（ selfishly, perhaps, she doesn't want to answer that question. the only reason she decides to, ultimately, is because she knows he's suffering for lack of a like bond, and not because he's simply asking out of curiosity. there's so much she could say, but she won't betray d's trust, either. ）
It's someone who's helped me since arriving here. Who's been kind, and steady, and I felt I could trust. We have similarly aligned interests as far as helping others and our feelings on humanity. We'd discussed the possibility briefly, due to a misunderstanding. They thought I was offering, when I was speaking in general hypotheticals, but once Naruto...
（ pragmatism, as sasuke had thought, was the thing that had driven her — but she thinks she might have chosen him anyway, given time. the disappearance of their friend had just forced her hand, that was all. ）
It's not overwhelming. Truthfully, I don't even find it to be all that obtrusive, though I suppose it could be with a more exuberant person. But it's still a new bond, so I might learn more in time.
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It's someone who's helped me since arriving here. Who's been kind, and steady, and I felt I could trust. We have similarly aligned interests as far as helping others and our feelings on humanity. We'd discussed the possibility briefly, due to a misunderstanding. They thought I was offering, when I was speaking in general hypotheticals, but once Naruto...
（ pragmatism, as sasuke had thought, was the thing that had driven her — but she thinks she might have chosen him anyway, given time. the disappearance of their friend had just forced her hand, that was all. ）
It's not overwhelming. Truthfully, I don't even find it to be all that obtrusive, though I suppose it could be with a more exuberant person. But it's still a new bond, so I might learn more in time.