"No," she corrected gently, still sheepish. "There are some things I definitely, definitely, definitely won't ask from either of you... if it comes to that."

After all, if a kiss on the cheek had already been required, who was to say something more intimate wouldn't be, one day? Going to Shinji or Kaito for that, if she could ask absolutely anybody else, would obviously be unacceptable.

"But... even so, I won't just give up in extreme cases. So, don't worry about it."