Companions, Old & New

Akira gave a weary smile and breathed a sigh of relief, just to know that Kanna was alive and well.

"I'm...so glad you're okay."

"Heh. I think that's supposed to be my line," she replied, as her smile then faded. "But seriously...take it easy," she warned. "I'm totally fine—you're the one who I just found wrapped in a giant cocoon, a few minutes away from becoming spider food."

"How is it that you're not transformed?" He stumbled, in his efforts to walk on legs that were still numb with the lingering effects of paralysis, but Kanna caught him. After which he tiredly lifted his head to look up at her face, as she held him in her arms. "Kanna-chan, as much as it's true you would make for an incredible loli, it's great that you weren't captured like the others."