Chapter 1: The Mystic Moon
"I can't believe it's almost two years since you went away, Hitomi." Hitomi looked back at her best friend, Yukari, and smiled. "I'm surprised that you and Amano believed me." "Come on Hitomi, we saw you being taken away by a shaft of light. That kind of thing doesn't happen every day." "I know." Hitomi sighed and looked up in the sky. She had been doing that a lot lately. "You miss him, don't you?" Yukari said, a knowing smile on her face.
When Hitomi had returned to earth from Gaea, a planet from which you could see the earth and moon from, two years ago, Yukari and Amano, then a senior at her school, whom she had had a crush on, demanded to know what had happened. They had believed her story. A story that introduced her to new people, one of who was a fifteen year old king named Von. Hitomi had been fifteen herself at the time, and by the end of her quest to go home, Hitomi and Von had fallen in love with each other. Even though they never told each other directly how they felt, they both just knew. But they both knew it was time for her to go home. Hitomi never spoke of her feelings for Von in front of Yukari and Amano, but Yukari had guessed anyway.
Snapping out of her thoughts, she shook her sandy brown hair out of her misty blue colored eyes. "Miss who, Yukari?" Hitomi said, pretending she didn't understand that Yukari knew what she felt.
"Don't give me that bull. I wasn't born yesterday. .Man, have you got it bad."
When Hitomi didn't reply, Yukari suggested: "Well, there's only two things to do." "What?" Hitomi asked. "One: get a boyfriend here." Hitomi didn't have a chance to protest, as Yukari pressed on, ".Don't look at me like that Hitomi. Or,.or you could go back to him." "Back to Gaea?" "Well, you look so lost without him. Maybe he's not your life, or something, but let's face it: you've got it bad enough for him that you are daydreaming all the time." "That's not true!" Hitomi protested.
Hitomi looked out of the café's window at the falling leaves. They reminded her of tears, making her feel sad.
"Should I go back?" she whispered. "I really don't know Hitomi, it's your life. All I know is that you miss him a lot, which means you must have loved him a lot, knowing you." "I can't hide anything from you, can I, Yukari?" "Nope, you're an open book, to me." Yukari grinned.
"So what do you think I should do?" "All I know is that you should weigh the options and follow your heart." Said Yukari.
Hitomi thought for a moment before she replied: "Will you come with me, Yukari? If I go back to Gaea, you know it might become my permanent home, because I just can't come and go when I want."
"Hitomi, I'm not sure that I could fit in on Gaea. These people already know you, not me. I'll think about it, but I can't promise anything. Two years ago Amano and I told your mother about you disappearing by a shaft of light." Yukari stopped. "She believed us. I think you should talk to her." "I don't think that she'll go for me leaving permanently."
"Go for you leaving permanently for where, Hitomi?" Came a voice behind her. Hitomi jumped at the sound, then turned around. "Oh, Amano. Don't scare me like that." "Sorry." Amano said, sitting down next to Yukari. "Where are you going, Hitomi?" "She's not going anywhere." Yukari said, "She's only thinking of going somewhere." "Okay, where is she thinking of going, then?" asked Amano.
"Back to Gaea, the place she went to, two years ago, remember?" said Yukari. "Oh, yeah. Why do you want to go back there?" "Amano, do I have to paint you a picture? You don't know anything, do you?" Yukari laughed. "I guess not. Don't be so mean." "Oh, did I hurt you feelings, Amano? Poor child." she mocked. "Is that any way to treat me, Yukari?" Amano said as he pulled her on to his lap. They had been going steady for a year now and Hitomi thought that they were pretty serious about their relationship.
"Jeez, you guys act like a married couple." "We are." Said Amano, in mock seriousness. "Says you." said Yukari.
Amano had decided to stay in Tokyo to be close to his friends, while his family went to America. His parents paid for him to have his own apartment.
"Amano," said Yukari looking at Hitomi. Hitomi knew what was coming, but decided Amano could be told. She nodded. Yukari continued, "Hitomi might be going back to Gaea permanently because." She hesitated, looking at Hitomi, who nodded slowly. "Because she and king Von were in love and she has been missing him for two years." She finished.
"Well, that explains things." Said Amano. "But we don't know what to do. Should she go? Should she not?" Yukari paused for a moment. "Amano, Hitomi asked me to go with her."
"If you go with her, Yukari, then I'm coming with you." Said Amano after a brief pause. "Are you sure? What about school and your whole reason for staying in Japan?" "Look, Yukari, I want to with you more than anything, and I have to support you guys." "Thank you Amano." Yukari said and then hugged him.
When they broke apart, Amano looked at his watch. "Wow, it's already 5:30.Webetter go home for dinner. I also have to meet some guys at 7:30 to finish a project." "You guys can come over for dinner, if you want." Said Hitomi.
"I can only stay for a short while, " said Amano. "Why don't I sleep over, Hitomi? We can do our homework together and try to decide tonight." Yukari said. "Okay."
They left the café and walked the three blocks to Hitomi's house. Mrs. Kanzaki greeted them warmly and invited them inside. "You three are just in time for dinner. Wash up and come to the table."
"So, what are your plans for this evening, Hitomi?" asked Mr. Kanzaki. "Yukari is sleeping over, if that's okay." Said Hitomi, looking from her mother to father. "Sure, it's fine." Said her mother.
"Where's your brother?" Yukari asked, later that evening in Hitomi's room. "Shiguire is staying with my uncle, tonight. I didn't want him bothering us." Said Hitomi.
"Hitomi, your mother probably knows more about Gaea than we think. She seemed to know where you were when you left two years ago." "Yeah?" Hitomi sighed. "Why does this have to be so complicated?"
"Let's go for a walk. Maybe the cold air will help us decide." Said Yukari. They snuck out of the house to avoid questions from her parents. They did not notice a shadow that followed them.
They stopped in the nearby park. Yukari sat on the grass. "Yukari, I want to go." "Hitomi, what about your family?" "I don't know. All I know is that I wish I could see him again." "Well, I think that if you really want to, you should, but let us know what happens, okay?" said Yukari.
"Okay." As if set off by her decision, a shaft of white light engulfed her. The shadow ran out into the open. It was Mrs. Kanzaki. "Hitomi, don't go again!"
"I'm sorry, mom." Hitomi said before she disappeared, leaving Yukari and Mrs. Kanzaki to stare into the sky, wondering what would happen next.
In a darkened room a shadow stood. It was unmoving as a voice spoke: "She's coming? Are you sure?" "Yes." Said the shadow. "But be careful. We need as much secrecy as we can. Go now. Prepare."
Sorry about chapter one talking mostly about Hitomi's decision, but I'm stressing it's importance. There are many surprises to this story. Amano and Yukari are pretty personal, don't you think. ^ ^ (Hint).Who are the shadows? Read on find out.
"I can't believe it's almost two years since you went away, Hitomi." Hitomi looked back at her best friend, Yukari, and smiled. "I'm surprised that you and Amano believed me." "Come on Hitomi, we saw you being taken away by a shaft of light. That kind of thing doesn't happen every day." "I know." Hitomi sighed and looked up in the sky. She had been doing that a lot lately. "You miss him, don't you?" Yukari said, a knowing smile on her face.
When Hitomi had returned to earth from Gaea, a planet from which you could see the earth and moon from, two years ago, Yukari and Amano, then a senior at her school, whom she had had a crush on, demanded to know what had happened. They had believed her story. A story that introduced her to new people, one of who was a fifteen year old king named Von. Hitomi had been fifteen herself at the time, and by the end of her quest to go home, Hitomi and Von had fallen in love with each other. Even though they never told each other directly how they felt, they both just knew. But they both knew it was time for her to go home. Hitomi never spoke of her feelings for Von in front of Yukari and Amano, but Yukari had guessed anyway.
Snapping out of her thoughts, she shook her sandy brown hair out of her misty blue colored eyes. "Miss who, Yukari?" Hitomi said, pretending she didn't understand that Yukari knew what she felt.
"Don't give me that bull. I wasn't born yesterday. .Man, have you got it bad."
When Hitomi didn't reply, Yukari suggested: "Well, there's only two things to do." "What?" Hitomi asked. "One: get a boyfriend here." Hitomi didn't have a chance to protest, as Yukari pressed on, ".Don't look at me like that Hitomi. Or,.or you could go back to him." "Back to Gaea?" "Well, you look so lost without him. Maybe he's not your life, or something, but let's face it: you've got it bad enough for him that you are daydreaming all the time." "That's not true!" Hitomi protested.
Hitomi looked out of the café's window at the falling leaves. They reminded her of tears, making her feel sad.
"Should I go back?" she whispered. "I really don't know Hitomi, it's your life. All I know is that you miss him a lot, which means you must have loved him a lot, knowing you." "I can't hide anything from you, can I, Yukari?" "Nope, you're an open book, to me." Yukari grinned.
"So what do you think I should do?" "All I know is that you should weigh the options and follow your heart." Said Yukari.
Hitomi thought for a moment before she replied: "Will you come with me, Yukari? If I go back to Gaea, you know it might become my permanent home, because I just can't come and go when I want."
"Hitomi, I'm not sure that I could fit in on Gaea. These people already know you, not me. I'll think about it, but I can't promise anything. Two years ago Amano and I told your mother about you disappearing by a shaft of light." Yukari stopped. "She believed us. I think you should talk to her." "I don't think that she'll go for me leaving permanently."
"Go for you leaving permanently for where, Hitomi?" Came a voice behind her. Hitomi jumped at the sound, then turned around. "Oh, Amano. Don't scare me like that." "Sorry." Amano said, sitting down next to Yukari. "Where are you going, Hitomi?" "She's not going anywhere." Yukari said, "She's only thinking of going somewhere." "Okay, where is she thinking of going, then?" asked Amano.
"Back to Gaea, the place she went to, two years ago, remember?" said Yukari. "Oh, yeah. Why do you want to go back there?" "Amano, do I have to paint you a picture? You don't know anything, do you?" Yukari laughed. "I guess not. Don't be so mean." "Oh, did I hurt you feelings, Amano? Poor child." she mocked. "Is that any way to treat me, Yukari?" Amano said as he pulled her on to his lap. They had been going steady for a year now and Hitomi thought that they were pretty serious about their relationship.
"Jeez, you guys act like a married couple." "We are." Said Amano, in mock seriousness. "Says you." said Yukari.
Amano had decided to stay in Tokyo to be close to his friends, while his family went to America. His parents paid for him to have his own apartment.
"Amano," said Yukari looking at Hitomi. Hitomi knew what was coming, but decided Amano could be told. She nodded. Yukari continued, "Hitomi might be going back to Gaea permanently because." She hesitated, looking at Hitomi, who nodded slowly. "Because she and king Von were in love and she has been missing him for two years." She finished.
"Well, that explains things." Said Amano. "But we don't know what to do. Should she go? Should she not?" Yukari paused for a moment. "Amano, Hitomi asked me to go with her."
"If you go with her, Yukari, then I'm coming with you." Said Amano after a brief pause. "Are you sure? What about school and your whole reason for staying in Japan?" "Look, Yukari, I want to with you more than anything, and I have to support you guys." "Thank you Amano." Yukari said and then hugged him.
When they broke apart, Amano looked at his watch. "Wow, it's already 5:30.Webetter go home for dinner. I also have to meet some guys at 7:30 to finish a project." "You guys can come over for dinner, if you want." Said Hitomi.
"I can only stay for a short while, " said Amano. "Why don't I sleep over, Hitomi? We can do our homework together and try to decide tonight." Yukari said. "Okay."
They left the café and walked the three blocks to Hitomi's house. Mrs. Kanzaki greeted them warmly and invited them inside. "You three are just in time for dinner. Wash up and come to the table."
"So, what are your plans for this evening, Hitomi?" asked Mr. Kanzaki. "Yukari is sleeping over, if that's okay." Said Hitomi, looking from her mother to father. "Sure, it's fine." Said her mother.
"Where's your brother?" Yukari asked, later that evening in Hitomi's room. "Shiguire is staying with my uncle, tonight. I didn't want him bothering us." Said Hitomi.
"Hitomi, your mother probably knows more about Gaea than we think. She seemed to know where you were when you left two years ago." "Yeah?" Hitomi sighed. "Why does this have to be so complicated?"
"Let's go for a walk. Maybe the cold air will help us decide." Said Yukari. They snuck out of the house to avoid questions from her parents. They did not notice a shadow that followed them.
They stopped in the nearby park. Yukari sat on the grass. "Yukari, I want to go." "Hitomi, what about your family?" "I don't know. All I know is that I wish I could see him again." "Well, I think that if you really want to, you should, but let us know what happens, okay?" said Yukari.
"Okay." As if set off by her decision, a shaft of white light engulfed her. The shadow ran out into the open. It was Mrs. Kanzaki. "Hitomi, don't go again!"
"I'm sorry, mom." Hitomi said before she disappeared, leaving Yukari and Mrs. Kanzaki to stare into the sky, wondering what would happen next.
In a darkened room a shadow stood. It was unmoving as a voice spoke: "She's coming? Are you sure?" "Yes." Said the shadow. "But be careful. We need as much secrecy as we can. Go now. Prepare."
Sorry about chapter one talking mostly about Hitomi's decision, but I'm stressing it's importance. There are many surprises to this story. Amano and Yukari are pretty personal, don't you think. ^ ^ (Hint).Who are the shadows? Read on find out.