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Chapter 16

It was a peaceful sleep, such a peaceful sleep. HE hadn't slept so well in such a long time. There were no dreams, no horrible thoughts. His bed was the most comfortable place on earth. He was at peace and now it was slowly being disturbed. It began with a quiet fade screeching noise. IT sounded like a girl... sort of... He tried desperately to ignore the fade noise but it was getting louder and louder. Someone was ruining this peaceful sleep, and who ever it was was going to be shot. Finally the noise became too much for him to bear and he opened his eyes a small amount. Now it was so loud and there was Melirna right in his face; screaming at the top of her lungs. He tried to put all of the words in to place in his mind. Hitomi... left... stupid Van... why.... Gone.... Then it clicked in to him what she was saying. Hitomi had left in the middle of the night. HE sat up instantly and shot a look of annoyance in Melirna's direction. She backed away a bit but continued on her yelling spree.
"Van, it's about time you started listening to me. I have only been yelling at you for the last ten damn minutes! Your supposed best friend has left us in a bind you know. She used you for your money and also to become famous. Haven't you noticed that? She finished her last scenes yesterday and this is what she does to you. I told you this would happen, I warned you of this did I not?"
Van tried desperately to keep his cool. This is not how he wanted to spend the day. He told Melirna to back off and leave him alone. He would shoot her later. Well not seriously but now he had more important things to worry about then his boss screaming at her about something that she couldn't nearly understand. He knew that there was an explanation to this. Hitomi wasn't the type to just go off and leave him. She would never use him. Melirna stormed out of the room; angered by the fact that she had once again lost to the emerald-eyed goddess. After her dramatic exit Van got up and dressed. HE was going to investigate this himself and find out what Hitomi's problem was. HE began by going to see if any of the money was taken out of the safe. The only problem was when he went looking for the keys in their proper place; they were nowhere to be found. He went to the cupboard to see if it had been opened, but there was no evidence of that. The keys weren't even in the safe. After a few minutes of being flustered he had decided to check out her room. HE went in, hoping that all of this was a trick and soon learned that it wasn't. All of her belongings that were once there had disappeared along with the girl. He looked on her bed and around her room for the set of safe keys and didn't see them right away. Something had compelled him to look on her desk. HE had noticed the keys on top of a folded piece of paper Fearing that it wasn't his piece of paper to look at, he ignored it and left with the keys. When he opened the safe he realized that Hitomi had taken her share of the money; not touching anyone else's. He knew that it wasn't a scam after all. He made his way downstairs to the phone to start making calls.
Hitomi had made it back home and was getting off of the bus. She grabbed her luggage and made her way out of the bust station. The walk home wouldn't be a long one considering the bus station wasn't far from Yukari's house. She knew that going to her own home wasn't an option and now all she had was a hope and a prare that her friend would understand why she had taken the action that she had. Hitomi walked down the street taking all of the familiar sites in. She had noticed that now everything seemed so much smaller and quieter. She came to the conclusion that it was because she had spent too much time in New York City with Van. She let her thoughts drift away to the letters that Yukari had been sending her through out the months that they had been apart. She had learned that Allen had finally given up and was going out with a new girl that had moved in to the neighbour hood. That was one of the happiest letters that hitomi had received from her best friend. An other great letter that she could remember quite fondly was the one when she had told Yukari about making the movie. She could almost feel her glow in the words that she had written back to her. She was so proud of Hitomi and having someone feel that for her made her happy. Now she knew that she was in trouble. Yukari was not going to be happy about this at all. As she got closer and closer to the house she felt more and more sick. Thank goodness it wasn't too early in the morning it was only 10:00. She was sure that her friend would be awake now. She turned down the street where Yukari and her own house stood. Nothing had changed. She slowed her pace to a near stop until she reached the door. Quietly knocking she was shocked by who answered. There was her own mother at the door. Her Jaw dropped as well as her mothers when they had scene each other.
"Hi Hitomi?"
All she could do now was nod at her mother. There was nothing to say to her but yet there was so much.
"Can I talk to Yukari?"
Hitomi's mother just nodded and went back inside closing the door. That was her way of saying yes to Hitomi cuz nearly in an instant Yukari appeared at the door with the same look of shock on her face as Hitomi's mother had just wore. Hitomi reached out to her friend in a hug and Yukari squeezed the life out of her friend. They pulled apart and looked each other in the eyes. The look on Yukari's face changed from happiness to anger. Hitomi noticed the look on her face and new that she was going to get the lecture of her life if she didn't start explaining instantly.
"uki, please don't start yelling at me. I want to explain. I had to leave. I couldn't stay there with him. Let me please."
"Fine come in and start explaining."
She went in side and took off her shoes; refusing to look at her mother sitting at the table. She followed Yukari up the stairs to her room. They went in and sat down on her bed. Hitomi looked around the room at all of the posters on her wall. She noticed a picture of Van and she sitting together in a pose.
"I remember taking that shot."
"I know, you told me about that picture in a letter. You guys look cute in that picture. It's almost like you belong together. There is just so much chemastry between you and he.
"Yeah I remember that to. He was such a good sport."
Before Yukari could say anything else the small rectangular box on her night stand started to ring. She jumped up and grabbed the phone answering it first.
"Hello? How are you Van? Yes no worries, she's here. Would you like to talk to her?"
Hitomi was now shaking in fear. She didn't want to talk to him. As Yukari kept talking to Van on the phone she kept nodding her head no to her friend. Yukari ignored her frantic nodding and gave Hitomi the phone. Taking the phone from Yukari's hand she put it up to her ear.
"Van?"
Yukari could tell by her facial expressions that Hitomi wasn't enjoying what she was hearing from the other end.
"Van please stop worrying! I am sorry that Melirna thinks that this is a scam. You know me better. I know you care, I do but I couldn't stay. I understand about the premier. You can do that all on your own, people are going to watch this for you not for me. I am not even an established actor. Stop saying those words to me. I need to go!"
With that, she slammed the phone down on the receiver and began to cry. Yukari instantly felt remorseful for making Hitomi talk to the superstar against her wishes. She reached over and patted her sobbing friend on the shoulder.
"Hitomi what is wrong with you. Why such a big change? You were so happy up there you know. What happened."?
She sniffled and spoke words that she didn't want to speak to anyone. Van's... he's.... in love with me, and I... I love him back Yukari. I'm scared I haven't loved anyone in such a long time. I haven't felt close to anyone in such a long time and I tried so hard to stop it."
She couldn't breathe anymore all she could do was sit there and sob. Yukari wasn't even shocked or surprised at all. She knew this was coming and was so happy that Hitomi had finally admitted it out loud.
"Hitomi, I knew this. I am so proud of you. You can't shut out Van! I wish that you could get over your dad and let all of this go. I don't want you to spend your life cold and alone. If you don't talk to Van or your mom, all you will have is me and if I marry Amano than I guess your screwed. I will end up moving away and you really will be alone. Van isn't going to leave you at all. Give him a chance."
Itomi's sobs were starting to subside and she looked at her friend with the hint of seriousness in her eyes
"Yukari, I am afraid. I don't trust anyone."
"Yes but is that faire to you Hitomi your dad would want you to be happy. You should know that more than anyone."
She knew that Yukari was right so she stayed silent. She refused to say anything else now. In her mind she had just admitted the worst thing that she could ever have admitted and there was her friend telling her that it was a good thing. She didn't understand how it was.
"Hitomi, please go and talk to your mom, let her help you through this. She doesn't hate you. Your time apart might have done you guys some good. She has wanted to talk to you for a while you know. I showed her your letters and she was happy that you were making your dreams come true."
Hitomi reluctantly got up off of Yukari's bed and made her way downstairs to find her mom. She found her sitting on the couch watching a soap opera on TV. She sat down beside her, hoping that her mother would be the first to talk. Little did hitomi know that the same thoughts were going through her mom's mind? Out of nowhere a different person came out of Hitomi. She decided that now was the time to grow up completely and take responsibility. She was going to be the first one to talk. She looked at her mother and said something that she never thought she would say.
"Mom, do you hate me? Do you resent me because of my father's death?"
Her mother turned off the TV and looked at her daughter.
"I did Hitomi. I wanted to blame you because in my own mind I was blaming myself to. If I hadn't have had that shift at work I could have taken you to school and your father wouldn't have had to speed off to his meeting. I felt that if I pretended that it was your fault I would feel better. I miss your father and I miss him a lot, but being with out you has hurt me just as much. I should have never slapped you and kicked you out. IT was wrong of me. Please Hitomi, accept my apologies."
Hitomi sat listening intently to what her mother was saying and instantly understood why she had been such an angry person. Her mother was feeling the same thing that she was and now she wanted to fix things. Hitomi made a decision in that split second. She would help her mother get over her father's death like Van had been heeling her. She had also admitted that to herself. HE had been the one to help her get over the pain and anger about her father. The anger that had consumed her mother as well as was on it's way to consuming her as well.
"Mom, I understand. You didn't have to blame me for dad's death; I blamed myself just like you did. I felt that if I hadn't have had to go to drama practice he wouldn't have had to speed. We both have to realize something that being with Van has taught me. You cant always blame yourself for things that happen. Dad wouldn't want us to blame ourselves. He died loving the both of us and he wouldn't have wanted to die any other way."
Hitomi's mother grabbed her in a hug and they both started to cry together. Yukari was making her own plans in the depths of her room; the place she called her cave. She had spent a lot of time on the phone with Van, convincing him not to give up on Hitomi. She had convinced him to come and see her. She told him that he had to win her heart and the only way to do that is to come and see her. Yukari's mother broke in to her room in a bout of happiness.
"What's up with you? Why are you so happy?"
"You should have scene it Yuki. Hitomi and her mother worked it all out now. She's decided to stay here with her mom and help her get over her father's death."
This statement worried Yukari slightly. IF Hitomi decided to stay here, it might rune her chances of being with Van and living her dreams. She just sat there with a blank look on her face.
"Yuki honey, why are you looking so glum?" "Mom you don't understand. Van the guy that Hitomi had been staying with is in love with her. She's in love with him and he was heeling to make her dreams come true. If she decides to stay here with her mom, she may loose the only chance to be with the only person who could help her heal. He felt let down because she had left him. If she lets him down again, she may loose him."
"You get way in to this Yukari. I think that they will work it all out."
"Did Hitomi leave yet?"
"Yes her mother and she went to their own house to talk. They felt like they were taking over ours."
"That's great!"
Yukari got up and ran downstairs. She began making a huge meal. Her mother couldn't understand why she was even cooking, but she figured it was all for a good reason. Yukari had been Hitomi's best friend she wouldn't see her friend sad and with out success. She was going to fix everything that Van and Hitomi couldn't fix themselves and she would do it in an instant. To Be Continued