Kenji looked at her. "Painful memories do not flee easily. They don't let go of your mind easily. All you can do is try to replace the bad wtih good." He said softly. "It was traumatic and it took good memories and ended them with bad. It'll fade with time. Things like that usually do. Once you get enough new good memories...the bad ones numb and go away. Barely there yet still enough you remember them but only when you want to." He said. Yawning again. He was enjoying the day of time spent with her. To be honest...the few hours after like nine am...had been spent with her. Yet for once he had enjoyed spending so much time with a girl. She was different but that wasn't why it was nice. It was hard to put into words why he enjoyed spending time with her.<br/><br/>Maybe it was they could talk and the conversation didn't circle back to makeup or shopping. Maybe it was because in a way...the other night connected them. He really didn't know why he enjoyed spending an entire day with a girl he was still learning but he had. He hadn't wanted today to end. It had been a perfect day. He got to spend her birthday with her and she smiled so much. He had for some reason like seeing her smile. His thoughts were confusing him this time of night. They had been outside in the moon and starlight for a couple of hours. "Good...I'm glad. Its your birthday...things like that should be perfect."<br/><br/>His brain was starting to go to sleep. He looked at her when she started speaking again. "Yeah. I'll be willing to hold you again." He enjoyed holding her in his arms. Made him feel like he could mean something to someone else. Even if it was just as a friend comforting another friend...it meant a lot to mean something. He moved his pillow and got under the blankets with her. Pulling her close gently and wrapped both his arms around her. Holding her against him as he used the hand on top to pull the blanket up. His arms going across her stomach. No higher no lower. Her back pressed into his chest as he held her in a hug. "Anytime you need a hug...I'll gladly give you one." His words coming out in a light slur. They were just two friends cuddling together...there was no harm in that. Besides...who would know? It was just them and nature and nature did not tell.<br/><br/>He fell asleep but was still awake enough to reply if she spoke. He kept her close without becoming inappropriate at all. Part of it was he wasn't wishing to accidently touch her breasts. She always pointed it out. Even when he hadn't really touched her breasts. Mostly he just respected her to the extreme.<br/><br/>(you can move us to the next day if you want.)