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~* A/N: Hey Minna -san! I guess you really
like this story, eh? LOL... ok, well I posted another chapter for ya, so enjoy!!
oh and R&R! ~Feathers of the wind~*
Could this be love?
Chapter 2: A visit from a dear
friend
Van awoke the next morning feeling so much
better. Then he remembered the 'dream' he had.
"Hitomi..." Only then did Van realize
he was holding someone's hand. He looked over to see none other than Hitomi.
"Hitomi... Oh my god, you're here!" Van
abruptly sat up, waking Hitomi in the process.
"Gomen, Sensei!" Hitomi blurted out,
thinking she was on Earth in class. She usually day dreamed about Van during
class, which would lead to her often saying this. She suddenly remembered she
was on Gaea. She looked up to see Van staring at her in disbelief.
"Van! H-How are you feeling?" Hitomi
asked, smiling a little.
"I-I'm fine... how did you get here? And how
did you know I was sick?" Van was no longer staring at the lanky 15 year
old girl from 5 years ago. He was now staring at a 20 year old, woman with
startling green emerald eyes, beautiful chestnut brown hair that went to her
mid-back, and a taller/more curved body. Van almost wanted to punch himself to
see if he was dreaming.
"I, uh... saw a vision, and I just had to
help. I couldn't stand to see you not well." Hitomi admitted, blushing a
little. 'Wow, Van is so much more... muscular since I last saw him. He's so much
taller... and more handsome. He's actually quite...sexy.' Hitomi thought.
"You mean you came all the way from the
Mystic Moon, just to help me?" Van couldn't believe his ears. Could it
really be she felt for him, what he felt for her?
" Of course. I mean, we're friends after
all." Van's heart sank at the word 'friends'.
'She thinks we're just friends...well, I want her
to become more than that..." Van frowned a little.
"Van, is something wrong?" Hitomi
asked, upon seeing the frown.
"Uh....No. I was just um... thinking."
Van quickly answered.
"oh." Hitomi and Van sat in silence for
a while. Hitomi then realized Van was still holding her hand.
"Hitomi." Van's voice cut into her
thoughts.
"Huh? I mean, yes?" Hitomi stuttered.
Van looked at her questioningly.
"After I'm healthy and all that again...
will you be leaving for the Mystic Moon? Are you going to leave Gaea...
again?" The question totally caught Hitomi off guard.
"Umm...I don't...know. Why?" Hitomi
asked, 'was he suggesting something?'
"N-no reason..." Van looked away.
Someone at the door knocked, then entered, it was a healer.
"My Lord...Hey, who are you?!" The
healer asked, shocked that last night, the King had been alone. Now, at dawn
there is a woman with him. Hitomi reluctantly let go of Van's hand, stood up and
bowed.
"My name is Hitomi Kanzaki. I was here
during the great war." Hitomi explained.
"Ahh... I see. The young Seeress from the
Mystic Moon... the one Van always talks about." Hitomi risked a glance at
Van, who was at the moment blushing a deep crimson color.
"Is there a reason you came here?" Van
asked the Healer, trying to change the subject.
"Yes. I was going to check on you, but you
seem to be doing fine. That's a miracle, considering how close to death you were
yesterday." The Healer answered.
"About that... Van, what happened? How did
you get like this?" Hitomi asked Van. Van knew he couldn't tell the truth,
so he made something up.
"I don't know... maybe I'm working too hard
or something." By the look on Hitomi's face, he knew she didn't believe a
word of it. However, she said nothing.
"My Lord, breakfast will be served in one
hour. Do you feel well enough to go?" The healer asked. Van looked at
Hitomi, then answered,
"Yes I feel fine. Please note that Hitomi
will also be joining us." The Healer nodded then left. Hitomi immediately
rounded on him.
"You don't know?! You may have been working
too hard? True as that may be, that isn't the reason for you being sick, is
it?" There was no answer.
"That's not the reason for you just breaking
down in the forest, trying to beat up the ground is it?" Hitomi sounded
angry, but mostly hurt.
"Why can't you tell me the truth?"
Hitomi asked. Van was becoming his 15 year old self again.
"No, it's not the reason. But that is none
of your business!" he snapped.
"Oh, it's not my business?! MY ASS! It's my
business when people I care about get sick, then lie to me about it!"
Hitomi shot back.
"What's it to you anyway?" Van
haughtily asked.
"uh, HELLO!!!! I came all the way from the
Mystic Moon to see if you're still alive and well, and I get this?! You're my
friend, I care about you! Why can't you understand that?" Hitomi was
beginning to lose her patience.
"No." Was the only reply. Hitomi threw
her hands up in the air, frustrated, and walked away from him.
"You're too stubborn to reason with. Forget
it!" Hitomi slumped into a chair, crossing her arms over her chest, as she
stared up at the ceiling.
"Fine then." Van answered. She got out
of bed, over to his closet. He pulled out a red shirt, and tan pants from his
seemingly endless supply of the same outfit, and went to the bathroom to change.
When he came back, Hitomi was still staring at the ceiling. Sighing, Van came
over to her.
"I'm sorry." He said quietly. Hitomi
looked at him, then sighed.
"I'm sorry too. I shouldn't have yelled at
you like that." Hitomi now stared at the floor.
"No, you had a right too. I was being a
jerk. But...I still can't tell you why I got sick yet. I promise I'll tell you,
I just don't know when." Van promised. Hitomi seemed satisfied with that
answer. Since it was almost time for breakfast, they made their way down to the
dining room.
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After breakfast, Van had a council
meeting, so this left Hitomi alone. Merle peaked her head into Hitomi's room,
but found it empty.
"Hmm... I wonder, where is
she?" Merle ran around the castle looking for herand finally found her
outside, looking at Folken's grave.
"Well Folken, what should I
do?" Merle heard Hitomi ask. There was no answer, but Merle suspected that
Folken was answering Hitomi in her mind.
"Whatcha doing?" Merle
loudly asked. Hitomi jumped.
"Ack! What are you doing here?
You weren't eavesdropping, were you?" Hitomi warily eyed her cat friend.
"No...I didn't. Why??? What was
it about?" Merle purred.
"None of your business!"
Hitomi snapped, blushing red.
"You know, when you do that you
sound a lot like Lord Van." Merle noted. No answer.
"gasp! I know! You were talking
about Lord Van, weren't you?!" Merle had known that Van liked her, so if
she felt the same way... Matchmaker Merle to the rescue! Hitomi was blushing to
hard that Merle was worried her head would pop off.
"You know Merle, you shoudn't
annoy Hitomi." A calm voice sounded behind them.
"Lord Van!" Merle jumped
on him. "You're looking much better this morning!" 'Of course you
are... Hitomi's here.' Merle added in her thoughts.
"Van... it's alright. She
wasn't TOO annoying." Merle smiled innocently.
"Er...ok. Umm.. Merle? Can you
get lost for a little bit?" Van asked. Merle eyed the two suspiciously, but
complied.
"So... Van." Hitomi waited
for Van to say what he needed to say.
"Well... You see there's going
to be a ball in honor of my 21st birthday. I just wanted to know... if you'd be
going?" Van asked.
"Of course I'll go! When is
it?" Hitomi cheerily asked.
"In 3 days." Van answered,
relieved at her answer.
"Great... I'll be there."
Hitomi smiled.
"Thanks.. well, I gotta go now,
I'll see you later." Van turned to leave then stopped.
"And save me a dance, will
you?" He called over his shoulder. Hitomi nearly screamed, but quickly
answered yes. After Van left, Hitomi just sank to the grass.
"Omg, Omg Omg... He just asked
me to dance with him. Omg omg omg... " Hitomi kept repeating to herself in
her delirious daze.
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~*A/N: Well, that was the end of
Chapter 2! What do you think? Aww... Van asked Hitomi out! ( Sorta...) Please
tell me what you think! ~Feathers of the wind~*