I trudged along the craggy path ahead, becoming increasingly more exhausted. "Yuuto! C'mon!" Haruki called back at me.
"Easy for you to say..." I replied, lifting my head up just enough to give him a little frown. I just can't understand why he can have so much energy, while all my effort was going into simply putting one paw in front of the other. My ears lay down against my head when I noticed I was glowing gold and that small orbs of the light were detaching and floating away. I stood, dumbstruck for a moment, letting the realization that I was going to effectively die in a few moments sink in, before Haruki called for me again.
"Haruki, I'm sorry, but I won't be able to go with you.." I said, allowing myself to sit and wait for him to turn.
"Yuuto? What do you mean by that? ... Yuuto? " He asked when he turned and saw my translucent form.
"I know I haven't been completely truthful, but everything I am saying is true." I said, "I knew from the start that I was going to cease existing when we defeated Dialga, I never told you, and I am sorry, but I didn't want that to affect your judgment..." I lift my paw to his chest, since he was sitting in front of me, just to keep him from cutting me off. He had a habit of doing that when I was saying something he didn't want to hear. "I also remember who I was before meeting you. I must admit that I was a terrible pokemon before, and I'm happy to have met you."
"W-wait, Yuuto... You... You make it sound like you're leaving..." He said, still staring at me in disbelief.
"That would be because I am. I'm not returning to Treasure Town with you. My adventure ends right now." I dip my head, resigned to my fate. I look up in surprise when his arms suddenly wrap around me, and I am pulled into his embrace and held there tightly. "Haruki..." I breathed, having not at all expected that kind of response. I could feel his heart racing in his chest and felt his tears fall on to my pelt.
"Yuuto... You can't leave, Yuuto... The team needs you... Treasure Town needs you..." He tightened his grip on me, probably unable to feel me in his arms anymore, as I had been growing less and less opaque as time went on. I was little more than a mirage at this point, "I need you... It was because of you that I was able to make it this far. You can't leave me now... Not after we've finally brought peace..."
"Haruki.. I know.. This is difficult for me too. I don't want to leave, but I don't have a choice." I murmured, even words becoming difficult for me to say, though because of my situation or because of my emotions, I can't tell. The light around me brightened and I began to disappear, "I have so much to say, but I'm afraid I'll have to leave you with this... I love you, Haruki..."
With those words, I disappeared completely, leaving Haruki crying on the craggy ground where I had been.
