He crouches down again, and it is really quite amazing how tall he is. Crouched down like this, he is only a small amount shorter than I. Or perhaps I am just feeling extra small today. How irrational.

I miss the weight of his hand around my arm. It is an unusual sort of longing. A new one, one I should take time to process...

"Kanji-kun, I believe there is something very wrong with me. I see, to be suffering from an extreme lack of judgement, the kind I have read comes from imbuing significant quantities of alcohol. But as I have not recently, nor have I ever, imbued alcohol, I can only conclude that something else, possibly illness or something more supernatural, is effecting me."

I step closer to him, staring at his face.

"I must ask your forgiveness for what I am about to do, for it is crossing a line that I fear you do not want crossed. However, I find I am unable to stop myself."

I lean down the short distance between us, and press my lips against his.