Hitomi pulled her thick brown coat tighter around her as she walked briskly down the road. ' Stupid cold,' she though to herself, as she picked her pace up more hoping to get back to her apartment quickly. It had been nine years since she had traveled to Giea, and Hitomi was now twenty-four. When she had come back and been bombarded with questions about her whereabouts Hitomi had played dumb and thus avoided having to tell anyone about Giea. Who would've believed her any way? Even to Hitomi herself Geia seemed like a fairy tale, true she knew it existed but that was a time, and place years ago.
But right now Hitomi was freezing her butt off, she finally came to her apartment building. ' AHHH' thought Hitomi as she entered the warmth of the lobby. she hurried over to the elevator and crammed in with what seemed like a hundred other people. ' Oh great a second ago I was freezing to death, now I'm in a sana, and in a few seconds I'll be freezing again."
Hitomi's apartment building had a closed lobby on the bottom, but the rest of the building was a cylinder of apartments that was open to the elements. On the top of the lobby was a garden with a lake in the center. It was actually a nice design in warm weather, but at times like this it was hell.
Hitomi waited as level by level the elevator slowly emptied, she lived on the top floor. Finally, about three levels from the top the elevator was fully empty, except for Hitomi. She tucked her now chin length auburn hair behind her ear, waiting for the elevator to reach the top. What seemed like hours later Hitomi heard the ding that alerted her that she'd reached her destination.
Hitomi came flying out of the elevator, as she walked around the building to get to her apartment, suddenly her right foot came down on something thing slippery and lost it's footing causing Hitomi to fall flat on her butt. Hitomi groaned and forced herself up, ' This is not my day'.
Finally She came to the apartment she shared with her best friend Yukari. Hitomi fumbled with the keys in her numb hands trying to find the right one. ' There it is' she thought as she found it, then as she was handing the key to her other hand her frozen hands gave out on her causing her to drop the keys, " Oh I do not need this," she whined to no one precisely. She bent down to pick them up, then she felt it. Some one was watching her, Hitomi looked around but didn't see anyone. ' I must be making it up,' she mussed. As she stood up she heard the door unlocking and it opened revealing Yukari behind it.
" You know you could have knocked," she said as she saw Hitomi keys in hand.
" Not today," was all Hitomi said as she pushed through into the warm apartment. She immediately headed for the shower.
" Hey Hitomi, are you hungry?" asked Yukari.
" Nope not really, I had a big lunch," yelled Hitomi as she slipped into the warm, and inviting shower. After a nice long, and hot shower Hitomi stretched and went straight to her bedroom and laid down. She rolled over a few times before she finally fell asleep.
"We need to be more careful,' said a neutral female voice.
" Especially with her unique powers,' said a male voice. Two shadowed figures stood on the roof of the opposite side of the ring. The taller male figure turned to the shorter female one, " Should I report back?" he asked.
" No there's nothing to report," she answered, ' but do make sure the troops are ready. When we move, we're going to move fast. Understand?"
" Perfectly," he said as he disappeared over the outside edge.
*~*~*~*~*~*
Everything was dark, darker than night. All that could be heard was heavy breathing and running feet. They were everywhere, things watching, and following. Hitomi couldn't see her invisible watchers, but she could feel them. She didn't know what they wanted, but she didn't care she did the only thing she could think of run.
Suddenly one of the watchers stepped out in front of her and offered her help. The figure was shadowed and mysterious. Hitomi turned and ran.
Hitomi sat straight up in her bed, ' Just a dream,' she thought, ' but it was so. . . so real? Could it been. . . a vision? No, it couldn't have." After all Hitomi hadn't had a vision since she left Giea. ' No, it was just a really real dream," she told herself Hitomi laid back down, but she just couldn't get to sleep.
Hitomi yawned as she got out of her bed, and walked over to the window when she stepped on something. Hitomi bent down and picked up the book. It was dark burgundy with a beautiful painting of a dragon on the front, it was her diary from when she had come back from Giea. Hitomi smiled a bittersweet smile, such fond memories, yet so painful.
Hitomi walked over to her chest to put it away, but for some reason she didn't. For some reason she had an urge to read it, ' Why not?' she asked herself, ' it's not like I have anything better to do.'
Hitomi walked out to the living room and sat down in a recliner. She put the foot rest up and the back down. Then late in to the night she began to read the words she had written almost a decade ago.
But right now Hitomi was freezing her butt off, she finally came to her apartment building. ' AHHH' thought Hitomi as she entered the warmth of the lobby. she hurried over to the elevator and crammed in with what seemed like a hundred other people. ' Oh great a second ago I was freezing to death, now I'm in a sana, and in a few seconds I'll be freezing again."
Hitomi's apartment building had a closed lobby on the bottom, but the rest of the building was a cylinder of apartments that was open to the elements. On the top of the lobby was a garden with a lake in the center. It was actually a nice design in warm weather, but at times like this it was hell.
Hitomi waited as level by level the elevator slowly emptied, she lived on the top floor. Finally, about three levels from the top the elevator was fully empty, except for Hitomi. She tucked her now chin length auburn hair behind her ear, waiting for the elevator to reach the top. What seemed like hours later Hitomi heard the ding that alerted her that she'd reached her destination.
Hitomi came flying out of the elevator, as she walked around the building to get to her apartment, suddenly her right foot came down on something thing slippery and lost it's footing causing Hitomi to fall flat on her butt. Hitomi groaned and forced herself up, ' This is not my day'.
Finally She came to the apartment she shared with her best friend Yukari. Hitomi fumbled with the keys in her numb hands trying to find the right one. ' There it is' she thought as she found it, then as she was handing the key to her other hand her frozen hands gave out on her causing her to drop the keys, " Oh I do not need this," she whined to no one precisely. She bent down to pick them up, then she felt it. Some one was watching her, Hitomi looked around but didn't see anyone. ' I must be making it up,' she mussed. As she stood up she heard the door unlocking and it opened revealing Yukari behind it.
" You know you could have knocked," she said as she saw Hitomi keys in hand.
" Not today," was all Hitomi said as she pushed through into the warm apartment. She immediately headed for the shower.
" Hey Hitomi, are you hungry?" asked Yukari.
" Nope not really, I had a big lunch," yelled Hitomi as she slipped into the warm, and inviting shower. After a nice long, and hot shower Hitomi stretched and went straight to her bedroom and laid down. She rolled over a few times before she finally fell asleep.
"We need to be more careful,' said a neutral female voice.
" Especially with her unique powers,' said a male voice. Two shadowed figures stood on the roof of the opposite side of the ring. The taller male figure turned to the shorter female one, " Should I report back?" he asked.
" No there's nothing to report," she answered, ' but do make sure the troops are ready. When we move, we're going to move fast. Understand?"
" Perfectly," he said as he disappeared over the outside edge.
*~*~*~*~*~*
Everything was dark, darker than night. All that could be heard was heavy breathing and running feet. They were everywhere, things watching, and following. Hitomi couldn't see her invisible watchers, but she could feel them. She didn't know what they wanted, but she didn't care she did the only thing she could think of run.
Suddenly one of the watchers stepped out in front of her and offered her help. The figure was shadowed and mysterious. Hitomi turned and ran.
Hitomi sat straight up in her bed, ' Just a dream,' she thought, ' but it was so. . . so real? Could it been. . . a vision? No, it couldn't have." After all Hitomi hadn't had a vision since she left Giea. ' No, it was just a really real dream," she told herself Hitomi laid back down, but she just couldn't get to sleep.
Hitomi yawned as she got out of her bed, and walked over to the window when she stepped on something. Hitomi bent down and picked up the book. It was dark burgundy with a beautiful painting of a dragon on the front, it was her diary from when she had come back from Giea. Hitomi smiled a bittersweet smile, such fond memories, yet so painful.
Hitomi walked over to her chest to put it away, but for some reason she didn't. For some reason she had an urge to read it, ' Why not?' she asked herself, ' it's not like I have anything better to do.'
Hitomi walked out to the living room and sat down in a recliner. She put the foot rest up and the back down. Then late in to the night she began to read the words she had written almost a decade ago.