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Part 19

Ebony sat in the empty park. The same one so much had happened in the lat few weeks. The leaves piled under the trees in a blaze of red. Now only the last of the autumn leaves burned against the blood soaked sky. Everywhere a slight shade of sun cast red, the park, the school, the trees. Everything that had been her life. Ebony smiled a bittersweet smile.

"I have to go Blake. I can't stay here anymore, you of all people should know that." She turned to look at him. He looked devastatingly gorgeous dressed in black jeans and shirt, his hair messed just enough to be called 'cute'. If there was anything to stay here for it was him, but it wasn't that that made the first of many tears fall but the look of love held in his sea blue eyes. Love and regret for everything he would lose when, in a few short minutes, she would walk away. Ebony watched as he walked over, his arms slipped easily around her waist. She leaned into him, her lips brushing his in the simplest kiss. Breaking away she rested her head on his chest, eyes closed on the perfect moment.

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Blake's eyes never left Ebony's face. He watched as a small smile played on her lips, his own smile almost reflected hers but his was twined with sadness. * Where will you go? * He asked thought the link.

* I don't know. Probably head up towards Vegas. Tell Thierry he has another four people to find before the millennium. *

* I'm glad I'm not the one telling him. * Ebony just smiled.

* I'll be around. I'm going to help find the other Elementals. * She answered his unspoken question.

* But you won't be here. You won't be with me. * Ebony moved slightly to look at him and said sadly.

"No. Not with you, not now. Maybe though, one day. Not everything can be sorted today."

"Maybe. I love you and I'll be there with you when the battle begins, even if our paths don't cross before then."

"I know you will be." The metallic grey bus caught the last of the light as it drew closer.

* You only have to call and I'll come. I don't want to lose you Eb. *

"You won't lose me but you have to let me go now." Ebony turned and grabbed her black duffle bag and ran towards the bus. Collapsing onto one of the grey-black patterned seats near the back of the bus Ebony took one last look at Blake. Flashes of the last few weeks raced though her mind. Kayla, Lindsey, her powers, the prophecy and Blake. At the though of Blake, one of the first proper smiles filled her face and reached her eyes. She sent a though back to Blake.

* I love you too. *

~ The End