DAYBREAK

Episode 28

Klein landed on a soft patch of grass. He looked around and saw he had ended up in the middle of a park. "How quaint…"

"So, what was it exactly that you wanted to do here?" Haruka and Kurai had been walking for five minutes and the tall girl was bored already.

"I wanted to think. I guess to accomplish that I shouldn't have brought you along…"

"Ha, ha." Haruka spotted a fountain and headed towards it.

"I see you're very thirsty," Kurai went after Haruka.

"No, I just felt like sitting down." Haruka sat on the edge of the fountain and laid back. Kurai came and stood over her.

"You know, you're in a very vulnerable position right now…"

"Yeah, but I trust you…" Just as Haruka finished Kurai poked her in the stomach. "Hey!"

"What? I had to get you back for poking me in the side…and Usagi."

"She told you?"

"Yup." Kurai sat down next to Haruka. "We had a lot of talking to do…"

Klein was pacing through the park, deep in thought. He was wondering where his next attack would take place…and what he would do with his time on Earth as a human. Suddenly, he spotted the outline of a school. "I got it!" Klein took a step forward when he heard giggling from behind him. Klein spun back around and saw a girl with short blonde hair sitting on a fountain. His mouth dropped open as he gazed at her. "She's so beautiful…"

"Come here!" The girl jumped off the fountain she was sitting on and started sprinting towards Klein. He held his breath, thinking she had just yelled at him.

"How do you know…" he began, when she stopped and grabbed the arm of a person Klein couldn't see. "Huh?!" Klein saw the girl pull someone towards her and then they strolled back to the fountain. They sat down and Klein could now see the face of the person. He suddenly became jealous. "That must be her boyfriend…"

"Klein!"

"What the?!" Klein twisted his head around but saw no one.

"Down here, you idiot!" Klein looked down at his watch.

"Oh, it's just you, Calvin." Klein rolled his eyes, annoyed at the distraction.

"Have you got a good spot yet? The next daimon is ready."

"Not yet. Now leave me alone! I'm busy!"

"But you…"Klein turned off the watch and glanced back up to the girl and who he thought was her boyfriend. He saw that they were yelling about something…

"I too so could beat you in a race!" Kurai was playfully yelling at Haruka.

"Ha! Your legs are too short to beat me!" Haruka answered back.

"No, they're not!" Kurai stood up on the edge of the fountain. "Now I'm not only faster than you, but taller!"

"Not for long…" Haruka stood up and turned towards Kurai.

"Huh?" Kurai started to turn as well when she felt a hand push her. "What the…?!" With that, Kurai fell into the fountain. She lifted her head out of the water and saw Haruka again sitting on the edge, cackling evilly. Kurai gritted her teeth and then put on a disarming smile. "Very funny. Now, can you help me out? Please, Cold-Nose." Kurai gazed at Haruka innocently…and it worked.

"Sure." Haruka reached for Kurai's outstretched hand and caught it. Just as Haruka was about to lift Kurai out, she felt herself being pulled in. Haruka fell face first into the water.

"Ow!" She got up and rubbed her chin. "Damn it, Kurai! I'm wearing a white shirt, for crying out loud!"

"Quiet, you might blow your cover…" Kurai whispered, stifling full-blown laughter.

"Oh, right, like this won't." Haruka looked down at her soaked clothes, then at Kurai. "At least you don't have to go back to school!"

"Well, maybe you should have thought of that before you pushed me in?" Kurai crossed her arms and glared at Haruka, who started to get out. "Oh, no you don't!" Kurai grabbed the back of Haruka's shirt and pulled her in again.

"You're not gonna let me go, are you?" Haruka sighed.

"Not until you apologize."

"What?! Never!"

"Fine then." Kurai threw her head back, causing all the water in her hair to splash onto Haruka's face.

"Oh, yeah?!" Haruka started flinging her head from side to side, making Kurai's face wet with droplets of water.

"Oh, come on, you can do better than that," Kurai teased. She seemed to be challenging Haruka.

"Can I? How about you?"

"Gladly…" Kurai ran her hand through the water and splashed Haruka. "I showed you mine, now you show me yours."

"As you wish…" Haruka stood up and made her way over to Kurai.

"What are you doing Haruka?" All of a sudden, Haruka lifted Kurai up into her arms. "What are you doing?!"

"You'll see." Haruka stepped out of the fountain and started sprinting away from it…

Klein watched the girl being carried off. "Where the hell is he taking her?" Klein decided he would follow them. He began to run after them, taking heed of any trees or oncoming animals…

"For the last time, what are you doing?!" Kurai was still in Haruka's arms, screaming.

"Haven't you figured out by now, Miss I-Know-Everything?"

"Huh?!" Kurai looked at Haruka questioningly, only now realizing that for the first time in a long while she was genuinely surprised. Suddenly, Haruka stopped running. "Finally…"

"It ain't over yet." Haruka lifted Kurai over her head…and threw her into the lake. A very shocked Kurai swam around until she found a shallow spot and then stood up.

"This isn't over!" She ran out of the lake and stopped at Haruka's side.

"Seems to me like it is." Haruka crossed her arms confidently, smirking down at Kurai, who was taking off her shoes. "What are you doing?"

"You'll see." Kurai took off her socks and then her jacket. She rolled up her pant legs and shirtsleeves. Haruka was starting to get uncomfortable…

"Uh, Kurai, don't you think you should stop?" Kurai smiled slyly at her.

"Relax. It's not what you think…" Kurai was finally satisfied and she jogged over to a tree over the lake. She started climbing it, very much to Haruka's surprise.

"Be careful!" Haruka cautioned. Kurai had finally reached the top and she was balancing on a tree branch.

"And now, for the grand finale…" Kurai put her arms out and she dove down into the water below. She gracefully landed in the water without making so much as a splash. Haruka started clapping mockingly.

"Oh, a perfect 10!" she yelled over the water. But, no one answered. "Kurai…?" Then Haruka spotted her…floating on her stomach. "Oh, my God!" Haruka ran into the water and grabbed Kurai. She dragged the lifeless girl over to the shore and knelt over her. "Um…damn it! Michiru would know what to do! Wait!" Haruka remembered the CPR she had learned during the summer. Might as well, she thought. Haruka closed her eyes, leaned in close, and…