Hikari thought she saw a bit of nervousness on his face as he waited for her answer. Was he worried she would say no? Of course, there was really no reason to worry, there wasn't a chance she would have said no. Even if it were a date, she probably still would have said yes. She wanted to get to know him, to understand him, to know the things no one else knew about him. Again, she couldn't explain why she wanted to be close to him, why she wanted to know him that way, or why she was so willing to open up to him when she usually pushed everyone away. But that didn't matter. Whatever the reason, that was the way it was.<br/><br/>She wondered if he would say yes to coming to her house. It would mean they wouldn't be bothered by anyone, which she thought he would like. But at the same time, he would be stuck in a house with just her, and she wasn't sure if he was ready for that yet. She hoped he would be okay with it, but she wasn't sure. Her face might have shown some of her uncertainty, along with the lingering pink color on her cheeks. She smiled happily, her worry disappearing when he said it would be okay. "Great!" She replied, a little more enthusiastically than she maybe should have. She was happy and she didn't bother to hide it. She just hoped he didn't mind and that it wouldn't scare him or anything.<br/><br/>She looked up at the snowflakes, watching them fall, feeling at peace in the midst of the snow and in his presence. She felt comfortable with him, for whatever reason. It seemed to be more and more natural to be around him the longer she spent with him. She glanced from the snow to him, noticing the way the wheels seemed to be turning in her head, as though he was thinking about something. She wasn't quite sure what it was, but he seemed to be paying attention to her even as he thought, so it didn't bother her. Not that it would have anyways.<br/><br/>She thought about it when he asked what she would make. "Ummm... what would you like?" She asked. "I can make anything. Ramen, chicken with some vegetables, rice balls. Whatever you'd like." She offered. She didn't truthfully have anything specific in mind. She'd rather make something he'd like. She wanted him to enjoy himself, including the food. If she were being honest, she hoped he enjoyed her company most of all, but she wouldn't admit that.<br/><br/>She wanted him to enjoy her company, to want to be around her as she wanted to be around him. To have fun, to open up to her and let her see all of the sides of him, even the ones he might not want others to see. Even the darkness. With time she thought that she would open up to him, that she could show him her own darkness and open up about her past, if he was interested, of course. She didn't think he'd run seeing these things, just as she wouldn't run away after seeing his. She was about as loyal a friend as one could find. It would take a lot for her to give up on someone and walk away. Even her brother who had betrayed her and her family wasn't completely lost to her. She still cared for him even if she didn't want to. It was just who she was. She didn't give up on people. She wanted to believe that they could be brought back to the light, no matter how deep and encompassing their darkness might be and no matter how far gone they might seem.<br/><br/>She snapped from her thought and did something similar to what he was doing, laying back on the water, allowing herself to float on the surface, watching the last remaining snowflakes fluttering down from the sky. She smiled lightly, a happy, relaxed smile, glancing over at him every now and then. He looked somewhat peaceful too. She was glad that he seemed to feel at least somewhat comfortable with her, even if they had both been blushing and nervous moments before. At least he was letting her in a little. That was all she could hope for now. She was patient. She could wait for everything else.<br/><br/>Sent from my SM-G935V using Tapatalk