“Ame…”
“Hm? What’s up, Gura?”
“Would you leave me?”
“What…? Hehe… where did this come from…?”
“I just had a thought. Would… would you ever leave me?”
“O-of course not. You’re my friend. One of, if not, my best friend.”
“Hehe… thanks. But… what if I get too violent one day, or I say something insensitive?”
“…Gura, are you ok?”
“…no.”
“…talk to me about it.”
“…I had this dream. One where… I killed you-!”
“Gura! Gura! I’m here…! I’m here…”
“A-Ame…”
“I… I’m sorry. You don’t have to keep going.”
“It’s not your fault… don’t apologize…”
“…”
“It’s just… what if you leave me one day…? What if… there comes a time when you don’t want anything to do with me… or finally get fed up with my antics… or-“
“Shhh… that’s… I promise you this, Gura.”
“…”
“I’ll never leave you.”
“…”
“I love you. You’re like family to me.”
“…”
“Any problems we’d have, we’d face together.”
“…”
“So, don’t worry. I’m not going anywhere!”
“…t-thank you.”
…
Amelia held a crying Gura in her arms, letting the latter drown her sorrows into her shoulder for the rest of the night. She cared about the shark, deeply.
Although…
She wasn’t wrong about killing her. That wasn’t a dream. Albeit, Amelia still had no idea how Gura managed to hop into another timeline without any influence from herself…
…
“Ame…?”
“Hm? What’s up, Gura?”
“You spaced out…”
“Oh, sorry about that. I was just thinking about things.”
“Mm… do… you want to talk about it…?”
“Oh, don’t worry. It’s nothing serious.”
“But-“
“Let’s just relax.”
“…ok.”
…
And so, the rest of the night was spent in the warm embrace of one another.
…
“Love you, Gura.”
“…thank you, Ame.”