Chapter Nineteen: Caught
"Stay away from me you asshole!" the scream caught Van's attention just as he was getting ready to practice his fighting scene. Dropping his sword without hesitation, he ran in the direction of the noise which led him to the back of the stage. 'I hope no one is hurt," he thought to himself. When he reached the scene, it was obvious that the scream has caught everyone else's attention but Van couldn't see any teachers. Through the huge crowd of people, he could clearly make out the outline of two people struggling.
"Let me go Allen!"
Van could recognize the voice easily. Even if he were sleep, Hitomi's voice would ring in his mind. But this time, it was different; it has lost it natural softness and was now fill with panic and frustration. Despite the fact that he was still mad at her, Van was tempted to help Hitomi.
"I said let me go!" She yelled again.
"Hitomi let me explain," the other person pleaded. Van soon recognized that voice too. It was none other than the famous Allen Shezar. Somehow he wasn't at all surprised to here Allen's voice.
"There's nothing to explain. I know what I saw!"
"But you don't understand…" Hitomi refused to listen and pushed herself away from him, only to be caught in an even stronger hold. "Hitomi…please, calm down."
"You want me to clam down?" she asked raising her voice once more. "Well, I'm sorry, it's not everyday that I walk into MY boyfriend making out with some slut!"
"Hey who you calling slut?" A third voice spoke.
Van turned his head in the direction of the sound. It was then that he saw Meredith standing not far away, with one hand on her hip. She added the final piece to the puzzle, and if he was correct, Hitomi finally found out about Allen's little affair.
"Can't you just leave me alone?" Hitomi asked. This time, she was not yelling anymore, instead she was crying.
Not think twice about his decision, Van pushed through the crowd and went to remove Allen's hand from her arm. "Listen to her! Don't you think you've put her through enough already?" he asked Allen.
Instead of answering, Allen just stared angrily at him and yelled, "What is it with you and my girlfriend? Why are you always trying to play hero?"
"Um, dude? I don't think she wants to be your girlfriend anymore." Someone called out.
"Shut up! I didn't ask you!"
"Let's go, I'll take you home." Van said putting an arm around the trembling girl's shoulder, directing her towards the exit.
"Take you damn hands off of her!" Allen grabbed Van from the behind and roughly, pushed him away.
Before he could react, Hitomi cried out, "STOP IT YOU TWO! I'm not some kind of object for you to fight over, nor am I a damsel in distress who needs to be saved." She paused trying to catch her breath, "All I ever wanted was a normal boyfriend! Not a bastard who cheats one me, or a guy who pretends to care about me but shuts me out the moment I do something wrong. I just wanted to have a normal life! Without neither of you in it!!! SO WHY DON'T YOU ALL JUST LEAVE ME ALONE?" she gave them one last desperate look and ran out the door.
"I've had just about enough with you! Don't you think I know you've had the hots for her ever since you came?" Allen continued to scream at Van.
"Someone go see if she's alright," Van called to the people who were watching the fight.
"Listen to me when I'm talking to you!" he demanded, "Why are you always trying to screw us up?"
"Don't blame me for it! You did that all by yourself!" Van yelled back losing his patience.
Allen couldn't take anymore of this. He pushed Van against the wall and sent a direct punch into his left cheek. Seeing that this fight was starting to get physical, the crowd rushed in and pulled them apart.
"I suggest you go after someone who isn't taken next time!" Allen yelled still struggling to break lose.
"At least I know to keep a great girlfriend when I got one!"
"Gentlemen! That will be enough!" Mr. LaFortain warned, as he finally showed up. "One more word out of either of you and I will file you up for violating the law."
Not wanting to get into any more trouble or fines, the two stopped yelling and waited for the other to release them.
"Now will you please act like civilized beings while I call Mrs. Kanzaki to come pick Hitomi up?" Van and Allen nodded but continued sending each other death glares. "Okay, practice is now cancelled. You may all leave but I want you two in my office." The teacher motioned the two fighters to follow him. People started to whisper as they gathered their belongings but Van couldn't care less. Though his jaw was still hurting, the only thing he could think of was Hitomi.
***
"Are you okay?" Merle asked softly. Merle was preparing to go out just as she received a call from Hitomi's mom asking her to come over to their house. Mrs. Kanzaki filled her in on the news before she talked with Hitomi. Although she did not say so, Merle was not surprise to hear what happened. She never knew what girls saw in Allen and she now hated him for doing this to her best friend. She felt really guilty about introducing them in the first place. Deep inside, she felt responsible.
"Yeah," Hitomi said shaking her head, "I was kinda shocked, but I'm fine now."
"I'm glad to see that you're not breaking down or anything."
Merle decided to spend the night at her friend's house. Feeling that Hitomi needed someone to talk to other than her mother, her offered to stay. She knew that sometimes, it was easier to talk to a friend. The two girls stat on Hitomi's bed, wrapped their sleeping bags around their body to keep warm.
"Well," Hitomi sighed, "I guess I realized that I was depending on guys too much. I always dreamed about having one of those fairy tales love stories. I mean who doesn't? I wanted to met my prince charming so bad that I didn't take the time to see if it was the right person." She said in a distant voice, staring into thin air, "I think deep down, I knew what kind of guy Allen really was. I was just too blinded by my emotions to see it. I don't think I wanted to see it."
Merle didn't say a word, she knew at this point, there was nothing she could do but listen. "I didn't want to just be another one of his flings," Hitomi continued, "I really thought that I was something special to him the day I met his sister and her boyfriend." Merle saw a tear roll down her cheek. "But in the end, Millerna was right. I should have listened to her."
"Don't blame yourself," Merle said reassuringly, giving her friend a little hug, "if I was in your place, I probably would have done the same. You had a crush on him for a long time, it's natural for you to react the way you did when he asked you out."
"When did you become such a expect in relationships?" Hitomi joked, smiling weakly.
"I…" Merle began to blush.
"I'm just kidding," Hitomi giggled but returned to being serious again, "I'm really glad you're here Merle, it means a lot to me."
Merle smiled back and gave a friend another warm hug, "hey, that's what friends are for." She paused for a moment, not knowing if she should ask the next question, "So what are you going to do with Van? Now that you're single."
After thinking awhile, Hitomi finally answered, "I know it sounds stupid but I not sure about my feelings for him."
"He really likes you," her friend pointed out.
"That's why it wouldn't be fair to him and he probably doesn't feel that way about me anymore."
"What do you mean..."
*Ding Dong*
The doorbell interrupted Merle just as she was about to finish her question.
"I wonder who I could be at this time of the day." Hitomi said as she got up from bed to go open the front door. She quietly walked down the stairs, not wanting to wake up her mom who seems to have fallen asleep on the couch. Outside was dark and gloomy; it was hard to see the person through the windows. Merle stayed behind Hitomi and whispered, "Who do you think it is?"
"We'll have to find out." She said slowly opening the door.
***Ooohhhh…who can it be? Sorry it took me such a long time to put this up. Been really really busy and my brain kinda stopped working for a while. Well at lest I managed to write this one. I kinda got tried of Hitomi being all weak and helpless, so I thought it's about time that she stood up for herself. What do you think? Plz R&R!!!***
"Stay away from me you asshole!" the scream caught Van's attention just as he was getting ready to practice his fighting scene. Dropping his sword without hesitation, he ran in the direction of the noise which led him to the back of the stage. 'I hope no one is hurt," he thought to himself. When he reached the scene, it was obvious that the scream has caught everyone else's attention but Van couldn't see any teachers. Through the huge crowd of people, he could clearly make out the outline of two people struggling.
"Let me go Allen!"
Van could recognize the voice easily. Even if he were sleep, Hitomi's voice would ring in his mind. But this time, it was different; it has lost it natural softness and was now fill with panic and frustration. Despite the fact that he was still mad at her, Van was tempted to help Hitomi.
"I said let me go!" She yelled again.
"Hitomi let me explain," the other person pleaded. Van soon recognized that voice too. It was none other than the famous Allen Shezar. Somehow he wasn't at all surprised to here Allen's voice.
"There's nothing to explain. I know what I saw!"
"But you don't understand…" Hitomi refused to listen and pushed herself away from him, only to be caught in an even stronger hold. "Hitomi…please, calm down."
"You want me to clam down?" she asked raising her voice once more. "Well, I'm sorry, it's not everyday that I walk into MY boyfriend making out with some slut!"
"Hey who you calling slut?" A third voice spoke.
Van turned his head in the direction of the sound. It was then that he saw Meredith standing not far away, with one hand on her hip. She added the final piece to the puzzle, and if he was correct, Hitomi finally found out about Allen's little affair.
"Can't you just leave me alone?" Hitomi asked. This time, she was not yelling anymore, instead she was crying.
Not think twice about his decision, Van pushed through the crowd and went to remove Allen's hand from her arm. "Listen to her! Don't you think you've put her through enough already?" he asked Allen.
Instead of answering, Allen just stared angrily at him and yelled, "What is it with you and my girlfriend? Why are you always trying to play hero?"
"Um, dude? I don't think she wants to be your girlfriend anymore." Someone called out.
"Shut up! I didn't ask you!"
"Let's go, I'll take you home." Van said putting an arm around the trembling girl's shoulder, directing her towards the exit.
"Take you damn hands off of her!" Allen grabbed Van from the behind and roughly, pushed him away.
Before he could react, Hitomi cried out, "STOP IT YOU TWO! I'm not some kind of object for you to fight over, nor am I a damsel in distress who needs to be saved." She paused trying to catch her breath, "All I ever wanted was a normal boyfriend! Not a bastard who cheats one me, or a guy who pretends to care about me but shuts me out the moment I do something wrong. I just wanted to have a normal life! Without neither of you in it!!! SO WHY DON'T YOU ALL JUST LEAVE ME ALONE?" she gave them one last desperate look and ran out the door.
"I've had just about enough with you! Don't you think I know you've had the hots for her ever since you came?" Allen continued to scream at Van.
"Someone go see if she's alright," Van called to the people who were watching the fight.
"Listen to me when I'm talking to you!" he demanded, "Why are you always trying to screw us up?"
"Don't blame me for it! You did that all by yourself!" Van yelled back losing his patience.
Allen couldn't take anymore of this. He pushed Van against the wall and sent a direct punch into his left cheek. Seeing that this fight was starting to get physical, the crowd rushed in and pulled them apart.
"I suggest you go after someone who isn't taken next time!" Allen yelled still struggling to break lose.
"At least I know to keep a great girlfriend when I got one!"
"Gentlemen! That will be enough!" Mr. LaFortain warned, as he finally showed up. "One more word out of either of you and I will file you up for violating the law."
Not wanting to get into any more trouble or fines, the two stopped yelling and waited for the other to release them.
"Now will you please act like civilized beings while I call Mrs. Kanzaki to come pick Hitomi up?" Van and Allen nodded but continued sending each other death glares. "Okay, practice is now cancelled. You may all leave but I want you two in my office." The teacher motioned the two fighters to follow him. People started to whisper as they gathered their belongings but Van couldn't care less. Though his jaw was still hurting, the only thing he could think of was Hitomi.
***
"Are you okay?" Merle asked softly. Merle was preparing to go out just as she received a call from Hitomi's mom asking her to come over to their house. Mrs. Kanzaki filled her in on the news before she talked with Hitomi. Although she did not say so, Merle was not surprise to hear what happened. She never knew what girls saw in Allen and she now hated him for doing this to her best friend. She felt really guilty about introducing them in the first place. Deep inside, she felt responsible.
"Yeah," Hitomi said shaking her head, "I was kinda shocked, but I'm fine now."
"I'm glad to see that you're not breaking down or anything."
Merle decided to spend the night at her friend's house. Feeling that Hitomi needed someone to talk to other than her mother, her offered to stay. She knew that sometimes, it was easier to talk to a friend. The two girls stat on Hitomi's bed, wrapped their sleeping bags around their body to keep warm.
"Well," Hitomi sighed, "I guess I realized that I was depending on guys too much. I always dreamed about having one of those fairy tales love stories. I mean who doesn't? I wanted to met my prince charming so bad that I didn't take the time to see if it was the right person." She said in a distant voice, staring into thin air, "I think deep down, I knew what kind of guy Allen really was. I was just too blinded by my emotions to see it. I don't think I wanted to see it."
Merle didn't say a word, she knew at this point, there was nothing she could do but listen. "I didn't want to just be another one of his flings," Hitomi continued, "I really thought that I was something special to him the day I met his sister and her boyfriend." Merle saw a tear roll down her cheek. "But in the end, Millerna was right. I should have listened to her."
"Don't blame yourself," Merle said reassuringly, giving her friend a little hug, "if I was in your place, I probably would have done the same. You had a crush on him for a long time, it's natural for you to react the way you did when he asked you out."
"When did you become such a expect in relationships?" Hitomi joked, smiling weakly.
"I…" Merle began to blush.
"I'm just kidding," Hitomi giggled but returned to being serious again, "I'm really glad you're here Merle, it means a lot to me."
Merle smiled back and gave a friend another warm hug, "hey, that's what friends are for." She paused for a moment, not knowing if she should ask the next question, "So what are you going to do with Van? Now that you're single."
After thinking awhile, Hitomi finally answered, "I know it sounds stupid but I not sure about my feelings for him."
"He really likes you," her friend pointed out.
"That's why it wouldn't be fair to him and he probably doesn't feel that way about me anymore."
"What do you mean..."
*Ding Dong*
The doorbell interrupted Merle just as she was about to finish her question.
"I wonder who I could be at this time of the day." Hitomi said as she got up from bed to go open the front door. She quietly walked down the stairs, not wanting to wake up her mom who seems to have fallen asleep on the couch. Outside was dark and gloomy; it was hard to see the person through the windows. Merle stayed behind Hitomi and whispered, "Who do you think it is?"
"We'll have to find out." She said slowly opening the door.
***Ooohhhh…who can it be? Sorry it took me such a long time to put this up. Been really really busy and my brain kinda stopped working for a while. Well at lest I managed to write this one. I kinda got tried of Hitomi being all weak and helpless, so I thought it's about time that she stood up for herself. What do you think? Plz R&R!!!***