She hadn't just said that, had she?

She had. He had to be himself. He had to.

But what if that meant doing awful, terrible, unforgivable things?

He said he'd watch out for himself.

And what if that meant doing things that, to her, were awful and terrible and unforgivable, but didn't bother him in the least?

What about, what about, what about ...

Rikku closed her eyes. Not pulling away from the kisses, but ... trembling, for entirely different reasons than he seemed to be.

"Kinda ... scared," she admitted. Softly. Please, let him understand that?