Irene's eyes widened. "Well, maybe whoever bombed us here, went somewhere across the water, and bombed that place- and the fish were able to make it here before anything else happened. Maybe the fish arrived after the bombing here because itwas calmer after." She got out quickly, drying herself off quickly, and slipping her clothes on before Kazuo looked.

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"Maybe..." Kazuo continued to study the fish. Such colorful fish didn't normally come so close to the shore. He managed to brush one with his hand before it swam off with the others. The water, surprisingly, looked ok too. Very odd.

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Irene stood by Kazuo after getting dressed. "Aren't they pretty? I don't think we should kill them for food. They're too pretty to waste, plus they were trying to getaway from the bombs, like us."

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"I don't think little fish like those would be very good for eating anyway." Kazuo smiled at her.

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She grinned, and said, "yeah, the difficult part is keeping the others from finding out about the fish and hungrily tearing into them."

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Kazuo chuckled and went back onto the sand for his shoes. His pants, shoes, and everything in between was wet and cold, but he didn't care. It actually felt a little good in the hot, dry environment the bombs had created.

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Irene sighed, giving the little fishies a wave, and turned, walking up the little slope. She followed Kazuo, and then she heard planes, and her eyes widened. "It's them, Kazuo. Run! They're checking for survivors! They'll kill us, hurry, they're planes aren't slow!" She ran towards the basement and opened the door quickly, jumping in and hiding ina corner. "Lock the door, Kazuo. Eventually they'll send guys to check the grounds for humans."  

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Kazuo locked the basement door and pushed an old rack against it in case the soldiers weren't lazy and decided to make sure no one survived.

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Irene began crying silently. She huddled against Kazuo, scared out of her mind. "I don't want to die, Kazuo." She whispered.

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"We'll get through." Kazuo awkwardly patted her head, a little embarrassed he couldn't really comfort her.

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