Chapter 7: First Damage Trigger Check

Aichi leaned in to kiss Misaki. Misaki slowly got up from her slumber. Their lips met.

Aichi rears back and fell on his bottoms while Misaki bolted upright, looked away and blushed. Aichi stumbled back to his feet and left the room in a hurry.

Misaki leaned against the head board of the bed and her mind reeled. Why did Aichi try to kiss me? Did he intend to kiss me on the lips? Does he actually like me? Or was it a brother-to-sister kiss? And why am I thinking so much into this? What if just missed his bed or something? Misaki's entire forehead was drenched with perspiration and her cheeks burned bright red as these thoughts, or rather, questions, reeled through her head.

Aichi staggered to the bathroom to wash up. As he was clumsily tripping over his own feet, but not falling down, questions kept pounding his head, demanding answers. Why did you lean in to kiss her? What is she going to think? What if she hates you from now on? Or what if she ignores you for the rest of your life? What if she thinks you like her and she plays along so as to not hurt your feelings? Would she still talk to you after this? And how will you live if she doesn't care about you, and spreads this around? Can you live down the teasing and embarrassment? Aichi rested on the toilet bowl as he tried to calm himself. His heart was pumping really fast and he was breathing very deeply.

All of a sudden, a pink glow emitted from his eyes.

~Enter Cray World Dreamscape~

Oh, why am I here? Aichi thought miserably as he frantically looked around. He heard distant clopping sounds and saw Alfred riding on his horse. Sudden flapping noises brought AIchi to turn around and he came face-to-face with Gancelot.

"Aichi, you are a brave warrior," Gancelot started, and Alfred called out from the horizon, "But you are not confident!" "No-not confident? What are you guys talking about?" Aichi stuttered as he tried to look and sound confident.

~End Cray World Dreamscape~

What were they talking about? And why was this vision so short? Aichi thought as he stripped off his clothing and stepped into the shower. Maybe I can 'shower' away my worries. Aichi thought as lukewarm water splashed onto him.

A/N: I'm think of bring Kourin into the story as Misaki's competitor. What do you guys think? Please review. And thanks for the continuous support guys