She never looked away from him. She couldn't. Aiko, the young feline, couldn't deny that this was what she wanted. There could be no way that this was a trick of her head. Her mind couldn't lie to her heart. If there was one thing she was grateful for, it would be what she was. There would always be questions of what she could have been and what would her life had been like if it wasn't for Tarrok coming into it and saving her. Even if by accident, he had saved her from death. He saved her from the life she would have been forced to live. That alone meant the world to her.<br/><br/>Could she have gone off on her own and met someone else? Aiko was sure she could have. The truth of the matter was she wouldn't have been happy with herself. There would have been no way. Her fingers entwined with his as he laid down his rules. Aiko listened intently. She couldn't help but to smile a bit. Of course, that smile faded almost as quickly. She simply nodded her head.<br/><br/><span style="color: mediumpurple">"I understand."</span>Her ears perked up as she slowly began to climb out of her embarrassment.<span style="color: mediumpurple">"Don't be worried about me. You do that enough already,"</span>she teased.<span style="color: mediumpurple">"You mean a lot to me, Tarrok. I would stay with you forever if you'd let me."</span>