[Truthfully, she misses his touch as soon as he removes his hand.
But she has to look out for him as well as herself. Even it felt good for the moment, reassuring and warm, she can't be selfish about this. Going back on what she said just because she needed to be comforted and then reinforcing the rules when she didn't - that's not fair to him. She doesn't want to use him, she doesn't want to lead him on - she desperately wishes things could be simple, that they could go back...
But what's the point in wishing?
Around this time last year, they'd been dancing around his hotel room with her hand over his mouth to keep him from shouting out her confused feelings about Chouji. Now...
Moon and stars, when did her heart start feeling so empty?
Katara looks down and blinks rapidly to hold back tears.
But he's speaking, and when his words sink in they're a bit jarring - glad for it? He's glad? She looks up at him again and... oh. Of course he is.]
Yeah. I'm sure. It might be weird for a little bit, but Luffy and I have been friends for almost two years. This isn't going to stop that.
[I don't regret it, he'd said.
...and she's not sure if she should now reinforce the fact that things haven't changed with the way she feels about him either, but... she'll wait for a bit, to see if she has to.]
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But she has to look out for him as well as herself. Even it felt good for the moment, reassuring and warm, she can't be selfish about this. Going back on what she said just because she needed to be comforted and then reinforcing the rules when she didn't - that's not fair to him. She doesn't want to use him, she doesn't want to lead him on - she desperately wishes things could be simple, that they could go back...
But what's the point in wishing?
Around this time last year, they'd been dancing around his hotel room with her hand over his mouth to keep him from shouting out her confused feelings about Chouji. Now...
Moon and stars, when did her heart start feeling so empty?
Katara looks down and blinks rapidly to hold back tears.
But he's speaking, and when his words sink in they're a bit jarring - glad for it? He's glad? She looks up at him again and... oh. Of course he is.]
Yeah. I'm sure. It might be weird for a little bit, but Luffy and I have been friends for almost two years. This isn't going to stop that.
[I don't regret it, he'd said.
...and she's not sure if she should now reinforce the fact that things haven't changed with the way she feels about him either, but... she'll wait for a bit, to see if she has to.]