<strong>Elijah w/ Maddi down the beach</strong><br/><br/>For a while Elijah could not believe the turn of events that had occurred,  His mind struggled to conceive what had happened, it wasn't helped by the constant barrage of kisses he was receiving.  Each one removing a little bit of darkness from his soul until soon he was full of nothing but light.  He returned the favor gracing her face with marks of his love.  "Yes, Maddi.  I want more than anything to marry you.  We can have our own ceremony here and when we return to the mainland, we'll do it all over again."  And they held each other again, the emotions sometimes stronger than words could bring forth.  Finally they both relaxed a little.<br/><br/>Wiping the tear streaks from Maddi's face, he spoke.  "My dear, love of my life, perhaps we should return to your party.  You spent an awful lot of time preparing the food which smelled delicious.  And I believe I know one friend who will want to know about you recent engagement."  Having said that, Elijah picked Maddi bodily up off the ground and held her in his arms.  For the moment she felt as light as a feather, the joy in his heart lent him strength.  Walking slowly back to the light of the campfire, he realized they had run quite a distance in their flight.  With only a short pause to pick up Maddi's discarded clothing, they slowly but eventually returned to the camp where Kira was now singing drunken tunes by herself.