<div class="floatright">(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_et9ttl8zdzQ/TD_-vwBMOGI/AAAAAAAAN5E/eP7JumXuE2M/s1600/1a3f651e06434edab4aee510aaf9f5b6.jpg)</div><br/>Seeing that Miyuki was going to be alright simply melted her heart, but it was nothing compared to hearing that Miyuki was alright with how Michelle was feeling.  The fears had been burning her like hot coals forced into her chest, and despite exhilaration of being thrown into a pool of ice water at Miyuki's words, the sheer relief of everything was euphoric.<br/><br/>"Are you sure?" she asked reflexively.  "I don't want to hurt you if you're not going to be alright with it, but I..."  Even now, she realized she was racing, her heart beating so fast and so hard that she couldn't hear herself think.  She just had to give an answer.  "I do want to be your girlfriend, Miyuki.  I'll do everything I can to make you happy, but if I ever do something that hurts you, I'm so sorry."  Some part of her still didn't feel worthy to have someone so wonderful to her.  "But I think that if something does happen, we can work it out together."