Yukiko lowered her head and set her finger to her chin in silent contemplation for a while, looking as though she were concentrating.<br/>"What would my name be.. Hmm.. I honestly have no idea," she finally answered, shrugging. "Never been that good at coming up with names for girls, I guess. My condolences to any future daughters I may have," she said with a giggle.<br/><br/>She stayed silent for a time after they had both gotten comfortable and talked for a bit, enjoying the cool night breeze and soothing sounds. Luckily the area was dark, or the very light blush that was present across her cheeks would have been visible as her eyes darted back and forth between the sky and the boy laying next to her.<br/>"It means a lot to me.. you know, that you trust me enough to share this," she said after a long while. "I haven't felt like this, like I have a genuine friend, in years. I had almost forgotten what it was like."<br/><br/>A dry chuckle escaped her lips. "Yeah, I'm not so sure it's loyalty as much as<span style="font-style: italic">please don't abandon me.</span>I don't like being alone any more than other people do, I'm just used to it is all. After a while it becomes easy to put on a strong face and deal with it. When I tell you teasing doesn't bother me, I mean it; their comments mean nothing compared to the loneliness that usually goes with it. I don't need someone to protect me.. just someone who can be there for me when I need it most. Someone to laugh and cry with, who values me for who I am, not because they want somebody to protect or because I'm different. Having a 'friend' like that would be worse than being alone."