Disclaimer: I don't own Escaflowne and God know's if I did there would be another series of it. I also don't own the Gilmore Girls though I do wish I owned Milo Ventimiglia and Chad Michael Murry. ;)
A/N: I got the idea of this fic from the televison series the Gilmore Girls so don't sue if it sounds familiar. Lol well I hope you enjoy the first chapter.
Chapter 1:Rebel with out a cause
"So I'll pick you up after school, Hitomi."
"Okay and than we can go to Folken's diner I haven't had my coffee yet." Hitomi replied smiling.
"Maybe that's why your so short, I heard coffee stunts your growth." the taller man replied.
"Who ever said that about coffee should burn in hell, and perhaps Allen your just tall has that thought crossed your mind?."
Allen laughed and placed a kiss on Hitomi's cheek, "See you later."
"Bye." she replied running off to the front doors of her school.
Allen watched her till she was out of site safely inside her school Austrian Prep, he than walked down the road passing Folken's diner. He heard the squeal of tires and turned and saw a taxi pull up to the curb of Folken's Diner. He was to far to here the conversation that was about to begin but he watched with curiosity. The window of the cab rolled down and Folken bent down to speak to a women, he nodded several times and after a few moment he stepped back away from the taxi. The back door of the taxi flew open nearly hitting Folken in the leg, a boy about his age stepped out not looking pleased at all. He mumbled something to the women in the car, grabbed his luggage and trudged into the diner.
I wonder who he is? Allen asked himself.
Allen than gazed down at his watch it read 8:30 he was late for school.
"Fiddlesticks!" he yelled and raced down the street to his school.
Folken looked up from the taxi and saw Allen run down the street like an idiot.
"Dumbass." he muttered and than a grin appeared on his face, "Never noticed that he ran like a girl."
"Folken." the women in the car said.
Folken looked down at her "Don't worry Varie he'll be fine."
"Folken please for my sake take care of him he got into so much trouble in New York and........"
"Varie he'll be fine here." Folken said reassuring the women in the taxi.
Varie looked at Folken she was smiling again, Folken hadn't remembered the last time he saw his little sister smile it made him happy that she was happy.
"Bye Folken." she called as the taxi drove away.
Folken watched till the taxi was out of sight and than he turned and entered the diner.
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Hitomi walked down the street toward Folken's diner, Allen was supposed to pick her up but he had to work late at Gaddes grocery store. So Hitomi decided to go to Folken's like her mother had asked early on in the day before she left for school. Hitomi remembered clearly what her mother said to her and she still puzzled about her mother's secrecy.
"Hitomi go to Folken's after school."
"Why?"
"Cause he has good coffee."
"Mom I know that if we didn't have Folken's diner I'd think we'd die." Hitomi replied laughing.
"That's true hun but go okay."
"Why, Allen is suppose to pick me up."
"Please, Please, Please go." her mother begged.
"Why?" Hitomi asked she was getting annoyed with her mother's secrecy.
'You'll see if you go."
"Mom....."
Hitomi opened the door to Folken's diner and she heard the ching of the wind chime that hung above the door. Folken looked up at Hitomi and smiled.
"Hey coffee?" he asked brandishing the cup he was holding.
Hitomi shook her head "My mom said that I had to come here after school."
"What the hell is Sora talking about?" Folken asked and than it hit him.
"Well what is the grand surprise?" Hitomi asked.
"Go upstairs I want you to meet someone." Folken said .
Hitomi nodded and got up from the stool where she had been sitting and climbed the stairs that were behind the counter.
"I wonder what's going on?" Hitomi asked herself.
She climbed the stairs and opened the brown door at the top and walked in.
"Hello?" she called and steeped in, Hitomi looked around the small room. After a few momments she noticed someone was sitting on the couch in the living room part of the aparment. Hitomi walked toward the couch and saw it was a boy about her age with messy black hair he was slouched and was reading a book.
"Hello?" she said again.
The boy on the couch ignored her completely.
She walked over to the couch, leaned over and grabbed the book from the boy's hands.
"Hi." she said again.
The boy whirled around and Hitomi stared, staring back at her was a handsome guy he had slightly tanned skin, reddish-brown eyes, and was slightly muscular not anything bulky.
"Who are you?" he asked.
She smiled, he had a slight Italian accent "My name is Hitomi Kanzaki."
He looked her over, Hitomi had long shoulder length sandy brown hair, she looked preppy with her uniform but he knew curves lay hidden beneath the uniform and she had beautiful starling emerald green eyes.
"Van." he replied and than he got up from the couch and walked toward Hitomi.
"What do I owe the pleasure of your arrival?" he asked somewhat in a cocky manner.
He kept walking toward her causing her to back up into the wall, he placed an arm above her head and leaned down as if to kiss her but instead he whispered in her ear.
"Can I have my book back?"
Hitomi felt the red in her cheeks and she looked down at the book her hand, 'Oliver Twist.'
"You like to read?" she asked.
"Mmm hmm." he answered backing up and he took a seat at the small circular table at the other side of the room.
"So do I." she answered, "So how are you related to Folken?"
"My mom is his step-sister." he answered.
"So your staying with him, that's good."
Van laughed "Yes splenid."
"I bet Folken is putting a lot out for you." Hitomi answered sharply.
Van grinned "I am sorry Princess, I'll to be more civilized the next time I am shipped off somewhere against my own will."
Hitomi couldn't help smiling she liked Folken's nephew his cocky attitude was absolutely charming her but she knew his attitude would not to wonders for him with the other residents of the town of Gaia. In one week Van would be known as the rebel with out the cause his nickname the townsfolk gave him.
"Where are you from?" she asked.
"New York."
"The big apple no wonder why you don't like it here, our town must seem like nothing compared to the city."
"Right you are gorgeous." he answered sarcastically in a fake Brooklyn accent.
"Your such a comic."
"One of the best."
Hitomi laughed and than tucked a strand of hair behind her ears, she smiled at him.
"You look familiar." Van said.
"Perhaps you have seen my mother?" Hitomi suggested.
"Is she the crazy lady who runs in here demanding coffee?" Van asked.
"Yup she's my mom." Hitomi said.
Van grinned "You look similar and by the way she doesn't like me all ready."
"Why not?" she asked.
"I heard her tell Folken I'll be a bad influence on you and that I'm James Dean reincarnated and some shit about me being a rebel."
"You could be you have the James Dean hair, that untamable look. But who know's I'm not one to judge I don't know you that well.." Hitomi replied, giving him a smile.
Van gave her a lopsided grin and watched her as she walked down the stairs, she waved bye to him and than left.