Intimate

"Lia... I'm in love with you!" Darey suddenly blurted out one evening as they were alone.

Nearly two years had passed since Darey and Emilia started to journey together. In between battles with Monsters, building shelters, plundering stores, obtaining food and most importantly, survival, they had undoubtedly become very close. They shared secrets, laughs and deep moments together. As the only people they knew to be alive on Earth, they became friends 

Emilia's face turned red as she expressed a flustered and surprised look.

She wanted to pass it off as one of Darey's jokes, same as what he always did. However, the looks on his face showed that he was serious.

"W-W-What are you talking about? Is this an effect of that monster we just fought?" Emilia replied to him, referring to the monster they had defeated earlier before resting in the shelter.