Yukiko couldn't help but smile as he explained the reason they were here. His secret place, unmapped and unknown? Normally she would have suspected he was up to something, taking her somewhere so secluded while she was asleep, but this time the thought didn't even cross her mind. This place was too relaxing for her to be suspicious. Besides, if he were trying to take advantage of her, he would have done it already.<br/>"I can't think of a better place to spend my birthday," she said softly.<br/><br/>"Practice?" she asked curiously, looking up at him. Come to think of it, she didn't really know much about Kenji. The only really concrete thing was that he didn't believe in spirits, or didn't want to believe at least. She had just arrived in Yokohama, though; it had only been a few days, and she had only gone to school for one. It was surprising to her that she had grown so attached to this boy so fast. Like her mother had explained to him earlier, the opinions of random people seldom bothered Yukiko, and yet after only a day, the nickname 'spirit detective' stung as deep as if she had known him for years. Why she was thinking about this now she didn't know, but she found herself blurting it out, and immediately questioning her mind's decision to do so.<br/>"There's more to me than spirits you know.. I don't want you to think of me as 'that crazy paranormal person.' I'm a girl too." Wait, what? Why the heck were<span style="font-style: italic">those</span>the words that came out? Of course she was a girl.. What exactly was her brain trying to do?