"I...what? But...what?" Terra stammered, eyes wide with shock. This was even worse than when Minako had confessed somehow. How was he expected to handle all of these girls telling him they wanted to date him? Where was this even coming from?

"Since when?" He'd known Aqua most of his life, at least the part of his life that meant something. She meant more to him than anything and his whole ambition to become stronger and get more power was so he could protect her and others he cared about. Not that Aqua really needed protection, but everyone needed someone to have their back. That's what Aqua was to him and now...now shew as changing the whole dynamic of that relationship. He'd never even considered it. Or had he? He could certainly remember times he'd looked at her and found himself thinking how attractive she was or how much he cared for her. He'd thought the caring part was simply because they were friends but, well, it was different from the way he cared about Ven.

What was he supposed to do now? The Master had never taught him how to handle situations like this. Now he just felt like an idiot.