"You want me to try it? You're even crazier than I thought!" Misa laughed. She wasn't sure if Sakura really meant the words she was saying; she sincerely hoped she wasn't. It was too crazy. "It's crazy enough that you did it, but I'm a novice compared to you. What makes you think I'll be able to do this?"
"You're good with fire."
Misa frowned. How could Sakura be so calm about this? The fact that she was so calm disturbed Misa even more. "I could kill you! Do you realize that?"
Sakura shook her head. "Do you think I'm stupid?" She asked. "I don't expect you to do all the work; I have enough control over my own chakra to stop it before it gets too far."
"How far is that?" Misa wondered. "Second degree burns? First? How much flesh do you have to lose before it's too far?"
Sakura took Misa's hand in her own and continued speaking in a level voice. "What I did for Setsuna is only a temporary solution. Who knows when it will wear off? Who knows where I will be when that happens? It's better if someone close to him knows how to do it in case that should happen. Plus, I can't be the only one to do all the work around here. I know that you can do this, it's just a matter of getting it right."
Misa stared at Sakura. Sakura was calm, but Misa felt terrified. Never before had anyone asked her to do something this crazy before. She felt a little like she was being asked to assist Sakura's suicide. She was gambling with her life. Never before had anyone believed she could do so much.
"Why do you have so much belief in everyone?" Misa asked quietly.
"Because I was a failure as a kid." Sakura told her plainly. "All I had going for me was my smarts, which weren't really that great. But I had someone who really believed in me, as much as I hated him for it, and look at me now. I'm not a half bad person anymore."
Misa smiled. "Not half bad at all."