He looked down at her again, expression hard, "I'm not used to working as a team." He had only been forced into dealing with it because of Tomoyo, so while he had gotten better in fighting alongside others, it still was not something he was very accustomed to. And considering how Fai was, the prospect of others helping, or more getting hurt for trying to help was something he would be afraid of. "Neither is he," he added.

His eyes turned away when she mentioned friends. "'Friends' isn't the word. He just needs someone to watch him," he grumbled out in denial. How could he be considered a friend to an idiot like that?