Sora really got his hopes up when Lumia seemed to agree with his idea, but immediately sunk into the ground after hearing Rui's reaction. [color=cornflowerblue]"Of course I know, he did explain... But we can't get our memories back without battling right, so why not try on each other?"[/color] However, what he said didn't matter as she only got more and more upset. He felt like he couldn't say anything at that point that wouldn't make her more disappointed than she already was. Was that really the Rui from before? Had she always been like that? He couldn't remember anymore.

He was already down from hearing and seeing her so upset, but he was completely shocked to have been kicked out of her room. He couldn't say anything, he couldn't move, he was just... shocked. He stumbled out of the room after she yelled a second time. After the door closed, tears streamed down his face. [color=cornflowerblue]"I just... I just wanted to connect..."[/color] He whispered so soft that even Wolf had a hard time understanding what he said. [color=springgreen]"Sora-sama, I don't think she meant what she said. Don't worry about it."[/color] Although Wolf had a hard time feeling compassion and be serious, he didn't push any further than that.

After breating deeply in and out for a couple of minutes, he ran as hard as he could down the stairs and outside the door. Even outside he kept on running until he was out of breath. When he came to a stop, he punched a tree close to him, which made his fist hurt very much. [color=springgreen]"Sora-sama!"[/color] Wolf, who Sora had put in the pocket of his jacket, cried out. Even more tears streamed down Sora's face and he didn't know what he felt anymore. He took Wolf out of his pocket and looked at him closely.

[color=cornflowerblue]"Why does she have to be like that?! I tried... I really tried to become close to her, just like when we were little, but it seems as if everything I do fails! Every attempt to become close to her backfires. It feels as if she doesn't WANT to do anything with me before. It's as if Rui hates me... That's why I need to do the battles! If I do the battles, then I can wish for us to be close again and everything will be fixed!"[/color]

Wolf didn't know what to say, so the first couple of minutes after Sora said those last words were complete silence. [color=springgreen]"You're yelling."[/color] Wolf finally said. [color=cornflowerblue]"Of course I am yelling! She really hurt me deep! I don't remember why I come home to the same house every day anymore, nobody in that house cares what happens to me... I need to battle."[/color] And it was at that moment that Sora heard a familiar voice.