"Hold still, Touya…"
"I can't, Jin. Why are you asking such things of me, what are you trying to do to me?"
"I'm trying to save you."
"I'd rather you not."
"I… Don't you want to be saved?"
"No…"
"You'd rather be chained in a dark, dank world, with no hope or heart?"
"Yes."
"Why?"
"We tried for light once before, remember?"
"Of course I do!"
"And failed."
"We did…"
"So what's the point in trying again? We'll only fail."
"So? We'll try again and again until we get it!"
"No… Last time we failed, everything got ten times worse."
"So we'll make it better!"
"But if we fail again…. What if things get even worse? There's so much to lose…."
"Touya… we can't gain anything this way, though… we'll just rot into nothing…"
"I'd rather rot in silence then scream in pain…"
"Touya… I think I hate you."
"WHAT?!"
"You… You just GIVE UP! Have they stolen the fire from your heart and soul!?"
"That's a stupid question for an ICE master… But you always were stupid…"
"Touya! You know what I meant! Your will to live, to reach, to strive; have they stolen your very soul?"
"Of course not!"
"Then what's WRONG with you?"
"I'm afraid to hope for more…"
"But you've never been afraid to hope before?"
"Jin… You're such a blithering fool! Of course, I have! Every single time I've dared hope, it's been hard, terrifying, and it's ended in nothing. There's no point in it anymore – each time I foolishly let myself hope, I end up paying for it. What if next time I lose you?"
"Lose… what?"
"Nothing! Nothing at all!"
"No… something…"
"SHUT-UP! It DOESN'T Matter!"
"You said me, didn't you?"
"…"
"Touya, do you… me?"
"I… won't answer that, Jin."
"Then you don't."
"No, I – "
"… I knew it. Touya… Me too."
"You? No! I'm hoping again, damnit!"
"Touya, I love you, too."
"No! You JUST SAID that you HATE me!"
"I was kidding."
"You mean you were lying. But now I know you've lied to me, so… what else have you lied about…? You're lying. You don't love me. I'm ice."
"You're not ice, silly! And I do!"
"NO!"
"…"
"…"
"Hold still, Touya…"
"I can't, Jin. Why are you asking such things of me, what are you trying to do to me?"
"I'm trying to save you."
"I'd rather you not."
"Why not?"
"Because… I'd rather just be yours."
"But I want you to be free…"
"Only if I can come back and stay with you."
"Forever?"
"Forever…."
"Of course you can… And I'll sing you drunken lullabies every night…"
"Every night?"
"Every night, if you want."
"I do…"
"…"
"Jin… kiss me, please… so I can know…"
"…"
"…"
"Do you know now?"
"I don't know… I think you should kiss me again…"
"Sure…"
"I can hear you smiling."
"Yeah… so let me kiss you, so you can know…"
"…"
"…"
"Thanks, Jin."
"Anytime… Now let me get you out of here."
"Only if you take me home."
"I will."