Kotaro’s arm tightened around her, born of his protective instincts for her. "Yeah, they’re watching you, Kyoko. But as long as I’m here, they shouldn’t cause a problem," he leaned back just enough to lock eyes with her emerald ones. "We make a pretty good team and that’s a good sign," he leaned down quickly and brushed his lips across her forehead. "I think I will keep you," he said matter-of-factly.
Kyoko's lips parted. For some reason, she felt like she’d heard Kotaro say those exact words before… in some other place… some other time. She gazed at him curiously as they swayed to the soft music.
The song ended and Kotaro gave her one last twirl before reluctantly leading her back to where she’d left her drink. He knew she still didn’t realize the danger she was in but that was all righ
