Vision Of Escaflowne Fan Fiction ❯ Forever in My Dreams ❯ Gleeful Face ( Chapter 7 )

Chapter 7: Gleeful Face

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"Crisis comes without warning,

we might be unready and tired to face it when it comes,

but with our hopeful heart and a righteous mind,

it might become a blessing in disguise. "

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Allen called Hitomi to follow him in his office. Hitomi on the other hand hadn't any idea of what it is all about. But she senses something that is not right, or maybe something she was not prepared with. Intuition overwhelmed her senses. She doesn't want to, but it really started to stir up the very moment her sensei requested her to follow him.

Allen reached his office together with his student Miss Kanzaki. Hitomi was so nervous of what might suppose to happen. Allen reached for the doorknobs and started to open it. Hitomi's heart was pounding so hard on her chest. The bizarre feeling was increasing boldly on her system.

"What's happening to me? This is strange!" Hitomi muttered under her breath.

At last Allen had already opened his office door and entered first, then signals Hitomi to come in next. Allen guided Hitomi to his spaciously elegant office room. Hitomi couldn't afford to hide her amazement. Her astonished eyes wandered around her sensei's room.

"'Tis really is amazing!" Hitomi exclaimed while Allen playfully watches his student's outrageous facial expression. He couldn't help but to grin.

Hitomi's emerald eyes were still roaming around the corner of the room when she noticed a slim figure besides the elegantly furnish wooden table situated near the chic towering vintage curtain adoring the windows of Allen's workspace. A fair lady who sweetly smiled at her owned the figure. Hitomi stopped for a moment to gather her thoughts. This lady gave her an eerie feelings, a feelings that belongs to something old or maybe much older.

"My! My! What's 'tis now?" Her uneasy thought screamed for reason. She hates it when she finds nothing to accommodate her discomfort. Because of her uneasiness she ended up making a loud heavy sigh in which she both catches the lady and her sensei's attention and they gaze at her with concerned looked on their faces.

"Hitomi is their something wrong?" Allen asked her even more concerned. Due to her silliness she plunged herself into more embarrassing moment. Well that's what she thought about it.

"No-None Sir!" She quickly responded, unnoticed of her reddening face. She lowered her head and faced the floor instead.

"Are you sure?" Allen asked again.

"Yap!" Hitomi raised her head and showed up her face. She wanted to make him believed her that she was truly fine even though she's not.

"Well then, if you say so." Allen warmly smiled at her. Hitomi smiled back.

"Hitomi…" Allen started; on this matter he wanted to get Hitomi's full attention of what he may announce to her at any moment. But first, he introduced Hitomi to the lady.

"Hitomi, I would like you meet Miss Sora." Allen gestured to the lady.

"Miss Sora she's Hitomi Kanzaki my dear student." Allen presented Hitomi to the lady. The lady charmingly smiled at her. Her smile was so welcoming, so warm and friendly.

"Good Afternoon, Madam." Hitomi humbly bowed.

"Same to you Miss Kanzaki." The lady greeted her back while walking gracefully in her direction to extend her right hand to her. Hitomi reached it with her own right palm and they both shake hands.

The smile on the lady's lips was still as sweet and warm as before. Hitomi also noticed the angelic voice that the lady owned. She couldn't help herself not to admire that beautifully crafted creature in front of her. But she feels something strange and mystical about this lady. She unconsciously stared at her for some moment of time before she realized what she was doing. She withdraws her contact with lady's uncanny but mesmerizing gaze and shifted her attention to her sensei behind her. Allen recognized completely what those inquiring eyes means. He was about to talk but the lady was the first to speak.

"Allen, I didn't know that you'd really made her come."

"Because I know I should." Allen replied while glancing at Hitomi who silently listened to their conversation.

"But do you think she will be fine with it?"

What should I'll be fine with? Hitomi started to question herself.

Now! Now! What's with them?

"I know she will." Allen assured the lady and turned to face Hitomi.

"Well Hitomi…" Allen started. However at the tone Allen was projecting, Hitomi senses something she doesn't want to hear. She crossed her fingers on her back.

"I'm sure things like this doesn't even entered in your mind but you need to…" Allen continued, Hitomi's heart was pounding so hard on her chest. This time she had a desire to disappear, she wished to runaway and hide. Of all of this she doesn't want to hear anymore. She knew it, she's sure of it. She knew it was not good.

Why do these things need to happen?

Is this a punishment or something?

I don't wanna hear anymore!

Please stop this!

…this craziness

…I'm already tired…

Please…

Hitomi's silent pleading came to no avail. Her sensei at least announced his reason for making her come with him in his office.

"..you need to be transferred into another club in exchange with your previous fencing class. The reason? You already knew it Ms. Kanzaki."

"But sensei!" Hitomi appealed.

"No but, You will be transferred to Miss Sora's class which is …the Music Club."

"Music club? But sensei.."

"I've already told you, no but this time. The officials of Higher Board had already made their decision."

"Higher Board? Why with the higher board. I hadn't done anything so crucial!" Hitomi couldn't believe her ears! Why with the Higher Board? She thought in dismay.

That's crazy!

They're crazy!

No! This couldn't be happening!

I wanna die! I wanna die!

This is so embarrassing!

My God! Why?

"Hitomi? Hitomi…" The lady called her name but she doesn't respond to her, she was deeply engrossed with herself. As if she was thrown down the cliff of insanity where darkness surrounded the whole place and there she was alone. Suddenly, she felt a slight pat on her shoulder and all of the sudden she remembered where she was.

"Hitomi I know you hate this kind of stuff but sometimes you need to suffer some of them." Allen explained. He wanted to soothe her. He wanted her to know that he cares as a teacher and as a man.

"I know sensei, but a lot of things had already came to me. I already had a handful of them. A tone of surprises! A lot of- a lot of problems!" She really is in despair right now.

"Hitomi you like music right?" Allen asked.

"yah, partly."

"So what's the matter being transferred to my club?"

"I love music, but I am more of an athlete."

"Why? Don't you want to be with me in this club?"

"With you?" Hitomi now then realize that Allen was a singer too!

Yah! Why had I forgot? The realization made Hitomi feel relaxed a little more.

"I-I'm not aware that-that you are… you are-in music club!" Hitomi stammered, she felt like an idiot. She fully knew that her sensei was a singer but instead she told him like she's not aware of it! Actually Allen was her idol. Now what? Nah! How embarrassing! 10 points for Hitomi!!! He he he how pathetic! ^_^

Hitomi felt awkward for a moment. She helplessly gathered her senses. She needs to regain her composure. She looked up and meet her sensei's affectionate looked. She couldn't help but to admire him even more.

His eyes are so handsome!

He is so handsome!

Maybe I'm lucky after all! Hitomi was smiling like crazy! Like she was used to she forgot again that there's someone around her. When her mind started to flee, she forgot everything, drowned to her world of fantasy!

"Uhmmn! Ohmn!" Allen coughed a little loud to bring Hitomi back to her senses. Sometimes he wondered why he felt something strange when she's around him; a feeling of calm and comfort and serenity in his spirit. The feeling that he wanted to embrace for eternity. He doesn't knew why but he felt as if he already known her for ages.

The coughed indeed bring Hitomi back.

"Well?" Allen asked.

"Umn…" Hitomi beamed considering her marvelous situation. She thought for a moment then replied with final approval.

"Well, I think I would try to learn music in exchange with fencing but how about Millerna? Doesn't she too will need to be transferred?" Hitomi realized that she was not the only one who has the trouble or should I say, who started the trouble.

How about her?

My! My! I wondered what had happened to her.

He he he, maybe she will be dead by now!

But wait a minute…

"Sensei, Millerna will stay with me too, right?" Hitomi asked wondering why she was alone here whereas Millerna should be with her.

"You see, Millerna will be transferred to a club most fitted to her."

"What do you mean? What club?"

"She will be with Dance club this time."

"Da-dance Club? Are you- I mean they were insane! Millerna wouldn't be glad for that setting. I'm sure of it! I'm really sure of it! Trust me sensei. "

"I guess not. You see, Millerna accepted the proposal after an hour of discussion and explanation. Like what you did." Allen smiled with enthusiasm.

"Why she needs to be with the other club? Why not the same with me or I am with her?" Now that's the question.

" Simply because both of you had different talent." The lady butted in.

"You as for example had the voice in music whereas Millerna as what your sensei had told me, had the talent in dancing. Besides dancing fitted her perfectly. Right Allen?"

"Yah! Besides according to the research, Millerna was once taken a ballet lesson when she was in first grade until third. That a bit of information had made the council choose Dance club for her." Allen explained.

"And how about me?" Hitomi asked with curiosity.

"Your sensei was the one who encouraged the council that you would be shifted to my club. " Miss Sora redirect her sight to Allen who was now satisfied and happy that at long last Hitomi accepted his proposal. He was wearing a big happy smile on his face. For him, mission accomplished!

Hitomi couldn't believe that her sensei would do such things for her. All she could managed to say is…

"He's crazy!"

A minute later, the door outside Hitomi's sensei's office opened finally. Hitomi emerged at last and made her way to the crowd in the hallway.

"Wow! That was cool! Phew! Ha ha ha!" She was so happy as what the situation had turned out.

"It really was a Blessing in disguised!" She finally exclaimed cheerfully.

Ten minutes later, while walking alone in an airy corridor, someone called out her name.

"Miss Kanzaki! Miss Kanzaki!" The voice shouted out.

Hitomi glanced around her and eagerly sought after the owner of the voice. But before she could find it someone pulled her left hand that made her swirled back. Much to her surprise she found herself face to face with a boy. A perfectly handsome boy. Her eyes went widely opened revealing her generously green lovely eyes that match the boy's mysterious fiery eyes. The boy was also shocked by their closeness. He stared at her emerald eyes and felt being held captive by them. He almost forgot the fact that he was still also holding her left hand. Of course he guaranteed that he doesn't planned anything alike. It just happened.

"Oh! Sorry!" The boy pardoned. Releasing Hitomi's hand from his grasped.His hand was soft…

"I-is there's something you need?" Hitomi asked him.

"Yah! Actually Miss Millerna asked me a favor; she says that if ever I spotted you, she requested me to let you know that she will be waiting for you at the rooftop with Yukari. That was all, I'm really sorry to bother you Miss Kanzaki. "

"No! No! You don't need to apologize. By the way thanks." Hitomi smiled at him. He was so glad to received just once smile. He smiled back. Hitomi bowed as a form of appreciation and leave in a hurry. Dilandau stood there for some time and followed Hitomi with his gaze until she was out of sight. Maybe Hitomi had already disappeared within his sight but the trace of happiness still remained on Dilandau's face. He still felt the warmth that left on his right hand when he grasped his lady's hand.

"Hitomi!" Yukari shouted in delight in the sight of her friend.

"What happened?" Yukari asked curiously.

"Yah! What happened to you? You took so long?" Millerna doubled.

"Sir Allen introduced me with my new head of my new club."

"New club???" Yukari and Millerna screamed in surprise.

"Why? It is the same with you right?" Hitomi was pertaining to her friend Millerna.

"Yap! It's true that I was transferred to dancing class. And You?"

"Music." Hitomi casually answered making both Millerna and Yukari cried in amazement.

"Music club?" Their eyes were widened.

"Yah."

"I can't believe this!" It was Yukari who said first.

"Me either!" Millerna added.

"That's not fair!" Both the two yelled in despair.

"I'm sorry guys but that's what had happened! It's not my fault!" Hitomi release her silly wide smile making both her friends deepen their resentment. Seeing them like crazy, Hitomi burst into laughter. For the first time of the past few weeks, she at last had her first outburst of happiness. She really thanked God for the wonderful blessing He had given her. Now as the sun went down from the horizon, she felt the warmth of it embracing her body as the colorful display of palettes in the sky high lightened the heavenly space above her. Her eyes were in a dreamy state where her lips curve into a gorgeous smile making her face even more admirable and charming.

"She was like an angel." Miss Sora commented while watching Hitomi and her friends on the rooftop of the school visible from the window of Allen's room. Allen just smiled knowing that she really is an angel to him.

I'm really glad that you're still like you are before Hitomi.

The lady thought to herself. Glad that Hitomi was still the same like she was before. Like before that fateful day.

Later that evening in Kanzaki's residence, Hitomi had finally went to her room to change and rest for a while when a handsome array of pink roses lay on her bed caught her attention. This time it had also a delightfully crafted twin hearts. A chocolate that is surprisingly popular and very much expensive. Hitomi can't believe her eyes though she went closer and picked up the card, she opened it and read.

I can't pretend

Not to love the things you do or say

I didn't wanna fall for you

I didn't wanna let you…

But you already did… made me fall…

Aishiteru…Hitomi!

Hitomi was overwhelmed by the sender's note. But before she could go on farther she again noticed something different on her bed. This time it was a box wrap in ribbon and lace. She didn't know what to do but she can't help herself not to open the box and she did. She's dying to know what's inside the gift. And when she opened it, she was totally shocked.

"This is a cellular phone!"

She didn't knew what else to do. She sighed and grasped a lot of air and breathed. The celphone she was holding was the latest trend. She saw a lot of them in advertisement and with the rich and popular guys and gals. She knew at least how to operate them. The last one she only had is her pager. She can't believe herself that her dad would gave her such a surprise gift! Hitomi excitedly opened the phone and browse the inbox. Now, that was the most amazing thing she would ever imagine. In her inbox there was a message; the message says…

Touch my heart and FEEL,

Listen to my heart and HEAR,

Look into my heart and SEE…

That you are such a very special part of me. Take Care Always! I hope you like my Gift. :)

Hitomi's eyes went widely opened. Obviously this gift is not from her Dad much more from her Mom!

Story by Crejz Ann

Disclaimer: I didn't own the characters (Escaflowne), and I didn't own

the song entitled "Forever in My Heart (City Hunter)"

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