"What?"

Archie's eyes widened slightly as he rushed across the dim-lit room in which he had spent many a day; his office room, where most of the plans for Team Aqua had been created.

At the door of the room, a (h/c) haired woman exited, her (h/l) locks streaming behind of her as she took off in a sprint. By the time Archie had made it to the hallway, (Name) was long gone, leaving behind only a line of confused grunts.

"B-Boss?" One of the braver grunts turned to his leader, flinching at the unusual expression written on his face.

A look of surprise, shock... It was something someone who didn't know Archie better would call a look of sadness.

"Where is (Name) going?" The same grunt dared to speak again.

"To hell, for all I care!" Archie's voice was little more than a growl as he stormed off into his office. The grunts glanced at one another, swallowing hard. What had gone on between Archie and (Name) was not something they wanted to question him about, for they knew that, if they did, they'd be drowning in the very water they planned on expanding the world with.

A rough sigh came from the Aqua leader's lips as he sat down heavily in his chair, leaning his head back against the headrest. Eyes wide, Archie stared at the celling, his face deadpanning as he attempted to decipher the last few minutes of his life.

(Name) had come in there just ten minutes ago, a grim half smile on her lips. Should he have known then that something was wrong?

When she had walked over to him, reaching into her pocket and pulling out the beautiful bracelet he had given her just days before, saying his name in a soft, quiet tone as she placed it in his palm... Should he have done more than simply ask what she was doing?

No. Archie knew that certainly couldn't have been the case. (Name) had given him no warning on this. Last night, they had been in one another's arms, sharing a warm embrace. How could she have changed her mind so quickly on things?

Why did she even do it?

"She's a fool." Archie muttered as he leaned his head forward, closing his eyes. A hand rose up and removed the dark blue Team Aqua bandanna from his head, sitting it on the desk in front of him before running his fingers through his short, dark hair. "How could I have even given her three months of my time?" Archie opened his eyes once more and glared at the ground.

"Damn her."