A Love That Has Gone Unnoticed For Too Long

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Two girls walked through the halls of the east wing of the mansion. One held the other girl's hand and slowly pulled her to one of the rooms. "Tomoya. Ummm…."

"Just follow me. We will talk." Tomoya turned and looked at Shizuku, who was red from the tips of her ears all the way down her neck. She wondered if this girl was thinking crazy things.

When they arrived at the room, Tomoya opened the door to see a large bed and a warm fire going. The room was dimly lit with the flickering of the fire in the fireplace. Tomoya had to admit this was a nice mood-setting room. With a small smile, she pulled Shizuku into the room. 

"What…. What did you need to talk to me about." Shizuku was very nervous. The person in front of her was someone she had been watching for many, many years. Ever since the day Kaori had pulled her along to look for Tomoya, her eyes would sometimes land on the fox girl.

When she first heard about it from Kaori, she never expected a human to have fox ears and a tail. The fluffy tail, when Shizuku first saw it drew her in instantly. Sakagami Tomoya. A girl who was born with the first case of Beast Kin syndrome ever recorded. She had heard about it before but thought it was just a movie stunt. 

Never in her life did she think it was true, but that day, her world changed not just because of Tomoya's looks but her own feelings slowly started to bloom. She, a person who had a hard time emitting her own emotions towards anything due to growing up learning the sword, had always used her swordsmanship to calm her mind and meditate. But this led to her hiding her true feelings about many things or just plainly not understanding them herself. 

It did not help that the person next to her, her best friend, had feelings for this girl. Kaori had fallen in love with Tomoya. It was then that she had begun learning about the way of yuri. She had watched lesbian and yuri hentai with Kaori all the time. While Kaori did not seem to care about her presence and began masturbating right in front of her, Shizuku was more conservative and held back with all her might. However, sometimes, at night, when she was alone, her hand would slowly wander between her thighs. 

She followed Kaori to look for Tomoya almost every day. Every day, her eyes fell on the cute fox girl, and her own feelings began to surface, but she pushed them down. But now…. Shizuku's eyes raised and looked at Tomoya, her gaze soft. Her heart was starting to beat faster and faster. The girl she had long admired. The girl she had longed to stand next to even for a few moments was now holding her hand and leading her to the large bed in the room.

"Shizuku, isn't it about time to be true to your feelings?" Tomoya's words broke Shizuku out of her daze. 

"I…. I do not…." Shizuku was scared. She was scared to admit her own feelings, but she also could not deny them either. Tears began to well up in her eyes as she looked up at Tomoya. "What do I do…?"

"You do not need to do anything silly." Tomoya pulled Shizuku into a hug. "You just need to be you. Shizuku, you always work hard for others. I think you can act spoiled sometimes. Act the way you want. Do what you want. There is no need to worry about others all the time. You have me to back you up and all your sisters. They will help you, and you can help them, but you should also be yourself. 

"You have always been cleaning up after Kouki and the others. You no longer need to do that. As my wife, you are free to be a spoiled brat. I will still love you anyway." Tomoya's words shook Shizuku to the core. Especially the I love you part.

"Tomo…. Do you really…. Do you really love me?" Shizuku's body trembled as she spoke.

"Mmm…. Whether it be the Shizuku of the past or the Shizuku of the future, you are still the same girl I fell for a long time ago. So tell me, What do you wish for the most?" Tomoya gazed into Shizuku's eyes. 

Shizuku was lost. She wanted to scream out her true feelings, but she did not know how to put them into words. But now, with Tomoya's question, her inner thoughts slipped out without her realizing it. "I want a kiss…"

 "As you wish, my princess." Tomoya leaned forward and placed her lips onto Shizuku's. She did not dare be too pushy with this girl since Shizuku was different from the others. But this kiss was enough to put Shizuku into a daze. A kiss from a girl she was only realizing now that she had been long in love with from the very start. She wondered if what she was doing was okay. She wondered if Kaori would be angry with her. But right now, she only cared about enjoying this moment. She reached up with her hands and hooked them around Tomoya's neck. 

As their lips parted, Shizuku shyly looked down, not daring to meet Tomoya's gaze. "Are we…."

"Only if you want to." Tomoya gently patted the top of Shizuku's head. "I do not wish to force it upon you. When you are ready, we can do as much as you want. But from this moment on, you are officially my wife, even if we do not have sex, okay?" 

"Mmm…. Thank you." Shizuku knew she was not ready for such a big leap. But she did hope that she could slowly enjoy this new feeling that was making her heart feel warm.

[Ding]

[Shizuku's Affection: +10]

[Current: MAX]

[Affection Status Changed: A Love That Has Gone Unnoticed For Too Long: Tomo I love you]