Yukiko slowly nodded her head. Didn't he mention yesterday that it was 16 years ago that the paranormal activity in Yokohama spiked..? Her memory of the previous night was a little hazy, considering she was trying hard to forget it, but she could have sworn he said something about that.<br/>"Let's skip the bandanna masks for now, I don't need to give people even more of a reason to look at me weird," she said with a grin. "Besides, my mom seems fine with you now from what I can tell, but I don't think she would like you very much if we decided to be a gang. Not that I would listen to her anyway," she said nonchalantly, sticking her hands together behind her head and leaning back a bit as they walked.<br/><br/>Yukiko gave him a weird look when he mentioned 'the talk' and her mother. "..What exactly were you two talking about?" she asked, a single eyebrow raised.<br/>"On second thought, I'm not sure if I want to know. Anything involving 'the talk' can't be anything but awkward. You're not planning on raping me tonight, are you? 'Cause that would be a pretty lousy birthday present," she said jokingly, though she kept her voice even and normal, as if she were asking a genuine question.<br/><br/>After Kenji had stopped by his place and given his parents a heads-up, they headed straight for the waterfall. The drive was made in relative silence, with quiet anticipation building up inside of her. She could tell it was going to be worth the trip, just by looking at the sky. They would get there right on time. Sure enough, about an hour later, they pulled up to the spot. Yukiko grabbed the bag he mentioned and pulled it out of the car, bringing it over to the same spot from earlier, a large field of grass right in the middle of things. It was heavier than she expected it to be, so it took her a minute to carry it over. Once she was done she finally took a moment to look around.<br/><br/>Her eyes went wide as she viewed her surroundings, the light from the sun and waterfall reflecting off of them and making them sparkle. Her mouth opened slightly in a smile; if this place was beautiful earlier in the day, it was nearly celestial now. It didn't feel humanly possible to feel anything like sadness or hatred in this place. The soft, soothing sound of the waterfall, the almost tangible shimmer of the rivers surface as it reflected the setting sun.. It was amazing. Yukiko stared for a time, spinning around to look at every angle. A gentle sigh of contentment escaped her lips as she fell backward and shut her eyes, landing spreadeagled in the grass, letting its blades softly poke at her exposed skin. She had never felt so relaxed in all of her life.