The change in Aidou was anything but instant, but perhaps that was why even one as socially dense as Aigis was able to pick up on the change in him. She watched, mildly intrigued, as he went from spouting his own opinion with little care for her comfort to almost humbly telling her to do whatever she thought best for herself.
She blinked. And then an emotion that was almost fully foreign to her whenever the vampire was concerned came over her; true warmth. She studied his face a moment longer, taking in the lowering of his eyes, such a contrast to the proud creature she knew him to be. She had the unmistakable urge to reach out to him, but she knew she should not, so she didn't.
"You surprise me, Aidou-san," she said softly. The barest hint of a smile reached her lips. "And I must say, you are wrong. On two counts even. One in that you assume I would die so long before you when my existence can be prolonged for however long my parts are kept in sustainability. And two, for considering my existence a true 'life' at all."
If one did not live, one could not truly die. She had probably said this to him dozens of times over by now, but he still found it so hard to accept. She did not suppose she could blame him. Even sometimes she forgot when she was in this body.
He had offered her a small kindness just now. One that he never had before, and one that she would treasure.
This time, when the urge to touch him came to her she did not fight it. Very lightly, she moved to touch his arm with just the barest glance of her fingertips, doing what she could to draw him along with her.
"Let us look for Sasuke-san. He is surely much too late to have not run into trouble." She said the words in order to give them both an easy escape from this; a moment that was so small but held too much meaning to comprehend in such a short amount of time. Perhaps he would deny her, turn away, flee to be on his own, but she would not stop him if he chose that either. It was his right to choose. She would just rather he took her with him this time, no questions asked.
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She blinked. And then an emotion that was almost fully foreign to her whenever the vampire was concerned came over her; true warmth. She studied his face a moment longer, taking in the lowering of his eyes, such a contrast to the proud creature she knew him to be. She had the unmistakable urge to reach out to him, but she knew she should not, so she didn't.
"You surprise me, Aidou-san," she said softly. The barest hint of a smile reached her lips. "And I must say, you are wrong. On two counts even. One in that you assume I would die so long before you when my existence can be prolonged for however long my parts are kept in sustainability. And two, for considering my existence a true 'life' at all."
If one did not live, one could not truly die. She had probably said this to him dozens of times over by now, but he still found it so hard to accept. She did not suppose she could blame him. Even sometimes she forgot when she was in this body.
He had offered her a small kindness just now. One that he never had before, and one that she would treasure.
This time, when the urge to touch him came to her she did not fight it. Very lightly, she moved to touch his arm with just the barest glance of her fingertips, doing what she could to draw him along with her.
"Let us look for Sasuke-san. He is surely much too late to have not run into trouble." She said the words in order to give them both an easy escape from this; a moment that was so small but held too much meaning to comprehend in such a short amount of time. Perhaps he would deny her, turn away, flee to be on his own, but she would not stop him if he chose that either. It was his right to choose. She would just rather he took her with him this time, no questions asked.