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Somehow in Mitsu's mind sitting on the ground had made sense, a sort of pack order had set into her mind allowing Shun the higher seat. Maybe it was just silly to think that way? Slowly she rose to her feet. "I-I can sit here if it makes you more comfortable." She said softly taking a seat on the bench beside him.

Curiously though her gaze went to Shun as he seemed to have found something among the grass around them. "What did you find?" The lycan leaned forward a bit to have a better look. Symbols, she had seen these before. Opposites based in harmony. Yin and Yang.

Balance and Harmony, so odd that those items would just be lying around outside. She only stared at them thoughtfully for a moment longer until Shun set them aside. When he did that she directed her attention back to the reaper seeing that he seemed torn about something. He kept looking at his guitar in a thoughtful but confused way.

"I...Is something wrong?" Maybe what had been bothering him at the restaurant was bothering him again. "You can tell me if you want to talk about it."

There was only silence to follow and Mitsu began to wonder if Shun didn't trust her to tell her. Something about that hurt a little though Mitsu knew it shouldn't. Everyone had their secrets, even her.

Soon though he had reached for his guitar without a word and Mitsu watched as reaper pulled the instrument from its case, hesitate for a moment with his fingers poised over the strings before he began to play. The tune itself was soft and soothing and as Mitsu listened her unease and hurt faded. Music spoke volumes to Mitsu, possibly more than any spoke words and hearing him play the tune on his guitar had her realizing one thing. As much as she wanted to tell herself being friends was enough she wasn't so certain. She valued his friendship above all else but was it selfish to ask for something more? Should she tell him how she felt? If so, how?

Quietly she pondered these thoughts as the tune continued to play feeling the emotion in the music that Shun was unable to express in words. When the tune came to a close Mitsu smiled behind her mask. "You really are talented with the guitar." Mitsu beamed at him thinking for a moment trying to collect her thoughts. What should she say? "S-Shun I..."

But Mitsu paused, a hand reaching up to touch her mask. It seemed odd to hide at a time like this. Such a strange sensation to hit her all of a sudden. Slowly her fingers took hold of the mask and drew it away from her face. They were still in a rather private place after all.

After she removed her mask though Mitsu found that her mind had gone blank, what was she going to say? Taking away her security blanket in a semi-public place had been a big step in a mind numbing way. What to do.

As her thoughts continued to try and settle on what she had wanted to say Mitsu turned her gaze up toward Shun. The soft moonlight glittered off those crimson orbs as a shy smile crossed her face. "No, nothing's wrong I just..." Didn't know what to say now.

"..I wanted to give you something." She continued before she brought her hand out in front of herself. Slowly her fingers curled in making a light fist and she began to concentrate, a small amount of FEAR pooling in her palm. When she opened her fingers again her emblem was sitting in her hand. Gently she took it between her forefinger and thumb before holding it out to the reaper to take.

"I don't always know the right words to say." Mitsu said softly looking back up at Shun with a meaningful glint in her eyes. "But I want you to know you are very important to me. You've given me hope that I can change and the time we spend together...I cherish it." Her smile warmed a bit as her gaze went to the pin. "I want you to have this and know that if there is anything I can do for you. Anything at all I will be there." Upon pain of death she would be there. Her loyalty was to him.

For a moment, Mitsu's eyes widened slightly seeing Shun close his hand before producing his own pin. When it was placed in her hand in exchange for her own she looked at it with a softened gaze. The notion had her heart fluttering all over again, especially since...what he just said. Did he feel the same way?

Pulling her hand back Mitsu looked over Shun's pin for a moment before holding it close. It was a precious gift and she would be sure to take care of it. Smiling her gaze shifted back to Shun, her tail swishing behind her in a happy and contented way. He had really made her happy.

Her heart pounded in her chest the sound thundering in her ears. She wondered if Shun could hear it, it seemed so loud. His words, while simple, meant the world to her. They uplifted her knowing that he was glad to have known her.

"I'm so happy to have met you too." He had changed her life in a big way and she would never forget it. Still though, there was more she wanted to tell him. She had just touched on the tip of the ice burg on how she felt. He was really so much more than that in her eyes. Did she dare? Maybe, just maybe it wouldn't go as badly as she imagined so many times. Especially hearing what Shun had just told her.

Slowly Mitsu reached out a hand and placed it over Shun's and gave it a squeeze. "To be honest, I wish I had met you sooner. I can't quite imagine what it would be like if you weren't around." Mostly she didn't want to imagine it. She wanted him to always be there to a selfish degree.

Feeling his hand over her's brought a warm feeling to Mitsu. She had gotten rather used to Shun flinching away from contact but here he was reciprocating the action. Mitsu wasn't sure if she could try a hug yet but maybe one day.

"It's very different having friends." Mitsu nodded in understanding. A lot had changed for her as well having started here. She had never really had friends before and now she had many. "But they help us grow far faster than we ever could on our own." The lycan knew that as a fact. Without her friend's support she would no doubt be in the same place she had been when she first started school.

Mitsu smiled lightly, that smile only growing when Shun gripped her hand. She wondered how long they could stay like this. The lycan really didn't want it to end but she knew they would eventually have to call it a night.

There was something about Shun's expression though. A subtle hint that something troubling was on his mind. He had been hard to read at first but Mitsu was learning what the small changes in his features meant.

"I something on your mind?" She asked quietly shifting around on the bench so that she was facing Shun a bit more. It was easier to see him this way.