Where the Love Is

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* Where the Love Is
* After Story

## Where Love Burns

### Author

Inui Ayu

***"Where the Love Is"*** (愛のありか Ai no Ari ka) is the third chapter of *My Sweet Home*, written by Inui Ayu. The comic received an after story, ***"Where Love Burns (After Story)"***.

## **Summary**

### **Where the Love Is**

Shiho has a quick breakfast with her father and leaves early. She loves him, but doesn't want to be around him after he impregnated a 17 year old girl. Shiho's mother gave birth to her when she was 17, the age that Shiho is right now. When she was 20, she disappeared, leaving her with her dad.

Her teacher walks into school, Shiho being the first one there. She asks him how old he is, comparing his age to a character in a book she's reading. He says that he's 26, and she comments that 26 is the same age her dad was when she was born.

After school, Shiho arrives at her mom's apartment, who let's her inside. Shiho immediately gets on the bed, mocking her before telling her mom to undress her. Her mother, Miyu, appearing nervous and depressed, does as she's told. Shiho tells her not to be so nervous as she makes her mom undress, too.

Shiho figures that it's been a year since she's started manipulating her mother into such a relationship. She went to her workplace, saying that it would be bad if everyone knew she had a kid.

In the present, she forces Miyu to have sex with her.[*Explicit sections omitted*] She knows that if this sort of relationship was found out, her mother would be blamed for having sex with a minor.

Afterwards, Shiho takes a nap there next to Miyu. She has a dream about her mother asking her to stay with her from then on and that she'll take care of her. When she wakes up, Miyu meekly tells her that she has to get ready to leave. Shiho starts to cry from the dream, and, though her mother initially reaches out, she pulls back and stays silent. Shiho wishes that her mother would call her by her name, just once.

### **Where Love Burns (After Story)**

When Shiho's mom, Miyu, was 17, she gave birth to Shiho. Shiho seemed small, warm, and fragile to her mother.

In the present, one of Miyu's clients asked her out. She politely declines him and runs away, though she really thought he was disgusting. She wonders how someone can be able to promise to make someone happy. She doesn't feel like she has the right to try and makes someone else happy at all. She wonders what would've happened if she had mothered Shiho. She remembers when Shiho's father proposed to her, and how she was able to hug Shiho freely.

Shiho arrives at her mother's apartment. Today, she decides to take the lead,and pushes Miyu onto the bed, much to Miyu's surprise. Miyu tells her to stop, but Shiho continues, saying that Miyu doesn't care about what she does, anyways. She continues to threaten her with the idea of reporting Miyu for sexual assault.

Miyu, though, sees how somber Shiho's face always looks, even though she should be having fun while tormenting her. She knows that, if she'd refused to have sex with Shiho the first time she came over, they could have a proper relationship now, but she ruined that chance.

Instead, Miyu suddenly stands up and hugs Shiho close. She knows that she can't love her as a mother should anymore, due to their circumstances. She kisses Shiho, who tears up. Miyu earnestly apologizes, and then asks if Shiho would like to run away with her when she's an adult. Shiho is blushing, and, though she insults her mom, she takes her hand in hers.

## **Characters**

* **Shiho -** Shiho resents her mother for abandoning her. She takes it out on her by sexually assaulting her and blackmailing her with the prospect of Miyu getting sent to prison. Still, what she really wants is for Miyu to genuinely care for her.
* **Miyu -** Miyu had Shiho at 17, but abandoned her at 20. She regrets doing so, which is why she doesn't say no to Shiho's demands. She feels like she can no longer love Shiho like a mother ought to because of their predicament.

## **Author Comment**

### **Where the Love Is**

"Congratulations on publishing this mother x daughter yuri anthology! I'm really glad I got invited! It's my first time drawing mother x daughter yuri, but it was a really fresh and fun subject! Since I had the opportunity, I tried drawing something a little different from what I normally draw. I'm excited to see what everyone else has drawn too!"

### **Where Love Burns (After Story)**

"Thank you very much for inviting me to join this Mother x Daughter Yuri Anthology "My Sweet Home" ~After Story~! I'm full of feelings of gratefulness to have this opportunity to draw the sequel of the story.

I've decided to take the plunge and draw a story that has a little dark atmosphere in "My Sweet Home." It is supposed to be a happy ending (?) so I am glad that it could be released for you to read here.

There would be nothing that could make me happier than this if my story remains in your heart. Personally, I really enjoyed putting screentones onto the mother's nipples.

Thank you very much for giving me an amazing opportunity!

**Ayu Inui**"