Chapter 6: The Magician

**The magician means to choose a path.

They pulled apart from the kiss to see a pair of eyes giving Van an evil glare. They were the eyes of Toshi. Van was puzzled by this glance for he didn't do anything to Toshi.

"You ruined my chance. With no memory Hitomi wouldn't remember anything and then I could have a chance with her. Now, though, you came and had to restore her memory." Toshi exclaimed angrily. But before Van had any time to react Hitomi got up of the bed and slapped him across the face. Everyone looked at her with surprise.

"How could I have ever called you my best friend? You have done nothing in the past couple of years to merit it. I got into this whole mess because of you! You're the one who betrayed me, you baka! I don't ever want to see you again! You should leave before I get angry and hit you again and this time I won't hit so easy!" Hitomi yelled as Toshi slowly walked out the door.

By the time Toshi left, Hitomi was shaking and on the verge of tears. She felt a soft hand on he shoulder and looked back to see Van looking at her with his eyes full of concern.

"I am okay, really I am." She said in a shaky unconvincing voice. But she knew she couldn't control the flood of her emotions and started crying as Van's arms encircled her.

"We have to go now. I'll explain to you in that motorized car thing, but it's important we leave right now." Van said softly as he released her from his embrace.

"Sure," said Hitomi wiping away her tears. "Let's go."



As the taxi pulled up to Hitomi's house Van had just finished filling her in on the story of Sora.

"So she's coming tonight, which is soon since the sun is setting." Hitomi said getting out of the Taxi and paying the driver. They had dropped Yukari off at her house since she didn't want to see Hitomi leave again.

"Yes, she should be coming any minute now, actually. I don't know anything more then what I told you, she's very cryptic with her messages." As Van said this Sora's light appeared above them and she appeared from the light.

"Hello, Hitomi, I am Sora, the guardian of the portal between Gaea and the Mystic Moon or Earth. You must come to Gaea, you're the only one who has the power to help protect the portal. Please, come to Gaea once again, if you don't Gaea and Earth will be destroyed. But I must warn you that it's not going to be easy and something might happen to you. Please, for the sake of the worlds, come with me." Sora said pleadingly.

"Yes, I will go with you. I don't want to see anything happen to either world. I don't care about myself and what will happen to me. I will go." Hitomi said and saw that Sora looked very relieved at her response.

"Arrigatou, now both of you take hold of my hand. Let us return to Gaea."

Van and Hitomi reached out to her and in a minute they were gone.

**Ok I had to make this one short because..because...it just fits into the scheme of things. I will put the next part up right away since this wasn't much. Hopefully tomorrow chapter 7 will go up, ok?

**Toshi got bitch slapped mwahahahahaha... I love it!