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No Longer Mine Chapter 4
Disclaimer: Look to chaps 1 and 2 --------------------------------
Hey there people, sorry I haven't updated for soooooooo long. In fact, erm I STILL haven't done my homework.¬¬;;; but hey. Um...I'm starting to lose interest in this story...o.O so the updates will probably be less active than the other ones. Mind you, if you want me to update I will! Please R+R Onegai!!
Chapter 5 - A Mysterious Gift
Previously:
Hitomi glanced at Van nervously, what was the matter with him? Remembering she was still in Allen's arms, being cradled like a baby she jumped up awkwardly, apologising and thanking at the same time in a muddle.
"Well, Van, long time no see, how's life?" Allen laughed casually, "How come you didn't tell me Hitomi had come back. You little rogue, keeping Hitomi all to yourself.
Van's face visibly paled, one hand running through his slick black hair he avoided the subject.
As Van ushered Allen and the other knights into the Castle Hitomi stood dazed, it had just occurred to her. The look upon Van's face wasn't anger...it was jealousy. 'Why Van?" She wondered, like she would ever know.
A certain little cat girl sat on the rooftops of the Castle staring down at the broken Hitomi, "Oh Hitomi, if only you could have seen how Van flew down from the study tower to save you, if only. If only you'd have seen the look on his face...he really does care for you still..."
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"Van? Erm, are you gonna...send...me..home..?" Hitomi stumbled on her words, as she poked her head in through the open door seeing Van and all the Asturian knights gathered round a large table.
"Er, yeah. I will do, later ok?" Van managed a feeble smile and carried on talking to the knights. Hitomi wrinkled her nose at the funny scent that came with these Asturian knights. "Horse Manure..." She thought to herself, 'Ewwww, Horse Manure? What did they do? Roll in it?!" Hitomi shook her head furiously to stop thinking strange thoughts and made her way down the corridor back to her room. After all, what else was there to do.
"Hitomi! Hitomi!" A jolly voice called, Hitomi stopped dead, hearing loud pounding noises coming down the corridor. An orange-ish face appeared in front of hers, ears wiggling furiously with excitement. "Guess what's happening tonight?"
"Erm, I'm going home?" Hitomi asked hopefully, twirling her straggly brown hair between her fingers...'Need to wash' she thought to herself.
"Oh Hitomi, can't you go home tomorrow?! There's going to be a grand ball tonight!! Lord Van's holding it in honour of our guests!" Merle burbled happily, then adding darkly, 'and in honour of his damn engagement.' Hitomi felt her stomach hurl, her insides clenched together, as pain struck her. Keeping a cool, straight face she managed a weak.
"So?" That came out well controlled, for the fact that she was about to burst into tears.
"Well, you need to dress yourself up! " Merle huffed, pouting at the level of reluctance Hitomi was showing.
"Yeah, well I'm not invited, and I know I'm not welcome - "Hitomi gasped as her voice cracked, backing away from Merle without looking where she was going. Bam, straight into something hard and tall, Hitomi turned her head to look, "Van. Oh, I'm sorry - " She muttered walking away from him.
"Hitomi, that's not true. You are invited to the ball, or I wouldn't have told Merle to tell you." Van mumbled, his voice soft. Hitomi didn't stick round to listen, she turned on her heels and ran, blocking her ears with her hands. Her long, brown hair shone gold as she ran, it sweeping after her. "Hitomi..." He whispered..
Hitomi fled into her room, slamming the mahogany door behind her, flung the balcony doors open, the white, silky net curtains dancing in the wind. Collapsing on her bed, she lay in silence, listening to the wind whistling and the birds twittering outside. "How can they be so happy?" She thought bitterly to herself, sitting up she rubbed her eyes and noticed a flash of colour, on her dressing table; Flowers, a bunch of flowers. Sliding off her bed she stared, moving closer to see exactly what they were.
A small bunch of primrose and oleander lay on the polished table-top surface, tied together with piece of crimson ribbon. A hand scrawled note attached to the ribbon:
"Come to the ball"
A half-hearted smile crossed Hitomi's face, turning the note around to see who it was from she frowned; it was signed with an 'X'. Sitting back down she held the small bouquet close to herself, thinking. 'Primrose means I can't live without you..but what does oleander mean?" Shaking that thought out of her head, she told herself off for thinking too much. Though she felt a lot better, 'I might go after all...' Scrambling off the bed and putting the primrose aside, she opened the wardrobe carefully, and began to shuffle through the dresses, one after another.
Picking out a dress of light green, she put it against herself and looked into the mirror, it suited her quite well, the light green of the dress complimented her eyes of jade green very well. Fingering her brown hair, she felt uncomfortable. How lanky, greasy her hair was. Remembering the last time she had washed it was the day her dread Fiancé had come looking for her, that damn Kenichi, how she hated him so..Shrugging off the bad thoughts that she held, she put aside her dress and decided to go down to the lake to have a clean. Actually, the lake was one of the most beautiful things Hitomi had ever seen in her life, every time she saw it, the same magical feeling spread over her, purifying her, ridding her of her bad thoughts, her nightmares, her problems...
Rushing down the corridor she carried a set of clean clothes and a pure white towel, down several flights of steps and out the back door. Clambering over a wooden picket fence she put her things down behind a small row of shrubs where she was sure no one could see her. Undressing herself down to nothing, Hitomi leapt over the shrubbery and dived into the lake, the water cool and refreshing, her face and shoulders bathed in golden sunlight, treading the water she kept afloat, she didn't actually want to find out how deep the lake was..something lashed out at her foot and grabbed it. "Argh!" Hitomi choked as she was pulled underwater, her legs kicking frantically, her arms waving about, attempting to lift herself back up, she felt as if her lungs had been deflated..suffocating slowly...her eyes lost their sparkle as she became unconscious, sinking..sinking..sinking
...Oleander means..caution..
Disclaimer: Look to chaps 1 and 2 --------------------------------
Hey there people, sorry I haven't updated for soooooooo long. In fact, erm I STILL haven't done my homework.¬¬;;; but hey. Um...I'm starting to lose interest in this story...o.O so the updates will probably be less active than the other ones. Mind you, if you want me to update I will! Please R+R Onegai!!
Chapter 5 - A Mysterious Gift
Previously:
Hitomi glanced at Van nervously, what was the matter with him? Remembering she was still in Allen's arms, being cradled like a baby she jumped up awkwardly, apologising and thanking at the same time in a muddle.
"Well, Van, long time no see, how's life?" Allen laughed casually, "How come you didn't tell me Hitomi had come back. You little rogue, keeping Hitomi all to yourself.
Van's face visibly paled, one hand running through his slick black hair he avoided the subject.
As Van ushered Allen and the other knights into the Castle Hitomi stood dazed, it had just occurred to her. The look upon Van's face wasn't anger...it was jealousy. 'Why Van?" She wondered, like she would ever know.
A certain little cat girl sat on the rooftops of the Castle staring down at the broken Hitomi, "Oh Hitomi, if only you could have seen how Van flew down from the study tower to save you, if only. If only you'd have seen the look on his face...he really does care for you still..."
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"Van? Erm, are you gonna...send...me..home..?" Hitomi stumbled on her words, as she poked her head in through the open door seeing Van and all the Asturian knights gathered round a large table.
"Er, yeah. I will do, later ok?" Van managed a feeble smile and carried on talking to the knights. Hitomi wrinkled her nose at the funny scent that came with these Asturian knights. "Horse Manure..." She thought to herself, 'Ewwww, Horse Manure? What did they do? Roll in it?!" Hitomi shook her head furiously to stop thinking strange thoughts and made her way down the corridor back to her room. After all, what else was there to do.
"Hitomi! Hitomi!" A jolly voice called, Hitomi stopped dead, hearing loud pounding noises coming down the corridor. An orange-ish face appeared in front of hers, ears wiggling furiously with excitement. "Guess what's happening tonight?"
"Erm, I'm going home?" Hitomi asked hopefully, twirling her straggly brown hair between her fingers...'Need to wash' she thought to herself.
"Oh Hitomi, can't you go home tomorrow?! There's going to be a grand ball tonight!! Lord Van's holding it in honour of our guests!" Merle burbled happily, then adding darkly, 'and in honour of his damn engagement.' Hitomi felt her stomach hurl, her insides clenched together, as pain struck her. Keeping a cool, straight face she managed a weak.
"So?" That came out well controlled, for the fact that she was about to burst into tears.
"Well, you need to dress yourself up! " Merle huffed, pouting at the level of reluctance Hitomi was showing.
"Yeah, well I'm not invited, and I know I'm not welcome - "Hitomi gasped as her voice cracked, backing away from Merle without looking where she was going. Bam, straight into something hard and tall, Hitomi turned her head to look, "Van. Oh, I'm sorry - " She muttered walking away from him.
"Hitomi, that's not true. You are invited to the ball, or I wouldn't have told Merle to tell you." Van mumbled, his voice soft. Hitomi didn't stick round to listen, she turned on her heels and ran, blocking her ears with her hands. Her long, brown hair shone gold as she ran, it sweeping after her. "Hitomi..." He whispered..
Hitomi fled into her room, slamming the mahogany door behind her, flung the balcony doors open, the white, silky net curtains dancing in the wind. Collapsing on her bed, she lay in silence, listening to the wind whistling and the birds twittering outside. "How can they be so happy?" She thought bitterly to herself, sitting up she rubbed her eyes and noticed a flash of colour, on her dressing table; Flowers, a bunch of flowers. Sliding off her bed she stared, moving closer to see exactly what they were.
A small bunch of primrose and oleander lay on the polished table-top surface, tied together with piece of crimson ribbon. A hand scrawled note attached to the ribbon:
"Come to the ball"
A half-hearted smile crossed Hitomi's face, turning the note around to see who it was from she frowned; it was signed with an 'X'. Sitting back down she held the small bouquet close to herself, thinking. 'Primrose means I can't live without you..but what does oleander mean?" Shaking that thought out of her head, she told herself off for thinking too much. Though she felt a lot better, 'I might go after all...' Scrambling off the bed and putting the primrose aside, she opened the wardrobe carefully, and began to shuffle through the dresses, one after another.
Picking out a dress of light green, she put it against herself and looked into the mirror, it suited her quite well, the light green of the dress complimented her eyes of jade green very well. Fingering her brown hair, she felt uncomfortable. How lanky, greasy her hair was. Remembering the last time she had washed it was the day her dread Fiancé had come looking for her, that damn Kenichi, how she hated him so..Shrugging off the bad thoughts that she held, she put aside her dress and decided to go down to the lake to have a clean. Actually, the lake was one of the most beautiful things Hitomi had ever seen in her life, every time she saw it, the same magical feeling spread over her, purifying her, ridding her of her bad thoughts, her nightmares, her problems...
Rushing down the corridor she carried a set of clean clothes and a pure white towel, down several flights of steps and out the back door. Clambering over a wooden picket fence she put her things down behind a small row of shrubs where she was sure no one could see her. Undressing herself down to nothing, Hitomi leapt over the shrubbery and dived into the lake, the water cool and refreshing, her face and shoulders bathed in golden sunlight, treading the water she kept afloat, she didn't actually want to find out how deep the lake was..something lashed out at her foot and grabbed it. "Argh!" Hitomi choked as she was pulled underwater, her legs kicking frantically, her arms waving about, attempting to lift herself back up, she felt as if her lungs had been deflated..suffocating slowly...her eyes lost their sparkle as she became unconscious, sinking..sinking..sinking
...Oleander means..caution..