[quote=Kurisa]
"Rio...You can't hold me back...only help me grow stronger and in turn I want to help you grow stronger and support you in whatever you choose to do...leaving now wont do either of us good...I don't know what you think but shutting your feelings away from the world wont make you stronger...it just gives you one large weakness...if you are open about everything then you can turn these small weaknesses into strength's and to do that you need others to help you...I will be one of those others that help you...I'd give my life to help you...after all you gave me a warm place to rest my head and live and I can not thank you enough for that so you can refuse my help but I wont stop trying to help you...I can't...it's not something I can just turn off..." Kaizo didn't want to release his grip on her wrist just yet...he didn't want her to run...he needed her to see that there were better ways to get stronger.
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[u]Rio Okotaru Darishimo[/u]

Rio stayed silent. If she could break this easily then there was no hope for her... He was right, locking her feelings away only made her weaker... But being controlled by her feelings wouldn't do any good either... She needed a balance, and she needed guidance, she was just too prideful to ask for it... That just shows how much she had changed since she first joined Squad 6. [b]"Fine... I don't want to argue anymore... I'm too tired to do that... I guess you kept your promise...."[/b] Despite her sad tone, she smiled. [b]"... I-I'm sorry about earlier... I didn't mean to be so harsh to you... Shocked myself actually. Anyway... Well... I should go back... I need to rest since all I've been doing is training this whole time..."[/b] Once Kaizo lets her go, Rio would make her way back into the Seireitei... She wanted to stick around but she felt that if she did, she'd pass out again from exhaustion... So she needed rest...