Ion glanced over and watched with earnest curiosity, after hearing her words. His human Hero was certainly a mysterious being, when he thought about it. Not so much as the other moogle's human, however. The other human was even more confusing, without a doubt. Of course, he assumed that had more to do with the fact that he'd spent less time around him, so far.
"Yes, kupo. I agree," he said with a light smile, "But...if it happened, more often, do you think it would cause it to mean less?"
Luke listened, and then frowned. Avoid his presence? What the hell made him think that? The replica only asked, because he wanted to know what to expect. It had nothing to do with being worried or afraid, "Avoiding you is...the last thing I'd wanna do, Gaara."
But the next words out of the ninja's mouth earned the strongest frown from Luke. Sighing, he leaned back on his hands and stared up at the sky. He was quiet as he thought about how to reply to that, in a way that didn't involve him calling his friend, there, an idiot. Before he had a chance, though, he heard the next part. His expression softened in understanding.
"I'm not afraid of you. Like I said, before, I trust you. Don't think, for once, I regret anything about what we did," he said, and then paused, "I had romantic feelings for someone back on Auldrant, but I never found out if they were mutual. I never told her how I felt. Also, I...still care about her, but it's not the same as it was," he said as he reached to scratch at the side of his head, "I guess that's got due, in part, to everything that's happened...since I left."
Releasing a sigh, he shook his head. There was a pause as he thought about that last sentence. Oh, and he could certainly understand the meaning behind those words, to an extent, "I never told her how I felt, because I knew there was a chance that it could only cause her more pain. In the end, though...Isn't life about taking risks? If you do everything with the intention of remaining unhurt, there are a lot of things you wind up regretting. Some things can never be undone, but there are chances that never return to you...once they're gone."
His brow tensed as he paused, a moment, before looking to Gaara. With a firm expression, he said in a serious tone, "I refuse to look back and regret the chance I didn't take, with you, as well. If it's mutual -- and we both care about each other -- then I don't see why we shouldn't move forward. Besides, would you really be okay with us pretending we only like one another as friends?"
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Ion glanced over and watched with earnest curiosity, after hearing her words. His human Hero was certainly a mysterious being, when he thought about it. Not so much as the other moogle's human, however. The other human was even more confusing, without a doubt. Of course, he assumed that had more to do with the fact that he'd spent less time around him, so far.
"Yes, kupo. I agree," he said with a light smile, "But...if it happened, more often, do you think it would cause it to mean less?"
Luke listened, and then frowned. Avoid his presence? What the hell made him think that? The replica only asked, because he wanted to know what to expect. It had nothing to do with being worried or afraid, "Avoiding you is...the last thing I'd wanna do, Gaara."
But the next words out of the ninja's mouth earned the strongest frown from Luke. Sighing, he leaned back on his hands and stared up at the sky. He was quiet as he thought about how to reply to that, in a way that didn't involve him calling his friend, there, an idiot. Before he had a chance, though, he heard the next part. His expression softened in understanding.
"I'm not afraid of you. Like I said, before, I trust you. Don't think, for once, I regret anything about what we did," he said, and then paused, "I had romantic feelings for someone back on Auldrant, but I never found out if they were mutual. I never told her how I felt. Also, I...still care about her, but it's not the same as it was," he said as he reached to scratch at the side of his head, "I guess that's got due, in part, to everything that's happened...since I left."
Releasing a sigh, he shook his head. There was a pause as he thought about that last sentence. Oh, and he could certainly understand the meaning behind those words, to an extent, "I never told her how I felt, because I knew there was a chance that it could only cause her more pain. In the end, though...Isn't life about taking risks? If you do everything with the intention of remaining unhurt, there are a lot of things you wind up regretting. Some things can never be undone, but there are chances that never return to you...once they're gone."
His brow tensed as he paused, a moment, before looking to Gaara. With a firm expression, he said in a serious tone, "I refuse to look back and regret the chance I didn't take, with you, as well. If it's mutual -- and we both care about each other -- then I don't see why we shouldn't move forward. Besides, would you really be okay with us pretending we only like one another as friends?"