BOOK 1 - Destiny (Shonen Anime Style)

Chapter 3: Selfishness

Ravi, Leah, Wire and Cybel did it. They really did it... They managed to repair the ship in less than 6 days. And now, after returning once again to the bunker by using the ship this time, Ravi and Leah packed everything they thought was valuable to take with them before leaving the wasteland.

It was sunset already, and they were almost ready to go... However, Ravi just happened to come up with a very crazy idea at that exact moment.

"Hey! What do you say we leave tomorrow?" the blue-haired boy asked the rest, startling them.

"Tomorrow?" Cybel replied. "Why would you wanna leave tomorrow? We have the ship already... and the earlier the better, right?"

"Well... yeah, but there's one place I would really like to visit for the last time before leaving" Ravi turned over to Leah. "I know you'll love it!" he said to her, very excited.

"I don't know" the young girl answered a bit worried. "Are you sure it's a good Idea? There will be a sandstorm tomorrow, remember? Don't you think it's better to leave now?"

"Maybe, but this is worth it! Trust me!"

Wire and Cybel were still hesitating. Nonetheless, Leah ended up accepting after quite a long time of insistence. And so, they stood outside once more and headed south.

It was hard to believe this was the same Russia from years ago. After many incidents, the landscape and weather changed completely and turned into a giant almost desertic wasteland which was now called as simply... Old Russia.

Either way, after an hour of walking through the vast and almost empty land, Ravi and the others finally arrived at their destination. It was dark already... but ironically, that only made the surprise even better. "This is it!" Ravi claimed, very happy, only to then witness how Leah inevitably gasped from excitement after noticing that Ravi's special place was nothing else than... a big, wide and beautiful oasis.

"Amazing! It's so... beautiful!" the young girl claimed with a big smile.

It was the typical heavenly oasis one could find in movies or video games. Tall palm trees around, and a big and beautiful lagoon at the center with shiny and clear water. Nevertheless, there was something in particular that made the place special and even more beautiful than it already was: the fireflies.

That's right... There were tons of beautiful little lights just flying around and illuminating the whole place.

"How come you never brought me here before?" Leah asked Ravi as everyone moved towards the lagoon.

"Well, repairing the ship was a priority" the bluenette replied.

"Yeah, I guess you are right"

They both kept admiring the place in disbelief while on the other hand, Wire and Cybel limited themselves to watch the pair of teenagers while whispering to each other. "Should we give them some privacy?" Wire asked Cybel.

"Meh..." this last one vaguely answered.

Nevertheless, despite how peaceful and relaxing the whole place was, Leah couldn't help but to tense up and get all nervous at something that Ravi did a few seconds later.

"Well, it's time" the blue-haired boy claimed while taking his shirt off right in front of the young girl.

Leah inevitably startled and then immediately turned around while blushing like crazy. "Wh-why are you undressing?!" she asked with embarrassment.

"Uh? I just said it. It's time. IT'S TIME FOR A SPLASH!" Ravi yelled while jumping into the lagoon as Leah looked at him, surprised at how childish he could be sometimes. "So, are you gonna come in? The water is great!" the young boy asked after emerging from the water.