Kyoko leaned forward and whispered, “I would hate for Toya to wake up without them, wouldn’t you?” She watched as Shinbe turned his head to look at her. They were almost nose-to-nose. All of a sudden, it hit her just what they were doing when Toya had first shown up. She felt heat spread across her cheeks. Straightening back up, she tried to hide her eyes.
Shinbe grinned at her embarrassment. Knowing he didn't want to stick around for an irate Toya to awaken and try to kill him again, he grabbed Kyoko’s hand and entered the heart of time, then instantly let go so he could reach the blades. As he picked up the twin daggers, he wondered aloud, “Why did Toya come back?”
Shinbe had a bad feeling as he started to back out. With a calm look on his face, he grasped Kyoko’s hand again, and was
