A/N: Again so sorry for the wait and I am really happy with the reveiws! Thank you so much.

Chapter 8 Saying Goodbye

Hige woke up Monday morning; he sighed and got up to get dressed. He grabbed a black Everclear shirt with a sad smilie face on it that said "Disco still sucks" and a pair on jeans. A lot of things have happened over the weekend, he had seen his father after three years of nothing and recieved some bad news that would change his life. How was he going to tell his friends.

FLASHBACK

Hige got down to the bottom of the stairs only to see his mother sitting on the couch with a man who had very familiar sandy blonde hair. The man then turned around to come face to face with Hige which shocked the both of them.

"Hey there Hige." he said standing up.

"Dad?" Hige said not moving from his place on the stairs.

"Hige, maybe you should come here and sit down." his mother told him. Hige did not fail to notice the sadness dancing in her eyes, somthing was up. He went over to where she was sitting and sat down beside her. His father sat down as well.

"I guess I should explain what's going on Hige." his father said. 'To hell you should!' Hige's mind screamed. "You see Hige, I've come to get your mother to sign the divorce papers and to get my house as well."

"Wait, so you're saying that the only reason you came was to take our house?" Hige said angry.

"Yes, but I'll leave you time to get your things packed and move." he said trying to be reasuring. The papers for the house are signed in my name which makes it legally mine. I wouldn't be doing this if it wasn't for my gilfriend's house, where I've been staying, burning down and cuaseing us to have no place to live." Hige sat there not believing that this man was his father. "Your mother has already spoken with my lawyer." he added.

END OF FLASKBACK

Hige walked down the stairs seeing Toboe eating a biscult. Hige knew that this must be harder on Toboe., after all he had just been able to start his new life after his dad went off to rehab. Toboe was getting along better but now he was being forced to start over again. They grabbed their backpacks and started out for school. They saw Kiba ans Cheza standing at the courner waiting for them.

"Hey guys, why the long faces?" Kiba asked as him and Cheza walked up to the cousins.

"We're moving." Hige managed to grt out but could not look his friends in the eyes. Toboe stayed quiet.

"Why?" Cheza said tears threating to to fall down her face like a river running down stream.

"My dad showed up and said that he was taking his house back and that we had to move. Mom's out looking for a place now." Hige said still staring at the payment.

"I can't believe that you're really moving." Kiba said sadly. Hige nodded. He always thought it would be hard when a friend moved he just never thought that he'd be the one moving. They walked to school in silence. Kiba was walking with his arm around Cheza's shoulders in an effort to cheer hime and her up.

Hige grabbed his books for science from his locker as soon as he entered the school. He spent the fifty mintues thinking of what his new school would belike and if his new friends would be anything like his friends now. Of course not, but he could dream right? He left class as the bell rang for English with Kiba, Cheza, Toboe, and Leara. hige knew that Toboe probably hadn't told Leara of him movin and he can'y say that he blamed him. Toboe and Leara had gone from friends to a couple in a matter of weeks.

Mrs. Jagura came into the room and started talking about a book they've been reading called "The Hobbit." Hige listened as best as he could trying to keep moving out of his mind but trying not to think about it made him think about it even more. Luckly the class ended with the bell and it was time for science. Hige walked down the hall seeing Toboe and stopped him to talk.

"So, when are you going to tell Leara the news?" Hige found himself asking. Toboe looked down at the floor before answering.

"I'm going to ask her to go to the park with me after school. I'll tell her then." Toboe finally said. "Tell Aunt Karen for me."

"Sure." Hige said and began to walk to science when he was stopped by the sound of Toboe's voice.

"What about Blue?" Toboe asked unsure whether Hige would get mad.

"Haven't really thought about it." Hige lied. Toboe nodded leaving his cousin in the hallway. Science was a bore all Mrs. Cher did was talk to the class about the up coming exams. Hige didn't have to worry about that. When the bell rang Hige went off to study hall. Tsume was already sitting in his usuaul seat.

"The kid tells me that you're moving." Tsume said as soon as Hige sat down. Toboe and Tsume have a specail bond almost like brothers. It formed after Toboe's dad statred to drink. Both Tsume's parents were drunks so he knew what Toboe was going through and helped him through it. Hig ehad tried but had no experince in the matter so it was a good thing that Tsume was there for him. " It's going to be different without you around to bother me all the time." Tsume admitted.

"Is that your way of saying that you're going to miss me?" Hige asked but knew the answer. Tsume was silent. The bellr ang and it was about time to Hige's stomache has been begging for food since second period. Lunch was a choice between hambugers and hot dogs. Hgie chose the hambuger, ever since he had found out what hot dogs were made of he had lost his taste for them. Hige walked over to the table with his friends. Toboe and Leara were having a conversation about how people should be able to choose whether they wanted to have P.E. or Art as a college credit. Cheza was tellig Kiba about her older sister having a baby. Hige kept queit and keeping all the talking he did short.

After lunch Hige and Kiba did their usual one on one game of baseketball in P.E. Kiba was the better player, in fact he was on the school's team and of course hoping for a scholarship. Hige's sport was track and was on the team before it was canceled do to the school not having enough money for it expensives. Hoprfully the new school would have track. Once P.E. was over Hige changed and went to see Toboe in Math class. After school Hige walked home alone while Toboe went to the park to tell Leara the news. When he entered the door he saw his mother getting off the phone with somebody.

"Who was that?" Hige asked putting his back on the couch.

"A house saleman. My boss was able to transfer me to a office in California and the saleman said there was a house available in Sunnydale which is an hour drive to the office. The house has three bedrooms and two bathrooms and is our price range. I just got done closeing the deal." She infromed him.

"So when do we leave?" Hige asked not happy that his mom had already found the house.

"Well, today we need to start packing and tomorrow you and Toboe can turn in your books. as for the rest of the week we'll be packing and moving it to our new house." she said. Hige started up the stairs to his room but remebered what he was suppose to tell her.

"Oh mom, Toboe's at the park breaking the news to Leara." Hige said. She nodded and he went upstairs to his room. As he layed down on his bed the thought of only having a week left hurt him more than anything eles could.

A/N; I know that there's not a lot of Hige/Blue but this chapter was explaining the hard time Hige's having to say goodbye to all of his friends. He should talk to Blue in the next chapter.

See Ya Next Time.