Angel of mine Disclaimer: Escaflowne and all its characters belong to Bandai, not me. So, no lawsuits please. CH.6:Finally Friends V/H FIC AU (~)-thought *Note: Allen is 21 yrs. old, Van, Hitomi, Yukari, and Millerna are 19.* Enjoy!!!!! P.S. I can't stand Millerna!!!!!!!!!!!!

It was 6:00 am before Allen Schezar finally went to sleep. It's been hard for him to sleep. All he could think about was her........his girlfriend Hitomi. Or former girlfriend. Ever since they had that fight , they've ceased to speak with each other. Neither of them realised how much they missed each other. Every time Allen thought about that argument , he'd get angry all over again. ~Everything was going so well with us. Then she had to go and ruin it all, spouting some crap about how I don't care about her. I care for her more than anything.~ he thought bitterly.

He tried once more to get some sleep, but his clock rang. He quickly took a shower, dressed, then headed for Asturia University. He pulled into the parking lot in his silver Bentley,and climbed out . A group of freshman saw him and began blushingand giggling. Normally he'd smile back at them; just to play along a little. But he was in a bad mood. ~Hitomi is a freshman. I wonder how she is?~he thought. He wanted to call her, but his pride would'nt let him. And if he did call her, she was'nt there/would'nt pick up.

Just thinking about her frustrated him even more. He sat at a table outside the campus coffee shop, reading a newspaper. Then a pair of big blue eyes peered at him. The owner of those eyes giggled and kissed Allen on the nose. It was Millerna Aston. She was the daughter of a wealthy stock merchant . Men loved her and women envied her. Millerna took Allen's hands and seated herself across from him. "I've really missed you lately Allen. I was hoping you'd want to come over tonight . Daddy's having a party to celebrate Eries' engagement ." Her face looked hopeful, but Allen shook his head, and her face fell.

"But Allen, I thought you really cared about me. I thought we meant something to each other." Allen gave an exasperated sigh and pulled his hands free.

"I've told you a thousand times, I love Hitomi. What we had was nothing but a small fling. It only lasted a week. Besides, at the time I had just had a fight with Hitomi and I was upset . If she ever found out she'd never forgive me." He grabbed up his things.

"But Allen," she said as he walked away. Millerna had a hurt look on her face. How could Allen say he loved her, then go running back to Hitomi when they made up? Did he ever really love her, or was she just fooling herself? ***************************************

Hitomi was in her car, thinking about things. Her mind was a jumbled mess. She was dreading having to face Van after what happened b/w them. ~I wish I'd never kissed him in the first place. Oh, Allen I miss you so much. ~ she thought . Reluctantly, Hitomi climbed out of her car. She when she felt a hand land on her shoulder. ~Please let it be Dilandau.~ It was Van. She was both disappointed and happy at the same time. "We have to talk," he said seriously. **********************************************

"Hitomi, I don't want to go on like this. I really want us to be able to be friends. We can't even look each other in the eye." Hitomi and Van were sitting in his car outside a small cafe'. Hitomi looked at her hands, and they were both silent for a long time. Finally, she put her hand over Van's and smiled at him.

"You're right . It was just a kiss, and we should'nt make such a big deal out of it . Friends?"

"Friends," Van replied and they embraced. Hitomi breathed in Van's sweet and spicy scent . She felt intoxicated being in his arms and feeling his masculinity. She suddenly had this overwhelming urge to kiss him. Then Van pulled away from her, slowly and reluctantly. "Are you hungry? I thought maybe we could have lunch together; as friends of course. Hitomi?" She was staring off into space trying to remember how it felt to kiss Van.~Does he kiss better than Allen?~ "Hitomi? Are you alive?"

"Huh? Oh, sorry Van. I was just thinking; and sure, we can have lunch together. But first, I want you to tell me all about yourself. I don't know anything about you except for what Yukari told me."

"Well, I'm nineteen years old, I have a older brother named Folken. He's on his honeymoon. My mother is an artist and my father is a fencing instructor. He owns a school and a store. I guess that's about it ."

"That can't be all. What do you want to do with your life? What do you want to be?"

"I don't know. Maybe I want to be an artist like my mother. Or maybe a doctor. I also want to get married and have kids. I just have to find the right girl," Van replied, while staring at Hitomi.

"Really?" Hitomi asked, her cheeks lightly flushing." I want to marry and have kids, too. But that does'nt seem too likely with Allen and I being broken up."

"Don't worry. The right person will come along. If it's not Allen, then it'll be someone else. So are you ready to eat now? We don't have much time left ,and Mr. Teraka will be furious If we're late."

"Sometimes I think he expects me to be late," Hitomi said with a giggle. They both began to laugh and entered the cafe' arm and arm. It was the first time she'd laughed after her fight with Allen..... ******************************************************

*Hey people! Sorry this is a kind of short chapter. But I'll try to write longer ones. Oh, please review!!!!!! I got a bunch, and then they just stopped. Had a fight with my friend, we're not speaking, & I'm feelin' kinda down. Reviews cheer me up! So please review so I'll feel better, and so I'll know how to make the story better.^_^