Her statement of him getting attention like this outside of school made him shake his head and before he could even stop himself from speaking, Kenton responded “No, you’re the first person to give my eyes as much attention as you do. Instead of looking away, you stare it’s… it’s different, a good different.” The embarrassment filled him as he shared the information with her. She seemed to be one of the few how found interest in his eyes and in doing so she must have assumed there were others when… there weren’t.

The sudden interruption of her phone stopped him from reaching up and taking ahold of her hand that was on his chest. However her sudden change in personality left him a bit confused. His head tilted to one side, watching her closely through his blonde bangs. Was she okay? She seemed suddenly stressed and he didn’t like that. Why was her father causing her so much stress? Someone who just wanted her to be ‘okay’ wouldn’t cause her as much stress. 

When she returned, she left space between them and Kenton felt empty compared to what they just shared. A smile moved across his face, a gentle soft closed lip smile and he reached forward, placing a large hand gently on her small one. “I am actually scared of the dark.” He said softly. “When I was very little I was playing hide and go seek with my brothers and I hid in the basement of our old house. For some reason it freaked me out badly and while I got over my fear of basements I never really got over being alone in the dark. I sleep with a tv show going in the background for the lamination of light and I slept on the floor of Atsuma’s room from the time I was six when the hide and go seek went bad until I was 10. Being alone in the dark is one of the most terrifying things I can possibly think of.” Maybe… maybe hearing one of his secrets might help their bonding.