Heehee. If it makes you feel any better, he'd definitely lecture us both. When he's got something to give you an earful about, he really goes for it.

[ Ai would know. It's years later and she still remembers clear as day the look of ice cold dread and disappointment on his face when she'd admitted to him what had been going on under his nose and the absolutely wretched talk that had followed. She remembers how worried she'd been about whether she'd be forgiven or whether this would be the final straw — but then she'd seen his face when he held Aqua for the first time and some sense of security had settled in her heart.

She doesn't really know for sure what Saitou is to her. But what she does know is that she doesn't want to ever make him that disappointed in her again. ]

I think he'd like you, though. Once he was done lecturing us about all this sneaking around.

[ She says that with a little grin, but then her expression softens again. The water's warm. Rinne's hand is warm. ]

You said once he wants me to be happy, right? And being with you makes me happy. So I think things might be okay.