"He's not gonna hurt you," Riku muttered as he came up the stairs, settling beside him. "He knows I'd beat him with my eyes closed and a hand tied behind my back if he tried."

He didn't seem to care much for conversation, peeking into all the bedrooms systematically before Lea posed the question, and at that, both his stomach dropped down and his cheeks heated up. "W--well," he started, rubbing the back of his neck and not making eye contact. "I... there's--th-there's a couch downstairs, and since it's closer to the door, I was gonna sleep on it, so they could get me if they needed me, I don't need the room."