Kendou Itsuka

ua-shinsou good morning…

@ua-kendou ……….. Hitoshiiiiii It happened…….

Hitoshi-kun! You’re such a sweetheart! Thank you so much!

I’m glad you enjoyed it all…

[He leans back just a little, pressing a chaste kiss to her lips and smiling softly at her.]

Oh…!

[Kendou gasps as Shinsou leans in, her heart seeming to stop for a solid second as their lips touch. She freezes, hands twitching for a second before she brings them up and wraps her arms around his neck and returns his kiss enthusiastically. Her heart starts again with vigor and hammers in her chest as she presses close to him and closes her eyes. Happiness fills her to the brim and spills out in the form of tears that brim in the corner of her eyes.]

[He tries his best to hold back his smile as his hands slip down to her waist, squeezing her gently while his tail swishes back and forth behind him. A moment later, he tries to shift, wanting to be as close to her as he possibly can but only managing to send them toppling down onto her bed, one of his hands quickly shooting out to keep him from putting all of his weight on her but not pushing himself up entirely, instead staying there and only pulling away to take his entirely flushed face into the crook of her neck again.]

[Kendou kisses his temple.]

I like you too.

[She laughs.]

If that's not obvious...

[She's so happy that she can't even be embarrassed that she had secret intentions under her requests to hug and kiss him. She can't even be embarrassed about how obvious it was. She's just so happy that it went so well. She's so happy that he kissed her, and that he likes her! He really, really... He likes her... She bites her lower lip to keep from crying out in happiness.]

It shouldn’t hurt…

[Kendou pulls back, reluctantly disentangling herself from his arms. She feels cold, so far away from him, but… But…]

Can I… [She swallows hard.] Can I kiss you…?

[She’s completely red.]

[And he’s definitely not any better, pale face completely flushed as he stares at Kendou, mouth open in shock. It’s… not at all what he was expecting to happen tonight but, he isn’t quite complaining…]

You want to…

[Kendou really hadn’t planned this far ahead, and it shows. She simply continues to rub his back and quietly contemplate his question for a minute, before she pulls back. Just a little. She presses her cheek against his.]

I have an idea, but… Hmm… [She’s blushing furiously, so she’s glad he can’t see her.] It might be weird.

[His heart seemingly frozen now, he resists the urge to try and glance at her out of the corner of his eye, instead staring nervously as the wall as his ears begin to twitch nervously atop his head.]

[Kendou pulls back, reluctantly disentangling herself from his arms. She feels cold, so far away from him, but... But...]

Can I... [She swallows hard.] Can I kiss you...?

[Kendou’s heart speeds up as Shinsou leans in, and her skin burns where his hands touch. Gosh, she…really, really likes him. She’s quick to wrap her arms around his back, squeezing him tightly and rubbing him comfortingly without really thinking about it. She sighs as she lays her head on his shoulder in turn. At his question, she laughs nervously.]

As long as it takes…?

[Tension slowly begins to melt away from his shoulders at Itsuka rubs soothing circles into his back and he lets out a low, quiet hum of acknowledgment before shifting and tucking his face into the crook of her neck, trying to ignore the voice in the back of his head that wants to convince him that Itsuka can feel the heat pouring off of his face in waves now.]

Really?

[Kendou lights up, and turns to him with a shining, flustered expression. She grins and rubs her nose, then opens her arms.]

C'mere, then.

[He lets out a quiet, breathy huff of laughter, tail swinging back and forth behind him as he turns and leans in closer to her. Carefully, he wraps his arms around her waist, his shoulders tense as he leans down to be able to hook his chin over her shoulder, thankful that Itsuka won’t be able to see the way his face turns pink and his eyes flutter shut while he tries to convince himself to just relax.]

Well…

[Kendou looks into his eyes, and bites her lip nervously.]

Since you were snuggling with Hiko-chan before it happened, I thought maybe… Physical touch with another human might… Help? [She laughs, trying to hide her embarrassment.] So I thought… Uh… We could hug… Or something.

[She sits down quickly next to him, but doesn’t touch him, which is odd. Normally, she doesn’t hesitate to initiate physical contact with anybody.]

I-if you don’t wanna, that’s totally fine! No pressure.

[His eyes track her every movement as she explains her idea and eventually comes to sit beside him, mouth opening in surprise as he tries to force out some sort of response. It certainly sounds like a farfetched idea and he’s… fairly certain that Itsuka knows that it sounds farfetched too but…]

…

[He pauses, pressing his lips together again and taking in the sight of Itsuka, obviously flustered, while his chest fills up with an almost childish, innocent sort of glee.

[Kendou lights up, and turns to him with a shining, flustered expression. She grins and rubs her nose, then opens her arms.]

[Startled, Kendou lets go of his hand, and then gives him a dumbfounded look. Within seconds, her cheeks are a soft shade of pink.]

S-sorry! Haha… [Oh God, now it’s going to be awkward, huh…] Anyway, sit down! I have an idea.

[She lightly pushes him, eyeing those ears.]

[He opens his mouth, wanting to tell her that it’s totally fine and really, he didn’t mind holding hands with her at all, but at the last minute decides not to, pressing his lips shut and letting his gaze fall to the floor, ears twitching again when he nods. Hesitantly, he walks over to her bed, sitting down without any arguments before he looks up at her questioningly.]

[Kendou looks into his eyes, and bites her lip nervously.]

Since you were snuggling with Hiko-chan before it happened, I thought maybe... Physical touch with another human might... Help? [She laughs, trying to hide her embarrassment.] So I thought... Uh... We could hug... Or something.

[She sits down quickly next to him, but doesn't touch him, which is odd. Normally, she doesn't hesitate to initiate physical contact with anybody.]

[There’s a loud thump, and then footsteps as Kendou runs to the door and opens it. She looks anxious as she meets Hitoshi’s gaze, and then a second of quiet contemplation as she takes in his features. In a second, and reaches out and takes his hand, and gives him a worried, supportive smile as she tugs him inside.]

Hitoshi-kun, come in! Sit on the bed… I got some tea brewing already… It should be done in a sec!

[She gestures vaguely over to her desk, where two ornate cups rest. The distinct aroma of oolong fills the room. She doesn’t let go of his hand.]

[He’s quiet for a moment, eyes nervously following Kendou’s hand and glancing at the two cups, his ears twitching as he begins to space out before another small meow brings him right back down to Earth.]

Thanks, Itsuka…

[He bends down and lets Hiko dart off to go bother Kendou’s cat, instinctively squeezing her hand as he stands back up before he pauses for a second, finally realizing that Kendou is still holding his hand and glancing over at her, more flustered then anything as his ears give another small twitch.]

S-sorry! Haha... [Oh God, now it's going to be awkward, huh...] Anyway, sit down! I have an idea.

[As he stands in front of Itsuka’s dorm, a wriggling Hiko in his arms, Shinsou can’t help but feel incredibly nervous. He had rushed through the dorms to get here, hoping not to run into any of his classmates and luckily succeeding, but now that he’s here all he can do is stand right outside of her door like an idiot, his new… tail swishing nervously behind him as he tries to convince himself to not just go back to his room and hide until… this wears off.]

God… Fuck, okay.

Hitoshi-kun, come in! Sit on the bed... I got some tea brewing already... It should be done in a sec!