Disclaimer: I don't own Escaflowne

Summary: Hitomi's parents died when she was 16, and they left her in care of her two brothers. Her brother become gangsters. But when Van moves across the street what well happen? Its kind of like outsiders (that's a book) well the theme with Ponyboy and his brothers.

Title: Better Off Dead

Chapter Seven: Fighting & Thinking

Hitomi walked down the sidewalk, 'thinking'. Thinking about what? Her mind would not tell her, so she was 'thinking' what it was. She was a zombie walking down the sidewalk, going to-. Where was she going? She forgot! Her eyes snapped open, raking her state of 'thinking', she turned her head to see Van sitting on someone, lifting his arm high into the air and dropping it onto someone, but who? She could not see, it was to dark in the alley.

"AHH STOP!" the bloody body screamed.

"WHAT DID YOU DO TO HER!?" Van yelled back, grabbing the mans shirt with his fists.

"NOTHING, I SWARE!"

"THAT'S NOT WHAT SHE TOLD ME!" Van let go of the man, letting him bash his head in to the ground. Van stood up of the man and turned around "Hitomi!"

"What was that?" Hitomi pointed to the man laying on the ground. Who was it? Her mind was 'thinking' again. "Who is th-! That's a Black Dragon!" Hitomi's eyes light up with surprise. Van walked over to a water fountain, taking off his bloody shirt he washed off the blood. Ringing his shirt he said "He did something to my sister."

"So, you beat the crap out of him?" Van just glared at her. Grabbing his shirt she rung it out, letting a lot of water fall, it was bothering her, he was ringing and ringing his shirt over and over again. "Sooo, ohm." He didn't know what to say, but she did. "Van, you know now that because you beat the crap out of a Black Dragon, their going to came after us."

"What do u mean why don't they came after me?"

"Because we're one, as a gang and so are they. We're like one big family and they are too." They started to walk down the sidewalk but Hitomi was not 'thinking' she was wondering aloud "Van. Where did you see that Black Dragon guy?"

"In that alley, why?"

"Van run." Hitomi grabbed his arm and ran as fast as they could. Van looked behind him and saw five other Black Dragons chasing them, "Shit! What are we going to do?"

"Go to school and forget what happened till we meet after school."

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Hitomi grabbed her tray and walked over to her table. Sitting next Sesshomaru. "Hey, Hitomi." Allen and Gaddess both yelled.

"Hey, where were you yesterday?"

"Um, I, I, was- Van go into a fight with a Black Dragon!" Hitomi blurted out and Van's eyes light up.

"HE WHAT!" Sesshomaru yelled and slammed his fist on the table.

"He did something to my sister!" Van snapped back.

"Like WHAT!" At this Van gulped.

"He, He-." The bell rang loud cutting off what Van said, picking up his books and ran to his next class, not even throwing his lunch away.

"Damn!" Sesshomaru cursed looking at his fist, he lifted it showing a little crack in the plastic finish, which looked like wood. "HEY! Sesshomaru you know we can't pay for a school lunch table.

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the bell rang, school was out and the hall was crowded almost instantly. Van walk to his locker, trying to put in the right combo. "Damn!" he kicked his locker and it opened. Damn what did he get himself into? Just because he kicked one guys ass. And now Sesshomaru is mad as hell at him. What about Hitomi? Did she hate him too? Allen and gaddess, what about them? Damn Van what did you get yourself into? But that guy he, he-! "Hey!" a voice broke him out of his 'thinking'. "Hey aren't you mad at me?" van asked slamming his locker door shut.

"Now why would I be mad at you? If anything I'm mad at my self for ratting you out. 'Your' not mad are you?"

"No. Hitomi, what are we going to do?"

"We got to sneak out of school, so they don't see us. They maybe waiting for us." She wrapped her arms around his neck "Be careful."

"What about you?"

"I 'should' be fine, they may not hurt me."

"What, why?"

"Well, Dilandua is the Black Dragon leader and you know he 'loves' me."

Damn, they may be all over me. Dilandua probolle thought I stole his date, well, I was hitting on Htiomi, and she walked home with me, Shit! He was 'thinking' again.

Van and Hitomi walked out of the doors to the school. Hitomi wrapped her arms around him, as he peeked around the wall "Ok, all clear. Hey where's Sesshomaru?"

"That jerk toke of without me!" she said looking into his eyes. Why am I feeling so, so weird when I look into his eyes. Maybe its because I'm holding him, should I let go. No, you're protecting him; if you're around him they may not hurt him.

He felt a weird feeling, but he know what it was. It was Hitomi. He liked her and he has since he meet her. But did she feel the same way? I mean she was the one to wrap 'her; arms around 'him'! or was it just a friendly hug? He felt it was both, a friendly hug but turned in to an intaminte embrace.

~This drowning sorrow is shaking me

more than it ever has before

the road signs reading bitter end

leave me suspect of a crime

the city air chokes me today

more than it ever has before

I'm nervous to feel deserved

by these street signs anymore

are you

going to

be waiting up when I get home

we'll stay up all night

getting drunk and watching sunsets on our porch

I'm falling for you

I'm falling for you

I fell for you I'm falling for you

I'm falling for you

I fell for you

these empty feelings question me

of who I think I've become

my mind is ticking life away

asking if you are the one

are you

going to

be waiting up when I get home

we'll stay up all night

getting drunk and watching sunsets on our porch

I'm falling for you

I'm falling for you

I fell for you I'm falling for you

I'm falling for you

I fell for you

I'm dying to explain my heart

to you now

I'm dying to explain my heart

to you now

there's so much on my mind it's tearing me apart

there's so much on my mind it's tearing me apart

I'm falling for you

I'm falling for you

I fell for you I'm falling for you

I'm falling for you

I fell for you~ "Van." Hitomi's lips slipped out, she could see his thoughts throw his eyes. Pulling them away he smiled at her, "Let's go."

"Ok."

Running sidewalk as fast as they could. Hitomi got out her keys, getting ready to unlock her door. They where five minutes away from her house. Looking at the clouds Hitomi thought it was going to rain, and a big drop laid right between her eyes. With in seconds it stared to down pour on them and no one was around them. No one was chasing them, just them and the rain. Hitomi smiled, she loved the rain. Laughing she said "Van I don't think they like the rain?"

"You must like the rain."

"Yes!" she cheered, not caring that she was soaked OR that she could be attacked any minute, all that faded away. She smiled at him, "Van."

Van wrapped his arms around her bring her closer to him "Hitomi still think you can't fall for a screw up like me?"

She bit her bottom lip "I don't know, you just may have to make me Van."

He smiled and pressed his lips agents hers. Moving his hands up to the side of her head. She wrapped her arms around his neck holding him as close to her as she could. Pulling back he asked, "Did I make?"

"I think you did."

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Tee Hee! Their first kiss!!! Ohhhh!! Its gotta have H/V come on!! But if you want a fight you gotta wait till the next chapter!! This chapter is kind of long right?? Well anyways that song was by: student Rick Falling for you. Plz r&R Thankz for REVIEWING TO ALL THAT HAVE!!! LUV YA! OH R&R!!!