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Originally Posted by
Ameh 
Raiden's entire body had tensed up so much that his stomach muscles were starting to hurt. He'd thought he'd grown used to being around Kiri; her gentle, accidental brushes against his arms had ceased setting off the weird electricity that had seemed constant in Diagon Alley and the beginning of term. Apparently, however, he was wrong. Little shocks were resonating from her fingertips, into his skin, making his entire face turn pink with a tingly blush. Apparently he was still just as 'allergic' to her as he had been before.
Or moreso, as she proved to him a moment later.
He opened his eyes when she said his name, and immediately realised that her face was far closer than it had ever, ever been before. And it kept getting closer-
...
...
Some kind of mental death had just taken place. Everything in the world had very briefly gone fuzzy and white. His lips were... touching Kiri's lips. That was... that was... KISSING?!
Right?
He stayed stone-still for a moment before leaning back ever-so-slightly. All the thoughts in his head were traffic-jammed. Only two escaped: Kiri had just KISSED HIM.
And Celandine Toussaint was never, never wrong.
What was... what had... how... Sentence fragments and confused thoughts bounced around in Kiri's mind. In a way, she was still aware of what was going on, her brain was still working. But...
Her lips were only touching Raiden's for a very brief moment, but she could taste the marshmallow she'd been trying to get rid of. Later, it would be the only thing she'd remember. And it must only have lasted for a second or two, but time, as everyone said, had definitely stopped. It felt real.
And then Raiden shifted slightly, and Kiri's thoughts slammed into her head with the force of a hammer. They were full of shock and doubt. She was convinced she'd done something wrong.
What was Raiden going to think of her? Oh, they were
never going to be able to look at each other again.
Kiri moved her head back a bit so she could look at him. She also removed her hands. Her fingers twisted themselves into worried knots. He was going to say something now, that, she knew, would turn this whole enjoyable evening upside down. She breathed out deeply, forcing herself to keep eye contact. "Raiden, I... I'm sorry, I didn't mean to..."