Decide

He looked at her, really looked, for the first time. He supposed she was beautiful, especially with the way the green dress she wore accentuated every curve, the way her bangs framed her face and her braid hung down gracefully to curve around her shoulder. She was strong as well. He had known that the first time he met her; her power had almost been equal to his own.

Her strength did not only come her power, but from the scars that littered her body, and her past. He did not know many people, human or youkai, who could have survived the emotional aspects of her terror, let alone the physical. In many ways, she fascinated him. She was strong, but not arrogant in that strength. She was intelligent, and kind and courageous in more ways than one.

As he listed her many features, he couldn't help but to think of the bad and wonder how she could have so many of the former and so little of the latter. It seemed he had much to think on.

Finally, he nodded, the only answer he would give to her question, for now. Holding out his arm for her, he motioned to the door. "We will go to dinner."

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