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"Rio, I-I-" Kenta pulled her closer while hugging her tighter, his face was now in her shoulder as he sobbed. This was probably the only other time she saw him cry, the first being in their early days where he cried about not being able to save those souls from the hollow attacks in the districts. "I'm sorry...I-I was to you...And I know it wasn't your fault, I should have never gotten mad at you and Hikari! I tried visiting you and...And I just want you to know that I'm so sorry! You're my best friend, the only person who made me happy when I was in a dark place...And I [i]love[/i] you because of that!" Kenta began shivering, his voice breaking a few times. He slowly pulled away and wiped his eyes once but that couldn't stop the tears, "I hate rain," he mumbled as continued wiping his eyes eventually just dropping his arm with his hair now covering his eyes as he looked down. "....You don't have to forgive me, I understand if you don't. I left you, and blamed you for something that wasn't your fault....B-But h-hey! I heard Kaizo came back and that you're his Lieutenant, so that's good!" Kenta said as he looked up pulling up an obvious fake grin that didn't fit well with the tears so he decided to just drop it and look away.
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Rio kept still, not even moving a single muscle as she purely focused on what Kenta was saying. It initially shocked her at how open he seemed to of become, how despite all of this time, he is able to let out his emotions so easily... Her eye stayed wide as he spoke before becoming half-lidded as more tears started the flow down her cheek, her eye-patch becoming soaked with blood from her crystal eye's tears, however it wasn't noticeable due to the fact that she wore a red velvet eye-patch at the moment. Her lips parted while she took shallow breaths... As Kenta pulled away, Rio looked at him... finally able to see Kenta's face.... Her eye squinted a little as more tears threatened to spill, it was almost like every word he spoke touched her heart... She continued to look at Kenta, noticing the fake smile and his tears but was currently speechless due to the knot in her throat.... An extremely short silence passed after Kenta had finished talking.... Rio just couldn't hold back anymore, she couldn't fight her tears back any longer... [b]"... [i]Oh Kenta![/i]"[/b] She ran forward, back into Kenta's arms but this time hugging him tightly, burying her face in his chest for a moment before leaning back to look up into his eyes with her tear-stained face. [b]"I-I never thought I-I'd e-ever see you again!! How could y-you l-leave without saying goodbye!! I was so w-worried! I missed you [i]so[/i] much!"[/b] She leaned into him again, resting the right side of her head against his chest, her voice softening. [b]"Kenta, of course I forgive you... You were right though, I couldn't believe I didn't point it out.... I just thought.... I was wrong to assume that was you! I've known you for so long! I don't blame you for being upset with me and Hikari!... I j-just.... I-I...."[/b] At this point, Rio started to sob into Kenta's shirt, overwhelmed with emotion due to her already weakened emotional state.... 

After a moment of just sobbing, Rio eventually calmed down however she never let go of Kenta.... [b]"... You always have and always will be my [i]Best[/i] friend Kenta.... Without you here, I felt lost.... but Kaizo had helped me with that alot.... he was the only one I had left due to me moving Squads.... He did indeed come back and is now the Captain of Squad Two, making me his Lieutenant.... but that doesn't matter, I'm just... so happy you're back...."[/b] Rio hugged him a little tighter before taking a deep breath and letting him go, wiping her left eye. [b]"Ulgh... sorry... for getting your shirt wet...."[/b]