Beautiful Barking Tsundere

Chapter 24

Original Author: ひのはら (Hinohara)
Date Submitted to Kakuyomu: 2021/09/29

After getting home, Ema told Aira she wanted a cigarette. Aira didn't even have time to take off her shoes before Ema pressed her lips against Aira's.

While pushing Aira against the wall, Ema adjusts the angle to explore every inch of Aira's lips.

What on earth is this relationship?

Even though they are not blood-related, they are still cousins.

Ema views Aira as a child, so why is she kissing her?

"Nn... nngu... aaah."

As their tongues touch, heat gradually gathers in Aira's body.

In the five years that they haven't seen each other, Ema has fully grown into a mature and experienced woman.

Come to think of it, why did she stop coming to family gatherings in the first place?

Their lips part and Aira stares at Ema's face in a daze.

"Ema, why did you stop coming to family gatherings?"
"...Where did that come from?"
"I'm curious. About five years ago, you just stopped showing up."
"Guilt."

Aira tilts her head at the incomprehensible answer.

"I don't understand..."
"It's not that I didn't like seeing everyone. Momo is cute, mom is kind. Dad could be scary, but I don't dislike him."

Despite being the child from a previous marriage, there's no animosity between Ema and Yuuko at all. In fact, they established a solid mother-daughter relationship.

Ema pampered her little sister, Momo. Until Aira entered middle school, Ema got along with all her relatives.

"Guilt... over what?"

Aira grabs Ema's hand when she tries to take a cigarette out of her pocket.
Even though she promised not to smoke, she hid them in her pocket this whole time.

After forcibly snatching the cigarette away from Ema, this time Aira pushes her against the wall.

Standing on her toes, Aira kisses Ema somewhat by force.

She twists her tongue in and intertwines it with Ema's tongue, but there's no reaction.

Feeling empty, Aira soon moves her lips away.

"Don't run away by smoking when things get difficult."
"..."
"If you're in pain... you can take it out on me, so..."

Ema's arms gently wrap around Aira in a hug.
When Aira's ear gets close to Ema's chest, she can tell that her heart is beating a little bit faster.

Is it due to how close their bodies are right now?

After Ema got drunk, she hasn't touched Aira like that since.

She doesn't kiss her sex friends but makes love to them.
She kisses Aira but doesn't make love to her.

Which one of them is more fortunate?

What is the guilt that she holds?
Aira remembers the photo on display in her streaming studio.

She suspects that woman in the photo must be connected, but Aira is too scared to ask.

On nights when Ema doesn't stream, they lie in bed together when it's time to sleep.
After they lie down facing each other, Ema gently strokes Aira's ear with her finger.