Hitomi had lived in Gaea for a long time now, and she was beginning to miss
her home planet, Earth. She didn't want to upset anyone whom she loved in
Gaea, so she always hid her feelings from everyone, only crying quietly at
night so that no one would notice her behaviour. Everyone was fooled into
her charade, not realising that Hitomi was becoming increasingly unhappy in
Gaea. Nobody noticed for months, not even Vaughan noticed Hitomi's mood.
Merle merely made things worse for Hitomi, as Merle would always try to
make Hitomi leave.
"Why can't I be in two places at the same time?" Hitomi thought to herself.
"I miss Earth, but if I leave here I'll be unhappy as well." Hitomi got up
and walked out of her bedroom, trying to put on a brave face for the
royals, but it was now getting very hard for Hitomi to hold back the tears.
She walked downstairs into the meeting hall, where to allies were meeting
to discuss Dornkirk's strange tactics to overthrow Fenalia.
"Can't you see that he's plotting something!" Vaughan boomed. "This is not
like Dornkirk! He should be attacking us!"
"Maybe he's using some sort of psychology on us." Allen said. "To try and
make us think that he's given up."
"We shouldn't fight about this." Drydon said. "You're right, Vaughan. This
is not usual behaviour. And Allen, you may be right to. This may be a plot.
But whatever one is right, we should prepare for both things just in case
he's thinking of something different." Allen and Vaughan nodded at each
other as if to agree. Hitomi walked in with a quite graceful entrance and
with a large smile on her face.
"Hitomi!" Allen said. Allen stood up and greeted Hitomi. Hitomi smiled and
greeted Allen as well. Vaughan frowned with jealousy as he watched Allen
hug Hitomi. Drydon dismissed the allies, and they all went their own ways.
Merle slammed into Vaughan as he tried to talk to Hitomi. Allen led Hitomi
away from the meeting room; leaving Vaughan stuck with Merle.
Allen took Hitomi onto the balcony. Hitomi looked up at the two moons above her, the Earth and her moon, the moon where Neil Armstrong landed, where rockets had visited thousands of times. "Hitomi, Is there something wrong?" Allen asked. Hitomi turned and faced Allen. "No, why would you say that?" Hitomi replied. "You seem really down lately, and I just wanted to know what was bothering you." Allen said trying to put on a smile. He was sad for Hitomi deep down. "Nothing's bothering me, Allen." Hitomi said with a little bit of anger in her tone. "I'm perfectly fine. Even if something was bothering me, I wouldn't tell...." "You wouldn't tell me?" Allen interrupted. "Oh Allen." Hitomi replied. She really did want to tell someone about it, even if it was Allen. "I do have something on my back..." Hitomi put her head to the ground. "Tell me." Allen said. "I hate it when you're sad." Hitomi looked up again. She bit her lip. "Allen, I..." Vaughan rushed up onto the balcony. His eyes darted around, when he finally saw Allen and Hitomi. "Hitomi!" Vaughan shouted quickly. "Come with me!" "I have to go." Hitomi explained. "I'll tell you later!" Vaughan grabbed her hand and pulled her roughly in the direction of the stairs. She ran down the stairs with Vaughan, struggling to keep up with his draconian pace. "Vaughan, where are we going?" Hitomi asked breathlessly. "There's no time to explain!" Vaughan sighed as he dragged Hitomi through the long winding corridors. Hitomi was starting to slip as Vaughan was pulling her so quickly. "Vaughan, slow down!" Hitomi screamed. H0er shirt was beginning to rip. "Vaughan!" Vaughan turned his head round and almost instantly stopped. Hitomi brushed herself off and looked sternly at Vaughan. "What do you think you're doing?" "I just wanted you to see this, if we don't run we'll miss it!" Vaughan shouted. Vaughan started to run again. "Vaughan!" Hitomi picked up the pace and ran along side Vaughan. Suddenly Vaughan slid to a halt. He pointed out of a window. Hitomi stopped and looked. Suddenly bright colourful lights filled her eyes. Pinks, blues, reds, such beautiful colours that she hadn't seen since she had been on earth. It was nice to know that somewhere among this dull war ridden place there was still some colour. Hitomi had no idea that Gaea had the capabilities of making fireworks, she always thought that all manufactured things were only guy melefs and other such thing. "Vaughan, it's really pretty." Hitomi laughed. Vaughan watched as her lips curled into a smile. As she smiled so did he, he loved making Hitomi happy. Vaughan was surprised that the Asturian Government would even think of letting off fireworks, as they were a dead give-away to the attacking Zaibach Empire. "I'm glad you got to see this." Vaughan said. He turned and faced Hitomi. "It's rare that fireworks come out." Hitomi leaned on the windowsill. "It's lovely, Vaughan." Hitomi replied. "I'm so glad you showed me this. It reminds me of earth." Hitomi suddenly reminded herself of everyone that she had left behind, her mother and father, Armano, Ukari, everyone. Hitomi tried to keep the smile on her face, but it was no use. Her beautiful smile suddenly erupted into sobs. Hitomi fell to her knees in sorrow. Vaughan frowned. "Hitomi?" Vaughan kneeled down next to her. "What's wrong?" Hitomi turned her head, her eyes locking in with Vaughan's. "I miss them." Hitomi whispered. Vaughan sympathised. "I know, you've been away from home for a long time, I understand that you miss all of your family and friends." Vaughan grabbed Hitomi's wrists and pulled her upwards so that they were both standing up. "I lost my family too, I have no mother or father, my brother.... I don't even think of him as my brother." Vaughan grunted in disgust at the thought of his brother's betrayal to his family. "I even lost Balgus, Hitomi...I...I.... I don't want to lose you as well!" Vaughan whispered softly. Hitomi kept staring at Vaughan, she knew that he was in the same position as her. Nobody understood this feeling better than Vaughan. "Vaughan," Hitomi began. "I don't want to lose you either. But I need to see them again. Even if it's just once and only for a while, I still need to see them." She leaned forward as the last of the fireworks erupted in the sky, leaving a green light in the air. Vaughan put his head to the floor and began to walk away, as if disappointed. Hitomi turned. "Vaughan," Hitomi said. Vaughan lifted his head up. "Don't feel bad." He huffed under his breath. He already was.
Allen took Hitomi onto the balcony. Hitomi looked up at the two moons above her, the Earth and her moon, the moon where Neil Armstrong landed, where rockets had visited thousands of times. "Hitomi, Is there something wrong?" Allen asked. Hitomi turned and faced Allen. "No, why would you say that?" Hitomi replied. "You seem really down lately, and I just wanted to know what was bothering you." Allen said trying to put on a smile. He was sad for Hitomi deep down. "Nothing's bothering me, Allen." Hitomi said with a little bit of anger in her tone. "I'm perfectly fine. Even if something was bothering me, I wouldn't tell...." "You wouldn't tell me?" Allen interrupted. "Oh Allen." Hitomi replied. She really did want to tell someone about it, even if it was Allen. "I do have something on my back..." Hitomi put her head to the ground. "Tell me." Allen said. "I hate it when you're sad." Hitomi looked up again. She bit her lip. "Allen, I..." Vaughan rushed up onto the balcony. His eyes darted around, when he finally saw Allen and Hitomi. "Hitomi!" Vaughan shouted quickly. "Come with me!" "I have to go." Hitomi explained. "I'll tell you later!" Vaughan grabbed her hand and pulled her roughly in the direction of the stairs. She ran down the stairs with Vaughan, struggling to keep up with his draconian pace. "Vaughan, where are we going?" Hitomi asked breathlessly. "There's no time to explain!" Vaughan sighed as he dragged Hitomi through the long winding corridors. Hitomi was starting to slip as Vaughan was pulling her so quickly. "Vaughan, slow down!" Hitomi screamed. H0er shirt was beginning to rip. "Vaughan!" Vaughan turned his head round and almost instantly stopped. Hitomi brushed herself off and looked sternly at Vaughan. "What do you think you're doing?" "I just wanted you to see this, if we don't run we'll miss it!" Vaughan shouted. Vaughan started to run again. "Vaughan!" Hitomi picked up the pace and ran along side Vaughan. Suddenly Vaughan slid to a halt. He pointed out of a window. Hitomi stopped and looked. Suddenly bright colourful lights filled her eyes. Pinks, blues, reds, such beautiful colours that she hadn't seen since she had been on earth. It was nice to know that somewhere among this dull war ridden place there was still some colour. Hitomi had no idea that Gaea had the capabilities of making fireworks, she always thought that all manufactured things were only guy melefs and other such thing. "Vaughan, it's really pretty." Hitomi laughed. Vaughan watched as her lips curled into a smile. As she smiled so did he, he loved making Hitomi happy. Vaughan was surprised that the Asturian Government would even think of letting off fireworks, as they were a dead give-away to the attacking Zaibach Empire. "I'm glad you got to see this." Vaughan said. He turned and faced Hitomi. "It's rare that fireworks come out." Hitomi leaned on the windowsill. "It's lovely, Vaughan." Hitomi replied. "I'm so glad you showed me this. It reminds me of earth." Hitomi suddenly reminded herself of everyone that she had left behind, her mother and father, Armano, Ukari, everyone. Hitomi tried to keep the smile on her face, but it was no use. Her beautiful smile suddenly erupted into sobs. Hitomi fell to her knees in sorrow. Vaughan frowned. "Hitomi?" Vaughan kneeled down next to her. "What's wrong?" Hitomi turned her head, her eyes locking in with Vaughan's. "I miss them." Hitomi whispered. Vaughan sympathised. "I know, you've been away from home for a long time, I understand that you miss all of your family and friends." Vaughan grabbed Hitomi's wrists and pulled her upwards so that they were both standing up. "I lost my family too, I have no mother or father, my brother.... I don't even think of him as my brother." Vaughan grunted in disgust at the thought of his brother's betrayal to his family. "I even lost Balgus, Hitomi...I...I.... I don't want to lose you as well!" Vaughan whispered softly. Hitomi kept staring at Vaughan, she knew that he was in the same position as her. Nobody understood this feeling better than Vaughan. "Vaughan," Hitomi began. "I don't want to lose you either. But I need to see them again. Even if it's just once and only for a while, I still need to see them." She leaned forward as the last of the fireworks erupted in the sky, leaving a green light in the air. Vaughan put his head to the floor and began to walk away, as if disappointed. Hitomi turned. "Vaughan," Hitomi said. Vaughan lifted his head up. "Don't feel bad." He huffed under his breath. He already was.