Kaneko listened to Allen's interpretation. Everyone was afraid of what they couldn't see, but she guessed this was more personal to him. "Well I think that's very good advice. Still, I suppose that's easier said than done." She smiled warmly at that. It wasn't impossible though. Her fingers fiddled with the crinkly plastic wrapper of the other cookie that she decided to save for her father. Her fingers stopped however, the moment he spoke up again.

It was the little things like this that made her the happiest. Despite having everything, she wasn't the self centered type. She was a simple girl with simple tastes. That didn't mean she didn't enjoy fancy things at times but only when it was a really special occasion. Like a celebration of some sort. "You're welcome, but it's my pleasure. It's nice to finally have someone to talk to and hang out with." Kaneko replied honestly. If her father found out, he wouldn't ever let her out of the house again. "I really enjoy our times together. They're nice."

Kaneko wondered what her father was doing. As much as she wanted to ask him, she knew it would get nowhere. Well, no use worrying about it. Still...she was curious. More than she probably should be. She smiles softly upon hearing him say that he too enjoyed their times together. They didn't have to do anything, just being able to talk to him was more than enough for her to be happy. The sense of closeness was enough.

He was no longer a stranger and she could finally say she actually had a real friend. Not like the ones at school that never really talked to her much. Kaneko tilted her head to the side, some hair falling across her face which she quickly brushed away. Allen was going to say something but it seemed he had decided against it. "Is something wrong Allen?" Maybe he was feeling some pain again and didn't want to make her worry.

Kaneko relaxed a little, "Oh.." She started and looked at her left overs she had saved for her father. "I thought maybe something was bothering you." She said quietly. She was glad that wasn't the case though. It was getting late, so maybe heading home wasn't such a bad idea. But, she had just got here it seemed like. "Well I certainly wouldn't mind it." Was her response to his suggestion. It was nice of him to want to walk her out. The woods were scary at night. Well...scarier and maybe whatever attacked that tree would attack her if she wasn't careful. But if he went with her, it could also attack him. That scared her, she didn't want to be the reason he got hurt. "It is rather late isn't it." She admitted and chuckled nervously. "I'm sorry Allen, you probably are tired and want to get some rest." She realized that maybe he was afraid of telling her this because he didn't want to seem rude.

What would she do if something did happen to him? What if she wasn't around and he needed help with something? What if he somehow got lost? She pouted the more she thought about these things. It was a possibility that any of those things could happen but she didn't want to think about it. He would be fine, she had to believe that.

Her breath hitched in her throat when his hand brushed against hers. Her dark eyes immediately looked down at his hand now holding hers and blushed softly. Smiling shyly, Kaneko tucked some hair behind her ear nervously. Thank goodness they were alone. "Well thank you. I...I'd like to s-stay and talk a bit more. I-if you really don't mind that is." She said and chuckled some. "I remember I used to be a night owl when I was younger. Then my sleeping schedule got all messed up when I started college. Now I'm out of that but my sleeping schedule is still all over the place." She admitted, her worries melting away.

His hand had retreated and she felt a little bad. Maybe he regretted holding her hand? She could always reach out and hold his hand if she wanted to but she didn't want to bother him. Kaneko fiddled with her fingers, listening to the question being asked. "It's...different." She answered and thought about her experiences. "It's much more different than high school. People are much more mature in college and it's pretty fun. You don't have so many classes in one day and usually you don't have classes every day either. Some people only go twice a week. Others three times a week. It all depends on the classes you get." She started and smiled. "The toughest thing about college though is that it's also much harder than high school. There's so much to learn and it feels like you don't have enough time to learn it all." It wasn't for everyone, but she enjoyed it from time to time of course. There where always going to be days where she'd prefer to stay home and sleep in. "One thing I've noticed though, is that it's really hard to talk to these people. They seem...I don't know. Self absorbed I guess. They have their own little group of friends and don't want that broken. But it's fine." She let out a weak laugh. "I'm too shy to talk to anyone anyway. Besides, I'd rather get good grades than socialize with them." That's what she told herself anyway.

Even if she wanted to make friends, it wasn't like she'd ever see them again. She learnt that the hard way in high school. She had a few friends then, not many. Only a handful but where were they now? She had no clue. She hadn't seen them in over a year. They all went their separate ways and it was after high school that she realized making friends wasn't as easy as she thought. Those people who she had called friends weren't really her friends. They were just people she got along with. Nothing special.

Kaneko's dark eyes watched Allen closely as he spoke. She could sit here and listen to him all night. However, she knew she'd have to go home eventually. Home school. She had heard of that before, but she herself never experienced it but she imagined it must be really nice. Much nicer than public school. "What was that like? I...I've never been home schooled. Always attended public school. I imagine it must be nice because you don't have to wake up super early to make it to school on time and you can actually eat food that you like." Kaneko smiled. The food options in public school weren't very good but she ate them sometimes because it was all there was and she was hungry.

In college it was worse though. You had to pay for the food and it wasn't exactly affordable. The food was pricey. The only things she bought at college were drinks and maybe some candy but that was about it. Never actual food and it wasn't like you had any actual time to eat it. You had to eat the food on your way home. So taking lunch was pointless.

Kaneko was honestly surprised with his response to her assumption. "Prison?" She repeated. Prison was a terrible place, scary, dangerous. No one ever wanted to be in prison. To compare home school to prison meant it was pretty terrible then. One didn't just simply compare one to the other unless they were being serious about it. Allen didn't look like the type of person who would lie about such things. So he too, didn't spend much time with his parents? Where were they now? Perhaps they had died, she wasn't going to ask such personal questions. His tone changed, his body language changed. Kaneko slowly began to realize that he didn't enjoy talking about school, or perhaps it was his past he wasn't too fond of? Either way, Kaneko felt bad for even asking in the first place. This was the downside of being so curious.

"I'm sorry for asking Allen. Had I known, I wouldn't have said anything." She said quietly, looking down at her hands. A troubled look on her face. Not that he'd notice. She wasn't upset at him for his reaction. No, he had reasons to react the way he did. Kaneko was upset with herself. She was beating herself up in her head for having asked about his school experience. "I promise to think before I ask anything." Her voice was quieted down now, as if she had shrunk further into herself. Afraid of saying anything now, not wanting to upset him.

The silence was uncomfortable, only making her feel worse. He had a point, he must have answered because he wanted to. Or maybe he was doing so to be polite? Why did she have to overthink everything? He wanted her to ask him something else? Kaneko glanced in his direction then quickly lowered her eyes to her hands on the table. What else could she ask? Something that wouldn't upset him. He had mentioned that he hardly any time to spend with his parents and she wondered if they ever did spend any time together once his schooling was finished. Though, she had the feeling that they didn't.

"I don't believe you've mentioned any siblings. Are you an only child?" She asked then thought of another question. "So...y-you weren't born here but you don't remember where it was that you were raised? Do you remember moving to this manor?" It seemed strange to her that he wouldn't remember something as simple as where he was raised. Everyone remembered where they were raised. Even if you moved, you remembered where you were born. That didn't seem to be the case with him though. "You...you don't have to answer if you don't want to Allen." Kaneko added quietly, her voice small.

Stray animals, so he kept strays company? How nice. She never had pets growing up and she was never allowed to be friendly towards a stray. Her parents just didn't want an animal in the house and even though she wanted a pet, her father wouldn't hear it. After a while, Kaneko just stopped trying to convince her father if she could adopt an animal. She already knew his answer. It was safe to say that her father was strict with her.

"You...ran away from home?" She repeated, her eyes widened at the idea and she looked at him, surprised with what he said. He ran away, his parents didn't seem to have found out, he was adopted here and then they vanished when he went blind. He said they were nicer than his own family but she wasn't so sure she agreed. What kind of family just abandons a family member? "So...so you ran away and were adopted by other family members and they brought you here to live with them but when you lost your sight, they just left?" She commented quietly, trying to wrap her head around it. He had been through so much, it was depressing to think about. He never had a relationship with his actual parents and the ones he felt closest to, left him. He seemed to have no trouble talking about that though. Interesting. "At least they were nicer. Even though it wasn't very nice of them to just leave." Kaneko started.

"Were you happy that they took you in?" She heard herself asking him suddenly. Why had she even asked that? "I...I mean..at the time that it happened I imagine you must have been happy. You no longer were forced to study so much. I imagine so anyway but I could be wrong?" Kaneko suggested, enjoying talking to him even though she was still afraid of upsetting him.

Kaneko smiled, it was true. They did seem to have quite a bit in common, maybe that's why they got along so well. Outside, it was getting later and darker. Her father was still working, or better yet, searching. He still had the image of Allen on his mind. Surely that wasn't the same person from before was it? There was only one way to find out but in order to do that, he'd have to wait to see that his daughter would actually be busy working. She couldn't find out.

"I see." Kaneko started. "Well at least they payed attention to you. I'm glad that they took good care of you while they were around; they treated you with kindness. It's probably the reason why you're so kind as well." She said and giggled. He was kind and well mannered. All parents were different and many didn't really teach their kids any manners. Those kids usually grew up to be really mean. At that moment, she wondered if he had any questions for her. In the meantime, she thought she should ask him other questions. "I hope this isn't rude of me to ask you Allen b-but umm...w-what was the most beautiful view you have ever seen? D-do you remember?" She asked him, her voice quiet. This was probably a very bad thing to ask and she immediately regretted it.