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"Yo. Okumura here. Missed your call, so leave a message or whatever..."

[ She doesn't really feel like there's anything to apologize for. Kohaku rests her head against his shoulder a bit as they walk. Come on, Rin, she's really trying here. ]

Sounds good. Hopefully you'll find something.

[He knows. And he might be blushing a little at the sudden closeness.]

Hopefully.

[He points a finger at her, though.]

You need to get home and rest, though.

[ she looks up at him with a smile, catching his blush. She laughs a little as he tells her to go home and get some rest. ]

Okay, okay. I promise, I will.

Good.

[And now... !

... awkward quiet.]

[ ... yep, this just got awkward.

she'll just keep walking closely with him. they have a pretty long journey ahead of them. ]

[Yeah, they do. And he has no idea what to talk about now that they've argued.]

[ .... ]

Have you gotten any rest?

Huh? Oh. Yeah. I slept for... I'unno had to be a coupla days? Some one dragged me outta the forest when I was still pretty bad off and Yukio found me later. I still don't feel great but he says I'll get over it eventually.

... bein' like, actually sick is... weird.

You don't get sick all that often, do you?

[ Must be those demon genes of his. ]

Mhmn. Yukio was always the one gettin' colds and whatever was goin' around the school. Half the class could be out and even the teacher and I'd be fine...

[He sighs a little, putting his hand up to scratch at his ear]

Even before I knew what I was, I had a lotta things about me that weren't... normal.

Yeah, well, normal is overrated anyway. I'm definitely not normal by any means, and I really wouldn't have it any other way.

[ She smiles at him. It might not make him feel any better, but it's ... encouraging? ]

[Unfortunately it... doesn't. And it shows on his face.]

People hated me, Kohaku. They were afraid of me. I was seven years old and teachers and other kids were callin' me a "demon child".

I haven't met a person yet who had to grow up the way I did.

[ ... She stops, and stops him as well. And then she hugs him again. ]

I'm sorry ... nobody deserves that, least of all someone as good and kindhearted as you are.

[He stops when she does, and even though he doesn't completely return the hug, he doesn't protest it either.]

I keep tellin' you I ain't that nice...

[But he smiles anyway]

... thanks, though. And I've got friends now, that's all that matters, right?

Yeah, you do, and I have yet to actually believe it.

[ She smiles back up at him and nods. ]

You have a lot of friends now.

Well I'm gonna try to not give you any reason to believe it.

I think you'll be fine. It's pretty hard for me to lose faith in someone once I like them.

[ FOREVER OPTIMISTIC. ]

Heh. Good to know.

... we should keep goin'.

Mhm!

[ And off they go! For however long it takes for them to get back to the house. Man, she's gonna be extra tired by the time they're back there ... ]

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