She blushed lightly when he greeted her, which was strange in itself. She didn’t blush, not much has ever made her do so. She watched him rub his eyes and made a note that he needed more sleep, but for now she could tell he had wanted to tell her something, so she didn’t interfere. When he spoke, she felt her heart swell, in a good way of course. Her doubts faded away as he spoke the words that she had hoped to hear. She of course, felt the same way. She sat up a little more, absorbing his words and a small smile formed on her face as he recited his feelings. As he finished, apologizing for his outburst and she shook her head with a smile.<br/><br/>“Never apologize for speaking your mind, if anything, honesty is what this world could use now.” She ran her fingers through her chestnut locks, sitting criss cross while he continued to lay on his chest. She looked over to him, thinking of her words before giving him a final smile. “After my time in that group, I didn’t think that I would find anything that mattered to me more than pay back for their actions, but... I don’t know, it changed I guess. But I understand how you feel, I feel It too. It’s like, the world stops when I’m wth you, you know? It’s cliche, and stupid but it’s true,” she shrugged, glancing at him. His eyes were captivating, she had a hard time looking away. “I like you, Arc. I like you a lot. I want to be around you, all the time, I want you too...” she trailed off, playing with her fingers. She needed to tell him her plans, however, and maybe he would back away. She hoped he didn’t, but she wanted to know how deep his feelings ran, maybe he would try and make her stay, maybe she would. “And before you make any decisions, you need to know the full me. As you could probably assume, I want Him to pay for what he did. To me, to my sister, to the other girls. I don’t know when, I don’t know if I want that today, or the next year, or ten years from now but...I know the time will come  at some point. The only thing about that is, there’s a chance I wouldn’t come back, and if I did, who knows who I’ll have become. These things take tolls on who you are...” she looked over to him to see him tiredly rubbing his eyes and she sighed, leaning back down.<br/><br/>“That can be a story for another day, for now just know that I like you too, I want To be with you. You make me a better version of myself, even if it’s only been a few days.” She carefully placed her hand in his forearm, giving it a small squeeze. She stared at him for a moment, doubting if he’d actually want her knowing that she had another agenda on her mind, but she hoped it wouldn’t phase him that much. “Know that this wouldn’t be easy, I have issues with...well, you know, I just know that some people would get impatient with that sort of thing, I doubt you would, just thought I’d put it in your mind,” she shrugged, her voice soft and silky as she spoke.<br/><br/>“Not to be mushy, just thought you should know the big stuff,” she laughed softly, a smile pulling at the corner of her mouth. She watched his tired eyes and gently ran her hand across his back, unsure of how much he was okay with. She doubted he had much issue, but it wasn’t right to assume. “You need to get some more sleep, you didn’t sleep yesterday, and got barely any tonight thanks to me, so take a day to rest.” She kisses his forehead and closed her eyes, breathing out. She wasn’t sure if it was smart, or stupid, to challenge how he felt about her, but she wanted to know how those things would change it for him. Who knows, maybe he’ll lose interest completely, but for now, they seemed to be in the same place. Everything else could wait, nothing mattered at that moment. She enjoyed the peace, and wanted to hold on if only a little longer.