[Takeru wasn't great at hiding his feeling was he? He knew holding back would create more damage than it should, sometimes he wonders if it might be for the best. He just didn't want people to worry.

So when he finally looked up at her, his eyes grew big and stared in shock. So much for trying to keep everything hidden. (But then again, Hikari usually knew when something was wrong. Maybe he just needed to learn how to get better at it)]

You have? ...Then I hope what you heard didn't scare you too badly. Because there's a lot of bad things that happen around Cerealia. [He won't name them just yet, he wanted to hear what kind of stuff she had heard so far]