Haphazard Musings
Prompt: Coffee Kiss
She was stirring something ominous that looked like mud diluted in steaming hot water.
Kagetora leaned in closer to the table as Beni set the mug down. He was eyeing it suspiciously. "Beni-sama, what is… that?"
She looked at him with her lips parted, as if forming an "oh."
"I forgot!" she tapped the spoon on the table. "You've never had coffee before."
"C-Cough… fee?"
"Coffee," Beni corrected, smiling brilliantly. "It's what we usually drink during breakfast. Keeps us up all day."
Kagetora just nodded absently. The scent of it was disturbing, and it still did not escape his suspicions.
Beni noticed this incredulous expression of his, so she interceded, "Why don't you try some?"
He blinked. "B-But…"
"I can't cook, but I can make coffee." She grinned, and then took the cup closer to her nose. "I'll just give it a taste to make sure it won't be too strong."
She took a sip from the mug carefully after blowing gently into it. A hot mist of smoke escaped the rim, and she eagerly drank in small amounts with her lips touching the edge of the mug.
And then, she beamed. "It's perfect!"
Putting the mug back down on the table just enough for Kagetora to reach, she gestured for him to take a sip as well. "Try it. Maybe you'll like it."
He was up for a little experiment anyway, so he conceded gladly and wound the mug's handle with his fingers. Just then, a trilling ring echoed throughout the house and Beni perked up.
"The phone is ringing. Just take a sip, Kagetora, and I'll be right back," she told him, and then dashed into the back room out of sight.
He did as she asked then.
Gently, caressing the mug as if it were the most delicate thing in the world, he blew in a breath of air to allow the hot steam to escape. And his lips slowly, cautiously touched the exact spot where Beni had tasted the coffee.
He took small sips, tasting nothing but horrible bitterness and inhaling a very unfamiliar and revolting smell. But somehow, despite how strong the brew was, it was sweet… ultimately sweet.
He did not like the coffee one bit; but he enjoyed the kiss that it held when his lips met the rim. And it was warmth made concrete.
"So how is it?" Beni hopped back to her seat a while later, eager to know his answer.
His eyes widened, intense and shining with bliss. "It was amazing," he replied, almost too fervent to simply be describing coffee.
She clapped her hands excitedly. "Yaayy! I'll make some for you again tomorrow." She obviously did not get the double meaning.
Kagetora nodded, grinning back. "Please do taste it first."
"Of course!"
"Then I will happily concede."
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A/N: teehee… sneaky Kagetora. :3 Stealing indirect kisses from Beni.