Disclaimer: I do not own Escaflowne or any of the songs I used in this story. It rightfully belongs to the owner and not me.
Hey guys! I know, I know I am still working on my other Escaflowne fic but hey, I have to write out my ideas so I wouldn't forget. But anyways, I finally decided to make an A/U Escaflowne fic with all the characters put into the modern world. This time, the characters live in Japan. So…the title should give a tad bit of the story at hand. But anyways, hope you enjoy!!!
Noter: Excuse me if there's anything outdated stuff cuz I don't really know how the Japanese school system goes. I only know that school starts for them on April 1. So sorry about the misdated stuff.
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Four years ago…The Cherry Blossoms around Shibuya was beautiful in the spring day as the wind swayed these little flowers gently in the month of April. Tokyo as usual is busy with bustling people coming here and there for their daily routine. Unfortunately today is the student's first day of school. School Uniform flourished with different colors start to mingle with the crowd of busy workers, walking along the occupied sidewalks as the pass by, chatting with friends after not seeing them for quite a while.
In the small, comfortable neighborhoods, isolated from Downtown Tokyo, children and young teenagers start to head into the nearest train station, hopping on for a ride to school. Yet, one stopped in front of a huge second-story house, standing there as she held her brown messenger bag in front, with her plaid blue skirt slightly flicker from the spring winds. Her long, medium sandy blonde hair, tied in a low ponytail, slightly lifted through the wind. Her green-eyes looked slightly on the window above, looking pretty annoyed as she stood there waiting. Heaving a sigh, she looked down and found a medium size rock on her foot. Smiling slyly, she grabbed it in her grasps and with one thrust, threw it hard on the window. The surprisingly hit suddenly made the window open, with a young boy with raven-black hair pops his little head out with an incredulous expression on his cute, round reddish brown eyes.
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Chapter 1- Past Love…
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"VAN!" yelled the girl with a snickering smile. "TIME FOR SCHOOL!"
"No…I know you're joking," said Van sleepily. "It's April 1 and I know its April Fools!"
"But Van…"
"Come on, Hitomi. Don't joke with me! I know your little schemes!" He pointed right at her. "And I am not going to fall for that one."
Hitomi simply slapped her head. "But Van, I'm telling you the truth it is the first day of-"
"Haha, not this time, Hitomi!" he said, and closed the window. With a little smile, he put his little arms behind his head, satisfied. Just when he was about to go back to sleep, a knock was heard from his door. "It's open."
In came his mother, looking at him surprisingly. "Van-chan, why aren't you going to school today?"
"Okaasan, it's April 1 and I know that you are playing a joke with me," said Van, covering himself under his sheets. "Besides, school doesn't start until May 1."
Varie looked at him with awkward eyes as she looked at his nearby calendar of his school year. Quickly, she grabbed it and showed it to him. "But your calendar says that the first day of school starts at April 1."
"What? That can't be!" said Van as he got up and looked at the calendar. "It's not supposed to be April 1." He turned the page to find the date May 1. "See, I told you, it says first day of school starts."
"Umm…Van…" said Varie. "It's says the first day of school for Preliminary Exams…"
"Eh???"
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"WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME THAT IT WAS REALLY THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL!" yelled an aggravated Van as he was trying to put on his school jacket, with his breakfast crammed in his mouth, while running at the same time.
"You didn't listen to me! How am I suppose to persuade you that today is the first day of school and besides, you have that April Fools joke on your mind," said Hitomi, running alongside Van.
"Man, we're really gonna be late!" retorted Van as he chewed
his bread with one gulp. With one zip of his jacket, he grabbed his messenger
bag that Hitomi was carrying for him and quickened his pace.
"Hey, wait up!" yelled Hitomi as she tried catching up to him.
The two are now in the sidewalks of Downtown Tokyo, running pass people as quickly as possible. Easily, Van dodged the people, turning left and right as he tried not to push them rudely to the ground due to his hurriedness. Hitomi followed along, imitating the same moves as Van as she tried to catch his tail. "Van, don't run so fast!" she screamed as she finally caught up with him.
"COME ON HITOMI!" he yelled with a smile on his Chibi face.
"I know you could do this!"
"But, not in this situation. Besides, I'm wearing a skirt here!"
His grin widened, showing his teeth as he kept on running. "Then you will have to deal with it."
"Gosh, I don't get you these-" Hitomi looked ahead of her and was aware of the sign above. "VAN!" she yelled as she saw a truck coming his way.
Van heeded Hitomi's warning, yet he didn't have time to stop. His cute little reddish-brown eyes narrowed, gritting his teeth as he suddenly gave a high leap, hopping right over the truck's hood. The truck driver was surprised by this movement and quickly stopped. Van landed on the street to only find another car blocking his way. With great reflexes, he hopped over the red car, the car honking in the process, and then he hopped over a yellow car, then a blue van, then a guy in a motorcycle, and then another car. He whirled around to avoid the other car passing by him quickly, then again with a light green van, and then slid under a huge truck with ease.
In time he stood up with a sigh of relief, dusting his uniform off. "Phew, that was close." Everyone looked in awe and within a minute, everyone recovered from the sight and instantly gave a cheer for his quick reflexes. He smiled nervously as he bowed thanking the crowd. During this time, Hitomi reached Van with an amazed expression on her face. "Van, that was amazing!" she beamed.
Van blushed even more and laughed nervously. "Hehe, it was nothing!" he said, scratching his head.
"And you didn't even get hurt in the process." Suddenly, a scooter whizzed passed them, only to run over Van's foot.
"OW!" he screamed as he grabbed his foot, hopping on one with tears in his eyes. He quickly glared at the guy who drove the scooter, icy daggers forming in his ruby eyes. The guy just ignored him nervously and took off. "HEY!! YOU IDIOT!!! COME BACK HERE!" he screamed as he tried chasing down the guy driving the scooter.
Hitomi sweatdropped and sighed at the sight before her. Slowly, she looked at her watch and quickly gone pale. Just when Van was going to hunt down the guy, Hitomi grabbed him by the collar and started running. "No time for that Van! We have to get there soon!"
Sighing, Van agreed and ran alongside with Hitomi as they headed to their middle school.
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Van suddenly slowed his pace, seeing the school in his sights. He stopped to catch his breath as Hitomi stood by him, panting as well. "Well…we made it," he said, in between breaths.
"Yeah, we did," she replied. "With only 5 minutes to spare."
Slowly, Van straightened, staring at his middle school, the winds playing with his black hair. "It is the last year in this school, huh Hitomi?" said Van.
Hitomi stood and joined Van to stare at the school. "Yes…our last year here. I can't believe time passed so quickly."
"I know. With all the things that we've done to make this school a success, it's…really sad that we are going to leave this place."
"And you know," began Hitomi as she looked up to the Sakura trees. "It's been …10 years since we've been best friends…"
"Yea, it's been 10 years," he said, and turned to look at Hitomi's green eyes. Both stood silent as they looked into each other's eyes, not noticing the world around them. The pink leaves gently swayed around them as they stood there, staring without a thought. Hitomi's eyes suddenly grew wide as she realized she is starring into his reddish-brown eyes. She looked away quickly, hiding the blush hinting on her cheek. Van just scratched his head and looked down, blushing as well.
Slowly, they both laughed, breaking the awkward silence, standing there without a thought in their minds about the new school year. "Come on…we should go in," he said with a smile. Gladly, she nodded and they walked together, into their last year of middle school life.
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Since they were only four years old, Van Fanel and Hitomi Kanzaki have been friends through their parents as they lived together in the same neighborhood. Since then, they have been inseparable, as their parents look at them in the playgrounds together as they played together aside from Hitomi's best friend Yukari Uchida and Van's little adopted sister Merle. They have been together forever, never alone when they needed each other's help and were able to be there for each other no matter what the situations are. Yet, as time grew, Van and Hitomi grew, and the feelings of friendship grew to something even more. Love.
When it was the second year in middle school, Van saw Hitomi in a different light as she no longer wields that tomboyish attitude of hers. Something about her intoxicates Van as he is with her together. Whenever they walk together in the park, relaxing from a hard day of school, Hitomi would speak in compassion, giving logical aspects of the conversation and giving good quotes that relate to a certain story. Over the years he knew her, she is growing mature every moment she lives her life as herself. What really struck him were her green eyes that held a lot of mystery to them. What captivated him through those eyes of hers was the fact that it held the same things as her talking, holding compassion and great care to others. He would always comment the way she looks cute when she's mad or he feels eager to help her whenever her eyes are troubled by something.
During those years together, Hitomi loved the company that Van bestowed upon her. She couldn't remember a day when she is alone as Van was with her every single day of her life. She would always be seen with him, happy and laughing together. He would always be there to comfort her whenever she needs someone to be there. She would always melt whenever he smiles at her, with his reddish-brown eyes that softened when he looked into the lovely depths of her green eyes. Whenever she thinks about him, she would feel like a schoolgirl, giggling at the thought of him and his adoring smile. Yet, during the years, Hitomi would only like him as a friend, without even realizing that she is falling in love with him. Until…
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The Sakura leaves suddenly swayed violently as she stood on a high cliff, overlooking the beautiful sunset of the ocean. It was the second year of middle school and she stood there, with tears in her eyes that streamed down her cheek.
"I no longer want to live in this world," she began, clenching her fists tightly. "I can't live without him! Otousan…why? Why did it happen to you?"
On that first day of her second year in middle school, her father, Akeno Kanzaki, have gotten into a fatal accident, which resulted to his instant death. From then on, Hitomi and her mom, Maeko Kanzaki, and her little brother, Mamoru, mourned for their lost one's departure. Van was there all the time with Hitomi during those times of grieving, comforting her as much as possible. The light within her green eyes no longer twinkled in them as she stared off blankly with no emotion. Van grew worried about her as he realized that very light was gone. Deep within him, he knew something was going to happen. And he knew then, it is going to happen sooner or later.
It is now April 6, and Hitomi was standing on that very cliff, watching the distance waves hit against the rocky pits below. Hitomi could no longer stand this world any longer. With no one to understand how she feels, she realizes she no longer fits in this world. "I'm sorry, everyone…" she said sorrowfully. "I love you all. I can't stay in this world any longer." She looked up, hoping to see heaven's gates far off into the distance. "Otousan…I'm coming."
Slowly, Hitomi peered down the cliff to see the water below, seeing the jagged rocks along the sides. With one sad sigh and one glance of her world, she leaned down and felt herself plunging toward the ground below.
As her body plunged down the cliff, she looked up to see the cliff above.
"HITOMI!" cried a voice above. Hitomi's eyes grew as she a saw figure coming right after her. Within seconds, she felt strong arms wrap around her form as she felt her fall grew faster. Instantly, her life before started to flash through her mind. Seeing her family, her grandmother smiling at her with love within their eyes. Van…smiling at her with one of his charming smiles.
Right then, Hitomi realized that right in front of her, protecting her within its arms, was none other than Van, holding her as he suddenly switched positions, his back facing the rigged rocks below. "I'M NOT GOING TO LET YOU DIE HITOMI!" he yelled with passion as he closed his eyes, waiting for the impact to come.
Hitomi screamed his name as she heard him yell in pain, striking the rocks expectantly. His scream suddenly muffled as they hit the water, Hitomi safe and alive. Quickly, Hitomi looked at Van to see what happened. He was unconscious then, his mouth opened slightly as bubbles came out, too much of his blood coming out of his injured back.
By the time she surfaced, holding an unconscious Van within her arms, Hitomi could make out the ambulance coming their way, seeing the medics trying to reach the two from the jagged rocks. Behind the medics were her mother, her brother, and her grandmother, smiling in relief that Hitomi was okay. Right beside them was her friend Yukari with Merle, trying to comfort the little girl as she saw the condition of Van. His family was there too as they looked on with worried eyes. From then, the last thing she remembered before she fell unconscious was Van being tended to the medics, with his pained face blurring with Hitomi's dying vision.
After she recovered, which is two days after the incident, Hitomi found Van still unconscious with the IV still within his right arm as he lay still, with bandages surrounding him. The condition wasn't fatal as the doctor stated, notifying everyone Van knew that he is still unconscious after losing so much blood and hitting the jagged rocks so hard. He will recover within a month or so.
However, the doctor's estimation of Van's recovery was easily miscalculated. Van healed within a few days, as he was able to walk around again, his back surprisingly healed. Hitomi was amazed by how Van's body was capable of healing so quickly. Yet, through those nights in the hospital, Hitomi stayed with him, even while he sleeps, as she watched him. Hitomi couldn't help but smile about his huge heroic action that saved her life and left Van in a critical condition. She realized now that there is someone there for her and that she is not alone after all. With Van by her side, she won't be alone. Hitomi smiled, and said in a whisper to him. "My Guardian Angel…"
Through that time, Hitomi realized the love that she had for Van after his great effort for saving her. Even though she may be young, Hitomi knows that someday, Van and her would be together forever.
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Back to present…one month before promotion ceremony…
"Hey, Van," she said, looking at him as he stood next to the window of his classroom, watching the sunset.
"Yeah," he said, turning to look into her eyes.
"…Do…you think…that we would be together?" asked Hitomi reluctantly, blushing.
"What do you mean?" he asked, sitting at the desk next to her.
"I mean…when we…reach high school…do you think…that we would be together?"
Stunned by the question, Van did not speak for a moment, as he sat there with a huge blush on his cheeks. Hitomi simply looked at him, still with a blush on her face. After a brief moment of silence, Van looked at Hitomi with a huge smile on his face. "Of course, we will be together, Hitomi."
Hitomi looked up and blushed even, yet she felt a sense of relief. "Really?"
"Yeah, of course," he said, voice filled with determination. "I know we will be together…"
"Because…I don't want to lose you…" he thought to himself.
"Yeah, I think so too, Van!" she said with a smile.
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The Day before the Ceremony…As the sunset plagued over the country of Tokyo, Hitomi and Van sat on a bench near the cherry blossom tree, no longer wielding the blossoms that filled the tree with beauty. They sat there in silence, without a single word to say. They were nervous about tomorrow. Tomorrow was the day when they will grow up into the new future, heading one step closer to reach their dreams. Yet, even though it was a time of growing up, it was also a time of separation as the students would go different high schools, depending on what score they received in high school entrance exams. Hitomi dreaded this day to come. She was worried that Van and her would not go to the same high school. She looked at his face. During this school year, he has grown so much. His face started to grow mature as well as his body. He started growing taller as he reached 5'7'' in just a few months. He looked more handsome than he looked when they were still in the second year in middle school.
"Hitomi…are you worried…that we might not go to the same school?" he asked out of the blue, turning to meet her eyes. Hitomi couldn't help but melt in those reddish-brown eyes of his.
"Yes…yes, I am," she said, looking away from him sadly. "It would feel strange…if we go to different schools. I mean…we would be always waiting for each other whenever we are going to school or going home."
Van nodded in agreement and turned to look at the setting sun once more. "I just…don't want to lose my guardian angel," she thought, feeling her tears about to pour in.
"Hitomi?" he called once more, catching her attention. "Let's make a promise."
"A…promise??" repeated Hitomi, bewildered by this sudden conversation.
"Yeah, a promise," Van said, standing up from his seat. Hitomi followed and stood beside him, watching him take his hands out of his pocket. In one of them, she saw something in it, something that looks similar to the color silver.
"What kind of promise?" she asked. Slowly, Van made his move and stood in front of her, looking into her eyes with a serious look on his expression. Hitomi didn't see any signs of nervousness, shyness, or anything; just pure determination that held within his ruby eyes.
"Promise me Hitomi," he began as suddenly took out the object from his hand. Hitomi was surprised, as she smelt his scent near her.
"The…smell of the field," she thought.
Suddenly, she felt something foreign around her neck. Looking down, Hitomi almost cried in happiness of what she saw. Around her was a pure white silver necklace, with a small angel wing pendant with a little bell attached to its bottom. In the back, it read, "Van and Hitomi…Forever…."
Hitomi couldn't help but let her tears stream down as she looked at the young boy she liked before him, with a smile on his face.
"Promise me…that we will be together…forever," he said, finishing the sentence before he put the necklace around her.
Hitomi just stood there, looking into the ruby eyes of Van's. The winds calmly lifted his bangs as he stood there, with the sun silhouetting his body. She could only feel pure bless, as she stood there, speechless of what to say. Suddenly, tears start stream down as she leaped into Van's arms, hugging him long and hard. He was tensed at first, surprised her actions. Yet, he calmed and returned the warm hug.
"I promise," she said, letting the tears seep into his shirt. They stood like that for a while, holding each other as the wind gently swayed around them, with a promise that was made.
Quickly, time passed by and their ceremony has ended. Van and Hitomi would miss their old middle school, yet they know they have to move on in order to live life. During the vacation, they never had time apart as they went everywhere together, hanging with their friends in the process. Life seemed to go pretty well for them.
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March 30, 1996…
It was a beautiful day, with the sun finally warming up Japan. Hitomi was walking along her neighborhood, walking to Van's house, when she saw a huge truck parked in his driveway. Curious, she went quickly over there to find little Merle, crying in tears.
"Merle-chan, hi!" greeted Hitomi as she went up to the little girl.
"Hitomi…" Merle stuttered, looking at Hitomi with teary eyes.
"What is it? What's wrong? Why is there a truck here? And why is there people packing all your furniture up and everything?" asked Hitomi curiously.
"I didn't agree…with this. I didn't want to do this! Why did Okaasan and Otousan agree with this!" cried Merle as she went into the house, wailing all the while.
"Merle wait!" she called, yet she didn't stop. "What's wrong with her?"
Just then, Hitomi heard a whisper behind her. She turned around to see Van standing by the tree with a single swing. "Van!" said Hitomi happily.
"Hitomi…I…I have to tell you something…" he said, his face crestfallen.
"Van…?" She went up to him, trying to look into his face. He slowly looked up, with tears almost brewing his eyes.
"I should of told you sooner…but I was so reluctant to tell you…" he said remorsefully.
"Van, come on, tell me. What is it that you are so sad about?" said Hitomi calmly.
"I'm…moving…"
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The words that Van has spoken were unbelievable to Hitomi. She could feel her world shattered into pieces as Van briefly explained why he is moving. Apparently, he was going to a different high school and that his parents decided to move near the school just for his sake. He told his parents that he didn't want to do this, yet he couldn't refuse because there was no other way to get there. Even if he takes a train, he would eventually be late for school and the school would not tolerate being tardy.
"And…that's the whole reason…why," he said, looking away from her gaze. "I didn't want to move…because…I wanted to be here with you. But why? Why? After so many years?"
Hitomi didn't say anything as she stood there in silence, trying to hold back the tears. She couldn't believe it. She knew that one day this is going to happen. That growing up would lead their path apart. "I-can't…believe this is happening," she said, as she sat down on the swing, with Van holding its ropes.
"I…know. I can't believe it too," said Van, pushing the swing slightly. "I'm sorry I didn't tell you early, Hitomi. I guess I didn't want to see you hurt because of this."
"There's nothing I could say that would prevent you from moving, huh?" asked Hitomi, looking down.
He gave a slight shake of his head. Hitomi sighed and let the swing's movements calm her down. The two friends stood there in silence as they stared into his house that Van would leave soon. Everything was going fine. They were happy knowing each other and knowing that they would be there for each other that now it seemed so distant as Van is moving away to another neighborhood, meeting strangers and making new friends. Hitomi dreaded the fact that he would meet another girl over there.
"But…Hitomi," he said, as he looked down to her above. She looked up to see him once more, smiling sadly down at her. "Remember this, even if we are far apart…"
Slowly, he led his hand to grasp hers, holding her slim, pale hand softly. "No matter what, we would always be together…" Slowly, he leaned in, and softly kissed her cheek. "Forever…" he whispered.
Her tears flowed freely through her cheek as she felt that warm feeling on her cheek. "Van…" she whispered. He could feel her breaking apart. Van could feel her soul parting. Quickly, he gathered her in his arms, holding her tightly to him as she cried her heart out on his chest, holding him tight to her, sniffing in his scent.
He soothed her, trying to calm her down as she wailed into him, letting her heart pour out whatever scar that is beginning to open in her heart. She kept on repeating his name, telling him how much she would miss him and how much she would be hurt without hearing his voice every single day.
"I know, I'll miss you too Hitomi!" he said, trying to hold his tears back. "But…I'll be there for you Hitomi. I will be there for you, no matter what Hitomi."
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Since then, after Van and his family moved away, he contacted her as much as possible through the beginning months of the first year of high school, writing letters to her and e-mailing her saying that he would never let her go. Yet, after the first two months, Van seemed to contact her less now. Every now and then he would call, yet he stopped writing and e-mailing her.
One year has passed on, and Van suddenly stopped contacting her. Hitomi was hurt, knowing that this would happen. It already has been one month since he didn't contact her and she was getting really worried. Her thoughts went around to assumptions that he must have another girl he likes and he no longer thinks of Hitomi anymore. Every night, she would cry in her sleep, thinking of Van so often that it breaks her heart in half. She still wore that necklace around her neck. Hitomi knows that she would be the only one to uphold that promise, since Van would eventually break that promise. For weeks since then, she clearly put that statement at hand. It seems that she is right.
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"Hitomi!" called her mother. "Hitomi, come quickly to the family room! Please! You have to see this!"
"Yes, what is it Okaasan?" asked Hitomi, putting down the cloth on the kitchen table. In the family room, she could see her mother and brother sitting very close to the television, with their eyes glued to the screen. Hitomi looked at the screen to see smoke coming out of it, with the rain coming down to the fiery pits. In front was news reporter lady, talking about something. "Why is it so important?" She slowly went to her family and joined with them, listening intently to the screen.
"Today…was a fatal day for this family," began the news reporter. "Just a few hours ago, they were driving safely on Akina Mountain on a rainy night, when a car behind them slammed them into the guardrail, hurtling them into the ground below. After landing, the car exploded into flames, causing the whole area to be swallowed by the fiery pit."
"Oh my," said Hitomi, a bit pale.
"Unfortunately, none of them was able to escape the fiery pit as the car exploded, causing their instant deaths." A crew handed her a paper and she looked at it for a moment. Then she looked up to the camera with a sad expression on her face. "Just in, we've received the people who died in the car crash today. Three people."
Moment of silence protruded the surroundings of the family as they sat there, waiting for the three people who died. "Gaou Fanel, the president of manufacturing imported car parts to America, he was loving father who loves his family very much died today along with Varie Fanel, a housewife yet a loving mother…"
"Oh dear, I can't believe it!" cried Maeko remorsefully. "Gaou and Varie…not them…"
Hitomi waited palely for the third person's name, hoping it wasn't him. "And…their dearly beloved second son, who is the high school representative in his high school…"
"No…please…don't say it…it can't be him…"
"Van Fanel…"
Hitomi's face fell abruptly as the name repeated in her mind.
"Van Fanel…Van Fanel…Van Fanel…Van Fanel…Van Fanel…"
She could picture him in his mind. The unruly black hair he always have; his smile that always melted her heart; his summer scent that she would always remember; his handsome features that always gives attention to her; his reddish-brown eyes that held so much compassion within.
"Van Fanel…Van…Van…Van…Van…Van…"
*FLASH*
"But…Hitomi," he said, as he looked down to her above. She looked up to see him once more, smiling sadly down at her. "Remember this, even if we are far apart…"
Slowly, he led his hand to grasp hers, holding softly. "No matter what, we would always be together…" Slowly, he leaned in, and softly kissed her cheek. "Forever…" he whispered.
*FLASH*
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In the night air, months after the tragic end of Van Fanel, Hitomi sat there, in their little spot, where the sunrise was seeable in their little spot in the field with Sakura trees around them. She could still feel him; his warmth that she felt so comfortable in. All those months, Hitomi thought about Van and the good memories that they shared together. Hitomi knows that Van is out in heaven somewhere, watching over her as she sat there alone, in their private little spot. Fresh tears start to stream her cheek as she cried silently in the quiet atmosphere, grieving for another lost loved one.
"I knew I should have told him," whispered Hitomi regretfully. "I knew that I should have told him how I care so much about him. I loved him sooo much." Slowly, Hitomi stood on her feet, viewing the rising moon coming out of the horizon.
"No…I will not cry for his sake. Van doesn't want me to be sad forever." Slowly, the winds comforted her as she spread her arms apart to feel its warm love. "I know you are there Van. I know you are watching me with Otousan in the Heavens." She slowly stood at the edge, looking out into the sea. "Van, I will still remember, even if you are no longer with me. Like you said, even if we are far apart…" she smiled, rethinking the whispered words he told her before the day he moved. His last words that ever came from his voice, "…We would always be together…forever…"
Her words echoed throughout the surroundings around her, as she held the necklace lightly in both of her arms, remembering the young man she loved with happy thoughts. "I will keep our promise, Van. I promise that you will remain within my heart forever. Aishiteru…forever…Van…Aishiteru…"
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Keep on going…
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Almost there…
Hehehehe
Getting there….
Don't give up
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Halfway…
Just to tell you, this chapter isn't finished yet…and below is NOT a preview. It's taken place at the same time as the description above.
Glad you could make it!!! See how not giving up pays off???
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"Ani," said Merle, as he looked at her brother Folken. "When?"
"Soon, Merle-chan, soon. Don't worry," said Folken. "You know how Oniichan is, a survivor of all things."
"Look!!!" yelled Merle as she saw a form coming their way. "ONIICHAN!!!"
Afar, the figure stopped, and smiled warmly, his reddish-brown eyes looking at his siblings.
"Okaerinasai…Van…"
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I know, I know. Too quick eh? Hehe, got you there on the big space huh? I just wanted to see if you guys are paying attention. I didn't put "To be Continued" or anything on it. So it is still going. Yea, I should of put these into different chapters but this is the past. So, you will soon get the idea. But anyways, thank you for reading!!! ^_^ I'll get the next chapter up soon and please review!!!!!!!! ^_^ Any questions, feel free to e-mail me or anything. But I can only give you information about this chapter only. :P