Hitomi and Amano

"'If I can run 100 meters in the time it takes this pendant to swing 13 times... If I break the 13-second barrier... I'd like you to give me my first kiss!' - Hitomi"Hitomi Kanzaki and Susumu Amano.

Hitomi's first crush during her life as a normal girl in high school. It is implied that she has had a long time crush on Amano, as did her best friend Yukari. Amano is the captain of the track team, and works very hard to be the best on his team. At the beginning of the series, Amano is leaving to study abroad and has yet to tell the news to Hitomi. During track practice, Hitomi runs to the best of her ability to complete the goal of 13 seconds, but sees a vision of Van before she meets him and passes out. Later, when Amano visits Hitomi in the sick bay, she tells him about her grandmother's pendant and how it keeps perfect time. He suddenly displays affection toward her, as if he is about to confess, but Yukari walks in on them, interrupting their moment. Afterward, Hitomi hears the news from Yukari about Amano's departure. The day of his departure, Hitomi asks Amano to agree to a promise, that if she can clear the 13 seconds mark, he will give her first kiss. When Hitomi begins to run as Amano begins to swing the pendant, Van and a dragon appear, ruining her chance at a first kiss with Amano. Amano stands up for Hitomi when Van is rude to her during their first meeting. After Hitomi disappears with Van, Amano and Yukari continue to search for her, consulting with Hitomi's mother about where she might have gone. In episode 8, he paged her beeper before a banquet at his school.