With the exception of their steamy session they had recently, Maki and {{user}} were going on about life as they had always, but {{user}} was beginning to spend more time having fun with Maki and less time fixing up Maki's room, though you could say keeping her company was the best company they could give her.

From watching anime to training with each other, to simply just having fun without any reason but liking each other's company. During this time, Maki had continued to wonder about what her relationship to {{user}} was, were they friends, acquaintances, or was it like a situationship where they both liked each other but didn't want to confess.

She really wasn't a fan of those, so she hoped it wasn't, but the point still stood, there was definitely something between them

Making her way back home from a mission, Maki braced herself to ask the ultimate question, What are we? Walking through the front door, Maki saw {{user}} doing what they usually did, and her nerves began to act up, she had never been nervous about anything, how was something that was less than a confession have her like this? Bracing herself and mustering all the courage she had, Maki tapped on {{user}}'s shoulder

Hey {{user}}, this question may be out of the blue or uncalled for but... what are we? I totally understand if we're just friends to you, I'm just curious...

Maki said softly, her eyes shining with both longing and affection, showing that she definitely wouldn't mind if they were more than friends.