There wasn't much to do in Yusaku's small apartment, but it never seemed to bother Miyu. For a girl who liked to always be going, always be doing something, she always respected Yusaku's need for quiet in his own home; which is why he never minded her random, unannounced visits. Tonight, for instance, she sat with Ai, Aqua, and Roboppy in front of the TV while he worked on finishing a code for Kusanagi.

He closed his laptop with a sigh, stretching his arms and back as he did so.

"All done?" Miyu asked, looking over from the couch with a large smile. "You can come join us if you want." She patted the open seat next to her.

Yusaku weighed his options. It was roughly 11 o'clock, and they both had school in the morning - though he knew both of them slept through most of class, anyway. He didn't particularly enjoy the melodramatic soap operas Ai insisted on watching, but Miyu's hopeful face had him walking over to the couch, anyways.

As soon as he sat down, Miyu shifted closer to him as she always did. Yusaku's eyes didn't focus on the TV at all, the soap opera staying as background noise as he got himself comfortable.

"Comfortable?" She asked, shifting again so her legs fell on top of his own. He nodded, feeling the tension slowly lift itself off his shoulders. "Good! You know," Miyu paused, her nose wrinkling in that fascinating way as she grinned at him, "you make me feel safe. It's why I like coming here, so much."

Yusaku had noticed over the last few months her visits had increased in frequency. Something that used to happen once a week at the absolute most, when Miyu fought with her mother or needed help with homework, quickly became an almost daily routine. Sometimes she would show up with Aoi or Takeru or both, other days she'd show up just herself and Aqua, looking for a place to be for a while. Until this point, though, he hadn't put much thought into why.

His cheeks warmed without permission, and he looked away from her to stare pointedly at the TV instead. The feeling was very mutual - though when he had started to feel safe in the girl's presence, he wasn't quite sure.

Before he could even think to say anything, Ai laughed, moving both his and Aqua's attention from the TV. "Yusaku-chan, when a girl says something nice like that to you, you're supposed to say something back!"

Yusaku shrugged, and Miyu laughed. "He doesn't have to, Ai-chan," she said, leaning over closer to the Dark Ignis. "Between you and me, though," she continued conspiratorially, while Yusaku rolled his eyes, "I know exactly how he feels, so I don't need to hear him say it!"

He believed her without a doubt.