"Nonono! It's not... I mean..." Umi reaches for Trace's hand with both of hers, not just to keep her from falling or to help her up, but to hold her hand. "I..."

She doesn't want to think that she's only feeling what she is because she likes having someone reliant on her. That's not what she wants out of her at all, and Trace really needs someone she can rely on. But she's also... funny? In an awkward derpy way. Is she... "I... um, it's alright and... you're... do you... have a, uh... are you interested in me?" So red, and she's managed to go to an all-girls school without ever even thinking about girls being into her (protip: a few are).