Red Hair's Daughter

More Goodbye Planning

RT_Strawhat_Ninja: *screams* I'm sooo awfuuuuuuul! I'm sorry! Final Fantasy XV is consuming me!!!!

Aisuru's POV

Luffy and I walked to lunch together. He had met me after my music studies class. He was now holding my hand as he told me everything that Yue had told him over the weekend and what had happened between him and his father.

"Wait, so your dad... approves of me?" I asked. Luffy grinned at me and pulled me closer to him.

"Of course he does, Ai-chan!" He swung around and halted pulling me to his chest, wrapping his arm around my waist and looking in to my eyes, holding my hand to his chest.

"You're perfect." He said. I felt a blush climb my cheeks.

"N-no... I-I'm not perfect." I said with a shy stutter. I felt his lips on my cheek.

"You're perfect enough to me." He whispered in my ears. My face burned as red as my hair.

"Wh-where did you learn all this romantic stuff?!" I asked. He laughed.

"I had Dad tell me the stories of him and Mom and I just used the stuff she always told him. He told me that I'm a lot like my Mom." He said with a grin. I giggled and kissed his cheek.

"You're too cute, you know that?" I asked him. He laughed and released me from his romantic hold and we continued walking towards the roof for lunch.

"Hey, Zoro said that he wanted to tell us something important at lunch today. What do you think it is?" He asked me. I looked down.

"Ki and I actually already know." I said. He looked at me.

"You do?" He asked. I nodded.

"I can't tell you. It's for Zoro to tell." I said. He squeezed my hand.

"I'm sure it's something really cool." He said. I glanced at him from the corner of my eyes.

"How is he going to take this? Zoro is his best friend." I thought. We finally made it to the roof. We all sat and talked like normal for a bit, then Zoro cleared his throat to gain our attention.

"Everyone... there's something I need to tell you..." Zoro said. Everyone looked at him.

"What is it, Zoro?" Usopp asked. Zoro glanced at Ki. She rubbed his arm and nodded. He took a breath.

"I got a letter back from Santoriyu in the East Blue." He said.

"Really? That's great Zoro! That's what you wanted!" Nami congradulated. Sanji nodded, smiling at Zoro for once. Luffy grinned brightly, cheering for Zoro.

"But..." Zoro cut the festivities short. Everyone looked back at him.

"If I really want to go... then I have to leave the day after the last day of School... I'll be there for two years." Zoro said. Everyone fell silent.

"Zoro." Luffy spoke. Everyone looked up at him.

"You have to go to this school and follow your dream. Don't let anything or anyone stop you." Luffy said. Zoro looked down.

"Yeah... I know... I already confirmed my place at the school. I leave June 3rd... I just... I just wanted to tell you guys. You deserve to know that I'm leaving. You're my best friends." He said. Luffy walked over to Zoro and grabbed his shoulder. Zoro looked up at Luffy. Luffy gave Zoro his brightest grin.

"What do you look so glum for?! This is your dream! You should be excited! So what if you have to leave? It's only two years, it's not like you're dying or anything!" Luffy laughed. I watched as a smile slowly claimed Zoro's lips. His smile grew in to a grin.

"Yeah." He said.

"Well... this makes me feel better about saying this." Usopp said. Everyone looked at him. Usopp produced an envelope from his pocket.

"I was accepted in to a high-class engerneering school. I leave the second week of June." Usopp said. Kaya stared at him with wide eyes.

"That's... that's the school you've wanted to go to since we were kids. You got in! I'm so proud of you, Usopp!" Kaya said and kissed him. Everyone smiled at Usopp.

"Congrats, Usopp!" Ki said with a grin. Usopp grinned back.

"I guess it's my turn, huh?" Nami asked. Sanji stared at her with wide eyes.

"Nami?" He asked. Nami smiled nervously.

"I just got the letter this morning... I was accepted in to Wetheria Business Executive Program. I've wanted this for as long as I could remember." Nami said.

"Then go. Do it. Follow your dream." Sanji encouraged. Nami smiled at him with love in her eyes. I smiled at them.

"Seems that Zoro, Usopp and I will all be gone for the next two years. I leave the last week in June." Nami said. I smiled.

"Chase your dreams, guys. I can't wait to see you when you achieve them." I said with a bright smile. Nami came over and hugged me.

"That's just what I needed to hear. Thank you." She said. I smiled brightly.

"Wait, you guys know what this means, right?" Luffy asked. We looked at him.

"With Zoro, Usopp and Nami all leaving, we need to have a big send off party! We'll do it on the weekend before Zoro leaves since he's the first one to leave!" Luffy said. I smiled and nodded.

"Yeah! I'm sure that Dad would let us use the school gym for it, too. Makino is on maternity leave, so I wouldn't count on getting the bar." I said. Luffy grinned and nodded.

"And I can get Marco to take pictures of all of us together!" Luffy said.

"It would be fun to have a big get together before we leave." Nami said.

"It's settled then! We'll have a send off party in the gym the second to last weekend before school lets out!" Luffy said. I smiled and nodded my agreement. While everyone started happily chattering about the party, I couldn't help but think about how lonely senior year would be.

It was just going to be Luffy, Kaya, Ki, Sanji and Me next year. Yeah, that's still a pretty fair sized group, but it's still pretty lonely. Zoro, Usopp and Nami were kinda the life of the party if Luffy ever missed a day. And what about the relationships between Usopp & Kaya and Sanji & Nami? Could they last the separation?

I mentally shook myself. I was probably over thinking things and everything would work out in the end. I did tend to over think the simplest of things.

And senior year wouldn't be that lonely. After all, I'd still have Kaya, Sanji, Ki and Luffy!

...Right?