Done For Science
I put Messia down before she passed out in my arms from embarrassment. I thought that she would love getting carried around, but I guess that wasn't going to happen.
Now, Tita was standing with Thiamon, who rubbed the back of his head where he was hit, but I was almost sure that I saw a slight smile after she did. Those two would make a cute couple, and from what I had gathered, Xani and Miku's mother must have passed away a long time ago.
I sighed and then waved them all to follow. Messia stayed up with me, and she held my hand, but she was squeezing the damn thing a bit aggressively. I squeezed back, and the pressure stopped, and Messia looked back at me apologetically as we got closer to the top of the stairs.