Summary:
In her late teens, Hitomi can be calleda martyr, a victim of child labor, a nanny, a waitress, she does everything for the sake of one man and now she was trying hard to understand why? Why would his "Prince Charming" leave her? Is her cooking gone horribly wrong and cause bad side effects?
Disclaimers: I do not own Escaflowne
Time's Up
Chapter 1
The Beginning and the End
Created on:May 14, 2007
He feels claustrophobic because of the thousand different people patiently awaiting his performance, though he admits that in his heart he felt a very rare emotion arising with every passing minute, Happiness. Yes! this is the moment that he have had been waiting for, to become a star that will brightly shine in the midst of darkness...
'I am the only star for them no one else but me...! This people will witness a show they will not forget …. '
A person's heart is very fragile and if it is badly wounded a scar will always there, reminding it's owner that the pain can be banished with time but it wont erase the moment of her betrayal, her sadness and her sorrow.
It is only right to feel sad, it is only right to feel negative emotions, it is only right for a person to be down once in her life…
That jerk
'I wont forgive you this time ... I will definitely be more successful than you can never imagine ... and then you will look at me up ahead, ... when that happens, I want to see your eyes full of regret ...'
The Beginning
'"May I take your order sir?"
Her name is Hitomi Kanzaki, a teenage girl, with black eyes matching her black hair, her age is a puzzle because you can see through her appearance the hint of exhaustion, her smile wont hide the fact that her whole body is tired from work, through a man's eye this will make her in the category of women who work for the sake of her family's survival and at first glance people don't mind because her ordinary appearance is not their type of woman.
" Yes, 2 Cheese Burger, 2 French Fries large, and make the softdrinks large too... that's all …" a young girl replied,
"to go pls" add a young man beside her, with their body too close to each other this proves and defines their relationship.
But enough of her physical well being because you may be questioning yourself as to why a young lady her age would be working late at this hour? Is she working because she doesn't have a normal family to support her? Only Time will answer that question…
Time.. we feel it passing by but we can't understand what is really a "Time" ….
We grow old and die, plant grow and die … animals, all existence..
Time always comes by, but right now it is time for her to shine
"Is it her?" a young boy said curiously
"Let's wait and see my child" let us watch this story of hers unfolds..
"Ok, I'll repeat your order sir, 2 cheese burger, 2 French Fries, large, and 2 large softdrinks."
What kind of drinks do you want to have sir? .Coke, Coke light, Sprite, Root Beer, Ice tea, red Tea, 7 up, Mountain Dew, Roy—"
"Just Coke light pls.." the man interrupted her suddenly.
"Is that all sir?"
"Yes" replied the man impatiently
You may wonder what kind of work Hitomi is in. From a while ago she is in-charge of the orders. In this establishment fast foods were sold, anyone can decide how fast they cook but anyhow, a person who's very sensitive with their health will never set his /her foot on this store whether it be "Fast" or "Fats".
"Here are your orders sir/mam,"
That is only one of her "Jobs", her close friend always wonder how she can handle her jobs because her best friend wont have the time to take care of herself.
"Thanks for ordering, Please come again"
A busy day it is, we cannot blame if a person is exhausted and only thinks of how wonderful it is to lay down to a soft bed and sleep.
"So many people today it is only Valentines Day for god sake, today is the same as yesterday, only the 'yester' is replaced by Valentines and were add-up to 'Day'…" complained by a not so fat, chubby, woman.
To her outburst a while ago you can tell that she is single and doesn't have a special someone who she can call boyfriend, but we really cannot tell how her mind works maybe she had this "bad" memory and it connects to Valentines day.
"Hey I don't want to hear your complains here, you are paid to work not to complain and where is your hairnet, and apron? This is a food chain, we cannot afford to have rumors spread over the district that our store had a filthy, polluted, unsanitary kitchen" that is there Boss Himiko, she runs the business all by herself, a tough heavy unfortunately unmarried woman, but who cares about men when she can have all the things she wants, materially. What else are there to be sad about?
"Yes Boss" replied the woman tiredly
Don't defy the Boss, that's a policy in a business world, an employee must abide the rules and regulations because it is the store's reputation they are carrying.
"This is a warning Susan, if I see you again not wearing the proper uniform I wont hesitate to fire you, do I make myself clear and understandable?"
"Loud and clear Boss"
That happens everyday, not all employees are good and always follow the rules but really who's not trilled to defy what is written and to be followed once in a while?
"At last! I cant wait to be at Home with my comfy bed!" Hitomi said excitedly.
"I cant disagree with you, I think my wife is now cooking my all-time-favorite food, how I wish the day always be valentines day!" replied the man in his mid thirties, he had an aura of liveliness, plump, about 5'7 taller but it does not hinder his actions, He is a man Hitomi always admired. Frank is one of her father figure for she doesn't really remember her own father.
"Frank, we know already, you always said those line, don't you get tired of eating lasagna every valentines day?" said by his co-worker Dan while wiping the dirt on his apron. He's an inch smaller than Frank.
"enough of that chatter, valentines day is only one day and tomorrow people will be back to normal again" Hitomi instantly stop there conversation, she knows very well that both of them wont stop arguing until one of them submitted his defeat.
"Ha! If Hitomi isn't here I'll make you eat something you wont forget!" Frank who's already fuming with anger gives Dan a glance that could kill.
Another day again has gone by, this is a normal life for Hitomi. Being with her friends is the happiest moment in her life. Her "prince charming" is another story, he is the love of her life, hearing his name makes her feel glad, happy, and proud that all her hard work is not in vain because if he works hard, she will definitely work harder. He is in Hitomi's eyes the only man for her, Hitomi envisioned herself as a wife of his prince charming though none of her friends knows this prince charming, if they knew, they will not rest until they hear the full story of it. But she decided that she'll tell them when all things are stable and clear.
It feels great when you are in love…
"Hey kid, take care of yourself ok? This place is not safe for a young lady so be very careful" Frank always had a heart-warming exit.
As she hug her dearest friend, ally, "Not to worry I'm a girl who's tough to handle, they will regret crossing paths with me"
With a background of being a daughter of a martial artist and a chef it is a perfect combination for hunting a prey, unfortunately no one will notice because an attacker always underestimate there opponent specially if it is a girl.
"Goodbye Dan, Frank!"
"Yeah whatever" Dan replied with a smile
Even if she is already 16 Dan and Frank always treat her like a 5 year old kid.
Will they ever get to know the woman inside of me?
"Did you know my child it takes a lot of time to go where you want to go?"
"But father we only use a devise for our transportation and it only takes 5 seconds" the boy said.
"That's not what I mean"
'Please make him appear tonight, I really miss him, he never had the time to visit me after he was scheduled to perform across the country' Hitomi prayed that very night while walking towards her apartment.
"Ah , the light is on!" that is the sign that someone is already in her apartment with her excited expression it is not a burglar who broke in the room but his "Prince Charming"
"Hey, I've waited for you to come back home" with that kind of face no one can resist with the charm it radiates, with his smooth skin and perfect complexion with an average height of 5'8" no one will think twice that his an actor of some sort. But what really captures the attention of the people is his beautiful brown short hair with eyes the color of hazel and long eye lashes.
"ah …you really waited? …that's nice of you…so I'll make dinner for both of us, I'm sure that you are hungry" with that said she went to the kitchen without waiting for a reply. After putting down all her work things in the living room, one wide chair that could fit 4 people at the same time, one table beside it and a television not too far from it. Her living room is not too big it is a studio type of room that only 10 people can fit comfortably, ( it really looks like a common Japanese apartment with clean mats for visitors who don't want to sit on the chairs while watching t.v. )
"Well ok, I want you to cook a fried chicken and also I want to eat vegetable salad" the man said commandingly, he entertains himself by watching his favorite t.v. program.
"your wish is my command!" replied Hitomi playfully, his presence make's my tiring day relaxing and soothing' she mused, I wanted to be with him forever.
But forever is such a very long time, and you feel disappointed if your 'forever' doesn't last when you expected it to be.
"We cant' live forever father"
"So how's your day?... You've been gone for about a week and you never answered my phone calls, have you received them?... this make me realized how hectic your schedules are because you never have time to call me back." This is the first time they converse after one whole week of separation.
"Not to worry, I've received them, I want to reply to your messages personally so here I am!" a man full of charms has a hidden agenda and remember this guy has an unusually aura surrounding him.
"And by the way, I want to tell you personally that I wont be coming here starting tomorrow." The man calmly said, he never notices how Hitomi's face and emotions had change drastically from feeling of being in heaven to feeling like she'd been struck by lightning.
"hey don't give me that look, we both know this will happen and besides it is convenient for me to live in an hotel that is near the agency" he said with a cool tone.
Our heart is so fragile indeed.
"Do we have a heart father?" the boy ask questionably
"Of course we have my child!"
"you are giving me a heart attack, ok I agree that it is convenient for you to live there, but aren't you going to pay me a visit?" Hitomi is trying hard to be calm, this is not happening, is this a nightmare perhaps? If it is I want to wake up now!
"maybe I'm not sure, but don't worry I wont forget our happy moments together, …..sadly because of the things happening right now it is hard for me to go outside without being on a stampede full of hysterical fans." While the man eat his last portion of his food
Thinking that his bright idea will make things work smoothly but he still have to get his things and ..
His thought has been interrupted by a loud bang "your words had a 'farewell' attached to it right? ………This is your way of saying goodbye?... do you want me to respond in kind?" she cannot take this any longer, her body wants to burst flames and burn anything within her sight
"What are you talking about? Are you not happy of what I am right now? I'm the greatest singing and actor alive! You should be glad that I'd visited you tonight!" the man stand up angrily and glares at Hitomi
"oh your highness, I humbly thank you for coming here tonight" With a bow Hitomi replied sarcastically.
"Enough! I'm going to take all my things with me" in a flash the man hurriedly goes to a room,
Hitomi followed the man, "hey come back here this is not the time to act like a child, we are both grown ups now! We are not a kid anymore! Stop this shit now, and explain everything to me!" with a little patience that she possessed, she was trying hard to understand why? Why would his "Prince Charming" leave her? Is her cooking gone horribly wrong and cause bad side effects?
with a bang the man came out with a bag full of clothes
"this is goodbye Hitomi"
She desperately want to stop him, she grabs his t-shirt and tries to tackle him but she can't fully execute the action her Prince just slips away. Tired and hopeless Hitomi falls down unto her knees but tears wont come out because she's not feeling anything but only pure hatred, she wanted to make him feel what she feels right now, the pain he inflicted to her is too much.
"oh you are going to cry now? I'm not surprised because that's the only thing you are good at." Guessing that Hitomi is really what he thinks she's doing, he was surprised when he meet those eyes.
No words could describe how she looks at the man.
You would guess that she punch the living out of him and begged him to stay but no she wont be a disgrace to her ancestors.
With a determined look she finally said "hahaha,………. what it never cross your mind that I'd be laughing? Do you think that I'll be on my knees and begged with all my might for you to stay?" Still in a daze the man could not do anything but stare at the girl in front of him
like a smiling maniac she continued "I fledge myself on this Valentines Day, February 14, that I'll be putting my whole life regardless of what ever might happen, I will be so up there on the top, that you will never have the power to reach me." Walking dangerously towards the man, she never stop looking at him and it's a miracle that this particular moment she still admired this human being, his hair dances with the wind, specially his eyes, it sparkle with confusion.
"Remember this special day, my beloved, because, today is the day I turned and became your worst enemy"
On the next chapter:
"You don't love her?" a good looking woman sat beside him, her eyes is unreadable.
"who would dare love that brainless woman?"
I'll post the next chapter this week this fic is my first
For me to improve my writing style your critiques, comments and suggestions are very much appreciated.