Checking in (D4, LE)

[Matsu Kogo]

"Tragically, I think we are closer to one of the latter possibilities than the former." He considered the last part of her statement a moment. "Is there... An honorific that Kogo-san would prefer to use?"

Kogo is caught slightly off guard and the blush returns to her ears. "Ano....I am...also unsure? I have never....ahhh....been close with someone before like this." She fumbles for a moment. "I mean, I have had friends, do not mistake me, it has not been just Noburu and I all this time. " She runs her hands through her hair for a moment, briefly disarraying it before shaking her head to shake it out. "Perhaps I could call you Akil-kun? "

[Shinjo Akil]

He smirked at her reaction, if only because it made him feel less alone in the awkwardness of all of this. "If that is what you would like. Perhaps not in public, though, it might make others talk? But I suppose if you are calling me Akil-kun, it might be weird for me to be calling you Kogo-san?"

[Matsu Kogo]

He smirked at her reaction, if only because it made him feel less alone in the awkwardness of all of this. "If that is what you would like. Perhaps not in public, though, it might make others talk? But I suppose if you are calling me Akil-kun, it might be weird for me to be calling you Kogo-san?"

She notes the smirk, but cannot seem to help her slight flustering. "Ahhh, I would not wish to make you uncomfortable. And of course, I would not call you so in public." She takes a deep breath for a moment. "You may excel more at this courtier work than I do. I fear I am making a sad hash of my words right now." She says, looking him in the eyes. "You may call me what you wish and I will respond as you wish. My last desire is to make you uncomfortable or presume too much."

[Shinjo Akil]

He responded by reaching to her, touching his hand gently to her face, and shaking his head. "Kogo-chan. If it would please you, I do think that rolls easier off the tongue. Don't you think so, too?"

[Matsu Kogo]

He responded by reaching to her, touching his hand gently to her face, and shaking his head. "Kogo-chan. If it would please you, I do think that rolls easier off the tongue. Don't you think so, too?"

She relaxes into the touch for a brief moment, her eyes closing. She opens them again, looking at him directly. "It does...Akil-kun. From you, it sounds just right."

[Shinjo Akil]

"Then Kogo-chan it is," he nodded, not hurrying to move his hand away. He even dared to scoot a little closer. "I am glad that we found each other this evening."

[Matsu Kogo]

"Then Kogo-chan it is," he nodded, not hurrying to move his hand away. He even dared to scoot a little closer. "I am glad that we found each other this evening."

She reached her hand up to touch his and cover it, hardly able to fathom her own daring. "As am I. I suspect this may be one of the few times I will not curse a storm for keeping me inside. I may even grow to like the rain. With good company to keep me occupied that is."

[Shinjo Akil]

"No matter how the Fortunes deem our paths move, I will gladly find time to be stuck inside in the rain with you again," he dared not move, not wanting to ruin the moment by pulling away or doing something Kogo might be uncomfortable with.

[Matsu Kogo]

"No matter how the Fortunes deem our paths move, I will gladly find time to be stuck inside in the rain with you again," he dared not move, not wanting to ruin the moment by pulling away or doing something Kogo might be uncomfortable with.

She smiled at him, moving a little closer, mirroring his earlier move. "Will you pardon me again Akil-kun if I do something rather bold?"

[Shinjo Akil]

"Boldness seems to be the theme of the day," is all he offered in return.

[Matsu Kogo]

"Boldness seems to be the theme of the day," is all he offered in return.

She moves her hand from its position on his own to his face, caressing his cheek gently. "It is true. I never thought I would appreciate my Matsu blood in this way." She looks him in the eyes. "May I kiss you, Akil-kun?"

[Shinjo Akil]

There was a small blink... but then he nodded lightly. "Yes, you may."

[Matsu Kogo]

There was a small blink... but then he nodded lightly. "Yes, you may."

She moves forward, slightly clumsy in her lack of knowledge, but not lacking in interest. She places a soft kiss on his lips, cupping his face as she does so. She moves away after a few moments, her face reddening as she does so.

[Shinjo Akil]

He pressed into her a bit as she brushed her lips against his, a soft sigh managing to escape his lips. As she pulled away, he smiled to her, his face just as red.

[Matsu Kogo]

He pressed into her a bit as she brushed her lips against his, a soft sigh managing to escape his lips. As she pulled away, he smiled to her, his face just as red.

She looks at him, slightly worried if she says anything it may break the moment. She reaches her hand on his face up a little higher, to run her fingers through the edge of his hair. It seems as if her senses have never been quite this heightened, for she feels every fiber of his hair as she touches it. She lets out a tiny sigh of her own, her hand moving down his cheek to trace his jaw. "Do you have any concept of how beautiful I find you? Your actions and words stir my heart and move me to my core... and your face...I wish I had some skill of art to paint it. It would be a masterpiece, simply because you were in it."