[Rosekitten]

He paused when she spoke again before he turned to look at her. "I was joking.. apparently a bad joke at best." He sighed a little before moving to sit next to where she was. "Stop.. please? I know what your thinking." He looked at her before moving a hand under her chin so she'd stop avoiding him. "I'm not going anywhere.. I only didn't tell you about the ritual before you preformed it so you wouldn't go through with it.. I know that wasn't fair to you but... it needed to be done."

He released her chin before speaking again. "I'm sorry.. I didn't mean to hurt you. Even though I knew it would in the long run I knew it was better if you followed through with your plans." He paused a moment before moving a little to pull her closer to him. "It won't happen again.. I promise."