Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiii there and welcome to Alternating fate!! I hope you like my last chappie cuz here's another one! On to the fic!!!

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Ch.4 The New Addition

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"Folken-San!!"

"Hitomi" Folken replied a warm smile on his face as he embraced the emerald eye girl and twirled in a circle she gave out a happy laugh and hugged his neck. Meanwhile little Van Fanel sulked in the corner glaring jealously at the little girl who came with HIS big brother.

"What does he see in her anyway?" he thought bitterly. It was three days since she came and Van didn't like her; he hated her!! He took all of his brothers attention away from him she was his rival for his brother. He snorted with envy he saw Folken motioning for him to come to where they were, reluctantly, he went.

"I need to go talk with the advisors. Van, I want you to keep Hitomi company" he explain. Vans head snap up "BUT WHY!?!" he cried out. Folken gave him a stern look "Van, while Hitomi is here you will stay with her, understood/"

"FINE" He spat out. Hitomi look at him nervously Folken gave her a reassuring squeeze "Now behave the both of you and don't fight, OK?"

"Yes big brother"

"Hai, Folken-san" Hitomi chirped happily. Van made a face mouthing what she said he promptly shut-up after noticing his brother's hard gaze at him. Folken sighed before he left to attend his meeting.

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"Stop following me!!"

"Hai!! Stop following me and Van-sama"

Hitomi look down while the Van and Merle glared at her "Stop being mean to me" she whispered. "Stop being mean to me!" Van repeated sarcastically Hitomi sniffled and away a tear Merle pinched Van.

"OW why'd you do that?"

"Van-sama, we shouldn't be this mean to her, haven't you done enough.....?"

Van snorted "Fine, for now" he replied. Merle turned around her eyes widen "VAN-SAMA!!" Suddenly a evil idea popped into little Van's head he pointed to a direction

"Look Hitomi a unicorn!!"

"Really? WHERE!!" Hitomi exclaim looking around. That was when she notice she was alone.

"Van Merle? Why are they always mean to me?"

She wiped away another tear. When she came here with Folken his little brother seem to be nice enough but he begun to pick on her.

"First he pulled my hair, then made fun of me...." she thought bitterly. She wanted to go home see her and Dad again, but, she didn't want to leave Folken. She sat on the grassy plain and look to the sky.

"What a pretty blue moon...I wonder what it is?"

She took out her pendant "Obaasan.." she whispered the wind blue and the pendant begun rocking back and forth. Hitomi' eyes brighten with curiosity "It hasn't stop yet" she replied happily mesmerized by the pendant.

"One...two....three....four...five...six...seven...eight...nine...ten!!"

She stop "What comes after ten??" she thought the pendant kept moving never missing a cycle. She look around "Where am I??" she stood from the ground and look for any of the city or people.

"I'm lost!!" She proclaimed and fell on her knees. Her shoulders shook from the convulsed crying then she heard a sound....sheep baaing

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"Van-sama, that was mean!!" Merle said agitated. Van gave her a look "We'll go back to get her. She can't disappear" with that he went back to the grassy field where he left his little victim.

"Maybe that'll teach her not to take away my brother from me!" he thought smugly. His heart skipped a beat Hitomi was nowhere to be seen. He screamed out her name there was no answer.

"Van-sama.."

"MERLE I LOST HITOMI!!!"

"NNAAAAANNNNNIIIIIII!!!!"

"Maybe she went back to the village!!"

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"HITOMI!!"

"HITOMIIII!! WHERE'RE YOU!?!"

"Folkens going to kill me!!" Van exclaimed gasping for air. "I knew we shouldn't have done that! Why do you have to be so mean Van-sama?" Merle cried out.

"VAN, MERLE"

Van turned around he knew that voice "HITOMI!!" he shouted . Hitomi waved to them.

"So are those your friends?"

"No, not really" she replied. The fluffy haired boy look at the girl he, he'd found her in the fields while his father had stop for the sheep to rest. He remembered he brought her to his father and ask if he could keep her; his father said no. He had hope that his father would reconsider if they couldn't find her family so far that little hope was burning .

"Saken!! What brings you hear all the way from Fried?" Balgus ask appearing out of near by tavern. The sheep herder stop the carriage and smiled at the swordsmen " We came along for the yearly trade, and, I wanted my son to see Fanelia's beauty. Also, I think we found someone" he explain motioning to the honey haired girl waving weakly behind Sakens son. "Hitomi-sama..." Balgus ask his visible eye widen in surprise he then turn to Van and Merle.

"Van-sama, you have much explaining to do, to me, and Folken-sama"

Van shifted his weight nervously his head down in shame "I'm gonna get it" he thought sadly.

"I got lost"

Vans head jerk to the little girl whom he left. "Balgus-San, I got lost. Then Guimel and his Otosan brought me back" she half lied. Balgus nodded his head in reply "I see. Van-sama, forgive me for my accusations." Balgus then turned to Saken "Will you be staying for the Fanelien festivities?"

"But of course you don't think I come from Fried just to trade sheep" Saken laughed half-heartily. While Balgus and Saken got reacquainted Hitomi jumped off the carriage alongside with Guimel Van walk up to her "Hitomi, I'm sorry" he replied.

Hitomi said nothing but look at him with hurt eyes Guimel glared at the raven haired boy. Merle look at the tense trio nervously "You're not going to tell Folken-sama about this?" she hesitantly ask. Hitomi shook her head "Iie, just....If you hate me this much.....then leave me alone!!"

Somehow these words struck Vans heart like a sword. Hitomi wiped her eyes clearly they've been red from crying.

"Hitomi..."

The fluffy haired boy Stood in front of Van "Didn't you hear her? Leave her alone!!" he barked. Van snarled at him Guimel glared back. The two girls had two break their unlocking gaze from each other.

"C'mon Van-sama, we don't need her" Merle announced Van just look at Hitomi she turned away her words echoed in his head over an over.

"If you hate me this much...leave me alone!!"

to be continued.

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Sorry if this confused anyone but today seems to be my off day very sorry, I don't really know much about Gui-chans past so I made it up including his dad. constructive criticism need R/R please

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