Marc beamed when he realized the girl was okay. "What a relief, I'm glad that jerk didn't hurt you. He probably doesn't take rejection very well. But to go that far..." he frowned and shook his head. "Well, the important thing is that you are alright," he smiled again, feeling relieved. When he looked at the girl again, he was reminded of how cute she was. She looked very innocent too, a pure girl. He was glad he had stepped in, partially because it was the right thing to do, but the main reason was that it was so he could talk to this mystery girl. Well...he also had always wanted an excuse to punch that overrated baseball boy, but he didn't really care about Chris at the moment. This white haired and beautiful girl was paying attention to him now, and Chris couldn't be happier. He caught himself staring at her, but she didn't seem to notice.<br/><br/>When she had said that he was the one who had caught her eye, Marc was extremely surprised. Well, he had caught a lot of people's attention before, but only because he was an easy target for bullies. But this girl did not look like she was here to bully him. Her face was red when she spoke, and Marc soon felt his own face heating up as well. It was a compliment he would have never expected from a girl as cute as her. "Ohh, th-thanks." He was really dumb for not being able to say anything else. He could have said: 'Oh well, you caught my eye as well,' but maybe that was a bit much. Perhaps: 'Well, if you'd like you can look at me all you want.' That one sounded kind of wrong and conceited though. He decided that what he said was probably the best thing he could say.<br/><br/>Zero was her name. It was a strange name, but it matched her surprisingly well. It made her seem more mysterious, and added on to her charm. "My name is Marc. It's nice to meet you." His name was pretty plain in his opinion. When he thought about it, Zero was a cool name, but his was pretty bland. He smiled as she thanked him, "No no, not a prob-!" He felt her wrap her arms around his neck, and started to blush. The moment her lips brushed his cheek, he pretty much forgot how to talk. His face felt like it was about to melt off, "Umm...yeah." He was on cloud nine after that, his mind was all cloudy, and he felt a goofy grin on his face.<br/><br/>After hearing the rest of Zero's predicament, he had pretty much calmed down. He was looking at her in what one would call polite disbelief. She didn't seem to know anything about this city. She said she was from a small town, was it really that bad? "Well, those...horseless carriages are called 'cars', and they don't have horses. They kind of power themselves, you could say they are the horses. These buildings are made of metal, much more durable than wood." When she asked if she could stay around him, he had to think about it. He wondered how his parents would react to her, as well as the other people he knew. He decided there was only one way to find out. He looked her in the eye, and nodded shyly, "Alright."