The gut reactions were entirely at odds with one another. His fingers tightened around each other just slightly, disbelief tainting the pressure there. There was nothing necessary about meeting him. But his head dipped, his face blooming with color at her words.
Completely unnecessary, Eiji would have said. Emi might have agreed, but it still felt good to hear.
"Being impulsive can have its perks." Tentatively, he leaned over to nudge her shoulder with his, giving her a shy sidelong look. "Thanks, Chou. For finding me."
That was a new. Chou turned her head to blink owlishly at Emi, not sure how to respond to shoulder nudges--oh, she should just nudge back, right? But a few moments had already passed and all she could do was smile, all warm and dumb. Would that be enough to convey how glad she was to have this, how much less lonely she was with Emi around?
Still smiling--she could hardly stop, now--Chou shook her head. "I only wandered in uninvited, and you humored me."
Smiling was more than enough to convey everything. It reaffirmed everything he already knew about coming here was the best thing he could have done-- the only other people that had smiled in his presence back in Japan were Eiji and his little sister. Having this now after so long was nothing short of amazing.
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Completely unnecessary, Eiji would have said. Emi might have agreed, but it still felt good to hear.
"Being impulsive can have its perks." Tentatively, he leaned over to nudge her shoulder with his, giving her a shy sidelong look. "Thanks, Chou. For finding me."
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Still smiling--she could hardly stop, now--Chou shook her head. "I only wandered in uninvited, and you humored me."
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"I wouldn't have it any other way."