Chapter 7

"Do you have to go?" Tombo asked in a wining voice. Kiki giggled as she steered the broom higher. Tombo sat behind her, his arms around her waist. It was nowhere near as awkward as it had been the day she'd left the City by the Sea. Instead, after spending the weekend together, it felt more natural than it ever had before.

"Sorry Tombo, I don't have much choice." Kiki said in a patient voice. "I have to get back to my training, and you have school anyway."

"I could just go to your house and live there instead."

"Not if you don't know where you're going."

"I could follow you in the plane." Kiki grinned and smiled a bit smugly.

"You don't have a plane, remember?"

"Oh right…" Tombo said, sounding out of excuses.

"But once you do, you're welcome to come visit."

"I don't know where I'm going, remember?" he teased her and she laughed.

"Well I'll simply have to show you won't I?"

"Oh boy!" he said, sounding like the little boy she'd originally met. Her smile grew. That was why she loved him, he'd never really change. Almost as if he'd heard her thoughts, he squeezed her waist in a hug. He was looking around, savoring the sight of the city from so high above.

Their last day together had been magnificent. They'd spent the day before with all their friends, but decided to keep today to themselves. It was nice, not having to share each other with anyone else. Now, they were flying high above the city as the sun set. Kiki kept flying higher, not wanting the sun to disappear. It was signaling the end of their visit, and she wasn't ready for it to end.

Finally though, she couldn't go up any higher without freezing, and they sat together in silence, watching the sun as the final rays of light were drowned in the sea. Kiki sighed, but Tombo didn't sound unhappy.

"Look up Kiki." He said, his voice full of wonder. She did so and gasped. Not only were they practically surrounded by the stars, but there was a meteor shower above them. They watched in awe as the meteorites flew across the sky. "Well that's a gazillion wishes right there." Tombo said with a laugh. Kiki giggled and nodded.

"Except, let's just make one wish on all of them. That'll make it more likely to come true." She said, turning to look into his eyes. He nodded and they both closed their eyes, wishing. Though neither knew it(though they guessed), they wished for the exact same thing. That they'd be able to see each other again soon. When Tombo opened his eyes, Kiki's were still closed and he took the chance to simply admire her.

He loved the way Kiki's eyelashes brushed her cheek, and the way there was one short strand of hair which refused to stay in the ribbon which held it back. He loved the calluses on her fingers, from working in the garden and carving broomsticks, he guessed. He loved the way her mouth smiled slightly more on the right than the left, pointing to her one dimple. He loved how she wore the necklace he'd given her all that time ago, never taking it off. Without thinking, he leaned forward and kissed the tip of her nose. Kiki, sitting sideways, turned to him, opening her eyes with a smile.

"What was that for?"

"Did I need a reason?" her smile grew, the dimple on her right cheek showing and making him smile wider himself.

"Not really." She whispered, leaning forward to kiss him back.

The next day, Tombo woke to a tapping sound on glass. He groaned and rolled over, burying his head under the covers.

"Five more minutes, Mom." He grumbled. He heard a muffled giggle, which did not belong to his mother, and opened his eyes to look at his window. Kiki kneeled in the window sill, clutching her broom in one hand and tapping the window with the other. He hopped out of bed, and unlatched the window, and she practically fell inside.

"About time, your window sill isn't all that big." She said with a laugh as she got to her feet. She wore pinstripe pants today, tailored to her lithe frame, and a matching vest over a white blouse with ruffles on the collar and sleeves. He liked the professional air to it, but he still secretly missed the deep purple dress. Her hair was down too, no ribbon today. Just a silver clip holding back the front strands of her hair. Though he missed the old dress, he loved how long her hair was now.

"Sorry, I didn't expect you to come through it." He pointed out and she nodded as she brushed off her pants.

"Well, I wanted to say goodbye before I left." Tombo heart sank as he remembered her inevitable departure.

"But…do you have-" he started to whine again, but Kiki stopped his words in the way Tombo preferred most. She'd thrown her arms around his neck and kissed him. He wrapped his arms around her waist, pulling her close, not wanting her to leave. When she finally pulled away, Kiki blushed. Tombo realized he'd been sleeping in his pajama pants…and he was shirtless. His own cheeks burned a bit as he laughed embarrassedly. "Eh heh…sorry." She blushed deeper, but her smile grew.

"I wasn't planning on complaining actually." She admitted. He knew he'd turned even more red because she laughed at him. She came forward once more, placing her hands on his shoulders, and he pulled her into another kiss. A shiver went up his spine as he felt her delicate fingers trail across his bare back. Finally she pulled away again, both of them breathless.

"I really do need to go." She whispered regretfully. Tombo placed his forehead to hers, hating the tears which swam in her eyes.

"Next chance I get, I'm coming to visit you." He promised her. She nodded and stepped away, wiping her eyes.

"You better." She ordered in a teasing voice, trying to cover up her emotions. She sniffed and laughed, climbing out onto the window sill and onto her broom. She floated just outside of his window. "In the meantime, you better keep writing." Tombo smiled and came forward, resting his elbows on the window sill.

"Yes, Miss Witch." He teased. Her smile twitched and she leaned forward to give him one last sweet lingering kiss.

"Goodbye Tombo." She said. Then, she was gone, almost in the blink of an eye. Tombo looked up into the sky to see the dot which was his best friend and girlfriend shrinking into the distance. He smiled softly, wanting to watch her until she was out of sight.

"I'll see you soon Kiki." He whispered to himself. He then turned to get dressed in some old clothes. He had a plane to work on and a visit to plan.

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Well that's it, the end, its all over :D Hope ot was worth the wait. You may recall a poll I did a while back, a long while back by now, about continuing this story or not. Well, obviously i'm not continuing it, lol. Instead, I'm planning a new story entirely. I always enjoy writing the story of how people get together. The stuff after it is fun fluff, but it gets old without anything else to work with. As such, i'll be writing a whole new story, complete with an actual adventure, some mytery, suspence, and of course, romance ;)

As such, this one is over please review and give me any ideas you may have for another story. I know there aren't very many Kiki's Delivery Service stories, so I want to hear what you want to find in a story ^^ And I like to know what I can improve on as well, so please review!

Your Humble Authoress,

Whisperwings