After Rain, Hot!
Behind Omi, Kimiko stumbled up the hot sand to the prime spot that her friends had staked out.
"First it rains," complained Raimundo, "Then it's hot. I'm going to melt for sure."
Because of finding the Ring of Silence, they were now on a beach.
That spot looked as appealing to Kimiko as a mirage might look to a wanderer in the desert.
"It is good that I bring my sunscreen," she said as she put some on herself.
Feeling the hot sun beat down on her skin, Kimiko closed her eyes for a minute while her friends slathered sunscreen on one another.
While Kimiko closed her eyes, something was running wild on her mind. When she wondered what' s in her mind, a red fire suddenly came into mind, and then it disappeared.
Kimiko opened her eyes and looked around, still a bit frighten by the sudden vision of fire. The sky was sparkling and blue, and the ocean was crystal clear, but no sign of the fire.
Kimiko reached for her water bottle in her back pack, and took a long swig from it.
Then she turned back to her friends. She felt as if she'd been away for a long time.
" Any clue?" Raimundo asked.
Kimiko blinked. The hot weather had almost made her forget about finding the Ring of Silence.
" I don't know about you guys," Clay said, "but I wish this moment wouldn't last forever."
"Em… Guys," Dojo interrupted, "This way." He pointed to the sea rocks out in the sea, " I sensed there are something happening over there."
Kimiko looked out to the sea, but something frighten her for once. The fire in her mind, or you can say a vision, the fire was not fire, but…is a phoenix.