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The kitten looked back up into the eyes of her mistress, trying to follow through with that request, but words just failed to form at her lips.  The furious blush still ran across her face but she found herself unable to speak and satisfy that request.

She wanted for her mistress to have a good time, right?  Isn't that what a good familiar would do here?  The kitten made up her mind, tail wrapping behind her owner for a few seconds as the shorter girl stood on her tippy toes, evening out their height.  Then she gave her lady the most passionate, romantic kiss she could manage, holding her tight with one arm behind her back and the other behind her head.

Goodness, those lips were so sweet.  And the woman herself?  Irritating as hell, but pretty, honest, and a true friend.  It had been a little over a year, but these past couple of months had changed a lot between them.

Maoin's feet lowered flat to the ground as the close embracing and song came to their natural end together.  The familiar's flush had turned into a wide grin as she examined the wonderful woman standing in front of her.  The kitten put her hands back into those of those of the mage, so they still remained touching.

A short break waited between dances, and as the two stood in the floor for a few seconds the kitten let out three words, liquid courage taking effect in her veins along with the surge of what she guessed would be a victory in that little interaction.  [color=darkslateblue]"I love you."[/color]

Sudden and immediate regret filled the girl's eyes as she realized what she just said, the reaction making it obvious that had been intended in a certain way.  Her pupils were wide, and then her head looked towards the ground suddenly.  [color=darkslateblue][I]Stupid!  Stupid Maoin![/I][/color]  What was going to happen if her mistress didn't feel that way back?  This was failure as a servant, a familiar, and maybe even as a friend.  [color=darkslateblue]"Mistress I-"[/color]  Was this really the right time to say that?  Was there ever a right time to say that?