[Scintilla]

She was frozen as Ge relayed his horrible past to her, unblinking, "...Ge-kun.." she managed to squeak out, " ...That's horrible..."

Mei had an iron grip when she was happy, and didn't let go of Ge, " Thank you thank you thank you thank you...I don't have to be alone anymore..."

She trusted this boy more than anything at this point, though Mei hardly knew him at all...but she would soon.


< Time Skip: 5 Years >

The thirteen year old Mei skipped happily into Gekido's room, a big smile on her face," Ge-kun, Ge-kun, good morning!" She then followed the enthusiastic wake up call with a tackle directed towards the boy.