Disclaimers: Yeah, yeah, you know the drill. I don't own Escaflowne, or its characters, although previously mentioned, Van and Allen are hot~!! (On a side note, why are anime guys so fine? Let's see, we have Yue, Touya, and Syaoran from Card Captors, then Seiji from Ronin Warriors, Trowa and Heero from Gundam Wing... and then there are those comic book studs from Marvel: Gambit, Wolvie, Cyke, Bobby Drake, Warren... I could go on forever!! But I wont. I have to write this darn chapter~!!)
Chapter Two: Pressure
Fickle. How can I be so fickle? thought Hitomi. One minute I love Amano-sempai. Then Allen. Now maybe Van? This can't be happening to me. Hitomi screamed into her pillow in frustration. Suddenly, the door was busted open, and Van came rushing in.
"Hitomi! Are you okay? Are you hurt? Did you have a strange vision? What is it?" he asked, gasping for breath. He was at her side in a nanosecond, checking her forehead for any signs of fever.
Their closeness made Hitomi blush. "Van, I'm fine. Uh, I- I just remembered that back at home, my favorite tv show is on and I've missed so many episodes already." Stupid answer, baka! She felt bad for lying to him, but she didn't feel comfortable sharing the real reason behind her actions.
Van looked at her quizzically- he knew she was lying, but he decided to let it pass. But why was Hitomi lying to him? She never had to before. She was usually so straightforward. He smiled at her and affectionately ruffled her hair. Hitomi drew out a breath she didn't know she was holding and smiled back at him, eyes twinkling.
At that moment, Allen ran in to check on Hitomi. The sound of a door crashing open implored him to further investigate things in the castle. "Hitomi- I heard a noise and I-" Seeing Hitomi sitting next to Van in her bed made Allen see red (I didn't mean to make it rhyme!) "Hitomi? What is this? What is he doing here? Fanel, I'm warning you- stay away from my girlfriend!"
"Excuse me?"
"Allen, he was just-"
"No, Hitomi. I'm sick of him always coming between us." Then, turning his attention back towards Van, he spat out, icily, "I'm keeping my eye on you, Fanel. Don't do anything you're going to regret later."
"ALLEN!!" Hitomi looked at the scene before her. Their fists were clenched, and the two men looked ready to beat the other to a bloody pulp. She quickly got in between the two, knowing that they would back down to avoid the risk of her getting hurt. "First of all, how dare you speak to Van like that! Van and I are just friends." Van winced, and Hitomi could feel her heart ache. Van, I'm so sorry- please don't look so sad. "And secondly, I will speak to whoever I wish, whenever I wish it. You do not speak for me, Allen." Tears were welling up in her eyes. "I- I can't stand this- I- I need to be alone right now..." She dashed out of the room. Why is this happening to me?
Van scoffed. "Nice job, Schezar. You certainly have a way with women."
"I'm warning you, Fanel. Keep away from her."
"If Hitomi wants my company, I'm not going to refuse her. If you have a problem with that, your issue's not with me, it's with Hitomi." With that said, Van walked out of the room, leaving Allen to his thoughts. Hitomi was slowly distancing herself from him and he needed to know why. Something told him that Van was behind all this, but he wanted to hear it from Hitomi's mouth. He ran out of the castle in search of Hitomi.
(You know what? Sorry these chapters are so short. My attention span is almost non-existent. I guess that's why my writing skills are so terrible!! What can I say- great spelling, terrible dialogue.)
Chapter Two: Pressure
Fickle. How can I be so fickle? thought Hitomi. One minute I love Amano-sempai. Then Allen. Now maybe Van? This can't be happening to me. Hitomi screamed into her pillow in frustration. Suddenly, the door was busted open, and Van came rushing in.
"Hitomi! Are you okay? Are you hurt? Did you have a strange vision? What is it?" he asked, gasping for breath. He was at her side in a nanosecond, checking her forehead for any signs of fever.
Their closeness made Hitomi blush. "Van, I'm fine. Uh, I- I just remembered that back at home, my favorite tv show is on and I've missed so many episodes already." Stupid answer, baka! She felt bad for lying to him, but she didn't feel comfortable sharing the real reason behind her actions.
Van looked at her quizzically- he knew she was lying, but he decided to let it pass. But why was Hitomi lying to him? She never had to before. She was usually so straightforward. He smiled at her and affectionately ruffled her hair. Hitomi drew out a breath she didn't know she was holding and smiled back at him, eyes twinkling.
At that moment, Allen ran in to check on Hitomi. The sound of a door crashing open implored him to further investigate things in the castle. "Hitomi- I heard a noise and I-" Seeing Hitomi sitting next to Van in her bed made Allen see red (I didn't mean to make it rhyme!) "Hitomi? What is this? What is he doing here? Fanel, I'm warning you- stay away from my girlfriend!"
"Excuse me?"
"Allen, he was just-"
"No, Hitomi. I'm sick of him always coming between us." Then, turning his attention back towards Van, he spat out, icily, "I'm keeping my eye on you, Fanel. Don't do anything you're going to regret later."
"ALLEN!!" Hitomi looked at the scene before her. Their fists were clenched, and the two men looked ready to beat the other to a bloody pulp. She quickly got in between the two, knowing that they would back down to avoid the risk of her getting hurt. "First of all, how dare you speak to Van like that! Van and I are just friends." Van winced, and Hitomi could feel her heart ache. Van, I'm so sorry- please don't look so sad. "And secondly, I will speak to whoever I wish, whenever I wish it. You do not speak for me, Allen." Tears were welling up in her eyes. "I- I can't stand this- I- I need to be alone right now..." She dashed out of the room. Why is this happening to me?
Van scoffed. "Nice job, Schezar. You certainly have a way with women."
"I'm warning you, Fanel. Keep away from her."
"If Hitomi wants my company, I'm not going to refuse her. If you have a problem with that, your issue's not with me, it's with Hitomi." With that said, Van walked out of the room, leaving Allen to his thoughts. Hitomi was slowly distancing herself from him and he needed to know why. Something told him that Van was behind all this, but he wanted to hear it from Hitomi's mouth. He ran out of the castle in search of Hitomi.
(You know what? Sorry these chapters are so short. My attention span is almost non-existent. I guess that's why my writing skills are so terrible!! What can I say- great spelling, terrible dialogue.)