Hello! Yup, that's right! I have FINALLY got Microsoft word, so I can space my work out! Woohoo! I'm probably gonna be updating a lot more, because I'm grounded for a WHOLE MONTH! EVIL MOTHER!!!! Oh, well! Thanx to you guys who reviewed! In this chapter, Dilandau's gonna be causing A LOT of trouble, so as some people say: 'There may be trouble ahead!'

Chapter 13-There May Be Trouble Ahead!

Hitomi sat on the edge of the sofa, looking around Van's house. It was quite a big place, but not mansion big.

Van had gone upstairs to get changed, and Folken was in the kitchen, preparing the food. Daniel had gone to the toilet, and Dilandau was no- where to be seen. (A/N-Oh dear!)

Hitomi smiled as she saw 13-year-old van smiling in a school photo. She looked at the other photo's pinned up on the walls. There were family pictures, family outing pictures and party pictures.

Hitomi sighed. She would do anything to have her mum and dad back again.

She heard footsteps behind her, and turned around. It was Folken.

"Hi," he said.

"Hello," said Hitomi, nervously.

"Are you in my brother's class at school?" he asked her.

Hitomi nodded her head.

"Your Hitomi, right?"

Hitomi nodded again.

Folken smiled at her.

"Van thinks a lot of you," he sat down beside her.

Hitomi stared at him. Folken continued to talk.

"Don't tell him I said this to you, but he never shuts up about you. At dinner times, he's always saying how funny you are to the teachers, and how he admires you for coping without parents".

Folken turned his head to look at her.

"Then again," he said, "Most people would admire you. Some 30-year-olds find it difficult to look after their kids, but you're only 16, and you have to look after you're two brothers. It can't be easy. Just try to warm up a little two him. I think he really likes you. Not friend like, but maybe something a bit...."

At that moment, Van himself came down the stairs. Folken quickly ran back to the kitchen, a smirk on his face.

Van stopped walking, and paused for a while. He was wearing a navy blue shirt, and smart black trousers. He stared at Hitomi, and noticed the slight blush on her cheeks.

"What has he said to you?" he asked her, with a slight smirk on his face.

"N-nothing!" Hitomi stuttered.

Van came to the couch, and slouched down next to her.

"So.um..Is anyone else coming?" she asked.

"Yeah. There's gonna be you, Daniel, Matt and Madison."

"What about that guy?" asked Hitomi.

"Oh," said Van, "You mean Dilandau".

Hitomi smiled a bit.

"You don't sound too thrilled about him".

"Yeah, well," said Van. "I didn't know he was coming tonight. I just thought that his parents were meting mine and they were going out I didn't realize he 'd be sticking around."

"So," said Hitomi, "Why do you dislike him so much-"

"Dislike who?" came a voice.

Hitomi and Van turned around, and saw Dilandau standing there with a large book and a small book.

He put the small book in his trouser pocket, and began to open the larger one. On the front cover in silver writing, it read 'Photo Album'.

Hitomi glanced at Van, whose face showed unbelievable horror. A slight tinge of grey could be seen on his face.

Dilandau grinned.

"What's the matter, Van?" he asked, mockingly. "Why don't we all sit down, and have a small trip down memory lane?"

Van was about to say something, or strangle Dilandau, when the phone rang. Van got up to answer it, and Dilandau took this opportunity to sit next to Hitomi, and show her pictures.

"Hi," he said. "I'm Dilandau Albatau. Van's..oldest childhood 'friend'."

Hitomi smiled.

"I'm Hitomi Kanzaki. I'm his friend aswell."

Dilandau smirked.

"Friend?!" he asked sarcastically. "I thought you were his girlfriend. He certainly looks at you like you are!"

Hitomi blushed, and nervously laughed.

"There's nothing to be embarrassed about," he said. "It's not you're fault VAN STALKS YOU!!!!"

He said the last part loud enough for Van to hear.

"It's not like that!" said Hitomi, blushing madly.

"Whatever. Anyway, I just brought this over, because I thought that you'd want to see Van junior."

Hitomi looked at the album with interest. In no time, she and Dilandau were laughing at pictures of miniature Van.

They had been looking at the pictures a while, when Van came into the room. He looked at what Hitomi and Dilandau were staring at, and cursed under his breath. He swore that one day, he'd chop off Dilandau's smart-arse, little face.

Dilandau looked up at Van, and smirked. He then looked down at Hitomi who was blushing madly, and then glanced down at the picture.

"Hey, look!" he said. "This is me and little Van when we were 6-years-old in my paddling pool. And he's not wearing anything! Look at his little..."

He glanced up at Van, cocked his head to the side, and said with a smirk on his face, "Never mind!"

Van looked suicidal.

He glanced at Hitomi, who became suddenly interested in her feet.

"Dinner's ready!" shouted Folken from the kitchen.

Hitomi quickly stood up, and looked up at Van. He was staring at Dilandau with a look of pure hatred.

"Aren't the others coming?" she asked Van

"No," he said. "Some of Folken's college friends are coming instead."

They made their way into the dining room, where Daniel was sitting down, talking to Folken.

"Smart!" shouted Dilandau. "Grubs up!"

He barged past Van, and rushed into the dining room.

Van turned to face Hitomi.

"Van," she asked. "Are you mad at me?"

"No, of course not," he said gently. "It's not you I'm mad at. It's just Dilandau."

Hitomi looked at her feet, and a slight blush began to creep up onto her cheeks.

"Well," she started. "If it's any consolation, I think that you were a cute kid."

Van made a weird sort of noise that came from the back of his throat. A blush was beginning to appear on Van's cheeks.

The doorbell then rang, and Folken rushed to the door.

Van and Hitomi sat down at the table, and waited for Folken to come back, so they could then start their meal.

Dilandau had already piled food onto his plate, and was stuffing his face at an alarming rate. Van wasn't doing anything to stop him, probably hoping that he would choke.

Folken came back, accompanied by three other people. Hitomi recognized two of them to be Allen and Millerna, those two people she'd met at the hospital. She didn't think that they'd recognize her, though.

They sat down at the table, and everyone raised their cutlery. As they began to eat, Folken introduced everyone.

"This is Millerna Aston, Allen Schezar and Dryden Fassa. Guys, this is Dilandau Albatau, Hitomi and Daniel Kanzaki and my little brother, Van."

Everyone said 'Hi' to each other, and they then went to the living room to play 'spin the bottle'.

First, Millerna had to kiss Dryden. Allen got a bit peeved at that. Everyone was having a great time, until the both their horror, the bottle landed on Allen and Van.

Van scrunched up his face.

"I don't want to play any more!" he said hurriedly, while Hitomi was laughing next to him.

"Come on!" she said to him. "Just a peck on the cheek!"

"Alright!" said Van. "But only because you asked me!" He added quietly, so only Hitomi could hear-or so he thought.

Dilandau had been listening in on their little chat.

'So', he thought. 'Van DOES like her. I'll soon put a stop to that!'

Van leant over, and scrunched up his face even more. He quickly put his lips on Allen's cheek, and pulled away as fast as he could.

Everyone was laughing, and both Van and Allen were a deep crimson.

"Okay!" said Folken, gasping for air. "Last one now, so we've got to make it a good one! The two people who it lands on, have got to use tongues, no matter what the gender!"

Everyone held their breath, as Folken dramatically spun the bottle.

The bottle began to slow, and eventually came to a stop, one end at Hitomi, and the other pointing at......?





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