The More I See, The Less I Know

Chapter 4: Makyo

Kim was off on a mission. Not your normal 'save the world/be the superhero' type of mission. No this was more along the lines of a shopping mission. To Ron's dismay it because a "Hey Monique! Let's get Ron some new clothes," ambush. Only half an hour into it, Ron was almost beginning to wish that flying monkeys would suddenly appear.

After being dragged from store to store Ron was exhausted. As he curled up into his bed he heard a soft knock on his door. "Come in," Ron spoke with a dry voice.

"Hey Ron, how's it goin'?" Wade grabbed Ron's desk chair and pulled it up to the bed where Ron was laying listlessly staring at the popcorn ceiling.

After a long pause Ron spoke, "Why does it matter? Why does anything matter?"

Wade, already used to this sort of philosophical meandering that Ron had taken to lately, indulged him with a "What are you referring to?"

"Clothes, money, cars, television... In the end none of it really matters so why should I care?"

"I take it that you didn't enjoy the shopping trip," it was more of a comment than a question.

Ron sighed, turning over to face Wade. "Why is it that my best friend in this whole crazy world is so obsessed over – over these things?" Ron shot a glare towards the unpacked bags across the bedroom in a pathetic attempt to make them disappear.

"You know there's more to her than that."

"Is there, really?"

"Ron," Wade put his head in his hands in utter frustration.

"To think, I used to believe I loved her."

Wade looked up in shock, for until that moment he had been under the impression that Ron was still secretly pining away over Kim. "I uh – I thought you still did."

"Not anymore, why love anyone? They're all so vain."

Secretly, Wade was offended. "Not everyone is this world is like that Ron and you know it! Kim is a wonderful person, why don't you open your eyes-"

"Then why aren't you asking her out if she's so wonderful?"

Wade blushed, looking down at his hands in his lap, "I'm not really that interested – I just meant that she's a good person, you shouldn't be so cruel in judging her. I'll see you later Ron."

As he left the room Wade couldn't help thinking, 'How strange that I'm encouraging Ron to like Kim...' After closing the door he paused, 'Wait, why is that so strange?' He walked down the hall only to stop with a jolt 'Oh no – not a good idea.'

AN: Sorry this took so long – writing a paper on the Tale of Genji and the Tale of the Heike took precedence over "fun" writing. Hopefully I will be updating this and my other two stories a bit more over the weekend. It is a little shorter than usual, but the next chapter will be longer. This just felt like the place to pause for now.