After we finished shopping, we left the furniture store and took a stroll around town. Walking around and carrying a shopping bag like this made me feel like we really had become family. In the past, Mizuki would often help me carry my belongings like this, but now, I was the one helping out Sorahashi-san.

     「Kurumi, could we stop by here for a moment?」

     She pointed at the nearby park. It seemed to be quite large, and we could see children running around on the grass.

     「Sure. Let’s take a break.」

     Hearing me say this, she nodded.

     I assumed we were going over to sit down on a bench close by, but she walked past it. I thought that there was maybe something about that bench that she didn’t like, but she continued past the other ones and walked deeper into the park.

     Passing the playground, we entered a forest-like area.

     Our surroundings gradually became less crowded with people and more crowded with trees. The leaves rustled together in the quiet wind. Before I knew it, the voices of children had virtually disappeared.

     「…Hmm, here should be fine.」

     She said, looking around.

     「You want to rest here?」

     「No, why would I?」

     「Huh? Then why…」

     「Here, Kurumi.」

     Sorahashi-san took something out of her bag and put it in my hands. Just from its weight alone, I could tell it was a collar. My eyes widened.

     「…Why?」

     「Because, Kurumi, you looked like you were dying to do this earlier. You just can’t wait until we get home, can you?」

     I had no words. Certainly, when we were in the store earlier, I had really felt like making her my puppy. At the realization that I couldn’t tell she had noticed, I averted my eyes.

     It’s not like I couldn’t wait until we got back.

     I knew it would be bad to do something strange outside. That’s why I had to decline her invitation. I had to tell her we should do this where absolutely nobody could see. Yume had seen us the other day, after all.

     Having made up my mind, I looked back up at her, our gazes meeting.

     I was intimidated by her intense stare, as if she was telling me not to lie to myself.

     「Which would you prefer, dog or owner? Today, you can pick.」

     She said with a smile.

     She was no longer the innocent Sorahashi-san from before. The sweet, seductive smile that was inviting me belonged to Sorahashi-san the puppy. I felt my heartbeat accelerate. Just a moment ago, I had been dying to make her my puppy, but before I knew it, I had looped the collar around my own neck.

     「Ahaha. …Kurumi, sit.」

     「…Woof.」

     I squatted down, just as she ordered. I tried to take care not to let my skirt touch the ground, but I was sure that doing so was pointless.

     「Paw.」

     「Woof.」

     「Good, good. So adorable.」

     She giggled. Then, she touched my cheek. Her hand was soft and warm, much different from her tongue. At that sensation, I felt my heart fill with joy. She brought her fingertips to my lips and then took hold of my tongue.

     It was pulled out of my mouth into the outside.

     It felt cold, dry, and painful. I smiled.

     「Such a cute tongue. …Hehe, you’re making a strange face. If you have something to say, puppy, you can go ahead and speak, okay?」

     The sort of owner I played and the one she played were quite different. She was whispering to me in such a sweet voice, as if she was trying to melt my very being.

     「A-arf.」

     「You’ve been doing nothing but barking. Come on, can’t you act more like a puppy?」

     Letting go of my hand, she smiled.

     Act like a puppy. I thought for a moment. Then, I got on my tiptoes and put my hand on her shoulder as she leaned back against a tree. I licked her cheek, and sure enough, it had a strange taste. I knew for certain this was bad for my health, but I couldn’t help this tightness in my chest. I could tell just from my own heavy breathing how incredibly aroused I was.

     Licking someone else’s cheek was so fun.

     But it wasn’t just that. Doing this outside made my heart flutter more than usual. My stomach lurched. The way I was behaving was so hopeless. This was something that I shouldn’t be doing. I knew that, but it was precisely because I knew that it felt so good.

     I was sinking. Falling. Deeper, deeper, endlessly further into the existence known as Sorahashi Sera.

     She wrapped her arms around my waist and pulled me close.

     「…Is that all?」

     She said, as if testing me. I brought my tongue from her cheek down to her neck. Gradually, my tongue went even further down until it reached her chest, where I was stopped by her dress. I looked up at her to see her giggling.

     「I wore a button-up blouse today because it’s easy to take off. …Would you like to do so?」

     Again, testing me.

     It would be simple to undress her here. But right now, I was a puppy. And puppies weren’t capable of such dexterous motions.

     I took a deep breath, sinking my teeth into her pale neck. It felt soft, yet elastic — different from when I was eating. I was a little uneasy. But it sent shivers down my spine and filled my heart.

     「Ah…」

     Her voice was faint. Thinking that this was an unusual reaction from her, I firmly sunk my teeth into her skin. When I separated my mouth from her I could clearly see teeth marks, colored something between red and purple. I traced back over them, running my tongue down her neck.

     She held tightly onto my head, letting me do whatever I wanted.

     My heart was filling up. For a while, I continued to lick at the teeth marks. Then, she pulled my head down to her chest. Along with her soft touch, I could smell her scent. I put my hands inside her clothes and gently dug my nails into her back.

     I wasn’t really sure what I wanted to do. However, I had a slight feeling that it would make me happy if I could leave my mark on her body.

     Still, though, I had no idea what sort of desire sparked that thought.

     I bit her chest through her clothes. She flinched, as if she hadn’t expected it.

     I wanted to go even further, to continue surprising her. And so, I grabbed her arm, which was holding my head.

     「…Kurumi, you’re quite the poorly trained puppy.」

     I felt my chest thump. Sorahashi-san looked right at me and spoke.

     「Stay. Stay, Kurumi.」

     I crouched down again and looked up at her without doing anything. Seeming satisfied, she took off her coat and rolled up her sleeves. Then, she held out her bare, pale arm to me.

     「Okay. Here you are.」

     「…Woof.」

     I gleefully bit into her arm. Having been hidden under her sleeve, it was incredibly warm. After leaving a bite mark, I traced over it with my tongue like before.

     She was letting me do whatever I wanted to her.

     And that made me happy. I wished all of her belonged to me. If she did, then I —

     Just as I was about to leave another bite mark, she began to tremble. Startled, I grabbed the sleeve of her jacket.

     「…Sorry. You can put it back on now.」

     「I’m fine, though.」

     「You’ll catch a cold.」

     「I’m fine. I’ll just have you stay over and take care of me.」

     「It’s not fine.」

     I urged her to put her coat back on. Looking bored, she reluctantly relinquished. Having come to my senses, I took the collar off and gave it back to her.

     「Are you satisfied?」

     「…Yeah.」

     「Liar. You haven’t had enough. It’s written all over your face.」

     She smiled.

     「But it’s fine. We can stop things here for today. Let’s have even more fun next time, Kurumi.」

     「Woof.」

     「Ahaha. We’re already done with that, aren’t we?」

     「…Ah.」

     It had been out of habit.

     She chuckled as I covered my mouth in embarrassment.

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