Author's Note: Gomen a million times. I'm really sorry for not uploading
more chapters, but with school and everything, well heh you get the idea.
^_^;
Disclaimer: Escaflowne does not and will never belong to me.
1 Chapter 1: A Small Longing
Hitomi raced through her school, not stopping once for breath. I'm late! She thought. Yukari is going to kill me. She ran down the stairs and stopped a few feet form a girl sitting on the bottom step.
"Hi Yukari! Sorry I'm late," panted Hitomi.
Yukari turned and glared at Hitomi. "You better be sorry! I was waiting here for five minutes. You are fortunate for having a forgiving best friend."
They walked to the racetrack. Hitomi stretched and ran a lap for warm up. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Amano come up behind Yukari and hug her. Hitomi saw Yukari turn around in delight.
Amano? Hitomi thought. That's strange. I thought he went to America.
"Hitomi! Come say hi to Amano!" Yukari called from the sidelines.
Hitomi smiled wanly as she walked towards them.
"Hi Hitomi!" Amano reached out and ruffled her brown hair that was tied in a ponytail. She protested loudly and swatted his arm out of the way.
"What are you doing here?" Hitomi asked. "I thought you left for America."
"I didn't want to go," Amano said simply. "Then I would be leaving Yukari."
"You're such a sap," Yukari squealed.
Hitomi watched the two of them chatter on and on. Her heart twanged with a sadness that she could not explain. "Yukari," she said.
Yukari stopped talking to Amano. "What?"
"I'm going to cut practice short today."
Yukari's face took on a look of concern. "Are you okay?"
"Yeah." Hitomi picked up her bag and started to walk away. "Bye, you guys."
"Bye!" called Amano and Yukari.
"I guess you're free, then." Hitomi could hear Amano's voice over the shouts of the children who were playing soccer.
"Yes," answered Yukari.
"Wanna go out for dinner? My treat."
Hitomi couldn't hear Yukari's reply. She walked faster.
Oh Van. She thought. I miss you.
A single tear dropped from her eyes.
Author's note: hihi! I've gotten lazy(er) so the chapters are pretty short. I promise that I will have another chapter or two up by the end of this week, 'kay? ~_^;
Disclaimer: Escaflowne does not and will never belong to me.
1 Chapter 1: A Small Longing
Hitomi raced through her school, not stopping once for breath. I'm late! She thought. Yukari is going to kill me. She ran down the stairs and stopped a few feet form a girl sitting on the bottom step.
"Hi Yukari! Sorry I'm late," panted Hitomi.
Yukari turned and glared at Hitomi. "You better be sorry! I was waiting here for five minutes. You are fortunate for having a forgiving best friend."
They walked to the racetrack. Hitomi stretched and ran a lap for warm up. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Amano come up behind Yukari and hug her. Hitomi saw Yukari turn around in delight.
Amano? Hitomi thought. That's strange. I thought he went to America.
"Hitomi! Come say hi to Amano!" Yukari called from the sidelines.
Hitomi smiled wanly as she walked towards them.
"Hi Hitomi!" Amano reached out and ruffled her brown hair that was tied in a ponytail. She protested loudly and swatted his arm out of the way.
"What are you doing here?" Hitomi asked. "I thought you left for America."
"I didn't want to go," Amano said simply. "Then I would be leaving Yukari."
"You're such a sap," Yukari squealed.
Hitomi watched the two of them chatter on and on. Her heart twanged with a sadness that she could not explain. "Yukari," she said.
Yukari stopped talking to Amano. "What?"
"I'm going to cut practice short today."
Yukari's face took on a look of concern. "Are you okay?"
"Yeah." Hitomi picked up her bag and started to walk away. "Bye, you guys."
"Bye!" called Amano and Yukari.
"I guess you're free, then." Hitomi could hear Amano's voice over the shouts of the children who were playing soccer.
"Yes," answered Yukari.
"Wanna go out for dinner? My treat."
Hitomi couldn't hear Yukari's reply. She walked faster.
Oh Van. She thought. I miss you.
A single tear dropped from her eyes.
Author's note: hihi! I've gotten lazy(er) so the chapters are pretty short. I promise that I will have another chapter or two up by the end of this week, 'kay? ~_^;