Not so much to say...yet!

Last Words

After they have returned from the Underworld and presented Karyne to Master Fung, the four monks spent their time relaxing due to the exhaustion from the fight and the need to know the demon girl better. Clay was happy his friends accepted Karyne although Omi still had his doubts about her, showing them in one of his sexist remarks and gaining the wrath of both the demon and Kimiko.

Raimundo really liked her company, too much in Kimiko's perspective, and he formed a strong friendship bond with her…something like a brother-sister. They both liked to annoy Omi and have fun and Karyne finally learned from him how to chill out.

Kimiko as well started to befriend her, both sharing a love for fashion and the need to get some senses into the bald monk. Kimiko taught the girl how to use the internet and also gave her a phone…that Karyne broke on Dojo's head when he sneaked up on them after sensing a shen-gong-wu.

"I guess I'm not in step with the technology! Hehe…" Dojo rubbed his head scowling at the girl and left the room waiting for the monks outside.

"Are you coming?" asked Clay as he came out of his cubicle.

Karyne smiled sweetly at him. "I'll catch up with you…I need to pass by my house!" she kissed him lightly on the cheek and ran out in the garden and over the temple wall.

The xiaolin dragons left heading to Malaysia, in search for the Celestial Horn, a shen-gong-wu that had the ability to call upon any mythical creature.

They hovered above an exotic beach and Dojo easily landed on the thin sand. The water was as pure as crystal and no wind was blowing through the soft leaves of the palm trees. Also there was no sign of Jack Spicer around so the teens had an easy catch.

Back at the temple, Clay searched for Karyne all over the place and even asked the monks for her but he still didn't find anything. Not even the others succeeded in finding her so the dragon of earth went back to his room wondering where could the girl have gone to.

What he found was more than he could ask for.

Dear Clay,

I'm sorry for leaving you without saying even goodbye…but I just felt like I should go. I couldn't stand saying it face to face. What a coward I am, right? Hee…Well, some things are harder than you may think!

Anyway…thank you for everything! It was the best adventure I've ever been through! And your friends are incredible and they really care for you. Even if I stayed at the temple for only a couple of days, I became good friends with them and started to know more about their personality and stuff…they are amazing people! Yes, even Omi! Despite his cold attitude and stupid ideas about girls, he is a sweetheart…it's hard to stay mad on the little guy…

But from all these people, I've decided to fall in love with you! And what I wanted to say is how much I love you Clay and believe me I will never give up on my cowboy! Never will I stop thinking how much you've changed me and how you brought up what was deep inside my heart! You showed me the path to become a better person and how to accept my past and for that I am very thankful!

Don't you think this is a goodbye letter…we will meet in the future and I hope our feelings will remain the same, because I know for one that I will never love another as I love you. And no…I don't abandon you! But I'm skeptic the council of the monks would have let me stay at the temple so easily.

Heck…I am a demon! My place is not between the mortal and moreover, between people with such strong concepts about demons! Who knows…I could have slay you in the middle of the night as a reward for saving my cute little butt! (Don't deny it! I saw you staring at it!)

So…I hope you'll cope with everything…you're a man for god's sake!

Now…the other matter! You're probably – most likely- wondering where I have gone to. I don't know either…guess I'll know after I'll get there! In any case I'll travel around the world. Promise I'll try to control my thieving activities. If not then…sorry I tried!

I'm sorry if everything is so fast! I swear I'll come back at you some other time. For now, I need to clear my mind and relax after what had happened back in the Underworld. I hope you won't be too mad at me…

With Love,

Karyne

P.S.: Don't worry about Spicer! I took care of him! You shouldn't see him for a while and no…I didn't kill him…I've just played with him! *evil cat smile*

Clay couldn't help the smile forming on his lips after reading the last sentence. Though it vanished quickly as his eyes laid on the beginning of the letter. She left…but not for too long he realized.

He carefully folded the paper and put it in his chest with all his things before laying down on the mat watching intently the ceiling. "This surely ain't the end of the world!"

This had been planned since the beginning but I didn't think it would be so short. Anyway, up next is the epilogue!