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Hello! This is my second fanfic and my first Futurama fanfic (I'm pretty sure it won't be my last, though ;) ). Don't Change is a short fanfic written about the prospect of Fry leaving the year 3000 and how love may or may not transcend time. Please read and review. Constructive criticism is welcome.

Enjoy!

-PenguinDust

Don't Change- Chapter 1

These streets, this world, felt so cold, so lonely. Leela shivered and tried to keep her hood up, so that no one would notice her eye. She didn't know how she got here, Fry's world, the 21st century, but she knew she needed to find him. And tell him. Tell him everything.

When he left, everyone cried. And not long afterwards, the Planet Express crew broke apart. Everyone went their seperate ways. Leela hadn't talked to Bender or the professor for months. He was swept from the 30th century so fast, they didn't know what was going on. Fry tried to stay, he didn't want to leave his home. Fry fit in here, with weirdos and monsters, Fry wasn't afraid of this new world. In fact, he embraced it. He found people who liked him, a best friend, and a girl he loved. Who wouldn't be happy with that? Leela bit her lip as she thought of how she rejected him.

Was she scared of falling in love with Fry, with someone with so many flaws? But when he left, she realized how much she loved him. She learned to accept his good and bad qualities. She loved his honesty and big heart. She even loved how he constantly messed up, his naivete, and even his stupidity. She needed to tell him how she felt. And this was her oppurtunity.

Leela smiled, would Fry be happy that she finally reciprocated his feelings? Her heartbeat started accelerating and Leela began to walk a little faster. I have so much to tell you, Fry.

"This is the place..." Leela double-checked the little slip of paper. When Leela helped Bender clean out Fry's room, she found a piece of paper with his adress. Leela installed it in her mind, she wanted to see him so badly. And now, she was finally here. Leela knocked on the door and took a deep breath. How would Fry react to see her here? She closed her eye and heard the door creak open.

"Hello?" Fry asked. Leela smiled; Fry seemed like the same old Fry.

"Fry!" Leela took her hood off and hugged him tightly. She held his hands, they were so warm. She wanted to stay like this forever. But suddenly, Fry pushed her away. Instead of returning the hug, he shook her hand. Leela gave him an incredulous look.

"Um...hi Leela." Fry answered, simultaneously nervous and suprised. It wasn't the kind of reply Leela was expecting to get, but then she noticed the blond woman sitting on his couch. Leela clamped her mouth shut; something was wrong here. She was gaping at Leela with disgust and glared harshly at her.

"Leela...meet my fiancée, Carrie..." Fry said, trailing off. Carrie continued to glare at Leela, but then finally spoke,

"How do you know Fry, you one-eyed freak?" She asked, without taking her eyes of Leela. Her voice was cold, almost metallic.

Fry seemed to be uncomfortable, eyeing both his soon-to-be wife and crush from the past (or more correctly future). He then asked Leela,

"How about we go for a walk?"

Leela and Fry sat in Central Park, isolated from everyone else. They stared into the orange sunlight, neither one talking.

"So, how is everyone?" Fry asked, breaking the silence.

Leela shrugged, and said,

"I don't know...I haven't talked to those guys in a while. After you left, Planet Express shut down. But I'm sure...I'm sure everyone misses you a lot. I missed you." She added.

"Why did you come here? Or better yet, how did you come here?" Fry said, still staring into the vast sky. It was getting late, Leela thought she might as well get out with it.

"Umm...I'm not really sure how I got here. I woke up, and I asked some guy what day it was. He said it was May 1st, 2004. And then he ran away," She laughed and noticed that Fry smiled too,

"But I came here for you."

"What?" Fry gave her a confused look.

"I...love you, Fry."

Fry looked at her with disbelief and then laughed. Leela noticed his laugh lacked the good-heartedness that it once had. He turned to look at her with an impish grin.

"You're kidding, right?"

"No, Fry. I'm serious. When you left...when you left, I realized...that I wanted to be with you. I was scared, Fry, I thought that...you needed to be perfect...but then, you wouldn't be you. And I love you, Fry. I love everything about you. It's all very confusing, but I know that these feelings won't go away...my heart beat so fast when I think about you."

"This sounds really mushy, doesn't it?" Leela blushed, trying to make Fry smile.

But Fry kept staring into space, seemingly unfazed. His eyes didn't have the energetic spark they used to have. He looked at Leela dully, and said,

"I don't think...I don't love you anymore."

End of Chapter 1. Don't Change will be concluded in chapter 2, which is coming soon. I hope you enjoyed it!