Could this day possibly get any worse?Mika thought.
She looked Yuki in the face, but before she could speak, he cut her off.
"I'm sorry." He began, his voice was loud, as though he had something important to say. "I did some thinking, and I realized that what ever is going on with you and your father is your business, not mine. I shouldn't have pushed it. Once again, I'm sorry." He said, all very fast.
"Listen, Yuki?" Mika said, fighting to keep her voice even. "It's not really a secret, but I just… I guess I don't really like to talk about it. But you should know, after all, you did rescue me." She sighed. She always paid debts, even ones that didn't exactly involve money.
She took a deep breath.
"The Doctor died this summer. I guess no one informed the school about it though, and now I'm just living alone."
She said.
"Mika, I'm so sorry." He said, really looking it. "What about your mother?"
He asked, after a pause.
"The Doctor never got married." Mika said.
"Then who…" He asked, trailing off; clearly trying to avoid hurting her with an obviously tender subject.
"The Doctor wasn't my birth father. He adopted me when I was eight."
Mika said, stopping as she became aware that he had gotten much closer to her, probably so he could hear her better.
He was only a few inches away; she could reach out and touch his face without even extending her arm.
To her great embarrassment, she felt her face turn red.
It's probably because I'm talking about my past, the memory is making me flush.
Then Yuki leaned forward, his face now inches away from her own.
Mika jerked back, and Yuki instantly straightened.
"Sorry," Mika said, "I'm not used to people getting so close."
She was, of course, apologizing for moving so suddenly and obviously frightening him, but Yuki's response perplexed her. His face turned scarlet, and then he suddenly turned around and walked away.
Mika was more concerned with herself, however. For some reason, her heart was pounding. His face was so close… almost as if he was going to kiss her. But of course, she knew he wouldn't. He would never kiss someone like her.
Right?