*She turns round to face him, almost alarmed at how close they are. Her eyes are wide and sad as she gazes into his, her voice still soft and timid*

I..meant that as a joke.. I was teasing. And I'm sorry that I said the wrong thing. If - if maybe you'd only said... Ikki, you should know that I would never mean to hurt you like that. I didn't know... and I'm just.. sorry.