[He can only nod weakly in response to her question, that cute head tilt sapping his HP reserves faster than he thought possible. Granted, maybe Sakura probably wouldn't have noticed what had made her so irresistible in that particular moment, and he couldn't exactly explain it himself-- it was just like an automatic, magnetic pull that drew him towards her. Of course, had the situations been reversed, with Sakura kissing him out of the blue because she thought he looked handsome... well, he probably wouldn't have understood it, either!

He's quiet for a good moment or two, face still rosy red, digesting her words and debating on what to say next. It was something he had meant to say earlier, after he had kissed her on his own, before he went and got sidetracked by this whole surprise smooch business.]

I just...

[He pauses, his face getting impossibly brighter, before he continues on--]

I want to make our memories of kissing good ones. No bats, no pressure, no... surprises, of any sort. I don't want to ruin it for you.

[Because it was bad enough their first technical kiss was thanks to that kind of nonsense!!]