<div class="floatright">(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_et9ttl8zdzQ/TD_-vwBMOGI/AAAAAAAAN5E/eP7JumXuE2M/s1600/1a3f651e06434edab4aee510aaf9f5b6.jpg)</div><br/>Michelle stayed right where she was, completely silent, unable to leave Miyuki's side or release her grip upon the girl's hand.  Michelle had seen the word written over the girl, and her bikini top didn't really hide it anyway.  She was pretty sure she knew what it meant.  She couldn't be sure, but panic kept her certainty strong enough to give her a resolution she'd never felt in her life before.<br/><br/>She wouldn't let anything happen to Miyuki, even if the girl really was a titanspawn.  She didn't really believe Miyuki was, but she didn't really care.  Somewhere down deep within her, Michelle wondered if that made her a traitor, but at the moment, she just didn't care.<br/><br/>The fingers of her free hand reflexively went to her feather, hoping against hope that it wouldn't come to that, but knowing what she'd do if a fight did break out.  Her eyes started to glisten with the threat of tears.