Eyes widening at the initial touch, the young girl quickly lowered her gaze to stare at the ground beneath their feet as they started to wander off. And per their normal daily exchange, the heat in her face only grew, suggesting that the color of it simply deepened in kind behind the large rim of her glasses, even as her fingers naturally curved into the crook of his arm. But by now, Anri was accustomed to it while in the presence of Kida Masaomi. Her only saving grace was that Mikado was not there as well to fuel Kida's antics and mischievous nature.

Well, not any more than he may already do now that all attention would be on her, instead, without his best friend to tease.

"O-oh? Mikado-kun isn't here yet?" Brows knitting gently with worry, she turned to the other. It was not like the third person of their party to be late to anything let alone an opportunity to spend time with his best friend. And if he could not come at all, the young boy would have sent a message saying so beforehand out of polite courtesy. "I hope everything is alright..."