Feelings that love brings
Disclaimer: I donot own Escaflowne, Fushigi Yugi, nor any of it's characters.
Hi, guys! I know I've been gone for awhile, but I'm back now! Guess what? Tokyopop is publishing the Escaflowne manga!!!!!! I can't wait till it comes out. If you want to know more about it, go to tokyopop.com. I had some work for school I had to do. I hope you guys will like this chapter. It took me a long time to do this, so I'll hope you'll enjoy! ^_^
Alternate Universe/Pairing:?
( *)-character's thoughts
( )-my thoughts
Ch.3:New Revelations
"Hitomi, where are you going?" her mother asked.
"Oh, I'm going to sign up for classes today. I finally chose a college."
"That's wonderful. Which college did you choose?"
"I chose Kamakurakita University. It's close and and it's a really good school. I'd better go before I get behind schedule. I'm also going to pick up my car today. Bye Mom." Hitomi decided to catch a cab to her mechanic's instead of asking Miaka. "Hey Gaddes, is my car ready?" she called when she got to the mechanics. "Sure is, Miss Kanzaki." He handed her the keys, and his girlfriend Eries Aston waved to Hitomi from his office. Hitomi gave him a check. "Thanks alot Gaddes," she called as she climbed in her silver Jetta.
"No, problem. Have a good day." * * * * * * *
When she finally got to the college, she signed up for six classes:Math, English, Literature, Philosophy, Art History, and Ecology. She also bought some of the books she needed, which nearly depleted her funds. Just as she was leaving, she sipped on a puddle of water that was on the floor. Her books flew from her hands, but she landed in a pair of strong arms. She slowly looked up into a pair of warm brown eyes. "Are you alright?" the man asked. "Y-yes, thank you," she stammered. Hitomi stared at him as he leaned over to pick up her books.
His hair was long in the front, but short and close cut in the back. (The same hairstyle he had in the anime when he was young.) His hair was an aqua green color. He was very tall and skinny, but also lean and muscular. He wore silver Guess reading glasses, a black Armani suit, black sandals, a silver chain, and a white shirt with the first two buttons undone. He handed Hitomi her books and smiled. When he got a better look at her, shock registered in his eyes."You must be new here, because I'm sure I would have introduced myself to such a beautiful woman."
Hitomi felt her knees turn to jelly. He was a very attractive and charming man. And his smile was beautiful. His teeth were white, and she liked the way his smile slowly came to his mouth. His eyes were so mischevious, and they danced with merriment. He held his hand out to her. "My name is Folken Fanel. What's yours?"
"Hitomi Kanzaki. I'm going to be starting as a student here this fall. Are you a student here?"
"No, I'm a teacher."
"What? But you look so young! How long have you been teaching here?"
"Don't look so shocked," he said with a laugh. "I just turned 26, and I just graduated last year with a master's degree. This will be my first year teaching here."
"That's great. You must be a really wise person."
"I guess you could say that. You look pretty young yourself; about my brother's age. Look, I would like to get to know you better. Would you like to have lunch with me?"
"Yes, I'd love to."
Hitomi and Folken went to a little cafe around the corner from the campus, and sat at an outside table. Folken left briefly to call someone on his cellphone. The waitress came and Hitomi ordered spaghetti for both of them. When he returned he took Hitomi's hands in his, and rubbed them with his thumbs. "In case you have'nt noticed, I'm very attracted to you Hitomi. You remind me " Hitomi's eyes lowered, and her face turned a deep red. Folken bent his head down and smiled at her, and was about to say more when they were interrupted by the shadow of someone coming up to their table. Folken looked up and gave a wistful smile. "Hey Van. I forgot to tell you he was joining us today. Hitomi, this is my brother Van."
"It's you!!!!!!" they both said in unison. Hitomi and Van stared at each other in disbelief. *I can't believe it! It's that jerk from that party. How can he be Folken's brother?* *I can't believe it's that girl. My brother sure has some weird taste.* The both continued to stare at each other, and Folken was confused. "Wait a minute. You two know each other?"
"Not really. But we've met before, more than once." Van walked over to Hitomi and grabbed her face in his hand. He closely inspected her face. Hitomi's green eyes widened in outrage.
"Hey! What do you think you're doing?" Their eyes met, and his eyes widened. Hitomi thought she saw pain flash through them.
"So this girl is the one you called me about a few minutes ago?" He let go of her face, and Hitomi stared at him angrily." Suddenly I've just lost my apppetite. I'm going home." He put his hands in his pockets and stalked away angrily to the exit."Van wait!" Folken called, and he walked after Van. Van yelled something at him and pushed away Folken's hand. She stared after Van with a look mixed with hurt and irritation. "What's his problem anyway? Every time we meet, he gets even more rude."
"Don't be mad, Hitomi. Van was'nt always like this. It's that he's still hurting from a past relationship." Folken looked after him sadly. Hitomi put her hand on Folken's.
"What happened? Did an old girlfriend dump him or cheat on him?"
"No, nothing like that. Her name was Cesia. She was a great person. She was nice, beautiful and kind. After she and Van met, they instantly fell for each other. They were childhood sweethearts. Van told me he loved her when he was only 5 yrs. old. They were always together and could'nt be seperated. So one day they decided to get married. Everyone was so happy. They were the perfect couple. They could'nt wait to be husband and wife." Tears began to come to Folken's eyes. He wiped them away. Hitomi's grip tightened on his hand. "I'm sorry Hitomi. It's hard for me to talk about sometimes. Cesia was like a sister to me."
"It's okay. Please continue."
"Well, finally it was the wedding day. We all waited at the church, but Cesia was late. We waited and waited, but she never came. Van was worried out of his mind. He did'nt think Cesia would just skip out on him. Something had to be wrong. Then we got a phone call. It was a police officer. We all got a sick feeling in our stomachs. He told us that there was a terrible accident. The limo Cesia and her bridesmaids was riding in was totaled. Cesia had to be cut out of the car. Her injuries were too severe to save her. She knew she was dying. They said the last thing she said was to tell her husband Van she loved him. "
Hitomi gasped, and her hand flew to her mouth. Tears began to pool in her eyes. *Poor Van.*
Folken wiped at his eyes again. "Van....he was shocked. This empty look came to his eyes, and he dropped the telephone.(Same look he had when his brother died in the anime.;_;) He fell to his knees, sobbing uncontrollably. We had to give him a sedative just to call him down. He could'nt even go to the coroner to identify her body. He just lay in bed everyday in a fetal position holding a picture of her. He could'nt even attend her funeral. We had to get him counseling. I'm suprised he recovered as well as he did. Maybe he just pushed the pain way down deep inside himself."
"That's horrible,' Hitomi whispered.
"I'm all he has in the world. Our parents died when we were young. He's been through so much at such a young age. Don't tell him I told you any of this. He would be really angry. He does'nt like me to talk about it to anyone."
Hitomi wiped at her eyes and sniffed loudly. "But why does he hate me so much?"
"He does'nt hate you. He's mean like that to pretty much everyone. It upsets him to see everyone so happy when he lost so much. Also you look a lot like Cesia. That's why he grabbed your face like that, and then got mad. I realized that when I first met you. So when I called Van I did'nt tell him about it. I wanted him to face his fear, and to overcome his grief. So that's why he got mad at me."
Hitomi's eyes widened in suprise.
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Hitomi finally arrived home around 7 p.m. She had been driving around for an hour, thinking after she said goodbye to Folken. She wished that she could talk to Van; help him with his pain. She started up her front steps and saw someone waiting for her. "Allen?"
"Hitomi! Hi, I've been waiting for you all day. What's wrong? Your eyes are all red." Hitomi walked to Allen, and held on to him. He lifted up her face, and searched her eyes. Her eyes held a sad look. "What happened?" he asked softly.
"Nothing. I just heard something really sad. It's kinda making me feel depressed." She leaned her head on his shoulder. "It's times when I'm feeling down that I'm glad to have a friend like you."
Allen bit his lip, then held Hitomi tightly. "That's nice........, but maybe I want to be more than just your friend." Hitomi turned toward him, her eyes wide. He turned her face toward his, and was about to kiss her.........when his cellphone rang. They both jumped apart like they were caught doing something wrong. Allen answered his phone. It was Millerna. "Hey Millerna. What is it? You want me to come over? Listen, it's not a good time right now. But I............alright." He hung up, and turned to Hitomi, running his hand through his hair in frustration.
He took her hands in his. "I'm sorry, Hitomi. I have to go, but you and I have some things we need to talk about. So call me whenever you're free." He held her face in his hands, kissing her cheek softly. Hitomi suddenly felt really warm, and she knew her face was burning red. He seemed to hesitate, the smiled regretfully and rubbed her cheek with his thumb. "I'll see you later, okay?" he said softly. Allen waved to her, jumped in his car and pulled off.
Hitomi sat down on the porch, feeling confused in her mind and heart............
Yay! End of chapter! If you like it, you know what to do. ***Recommend to your friends who like Escaflowne fan fiction! Also I know there was'nt much Van in this chapter, but I'l try to include him more in the next chapter!
Disclaimer: I donot own Escaflowne, Fushigi Yugi, nor any of it's characters.
Hi, guys! I know I've been gone for awhile, but I'm back now! Guess what? Tokyopop is publishing the Escaflowne manga!!!!!! I can't wait till it comes out. If you want to know more about it, go to tokyopop.com. I had some work for school I had to do. I hope you guys will like this chapter. It took me a long time to do this, so I'll hope you'll enjoy! ^_^
Alternate Universe/Pairing:?
( *)-character's thoughts
( )-my thoughts
Ch.3:New Revelations
"Hitomi, where are you going?" her mother asked.
"Oh, I'm going to sign up for classes today. I finally chose a college."
"That's wonderful. Which college did you choose?"
"I chose Kamakurakita University. It's close and and it's a really good school. I'd better go before I get behind schedule. I'm also going to pick up my car today. Bye Mom." Hitomi decided to catch a cab to her mechanic's instead of asking Miaka. "Hey Gaddes, is my car ready?" she called when she got to the mechanics. "Sure is, Miss Kanzaki." He handed her the keys, and his girlfriend Eries Aston waved to Hitomi from his office. Hitomi gave him a check. "Thanks alot Gaddes," she called as she climbed in her silver Jetta.
"No, problem. Have a good day." * * * * * * *
When she finally got to the college, she signed up for six classes:Math, English, Literature, Philosophy, Art History, and Ecology. She also bought some of the books she needed, which nearly depleted her funds. Just as she was leaving, she sipped on a puddle of water that was on the floor. Her books flew from her hands, but she landed in a pair of strong arms. She slowly looked up into a pair of warm brown eyes. "Are you alright?" the man asked. "Y-yes, thank you," she stammered. Hitomi stared at him as he leaned over to pick up her books.
His hair was long in the front, but short and close cut in the back. (The same hairstyle he had in the anime when he was young.) His hair was an aqua green color. He was very tall and skinny, but also lean and muscular. He wore silver Guess reading glasses, a black Armani suit, black sandals, a silver chain, and a white shirt with the first two buttons undone. He handed Hitomi her books and smiled. When he got a better look at her, shock registered in his eyes."You must be new here, because I'm sure I would have introduced myself to such a beautiful woman."
Hitomi felt her knees turn to jelly. He was a very attractive and charming man. And his smile was beautiful. His teeth were white, and she liked the way his smile slowly came to his mouth. His eyes were so mischevious, and they danced with merriment. He held his hand out to her. "My name is Folken Fanel. What's yours?"
"Hitomi Kanzaki. I'm going to be starting as a student here this fall. Are you a student here?"
"No, I'm a teacher."
"What? But you look so young! How long have you been teaching here?"
"Don't look so shocked," he said with a laugh. "I just turned 26, and I just graduated last year with a master's degree. This will be my first year teaching here."
"That's great. You must be a really wise person."
"I guess you could say that. You look pretty young yourself; about my brother's age. Look, I would like to get to know you better. Would you like to have lunch with me?"
"Yes, I'd love to."
Hitomi and Folken went to a little cafe around the corner from the campus, and sat at an outside table. Folken left briefly to call someone on his cellphone. The waitress came and Hitomi ordered spaghetti for both of them. When he returned he took Hitomi's hands in his, and rubbed them with his thumbs. "In case you have'nt noticed, I'm very attracted to you Hitomi. You remind me " Hitomi's eyes lowered, and her face turned a deep red. Folken bent his head down and smiled at her, and was about to say more when they were interrupted by the shadow of someone coming up to their table. Folken looked up and gave a wistful smile. "Hey Van. I forgot to tell you he was joining us today. Hitomi, this is my brother Van."
"It's you!!!!!!" they both said in unison. Hitomi and Van stared at each other in disbelief. *I can't believe it! It's that jerk from that party. How can he be Folken's brother?* *I can't believe it's that girl. My brother sure has some weird taste.* The both continued to stare at each other, and Folken was confused. "Wait a minute. You two know each other?"
"Not really. But we've met before, more than once." Van walked over to Hitomi and grabbed her face in his hand. He closely inspected her face. Hitomi's green eyes widened in outrage.
"Hey! What do you think you're doing?" Their eyes met, and his eyes widened. Hitomi thought she saw pain flash through them.
"So this girl is the one you called me about a few minutes ago?" He let go of her face, and Hitomi stared at him angrily." Suddenly I've just lost my apppetite. I'm going home." He put his hands in his pockets and stalked away angrily to the exit."Van wait!" Folken called, and he walked after Van. Van yelled something at him and pushed away Folken's hand. She stared after Van with a look mixed with hurt and irritation. "What's his problem anyway? Every time we meet, he gets even more rude."
"Don't be mad, Hitomi. Van was'nt always like this. It's that he's still hurting from a past relationship." Folken looked after him sadly. Hitomi put her hand on Folken's.
"What happened? Did an old girlfriend dump him or cheat on him?"
"No, nothing like that. Her name was Cesia. She was a great person. She was nice, beautiful and kind. After she and Van met, they instantly fell for each other. They were childhood sweethearts. Van told me he loved her when he was only 5 yrs. old. They were always together and could'nt be seperated. So one day they decided to get married. Everyone was so happy. They were the perfect couple. They could'nt wait to be husband and wife." Tears began to come to Folken's eyes. He wiped them away. Hitomi's grip tightened on his hand. "I'm sorry Hitomi. It's hard for me to talk about sometimes. Cesia was like a sister to me."
"It's okay. Please continue."
"Well, finally it was the wedding day. We all waited at the church, but Cesia was late. We waited and waited, but she never came. Van was worried out of his mind. He did'nt think Cesia would just skip out on him. Something had to be wrong. Then we got a phone call. It was a police officer. We all got a sick feeling in our stomachs. He told us that there was a terrible accident. The limo Cesia and her bridesmaids was riding in was totaled. Cesia had to be cut out of the car. Her injuries were too severe to save her. She knew she was dying. They said the last thing she said was to tell her husband Van she loved him. "
Hitomi gasped, and her hand flew to her mouth. Tears began to pool in her eyes. *Poor Van.*
Folken wiped at his eyes again. "Van....he was shocked. This empty look came to his eyes, and he dropped the telephone.(Same look he had when his brother died in the anime.;_;) He fell to his knees, sobbing uncontrollably. We had to give him a sedative just to call him down. He could'nt even go to the coroner to identify her body. He just lay in bed everyday in a fetal position holding a picture of her. He could'nt even attend her funeral. We had to get him counseling. I'm suprised he recovered as well as he did. Maybe he just pushed the pain way down deep inside himself."
"That's horrible,' Hitomi whispered.
"I'm all he has in the world. Our parents died when we were young. He's been through so much at such a young age. Don't tell him I told you any of this. He would be really angry. He does'nt like me to talk about it to anyone."
Hitomi wiped at her eyes and sniffed loudly. "But why does he hate me so much?"
"He does'nt hate you. He's mean like that to pretty much everyone. It upsets him to see everyone so happy when he lost so much. Also you look a lot like Cesia. That's why he grabbed your face like that, and then got mad. I realized that when I first met you. So when I called Van I did'nt tell him about it. I wanted him to face his fear, and to overcome his grief. So that's why he got mad at me."
Hitomi's eyes widened in suprise.
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Hitomi finally arrived home around 7 p.m. She had been driving around for an hour, thinking after she said goodbye to Folken. She wished that she could talk to Van; help him with his pain. She started up her front steps and saw someone waiting for her. "Allen?"
"Hitomi! Hi, I've been waiting for you all day. What's wrong? Your eyes are all red." Hitomi walked to Allen, and held on to him. He lifted up her face, and searched her eyes. Her eyes held a sad look. "What happened?" he asked softly.
"Nothing. I just heard something really sad. It's kinda making me feel depressed." She leaned her head on his shoulder. "It's times when I'm feeling down that I'm glad to have a friend like you."
Allen bit his lip, then held Hitomi tightly. "That's nice........, but maybe I want to be more than just your friend." Hitomi turned toward him, her eyes wide. He turned her face toward his, and was about to kiss her.........when his cellphone rang. They both jumped apart like they were caught doing something wrong. Allen answered his phone. It was Millerna. "Hey Millerna. What is it? You want me to come over? Listen, it's not a good time right now. But I............alright." He hung up, and turned to Hitomi, running his hand through his hair in frustration.
He took her hands in his. "I'm sorry, Hitomi. I have to go, but you and I have some things we need to talk about. So call me whenever you're free." He held her face in his hands, kissing her cheek softly. Hitomi suddenly felt really warm, and she knew her face was burning red. He seemed to hesitate, the smiled regretfully and rubbed her cheek with his thumb. "I'll see you later, okay?" he said softly. Allen waved to her, jumped in his car and pulled off.
Hitomi sat down on the porch, feeling confused in her mind and heart............
Yay! End of chapter! If you like it, you know what to do. ***Recommend to your friends who like Escaflowne fan fiction! Also I know there was'nt much Van in this chapter, but I'l try to include him more in the next chapter!