"Okay... lead the way then…" she withdraws her hand from his sleeve and curls up into a closed off gestural position with her arms. She continues to follow behind him.
"Hey" he still doesn't look back, "This probably goes without saying, but what happened wasn't your fault..." He goes silent again, still walking.
She's quiet for a long period of time before murmuring "...I'm sorry for over reacting... I just lost everything and I probably would've been dead right now if it weren't for you." She sighs. "Sorry I can't be more useful… I don't know why you're keeping me around..."
He looks back and with a sly grin and a poor attempt at humor and says, "I don't either... "He chuckles. But he honestly doesn't know what is compelling him to keep watch over her, but he is not willing to let her go off on her own. They reach the building and he says, "Want a lift?" The sly grin crosses his face again, this time more mischievous.
"A lift? Aren't we going to just walk up there?" She asked, confused. She looked up at the building it was fairly tall. "I mean... there might even be an elevator..."
"I'm in a hurry here" he says, and without a moment's notice, he scoops her up and begins to bound his way up the side of the building.
"WH-What?! How are you doing this?!" She instantly felt butterflies in her stomach. "Where are we going?"
They come to a stop at the top of the building, and the view is incredible. "I told you, higher ground." He is still cradling her in his arms and is gazing out into the distance, surveying the area.
In his arms she felt comfort for some reason. She began to blush lightly. "What are you looking for, exactly...?" She bit her lip. Despite him being a huge asshole, she couldn't help but really like being held. She scolded herself internally for being so naive.
He didn't reply because he didn't really know the answer, he was just looking for anything that might help him put this all together. He made a motion of slowly putting her down, and despite his hardened mannerism, he was very gentle in lowering her. When she was on her own feet, he sat down in frustration, wondering what the Hell was happening.
She noticed his frustration and lightly pat his back. "Um... hey..." her eyes darted back and forth nervously. "We can get through this together..." she shuffled her feet a little and braced herself for a cold hearted response.
He is surprised by her change in attitude towards him, looks her in the eye and gives her a light and warm smile. It almost felt strange to him, but he found himself enjoying their time together. He then turned back and the smile faded just as quickly.
Her heart leapt a little seeing him smile that way. His smile was so beautiful and charming, she was actually taken aback by it. She couldn't help but notice his gorgeous eyes either. "Tch…" she made a noise to herself, under her breath.