CHAPTER 3- This Close
Late that night, the air was cool and and fresh. It stung my cheeks pleasantly as I stared out the castle balcony. The Mystic Moon hung large and majestic in the dark evening sky. I was thinking of nothing less than the Earth in front of me. Until now, it seemed to me, that it was impossible that I'm here in Gaea, so far away from everything I've ever known.
The silence was intimidating, mysterious and ethereal. The coolness of the summer evening permeated my senses, letting go of everything in my heart. I felt free.
I was enjoying the silence when a hand laid on my shoulder.
"Hey," I turned around to find Van's eyes (wine-colored as they are) looking at me.
"Oh, hi, Van. What's up?" I said, smiling. Van went to prop his elbow on the marble terrace. "You want to go home, Hitomi?" he asked bluntly.
I was taken aback. "No! Of course not!" Oops.
Van's lips turned up to produce a grin. Uh- oh.
"Why is that?"
"Well, uh, I like it here. I'm not ready to go home just yet." I quickly explained. Van's eyebrows shot up teasingly. "Oh, and why?"
"It's none of your business to know." I snapped.
Van's face broke into a frown. "Hey, I was only kidding."
I pulled a lock of hair and tugged it. "Yeah, right. Why? I bet you want me to go home right now, don't you?" I said playfully.
"Honestly, Hitomi, I--" he blushed.
"Well?" I leaned against the terrace, looking at his adorably cute blushing face (what the Zaibach am I saying--) against the spilling moonlight.
"I want you here."
Shock.
"What?"
Van's cheeks rushed red. "No, what I mean is, you're good company. It would be kinda sad if you go home. You know..." his voice trailed off.
"Yeah, right. Anyway," I turned to look at Van. My heart was fluttering because of his face that was only inches away from me. "I--"
"...don't know if I ever want to go back."
"Oh, yeah?"
"Sure... I'm sure I'll-- MISS you if I did."
Silence. It seems so dreadful now. Van smiled.
"Me too."
I knew we were talking silly. Deep down, though, I'm wondering if he really meant what he had said, or if I had MEANT what I said. I also wonder why am I thinking of these things too often. Maybe someday I'll get my answers.
***
Van led me to my room after a few minutes of talking (again, of none essential matters).
"Good night, Hitomi. I--" he broke off as I watched in wonder as he sped down the hallway.
OWARI (for now)
***
authoress' note:
Heyy... yo'z up? NEwayz, hope you enjoyed this chapter. CRAPPY and SHORT, I know. Dang! Anyways, I hope to write more (soon). I got some WB disease in my head right now! My imagination is like... DUH! Ja ne, minna!-- WD10
Late that night, the air was cool and and fresh. It stung my cheeks pleasantly as I stared out the castle balcony. The Mystic Moon hung large and majestic in the dark evening sky. I was thinking of nothing less than the Earth in front of me. Until now, it seemed to me, that it was impossible that I'm here in Gaea, so far away from everything I've ever known.
The silence was intimidating, mysterious and ethereal. The coolness of the summer evening permeated my senses, letting go of everything in my heart. I felt free.
I was enjoying the silence when a hand laid on my shoulder.
"Hey," I turned around to find Van's eyes (wine-colored as they are) looking at me.
"Oh, hi, Van. What's up?" I said, smiling. Van went to prop his elbow on the marble terrace. "You want to go home, Hitomi?" he asked bluntly.
I was taken aback. "No! Of course not!" Oops.
Van's lips turned up to produce a grin. Uh- oh.
"Why is that?"
"Well, uh, I like it here. I'm not ready to go home just yet." I quickly explained. Van's eyebrows shot up teasingly. "Oh, and why?"
"It's none of your business to know." I snapped.
Van's face broke into a frown. "Hey, I was only kidding."
I pulled a lock of hair and tugged it. "Yeah, right. Why? I bet you want me to go home right now, don't you?" I said playfully.
"Honestly, Hitomi, I--" he blushed.
"Well?" I leaned against the terrace, looking at his adorably cute blushing face (what the Zaibach am I saying--) against the spilling moonlight.
"I want you here."
Shock.
"What?"
Van's cheeks rushed red. "No, what I mean is, you're good company. It would be kinda sad if you go home. You know..." his voice trailed off.
"Yeah, right. Anyway," I turned to look at Van. My heart was fluttering because of his face that was only inches away from me. "I--"
"...don't know if I ever want to go back."
"Oh, yeah?"
"Sure... I'm sure I'll-- MISS you if I did."
Silence. It seems so dreadful now. Van smiled.
"Me too."
I knew we were talking silly. Deep down, though, I'm wondering if he really meant what he had said, or if I had MEANT what I said. I also wonder why am I thinking of these things too often. Maybe someday I'll get my answers.
***
Van led me to my room after a few minutes of talking (again, of none essential matters).
"Good night, Hitomi. I--" he broke off as I watched in wonder as he sped down the hallway.
OWARI (for now)
***
authoress' note:
Heyy... yo'z up? NEwayz, hope you enjoyed this chapter. CRAPPY and SHORT, I know. Dang! Anyways, I hope to write more (soon). I got some WB disease in my head right now! My imagination is like... DUH! Ja ne, minna!-- WD10