"I know, it's a ridiculous assumption." Most private time she spent with Linkara only really consisted of reading comic books on the futon, and they were both old enough to consider sex without society's weird looks.

"But that's just how some people think. Any time two people get into a relationship, everybody assumes that sex is involved."

She offers a smile, though, "At least it sounds like Riku's being a gentleman. I've known too many boys in my time who would spread rumors about girls they're with, whether anything happened or not."