*When she sees that look of surprise and confusion, Selphie knows that she's blown it. She's either said the wrong thing or just really put him off. Biting her lip, Selphie glances aside, head beginning to bow. But her attention snaps straight back to him - knowing Ikki as she does, she recognises that this is not the kind of growl she used to hearing from him. This particular growl sends a shiver of excitement down her spine. But it's when he says he loves her that she really melts.

The way he kisses her is unlike anything she's felt for a long time. Eyes closed, Selphie reaches a hand up through Ikki's hair at the back of his head, the other keeping her steady as she holds onto Ikki's belt buckle. Her entire body gives over to him and she groans through the kiss, her own response intense and slow, while her tongue teases along his. It's too incredible being there with Ikki, kissing so deeply on the beach, that she stops thinking anything and instead she allows herself to fall victim to the hot, desperate intensity of her feelings*