I said I wouldn't tell anyone...I'd include Akira in that if you didn't want me to tell him, or you wanted to tell him yourself.

[Though even she knows that Akira could figure it out on his own if he hadn't already. He was perceptive that way. Maybe he would know why this made her feel so horrible.

She sighs, before leaning heavily into his side. She may feel horrible, she may be trying to ignore that, but he was still her friend and teammate and she wasn't going to give up the personal comfort she had around him just because feelings got complicated.]

We're...friends. I think I can keep a secret for you.