Seeing Kai in Aerith's arms made him look so vulnerable. Cielle looked down at her knees, at a loss for words, though she looked up as Aerith released Kai. He finally admitted that he believed them--finally! Before she could properly sigh in relief, however, Kai honed in on her. Gah! Just as she was feeling bad for him, Kai went and invaded her personal space bubble! Cielle shuffled nervously, feeling her cheeks flare up. Why did he have to be so close?! That smell of the sea came to her again, and she had to move her seat a little to get some freedom from him. How was she supposed to know why she had some mysterious identical twin out there?

"That's a good question," Aerith said, stifling a giggle at Cielle's discomfort. "Do you have any family, Cielle?"

The pink haired girl fell quiet for a moment, looking down at the ground. "[color=deepskyblue]...W-Well,[/color]" She started slowly, fiddling with her fingers. "[color=deepskyblue]My grandmother told me once that I had a sibling...but they went missing a long time ago.[/color]"

Aerith put her hand to her chin. "Hmm...I guess we would have known if you had a sister, huh?" She couldn't help but tease slightly. "It would've been hard to hide for your family."

Cielle gave Aerith a glare, a finger to her lips, though she quickly decided to steer the conversation around. "[color=deepskyblue]L-Listen, I mentioned it before, but if you've made it here, to Traverse Town, there's a good chance your friend could have as well,[/color]" She hastily changed the subject. "[color=deepskyblue]And if not here, then perhaps in another. Believe it or not, there are many worlds besides yours, this one, and ours.[/color]"

"That's right," Aerith agreed, smiling. "There\s no need to lose hope just yet."