Chapter 31 : I want you to stay

It was 8 pm in the morning.The Mew Aqua had disappeared and the desert now looked like heaven.There were lakes and lots of colorful plants, and even trees.The team had decided to stay a bit longer to explore the paradise.Retasu was sitting next to the lake looking around her.Now that everthing was over, the young girl was very tired, and she did released alot of energy to create this huge forest.Now, Retasu was thinking about Pai.

Pai... How can I ever tell you...

Suddenly, Ryou appeared from nowhere calling Retasu.The green-haired girl turned around.

" What is it ? What´s going on ? "

Ryou was out of breath.After a few seconds, he finally answered :

" Retasu, Pai ´s gone !

" What ? What exactly do you mean by gone ?

" Means that he´s not here anymore ! The others said he´s going back to the spaceship ! "

Retasu quickly stood up and ran into the forest with him to the others.When they arrived, the rest of the team and the two aliens were talking about Pai.Retasu interrupted them and asked :

" What´s going on here ? Where´s Pai ? "

Ichigo answered :

" We don´t know ! He just teleported somwhere out of the forest ! Kish says that he´s leaving. "

Retasu panicked :

" But I want him to stay, he´s my friend ! "

And then, completely desperated, she let herself fell on the ground.

" I didn´t want him to go...Maybe he cares about his planet more than he cares about me.I can´t do anything else now. "

She really wasn´t looking good, like if she was about to cry.She was suddenly interrupted by Ichigo´s voice.

" And you´re just gonna stand there for the rest of your life ? "

Retasu lift her head.

" What do you mean ?

" If you really want him to stay, tell him ! " answered Ryou.

" And what could I possibly do ? He must already be at his spaceship and... "

But she was interrupted once again, this time by Zakuro :

" Come on ! You´re not letting go now ! You really care about this guy, even if you don´t love him, but now you´re gonna let him go, just because you think he loves his planet more than you ? "

Retasu stood up.Zakuro was right, like always.

" But... it´s too far away ! I don´t have enough time !

" I don´t think so. " said Ryou, approaching the young girl.

He put the golden necklace in her hand.

" What are you waiting for ? Go now ! "

Retasu agreed, a white light appeared around her and she disappeared.

Pai moved away the leaves that were hidding his spaceship.Next to it, there was the same temple he saw when they arrived on Earth.But this time, it wasn´t the same.The shinning blue drawings on it were starting to disappear, it wasn´t that beautiful anymore.Pai knew that this meant the energy had been destroyed.He knew now that he couldn´t stay with her anymore.

Retasu...I´m sorry.

The alien was about to enter his spaceship when someone called him.

" Pai ! " screamed Retasu before she stopped running.The young girl went in front of him.

" Pai, what are you doing, why are you leaving ?

" Retasu, I´m not staying, that´s all I allow you to know.

" But why ? I don´t want you to go away !

" I told you I can´t stay ! And why do you absolutely want me to come with you ! You don´ even love me ! " answered Pai with a voice that sounded cold.Retasu stayed silent for a few seconds and answered :

" No, I don´t.But please, I don´t want you to go...I care about you, Pai."

The alien approached Retasu :

" Look, Retasu.I can´t blame you for loving someone else.If that´s what you really want, then I´ll accept it.I want you to be happy.But I couldn´t stand it seeing you if you´re with him.That´s why I need to leave.I can´t hurt myself anymore. "

The girl started to cry :

" But you´re hurting me, Pai ! "

He didn´t answer.She continued :

" Yes, you´re huting me ! You want me to be happy but how could I, knowing that you´re not here !

" But why ?

" Why ? Because you´re my friend ! Because you´re someone I care about, and you saved my life, and... Pai, I couldn´t stand it if you leaved ! You´re wrong, Pai ! You think that it would be better for you to stay away from me, but it´s gonna hurt you even more.So please...stay here. "

Pai calmely looked at Retasu.

I... guess I could stay.

Finally, Pai took Retasu´s hand.

" Well, let´s go back to the others, then.They´re not gonna wait for us for hours ! "

When she heard that, Retasu felt better.A smile appeared on her lips and Pai took her in his arms.

" I´m glad you´re with me, Pai.Thank you. "

Now, everything´s gonna be alright.Everything´s back to normal.

In front of them, the dragon temple vanished in the air.