Shi just laid there for a moment, thinking of the ridiculousness of his current situation. He could barely keep up with the craziness of the day. What had started off as a simple outing with him mother, and had somehow led to him almost dying not once, but twice, all before the sun had even set. In the course of one day, the dream of having a nice, quiet life had been shattered, and with the exception of Tawny, he sort of felt the urge to bite everyone's head off. Literally.<br/><br/>He quickly got up and dusted himself off, for at least the third time that day, confidently walked between Tawny and her father, grabbed her hand, and turned to her father with a defiant expression that wasn't like him at all.<br/><br/>"Look, musclehead!" he said to Akihiro, pointing at him angrily. "This girl saved my life, and I'm not gonna let anything happen to her, even if that means we have to marry her! So get used to seeing this<span style="font-style: italic">spineless maggot </span>around pretty often...<span style="font-style: italic">Dad</span>!"<br/><br/>And then, he did something even more out of character: He confidently leaned in to kiss her to prove his point.