Roughly a week had passed since Luke and Akari's engagement, and of course, Bo was stuck with filing the paperwork for both of them. The couple had ran around town announcing the happy news, and while everyone was busy celebrating, Bo thought ahead a little bit and decided to go to Town Hall to make the arrangements for them. It could be his wedding present for them, he thought.

The wind was cool and the sky was grey, and Bo pulled his scarf tight around his neck and shoulders. Not many people were out and about in this weather, so the walk to Town Hall was pretty boring. No birds were chirping, and no animals were running around. Dale had also given him some construction permits to file as well, so Bo was going to be pretty busy with paperwork for the day.

When he finally arrived at Town Hall, Bo was expecting to see Hamilton or Elli behind the counter. Instead he saw one of the people he wanted to see the least – Gill.

He was leaning against the counter, reading a book. He didn't notice Bo right away, and the carpenter thought that he could make a quick getaway and deal with the paperwork at a different time. But as soon as he began to close the door to leave, Gill looked up from his book and smirked at Bo.

"Oh, hello there. What brings you here?"

Bo sighed and kept his eyes glued to the papers as he walked to the desk. "I-I uh, I came to do some paperwork."

"Well, hurry up and let's get it sorted out," Gill said. He tossed his book aside and grabbed the papers from Bo. He still avoided eye contact with Gill and stared at his shoes. How could he look him in the face? He had been hanging out with Luna almost every day after she sort of dumped him at the restaurant. Bo tried not to think about the two of them if he could help it, but it was hard when they were always together.

The older man shuffled through the papers. "Construction reports... oh, what's this? Marriage papers?"

"It's for Luke..." Bo squeaked out. Gill laughed to himself and set those papers away from the rest.

"Of course. It's not like you'd be getting married any time soon."

"Hey, that's..." Bo tried to stand up for himself, but he couldn't spit the words out.

"Luna talks about this stuff sometimes. Getting married. She goes on about it almost as much as she goes on about you, actually."

"She talks about me?" Bo asked. He was surprised that she even thought about him now.

"Quite often. It gets on my nerves, but there's not much I can do about it, I suppose." Gill sighed and turned back to the papers sitting in front of him. "Now, I don't get why they pinned all their paperwork on you, but knowing Luke, it's probably for the better..."

The two boys stood in silence for a while, until they were disturbed by the sound of the door opening. They both turned their attention to the door and the new arrival.

"Luna, how nice of you to visit." Gill said, smirking a little bit.

"Hi Gill! And Bo, it's nice to see you again." Luna walked up next to Bo and leaned against the counter.

"Sorry, but I'm kind of busy right now." Gill told her. "Bo brought some paperwork over, and it's going to take quite a while to finish it all up."

"That's alright, I'm fine with waiting." Luna smiled at Gill. "How have you been, Bo? It's been a while since I've seen you!"

"Uh, I'm alright, I guess. The Carpentry's hasn't been busy at all since we fixed the Blacksmith's, so I haven't been doing a whole lot."

"That sounds... fun. You should try getting out more," Luna suggested.

Bo almost laughed. All his efforts at 'getting out' involved trying to get her out, so to speak, and look how well that had gone for him. "You're right. Just being around Luke all day can make someone crazy."

"Speaking of him, I'm glad he's finally found someone who'll put up with him. I sure hope Akari knows what she's getting into with him. I guess since they've been dating she has an idea, but you never know."

Gill frowned. "Geeze, first you don't shut up about Bo, now you're bringing that moron Luke into conversations too."

"Hey, what's that supposed to mean?" Luna shot back. She crossed her arms and frowned at Gill. Bo awkwardly took a step back. Hopefully this didn't get ugly...

"Come on, Luna. I'd just like to go one day without having to hear about the carpenters." Gill had forgotten about the papers and was also crossing his arms. The two looked like they could break out into a fight at any moment, and Bo thought it would be a good idea to run away.

"I can talk about whatever I please, I'll have you know!" Luna hissed.

"By the sound of it, I'd almost think you prefer them over me." Gill pressed on.

Bo swallowed nervously. "Um... is now really the time for this?"

Luna and Gill ignored him. "Gill, don't act so childish! What's wrong with talking about my friends?"

"I don't know, the fact that you talk about them more than me might be a problem."

"You know that's not true!"

"Well, you're doing a bad job of convincing me. Why don't you make a choice then, to put my mind at ease." Gill pointed at Bo. "Him or me?"

Luna looked confused. "What?"

"Him or me? Pick one of us. That should clear things up."

"Hey, Gill, is that necessary?" Bo spoke up. "You shouldn't make her do that."

"Quiet, Bo." Gill frowned.

Luna took a few steps back from the counter and shook her head. "I'm not going to do that! I like both of you, and I can't believe that you're making me choose between my friends!"

Gill opened his mouth to talk again, but Luna didn't give him a chance to finish. She pushed her way past Bo and stormed out of the building. "I'm not putting up with this anymore!"

She slammed the door shut behind her, and when she was gone, Bo looked to Gill. He had watched her leave as well, but as soon as she left, he shrugged and turned his attention back to the papers.

"That settles that. If she wants to talk about you so much, then fine. You can have her. She was getting pretty boring, anyway."

Bo couldn't do much other than stare at Gill in shock, and his mouth hung open. "You... She..." and yet again, he was at a loss for words. What was he even thinking? Was that some sort of cruel test he put her though? That was terribly mean, especially coming from him. Bo thought that all that time they spent together would have meant something more than that, but he was glad that it wouldn't have gone any further than that, no matter how much it hurt Luna. She deserved better than him, and if she didn't want Bo, then he hoped that she'd find someone... anyone better than that jerk Gill.

He forgot about the papers and left Town Hall, not bothering to look back at Gill. Those stupid papers would be there when he got back, he was sure. Luna was more important to him at this point anyway. He remembered what Dale had said about being there for her...

Bo looked around town square, keeping his eyes peeled for the pink haired girl. She must have run away pretty fast, since she was nowhere to be found in the nearby area. He made sure his scarf was tight around his body again, and he ran off to find Luna, wherever she might be.

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AN

So... do you think a 3 year hiatus is long enough?

I have no excuse for leaving this project for so long... But I kept thinking about it, and it bothered me how I never finished it! I've never finished a multi-chapter fanfic before, and I thought I'd start with this one. I tried to keep everything relatively consistent style wise, but I guess a lot changes over the years, which isn't bad, I suppose! I'm just cringing at the characterization... I apologize for anyone who was waiting for this to update, and well... I hope you enjoy it! It's certainly been a while, and looking back is hard, but here's to finishing this thing! It's almost over, I promise :3

Enough of that! I hope you all enjoyed!

Icee Suicune