Chapter Sixteen: Just friends?
"I can't believe you said that!" Yukari exclaimed during lunch, "That's so mean!"
Merle, who has hardly even touched her favorite tuna sandwich, replied miserably, "Will you guys stop it? I feel bad enough already, I don't need you guys reminding me every second what a horrible person I am…" Merle has just told her friends about her recent encounter with Folken. Ever since this morning, she has been feeling like crap.
"What are you going to do about it?" Millerna asked as she finished her salad.
"Find him and apologize…"
"You crazy? He'll probably rip your head off! You're lucky he didn't do anything to you in the library. If I were you, I'd stay as far away from him as I possibly can. You don't have any class with Folken do you?"
Merle shook her head silently.
"If it makes you feel any better, we'll come with you." Hitomi gave her friend an encouraging smile.
"Na…" Merle sighed, "thanks for suggesting though. This is my mess and I'll fix it by myself."
***
"Van!" Hitomi yelled, trying to catch up with the MGM before he entered class. She needed to clear out a few things with him. Starting with what happened last night. Hitomi knew she had to pick which guy she wanted to be with. And after hearing what Allen said this morning, she made a decision.
'I'm going to get this over with, and I'm not going to regret it,' she thought to herself. 'What happened last night with Van was wrong. Even if nothing actually happened, it was wrong of me to have wanted something to happen. I'm with Allen, he loves me, and I'm happy. It's not fair to him if I continue to have feelings for Van. Great, now just how am I going to say this to Van without sounding like an complete idiot?'
"I need to talk to you," She said.
"Okay."
"I know we have a class to get to but this can't wait."
"Fine."
"Cause it's important and I need you to know how I feel."
"Go ahead, shoot."
Hitomi paused for a moment, replaying what she was going to say in her head. "Maybe it can wait, we need to get to class." she suddenly changed her mind.
"Hitomi what's wrong?" Van asked, looking very amused. "You were all excited about telling me something, saying how it couldn't wait, and now you've decided not to tell me after all?"
"It's just I was---it's about---play---coffee shop---the kiss---and you left---I can't stop thinking ---this morning---Allen---'tamed the beast' …" she stopped realizing that she made absolutely no sense at all.
"You know what, maybe it can wait. I think you need to think about what you want to say before you actually tell me." Van said smiling.
"But I have thought about it-"
*Riiinnnnggg*
"There's the bell, gotta go. See ya later." Van gave her a quick peck on the cheek and ran down the hall.
Hitomi lifted her hand to touch her cheek and blushed, 'Okay, that went very well.' (A/N: I'm still debating if that's sarcasm or if she really meant it. ^_^)
***
"Good job everyone! See you tomorrow." Steve called out through his microphone. Once the announcement was made, everyone gathered their things and ran out the door.
Hitomi giggled as she heard someone say, "Man that guy is crazy. It's like he's trying to work as to death."
She scanned the stage looking for Allen. 'Ah, there he is…I think it's my turn to scare him" she thought smiling. She slowly walked towards to stairs, making sure not to make a sound.
"Boo!" Hitomi screamed as she jumped his back.
"Hey 'Tomi," Allen smiled as he turned around.
She made a sad face and said, "you weren't surprised?"
"*Smiles* I heard you coming up behind me."
"Than why didn't you turn around?" she asked suspiciously.
"I didn't want to ruin your fun."
"Than next time, at lest try to act surprised."
"Okay, I'll keep that in mind. How 'bout I take you out for dinner to make up for this?" Allen suggested.
"Sure, but first…" Hitomi smiled playfully and pulled Allen in for a deep kiss. She was happy to see that her boyfriend was controlling himself better than this morning.
But her happiness didn't last long; right after they pulled apart, Hitomi saw a figure from run out the door. It took a minute for her to register the picture and to realize who it was that slammed the auditorium door so hard.
'Oh my god…that was Van!'
Hitomi broke apart from Allen's embrace and ran out the door after him. Before she exited the room, she yelled back, "sorry Allen, there's something I have to do. Don't leave, I'll be right back!"
***
"Van!" Hitomi called out. "Wait for me!" She ran towards his jeep. "I have to explain!!!" It was times like this that Hitomi was grateful that she was on the track team.
"Stop Van! Listen to me!" she grabbed the door handle right before Van turned on the engine.
"Why so you can lie to me again?" Van snapped.
Hitomi took a step back, shocked by his tone of voice.
"What are you talking about? I never lied to you about anything" she yelled back, unable to control her anger.
"Ha!" Van laughed sarcastically, "So everything that happened was just a figure of my imagination?"
"Nothing happened! I didn't do anything! You said that we would just be friends!"
"Oh so it's all my fault? Damnit Hitomi! Stop lying! Who almost kissed who? You must be some freaking robot if you didn't feel anything last night! And who was the one that came running up to me this morning, trying to tell me something. I'm not blind! I could see it in your eyes!"
Hitomi tried to say something but no matter how hard she tried, nothing came out. She was like in one of those nightmares where you want to scream but your throat just wouldn't respond. She was suddenly struck by a new wave of emotions but this time, she started to shake. Maybe it was the fact that she finally began to feel the cold air, or maybe it was the look in Van's eyes that gave her the chills: a look that could freeze hell.
"You right, I didn't want to be just friends." Van continued a few minutes later with a softer voice. " From the moment I saw you, I knew I wanted to be more than that. I thought you finally came to you senses this morning and that you felt the same way…" Van let out a low bitter laugh, "but I was wrong…damn was I wrong." And with that, he slammed his car door and drove off.
***Very dramatic chapter. Sigh~ That bitch, how can Hitomi do a thing like that to Van? Sniff sniff. Oh well I hoped you liked this chapter. Btw, one of my friends just started a really kool fic. Really really good. Damn can she write. Well if you into horses and that kind of stuff, be sure to check her fic out "In A Heartbeat" by Scharm0119. Ne ways, R&R and I'll try to get the next chapter up as soon as possible. Later and keep those reviews coming in! ^_^ Bishouji88***
"I can't believe you said that!" Yukari exclaimed during lunch, "That's so mean!"
Merle, who has hardly even touched her favorite tuna sandwich, replied miserably, "Will you guys stop it? I feel bad enough already, I don't need you guys reminding me every second what a horrible person I am…" Merle has just told her friends about her recent encounter with Folken. Ever since this morning, she has been feeling like crap.
"What are you going to do about it?" Millerna asked as she finished her salad.
"Find him and apologize…"
"You crazy? He'll probably rip your head off! You're lucky he didn't do anything to you in the library. If I were you, I'd stay as far away from him as I possibly can. You don't have any class with Folken do you?"
Merle shook her head silently.
"If it makes you feel any better, we'll come with you." Hitomi gave her friend an encouraging smile.
"Na…" Merle sighed, "thanks for suggesting though. This is my mess and I'll fix it by myself."
***
"Van!" Hitomi yelled, trying to catch up with the MGM before he entered class. She needed to clear out a few things with him. Starting with what happened last night. Hitomi knew she had to pick which guy she wanted to be with. And after hearing what Allen said this morning, she made a decision.
'I'm going to get this over with, and I'm not going to regret it,' she thought to herself. 'What happened last night with Van was wrong. Even if nothing actually happened, it was wrong of me to have wanted something to happen. I'm with Allen, he loves me, and I'm happy. It's not fair to him if I continue to have feelings for Van. Great, now just how am I going to say this to Van without sounding like an complete idiot?'
"I need to talk to you," She said.
"Okay."
"I know we have a class to get to but this can't wait."
"Fine."
"Cause it's important and I need you to know how I feel."
"Go ahead, shoot."
Hitomi paused for a moment, replaying what she was going to say in her head. "Maybe it can wait, we need to get to class." she suddenly changed her mind.
"Hitomi what's wrong?" Van asked, looking very amused. "You were all excited about telling me something, saying how it couldn't wait, and now you've decided not to tell me after all?"
"It's just I was---it's about---play---coffee shop---the kiss---and you left---I can't stop thinking ---this morning---Allen---'tamed the beast' …" she stopped realizing that she made absolutely no sense at all.
"You know what, maybe it can wait. I think you need to think about what you want to say before you actually tell me." Van said smiling.
"But I have thought about it-"
*Riiinnnnggg*
"There's the bell, gotta go. See ya later." Van gave her a quick peck on the cheek and ran down the hall.
Hitomi lifted her hand to touch her cheek and blushed, 'Okay, that went very well.' (A/N: I'm still debating if that's sarcasm or if she really meant it. ^_^)
***
"Good job everyone! See you tomorrow." Steve called out through his microphone. Once the announcement was made, everyone gathered their things and ran out the door.
Hitomi giggled as she heard someone say, "Man that guy is crazy. It's like he's trying to work as to death."
She scanned the stage looking for Allen. 'Ah, there he is…I think it's my turn to scare him" she thought smiling. She slowly walked towards to stairs, making sure not to make a sound.
"Boo!" Hitomi screamed as she jumped his back.
"Hey 'Tomi," Allen smiled as he turned around.
She made a sad face and said, "you weren't surprised?"
"*Smiles* I heard you coming up behind me."
"Than why didn't you turn around?" she asked suspiciously.
"I didn't want to ruin your fun."
"Than next time, at lest try to act surprised."
"Okay, I'll keep that in mind. How 'bout I take you out for dinner to make up for this?" Allen suggested.
"Sure, but first…" Hitomi smiled playfully and pulled Allen in for a deep kiss. She was happy to see that her boyfriend was controlling himself better than this morning.
But her happiness didn't last long; right after they pulled apart, Hitomi saw a figure from run out the door. It took a minute for her to register the picture and to realize who it was that slammed the auditorium door so hard.
'Oh my god…that was Van!'
Hitomi broke apart from Allen's embrace and ran out the door after him. Before she exited the room, she yelled back, "sorry Allen, there's something I have to do. Don't leave, I'll be right back!"
***
"Van!" Hitomi called out. "Wait for me!" She ran towards his jeep. "I have to explain!!!" It was times like this that Hitomi was grateful that she was on the track team.
"Stop Van! Listen to me!" she grabbed the door handle right before Van turned on the engine.
"Why so you can lie to me again?" Van snapped.
Hitomi took a step back, shocked by his tone of voice.
"What are you talking about? I never lied to you about anything" she yelled back, unable to control her anger.
"Ha!" Van laughed sarcastically, "So everything that happened was just a figure of my imagination?"
"Nothing happened! I didn't do anything! You said that we would just be friends!"
"Oh so it's all my fault? Damnit Hitomi! Stop lying! Who almost kissed who? You must be some freaking robot if you didn't feel anything last night! And who was the one that came running up to me this morning, trying to tell me something. I'm not blind! I could see it in your eyes!"
Hitomi tried to say something but no matter how hard she tried, nothing came out. She was like in one of those nightmares where you want to scream but your throat just wouldn't respond. She was suddenly struck by a new wave of emotions but this time, she started to shake. Maybe it was the fact that she finally began to feel the cold air, or maybe it was the look in Van's eyes that gave her the chills: a look that could freeze hell.
"You right, I didn't want to be just friends." Van continued a few minutes later with a softer voice. " From the moment I saw you, I knew I wanted to be more than that. I thought you finally came to you senses this morning and that you felt the same way…" Van let out a low bitter laugh, "but I was wrong…damn was I wrong." And with that, he slammed his car door and drove off.
***Very dramatic chapter. Sigh~ That bitch, how can Hitomi do a thing like that to Van? Sniff sniff. Oh well I hoped you liked this chapter. Btw, one of my friends just started a really kool fic. Really really good. Damn can she write. Well if you into horses and that kind of stuff, be sure to check her fic out "In A Heartbeat" by Scharm0119. Ne ways, R&R and I'll try to get the next chapter up as soon as possible. Later and keep those reviews coming in! ^_^ Bishouji88***