"You said you didn't want to!" Akane snaps back. "And-- why would I want people to hurt me? Or other people? Especially not like that." Crap. She's crying again, isn't she? So much for calming down.

"I just... you're my best friend," she says miserably. "And you told me all those things I don't understand and don't make sense and-- and-- you're not a pervert, anyway, you said you didn't want to do those things, but boys like that have to be, because they're boys, so there's only one thing they want, and I don't think it changes when it's boys they're going after instead of girls."