[She was crying which meant she was happy to see him? But, swatting at him as if she was mad? The mixed signals were more than a little confusing as the subtle concepts of love were still pretty new to him.
He could at least tell she was upset so he moved to grab her shoulders in what he hoped was a comforting gesture.]

I had used those dark doors before I didn't realize it would be so difficult to return.

[He though an hour or two and he would be back. The idea that he might have been missing for months just never occurred to him at all. ]

Why? Were you afraid I wouldn't come back?

[Nephrite wanted to say something more but he just wasn't sure of the right words... and then of course there was the false mother figure who had decided to speak again. She received a glare that would send most low level youma into fits of sheer terror. A creature like that he could dispatch easily enough, but... Naru... He was concerned for her feelings. ]

Do you still believe me?