Mia listened to Ryan as they petaled towards the park, how he had been doing some research into the academy and what they did. She was glad that he was aware that the Academy ruined friendships. She just hoped that neither of them would turn against each other. She wouldn't know what to do if that happened. She banished the thought from her head as they arrived. She too dismounted her bike and walked it over to the tree they often met under when they were younger. She smiled as he traced his fingers over the bark he had carved their initials into. She found herself hoping that the "best friends" part would soon change, but she could never ask that of him. Or even tell him, she had always been afraid of rejection.<br/><br/>Mia remembered being young and happy, chasing around her friend around the tree, often laying under it and looking at clouds. They would often try and see what kind of Pokémon they could make out of the shapes of the fluffy things in the blue sky. She remembered the day where she was supposed to meet Ryan there to play, but he never showed up. She stayed under that tree almost the whole day, only going home when it became dark out and it had started to rain. The next day he ran to his house to find it empty. Her heart shattered into a million pieces that day, she didn't know why he had left, and she never knew if he was going to return or not. She spent the rest of the day locked in her room and sad, she cried so much that she eventually ran out of tears, and only sobbed with nothing coming out of her eyes.<br/><br/>Mia tried to blink back the tears that had almost come forward. She hated remembering that day, but she didn't have to worry about it ever again. Because he was here with her, at their tree. She laughed as he remembered the story of when she had climbed the tree.<br/><br/>"I still feel horrible for breaking your wrist..." She looked at him and blushed softly. She realized that her hand was just inches away from his. She reached out and looped her fingers in between his and smiled at the tree. Of course she thought that he would think that she was just doing it to be friendly. But in reality, she just wanted to hold his hand to feel a split second of hope for them to be together.<br/><br/>---------<br/><br/>Fenny wiggled her nose as Blaze bit it softly, she went cross eyed for a second as she looked at her nose. She saw that he was a bit alarmed that his trainer was gone. She nudged him in attempts to comfort him and pointed a paw in the direction of the park. The fox gave a smile to let him know that they would be back and everything would be fine.