Chapter Six: Past, Present, Future

"Mama! Look what I made in school today" a young boy said running into the house to show his mother. The mother was unresponsive for a moment then she turn around and smiled at her son.

"Mama? Were you crying again? Did papa hit you again?" he asked giving his mother his picture of a puppy. "Here this will make you happy! I made it for you Mama!"

"Thank you Shin. Your such a good boy. Mama's proud of you" his mother said to him as she faded away.

The boy was crying in his bed as loud noises were coming from the living room. When the noises stopped he got up and peered out the door wiping away his tears. He walked down the hall into the living room where he saw a horrible sight.

His mother was lying on the floor bleeding from her head. He ran up to her and held her head in his lap. "Mama? Are you okay? Mama? Wake up! Please Mama!" the young boy cried. The boys hands were soon covered with blood from his mothers wounds.

"Get away from her son. She's dead. Such a filthy tramp your mother was. When ever I turned around she was with another man" the father said wiping off his hands and face with a wash cloth. Shin didn't listen to his father and he continued to cry over his dead mothers body.

The father walked over to Shin and grabbed him by the arm painfully. He slapped him in the face. "Stop crying like a baby, boy. Your lucky I don't kill you here and now. I don't even know if your my own son. Go to your room until I decide what I want to do" the father said tossing Shin aside.

Hitomi noticed that she was seeing someone's life in her dreams. The young boys name was Shin. Who was he? Why was she seeing his past? The dream disappeared and everything was dark.

Hitomi suddenly heard a loud scream and turned around to see another vision. It was Shin but he was older. He looked like the man she saw before in her dreams. The scream didn't come from him. It came from the man lieing on the ground who Hitomi noticed was his father. Shin smiled over his dead fathers body. His eyes suddenly fixed on Hitomi. Those eyes scared her. She started running but every thing was black and she couldn't see where she was going.

Another image appeared in front of her. It was the same as before. Earth was falling into Gaea but his time Gaea and Earth shattered into millions of little pieces like glass. Hitomi was falling into the never ending darkness.

Suddenly a tiny light appeared in front of her and it grew larger and larger until it surrounded her. She was no longer falling but floating.

Varie appeared in front of Hitomi with her wings unfolded. "You! I've seen you before. You're Van's mother" Hitomi said.

"Yes Hitomi. I am Van's mother Varie... Hitomi once again your confused heart is creating the worst possible fate for Gaea and Earth. It's not only you Hitomi. There is someone else from Earth who is creating chaos. His power is mysterious and great. He wished for annihilation for all living things" Varie said flying closer to Hitomi.

"My heart isn't confused any more. I know that I love Van" Hitomi said in confusion.

"Your heart has solved that problem, but there is another choice you must make... Think of your unhappiness and find a way to solve it. Before it's too late for both Gaea and Earth" Varie said vanishing into the light.

Hitomi awoke from her dream and sat up in bed. She looked out the window at the Earth. "What's making me unhappy? I don't understand? Varie what do you mean?" Hitomi said. Hitomi needed someone to talk to, someone to be with. Hitomi got out of bed and went looking for Van.

Hitomi walked into Van's room and looked around. Hitomi could see that Van wasn't in his room. But where could he be this late at night? Hitomi walked across the room and looked out onto the balcony. She saw Van sitting on a bench staring at the sky. Van looked so innocent, like a child.

"Care to share what you thinking about Van?" Hitomi asked sitting beside him on the bench.

"I'm just remembering old times when I was with you. When I do that I can forget everything else that bothers me" Van said smiling at Hitomi. Hitomi smiled back at Van trying to hide her feelings from him. But she couldn't from Van and she started to cry. She hugged Van tightly and started to cry. "What's the matter Hitomi?" he asked putting his arms around her.

"I was so unhappy back home. Now that I'm here everything's falling apart. Why can I be here just to see you Van? Why can't I be here to stay with you?" Hitomi said looking into Van's eyes.

Van placed his hands on both sides of Hitomi face. He wiped away her tears with his thumb. His eyes looked sad as he stared at Hitomi. Van leaned close to Hitomi and he gently kissed Hitomi on the lips as they trembled.

Once Hitomi stopped trembling Van moved back and looked into Hitomi's eyes. Hitomi loved the feeling of being in Van's arms. They were so very warm, so very comforting. When she was with Van she felt like nothing could harm her or that nothing mattered but being here.

Hitomi looked up at the Earth. "Maybe that's what she meant. That's what's making me unhappy!" Hitomi said as she turned to Van.

Van looked at Hitomi with confusion. "What are you talking about Hitomi? What's making you unhappy?" Van asked.

Hitomi looked at Van then the Earth. She placed her head in her hands. "I got to choose, but I can't! I can't!" Hitomi said tangling her fingers in her hair out of frustration. Van put his hand against Hitomi's face and turn it towards him. "I'm sorry Van. I just need to be alone for awhile. I need time to thing" Hitomi got up and left out of Van's room.

"Boss. We just got news that the girl Hitomi from the Mystic Moon is back on Gaea"

"Thank you Tredu. You may leave" Reed said as he shut the door behind Tredu.

"Is this girl Hitomi going to be a problem Reed?" Shin asked walking out of the shadows.

"She has before and I don't doubt that she will be now" Reed said taking a seat by Shin who was now sitting.

"Then might I suggest that we get ride of her before she becomes a problem?" Shin said pulling out his knife and stabbing it into the table.

"As you wish. We will send out a team to kill Hitomi Kanzaki"