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              Here I go again…this is the 3rd fanfiction that I'm really concentrating in doing the other two is AS THE NIGHTINGALE SINGS and CAN"T LET GO wish you could read those two too.

              Well…I'll tell you how I came up with this story. I was on the mall at this day, I was going to buy a t-shirt for my self when I saw this cake shop and saw a girl there selling cakes…then *boom* came the idea of Hitomi having a job in a cake shop.

              Let's get on with the story…hope you ENJOY…and please review. AND one more thing, THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE ESCAFLOWNE SERIES…this is my own version so hope you'll like it. Hitomi and Van really is in my MIND always…hehehe…^_^…

Against It All

Written by: Jhoeydagger

Prologue

"So what are you going to do this time?" he asked.

"What are you talking about?" frowning.

"Hitomi…it's almost Christmas."

"So?"

"Christmas…"

"What?"

"Doesn't it ring any bells?"

"No it doesn't and I don't think there is any bell in here." Looking at the small cake shop, she's working.

"And please Amano, I'm working right now." Pulling out a cake that was bought by the woman beside Amano. As she put it in the box and gave it to the woman, she gave Amano a look.

"Can you leave now?" she whispered. As the woman left, she looked around the cake shop was filled with a counter and a glass cabinet that is filled with cookies, pastries and cakes. They mainly serve cakes but they also provide drinks if ever the costumer wanted to stay at the shop there are five tables set in front of the counter and each table contains several chairs. In front of the counter beside the tables are huge glass walls that provide a view outside the street.

"Hitomi…it's almost Christmas."

"I know! You've been saying that since you came…maybe around an hour now!" she exclaimed leaving him in front of the counter and start taking all cups and plates from the table.

"Come on Hitomi, don't tell me you don't have any plan." Helping her carry the other plates and placing it inside the kitchen where a girl was washing dishes.

"Look Amano, you're lucky there isn't any costumer right at this moment so can you please leave now because any minute now another costumer might come in and I don't want you to be here bugging me!"

"Okay…okay…I'll go now but I'll call you later about your plan. I just bet you haven't bought any gifts yet."

"Just Go!" she exclaimed staring at him as he pulled the door open and left.

* Well…you're right about that.*

"Christmas…bah! Christmas are for kids." She mumbled. * There's no reason to celebrate Christmas…I'm not a kid anymore.*

After Work at the apartment

She pulled off her jacket and looked at the room. Her apartment is as always a mess. She doesn't have any time to clean it because after school she has to go to the shop and when she arrived here, she's too tired to clean and she got too many home works to do. It consists of a living room, a kitchen and a large bed, which she's thankful.

"Well…need to get some rest and study math." She said going to her room to get dress as she dress she accidentally looked at the family picture at the side table. She sat down fully dressed and looked at the picture. A young man with a light brown hair just like hers holding the two ropes of a swing and, there's a young woman with a blond hair holding a baby in her arms, which is sitting on the swing. They look really happy.

"I hope you like it there…" she whispered.

"I've been praying everyday. I always say that I'll be there too even if it takes long."

"I promise I'm fine. I'm happy but not always but I'm coping. Well…I'll write to you both promise." Smiling as she put the picture back at the table. She's been away for quite sometime now. She decided to go here to study and want to live by her self…she's quite happy about it.

"Got to study…tomorrow's another BIG day!" and pulled her books from her bag.

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              So what do you think? Amano and Hitomi are friends here…FRIENDS okay nothing more…well…hope you like it and please review…^_^…