It was Mai who moved next, which was to take Urvasi in her arms and hold her tightly. "It's all right. We're your friends. Which means that we like you, irritating quirks and all. You should have seen what it was like when Ling and I first met." She chucked a little. There were a couple of misunderstandings in there, to put it mildly. "But being friends and being lovers are two entirely different things, at least for us humans. If the second happens, it happens. If not, well, perhaps it's for the best. I know I wouldn't want to throw away a friendship as close as ours simply because you didn't want to kiss me."<br/><br/>Again, this had far more relevance in her and Ling's relationship than she was willing to admit,<em>especially</em>to Ling, but living in the woods her whole life made her something of a stoic regarding these things. But she let that thought drop and instead gave a mischievous smile. "I mean, I've been friends with Hei longer than I've been with Ling, and I've never kissed<em>her</em>. Of course," she added, doing her best to at least<em>fake</em>stifling the giggle, "he's licked me on the face a lot - I'm sure he'd do the same for you. But I don't really think that counts..."