Hikari barely noticed when Ryuu dismissed himself, as she was quite occupied with her own thoughts and ramblings. She noticed but didn't look his way as he slipped out of her field of vision. Her attention remained on Kuro as he muttered a little, taking a half step forward before stopping and watching her. She noted how his eyes went wide and he looked away, scratching his cheek just as he had before, his eyes looking anywhere but at her.<br/><br/>The seconds ticked by slowly, seeming to stretch on forever as she waited in silence for his answer. She felt antsy and nervous and wanted to squirm, but held herself together, if only barely. She felt her heart skip a beat when he finally spoke, but he stopped and her heart raced away from her as she waited on edge for whatever he would say. She thought that if he wanted to send her away he would have done so by now rather than standing there staring at her, so that eased her mind, if only a little.<br/><br/>When he finally spoke, or rather muttered and mumbled out an answer,  she let out a small sigh of relief before smiling sweetly when he said it would be okay. "I'm glad to hear that." She replied with a soft and more cheerful voice, the smile lingering on her lips. Again with the blushing, but this time his cheeks were red instead of that faint pink color. It was kind of adorable, but she would never admit that, and just the thought made her own cheeks flush light pink.<br/><br/>He was fidgeting, which gave away how nervous he must feel. Not that she was any better at all. She still felt ridiculous for all the trouble she'd had speaking just moments ago. But even so, she didn't regret coming. She snapped from her thoughts and looked up at him when he practically blurted out his question, asking if she wanted tea or something. She nodded gently and smiled. "Yeah. Tea would be great." She replied. If she were being honest, she was far more excited about the idea of spending some time with him than she was the tea, but she would gladly take the tea, too.<br/><br/>"Yeah, okay." She replied more sheepishly when he said he would put a shirt on first, her cheeks once again a light pink color. She spun on her tip-toes and followed behind him when he motioned for her to do so. She glanced around the room when they entered. It reminded her a lot of her own room. Pretty much the bare minimum that was necessary. She had a couple of decorations here and there, but not much. It was more than what he had, though. "Okay." She nodded a response before taking a seat on the bed, watching as he  pulled out a shirt and put it on. Another seal. Interesting.  She noted it but pushed it from the forefront of her mind.<br/><br/>When he turned back toward her, her eyes met his briefly and she took a slow but deep breath, which did little to slow the pounding of her heart. Why did she feel like this? It was quite a foreign feeling. She wasn't sure that she disliked the feeling, but it was certainly unusual. Hmmm? She snapped from her thoughts and tilted her head curiously, looking past Kuro to the boy from before, Ryuu, who held a tray with everything they would need for tea. She gave him a small but appreciative smile when he looked her way before he disappeared. Curious. But it was a nice gesture, which she appreciated.<br/><br/>She hopped off of the bed and crossed to the desk, taking a cup of the tea he poured and taking a sip before snagging a cookie and returning to her previous seat on the bed. The tea was amazing. She'd have to remember to properly thank the boy next time she saw him. She took a bite of the cookie and glanced up at him when he asked what her plans were for the day. She shook her head and swallowed before speaking. "No mission yet. Thankfully. It's nice to have a break every now and then." She smiled lightly. "But I didn't  really have any plans. Besides coming here..." she paused and fought not to blush again. "Maybe some training later, since I didn't get to do so this morning, but nothing special. Probably just relaxing." She shrugged. "Or maybe hang out..."<span style="font-style: italic">with you, if I'm lucky.</span>She didn't allow herself to speak those words, and fought not to seem as timid as she felt in that moment. "What about you? Anything excited on your agenda for the day?" She wondered, breaking from her own thoughts and managing to avoid a long period of silently staring at him again. She didn't bother asking if he had another mission as she thought it seemed unlikely, all things considered.<br/><br/>Some part of her hoped that he didn't have any plans, that they could at least spend a little time together. She was curious to get to know him. Even if it was a slow process, which she thought it would be, that was okay. She was content to learn little by little. That just meant more time she would get to spend with him. As long as he didn't change his mind and push her away, she was okay with whatever pace was comfortable for him. After all, she understood how hard it was to open up to others, so she hardly had room for any great expectations.<br/><br/>Sent from my SM-G935V using Tapatalk