I wish you were here with me {mother/smash bros.}

3; Heartache

{lucas's p.o.v}

The rest of the month, I got in as much time with Ness as I could before he would have to leave. We spent our last day together, a Friday, packing his stuff to go. It was bittersweet, but I dealt with the stabbing feeling in my heart and laughed and smiled with Ness like I normally would have. I wasn't going to let our last day be sad and painful like so many others we've had recently.

The Saturday he left was pure heartache. We woke up early, and it was dark out as he left, equipped with his backpack and the flashlight he'd used to guide us on the way to the last tournament. The same one he's used since way back when he first joined up with Smash Bros. Ness held me tight as we stood on the porch. When he released, we exchanged pained, teary goodbyes and he slowly began to walk away.

"Wait!" I yelled, running back inside. How could I have forgotten? I grabbed a greasy brown paper bag from off of the table and shoved it in Ness's hand.

"Burgers. For you and Toon Link. I know he's crazy about them..."

Ness peeked inside the bag. "But there are three in here..." I gave Ness a look, causing him to raise an eyebrow. "Lucas..."

"The third one is meant for you guys to split... since I won't.." My voice cracked. "I won't be able to eat it with you... I'm sorry, I know it's silly.. Nevermind.."

Ness glanced away and shook his head. "It's not silly. I'll make sure we eat these as soon as possible." He looked at me this time "Promise you'll keep my couch warm for me while I'm gone?"

"Promise."

And like that, he was gone.