Chapter Fourteen: New Encounter
"So you guys are only friends after all?" Merle asked Hitomi as she put the finishing touch to her nails. The girls ended up spending the night at Hitomi's house, catching up on each other's lives. It was just like old times and they seem to have forgotten all about the fight.
"I really don't know, I know that I really like Allen but I'm also attracted to Van." Hitomi said playing with her hair. "It's just that he's always there when I need him, and when I'm with him, I feel...safe, like there's no other place in the world that I rather be."
Merle struggled to keep her own emotions under control.
Sensing her friend's discomfort, Hitomi quickly apologized, "Look, I'm sorry. Here I am, all caught up in my own affairs. I didn't even stop to think that you might you feel uneasy with all this talk about Van."
"It's okay" Merle said, managing to smile. "I'm over him."
"Yeah right! If there's one thing you can't do, it's lie."
Merle pretended to get up to grab some more nail polish. She really just didn't want to face Hitomi right then. It wasn't that she didn't trust her friend; Merle was never good with confessions. She didn't want to make Hitomi feel bad because deep down, she knew exactly how Hitomi felt about Van. "No, I really am." She said sitting back down, onto her pink sleeping bag.
"Merle," Hitomi said with a serious tone, "I don't want you to give him up because I'm confused about my feelings. Van deserves someone who is totally dedicated to him. Someone like you..."
"But he-"
"Girls, it's late, you better be getting back to sleep," Mrs. Kansaki said knocking on Hitomi's door, "tomorrow is a school day and you young ladies better not be complaining when I wake you up."
"Kay, thanks mom, good night!"
"Yeah, night Mrs. Kansaki."
"As I was saying," Merle started after she was sure they were alone.
"Merle, I really don't want to talk about it anymore. Let's just go to sleep okay?"
"Fine" Merle sighed.
10 mins later, they finally put away all the cosmetics and settled down in their sleeping bags.
"Hey Merle?" Hitomi asked quietly
"Yeah?"
"Thanks for being such a good friend."
All Merle did was smile as she slowly drifted into sleep.
***
"Hey guys! Glad to see you made it on time." Yukari greeted them the next day with a huge smile.
"That's because I pulled sleeping beauty here out of bed." Merle giggled.
"Oh really? So you guys are friends again?" Millerna asked as she detangled herself from Dryden's embrace.
"No way, how can anyone be friends with her?" Hitomi joked.
"Wait you guys were fighting?" Amano asked as he tried to stuff the remaining parts of his bagel into his mouth before the first bell rings.
"Did you guys hear about Folken?" Yukari asked, ignoring his comment.
"Yeah didn't he get kicked off the football team or something?" Merle asked with interest.
"He did, for getting into a big fight." Dryden said causally. "That guy has got one hell of a temper."
"And he's got one hell of a body too but I heard he hasn't dated anyone ever since his girlfriend died in a car accident last year." Merle sighed.
"Oh really?" Millerna asked smiling.
"Okay, you sound a little bit too enthusiastic there," Dryden said pulling his girlfriend towards him, "why would you be interested in him when you got me?"
"Oh great, just let out of here before they start sucking lips again." Yukari said making a face.
"There nothing wrong showing a little affection in public." Amano said.
"Are you suggesting something?" Yukari smiled, putting her arms around him.
"Maybe I am..."
"I think that's our cue to leave." Hitomi directed Merle towards the school entrance.
***
"Why am I the only one without a boyfriend?" Merle complained.
"What happened to Gadeth?" Hitomi opened her locker to get her books for the first half of the day.
"I was never actually attracted to him. I made up that stupid excuse for you could ride home with Allen."
"Oh right I remember that..."
"My life sucks" Merle pouted.
"It's can't be that bad, the right guy will come eventually."
"Sure, speak for yourself. You got two MGMs fighting over you."
***
`Great, all the seats are taken...why does everyone seem to have the same period for study hall as me?' Merle wondered as she walked into the library. `There's got to be one seat open...'
Merle looked around the large room hoping to find an open spot to sit down. She had her hands full of heavy books and need to finish her Spanish homework before next period. At last she found an open table at the far end of the room. It was big but it at lest there was place for her to work. She quickly hurried to the table, afraid that someone else might get there before her.
Although the seat was isolated from everyone else, it was a nice place to sit. There was a window just above it where light shined through; soon Merle found herself actually enjoying the peace and quiet.
`Okay, Spanish...which page is it again?' Merle thought as she flipped through her book.
"Your in my seat."
The voice from behind started Merle so much that she practically jumped out of her seat. Turning around to see where it came from, she found herself staring right at the ex-football player.
His face showed no emotion and his hair was pretty messed up; but somehow, Folken managed to looked extremely sexy. Not sexy like something out of a magazine, but more natural and...well...mysterious. The way he stared back at her gave Merle goosebumps.
"So are you gonna move or what?" His icy tone snapped her back into reality. And for the first time, Merle was speechless.
***So, how did you like this chapter? I decided to write a few stuff on Merle cuz I feel bad for her. It's seems that she's always alone in every fanfic I read. And it gave me a good reason to add Folken (hint, hint). But don't worry, this is still a V&H fic. ^_^ I wanna thank all of you who like my fic. I'm so glad that you enjoy it and if it weren't for you guys, I probably would have stopped writing after getting the flames. I luv y'all and I hope you keep on reviewing! Later, Bishouji88***
"So you guys are only friends after all?" Merle asked Hitomi as she put the finishing touch to her nails. The girls ended up spending the night at Hitomi's house, catching up on each other's lives. It was just like old times and they seem to have forgotten all about the fight.
"I really don't know, I know that I really like Allen but I'm also attracted to Van." Hitomi said playing with her hair. "It's just that he's always there when I need him, and when I'm with him, I feel...safe, like there's no other place in the world that I rather be."
Merle struggled to keep her own emotions under control.
Sensing her friend's discomfort, Hitomi quickly apologized, "Look, I'm sorry. Here I am, all caught up in my own affairs. I didn't even stop to think that you might you feel uneasy with all this talk about Van."
"It's okay" Merle said, managing to smile. "I'm over him."
"Yeah right! If there's one thing you can't do, it's lie."
Merle pretended to get up to grab some more nail polish. She really just didn't want to face Hitomi right then. It wasn't that she didn't trust her friend; Merle was never good with confessions. She didn't want to make Hitomi feel bad because deep down, she knew exactly how Hitomi felt about Van. "No, I really am." She said sitting back down, onto her pink sleeping bag.
"Merle," Hitomi said with a serious tone, "I don't want you to give him up because I'm confused about my feelings. Van deserves someone who is totally dedicated to him. Someone like you..."
"But he-"
"Girls, it's late, you better be getting back to sleep," Mrs. Kansaki said knocking on Hitomi's door, "tomorrow is a school day and you young ladies better not be complaining when I wake you up."
"Kay, thanks mom, good night!"
"Yeah, night Mrs. Kansaki."
"As I was saying," Merle started after she was sure they were alone.
"Merle, I really don't want to talk about it anymore. Let's just go to sleep okay?"
"Fine" Merle sighed.
10 mins later, they finally put away all the cosmetics and settled down in their sleeping bags.
"Hey Merle?" Hitomi asked quietly
"Yeah?"
"Thanks for being such a good friend."
All Merle did was smile as she slowly drifted into sleep.
***
"Hey guys! Glad to see you made it on time." Yukari greeted them the next day with a huge smile.
"That's because I pulled sleeping beauty here out of bed." Merle giggled.
"Oh really? So you guys are friends again?" Millerna asked as she detangled herself from Dryden's embrace.
"No way, how can anyone be friends with her?" Hitomi joked.
"Wait you guys were fighting?" Amano asked as he tried to stuff the remaining parts of his bagel into his mouth before the first bell rings.
"Did you guys hear about Folken?" Yukari asked, ignoring his comment.
"Yeah didn't he get kicked off the football team or something?" Merle asked with interest.
"He did, for getting into a big fight." Dryden said causally. "That guy has got one hell of a temper."
"And he's got one hell of a body too but I heard he hasn't dated anyone ever since his girlfriend died in a car accident last year." Merle sighed.
"Oh really?" Millerna asked smiling.
"Okay, you sound a little bit too enthusiastic there," Dryden said pulling his girlfriend towards him, "why would you be interested in him when you got me?"
"Oh great, just let out of here before they start sucking lips again." Yukari said making a face.
"There nothing wrong showing a little affection in public." Amano said.
"Are you suggesting something?" Yukari smiled, putting her arms around him.
"Maybe I am..."
"I think that's our cue to leave." Hitomi directed Merle towards the school entrance.
***
"Why am I the only one without a boyfriend?" Merle complained.
"What happened to Gadeth?" Hitomi opened her locker to get her books for the first half of the day.
"I was never actually attracted to him. I made up that stupid excuse for you could ride home with Allen."
"Oh right I remember that..."
"My life sucks" Merle pouted.
"It's can't be that bad, the right guy will come eventually."
"Sure, speak for yourself. You got two MGMs fighting over you."
***
`Great, all the seats are taken...why does everyone seem to have the same period for study hall as me?' Merle wondered as she walked into the library. `There's got to be one seat open...'
Merle looked around the large room hoping to find an open spot to sit down. She had her hands full of heavy books and need to finish her Spanish homework before next period. At last she found an open table at the far end of the room. It was big but it at lest there was place for her to work. She quickly hurried to the table, afraid that someone else might get there before her.
Although the seat was isolated from everyone else, it was a nice place to sit. There was a window just above it where light shined through; soon Merle found herself actually enjoying the peace and quiet.
`Okay, Spanish...which page is it again?' Merle thought as she flipped through her book.
"Your in my seat."
The voice from behind started Merle so much that she practically jumped out of her seat. Turning around to see where it came from, she found herself staring right at the ex-football player.
His face showed no emotion and his hair was pretty messed up; but somehow, Folken managed to looked extremely sexy. Not sexy like something out of a magazine, but more natural and...well...mysterious. The way he stared back at her gave Merle goosebumps.
"So are you gonna move or what?" His icy tone snapped her back into reality. And for the first time, Merle was speechless.
***So, how did you like this chapter? I decided to write a few stuff on Merle cuz I feel bad for her. It's seems that she's always alone in every fanfic I read. And it gave me a good reason to add Folken (hint, hint). But don't worry, this is still a V&H fic. ^_^ I wanna thank all of you who like my fic. I'm so glad that you enjoy it and if it weren't for you guys, I probably would have stopped writing after getting the flames. I luv y'all and I hope you keep on reviewing! Later, Bishouji88***