Kurumi hugged Selina back tightly, memories coming flooding back and how, ironically, she technically had Adam to thank for Selina and her becoming so close. Ug, she didn't want to thank or owe him anything, but there were exceptions to everything and Selina was certainly one of those. Selina would always be an exception and would always be someone that Kurumi would make sure fit into her life no matter where it took her.

Kurumi did eventually pull back when Selina spoke and she simply nodded her head. "Yes," she answered. Everything would be different. It always was and for some reason Kurumi found herself feeling rather Gryffindor in the face of it all. She wasn't going to be coming back to these tapestries and dorms. She wasn't going to be in the common rooms setting out cookies every Wednesday like she had done since she was a first year. She was just going to be a memory in the minds of those who remained and a name on the plaques listing who the previous student leaders were. And, somehow, she was alright with that. She had done everything she possibly could her seven years here and had left whatever mark she was meant to leave.

It was Selina's turn now to carry that legacy on. "I'm entrusting Gryffindor to you, you know," she said in a low whisper. Yes, she knew what Selina was still thinking about doing, but Kurumi simply would NOT accept that her best friend would choose not to graduate. "Selina...thank you...I wouldn't be who I am today without you." Selina had given her the best gift possible and there was just no way that Kurumi could ever repay her.

Selina was not a cowardly person. All of her life she had been known as the idiot gryffindor who was stupidly brave in dumb situations, but as she held her best friend tightly in her arms she felt so small. She felt so powerless. Everything was changing so swiftly for her best friend and this was the first of many adventures that she would not be able to embark on with her best friend. They were now going to start two very different roads. She was not sure if they would cross again. Sure, they would always be best friends, but life would keep them apart now. Kurumi would no longer be in the bed besides hers. And the made her sadder then she had ever been before. Nothing else in her life compared to the dry throat and itching at her eyes like she felt right now. Kurumi was her best friend.

When they pulled apart that was when Selina felt it- the gap. It was beginning. Now that they were no longer holding onto each other it was as if the bond they shared was already starting to sever. The real world was already breaking them apart and Selina could do nothing about it. For what seemed like the millionth time this term- she felt helpless. And that feeling only ripped open more when kurumi said yes. It was the truth. She was not sure why it hurt so much.

And if she did not feel bad enough, Kurumi entrusted Gryffindor to Selina in that moment. Her blue eyes looked sadly at her friend. She knew why she was saying that... And her heart would always be with Gryffindor, but things were complicated right now. She had so much to consider, "I know you are... " That was all she could really say. What else could she say to her best friend who was practically imploring her to reconsider. So she reached out across the bed and grabbed her friend's hand, her BEST friend's hand, "I would not be half the person I am today without you... So thank you for that. And thank you for everything you know you've done for me and the stuff you don't..."