I'll keep it in mind when deciding how terrible a prank I should pull on him. [Neither is he. He didn't have 'Hey, let's hang out' friends until he ended up here, it was just other kids he went to school with. Kai grins back, then blushes suddenly.

Damn it Karasu, quit being pretty.]

Right! We were going to work on Cura next, I can get the book and we can try now if you want-

[Babbling, babbling, stop. He wonders if he'll still be this awkward once he finally does become an adult. If she's involved, probably.]