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[Cloudsong]

Forest forced a smile, still bad-tempered after the whole episode with Summer. "Are we getting near the place?" he asked quietly. "Because we haven't got much time. If Summer wants to hide out, she'll get left behind." His voice was slightly regretful, and he ran his free hand through his hair.

[Africa.]

"I think so" Mali answered, giving him a reassuring smile. "Dont worry, we'll find her eventually. Life has a way of planning things out so neatly, precisly, but in the end, everybody deserves a happy ending." she murmured gently, wanting to make him feel better.

[Cloudsong]

"Eventually isn't now," Forest sighed. "We're leaving soon." He was silent for a while. "Not everybody will be happy in the end," he said suddenly, looking over at her. "Summer told me she loved me today." His voice was hollow. "I'm breaking her heart, Mali." He shook his head, a dead look in his eyes.

[Africa.]

Mali wrapped her arms around him for a moment, giving him a comforting hug. "I know... This is all so hard." she sighed a bit as they walked on. "What should we do?" she asked sadly, pain of loosing her best friend showing easily in her sparkly eyes.

[Cloudsong]

Forest silently hugged her back. "Maybe... maybe it would be for the best if I stopped seeing either one of you," he said, his voice cut up and full of pain. "I don't want to... keep hurting you both."

[Africa.]

Mali could have sworn something slammed into her stomach as he said this, and she shut her eyes tight, fighting back the millions of tears that tried to free themselves. She didn't answer, she couldn't answer, otherwise he'd hear that immense, painful suffering in her cracking voice. She didn't even move from his arms, she just wanted to be able to spend as much time with him as he'd let her.

[FoldєdPapєrHєarts]

Dusk listened closely to their footsteps, waiting for them to hit grass. He sighed softly. "I'm going to miss this place," he whispered, his eyes closed.

[Cloudsong]

Forest noticed her silence, and he looked down. "Mali?" he breathed, wondering if she was okay. "What's... what's wrong?" Silently he ran a hand through her hair, trying to make her speak.

Rain nodded. "As am I," she said quietly. "But we'll find a better place... A place where we belong." Her words came out more confident than she felt.

[FoldєdPapєrHєarts]

Dusk turned his head slightly so she couldn't see the grief that swept quickly over his face. "I have a feeling we won't belong anywhere, no matter where we go," he murmured, half to himself.

[Cloudsong]

Rain blinked. "What do you mean?" she murmured. "If we don't... at least we all belong together." Silently she looked down at the ground. "Even if they don't accept us, we'll be safe."