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Chapter Seven
"So you're finally growing up, kid, eh?" Gene said as he brushed his teeth. "What's the lucky girl's name?"
Jim blushed, spitting out the toothpaste that was in his mouth. "Why should I tell you, Gene? I don't need you teasing me about it every time you get the chance."
Gene nudged his shoulder and said, "Come on. I won't tease ya. I promise I won't."
He bit his lower lip and wiped his mouth with a towel. "Her name is Hanmyo."
Gene smirked. He wiped his mouth off and said, "Maybe we should have a man to man talk one of these days, Jim."
Jim looked at Gene, raising his brow. He didn't know what he was trying to get at. He pondered it over, but he still didn't get it. As he thought it over, he noticed a sly grin creeping over Gene's face. That was when he fully understood exactly what he was trying to get at. His cheeks burned red in embarrassment and discomfort.
"Gene, is that all you ever think about?" he asked, his fists clenching at his sides. "It's not like that when I'm with Hanmyo. We're friends and that's all."
He nodded, startled by his anger. "All right. Sorry," he said, and walked away.
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It was noon and Hanmyo sat in the park with her two cats, Kemi and Mata. She was waiting for Jim to meet her.
"Hanmyo," Kemi said. "We must leave this place soon."
She turned to her and said, "You know what Hazanko said, he wants the Outlaw Star and Melfina before we leave."
Mata jumped up on her lap. "You care for that boy too much. You have more important things to do than be with him. You know that."
Hanmyo looked away. She felt heartbroken. She felt herself being torn apart between love and war. "I can't help it, you guys. Jim was so nice to me and he makes me smile."
"It's making you soft," Kemi said. "Too soft in fact."
She sighed, frowning. She knew they were right, they always are. But she'd rather be happy with Jim, instead of being mad with the enemy.
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Jim ran toward the fountain with the pink rose in his tight grasp. A smile was planted on his face and a twinkle sparkled in his eye. He doesn't remember being this happy in his whole entire life. He never felt like this before, except with Aisha, but it wasn't this strong. This was big and he wanted it to last forever.
He reached the fountain and slowed down. Hanmyo sat there with her two cats, smiling happily at him. She said something to the cats that he didn't hear and they trotted away. She jumped off the fountain and ran toward him, waving her hand wildly.
"Jim! I'm so glad you came!" she shouted, and hugged him once she was close enough to him.
He blushed as he felt her arms tightly wrapping around him. "Hi Hanmyo," he said nervously.
She let him go and backed away a few steps. She looked at the rose in his hands and looked up at him. "What's that in your hands, Jim? Is it for me?"
He nodded and handed it to her. She carefully took it from him, making sure she didn't get pricked by the thorns. She lifted it to her nose and smelled it's sweet scent. She smiled at him adoringly, slightly tilting her head.
"Thank you very much," she said. "It's pretty. I've never gotten a rose before. When I think about it, I don't think I ever got a flower before."
"Well now you have," he said.
"Yeah," she replied. "I suppose so."
They sat down on the edge of the fountain. The sun was directly above them, casting its light over the park. The rays that shone through the fountain's water, made tiny rainbows on top of it. It was a perfect day and their perfect moment. He didn't want it to end.
"This is fate, Jim," she said. "Only fate would bring us together like this. Don't you think so?"
He blushed as he felt her hand slip into his. "Uh… I guess."
"You confuse me," she said, and giggled. "But that's what I like about you. You just have this weird quality about you that draws me to you. I'm not sure what it is…Maybe it's love."
As Jim was about to reply, his walkie-talkie started to go off. He pulled it out from his belt and saw that it was Gene. "Sorry, Hanmyo, but I have to take this call. Hold on a minute."
She nodded. "Sure."
He walked a few feet away from her, his back facing her. "Gene? What it is?"
"Jim? Where are you?" he asked, his voice scratchy.
"In the park," he replied. "Why?"
"We have to go, Jim. Suzuka said she overheard voices while she was in her room. They said they wanted the Outlaw Star and Melfina," he said. "So stop whatever you're doing and get down here now."
He sighed. He was disappointed. He didn't want to leave Hanmyo; not yet. They just met, really, and he wanted to be with her longer. But he should've known not to get attached to her, because he would have to say good-bye to her eventually. But still, it was too soon for him.
"Jim?" Gene said. "You still there, kid?"
"Yeah, I'm here," he replied, scratching his hair. "I'll be there soon."
"Great," he said. "See ya."
He clipped the walkie-talkie back on his belt and turned to Hanmyo. But when he looked at the fountain, she wasn't there. Only a piece of paper rested on the edge of it. She was gone…
He walked over to the fountain and picked up the piece of paper. It read:
Jim,
I'm sorry that I couldn't say good-bye to you properly,
but I'm afraid that it might be a long time till we see each
other again. I want you to know that I'll always think about you
whenever smell a rose's sweet scent or when I see another
fountain of water. I hope you will be thinking of me also.
Whenever you feel lonely or sad, just remember that I'm
out there thinking of you. I'll miss you, Jim.
Dreaming of you,
Hanmyo
Jim held back his tears and placed the paper in his pocket. He walked back to the ship with his head down in grief…
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To be continued… Please Review
Hey everybody! I finally wrote this chapter! I hope you guys like it and please review!
Chapter Seven
"So you're finally growing up, kid, eh?" Gene said as he brushed his teeth. "What's the lucky girl's name?"
Jim blushed, spitting out the toothpaste that was in his mouth. "Why should I tell you, Gene? I don't need you teasing me about it every time you get the chance."
Gene nudged his shoulder and said, "Come on. I won't tease ya. I promise I won't."
He bit his lower lip and wiped his mouth with a towel. "Her name is Hanmyo."
Gene smirked. He wiped his mouth off and said, "Maybe we should have a man to man talk one of these days, Jim."
Jim looked at Gene, raising his brow. He didn't know what he was trying to get at. He pondered it over, but he still didn't get it. As he thought it over, he noticed a sly grin creeping over Gene's face. That was when he fully understood exactly what he was trying to get at. His cheeks burned red in embarrassment and discomfort.
"Gene, is that all you ever think about?" he asked, his fists clenching at his sides. "It's not like that when I'm with Hanmyo. We're friends and that's all."
He nodded, startled by his anger. "All right. Sorry," he said, and walked away.
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It was noon and Hanmyo sat in the park with her two cats, Kemi and Mata. She was waiting for Jim to meet her.
"Hanmyo," Kemi said. "We must leave this place soon."
She turned to her and said, "You know what Hazanko said, he wants the Outlaw Star and Melfina before we leave."
Mata jumped up on her lap. "You care for that boy too much. You have more important things to do than be with him. You know that."
Hanmyo looked away. She felt heartbroken. She felt herself being torn apart between love and war. "I can't help it, you guys. Jim was so nice to me and he makes me smile."
"It's making you soft," Kemi said. "Too soft in fact."
She sighed, frowning. She knew they were right, they always are. But she'd rather be happy with Jim, instead of being mad with the enemy.
--
Jim ran toward the fountain with the pink rose in his tight grasp. A smile was planted on his face and a twinkle sparkled in his eye. He doesn't remember being this happy in his whole entire life. He never felt like this before, except with Aisha, but it wasn't this strong. This was big and he wanted it to last forever.
He reached the fountain and slowed down. Hanmyo sat there with her two cats, smiling happily at him. She said something to the cats that he didn't hear and they trotted away. She jumped off the fountain and ran toward him, waving her hand wildly.
"Jim! I'm so glad you came!" she shouted, and hugged him once she was close enough to him.
He blushed as he felt her arms tightly wrapping around him. "Hi Hanmyo," he said nervously.
She let him go and backed away a few steps. She looked at the rose in his hands and looked up at him. "What's that in your hands, Jim? Is it for me?"
He nodded and handed it to her. She carefully took it from him, making sure she didn't get pricked by the thorns. She lifted it to her nose and smelled it's sweet scent. She smiled at him adoringly, slightly tilting her head.
"Thank you very much," she said. "It's pretty. I've never gotten a rose before. When I think about it, I don't think I ever got a flower before."
"Well now you have," he said.
"Yeah," she replied. "I suppose so."
They sat down on the edge of the fountain. The sun was directly above them, casting its light over the park. The rays that shone through the fountain's water, made tiny rainbows on top of it. It was a perfect day and their perfect moment. He didn't want it to end.
"This is fate, Jim," she said. "Only fate would bring us together like this. Don't you think so?"
He blushed as he felt her hand slip into his. "Uh… I guess."
"You confuse me," she said, and giggled. "But that's what I like about you. You just have this weird quality about you that draws me to you. I'm not sure what it is…Maybe it's love."
As Jim was about to reply, his walkie-talkie started to go off. He pulled it out from his belt and saw that it was Gene. "Sorry, Hanmyo, but I have to take this call. Hold on a minute."
She nodded. "Sure."
He walked a few feet away from her, his back facing her. "Gene? What it is?"
"Jim? Where are you?" he asked, his voice scratchy.
"In the park," he replied. "Why?"
"We have to go, Jim. Suzuka said she overheard voices while she was in her room. They said they wanted the Outlaw Star and Melfina," he said. "So stop whatever you're doing and get down here now."
He sighed. He was disappointed. He didn't want to leave Hanmyo; not yet. They just met, really, and he wanted to be with her longer. But he should've known not to get attached to her, because he would have to say good-bye to her eventually. But still, it was too soon for him.
"Jim?" Gene said. "You still there, kid?"
"Yeah, I'm here," he replied, scratching his hair. "I'll be there soon."
"Great," he said. "See ya."
He clipped the walkie-talkie back on his belt and turned to Hanmyo. But when he looked at the fountain, she wasn't there. Only a piece of paper rested on the edge of it. She was gone…
He walked over to the fountain and picked up the piece of paper. It read:
Jim,
I'm sorry that I couldn't say good-bye to you properly,
but I'm afraid that it might be a long time till we see each
other again. I want you to know that I'll always think about you
whenever smell a rose's sweet scent or when I see another
fountain of water. I hope you will be thinking of me also.
Whenever you feel lonely or sad, just remember that I'm
out there thinking of you. I'll miss you, Jim.
Dreaming of you,
Hanmyo
Jim held back his tears and placed the paper in his pocket. He walked back to the ship with his head down in grief…
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