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[7 years ago]

Nita found Kit at the pier, his legs dangling over the water. She sat down beside him and they both watched the setting sun together. Kit heaved a sigh.

"What's the matter?" Nita asked. "You've been mopey all day."

"I have not."

"Kit I've been your best friend for 8 years. When I say you're being mopey, you're being mopey."

"It's…nothing. It's nothing."

"Oh c'mon, don't give me that!" Nita leaned against him, resting her head on his shoulder. "What's wrong?"

"I guess I'm just overwhelmed. There are so many things I need to figure out. Like this," he held up their clasped hands which had somehow made their way together over the last few minutes.

"Kit your being silly! We have the rest of our lives to figure this stuff out." She squeezed his hand. "Just think. Soon we'll leave for college together! Think of all the time we'll have then."

"No Nita. There is no time. I wasn't accepted into the Virginia University."

Nita pulled back to look at his face. "Is this a joke?" she asked him sternly.

"No, I'm serious. I was denied."

"But—but there must be a mistake! If I can get in, you certainly should!"

"I don't know Neets." Kit stared down at the darkening water. "I'll be going to a school in Miami instead."

Nita bit her lip. She had not applied to that particular school. "Well maybe I can send in an application there! Then we can still go to college together."

Kit put his head in his hands. "It's too late Nita. The deadline was months ago."

The two were silent. Nita did not realize she was crying, until Kit turned her face towards his and wiped them away with his thumb. "We can't give up this easily Kit! We've been together forever! We have defeated the Lone One numerous time, escaped certain death, and traveled all over the Universe, to planets with names longer than every word in the English language combined! We can't let this stop us. There must be some way. I'll call the University tomorrow – or something!"

Kit shook his head sadly. "There is nothing you can do Nita."

Nita pushed his hand away angrily. "So this is it then? You're just going to give up?!"

"No, It's not like that!"

"Oh really? We promised we would stay together no matter what! Did that mean nothing to you?"

"Nita, there is nothing we can do!"

"No, you're just not willing to try!" Nita's tears flowed down her cheeks. "Not even for me Kit?"

Kit said nothing and Nita choked on another sob. "I hope you will be happy in Miami." She told him tearfully. Then swept up and disappeared.

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When Nita arrived at her apartment later that evening, Daniel was there, bustling around the kitchen. She could smell spaghetti and smiled. It was one of the three things he could cook (the other two being pancakes and apple pie.) She hung up her coat and purse and slid into the kitchen.

"Hey honey! How was work today?" Daniel met her lips in a quick kiss before the timer on the stove chimed and he had to go stir the sauce.

"It was…fine." Then as she surveyed the kitchen, the bubbling red tomato sauce, and the pot of noodles, she remembered her talk with Kit. Kit the chef. The smile slid off her face and she busied herself on setting the table. "So what's the occasion?" Nita asked, gesturing towards the food.

"What? I can't just cook for my favorite girl?"

Nita giggled. "By all means."

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An hour later, Nita was snuggled up to Daniel, both of them watching tv. A commercial flashed up and Daniel wrestled free of Nita's hold to go back into the kitchen.

"Hey! I was just getting comfy. Where are you going?"

He chuckled. "I'll be right back!" he called over his shoulder. Daniel kept his word and was back in a minute, holding twin ice cream sundaes.

Nita made room for him and accepted her bowl of ice cream eagerly. "Man, I'm really being pampered. You must really like me. But it looks suspiciously like you're trying to butter me up. What did you do? Spit it out. Run over the neighbors cat again? You didn't spill wine on my new satin sheets did you? Or kill someone. Because that might put a damper on our relationship. "

"Never. It's just a cheer-up."

"A cheer-up?"

"Yeah, it seems like you've been a little down lately and I wanted to cheer you up." He kissed her nose gently.

Daniel never missed a thing. "I'm sorry!" Nita told him.

"For what?" he asked around a mouthful of ice cream. "Everyone has off days."

"But for you to go to all this trouble…"

"Nita do you really think its trouble for me to try and make you happy? I always want you to be happy no matter what – and it's no trouble. Remember that you silly girl." He winked at her and Nita snuggled against him, cupping her sundae.

"What did I ever do to deserve you? But thanks. It's just; lately things have been rather confusing."

"Kit huh?"

"What?!"

Daniel gave her a serious look. "Nita, do you really think I'm that blind. I saw how much seeing him shook you up. And I'm not surprised. You guys were best friends for a long time and parted suddenly. Daniel did see everything. "Where you guys ever, like, serious?" he asked.

"No. But if we hadn't parted, we probably would have ended up together eventually. But then I wouldn't have met you!"

He smiled at her. "Nita, I know you'll get through this."

"Thanks. The ice cream helps."

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Nita pressed against him and they're lips met. His kiss was perfect and they fit together against each other like pieces of a puzzle.

Hmm Daniel… Nita thought happily as she ran her hands through his dark hair. But wait… Daniel didn't have dark hair. He was blond. And had he gotten shorter? These arms around her were comforting and sturdy, but not as muscular as they usually were.

Daniel?

Nita pulled back to look at his face. Her eyes did not meet Daniels green ones. They met warm brown eyes.

She was not kissing Daniel.

This was Kit.

"Wah?!" Nita sat upright in bed, her eyes flying open as she clutched at the bed covers. Her breathing came heavy and her face was flushed and hot.

What the hell was that?! Her head was spinning wildly and she felt a bit faint. Nita ran a finger over her lips, as if she could still feel the lingering touch of his mouth. She buried her head under the covers and cried.

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