Haku blinked, surprised, then smiled. "That isn't worth a favor," he said. "Something like that, you only have to ask." Shifting slightly, he placed his free hand under Artemis' chin. "It's also okay even if you don't ask."

Unless Zabuza-san was around or Haku was trying to do something important. But he felt that his friend was intelligent enough to understand those two points and they weren't worth saying aloud.

Keeping an ear out for any staff (it wouldn't do for them to walk in on this. They might separate them.), Haku tilted Artemis' face gently and leaned forward, lightly brushing his lips against the other boy's, giving him the chance to pull away if he changed his mind.