It Happened One Flight

Disclaimer: I do not own anything about this story… but the plot!

Author note: Hello guys! I know it's been forever since I last released a chapter, but as I told you in the previous chapter, I've had the hardest time ever finding inspiration and writing something worth to be read.

Also I know this chapter is very very short but I needed it to link what I had with where I want to go with the plot and it was the best (or « less worst ») solution I could come up with. But I have good news for you: my inspiration seems to be back and I hope the next (and last) chapter will be releasd before September 15th if everything goes according to the plan and my life stops going from one kind of chaos to another!

Well, I hope you'll enjoy this chapter ...

Chapter Six

After that fateful night when Van saved Hitomi from Allen and their waking up together, they spent quite some time in each other company.

At first they had had some awkward moments, not really knowing what to do with themselves, then there was this diner thay had had with Merle and Yukari at Folken's where thay had endured their endeless teasing, but all in all, the next four days had been great.

Van took Hitomi to the Kangaroo Valley, where he had nearly been boxed by a kangaroo after the seeds he had brought for the parrots. It was one of Hitomi's best memories and she really really regretted not having a video camera to film it. The look on Van's face when he turned and faced this kangaroo, standing on his rear legs, ready to punch him just to have the seeds and then when he run from the boxing kangarro only to be followed by it! It was... exceptional! Then Van took her to many places in and around Sydney, some because they were to-be-seen touristic places like Bondi Beach, the Blow Hole or Harbour Bridge and some because they were among his favourite places from the time he lived there as a teenager.

Anyway, both were relieved not to hear nor see of Allen for the rest of the week.

But today was the day when they had to say goodbye. Indeed Hitomi was leaving by the evening flight and Van's was scheduled for the day after. They had decided not to spend the afternoon together with Hitomi's packing and all... So Van went and fulfill his promise to his mother and spent some time at Mrs Macquaries' Chair.

- " Hello Mother... I'm back to see you... It's good to see you, you know? I'm sorry I didn't come back earlier this week but I spent quite some time with Hitomi. Remember? The girl I told you about last time? Well I found her or she found me, I don't know and well... I played the touristic guide for her... it was great. You would love her mom." After a little pause he resumed. "But she's leaving tonight... yeah this soon. Maybe Should have asked for her phone number in London but... I don't really trust myself playing gentleman indefinitely around her. And she needs time. With this Allen always lurking in some corner of her mind and all. As dad would say, everything is a matter of timing and there... my timing was off. What can I do? It's not like I'm going to change my ticket and leave tonight to take her flight and..." As realisation dawned on him he suddenly stood up, and hastily said "Goodbye mom, gotta go, I love you!" before running.

As soon as he reached Merle's frot door, Van ignored her as she tried to yell at him, calling him names for not doing anything about Hitomi. He grabbed his phone, calling the airlines and packing at the same time. Soon after, he came back down, bag in hand.
-" MERLE! I don't have time to explain but if I don't go now, I'll never know and never forgive myself... I'll call you when in London" and with that said, he left Merle's house and caught the taxi he had called aerlier.

Once at the airport, he checked last and boarded last and could even catch a glimpse of Hitomi. Aboard, the plane was packed and the only ticket he could find was a First Calss ticket. He didn't mind, he could aford it, but 24 hours in the same aircraft as Hitomi without being able to see was pure torture to him. To complete his task at the Heathrow landing wouldn't be simple. But he could do it. He had to do it. He would surely be able to see her at bagage claim.
Once there, as he waited for his luggage to come, he saw her. There. 25m from him. "What the ...?" She was leaving! Little had he known that she had arranged for her suitcase to be directly delivered to her. Just then his bag arrived. He caught it, and ran after her. He ran toward the taxi line but when he got there, he saw her, once more, but she was getting into a taxi and it was already driving away... away from him.

On his way to his flat, Van could not help but brood as his mind laughed at him for believing for a second that he had a chance to catch her and then what he thought. Pledge his undying love to her whereas she's in the middle of a nasty break up?
-"Stupid. Just... stupid!" They might live in the same city but so were millions. What were his chances to ever seeing her again? close to naught.

A/N: Silly Van! All he had to do is call Merle to ask for Yukari's phone number and then Yukari to have Hitomi's number in London... I swear, Guys... they're all the same!Anyway, tell me what you thought about this one and I'd like to take some kind of survey:
In your opinion, Do you think they'll meet again and if yes, how do you think they'll meet? (you'll have the answer to these questions in the next chapter. It's already built in my mind, I just have to take the time to type it down... but as I said, I have good hope to think it will be before September 15th, when I start university again)