I--I thought it might be S-saya... [ A lie. Or rather, denial. Pure denial of how he really had gotten a feeling when she drew close, but he didn't want to acknowledge if it was true or not. Not that he had to now. That question alone made him a bit uneasy, and invited the thoughts etched in his mind of that time, which was blatantly obvious by the way he averted his eyes and blushed. ]