A few opening words: Guess what? I has a Katana! Yup, a real sword. It ain't too sharp (needs sharpening) but its real. Also, I got the RvB DvDs, so I'm surprised I actually got time to write this. Anyway, enjoy…


Kaorin slowly opened her eyes. Her whole body hurt, it felt as if she had a bad sunburn all over. She pushed herself up into a sitting position, and rubbed her head, now aware of a bad headache as well.

"Ooooh…" Kaorin looked around. All her friends were collapsed in the clearing, but not where they had been before. The teachers were nowhere to be seen. Kaorin inspected herself, and found her clothes were quite badly burned, and almost in pieces. Oh man, and I loved this outfit too… at least it'll still hold together. Kaorin rubbed her forehead; the headache was dying down. Standing up, she wandered over to Sakaki, and kneeled down beside her.

"Sakaki-san? Are you alright?" Kaorin noticed Sakaki was no longer holding the sword; it was in a long scabbard lying beside her on the ground. The scabbard was completely black, with red highlights. How did that get there?Her clothes were also burned, and were in worse condition than Kaorin's. Now that she looked at her other friends, Kaorin saw that all their clothes had been partly burned. Even the grass in the clearing appeared to be singed. Confused, she stood up and took in the scenery. Large trees, far larger than the trees from the park, surrounded the clearing on all sides but one, where a semi-steep hill was. She couldn't see any of the tall buildings that were common in Tokyo. Before she could figure out a reason for the strange new surroundings, Kaorin noticed Sakaki begin to stir.

"Sakaki-san? Are you awake?"

"Hhnnn… Ow… Kaorin? Why do I hurt… everywhere?"

"I'm not sure, I felt the same way when I woke up, but the pain's almost gone for me now."

"Where are we?" She asked as she sat up and began to look around.

"I don't know, but it doesn't look like the park." Sakaki felt the grass, and noticed it was singed. She quickly stood up and noticed her clothes were too, just as what was left of her shirt fell off. Her face turned a bright red and she dropped to her knees clutching her chest. Kaorin, also blushing furiously, looked around for something she could use to help her friend. Then she remembered the sweater she had been wearing in the park. It had been too hot, so she had tied it around her waist. She took the sweater and went behind Sakaki. Doubting that it would fit her much taller, and larger friend, she brought the sweater around Sakaki's chest and tied the arms behind her back. She struggled for something to say, but could only manage an odd croaking sound. Sakaki seemed surprised, and turned around.

"Th-thank you, Kaorin." Kaorin simply nodded, and turned away. She noticed the other girls beginning to wake up, and went to help them. Sakaki on the other hand stood up and took in her surroundings. Kaorin's right, this definitely isn't the park. Then she noticed the sword in its scabbard down by her feet. She picked it up and inspected it, once again feeling the odd presence in her head. It seemed to recognize her or something, and receeded to the back of her mind. Sakaki could still feel it, but it seemed to have nothing to say, or imply. She noticed the scabbard came with a long strap attached near the top of it, and threw it over her right shoulder, so the strap went under her left arm.

Sakaki noticed the hill on one side of the clearing and jogged over to it. It wasn't too steep or tall, and she reached the top in no time. What she saw took her breath away. There in front of her, as if taken from the canvas of some famous painting, was a whole other world. This was definitely not Tokyo. The buildings and streets were replaced with rolling green hills, scattered forests here and there, and a complicated network of streams and rivers weaving its way through them. Off in the distance she could see a vast mountain range, which continued on as far as the eye could see, on all sides except for one. On this side lay what looked like a desert. She could almost see the heat rising off it, and what looked like a sandstorm off in the distance. The sandstorm was the only hint of bad weather that she could see; blue skies covered the rest of the land. A strong breeze hit her, nearly blowing the sweater off. Holding it down, she looked down from her current position. They seemed to be on one of the taller hills in the area. She couldn't tell what lay to the other side of the small clearing, as the tall trees blocked their view.

"Whoa." The voice from beside Sakaki startled her. A quick glance told her it was Kagura. Her clothes were also slightly burnt. The others were all awake, and were making their way to the top of the hill. She could tell they were all dealing with the pain as well, same as she and Kaorin had. Soon enough, they were all lined up on the top of the hill, staring out at this new world, wherever or whatever it may be. Tomo decided to speak up. To tell the truth, Sakaki was surprised she hadn't spoken until now.

"Looks like we ain't in Kansas no more…" Yomi seemed about to reprimand her friend, but she found herself somewhat in agreement. They definitely were not in Kansas anymore.


Author's notes: Alright, so there ya have it. So you guys know, this will be the last of the short chapters. The rest should be the length they are in my other fics. Anyway, not much to say here.

Till next time!