enjoy... lol ^_^ okay yeah, i'm wasn't really planning to talk about where hinako had to go so this is going to be in touya's POV unless hinako decides to come back... ^_^


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disclaimer: i only own hinako/love card... :(




CH.8 - Old Fashioned Girl




[Going To Kinomoto Residence]


I went to pick up my little sister with Yukito. He was talking animatedly about some new delicacy that he had recently discovered. "Toya-kun, you should try it; Want to come over today?" I looked at his smiling face and felt a smile creep up my face.

Before I had a chance to reply, Sakura came. She was skating as fast as she could and when she zipped past us we felt the wind blowing, and it almost felt like a storm would come. This was one of those rare chances, even though I make up for it by making my own.

"Kaijuu! You're going to run over someone's house!!" I yelled, enjoying myself. It was a peaceful morning, unlike the ones I have had recently. I had to pedal quickly to catch up with Sakura and when I finally did, we were home. "See ya later, Yuki." I called out, forgetting at the moment about his offer.

I went inside and had a weird feeling. Something felt empty. Then I heard Sakura cry out.

I ran to the kitchen where Sakura was crying. I looked at her critically when I saw that she was not hurt but then I noticed something different. Oh! Hinako isn't here! I wonder where she went. Then I realized that I just said the last part out loud. Sakura looked up with watery eyes, then shoved a piece of paper to my hand.

I read the first few lines before I stopped. Why is she gone? She must have told us somewhere. I read the rest of the letter quickly, but found no reason, no explanation. All that I noticed was that she used some fancy writing that no one would use. It gave me a question to ponder. It was kind of like how she had no reason for staying at our house in the first place.

There was one line though that I kept reading over and over. My love spreads to all of you. My love spreads to all of you. My love spreads to all of you. My love spreads to all of you. I would have kept reading that over and over if my father had not come in. I forced my eyes out of the page as he asked, "Where's Hinako-san?" I could feel my face become hard. I gave him the paper and went upstairs to try and get my mind off things.


[Dinner Time]
Those words kept gnawing at my head for some reason. It just seemed very strange to me. =Just think about it later. You'll figure it out Touya.= Just then my father called out, "Children! Dinner is ready!"

Father seems to be back to his old, busy self. He was still pretty busy even with Hinako doing the house work but now I guess he'll have to do everything again. The food he served seemed a bit plain compared to Hinako's cooking. Hers seemed somehow exotic. But I didn't complain; Father's food is good too. The table seemed quiet. Then Sakura suddenly asked me, "What's wrong onii-chan? You're awfully quiet tonight." I looked up a bit startled, but since it was Sakura... "Of course something's wrong, kaijuu. I think you ran over a poor cat on the way home today." I smirked, even though I didn't even feel like moving my muscles. I could see her veins popping out and she yelled, "I'm NOT a kaijuu!!! And I did NOT run over a cat!!! You're so mean, onii-chan!!!!!!" I laughed. Now it seems more like old times. We hadn't teased each other much since Hinako had moved in with us. I don't know why, but whenever she was around, I felt something strange about her.

I had not wanted to sound rude so I did not say anything, but I could feel it. She was always around when Sakura seemed to get a bit annoying or when I or Sakura was in a bad mood. It felt strange to have a complete stranger around you so I tried to limit myself from trying to figure out what it was about her that bothered me so much.

After dinner, I excused myself and went to look for the letter Hinako left. When I found it, I went upstairs and read it over.


=Please wear them for me or at least keep them somewhere safe
for perhaps I may come back someday and wish to see the
tokens I have left for the ones I feel grateful too.=


What? I read it over.


=I may come back someday and wish to see the
tokens I have left for the ones I feel grateful too.=


=I may come back someday and wish to see the
tokens I have left=


=see the tokens I have left=


=tokens=


What tokens? I went back downstairs and asked my father if he knew where a few bracelets were. He nodded and pointed into his study. I went in there. It didn't take me long to find them. It was practically glowing in the dark. I picked them up.

Each one seemed different in appearance. One was a bit pink and had wing designs on it. I put that one aside and looked at another one. This one was much darker. It was more of a bluish-black and it had sun designs on it. I looked at it for a moment before I looked at the last one in my hand. This one was a reddish-brown and the design was... more of a vine. I put it on. Just for her sake, since she's gone and everything.


(I tried to make each color match up with their powers... lol pink for sakura... i'm not sure about a clow reed one so i made it blue... people seem to associate it that way anyway, with eriol... and for touya... i had no clue so that's why it's reddish brown... ^_^ feel free to correct me...)


When I finally got the clasp to click I felt a surge of energy. It confused me for a bit and I shook my head to get that feeling out. I had to look at the letter again. Something about the letter, like Hinako, disturbed me. I looked it over carefully. There was nothing different about this paper... but... there's something there... *yawn* I think I have to go to bed. I'll just find out later.


[Next Morning]
Something cool touched my cheek. I bolted up, but there was nothing there. I rubbed my eyes and looked at the clock. Five o'clock. I have two more hours but I couldn't sleep. I took a shower, dressed, and went outside.

I wandered around not really noticing where I was going, and ended up in the park. I remembered the time I had first seen Hinako. She was near Yukito when I called him to go to a game. At the time, I was jealous that Yukito might have found someone else to be friends with. Now I thought of that as stupid. As little as I know her, I know that she would never want anyone to lose a friend.

Then I smiled remembering how I saw her running out the door a few hours later. I had first thought it was Sakura's friend, Tomoyo. I sighed. She looks a bit like Tomoyo, except maybe an older version. And she seems stronger somehow. Tomoyo looks delicate like a china doll, and while Hinako looks the same way, she has lived with us long enough for me to know that she's not as weak as she looks.

I wonder why she never went to school. I mean, since she was 17, shouldn't she be in high school? I remembered the letter. The writing... it seems so... old fashioned... Wait... Everything about her and everything she did seemed old fashioned! Hm, maybe I'm getting somewhere...

I got up from the bench I found myself sitting on and went to the house to get ready for another day of school.




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okay, yeah, i think i'll have one or two more chaps... and if everything seems like it's starting to get a bit rushed... then pooey... the same was with my other fic... it's like that cuz i have nothing else to write... hahaha...