Chapter Nine: Hurt
"Baby, I'm sorry about tonight," Allen started as they arrived at Hitomi's house. They didn't say a word during the whole ride mainly because she was still shocked about what happened. "I should have been there, I just went over to say hi to some friends and guess I got carried away…" he finished. Hitomi was still not saying a word. "Can we kiss and make up?" Allen asked hopefully.
After a long moment of silence she answered, "No, we can't…I…I don't think we should see each other any more Allen…"
'No way! She cannot be dumping me. After what happened tonight, I'd be the laughing stock of the whole school. Could I really be losing me touch?' Allen panicked. "Baby I'm really sorry, please let me make it up to you, I really like you and I think we can have something special." (A/N: god is he corny or what? ~_~;)
Hitomi slowly turned her head to face Allen, from the look on her face; he could tell that he had won. "I have to go," she said almost smiling, "I'll see you around."
"I'll call you!" Allen cried out to Hitomi as she walked into her house. 'I'll show that Van, no one steals a girl from Allen Shezar!' he thought smiling to himself.
***
"Are you okay?" a very handsome guy asked Millerna as they were dancing to a slow song.
"I'm fine Dryden, *sigh*, I'm just worried about my friend Hitomi," the blond girl reassured her date.
"If you want, I can take you home and you can call her or something," he asked deeply concern.
"It's okay, I'll call her later, I don't want to ruin our date," she replied smiling. 'He is very charming and considerate and, He knows how to treat a girl. Allen can sure take a few pointers from him. *Sigh*, I really hope Hitomi is okay…' Millerna thought as she snuggled closer to Dryden.
***
"Honey, your home early," Mrs. Kansaki said to her daughter as she entered the living room. "Did you have a good time? You don't look too well."
"I'm fine mom," Hitomi said while walking up to give her mom a hug. "I'm going up stairs to take a bath."
"Okay," her mom answered still looking worried. "Honey, if you need anything, you know I'm always here," she added comforting Hitomi. The young woman replied by giving her mom a warm hearted smile.
***
'Ah…it sure feels good to take a long hot bath after what happened tonight,' Hitomi thought was she lied in her bathtub. 'I can't believe they have creeps like that in our school, they should be expelled!… I don't know what would have happened tonight if Van wasn't there. Van…Allen…god, my head hurts from just thinking about them but I'm still really glad he decided to come to the dance. Allen can really be a jerk sometimes… but he does seem like he cares about me and I've waited too long for this to just let it drop without trying. I mean, no one ever said love would be easy. (A/N: HA! like she knows…*ggls*) Damn, I hope Merle isn't still pissed at me, it's not like I asked Van to like me. Oh no! Does she even know about that? If she does than she might think the reason I didn't fix them up is because I like him too. *Sigh* When did my life become this complicated? All I wanted was to be with Allen and be happy. Now, one of my best friends is really mad at me and the whole school is probably talking about what happened tonight. It's going to be some hell of a day tomorrow…'
*The next day at school*
Hitomi has just finished lunch and was walking back to her locker. 'Just as I thought, Merle is still mad and everywhere I go, people are staring at me. Well at least I've been able to avoid Van all morning. I'm going have to face him sooner or later considering he sits next to me in French…' Hitomi thought to herself as she gathered her books for her next class. Suddenly, a figure distracted her from her thoughts. 'Oh no! Not now!' Coming down the hall way was Van. He looked extremely good in his sleeveless red shirt.
"Hey" he said quietly as he approached her.
"Hi," Hitomi greeted him back, "so…" Hitomi was thinking very hard on what should say. It was hard considering the fact that she didn't even know if she should to start a conversation. "I want to thank you for last night and apologized for Allen. He can be really stubborn at times-"
"You don't need to thank me, it was no big deal but for the Allen part, you shouldn't be apologizing for him. He shouldn't have left you alone; I mean you were his date weren't you? It was his responsibility to take care of you. You're drop-dead gorgeous and if you were mine I'd make sure-" he stopped quickly, realizing what he just said. "I'm sorry, it wasn't supposed to come out that way…"
"It's okay," Hitomi said feeling very uneasy. "Look, I have to get to class, Allen is waiting for me…"
"So you're still dating him?"
"Yeah…I talked to him and he's not going to bother you anymore. I told him that there's nothing going on between us and that we're just good friends."
"Is that really how you feel?" Van asked looking hurt.
"Yes," she replied firmly, although she was shaking inside. "I really hafta go, I'll see you around," Hitomi said walking away.
"Wait!" she heard him call out. She slowly turned around, afraid to hear what he was about to say.
"Just tell me one thing Hitomi," he started slowly, "tell me why is it you date him."
She was shocked by this question, 'out of everything, why did he ask that?' she wondered. She thought for a moment, finally she said the only thing she could, "I don't know…" It was true; she was unable to think of any reason. Before Van had a chance to reply, the bell ran and Hitomi walked away rapidly, afraid of looking back.
Van just stood there and watched her walk away…
~Do you want me…
Like I want you,
Or am I standing still
Beneath the darkened sky,
Or am I standing still
Out of the corner of my eye…
Was that you that pasted me by~
~Jewel, Standing Still
***Sad isn't it? ~Sigh! Don't worry, incase I haven't mentioned it before this is a V&H fic so that's not the last you'll hear of him! ^_^ Hope you liked it. Next up, what happens when the French class is sponsoring a play? What play will it be and who will get the lead parts? Hint: it's not Romeo and Juliet. I personally think it's dumb how whenever there's a play, it always seem to be the one. I'm not saying it's bad (I love Romeo and Juliet) but I think people should be a lil original once in a while; it gets kinda boring when everyone is doing the same thing. don't ya think? Ne ways, I'll leave you here, if I don't I probably won't be able to shut up. ^_^ As always, R&R!!!
"Baby, I'm sorry about tonight," Allen started as they arrived at Hitomi's house. They didn't say a word during the whole ride mainly because she was still shocked about what happened. "I should have been there, I just went over to say hi to some friends and guess I got carried away…" he finished. Hitomi was still not saying a word. "Can we kiss and make up?" Allen asked hopefully.
After a long moment of silence she answered, "No, we can't…I…I don't think we should see each other any more Allen…"
'No way! She cannot be dumping me. After what happened tonight, I'd be the laughing stock of the whole school. Could I really be losing me touch?' Allen panicked. "Baby I'm really sorry, please let me make it up to you, I really like you and I think we can have something special." (A/N: god is he corny or what? ~_~;)
Hitomi slowly turned her head to face Allen, from the look on her face; he could tell that he had won. "I have to go," she said almost smiling, "I'll see you around."
"I'll call you!" Allen cried out to Hitomi as she walked into her house. 'I'll show that Van, no one steals a girl from Allen Shezar!' he thought smiling to himself.
***
"Are you okay?" a very handsome guy asked Millerna as they were dancing to a slow song.
"I'm fine Dryden, *sigh*, I'm just worried about my friend Hitomi," the blond girl reassured her date.
"If you want, I can take you home and you can call her or something," he asked deeply concern.
"It's okay, I'll call her later, I don't want to ruin our date," she replied smiling. 'He is very charming and considerate and, He knows how to treat a girl. Allen can sure take a few pointers from him. *Sigh*, I really hope Hitomi is okay…' Millerna thought as she snuggled closer to Dryden.
***
"Honey, your home early," Mrs. Kansaki said to her daughter as she entered the living room. "Did you have a good time? You don't look too well."
"I'm fine mom," Hitomi said while walking up to give her mom a hug. "I'm going up stairs to take a bath."
"Okay," her mom answered still looking worried. "Honey, if you need anything, you know I'm always here," she added comforting Hitomi. The young woman replied by giving her mom a warm hearted smile.
***
'Ah…it sure feels good to take a long hot bath after what happened tonight,' Hitomi thought was she lied in her bathtub. 'I can't believe they have creeps like that in our school, they should be expelled!… I don't know what would have happened tonight if Van wasn't there. Van…Allen…god, my head hurts from just thinking about them but I'm still really glad he decided to come to the dance. Allen can really be a jerk sometimes… but he does seem like he cares about me and I've waited too long for this to just let it drop without trying. I mean, no one ever said love would be easy. (A/N: HA! like she knows…*ggls*) Damn, I hope Merle isn't still pissed at me, it's not like I asked Van to like me. Oh no! Does she even know about that? If she does than she might think the reason I didn't fix them up is because I like him too. *Sigh* When did my life become this complicated? All I wanted was to be with Allen and be happy. Now, one of my best friends is really mad at me and the whole school is probably talking about what happened tonight. It's going to be some hell of a day tomorrow…'
*The next day at school*
Hitomi has just finished lunch and was walking back to her locker. 'Just as I thought, Merle is still mad and everywhere I go, people are staring at me. Well at least I've been able to avoid Van all morning. I'm going have to face him sooner or later considering he sits next to me in French…' Hitomi thought to herself as she gathered her books for her next class. Suddenly, a figure distracted her from her thoughts. 'Oh no! Not now!' Coming down the hall way was Van. He looked extremely good in his sleeveless red shirt.
"Hey" he said quietly as he approached her.
"Hi," Hitomi greeted him back, "so…" Hitomi was thinking very hard on what should say. It was hard considering the fact that she didn't even know if she should to start a conversation. "I want to thank you for last night and apologized for Allen. He can be really stubborn at times-"
"You don't need to thank me, it was no big deal but for the Allen part, you shouldn't be apologizing for him. He shouldn't have left you alone; I mean you were his date weren't you? It was his responsibility to take care of you. You're drop-dead gorgeous and if you were mine I'd make sure-" he stopped quickly, realizing what he just said. "I'm sorry, it wasn't supposed to come out that way…"
"It's okay," Hitomi said feeling very uneasy. "Look, I have to get to class, Allen is waiting for me…"
"So you're still dating him?"
"Yeah…I talked to him and he's not going to bother you anymore. I told him that there's nothing going on between us and that we're just good friends."
"Is that really how you feel?" Van asked looking hurt.
"Yes," she replied firmly, although she was shaking inside. "I really hafta go, I'll see you around," Hitomi said walking away.
"Wait!" she heard him call out. She slowly turned around, afraid to hear what he was about to say.
"Just tell me one thing Hitomi," he started slowly, "tell me why is it you date him."
She was shocked by this question, 'out of everything, why did he ask that?' she wondered. She thought for a moment, finally she said the only thing she could, "I don't know…" It was true; she was unable to think of any reason. Before Van had a chance to reply, the bell ran and Hitomi walked away rapidly, afraid of looking back.
Van just stood there and watched her walk away…
~Do you want me…
Like I want you,
Or am I standing still
Beneath the darkened sky,
Or am I standing still
Out of the corner of my eye…
Was that you that pasted me by~
~Jewel, Standing Still
***Sad isn't it? ~Sigh! Don't worry, incase I haven't mentioned it before this is a V&H fic so that's not the last you'll hear of him! ^_^ Hope you liked it. Next up, what happens when the French class is sponsoring a play? What play will it be and who will get the lead parts? Hint: it's not Romeo and Juliet. I personally think it's dumb how whenever there's a play, it always seem to be the one. I'm not saying it's bad (I love Romeo and Juliet) but I think people should be a lil original once in a while; it gets kinda boring when everyone is doing the same thing. don't ya think? Ne ways, I'll leave you here, if I don't I probably won't be able to shut up. ^_^ As always, R&R!!!