He could feel every ounce of awkward silence fill the air.
His face was buried in the bed sheets and it was out of pure stubborn embarrassment that he refused to raise his gaze. His body seemed to jump when there was that instant of their tails touching, he hardly expected it and from the way Rai’s puffy, white tail pulled away a second later, he mused that it had been a mistake on his part probably. Konoe internally yelled at himself, kicking himself over and over for putting them both in this situation now. He wouldn’t back out of what he had asked Rai, there was still something inside of him that he couldn’t place that was making him desire Rai’s company. Even if that company meant stifled silence.
However he was grateful when Rai’s voice caught his ears, causing them to twitch atop his head faintly. His reply was muffled thanks to his position but his head did tilt towards the Touga’s afterwards, and he gave a quick sigh as his crooked tail curled and filled in the space between them as Rai’s own tail had done moments ago. It lightly hit against the taller Ribika’s side, just barely though unlike the other, Konoe didn’t hurry to pull his tail back.
He did hurry to answer however, just in case Rai was going to mention anything about his tail. —
“It’s not exactly bad, the Two Cane’s take some getting used to but…”
“I don’t know if I’ll ever feel comfortable here. Not with so many things left unfinished in Sisa.”
Seriously, there was so much he had yet to learn and unravel about just who Leaks was, why Konoe of all Ribika? — The devils, all the emotions, and there was just so much that he wanted to figure out. But he couldn’t do that if they were all bogged down here. It was a pseudo comfort to have Bardo, Asato, and Rai here with him too but he’d rather they all be back home too. Konoe gave another sigh, sitting up straight and being perhaps a bit adventurous as he leaned over, bumping shoulders with Rai and seeming to purr in quiet tones.
He could be embarrassed and probably avoid him after this anyway, since he was here and Konoe felt strange about needing and wanting him here, he might as well indulge a bit. Slowly he raised his arms, looking at the bare back of his hands were curse marks used to be. They were completely fine now, only smooth skin was left, no marring black symbols.
“Besides that, I don’t know if the curse will come back or not. Leaks removed it but, is it really that easy?
What if I just wake up and the marks and black ears and tail all come back?”