"Wow... I wish I were like you, Yamato, but then again, I haven't journeyed out of my hometown to become a top true B-DaPlayer until then before we met you guys! My dad had convinced me to pursue my dream to become really skillful and have fun at the same time. Is that what a true B-DaPlayer is?"
Yamato nodded.
"We should go back to the others now. But first, I got one question, Yamato." Ilen said.
"Yeah?"
"You do know Terry, right? Along as rivals, you two became close friends?"
Yamato sat back down because he stood up, "Of course I know him! We're awesome buddies. I do tease him a lot sometimes, and he does get annoyed."
"He sounds mature, more mature than me." Ilen commented.
"True, and me. I'm like the playful and courageous type."
"Like me!" Ilen grinned and chuckled.
Yamato gave Ilen a brofist. "We're so getting along well!" He said.
"Yeah!"
"But anyway, he's a great friend to me and he thinks so too. He's always there for me and I'm always there for him. There's nothing that could tear our friendship apart!"
Ilen understood that, it's much like the relationship between her and Celina.
"And," Yamato continued. "in Round 2, when Terry's B-Daman known as Wing Ninja broke and he had be in his B-Dabattle against Li, I brought up the idea from my head that I known about his B-Daman parts to fix it and I will get them for him. After my long delivery thanks to the Shadow Alliances Canines of Chaos, I arrived back just in time to give him the parts and fix Wing Ninja. It's one of those memories that I'll never forget. I care about Terry a lot."
Ilen smiled, "I get what you're talking about. I say you two have a closer bond than what I or Celina have with him."
Yamato nodded gladly.
"Ah! There you two are!" The familiar voice called out in front of them. They looked ahead and there's Terry who ran to them. "So, have you got along well?"
"Yeah, Yamato and I are quite similar in personality." Ilen answered.
"Couldn't agree more!" Yamato answered also.
"I knew you guys would! Had anything to talk about?" Terry asked.
"A lot." Yamato said.
Terry let out a delicate cute smile that made Yamato blush a little, and Ilen noticed that.
Terry's smile faded as he looked at Ilen. "Ilen?" Ilen turned to him. "Can we talk? I'm private, I mean?"
"That's okay with me." Ilen got up as she walks with Terry to somewhere in Catoon where no one's around. As they're walking, they talked. They have a while's worth of silence.
"So... what is it that you want to talk to me about? I'm all ears." Ilen broke the silence.
"It's..." Terry started blushing a little when he thinks he had to let something out. "It's about Yamato..."
"What about him?"
"I am afraid by the time Yamato wanted to spend time with you, he may have a bond with you more than he has with me..." Terry explained a little with a sad tone.
"How come there's anything wrong with that?" Ilen didn't really understand clearly.
"It's just... I can't really explain, I think you wouldn't understand."
"Of course I will, Terry, I'm your friend! You can tell me anything!"
"I-If you say so, Ilen..." Terry stopped walking, as Ilen did the same. "I..."
Ilen's dying to hear what Terry had to say.
"I... I do like Yamato. And I mean a lot."
"That's what Yamato already told me, you two are the best of friends and I know that now."
"No, it's not like that. You see, Ilen, I have feelings for him."
Ilen tried to think of what Terry meant. "So..."
Terry looked away with a sad face. "I love him, Ilen. I loved Yamato with all my heart."
Ilen stood silent for a moment. Terry thought he knew it.
"I hoped you understand, but I guess not..." Terry's eyes welled up with tears.
Just then, Ilen puts her left hand on his right shoulder in a snap and grinned. "What you just told me, Terry... I completely understand. I never knew you would have feelings for Yamato as more than a friend until now." Ilen said and hugged Terry. He felt a lot better now that his childhood friend understands his feelings after all, so he hugged her back feeling really happy about the joyful situation.
