"I was just uncomfortable with the whole idea." he said, running a hand through his hair rather absent-mindedly. "I didn't like the idea of fighting you. You're a Guardian so you're stronger than I am and you're also a friend. You know how Balthazar is, he would have been pissed if we didn't fight like we wanted to kill each other. I guess I was just scared one of us might end up getting hurt."
At his last few words, Kyo managed a small and rueful smile. The entire story was, of course, a lie, but he reasoned that the smile would be a normal reaction to figuring out that one's prescience was not misguided after all.