They were like two halves that fit together to a T, but they were like ying and yang when it came to their feelings; forever intertwined, yet so distant and separate from each other. And sometimes, it makes you wonder if it's really worth all the trouble.

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For Jun, that night was long and dark until his mother came home to find him crying outside the door. And when he tried to get up, his legs gave way. To him, it was very embarrassing having his mother help him to his room because he was crying too hard to do it himself.

She was worried about her child, but she knew when to ask and when not to; this time, it was not the time to say anything. She smiled down at him and placed her hand on his head, and rubbed it for a minute to sooth him before leaving. What she left him with is a mother's comfort, something she had learned waiting and worrying for both her husband and her son. It was the mother's touch.

His eyes were red and puffy, full of tears and glazed over, but he still managed to put a smile on his moist face, as he looked up at his mother as she left. She smiled back as well, and when she closed the door, he dropped to his bed. The comfort was gone once she left; the magic spell dispersed without the magician to keep it.

He could hear the rain beat down on the house like a beating drum. The soothing lullaby of the rain, the dark secrets of the night, his falling tears and aching heart, that night, were all one.

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Her mother looked out the window, resting her hand against the sink. She could hear every scream from the children outside. The mother knew what would happen, because this wasn't the first time this had happened with them; in fact, this was almost a common occurrence

A stinging feeling filled up her heart. It was her fault, she couldn't help but convince herself. If only she hadn't sent the child over there in the first place.

Hikari walked into the room. Her eyes were clearly red and filling up with tears, even though she was trying her best to hold them in. She was so stubborn. It was okay to cry in front of her mother for once instead of holding in all her tears.

With a smile, she turned back to face the sink and picked up a dish, resuming her last washing for the day.

The girl's footsteps began as slow, but as she slowly progressed up the staircase, she began to hurry to her room as tears began to pour down her face. She quickly slammed the door open and shut it softly, sliding down the now shut door. Her hands were tightly rolled up in small fists, clutched tightly together, and her eyes were closed shut.

She slid up the door, her legs barely able to hold her own weight, and staggered to her bed. She grabbed her favorite pillow on the bed and curled up against it. Her face was squished into the soft fabric of the material, letting her tears lull herself to sleep.

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The next morning, the sun was barely up-the sky becoming a golden yellow mixed with many different colors-when her eyes snapped open. Her room was filled with shadows from the sunlight that seeped in through the window.

Hikari stretched, her arms and legs aching from being in the same position all night. Slowly getting up and touching her feet to the ground, she walked over to the window, the blanket wrapped around her. There she saw him.

Jun was standing outside the side of his house, and dressed in his orange and white stripped jacket and a pair of blue sweatpants, he was streaking, looking as if he was ready for a jog.

She placed her arms on the windowsill and smiled as she looked down on the boy's serious face. Then she brought her hand up and knocked on the window, which caught the boy's attention, making him look up at her. She waved, the smile still on her face. "Jun," she mumbled, underneath her smile.

His eyes locked with her's. It was the look on her face that told him it was alright. It was pure feeling that told him he couldn't be away from her. To them as it was now, that night had never existed in the first place.

He lifted his hand high and waved as fast as he could. "HIKARI!" he screamed as loud as he could.

The sudden shout made her bang her hands against the windowsill and yell, "stupid!" as she darted out of her room and outside, before he shouted and woke everyone in Twinleaf up with that loud mouth of his.

Before she got near enough to smack and scold him, he was already running at her. She stopped as she seen this, and seconds later, his arms were wrapped around her, tightly holding her in his chest.

His face was nuzzled into her shoulder, and his face was muzzled, but he spoke loud and clear with no signs of hesitation. "I'm sorry, Hikari. I'm so sorry. Please don't ever leave me, okay? Stay by my side just like this, no matter what happens, promise?"

"B-but how can we even..." Her voice began to trail off as she started to mumbled about different things.

Jun tapped his forehead against the girl's, a smile on his face. "If you don't I'll fine you, got it?"

She laughed unamused. "I'd like to see you and your big mouth try and do that. Don't forget you haven't won one battle against me yet!"

"Hey!"

Hikari smiled, and Jun laughed, and soon, even both of them were laughing in unison, still holding each other in the orange morning glow.