Vainly, she tried to hold back her tears. The hug had shocked her; it hadn't lasted long but it didn't matter as its impact had been the same. And now he was putting the bracelet he bought for her on her wrist, and Tomoko couldn't look away.

She supposed it ought to be romantic. It must be, to anyone who wasn't the two of them. Vaguely, she wondered if Yuuki and JK would notice anything different tomorrow.

"I'm sorry," she whispered. "I... didn't get you anything." How could she? She didn't know. Tomoko had no inkling that tonight was--

So much for her sharp senses.