(After about five years, Rin is twenty-four years old, and Serenity is twenty years old. The scene takes place at a fair in Ishval.) The sun is setting in the west. Rin has taken Serenity out all day to a fair that was in town. Rin has been saving up for a special night for the two to spend together. His work finally paid up. That night Rin was finally going to ask Serenity to marry him. Rin had led Serenity over to a secluded table away from the others. Rin even bought all the food they could mange to eat and still have leftovers. The sun was now set and it was Rin's chance. "Serenity, I have to ask you something", he said with his head down. Serenity looked at Rin with caring eyes, "Yes Rin?" Rin takes a deep breath then lets it out, he then holds up a small grey stuffed seal. "I want you to have this.", he sighs looking putout. Serenity smiles, and then laughs lightly taking the seal cuddling it. "I have something for you too! Look.", she whines excitedly. In her hands, she holds out a small brown stuffed bear. "It reminds me of you!", she said happily. Rin smiles slightly excepting the bear, disappointed with himself for not asking her. "What's wrong Rin?", she asks him. Rin stands up from the table then gets down on one knee in front of her, "Will you marry me Serenity?" Serenity looks down at him in horror, then leans over the table crying. Rin startled stands up rubbing her back, "What's wrong Serenity, you looked at me as if this isn't what you wanted." Serenity cries harder, "I can't Rin. . . "Rin looks at her with a hurt face, "What?" Serenity stands up quickly, her hand stroke his jaw line, tears run down her face like waterfalls. "Don't cry.", Rin leans in and kisses her lips softly. Serenity runs her hand through his hair deeping the kiss, and then suddenly pulls away, "I cant Rin." Rin backs away with fear, "What do you mean?" Serenity walks up closer to him, "I cant live this way any longer. I want a better life." Her voice cracking in sadness. Rin tries to hold her, but Serenity pushes him away. "I'm done with you Rin, I cant live like this.", she cries. "Like what?", Rin stampers. "Like I'm different!", Serenity yells before walking away, leaving Rin holding a small brown stuffed bear and a face covered in tears.
(Present day-with scar's view now) Scar stands up in the room, his face moist with tears. Scar places the small bear in his back pocket. "Don't worry my friend, we'll never be hurt like that again. I can't love again.", Scar sighed, wiping away his tears. Scar stares out the window, looking off into the distance. "I love you Serenity, the day you left me I became a nobody, without you I'm no one.", Scar begins to stand up and journey outside into the day light. He notices the tracks he followed last night. He begins to journey down the train tracks to his destination.
(Present day-with Jessie) Shellie stares at her with disbelief, " Jessie, why do you say that? What wrong?" Jessie grabs a bottle of wine from the side cabinet next to the breakfast bar, and opens it. "It's easy as I said it, I can never see him again.", Jessie sighs as she takes a long swig from the bottle. "Are you talking about Rin?", Shellie questioned. Jessie nods while dropping her head back. "Why can't you see him? Is he a bad man?", she asks Jessie. Jessie looks Shellie straight in the face as a lone tear follows the curve of her right cheek, "The military thinks so." Shellie looks at her sister in wonder, "Do you love him?" Jessie leans her head back again and thinks. (Do I really love him? Do I really care? Is he the same one I loved so many years ago?) Shellie stares at her sister, then sits down next to her with a bowl of cereal. "I guess you can say I still love him," Jessie begins, "Though it's still hard for me to understand my true feelings for him since I hadn't got down and talked face to face with him in awhile." Shellie eats her coco cereal while nodding at Jessie to continue. "I might as well tell you how it all ended...", says Jessie as she tells her sister of the flashback.
(Again, with another flash back-Jessie's memory)
Serenity quickly walks home to avoid Rin. Her tears rising up into an ultimate fear. The darkness scares her as she walks home alone, usually Rin would walk her home or anywhere for that fact. (Screw Rin! All he ever did for me when the other Ishvallians made fun of my skin color is stand back and watch as I cried.) Serenity slams open the door, startling brother, who was eating with his fiancé. "I'm out of here!", yells Serenity as she stomps into her room. Brother runs quickly into Serenity's room, dodging a lamp, " Serenity, what did my brother do to upset?" Serenity slams her stuff into a pouch. "Everything! He never stood up for me, he never asked me if those people hurt me! HE DOSN'T CARE!!!!!!", Serenity groaned. Brother whines, "Please give him another chance, he loves you, he would die if you left him." Serenity frowns with tears running down her cheeks, "Good, and I hope he rots to the core!" Brother's face goes slightly pale, while his face remand in shock. Serenity ran out the house as quickly as possible. She ran until she could not run any longer. The dessert was her surrounding. There was no sound. Serenity sat down on her knees and cried her heart out. She was alone.
(Again, with another flash back-Scars memory)
Rin runs as fast as he could back home. His breathing coming in short gasps, as tears flow down his face. (I have to stop her, what did I ever do wrong?) A voice echoes through his head,' I cannot live this way any longer. I want a better life.' He runs harder, trying to reach her in time. (She cannot leave me.) Rin rushes quickly into the house ignoring Brother on the way in, "Where is she?" Brother's face still was held in shock. Rin groaned in frustration. Rin runs up stairs and slams open Serenity's door, and then stands there in the doorway emotionless. Tears roll down his cheek again as he walked into the bare room, "She left me, she truly left me." Rin lies down on the bed cuddling a pillow. "I want you back Serenity, please come back," he cry's.
(Present day-with scar's view now) Scar looks down the long pathway to Ishval. (She still seems to care about me after all these years, why I wonder? She was the one that left me, why does she care now?) Scar continues to follow the railroad tracks, wondering what he did wrong. (I wanted her to come back, now that she did, why did I push her away? Is there something about her I do not like? Hmm, she is in the military, is that why I pushed her away? Was it for self-protection?) Scar looks at the ground, stopping dead in his tracks. (Should I go back to her?) Scar struggles with himself. (Does she want me back?) Scar trembles at the thought of holding Jessie in his arms, pulling her closer to his chest, while breathing in her lavender scent. (Damn me and my imagination. Why the hell would I even remember the smell of her hair? Damn me!) Scar stomps around the sand, trying to rid his mind of Jessie. (BAD RIN! BAD! Quit thinking about her you moron!) Scar sighs when he finally believes his mind is blank. (Think of her skin, the smooth curves. . .) "SHUT UP!", he shouts aloud to himself. Then suddenly, for no reason, Scar laughs, "You old dog, you still love her."
(Present day-with Jessie) Shellie builds up in tears, "Why did you say such awful things to him? He sounds like a really sweet guy." Jessie looked at her sister with caring eyes, "The only reason I every said those things is because I couldn't deal with the stares no longer. I loved Rin but he would never stand up for me when I needed him the most." Shellie looks down at her empty bowl, "Doesn't love conquer all?" Jessie lets out a snort, "Shellie, the truth about men is they all suck, well for me anyways. Ever since Rin, I have dated and it all turned out into extreme messes. I kid you not." Shellie again looks distracted. "What's on your mind Shell?", Jessie asks. Shellie looks up at her older sister, "Do you think I have a chance with Ed?" Jessie seems stumped for a minute, then laughs, "You have more of a chance than anyone. You hang around him all the time." Shellie sighs, "Do you think he likes me?" Jessie snickers, "How the hell do I know, I don't understand men and their weird ways. INCLUDEING the butt scratching." Shellie laughs loudly, "True!"