"But a bet's a bet. I'll honor it."
Asahina Nazuna's ears were still a little hot. "Close your eyes."
"Why do I have to close my eyes for a kiss?"
Kitagawa Kai looked at her curiously. "You're not planning to take advantage of me, are you?"
"What are you imagining? It's broad daylight. What could I possibly be plotting?" Asahina Nazuna stared at him in disbelief.
"Hard to say. I am awfully charming, after all."
"Are you going to close them or not?"
"I will, of course. Whatever you say."
Only when the boy finally cooperated did Asahina Nazuna breathe a small sigh of relief and look up at his cheek.
Last night, the mood had been right, and she'd already kissed him once along with everyone else.
But now, beneath this wide-open sky, she was facing him alone. If those affectionate eyes looked straight at her, she'd be too embarrassed to know how to approach him.
She held his arm and rose onto her toes. Just as she was about to reach his cheek, she couldn't help calling softly, "Hey..."
"Hmm?"
Kitagawa Kai instinctively turned his head toward her voice.
Asahina Nazuna couldn't stop in time. The kiss meant for his cheek landed unexpectedly on his lips instead.
Her eyes widened, and even her hand on his arm froze.
Oh no! I kissed the wrong place!
That was my first kiss!
Why did he have to turn his head at exactly the wrong moment?
Kitagawa Kai was surprised too, but he soon understood her intention.
So that's it.
No wonder she insisted I close my eyes. She was too shy to admit it, so she deliberately found a sneaky way around it.
Then I'll play along!
His lips curved slightly. He slipped an arm around her slender waist, gently