Just another stupid man. Reaching that thought, Kei let out a quiet sigh. Her gaze remained fixed on Kelly's sleeping figure as her lips moved ever so slightly.
"I'm not much different…"
Shaking her head once more, Kei pushed those thoughts aside and remembered the moment everything had changed.
At some point during this past week, she had realized something important, Kelly's strength wasn't overwhelmingly beyond hers. Not anymore. He was stronger, yes… but not to the extent where she would be completely helpless if things ever turned ugly. That realization had eased some of the fear buried deep inside her. But it hadn't erased her curiosity. If anything… it had only made it worse. After all, that absurd increase in strength… those sharpened senses… his unnatural changes… even Kei wanted to know the secret behind it.
