Akako would have responded in kind, but Hakuba was too busy kissing her for her to form the words. So instead, she smiled into him and kissed him back just as fervently as he was kissing her, arms still wrapped around his shoulders.

Akako wasn't a very emotional person. She didn't like to show she cared about people, and she didn't like showing her softer side.

But when it came to Hakuba, she was willing to do anything.