Her heart breaks a little. Oh--did he think she was being serious? It had been too easy to fall back into their teasing that she forgot he might not want that.

She twists around, pressing her forehead to his.

"Oh Mituna, don't. I was just--I was--being dumb. I like it. It's like a reminder you never forgot us. If it was on purpose. If not, then it's a lucky coincidence, of which I approve."