[And he wanted to believe that. He well and truly did, but there was the nagging feeling that this was too simple. Something wasn't lining up, which seemed to be the defining feature of their friendship at Koriko so far.

It would have been so easy to let his hopes up if his throat didn't still itch a little from the other morning. Especially if that was... God if that had actually been Eiji... Emi felt the height of his cheeks burning slightly and he lowered his eyes.]

Are you sure? If it's just because of me...

[If he was the only reason, he didn't want it.]

Getting to be here with you is enough.