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Pudding turned around. "Taru-Taru!" She ran over to the alien and threw her arms around him. She let it out, all of it, all of her tears that she had hidden. Taruto hugged her back. Pudding wouldn't let go, she couldn't lose him again. Everyone was happy for Pudding. She had gotten what she had wanted most, her Taru-Taru.
Taruto was shocked by Pudding's reaction. He looked back to the day that he and Pudding were under the dome. He had said that he saved her, because he didn't see her cry. Now, her tears brought sadness to him. 'What was this emotion?' thought Taruto, 'Oh yeah. Kish called it love. I love her.'
"Why are you crying?" he asked Pudding.
Pudding looked up at him, "Pudding is not sad, but very happy. Pudding missed Taru-Taru very much, na no da. Pudding waited for Taru-Taru every night, but Taru-Taru never came, until today, na no da."
"Every night?" Taruto asked, surprised.
"Pudding was worried that Taru-Taru would never come, na no da. But Taru-Taru did come and made this the best birthday ever, na no da!" She replied and they let go of each other. They turned to the table to see everyone watching them, eating cake. Pudding started to laugh, and the laughter spread throughout the group, like a disease, a disease of happiness.
Taruto walked over to Ichigo and gave her a letter that said on the front:
To Koneko-chan
From Kish
Ichigo looked at it then looked at Taruto, "Why didn't he and Pai come, anyway?"
Taruto looked at Pudding, then turned back to Ichigo. "It's Pudding's birthday and don't worry, he's coming tomorrow." Ichigo fell out of her chair and everyone laughed at her.
Once the party was over, Taruto decided to walk Pudding home. "Will you promise to come back soon? Like, not next year or anything, but within a month, na no da?" Pudding asked Taruto.
"Of course." Taruto replied. They had arrived at Pudding's house and they said their goodbyes. Taruto then teleported home, only to come back the next day with Kish and every day after that to see his Pudding.