Christmas at the Hakamichis - Ending 4 : Shizune's gift

Bah, it's too late for music, and I'm tired. I should probably just bring Shizune her gift, then go to bed. I take the small box with the earrings and grab a pile of blank Christmas cards. "To: Shizune. From: Hisao. Merry Christmas!". Bleh. It won't even be Christmas anymore when she reads it. It's so generic too, why bother with a blank card if I'm not gonna write more than that? Might as well just buy a cheap one from Kinokuniya. I throw it away and get a new one. "Happy Holidays! Hisao. From..." Wait. I reread the card, and laugh at myself. Guess I'm a bit drunk still. I try to add a 'From' in front of my name and to change the other one into something else, but the card ends up a complete mess so I throw it away like the last one. New card. "Happy holidays, Shizune! Thank you for inviting me, had a great time! - Hisao". Well, it's not very original, but I think I'm too tired to come up with anything better. This will have to do. I might just tell her more tomorrow. Hmm... Should I put in some kisses, 'xxx' or 'xoxo' or whatever it is the cool kids do now? Could Shizune interpret this wrong? Ah, get a grip Hisao. My mom writes these on my cards, it's nothing. It's settled then. I reread to make sure I wrote it right, then I doodle a few 'Christmassy' and cute things on the card; A Christmas tree, a star, a heart, a few gift boxes... Looks good. Or acceptable, at least. I put the earrings box and the card in a small bag, and walk to Shizune's room...

Closed. Damn it, should've thought about this more. Should I just leave it here on the floor? With my luck, she'll walk out her room half-awake, and step on it. Or her father will pick it up and throw it in the trash. Can I just open the door and leave it in her room? I can probably do that without waking her up, right? This train of thought raises all kind of alarms in my head though; This sounds like the kind of plans you come up with when you're a bit drunker than you thought, and it rarely works out well. But I don't feel that drunk... And it's just opening a door. Different nightmare scenarios pass throught my mind, making me doubt my decision; What if I trip on something and fall on top of Shizune, who'd wake up in panic and think I was trying to rape her or something? What if I'm confused and this is actually Jigoro's room, and I catch him... Catch him doing anything? Ah, I need to stop being such a wuss.

I turn the doorknob and slowly open the door, dreading a creaking noise that would wake everyone in the house. Or just Shizune, really... I would have to sign to her why I opened her door, but to do that I would have to turn the lights on or she wouldn't even see me... And she'd probably ask me why I woke her up for that, instead of just giving it to her tomorrow. Or she'd just pretend to be happy about the gift, but it'd be awkward for both of us. Thankfully, there's no such noise, and I can see, just barely, that Shizune is sound asleep. I place the gift on her desk closest to the door. Just when I'm about to leave, I see the bag with these mysterious large boxes. The devil on my right shoulder tells me to take a look, and I'm so curious that I even make a step in that direction, but I stop myself before going further in; Getting caught placing the gift in her room, it's not so bad... But getting caught looking into her things, she wouldn't forgive me. And the risk aside, it wouldn't be such a nice thing to do; They're not meant for me, whatever they are. To hell with my curiosity. I walk out her room, and gently close the door behind me, feeling like a secret agent who just completed his mission. I walk back to my room, undress to my underwear and get in the bed, a bit sad the holidays are coming to an end. I wasn't lying on that card, I really had a great time here. Well, it's not like I won't ever see them all again! I close my eyes and fall asleep almost right away;

.....

I feel something on my arm and reflexively slap on it with my other hand, to swat a mosquito away, or any other bug. It didn't really feel like a bug though, more like a light touch. I open my eyes, still half asleep, but it's too dark to see anything. Anything that isn't the alarm clock anyway; I slept just over an hour. Why the hell did I wake up now? I sit on the bed and focus intently on listening for any buzzing sound around me, but I don't hear anything other than my own breathing. Ah well. I lay back on the bed, and ponder pulling the sheets all the way over me, to make sure that bug won't annoy me all night long, but the heating is quite high in the house, and I settle for the same way I was before, with the sheets pulled only to my waist. Hopefully I scared it away, whatever it was. I close my eyes and wait for the sleep to come again.

.....

Thankfully I don't have to wait very long, feeling myself falling asleep almost right away; I dream of running throught a forest, chased by some kind of large beast. No matter how fast and how long I run, it's always behind me, not giving up an inch. The only reason I remember it so accurately is because I was taken from my dream, waking up - again - to something on my arm. Only this time, when I try to swat it away, my right arm is stopped midway, and I feel something metallic on my skin. I open my eyes, but the room is still too dark for me to see. I'm still a bit confused by the dream and sudden awakening, and I try to move my arm again, failing to make sense of it being stuck, but I quickly realize that I'm chained to the wall. Or rather, to the bedpost.  Wanting to get rid of these chains, I try to sit up to study them with my other hand, but I'm shocked to see it's chained in the same way.

Hisao: 'What the...?'

I try to pull on the chains, but they seem to be solid enough, and too tight to slip out of them. The bedposts are too wide for me to break them... Plus, even in this situation, I'm hesitant about breaking furniture in the Hakamichi residence. I stop struggling against the chains to think about the situation, trying to make sense of it, but I don't have much time to reflect on it, the light of the room being turned on, blinding my unaware eyes for a second; When I open them again, I first take a look behind me, to see my arms handcuffed to the bed. And when I look in front of me, I'm surprised by what I see. Or rather, whom I see; Shizune is standing a couple feet away, observing me. What's even more shocking though, is that she is... Well, not naked. But very lightly dressed; Most of what she's wearing is seethrough, or barely covers anything.

Shizune: [Took you long enough to wake up! I could've done anything I want, you sleep too hard.]

Hisao: [Shizune... you... doing?]

I try my best to sign, but it's difficult with my hands chained; Lots of the gestures involve both hands moving together. She doesn't sign anything back anyway, though I'm pretty sure she understands what I asked. Instead, she only walks closer, right next to the bed. At this distance, I see that she's wearing the earrings I gave her. The way she's turned just slightly to the side, it was probably intentional, she wanted to me to see them.

Shizune: [Thank you, Hisao. I like them. They're perfect!]

A shy smile appears on her face, but leaves right away; I think she forced it off, trying to look serious.

Hisao: [So... Why chains?]

I feel like an idiot asking such a question. And the sign for 'chain' looks like something else when performed with two separate hands, so I only rattle the chains to get her to understand. It proves pointless, when she chose to ignore the question again, and grabs my sheets, pulling them off me and throwing them off the bed. I instinctively move to cover myself - mainly, my boxers that display my arousal very well for Shizune to see - before being reminded that I'm still restrained by those chains. Shizune slowly walks around the bed, contouring my body by sliding a finger on my skin. The contact is a bit cold, Shizune wearing long, black gloves made of a shiny plastic-like material, on both hands.

Now that my eyes are accustomed to the light, I take a better look at Shizune; Might as well, given how she doesn't seem inclined to talk to me or explain anything. A garter belt is holding her stockings in place, barely visible above high boots that go well past the knee, laced to the top, with straps that look like belt buckles on the sides. Black lace panties complete the outfit, at least below the waist; Her top, black as well, is equal parts mesh and lace with a revealing cleavage. The last thing she has on is a leather collar around her neck, buckled in the back, with a metal ring in front. At this point, I realize that's probably what was in these boxes, some of it anyway; Had she been planning this since that day? I'm not sure what else she has in mind, but so far I can't complain; Even in her school uniform, I could see Shizune had a great body, but now, in lingerie... This is quite the confirmation.

While the pervert in me is trying to engrave this image of Shizune in my memory, she keeps walking around me, her finger never leaving me; Went from my arms to my sides, my legs... When she reaches the soles of my feet, it tickles me and I can't help but move my feet away from her. She looks me in the eyes, a disapproving expression on her face. I feel like if I put my feet back down, she'll tickle me just for the fun of it, and so we stand there in a weird standoff until she deigns to sign again;

Shizune: [This is unacceptable.]

She kneels in front of the bed, and I don't see what she's doing, but after a few seconds I hear a metallic rattling noise, and when she stands back up, she has two more chains in hands, that seem to be secured at the foot of the bed. She lays one on the bed and keeps the other then signs with her free hand, before holding it in front of her expectantly;

Shizune: [Give it here.]

I hesitate a moment, but realize she's not gonna flinch; Either I submit, or her little show is over. I wouldn't miss it for the world, so I put my feet back on the bed. She takes my left foot first, lifting it with one hand, bringing the chain closer with the other. She cuffs me at the ankle, then places it back on the bed, and kneels again; I wonder what she's doing an instant, but when I see the loose chain being dragged down on the bed, I understand she's securing it differently so the chain has a shorter length, further limiting my movements. When she is done, she tests it by pulling on both ends, first around my foot, then at the other end, tied to the foot of the bed. When she's satisfied, she repeats the steps for my other foot, then takes a step back, looks at me and smiles approvingly, like I was some art piece she'd just finish; Chained to the bed at wrists and ankles, I'm pretty much at her mercy now, and I can only wait to see what she'll do next.

I don't have to wait very long, and Shizune walks back to the bed to lay a single finger on the sole of my foot again and, like last time, I reflexively try to move my feet away from her, but this time, the chains prevent me from moving more than a few inches away; Still well within her reach. But she doesn't do it again, simply keeps walking around the bed, and I understand; The final test on the chains. If I didn't break free to avoid that, doubt I'd be able to break free at all. It made quite a noise too, and while Shizune couldn't hear, I don't want to risk someone else hearing this, or worse, coming in to see what's going on.

Shizune is on my right now, still letting her finger move along my skin, in reverse order compared to what she did earlier; Legs first, then my chest, my arms... Then she moves to my neck, and my face, caressing it with her hand now. She moves her fingers in front of my mouth, and signs something with her other hand;

Shizune: [Lick.]

Hisao: 'What? Err I mean...'

Hisao: [What?]

Getting used to always sign instead of talking with Shizune was hard enough in itself, but with my hands tied it's even worse.

Shizune: [I said. Lick.]

She repeats her command, keeping her fingers close to my mouth, waiting. Ah, what the hell... I'll play along. I'm curious to see how far she'll go. I start licking her fingers, or her gloves anyway; I expect her to burst out laughing at any moment, unable to keep the charade going any longer, but her expression is unchanging. She turns her hand around, moves it here and there, allowing me to lick it all around, and sometime pulls it just slightly out of reach, forcing me to raise from the bed, as much as I can with the chains, to follow her around... But she looks serious, she's playing the part well.

Shizune: [Good. You better get used to this.]

She walks back to the center of the bed, at my waist's level, and before I can react, she grabs my boxers with both hands and pulls them down, exposing my fully erect penis; My first reaction is one of embarrassment, but looking down at myself, so obviously excited, I'm also a bit surprised... Does this stuff turn me on so much? Or is it only Shizune... I'm not anywhere as surprised as she is though; She stares for a few seconds, as if trying to figure out what to do next, but having no idea about it; She's nervous too, is she? She probably realizes how obvious it is too, and tries her best to hide it. She pulls my boxers further down, but I think she's just trying to occupy her hands - or her mind - because with the chains, it's not like she can take them off me anyway. As if she changed her mind, she drops them and walks away, opens the door and leaves;

Hisao: [Wait, Shizune?]

Well, that'd be useful if she had eyes behind her back, I suppose. But with Shizune not even looking at me, signing is about as useful as yelling at her would be. Did she just leave embarrassed? ...Probably not anywhere as embarrassed as I will be tomorrow when someone opens the door when I fail to show up for breakfast, and find me naked, tied to the bed; Thankfully, Shizune comes back before I can venture too far into the whole 'picturing the worst possible scenario about someone coming into my room' territory. She's holding a pair of scissors, and after closing the door she walks to me and with two quick cuts she removes my - now ruined - boxers, and throws them on the floor. Well, thanks, Shizune... I didn't like these anyway. I don't bother signing it, sarcasm being quite hard to convey accurately in sign language, especially for my skill level, and with my hands tied.

Shizune moves back to... the object of her interest, and grabs my erection firmly in her hand. The feeling of the glove on my skin is amazing, and I wish she would move her hand along its length, but she only holds it straight up and looks at me, like she was waiting for me to beg for it... But I'm not gonna go that far, and when she sees that she releases me and pulls me by the waist so I move slightly further down on the bed, then walks at my head's level, and we both wait to see what the other's gonna do; Well mostly me, because there's just so much I can do in this situation. Shizune raises her leg and places her boot on the bed, right next to my head. At first I expect her to ask me to lick it clean or something like that, but she climbs onto the bed to put her other boot the other side of my head, standing above me; She lets me appreciate the situation a moment, before lowering herself, crouching, until she's no more than a few inches above my face. At this distance, I see the details on her panties, and it only makes me want to see what's behind even more; Shizune stays there, taking her time, before eventually snapping her fingers to get my attention, to sign a single word again;

Shizune: [Lick.]

She lowers herself a bit more, so she's almost directly on my face; I make the rest of the distance, raising my head to kiss her where I 'think' her clitoris would be; I'm new at this, and the opaqueness of her panties leave me guessing a bit; I look up at Shizune's face, and I see the hint of a smile appear on her mouth, but it leaves quickly. I think she's trying to stay in character, but that smile is enough to give me some confidence about doing it right, so I go at it again, this time caressing the area with my tongue. Shizune moves around a bit, positioning herself better, more comfortably, but also making sure her favorite spot is closest to my mouth, and my tongue; I lick her again, then stop and try to get her attention to sign something;

Hisao: [Better no panties?]

That's about as good I can sign with just one hand at a time, but she should understand what I mean... Or at least she would if she even bothered looking at my hand. Surely she's seen my hand moving even in her peripheral vision, but she apparently isn't interested in anything I would have to say, and she keeps staring down at me from her position atop me, a hard look on her face. I try signing it again, making exaggerated hand gestures to make sure she notices, but she cuts me mid-sentence, this time lowering herself all the way until she's sitting on my face; She's covering my mouth and part of my nose, and stays like this for a while, forcing me to breathe this way; Her smell is intoxicating, and I feel my arousal heighten, while Shizune shifts back and forth, half an inch at a time, rubbing herself onto me. I feel a wetness on my mouth, some of it likely my saliva, but some being caused by Shizune's excitement; Either I mastered the art of licking a girl through her panties at the first try... Or she's way into that domination stuff. After a while she moves up again, at least just enough to give me some space to work with, and signs again;

Shizune: [Lick means lick. Not sign, not ask questions. Lick.]

She keeps the dominating, controlling persona really well, but she still pulls her panties to the side, giving me better access. It's hard for me not to just stare at her... It's the first time I've seen a girl naked outside of a porno, and to see her from this point of view... I can't believe she's that comfortable showing me that part of her from this close. I was embarrassed at her just looking at me without my boxers on, after all; This close, it feels a lot more personal, intimate. But I don't want to just stare anymore, and give her reason to sit on my face again, as punishment; Not that I hated it, but I made up my mind to play along with her plan, or little scenario, whatever that is. As inexperienced as I am, I don't really mind Shizune taking the lead. To the best of my knowledge, she's in the same situation, but she seems more than comfortable in her role; So I resume my... duties, and starts licking her again.

With the panties out of the way, it's easier not only to see what I'm doing but also to caress her exactly how I want with my tongue; After a bit of experimentation, I seem to have found the right spot, because Shizune isn't moving back and forth anymore, but only slightly from left to right, still rubbing herself onto me but wanting my tongue to stay where it's at; I keep licking her that way for a while, and she lowers herself more and more, but this time I don't think she's doing it consciously, and rather simply settles in a more comfortable position for herself. Without a word, and not any signs either, it would be hard to know how she's reacting to all this, if not for her breathing which seems to be a little heavier now; After some more of this, Shizune suddenly throws her head back, like she didn't want me to see her, and her hands find their way behind my head, holding on to me, grabbing my hair to keep me close to her, and for the first time, I hear something coming out of Shizune's mouth, not words, but something midway between breathing, and a moan;

After that, she brings her head in front again, but her eyes are closed, and as she stays still like this for a few seconds, I almost fear she's fallen asleep in this weird position, but she eventually opens them again, and moves her hand from behind my head, to my cheek; First to caress it, then to give me two quick slaps; Not hard enough to hurt, just to get my attention.

Shizune: [Good boy!]

I start signing something about how I'm not a dog, but she's standing up and turning her back to me, not even looking at my hands, so I stop midway and only watch her, eagerly awaiting her next move; She doesn't leave me hanging very long, as she reaches under her garter belt, on the side, to undo her lace panties, but she turns sideways right before taking them off; I find it a bit silly, after what we've done, but I realize she only did it to tease me, when not only she turns back again, showing me her ass... but also bends down and begins unlacing her boots, while exposing me... well, everything. When the boots are off, she stands back up, and seems to ponder taking off her stockings as well for a moment, but she keeps them on, walks back to the middle of the bed and grabs my erection in her hand... again. She doesn't do anything else though and simply looks in my direction, waiting. I know what she wants; Damn you, Shizune. Alright, you win.

Hisao: [Please...]

Shizune: [Please what?]

Hisao: [Please...]

Well. I've got quite a few problems now. First, I don't even know the words she wants me to say. Then, I might not even be able to sign them; The sign language teacher didn't show us that many words relevant to sexual encounters and domination; And last, but not least... Could I even get myself to sign them? I'm left thinking whether signing something like that is more or less embarrassing than saying it out loud, but when Shizune sees me hesitate like that, she releases me again, and looks furious, though I'm not sure whether she really is angry, or is just playing her part;

Shizune: [If you want me to do this, you will need to beg me.]

Shizune: [Like this. ***. Try it.]

I didn't quite catch that word, but I sign it anyway.

Hisao: [***]

Shizune: [Good! Now, tell me again how much you want it.]

Hisao: [Please... ***?]

I now realize what the word means, and sign it again, with more conviction this time;

Hisao: [Please... Mistress.]

Shizune doesn't sign anything back, but she looks satisfied, so I think I got it right; She climbs back on the bed, and before I can even react, she comes on top of me, grabs my erection again, holding it straight up, and lower herself onto it hastily, trying to take it all at once; I can see on her face that she realizes quickly it doesn't work like that, and she moves up just slightly, to take it out. When she looks at me and sees my concerned expression, she stops what she's doing an instant and slaps me again across the face, this time a bit harder than before; It kinda hurts and I think Shizune realized it too, because she's the one who looks concerned now; She seems torn between asking me if I'm ok, or staying in character; With her small mishap with the penetration, and this, I think it's rather obvious that it's her first time as well; Not only the domination part, but also, having sex. She might not really know what she's doing, but she tries even harder to compensate for it. I think it's adorable, and I can't help but smile. When she sees me smiling, she slaps me again, this time just slightly softer than that last one.

Hisao: [I'm sorry, mistress.]

I sign that, not genuinely to apologize, mostly to get back into the action, to give her an invitation to continue; She takes it quickly before she risks getting overwhelmed by nervousness again, which I now know that she probably felt from the start, and only hid it well. And so she takes me in hand again, and lowers herself onto me, this time slowly, being more careful. It seems to go much better this way, and after only two or three attempts, she manages to take me fully inside her, and she stays in that position for a while, sitting on my waist, before she starts slowly moving up and down on top of me, experimenting with different rhythms and different heights as well, trying to figure out what works best, moving all the way up before taking it all down again, or only moving up a couple inches;

After a moment, she seems to have found her preferences - seems a bit more at ease as well - and she moves her hands first on my chest, then around my neck. She's not choking me, but with her hands there, it looks like an ever-present threat; When she first moved them there, I tried to take them in mine, having forgotten about these damn chains that stop me from doing anything, but the attempt earned me another slap nonetheless. A thought crosses my mind, about how I don't really mind the slaps, as long as she keeps... doing what she's doing down there; It feels so good, and the slaps don't hurt much, after all. But the part of my mind that isn't focused on Shizune, wonders where this ends; To what limits would I go, for her? For more of this? As if she could read my mind, she slows down her movements, then takes her hands off my neck and, with a small change of position, she brings her right foot next to my mouth, by positioning herself sideways on top of me.

Shizune: [Kiss. Now.]

She wiggles her foot in front of my mouth, showing me where exactly she wants said kiss, and when I hesitate, she slows down even more; Not wanting her to stop completely, I press my lips against the sole of her foot. I don't have much experience with normal kisses, but kissing feet is an entirely different thing; And with her stockings still on, it feels like I'm kissing her clothes, as much as her skin; How the hell should I go about it? Just a quick peck? A deeper kiss? It's not like to kiss me back... Should I use my tongue? Shizune isn't slowing down anymore, which makes me think I did ok, but her pace was already slow enough that it's more like a tease than actually doing it, just to make me crave more; When I look at her face though, the frown indicates I didn't do nearly as good as I thought I did; Not wanting her to start slowing down again, I give her foot another kiss, this one slower, just a bit deeper.

Shizune: [Better.]

She goes back to her faster pace, and I can't stop thinking it's quite impressive for her to be able to sign like that, while she's taking the lead - pretty much doing everything in the situation - and playing her part so well, despite this being her first time. She interrupts my thoughts by signing again;

Shizune: [The better you kiss, the better I... This.]

She points down at the exact spot where my dick and her pussy meet; I won't believe that Shizune doesn't know how to sign 'Fuck', or any other word she might have in mind. There's still some shyness in her, despite how hard she tries to look like the cruel mistress. I kiss her foot again, putting more effort into it, more passion - as passionate as one can be, kissing feet; I mix some tongue play between the kisses, and pay some attention to her toes as well. I don't have a clue what I'm doing, but Shizune is moving faster, up and down, up and down... Seems like I got it right this time. I'm not sure how long I'm gonna last at this pace... Her teasing, her slowing down then going faster again, has really worked me up. She brings her leg back to my side, and without slowing down, she signs again;

Shizune: [Are you close?]

Hisao: [...Yes.]

Shizune: [If you want to *** you will have to obey my every command.]

I didn't know this word either, but it's not so hard to figure it out; Not that many things I might want to do now.

Hisao: [I will... Mistress.]

She picks up the pace again, but this doesn't stop her from signing;

Shizune: [Now beg for it. Say what you want.]

I don't like begging much, but I would hate for her to stop even more;

Hisao: [Please, Mistress... May I cum?]

She slaps me in the face again.

Shizune: [I want you to say it!]

I... What? I'm not sure what she's getting out of this, but with Shizune riding my dick this way, I'm not exactly in an arguing mood;

Hisao: 'Please, Mistress... May I cum?'

Shizune: [Loud.]

She's holding herself on my shoulder with one hand now, signing with the other one; Her breathing is heavy, quick now, and her eyes alternate between open and closed rapidly, she seems to be getting close as well, and she's barely paying any attention to her signing anymore; I think she meant 'louder'. I say it again.

Hisao: 'Please, Mistress, may I cum?'

I raised my voice just slightly higher. I don't want to wake anyone, after all... Especially not with this. But Shizune takes her hand off my shoulder, to slap me again;

Shizune: [I said LOUD!]

How does she even know? I already knew she could read lips, but is she so good she can also see how loud I was speaking? I say it again, this time not holding anything, I'm almost yelling it now;

Hisao: 'Please, Mistress, I'm begging you to let me cum!'

Either she can really read her lips to gauge our spoken volume, or she just guessed that I would go much higher on her third request; Either way, she seems satisfied, and places both her hands on my shoulders now, holding herself steady, allowing her to move faster on top of me; The way Shizune is crouching on top of me, bent forward, her breast are just above my face, and despite the top she kept on, I have a pretty good view of her cleavage, which arouses me even more; I feel it coming, and I look up at Shizune's face, to try and guess whether she's close too, but she's thrown her head back like she did earlier, and I can't see her eyes properly, though I believe they are closed; Her mouth is half open and she's panting heavily; She's still bouncing on top of me, not losing the rhythm, but other than that I'm not sure she's aware I'm even there; Seems like she's in her own world. Suddenly she lowers her head, to face me again, and signs but a single word;

Shizune: [Cum now!]

I fear disobeying this order might cause her to stop or leave or worse, so I take matters into my own hands - so to speak, my hands still in chains; I start raising my hips, trying to synchronize with her, and when Shizune realizes what I'm doing, she positions herself better, holding herself onto the bed with arms and legs, allowing me more freedom of movements. I'm closer still, and I know it's gonna come soon, so I give it all I got, thrusting up, as fast as I can, and as deep inside her as I can; Shizune bends forward more, practically laying on top of me, content to let me take the lead, after having done it for the entire time so far; Shizune's eyes are closed again, and her face is so close to me that I could kiss her without moving too much, and I wonder if I'm even allowed to do it; I do not have much time to ponder it, because I feel it; This time it's coming. I reflexively try to bring my arms around Shizune, to hold her, but I'm reminded of the chains; I let my arms fall back onto the bed, and only a second later, trapped both by Shizune's chains, and her body, I cum, deep inside her;




She stays on top of me for a moment, then, without a warning, she opens her eyes and presses her lips against mine in a quick kiss, before moving back; She caught me by surprise, and when I open my eyes as well, she greets me with a smile;
I think 'Mistress' is gone... and Shizune is back in!

Shizune: [Be right back!]

With a hand between her legs, she walks to the door, opens it while standing on the side, and looks outside to make sure there's no one there. After confirmation, she looks back at me and gives me another smile, this one playful, like she's about to go on a stealth mission; She leaves the room and I hear her footsteps fade away as she walks - or more likely runs - probably to the bathroom.

She comes back a few minutes later, and given that she didn't even bother putting any clothes on - or even a towel - I assume she made sure, again, that no one else was awake, and around. She closes the door and walks toward me, and I see that she doesn't have the smile on her face now, and I wonder if there's something wrong. Or if I've done something wrong.

Hisao: [Everything alright?]

She seems to search for her words carefully before signing.

Shizune : [This wasn't just for tonight, you know?]

Hisao: [What?]

Shizune: [You said you would obey my commands. This is ongoing.]

What is she talking about... A scary thought crosses my mind; What if this was just an elaborate setup to force me to do some student council work? Ok, this would be a bit much, but if anyone could pull something like that to make a point or get something she wants, it's definitely Shizune. Well, after tonight I'd feel terrible refusing her anything at all, so I might as well know what she's talking about exactly;

Hisao: [What do you mean?]

She doesn't sign back anything, and simply moves her hands behind her head. Or rather, behind her neck. She unbuckles her leather collar, takes it off, then walks closer to me.

Hisao: [...Shizune?]

She still doesn't sign anything, sits on the bed next to me, like a mother about to give her son a goodnight kiss, or to read him a story; But instead, she moves her hands each side of my neck, holding the collar, and buckles it behind my neck. Cold. I can't see it, but I now realize that it's not just leather; There's some metal in this collar. The way Shizune smiles, I think she knows exactly what I'm thinking.

Shizune: [You're mine now!]

Huh... Ok. I'm not sure what that means either. Tonight? For the rest of the holidays? For my last year at Yamaku? Forever? Shizune puts the sheets back onto the bed, and the way she moves the pillows, it looks like she's planning to sleep next to me... So I decide not to press the issue just now, and instead ask about the other question on my mind;

Hisao: [Could you untie me now? Please?]

I'm not saying 'please' as if she was controlling me or anything... I'm just being polite. Damn it. Why do I feel the need to justify myself? I half-expected her to deny it, but she's still smiling, and acquiesces... But she's not standing up from the bed, and instead move her hands behind my neck again, and gestures me to turn my head to the side. When I do, I feel and hear her fumbling around for a moment, then I hear the distinct sound of a padlock being closed; Shizune only stands up then, and after pulling on my collar twice to make sure it was holding on fine, she shows me a small metal key, smiling triumphantly;

Shizune: [We wouldn't want you to take it off!]

She then walks around the bed, unlocking the chains at my feet, and at my right wrist as well, before putting the key on my desk, out of reach; If I know Shizune half as much as I think I do, I know damn well this key won't be there anymore when I wake up tomorrow. I'm still chained to the bed at my left wrist, but as I do not think Shizune forgot how to count to four, I assume it's probably pointless to ask her to unlock my last arm, but I try anyway;

Hisao: [What about my other arm?]

It's a bit easier to sign with one hand free, at least.

Shizune: [You can have one arm. The other is mine.]

She climbs into the bed and I expect her to come cuddle next to me, as the 'little spoon', but she steps over me to take her place on the other side; Big spoon it is... She passes her right arm under mine, sliding it on my chest until it reaches my left shoulder, and she holds onto me tightly, her arm feeling like a seat belt; Protecting me not from an accident, but from... being away from her? She presses herself against my back and lays a few kisses on my neck. She still likes being control, but she warmed up quite a bit, now that she dropped the whole domination thing. I lift my eyes and see the chain still holding my arm locked to the bed, and at the same time, one of her kisses brings her lips right above my collar; Ok, most of the domination thing.

Shizune gently puts her hand on my cheek and gestures me to turn around, to look at her. When I do, I'm rewarded with a kiss, then she starts signing;

Shizune: [I'm glad you spent the week with us. We've had a great time, haven't we?]

Hisao: [We sure did!]

This time I'm the one moving in to kiss her, and she accepts it, returning the kiss with even more passion than before. She raises her hands to sign something again, seems to think about her words, hesitating a bit... but she eventually goes for it anyway;

Shizune: [Thank you for coming, Hisao. You're perfect too!]

I can't help but laugh at her throwing this line back to me, and I'm reminded of that hug we've shared in the parking lot... And Christmas, and... Tonight. We share one last kiss before I turn back on my side, and Shizune comes even closer to me, holding me tighter like she was afraid to lose me; She claps her hands to turn off the lights, and I close my eyes, ready to sleep. I replay the events of the night in my mind again... Trying to engrave them in my memories. I touch the collar around my neck, wondering what it means to her above a simple item, the symbolism.

I try to imagine how it will be tomorrow, and the days after; With everyone in here, with my friends at Yamaku when I return, but mostly, with her. With this girl asleep, holding herself against me; I take her hand in mine, and I think about the time to come, with optimism. I don't know what's gonna happen, what's to come; The last time I fell asleep, I woke up chained to the bed and experienced a thousand new things at once... How will it be when I wake up the next time? What new things will I, will we experience? With Shizune, you can never know... But I'm looking forward to it; As long as I'm with her, I don't think I mind.




The end.