[h3][color=0072bc]Shingetsu Hozuki[/color][/h3]

Shingetsu sighed as Asuka stood up and excused herself.

[color=0072bc][i]Well, it could've been[/i] more [i]awkward, I suppose... I can't believe Seichi really didn't know what Kanon-chan was getting at. Ah well.[/i][/color]

She rose from her seat quietly and followed Asuka out, giving Kanon a reassuring pat on the shoulder as she passed.

Shingetsu stepped back out into the night air and leaned against the restaurant's outside wall, looking off into the middle distance. Asuka didn't need her staring, at least not until her face lost its red tint.

[color=0072bc]"Kanon-san seems to be back at one hundred and ten percent, eh? She really must want to be at the center of the group if she's drawing that much attention."[/color]

She stole a glance at her new teammate and sighed, smiling behind her jacket's collar.

[color=0072bc]"She didn't mean anything by it, Asuka-san. You know how she is, always speaking before she thinks it through."[/color]