Nozomi winces at the sound, her smile dropping in an instant. She thought that this would be the right thing to do -- was even kissing her on the cheek too much?

Or, a small part of her dares to think before she stomps it down, is it that Eli wanted her to kiss her for real--

Of course not.

"Elichi..." She reaches out, softly tugging her hands away from her face. "I'm really sorry. I won't be selfish anymore. I won't say things like that again, so... you don't have to kiss me. You don't have to do anything you don't want to. Okay?"