It had been years.

A lot has changed.

But, some things were still the same.

Tsubame got up from her bed as she opened her windows. It revealed that the sun was just about to rise; stars still showing but they were only little sparks in the sky. She was pretty excited that day, that's why she was restless the whole night.

It was the day.

She felt it is the day.

They have never set a date on when, where and how they would all meet. They just knew they would. It would come along they supposed, at the same time, place and age. It never mattered.

And her intuition was correct.

She had grown into the lovely figure she had seen in the pond in Terra. Her eyes were as the color of the night, her complexion emphasizing her frame. She had grown into a lovely person, but was still the bubbly child-like girl that everyone had wanted to befriend with. As she remembered Terra, she thought about how they were doing. "How is everyone?" she wondered as she dressed up for the day. She put on her bracelet. The gift from her beloved friend that she had took care of. The one by habit she had worn everyday.

She never really knew the reason. Why, did they have to see what they would look like? After the time that has passed, inside her she knew her answer.

The Journey did not end there. There was more.

It ends as the let out their last death.

" Your very excited today huh?" her sister teased as she saw the raven- haired one fully awake.

" I couldn't sleep," she admitted and smiled. Her sister greeted her with a morning kiss and went out. She had known that something had changed her when she woke up one morning when they were still young. She had grown into a better person, and she was pretty proud of it. She became a stronger person, being more confident but still was the gentle sister she had known all of her life. She had noticed that but never bothered to say it to her little sister. Something magical had happened to her that time. She knew that supposedly she was still at school but when she came home, she saw her sleeping already. Then the next morning, she woke holding something tightly to her hand which she hadn't notice the previous night. She didn't make a fuss about it though; she just went along to their normal routine of life.

As Tsubame was about to go out, she felt that she had forgotten something. She went back to her room to check for the last time. She noticed the black Polaroid at her desk. Something inside her mind had drawn her to it, telling her she should bring it. Reluctantly took it, and put it in her pocket. The doorbell rang and she was surprised.

"Ah! Asuka, long time no see! My, how you've grown!" she heard her sister entertain the ones outside. She ran down and faced Asuka.

It felt good.

Both of them stared at each other and then giggled. They had both grown into the same likeness of the image in the pond. The wavy-haired one smiled. Tsubame understood. Her friend had also known what the prophecy in the pond was about.

"Asuka!" Tsubame said as she hugged her.

"Yeah, I missed you too," Asuka said as she stroke Tsubame's hair gently. She noticed two men were at Asuka's back. She was more surprised. Asuka turned around and smiled. The two men looked at Tsubame and grinned.

"Hello there, you must Tsubame. I'm Viine," the man with shoulder length hair and a noble figure introduced first.

"He must you boyfriend," Tsubame giggled to Asuka as she smiled back.

"And I'm Hou," the one with sky-blue eyes and crimson hair said, kissing Tsubame's hand. She blushed and smiled shyly.

"Could they be.?" Tsubame thought in doubt. She feared that they would not come along at all.

That it was all a dream.

Just something out of her despaired imagination.

Hou then presented her a bouquet of flowers. The fire-colored flowers she had made long ago. Her eyes softened and nodded. She was satisfied. Tears welled upon her violet gems and flowed a single stream.

"Do you remember. the photo?" he asked as he gently wiped off her tears. She nodded and took it out. Slowly, the photo formed the event that was happening now. All of them looked at it and were astonished. All of them were there, at the same spot where they were now standing.

"But how did you know?" Viine asked.

"Simple my friend, because of Hope," he answered. "But, my hope is only a part of it," he added as the three of them of were still listening.

"And what are the other parts?" Tsubame asked.

"Yours. Each and everyone if us hoped to meet again, correct?" he said as he ruffled Tsubame's hair like he used to.

"And, it was our promise too," Asuka added as Hou agreed.

"I'm happy, that all of us are here now," Tsubame thought as she wiped away her tear. "Then. shall we all go in now?" Tsubame gestured as she led them into their house.

The Journey does not end here.

It ends as every soul has treasured enough that bounded it on earth.

And the treasures are the Love, Faith.

And Hope.

This Destiny ends. The Journey continues..

THE END