Hideyoshi stood outside his sister's room as he tried to slow his breathing. What he was about to do was extremely dangerous and risky, and that made him so very much nervous. He knew his sister was a light sleeper, and was likely to wake up from her restful sleep. But he hoped that the studying she had done most of the day today, and the work-out she had done right before bed, had tired her enough to keep her asleep.

If she found out what he was doing, or if she woke up as he was in there, the consequences would be considerable. But... he couldn't keep it to himself anymore, even if she was asleep, he had to speak these feelings of his to her. So, taking a deep breath, Hideyoshi silently opened the door and stepped into Yuuko's room.

His heart skipped a beat when he saw her face lulled into sweet slumber, the sight of it immediately bringing a blush to his face. He took another breath, his heart beat rising as he walked across the room to her bedside. His hands were clasped together tightly, Hideyoshi having to force them apart to kneel down by the bed.

"Sis, are you awake?" He spoke in a low voice, hoping with all of his heart that she wasn't awake. Otherwise, his whole trip here would have been useless and he would have to go for who-knows-how-long keeping these feelings bottled up inside of him.

She didn't stir.

A smile lightened up his face as his blush grew deeper. "Sis," He began, setting both of his arms onto her bed, making sure she wasn't awake before he continued, "I have something... very important to tell you, sis..." He laid his chin on his arms, keeping his eyes focused on her beautiful face.

"I have feelings for you... feelings that aren't meant to be had for your siblings," His eyes moved downward, away from her face as his smile lowered. "I know we're siblings, that it's impossible for us to have a relationship... but sis, I can't go up against my own heart... I can't resist and get rid of these feelings for you...

"I don't know how it happened, it just slowly crept up onto me over these past few months. Before I knew it, I was writing more about you in my diary, I was thinking more often of you, I was wanting to spend more time with you, and so much more. Later, I found that I was blushing whenever you would look at me with those beautiful eyes of yours.. and my thoughts of you were getting more intimate than a brother's thoughts should be.

"At first, I tried telling myself that it was out of admiration of you; that I was just admiring my intelligent and strong sister, but I was just trying to refuse what my heart was telling me." He reached out with his hand, softly running it across his sister's cheek. "I know we can never be together; I know you can never accept my feelings. We're siblings after all... but... I want to tell you this, even if you aren't awake, I still want to tell you my feelings."

Hideyoshi's other hand went to grip the edge of the bed as his right hand still ran across Yuuko's cheek. "I love you, sister. I love you more than a brother ever should, so, forgive me... for this selfishness." He brought his lips to her own, softly kissing her as his palm laid on her cheek.

Hideyoshi wanted the kiss to last longer, to continue to feel her soft lips against his own, but he had to pull away in fear of waking her up. He had already done enough; his feelings were spoken and his selfish desire had been quenched (for now).

He pulled away from her reluctantly, breathing a small breath of relief when he saw that she wasn't awake. He quietly stood up, stepping silently across the floor to the doorway. With one last look at his sleeping sister, he closed the door quietly behind him.

Hideyoshi smiled to himself, a deep red blush across his face as he held his clasped hands against his chest. He walked at a slow pace towards his room, not helping but to hum to himself in joy.

Yuuko couldn't believe it; she couldn't believe that her brother had just confessed to her, and not only that, but he also kissed her. She couldn't believe that she had stayed silent all that time, maintaining her breathing as she pretended to be asleep. She couldn't believe that she had still pretended to be asleep as Hideyoshi had kissed her.

She couldn't believe any of it.

And now, what exactly was she supposed to do now?