The Sequel
Author: Anne O. Nimus
***Chapter
5***
Author's Note: So, should I start with thanking all the reviewers? To all of you out there reading this… You are so loyal!!! Oh, I can't thank you enough!!!
*Italicized words are the thoughts of the characters who don't belong to me!
A week passed and things seemed to go pretty well…
"Hitomi got cold hahaha!!!" Hitomi's borther teased.
"It's gone now. Hitomi, you should thank Hwang Ho."
"I already did mom. So, we're going home next week right?"
"Why? You're starting to like Hwang Ho?" Hitomi's mom
teased.
"I like him as a friend mom! I was just asking you that
question because it all seems so fast!"
"So, you want to stay? How about school?"
"No mom! Oh this is hopeless! Oh, I have to meet him
somewhere! I have to go! Bye!" Hitomi says trying to escape her mom's wrath.
~*~*~*~*~*~
"Hey Hwang Ho! Busy?" Hitomi says watching Hwang Ho clean
her room as she enters it.
"Oh, hi Hitomi! No, I'm not that busy."
"Really?"
"Well, a bit. But, I can stop if you'll want me to."
"Well then stop. Let's go around Beijing shall we?"
"Oh, so that's why." He puts his broom down and walks closer
to her. "Why? I thought you were getting sick of Beijing."
"Well, we're going back sometime this week, so I thought
that we should spend more time together. Yeah, that's it." Hitomi says almost
whispering but just enough for Hwang Ho to hear.
Hwang Ho sits down beside Hitomi. "Is that so? Well, that's
sad."
"I know. It seems like we've known each other for years in
just a week." Hitomi says looking down at her feet.
"So, you want to go now? It's still early." Hwang Ho says
trying to cheer up Hitomi.
The intercom beeps. "Excuse me Miss Kanzaki?"
Hitomi walks towards it and presses a button. "Yes?"
"We would just like to know if Hwang Ho is there."
"Yes he is. Why?" Hwang Ho walks towards Hitomi.
"There is a call for him. The person's name is Cauchon
D'Alencon. He says it's very important."
Hitomi looks at Hwang Ho. "He'll be there in a minute."
"Thank you Miss Kanzaki."
"You're welcome." Hitomi faces Hwang Ho. "So, I guess you'll
have to take that call. We could go around some other day anyway."
"I could-"
"No Hwang Ho take the call. I'll be fine." Hitomi says
wearing a fake smile.
"I'll get back to you as soon as I finish, okay? Don't go
anywhere." Hwang Ho dashes out of the room.
"Sure, take your time…" Hitomi says sadly.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Hwang Ho gets the phone. "What?" He says under his breath.
"Oh, was I interrupting you and what's her name again? Oh
yes Hitomi."
"We haven't met yet but Gerlain has told me about you. Why
did you call me here? Don't you realize the risk that you are taking?" Hwang Ho
says aggravated but calm to keep his cover.
"Of course I know. Gerlain told me to call you here. We have
a meeting sometime soon. You will come won't you? So that we could finally
meet."
Hwang Ho gives out a sigh. "When?"
"Tonight at ten at the usual meeting place. See you there."
Cauchon hangs up.
Hwang Ho heads back to Hitomi's room. To his surprise, when
he got to the elevator, Hitomi was there.
"Hitomi! Why are you here?"
"I wasn't following you or anything. My mom told me to go
somewhere and buy something for my friends back in Japan. She said that this
will help me psychologically. I don't get her though."
"Well, would you mind if I join your shopping spree?"
"No, not at all! That would be great!!" Hotomi says happily.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"This one is for Yukari!" Hitomi holds up a picture frame.
"Nice choice, but don't you think this is better?" Hwang Ho
holds up a handbag.
"Oh it's cute! Where did you find it?" Hitomi observes the
bag carefully.
Hwang Ho points to
the left of the store. "There in that corner."
Hitomi shakes her
head from left to right. "I didn't notice that corner."
"So, is Yukari the only one who will receive a gift from
you?"
"Well, I think so. My other friend went to the States."
"You only have two friends?"
"Best friends. I have a lot. But they're my closest
friends."
"Really?"
"Well, in Japan. But in China, you are."
"Why me?" Hwang Ho says trying to keep from blushing.
"And you ask why. You should know the answer. Come, let's
pay for this bag."
"Here, let me take that from you. And I will be your
translator."
Hwang Ho converses with the cashier girl. After paying,
Hitomi says "Shee shee!" (Is it correct? I know its 'shee shee'! It has to be!!! In case you
didn't figure it out, it means thank you.)
Back at the hotel…
"Thanks for going with me." Hitomi says with a real smile.
"No problem. Oh, Hitomi, I won't be here tonight. I have to
meet Gerlain and another person somewhere. Will that be okay?"
"I'm not your boss anyway. You could go. You're a free
person!"
"Thank you Hitomi! I'll be back as soon as I can." Hwang Ho
runs away and leaves Hitomi in front of her door.
"Wow, if I didn't meet Van, I sure would have fallen for him
in an instant! But, well Van still better. I wonder what's happening right now
in Gaea?" Hitomi thought as she entered her room.
At Fanelia…
"Hey Merle give that back!!! You don't know how to use that!
Plus, if that gets lost, I won't be able to communicate with Hitomi!!" Van
chases Merle who has Hitomi's pendant.
"Not unless you tell me what you told Allen!" Merle sticks
out her tongue.
"I can't tell you what I told Allen!"
"Why?!" Merle stops a meter away from Van.
"Because!!"
"Because what?"
"Merle!! Just give it back!!" Van takes 5 steps forward.
Merle steps back.
"Nu… uhhh!"
"Merle!!!"
Millerna spots the two friends running around in
circles. She can hear Van screaming
Merle's name over and over again while Merle just sticks out her tongue. So she
decides to sneak behind Merle and help Van get his precious pendant back.
"Got it!"
"No!!"
"Millerna!!!"
"Here you go Van Fanel." Millerna hands the king his
pendant.
"Thanks Millerna!"
"No problem. Anyway, I heard something about you saying
something to… Allen?"
"Well, let's not talk about that."
"Ohh… a secret! I love secrets!"
"No not again!!" Van says under
his breath.
Hitomi was sleeping on her bed dreaming about Van and the
others, while Hwang Ho was in the outskirts of Beijing waiting for Gerlain.
"Where are they? They said to meet here at ten. It's 9:55
and they're not yet here? Great…" Hwang Ho says under his breath annoyed.
"Oh, an air of pride?" A voice was heard through a dark
alley. An outline of a person is seen.
"I'm not proud. I assume that you are Cauchon D'Alencon?"
Hwang Ho says raising an eyebrow.
"Ohh, smart."
"Can you just shut up?"
"Pissed at someone?" Cauchon comes out. He is a tall
Frenchman with short black hair and black eyes.
Hwang Ho doesn't answer. Instead he gives out a deep sigh.
"Fine. Don't talk to me."
Just then, a German with big broad shoulders (who looks like
he's been working out) and short hair (flat top) comes out off a mist.
"So, all complete?" It was Gerlain. He had the same deep
voice as the one Hitomi heard days ago.
"Gerlain my friend!" Cauchon says.
"Keep your voice down." Hwang Ho tells Cauchon in a
monotonous tone.
"What's eating you?" Cauchon replies.
"Thinking about backing out Hwang Ho?" Gerlain says.
"I don't know… I just don't know."
"Hwang Ho, if you want to get her, you'll have to defeat, or
rather kill the king of Fanelia."
"I'm not that too closed minded Gerlain. I know the
consequences that I will face."
"Hwang Ho, if you don't want to hu-"
"Shut up! I am not listening to you or your opinions Mr.
Frenchman from hell!"
"What?! Now I'm the bad guy?!"
"Stop it you two! If we want this to work out, we'll have to
cooperate with one another."
"ME work with the Shanghai kid?! No way!!"
"I'm not from Shanghai!"
"Whatever!!!"
"Cut it out!" Gerlain released this ball of black energy
from his hand. The two stopped arguing.
"Cauchon, do what you have to do now." Gerlain's order had
an air of anger with it.
"Hwang Ho, what you are doing now is just fine. Keep
deceiving her." This time, Gerlain's order was calmer.
"Decieving who? Hitomi?"
"Who else china boy? Isn't she the only future queen of
Fanelia?" Cauchon says acting like he was a child genius.
"Monsieur D'Alencon, stop this. You are not helping us
anymore." Gerlain says as he saw the expression of Hwang Ho's face.
"Okay! Gerlain, what am I supposed to do again?"
"Copy Van."
"Oh yeah, right! This will be fun!"
Gerlain looked at Hwang Ho's face. He looked deep into his
eyes. "Cauchon, stop."
"What now?" Cauchon was now annoyed.
"Let Hwang Ho do it." Gerlain said looking at Hwang Ho.
"Me copy Van? I don't have the same power he does." Hwang Ho
says looking at Cauchon.
"No, be Van. The Van that she is longing for… Her
knight in shining armor."
"I can't be Van. I'm different from Van." Hwang Ho says
weakly.
"But you like her do you?" Gerlain manages to keep a
straight face.
"Well then what's that to you?" Hwang Ho doesn't like
talking about his private life. He's a very secretive person.
"You see, if she gets close to you, we can easily take her
as hostage. But for your sake, we won't hurt her."
"I'm not sure I will be able to perfect that mission." Hwang
Ho says shaking his head.
"Weakling…" Cauchon whispers to himself but it was enough
for the two to hear it.
"That's good Hwang Ho, admitting that you are weak. It is
what will make you strong."
"Geez, why didn't I think of that?" Hwang Ho says
sarcastically.
"Drats!" Cauchon said.
"I will tell both of you the details some other time. For
this time, you'll know what to do."
"I was wondering, how does Hitomi Kanzaki look like?"
Cauchon says with a sick smile.
"She's fit for a queen." Gerlain says.
"Well, the Shaolin kid has good taste!" Cauchon gives out
his sickest smile.
"Don't you dare go near her or else you will have to face
me." Hwang Ho glares at Cauchon.
"Make Hwang Ho do everything. Besides, you won't have a
chance of living when you face him. He's stronger than you think. Way stronger
than you are." Gerlain warns Cauchon.
"Fine! What's my part?"
"We're going to Fanelia."
"Oh! I get to kill Van?"
"No, not yet. We will be spying on them."
(The end of Chapter 5)
Author's Note: Ahhhhh! That sucks so much! I hate it!!!!! Flame it I don't care!!! Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!