Gale blushed and said nothing. He got protective of Sayuri, and swore in the heat of that. His father always told him to act like a gentleman and protect the ladies, but he took it too far.

One of the guys upon the court jogged up closer to the pair, and Gale identified him as Arthur the moment he stuck out of the medley of basketball players. Arthur was one of the members of the Club of Gentlemen, but he acted quite 'normally' when not in his role in the club.

"Whoa, both of you don't look alright. Did something happen?" asked Arthur.

Gale sighed mentally in relief. At least he didn't insinuate something rude.

"Nope. Right, Sayuri?" replied Gale, looking down at Sayuri.