I only act the way I do around you because.. I genuinely care about you. You've been my partner in crime so this long, and I know I treat you literally like garbage, but it's because I love you.
He was completly caught off guard by his partner's sudden confession, which managed to make him speechless for a couple of seconds that, atleast to him, seemed like hours. The assassin made sure to pinch his own arm a bit to assure himself that he wasn't daydreaming, making thoughs run wildly in his head as he processed the new information that was given to him. "Em... I-" His mind blanked out for a bit, not being able to find the correct words to answer her. Almost as if there was knot in his throat that wouldn't let any noise go through, but thankfully, it went away as quickly as it came. "-I.. Y'know I'm not exactly.. good.. in this expressing feelings kinda thing.. but one that I'm certain is that I too care about you Em... more than I would like to admit." 'That's not all you wanted to tell her, idiot' was the first thing that came to his mind after saying that, feeling his face heating up lighly when steel grey shied away from tender crimson. "I know that I also can be kind of an asshole to you sometimes... okay, most of the time, so don't apologize for that. I guess that.. what I'm actually trying to sat is that.. I.. l-love.. you too... Emerald."