I'M BACK!! Did ya miss me? I had such fun on my vacation. But summer is almost over. And that is very depressing. But then again. I'm soooo happy. I got back from my trip and what was on my computer desk?

ESCAFLOWNE THE MOVIE!!! I LOVE MY MOMMY!!! Because of this, I might (once this is done, and when will that be?) do a story off of that one. And if you haven't seen that movie. OMG it is sooooooooooooooo good.

(my notes)

{Hitomi's notes}

Chapter 7 (so to speak)

Relationships & News

When we got home we were {unfortunately} surprised to see Yasu standing there. Right were the figure in shadows had been three weeks ago!

"What was that flash of light?" Yasu asked.

Yukari, Amano, and I all slowly turned around. I looked up at the Silver Moon. It was the exact same way as when we left it for Gaea.

"What flash of light, Yasu?" Amano asked. "We were just praying here at the shrine and had our eyes closed and couldn't' see anything." He had figured it out too.

Yasu just looked at us. I went up to him and draped one of my arms around his neck. "You know, I think there was a movie at the I wanted to see." Yukari seethed at the site and Amano was trying hard not to laugh at Yasu's face. He had his mouth draped down and his eyes were opened to their fullest. Never in our whole 'relationship' had I been able to do something like that.

*~*~

"What about Van?" Yukari yelled into my ear after Yasu left for his home.

I rubbed my ear. "Yukari, couldn't you tell I was trying to get him from guessing what we were doing?" I pleaded.

She backed off from my ear. "Hitomi, you should be an actress," she said in all seriousness.

"I knew what she was doing all along, 'Kari. You being her best friend, I thought you could tell," Amano said, finally bursting into laughter.

We walked to Amano's house. (a/n: let's just say that he's rich and can afford to keep both houses okay) Amano led us to his living room and motioned to Yukari and I to get seated while he went to go get us some tea to drink. He came back with tea all right. In Styrofoam cups. "What?! I didn't have much to choose from," Amano said in his own defense.

We finished with out tea and Yukari started asking questions. "Okay Hitomi, I have three questions for you. Question One: Why aren't we three weeks later?"

"I have no clue. Last time it did tat too, but I was taken back to Gaea the same day and it happened right when I woke up, remember?" I attempted to explain. (a/n: got that)

"That works. Now, Question Two: You never did explain what happened to you and Van when you took that walk."

"You didn't ask a question," I said. I really didn't want to tell them what happened. Or rather what almost happened.

"Fine. Question Two: What did you and Van talk about on your walk?" I could answer that.

"Or do?" Amano added. Damn

"Well, we talked about how Fanelia was doing, how he was paying for repairs, things like that."

"And what did you do?" Amano asked, a gleam in his eye.

"Hentai (pervert)!" I yelled. "All we did was almost kiss!" I realized their ploy too late.

"How can you almost kiss?" Yukari asked, now totally interested.

"Merle interrupted us right before we kissed," I explained blushing. This really was none of their business.

"When I get my hands on Merle's neck, I'll…" Yukari made a motion of grabbing someone's neck and shaking it.

I shook my head. "Merle didn't know what we were doing. She was calling from inside the palace and we were outside of it," I said.

"But still! She probably knew what you were doing the whole time! She was trying to get you apart!" Yukari was waving her hands above her head, as if that could help us see her point of view.

"Yukari, I know you're weird, but you are pushing the boundaries of sanity," Amano said. Yukari glared at him and threw one of throw pillows from the couch she was sitting on at him.

"An-y-ways, wasn't there a third question you were going to ask me?" I asked.

"Yeah, Question Three: Did you ever tell him why we were there?" Amano asked.

Finally a question I could answer and did want to. "Yes, I did actually. He said the same thing as Yukari did; use the job as a spy.

*Flashback*

"Just be careful, Hitomi," Van said.

*Back*

"See I have the best ideas every!" Yukari gloated, pushing a fist of glory into the air.

"You had to have Yukari tell you to take that job?" Amano asked, surprise written all over his face.

"Shut up!"

*~*~ Two weeks later

During the vacation Amano and Yukari's relationship went further. I had to spend pretty much all my time with Yasu because I had to work all day long. This helped us, too, grow closer in our 'relationship' {(GAG)} I had to force myself to even let him hold my hand. Life is so not fair.

Then one day, my worst fears came true. The door to the tech. room was slammed open the research team and I were all in when Mr. Hiriko came rushing in. "We got it!" He yelled. Everyone besides me looked excited, I was going for that What-the-hell-are-you-talking-about look.

"Got what?" I asked.

Umeko looked at me. "Oh, we never told you did we?" I shook my head. "We were trying to get permission to go to Gaea."

"We were chosen above all other people Hitomi, because you gave us that information when we first saw you," Mr. Hiriko.

"Way go to Hitomi!" Yasu yelled. He wrapped me in big bear hug along with everyone else, except for Taro.

What they took as a shocked, yet surprised, look was really had horrified look that I had given them the information. They had tricked me into gaining information so that they would be ahead of everyone else. I can't believe I let them do that.

We were planned to leave in a month.

*~*~

Once I got home, I called Amano and Yukari and asked if they wanted to come with me. They said yes. We once again met at then temple. After all of us were there, I told them that they might be gone for a very long time, that they would even be betraying their own planet. And that they might never come back to the Mystic Moon.

They still came with me.

Right as we were closing our eyes, a voice yelled out "WAIT!" I turned around and there was Yasu.

"What are you doing here?" Yukari asked. (a/n: CCS fanskinda like Meiling, ne?)

"Hitomi was supposed to meet me for dinner," Yasu said.

"And you're out here looking, right at this particular shrine?"

"Yes and no. I suspected something when she didn't party with everyone else. I thought she might come here." With that he came up and grabbed my wrist.

"Let go!" I shouted. His grip really hurt.

Then, when his grip was to the point of breaking my wrist a bright light came down, near were I was standing, only about a meter and half away. Once the light faded, I saw chocolate brown under black. "You heard her, let go," Van ordered. (A/N: YES KICK HIS BOOTIE VAN!!!)

"Why should I?" Yasu asked. He tightened his fingers in defiance. This caused me to whimper in pain. This caused Van to get even angrier.

Van lunged at Yasu.

A/N who will win this fight? Ah… stupid question really. And yes I do know that they really wouldn't get to up to Gaea since they don't have the proper training, but this is my story so there.

Oh another thing. I was really bored, and my friend told me to do this, and I made an AU that goes straight off of this chapter. Now, Van dies in that one, so if you want it, you have to ask. I won't post it till later after I put a twister in the plot. I'll give you hints as to the plot twister. I'll play it as wild card hehehe. An-y-ways, so ask if you want that one.

Oh and another thing. This story will be going up to PG-13 cause of well things, that are in my control, but I don't want them in my control. *ULTIMATE POWER* MWHAHAHAHA. *cough* Merle *cough* furball…