"And if I chose to leave, what would that make me?" Hokuto pointed out. She was here for Momo... if her friend wanted her to be or not.

On a more practical level, she wasn't in any shape to leave alone. She was leaning against the wall for support, still shaking slightly, and fighting to keep from throwing up again; she'd already brought up so much stomach acid that her throat hurt. Anyway, all that mattered was she wasn't going anywhere.