rained heavily, the gentle sound of rain hitting the windows resounded through her ears.

"Well, there goes my run for the day," Hitomi sighed. Actually, Hitomi quit Track 2 years after her Gaea experience. One, it reminded her too much of the one she though loved her. Two: The one she thought loved her Van Fanel, stopped communicating with her. Through the power of the pendant Hitomi gave Van, they'd been able to speak to each other in their minds.

"Well Kanzaki, what did you expect? It's been 5 years, you didn't think he'd wait forever did you?" A voice in Hitomi's head wanted to say 'yes' to that.

" Besides, he's probably moved on, like I should be doing..." Hitomi looked down at her desk, and noticed one of her Tarot Cards lying around. The Luce. Van's card.

"How did this get here?" Hitomi wondered. She hadn't touched her Tarot Cards since she got back from Gaea, so how did it get out of it's box?

"Ha, maybe it decided to grow legs to come over to talk to you because it got lonely." Hitomi laughed at herself. As she reached out to put the card back in it's dusty box, she saw a vision.

* The Vision *

Van was standing alone in the forest clearing, where Hitomi had departed 5 years back. Escaflowne still asleep towered over him. Van just crumpled into a heap and began to pound at the ground with his fists, yelling in frustration.

"What's going on? Why is Van doing this?" Hitomi wondered as the scene grew dark. It switched to what Hitomi believed was Van's bedroom. Healers were everywhere, and of course Merle was at Van's bedside.

"Lord Van! Please stop doing this to yourself!" Merle sobbed. Van looked over, very tired.

" I'm sorry Merle... but I can't. She isn't coming back, I can't live without her." Van coughed.

"Who isn't coming back?" Hitomi wondered. then gasped in surprise when Van sat up revealing the pendant that she had given him, was still around his neck, the color contrasting greatly with his bare skin.

"H-He... he's still wearing it..." Hitomi felt her lips tremble. Merle abruptly stood, totally fed up.

"Lord Van! It's been 5 years! 5 frickin years! Hitomi's probably found someone else, and is living happily ever after! You should too! Why can't you just let her go?!" Merle hissed. Van glowered at her.

"Why?! WHY?! I can't let go of her because..." Van didn't get to finish as he fainted.

"Miss Merle, I suggest you leave, and don't make Lord Van angry... it tires him out." A healer scolded Merle and led her towards the door.

* End of Vision*

"Va..Van... he's in trouble! I have to go back to Gaea!" Hitomi jumped up. Then her mind reverted back to what Van could've possibly wanted to say before he passed out. Well, she knew it was about her, but what could it be? Hitomi didn't have time to think as the blue column of light appeared, and took her away.

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Hitomi landed in the forest of Fanelia, in the exact same place she had left 5 years before. It was late at night, so the streets were empty. Hitomi made her way to the castle, then groaned as she saw the number of guards there were surrounding the castle. There was no way they would let her in. Hitomi decided to try anyway, for Van's sake.

" Excuse me.. I need to see Van." Hitomi quietly said.

"Hmph. That's King Van to you, little lady! Who are you?" The guard boomed.

" I am Hitomi Kanzaki of the Mystic Moon! I was the one who saved Gaea during the great destiny war! Van is in trouble! I came all the way from the Mystic Moon to help him!" Hitomi defiantly replied, however the guard looked unimpressed.

"From the Mystic Moon, eh? Got any proof, 'Hitomi Kanzaki'?" the guard was mocking her! Hitomi fumed. She reached inside her jacket, and found what she was looking for. It was an item she always carried with her. Waving a pure white feather in front of the guard's face, Hitomi asked,

"Do you know what this is?" The guard looked as if he was ready to let her in, yet answered anyway.

"Yeah, it's a bird's feather. So what?"

"No, it's not a bird feather. It's a draconian feather. And you do know who the last draconian of Gaea is, right? Well, King Van gave this to me!"

The guard finally let her in. Hitomi wandered around a bit, until she found Van's room. When she opened the door, she saw Van sleeping by the light of a few candles.

"Oh Van... what happened to you?" She whispered. As she walked over, Van called out in his sleep.

"No... Hitomi... don't...go. I need... you here..." Hitomi gasped.

"He's dreaming... about me?!" Hitomi was really surprised. "Maybe he...no. If he did, he wouldn't have stopped talking to me." Still, Hitomi felt her heart break to see Van like this.

"I'm going to help you Van, you'll be alright. I Promise." Hitomi whispered this vow as she took his cold hand in hers, placing her other hand on the pendant. The pendant began to glow softly, and Van's pale face now had a bit more color to it, and his hands were a bit warmer. Hitomi used quite a bit of her own life energy and gave it to Van, hoping to make his recovery time faster. Hitomi smiled, as she felt Van's semi-warm hand hold hers tighter. However, the loss of energy took it's toll on Hitomi as she began to feel weak and dizzy. She fell forwards, her head landing on the pillow beside Van's head. (Yes she's still in the chair...ouch. What a painful way to sleep...)

* Van's dream *

Van was in a field, when the ground beneath him collapsed. Van wasn't really worried, until he found out his wings weren't working. He just kept falling through the seemingly bottomless pit, bits and pieces of his life flashing in his mind. Most of them had Hitomi in them. As he kept falling, he noticed his body temperature was getting colder. Just when he though he was about to freeze, a burst of pink light surprised him. A gentle hand clasped his, and he felt his skin warm a little. He looked up to see his savior, only to see the silhouette of a woman he knew. The shadows covered her features, but besides the short, boyish haircut, he could clearly see the woman's eyes. Pools of liquid emerald, eyes he knew so well.

"Hitomi..." Van smiled, Hitomi smiled back.

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~*A/N: hey hey! What did you think? No, I'm not done yet! I've just barely started... I had an inspiration of some sort to start another new fic. Originally, I was thinking of doing another poem, thanks to the encouragement of Jo- Jo( A very nice reviewer!) and well, it ended up turning into a new fic.. so why not? LOL... well, I'll be back soon! I assure of that! (That can either be a nice or scary thing....) ~Feathers of the wind~*