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Sora is always wandering around the monastery after Arin's left the place. She didn't know why, but the longer she's there, the emptiness felt more real. Ever since he's left all that's left from him was his room and even one of his old hoodies that he left behind. Now that she’s in his room and walking closer to his closet where he left the old hoodies, “this feels stupid…” she laughs without the humor in it. As she was really lonely without his presence in there, “maybe i should take care of his hoodie or maybe wash them after all. He might need them if he ever came back.” Sora made sure to herself as she wasn’t fully believing what she said either.
As Sora was about to take his hoodie, Riyu came to the room and whined at her and she looked up at him, walking closer and comforting her while sniffing on Arin’s hoodie. “Mrrp…” he let out a small noise as Sora sighs and petted him on his head. “I know buddy, I also missed him. Maybe we should take his hoodie for keepsake? Just to make sure it didn’t get dirty or spider crawling it” she told the dragon as the two then walked out from his room with Sora holding onto the piece of clothes in her hand.
“You can go ahead Riyu, i still have stuff to do before we go training” she told the dragon as it went ahead of her to the courtyard. Just as she was alone, Sora then decided to wear the hoodie since no one was there. When she wore it, the orange clothing was definitely bigger on her, she didn’t remember it was that big. Now it was covering up her arms, maybe she didn’t notice that Arin might have grown a few inches taller than her. Well between the two Arin was shorter before his puberty, but now he was maybe 9 inches taller than Sora herself.
She could only sigh as she covered her face into the arm of the hoodie, “even though he's now growing big and taller than me. I never noticed that he was now that big… maybe it's because he is more earnest in training?” she wondered off, Sora didn’t notice that Kai and Frak came into the room, seeing the master of tech in Arin’s clothes. “Oh, Sora! There you are, me and the other was wondering where were you—” Frak’s word stopped as he saw the scene in front him.
“Are we interrupting something?” he asked, that made Sora’s eyes widen at their presence. “Kai! And Frak! What are you two doing here?” she tried to pull off the hoodie as she was quickly shedding it off. “We were just looking for you kiddo. You missed him, didn't you?” Kai asked as he pointed to what she wore earlier. Sora could only stop herself from explaining as both Kai and Frak looked at each other with a knowing and understanding look.
“We will let you be then” Frak said as the two then left the room as soon as possible. When they left, Sora let out a big breath and slumped to the ground with her face buried into the hoodie. Taking a small sniff of the scent that is still clinging into it even after a year.
Honeysuckle and maple
That was the scent of the hoodie. It's Arin’s scent, and Sora couldn’t help herself to miss her best friend. Mourning about his sudden leave on her and the team. All that she could do now was secretly wearing and sniffing at the hoodie. Sad by the fact he might have left them for real this time.
By the time night arrives, Sora was on her bed, already in her pyjamas and wearing Arin’s hoodie that she slipped on her shoulder. She swears that she will only keep them for the night, and will return it later when he’s back again. For now she only needs it for her comfort, “just for the night…” she said while lying down on her bed still thinking about her best friend while she's wearing his hoodie to sleep while also chewing on the string.
At least for now she is still rocking on his hoodie. Even though it hurts.