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Silence.
Disappointment fell on my stomach, revealing my true feelings. Damn it. I didn't like how we were acting around each other. I'd tried to bridge the distance, but she hadn't let me. Stupid me and my big mouth.
I dropped my bag of unused books on the floor and tipped my shoes off. My noise was met with an excited shuffling from underneath Ryoko's bed.
"Hey, Pickles."
I knelt down to wiggle my finger through the cage. I had no idea when my roommate last fed her, but the dust bunny was hungrily eyeing the box of cotton balls on the side.
"Just one, okay?" I said, trying to sound stern.
Pickles tweaked an ear which I took as an agreement. Good bunny. Despite our rocky start, I’d become attached to the ball of fluff. Having her here helped with missing Hyde and every moment my
