Author note: thanks for the reviews. Hope you didn't wait too long for me to update. I was really busy. I would again like to thank mysisterisasquijum, melodie, Kelsey, Rachel, merdragon, Inda, and IAMSOAP. Well here is the long awaited chapter three. HOPE YOU LIKE IT!

Chapter 3 Settle Hearts or Not

Hitomi p.o.v.

I turned to see who it was. The voices sounded so familiar. My brother turned his head away before I looked over towards the door. I still did not know where I was and the maid I woke up to was no help either. All she said was that this was going to make some one really happy. It was no surprise that she knew who I was but who did she mean.

I meet with dark intense eyes that belonged to Van. I could tell it was him. He grew taller over the last four years. He developed some muscles too. He still had his wild unruly raven black hair. He wore his trade mark red shirt and a pair of black pants. Besides him was a cat woman with long pink hair and brown eyes. Who wore a long light blue sleeveless dress. I can easily tell that it was Merle. On the other side of Van was someone who I recognized was Allen. Even throughout the four years that I was gone he looked exactly the same except that his once long hair was now a few inches shorter.

"Van…" I whisper.

"Hitomi is that you" Van asked as he stepped closer.

"HITOMI" Yelled Merle as she ran to hug me. It was almost suffocating me.

"It's good to see you again Hitomi" Allen said as he toke a seat inside the room on a chair near an oak table. "But why did you come back?"

I looked away from them and gazed at Koutarou. I never really believed that I could return without my pendent I also never really expect that people from Gaea would come and try to kill me.

"Sis do you think we can really trust them" Koutarou asked in a distant tone."They could work for the same people that TIRED TO KILL US." "Or for all I know we're ALREDY DIED."

"What got into you all of a sudden" Merle yelled at him. "You were a lot nicer before Hitomi woke up." Merle left go of me and grabbed Koutarou by the collar and said, "And why in the world would you think you are died?"

"What do you mean by people trying to kill you" Allen asked

"WHY SHOULD I TELL YOU" Koutarou yelled as he got out of Merle's clutches.

I was getting tired of hearing this. I know that Koutarou sometimes find illogic ways of putting things together. "Koutarou I know them." "You can trust them if you want but you should know that they won't try to hurt us." "And WE ARE NOT DIED!"

"How do you know them" he asked. He glared at everyone while waiting for my answer.

"Remember that story I told you when you thought I was INSANE" I stated. I turned towards Van who was still standing in the door way.

"I thought Hitomi was crazy not insane" Merle said laughing.

"That still doesn't answer my question" Allen said. "Why were people trying to kill you?"

"I don't know" I said quietly. "It all happened to quickly." "I went to pick up Koutarou and went we got home…" my head was down as remembered what had happen. I knew that my mom and dad were inside the house. Tears of what had happened started to fall from my eyes.

"Hitomi …" Van said softly. He walked closer as I started to cry.

"Merle we should leave" Allen stated as he got up. "You too Koutarou." He walked out of the room. I guess that he figured that what happened is too painful to think about. That, or he wants me and Van to talk alone.

"WHY THE HECK SHOULD I GO" my brother blurted out.

Merle went right up to him and started to drag him out. "You need to be shown to your OWN room." "Bye Lord van and nice too see you again Hitomi." Right before she left she winked at me and carried on with dragging me brother out. He was struggling to get out of her griped again.

Van was standing right besides me. "Is every thing alright?"

"Van… things have been great" I told him. In reality my two best friends had moved away, every one at school and my family thought I had gone insane, well except my brother now, and I was forced to go to a STUPID psychologist.

"Is that really the truth" Van asked. I could tell that he didn't buy it. "Hitomi I missed you so much."

"Van … things haven't been going so well but…" I said as my voice started to fade away.

"Hitomi everything will be okay" he said as he sat down on the bed. "Why was there someone trying to kill you?" "You and your brother were binging attacked by someone when I found you."

"One of them followed us here" I said softly. I knew they wore clothes from here. They could try to finish what they started.

"What do you mean by one of them followed you here" Van asked. The tone of his voice sound worried.

"Uh … it's nothing really" I said. I didn't know I said that out loud.

"It sure doesn't sound like nothing" Van said a little too harsh. "I just want to help you."

"Van they did something horrible" I cried. Tears started to shed rapidly down my face.

"Hitomi …every thing will be fine" Van said softly. He then pulled me into a huge as I cried. After awhile I stopped. His shirt was almost soaked.

"Van those men burned down my house down with my parents still inside" I started to speak softly. I could fell Van tense up a little. "They chased us until we got to a dead end." "They started to attack." Tears started to fall again. "Then the pillar of light appeared … that is all I remembered."

Van pulled me into another embraced. "Hitomi I will protect you." He tightens his grip. I once again cried into Van's chest. After awhile I stopped and Van's shirt was now soaked.

"Sorry…" I spoke softly.

"For what" Van asked.

"For Your shirt" I said as I pointed to his wet shirt.

"It's nothing really" he said as he laughed a little. "Hitomi I'll see you tomorrow." It was dark out side and I was tiered so closed my eyes and went to sleep.

Van p.o.v.

"Tomorrow I can show you to your room" I said. "I made it incase you every … came back." I turned to face Hitomi only to find her already fast asleep. "Sleep peacefully." I stared at her for awhile. I was still amazed at how absolutely gorgeous she was. I softly kissed her forehead. Making sure she did not wake up. I was still terrified that she did not love me any more. I headed for the door and looked backed at her. Finally after FOUR LONG YEARS she was back and I pried that this time it is forever. I closed the door and headed to my room and went to sleep.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

I sprang out of bed. I thought I heard someone creamed.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

I knew that scream anywhere. It was Hitomi. She was in trouble. I ran to her room. On my way I saw Koutarou, Hitomi's brother ahead of me. He must have heard her screamed too. Koutarou stopped right in front of the door with a shocked look on his face and it completely white. I had to hurry up. Koutarou was almost as fast as Hitomi. I finally reached her door and looked inside.

Author note: Was this chapter any good. PLEASE REVIEW! I promised to update the next chapter much sooner than this one. Once again if I don't get any reviews I will not continue. What will happen next? Why did Hitomi scream? "Did something or someone attack her?" "Did she have a frighten vision?" Well if you want to know then review. AGAIN I HOPE YOU LIKE THIS STORY SO FAR!