Jessica Hernandez-Loera  [email protected]
" The new kid" part 9




Hey all! I finally have part 9 up. Sorry for taking so long! Well, 
when you finish reading it, please comment. I hope you like it.

Disclaimer: I don't own Escaflowne but I do own Jack Roberts (my own 
creation who is making his debut in this chapter).

   Once Hitomi and Van reached school, they parted. Hitomi was heading 
for class when Yukari walked up to her.

   " Hey Hitomi! You'll never guess what I heard!" 

   " What?" Hitomi asked, kinda panicky. She hoped that Yukari didn't 
know about what happened with that guy.

   " You're nominated for queen of the dance! If you win, you'll be 
the queen at the dance that's coming up!" Yuakri blurted out.

   Hitomi gasped. Someone actually nominated her for being queen? 
Never would she have imagined that. She figured it was Yuakri who 
nominated her.

   " You're the one who nominated me aren't you?" Hitomi asked.

   " No. Dui told me that she nominated you. Isn't she the best? And 
guess what? Van was nominated for king! If he wins then at the dance 
you get to sit next to him on the throne! Every girl is so jealous of 
you," Yukari rambled.

   " Great," Hitomi said, annoyed.

   Yukari looked at her wondering what was wrong." Hitomi? You don't 
really sound thrilled."

   " Well how can you be thrilled to be nominated to be a couple with 
someone you can't stand?"

   " Hitomi. I can't believe I'm hearing this. You're the luckiest 
girl in the world to be nominated to be queen. You should be happy."

   Hitomi frowned." I'm not. I can't stand Van. He bugs me. Did you 
know that I already have to walk to school with him? My parents are 
making me."

  " Why?"

   Hitomi went wide eyed. She heard the bell rang and decided to use 
it as an excuse not to answer." Well, there's the bell. I'll talk to 
you later Yukari."

   " Hitomi! Wait!"

   Hitomi didn't stop. She continued walking to class.

   In class she couldn't stop thinking about what Yukari said.' I'm 
nominated for queen?' She frowned as she remembered something else.' I 
can't believe Van is nominated for king! I bet that after school he'll 
tell me and mock me or laugh in my face about it.'

   She jumped when the teacher smacked her ruler on Hitomi's desk." If 
Miss Kanzaki would grace us with the answer for number 2 instead of 
daydreaming, we would probably be able to continue with class."

   Hitomi blushed." Y=2" she answered.

   She heard everyone laugh. Hitomi blushed as she realized that she 
gave the answer for her algebra class instead of her english class.

   " Well, I hardly see how the peom we're studying has anyhting to do 
with math," Hitomi's famale teacher mocked.

   The class broke up into laughter again. Hitomi was steamed. She 
glanced around the room and saw a cute boy who wasn't laughing. 
Instead, he was smiling. It wasn't a smile of those you see when 
someone is making fun of you. It was more of a ' I like you' smile. 
Hitomi blushed and turned away.

   Once class was over, she was walking to where she met Yukari when 
someone called her by her last name.

   She turned around and discovered that the same boy who was smiling 
at her had called her.

   " Hey. I wanted to thank you for when you said the wrong answer on 
purpose so that I didn't look dumb. I said the wrong answer also and 
you said a wrong answer to redirect the laughing towards you."

   Hitomi didn't understand what he was saying." Sorry. You got me all 
wrong. I didn't say the wrong answer so you wouldn't look bad. I was 
thinking. I wasn't paying attention to anything the teacher had to 
say."

   The boy looked dissapointed." Well, anyways, I was also wondering 
if you wanted to go catch a movie or something. Sorry, I didn't 
introduce myself yet.My name is Jack Roberts."

   Hitomi was shocked. She didn't know how to respond. She decided to 
respond when she saw Van walking towards them.

   " Yeah. I'll go see a movie with you. Here's my phone number...." 
she said as sahe wrote it down and handed it to him." Oh, and my 
first name is Hitomi."

   Jack smiled at her. He tucked the piece of paper away." Thanks. 
I'll call you later." He turned and left.

   Hitomi smiled and looked towards Van. He gave her a mean look and 
walked away.' He looked jealous. But why would he be jealous? I didn't 
accept to go with Jack to make him jealous.' She shrugged the thought 
aside and walked to meet with Yukari.

There it is. I hope you like it. Please comment and I'll have the next 
part up soon. I don't want to make any promises like last time. Ciao!