Yuri woke up the next morning, feeling all tired and wired. His hand travelled across the bed. Something was missing. Karin. His eyes flew wide open, immediately he scanned the room. She was not in the room. "Damn!" yuri jumped out of bed and ran down to the kitchen. No, she was not there. Normally he could see her standing there in the morning, smiling and having breakfeast being cooked. Now, no one was there. Only her essence still lingered around the place. He frantically searched the house. The living room, where she would sit by the fireplace and continue trying to sew a sweater she planned for him. She was not there, only the snoring joachim and gepetto, who both smelled strongly of alcohol. The garden, where she would sit and pick flowers like a small girl and give them to him. Only her fragrence hung among the full bloom flowers.
"where did she go?" He clenched his teeth together in fury.
"If you're looking for Karin"
Yuri turned around, only to see Kurando standing at the doorway of the house.
"...She went 'that' way." Kurando pointed to the cliff edge.
Yuri nodded and sprinted off towards the direction given.
Karin sat at the cliff's edge, staring out towards the sunrise. The wind blowing against her face, running through her free hair, carrying her fragrence towards yuri. The early sun rays shinning down upon her fair complextion, bathing her in its morning glory. Her presense itself was... beautiful. No, such a word was not suitable for a form of pure beauty. 'Perfect. She's perfect.' Yuri filled in the empty space where his mind left out.
Karin seemed to notice Yuri standing there.
"Why stand there all day? Come and sit with me, please?" She asked, without turning her gaze from the sunrise.
"Er.. sure." Yuri shook himself out of his stupor, trying his best to look normal as he made his way to sit next to Karin.
"So, we're going to japan, huh"
"..yeah, but it looks lik-... wait a mintue, how do you know?" Something inside of yuri remembered what alice said. '"I fear what she is doing for you is dangerous for her." "Whatever she may be planning my even take her life'
Yuri could not put these two with how she knew but he was sure there was a connection.
Karin smiled weakly.
"I have my sources. The first book is in japan, its obvious that we're heading there first"
'Sources? What did you do, karin?' Yuri winced at a certain thought.
"Yeah, i guess you're right. Er... mind telling me... WHO are your sources?" Karin stared down, towards the valley below.
"That is for me to know only. Sorry, yuri, but i don't want you to get involved with my decisions"
Yuri looked at her for awhile, a hint of sadness, coursing through her eyes while the rest of her face tried to mask it with a weak smile.
"Sure. I won't meddle with what you choose." Yuri finally said.
'And i won't let you get yourself into any trouble.' He added to himself.
'I will protect you, no matter what... even from yourself.'

Yuri tried to stabalize himself, feeling his lunch running up to his mouth. "Hey crazy old man! Can't you fly?" Yuri shouted above the roar of the engines.
"Why not you come here and try it for yourself!" Roger yelled back. Yuri suddenly felt his lunch increase its pace, causing him to run towards the back where the lavatory was located. "I'll go check on him." Karin volunteered, unbuckling her seatbelt and following yuri. No one else said anything. They were all trying to hold in their lunches too. It was Roger's idea to eat lunch before going but of course no one complained about karin's cooking. In fact, they really enjoyed their lunches and even asked for more rounds. Now they sort of regretted eating too much.
Karin knocked on the lavatory door, hearing to sounds of yuri bleaching out all of his lunch.
'I told them not to eat so much, especially the fish.' Karin sighed, knocking on the door again.
"Yuri? Are you alright"
"hmm... im fine-" Yuri threw up again.
Karin grumbled something, before banging on the door again.
"Yuri! open up"
"hI molf ju, jIm pine!" His speech and voice deformed by something karin did not want to know.
"AS IF!" Karin banged harder on the door, and unluckily, the door hinges were weaker then they should be and with one more hit, the door gave way, letting karin tumble head first into the lavatory. She landed into yuri who caught her, wrapping his arms around her and supported her fall.
"I thought i told you i was fine." he said. It appeared as though he quickly rinsed his mouth to get rid of all of the 'stuff' but karin could have sworn he rinsed his mouth soap too.
She looked up and into his eyes. They held a warm, yet knowing sadness, feeling which emplified itself into Karin. Within each held the undying flame, the flame she knew from long ago. The flame that held her belief in him, the belief of love. She felt herself more drawn to him than ever, in his strong arms. She felt so close to him that she could feel his warm breath. She dared not to blink and neither did he as they continued to search each other's eyes. They were so close, their lips almost touching. The closer they were, the more nature took its course, making her eyes close upon themselves. She could feel his mouth closing around her's. The hunger fed towards her, the urge, the desire through all of these times that she held. They were to be satisfied now. She wanted him, so much she was willing to sacrifice anything. Their lips first touched lightly and parted almost immediately, but it was enough to send tremours throughout her spine. Yuri's arms gripped tighter, pulling her closer. Their lips connected for the second time, lasting longer than the first. This was a more deeper kiss, making karin feeling weak in her knees and wanting to just relax in his arms. His essence coursed through her, making her... begging her for more. How secured she felt now? How long has she dreamed of this? Her mind refused to answer these, all she wanted now... was him. Her body reacted to his very touch, moving with his, as if they had merged bodies and became one... soul mates. A sudden, new, feeling alerted out of her haziness. She could feel his tongue, invading her mouth, searching. She parted her lips wider, allowing him to find what he was looking for. The taste, of both her own lust and his, excited every nerve within her. It was like drinking pure honey, sweet and welcoming. Her arms feeling the ever increasingly fast, yet steady beat of his heart. Everything she wanted, everything she wished for, being sealed and granted by this one simple act. But was it enough? Karin pushed away from him. Confusion immediately swarmed all over his expression. She knew, from this one act, that her dreams were true. That was more than enough to make her happy. She offered him a smile, placing a finger on his lips.
"I now know that i have nothing else to fear. I know that i have no regrets in my life anymore. Because of this..." She took away her finger and kissed him again. She parted away from him and turned to go. Back faced him, tears ran down in uncontrollable burst as she headed back to the cockpit. A life without regrets... is a regret upon itself.