"You will be alright while I'm gone, won't you?"
Rin shifted her head slightly in the barest hint of a nod. Her posture however suggested she wasn't quite as certain, with her arms hugging her legs to her chest.
"Hey, come on." Kyousuke sat down next to Rin, placing a hand on her head. "Don't make such a sad face. It's not like you're going to be alone, you know, Riki and everyone else are here."
Rin turned her round, luminous eyes on him. "I know, but it's just not going to be the same anymore."
"You'll still be having lots of fun. It won't be that bad."
"I guess so." Rin let out a sigh. "But I'm really going to miss you."
Kyousuke studied her face, taking in the features that he knew so well. He knew exactly how she felt. No longer would they be able to see each other every day. There would be no more secret visits to his room. They would have very few opportunities to do certain things. Would their relationship be affected by this, he wondered. He was really going to miss being able to kiss her, to hold her and make love to her, and he was sure she too was thinking the same thing.
There was less than a week now until graduation, when he would leave the school where he had shared so many wonderful memories with everyone. So much had changed over the past three years. At the beginning, he never could have imagined being where he was now, in a relationship with his own little sister.
"Cheer up, alright?" Kyousuke stroked her head. "I'll still come and visit, and you can come and stay with me sometimes. You're not going to be alone, Rin. Everyone else will be with you. I don't want you to be sad."
Rin nodded again and rested against him. "I wish you didn't have to go."
Kyousuke put his arm around her and rested his lips on the top of her head, closing his eyes.