"Cherry, please!"

The voice came from Bloo.

"Was this all my fault!? Please, answer me! It was me, wasn't it!? Whatever it is, I wanna fix it! I can make things work!"

Deep down, it was hard for Cherry to know what to say to him. Seeing his eyes welled up with tears felt like there was a knot in her throat. Eventually she managed to loosen it.

"No," she answered. "You've done nothing wrong to cause this…"

"But it has to be! I judged you when you arrived at Foster's! I even joked with your name and pestered you every chance I had to get a rise out of you!"

"True, but that's all behind us now…"

"Are you kidding!? Wouldn't you at least still be upset with me? I've been so selfish, immature and naive to not see that all you wanted was for me to respect you!"

"But you already have my respect…"

"But I can't lose you! I don't know if I'll ever find someone who matches me in Galaxy Wars…" He showed her the game. "I was looking forward to surprising you with the new game, but...without you I just don't have a plan! Even if I did have one, it just won't be the same!"

"Bloo…"

"I don't want to forget you, Cherry! You've opened my eyes so much that I never realized how much you mean to me! For days I couldn't sleep because you were always on my mind! Every time I saw you since then I couldn't muster up the courage to really tell you how I feel! How can you leave when you were a piece of me that I never knew I needed!? Just put an end to all this...because, I…" He still appeared nervous noting the huge blush on his face, but this wasn't the time to back out. "I...I love you, Cherry!"

Surely it was loud enough that the whole house could hear. The pink friend's eyes had widened in surprise. She couldn't help but have tears fall down her face, but managed to keep a warm smile.

"I was afraid to say it, but...it makes me even happier to hear it from you," she says, with a trickle in her voice. "I love you too, Bloo."

Tears proceeded to fall down his face. Even though Cherry hasn't gotten to Berry yet, the magenta friend could feel emotions that she didn't expect to feel before.

"I know you don't show it often," Cherry said. "But you are indeed caring. You can be respectful and know when you're in way over your head. Despite your flaws I can't help but love each and every one of them, so don't change for my sake. You have a lot of time ahead of you, so please don't miss out on a single moment."

"Is there anything else I can do!?" Bloo asked desperately. "Please, just name it!"

"Respect my sister's name...and smile."

The answer caught him by surprise.

"It would mean a lot to Berry if you call her by name. And your smile...was what had captivated me the most. As much as I'd be happy to play the new Galaxy Wars beside you, please, cherish that for me..."

It was unexpected for Bloo to be broken down this way. Tears just kept rolling, but he nodded. Deep down, he still didn't want to let her go. He eventually caved when he looked at the game in his hands, hugging it tightly as he closed his eyes.

The only thing that wasn't transparent was her head.

"So...you've finally won."

The pink friend shifted her head to the last one remaining...her own sister.

"You finally won Bloo's affection...and now you're leaving it all behind."

"I never was going to win this fight," Cherry answered. "I had no chance."

"So you think leaving this way would fix this!? After you've gone great lengths to humiliate me!?"

"This was what you wanted, right? To wish for me to never exist?"

Berry paused on that question.

"W-Well yeah, but this isn't how I expected it to go!" She answered. "With you out of the picture-...!"

"Then no one would stop you from having Bloo all to yourself...right?"

"Yeah...but!"

"So who did you think really won?"

The magenta friend looked to the floor.

"Believe me when I say that this is for our own good. Back then you've helped me become a better imaginary friend, and now once I've finally shined you decide to destroy everything I've worked up to."

"I...I only wanted Bloo to acknowledge me," Berry said. "I've been after him much longer than you have, and you managed to win his heart with hardly any effort! It was like you were playing hard to get!"

"But that wasn't my intention."

"What do you mean?"

"It's true that I wanted to befriend everyone, but I'm never the one to make the first move. He chose to go after me because he was confident to believe I was you. For the longest time I didn't want him to find me, because I didn't want his beliefs to spread throughout the house."

"You think I wasn't listening in?! Didn't you say that you were nothing like me!?"

"I said that to also keep him from talking bad about you!"

Huh? What did she mean?

"I...I don't understand." Berry wondered.

"Did you think I never thought about you?" Cherry said. "You're my sister, Berry. I don't always like what you do to get what you want, but I couldn't let him talk you down like that. Sure, he aimed at me, but shouldn't he learn to respect you too? Whether you were the one that wanted him or not, he should acknowledge you better."

Berry looked down at the floor. She didn't think of it that way. Cherry was looking after her the whole time? The more she thought it through, it made their time together up to lunch seem...unforgiving.

"...I looked up to you, Berry."

The magenta friend looked back at her.

"I remember how you used to be as kind as me: you were sincerely passionate and a great role model was willing to help me every step of the way. I had wished that it would have remained that way, but you chose to become swallowed by doubt and jealousy. You chose to take my kindness for granted...and now this is what it comes to."

"No...stop...I was wrong!" Her sister pleaded. "I'm sorry I took everything you did for granted! Bloo is just…! I...I just love him too! You made it seem so easy...while I just became obsessed and willing to do anything to make him mine. If that's not love...then..."

Tears began to fall down her face, trying hard to keep her composure.

"I deserve to not have you as a sister…"

"...I still love you."

Berry nearly jumped to that statement.

"Our time together was fun while it lasted," the pink friend smiled. "But only you can determine how to manage your life the moment I'm gone."

"No, please...It's all my fault! I can't forget you...Just come back to us!"

"Berry…"

"I want to be a better sister to you. I've been so selfish! If you leave, then...how will I ever forgive myself!?"

"...Maybe you'll find a way."

"Find...a way…?"

"You'll never know. Maybe...you'll get an opportunity."

Knowing there was no way to reverse what was done, the magenta friend had to do what was needed. Her hands had balled into fists, feeling that she had finally met defeat.

"I love you, sister…" Berry mustered, before closing her eyes and bowing her head. "Forgive me…"

With the room in complete silence, the pink friend finally closed her eyes.

"...Thank you all...Thank you...for everything…"