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"Thank you for walking me." Yui says to Yuki. The blonde-haired girl touches the other's arm gently as she does. It prompts Yuuki to look at her, to pause her scouting of their surroundings. Yui smiles when hey make eye contact.
Yuki smiles back. "No problem. I used to do something like this at my old school, so it comes naturally." And it means I have a reason to show those disrespectful boys why they shouldn't harass Yui. She still feels bad for not noticing the way Yui was being treated, that first week Yuuki arrived. To think they were calling her such awful things. She's sure something else has happened, too, but doesn't wish to push the other girl.
A shaking sound in the bushes is picked up by Yuki's hearing. Upset that she's torn away from looking at Yui, Yuuki scowls at the offending bush. It's probably nothing but she takes a hold of Artemis anyway. Most of those boys know how it feels to be bonked by the anti-vampire weapon by now but Yuuki isn't averse to reminding them.
Seeing Yuuki go to such lengths for her sake, spending time with Yuuki... As Yuuki steps in front of her, their bodies just a breath apart, Yui even feels grateful for the threat of their time together being interrupted. Truly, God has sent a true-hearted person within Yuuki. She may even call the other woman her guardian angel. A guardian vampire? Surely the Lord would accept such a comparison.
Once she's satisfied there's no danger, Yuuki lowers her right arm. And then feels something take her left hand. It's soft, warm and kind. Kinder than anything she's felt for a while. Looking down, she finds Yui's hand in hers. Yui smiles at her sheepishly.
"This is what friends do, isn't it?" She searches with a slight blush.
"Um, we look more like a couple, really." Strangely, Yuuki doesn't find herself caring. But she knows how sheltered Yui is and how that's been used to take advantage of her. To do so herself...
Yui's deep pink eyes widen slightly. "A couple?" Two girls, together? As in dating? Considering everything she's been exposed to since leaving her father, this is more easily accepted. Her heart beats carefree in her chest as she swings their arms. "Well, if it's you, I'm happy!"
Oh. Yuuki can't help the smile on her own face. "Me too."