The sun rose.

It had now been thirty days since the party; twenty-nine since Gold and Crystal went to train on Mt. Silver, and fourteen since Gold and Crystal became and official couple.

Which brings us to today.

Most days have a start and a finish without anything spectacular and memorable in between. Most are forgotten.

This was not one of those days.

Because right now, Red was standing next to Blue, watching the sunset on Cerulean Cape, asking her out.

-x-

"I don't know, Blue. Maybe I'm wrong...but...I just feel like we were made for each other. I...don't know."

Blue smiled and watched the sun sink under the ocean.

"Maybe you're right, Red. Maybe you're right."

"Does that mean..."

"Yes. I'll try going out with you, Red." Blue put her hand in Red's.

Red blinked in surprise.

"I...I'm glad, Blue!"

Blue laughed. "Red...I'm sorry I never noticed how you felt before."

"I'm just glad we're here now..."

Blue forced a smile. It didn't feel right. Her hand didn't fit in his hand like it fit in Gold's. Red's words didn't touch her heart as much as Gold's words did.

"I'm heading home, Red. It was nice seeing you."

Red frowned. It was official, wasn't it? They were together, Blue said so herself. So why was she acting so cold, now? How come she was treating him like a distant friend?

As Blue walked in an opposite direction as Red, she watched the moon rise. She watched the sky darken, the stars shine, and the moon stay still in the sky.

Are you looking at this same moon, Gold?

-x-

"Gold, not now."

"I was just going to ask—"

"I'm too busy, Gold."

"Okay, whatever, Crys."

Gold walked outside, surprised to see how dark it had gotten. He gazed at Crys, doing endless paperwork, and then thought of Blue. Although he'd never admit it, he'd give anything to be in Red's place. He clenched his fists tightly.

Why did Blue go with Red to that dance? Why? What did I do?

Gold sat down. He refused to let himself cry, but his vision began to blur. He stared at the moon, sitting so obediently in the sky, next to the thousands of twinkling stars.

Blue, are you also looking at this moon?

The next days were not any better. Crystal and Gold broke up and got back together at least five times, while Blue and Red were distant, stiff, and awkward. Gold and Crystal's relationship eventually fell apart completely, and he started dating Yellow, but never could go one date with her without wisher it were Blue instead.

For a while, Blue and Gold had small talk, each conversation growing more distant then the last. Eventually, the friendship crumbled, and they both returned to living their lives as normal. Gold and Yellow had fun times, and Blue and Red grew closer then ever.

Everything was alright.

Except, not really.

No matter how hard they tried to forget, there was still a mutual longing to return to the days of Blue and Gold, to the days where, for the first time, their friendship wasn't quite a friendship, but a little bit more...