"No." One word. One word to shatter him.

"What?"

"I said no, D'Jok." He stares.

"Why?"

"Because." She turns to leave.

"That's not an answer, Tia." He grabs her wrist, stopping her. Tia stays silent. "Why not?"

"Because I don't want to." He lets her go then, steps back, head drops.

"Oh." Tia leaves, one look over her shoulder at him, then goes. A pair of eyes watch from the shadows, the owner's heart breaking. They love his smile.

"What's wrong with him?"

"I don't know, do you?"

"No, he's been like that for ages." Whispered conversations reach him as he sits with his head in his hands.

"D'Jok? Buddy?" Micro-Ice sits next to him. "Is it Tia?"

"No."

"I know it is. You know it is, so talk to me." He looks up, sees her talking to Rocket. Laughing. Pain.

The eyes trace his face, taking in the contours and lines. Their heart breaks. They love his face.

"This isn't supposed to sound harsh, though it will, but get over her!"

"Gee, thanks." He says sarcastically to his best friend. "I loved her."

"Love is for idiots." Mirco-Ice dismisses.

"No it's not. Love is something that only comes along once in a lifetime, you should cherish it." They look up to see Mei.

"You don't know anything about love then." He spits harshly before striding out.

The eyes watch him as he leaves, their heart breaking. They love his voice.

"Go away."

"No." Where had he heard that before?

"Why?"

"Because."

"That's not an answer."

"I know."

"Why won't you go."

"Because I love you." He stares at her, the expression in his eyes mirroring the one in hers.

"When?"

"It feels like forever." He crosses to her. She flinches back slightly. He slowly, gently pulls her into his arms.

"I know how that feels."

"You love her."

"Yes." Hurt flickers in her eyes.

"You don't love me?"

"I love you more than her, I always have, it's just taken me forever to realise it." She tilts her head to one side.

"Good." She reaches up to kiss him.

"Why do you love me?" He asks eventually.

"Because."

The light blue eyes belonging to Mei smile. Most of all, she loves him for being him.

A/N: Short but sweet, I hope! I just felt that, with the lack of Galactik Football fics on here, I really should do one!

Becki

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