[We see them running into the village. Ashes are in the air and most tents are simply smoking piles of ash]
Kiyo: I hope everyone's alright.
[Ryuko only nods. Up ahead, we see a woman is kneeling down and crying. Kiyo sees her first and runs faster]
Kiyo: Are you alright?
Woman: [murmering] You did this...
Kiyo: [can't hear her] What?
Woman: [accusingly yelling] YOU DID THIS! IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT! IF YOU HADN'T ARRIVED, THIS WOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPENED! I KNEW WE SHOULDN'T HAVE LET HER ANYWHERE NEAR OUR HOME! THAT DEMON GIRL ONLY BRINGS DESPAIR AND TROUBLE!
[Kiyo looks shocked at first but then she gets serious. We can't see her eyes.]
Kiyo: ...
Ryuko: Kiyo, are you alright?
[She doesn't answer. She briskly walks past Ryuko, to her tent. We quickly skip to see Kiyo packing her bag inside a partially burned tent. The tent is simple, with only a few rugs to cover the sand, a trunk and a simple bed. Ryuko enters about a half a second after we arrive]
Ryuko: Kiyo, are you here? [he spots her packing] What are you planning on doing?
Kiyo: Leaving. I've put up with the crap this village has given me for far too long.
Ryuko: What do you plan on doing once you leave?
Kiyo: What else? If I'm travelling, I might as well try and find those crystals.
Ryuko: So you're going to try and follow a map of which you can't read to try and save the generations? That last part sounded awfully unselfish of you.
Kiyo: Who said anything about saving the generations? I'm going to need money, so I should sell them.
Ryuko: [calmly] If those crystals get in the wrong hands-
Kiyo: [cutting Ryuko off] Blah, blah, blah. I know, I know. It's the end of the world. Cliches galore. And I'm not going to sell them immediatly. Only as a last resort.
[Kiyo finished packing and starts to leave]
Ryuko: You can't leave.
Kiyo: Don't try and stop me.
Ryuko: Who said anything about stopping you? I didn't finish. You can't leave yet.
Kiyo: And why not?
Ryuko: [smiling] Because I'm going with you. After all, who knows what kind of trouble you'll get yourself into if I let you leave on your own?
Kiyo: [smiles back] Thanks, Ryuko. For everything.
Chapter One: END
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And that's a wrap for the first chapter! So far (because this is a work in progress) I We are only at the seventh chapter and we do not know how many there will be. We are still debating on the final love intrest (yeah, we just HAD to include your typical love triangle. What's a good story without one?) and that in turn affects the ending. So, PM me, Alazne Chan if you would like me to continue (even though I probably will anyways) and if you liked it, tell me why and if you did NOT like it, also tell me why. Flaming is not allowed, I will ignore you but constructive critisim IS allowed. Thank you very much! ^^
