AN: Not that anybody reads these things….I got this idea listening to Quest
for Camelot music and so they'll be used in this fic, eventually ~winks~
anyway, don't own, don't pretend to own…although I wish I owned
Van..~sighs~ Here goes ^_^ P.S this is NOT Van and Hitomi, although I'm a
firm believer that they should ALWAYS be together.
Rose sighed, looking out at the small pond in her back yard, a small breeze causing her hair to fly around her face. She frowned slightly. It never did what she wanted it to do.
" Rose! It's time for lunch dear!" Rose smiled happily, standing up, all past worries forgotten.
" Coming okaasan!!" She ran into the house, after hugging her mother, a middle-aged woman with honey blonde hair and green eyes. She herself looked nothing like her mother, with dark purple hair that looked black, and dark eyes to match. She was tall, being 18, but when she wasn't with her mother she gave off the aura of a 21 year old. 'Lighten up!' was the most common phrase said by her peers. Reflecting to herself as she sat at the table, she really didn't have friends. ' Too aloof' she thought, smiling to herself.
" Rose dear, are you alright?" She snapped out of her thoughts, looking up at her mother.
" Yeah. Just thinking to myself, that's all." She grabbed a pair of chopsticks and started eating.
" Oh yeah. Mother, is it all right if I use that old fairy tale of yours for an LA assignment? It's a really good one!" Her mother nodded, eyes glazing over slightly. Rose winced. Bad topic of discussion…her mother always did that.
" Uh oh, somebody's getting nostalgic face on me," Rose teased, grinning. Her mother laughed.
" You're such an imp, you know that Rose?" They laughed, finishing their lunch.
* * * * * * * * * * *
" Lord VAAAAAANNNNN!!!!!" A young man groaned, pushing a lock of ebony hair out of his eyes, before turning to the owner of the voice.
" Yes Merle?" The cat-girl skidded to a stop beside him.
" Lord Van, why aren't you getting ready?? Tomorrow's your 19th birthday, you gotta get an outfit and and and.." she stopped, panting for breath as he started laughing.
" Merle, it'll be fine. I have the invitations, I'll be forced into a royal outfit that'll be a royal pain in the butt, and I'll have a good time. But Merle," his voice took on a warning tone, "no matchmaking." Her face fell slightly.
" But Lord Van…" He cut her off.
" No buts Merle. I don't like any of them anyway." She nodded, running off again. He smiled, and then turned his eyes back to the sky.
" Hitomi…how come you stopped talking to me? I wish you could be here. Even as a friend." He smiled slightly, remembering their last conversation, right after she left. She looked a lot older though, that's what puzzled him.
" Van, I don't think we should hang on to one another…I think we both realized that we don't like each other that way." She looked a little sad, and so unsure. Her face lightened when he smiled.
" Hitomi, I think you're right…like brother and sister, ne?" She nodded.
" Van, I have to go now…goodbye!" She waved, and disappeared.
Another thing he couldn't figure out is why she never talked to him again. He sighed. He did miss her…but not that way. It would be nice to see her again though. He walked off, no doubt towards a meeting of some sort for his birthday.
* * * * * * * * * * *
" KKKYYYAAAAA I'M LLLLAAAATTTEEEEE!!!" Rose watched as her mother rushed through the kitchen, grabbing a muffin and running out the door.
" Relax mother. We'll be there in time, I planned on you sleeping in." She grinned as her mother shot her a glare and jumped into the car.
" Rose, why do you have to do so many things? Dancing, fencing, singing, horseback riding…" Hitomi sighed dramatically as Rose laughed.
" You signed me up for the horseback and the fencing mother. Besides, they're all fun." She grinned, and they started off.
" Yes, but do you have to have competitions all in one day? I don't know HOW you manage to keep up in school." Rose laughed again.
" I'm the overachiever, the loner, the mature one, remember?" Hitomi frowned slightly.
" You're not a loner Rose." A silence filled the car, and they drove off. Rose studied the floor carpet, all cheer gone. ' I don't fit in here mother and you know it.'
A clink of metal and a thud pronounced her victory. Rose smirked, standing over her opponent with her sword at his throat.
" Dead." She reached down and helped him up, breathing heavily. Today had not been easy. But it was worth it. She smiled inwardly. All this activity should keep me fit 'till I'm 60! Her opponent glared at her and stalked off. She shrugged, bowed to her sensei, and then went to change.
" Rose, you were wonderful today!" Hitomi waited for her outside the changing room.
" Thanks mom." She walked out of the changing room, pulling her hair back into a ponytail.
" Rose, I'm sorry but I have to go to a meeting…do you mind walking home, will you be alright?" Rose chuckled.
" Yes mom. The eighteen year old can walk 6 blocks by herself at 6 p.m." Hitomi smiled.
" Be careful dear, and thank you." She waved, walking out of the building. Rose dropped her smile and headed home.
" Hey you there!" Rose stopped, about 2 blocks from her house, looking around. She groaned as her earlier opponent stepped out of the deepening shadows with about 4 of his friends.
" What do you want?" She tilted her head, frustration crossing her face. She was tired, sore, and cranky. Not a good time to bug her.
" You humiliated me today. Nobody gets away with that." He advanced with his friends, growing angrier when she held her ground.
" Listen, I don't have time to deal with you losers." His face reddened, fists balling up.
" YOU DON'T HAVE A CHOICE!" His friends rushed her and she dropped her duffel bag calmly.
~1 minute later~
Rose calmly walked away from the huddled lumps of flesh splayed out on the sidewalk.
" Jerk offs," she muttered as she shifted her duffel bag on her shoulder, smirking as the leader groaned. Turning the corner, she stopped as a strange feeling washed over her. Blinking, she rubbed her forehead.
Rose sighed, looking out at the small pond in her back yard, a small breeze causing her hair to fly around her face. She frowned slightly. It never did what she wanted it to do.
" Rose! It's time for lunch dear!" Rose smiled happily, standing up, all past worries forgotten.
" Coming okaasan!!" She ran into the house, after hugging her mother, a middle-aged woman with honey blonde hair and green eyes. She herself looked nothing like her mother, with dark purple hair that looked black, and dark eyes to match. She was tall, being 18, but when she wasn't with her mother she gave off the aura of a 21 year old. 'Lighten up!' was the most common phrase said by her peers. Reflecting to herself as she sat at the table, she really didn't have friends. ' Too aloof' she thought, smiling to herself.
" Rose dear, are you alright?" She snapped out of her thoughts, looking up at her mother.
" Yeah. Just thinking to myself, that's all." She grabbed a pair of chopsticks and started eating.
" Oh yeah. Mother, is it all right if I use that old fairy tale of yours for an LA assignment? It's a really good one!" Her mother nodded, eyes glazing over slightly. Rose winced. Bad topic of discussion…her mother always did that.
" Uh oh, somebody's getting nostalgic face on me," Rose teased, grinning. Her mother laughed.
" You're such an imp, you know that Rose?" They laughed, finishing their lunch.
* * * * * * * * * * *
" Lord VAAAAAANNNNN!!!!!" A young man groaned, pushing a lock of ebony hair out of his eyes, before turning to the owner of the voice.
" Yes Merle?" The cat-girl skidded to a stop beside him.
" Lord Van, why aren't you getting ready?? Tomorrow's your 19th birthday, you gotta get an outfit and and and.." she stopped, panting for breath as he started laughing.
" Merle, it'll be fine. I have the invitations, I'll be forced into a royal outfit that'll be a royal pain in the butt, and I'll have a good time. But Merle," his voice took on a warning tone, "no matchmaking." Her face fell slightly.
" But Lord Van…" He cut her off.
" No buts Merle. I don't like any of them anyway." She nodded, running off again. He smiled, and then turned his eyes back to the sky.
" Hitomi…how come you stopped talking to me? I wish you could be here. Even as a friend." He smiled slightly, remembering their last conversation, right after she left. She looked a lot older though, that's what puzzled him.
" Van, I don't think we should hang on to one another…I think we both realized that we don't like each other that way." She looked a little sad, and so unsure. Her face lightened when he smiled.
" Hitomi, I think you're right…like brother and sister, ne?" She nodded.
" Van, I have to go now…goodbye!" She waved, and disappeared.
Another thing he couldn't figure out is why she never talked to him again. He sighed. He did miss her…but not that way. It would be nice to see her again though. He walked off, no doubt towards a meeting of some sort for his birthday.
* * * * * * * * * * *
" KKKYYYAAAAA I'M LLLLAAAATTTEEEEE!!!" Rose watched as her mother rushed through the kitchen, grabbing a muffin and running out the door.
" Relax mother. We'll be there in time, I planned on you sleeping in." She grinned as her mother shot her a glare and jumped into the car.
" Rose, why do you have to do so many things? Dancing, fencing, singing, horseback riding…" Hitomi sighed dramatically as Rose laughed.
" You signed me up for the horseback and the fencing mother. Besides, they're all fun." She grinned, and they started off.
" Yes, but do you have to have competitions all in one day? I don't know HOW you manage to keep up in school." Rose laughed again.
" I'm the overachiever, the loner, the mature one, remember?" Hitomi frowned slightly.
" You're not a loner Rose." A silence filled the car, and they drove off. Rose studied the floor carpet, all cheer gone. ' I don't fit in here mother and you know it.'
A clink of metal and a thud pronounced her victory. Rose smirked, standing over her opponent with her sword at his throat.
" Dead." She reached down and helped him up, breathing heavily. Today had not been easy. But it was worth it. She smiled inwardly. All this activity should keep me fit 'till I'm 60! Her opponent glared at her and stalked off. She shrugged, bowed to her sensei, and then went to change.
" Rose, you were wonderful today!" Hitomi waited for her outside the changing room.
" Thanks mom." She walked out of the changing room, pulling her hair back into a ponytail.
" Rose, I'm sorry but I have to go to a meeting…do you mind walking home, will you be alright?" Rose chuckled.
" Yes mom. The eighteen year old can walk 6 blocks by herself at 6 p.m." Hitomi smiled.
" Be careful dear, and thank you." She waved, walking out of the building. Rose dropped her smile and headed home.
" Hey you there!" Rose stopped, about 2 blocks from her house, looking around. She groaned as her earlier opponent stepped out of the deepening shadows with about 4 of his friends.
" What do you want?" She tilted her head, frustration crossing her face. She was tired, sore, and cranky. Not a good time to bug her.
" You humiliated me today. Nobody gets away with that." He advanced with his friends, growing angrier when she held her ground.
" Listen, I don't have time to deal with you losers." His face reddened, fists balling up.
" YOU DON'T HAVE A CHOICE!" His friends rushed her and she dropped her duffel bag calmly.
~1 minute later~
Rose calmly walked away from the huddled lumps of flesh splayed out on the sidewalk.
" Jerk offs," she muttered as she shifted her duffel bag on her shoulder, smirking as the leader groaned. Turning the corner, she stopped as a strange feeling washed over her. Blinking, she rubbed her forehead.