After a while, Yukiko decided to sit up, both of her legs laid out to one side and her upper body propped up by a hand that was resting on the ground. She turned to look at him and started talking again.<br/>"I don't enjoy paranormal things as much as I feel like I have to make people believe in them. After my friend died, a part of me couldn't even believe<span style="font-style: italic">myself.</span>For the longest time I thought I really had gone crazy; that what I saw that night was just my way of trying to forget something that terrified me. ..To be honest, I'm still not sure if I believe it," she sighed.<br/>"But what I've seen here is enough to keep me going. It<span style="font-style: italic">has</span>to be. Nobody else is going to find the thing that killed her."<br/><br/>Yukiko put on a brave face in front of other people, but she wasn't invulnerable. Things got to her just as much as anyone else, she just had nobody to rely on and kept things bottled up inside of her.<br/>"But like I said.. Last night was the first time I've had any paranormal experience after she died, everything seemed to practically vanish after that. I'm honestly not sure how I feel yet; it was kind of exciting, but absolutely terrifying. I was afraid I was going to lose another friend. I locked away all those memories for so many years, and to have them all come rushing back like that.. I'm just glad you were here with me, this time. I don't know what I would have done by myself."<br/><br/>Yukiko stayed silent while Kenji was talking about being glad he met her, though she felt a red flush making its way to her cheeks and gradually growing stronger the entire time. Where was he going with this..? For a while after he finished, she didn't respond, choosing instead to stare at the ground and fidget around, embarrassed. Finally, she rose her head again, just enough to look at him and for the tiny smile and plentiful blush on her face to be visible. "If that's how you feel.. then.. Are you worth my time, Kenji?" she asked softly.