"All right people!" a long blond haired girl said, "Competition is
tonight. It will take place here at school and all of you will report here
at 6:00 for setup."
"Hey! Let's show the slayers what the dragons are all about!" one of the girls yelled.
All the girls started to cheer. Hitomi joined along with them and broke a smile. Dance was Hitomi's whole life. Hitomi enjoyed all the other fine arts, but dance made her happiest. She was free and yet she was able to express herself in a way that people would understand. Her solo was going to be shown that evening. She began stretching herself to get ready for practice. All the while she was stretching, she couldn't help but hear a group of girls talking. Hitomi was trying so hard not to listen to their conversation that she ended up listening more to the conversation than not listening.
"Did you hear about the new guy? His name's Van and I hear he is a total cutie," one of her colleagues said.
"I heard and before the end of this semester, I can guarantee that he'll be all mine," one of the others boasted. The girls started to giggle and laugh. Hitomi sighed a sigh of disgust and tried to focus more on her stretching. But her mind kept moving back to Van with his dark raven hair and his penetrating eyes. Without watching what she was doing Hitomi tilted to one side and fell down. The girl with the long blond hair quickly ran over to her aide.
"Hitomi! Are you okay?" she asked with worry. Hitomi's head cleared up and she began registering what had just happened into her mind. Everyone stopped stretching and watched her with queer looks on their faces.
"Yeah. I'm fine," she said holding her head in one hand and grabbing onto the girl's arm for support.
"We don't want you to break your bones or anything. At least not since competition is tonight and you're our best dancer. We're counting on you to give us the winning points to win against the slayers."
"Millerna I'm fine. I just slipped."
"Okay." Millerna helped Hitomi up and made sure that she was all right. Hitomi let go of Millerna and realized that she was a bit dizzy from the fall. She started to tilt again, but Millerna grabbed her just in time.
"Why don't you rest a bit?" Millerna said with concern. Walking Hitomi over to the wall, Millerna set her down gently. Feeling sick, Hitomi just got up and walked over to the door.
"Hitomi?" Millerna called.
"I'm going home. I don't feel well, but I'll be back in time for competition. Don't worry," Hitomi called back with her back turned while walking out of the building.
* * * * * * * *
At home, Hitomi immediately went to her room and fell on her bed. She didn't even bother to do her homework. But she knew that sooner or later if her parents were to come upstairs and see her sleeping, she would get in big trouble. Her life was so miserable all she could really do was cry her to sleep at night. Every day she would wonder what it would have been like if she were to live a different life. Downstairs she could hear the television mixed in with the yelling of her father. Her brother must have gotten a ninety-nine percent on his test or something. Her little brother was only in fourth grade, but he was smart, maybe even smarter than her. Ever since he passed first grade with straight A's, he's been nothing but perfect. So if he were to get even point zero one percent off of his test, he would be told that he was nothing and he would be nothing in life. It was like a process that never ended. They would make a mistake, get yelled at, cry, and be happy, then it would start all over again. There was never a single day where their father didn't notice a fault in them. Hitomi sighed a deep sigh and went to shut her door. Then she pulled out her books, sat down, and began to study.
* * * * * * * *
The crowd was silent as the other school started their group dance. Hitomi's solo would be next and she was nervous. Her eyes stung and her throat hurt from her crying but she couldn't let that get in the way of her performance. The crowd began to clap and Hitomi knew that they were done. She took a deep breath and started walking as the announcer was introducing her to the crowd. From behind her she could hear her colleagues wishing her the best. Hearing them, she smiled slightly. The space where she would dance was bigger than she had expected and so was the crowd. She walked to the center and positioned herself for the dance. The sound team began playing the music and the crowd died down. The lights were turned off and a spotlight was shining on Hitomi.
I see it around me, I see it in everything.
I could be so much more than this.
I said my goodbye's this is my sundown.
All of Hitomi's thoughts poured out of her head and she was hearing nothing but the music.
I'm gonna be so much more than this.
With one hand high, you'll show them your progress.
You'll take your time, but no one cares.
No one cares.
She felt so relaxed and peaceful. Her body moved gracefully to the music and she didn't want the night to ever end.
I need you to show me the way from crazy.
I wanna be so much more than this.
With one hand high, you'll show them your progress.
You'll take your time, but no one cares.
In the middle of her performance, she began to feel dizzy again. She didn't know why she was dizzy, but she began to feel really sick. She brushed off the feeling and just went in time with the music. She couldn't stop, at least not in the middle of it.
No one cares.
I could be so much more than this.
No one cares.
I wanna be so much more than this.
No one cares.
I wanna be so much more than this.
No one cares.
I wanna be so much more than this.
Good goodbye lovely time.
Good goodbye tin sunshine.
Good goodbye I'll be fine.
Good goodbye, good goodnight.
Her song ended and the lights were back on. The crowd cheered as she looked up. Scanning the crowd, she noticed a familiar face. With his raven black hair falling on his face, he gave her a half smile when she looked at him. She stood there speechless. The announcer began introducing the next dancer and she broke the gaze as she walked off to the back. Quickly turning around, she looked back in the crowd and Van had gone. She couldn't find him anymore.
"You were so great Hitomi!" a girl said as she gave her a hug. Hitomi turned around and saw Yukari standing there with a big smile and a bouquet of flowers.
"Everyone liked it so much! So did Amano." Amano was Yukari's boyfriend. For a short time, Hitomi had a little crush on him. But when she found out that Yukari liked him as well, she knew that it was a mistake.
"These are from him," Yukari said as she handed Hitomi the flowers.
"These a . . ." Hitomi began while looking up at Yukari. Yukari even smiled even bigger.
"I told him what your favorite flowers were. He thought you were a little disturbing." Hitomi laughed a little. She looked down at the black roses and smiled. Everyone thought she was weird to like black roses, but she loved them. They were dark and she liked dark things.
"Tell him 'thank you'. This was really nice of him. Where is he? I would think that if he saw me, he would be back here with you giving me the flowers himself."
"He had something else to go to."
"Oh," Hitomi said. She walked over to the dressing room and began to feel dizzy again. She felt cold and began to feel numb. She became so weak that she just fell to her knees. Yukari, who was standing right behind her, yelled her name and tried to get her off of the ground. Yukari yelled for help as other dancers came and tried to help her. Hitomi began to breathe heavily. She felt like all the strength was drained from her and she felt so helpless. Her head was spinning and she felt so dizzy. Then she went unconscious.
A/N: another chapter done and completed . . . I kind of ended with a cliff hanger . . . I think . . . anyway . . . since you're done with this one might as well read my other one right?? If you want to my other one is called For the Love of A Dragon . . . please review!!! Thank you esca-lover and ruby for taking the time to read my story!!
"Hey! Let's show the slayers what the dragons are all about!" one of the girls yelled.
All the girls started to cheer. Hitomi joined along with them and broke a smile. Dance was Hitomi's whole life. Hitomi enjoyed all the other fine arts, but dance made her happiest. She was free and yet she was able to express herself in a way that people would understand. Her solo was going to be shown that evening. She began stretching herself to get ready for practice. All the while she was stretching, she couldn't help but hear a group of girls talking. Hitomi was trying so hard not to listen to their conversation that she ended up listening more to the conversation than not listening.
"Did you hear about the new guy? His name's Van and I hear he is a total cutie," one of her colleagues said.
"I heard and before the end of this semester, I can guarantee that he'll be all mine," one of the others boasted. The girls started to giggle and laugh. Hitomi sighed a sigh of disgust and tried to focus more on her stretching. But her mind kept moving back to Van with his dark raven hair and his penetrating eyes. Without watching what she was doing Hitomi tilted to one side and fell down. The girl with the long blond hair quickly ran over to her aide.
"Hitomi! Are you okay?" she asked with worry. Hitomi's head cleared up and she began registering what had just happened into her mind. Everyone stopped stretching and watched her with queer looks on their faces.
"Yeah. I'm fine," she said holding her head in one hand and grabbing onto the girl's arm for support.
"We don't want you to break your bones or anything. At least not since competition is tonight and you're our best dancer. We're counting on you to give us the winning points to win against the slayers."
"Millerna I'm fine. I just slipped."
"Okay." Millerna helped Hitomi up and made sure that she was all right. Hitomi let go of Millerna and realized that she was a bit dizzy from the fall. She started to tilt again, but Millerna grabbed her just in time.
"Why don't you rest a bit?" Millerna said with concern. Walking Hitomi over to the wall, Millerna set her down gently. Feeling sick, Hitomi just got up and walked over to the door.
"Hitomi?" Millerna called.
"I'm going home. I don't feel well, but I'll be back in time for competition. Don't worry," Hitomi called back with her back turned while walking out of the building.
* * * * * * * *
At home, Hitomi immediately went to her room and fell on her bed. She didn't even bother to do her homework. But she knew that sooner or later if her parents were to come upstairs and see her sleeping, she would get in big trouble. Her life was so miserable all she could really do was cry her to sleep at night. Every day she would wonder what it would have been like if she were to live a different life. Downstairs she could hear the television mixed in with the yelling of her father. Her brother must have gotten a ninety-nine percent on his test or something. Her little brother was only in fourth grade, but he was smart, maybe even smarter than her. Ever since he passed first grade with straight A's, he's been nothing but perfect. So if he were to get even point zero one percent off of his test, he would be told that he was nothing and he would be nothing in life. It was like a process that never ended. They would make a mistake, get yelled at, cry, and be happy, then it would start all over again. There was never a single day where their father didn't notice a fault in them. Hitomi sighed a deep sigh and went to shut her door. Then she pulled out her books, sat down, and began to study.
* * * * * * * *
The crowd was silent as the other school started their group dance. Hitomi's solo would be next and she was nervous. Her eyes stung and her throat hurt from her crying but she couldn't let that get in the way of her performance. The crowd began to clap and Hitomi knew that they were done. She took a deep breath and started walking as the announcer was introducing her to the crowd. From behind her she could hear her colleagues wishing her the best. Hearing them, she smiled slightly. The space where she would dance was bigger than she had expected and so was the crowd. She walked to the center and positioned herself for the dance. The sound team began playing the music and the crowd died down. The lights were turned off and a spotlight was shining on Hitomi.
I see it around me, I see it in everything.
I could be so much more than this.
I said my goodbye's this is my sundown.
All of Hitomi's thoughts poured out of her head and she was hearing nothing but the music.
I'm gonna be so much more than this.
With one hand high, you'll show them your progress.
You'll take your time, but no one cares.
No one cares.
She felt so relaxed and peaceful. Her body moved gracefully to the music and she didn't want the night to ever end.
I need you to show me the way from crazy.
I wanna be so much more than this.
With one hand high, you'll show them your progress.
You'll take your time, but no one cares.
In the middle of her performance, she began to feel dizzy again. She didn't know why she was dizzy, but she began to feel really sick. She brushed off the feeling and just went in time with the music. She couldn't stop, at least not in the middle of it.
No one cares.
I could be so much more than this.
No one cares.
I wanna be so much more than this.
No one cares.
I wanna be so much more than this.
No one cares.
I wanna be so much more than this.
Good goodbye lovely time.
Good goodbye tin sunshine.
Good goodbye I'll be fine.
Good goodbye, good goodnight.
Her song ended and the lights were back on. The crowd cheered as she looked up. Scanning the crowd, she noticed a familiar face. With his raven black hair falling on his face, he gave her a half smile when she looked at him. She stood there speechless. The announcer began introducing the next dancer and she broke the gaze as she walked off to the back. Quickly turning around, she looked back in the crowd and Van had gone. She couldn't find him anymore.
"You were so great Hitomi!" a girl said as she gave her a hug. Hitomi turned around and saw Yukari standing there with a big smile and a bouquet of flowers.
"Everyone liked it so much! So did Amano." Amano was Yukari's boyfriend. For a short time, Hitomi had a little crush on him. But when she found out that Yukari liked him as well, she knew that it was a mistake.
"These are from him," Yukari said as she handed Hitomi the flowers.
"These a . . ." Hitomi began while looking up at Yukari. Yukari even smiled even bigger.
"I told him what your favorite flowers were. He thought you were a little disturbing." Hitomi laughed a little. She looked down at the black roses and smiled. Everyone thought she was weird to like black roses, but she loved them. They were dark and she liked dark things.
"Tell him 'thank you'. This was really nice of him. Where is he? I would think that if he saw me, he would be back here with you giving me the flowers himself."
"He had something else to go to."
"Oh," Hitomi said. She walked over to the dressing room and began to feel dizzy again. She felt cold and began to feel numb. She became so weak that she just fell to her knees. Yukari, who was standing right behind her, yelled her name and tried to get her off of the ground. Yukari yelled for help as other dancers came and tried to help her. Hitomi began to breathe heavily. She felt like all the strength was drained from her and she felt so helpless. Her head was spinning and she felt so dizzy. Then she went unconscious.
A/N: another chapter done and completed . . . I kind of ended with a cliff hanger . . . I think . . . anyway . . . since you're done with this one might as well read my other one right?? If you want to my other one is called For the Love of A Dragon . . . please review!!! Thank you esca-lover and ruby for taking the time to read my story!!
