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[Good question. She's always liked him, but she can't say when "like" became "love" and "love" became "kissing." If Axel and Suzaku hadn't given her the words, she probably would have gone on thinking what she felt was "best friends" for a while longer. She does know that once she had the words, she couldn't turn back from them.
She smiles back, face still pink.]
A while. I just...didn't have the words...you know?