(Outdated) The King of Elements (part 2)

Chapter 82

"Hey guys," Abigail said once she, Raheem, Rain, and Stevie rejoined the group. "You two looked like you were having fun out there," she said to Dre and Kim.

"Ya'll ready to take more pictures?" Raheem asked as he pulled out his camera, much to Dre and Kim's displeasure. Both Raheem and Stevie laughed.

"Don't worry, guys. We've got more than enough pictures," Stevie said.

"I'd hope so. You guys took enough pictures to fill up a photo album," Dre commented.

"That's the idea," Abigail snickered.

"What are you two supposed to do now?" Rain asked.

"We've gotta go meet up in the elementary school cafeteria," Kim answered pointing to the school where students who already took the grand march were walking to.

"Okay. Have fun, you guys," Rain said as she and Stevie hugged Kim.

"And don't do anything I wouldn't," Raheem added once the four of them were walking to the school.

"We won't," Dre assured with a smile. He turned back to the school. Music could be heard blaring from the speakers inside. "You're ready" Dre asked Megumi. "We're about to have some real fun now."

"Yippee." Megumi said in a monotone voice.

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The sun began to set as the students chatted, danced, and laughed among each other. A slow song finally began playing, and everyone matched up with their prom date. Those who didn't hugged themselves and pretended to dance with someone. Dre and Kim danced together; Dre wrapped his arms around Kim's slim waist, his head resting on her chest, while Kim placed her hands on his shoulders, resting her chin on the top of his head. Things finally seemed at peace; he no longer worried about the Amian exam nor his upcoming battle with Aggaron. The only thing he worried about was not being with Kim.

Then a thought crossed his mind. This was where they met. Well, close to it at least. That was a day that he would never forget. It made him feel good knowing that Kim hadn't forgotten either. He wondered if the playground was still the same. Sure, he'd passed by it every day, but he'd never thought about it until now. This would be the best time to check, since the person that he wanted to relive those days with was huddled in front of him.

"Hey, Kimmy?"

"Hm?"

"There's somewhere that I want us to go."

"Where?"

He looked up into her eyes, though he could barely see them due to the low light. "It's a surprise. Come on," he said in a low, soft voice before gingerly pulling her out of the cafeteria. "Close your eyes. I'll guide you there."

She closed her eyes and let Dre pull her outside. She could feel pebbles shifting under her feet. "Where are we going?"

"Shh..." Dre said as they stopped. "We're almost there. Just hang on." She heard a gate open in front of her before Dre started pulling her again. "I don't know how much significance this would be to you, but it's still very important to me."

After a few steps, they stopped again. Another gate opened before they began walking again. This time, Dre pushed her towards wherever they were going. "Wow. This place barely changed at all," he chuckled. "Okay, open your eyes."

Kim hastily opened her eyes and gasped, smiling. They were back in the elementary school playground. The place where they first met. It still looked the same. The playground was split into two parts. One section was for the head start students. It was on the far side of the playground, and consisted of an old, splintery, yellow playground set, a jungle gym, and a chain-link ladder beside a large sycamore tree. The elementary school playground was much shabbier, which only had a basketball court, a slide that was surprisingly tall, even now, and two swing sets. "Wow. You're right. This place really hadn't changed much. Oh, I remember always wanting to go to the head start playground."