Kyoko blinked, eyes going wide with those revelations, and then even wider when Kaito moved in close. Oh no. She'd thought he would leave after that, but this was something different altogether.

Her heart sure had some nerve, kicking up into high gear even at a time like this.

Without her permission, Kyoko's mouth opened--she held her breath, desperate to block the words that wanted to flood out. Change the subject, she told herself weakly, deflect, redirect, think of something else, anything--

But with those bright eyes so near, so steady and intent on hers, there could be nothing else.

"I--"

She slammed her head down into her knees, hard.