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HI! Well…I'm really having a hard time writing this because I'm kinda busy at the moment and I'm trying to edit the FORMAT of the story (not the story) *sigh* Hope to hear more from you…And thank you for reviewing…FayeValentine00, Silver Magiccraft, Kat, Mistress of Darkness, SabineballZ and Aeka-himme *smiling* thanks! Thank you *quality matters more than quantity* it's my new motto every time I write a chapter for this story… (Compliments for FayeValentine00).

As The Nightingale Sings

Written by: Jhoeydagger

Chapter 5: Decision

"No!!!!!!!!!!"

"Hitomi!" then light came. She stared at the blue sky filled with moving clouds. She started to take long deep breath *I am back…* she was trembling. She couldn't seem to focus her eyes as she looked up.

"Hitomi! Can you hear me? Hitomi!" *that voice* she looked at her side and saw Folken looking worried.

"Why did you come back?" she whispered, still quite shaken by the visions that she saw. The pain of the sword going through her body. She unconsciously touched her chest. The pain of sudden death.

"What are you talking about?" he asked.

"You know everything…I can see it in your eyes." She was still lying on her back all her energy drained out of her.

"Tell me Folken…why are you here?" she asked again.

"Is it to save me?" her voiced trembled.

"Is it to save me from something I don't even know?"

"Please tell me…" she was on the verge of crying. *This can't be happening again…after the war in Gaea…after the pain we've been through why now? Why again?*

"Hitomi…you don't understand." Looking away from her.

"Understand what?" She pulled her self up and shook her head taking away any dizziness from her head.

"Tell me Folken! What is really going on?" It looks like the whole world is starting to spin around her. She had a hard time understanding how Folken still lives and now she's having a really hard time understanding what the voice wants and who wants her dead and who is gone.

"I need your help…" he stared at her with the same sadness she saw when he talked about his family.

"On what?"

"You have to go back…"

"Go back…go back in Gaea?" she tried to get hold of her self but she couldn't help shaking.

"Why? What happened?" she asked trying not to sound overly worried but failing.

"Nothing happened…yet."

"What does that mean?"

"He needs you…again…Hitomi…he needs you badly." He looked at her straight in the eye.

"Van…" she whispered.

As they walked on their way home, she still couldn't understand any of the things that happened. *it doesn't make any sense!*

"Hitomi…"he heard him say. They haven't talked about it after the scene in the beach. They both had been so quiet.

"I know you might not want to go back but you have to."

"No…I don't have to." Folken stared at her shocked.

"I don't want to go back Folken…not because I don't want to help him"

"Then what is it?"

"Trouble always follows me Folken." She smiled looking at him.

"When I was on Gaea everything was a messed and even my visions are a messed. I don't want that to happen again for the second time." She sighed.

"In here no one knows my ability…no one asked for my help. In there everyone always comes after me especially you…" she looked at him with great sadness on her eyes.

"It's different now…there's no Zaibach around." Then he heard her laughed.

"Maybe you're right, but I don't want to take any chances that might destroy the peace in Gaea."

"You don't understand." He said exasperated.

"What do you want me to understand Folken? I'm happy here…"

"Don't try to convince me Hitomi. You're not good on lying." *you're right about that…but still*

"I'm sorry Folken…but I don't wanna go."

"You're the one who should go back there. You have to save Van yourself. You're his brother, he would be happy to have you back especially alive don't you think?"

"I can't go back." Folken was looking skyward as he said this.

"What!"

"I can't go back Hitomi…without your help." Folken stared at her.

"What does that mean?"

"I need you to take me there."

She sat at the edge of her bed still thinking of what Folken said. *I need you to take me there*

"No…I don't want to go back!" she looked around and stared at the veranda across the house.

*Why did you have to go here Folken?*

She stared at her hands holding each other at her lap. *What if Van is really in trouble?*

"No! Stop thinking of this Hitomi…he's a King for Christ sake he can save himself!" she exclaimed trying to find other reasons why she should not go back.

"He has Merle with him…even though she's not that old she could help him and there's Allen and Melerna and even Dryden…they all could help him whatever the trouble is." 

"And there's also his people…they could all help him." She whispered. *Then why are you so worried?*

"I can't help it…I'm also his friend, I can't help worrying…" she answered.

"Oh! Stop this Hitomi! You're not going back! You don't want to!" *you're not good on lying*

"Oh Damn…"

"Hello. Can I speak to Yukari, its Hitomi." Holding the phone tightly.

"Hitomi…what's going on? It's already 11:00 in the evening. Did something happen?" sounding worried.

"No…nothing happen. I just want to tell you that I'm going to school…at the racetrack to be more specific."

"At this hour!" she shrieks.

"I have to see something important that's all."

"But Hitomi, it's late and your mom might get worried."

"She has a sleep over at the office and dad has a business conference so he'll have t sleep in the office too."

"You're not telling everything here." Her voice sounding suspiciously.

"I just need to practice that's all…I'm taking running more seriously." She said thankful that they're not talking face to face; Yukari would surely see that she's lying.

"I really have to go Yukari."

"But Hitomi…"

"I'm going to be fine."

"I have to go." Before she hangs up, she said.

"Yukari take care of Amano okay."

"What are you talking about?" Yukari asked.

"I know you love him and I think he love you too so I want you to take care of him because he's my friend and you're my friend too okay."

"Hitomi…" before she could hear anything that she would say, she already hangs up.

"I'm sorry…Yukari…"

(Change of scene, in the racetrack at school)

"So what's the big idea?" Yukari asked looking at her.

"You called me at this late hour just to see you run." Standing beside Hitomi who is tying her shoes.

"I called you just to inform you I'm going to run. I didn't tell you to come with me."

"Well…what do you want me to do? Let you on your own at this hour!"

"I'm with someone Yukari so you don't have to worry…" she said looking at the guy who's walking their way.

"Is he the guy Hitomi?" Yukari asked staring at the guy, which is tall and quite handsome.

"No!" she instantly blushed.

"Well then why is he here?" she asked.

"Yukari…please can you leave us now?" she asked.

"I don't want you to disappear again Hitomi…" she whispered, hearing the sadness on her voice.

"If ever I disappear again…I'll come back soon…promise." Taking hold of Yukari's hand.

"I don't want you to promise…I just want you to be happy…just like before." Tears starting to fall down her cheeks.

"Don't cry Yukari. I'll be happy…truly happy." Then she hugged her and watched her go.

"A friend?" Folken asked standing near her. As she nodded, she wiped out the tears that starting to fall down her own face.

"Are you sure you want to do this?" he asked.

"Yes…and why are you asking me now. You've been insisting on trying to convince me before now you're the one having second thoughts." She was smiling.

"I've been thinking. I cannot push you to something you don't want to do. You have your own life now and even though you're not that happy, you still have a life here surrounded by family."

"Well…fortunately for you I want to do this. It's my own decision and nothing pushed me to do this okay."

"Before anything, I want to tell you the vision I had on the beach…" she sat down and looked up at him.

"I saw a guy with a black suit, his holding a bloody sword then came a voice. This voice keeps telling that someone is gone and that I shouldn't keep on holding on. The voice wanted me to find out who it is and he wants me to use my cards again when I refused the guy whose standing turned around and slashed me with his sword. This is the second time I saw that vision."

"Who is the voice talking about?" Folken asked.

"That's what I want to asked you Folken. Is there anyone in Gaea who is killed by anyone?"

"None…after the war peace reigned."

"Then…what are you talking about Van being harmed?" *this is all getting so confusing*

"There are different kinds of hurt Hitomi…"  

AUTHORS CUT:

So what do you think…I'm having a really…really hard time continuing this because it's almost Christmas in here so I'm busy…but well I'll try to continue soon enough. THANK YOU for all the reviews and I'm still thinking on how many CHAPTERS I'm going to make for this story *sigh*. A friend of mine said that it depends if the readers really like the story so, WHAT DO YOU THINK.  Please inform me okay….^-^ bye for now! I forgot…VAN'S CHAPTER NEXT…hehehe…