Blushing at her erroneous assumption, Kagero accepted the mild rebuke with a smile.  The blush was partly due to the curse word that Sara had used.  English was a required language, and it was inevitable that the slang would quickly become part of the unofficial syllabus of high school.  With both of the consoles now listing each other as friends, there seemed to be no issue as Artemis slipped 'his' arm about Kagero's waist.<br/><br/>This did not help Kagero's blush decrease.<br/><br/>When Kagero looked up at Artemis, she smiled warmly.  With 'his' arm about her waist, she felt gratified that the idea had worked, that Artemis  - Sara - felt comfortable enough to even try it.  Slowly her own arm slipped around Artemis' back, and she leaned into the young warrior, laying her head upon 'his' shoulder.  The last colors of the sunrise were fading, but the gleam of moonlight prevented darkness from overwhelming them.  Of course, the moon-rise was somewhat behind them, but the slow rise of the moon painted the upper parts of the valley with frosty white light.<br/><br/>"I really am not lookign forward to logging off, now.  I feel comfortable, here, with you.  Safe..."<em>Maybe loved?  Could there be more?</em>Kagero placed her other hand on Artemis' steel-clad thigh.  "I'd like to do this again, you know.  Except..."<em>Except in the real world.  With the real you.</em>She took a deep breath, about to ask if they could go on a date together outside of the beautiful virtual world.