Some marry for love. Some marry for money. And some marry to find themselves in their partner. There seem to be all of these reasons why people decide to spend their lives together… but no one really focuses on the reasons why not to.

Mia was the saddest person that day. She had been with the guys ever since the beginning, and stuck with them until the very end. She had seen each of the boy's fears, and helped them through each hard time. And now, two years after the defeat of the evil emperor and his minions, she had finally built up the courage to confront her own fears. However, the moment the words fell from her rosy lips, grief and regret began to fill her up.

She saw his head lower, preventing her from seeing his wild, blue eyes, and his face showed no emotion. He didn't show that he felt anything like what she felt for him. She was shot down, but she was not one to give up so easily.

"Ryo…"

She tried to hide her sorrow, and stepped towards him, extending her hands out to hug him, but his hands shot out to firmly hold her wrists.

"Ryo, why are you doing this? Do you feel nothing for me?"

"…"

"Ryo, I have loved you for so long… and with all that you have said and shown, I thought you felt the same!"

"…"

"Ryo! Why wont you speak to me?"

He only lowered his head more.

"I can't…"

"You can't what? Tell me… whatever it is, we can work though it!"

"No…"

"Ryo, let me help you… please, open your heart to me, just this once…!"

"No!"

Ryo forcefully let her go and stepped back. His shoulders were shaking, from what she thought was anger. Mia gasped at the sight. She could picture the scowl that lay under his dark bangs, and it cut into her heart.

"Ryo…"

"Just stop! Look, I can't love you!"

"But… but why not! If you're worried about something, then tell me!"

"You don't understand! I can't love anyone! Just leave me alone!"

And that's when he ran off. He disappeared into the woods as the sky darkened, leaving Mia to cry. After a moment, standing there, hoping he would come back and apologize, she ran back into the house and locked herself in her room, ignoring the calls of the others, who had not known about what had just happened.

An hour later, White Blaze was walking through the woods, when he found his master. He had been running the whole time, and stopped to lean against a tree. His shoulders still shook, and the tears he had tried to hard to hold in before fell down his cheeks in rivers. White Blaze went to him, and nuzzled his master's leg until Ryo responded by weakly patting his head.

"Oh, White Blaze… What have I done? I really wanted to say yes… I wanted to tell her the truth…to tell her I love her, and want to hold her until the end of the world… but…"

He choked on his words, and fell down, hugging White Blaze tightly.

"Oh, White Blaze…"