Suitcase walked along the dimly lit path in the forest, she didn't know where she was going, all she knew is that she needed to be away from the team for a while.
It had been a few weeks since Nickel and Balloon had been eliminated. Baseball had been completely ignoreing Suitcase since then, and it had caused her so much guilt. There had been countless times when Suitcase had burst into tears throughout the past few weeks. Knife had been some help. Despite being a "jerk", he had been helping Suitcase by talking to her about Balloon and the alliance. Microphone had been oddly quiet for the past few weeks, but it didn't bother Suitcase. She was too worried about Nickel and Balloon and Baseball to notice.
Suddenly, Suitcase stopped. Something on the forest floor had caught her eye. There was a trail of lavender colored flowers, almost as if it were a path leading Suitcase somewhere in the forest. Intrigued, Suitcase decided to follow the trail of flowers.
After walking for what seemed like hours, Suitcase reached a familiar looking cliff. There was an amazing view of mountains and lakes and forests, and bright yellows and oranges flooded the sky and the veiw as a beautiful sunset took place behind the mountains. And sitting at the edge of the cliff was...
Suitcase gasped, "Balloon!"
Balloon turned around as Suitcase ran into his arms.
"Balloon, how did you get here, I thought you were eliminated!" Suitcase sniffed.
Balloon smiled and began to hug her. "Oj said it was ok to leave the hotel a bit for a walk. It's not like anyone in there likes me anyway...."
Suitcase broke away from the hug, frowning. "Balloon..."
Balloon looked out over the cliff, taking in the sunset. "I know, I don't need their approval. But it's... hard, when everyone hates you. Always ignoring you or talking behind your back about you."
Suitcase thought about Baseball, and how he had been ignoring her. " Yeah, I know what you mean..."
They were quiet for awhile, leaning back to back to each other, gazing off the cliff.
"Suitcase..." Balloon eventually broke the silence, "You have to win. I know that Baseball is against you, but I'm not sure if the other Grand Slams will vote for you to leave, so you have a really good chance. You're the best player we've got."
Suitcase thought about this for a moment. "... I will. But I won't just win for myself, I'll win for you too."
Balloon smiled, blushing slightly. "That's... The nicest thing anyone has said to me for the past month."
Suitcase smiled, "Well, you deserve to be treated better, because you're one of the best objects I have ever met in my entire life."
Balloon closed his eyes for a moment and leaned against Suitcase. "...Thank you." He opened his eyes aain, to se that the sun had almost dissapeared from their veiw, with just a few rays of light shining over the mountains left. They watched it for about 20 minutes, as the light slowly dissapeared from sight, and as the moon began to rise over the forest above.
Balloon stood up, a sad look in his eye. "Well... It's getting late. Oj's probaby wondering where I am. I wish I didn't have to go back to the hotel.... Everyone there is horrible to me..."
Suitcase looked upset, and a thought ran through her head. They shouldn't be so rude to Balloon, he really has changed.... She stood up. "Here, I-I'll walk you there..."
Balloon blushed, "Thank you..."
Balloon's POV
I was so grateful when Suitcase offered to take me to the hotel. Maybe the others wouldn't be so mean to me if they saw she was there, because she's so nice, and so caring, and she always went out of her way to make me feel better, even when others think I'm a horrible monster. She always made me feel something whenever she talks to me, I wasn't sure if I was able to describe it...
