The only response that Hikari had gotten from Kuronotsurugi was a raised eyebrow, the faintest of frowns tugging at the corners of his lips, and a mumbled bit of words that sounded much like he'd said she was weird. But that was the last thing he'd said, and so far he was quiet. Thankfully the female was being quiet too, so he didn't have to worry about conversing with her. He knew that most people, when they spoke, expected response, but that was the last thing that he wanted to do.<br/><br/>He just wanted quiet. Silence. That was it, nothing more, nothing less. No one talking to him, no one bombarding him with useless words. He's had his fill of that through his life already, enough to make one think he was a lot older than he really was. Half the things that had been said to or of him weren't exactly rude, instead it was the opposite. Praise and congratulations. People saying he was going to go far in his life. That they had great expectations. All sorts of things along those lines. Nothing to get mad or annoyed about, and yet Kuronotsurugi didn't like it. He just wanted to be left alone, to be by himself. If they all knew what he really was, who he really was, they wouldn't be talking to him like that. No, they would be like the other half of the people who cowered away in fear, trying to stay out of his line of sight.<br/><br/>It seemed to him that Hikari had lost herself in thought, but he was sure that she was paying attention to her surroundings. And even if she was, that was none of his business. So, he kept quiet. Not that it was a very hard task to not say anything, in fact, if he remembered right, he'd gone an entire five days without saying anything. And no doubt he's gone longer. He just didn't feel the need for speech, it was something that he didn't need. For some reason a lot of people mistook his refusal to talk as a sign of being shy, and some people decided to pick on his for it. He made those certain individuals wish they'd never opened their mouths, and left him alone.<br/><br/>After a moment, he could feel her eyes on him, just for a brief second. He could tell that she felt slightly uncomfortable with the silence that the two of them shared. However, Kuronotsurugi wasn't about to go out of his way to start talking for people, especially not now. If she felt uneasy, or even a little off about their situation...she'd just have to deal with it.<br/><br/>Stretching his arms above his head, he was starting to get bored with walking, so after about ten more meters, he bends his knees, and a split second looks to Hikari, pointing upward with one hand, before he springs himself upward to a branch of the trees that were surrounding them. For a regular person, this feat would have been impossible, but he was not ordinary. He was a ninja, and that counted for something. He briefly glances downward at Hikari, wondering if she'd follow suit, or if she'd even seen the signal he'd shot her way. Either one, she knew where he was to be found.<br/><br/>Walking on like that would have lulled him to sleep, and he didn't want that. The wind rushed past his ears and tugged at his bangs and clothes as he bounded from branch to branch, more nimbly than a squirrel. His heart rate goes up from the activity, and he felt more awake now. Perfect. And the only sound that he could hear now was the rushing of the air in his ears, all other sounds cancelled out. Such a thing was amazing, doing something so simple, resulting in something as grand as noise cancellation. He couldn't help but grin at the thought, though it was barely seen there on his lips.