I make my way over to

  Ronin, forcing a rough

  kiss onto his lips.

  He kisses back, biting

  my lip slightly.

  I wince in annoyance

  and push him away.

  My lip is bleeding

  just a little,

  "You know I hate

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  it when you kiss

  me like that."

  "It's a farwell."

  "Oh yeah, I forgot

  about that." I laugh

  once more,

  It's more of a bittersweet

  laugh.

  Ronin winks and smirks

  in amusement,

  "See you."

  "Wait!" I

  yell out,

  grabbing

  Ronin's

  arm.

  I create a

  smirk

  that replicates

  his own.