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Chapter 10

            Hitomi woke early the next morning, to the blinding sunlight coming in to the room from the huge picture window. She opened her eyes and felt a sharp burning of pain go through them. She cursed Eukarri for having such a huge window directly in front of her couch. Wait a second couch? I'm on the couch? I did… O shit!… She jumped up abruptly and looked around her. For a second, she didn't see Van. Then she looked to the floor and he was sleeping peacefully. She stared at him with loving eyes. She thought that Van looked soooo cute when he was sleeping. She couldn't take her eyes off of him. Then she thought back to the night before. She remembered now how she ended up on the couch. She had fallen asleep in his arms. She couldn't believe it. She blushed. Then she heard someone walking around  from the upper floor. She was stuck now. Surely Eukarrie was going to say something to her. She heard the person bounding down the stairs. That's when she  definitely knew it was Eukarri. She tried to pretend she was sleeping, but it was no use. She huddled tight under the blankets and covered her head with them. She didn't want to show her friend her blushing face.

            "I know you are awake in there."

            "No no I am still sleeping."

            "You lyre. I see you and Van slept down here last night. I thought you were going to stay in my room with me. I take it you guys had fun?"

            "Euki, it's not what you think?"

            And what is it that I do think Hitomi?"

            "I don't know but it is not that."

            "Sure sure, now show yourself before I demand you do so with a pillow!"

            "What is it with you and pillows?"

            "I don't know. They get your attention I guess. Or… I could… wake up Mr. Lover boy here and, he could tickle you out of those blankets of yours?"

            "I'm up, I'm up! Don't wake him up. He looks  kinda cute like that."

            "That's true. Mom will be up soon. Then we can go to the school and show him around."

            "Yeah, do you think he'll fit in?"

            "As long as we don't let on that he's from a different planet and that he's a King, things will be just fine."

            Cool."

            Eukarri's mom came down the stairs and smiled at Hitomi. Did you have a good sleep down here on the couch?"

            "Ha? You… saw me?"

            "Yes, don't worry, I thought it was kinda cute. You sure you guys aren't going out?"

            "Yes!"

            Hitomi started to blush bright red.

            "Awww, isn't that cute. Well if you two aren't together yet, I think you should be."

            This made her blush even more. Everyone saw Van start  to wake up. He jumped up quickly, trying to remember where he was. Then he remembered, immediately relaxing.

            "Hey Van!"

            "Hey Eukarri, how are you?"

            "Oh, just fine. I am sure that you are better though. I see that Hitomi chose to sleep down here with her's truly?"

            Van blushed just about as much as Hitomi did.

            "Ahhh,,, well… she kinda… fell asleep and I didn't want to wake her up so I let her sleep on the couch. Nothing happened though."

            "That's what she said to. I donno if I should believe you guys."

            "You should. You really should. We are just friends that's all. There is nothing between us."

            Hearing those words, stung Hitomi in the heart. She knew that as well as he did but, she really wanted more than that. She now wasn't sure if he did. She wanted him to love her. She wanted to spend her life with him. She knew that now she had to break this conversation before she had the urge to run out of the room crying or something.

            "Van, we are going to take you to the school today. You  should go and get ready."

            "Yes you are right. Hitomi, we have a little problem"

            "What's that?"

            "I have no other clothes here. All of my clothes are on Gaea."

            "Good point. Eukarri, can  we borrow some of your older brother's clothes?"

            "Sure, we can see if they fit Van. He will never know the difference anyway.  He's still away in college. Thank  God for that . He's soo annoying."

            They ran upstairs to Euki's brother's room. They found Van a pair of nice pants and a shirt to wear. They fit him perfectly. He had commented on how nice the clothes felt and Eukarri told hymn that he could take them home to Gaea with him. Hitomi laughed.

            "I am sure  that it would go over well. When I went there for the first time, they all thought my clothes were weird. Merle will get a kick out of Van wearing Mystic moon clothes to. What about your brother though, won't he be mad?"

            "Screw him. It's no big deal."

            The small group laughed and Hitomi stared at Van again. He looked so sexy when he was semi dressed up. Hell, he looked sexy all the time. They heard Euki's mom call to them from downstairs. It was time to go and explore the new school. They all jumped in to the car and drove quietly for about ten minutes. Then they arrived at the school for the blind. They all piled out of the car and Hitomi took Van sighted guide once again. They walked up the steps  and inside the school. Van could hear lots of other students talking. They led him in to a  classroom. Hitomi showed him to a desk and he sat down. She took the seat beside him. Euki and her mother had to teach and the first class of the day was a computer class. Van was curious to what today would bring. Euki's mom stood in front of the class and told them all to be quiet.

            "Today, I would like to introduce you all to a new student who will be attending our school for a short time while he is in town. His other school asked us to help out with some of his training while he was vacationing here . His name is Van Fanel. He is 15 years old. He comes from… ahhh… a small country that isn't well known. I am going to ask him to say a few words.

            Van wasn't sure what to say, so he decided to ramble for a few seconds.

            "Well like she said, my name is Van. I really like this place and look forward to making friends with all of you."

            Then Euki's mom asked if anyone had any questions. A girl of about sixteen stood up and asked him how he had lost his sight.

            "I was in an accident."

            She said that she was sorry for his loss and then sat down. She could see only a little but she could see him enough to realize how hot he was. Her name was Sarah. She was tall and had long blond hair and blue eyes. She was very popular with lots of the guys at the school. She was one of those out going girls that everyone loved. Shewas sweet and nice to everyone. She had so many people that wanted to date her. It was always a compitition between all of the guys to get a date with her. She never let this go to her head though. She wasn't that type. Shealways took everything in stride and let fate take it's course for her. She felt that it was fate that brought this extremely hot guy to her school.    Van liked the sound of her voice. Not like he liked Hitomi's, but for some reason, he was drawn to her. He had planned to get to know her a little better. Hitomi had noticed the way she looked at him. This made her extremely angry and jealous but she wouldn't let anyone know that. The class that they were in was a computer class. This was the first time that Van had ever seen a computer in his life, and the strange object before him amused him. Hitomi helped him with turning it on and showed him where the keys were, with his hands on top of hers. He really enjoyed her helping him. He loved her touch and loved the feeling of her soft hands under his. The computer began to talk to him and he couldn't understand what it was saying. The teacher told him that eventually he would  understand. The voice scared him slightly. He wasn't use to this but, this concept of talking machines made him want to learn more. Hitomi helped him with his lesson of learning how to type. She pointed out the row of home keys that he would refer to when he was typing all of the time. He began to get use to these keys. Euki's mother had commented on how fast he was learning. He was enjoying this class. Then the bell rang to switch. Everyone got up and went to their separate classes. He went to a class which was called Orientation and Mobility. Their he learned a little about the white cane and he got to try one  out. He had learned that this object would help him in his travels from place to place. He learned that by swinging it left and right in front of him, would help him scout different obstacles so that he could move around them with out running in to them first. He also learned that to travel, listening was very important. By the time this class was over, he was totally excited about learning everything he could about being blind. He didn't see it as a burden anymore. He began to see it as a learning experience. Finally it was time for his break. Everyone sat around in a large room eating Cookies and drinking Juice. Van wasn't sure what a cookie was but Hitomi had convinced him to eat one anyway. He took a bite, and  ate the rest in one great big bite. He loved these cookies. He was beginning to wish that he could take everything he had learned about back home. He was taken out of his thoughts by the voice of the girl that had asked him the question earlier. He sat up straight and said hello  to her. She giggled at him and they started a conversation.

            "My name is Sarah."

            "Hello Sarah, how long have you been at this school?"

            "For a long time. Since I was a little girl. I can see you a little bit but not much. They say that I will loose all of my vision someday so this school has helped me prepare for that. How long has your vision been gone?"

            "For a while now. Not as long as yours though."

            "Cool do you like this school?"

            "It seems nice yes."

            "Are you staying for long?"

            "Probably not, I have to go home soon."

            "Oh, I wish that you could stay longer. I think you are very sweet. At least, you seem that way."

"Thank you.

            He reached over and kissed her hand lightly. Sarah began to blush and then smiled at him.

            "I am smiling at you Van."

            "Awww, that's nice of you. It's kind of a customary thing for me to do that in my country."

            "I see, well I should be going now. Classes will start soon. See you around kay?"

            "Yeah sure."

            She walked away and as she did, Hitomi gave her the evil eye. Hitomi  began to speak to Van in a cold tone.

            'You like her or something?"

            "Why would you say that?"

            'Well she seems to like you."

            "I'm sure a girl like her is taken."

            "Yeah okay."

            "Hitomi, are you mad at me?"

            "No Van, I don't care. Lets go to your next class."

            The next class of the day was a Braille class. Van had never seen what it was before and the dots before him, amused him greatly. He felt them with his hands. The teacher explained to Van that this would be how he would learn to read. He was excited to do so. She also said that she would teach him how to write it to. He had learned that Braille was made up of only 6 dots. Each letter was made up of a combination of these dots. He learned how to write a a b c d and e all in one day. He was very impressed with himself. After his Braille class, he had a cooking class and  then lunch. In the afternoon, they had normal school classes such as your average English, Math, Sciences and others. He didn't have to stay for the afternoon unless he wanted to. He decided to and went to a music class. That's when he saw her once again. That voice he heard singing was hers. It sounded so beautiful to him. He listened for a while. Hitomi was getting angrier and angrier by the minute. She wished that Sarah would just disappear. She could tell by the way she was flirting with Van, that it wouldn't stop unless she or Van had to leave each other for good. IT made Hitomi worry. She knew that most blind people dated other blind people because of their connections and understanding of one another. She would not let this girl take her Van away. No matter what. She would try to  pry them apart as best she could. She  had lost him once, she didn't want to loose him again.

            That night, they decided to go driving. Euki had just gotten her licence and this made Hitomi very excited. When the got home, the went to bed early. It had been a late night before and a busy day to. Tomorrow would be the same way. The only difference on this night was, Hitomi didn't stay with Van. She hardly had said a word to him. She just went to sleep. She didn't want the next day to come. She didn't want to see Sarah and him talk. She wanted to take him back to gaea. She wanted to keep him to herself. All to her self.