AN: Thanks to everybody for the reviews! I'm in the prosess of checking your stories out now. And yes, this is a Hito/Van story ^,~ see ya

Disclaimer: I don't own Escaflone( Big surprise)



Everthing was dark, darker than night. All that could be heard was heavy breathing and running feet. They were eveywhere, things watching, and folowing. Hitomi couldn't see her invisable watchers, but she could feel them. She didn't know what they wanted, but she didn't care she did the onlything she could think of run.
Suddanly one of the watchers stepped out in front of her and offered her help. The figure was shadowed and mysterious. Hitomi turned and ran. Then a bright figure came forward, he also ofered help. He was so bright and nice, Hitomi accepted. He brought her with him, they ran quickly. Hitomi looked back and saw the dark figure folowing. Hitomi wanted to scream.
Hitomi woke up suddanly to her alarm, she turned it off then rolled out of the bed . She quickly got ready for work. ' Now what to eat,' she thought as she searched the kitchen for something to eat, ' I know who needs to go to the store today,' she thought not looking forward to the after work trip. ' Guess I'll get something on the way,' she thought as she put on her coat and went out side.
Hitomi sat down in the nearest Krispy Kremes with a newspaper, a few doughnuts, and a styrofaom cup full of coffee. ' What's in the news today,' thought Hitomi sarcasticly, reascently the biggest story was that some Sports star was getting a divorse, not exactly the most pressing story in the world.
Hitomi scaned the headlines, '. . . Ricky's Divorse, New issues, not agein. . . .World science fair to be in Japan, big deal. . . . Downtown under attack, what's this?' Hitomi began reading the article, the jist was that two blocks downtown had been leveled durring the night by unknown asailents. Some people in the area had heard enormus crashes and clanging, " like meatal on metal," but it seemed they had all been too afraid to look out their widow to see what was going on, ' idiots,' thought Hitomi. The Cops found there were no bomds involved, the buildings colapsed, " as if something had knoked them over," said one of the Cops.
" Just what we need, some giants knocking buildings over," said Hitomi to no one in peticular. She continued to scan the head lines, '. . . Dog recovered after month, Good for them . . . Lights over Japan, lights?'
This story was discusing the mulitiude of beams of light that were apearing all over the area. At first there were no credible witnesses, but now even the Police were seeing them.
" Probly just a bunch of people with way too much coffee," Hitomi muttered under her breath.
" Excuse me, but is this seat taken?" asked a male voice. Hitomi looked up to see a incredibly hot blond. Hitomi just nodded blushing. The man sat down, then noticed Hitomi staring at him and flashed her a dashing smile.
Hitomi blushed an even darker shade of red. Then broke out of her trance, " My name's Hitomi Kanzi," she said ofering her hand.
" Rinarel Ont," he said finishing the shake, " So are you a native of this area?" asked Rinarel tring to make conversation.
Hitomi nodded, " Yeah, lived here all my life.You?"
Rinarel shruged, " I've lived here a few years," he said taking a sip of his coffee. " So are you here before work or what?"
" Just getting breakfast," answered Hitomi, then suddanly she glaced at her watch, " Oh my god, I'm sorry I've got to go before I'm late for work," said Hitomi as she quickly gathered up the remainder of her coffee and the newspaper.
Rinarel looked like he was about to crack up laughing. Hitomi went past him tword the door. " So you want to meet somewhere for dinner?" he called over his shoulder.
" Sure," said Hitomi forgeting her work for a second.
" How bought Siver Tree at eight o'clock?" he asked flashing his charming smile her way.
" See you there," said Hitomi as she sudanly remembered her work, " bye," she said as she turned off and took off running.
Hitomi just bearly got to work on time. She worked with cumputers for a living. After a long day at at work Hitomi hurried home and got ready for her date. Silver Tree was a formal and expensive resteraunt.
Hitomi sliped one of her favorite dresses, it was light pink on the top with a airy white skirt, and a seraded white collar that stuck out. There was something so familir about the dress, but Hitomi couldn't quite put her finger on it.
Rinarel met Hitomi outside the resteraunt, they got a seat, ordered their food, and talked. Hitomi relised that she and Rinarel seemed to have a lot in common. Rinarel walked Hitomi home and up to her apartment then left.
Everthing was dark, darker than night. All that could be heard was heavy breathing and running feet. They were eveywhere, things watching, and folowing. Hitomi couldn't see her invisable watchers, but she could feel them. She didn't know what they wanted, but she didn't care she did the onlything she could think of run.
Suddanly one of the watchers stepped out in front of her and offered her help. The figure was shadowed and mysterious. Hitomi turned and ran. Then a bright figure came forward, he also ofered help. He was so bright and nice, Hitomi accepted. He brought her with him, they ran quickly. Hitomi looked back and saw the dark figure folowing. Hitomi wanted to scream.
Sudanly the dark figure was gone. Hitomi looked ahead, something was wrong.
The Bright figure turned another corner, right into a thicket of the watchers! The bright figure sudanly took on an evil light as he and the other figures fought over Hitomi. She screamed as loud as she could hoping someone could hear, but no one answered.
Then Hitomi felt a strong arm firmly grasped her arm and began to drag her. Hitomi clawed at the arm, drawing blood, but the arm didn't falter. The arm pulled Hitomi from the others. It was the dark figure that had been chasing her! But now there was something comferting about it. The figure looked Hitomi in the face, Hitomi looked up.