Just a little explanation.
 Hope ya enjoy.
 NINX
PS: All disclaimers apply.

 Interlude
Setting the Stage....
 The dark haired, dark eyed man in nondescript 
clothing walked with a long stride down the hall, 
mechanically moving, for his mind was resisting his 
heart with every step.  He knew--HE KNEW--that what 
he had to do was right, but he hated himself for 
every moment.  
  he heart screamed at him.  

  his mind replied.  
  his 
heart cried, passionately emphasizing the words.
  he mind replied harshly, 
 His heart ceased arguing at the moment, for he 
arrived at the doorway he sought.  "Come in, and 
hurry!" came the voice before he could even knock.
Shaken but not overly surprised, he opened and 
stepped in.
 The normally quiet and clean room was in somewhat 
of a disarray, with books, paper, maps, jars, small 
sticks of fragrent incense, plants hung upside down 
to dry, big and little bottles of oil, clothes, 
personal effects, and more hodgepodge scattered 
around the room.  The people he was looking for, the 
Seers of Red and Blue, stood in the midst of it all, 
one packing while the other checked off a long list.  
"I don't know why we just can't leave, Ira," said 
one to the other, his masculine voice muffled by his 
red hood.  
 "Don't call me that, GAL! And besides, we have to 
clean up, otherwise they'll find...something...and 
trace it to us," she replied, her normally 
unflappable voice in a panic.
 "You two leaving as well?" he asked.
 "We have to.  We can't be here when SHE comes, 
otherwise destiny will shift, and the end result may 
not be the same," replied the Red.  "But why..."
 "Let's just say that I can't be here," he replied.  
"It's...it's along the same lines.  What I want to 
know is if..."
 "You could hitch a ride?" the Blue asked, her hands 
moving in a blur as she packed up.  "Sure...to 
where, though?"
 His eyes saddened, and he almost backed down then.  
He'd been hoping he wouldn't have to leave...her, 
after all they'd been through, after so much 
time...but they'd said yes, and it was final.  "It 
doesn't matter.  I just need...to leave..."
 Blue looked from underneath her hood, her blue eyes 
decloaked and shining.  "I'm sorry.  I know you love 
her, and she loves you--very much."  
 Red gave him a glance.  "She doesn't know, does 
she?  It's not wise to upset the daughters of 
Cronus, you know.  They have a way of finding you."
 He shook his head.  "She won't remember me.  It's 
part of my....charm...to be able to disappear 
without a trace."
 Red chuckled, and Blue shot him a look.  "Well, now 
that you're going, why don't you help us pack?" Blue 
said.  "The faster we pack, the faster we leave--and 
the less time you spend pondering reconsideration."
 He pitched in, and soon they were finished.  As 
they stood in the center, as Blue took his hand and 
Red activated the glowing green pen, tears streamed 
down his face.  And when the room around them began 
to warp, he managed to whisper "Goodbye, my lovely 
Set..."
 ...but then he was gone.

    Source: geocities.com/tokyo/shrine/1721

               ( geocities.com/tokyo/shrine)                   ( geocities.com/tokyo)