[She gave a small noise of appreciation as he finally placed his hands on her. She was only wearing a pair of underwear under her knee-length nightgown, so it would be very easy for him to ended up directly touching her skin. She was so inexplicably happy in that moment. She held everything from their previous encounter dear in her heart. Everything from the way he comforted her from her night terrors, to the sweet goodbye kiss that he left her with. Thinking about it made her lips burn with anticipation.]

Didn't you say once that I was an 'Annoying, weird girl'?

[ Kiyomi smiled, closing her eyes and leaning her forehead up against his. She appreciated everything about his presence in that moment. The fact that he had taken such pains to not frighten her again; the fact that he had honored his promise and even now seemed to value speaking to her over kissing and touching her again.]

But, really, you're having trouble with your new teammates, right?

[She buried her left hand further into his hair. She began gently massaging his scalp just in the way she knew he liked. She could feel the heart radiating from his face, she hoped to feel it grow as she tailed her other hand down his surprisingly broad chest. Bringing her hand back up, she played with the wide collar of his shirt, drawing her fingers across his collarbones and teasing under the edges of fabric. She half expected him to star purring, and she pressed herself closer to him almost in anticipation. ]