Hello! Thanx to all those who reveiwed! I was just thinking, when i finish that fic, should i do a sequel, like, when they're in college? But don't worry, this fic won't be ending any time soon! It's just a thought. Please review to tell me! Right, on with the fic!

Chapter 4-Conflict.

As the last bell of the day went, Van walked over to the lower part of the school straight away. As he got there, there were lots of kids, all of them surronding a few other kids. He was walking up to the crowd, when in the corner of his eye, he saw Hitomi rushing over. She had a puzzled look on her face, as she saw the crowd of children. Van came and stood next to her. He was about to ask her, if she was OK, when she took off, and pushed her way through the crowd. Van followed her closely. When they got to the centre of the crowd, Hitomi suddenly came to a halt. Julien was lying there, all battered and bruised. He had a massive nose bleed, and a bruise was beginning to form above his eye. "Julien!", shouted Hitomi. She moved forwards to where he was, bent down, and helped him stand up. Most of the kids around them had smirks on their faces. "Juli!", said Hitomi, "Juli! Who did this! Answer me Juli!" "She got them all against me!", said Julien. "Who did! Juli!" "The one who i told you about!", he said weakly, "Merle!" "Right, thats it!", said Hitomi, "Which one you little gits is Merle?! Mmm! Which one of you is the one that took my little brothers friends, and got them to beat him up? Well?!" Van was looking at the girl, with a pained look on his face. He looked extremely disappointed. "Juli?", said Hitomi, "Which one's 'Merle'?! "That one!", said Julien, weakly. And he pointed to the girl with pink hair. The smirk was gone from her face now. "Did you get them to do this?!", asked Hitomi, roughly. Merle didn't answer. "I said...", shouted Hitomi, "Did you get them to do this?!" "Yes!", she said, in a squeaky tone. "So!", said Hitomi, "You admit it! Would you think it was funny, if i got all of your friends, and got them to beat you up? Well, would you?!" "Hey!", said Van, "Hitomi! Lay of her!" "Why?!", said Hitomi, turning on Van, "Why, Van! I don't see you defending anyone here! How is this any of your business?" "It is my business", snapped Van, "Because Merle is my younger sister!" "Oh!", said Hitomi, "Is that so? Well, 'Mister I Know Everything About Everyone', why don't you teach your 'sister' some manners?" Van looked at Hitomi, then at Juliens battered face, and then at Merle. "Come on Merle", said Van. "Lets go home." "Home?", said Hitomi, faintly. "Your taking her home? Without telling her to lay off my brother. Without telling her to learn some manners? Without telling her to stop being a little bitch?!" Vans head snapped to look at Hitomi. He then grabbed her arm. "What did you just call my sister?!", he whispered dangerously. "I called her a BITCH!", said Hitomi. "If you EVER insult my family again, Hitomi Kanzaki, then you'll have to answer to me!" And with that, he grabbed Merles' arm, and stalked off. "Oh!", said Hitomi, "For a minute then, i was really scared!" Van turned his head to look at Hitomi. He was about to say something, until he gave her a sad smile. "Y'know Hitomi?", he said, "You must have seen unspeakable things, to act like the way you are." And he looked at her one more time, and then he walked off. Hitomi looked after him, gobsmacked. 'How dare he!', thought Hitomi. 'How dare he not tell his sister off, when she's beat the crap out of my little brother!' She ran after him, with Julien trying to keep up at her side, and eventually caught up with Van. All the children, were starting to walk home, now. "What?", said Van, obviously irritated. "I", said Hitomi, "Refuse to move, until you make your brat of a sister, apologiese to my brother." Vans eyes threw daggers at her. "I thought i told you not to insult my family!" "And i thought i told you, to make your sister apologiese!" "Hitomi", said Van, "Just move!" "Not until my brother gets an apology!" "Look Hitomi", said Van, "You insulted my family, and so, i don't see why I should apologiese!" "I insulted your family, Van Fanel, because your little bitch, oh, sorry, I meant sister, got everyone to beat up my brother!" "Right!", said Van, "if you keep on insulting my family, then i'll insult yours." "What?!", said Hitomi. "OH!", said Van, "I've got one." "Got one what?!" "I bet your mother actually killed herself, just to get away from you! Then again, Daniels' probably the only normal one out of you lot! You really are a freak, Hitomi Kanzaki!" (A/N-BAD mistake, Van!) SMACK!!!!!! Van got hit, with such a blow, that he was almost knocked of his feet. Hitomi had slapped him across the face, (State the obvious!) and she then grabbed his collar, and violantly brought his face a few inches away from hers. "Don't you DARE speak about my mother like that again, Van! Do you get me? Well?! DO YOU?!" "Ummmm............", said Van, "Yeah". "Good!", said Hitomi. And she pushed his body backwards, and shoved past him, with Julien clinging on to her for support. "Um..................Van?", said Merle. "Don't talk to me!" shouted Van, clutching where Hitomi's powerful blow had struck him. He looked after Hitomi, and saw her basically dragging Julien to keep up with her moody walk. ****************************************** Dramatic, or what! BIG fight! Ooooooooooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Hope you liked this chapter, and as always, read and review!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Special thanx to 'LoveWitch' and 'MaboroshiTsuki', for reviewing all of my chapters so far! Also, thanx to those others, who have reviewed me so far! Hopefully, the next chapter will be out soon! So long for now!! R&R! PLEASE! P.S. Sorry about the one big paragraph layout-my format on the computer won't allow me to post it any other way! SORRY!!!!!!