Chapter Two: Hibiki's Showdown
Bart sneaked up behind Dita and began to stroke her cheek from behind.
"Mr. ..." Dita spun around but when she saw Bart it wasn't a happy Mr.
Alien that came out but... "Oh it's you Mr. Idiot".
"Mr. Idiot?!?" Bart yelled. "I was just coming to say hi and to..." Bart
tried to put on his best 'shy' act.
"To what?" Dita asked curiously. "To tell you that I am beginning to feel
for you" Bart was trying to fulfill Jura's plan of keeping Dita busy while
Jura got to Hibiki.
"Uhh..." Dita said in a confused manor. Bart grasped Dita's forearm
tightly. "What you don't feel the same way?" Bart said in an almost mean
way.
"B...Bart... you're hurting my arm. Let go" Dita said clenching her eyes
shut in pain. "No way" Bart said squeezing Dita's arm tighter. A tear
streamed from Dita's eye.
Dita screamed desperately. Bart threw his hand over Dita's mouth. Dita
made a futile attempt to bite Bart's hand and when she finally succeeded,
Bart flung his hand back and held it for a moment, which gave Dita another
chance to scream. The scream was short and Bart quickly put his hand back
over Dita's mouth.
Hibiki heard a distant scream. "That sounds like... Dita" Hibiki said as he started running toward the scream. In a moment there was another one. "No" Hibiki yelled. "I'm not gonna let anything happen to her" Hibiki yelled again to himself. He remembered all of the mean things that he had said about her and never said that he was sorry. "I'm coming, Dita" Hibiki yelled. When Hibiki finally got to where Dita had been screaming, no one was there. He heard another scream soon, but this was not Dita's scream but Bart's instead. He ran towards the scream and that led him to Bart's room. He instantly burst into the room where he found Bart holding Dita down on his bed. Anger boiled inside of Hibiki. "Get off of her you -------" Hibiki yelled. Bart turned his head and found Hibiki. Hibiki punched Bart's cheek with the most powerful hit he had ever summoned from his body. The punch knocked Bart off of Dita and his own bed. Hibiki ran to Dita's side and found a bruise on her collarbone. Hibiki touched the bruise gently until Dita opened her eyes. "Mr. Alien..." Dita whispered. Suddenly, Hibiki felt a sharp pain hit his spine. Hibiki yelled and spun around to hit Bart with another powerful blow. Bart kicked Hibiki with all his strength in the kneecap. Hibiki fell to the ground and held his leg. Bart slammed his foot down to Hibiki's cheek. "Leave me alone Short Stop" Bart insulted Hibiki. Bart turned back around to face Dita and grabbed her throat. "Dita..." Hibiki muttered. Small flashes in his mind appeared showing Dita's smile and soft voice. All of the images faded as Hibiki heard Dita gasp for air. Hibiki uttered all of his strength to rise to his feet and grab Bart's neck. Hibiki squeezed Bart's neck with all of his might until Bart let go of Dita's neck and fell to the ground. Hibiki rushed to Dita's side and instantly noticed the red marks on her neck. "Are you okay Dita..." Hibiki felt his eyes start to sting as he noticed her ripped clothing. "I knew you cared, Hibiki" Dita smiled slightly, her eyes still closed. Hibiki felt tears sting his eyes. "She called me Hibiki" he said to himself.
"I think that Dita will be okay and Bart will too. We will all try to keep a closer eye on him though" Duelo said after he examined both of the people that had been hurt. Hibiki grabbed Dita's hand and knew that she had been lucky that he had showed up. "We all knew you cared for her" Duelo's voice came from behind Hibiki. "Shut up. I don't love her" Hibiki said angrily, still holding Dita's hand though. "I never said that" Duelo said humorously. Hibiki knew that Duelo now knew that Hibiki DID love Dita, even though he wouldn't ever admit it.
"I heard that something happened" Zuttolin came into the room where Dita was resting. She looked at Hibiki laying his head next to Dita's sleeping form and noticed that he was also holding her hand tightly in his. She walked over to Duelo and handed him the tray of food that she had been carrying. "I thought you might want something to eat" Zuttolin whispered. Duelo smiled, "thank you". Duelo took the tray and put it next to where he was writing something on a thin note pad. "May I ask you something, Duelo?" Zuttolin spoke softly. "Of course" Duelo replied, looking up from what he was writing. "Are you in love with Parfait? I have seen you two together quite often and I was just wondering. You don't have to tell me if it is too personal" Zuttolin's voice had turned to a sad expression. Duelo thought for a moment. "I'm not really all that sure. I have felt for her but I think I am falling for someone else" Duelo was rapidly turning red as he finished his last words. "If you don't mind me asking, who?" Zuttolin asked. Once she said that, Duelo went back to writing. Zuttolin bent down and pressed her lips against Duelo's cheek and kept her lips pressed against him until him turned his face toward her. Once he turned toward her she jumped back and walked out of the room.
Hibiki heard a distant scream. "That sounds like... Dita" Hibiki said as he started running toward the scream. In a moment there was another one. "No" Hibiki yelled. "I'm not gonna let anything happen to her" Hibiki yelled again to himself. He remembered all of the mean things that he had said about her and never said that he was sorry. "I'm coming, Dita" Hibiki yelled. When Hibiki finally got to where Dita had been screaming, no one was there. He heard another scream soon, but this was not Dita's scream but Bart's instead. He ran towards the scream and that led him to Bart's room. He instantly burst into the room where he found Bart holding Dita down on his bed. Anger boiled inside of Hibiki. "Get off of her you -------" Hibiki yelled. Bart turned his head and found Hibiki. Hibiki punched Bart's cheek with the most powerful hit he had ever summoned from his body. The punch knocked Bart off of Dita and his own bed. Hibiki ran to Dita's side and found a bruise on her collarbone. Hibiki touched the bruise gently until Dita opened her eyes. "Mr. Alien..." Dita whispered. Suddenly, Hibiki felt a sharp pain hit his spine. Hibiki yelled and spun around to hit Bart with another powerful blow. Bart kicked Hibiki with all his strength in the kneecap. Hibiki fell to the ground and held his leg. Bart slammed his foot down to Hibiki's cheek. "Leave me alone Short Stop" Bart insulted Hibiki. Bart turned back around to face Dita and grabbed her throat. "Dita..." Hibiki muttered. Small flashes in his mind appeared showing Dita's smile and soft voice. All of the images faded as Hibiki heard Dita gasp for air. Hibiki uttered all of his strength to rise to his feet and grab Bart's neck. Hibiki squeezed Bart's neck with all of his might until Bart let go of Dita's neck and fell to the ground. Hibiki rushed to Dita's side and instantly noticed the red marks on her neck. "Are you okay Dita..." Hibiki felt his eyes start to sting as he noticed her ripped clothing. "I knew you cared, Hibiki" Dita smiled slightly, her eyes still closed. Hibiki felt tears sting his eyes. "She called me Hibiki" he said to himself.
"I think that Dita will be okay and Bart will too. We will all try to keep a closer eye on him though" Duelo said after he examined both of the people that had been hurt. Hibiki grabbed Dita's hand and knew that she had been lucky that he had showed up. "We all knew you cared for her" Duelo's voice came from behind Hibiki. "Shut up. I don't love her" Hibiki said angrily, still holding Dita's hand though. "I never said that" Duelo said humorously. Hibiki knew that Duelo now knew that Hibiki DID love Dita, even though he wouldn't ever admit it.
"I heard that something happened" Zuttolin came into the room where Dita was resting. She looked at Hibiki laying his head next to Dita's sleeping form and noticed that he was also holding her hand tightly in his. She walked over to Duelo and handed him the tray of food that she had been carrying. "I thought you might want something to eat" Zuttolin whispered. Duelo smiled, "thank you". Duelo took the tray and put it next to where he was writing something on a thin note pad. "May I ask you something, Duelo?" Zuttolin spoke softly. "Of course" Duelo replied, looking up from what he was writing. "Are you in love with Parfait? I have seen you two together quite often and I was just wondering. You don't have to tell me if it is too personal" Zuttolin's voice had turned to a sad expression. Duelo thought for a moment. "I'm not really all that sure. I have felt for her but I think I am falling for someone else" Duelo was rapidly turning red as he finished his last words. "If you don't mind me asking, who?" Zuttolin asked. Once she said that, Duelo went back to writing. Zuttolin bent down and pressed her lips against Duelo's cheek and kept her lips pressed against him until him turned his face toward her. Once he turned toward her she jumped back and walked out of the room.