TD-Yukiryuu
"Hey... uh, Jake?"
The red-headed boy turned back around, his icy blue eyes catching hers again. "Hn?"
"Why are you doing this?"
"Doing what?"
"Following me here? Giving me the apples..?"
Dropping his gaze toward the ground for a moment, he thought about the girl's question... why did he do that..?
It took him only a few seconds to return his gaze to her. With a facial expression untouched by any sort of emotion, he opened his mouth to speak; but his voice held a softness to it that had not seemed at first to be a part of him. "Because we're the same...
"...We're the Less Fortunate Ones..."