Nanako and Seraphim: Broken maiden.

"..Or saving your ass from an even worse future." Seraphim said only seconds after the comment was made, refering to how she came by and helped Nanako from what could have potentially been a horrible night or her as a sex-slave from what happened before. The white haired fighter had an air about her that just seemed stubborn enough to not take no for an answer, but most of all, the aura of her stood strong, like she too had her burdons, but stood here today after fighting past them all, and was the person who stood here today.

Seraphim had to admit, Nanako's words seemed serious to every sense, and it seemed like something had really bothered her deeply or effected her in the past to bring her to this point, but Seraphim also felt she could sympathize, knowing that look... getting this feeling that the girl was.. suffering. She wanted to know, just what was it that made Nanako so afraid of having friends? What happened to her that could make her so.. cold to attachments. Seraphim had once said the same thing, she had her demons, she was once alone, and it was mostly her own fault, and in the end, she knew what it lead to, and it was something no one should experiance.

"...Like it or not, I'm your friend now, and that's the last thing I would ever want to do. ..I wouldn't be here right now if I had that intention." The one-eyed beauty had a strangely solemn tone as she sat at the edge of Nanako's bed now, making herself comfortable as she sat her rear down close to Nanako's hips, turning her head to look at Nanako with a sincere, almost pitying look in her eyes as she gently reached up, and put her hand on Nanako's forehead, slowly stroking back along her hair just a bit as she said those kind, deep words to her.

"....!" Nanako felt a little stupid. She completely forgot about what Seraphim did for her just a few hours ago. She turned her head and looked down at her hands again. It took her a few seconds to understand what her white haired friend said next. Finally, when she thought she was able to understand them, she opened her mouth to let out a sigh and speak again. "You...? Me...? We're friends..?" The redhead asked Seraphim with the only purpose of clearing out a doubt. Maybe... Maybe Seraphim was an exception. Someone who would never leave her alone. Someone who would take care of her like a good friend would.

In normal cases, Seraphim was a pretty cruel woman who despised most around her. But it seemed like ever since she had joined this league, her life was slowly turning around as she was making friends with every match she had. It was strange.. she wasn't used to this, and the only friends she ever had in her past.. they all died, except for one. And yet here she was, helping out others, and making friends left and right, turning her entire life around in this league.

Looking down at Nanako, she let out a soft sigh, nodding a little before managing a smile. "I know a lot of people who would be glad to have you as a friend. ...I was thinking, maybe you could be a part of that. Not only will you be protected, but you'll have people who care. I know you and I don't know eachother much yet, but you seem like a good, honest person, and that's good enough in my book." Even Seraphim had trouble beleiving the words that came from her mouth, but.. ever since she chose to become a leader, she had begun taking real responsibilities, and becoming a better person in general. Hopefully Nanako would choose to be a part of this.

Nanako thought Seraphim's offer over right there, and after a few minutes of carefully analyzing the white haired girl's words, she lifted her head up, looking at her new friend right in the eyes. There'd be a serious look on her face, which was actually just an act. Seconds later, she'd smirk widely at Seraphim. "You can count on me!" She cheerfully said, lifting her arm up into the air. "Now, what should I do?" The girl added to her statement, thinking there might be something Seraphim wanted in exchange. Anything she wanted, she'd be glad to give her best in order to make some good friends. She still couldnt thank Seraphim enough for saving her from Sarah, and now she was offering her something like this? She had never met anybody so nice in her life.

The responce she got made Seraphim's single eye widened a bit, actually stepping back slightly as she was more or less a bit confused. It was so sudden, and even so cheerful, she hadn't anticipated Nanako to say it like that. Of course, Seraphim was unmistakably happy to hear this, she just didn't expect something so quick. She sweatdropped a little, rubbing the back of her head and white hair a little shyly, before giving a nervous smile, nodding at her. "Well, h-honestly, nothing yet. I mean.. you need to rest, don't you think?" Seraphim said with an awkward feeling in her, but still happy about this all none the less. She bent down a little closer to the girl, gently putting her hand on her red haired head, and stroked it softly for a moment, hoping to calm her just a little and let her relax. "There's no hurry, you just take it easy right now.. okay?" Clearly, Seraphim was concerned for the girl, even if they had just met. She found sometihng about Nanako that remidned her of... well, herself, and she wanted to help her see that there was more to this place than just fighting, and how she could make plenty of friends here.

Nanako wanted to prove Seraphim that she was strong, though it wouldnt prove anything but that she was really headstrong. She planned to stand up really fast, but even lifting her head from the pillow made her feel all dizzy, so she just chose to sit and listen until she was better before doing anything silly. The redhead was just about to say something like "Hey, why not hurrying this up?" or "Pssh, why do I have to wait?", but then she felt Seraphim's hand on top of her head. It felt... kinda different than what it felt when her other friends touched her head. This time, she knew for real that Seraphim wasnt a bad person. She smirked widely at her new friend, and then slowly and with a lot of effort, she'd lean on the one-eyed woman, wrapping her arms around her. "From the bottom of my heart, thank you, Seraphy-chan."

Ah.. that nickname, the way she hugged her so suddenly, and the comfort in making a new friend. It was more than enough for Seraphim to know that this was right; that Nanako would not only be a good addition to her team, but a good friend as well. It was really quite interesting how this all happened, but when she felt the girl actually hug her, all the reasoning of this seemed to fall behind her, as Seraphim just gave a gentle smile, and let her arms wrap around the girl as well, hugging her in return. "You're welcome... Nanako-chan." She said back in a delicate whisper to the girl, just taking her moment to enjoy this embrace, falling silent as she felt like she was getting closer to the girl, knowing she could trust her.