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Hitomi blinked blearily as she slowly regained consciousness. Her head hurt! She slowly looked around her. Hitomi was in a light room literally littered with all sorts of flowers. A white wicker chair and desk stood by the bed, and a brightly colored summer bed spread. It was way too bright and cheerful to be her room.
Hitomi recognized Yukari's room. She noticed Yukari asleep on the desk next to the bed that she was in. Hitomi glanced at the alarm clock that Yukari's hand almost covered. 5:30. Am? How long had she been here? Hitomi hoped her parents knew where she was, not that they saw each other that much. Hitomi didn't want them to worry. She sill loved her family…they just…weren't a big part of her life anymore. Not like anybody was a huge part in her life anymore. Accept Van. She bolted upright.
Hitomi suddenly remembered what had transpired and franticly tried to find Van in her mind. He was gone! Hitomi moaned in despair.
"He's gone. He's gone." she sobbed. She curled up in a little ball in the bed, and tried to stifle low sobs. Why wouldn't she just die? It would be kinder just for someone to kill her! The one reason why she lived had been taken away. He's gone!
Why had she ever left Gaea? No one needed her here, like she had thought. Why had she ever left? What a cruel joke. Why couldn't she just stop loving him? It would hurt less, but how could she let go of him? What a cruel joke.
What little part of her that she had kept over the last 3 years was gone. Hitomi kept crying over and over, "He's gone, he's gone!" aware of what she was doing but unable to stop herself. She pounded the pillow and let out a low scream.
Yukari woke with a startled jerk, "What's wrong , Hitomi?" She got up and shook her in concern. Hitomi flung her arms around Yukari and gripped her as hard as she could as if Yukari was the only lifeline keeping her from insanity.
"Who's gone, Hitomi?" Hitomi gasped for air, choked. Van was gone. Complete separation. Who was gone? Yeah right! Like Yukari had any idea!
Yukari became more concerned, bringing a flood of questions. "Hitomi, who was that boy? What happened yesterday? Who's gone?!" Hitomi broke off mid-sob; she stiffened and held herself completely silent. That's right. Yukari doesn't have any idea. It's dangerous for her to know!
"What's the point? Leave it alone, Yukari. It doesn't matter. He's gone." Hitomi answered in a flat, exhausted voice. She let go of Yukari and turned her back, hugging her knees to her chest, wishing that she would die. It would be the simple way out. How could she ache so terribly for someone when she was dead?
"Don't even try that Hitomi! I remember what I saw, but I'd like an explanation!" Hitomi sighed and said with sorrow,
"Don't ask me. Leave me alone." Yukari couldn't believe what she was hearing. Before Hitomi could stop her, Yukari raised her hand and soundly slapped Hitomi's cheek. Hitomi rose up, one side of her face red and stinging, the other deathly pale, infuriated.
"How could you understand!?" she screamed. "Don't you understand? There's no point! He's gone!" Hitomi let out a long scream that came strait from her gut into the pillow on the bed. She looked up furiously at the pale pallor of Yukari's skin. Suddenly all of the anger rushed out of her. After all, Yukari still had reason to live. Didn't she deserve an explanation? Dangerous or not, what do I care? Hitomi thought. I'm going to be dead soon anyway. I just can't--
Hitomi said again, in a barely audible, exhausted voice, "Yukari, I can't tell you everything, because that would put you in danger, and I don't want to do that."
Yukari waited expectantly. She wasn't going to give up.
Hitomi continued. "That day---the day when you remember the light on the track, well something happened to me. You could say an out of world experience." Hitomi managed a weak grin at the irony of her words.
How could she explain this to Yukari, but then, how could she not? Since Hitomi had lived that fateful day over again, would Yukari remember the first time, when Van had slain the dragon? Or the second time, with the Escafowne? It was so confusing!
"There was a war…I was changed. That guy, he—" Hitomi faltered, choked by unshed tears.
"Yeah, I'd like to hear about the guy, Hitomi. You know, the one with wings!" Yukari's voice rose to a shrill note. It was easy to tell she was at the end of her nerves. Hitomi cringed.
"Ah, that was…he was…that was Van. Ah, King Van, I guess. That depends on Fanalia. But his wings…they're…ah…a birthright, from the Draconians."
Hitomi reached down the collar of her shirt and pulled out a necklace, but instead of a locket, a huge brilliant white feather hung from it glowing faintly. So that was what Hitomi had hidden under her shirt, Yukari thought faintly.
"This is Van's." Hitomi said softly. While she looked at the feather, her expression cleared. Her eyes brightened and became soft and peaceful. She seemed captivated by the softly glowing luminescence. Hitomi tore her eyes from the feather. It looked like she was trying to rip her own skin off.
Yukari looked uncertainly at Hitomi's sober face. Yukari wasn't sure she believed Hitomi, but it all fit too well. What was a Draconian? Fanalia?
Wait…whenever Hitomi would touch her hand to her chest, she was touching the feather. When she would speak to seemingly no one at all she was talking to that guy! Those times where she stared off into space for hours, ignoring everyone else, speaking in a language Yukari had never even heard of!
Why Hitomi had changed, and why she didn't want a boyfriend, and why she had pushed every one away! It all made a strange sort of sense! And wait! King Van?
"You're in love with him!" Yukari accused, awestruck, as she realized the fact. She paled and reached for Hitomi. "Oh Hitomi, I'm so sorry. What have you gotten yourself into?" Yukari suddenly remembered what Hitomi had been crying in her sleep, "He's gone, He's gone." She repeated shocked, "What have you gotten yourself into, Hitomi?"
Yukari remembered one time when she and Hitomi had a history class to complete just before the end of last semester. The history teacher had been carrying on monotonously about Newton's laws and principles, when all of a sudden Hitomi stood up in the back of the class. (A/N : Flashback)
"Miss Kanzaki? Kanzaki? Is there something you need? Miss Kanzaki!" Hitomi ignored him and walked slowly down to the floor of the classroom.
She completely ignored the stares of classmates following her. A few people even stood up to get a better look. The teacher gaped as Hitomi suddenly stopped and held out her hand above her head as if she were going to press it against a glass.
A small gust of wind (in the middle of a classroom?) blew her hair and her hand gripped. She whispered something, than let her hand fall to her side.
She snapped her head up, seeing all eyes staring at her, she flushed and gave a small bow to the teacher and walked past him, and out the door in the middle of class! Yukari overheard some girls later talking.
"She's always been strange, but I've never seen her do anything that weird!"
"Don't you remember? She's a psychic! Remember when she did all of those really cool tarot readings that all came true? She's supposed to be like that! She's just more in tune with the other world than we are," the girl giggled.
Yukari had been astonished and mortified at the time but…if you added the other half to the scene---a boy with wings that only Hitomi could see, that she was reaching out to; oblivious to everyone else. First holding their hands flat against each other; like they were trying to reach each other through a glass, then breaking the glass and gripping each other's hands. And even, if a downbeat from a pair a wings was added that blew over Hitomi and only Hitomi…
"It's safer if you didn't know, Yukari. You and Amano need to be safe from my war. And never ever go near that "Darien" again! Stay away from him!" Hitomi ordered Yukari venomously as she tried to get out of bed. "It's my war, not yours, Yukari!" Hitomi didn't mean to sound so harsh, but she was worried for her friend and couldn't believe she was telling anyone about this.
No one was supposed to know anything. She had been so quiet and so lonely for so long. When she saw the look on Yukari's face she reached over to give her a fierce hug.
"I'm so sorry, Yukari! You're my very best friend and I'm worried about you! You've got to believe me. I love him and he's gone, and it's so hard!" Hitomi blurted as her nerves collapsed.
"All right," Yukari conceded. "But I have one question."
"Go ahead."
"What was that flying metal dragon thingy?" Hitomi blushed.
"Oh. That was the Escaflowne. Don't ask. But, it really was a giant flying metal dragon." Hitomi said in wearily. Yukari helped Hitomi out of bed, and she winced as she took a few shaky steps towards the door.
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"What happened, Hitomi? You look terrible!" Amano exclaimed.
"Jeez, Amano." Yukari sighed theatrically, covering up and thinking quickly.
"I thought you knew! Hitomi has fainting spells. She ran out because she had to faint and then when Hitomi did she accidentally hit a loose light. It was broken and shocked her so she got scared and screamed. The light flashed and then went out." Yukari sounded exasperated, but when Hitomi caught her eye she winked.
"I'm sorry I didn't tell you Amano, but I get a little worked up," Hitomi lied innocently, staring down at her hands. Amano looked a little disconcerted.
"Oh. I could have sworn I saw some with---your going to think this is ridiculous, but I saw this guy and he had wings." Yukari giggled and Hitomi gave a tiny strained smile.
" The light probably gave you that illusion," Hitomi said seriously. "Yukari, I need to get home, my parents are probably very worried. Oh, by the way what happened to Darien?" Hitomi asked impassively.
Amano answered her, "He wanted to stay, but he said he had important things he needed to do." Hitomi's vague unease solidified into fear.
I don't know what he's up to, but I have a bad feeling about this.
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