"So I was saying, 'Please please please don't make sheep joke! Because I'm Welsh, you know, and we always get sheep jokes made at us and it's so mean because most Welsh people don't even own a sheep, and besides it's not really us who should be getting the sheep jokes, because there's the Kiwis and the Australians and oopsy I totally forgot about the Scots-"

Beside her, nakkel twitched. And quivered. "Oh, stop your bleating. I can't take it anymore!"

Instead of stopping, she continued. "Ooh, whoops, heeeheeee, you're Scottish, aren't you! Your accent is really obvious and I'm sorry about saying that you do sheep I really didn't mean it but it's reaaaaaally tiresome you know when people constantly go 'Oh, Himochi, I heard you're Welsh, have you ever had a sheep before?' and then I go 'No! Why would I have ever had a sheep, I'm a girl, and besides, that is just gross and- Mppph!"

Nakkel had kissed her. Open on the mouth. And was putting his tongue to good use, stopping hers.

Her legs collapsed under her, but nakkel's arms were already there, to cradle and keep her from falling.

"There! That shut you up but good." He sounded satisfied. For once.

"Oh, I don't think that'll really stop me because that was a reaally nice kiss but it didn't really have any staying power for after since it was just a kiss you know and-mmmph!"

Nakkel kept his mouth there this time.