“N-No way! Sister Yue Ran, wake up!” My cheeks instantly turned bright red, and my tail puffed up like it was electrified as I tried desperately to pull my hand back.
Seeing my intense refusal, Yue Ran stared at me blankly. The light in her eyes dimmed bit by bit, and a wave of grievance and sadness surged up, quickly overwhelming her face. Large tears began to roll down without warning.
“As expected… you still like her… right?” Her voice was thick with tears as she suddenly grabbed the wine bottle from the floor and tilted her head back to gulp it down recklessly. “Even… even at a time like this… you’re still siding with her…”
“No! It’s not like that!”
Seeing her desperately chugging wine and her continuous stream of tears, a strong sense of guilt and worry instantly seized me. It felt as if my heart was being gripped tightly, aching with a sour pain.
Ugh… fine! If I have to kiss her, I’ll kiss her! She’s drunk anyway; maybe she’ll forget by tomorrow!
“Stop drinking! I’ll… I’ll kiss you! I’ll do it!” Seeing Yue Ran in tears, I hurriedly chose to compromise.
Ugh, what is this? You’re clearly stronger than me, yet you still use such a foul method…
I hate this!
Ugh, whatever. This person has plenty of ways to force me anyway.
Yue Ran’s movements froze. Her tear-filled eyes stared at me blankly, carrying a hint of disbelief.
I took a deep breath and leaned in with a look of grim determination, planning to just give her a quick peck on the cheek.
However, the moment I got close, Yue Ran suddenly moved!
Her originally limp arms suddenly erupted with surprising strength. She threw her arm around the back of my neck and pulled me forward.
My eyes widened in terror. Before I could react, I felt something soft, burning, salty from tears, and smelling of alcohol on my lips.
Meow-aaaaaaah!!!
My brain instantly went blank, and all the blood in my body seemed to rush to my head! My ears stood bolt upright, and my tail froze mid-air.
She… she’s kissing my… mouth?!
Realizing what was happening, I began to struggle desperately, my paws pressing against her shoulders to push her away. But she held me extremely tight. Her other hand even pressed against the back of my head, deepening this kiss filled with the taste of alcohol and bitter tears.
Her scent dominantly invaded all my senses, and her soft lips moved with an irresistible force.
Ugh… let go… I can’t breathe…
After the initial shock and struggle, I endured this chaotic and shameful kiss that had gone far beyond my expectations.
After an unknown amount of time, just as I felt like I was about to faint from lack of oxygen and excessive shame, Yue Ran finally let go of me slowly.
She licked her lips with satisfaction, her face sporting a drunken flush and a silly grin of success.
Meanwhile, I slumped on the floor, panting heavily, my lips feeling numb and burning.
J-Just now… was I… forcibly kissed by Sister Yue Ran?!
Under the moonlight, only the sound of the wine bottle rolling away and my chaotic heartbeat remained.
After gathering my thoughts, I took Yue Ran back to her room.
Fortunately, she didn’t throw a tantrum here; otherwise, it would have been hard to handle.
Moonlight filtered through the gaps in the curtains, casting long, thin spots of light onto the tatami. With great effort, I helped Yue Ran to the bedside. She curled up, her breath still smelling of alcohol.
“Alright… Sister Yue Ran, get some rest…” I whispered, my paw gently slipping from her palm as I turned to escape.
“…Don’t go.”
My wrist was suddenly grabbed with surprising force. I froze in place, my tail fur standing on end instantly.
“S-Sister Yue Ran? You promised…” My voice trembled, and I didn’t dare look back.
She propped herself up, the moonlight illuminating her flushed cheeks and wet eyes. “I’ve changed my mind.” Her voice was hoarse and nasal. “Just now… doesn’t count.”
“Meow?! How can you do this!” My ears twitched anxiously. I tried to break free, but she gripped me even tighter.
“Why can Ning Dongya…” She buried her face in my back, her voice muffled. “Why can she possess you so naturally… even trying to steal our memories from me…”
I felt the fabric on my back being soaked by her hot tears.
“Do I not even have… the right to keep you?” She lifted her face, her tearful gaze silently piercing my heart. “Just for tonight… stay with me, okay?”
Her cold fingers slipped between mine, locking them tight. I had a premonition that given Yue Ran’s current state, if I agreed, something irreversible would happen. But looking at her red, teary eyes, I found myself unable to voice a refusal.
“Okay.”
In the end, I softened my heart after all…
Recalling how she had taken care of me during this time, just one night should be fine, right?
She propped herself up and knelt before me. Her wet eyes shone brilliantly in the moonlight, surging with a desire I had never seen before. “Little Guiyun…” Her voice was hoarse, trembling with a sense of desperate finality. “I want you… not just to stay with me tonight…”
Meow?! N-No way!
Alarm bells rang in my head. I instinctively shrank back, my tail puffing out in terror as I tried to pull my hand from her tight grip. “Sister Yue Ran! You’re drunk! Look closely, I’m—”
“I know who you are!” She interrupted me, her voice suddenly rising, filled with a sob and a desperate kind of madness. “I’ve always known… The only one I’ve ever wanted is you…”
At this moment, I was a bit unsure if the “you” she spoke of referred to the current cat-girl me, or the former me she used to bully, or perhaps she had already realized that both were the same person.
Moreover, she just said that the only one she wanted has always been me. Could it be…
Pushing aside these messy thoughts, I thought there was still room to turn things around.
“But…”
“There are no buts!”
She gave me no further chance to explain as her hot, alcohol-scented body leaned over me. The disparity in our strength made me despair; her usual black-belt skills transformed into an irresistible imprisonment at this moment.
Cold moonlight intertwined with burning body heat. My resistance was easily dismantled by her. My weak whimpers and struggles were sealed by her lips, swallowed whole.
It wasn’t a gentle touch; it was more like a one-sided declaration and possession.
Her fingertips carried a scorching temperature, igniting clusters of unfamiliar flames upon my trembling skin.
At the same time, the pitter-patter of raindrops sounded outside the window, clear and slow.
But soon, the light rain gradually turned into moderate rain, then slowly into a downpour. The sound of the falling rain became increasingly urgent and dense.
After enduring the wind and rain for an unknown amount of time, the earth finally returned to tranquility following a clap of thunder.
My body became light and airy. The last lingering sensation was Yue Ran’s hot tears dripping onto my neck and her whisper, filled with endless pain and longing.
“…Finally… I have you…”
The dark clouds dispersed, and the moon, peeking out again, seemed ashamed to glimpse the chaos in the room, quietly hiding back into the cloud layer once more.