*Marco did have a way of getting through to Selphie, and in all these long talks with him things really started to make sense. It was communicating to Ikki that she understood that was the difficult part. She did understand this, and while not on a level that a phoenix migh, she thought she understood pretty well*

It just..isn't enough to understand. Every time I told Ikki that I understood he refused to believe me. I can't - There's no way I could really ever fully understand but...

*She trails off and closes her eyes. After all, it was Ikki that caused all her hurt and her newfound self-loathing. Marco didn't need to see all that pain in her eyes, so it was best she keeps them shut, trying not to let any tears escape onto her eyelashes*

I tried Marco. I tried so hard. I was patient, I gave him time and space, I reasoned with him, I tried to explain and show him how much I..how much I felt for him. But it was never enough. Anything I said or did, to him, it just showed how little I cared, how little I was trying to understand.

But I do, Marco. I understand as best I can. But it's not enough for him. Not enough, or maybe it is my fault. Maybe I was doing it wrong, maybe I'm not good enough. Whatever it is, it's broken, and I've accepted that.

I just...

*Here she does open her eyes, and they're shining with tears, pleading with Marco this time to understand*

I'm only human, Marco. I can't handle hurt like this.