She froze in surprise, then said, "It's different."

One was the man she loved and the other was her best friend. They were two completely different kinds of feelings!

"But..." She thought for a moment and said, "Both of you are people that I would protect with my life! So you're both important to me."

His eyes flickered slightly. He should be content. She said she's willing to protect him with her life!

But... why couldn't it be just him?

He was simply too greedy. He wanted to be her one and only and did not want anyone else to be that important to her.

"Just because she helped you in the past?" he asked.

"Yeah, I guess. Before that, I didn't know that she could sacrifice so much for a friend," Serenity said emotionally. Although they were close back then, it was hard to tell a person's true nature without experiencing hard times.

Only after going through hard times could you get a better read of the people around you. You would know that some people deserved your sincerity.

"