Hakuba felt himself blush again when Tyki drew them together, but still, the sensation was different than the other times he blushed in front of Akako. That was because of the contact itself, not the emotions behind it, and now he realized it.

After the kiss, they sat quietly, together. Hakuba simply looked at Tyki, letting the revelations of the past minutes sink in and the possibilities of the future begin to dawn. And then…

"If you want a sincere answer...No."It was amazing, really, how he could just start acting like himself again. Like the world hadn’t just shifted beneath him. This wasn't fair for anyone, specially not for Tyki, but not for him either.

"I'm sorry." Hakuba stared at him for a moment longer, then sighed and rest his forehead in Tyki's shoulder."You can use the golem on my as vengeance if you want."