Ryudo and Elena had finally reach Carbo Village. As Ryudo stepped into the village again, glimpses of remembrances and memories came back to him. The place where everything began. The first time he heard Elena singing, and how she didn't like him for being a rude and disrespectful Geohound, and where his adventures, for protecting Elena, meeting new friends, fighting Darkness and saving other people began. It is also where he started caring about other people, and having his first love experiences for Elena and Millenia.

Everybody was glad that Elena had finally come back to Carbo, for she had been gone for a long time. They missed hearing her beautiful singing and the way she cared and comforted other people. Father and Mother Carius were very happy that Elena had come back.

Elena missed them so much, she ran to them as she caught the first sight of them. "Oh, Father and Mother Carius, I missed you so much." She was so overjoyed that she had tears of happiness forming in her eyes.

"Elena, dear, we are glad that you have come back to us", said Father Carius, and he turn to speak to Ryudo, "Thank you, Ryudo, for bringing her back to us safely. I shall pay you extra".

"It is nothing, you don't have to pay me. It is my duty to protect her", said Ryudo in a I-don't-really-care voice.

"Come on in now, you both must be very tired from this long journey" said Father Carius.



After they had eaten dinner, Elena went up to her room. The room was small, but cozy. There lay her bed she used to sleep in before traveling with Ryudo,the window next to her bed, where she could see the beautiful outdoors, and the wooden vanity dresser with a mirror. She was very happy looking at her room, she opened the window and she looked out at the darkness of night for a long time that she did not know Ryudo had come up. Elena stared up at the stars, feeling a little sad. Ryudo was going to go away, but she didn't know where. She loved Ryudo with all her heart, she loved him so much that she would die for him. She really wanted to be him, together, side by side forever. But she knew that Ryudo was having a problem between choosing her or Millenia. No matter how much she loves Ryudo and how much she wants to be with him, she must let him choose. She can't be selfish. Tears were filling up her eyes now, and she didn't know why. A few drops were rollling down her cheeks, and she quickly wipe them away so nobody would notice she was crying, just in case if somebody comes up.

"Elena ?" Elena turned around, and saw Ryudo standing in the doorway.

"Yes", said Elena, trying to sound as cheerful as she could be.

"What are you doing? Staring into outerspace again", asked Ryudo.

"Yes, I am just a little bored", said Elena

"Elena" asked Ryudo, with a bit of nervousness in his voice. "Will you wait for me?"

Elena was shocked. What on earth was Ryudo saying?

"What are you talking about Ryudo? I don't understand", said Elena shyly.

Ryudo walked closer to Elena. "I just want to ask you, will you wait for me till I come back. I don't know how long my job is going to take, but I just want to say that I love you. You are the only one in my heart, I feel...uh...you are the one who is special to me."

Elena stared at Ryudo, speechless, and she finally said, "No, you can't ", she turned away from Ryudo, her face bright pink.

"Why", said Ryudo.

"What about Millenia? She loves you very much,too. You will break her heart", said Elena.

"I thought about it already, Elena. I thought about it for a long, long time. At first, I thought that this problem was just too complex, that I could never solve it. But after the things you said to me that night, I finally realized that you were the one for me. You completely understand how I feel, you stand by my side all the time. How you have changed my life, comforted me, made me happy when I was feeling sad, and how you influenced me to care and worry about other people. If it wasn't for you, I wouldn't have felt all these things. You changed me a lot, you gentled me, you made me turn into a better person. You made me feel good about myself and who I am. Thank you, Elena." He took one of her hands and pressed it on his cheek. "I love you", he whispered, looking into her brown eyes.

"Ryudo, I...I...I love you too", said Elena, gazing into Ryudo's deep blue eyes.

Then they slowly started to kiss under the night sky with the moonlight shining down on them. Elena's lips were soft and warm as she kissed Ryudo so gently. They just couldn't stop their love for one another. Then, they stopped. They looked at each other, realizing that their hearts were one, and how much they loved each other. The pain and joys they shared with each other since they met. Then, they started to kiss again. They just couldn't stop their love for each other and they hardly knew what they were doing next, they just drifted down into the bed.

Thanks to my net friend, Elyssa, she helped me by correcting all my grammar mistakes. *_*