Akiha actually leaned in as Nico did. Akiha was, at her heart, something of a coward - she could rant at her brother all day, give her classmates an earful whenever she wanted, but when it came to just being herself, she always sidestepped it.

So having Nico be the one to make a move? She leaned in and accepted it, fully prepared to go along with whatever Nico wanted.

-- Which is why she nearly falls flat on her face when Nico pulls away, blinking at her. There's a sense of genuine hurt in her eyes, one she quickly covers by putting her hands on her hips and rolling her eyes.

"If you didn't want to answer, you should have just said so," she snaps, stomping forward as if she wants to just walk past the last twenty minutes or so.