I finished uploading The Law of Suki Chapter 19! And now I decided to start another fanfic to relieve all the tLoS pressure. This fanfic is inspired by the last chapter (and the extra chapter at the end) of Beast Master. Go to mangafox and search for it ;D

Anyways, enjoy!

"You're really special to Ueki"

"I'm going home now! Ueki, remember to study or else!" I said as I packed up the books and was ready to walk out of the apartment. I was at Ueki's place since after school, trying to teach him Mathematics since he lost his Talent to Study and he asked me to help him.

"Thank you for helping Kou-chan, Ai-chan." Ueki's sister, Shoko, nodded gratefully at me. I waved at her. "It's nothing. He doesn't have a talent to do Maths properly anyway." I joked. Shoko, always worrying about her little brother since her mother had died, waved her arms frantically in the air, "Kou-chan! You must ask your friends or us whenever you have problems! I can't bear to see you fail!" Then she paused and stopped acting so worried.

I was wondering why was she abrupt in stopping when Ueki said, "Do you need me to bring you back home, Mori? It's kind of late and all…" I sighed, he's worrying as much as his sister, though in not such a dramatic way. I pinched Ueki's cheek, in a way I think he's stupid for always worrying. "Right, that's really manly of you but I'll fine."

Ueki rubbed his cheek while I let go. "That hurt, never knew you could be so strong. But it's late." He repeated. I rolled my eyes, "Whatever. Either way, I'll be fine on my own. Nothing can stop my fists from landing a pretty hard blow, and you know it." Ueki blinked, "Yeah, I experienced it before."

"Well, bye! See you tomorrow. And no, don't even bother following me, Ueki. I'll be fine on my own." I added quickly before I began walking out of the door. Ueki's father looked up from his door and said, "Kousuke is lucky to have a friend like Ai, eh Shoko?" Shoko nodded quietly. Ueki, not hearing his father's comment, was about to protest to me when I heard his father say, "Sit down Ueki. We need to talk to you, about something."

I saw Ueki hesitate as Shoko said goodbye to me and closed the door. I wrapped myself in my coat under the cold winter weather and walked away.

xXx

When I had spent a bit of time in my room I heard the doorbell ring and then after the sounds of door opening and footsteps I heard my father call for me. I cried, "Coming!" Then I hurried down the steps, wondering what it was.

I nearly tripped when I saw it was Ueki's father and Shoko! They had anxious faces. Wondering why were they here, I ran over. "Ai-chan, have you seen Kou-chan?" Shoko asked worriedly. Why? Did Ueki go missing? "Why? Did he go missing?" I echoed my thoughts. Shoko hesitated, "Well, it's a really hard topic but…" Her father interrupted her, "No need to hide it. When you left, we talked to Ueki." He said, turning to me.

"About what?"

"We are going abroad."

My heart felt like it stopped beating. The world seemed to whirl around me, and I felt frozen and dizzy. It seemed as if time stopped. I felt as if I had trouble breathing. "Ai?" My father nudged me.

My heart started beating again. Everything seemed to become normal again. "Why?" I finally said.

"We think that Ueki has not been himself lately here. And I know he has good friends like you, and you will miss him. However, we think if he goes abroad he'll be able to study better."

That is no reason! I thought, but I didn't say it. "We're really sorry, Ai-chan. But we think it's the best for Kou-chan." Shoko added quickly when I was silent. "So…why did you come? And what about Ueki suddenly running off missing?" I inquired.

"Kou-chan was frozen and silent for a long time when we told him we were going abroad. Then he suddenly grabbed his jacket and ran out. We don't know where he is now, and we thought he came to you." Shoko explained. "Oh, he's not here." But I wished he were. Ueki's father sighed, "Thought so. But can you go looking for him, Ai? We think that if you look for him…he'll listen to you more than he will to us. You're really special to him."

I had no idea how special I was to Ueki, and I didn't think I was. However, I just nodded. "Okay then. Just let me get my coat and scarf." I said.

As I got ready to head out, I advised Shoko and her father to go home and if I find Ueki I'll bring him back. They agreed.

I ran out of the door, heart beating. Wonder why will Ueki take the idea of going abroad so distressfully? I checked the school gate, the train station, and the houses near Ueki's apartment…but there was no sign of the spiky green haired boy that was so familiar to me even if he looked half-dead.

Ready to give-up, I decided to check the Park where I had stalked Ueki when we first met. Then I stopped in my tracks.

There he was.

He was seated under a tree, and surprisingly the tree looked like the one I had hid behind when I stalked him way back. I saw him sitting, a little huddled up. I saw his rather depressed eyes, and a thick pelt ginger-and-white cat was spotted sitting in front of him, staring at him.

It looked as if the cat was listening to him, because I heard Ueki murmur, "If you get to fly away, would you?" I lowered my gaze, sympathy stabbing my heart. Then taking a deep breath, I walked over and then sat down on the other side of the tree. "I don't know if I would fly away…when life's so difficult, I think I might." I suddenly said, as if Ueki had asked that question to me.

I could tell Ueki was surprised to suddenly hear me. "What are you doing here?" He asked. I sighed, "I should ask the same question to you." "I don't want to leave." He said after a short pause. I poked the snow below me. "I don't want you to leave either." I murmured. "But maybe your dad is right." "I just lost my Talent to Study, that's all." Ueki protested.

There was another long silence. "But what if life here is really distracting you? I mean…maybe in another country or city you won't be so distracted…" I said, not so helpfully. I glanced over my shoulder quickly to see Ueki stiff and a little trembling, and not just from the cold. I knew him too well to not notice his sadness.

"No…I think I'd be even more distracted abroad. I'll miss you…and the others."

I sighed again. Ueki was nothing like the Ueki I knew. "Who are you and what have you done to Ueki? I thought you were always easygoing and believe in what is right? I thought you always moved along whenever you get things wrong badly?" I suddenly said, echoing my thoughts. Ueki replied, "I know…but I just don't want to leave…you and everybody else."

I shifted positions until I was sitting next to Ueki. "Look, I'll be fine. I know it's also partly because you think nobody will take care of me, me being reckless all the time and all. But I'll be fine. You'll be fine too. Everything will turn out fine, believe me." I said comfortingly.

Ueki was silent. "Come on, your sister and father were worried about you." I said, choking back my sadness, as I stood up.