All I wanted was for her to come home. She kept dating.Kiley, Toji.everyone but me. She didn't even seem to realize that our rivalry was a game or that the cruel manipulations gestures of the love I felt. She belonged to me before anyone else.oh, maybe Toji had known her longer, maybe he'd loved her longer.but she belonged to me. I knew it when I met her for the first time. She was so open, so trusting.yet amazingly suspicious and wary. I'd never known that a person could have all of those elements inside one soul and still be as amazing and strong willed as she was. She was my enemy, my friend, my whole reason for existence. All I wanted was for her to turn to me. All I wanted was for her to admit our love.

Couldn't she see? The fights, the struggle over Toji, the looks and glares and threats, they were all games. Playful games as we circled around each other, taking thrusts and parries, more for the challenge than for anything else. Our hatred was the cloak for our love. When the hatred fell away.who knew what would be there?

Before I had time to tell her.before I had time to reveal anything.she was gone. And now there's a void where she stabbed me.where she cheated us of our love.I know I'll never be the same. I love you, Momo. May the gods give us back all the time I foolishly wasted with my hate.and may they forgive the secret I kept from you. I love you.

I'll leave this by the tree. Despite your hatred of the sun.I know you loved it, just as I pray you loved me. I love you. I'll leave this by your grave.