Somewhere in her mind, she had wanted to him ask. But now that he did, she didn't even know where to start.

Cielle kept her eyes straight ahead at the space before her. Great, now that Kai wanted to understand, suddenly she was hesitating before telling him? Truthfully, it was relieving to hear him admit that he shouldn't keep confusing her for his friend. At the same time, however, it still hurt to hear. No matter what she did or said, he would always see [i]Aira[/i] first, her face belonged to Aira in his mind and that wasn't going to change anytime soon. Maybe that's why she felt so touchy. He was too comfortable around her, they were complete strangers until just a little while ago.

As promised, however, she would compromise. She had to give him that much. It wasn't entirely his fault.

So after another moment of silence, she finally decided to speak once again. "[color=deepskyblue]Listen...I have to apologize,[/color]" She said softly, her gaze dropping down to her hands on her knees. "[color=deepskyblue]It's been a very long time since I've traveled with anyone. Only those with a keyblade can lock the world keyholes...so I suppose I got used to going at the beat of my own drum, so to speak. I do not mean to be so harsh, we just need to be careful.[/color]"

Lifting her face, she wasn't sure what to say next, but figured she could wing it. "[color=deepskyblue]Perhaps your carefree nature and my...austere attitude could work hand in hand. If we give it a chance,[/color]" She said, finally looking at him. "[color=deepskyblue]It would be in everyone's best interest if we worked together, after all. Don't you agree?[/color]"