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The meadow flows with the wind, leaves drifting up and about. The calm feeling when you touch a heap of grass-- graced with dewdrops, a relaxing sensation. The water stretches for miles-- where each pond always makes it back to the sea. The rays of the morning sun shone on the land just right. The wind is soft whisper, lifting the grass like a green ocean-- rippling as if t'was water. Flocks of birds streak the air, as the clouds -- the sky a painting of what lies above the clouds. The beauty of the Lotus garden.
"Conk.." Joll says in a gentle tone. "Do you.. like it here?"
Conk looks at Joll, his iridescent eyes, glistening like the river that always met with the sea. T'was like-- it was meant to be.
"Why wouldn't I?" He says in a breath, he knew Joll loved this place-- it reminded him of his once home, calm and quiet-- and t'was just the two of them. Why wouldn't he like it?
Joll chuckles, Conk was always one with the sarcasm. But t'was true, both had a mutual understanding-- they loved this place. They always met up here, chatting as if there was no tomorrow. They were always able to spend quality time with eachother, talking about their days, their friendship, and anything they can come up with.
But were they truly just friends, or is there much more to it?
But they can't be more, their just best friends. Nobody wants to spoil the friendship with their best friend.. right?
Joll stares back at the water, glancing at every lotus that floats past-- anything that can distract him. Conk goes uneasy, Joll never acted this way before-- never. "Joll, are you okay?" Conk questions, his friend looks pitiful in his eyes. It's like-- he was hiding something. Joll never hides anything from Conk, they're best friends after all. It's easy to get suspicious when Joll hides something, it's usually something important.
"I'm fine, Conk." He says, but his lying phrase they knew both. Joll usually is eye-to-eye when rambling about his experiences-- but now... he's looking everywhere except Conks direction. His shallow cover-ups were no match for Conk, it would've worked before they were reborn, woke up beneath the endless sky, after blowing up X's "pet". But not now.
"You know you can tell me anything, right?" Conk reassures, he would love to know everything from his "best friend."
"Anything?" Joll stammers.
"Anything." Conk repeats.
Joll looks a bit flustered, unsure of whether to push the feeling away or embrace it.
"I.." Joll pauses, overwroght with the love he holds between the so called "friendship".
Its quite an awkward silence, stretching farther than the sea-- atleast that's what Joll felt.
"--likeyousomuchIactuallyhavedevelopedthefeelingsalongtimeagoitsokayifyoudon'tlikemethoughIjustwanttogetitoutofmychest" Joll blurts out-- fidgeting with his fingers, wanting to just remove himself from the presence of Conk
"Woah woah slow down.." Conk says, blushing ever so slightly-- trying to ease Joll.
He leans on Jolls shoulder, physical touch just makes joll more anxious.
"I.. like you Conk.." Joll admits
"I'm your best friend, it would be weird if you didn't like me"
Joll looks at Conk, Conk's gaze looks confused-- he doesn't realize it was a confession of love, if anything.
"No I meant like-- romantically?" Joll glances at Conk, cuddling his arm-- like he was going to loose Joll-- no. Not again, never again.
"I like you too!" Conk says surprised-- to think his best friend feels the same way he does is quite the shock. They secretly have liked each-other for as long as they could remember.
And suddenly-- Joll jumped into a kiss. Their soft lips pressing onto eachother, the warm sensation felt so-- right.
Joll breaks the kiss, looking at Conk-- quite flushed. "So.. what are we..?"
"Lovers?" Joll asks
"Lovers." Conk utters, giving Joll a peck on the cheek, turning red as a tomato.
"I knew it." A voice emerges behind the trees, making both of them leap in fright.
Golem stops hiding from the bush, buzz and kibble are there as well.
"HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN HERE!!" Joll exclaims, shrouded with confusion and embarrassment.
"Since the confession" Golem explains, "We wanted to suprise you guys for being here but, it seems like you had other matters to attend".
Kibble rushes out and starts licking Conk continuously, Conk petting his soft fur. Buzz floats to Jolls head, playfully messing around. "And don't worry, I knew you guys were gay" he abruptly states
"Thanks guys" Conk says.
They all rest under the clouds and the limitless blue sky, a friendship renamed to a relationship-- a newfound connection