"Before the clock strikes twelve"
"Ahh! This is killing me!" Hitomi thought. "Hitomi? Are you alright? You're acting strangely." Amano asked her. " What? Oh! Nothing's wrong! Everything's just fine here!" "Hitomi, are you sure?" "Oh, yes of course! Of course I'm sure!" Amano breathes deeply. "So, I can ask you a question?" "Why not Amano? Oh, he's making me nervous!" "Hitomi, would you be my … uhhhh…. My ... " "You're what Amano? Girlfriend?! No, I have V- what am I thinking! He's the king and I'm no queen!" "Sister? No! Sorry, friend for a long time? Can't get it out! It's too early! No, it just doesn't feel right! But why? Oh, never mind Hitomi, forget I said anything." The young man goes back inside.
Hitomi looks at the clock. The time now was 9:45. "Gee, time sure flies fast." She tells herself. Hitomi goes back inside and stays with her friends. She forgot all about midnight.
As the time flew by, the party just kept on going. Nobody noticed the night grow older. When the clock reached 11:30, people started leaving. They said their goodbyes, good lucks, and their wishes for the flight of the Susumu family to America. But Hitomi and Yukari stayed. They were the last ones to leave. "Well, looks like we'll be saying goodbye now Amano." Yukari told him. "We'll leave now. Bye!" Hitomi says. "Take care you two." Amano tells them. The three gives themselves a group hug. Then they separate and the two ladies leave. "Oh, Hitomi I'll miss him badly." Yukari tells her. "Don't worry Yukari, you're not alone." "Well, Hitomi, I better hurry. Want to go with me?" "Oh, no Yukari you can go ahead. I'll take a walk for a while." "Well, take care." Yukari runs home and then takes a cab.
Minutes later, the sky gave a light
red glow which only Hitomi can see. She stops and closes her eyes. She
remembered that at 12:00, something would happen. Then, she saw a vision. A
dragon was shown, a silver dragon with someone controlling it. Suddenly, she
opens her eyes and a gust of wind blew. The sky is glowing with lots of
different colors. "What's happening here?" She tells herself. It was only a
minute before the clock strikes twelve. And the wind just got stronger.