Hearing Hikari's view on the topic, he knew then it was a foolish thing to think. The way she spoke made it sound that she too thought of it as silly, saying they weren't friends, and confirming his own thought that after this whole thing was over, they would most likely never see each other again. And the tone of her voice made it seem even more that she thought he might not even be paying attention to what she was saying. Not that he blamed her, he made everyone feel that way when they were talking to him. Even Tsunade should have known that it was pointless to try and get them together. It would have never worked. And if something doesn't seem to be a good way of trying, then why try at all? It was just stupid. Kudos to the Hokage, but she should just stay out of affairs that didn't concern her directly. He was sick of people trying to get in to his personal life, and for Tsunade, this was really pushing the line. And that line was pretty thin indeed, especially in the sense of Kuronotsurugi. "Yeah....who knows." He mutters in reply.<br/><br/>He found himself wondering what she truly felt on the idea, and if her answer was just being said the way she thought he would want to hear. With this thought, he glances upwards at her, right at the moment when she glances down at him. He quickly looked away, seeing that smile on her lips. His bangs fall over his eyes, and he blinks quickly. Why...why did she look like that? Why had she been smiling while looking at him? It was strange...He wanted to look again, but didn't want to risk her still looking down at him, so forced himself to stare ahead.<br/><br/>After a few minutes passed, he sighs deeply, and stands up from where he had been sitting. Stretching his arms above his head, he speaks up without looking towards Hikari. "I'm going for a bit. I'll...I'll be back soon." He dashes off, shaking his head from side to side. Hoping she'd stay there to keep and eye on his things, as he hadn't picked them up to put them back on, leaving them leaning against the tree and folded on the ground. The trees blur as he ran, his own movements barely visible. The wind whistled in his ears and stung his face he was moving so fast.<br/><br/>He was running. Running away. But running from what? What was it that he was so....scared of? Was it the fact that he almost opened up to...her? Gritting his teeth and shoving all emotion from his heart, he narrows his eyes, containing the feeling that was growing, a pain in his chest he hadn't felt for quite some time in his life. The land flies past around him, and soon he finds himself stopped, at the edge of the forest, a wide plain of tall grass in front of him. A slight breeze ruffled the green green grass, making it sway and flow, appearing almost like the water of the ocean.<br/><br/>As he stood there he pants slightly, he'd run so fast that he'd actually broken a sweat, droplets dripping down his brow and the sides of his face. Taking a few steps out in to the grass, he turns his face upwards to gaze at the sky, darkened, the only light illuminating the path before him were the moon and the millions upon billions of stars twinkling in the velvety cloak of the night sky. Staring up above, his hair shifts, revealing two nubby like horns by the edge of his brow. Closing his eyes then, he takes a deep breath, exhaling slowly, reveling in the sensation of the moon against his skin. It was a wonderful feeling, the night winds, the bathing light, all of it.<br/><br/>Why? Why were people like this? Why was HE like this? It didn't make any sense to him at all. After all the years he'd spent locking away his feelings, shoving them aside and become a blank slate, why was it now, now of all times...that he had to start feeling again? And because of her too...He wanted answers...answers as to why he felt like this. Who he was, where he belonged...What the truth was of his past. All of it. And he would find them...no matter what he had to do, he'd search and search, until all of his questions had been answered.<br/><br/>Lowering his head and slowly opening his eyes, he walks further out in to the field, reaching a large rock. Climbing it, he sets upon it, crossing his legs, and leaning back slightly. Just a little longer...and then he would return to where Hikari was. Just a bit more quiet, and he'd be okay.