Alari's eyes widened a little seeing Mera's emotions start to peek out a bit more and he wondered if he had upset her with what he said, he truly didn't want Mera to have to hold her feelings in but before he could say anything he felt her arms around him and his whole being seemed to turn crimson at her touch, now that he was thinking he was extremely conscious of how close Mera was...but he only smiled as he looked over at her. He couldn't imagine how long Mera had been holding her tears in and he found his own eyes start to tear up as he watched her, he wanted to hold her but she stepped away before he could muster up the courage. When she apologized he smiled and rubbed the side of his head, he didn't really mind it he was happy to see she wasn't holding it all in anymore.
Alari didn't say it but he had to face his own emotions just to come here, the moment he returned this creeping fear overwhelmed him and he wasn't sure what to do with it, he looked at Mera knowing she was the cause of it and was surprisingly content with that. She invoked so many emotions in him that at one time he wondered if it would be better to run away from those feelings, but he chose to face them head on and use them to move forward himself unsure of what would happen, the constant thought of his love being unrequited running through his head. Standing here now having seen Mera smile and laugh, her angry faces and the gentleness she showed to her siblings, all these sides of Mera he had seen merely by following those emotions, he wholeheartedly believed it was necessary to follow them even if one was afraid of them.
Though he knew this he still found it difficult to act on them willingly, but he would continued to try so he hoped Mera would do the same. 
[i]"Follow your heart huh,"[/i] he thought to himself before taking a few steps forward.
Reaching forward he pulled Mera towards him and held her in his arms, he smiled though he was blushing from being so close to her.
"I don't really mind," he said. "You can cry on my shoulder whenever you feel you need too, just offer me the same should it ever happen. I can't promise I'll let go of you though so it's at your own risk."
Alari grinned at this, he wanted to support Mera he knew those were his own feelings if anything else.

Larel took the bird with a grin but rubbed his side that Hotaru poked pouting a little before he starting eating the bird, tears stung his eyes and he ended up wiping them a little as a wave of calmness rushed over him. He seemed to miss Raina's expression and most of the conversation as he was absorbed in his food, but as he reached for the second bird he heard Eryn speak and tilted his head slightly at the question. Kaori leaned forward actually curios of this himself and watched as Larel tapped his cheek with his finger looking for an answer, he raised a brow seeing Hotaru back away from Eryn after biting him. He did listen to Eryn taking his advice to heart though he was sure Alari had warned him of this before but he did rarely listen to him so there was a good chance he missed most of it.
He leaned back and forth as Raina spoke still trying to answer Eryn's question, he ruffled his hair before finally speaking finding some kind of answer in his head.
"I suppose it'd have to be someone I'm comfortable with, someone I can talk to, someone I can be around."
"So Hotaru," Kaori said.
"Yeah but I already love Hotaru so that doesn't count."
"He said it so casually," Kaori said grinning. "If that's the case you should be more lovey-dovey."
"Why would I do that, Hotaru's my friend of course I'm going to love her, there's no need for that."
"...he doesn't understand at all," Kaori said hanging his head.
"hmmmm ah wait a second," Larel said before pointing at Rin. "Hey Rin you understand my emotions right?"
"....I only know some of what Alari knows...so yes," she said looking at him.
"Fantastic explain then."
Rin took a sip of her tea and turned on her knees so she was facing them, if he requested it then she would explain.
"It'd be easier if I explain part of his aversion to women," Rin said. "Larel was in love once a long time ago, and as you might guess she was a strong willed woman but after a few unfortunate events they parted ways. He had an aversion to women before but after that it only got worse over time. It's believed the reason he can handle being around strong willed woman is partly thanks to her though only Alari knows if that's absolutely true. Moving on it's not an immediate aversion but more of a constant one, every waking moment every waking second his fear of them lingers but if my memory serves me correctly he had to clean one of his previous masters who was a woman correct."
"Oh yeah...I forgot all about that," Larel said nodding a few times.
"She wasn't strong-willed either so it's strange he could do such a thing yet it not effect him which lead to the belief Larel doesn't realize the cause of his aversion only that it's there."
"So it's all in his head..." Kaori said a little confused.
"No he does have an aversion he just doesn't understand why thus in certain situations he wouldn't understand why he's afraid only that he feels afraid. Right now he probably wants to be farther from Mary."
"Yep," Larel said grinning.
"He's probably glad Raina is on the other side as well,"
"Without a doubt, it's comforting knowing she's over there."
"Yet Hotaru's right next to him and he feels perfectly fine but he doesn't understand why that is. The basic explanation is she's strong willed, but I'd say Raina isn't exactly weak-willed either yet the aversion is still there."
"What's that have to do with his type," Kaori said.
"I'm getting to that, now knowing that let me explain that Larel can't distinguish between certain emotions."
"....huh?"
"An example would be that I have Alari's emotions, thus I feel a love for Kaori,"
Kaori's slowly seemed to lighten up at this and there was an immense amount of hope in his eyes.
"It's not amorous love though," Rin added which caused Kaori to hang his head.
"Larel doesn't understand these slight differences though, he can't distinguish between the love one has towards a friend, the love one has towards family, the love someone has towards well a lover."
"You just said he was in love though," Kaori said.
"True but he doesn't understand the feeling of love itself, honestly he has a hard time with hate as well. Hotaru is Larel's first real friend thus he doesn't fully understand how to act towards her or the emotions that accompany a bond like that, only what he's seen others do. It's actually quite fascinating in it's own way, I suppose if I were to put it simply he is completely oblivious to all emotions pertaining to love yet he understand that they're there. It's similar to knowing the answer to something but not being able to explain it."
Rin took a sip of her tea before she continued once more as there was one other factor.
"Also add that Zenmaru is in Larel so her emotions are mixed in there with his, even if he could understand and comprehend the different types of love, hate, or whatever other emotion one feels for another he has to deal with the possibility his emotions aren't his own at times either."
"...this is really really confusing," Kaori said crossing his arms.
"Indeed imagine feeling like that all the time, thus it's currently impossible for him to answer your question Eryn. He wouldn't know the observations that would stimulate a knowledge of what is his type his. I mean right now he could be madly in love with Hotaru and have absolutely no awareness of it. Not saying it's true but just as an example."
"So...does he feel nothing then....I mean if he doesn't understand it."
"No he cares for Hotaru and Mera that much is clear and he understands that, but he doesn't understand the depth of that particular care. He only knows the surface of his emotions. This is my friend, that is my master, I hate him, anything below that, the deeper feelings that inhabit all things, he can't understand them. Alari's objective is to fix that, so one day he may be able to answer that question Eryn."
Larel finished his food before his smile slowly faded, Kaori looked over at him as he lowered his head his bangs covering his eyes for a moment before his mouth twitched.
"Uh Larel..." Kaori said.
"Forget it."
"Huh."
"Forget everything you just heard," Larel said looking up at him his eyes narrowing as a dark expression covered his face. "All of it."
"I...I don't think I can do that."
"Then I'm going to beat you until you forget everything. Hold still or I might kill you," Larel said standing up and grabbing the hilt of his sword.
"Why do you need your sword?!" Kaori exclaimed.
"That's enough Larel," Rin said causing him to glare at her. "They were bound to find out anyway, besides you're the one who told me to explain."
"That didn't mean you could-"
Larel started to speak further but her blank stare seemed to win out causing him to sit back down his eyebrows still drawn down as irritation covered his face.
"That conversation never happened and since you're being so talkative why don't you tell me why Alari knows all this?" Larel said. "I mean you have no reason to refuse right, it's not like he wants to hide it remember. After everything you just explained you owe me something."
"That's true," Rin said before her eyes moved over to his.
Larel flinched looking into her eyes there was something there that made him want to look away, it felt like she was looking deep inside his very being and showing it to him through her gaze.
"Do you really want that though, what would you do if you knew the truth to why Alari knows so much about you. Do you believe it would settle some of the confusion in your heart. The truth may consume you Larel, how would it feel to have your entire world be torn apart by the secrets he holds, to realize everything may just be a fabrication crafted by the man you hate so fervently, to know that everything you believed was a lie, yourself, this world, your relationships, and that you're just a puppet on a string being guided to your inevitable destination."
A tinge of fear actual showed on Larel's face as he stared at Rin's empty expression, he couldn't even bring himself to think about it and she knew that. He felt his chest feel heavy before Rin took a sip of her tea.
"Just kidding of course," Rin said. "You shouldn't take everything everyone says seriously."
"I might believe you if you're facial expression changed," Larel said sighing.
"I was kidding Larel sorry if I made you uncomfortable. Alari just won't let me tell you, sorry.""