Artemis - Sara - preempted her question while Kagero hesitated.  Which wasn't necessarily a bad thing; Hoshino wasn't entirely sure she was ready to take it the step further.  It wasn't Artemis' fault; it was her own inability to be sure that Sara wasn't just roleplaying the prince's part.<br/><br/>It was getting late and they really both needed to log off - the time frame online was exactly the same as the time frame in the real world.  But then Artemis asked a question that Kagero hadn't been expecting.<em>Of all the times not to be a careless foreigner, Sara...</em>Hoshino though with a warm smile.  She was used to the Canadian being far less solicitous and much more headstrong.  But being asked was flattering in a way.  But it was really Artemis' expression that made up Kagero's mind.<br/><br/>"...you never needed to ask, my prince," she said softly, looking into the bright blue eyes of the male avatar.  She closed her eyes and leaned forward, imagining Sara in the place of the male avatar she was using, her full lips parted ever so slightly...