"I have to get home. See you, Garu."
Pucca fled from the scene, and Garu stood alone in silence. Moments later, this silence was broken by another girl shouting his name.
"Garu!"
Garu flinched. He really didn't feel like facing her at that moment. He wanted to just run, run far away, but he knew that doing so would be rude, so he instead continued to stand perfectly still, pretending not to hear her.
"Garu, please! You need to listen to me. This is important!"
"…Fine. What is it, Ring Ring?"
"Okay," she caught her breath. "…okay. What I'm about to tell you, it's… oh, I don't really know how you're going to take it, but… um…" Ring Ring began hyperventilating again.
"Just get on with it, Ring Ring!"
"Okay," she said, her voice shaky, "here goes…" she took a deep breath, a long silence building up on the already heightened anticipation. "I'm your long lost sister!"
"What?"
"Didn't you hear me, Garu? I said… I'm your sister. We're related."
Garu's face flushed pale. "But, that's crazy! It—we can't be!"
"I know, it's hard to believe, but I'm telling you nothing but truth. Please, you need to listen to what I'm trying to tell you and let me explain."
Garu raised an eyebrow and crossed his arms. "…Okay, explanation please."
Ring Ring scratched her head, until it came to her.
The evidence.
"Garu, take your left glove off."
"Why…"
"Just do it!"
"Fine." Garu removed his glove, and Ring Ring removed hers. They held their hands together, and both of their eyes grew wide. For what seemed like 5 minutes straight, the two of them just stared at each other in disbelief, throats tight, unable to speak.
Garu finally spoke. "I…" he cleared his throat. "I can't believe it."
"Now do you believe me?"
"… I do. I just… I don't know how this could be possible. You, me… blood relatives."
"Yeah… it's…"
"…Weird." Garu paused. "Man. Wait until I tell Pucca about this—"
"No! You can't! We don't know how she'll take it. She hates my guts. And to think we're going to be in-laws one day…"
Garu's face turned bright red. "What?"
"Well Garu, you know it was bound to happen one day, I mean, it's soooo obvious you two were going to end up together."
Garu sighed and giggled nervously.
"We can't tell anyone about this startling discovery. For the sake of you, me, our family, Sooga Village, and the rest of the world."
"Uhh… the world? Don't you think you're over exaggerating just a bit?"
"…Maybe a bit." Ring Ring looked Garu in the eyes. "This will only be between us. Promise?"
Garu hesitated for a lengthy period of time, still taking it all in, before somberly replying, "…okay. I promise."
The two of them smiled and locked into a friendly embrace, when suddenly, Garu was knocked to the ground by a familiar stranger, accompanied by a sword to his chest.
Ring Ring gasped in horror.
Garu just lied there, frozen, unable to breathe.
He swallowed, and stared up at the stranger's face…
