"You have to come back," She whispered in reply, though would most definitely hold his promise to heart, glad that he had already said he promised. Because if he didn't, she would've made him. It would've been soothing to herself to hear his heartbeat as he did, but at the moment she was very nearly at a loss of words. She was confused with herself, more so, her emotions.<br/><br/>Some part of her, that was starting to show now more then ever because of the predicament, stated that, well, to put it plain, Elizabeth did have feelings for Aleksey. But the other part of her was scolding herself mentally, stating that even if she did like him, she was only asking for trouble, there wasn't any way anyone would ever return those feelings. And she really should've seen it, the way Aleksey looked at her at times, the way had been holding her hand even, but she was meek enough to just pass right over the details. Which, was her minds own way of trying to protect herself. If she didn't accept that perhaps, Aleksey had feelings for her, then her own feelings wouldn't grow. Boy, she couldn't have been wrong. At the simple thought of not having Aleksey around, her friend, her protector, she felt as though her own heart was being tugged at.<br/><br/>Elizabeth was trying to think of everything she could say to try an hope further that Aleksey would be sure to come back- Give him something to come back for if he didn't have enough things already. Lifting her head away from his bare chest, not really minding the sight, she looked up at him, very nearly sitting on his lap after having given him the hug, but she didn't care about that either. Naturally she still looked like a timid deer- Ready to sprint at a moments notice.<br/><br/>Rather abruptly Elizabeth had tangled a hand gingerly in his hair, at the very same time leaning forward enough to press her lips against his own in a kiss. It'd seem strange and out of character for someone as timid and meek as herself, but at this moment, she was simply creeping out of her shell. And what small amount of bravery she thought of herself to have, was what kept her there, where naturally if she had been the one to receive the kiss instead of being the one giving it, she might've ran away, metaphorically, like a deer that had been frightened.<br/><br/>After after five seconds she was quick to pull away, hiding her face against the crook of his neck with her head against his shoulder, a blush on her cheeks while she was still hugging him, slowly letting the hand that had tangled it in his hair release itself from his locks. "S-Sorry." She whispered just barely. "But now you have to come back... Right?"