He held her there for what seemed to be an eternity. “Princess,” He said, but he didn’t even recognize his own voice. It was deeper and ragged. He looked into her eyes and saw the color had deepened, and she was breathless. “I. I.,” he couldn’t say more.“Mitsuhide,” she said softly.“Will you come with me?” he asked softly as he touched his forehead to hers.

  The stores in his area were packed as the two found out as she wanted to run into a few of them.“I never see this side of town,” she said with a smile. “At least not since I was a kid.”“Did you plan on coming back here?”

   Mitsuhide found that the best part of the past few days was waking up with a small body next to him, so the following morning when he woke up, and she wasn’t in the bed he was slightly confused. He looked over at the window and saw it was still dark outside. He looked at the clock and saw it read three am. He was wondering if it all had been a dream or nightmare when he heard something from downstairs.

  When she woke up the next morning, it was just at daybreak. Her head hurt, and she felt numb. She had spent most of the night going from being content for a few minutes to sobbing hysterically. Mitsuhide took it all in stride being there right next to her the entire time. The only time he seemed off balance was when during the first episode, she had cuddled into his chest and told him those three words she had never spoke before. He looked stunned for a moment and then went back to comforting her any way he could think of. They both had to get up soon back with no energy she just rolled onto her side and felt the tears fall. S

 His soft breathing in back of her almost led her to believe he had fallen asleep. She knew though he was as wound up like her in the whole waiting and everything else that had happened during the day. She felt like she could run a marathon still. He moved slightly, and she lifted her head to look at him.