Taijo was a bit surprised by her dismissal, but he knew she was putting up a front. Her body language was a clear indicator of that. However, he knew he should probably let her be. He felt bad for her though. When she said she had never had someone offer to protect her. It seemed as though she was really saying that she had no one to care for her. He would have commented on this had they not been interrupted by a somewhat rude and abrasive friend of hers.<br/><br/>Then things went further south when Kari got up to exclaim what happened. He winced at the bruise. Then he smiled out of embarrassment and scratched the back of his head. “Well, she seems like she is going to be ok.” He said to the new guy who had interrupted them. He stood up and greeted this new guy with a slight head bow. “I am Hanekawa Taijo, 2nd year transfer student. And you are?”<br/>