DO NOT OWN!
I have since lost track of time after you left us; I only know that it has passed by far too slowly and it has felt like centuries. It has not been centuries though, perhaps decades, but even that does not ease the aching, bitter feeling your passing bore on us all. The only thing that can help even the slightest is knowing that you are in Arceus's hands now; passing his judgment will be so easy for you with your pure and childish soul. Who knows, you may even end up driving him crazy given your personality. I wonder if you are happy where you are; I should imagine so considering it does not take much to please you. Do you miss us, those who followed you so happily, from your height; do you remember us at all? Some days your memory does not serve you well as a few incidents dictate but that was another quality that made you the way you were.
I have somehow managed to become the partner of a new trainer but she is nothing in comparison. She does not have your wide brown eyes or your childish grin; she lacks your bright personality and your incessant curiosity. She is not the way you were, not by a long shot. You were outgoing and cheerful, nothing ruined your mood, but she is aloof and seemingly emotionless. You simply radiated happiness and it was impossible for anyone to dislike you even in the slightest; she simply does not. I am beginning to wonder if my constant comparisons ever irritate you as you were never judgmental and encouraged us to be the same; I believe I have failed you in that sense.
Why is it that time slipped past so painfully quick while in your presence but so painfully slow now? Is missing you the sole reason or is there an underlying one that I have simply shut out? You must be exasperated with me by now, little Kotone; I have done nothing but wallow in this depression. It is almost surprising how the loss of someone close can alter one's state of mind and drive one so far down. No, you would not want us to mourn or grieve: you would want us to continue on as we had been with you. I hope that is not what you are asking of us as I know few of your followers will be able to comply with such a request. I have followed your every word and every footstep without a single regret but I cannot follow your final request; this I simply cannot do, little one.
Yes, I still refer to you as little one despite that you were no longer one; you will always be "little one" to me. No matter how you aged, your childish antics never ceased and your smiles never lost their luster. You were our Kotone until the end and only you were capable of passing on with a cheery smile and asking, "Did I lock the door?" I am sure that you will never change and even now, now that you have gone and we have distanced ourselves, we would not wish it any other way.
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