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Hello…This is the chapter one and I thank you all that reviewed the prologue part…and hope you'll like this more *because this is the official opening part* SO ENJOY READING…and yeah I forgot…DISCLAIMERS: I always forgot to write this one so now I'm writing them. I don't own any of the characters in Escaflowne but I hope I do but I don't so I'm telling you now before anyone there get the idea I'm owning them okay…well…let's get on with the story…
Can't Let Go
Written by: Jhoeydagger
Chapter One: Moving On…
The morning was beautiful as she walked at the street towards school. It has been two years two long years and it's been hard from the start but quite easy as time passed. She got a long just fine, studying and having fun on what she has right now but still there's something missing…some kind of longing in her but she always pushed it away because for now she's happy. She's happy to have the life she has now, no wars, no conflict feelings, no nothing.
* No someone? * Her mind asked.
* That's not important right now. * She answered, quietly walking down the path with a fixed smile on her face. Then she heard a screeching sound of wheels then turned to look. A fast speeding car came and past her.
"What the!" she exclaimed only to realize that dirt and water splashed her uniform...
"Oh no!" looking down at her dirty soaked socks and skirt. * This is not happening! *
"Why that car!" she screamed. As she looked around everyone is staring at her.
"Sorry…" she mumbled, and walked away. * I can't go home now. I don't have any key and mom already left. * looking forlorn.
"Damn the car…" she whispered remembering the black car.
At the class room
"What happened to you?" Yukari asked looking at now dry skirt and socks but quite dirty.
"A stupid car splash dirty water into me."
"He's driving too near the walk way and there are several waters around." Looking angry now.
"Well…at least he spared your blouse." Hitomi looked at her as if she's going to kill her.
"I'm joking no need to get upset."
"I am upset! Look at me! I look like a dirty rag! Everyone at the corridor looked at me as if I don't even study here!"
"Okay…sorry…lets go to the locker and I'll let you borrow my skirt, fortunately for you I always stock a skirt and a blouse for emergency." Pulling her up from her seat.
"I really hate this." She mumbled her head downcast.
"Don't worry too much."
At the locker
"Here." Handing her the skirt.
"What about the socks?" Hitomi asked looking at the dirty socks she's wearing.
"I'm looking, I'm looking." She said while pulling things out of her locker.
"Aha! Here you go." Handing her the socks too.
"I'll be right back." Hitomi said walking towards the bathroom.
Back to the classroom
"See…they're not looking at you anymore." Yukari commented as they sat beside each other.
"Thank heavens." She said that made Yukari laugh. The classroom door opened and Mr. Tarada, their teacher came in.
"Good morning class."
"Good morning Sir Tarada."
"Well…I want you all to meet a new exchange student, please come in." as the guy came in all girls in class stared mesmerized by the vision in front of them, tall, dark and handsome with reddish brown eyes and black hair. Murmurs began at the class except Hitomi who stared unblinking at the guy.
"Van" she whispered as she looked at him. *What is he doing here?* slowly she stood up with wide eyes.
"Is there something wrong Miss Kanzaki?" Mr. Tarada asked.
"Van." She said while her classmates looked at her with puzzlement on their face.
"Yes, you're right Miss. Kanzaki. He's name is Van Fanel and as I said he's an exchange student. Have you met before?" he asked looking at Hitomi.
"No I haven't" Van said frowning at her. *What's going on? He can't be here. He can't be him. No, he's not Van*
"Y-yes…I'm…I'm sorry." Then she sat down.
"What's wrong?" Yukari asked looking at her paled face.
"Nothing, I just thought he's someone I knew that's all." She looked away. She stared outside trying to take off the face of Van in her mind.
"Maybe you could sit in front of Miss. Kansaki." She heard Mr. Tarada said. *Oh God!* she thought looking at him as he take a sit in front of her. She shivered as she stared at his back.
Outside…Cafeteria
"Hey! What's wrong with you?" Yukari asked looking at her still pale face.
"It's nothing really. I'll…I'll just go to the bathroom okay." Before Yukari could say anything, she already ran off.
"Hitomi." She whispered.
At the bathroom or C.R
She opened the door and was glad that no one is in. She locked the door and walked straight at the sink. She opened the faucet and washed her face. She stared at her reflection, at the water soaked face that mingled with tears. Her paled face was even whiter in her reflection.
"Damn you Van…" she whispered, tears starting to stream down her face.
"Why did you have to be here?" she asked looking at her face, all the pain of the passing year came crashing down at her.
"He doesn't even remember." Crying harder, her hands fisted.
"What if he's not really the Van you know? What if he's not Van at all?" she mumbled, holding her head against the pain of thinking too many possibilities. She cried thinking it might ease out all the pain that's gripping her too much. It has been two long years, she already learned how to move on without thinking of the possibilities that they might be together again, but now… *Cards* her head answered.
"No…No! I'll never use them again. They bring too much…trouble."
"Darn it Hitomi, stop this now!" staring hard at her face.
"Nothing will be solved by crying." She stared hard at the mirror, wiping her face with the back of her hand.
"He's not Van." She said opening the door, then left. *he can never be Van*
At the front gate of the school
"Are you okay now?" Yukari asked looking at her face.
"Yes…I'm fine, I just felt dizzy that's all." They started to walk when they saw a black car coming from the parking lot of the school and was about to leave.
"That's the car!" Hitomi exclaimed.
"What car?" Yukari asked looking at the car passing them. The window was pulled down and they saw a guy with sunglasses.
"Van!" Yukari exclaimed as the car passed them.
"Why the bastard…" Hitomi mumbled.
"What!" Yukari said looking horrified at Hitomi's words.
"That's the car." Hitomi said looking at dirty clothes that was inside her paper bag.
"Oh…I see…THE car." She said with a smile tugging in her lips.
At home
"Mom, I'm home!" pulling off her shoes.
"I'm in the kitchen honey. What do you want for dinner?" she heard her mom said at the kitchen.
"Anything mom, I'll be on my room if you need anything." Running up the stairs.
"Yes honey."
At her room ( I pictured her house just like Usagi-chan's room in Sailormoon hehehe)
She lay down in her bed looking up staring at nothing in particular, her arms and legs spread wide. All that happened keep swirling around her head. *He can't be Van even though they have same name, the same face, the same voice.*
"Bah! Don't fool yourself Hitomi, he is Van. How many times do you have to tell yourself that he isn't!" she said.
"The question is how?" she whispered closing her eyes against the pain in her temple. Since she came back, whenever she thinks of anything about Gaea her head starting to throbbed. She thinks of it as some kind of replacement to all the visions she had before. Also, since she left not a single vision came and she also stopped telling fortune. *It brings trouble anyway…and no one can tell one's fate…I've already learned my lesson*
"Forget about Van, Hitomi. Forget about everything that includes Gaea. Past is past. Nothing will change; you'll just have to face what is now and what's going to be in tomorrow." Then she smile.
"Everything's going to be fine. He's my classmate…my new classmate…" she falls asleep…
To be continue…
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So what do you think? I know it's short but still I put my efforts in it. Hope you like it and review…I'll be writing the next chapter soon but I'm having a hard time writing because I have too many home works that I need to finish before we get back to school so I hope you have the patience to wait okay. THANKS FOR THE REVIEWS…