You Are The Only Person I Trust In This World

“How are you feeling?” Ethan asked as he sat on the bed. “Does it hurt anywhere?”

“I feel… strange,” Nicole replied. “I feel like I’m stripped bare of everything weighing me down, completely naked to the world.”

“Well, you are naked.”

“Is this the part where I should be laughing?”

Ethan smiled hearing Nicole play along with his attempt to lighten up the mood. The two of them had known each other for a long time, so things like this were just second nature to them.

“Ethan, I’ve been thinking since yesterday,” Nicole said. “Truth be told, I’m feeling a little anxious about my Origin Crystal being stored somewhere. What if there was an accident? Or what if something were to happen that would make others discover it? I can't help but feel very anxious and insecure.”

“You don’t have to feel that way,” Ethan replied. “I will store it inside this ring on my finger. It is the safest place in the world.”

Nicole smiled faintly before looking straight into Ethan’s eyes.