Phantom Hollow Colours of Freedom

Issun heated up when his question was answered with a question. "I dunno," he answered in a very unusual sheepish tone, "I was just wondering."

Half of him silently begged for her not to ask "why", while the other half pushed him to tell her how he felt. Still, he didn't want to come off as weird or awkward. Besides, what if there was somebody else she showed interest in? Issun stayed quiet, his tail twitching anxiously.