akarihinomoto said: "Saved me the trouble? what do you mean by that". She shrugged a little "He's my best friend, always has been and i love him i could never just give up on him, besides i'm afraid that if i left he would hit his head and fall into a coma due to over exhaustion" she smiled a nodded "What have you been doing while you were away anyway?"

“No need to concern yourself about it,” he stated simply.

At her statement, a wide smirk grew on his lips.

“Was that a confession I heard there?” He raised an eyebrow teasingly. “Heh, still as honest as ever, aren’t you.”

“…Not saying it’s a bad thing though.” His expression then relaxed somewhat. “But I was right, you’re too good for him.”

He paused as Akari asked him her second question, then shrugged. “I’ve been places, mostly in America. Studying abroad, traveling here and there…” It might be a little complicated to try to explain to her why he’d return to Japan, but he could deal with it.