Disclaimer: I don't own "Escaflowne" or "Save the Last Dance"
Just a quick note people! I'm sorry for taking so terribly long- blame the writers block. Anyway, there's a longer authors note at the end (as if anyone ever read them...) but this quick message is to tell that I devote this chapter to my dear friend Suski. She's the only one who knows the real me and that I write. Just wanna tell you honey: "Rakastan ja paljon!" ^_^
Chapter 11: Delightful Feelings
Sunlight poured through the light blue drapes that covered the window facing the street. Pushing its way into the room it brightly shone to the bed where a sandy-haired girl slept. Warming her face with its yellow rays it smiled a good morning.
Finishing her dream Hitomi slowly drifted to consciousness. She felt how the morning sun greeted her and without opening her eyes, smiled back. Turning around and stretching like a cat she slowly made her wake-up. Beautiful memories from the last night poured into her mind. Burying her face in her pillow she let feelings take over and a giggle escaped from her lips.
It was amazing. This feeling that warmed up her whole body and made her want to smile just like the sun outside her window. She felt radiant and utterly happy. Was this love? If it were she would always want to be with him!
Rising from the bed she caught her tiger slippers and then walked to the window. Pulling the curtains away and opening the window she breathed her lungs full of air. The world felt so wonderful she wanted to shout her good feeling to the whole street. Restraining herself she settled on catching the phone from her nightstand and dialling Yukari's number. She would be awake, and if she weren't, Hitomi grinned evilly, she would soon be!
A tired male-voice answered the phone. Hitomi, though never talked to him, recognized him as Mark. She greeted him happily and asked if Yukari was home. There was a moment of silence on the other end and she got a funny feeling that he was grinning at her.
"So Hitomi is it? Hehe, had a nice time yesterday night?"
His voice held a hint within and Hitomi felt herself blush. However, today she felt nothing could waggle her good mood and so she just smiled and agreed that she had had a lovely time. Suddenly there seemed to be an argument on the other end and Yukari's voice drifted to her hearing.
"Mark! It's Hitomi, isn't it? Give me the phone, she's calling me, not you!"
"Chill woman. Can't you see you're ducking in the middle of a conversation?"
"She doesn't wanna talk to you bighead!"
"Darling! What a foul tone! Besides, we were just talking about how wonderful the weather is."
"Mark, give it to me-"
"...baby, aha aha"
"Stop that! You're so not funny!"
There seemed to be shifting on the other end before he again grinned to the phone.
"Sorry love gotta go! My sisters about to commit multiple murders at the same time and I like my head right where it is now, see ya!"
Hitomi giggled. Yukari's huffs and shoos filled the receiver and then a faint sound of a door banging. Finally she sighed and seemed to settle down.
"Hey girl! Sorry 'bout that one. God I hate his guts at times like this!"
Hitomi laughed again and held the phone between her shoulder and ear while at the same time stripping her pyjamas away.
"It's okay, your brothers really funny you know."
Yukari huffed again, "Yeah sure! Only when he's not annoying the shit out of me! Anyway..."
Hitomi could feel her friend grin like her brother just a minute ago and answered without listening to the question.
"He was so adorable! He said I was the only one for him and oh god, we kissed! And he was so sweet and gentle and..."
Yukari laughed at the other end. It was good to hear Hitomi this happy. Though she had been more than worried yesterday night about Millerna's tricks on the couple, it seemed that eventually nothing had happened except Millerna receiving a bad bruise on her consciousness.
"So, what're you doing today?
Hitomi struggled with her jeans zipper and when hearing her friend smiled radiantly.
"Well, maybe Van..."
Yukari laughed again, wonder how she had guessed that one. Hitomi also giggled.
A voice at Yukari's end indicated that she had to end. The redhead sighed and told her friend to see her later. Hitomi agreed and after farewells hung up. She pulled a pink spaghetti-top over her head and then pulled her hair to the custom ponytail. Just when finishing with her dressing the phone rang. Smiling she picked up the receiver and asked casually,
"Yes Yukari?"
The expected girlish voice was gone and for her surprise replaced by a masculine and sweet one.
"Sorry to disappoint you Princess."
Hitomi felt her cheeks grow warm and thousands of little winged hearts fly around her head.
"No, no you're not disappointing me. I'm... I'm happy that you called me."
Van smiled as he moved in his dark room towards the window. He had just woken up and wanted her voice to be the first one he heard that day.
"Sleep well?"
Pulling the blinders off he greeted the morning sun. The golden rays promised for a beautiful day. Listening to her and watching the bright sun was the best possible way to begin a day.
Hitomi flopped to her bed and started playing with the twisted coil. She loved this! She loved it that he called and she loved it when he wanted to talk about her.
"Well," she began "I slept well. And I had a lovely dream!"
Van searched for his messy closet to find his pants and smiled at her reply. How childlike she still was, it made him want to close her to a bear- hug and ruffle her hair like she was still a kiddie. Smiling he sounded excited.
"Really? Am I involved?"
She giggled at the other end, which made his heart melt. She was so different, she was so pure, so innocent, so, so... She was just too lovely!
"Yes."
He found the pair and then smirked at her short answer. So she wanted to play, fine with him.
"Well, what did I do?"
Hitomi felt her cheeks warm. Rising to sit she pulled a pillow to her lap and hugged it.
"You kissed me."
A chuckle came from the other end. Van stood at the window, shirtless and drew figures to the glass. A wicked grin spread to his features.
"Only?"
Hitomi flushed fully. What in the world was going in his head? She cleared her throat and answered sheepishly.
"Well, no. But I wouldn't like to talk about it."
Van stopped his finger on the glass. Interesting.
"Is it something you want me to do in the future?"
She stayed quiet. A moment passed. Then a nearly inaudible "yes" came from her. Van felt the urge to laugh at her innocence. Instead he came up with something better that would surely make her cute nose and cheeks flame.
"What a perverted tiger you are."
She let out a loud gasp, which finally made him laugh. Her stutters were no help at all as he again felt the need to pat her on the head.
"You- I- I'm not! You're the one who started! Sorry to...
As she made her protest Van moved from the window in search of his shirt. He loved teasing her. Her innocence was just too delicious to slip from his evil hands.
disappoint you but I seriously have no wet dreams about you!"
He stopped and grinned lopsidedly. What a bold statement.
"None at all?"
She hesitated before approving firmly.
"No, none at all."
He finally found the shirt lying beside his bed on the other side and picked it up.
"Hmmm. What a shame."
She huffed and mumbled something about him being the pervert. Van pulled the shirt over his head and again smiled at the phone. She had a funny effect on him making him continuously grin like an idiot.
"Any plans for today?"
She stopped her mumble and strangely he felt like she was shimmering at the other end. However her reply seemed like ones who played elusive.
"Maybe."
Too adorable!
"Why?"
Van walked to his writing table and scanned through the sketchbook that was sprawled on it among with other miscellaneous items. He found an empty page and picked a pen, quickly scrabbling a round face, small nose, fully lips and shining big eyes.
"Just wondering..."
Hitomi groaned. Why couldn't he just ask? She flipped to her back and stared at the ceiling. She would have to surrender if wanting to see him today. Though, when she thought about it, the feeling was surely mutual. Anyway, maybe it was better to stop this teasing-game. She had already been too close to an embarrassing moment.
"Okay, well I'm not busy today. Maybe we could see each other...?"
Her hair was tied to a loose braid and a behind her ear a flower decorated her features. She smiled to him from the paper and her eyes twinkled like they always did. Satisfied, he left the pen on the page and turned to lean his hip to the table.
"I'll pick you in 15 minutes."
Click.
Hitomi stared at the receiver. A steady toot was all it emitted anymore. She shook her head and placed the phone to its place before jumping from the bed and heading to her door. What a confusing guy he was indeed!
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A/N: Hello! I had so much fun writing this! But yes I know. it took too long. I really had trouble with it and as I said in my bio some time ago, before I didn't feel good writing this. But after keeping a brake for a while I got my writing spirits back and now I'm on it again! Because I'm with two fics now, (a situation I always tried to avoid and look at me now...) it might take me a while to update. Please understand! Anyway, Hitomi and Van seem to be having a better time now together, sorry if the personalities were a bit off. Since I haven't been writing this in such a long time it takes a while to find the characters. Lets just see what the next chapters bring us! And btw, if someone is interested, the song Mark was singing while Yukari tried to catch the phone from him was Offspring's "Pretty Fly".
Just a quick note people! I'm sorry for taking so terribly long- blame the writers block. Anyway, there's a longer authors note at the end (as if anyone ever read them...) but this quick message is to tell that I devote this chapter to my dear friend Suski. She's the only one who knows the real me and that I write. Just wanna tell you honey: "Rakastan ja paljon!" ^_^
Chapter 11: Delightful Feelings
Sunlight poured through the light blue drapes that covered the window facing the street. Pushing its way into the room it brightly shone to the bed where a sandy-haired girl slept. Warming her face with its yellow rays it smiled a good morning.
Finishing her dream Hitomi slowly drifted to consciousness. She felt how the morning sun greeted her and without opening her eyes, smiled back. Turning around and stretching like a cat she slowly made her wake-up. Beautiful memories from the last night poured into her mind. Burying her face in her pillow she let feelings take over and a giggle escaped from her lips.
It was amazing. This feeling that warmed up her whole body and made her want to smile just like the sun outside her window. She felt radiant and utterly happy. Was this love? If it were she would always want to be with him!
Rising from the bed she caught her tiger slippers and then walked to the window. Pulling the curtains away and opening the window she breathed her lungs full of air. The world felt so wonderful she wanted to shout her good feeling to the whole street. Restraining herself she settled on catching the phone from her nightstand and dialling Yukari's number. She would be awake, and if she weren't, Hitomi grinned evilly, she would soon be!
A tired male-voice answered the phone. Hitomi, though never talked to him, recognized him as Mark. She greeted him happily and asked if Yukari was home. There was a moment of silence on the other end and she got a funny feeling that he was grinning at her.
"So Hitomi is it? Hehe, had a nice time yesterday night?"
His voice held a hint within and Hitomi felt herself blush. However, today she felt nothing could waggle her good mood and so she just smiled and agreed that she had had a lovely time. Suddenly there seemed to be an argument on the other end and Yukari's voice drifted to her hearing.
"Mark! It's Hitomi, isn't it? Give me the phone, she's calling me, not you!"
"Chill woman. Can't you see you're ducking in the middle of a conversation?"
"She doesn't wanna talk to you bighead!"
"Darling! What a foul tone! Besides, we were just talking about how wonderful the weather is."
"Mark, give it to me-"
"...baby, aha aha"
"Stop that! You're so not funny!"
There seemed to be shifting on the other end before he again grinned to the phone.
"Sorry love gotta go! My sisters about to commit multiple murders at the same time and I like my head right where it is now, see ya!"
Hitomi giggled. Yukari's huffs and shoos filled the receiver and then a faint sound of a door banging. Finally she sighed and seemed to settle down.
"Hey girl! Sorry 'bout that one. God I hate his guts at times like this!"
Hitomi laughed again and held the phone between her shoulder and ear while at the same time stripping her pyjamas away.
"It's okay, your brothers really funny you know."
Yukari huffed again, "Yeah sure! Only when he's not annoying the shit out of me! Anyway..."
Hitomi could feel her friend grin like her brother just a minute ago and answered without listening to the question.
"He was so adorable! He said I was the only one for him and oh god, we kissed! And he was so sweet and gentle and..."
Yukari laughed at the other end. It was good to hear Hitomi this happy. Though she had been more than worried yesterday night about Millerna's tricks on the couple, it seemed that eventually nothing had happened except Millerna receiving a bad bruise on her consciousness.
"So, what're you doing today?
Hitomi struggled with her jeans zipper and when hearing her friend smiled radiantly.
"Well, maybe Van..."
Yukari laughed again, wonder how she had guessed that one. Hitomi also giggled.
A voice at Yukari's end indicated that she had to end. The redhead sighed and told her friend to see her later. Hitomi agreed and after farewells hung up. She pulled a pink spaghetti-top over her head and then pulled her hair to the custom ponytail. Just when finishing with her dressing the phone rang. Smiling she picked up the receiver and asked casually,
"Yes Yukari?"
The expected girlish voice was gone and for her surprise replaced by a masculine and sweet one.
"Sorry to disappoint you Princess."
Hitomi felt her cheeks grow warm and thousands of little winged hearts fly around her head.
"No, no you're not disappointing me. I'm... I'm happy that you called me."
Van smiled as he moved in his dark room towards the window. He had just woken up and wanted her voice to be the first one he heard that day.
"Sleep well?"
Pulling the blinders off he greeted the morning sun. The golden rays promised for a beautiful day. Listening to her and watching the bright sun was the best possible way to begin a day.
Hitomi flopped to her bed and started playing with the twisted coil. She loved this! She loved it that he called and she loved it when he wanted to talk about her.
"Well," she began "I slept well. And I had a lovely dream!"
Van searched for his messy closet to find his pants and smiled at her reply. How childlike she still was, it made him want to close her to a bear- hug and ruffle her hair like she was still a kiddie. Smiling he sounded excited.
"Really? Am I involved?"
She giggled at the other end, which made his heart melt. She was so different, she was so pure, so innocent, so, so... She was just too lovely!
"Yes."
He found the pair and then smirked at her short answer. So she wanted to play, fine with him.
"Well, what did I do?"
Hitomi felt her cheeks warm. Rising to sit she pulled a pillow to her lap and hugged it.
"You kissed me."
A chuckle came from the other end. Van stood at the window, shirtless and drew figures to the glass. A wicked grin spread to his features.
"Only?"
Hitomi flushed fully. What in the world was going in his head? She cleared her throat and answered sheepishly.
"Well, no. But I wouldn't like to talk about it."
Van stopped his finger on the glass. Interesting.
"Is it something you want me to do in the future?"
She stayed quiet. A moment passed. Then a nearly inaudible "yes" came from her. Van felt the urge to laugh at her innocence. Instead he came up with something better that would surely make her cute nose and cheeks flame.
"What a perverted tiger you are."
She let out a loud gasp, which finally made him laugh. Her stutters were no help at all as he again felt the need to pat her on the head.
"You- I- I'm not! You're the one who started! Sorry to...
As she made her protest Van moved from the window in search of his shirt. He loved teasing her. Her innocence was just too delicious to slip from his evil hands.
disappoint you but I seriously have no wet dreams about you!"
He stopped and grinned lopsidedly. What a bold statement.
"None at all?"
She hesitated before approving firmly.
"No, none at all."
He finally found the shirt lying beside his bed on the other side and picked it up.
"Hmmm. What a shame."
She huffed and mumbled something about him being the pervert. Van pulled the shirt over his head and again smiled at the phone. She had a funny effect on him making him continuously grin like an idiot.
"Any plans for today?"
She stopped her mumble and strangely he felt like she was shimmering at the other end. However her reply seemed like ones who played elusive.
"Maybe."
Too adorable!
"Why?"
Van walked to his writing table and scanned through the sketchbook that was sprawled on it among with other miscellaneous items. He found an empty page and picked a pen, quickly scrabbling a round face, small nose, fully lips and shining big eyes.
"Just wondering..."
Hitomi groaned. Why couldn't he just ask? She flipped to her back and stared at the ceiling. She would have to surrender if wanting to see him today. Though, when she thought about it, the feeling was surely mutual. Anyway, maybe it was better to stop this teasing-game. She had already been too close to an embarrassing moment.
"Okay, well I'm not busy today. Maybe we could see each other...?"
Her hair was tied to a loose braid and a behind her ear a flower decorated her features. She smiled to him from the paper and her eyes twinkled like they always did. Satisfied, he left the pen on the page and turned to lean his hip to the table.
"I'll pick you in 15 minutes."
Click.
Hitomi stared at the receiver. A steady toot was all it emitted anymore. She shook her head and placed the phone to its place before jumping from the bed and heading to her door. What a confusing guy he was indeed!
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A/N: Hello! I had so much fun writing this! But yes I know. it took too long. I really had trouble with it and as I said in my bio some time ago, before I didn't feel good writing this. But after keeping a brake for a while I got my writing spirits back and now I'm on it again! Because I'm with two fics now, (a situation I always tried to avoid and look at me now...) it might take me a while to update. Please understand! Anyway, Hitomi and Van seem to be having a better time now together, sorry if the personalities were a bit off. Since I haven't been writing this in such a long time it takes a while to find the characters. Lets just see what the next chapters bring us! And btw, if someone is interested, the song Mark was singing while Yukari tried to catch the phone from him was Offspring's "Pretty Fly".