"I should keep this in mind next time you get started ranting about idols," Akiha snaps back, though she has even less bite than Nico, if that's possible. Somehow she just isn't in the mood for it today.

Of course, in the back of her mind, she knows why - she's legitimately attached to Nico, not just as a friend but as something more - but her father had. Opinions. About quite a few things, and he was quite eager to share them with his daughter. And though he's been dead for months now, and Akiha knows on some level that he was a very closeminded and foolish man, she still loves and respects his memory. How couldn't she? She'd never describe him as a loving father, but she'd never describe him as cruel towards her, either. And though she'd been his second choice at best, he'd still made her his heir. Didn't that mean something?

-- Yes, Akiha is having a long internal debate with herself over Nico being about halfway to holding her hand. She's that kind of girl.

She relaxes at least a little once they're out of the auditorium, reaching up and brushing some of her hair back behind her shoulder. Nico's pulling had made it fall out of place.

"I'm starting to wonder why you even spend time with me, Yazawa. I'd imagine your friends are easier for you to get along with."