Disclaimer: Escaflowne is the property of Sunrise and Bandai Entertainment, Inc. I am simply a poor soul who is attempting to bring some joy to those who would read and enjoy my non-canon story.

This story is rated PG-13 for adult themes, language, and violence. I would classify this story as a Romantic Drama with some Angst thrown in.

Description: This story covers a period of time from 6 weeks after Hitomi returns home from Gaea to about 4 years later. During the next three years she visits Gaea regularly and her relationship with Van grows, but just when her life is about to reach its storybook ending, a familiar face reappears and threatens to ruin everything; at least from Hitomi's perspective. I hope you enjoy this story. I intend to keep the chapters short so I can make regular updates. Please take the time to review after reading. My decision to continue with this story will in large part be determined by the responses I receive. So your voice is very important to me.

Acknowledgements: I'd like to thank Datexan from for taking the time to go through each chapter and edit it for me, as well as offering useful suggestions. Thanks Tex! I'd like to thank the readers on who have been so very supportive and helpful. There are too many to thank everyone individually, but know that I love you all. You're the best.

I'd like to add a very special thank you to my new Beta-Reader, Janice who not only has been editing all my fanfics but has graciously accepted the challenge to go back and re-edit all my stories from the beginning. What you have here is a completely re-edited work. Thank you so very much Janice, your are the best.

Escaflowne: All you need is Love, Isn't it?

Chapter 1

Six weeks after Hitomi Kanzaki left Gaea

'Was it all just a dream or was it real? Six weeks have passed since Van Fanel sent me back home. Here, time seemed to stand still. I ran the 100 in 13 seconds and Susumu Amano kissed Yukari Uchida for the first but not the last time. As it turned out, he didn't move to Europe at all. So far I've only told Yukari about my journey to Gaea. She still thinks it was just a dream. Could she be right?'

Hitomi closed her journal and laid down on her bed. Almost instantly a vision came into her mind's eye.

"Van"

The same vision she had seen every day for the past six weeks, Van sitting on the castle wall, smiling.

'He has such a beautiful smile. Too bad he didn't show it much when I was there. But I guess he didn't have much to smile about back then.'

As she focused on the vision she thought of the words he had said to her before she left. "If you want to do so, it's alright with me. But we can see each other anytime, as long as we share a common feeling."

"A common feeling. Van, are you thinking of me, are you thinking of me right now?" she pondered, intensifying her concentration. "Van… Van… Van… Van"

In the king's chambers in the kingdom of Fanelia on Gaea

"Hitomi… Hitomi… Hitomi" Van's eyes shot open with a start. "HITOMI!"

"She's calling me," he said to himself as he sat up. Slowly, as he caught his breath, he lay back down on his bed and closed his eyes once more. "Hitomi… Hitomi…"

And slowly the words came to him.

"Van… Van… How are you, Van? I've missed you. I've missed you so."

"I've missed you, Hitomi. I'm fine. How have you been?"

"I'm fine, Van. My life goes on and all is well. But I do miss you… and Merle, and Allen, and all the others. I miss Gaea. But most of all I miss you."

"Come, visit us. The capital is nearly rebuilt. I would love for you to come and see it. It's even better than before."

"I'd like that. I will come, this weekend. I need to stay focused on school this week, but this weekend I will come. Be thinking of me over the next few days and I will come as soon as I can."

"You're in my thoughts always. But I will make a special effort to be thinking of you even more than usual. I have so much I want to speak to you about."

"I can't wait to see you again, Van. Till we meet again then."

"Till we meet again, Hitomi," the King said before falling back to sleep. And back on Earth the young girl he was speaking to drifted off to sleep as well.