[The truth is simple: Minato's never been good at articulating how he feels at the best of time, and in coming to Cerealia and living again talking about anything remotely close to having to leave someone is dead last on his list of emotions to sort out.

He's also always thought he made it clear none of his emotional hang-ups had anything to do with Yu, but now he can see how wrong he was and he really doesn't know what to say about hurting someone so dear to him. Yu will never compare to Aigis, but sometimes he almost feels as if their bond could be that close- that is, if he was capable of angering and disappointing her in one go just like he's doing now.]

I told you that I felt things were going too fast because that was true at that time, and also because it occurred to me that I might have left too soon for anything to happen, but if you want the truth... [He trails off again, swallowing the impulse to just shut down, run away, anything to avoid talking further.]

I've never been good at expressing myself and telling people how I feel about them, but I couldn't bring myself to turn you down because I knew you liked me more than as a friend...and I did too. [He only had the faintest idea since the ball, but even if Yu was trying not to be obvious Minato knows that no one would bother pursuing someone like him if they weren't already falling in love.

It's a real curse knowing more than he's able to properly explain and he falls silent once more, waiting to hear what Yu has to say about that.]