1Days passed. Seasons changed and time turned into years. Soon five years had gone by. Hitomi convinced herself that she had dreamed up Gaea. That when she collapsed that day, it was from exhaustion and her mixed emotions brought on the incredible adventure she had. Her pendant never was found, however. She figured that someone had stolen it.

Amano did move to England, but decided to move back to Japan a year later. Hitomi let go of her feelings so Yukari could be with him. They made a very cute couple, everyone said. Eventually, they got married. Hitomi was happy for them. But she found her heart aching time after time. Aching for what? She wasn't sure.

After graduating high school, Hitomi went to a college on the outskirts of Tokyo. She joined the track team for the college and frequently won various competitions. The young woman gave up on fortune-telling and spent most of her time on schoolwork and her running. Hitomi soon forgot all about Gaea, including everything, and everyone, associated with it.

Then, it was the day of her 21st birthday. The sunshine outside of her apartment woke her up. Groggily, she slumped over the side of her bed and turned her alarm clock off. With a yawn she sat up and stretched. "What a beautiful day," she said with a smile. She walked into her bathroom and stared in her mirror.

The short, light-brown hair she had as a teenager had long since grown out, now touching the middle fo her back. Her bangs were longer as well, reaching the edge of her chin. Hazel eyes glimmered in the reflection. Her body had matured in the past few years, filling out in the chest and hips. But she was still strong and slim. Her slender fingers turned on the water in the sink below and she started to brush her teeth. Tonight is going to be great. Yukari and Amano are throwing me a huge party! I can't wait, she thought happily.

As she spat out water she was rinsing her mouth with, she felt a sudden chill run down her spine. Her eyes widened as the room grew dark. The mirror began to glow, wiping out her reflection. "Wh...what? What's going on?" She asked out loud as a disturbing image appeared on the glass.

A large machine-like creature stood in a field. It was as white as the clouds, with a blood-red cape flowing behind it. A strange pink chamber was glowing on it's front side. Hitomi narrowed her eyes. This looked familiar to her somehow. A large sword appeared at it's side and the machine swung it to it's side, piercing the armor of another machine. This one was crimson-colored. The machine blocked the attack and shot out a strange sword-like object into the side of the white machine, causing it to fall hard into the ground below them. Blood sprayed out in all directions, shooting out of the mirror and covering Hitomi's pale face.

No...

Wh...what is this?

NO!!

"No!!" Hitomi closed her eyes tightly and screamed. She opened her eyes again and everything was back to normal. Her face was clean of blood. Her reflection was staring back at her like usual. "Was I just imaging that?" her voice was quiet. "Why did it look so...familiar?" her hands touched her temples and she sighed deeply. "You need to cool it, Hitomi. All that studying is getting to your head." She nodded to herself. Suddenly, something below sparkled.. A single white feather rested at the bottom of her sink. Hitomi tilted her head and touched the feather. It disintegrated at her touch. Huh?

"Man, I need to relax! I'm imagining things again!" She yelled at herself, lightly smacking the side of her head. A laugh passed through her lips as she left her bathroom and changed into a pair of jeans and a t-shirt. After brushing her hair and applying some makeup, Hitomi put on a coat and left her apartment to meet up with Yukari and Amano for an early lunch.