"Sis... I'm not satisfied just being your younger sister... Can you hear my heartbeat?"
Yukina grabbed Efnir's hand and placed it right against her chest.
The sudden softness stunned Efnir for a moment.
"Wait, wait!!??"
Realizing it a beat too late, Efnir pulled her hand back as if she had been electrocuted, lifting her gaze.
"Yu-, Yukina..."
"I'm sorry... Sister... Even though saying it will hurt both myself and you, I can't stop myself from reaching out... Sister, I love you..."
Yukina said.
Efnir was dumbfounded.
Before she could process Yukina's ambiguous words, she was startled to find a hint of a short, choked sob hidden in Yukina's voice.
"This feeling ferments every second of the day, I... I don't want to... only stand behind your back, I don't want a future like that..."
"Yu-, Yukina...?"
She reached out, wanting to gently caress Yukina's cheek.
Yet Yukina deftly slipped past her raised arm and suddenly leaned down.
"Naoko... You're Naoko..."
Yukina's voice was extremely soft, sounding like a murmured whisper.
In the pitch-black darkness, Efnir only felt a slight weight press down onto her body. In that moment, her hands were grabbed by a pair of slender, soft little hands and pinned above her head, striking the wooden headboard with a dull thud.
"Yu-, Yukina!?"
The sudden physical contact made Efnir skip a beat.
The bright blue pendant before her eyes swayed and then slowly pressed downward. Dark hair flowed and slipped across her cheeks, the shadow magnified in front of her eyes, and warm breaths diffused toward her.
"Yukina... Mph!????"
A warm, sweet, and soft tea fragrance carrying a hint of mouthwash, along with a cool touch, pressed tightly against her lips, clumsily and forcefully blocking her voice to death.
Efnir opened her eyes wide, but she could not