Nenna

“He stopped and took my hand. "If we die, or if I die..."
He was speaking of dying, and I couldn't stop smiling.
In the dark he must not have noticed, because he said in a rush, "I must tell you that I love you, and if I live I will ask for your hand, but you needn't say anything now if it distresses you, and I might rather die without knowing that you don't love me if that's how you feel."
I tried to speak, but nothing came. I had gained courage during my adventures, but not for this.
"Addie?"
Too soft to hear, I whispered, "I do love you."
But he heard. He cupped his hand under my chin and tilted my face up so I had to meet his eyes. He was smiling too, with a smile as happy as mine. "Oh, Addie!" He leaned down to kiss me...”
― Gail Carson Levine, The Two Princesses of Bamarre

“Random Guy: You can't snowboard? Want me to teach you?

Haruna: Huh?

Random Guy: You here with your friends? I am too, but do you want to board together?

Haruna: What? Could you be...hitting on me?

Random Guy: Haha. That's...an extremely direct way to put it, but yes, I'm hitting on you.

Haruna: Wait, I know. Is it that you have some kind of secret grudge against Komiyama Yoh?

Random Guy: Who?

Haruna: Or you're going to sell me, or take my money, or something?

Random Guy: Uh...No...

Haruna: You mean you're purely trying to pick me up?

Random Guy: Yes, purely...

Haruna: Yoh! I got hit on!

Random Guy: Oh, so your boyfriends here. Please excuse me.

Haruna: He was trying to pick me up! Isn't that incredible!

Yoh: It's not incredible!! Don't get picked up!!

Haruna: This is the first time that I've been hit on in my entire life!

Yoh: Don't get hit on up here! What are you so happy about?

Haruna: I'm not happy. It's more like... surprised?

Yoh: You should've hurried up and said no right away!

Haruna: Well, it was my first time getting hit on, so I'd never had to say no before, so I didn't know what to do and...

Yoh: In that situation, just hit the guy!

Hatuna: Whaaaat? With my fist?

Yoh: With your fist! Or just slap him!

Haruna: Understood. I'll hit them!”
― Kazune Kawahara

“Haruna: Rather than Yoh's appearance, I much prefer his character!
Yoh: To me those are fatal words...”
― Kazune Kawahara, High School Debut, Vol. 1

“Step follows step,
Hope follows Courage,
Set your face towards danger,
Set your heart on victory.”
― Gail Carson Levine, The Two Princesses of Bamarre