[ The entire world comes to a screeching to a halt when she feels Takumi's lips oh so gently on hers. He's warm and his lips are surprisingly soft and it all seems too good to be true. Her deep and hopeless crush on him has always felt just that - deep and very, very hopeless, but she's remained completely devoted to him to all the same.

But their first kiss - their honest to god real first kiss - is over in the blink of an eye. He's pulling away before she even finishes processing the feeling of him and apologizing as though he's done something wrong. And though her mind's reeling and her face is rapidly turning beet red, she grabs his face to keep him from pulling away too far. ] - No! No, Lord Takumi, you don't- I--

[ ... but then she realizes she's holding his face and she quickly pulls her hands away as though struck by lightning. ] Sorry... But what I'm trying to say is that I. [ Oh god, is she really about to say this? She doesn't think there will ever be a better time than now, but still, oh god. ] I love you. I've loved you for so long... so I don't want to forget this.

[ Her shoulders sag a little as she pauses, trying to collect herself a little because-- ] But- but if you really want me to, then consider it forgotten.