I began to open my eyes, and I felt like a train had hit me, but also like I was waking up from a fantastic nap. I looked up and saw Lulu looking down at me. She seemed to be talking as her mouth moved, but I couldn't hear her as everything was muffled.
My head felt hazy, and my hand suddenly touched Lulu's cheek as she had a small cut on her face. She smiled and leaned into my hand as she looked down.
"You're so beautiful..." I heard, quickly realizing I had said that.
Lulu turned red. She wanted to hide her face, and I wanted to hit my head on a rock for saying something so out of the blue and embarrassing.
But instead, I doubled down.
"You really are beautiful, Lulu. And I want you to know that I—"
I heard a cough, and I dropped my hand from Lulu as she squirmed around in a red panic. She wanted me to finish what I was saying, but I didn't plan to, not now, as I found her panic amusing. Instead, I glanced to the left and saw Ace sitting on her knees.