I don't own Naruto, DUH. I own Riku. Please R&R


Genma came closer and closer as my heart sped up to an unimaginable pace. I could feel my eyes beginning to tear up even though I haven't said a word to him, though the message kept replaying in my head. The smile he always had when he saw me spread across his face, only making my heart sink even more as I stood up.

"Hey, what are you doing out here? Waiting for me?" He said with a playful tone.

"I…uh…I just wanted to talk to you…about something." I probably shouldn't have tacked that last part on, but seeing his softening expression must've meant I looked like a wreck as I struggled to find the right words. Not grasping any particularly good ones, I took a deep breath and looked up at him, "I'm moving to the Land of Tea in two days…"

I had expected something…I don't know, big, perhaps? So I had tensed up for it, braced for it, but…

"Tell me this is just a really mean joke."

All I could do was shake my head and look away from his indecipherable expression. "Sorry I didn't tell you earlier…"

"…There's no need to apologize." And with that, he slipped past me and up the stairs to his apartment, the closing of his door as loud and clear as can be in my ears.

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I lay awake that night, only falling asleep at a godforsaken hour, and I woke up groggy as if I was drunk. 'I'm moving tomorrow…' I thought and drew my legs up to my chest, wrapping my arms around them and resting my forehead on my knees. With a sigh, I glanced over at my powder blue clock and glared at the hands reading two-thirty PM.

I washed up quickly and changed into the stack of clothes my mom had left out for the move. There really wasn't any point in trying to find breakfast at this time of day, or lunch for that matter since my parents probably thought I wouldn't have an appetite, and they were right. I gave my mom a brief, blank stare, and I could tell she understood how I felt, and she didn't say anything, just nodded.

Outside, the air was already baking and suffocating, not really helping with my situation but I wasn't going to complain about it. My flip flops slapped my heels as I headed down the hall to the open area of the complex but stopped when I saw a figure leaning against the wall from my peripheral vision. I turned to the side, ready to defend from anything, but was a bit relieved when it was only Genma. "Hey…"

"Are you busy today?" He said, his voice low.

I shook my head and he grabbed my hand, leading out the front door and into the busy street. We walked together, side by side, in silence for a few blocks with his hand tightly around mine. After a bit, I realized the loud chatter of the streets had faded away and the light rustling of windswept trees replaced them. We were beginning our ascent along a worn trail up the hill that overlooked the entire village of Konoha and before I knew it, we were both on a soft patch of grass. He kissed me so gently that it instantly brought tears forth, the beads dropping down my cheeks. I don't really remember how it all happened, but we ended up having to slip on our clothes in the end. I'll just let you guess what happened, ok? I don't think it'd be a good idea to write that here.

"Tomorrow, huh?" He asked me quietly, his back against mine.

I drew up my knees to wrap my arms around them and leaned back against him. "Yeah."

"No looking back?"

"Ok."

We both stood up and walked forward, my body trying to turn around to get one last look but I fought against it with a sniff in the end.