A/N here's chapter 11. I am not as proud of this chapter though. I feel like I'm dragging this out or something but, I need to get all the aproperate elliments in. I hope you all still like it. If it's getting old, please let me know and I will try my best to make it better. I was also hoping this chapter would be longer but, I Think that I stopped at a good point. There's some fluff to and the chapter after this one will be a very interesting one! The more people who review, the quicker the chapter will be posted! Already started writing the next one lol! Anyway on to my long list of thanks lol
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Chapter 11
The rest of Van's tour had gone relatively well. Every time they went somewhere new, Van's fans would ask he and Hitomi to perform. After Hitomi had gotten over the whole mess with all of the roomers from the press she agreed to perform with him. She had grown to like performing with him. She thought that they sang beautifly with one another. She had become immune to what the press had to say about her. Van had given her some tips to avoid their harsh words. Now, it was time to go back to New York. Van would have three days of rest before having to go shoot his newest film. He had convinced Hitomi to stay and watch him shoot the movie. He wanted her to help him with his lines. She had agreed to stay for a while. She just wasn't ready to go home yet. She was afraid of what her mother would say to her. She wasn't even sure if her mother had forgiven her yet. She wondered if she had even missed Hitomi or not. Hitomi didn't think that she could ever matter to her mom anymore and staying with Van was so easy. She didn't have to go back and face all of the harshness that she had run away from. They were now on their way back to New York. Both were really tired from the night's events. Before Van had left, the whole crew had a smashing end of tour party. Hitomi and Van danced a few times. He loved that she would at least dance with him.
While Hitomi and Van were traveling back to New York, Allen was planning to go there. He had been in correspondence with Hitomi and they had made a deal that he could come out the day after she had returned. She told him that she needed to rest so that they would have loads of fun when he got there. He had told his parents that he would be staying with his aunt and uncle. Allen had been quite close to his relatives, but his parents didn't talk to them much. To Allen, this was a perfect plan. He knew that he would never be caught lying and that soon Hitomi would be his.
After a long flight, Van and Hitomi finally reached New York. They returned to the mansion and immediately decided to rest. After a while of resting Van had decided to take Hitomi out to see the sights of the city. He had learned that this was Hitomi's first time visiting the sleepless city and he wanted to show her around. They first went to eat at a fancy restaurant and then it was off to see some of the museums. He also showed her the empire state building and some other main attractions of the city. Last but not least he took her on a shopping spree. Hitomi felt horrible for spending his money but he refused to not let her buy anything. When the shopping spree had finished the two had decided to go on a long walk in to the night. They had rested for so long that now neither of them was tired. Van walked along side Hitomi watching her take every sight, sound and smell in. He marveled at her beauty once again. She noticed him staring at her and immediately looked down to the ground. Van had noticed her avert her eyes, and turned away from her beauty. Now it was his turn to pretend to take it all in. Most of the walk was silent until Van decided to bring up a subject that he knew was hard for Hitomi to talk about. He wanted to see if now she would talk about her father.
"Hitomi, what was he like?"
She looked at him quizzically.
"What was who like?"
"Your father. I'm just curious that's all. I know you don't like to talk about it but today is so beautiful and maybe the walk will help you talk about him."
A look of hurt and anger flashed across her face, but she refused to give in to the pain this time. She could tell by the look in Van's eyes that he wanted to help her. She began to do something that she hadn't done in a long time. Hitomi began to talk about her father.
"He was my everything. He treated me so well. I was such a spoiled child. My family was so happy before he died. We use to take road trips that would last hours, and he use to always bring me things home when ever I couldn't go on these road trips with him. He always took me to where ever I wanted to go with out hesitation. He never missed a Christmas concert or a birthday party my whole entire life…"
Her voice drifted in to a whisper. Van could see her beginning to shake in pain and sadness. He instinctively took her hand in his and they walked silently once again. Before they knew it, a camera flashed in front of them. The press had been following them in a Van. Neither had noticed the van until now and it was too late. Hitomi let go of Van's hand and began to run swiftly down the road. She wasn't angry with Van, but the press. She was fed up with them following she and Van around; trying to gather a story that wasn't true. She wasn't sure where it would take her, but she didn't want to have to deal with the press and their questions. Van tried to follow her but it was no use. Hitomi didn't know how she did it, but she managed to find the mansion. She felt as if she had been running for an eternity. She reached the stairs to go inside and past by everyone with out any sort of hello. She ran up all 6 flights of stairs to the third floor; down the long hallway to her room. She went inside and slammed the door behind her. She fell to her knees with exhaustion and pain from what she had been talking to Van about. Before she could do anything to control it her emotions took over her body. She began to sob loudly and shake violently. She was loosing her breath and everything seemed to blur away from her. She couldn't focus anymore. She couldn't understand what was happening to her. She felt so dizzy now. She had never cried so hard before, never felt so much emotion…. What was happening to her now? Was she dying? Was someone coming to take her to her father? Finally it all ended. Her mind went blank, and she fainted to the ground. She now felt as if she had been floating. She tried to control her thoughts and understand where she was and what was going on. She heard a voice call out to her. IT was a very familiar voice that she tried to remember. She was compelled to float toward the voice that had been calling her name. All of a sudden her father appeared in front of her. He looked so ghostly to her now. Was she in heaven? She tried to speak, but her lips refused to move. He hushed her and began to speak to her in a soft and warm tone. Watching him there made her less afraid of the situation that she was currently thrown in to.
"Hitomi, I have brought you here. You are in the land of sleep and I have come to you in your dreams. I see you all of the time. I am always watching you Hitomi. Please don't make a mistake now. What you do for the next while will be critical to your life. Please try to understand that none of this was your fault. Hitomi, try to understand. Let the world guide you. Don't make mistakes Hitomi please"
She tried to ask him the meaning of what he had been saying, but he disappeared with out giving her the chance to say anything. She began to cry once again. This time, she heard a different but familiar voice. She felt someone shaking her body. She opened her eyes immediately to see a very worked up looking Van looking down at her. She found herself half in his arms and half on the floor. When Van had noticed her eyes open he relaxed slightly. HE couldn't help himself any longer. He picked up the fragile girl in his arms and held her on his lap. He ran his hands through her hair and began to talk to her; quieting her sobs.
"Hitomi I'm sorry. I'm here now. The press can't come in this mansion with out permission. It's alright please stop crying."
He held her, rocking her back and forth, still playing with her hair with one hand. The other was wiping the falling tears from her face. He felt as if everything was his fault. She began to calm down a little and decided to talk to Van about her strange dream or encounter, as she liked to call it.
"Van, I saw him in my dream."
Van looked puzzled and instantly stopped rocking the girl, preparing to listen to what ever she had to say. He couldn't understand what Hitomi was talking about, and for a second he thought that she was still delirious from hyperventilation.
"Who did you see Hitomi?"
"I saw my father. You see, when the press was chasing after us I ran too hard. I made it up here before I collapsed from sadness and exhaustion. Everything blurred out and before I knew what was going on; he was talking to me."
Van looked almost afraid. He had never heard of something like this before and he was afraid that her father was angry at Van for some reason. He didn't say anything, but listened as Hitomi continued.
"He was talking to me about not making mistakes. He said that everything I do from now on is critical to my life, and I don't understand what he means. It's not like I'm writing exams or am in school right now. It's so confusing. It hurt Van. I wanted to talk to him so bad, but my lips refused to move. I wanted to apologize for killing him."
Van wanted so badly to yell at the girl and make her understand that she didn't kill him, but it was no use. He also understood what Hitomi''s father had meant. Hitomi's father must have meant that she had to patfch things up with her mom and get her own life back on track. Van believed at that moment that Hitomi's father wanted her to follow her dreams. He just sat there looking rather stunned by the whole encounter.
"Hitomi, is there anything I can do for you?"
"No Van, coming in here and holding me like this while allowing me to talk was good enough. You're a true friend you know. Oh speaking of friends can we still go pick up Allen tomorrow?"
For the whole entire day Van had forgotten about him and now she was asking him to use his limo to go pick up a guy he didn't even want around her. HE had heard about jealous guys who stock girls before, and he hoped that this guy wouldn't turn out like the others. He knew that he couldn't tell her now because he had already agreed to let him stay here while they were in Japan.
"Sure Hitomi. We can go in the morning. For now, I would rather you rest though. You have had a very crazy and exciting day. If you become scared, feel free to come and wake me up. I would be glad to stay with you.
These words caught in Hitomi's head. She knew that she was afraid already and didn't want Van to leave her.
"Van, stay here please? I'm afraid already and I don't want to be alone tonight. The only way you can stay though is if you sleep way on the other side of the room on the floor."
Van couldn't believe what she had been asking him to do. One minute she didn't want him around and the next she was asking him to stay with her? It didn't make much sense to him, but he agreed to stay until she was sleeping. After that he would go in to his own room. He would have stayed the whole night, but he felt that he was being inappropriate with Hitomi.
They spent a while talking to one an other before going to sleep. Van waited patiently for Hitomi to go to sleep before leaving the room. He took one last glance at her before leaving. When he had closed his door he whispered to himself, "Hitomi Kanzaki, I think I love you."
To be continued…
