Author's Notes

Hello and welcome to my story! I am SO happy to be doing one finally!

I plan to update every week. Of course, reviews are a big incentive! I hope you like this. Please keep in mind that a) English is not my country's language and b) This is my first fanfic. That means that probably you will see some mistakes. Please don't hesitate to tell me what and where they are! And not only typos, mistakes with the story too! Well, enjoy!


It was a day like any other. A 17-year-old girl was sleeping in her bedroom, wrapped up in her baby blue comforter and dressed in her favorite pajamas, white with drawings of pink feathers. Softly her eyelids fluttered and she yawned. Another day of school, not an appealing scenario, especially since she had a History exam today.

At last she surrendered to wakefulness, big thanks to the light escaping the protection of the curtains and illuminating the whole room with those few cracks of light.

Suddenly she remembered to look at her alarm clock. "Oh shit! It's 7:55am!"

She had only 25 minutes to get ready and she ALWAYS took at least 30! Being late wasn't the end of the world… in any day but today. Today she was having her History exam at 8:30… with Mr. Miguel Cravo, a young teacher with great looks but a really short temper. If she was late even for a minute, he wouldn't let her do the exam.

She got up quickly and walked towards her closet mirror. A sigh escaped her lips and looking herself in the mirror she said "I chose the perfect day to be late… as always!".

Then she went in her bathroom, took a shower and brushed her teeth. While brushing her hair, she walked over to her closet. After putting on her school uniform she looked herself in the mirror again. "I guess it's time for a little magic trick, huh?" she said with a knowing smile.

Carefully she locked her bedroom door to make sure nobody walked in on her and then she stood in the middle of the room. One hand ran through her dirty-blonde boyish hair, while the other clutched the pendant hanging from her neck.

It was a pink gem hanging in a silver necklace. It had been in her family for centuries, being passed on from generation to generation. That pendant, combined with her powers, gave her the ability to move time back or forward. There was only one problem… her mother hadn't exactly lived to teach her how to develop her abilities. So, besides consuming a lot of her energy to do that little trick, she only had the power to move time back or forward about 5 minutes.

She closed her eyes and took a deep breath. Focusing her energy, she used her powers. A white aura enveloped her, and for a few seconds… everything went still. Then suddenly time rewinded. She opened her eyes and looked at her alarm clock. "Perfect. Now, time to eat!" she said smiling.

Grabbing her school bag, she unlocked and opened her door, stepping into the corridor. At that exact moment a door opened and a boy came out. He had beautiful blonde hair that reached his ears, mesmerizing blue eyes and appeared to be about 12 years old. Hitomi always told him that in a few years he'd have all the cheerleaders chasing him, but he always denied that. He doesn't think he's handsome, Hitomi thought, but that modesty of him is just another quality in that big heart of his.

He was wearing their school's uniform: forest-green pants and jacket, white shirt and a tie with green and brown stripes. For Hitomi the uniform was the same, only she had a short green skirt and knee-length socks.

Smiling, he looked at her and said "Hey Hitomi! Are you ready yet? I was just going to check up on you!". Hitomi hid her nervousness and smiled, saying "Oh I'm fine! I just took a bit longer getting ready. You really didn't have to go and check on me!". She laughed a bit nervously and continued "Let's go Chid, time for breakfast!".

They walked together to the kitchen and dropped their school bags on the floor, sitting at the kitchen table. Behind the stove stood a giggling woman in her early 30's and behind her and amused man in his mid-30's with his arms wrapped around her. The woman was pretty, with long wavy blonde hair that reached her hips, mesmerizing blue eyes and perfect white skin. The man was tall, with brown hair that reached his mid-back but he kept tied in a ponytail, amber eyes and a seductive smile.

Hitomi and Chid looked at each other, rolled their eyes and said in unison "Raging hormones!". Finally, the couple noticed them and the woman turned around smiling and said "Hey kids! I've just finished making breakfast!". Hitomi also smiled at her and said "Good morning Aunt Millerna! I'm starving!" while Chid raised his plate at her and said "'Morning Mom!".

The brown-haired man finally turned around, now holding a coffee cup in his hands and said "Good morning youth!", then he made a mockingly serious face and said "When you're ready I'll drive you to the battlefield!".

Hitomi and Chid looked at him with serious faces and said "Battlefield!". Then they burst out laughing. When she calmed down Hitomi lifted her fork and said with a mocking tone "We shall win this battle, even if it costs us our lives, uncle Dryden.". Then it was Dryden's turn to laugh "Okay Okay… now hurry up and eat or you'll be late!"

At 8:30 they arrived at school. Chid waved goodbye and quickly ran to his group of friends while Hitomi ran to the classroom to join her classmates, who were all already gathered there to prevent getting late to Mr. Cravo's Class. At the exact moment she got to the door, Mr. Cravo arrived and let them in. A few moments later, as she was doing the test, she looked up at her teacher and thought about how he gave her goosebumps and an eerie feeling. Creepy…, she thought.

Soon it was lunch break. She sat down in the cafeteria with all her friends, most of whom she knew since kindergarten. Time really flies! It felt as if they had changed into completely different people but at the same time, when she watched them laugh, they were still the same kids who used to play in the swings and slides of their childhood park.

She watched one of them, Yukari, talking about her boyfriend. Yukari was her best friend. They'd been through everything together, the worse and best moments of each other's lives. But now Hitomi felt like they were drifting apart… Yukari spent all her free time with her boyfriend Amano. Hitomi wasn't being selfish or jealous, she was just sad that they didn't spend as much time together as they used to.

Before Yukari started dating Amano, about two years ago, her and Hitomi used to hang out together everyday. They even slept several nights on each other's homes. They'd stay awake until dawn talking about everything, telling jokes and watching movies… having fun.

Sighing, Hitomi finished the last bit of her lunch and stood up. After putting way her food tray she went outside to the school's garden. The garden was beautiful, covered in lush grass, filled with apple and cherry trees and with a narrow trail of little white stones on the ground, leading to the centerpiece.

There it stood, at the end of the trail, a beautiful fountain, surrounded by yellow roses, with the statue of an angel in the middle. Hitomi looked up, admiring the angel. It always soothed her, looking at that statue of a man, reaching with both hands to the sky, down on one knee, with both wings stretched wide. It was really amazing the detail and perfection of that statue.

Hitomi walked over to one of the apple trees and sat down under it. Her back faced the tree trunk and she had folded her knees against her chest. Two tears escaped her eyes. She was alone…

"Hitomi!" A voice broke through her haze and she looked up. "Oh, hey Yukari…"

"Hitomi! What are you doing here all by yourself?" her friend said, while kneeling down beside her friend.

"Thinking…" she said, lifting her head to look into her friend's eyes. "I'm all alone Yukari!" she said louder.

"No you're not! You have me!" Yukari protested.

"No, I don't! When was the last time me hung out together! That's right… you can't even remember! You have Amano now. And I'm not saying you shouldn't spend more time with Amano! It's just that…" Hitomi paused, taking a deep breath before continuing in a lower tone "You're my best friend and I rarely see you now! We've been through so much! You were always there for me when I needed you. Remember when we were kids and I moved to this town after my parents died? I was all alone and I didn't know anyone. Nobody would come close to me, thinking that I would break just because I was sad. You were the one who came to me and became my friend. You cheered me up and helped me get over it. I don't know what I would have done without you!"

Hitomi paused again, holding back her tears, and turned to look at the fountain while she proceeded "I don't want to lose you as a friend. I just want us to hang out together again, at least once a week…"

When she turned to look at her friend, Yukari had tears rolling down her cheeks. "Oh Hitomi! I didn't realize I was ignoring you like that! I'm so sorry! I promise we'll spend more time together!"

The two friends hugged for a long moment before Yukari spoke. "Let's go back to class! Lunch break is almost over!"

The rest of the afternoon went by pretty quickly. A Geography, a Philosophy and finally a Physical Education class. Could her life be any more boring? No, she thought not. She knew that tomorrow she'd be doing the same thing she'd done the week before and a week from tomorrow she would do that too. A life based on routine. Oh, she definitely felt worse now. Not just lonely… but very sad.

As she left her last class, she decided she really needed a walk to clear her head. Since she couldn't find Chid among the crowd in front of school, she just used her cell phone to call him.

"Hey Chid. Look, don't wait up for me. Just take the bus and go home, ok? Tell Aunt Millerna and Uncle Dryden that I'm going to Yukari's and I don't know at what time I'll be back, ok?" A confused Chid just said "Sure" and hung up.

He could probably feel how sad she was and needed her own time. Hitomi felt guilty for not going home with him, but he was very mature for a 12 year old. Besides, he had lots of friends who rode the bus with him, so he should be okay.

Of course, Hitomi wasn't going to Yukari's. She just didn't want her aunt and uncle worrying about her walking around the streets at this hour. Well, it wasn't that it was really late, but the sun was setting down already. As she looked at the sky, she could see a very orange sun in the horizon. At last, she started walking.

Hitomi lived in a city by the sea. Her house and school were in a residential area, very calm and modern at the same time. There was almost no traffic, the houses looked cozy and everything transpired tranquility. She was now walking down the road towards the beach. The sea breeze already filled the air, and the sound of waves chasing down on the rocks could be heard.

When she finally got to the beach, the last purples and reds of the sunset had already faded, leaving a dark blue sky filled with stars and a bright full moon. Hitomi was standing on top of the stairs that lead to the beach sand. Her eyes were closed and she enjoyed the marine scent and the feel of the wind messing her hair.

She opened her eyes and started walking down the steps while admiring the moon, that seemed to enchant her. It felt like a dream, and she was sleepwalking.

Soon she was standing where the sand finally met the water and then she sat down, dropping her bag on the ground. It was a magical night… well, to Hitomi every night with a full moon was a magical night. But even with the peacefulness of the beach, the view of the moon, the sound of the sea… she was still sad.

Hitomi wrapped her arms around herself and let the empty feeling consume her for a moment.

Her misery was interrupted when a sudden voice next to her said, "The moon is beautiful tonight, isn't it?"