A/N: Sorry it has taken me a long time to start up writing again, I have been very busy with school ending for the summer and all that but I am back and I am going to write more. ^_^ Ooh, and thank you to those who reviewed ^_^ I hope you like the next chapters.

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Disclaimer: I do not own Escaflowne

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Chapter 8

The sun shone brightly as Hitomi walked up the stairs to reach the doors of her new school. Stopping at the top of the stairs she watched as students walked by talking, skateboarding, and everything else the normal high school student does before class begins. Tilting her head up to take in the view of the school, she sighed and shook her head. :: just like any other school.:: She thought as she made her way through the crowd of people and passed the doors as the bell rang, telling the students school has now started and soon the hallway was packed, more people talking and lockers being opened and slammed shut could be heard.

Slowly making her way through the hallway Hitomi soon found her face smashed up against a chest. Blinking and taking a few steps back and looking up to the face of the person she ran into, her heart skipping a beat as she was met with a pair of blue eyes and long blonde hair.

"I'm. I'm so sorry.. I wasn't looking where I was going.. Please forgive me!" She stuttered out, feeling a bit stupid for not looking where she was going.

The person looked down at her, about to give out a yell until he noticed her deep green eyes and then remembered whom she was.

"Hitomi?"

"Yes.?" She blinked in confusion at how someone would already know her name when she hasn't even been in his school for 10 minutes.

"Its me, Allen. from the plane."

Gasping and blushing a bit in embarrassment, her eyes wandered over his body and face and soon resting on his eyes and she smiled. Sure enough, it was Allen.

"Oh my god. it is you!" She screamed out a little too happily and jumped up to hug him. Both blushing badly she let go of him and took a few steps back to straightened out her shirt and gain her footing once again as Allen did the same.

"Sorry." She said sheepishly, a slight blush coming to her cheeks.

Allen just smiled at her and moved his hand out but soon stopped as a loud voice was heard through the crowd of people in the hallway, shouting Allen's name out. He just let out a long sigh and moved his head to looked down at the floor, his hand moving up to cover his face slightly with slight embarrassment as a blonde haired girl came bouncing out of the middle of the crowd and right over to Allen, wrapping her arms around his waist and going into a giggling fit.

"There you are! I've been looking all over this dammed school for you!" She said loudly, with a big smile on her face. Turning some to look at Hitomi who had raised her hand up to her chest looking as if all this confused her. The blonde just rolled her eyes a bit at her and turned her head back towards Allen, ignored her as she went back to talking and smiling.

:: Oh. he has a girlfriend. didn't know that. She is way prettier than me anyways. What am I talking about!? ::

Shaking her head slightly and dropping her hand from her chest, she looked down at the floor for a minute and then looked up at she heard Allen clear his throat to get her attention and also Millernas.

"Sorry Millerna. Oh! Umm. Millerna, this is Hitomi Kanzaki. She is new here to this school." He said, moving his left hand down, placing it on the small of her back, looking at her and smiling somewhat. "Uh... Millerna. why don't you get to know Hitomi better. You know. show her around and stuff." Slightly pushing Millerna forward, towards Hitomi and turning around, taking a fast stride to get away from her as fast as possible without her noticing.

Sighing Millerna looked at Hitomi and tilted her head some, a few strands of blonde hair falling into her face. Pushing her lips together she blows the hair out of her face and looks at her frustrated.

"Do you not know how to dress in style these days?" She said, a small smile forming on her lips as Hitomi looked down at her clothing and blushed. Just having moved here she wasn't able to go shopping or anything so she wore a pair of old blue jeans and a white shirt and a pair of old tennis shoes.

"Guess not. Come on. I'll show you to the office so you can get your things and that." Millerna smiled a bit more and placed her hand on Hitomi's shoulder and gave her a push forward to make her start walking down the hallway as she followed and moved up next to her side and started up a conversation with her.

By the time lunch came around, Hitomi already had homework and new friends. She was happy at that, and besides the homework did give her something to do when she gets home so she doesn't end up seeing things again. Sighing and taking a drink of her coke a girl was red hair that fell a bit passed her shoulders came up to the table she was sitting at and smiled at her.

"Can I sit here?" She asked, holding her tray of food in her hands.

Hitomi smiled at her and nodded, reaching over the table and moving her books aside for her to sit and have room for her tray.

Setting her things down on the table she smiled again at Hitomi and she put her hand out towards her.

"My name is Yukari, Yukari Uchidna."

"Hitomi Kanzaki."

"So, you must be new here because I haven't seen you around before."

Hitomi nodded and smiled. "Yeah, I am new here. I just moved here from England."

"Really?! Ooh wow! What's it like in England?" Her face was all smiles now, wanting to get to know what England looked like and also because she made a new friend and Hitomi seemed just like her and not like the rest of the students that were stuck up.

Giggling Hitomi told Yukari all about her home back in England, the top spots and such. Yukari a bunch of smiles through it all and even made a few jokes to make Hitomi happy again when she told her about her parents dying. By the end, the bell rang and the two girls stood up, still talking as they walked to class together, giggling and smiling all the way.

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Phew! I think I am getting lazy.. hopefully.. sometime soon I will post the next chapter.. and don't worry all you Van fans! He will be appearing soon! and he already has appeared.. should have paid more attention to the last chapters ^^ ::runs away from the angry mob::