Aoko stopped advancing -- 1412 was only running away from her, and he needed to stop moving. "Kaito's been with me since we went home. It couldn't have been him."

Dammit, she needed to convince him before he bled any more! But how?

"We aren't going to hurt you," she insisted. The words sounded painfully inadequate, but they were all she could think of. "I promise."