Nessa awoke from her slumber, drawn back to consciousness by the sensation of warm eyes staring at her face. She slowly opened her eyes and gasped when Viz's face appeared before her. There was hardly any space between them, and his lips were almost touching hers. She could feel his warm breath on her skin. “Viz…” He blinked, and seemed to have awakened from a brief enchantment. He pulled away and straightened his back as he stood up. The reddening of his face revealed that he felt just as flustered as she did. It was strange; he'd never blushed before, but here he was, blushing. Why was he showing so many changes now? Those changes reminded her of the early days when they first met. Back then, Viz was pleasant company, easy to talk to, and his smiles were sweet. But she no longer want

