"I don't want you to be mindful of good behaviour." Of course he was aware of what went in public, especially now they were in a world with so many more people in it. That didn't mean that Kaoru hadn't wanted to do some inappropriate things in front of the priests.

He reached up, gently prying the man's hand from his face to kiss him again.

"I will never let you go again."

There were little worries in the back of his mind about how they might manage - he knew that Tokyo was not a good place for Seimei, the noise, the bustle, the static . But Kaoru would have to go back there for his family, his education...

For now he pushed that worry back. And it wasn't difficult, to let those worries be overtaken and swept away by the present moment. Being back in Seimei's arms again.

"But can we find somewhere quieter? Somewhere I can take down your hair...?"