“Can you tell Kyou and Tasuki to come back?” she asked hopefully, feeling Shinbe’s warmth surrounding her in a safe cocoon. “Please tell them to come back to the house before something happens to them too. I’ll try again to find Tama. I want them safe.” Her voice changed as a hint of desperation entered it, “I want all of you safe… I don’t want anyone else to die.”
Shinbe felt her push against him and when he leaned back to glance curiously down at her, his breath was stolen when her lips crushed against his. Letting go of his own fear for a moment, he knew what she was trying to do. She was trying to unite her powers with his so she could contact her brother.
Kyoko was now clinging to him with all the strength she had left. Shinbe took her face in both his hands and pressed his lips to
