In order to enjoy that happy - yet strange - day and in order to celebrate Jean´s decision in some way, Nadia decides to take a walk through the streets of Paris, enjoying the sight of Paris and its undeniable beauty. Walking through the streets, she cannot get rid of that girlish and maybe even childish smile in her face. She´s just so happy that Jean ultimately decided to stay with her. Yes, she might have met him just hours ago, but he has become a part of her in that short time. Jean is the kindest person Nadia has ever met, and quite possibly he´s her only true friend. The members of the circus troupe might be good people, but she always felt like she didn´t belong to them, as if no one really understands her. Nut Jean...he is the first person who ever showed any interest in her that goes beyond mere admiration for her acrobatic stunts in the circus. She could see his passion earlier, when he was standing on her palm. Passion for her. Nadia´s not one of those girls who need attention and admiration desperately (unlike that Grandis...she seems to like being in the spotlight), but still...Jean´s honest devotion for her, the girl no one really understands, his honest love are more than Nadia could have ever desired. And the mere thought of never seeing him again is unbearable. Thus Jean´s decision to stay might as well be the greatest moment in her entire life. The only thing that detracts from this glorious day is the fact that she cannot talk to Jean right now, because of all the people passing her in the streets, and she does not want everyone to think she´s a lunatic, talking to her belly. But as she arrives in some lain, with no one else to be seen, she uses the opportunity to talk with her new found friend.
"Uhm...Jean?"
"Yes?"
"Don´t you want to get out of my stomach now? I mean...you certainly don´t want to stay inside me forever."
"Yes, of course. Just thinking about never seeing your lovely face again..."
"Oh Jean..."
"But I think I may stay in here a little longer. It´s quite comfortable, I really enjoy my stay in your tummy."
"Well, thanks. The most unusual compliment ever, that´s for sure, but still...you´re so sweet, Jean! Literally!"
"Ahem..."
"But...you know, I think you really should stay in my stomach for a while, until we´ve found a way to grow you back."
"Huh? Why?"
"I think it´s safer for you to be inside me. With your size, I cannot guarantee that you´ll be safe out there. But since my stomach juices do not affect you, it´s possibly the best place for you to stay. And that way...you´re always with me."
"Nadia...I guess you´re right."
"I just hope you don´t mind staying in there a little longer."
"Never mind that. I told you, it´s cozy and comfortable in here. But I don´t know about you...I mean, I invaded your body. And...that could be considered a violation of intimacy."
"Not at all. You might be with me all the time, but that´s no problem for me. It´s better to have my friend with me all the time than being alone. But it´s still a strange feeling to have a human being inside my body. It´s somehow even embarrassing...you´re seeing so much from me, in a way I could have never imagined. And I don´t know if anyone ever was supposed to see my insides."
"Oh...I´m sorry."
"Well...I´ll make an exception. I don´t mind you seeing my inner side. I doesn´t bother me. In fact, you´re the only person who´s allowed to stay inside my body for such a long time. You should be honored."
"I truly am, m´lady!"
"*giggle*"
Then, Nadia walks back into one of the crowded streets, near the Eiffel Tower. She takes a look at that incredible monument. She can´t believe that many inhabitants of Paris despised the idea of having a tower consisting of steel ruin the sight of their city. Nowadays, one cannot imagine Paris without Gustave Eiffel´s milestone. Strangely enough, she suddenly gets a strange feeling about her and Jean returning to the circus. Certain things come to her mind, telling her that she shouldn´t return there. That red haired woman and her henchmen will certainly come back for the stone, and they know very well that Nadia´s part of the circus. So returning to the circus would eventually lead to another confrontation with them. And that´s something she doesn´t want at all, for Jean´s sake as well. And the appearance of these people has brought back all these mysteries surrounding Blue Water. She has realized that there´s more behind it than she thought. Maybe there is a way to find out about it and find traces of her past.
"Jean..." she whispers.
"Yes?"
"There´s something I must tell you. Maybe...maybe we shouldn´t return to the circus. These people will certainly come back for Blue Water, and I don´t want another fight with them."
"I see..."
"And I finally want to find out more about that stone. I want to know where it does come from. These people certainly didn´t attack me in order to get it for nothing. There is something else behind all this. That stone must be important, although I don´t know in what way."
"So you want to travel around without your circus troupe?"
"Yes...I don´t like that thought, but I would endanger my friends at the circus as well if I continued to travel with them. But I won´t be alone, thanks to you."
"Hm...maybe we should consider a possible solution first. You´re right about the stone, but we should think of a way to find information about the stone...and of a way to grow me back, and to avoid that girl and her minions...oh man, three tasks at once! Give me a break!"
Giggling slightly, Nadia looks up at the Eiffel Tower again, getting an idea.
"Jean, I think I´ll visit the Eiffel Tower. I didn´t get any chance to see it yet, and maybe we can think of something up there."
"Sounds like a nice idea. Better to think of something up there than down here. And I always wanted to visit the Eiffel Tower...from within a girl..."
"It´s settled, then!"
Nadia is quite excited, that´s for sure. But after all that happened today, it´s just icing on the cake. But still, visiting the Eiffel Tower might be a good way to celebrate this wonderful day and to end it with a *bang*...or just with a nice event, though.