May I just say one thing? I DO NOT OWN THIS STORY!!!!!! My BFFL actually wrote it, but I had to type it for her because her computer was being a bitch. So, after a while, she asked me if I could publish it for her, and here it is! Btw if you want to check her out on FanFiction, her penname is PuccaPuccaDanceParty (original, right ^^?) Anyways, here it is. Oh, set up is AU, Pucca and Garu are older (if I'm correct, they're 16 and 17, Pucca being younger), and Garu has a secret that he can only entrust to Pucca. As you will later see, they're... close -ehem-. Enjoy!
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"Pucca!" Abyo called. I spun around in alarm. Abyo and Ching were running towards me. Ching was holding a piece of paper.

"Hm?" I greeted them, taking the paper from her hand. It was sealed. I looked at their faces and blinked.

"What's wrong?" I asked.

"Garu's gone!" said Ching in disbelief. I stared at her, unmoving and unblinking.

"That's not funny." I said my face serious. "Where is he?"

"We're not lying Pucca. He's actually gone." said Abyo.

"Where?"

"We don't know!" they said together. Garu did seem a bit off this past week, but there was no way that he would leave without saying goodbye to us. My attention returned to the paper that Ching had handed to me.

"What's this?" I asked cryptically.

"It's from Garu" said Abyo.

"Well, what does it say?" I asked.

"We don't know." Ching replied.

"Whaddaya mean you don't know? Didn't you read what it said?" I asked.

"Abyo wanted to, but I wouldn't let him, so now neither of us knows what it says." Ching replied.

"Why?" I asked.

"We can't. It's not 'meant' for 'us' to read!" Abyo said sarcastically, rolling his eyes at Ching.

"Then what-" I was cut off by Ching's mumbling. "What did you say?" I asked her again.

"I said 'Turn it round'." She said again, only louder. My eyes dropped back to the sealed paper. Apparently, it was upside down. I flipped it around and on the other side in Garu's small and hard to read handwriting, it said:

Pucca

My eyes grew wide as I traced my fingers over my name.

"Well? Aren't ya gonna open it?" he asked, with obvious curiosity. I swallowed as I nervously broke the seal and unfolded the paper.

I'm sorry I had to go so unexpectedly. Something urgent and lethal has come up and I don't want to put anyone in danger, especially you. I've pent more time in Sooga Village than I should have. I am not coming back and DO NOT TRY TO FOLLOW ME. You don't know how much it hurts me to leave for… many reasons. Again, I'm sorry. Take care of my heart; I've left it in Sooga.

- Garu

I was frozen. There were a million thoughts and questions racing through my mind. A few tears escaped my watery eyes after reading the letter over and over again.

"Pucca?" Ching choked. "What's wrong? What does it say?" But I couldn't answer. As soon as she finished her sentence, I thrust the letter into her hands, ran to the Go Rong, grabbed my bag and coat, and went on a one person search party.

Aww, isn't she so mature? Anyways, I know the chapters are a bit short, but I had to find some way to divide it up without everything being ridiculously long. SOOOO... here i is, and any reviews submitted will be forwarded to the author by me personally. (If you send her any hate mail, I will hunt you down and report you. You can bet on that.)
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