*Rowan's POV*
I have no idea when I fell asleep but when I opened my eyes I found myself back at the hotel room laying down in bed. I don't even recall what happened before I fell asleep... it feels like I have a hangover even though my head is not throbbing in pain. Rubbing my tired eyes I slowly sit up in bed stretching my numb limbs away "It's afternoon..? did I slept in or something..." kicking my legs over the edge of the bed I stand up as I lazily make my way out of the bathroom to take care of business. After washing my hands I step out just in time for the front door to open revealing Hariko herself. We lock eyes and she just gives me a smug smirk.
Before I could ask what happened she opens her arms and warmly smiles at me, giving hugs nowadays? Hariko sure is changing the way she acts towards me.. I wrap my arms around her as her tail wiggles "Have I learned good behavior points that you give me hugs?" she wraps her hands around my waist as her head leans closer to my neck "..Hariko?" she doesn't says anything and it makes me worry a bit, Hariko's usually the talkative type "Rowan.. I need to have a few words with you.." I gulp as I break away from the hug "Alright then.. let's hear you out" "Well.. I don't want to make you sad or anything but.." she cuts herself off and I could see the hesitation in her eyes "...I have to go.. somewhere" her words just confuse me more and more, go where?
"And? what's the matter? you can't go alone and you need some company?" she laughs softly as her tail flicks behind her "I have to go alone in my trip and that means.. we have to go on different paths" "What..? you mean.. we have to-" "Yes Rowan, we have to.. we must to" she cuts me off giving me a sharp glance before continuing "You wouldn't understand even if I try to explain it to you, I'm not saying you're not smart and try to understand my words but it's just.. too complicated for a human to understand" too complicated? for a human? "Hariko hold on you can't just-" she holds out her hand to silence me.
I don't know if she's fooling around or not but I hope she is.. "Where are you going anyway..?" "I can't tell you, it's a private place" "Are we gonna meet again though?" "Most likely no" those words literally broke my stomach turn, I mean I don't want to be alone again... plus her company is nice "I'm sorry Rowan.. but I have to do this, I must do this" just yesterday she was completely fine why is she like this? ... ...that.. that woman, she has something to do with this "Don't make this any harder Rowan" "But.. I don't understand.. why? why do you have to leave?" "I know you grew to have a liking of me being around, you could say I fill a certain empty void within you... but as I said and I must repeat it until you understand, I must do this".
I could feel a little blush forming on my cheeks as my heart is definitely beating faster, for all the teasing she does... I just don't want her to leave, at first I didn't cared about her so much but now.. I feel like she's too important to me "I can sense your sadness, I pretty much can sense every emotion within you, but please, forget about me and move on.. I don't want you to be hurt.. the faster you forget about me the better" "I can't forget about you, you are the few good things that showed up in my bloody life!" she sighs lightly, avoiding my eye contact "...You don't have a saying in this Rowan".
She then locks eyes again as another smirk curls on her lips, but it quite didn't reached her eyes "Come on now, what are you? a baby or a grown up man? I know you're strong Rowan, you surely can get over it" what day is today? maybe is the 1st April and Hariko pulls a joke on me.. a stupid one "When are you leaving?" she sighs deeply before sitting on the bed "In an hour" in a WHAT?! "You can't just drop a bomb like than and just... leave! what about our trip?!" "You'll have to spend it alone" but.. why the hell am I even bothering at this point, it's obvious she ain't gonna stay and most likely leave me all alone, and the way she gives me those answers in an almost... monotone.
"You know Rowan, you were the first person that was kind to me, I ran away from my parents before so many times and asked people for their help, but they refused and bring me back to my so called caretakers, but the last time when I ran away from them they went.. crazy you could say, I ran as far as I could but exhaustion eventually caught up with me and I collapsed on the ground, luckily you found me and took care of me" she turns to me and her eyes sparkle, as if fighting back some unshed tears "If you really can't forget about me.. then treasure this" she leans forward and plants her lips against mine, but before I could even react she pulls away, that was the quickest peck I had in my life "You better treasure it~" her smirk slowly thins out as she walks toward the door "Farewell, Rowan".