AMBER & EMERALD
Author's Note:
Welcome to the 3rd chapter! First, I want to thank all of my reviewers. Thank you so much! You don't know how glad I am! This is the chapter where Van and Hitomi meet al last. Oh, and perhaps there is some humor here. I don't know, just read!
Disclaimer: I don't own Escaflowne. Though if I do, I'll kick Allen out of the story I'm really sorry for Allen's fans) and make much more tragic and adventurous one, of course with VH forever! And I'll add some epilogue! (Well, keep dreaming, Celon TT)
CHAPTER 3: ASTON MUSEUM
Saturday, 12.00 p.m., Aston Museum
Van slipped through the darkness of the Aston Museum. He had managed to turn off all the alarms in the museum and he had, umm…, taken care of the guards—which here meant that he had knocked them over.
In the other side of the room, Hitomi tiptoed toward the nearest statue, being careful not to trip. It was hard enough to try to see in the darkness, which enveloped the Aston Museum, and she didn't need any more troubles.
She wondered whether 'he' had come, and announced, "The thief is going to be caught if he is not careful."
It was her own way to know whether Amber had arrived or not. She had murmured that line once, simply just because she was bored of waiting. She nearly jumped to the air when she heard a reply, "Well, not if the detective herself is not careful enough."
This time, all she heard was a snort, followed by a lazy reply, "You know what I'll say already."
Hitomi snorted back and snapped, "Oh, and whose fault is that?"
"Yours."
Hitomi grabbed her whip and tried to recognize where the voice came from, telling herself not to let 'him' got into her nerves. She whipped to one side, hitting the floor a quarter meter away from where Van stood.
"You missed," Van said mockingly. "Can't catch me, Emerald?"
"Shut up, Amber," Hitomi snapped back through gritted teeth.
"Whatever you wish, milady," Van said lightly, amusement trailing in his tone.
Hitomi cursed moments like this, when she could not see because the lack of light. Yet it was the only shield to protect her identity. She hated disguises, and it was her only choice.
'If I can see him, I'll strangle him,' she swore.
There was a big yawn from the other side of the room, followed by a voice, "Well, goodbye, Emerald. See you at next Friday night, I guess, in Fassa Mansion." Then she heard footsteps heading toward the door.
"Wait!" Hitomi shouted in fury. "Why are you leaving so fast?"
Van chuckled. "What, do you wish for me to stay a little longer?"
"No!" Hitomi snapped, feeling heat rising up to her face. "We have an unfinished business here!"
"Then let it be for some while," Van said. "What I search is not here, so I won't waste my time any longer." With that, he went off, leaving Hitomi staring blindly at the darkness where he was before.
Hitomi gazed in boredom at the blackboard while her poor brain tried to make out what her teacher was saying. She had been staring at the blackboard for the past half an hour and had hardly read what was written there. After several more minutes of staring, she decided it was time to give up and averted her eyes to the scene outside the window.
'It isn't like I won't get a perfect score in the test tomorrow,' she thought, holding back a yawn. All she needed to do was borrowing Yukari's notebook, copying the notes, and memorizing it. Yukari's notebook was the most complete notebook in the class—if not in the whole school, and Hitomi—as her best friend—used this as an advantage.
Her mind rambled to search anything to think to cover up her boredom. She decided to think about Amber. Thinking here meant that she was trying to solve any unfinished business that she had memorized in her mind.
Yet she didn't know that the source of her biggest unsolved business was going to walk into her class right at that moment, literally, and— unfortunately—the author isn't going to let her know until several more chapters.
TO BE CONTINUED TO CHAPTER 4
Yay! The third chapter is finally finished! I'm rally sorry, but I think there will be no new chapter, just for next week, 'cause I'm going to go to the training of leadership. Sorry! I promise you two chapters when I'm going to update again!
See you at Chapter 4 and 5!
Celon Ierith
