Mm, I know. A gentleman wouldn't want to hear second-hand information anyway. Once you speak with her, if she is willing, I'd like to speak with Ruka-sama myself.

[because that's the polite thing to do and if nothing else, Tsukasa tries very hard to be polite. mostly to young ladies. but that's probably what got them in this predicament in the first place--

not that that's what he's thinking when leo does

well. his leo thing.

and it's the same leo thing that managed to ensnare Tsukasa in the first place before Ruka even stood a chance, before... anyone else even stood a chance really. it's embarrassing but Tsukasa lets his hand be guided even as he feels his face turn into something embarrassed and disgruntled all at once.

leo just happens to be So Much All the Time.]

W-Well, you shouldn't play around with any serious matters....!

[but I'm glad that you take me seriously.

(he always has been.)

but Tsukasa's shaking his head, his mouth in the shape of a frown even though his cheeks are most certainly red]

I can't imagine that anything would change us so drastically that this wouldn't be possible anymore... [that there's a scenario in which he could be without leo in this way, now that he's gotten a taste of it] At the very least, we can agree on that.