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Chiro POV

I looked at the clock and laughed. It was 5:30 in the morning.

"I don't think I have ever woken up this early before. Whatever, today is special so I don't mind waking up a few hours early." I decided to make breakfast for the team since I was all ready awake. I ran to the fridge and grabbed a carton of eggs, some milk, and a bottle of syrup.

"I hope they don't mind scrambled eggs and pancakes." I heard movement upstairs, which probably meant the team was starting to wake up.

"Crap! I forgot to make tea for Antauri! D*** it!" I ran to fill a teapot with water and get it boiling before Antauri came downstairs.

"D*** forgot I was making food!" I ran to check on the food, which had yet to burn, set the table, pour drinks for everyone, finish Antauri's tea, and then fill everyone's plates with food. I was exhausted, but I got it done. The team came into the room just as I finished cleaning up.

"Good morning Chiro" everyone said as they walked into the kitchen.

" Good morning guys! Hope you're hungry." I motioned to the table and they all stared at me wide eyed.

"Kid, when did you have the time to do this?" Sprx asked as he sat down. I shrugged and sat down with them.

"I was up pretty early today. I got down here at 5:30"

"You never wake up that early!" Nova exclaimed as she drank her milk. "Why did you wake up so early?"

"I actually never went to sleep." Antauri looked at me with concern filling his eyes.

"Did your insomnia prevent you from sleeping?"

"Yeah, but it was my fault. I have been looking forward to today for weeks." Sprx smirked and took this opportunity to openly mock me.

"Thinkin of Jinmay all night again kid?" I blushed and looked at the floor, which made Sprx erupt in a laughing fit. "I knew it!" Nova smacked him upside the head and sighed.

"He has every right to be thinking of her. Today is their anniversary Sprky."

"Don't call me that!" I started laughing and began cleaning up the table.

"I want today to be as perfect as I can make." Gibson looked at me when I took his plate.

"Technically you cannot have the perfect day Chiro. It is impossible for there to be a day where nothing goes wrong in any way. And if you have a so called 'perfect day' somebody else would be having an awful day where nothing goes accordingly."

"Thanks for the support Gibson. I appreciate it." I said, sarcasm clear in my voice, but maybe he was right. What if today didn't go the way we hope it will? What if something goes wrong? Or what if she doesn't show up for our date?

"Chiro?" I looked up and saw the whole team looking at me with concern.

"Are you alright Chiro?"

"I….I gotta go get ready." I ran out of the room and heard Sprx in the background as I ran.

"Good going brainstrain. You could have been a little bit considerate of the kids feelings." I ran up to my room and sat on my bed. I started thinking about Jinmay, and it started to calm me down. Her beautiful bubblegum pink hair that shined in the morning sun. Her soft green eyes that were more beautiful than any gem found in the universe.

"Nothing will go wrong today. I just know it." I looked at my clock and saw that it was almost 10:30. "Crap! I gotta get going!" I grabbed a small box I had hidden in my dresser and ran to the door. "See you guys later!" I called as I exited the robot. I ran as fast as I could to the bridge where Jinmay and I were going to have our date. "Today is going to be perfect."

Jinmay POV

"I really hope he takes this well" I said to my reflection as I stared over the bridge where Chiro and I were supposed to meet. I felt awful doing this to him, but it was best for me to end it now. I opened the heart on my dress and pulled out a small wooden monkey that Chiro gave me the day we met. I remember how his eyes sparkled when he saw that I would rather his gift than the heart that was usually there. Now, I'm not so sure that was the best decision.

"Jinmay!" I turned away from the water and saw Chiro running up to me. He was so excited that I couldn't help but laugh.

"Hey Chiro." He ran over and kissed my cheek.

"Happy anniversary!"

"Happy anniversary." I realized that I had no emotion in the way I spoke to him now, and he caught on quickly.

"Jinmay, is something wrong?" He took my hand and stared me in the eyes. I didn't feel that connection we had so long ago anymore. I knew that it was time for me to tell him.

"Chiro, I need to tell you something."

"Shoot"

"I have loved you since the day you rescued Sokko from B.T and Glenny for me. These past two years have been the greatest years of my life. I found you and the team, and I got a family and new memories to replace the ones I had lost. But I think that it is time for me to find those old memories, and make new ones for myself."

"What are you saying?" I handed him the monkey he gave me that I had always cherished. His eyes became glossy and his hand that held the monkey began to shake lightly.

"I'm saying that it's time to end this, end us Chiro. I don't feel the same way I did the day we met. I think it's time I end everything and make a new life for myself. If you ever need me, you can call. Otherwise, this is goodbye Chiro." I kissed him on the cheek quickly before I activated my jets and shot out of Shuggazoom's atmosphere for what I hoped would be the last time.

Chiro POV

I watched her fly off the planet for the last time. I thought of everything we have been through together, and I almost lost it. I love her more than she knows! How can I just let her go like that? I guess Gibson was right after all, it is impossible to have a perfect day. I looked at the monkey in my hand and threw it into the waves, hopefully getting rid of it for good. I ran back to the robot, wishing that the day I had planned for so long would hurry up and end.

"Hey kid. How'd it go?" Sprx questioned when I got back to the robot. I just walked past him, ignoring any questions that the team asked.

"You were right Gibson., nobody can have a perfect day." I shot up my tube and sat on my bed, staring at the little box I was going to give Jinmay. I was a silver locket that had her name carved into the front, and mine carved into the back. When you opened the locket, a holographic video of the two of us at the park began to play. The video was taken the day I first told Jinmay I loved her. It was going to be my gift to her to show her how much I loved her, and how much I wanted us to be together. I threw it against the wall and ran out of my room in tears. I had to get out before the team came in and saw me crying, so I ran to the top of the robot and cried on its shoulders.

Normal POV

Sprx looked to Gibson when Chiro ran out of the room. "Any ideas what's wrong with the kid?" Gibson only shook his head in reply. Otto, knowing that Chiro was obviously in distress, spoke up.

"Do you think something happened with Jinmay?" The team turned to him with shocked expressions.

"What if something happened during their date?" Nova stood up and headed for Chiro's tube.

"Whatever happened, I'm going to find out what he's so upset about." The others nodded in agreement and followed her to their leader's room. When they entered, they saw Chiro had already left. Antauri, noticing something propped up against the wall, walked over and picked up a small silver locket.

"Hey! What's this doin here?"

"What do you mean Otto?"

"Chiro and I made this for Jinmay." he said as he held up the locket. "It plays a holographic video of the two of them at the park." He opened it so the team could watch what they had sealed inside.

Chiro and Jinmay were sitting on a bench in the center of the park holding hands. Jinmay had her head resting on Chiro's shoulder, and Chiro was resting his head on hers. It looked like the two were sleeping, until Jinmay raised her head from his shoulder.

"Chiro? Can I ask you a question?" Chiro, visibly saddened that Jinmay was no longer resting on his shoulder, sat up and placed an arm around her.

"Of course. What's on your mind?"

"What's going to happen to us?" Chiro looked at her with confusion.

"What do you mean?" Jinmay looked at him with tears forming in her eyes.

"When all of this is over, all this Skeleton King madness is finally put to rest, what will

happen to us?" Chiro thought for a moment before answering.

"I couldn't tell you Jinmay. I want to say nothing will change…"

"but it will change Chiro!" she moved away from him and looked at him with a fearful expression. "When this is over, everything will change for us! How do I know we will still be together?" Chiro pulled her close and kissed her head. He then looked her straight in the eyes.

"Everything will change Jinmay, but they could change in our favor. Plus, if I have learned anything thing from Antauri, I can easily say that the future doesn't matter right now. All that matters is today, and today is ours."

"Really? You really believe that it could all change in our favor?"

"I do Jinmay. I also believe something else too, something that can change it all in our favor now."

"What's that?" Chiro pulled her closer and whispered into her ear.

"I believe that I love you Jinmay." Jinmay stared at him before pulling him into a passionate kiss.

"I love you too."

Otto closed the locket and looked at the team. "It was his gift to Jinmay to show her how much she meant to him."

"If the kid threw this against the wall…"

"Then Jinmay must have left him." Enlightenment spread across everyone's face.

"If I know the kid, he will be on top of the robot." They all ran up to the shoulders of the robot, and were stunned with what they found. Their leader, a boy who can face any danger without the slightest hint of fear, sat sobbing with his head buried in his hands.

"Chiro," Antauri said as he wrapped his arms around his child "it is going to be alright."

"I loved her Tauri. I…I thought she loved me too." his sobs intensified and the rest of the team gathered around their leader, offering comfort to the shaking teen. They sat with him until his sobs quieted into sharp breaths. When he had finished crying, the team led him to his room where he quickly fell asleep. As the team left the room, Gibson brushed a strand of hair out of the boys face.

"I believe that you will have your perfect day soon Chiro. And may it be with the perfect person as well." Gibson didn't know how accurate his prophecy was. As he shut of the lights in the room so Chiro could sleep, a transport was picking up a young orphaned girl from the planet Earth so she could start a new life on a new planet.