Soft.
Cool.
Mei made the tiniest startled sound against his mouth and froze completely.
Kaito felt it immediately. The small uneven breath she took through her nose.
The sharp tightening of her fingers around the bag strap.
One second.
Maybe two.
Then he pulled back.
Silence.
The station announcement overhead kept talking about delays on another line.
Neither of them processed a single word.
Mei opened her eyes slowly.
They stared at each other.
Kaito became abruptly and horribly aware that he had just kissed Mei.
Mei somehow looked even less functional than he felt.
Entire face red.
Eyes wide.
Lips parted slightly.
"I—"
"Ah—"
They both stopped immediately.
Silence again.
Mei looked down so fast it almost counted as a recoil.
Kaito turned away at nearly the same speed and stared very hard at a metro map he had already memorized months ago.
His heartbeat was completely out of control now.
Her lips had been soft.
And cool.
