When she was younger, Tsubomi occasionally dreamed about what it would be like to be in love, to date someone and sometimes, when she was feeling particularly daring, she'd imagine what it would be like to kiss the person she loved.

School and then training had left her with less time to day dream, but occasionally, she would wonder...

All the wondering in the world couldn't have prepared her for the real thing: the way her heart was beating wildly, the way his smell (mint with a hint of alcohol) seemed to surround her, the way she found herself missing his kisses whenever he pulled back.

At some point, her hands moved from his face to behind his neck.