"Nah, it's okay," she said, shaking her head. It was funny, just looking at him made her feel... A little more at ease. Wonder why that was? Huh. It felt nice. "I can deal with it long as you're here."

She took the tip of her ponytail between her fingers, twirling the strands of shimmering purple hair between them. "Guess we're stuck here together, huh? Just us."