He'd been watching her intently, looking for any kind of hint or scrap he could get to figure anything out. That soft expression just made his heart ache. There was really nothing she was going to let him do, was there? Not until she spoke again.

"... Oh."

That was the problem.

His lips parted slightly as he pulled in a breath, something pulling uncomfortably tight behind his ribs. That knot of anxiety from earlier, maybe, but deeper. Any processing of what that was was put on hold as Kyoko shoved him out of the way, and Kai moved easily. He didn't know how to protest, and he... didn't want to. Didn't deserve to. How'd he miss this? With all the time they spent together, how'd he overlook it?

Despite himself, he couldn't ignore the questions that came with it. Who...? Here? There? Was it someone she missed? Why did his heart hurt? Was it someone far away, in a place she'd rather be than here? Was that why she was so adamant about not saying anything? Did she think they wouldn't want her to be happy? Why did his heart hurt?

He glanced off at the rainbow lights drifting slowly over the green, curling his hands into slight fists at his sides so he could feel something else. It was a little too late though. He was already having an epiphany as he turn his gaze back forward, falling in to step behind Kyoko.