A/N: HAHAHAHA you guys are great. Sorry for the long wait, you probably thought I was dead, huh? In this chapter I changed the point of view from first to narrative, tell me which is better.

Disclaimer: If Escaflowne was mine, I'd marry Van.

"YUKARI! Can you believe her? What in hell does she think she's doing?" I told my best friend through clenched teeth.

"Who's doing what?"

I spun her in the direction I was already facing. And the look on her face told me what I had just seen wasn't my imagination.

"Wow, obviously getting socked in the face wasn't enough."

"I think Hitomi might have given her even more brain damage." Layya, a red headed girl standing behind us put in a remark. Yukari turned and look at her.

"If Tomi had given her more damage then she already had I'm sure she'd be a vegetable."

Both of the girls had to restrain Hitomi from attacking the tall, slim, Barbie.

Van shrugged his shoulders at the ridiculous comment the blond standing in front of him had just made. He looked around to see if anyone was going to come to his rescue, but apparently everyone was too busy. His eyes wandered farther to the end of the room where Dilandua was getting grilled by the teacher. Looking a little to the left he saw a sandy haired beauty clad in a white tank top, blue jeans, and white Nikes. She was staring straight at the girl in front of him, bright green eyes scorching with anger...or perhaps jealousy. He smirked, well this was a new revelation. He turned back to the girl in front of him.

"So Millerna, I know it may not be any of my business, but what happened to you last week? I mean you basically flew at me and I just wanted to know if you were all right." He lied, he was just being pretty damn nosy. He knew the blond would give him a piece of the story even if it was her own twisted view of it.

"Well, it's obvious isn't it?"

"Umm no it's not."

"Poor Tomi was furious at me for talking to Allen. I mean they have been going out for like...ummm...like forever and she should know that I would never have cheated with him. I am not that kind of girl you know. I mean come on Allen is so not my type. I like mine tall, dark and handsome."

She smiled and winked at him and he laughed at how absurd she sounded.

"What's so funny, Van?"

"Nothing I just thought that was really, ummm...sweet." he lied

"I know, I am a sweet person aren't I, but that's not the point. I really really want you to be my lab partner so..."

"What are you doing here, this isn't the side of class with the whores or bitches."

Millerna turned around to face dark red eyes full of contempt.

"Don't you dare call me that Dilandua, you fucking..."

"Save it bitch, before I have Hitomi come over here and give you another one in that pretty lil face of yours. Obviously one time isn't enough for your stupid ass." He brushed past her without a second glance.

Once again Millerna stood there dumbfounded. She turned back over to Van just to see him shrug his shoulders and walk up to the long line that had formed in front of the teachers desk. She frowned and glanced over her shoulder where Dilandua was still staring at her.

"Get over it Dilandua. This in none of your damn business! I think Hitomi is a big enough girl to handle her own problems."

"Listen princess, I just made it my business. You may not like that, but guess what? I don't give a fuck and I personally love the way Hitomi handled it the first time, and I assure you she won't have a problem doing it again."

He turned from her to go meet Van in the line. Millerna stormed to the back of the room and sat down.

Hitomi watched the little play that was going on just out of her reach. She really didn't appreciate the way Fanel was engrossed in the conversation. What the hell was he doing? Dumb Bolt was obviously flirting, why was he letting her poison him with her stupidness, he should be in line anyway. If Millerna thought she was going to partner up with Van she was out of her mind. She pushed ahead only to realize both her arms were really hurting. Yukari and Layya had an iron grip on her.

"Come on you guys, let go I'm not gonna bother her. I promise." Hitomi lied trying to pry herself from the vice like fingers.

"I wish I could believe that Tomi, but seeing that look on your face doesn't really convince me."

Hitomi stopped trying to pry her arms from their claws. Her attention was back on Van and Millerna, he was looking down at his notebook while she blabbed away. Hitomi bit her lip when she saw Dilandua approaching the table, knowing that he hated Millerna more than she did made her relax. She turned around when she saw Van get up and move to the end of the line and from the angry sounds of Millerna's bitching.

Van walked toward the end of the line were he was standing behind a tall red head. He could see Yukari trying to talk to Hitomi, but from the looks of it she was refusing to respond. He smiled broadly when he leaned closer and eavesdropped on Yukari's one sided conversation.

"Come on Hitomi. He was not flirting, I mean he was just talking to the girl. I'm pretty sure someone as smart as him wouldn't be interested."

There was a pause as Yukari waited for answer, but all she received was Hitomi crossing her arms over her chest. She let out a sigh. Hitomi was refusing to talk to her for some odd reason.

"Seriously, you need to let it go, good riddance to Allen. If you think about it she did you a big favor by taking away Allen. Now you're all open and available for Van!"

Hitomi had enough grace to let a small blush stain her cheeks, but she still didn't respond. Infact she looked like she was off somewhere. Yukari was getting tired of her silence and decided to break it."

"But then again if you do think about it Tomi, Vans probably not even interested in you at all. Maybe he only wants to have fun and the perfect person to play with is Barbie herself. So instead of plotting a clean and torturous death for Millerna, you should talk to Van and see what he really thinks about her...and you."

This earned Yukari a glare that could shatter a mirror, but she didn't finish off there.

"Oh yeah and don't forget to mention the semi!"

Hitomi wanted to strangle Yukari, she could see Van out of the corner of her eye as he pretended to innocently stand in line. Although knowing better that he was eavesdropping. She could tell by the way his eyes lit up at the sound of his name. Realizing if she opened her mouth Yukari would be yelled at Hitomi wisely decided to keep it shut, she didn't need Van to think she had an anger management problem.

So instead she turned around to face him and he looked back at her with a smile in his velvet eyes. Hitomi smiled back

shyly, she had forgotten what she wanted to say to him. But something much more interesting popped in her head at the sight of Van's handsome features. She turned back around and finally answered Yukari in a low whisper.

"You know what I think for once you're right. Millerna did do a big favor for me, but you know what that means! I owe her one in return. A big, no wait giant favor is called for here!"

"Uhh, all I'm going to say is don't Hitomi." Yukari looked up towards the white ceiling rolling her big beautiful eyes.