Songbird

farewell

And now there she was, staring at him like he was some sort of fan who was a regular in that bar just to see her. Funnily enough, that was Laguna's case. He had lost count of how many times Kiros' and Ward would sit there with him, arms crossed, and watch as their friend would be captivated by the dress and the voice. It was needless to say that her reaction made his heart freeze.

"You used to come and see me play all the time, didn't you?"

It was a hard slap on his face. Did she not remember him? How she outright walked towards him after her performance and invited him upstairs to her room? How he fell asleep on her bed while speaking about his passions and all the things he wanted to do in life? Did he dream all these things?

"Oh...Uhmm...yes.." he said with a delayed smile appearing on his face. Maybe it was all on his mind. That fall was quite devastating after all. Who knows how hard he had hit his head.

The second the name was uttered, Julia's eyes widened in realization as all the pieces clicked into place. How many times had she wondered where her soldier had gone after he was whisked away from her so quickly on that fateful night? How often had she asked if anyone had seen him, or even knew who he was? Only the bartender was of any help, although he didn't know more than that one simple name that she'd nearly completely forgotten. She'd been certain that the war had called him away, only to never be seen again, but...

"It is you!" She blurted almost incredulously, taking an extra few moments to look him over and finally ended up staring at his eyes. Those were certainly the very same eyes she hadn't gotten nearly long enough to gaze into when she invited him up to her room all those years ago, she was certain of it now.

That was then. And now there was a whole different situation unfolding before him. During all those months marked by excruciating pain and a desire to give up completely, his mind tended to drift back to a very specific someone. It was silly really, how they met...how he would just forget how to act like a normal person whenever Julia had her eyes on him as she blessed the customers of the bar with her angelic voice. And now there he was again, back in Dealing city in a desperate attempt to reminisce about the past if not even have a glimpse of it.

Would it even be possible that she was still there? He had heard about her career gradually developing...maybe Dealing was just a stepping stone. And yet, as his eyes stared at the woman sitting at the bar and looking at her drink, he couldn't help but wonder. Was he just hallucinating? Maybe his mind was playing tricks on him, laughing at how stupid he was. But when their eyes met, there was no mistake.

This time, when her gaze was drawn from her glass by his question and she turned her head, she stared at him for a few moments as her mind processed the familiarity of his voice. It wasn't confirmation that her suspicions were correct, but even with the small distance he left between them, the resemblance to the memory of her beloved soldier was too striking to ignore.

"Y-yes, of course," she finally said once she found her own voice, patting the empty seat beside her. "Join me, won't you?"

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best  friends.

you  said  you'd  always  be  there.  i'm  holding  you  to  that.

i'm  not  leaving  you  alone  with  your  thoughts!

nobody  gets  to  call  you  that  but  me.

do  i  need  to  fight  someone  for  you?

we're  not  just  friends.  you're  my  family.

i'm  already  on  my  way.

if  i  die,  promise  you'll  erase  my  search  history.

we  should  not  be  allowed  unsupervised  in  public.

combined,  we're  one  whole  functioning  adult!

i've  helped  you  lie  to  your  parents,  friends,  &  your  boss...  what's  one  more?

ex-friends.

i  wanted  to  call  you.  every  time  something  happened.

how  did  you  just  stop  caring?

you  can't  pretend  we  weren't  close.

i  miss  you.  i'm  not  sorry.

i  don't  think  i  can  forgive  you.

i  miss  hating  the  same  people  together.

do  your  new  friends  know  the  version  of  you  i  knew?

you  ghosted  me.  but  sure!  let's  pretend  it  was  mutual!

i  still  know  your  favorite  song.

i  didn't  just  lose  my  friend,  i  lost  an  entire  chapter  of  my  life.

rivals.

this  isn't  personal.  you're  just  in  my  way.

why  are  you  so  obsessed  with  beating  me?

you  think  you're  better  than  me?  prove  it.

you  talk  a  lot  for  someone  who's  always  second  place.

did  you  rehearse  that  comeback  in  the  mirror?

do  you  ever  stop  talking?

one  day,  i'm  going  to  beat  you.

i  don't  like  you.  that  doesn't  mean  i  don't  respect  you.

i  didn't  come  to  play  fair,  i  came  to  win.

you  think  i'm  threatened  by  you?  no,  you  just  motivate  me  to  be  better.

roommates.

i  swear  i  didn't  eat  your  leftovers!  well,  not  ALL  of  them.

i  heard  everything.  these  walls  are  thin.

can  you  PLEASE  clean  up  after  yourself?

wanna  watch  a  movie?  i'm  making  popcorn!

you  know  we're  not  friends,  right?  we  just  live  together.

i  think  i  know  your  schedule  better  than  mine  at  this  point.

you  talk  in  your  sleep.

you  can't  just  adopt  a  pet  without  talking  to  me  first!

i'm  going  to  start  charging  your  dates  rent.

if  we  can  survive  living  together,  we  can  survive  anything.

if  your  [  family member  ]  drops  by  unannounced  one  more  time...

academic  partners.

you  forgot  the  project  deadline.  again.

this  was  supposed  to  be  a  group  effort!

i  think  we  would've  crashed  and  burned  without  you.

you  brought  snacks  to  study  group?  okay,  i  think  i  like  you.

we're  not  friends.  stop  telling  me  about  your  personal  life.

you're  actually  kind  of  smart,  you  know?

i'll  be  the  brains,  you  do  the  presentation.

we  agreed  no  emotional  breakdowns  during  mid-terms!

i  cannot  believe  i'm  depending  on  you  to  pass  this  class.

i  need  a  break  so  i  can  scream  into  my  textbook...

do  you  try  to  make  friends  with  EVERY  person  in  group  projects?

siblings.

you're  not  my  [ mom / dad / parent ]!  don't  tell  me  how  to  live.

i'm  allowed  to  make  fun  of  you.  nobody  else  is.

i  know  you  better  than  anyone  else  ever  will.

stop  trying  to  fix  me!

something  bad  happened.  can  i  come  home?

you're  still  the  favorite, even now.

still  trying  to  live  in  my  shadow,  huh?

i'm  not  jealous  of  you!

we  survived  that  house,  that's gotta count  for  something.