That felt slightly better. Not by a whole lot, but combined with Kid shaking his head to clear up some of the mental confusion, it was enough for him to look somewhere else. Strange... but something was very attractive about the pulsing rhythm of Kudou's... neck.

"Water is fine, Shinichi-kun. That's the best thing for thirst." Kid made another attempt at getting up, and this time he succeeded in taking a step before it felt like his legs melted beneath him. He fell forward into his companion.

"Ah!"