After returning home, Yuno and I sit across from each other for dinner.
The steam rising from the miso soup, the clink of chopsticks, the low hum of the television. It’s a mundane dinner table, but for some reason, I can’t seem to settle down today.
Yuno took a sip of tea and suddenly spoke.
“Hey, were you surprised today?”
She looked up at me, a slightly smug expression on her face.
“Surprised or not… stop doing things like that.”
“Things like what?”
Yuno tilted her head.
“…I mean, that stuff. Whispering in my ear, clinging to me unnaturally… we’re at work, for heaven’s sake.”
Just remembering it makes heat rush to my cheeks. Saying it out loud only makes it more embarrassing.
“Is it not allowed?”
She asked so innocently. I can’t tell if she truly doesn’t understand or if she’s doing it on purpose. Honestly, I can’t read her intentions.
“Idiot. Of course, it’s not. Imagine what would happen if someone at the company saw us—”
Yuno let out a little giggle and said, “I see,” without pressing further. But the way she laughed was mischievous, composed, and utterly unfair.
It was 8:00 PM.
Having finished cleaning up the dishes, I leaned back against the sofa. As I took a sip of post-dinner coffee, a gentle warmth spread through me.
Then, I felt a soft weight sink in beside me.
Yuno sat down next to me as if it were the most natural thing in the world, cupping her mug with both hands. We were so close our shoulders were touching.
“Hey, there’s plenty of space over there. Move over.”
“Eh, am I too close? I wonder.”
She said this, yet didn’t move. She didn’t look the least bit apologetic. A soft, sweet scent wafted from her—shampoo, or perhaps just Yuno’s own scent.
I shifted slightly to create some distance.
Yuno watched a variety show on TV while drinking hot milk, giggling to herself.
When she laughed out loud, her eyes narrowed, making her droopy eyes look even softer. Unconsciously, I found that defenseless profile adorable, and I quickly looked away and drank my coffee.
While I was doing that, the distance between us closed again. Before I knew it, our bodies were pressed together.
And then, softly.
I felt a weight on my shoulder.
Yuno had tilted her head to rest it on me. Her silky hair brushed against my shoulder. Then, she gently layered her hand over mine.
Her fingertips were slender and warm. My heart began to thrum loudly.
I pretended to watch the TV, but nothing was registering in my mind.
I felt a gaze coming from my shoulder.
When I glanced over, her large eyes were staring up at me intently.
“What is it?”
“Hey, about earlier…”
“What about earlier?”
“Does that mean it’s okay if we’re inside the house?”
I instinctively turned toward her.
“Huh? No—I mean, that’s not the point. That kind of thing is…”
Before I could finish, Yuno’s hands slowly touched my shoulders and pushed me back into the sofa.
—Eh?
Yuno straddled me, looking down. The ceiling light was behind her, casting her expression in shadow.
“…But it’s not because I’m afraid of being thrown out, you know? You’re the first person I’ve ever thought I wanted to kiss, or touch, of my own accord.”
“…What?”
“Do you hate it that much, Onee-san?”
Yuno pressed her advantage with a slightly sorrowful expression.
It stirred a fierce protective instinct in me.
I started to give an answer, then stopped.
Do I hate it? Do I hate it?
I couldn’t answer that question myself.
Her droopy eyes narrowed, becoming hazy and sultry. Yuno’s face slowly drew closer.
“…Wait…”
“Hey… if I put it into words…”
“Eh?”
“I wonder if you’ll understand how much I like you. …Hey, what do you think?”
Her voice was low, soft, and sweet, muffled with longing.
With that whisper, Yuno brought her plump, soft lips close to my ear.
“…I love you.”
A sweet breath flowed directly into my ear, sending a shiver racing down my spine.
“Love you.”
This time, her lips touched the inside of my ear directly. The soft sensation forced a small “nnnh” from my throat.
“Onee-san, I love you, love you… love you.”
Her voice was mixed with breaths, spoiled yet somehow poignant. It resonated directly in my brain.
“Nn… ha… wait… stop—”
Though I said it, the depths of my body reacted honestly, aching as my temperature continued to rise.
Honestly, if she kept whispering in such a cute, sweet voice, I felt like I was going to lose my mind.
Yuno whispered with growing heat, and the more I tried to resist, the louder my own voice became. My face was flushed, my vision blurred with tears, and I couldn’t even breathe properly.
After whispering “I love you” several more times, Yuno slowly peered into my face. She narrowed her large, slightly droopy eyes and smiled.
That expression… was the smile of a temptress.
“Aha, how cute. Your eyes are all watery.”
“…Ugh, don’t look.”
I tried to turn my face away in embarrassment, but Yuno placed her thumb lightly against my lips, refusing to let me. Then, she spoke in a small, dropping voice.
“The perfect older sister outside, but only cute in front of me—”
She brought her face closer and gave a playful laugh.
Up close, the depths of those large eyes were like a black hole—deep and void of light.
Then, at a distance where her breath brushed my skin, she continued in a sweet, high-pitched voice.
“…It gives me chills.”
And then, she pressed her lips to mine as if sucking them in.
It immediately deepened into a voluptuous kiss, our tongues intertwining.
Eventually, Yuno’s lips slid down to my neck.
Sluuup, schlick, slurp
Raw, wet sounds echoed in the quiet room.
Yuno sucked gently on my neck, deliberately leaving hickeys. The sensation of her lips and tongue on my skin sent jolts of electricity through my entire body.
“Ahhn… Yuno… stop…”
“Aha, so cute~”
“Shut up… nh…!”
“Hey, you can’t let anyone else hear a voice this cute, okay?”
As she spoke, she added more marks.
The heat spreading from my neck made my body ache. My underwear was gradually becoming damp. Even though I knew it was wrong, a part of me was anticipating what Yuno would do next.
With practiced ease, she unhooked my bra.
Yuno stared intently at my exposed chest for a moment, then buried her face there.
And then, she licked the tip with her hot tongue.
“Haa…! Nnn…!”
The movement of her tongue gradually quickened.
The exquisite flicking of her tongue caused a loud moan to escape me.
Yuno looked up at me with hazy eyes, and just as she was about to move to the other side—
Beep-beep-beep, beep-beep-beep.
The mechanical sound of an alarm echoed through the room.
It was Yuno’s phone.
Yuno picked up the phone, stuck out her tongue slightly, and muttered.
“Ah… time’s up.”
“…Eh?”
“My part-time job. I put myself on the shift for night cleaning, too.”
Yuno smiled. Her expression was kind, yet slightly troubled.
Then, as if the heat of a moment ago had been a lie, she abruptly pulled away from me and stepped off the sofa.
“…I see…”
I continued speaking out of sheer bewilderment. My face was still flushed, and I was out of breath.
“You don’t have to work that hard.”
Yuno gave a small laugh, threw on an oversized hoodie, and pulled up the hood.
“I have to. You’re letting me live here, but I feel like I should be contributing money properly.”
With that, she gave a bright smile and expertly shouldered her backpack.
…Why is she suddenly so diligent only at times like this?
“Sorry… I’ve gotta go.”
The moment Yuno smiled and turned toward the entrance to leave.
Snap.
Unexpectedly, I had grabbed her wrist.
“Wait…”
“Hmm?”
Yuno looked back, looking puzzled. Our eyes met, her gaze was so clear and I suddenly snapped back to reality.
“It’s nothing,” I said, hurriedly letting go.
“I’m off!” Yuno said, leaving the room with total nonchalance, as if the intimacy of moments ago had never happened.
I was left alone in the sudden silence of the room.
I lay sprawled on the sofa, my upper body still bare.
What was that?
Doing something like that and then just stopping halfway.
What is she…
She’s like a fickle stray cat.
It’s not fair.
My body was still aching, unable to stop. The words “I love you” whispered in my ear played over and over in my mind.
The raw sensation of the kisses, the slight stinging pain on my neck, the heat of her tongue remaining on my breast.
All of it was slowly eroding my reason and my pride.
Unable to bear it, my hand instinctively reached down, sliding inside my underwear.
As I began to move my fingers, my senses sharpened, and my mind went completely blank.
“Ngh… ah.”
After a small cry escaped, my entire body flushed hot and convulsed.
When I finally came to, a wave of guilt crashed over me all at once.
I pressed the back of my hand to my eyes and let out a deep, long sigh.
Ever since Yuno arrived, I’ve been losing my mind.
With each passing day, Yuno consumes me.
Her presence grows more and more vivid.
“What am I doing…?”
The voice I whispered to no one echoed sorrowfully through the vast, empty room.