Ben: ...And when I told him I liked him, he went and told everyone...
Ben: My dad eventually found out and cornered me about it. I... I told him and he threw me out... It was just so much
easier to pretend than to admit it... My life just crumbled around me...
Ben: A friend offered to let me stay with his family but... I came here... It was just easier than... Facing up to
everything...
Bastian: Ben... thanks for telling... I... wouldn't want to hurt you like Dean did...
Ben: ... t-thanks...
offscreen:
Bastian?!
Bastian and Ben separated when they saw Sophia coming... Bastian felt extremely guilty, knowing he was cheating on
her... Even if he couldn't love her... that way... he considered her a good friend...
Sophia: Hey Bastian...
Bastian: Um.. hey...
Bastian and sophia:
I HAVE TO TELL YOU SOMETHING!Bastian *blush*: you can go first...
Sophia:
Bastian... I know this is really hard of me to say... but... we have to break up.
Bastian: what?!
Sophia: Look... some people may have found out why I posess such a strange natural hair colour... My powers may be
quintessence... Which is more powerful than Air, Water, Earth and Fired combined...
Meaning I have to learn how to
control my powers before I reach maturity and get them...
Sophia: And so... I have to go study abroad...
Bastian: What about... us?
Sophia: I don't think long
distance will work... I wanna let go of us before... us gets hideous...
Bastian: You'll be a great queen Sophia...
Sophia: I'll miss you Bastian...
Bastian: Good bye...
Sophia: Good... bye...
Ben: What a totally unexpected turn of events.
