Jessica Hernandez-Loera  [email protected]
" The new kid" part 8




Hey everybody! Part 8 is finally up. I hope you enjoy it.

Disclaimer: I don't own Escaflowne

   After everything that happened today, Hitomi decided to take a nap 
before dinner. Once she woke up, she headed downstairs where her 
parent's were.

   Her mom was serving dinner and her dad was reading the paper.

   " Hitomi, dinner is ready," her mom announced.

   Hitomi sat at the table next to her dad, across from her brother.

   ( Note: Does anybody know Hitomi's families names? What is her 
brother's name? Her mom's and her dad's? If anybody knows then please 
tell me so I can use their names. Thanks!)

   " Hitomi, I need to talk to you," her dad annnounced.

   " What about dad?" 

   He put down the paper to be able to stare at her eye to eye." Van 
called and told me about what happened. He said someone attacked you 
today."

   ' I can't believe Van! He told my parents! I told him not to tell 
them!' Hitomi thought with anger." Yeah. I told Van not to tell you 
guys."

   " It's actually a good thing that he did Hitomi. Do you know what 
could have happened to you if Van wouldn't have been there? You could 
have been hurt, or even worse, you could have been dead."

   " I know but-"

   " But nothing. From now on Van will accompany you home from school. 
I already asked him and he agreed. And if you don't come home from 
school with him then I'll have to ground you for a long time."

   Hitomi rose from her seat." But that isn't fair!"

   Now her mom spoke." Hitomi, we're only doing what's right for you. 
We don't want you to get hurt. It's best if Van DOES go home with you. 
You'll be safer that way."

   Hitomi couldn't believe she was hearing this. She began to cry, ran 
up to her room, and slammed the door behind her.

The next morning:

   Hitomi left the house to go to school. Last night, before going to 
bed, her dad had also announced that Van would accompany her to school 
as well. She decided to leave before he got there.

   As she left the house, she gasped. Outside the gate of her house 
was Van, a big smile on his face." Ready to go?" he asked.

   Hitomi frowned at him and began walking. She choose not to answer 
him.

   He caught up with her and walked beside her." Look, I'm sorry I 
told your parents but I had to. They had to know what happened."

   Hitomi looked at him, still frowning." You don't need to apologize. 
I'm not going to accept it anyway."

   Van noticed the cold tone in her voice and frowned at her as well. 
He began walking faster, leaving her behind." Fine, go to school by 
yourself for all I care. Be attacked by another guy."

   Hitomi gasped at his remark and got tears in her eyes. Her not 
accepting his apology was one thing, but him telling her that was 
another. He might as well tell her that he'll be glad if someone would 
come up to her and kill her. She began to cry as she stood there.

   Van stopped and turned to look at her. He looked sorry for what he 
said. He walked up to her and held her." I'm sorry for saying that."

   His voice was so soft and sincere that Hitomi hugged him and cried.

   After a while of crying, she stopped and pulled away. She felt a 
great emptiness as she left Van's arms. She didn't know why though.

   Van only looked at her, waiting for her to say something.

   " I'm sorry for what I said," Van told her in his soft voice." It's 
just that you made me so mad."

   Hitomi tried to smile. It came out weak." It's okay. I guess I 
should have told my parents anyway. It's not good to keep these kind 
of secrets. I hope we can be friends Van. I'm sorry for being so 
mean."

   Van smiled." Sure. We can be friends, and I accept your apology."

   They both smiled at each other and continued walking to school.

There it is. I hope you like it. Please comment. I'll have part 9 up 
by Monday hopefully. Ciao!