A smirk appeared on Nero's face as he seemingly deflected Sui. He was certain that he made the right decision by asking for something in return. "That's right," Nero confidently followed up on Nishiki's first sentence, "Unfortunately, the jacket wouldn't suit me." And that was supposed to be it, just another confirming sentence from Nishiki and the last nail would be driven into the coffin of this topic. He was walking out of here a victor. 

Well, that was how it was supposed to go, but the actual sentence was not one that he predicted - not in a million years.

There were countless variables and possibilities, but this one was one of the lowest possible outcomes. The expression on his face said it all - his eyes were widened and his jaw would fall to the floor if it could. He felt that he was getting redder in the face with each second and instinctively wiped the part of his face below his nose. He thought that he felt blood, but it was only in his imagination. There was no other explanation to this - she was completely and utterly crazy. She had to be. 

For one of the first times in his life, Nero had absolutely no idea what to say. Or do, for that matter. [i]Accept it, screw the haircut![/i] His brain told him, but he furiously shook his head. It was not the brain in his head that was telling him that. "You wouldn't..." He blurted out before she mentioned a smooch session between her and Sui. If he was a pot, he was sure that steam would be going out of his ears by now. Imagination was a wild thing and it just went from a spark to a full-power flame. There was no way he could accept that. Or was there? What could he lose?

He closed in on Nikishi, feeling his heart almost bursting out of his chest. He took her hand and closed his eyes. [i]"No!"[/i] He wasn't that kind of a man; he wore a suit! He was a gentleman, and a true gentleman would never take up such an offer. He bowed down and put her hand on his hair. "Here. Just... just stop! I don't want to die from a heart attack." The last sentence actually slipped out and wasn't something that he meant to say as it gave out indications that he actually did imagine all of it.