Want to be human, but cube-like

Aini, whose body trembled slightly from the hot breath on her ear, let out a soft cry before snapping back to reality. Her face was flushed, and her sluggish thoughts barely managed to recall the topic they had just discussed.

“Ellie… wait a minute, so, so why are you here… I’m not, you know… waiting for the tram at the station… right?”

She gently leaned to the other side, slightly away from Alex's adorable face that she couldn't help but want to press against again, trying to sort out the whole situation with her words scattered.

Aine still seemed not to have reacted; she was still sitting on Alex's lap, in close contact with her.

To outsiders, they looked like a couple deeply in love, hiding in a quiet little park on Valentine's Day, whispering sweet nothings to each other.

"I sent you a message because I wanted to know if Ai-yin had gone home, but it hasn't been read and no one answers my calls..."

Alex doesn't need to make excuses; she just needs to omit anything related to witches, and everything else is a fact she can tell Aine.

“I called Lena, and she said you had already left, so I went to look for you along the train station.”

Alex softly recounted to Aine how she had gone to find the other person that evening, her tone flat.

It's hard to tell how anxious she was when she discovered that Aine had lost contact.

"Then I found you at the station near Lena's house."

As she spoke, Alex pursed her lips.

"When I found you, you were fast asleep and I couldn't wake you up no matter what I did, so I carried you here..."

Upon hearing this, Ai-yin lowered her head and tried to sort things out.

So she fell asleep at the station because she was too tired?

Aine's thoughts were clearly still very confused, and she could only tentatively characterize the incident as an accident caused by her overexertion.

"Then I'll give you milk..."

While she was thinking, Alex seemed to still be savoring the feeling she had just experienced.

"No, we don't need to continue talking about this...!"

She quickly interrupted Alex, already knowing what had happened next, and didn't want to hear that word again.

"Then, can we try again? The kiss we just shared?"

However, Alex seemed to separate feeding the other person milk from kissing into two different concepts. When she heard Aine say not to discuss feeding milk anymore, she naturally skipped the topic and directly asked about the kiss that Aine initiated later.

"No, no, no, no, that won't do!"

Instinctively, she raised her hands and placed them on Alex's chest, keeping the distance between them at arm's length. Aine shook her head vigorously, looking flustered.

"Huh? Why not?"

Alex didn't force Aine. When she heard Aine refuse, she just asked a question with some disappointment.

"Because, because this is wrong...!"

In this state, Aine couldn't think of any suitable reason to reject Alex.

Rather, she was actually savoring the kiss, and was simply using her reason to suppress her impulses.

"But isn't this an act of expressing affection?"

Alex, however, asked a question in return, puzzled.

"I really like Aine, and I want to express my love to you."

She lowered her head earnestly, gazing at Ai Yin, whose ears had turned bright red with embarrassment.

"Besides, it was clearly Aine who took the initiative just now?"

"I...I...I...!"

She stammered for a long time without saying a word. Aine unconsciously clenched her hands, only to find that her fingers were sinking into something soft.

She was startled and looked down.

He then realized that he had been sitting on Alex's lap the whole time, and was even holding on tightly with both hands...

"Whoa!"

Aine, blushing so much that steam was rising from her head, gasped and leaned back abruptly. Just before she was about to fall to the ground, Alex caught her by the waist.

She was forced to fall into Alex's arms again, and then the familiar warmth and sense of security overwhelmed her senses.

In an instant, my mind went completely blank.

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PS Hehehehe~

Actually, before posting the previous chapter, I had already deleted some parts that I thought were too explicit, such as the canine teeth scraping and biting, and the snake's entanglement, etc. However, I didn't expect that it would be pulled off by the thread-pulling technique in the end, so in fact, I didn't change much, just deleted that one small sentence.

Volume 1: Chapter 154 Who was the recipient of the first kiss?

Finally, Aine staggered off Alex.

She took two steps back, leaving that warm embrace, but the cold wind made her shiver. She then wrapped one arm around her other arm, her long legs pressed tightly together, rubbing against each other.

That strange feeling from just now hasn't completely faded away yet.

"Yes, I'm sorry..."

Lowering her head, her eyes darting around in panic, Ai Yin said in a trembling voice.

Her thoughts were still in disarray, and she didn't know why she was apologizing, but she had to make sure Alex didn't take the lead in the conversation, otherwise she would fall back into that strange atmosphere.

Because she really didn't know how to answer Alex's question.

"It's too late... I... I have to go home..."

The instinct to escape began to dominate Aine's thoughts. She subconsciously searched for excuses to leave and escape back to her comfort zone.

"Okay, then I'll take you back."

Alex, who hadn't reacted to Aine's apology, stood up, leaned closer, and spoke softly.

"No... um, no need...!"

It was just an excuse she made up to avoid Alex. Aine took a small step back with one foot, shook her head, and spoke timidly.

This was the first time Alex had ever seen Aine act so timidly. She blinked in surprise, trying to see Aine's expression clearly in the light of the streetlamp, but the latter kept her face down in the shadows, not showing it to her at all.

"But I can't let Aine go home alone."

Alex, who still wanted to look at Aine's face and talk to her, had no choice but to bend down slightly, lower herself than Aine, and look up at her with a gentle smile.

"Well……"

That pretty face appeared before her eyes again. Ai Yin wanted to keep hiding, but she couldn't make any big movements. She could only blush and turn her face away, hoping that the hair by her temples could cover her shy expression.

"I'll be fine on my own..."

She retorted softly, feeling quite guilty.

After all, she really almost had an accident.

It's so late, and she's so tired that she falls asleep sitting down at the station all by herself. Not only is she such a beautiful girl, but there's not a soul around. If she were noticed by someone with ill intentions, it would be a very dangerous situation.

"Anyway, I already took you home the day before yesterday, so don't refuse again."

As she spoke, Alex stepped forward and took Aine's small hand in hers.

They still held hands with their fingers tightly clasped together.

"Let's go, or we'll miss the tram back."

She suddenly realized that Aine's current state was quite cute, somewhat similar to the expression she had before they parted the night before last, but even more timid.

Aine, however, felt that she really was sick.

Just by having Alex hold her hand, she felt her whole body go weak. Her fingertips traced the other's delicate knuckles, and she felt the smooth skin on the back of her hand. The sensation was like an electric shock that shot through her neck, bringing a tingling numbness.

I've really... become so strange...

Having missed the chance to refuse immediately, Aine couldn't shake off Alex's hand. On the contrary, she even felt a little satisfied with the state of holding hands with her.

Holding hands, Aine followed closely behind Alex, remaining silent the whole way. With her head down, she went with her to the station and boarded the tram.

Before they knew it, it was past dusk. Unlike the day before yesterday when they went home, there was no one else in the carriage except for them.

So when the two girls sitting close together on one side stopped talking, the atmosphere immediately became quiet.

Aine gradually calmed down

He glanced at Alex cautiously out of the corner of his eye, but his gaze involuntarily fell on her glossy lips.

Subconsciously, I swallowed.

The latter seemed to be looking up at the scenery outside the window and did not notice her little movement.

Alex was actually looking at the minimap.

She was worried about what to do if another familiar appeared at this time. Moreover, Alex was also conflicted about whether she should try to find the disease-ridden witch and kill it to prevent future troubles.

However, there might not be enough time. If Cupid is unwilling to lead the way, who knows when they will find her.

I still have to go home and wash the dishes later.

Now, all we can hope for is that once the mark of the "Witch's Kiss" is removed, Aine will no longer be the target of familiars.

Thinking this, Alex calmed herself down a little, and then she noticed the increasingly intense gazes around her.

"Ok?"

Alex turned her head to look after turning off the minimap.

He immediately met Aine's watery eyes, which seemed to be filled with a layer of moisture.

"Aine? What's wrong?"

She tilted her head slightly, looking puzzled, and asked.

"Woo!"

The pink-haired girl immediately shrank her head, avoiding eye contact.

But soon, she hesitated again, turned her gaze back, and wanted to speak.

Aine is indeed concerned about something.

A very important thing.

"Um... Ellie, was that... your first kiss...?"

She cares a lot.

So much so that even though she was too shy to speak clearly, she still asked Alex a question with a flushed face.

Just now, after calming down, Aine realized that she had unknowingly given away her first kiss tonight.

Although she wasn't exactly angry or anything... Of course! She's not like that, she wouldn't have any... feelings about Alex's first kiss!

After all, we're all girls... It's just a kiss, it doesn't matter...

But... but I still feel so sorry that I lost my first kiss... and so on.

If Alex's first kiss was also hers, then at least in her heart, she would feel that things are now fair.

Then it won't feel so bad...

Yes! That's all!

Unable to imagine how painful it would have been if Alex's kiss hadn't been her first, Aine blinked, swallowed, and looked at the other woman.

"First kiss..."

Under her tense gaze, Alex frowned slightly and spoke slowly.

"What means?"

It seems she needs to explain the concept of a first kiss to Alex before asking her this question.

"It's...it's that first kiss..."

Ugh! Why does she have to explain this too?!

"My sweetheart..."

Despite being so embarrassed that her brain was trembling, Ai-yin still managed to stammer out her words.