A/N: For anyone who is wondering, this story is taking place sort of in between of stage two. Pretend that there is a gap in stage two, this story fills it. Like a small movie if you prefer.

Chapter Three: "I Love You"

"Aghh! This is not what it looks like!" he yelled trying to keep himself from falling off the bed. Dita gasp as she retreated from her attempts. Truth be told, although it didn't seem like it, Hibiki and Misty were becoming quite close. Mainly to the fact Misty would always feed him, eventually her culinary skills got his attention. Misty was a very nice person but over the time competed with Dita for Hibiki. Since Dita would often notice the way Misty tries to seduce Hibiki she thought she could try her hand at it.

Misty staggered backwards to the door, she let out rapid but soft hiccups as she tried her best to hold back her tears. Through her watery vision Hibiki had already got to his feet his arms outstretched to her in his attempts to comfort, but it failed as Misty quickly withdrew. Dita also stood, a remorseful look struck her.

"I... I thought you liked me" said Misty. With that she bolted from the room, holding her hands over her eyes as a shield from curious on lookers, Hibiki was just about to run after her when he felt someone grab his shirt. Dita held a firm grip on him.

"What are you doing?" he growled. Dita gave him an evil stare which had never had the pleasure of appearing.

"I'm not letting you slip through my fingers again, she always has you. I never even have a moment with you. And know when you and I have the same premonition, you still want to go to her. I don't know what I'm feeling now but let me tell you something... I loved since the beginning. Please don't go." she said passionately. He thought for a moment and sighed, he stared back out the door and imagined Misty running to Meia for comfort. He turned his head back to Dita.

She looked at him with passion but that soon faded as she noticed his body began to twitch, she let go of his shirt. He fell to his knees, clutching his chest and panting for air. Dita panicked and went to his side.

"I'm sorry, whatever I did. I didn't mean it." she said rapidly. It didn't help as Hibiki was gasping for air, he felt his lungs shrivel up as he couldn't pinpoint what was happening. For some reason he felt his throat close on itself, his vision ceased to only a faint blur as the room no longer looked like itself. He plunged into darkness, he tried his best to open his eyes but when he finally succeeded he stared into the dark abyss of space.

He realized he was floating in space, at the corner of his eye he spotted the Nirvana sailing through. He tried to move towards it but to his dismay he couldn't even move. As it came closer, several explosions echoed through the emptiness. He spotted the enemy harvest ships coming closer, already they were sending several attacks towards the Nirvana. Of course, it deployed the Dreads and Vanguards. He squinted and spotted the dreads of Jura, Meia, and Dita. He soon felt stunned as he saw his own Vanguard fly through leading the small fleet of dreads to the harvesting ships. They began to engage in battle, but wait.

Was this another dream? Was this a premonition?

He continued to watch, he gasped when he spotted Dita's dread take heavy damage to the wing. He noticed his Vanguard come over to her and quickly and oddly escorted her back to the Nirvana whilst the others finish off the rest of the harvest fleet. Jura's dread also took on heavy damage as it was being pelted on with several missiles. The back of her dread caught fire and with one final missile from the enemy, Jura's dread was destroyed.

"Jura!" he yelled.

Soon there after, Meia was the next target. She was killed as well.

"Meia!"

His gaze went back to the Nirvana, why wasn't it launching its own weapons? He felt his stomach churn when he saw the ship starting to take damage. Why wasn't its barrier up? The enemy's mother ship hovered over the Nirvana and unveiled a large cannon. Hibiki froze with fear, he and Dita were in there! Was this another view point of his previous dream? A loud crushing sound filled his ears as he soon realized that the Nirvana had been spit in half. The middle sector of the ship exploded into a fiery inferno.

"No! This can't be happening! Get out of there!" he yelled. With an equally loud explosion the front end of the Nirvana was obliterated. Only the back remained, he remembered. They were running through the cargo haul since the hangar had been locked down. That was their only entrance. He squinted his eyes and saw the passage where they were running through. It was still intact. The harvest surrounded the remains of the Nirvana and aimed its weapons on it, with one final explosion Hibiki awoke.

He sat upright in the darkness, he began to pant furiously as he couldn't find air. He tore off the breathing mask from his face, his lungs ached as they tried to resume their function. He felt the soft hospital bed sheets over him, his shirt was replaced by a white one. He was in the emergency ward, the lights were off and the only light that accompanied him was that off the small stars that were filtered through his window. He tried to think but kept drawing a blank, he couldn't remember anything except for that horrific vision. It was of death, it was of the Nirvana's final moments. He had to find a way to prevent it. He tried to move and still he couldn't. He noticed his waist his legs were strapped down to the bed, a long tube extended from his wrist to an overhanging bag filled with a clear liquid. Sweat poured from his forehead profusely, making small damp puddles on the sheets. Fragments of the vision sparked into his head. Death, destruction, and chaos. He placed his hands over his eyes, tears seeped between his fingers. This was overwhelming. He swallowed his pride as he could no longer hold back his tears. But what stopped him from letting everything out in one blow was that the emergency room door hissed open as a women entered holding something in her hands. He forced himself to stop as the room's lights were clicked on, he couldn't see who it was since his eyes wouldn't stop generating tears. In that case, he kept his hands over his eyes. He was a man, he couldn't let anyone see his weaker side.

He felt a hand over his shoulder, he glanced at the mysterious person and found that it was...

...Dita...

... On her lap was a steaming bowl of what seemed to be some kind of soup. She stared at it, not even wanting to start a conversation. But regardless of what she looked like, she spoke.

"You gave everyone here a scare, you know that. Half the ship was crying, they thought you were dying."

Hibiki immediately wiped away his tears and looked at her. Her red bangs covered her face from view.

"What do you mean?" he managed. Dita flinched.

"When Duelo got to you, you were already not breathing. He says your lungs collapsed from heavy pressure of some sort. You were then rushed here, by that time he couldn't find a pulse. The heart monitor said you were dead, everyone nearly fainted. I hovered over you begging for you to come back, it seems my prayer had been heard." she spoke very low. She turned to him, he noticed her eyes were red.

"Thanks, I guess." he said. That was lame. Then again, he didn't want to talk about his vision. Immediately, he remembered everything. "Um, you can go now. I'm fine." he said. There were better things to say but Hibiki had the habit of picking the very worst. Dita didn't hesitate, she laid the bowl on the night table and stood all whilst looking at the floor. Hibiki knew she felt hurt, he had to say something. It was difficult time for both of them.

"Wait! I'm sorry. Don't go." he pleaded. Dita response wasn't favorable as she simply ignored him and started to the door. She had enough of crying over someone who seemed like they didn't appreciate it.

"Dita! Please, I... I..."

Dita paused a moment but continued, tears fell from her pale eyes. There was no more hope.

"I love you!"

Dita turned around, a sorrowful look was expressed on her face. She shook her head.

Now what does this mean, if he said that why is she acting so negative to it? Hmm, wait for chapter four. I want reviews so send them. That could greatly increase production for the next chapter. REVIEW!