Chapter 7

Meaning of a Kiss

"Sempai…I…I know we're both girls but….I-I love you!"

"Mika…oh my goodness…you have no idea how happy I feel right now. Because…I'm in love with you too!"

"Sempai….!"

The two girls leaned in and kissed in the classroom under the sunset…

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"In other news, the strike became so severe that police were trying to…"

CLICK!

"This is Sports Center…"

The Mikagura sisters were just having a nice dinner together while watching television when Renka suddenly grabs hold of the remote. She definitely knows that watching the movie that they were watching the previous 2 channels wasn't quite appropriate for Kafuru to see, so she just flipped the channels to just watch some baseball for a while. However, Kafuru's curiosity about the movie never left her.

"Renka-nee-chan," she says. "Those girls were kissing….what happens after that?"

"Hahahaha!" Renka laughs, just to try to distract her youngest sister. "You're so funny sometimes! Hey, how was your time with Mirai today?"

"It was…fine, I guess." Kafuru went on a play date with Mirai earlier and the two of them just went on a walk on the beach.

Later on, after dinner, while Renka is washing dishes, Hanabi is standing next to her, watching. The moment earlier started to make Hanabi a bit curious.

"Why were you acting strange earlier?" The short haired girl asks.

"It's…a bit complicated to explain…" Renka replies. "But…I want her to know these things. It's just that…haaaah…it's just some things that she'll understand when she's older."

Hanabi gets off her chair and pumls out a fist. "Alright then! Leave it to me! I'll tell her what a kiss means!"

Renka dead pans. "Don't say anything weird to her okay?"

Hanabi walks to the living room where Kafuru is holding her dolphin plushie on the couch. The short haired girl plops down next to her and the youngest sister speaks up.

"Those two girls kissing…" Kafuru says. "And they were on the floor for some reason-"

"Yeah, about that," Hanabi cuts her off. "Listen, Kafuru, a kiss has a meaning and it's not something you should be concerned about."

"Why? Am I not supposed to be curious about these things?"

"That's why I'm telling you now. This….is a very complicated thing to explain so let's just drop-"

"Have YOU kissed someone before?" Kafuru asks, furrowing her eyebrows.

"ACK!" The short haired girl flinches at the question and averts her eyes back and forth. "N-no…not yet anyways." Suddenly this gives her an idea. If she can't explain the meaning of a kiss in words, she'll just have to show her first hand. She turns toward her youngest sister, having a serious expression on her face. "Wanna give it a try?"

"H-huh?" Kafuru backs away little. "No way!"

"Hey, come on. One little kiss wouldn't hurt~".

The little blonde looks back and forth and then gasps as she points at something, grabbing Hanabi's attention. She then uses this distraction to make a run for it, but only for a second before Hanabi goes after her and manages to grab the sliding door before Kafuru slams it closed. Hanabi's puckering lips is creeping her out that she wants to stay away from her for a while…actually for the rest of the night. She manages to push her away and slam the door closed.

However, Kafuru's tactic doesn't work as she didn't realize that Hanabi opened the other side and just appeared in front of her like she teleported here. Kafuru makes a run for it once again out to the living room again with Hanabi following.

"Get away from meeeeee!" Kafuru screams.

"Just one kiss! That's all I need!" Hanabi insists.

They begin to run around in circles around the small table with Kafuru still screaming. What part about "I'm not interested" doesn't she get? Obviously, Hanabi never listens to anything anyone says, neither does Renka most of the time. The two run in circles about 3 or 4 times already and when Hanabi gets close enough, she dives forward and tackles her youngest sister to the floor. Hanabi chuckles as she pins her down and puckers her lips. She starts to lean in, but Kafuru moves her head to dodge the kiss. Left and then right. Hanabi just won't quit will she? The little blonde squirms, screaming for help when Renka walks in, putting a hand on her hip with an eyebrow raised.

"What exactly…are you two doing?" she asks.

Kafuru pushes Hanabi away while the short haired girl turns to face her older sister.

"I'm just trying to show her what a kiss really is," she tries to explain.

"R-Renka-nee-chaaaan!" Kafuru whimpers.

"If she doesn't want to do it, then stop pestering her," Renka says.

Hanabi sighs as she gets off of Kafuru and sits cross legged while Kafuru sits on her knees. Hanabi looks back and forth at Renka and Kafuru as another idea pops in her head.

"Maybe you should kiss Nee-san instead," she suggests.

"Wh-what!?" the little blonde is shocked to hear her say that. There is even a slight blush on her cheeks, but tries to turn away to hide it.

Hanabi nods in satisfaction. "Mm-hmm~! Mm-hmm~! Nee-san may have more experience so it should be perfect!"

"W-wait a minute!" Renka stammers as she backs away a little. "I-I don't think it's a good idea!"

Kafuru gazes at her eldest sister with love-struck eyes, making the brunette blush. Hanabi is just shaking with excitement, looking back and forth at her sisters. Kafuru crawls toward Renka and slowly raises her hands to cup both cheeks.

"K-Kafuru?" the brunette says, her voice shaking.

"Renka-nee-chan…."

It is then that the little blonde takes Renka by surprise with a kiss. The oldest sister's eyes widen in shock, unable to move a muscle. Hanabi grins as she nods firmly at what she is seeing right now. Renka soon relaxes and closes her eyes, returning the favor and gently wraps her arms around her youngest sister. For her, it's okay since Kafuru was curious about a kiss after all, so now she is showing it first hand. As for Kafuru, the little blonde can't belive she is actually kissing somone, her eldest sister on top of that. And this feeling she has right now…just bliss. And it's a great feeling to have when kissing someone…someone you…love.

Having realized that, Kafuru quickly pulls away and gasps at her realization.

"Kafuru?" Renka says, having a concerned expression on her face. "Are you okay? Was I kissing you too roughly?"

"N-no….it's just that I…" the little blonde can feel a couple drops of tears spilling. "I think I…I love you, Renka-nee-chan. And not because we're siblings."

Hanabi is surprised to hear this sudden confession. "Oh, Kafuru…"

The youngest Mikagura sister wipes her tears. "Not only you, but Hanabi as well. This is…wrong isn't it? Loving your own sibling…l-like that?"

"Now don't say that!" Renka says as she puts her hands on her youngest sister's shoulders. "I…I love both you and Hanabi as well! That's why….that's why I refused to tell you anything beyond kissing. You wouldn't…you wouldn't understand…"

Kafuru gives a small smile and caresses her elder sister's cheek. "Now I do, Renka-nee-chan. That kiss earlier, I now know the true meaning behind it. It's with someone you love and care about."

Hanabi nods. "That's right!" She slides towards Kafuru and puts her hands on her shoulders. "So, may I, Kafuru? You wouldn't let me kiss you earlier~!"

Kafuru blushes and nods. "S-sure…go ahead…"

Hanabi smiles and leans in to kiss her on the lips. The little blonde wraps her arms around her sister as she returns the favor with Renka smiling at both of them. Shortly after, Hanabi pulls away and turns toward her older sister.

"Now you're next~" the short haired girl says as she caresses her cheek. "Get ready~!"

Renka swallows hard, blushing furiously as their lips connect before she has time to react. But she soon relaxes and closes her eyes while wrapping her arms around the short haired girl. This feeling of bliss never stops for neither of the Mikagura sisters. The three of them now understand the meaning of a kiss, plus realized their love for each other. And neither of them have any regrets.

Once Hanabi pulls away, both she and Renka turn towards the little blonde, smiling. Kafuru looks back and forth at both of them, blushing.

"What is it?" she asks. "Is something the matter?"

Renka and Hanabi just crawl toward her and hug her from both sides. They lean in to whisper in her ears, "We love you, Kafuru~!" And then, they kiss her on both sides of her cheeks, causing her to blush harder than earlier. But a small smile appears on her face as she looks back and forth at both of them.

"Renka-nee-chan….Hanabi…thank you so much! I love you, both of you!"

And thus, she hugs both of her sisters. That's right. Neither one of the Mikagura sisters have any regrets. They love each other very much and that's just fine.