Another chance - Ranna and Kappei

[Nan-Yo]

Kappei closed the door to his bedroom, allowing the two sisters the privacy they deserved. Sure, maybe he was a pervert that would have enjoyed watching, but he wasn't the type of guy that enjoyed making girls uncormfortable. Reiko knew what she was doing and would take care of things. As long as they made sure there were no hidden candy, it was all okay in Kappei's book.

Unfolding a blanked on the couch, he removed his pants and shirt and draped them over a chair nearby. Normally he liked sleeping naked or close too it, but with two girls in his apartment and neither of them a sexual interest, it wasn't an option.

[SataiRolePlayingGuy]

There was quiet behind the doors for a few minutes as Ranna got her uniform off, dressed down to the degree instructed.  Exposed, but not to a degree Reiko had not seen before.  She patted through the clothes.  Ranna had pulled all the pockets out, had probably kept them all in the same pocket.  Still, having done this twice now, Ranna had proven she needed an eye kept on her. That was the degree of ‘punishment’ she would get tonight.  “In bed.  Now.”  She spoke in the tone Ranna had little power to resist, as she slunk into bed.

Reiko opened the door and set the uniform outside.  “Just an extra precaution, to keep Ranna from sneaking off in the night.”  She said to Kappei, before closing the door again.  It would reduce the chance of Ranna trying to sneak out and find them while she slept.  She walked to the bed, partially undressing as well and lying next to Ranna.  There was a little tension in the room, but nothing said as the sisters both tried to fall asleep.

[Nan-Yo]

Already having brushed his teeth and prepared the sofa, Kappei gave Reiko a nod and then went to fetch the uniform once she had closed the door. Strolling into the the small area that was used as a kitchen and breakfast area, he pulled out a chair and put the folded clothes down on it. Giving it an extra pat to make sure that Reiko hadn't missed anything he then went over the light switches and switched off the lights. Due to her behavior, Ranna really was treated like a little kid right now. Well, not entirely. She hadn't brushed her teeth, but he wasn't going to force her to do that. She'd just have to suffer the consequences of bad breath in the morning.

laying down in the couch, Kappei wrapped the blanket around his body, assured now that Reiko would be able to calm her sister down and make sure that she got some sleep.

[SataiRolePlayingGuy]

Neither Ranna or Reiko said anything as laid in bed, the only sounds in the room being their breathing or occasionally shifting their positions, until sleep finally came.

Later on she heard noises.  Soft voices familiar yet distant, she could not make out the exact words, but she thought she heard her name being called.  When she opened her eyes, Reiko was no longer in sight.  But a lot of familiar faces were around.  Girls from her class, from the train, from the club.  They were all naked too.  That was when she glanced down.  Had she switched bodies in her sleep?  She was in her boy body, and somehow wearing her boy’s uniform.  She watched as one of the girls crawled towards her, Ranna was getting very excited.

But before it could happen, everything shifted.  Suddenly she was a girl, the uniform changed.  The girls were now boys.  The one hitting on her from class approaching her.  She was confused, disoriented and not realizing she had not sneezed to change and clothes should not change randomly like that.

She managed to break away, get out of the room.  Tried to lock it behind her.  Still no sign of Reiko, or Kappei for that matter.  She got out of the room.  But somehow they remained following her, new ones showed up.  Almost felt like a horror movie.  Eventually she made her way out of the building.

Why was there a hose there?  She did not really know or care.  But she took advantage of it, climbing up on the black horse, with red mane and using it to ride away.  Away from the building, from the campus.  She did not care where.  She finally began to relax after awhile.  Nothing but open grass in sight.  She let out a sigh.  “…That’s a good boy, Kappei!”  Why did she say that?

Before she could think about it, her eyes flashed open.  It was a dream…she was still in the bed, not sure what time it was.  Her sister’s sleeping face was across her.  It was probably still late, she tried to forget the dream and get back to sleep.

[Nan-Yo]

Kappei snoozed happily in his sofa, unaware of Ranna's weird dreams as he enjoyed his own. The night passed and as morning came he woke up before everyone else, no longer remembering what he had dreamt. As expected, his muscles ached from being forced to sleep in the sofa, but other than that there wasn't really any issues. brushing his teeth and taking a quick shower he went and started praparing breakfast and making some coffee for himself and Reiko. He didn't know if Ranna wanted any, but he still made sure there would be enough coffee for at least five people.

For all that Kappei knew, Ranna might be the type of girl that had a hard time getting up in the morning, but if she hadn't changed later he knew that Reiko wasn't. Even if it was Sunday, she should be getting up soon.

[SataiRolePlayingGuy]

Reiko had slept without issue.  She managed to push the concerns over Ranna to the side, fell asleep without too much trouble and was unbothered by dreams.  She did hear some of the noise Kappei was making, but it was a normal time for her to wake up anyway.

She looked over at the sleeping Ranna.  Seemed peaceful.  Nothing to worry about.  She would let her sleep for now, figure out consequences for after she woke up.  Reiko stood, got dressed and quietly left the room, looking for Kappei, she walked over to the table but did not sit yet.  “Ranna is still sleeping.  I will give her a little longer before forcing her up.  But she has done something like that twice now.  Something should probably be done about it.”  She did wonder if Kappei already had something in mind.

[Nan-Yo]

Kappei nodded, sizzling some bacon in a pan. He agreed with Reiko that something had to be done about it. The problem was, what? Ranna was intelligent, but she refused to admit her faults, and she seemed to have a tendency to ignore problems, hoping that they would go away. The issue was that anything that Kappei did would probably have a negative effect, which was why Reiko should handle it. But was that really the best solution here? Reiko could probably talk with her, but would that be enough?

"We should have some breakfast first, I think?" he told Reiko, finished with the first batch of bacon now. Putting it on a plate, he threw some more bacon onto the pan and started sizzling that batch too. Eggs and bacon went well together, but maybe the sisters wanted some toast too?

"There are two new unoppened toothbrushes for you and Ranna in the bathroom." He told Reiko, glancing her way before returning his gaze to the pan again. Yes, Reiko liked eating bread in the morning. He didn't have any cucumbers in his fridge, so cheese would have to do. "As you can imagine, she wasn't exactly in a state where she would brush her teeth yesterday."

Edited November 16, 2023 by Nan-Yo

[SataiRolePlayingGuy]

Reiko really did not think she needed a new toothbrush, she could take care of that a little later.  But if Kappei insisted, she would just go along with it after breakfast.  She took a seat for the moment, but figured she should probably wake Ranna before eating.  “It’s a big day coming up.  Even if it for the best, it is not surprising she is uneasy about it.”  She was not excusing Ranna, but did not find it completely surprising either.  Even as a sham marriage, marriage was still a big thing.  It was significant for Reiko too.  Watching her little sister get married, she and Kappei would technically be family too after that.  “Eventually she will understand.  Just remember, she has not known you very long.”  She tried to ease some of the frustration she assumed Kappei felt over how Ranna had been over this process.

[Nan-Yo]

"You know how it is, Reiko. I've never really been good at explaining things properly." Kappei muttered. From what he remembered, Reiko had always preferred brushing her teeth before eating breakfast, but he supposed people changed. Back then when he had first helped Reiko, she had been broken and thought he wanted sex from her. Offering herself to him as if it was the most normal thing in the world, she had not understood when he had declined her offer and just stayed with her that first night. It had been a long and grueling process, but after a week she had finally seemed to realize that he wasn't going to do anything to her.

"I hate to say it, but I don't think I can get through to her." He put the now finished second batch of bacon on the plate too, then cut some more butter and threw it into the pan. The smell was delicious and permeated the air. What had happened to Reiko back then was something that he would never allow to happen to her sister. But she was really making it difficult to help her.

"She's going to need her big sister to have a proper chat with her when she wakes up." Kappei said with a wry smile as he cracked a few eggs into the pan. I the end it had still come to this. He had tried handling things on his own so that Reiko didn't have to worry, but now she still had to step in. But what else could they do? They had to make Ranna understand and properly reflect on everything.

[SataiRolePlayingGuy]

While Reiko could understand the frustration, she did think it was too early to give up.  Ranna was on guard with everyone currently.  A different way with her than others.  She just needed some time, some people she could get along with.  The club was a good step.  She had mixed feelings about getting Ranna out of the girls dorm.  It protected her in sone ways, isolated her in others.  “She’s just that age.  After getting used to the place, spending more time with you, making some more friends, it should warm her up.” 

“I’ll wake her and have a talk in a little while.  Just have to decide what sort of talk.”  Should she remain in ‘mom’ mode, and how stern if she did.  She was taking this little while before waking Ranna to consider that.

[Nan-Yo]

Kappei didn't know if he could agree with Reiko that it was just a simple matter of making more new friends. From what she had told him, Ranna had been in an all girls rhythmic gymnastics club when she was younger and had plenty of friends back then. So maybe she would be happier if she had some more friends, but would that really get her to become reasonable? She had already told them why she was upset. It was because of the situation she felt she was being forced into. But even if the situation could be alleviated, the problem was that she acting out purely on her emotions. She was being a brat and not using that intelligence that Reiko always bragged about.

"I think what she needs is to come come to terms with the situation." Kappei replied, taking out another plate and placing the fried eggs on them. The yellows were still perfectly intact and they looked delicious. All they needed now was some toast, but it was better to make them when Ranna got up. She was a brat, so maybe she shouldn't have any coffee either? Maybe some orange juice would fit her better?

"What happened yesterday... or even back when she first got drunk. She needs to stop doing that stuff." Kappei said, placing the plate if food on the table as well as two cups an a large empty glass. Walking to his fridge, he opened it and brought out a big cheese and a cheese grader before closing the refrigerator door behind him.

"Anyway, the foods ready. We should wake her up." Kappei mumbled, placing the cheese and cheese grader on the table before taking a seat opposite Reiko. The way they chairs were placed around the round table, Ranna would end up sitting between Kappei and Reiko when she at her breakfast.

[SataiRolePlayingGuy]

It was not just friends that Ranna needed.  It was one piece of what Reiko thought she needed.  Yes, she was stressed out by the whole marriage thing.  Reiko could not completely blame her, though she did think it was best option if Ranna was uncomfortable becoming a more ordinary girl of the school.  Something to help her relax, not think as much about the marriage or everything going on around her.  That was something they would have to figure out, though it would probably not be figured out today.

She stood up walked back into the bedroom, standing over Ranna.  She put her hand on Ranna's shoulder and shook her.  "Ranna.  Wake up, time to eat."  After a moment, Ranna began shifting.  Her sleep had not been as good as she would have liked, still having fragments of that dream in her mind.  She stood up, still half asleep.  It took her a second to realize she was standing there in her underwear.  White bra, plain light green panties.  She often did not care about having matching pairs.  Once she realized what she was wearing she pulled the blanket up.  Not entirely convinced Kappei was not going to stare at her after everything with the undressing last night.  "Where are my clothes?"

"Outside the room.  Had to keep you from sneaking out last night.  As much as I love having a sleepover with my dear little sister, you need to find better reasons for it to happen."  There was the hint of lecture and disappointment in Reiko's voice, though not as harsh as it could have been.  Ranna did not immediately say anything. Looking away silently, dealing with her sister's gaze, deciding whether or not to go looking for her uniform with the blanket on.

[Nan-Yo]

Sighing, Kappei got up from his chair and walked over to his fridge again. Taking out butter and bread, he closed the refrigerator door again and then stuffed two slices of bread into the toaster. Since Reiko hadn't closed the door behind herself, he heard everything that was being said inside the bedroom.

"Breakfast is going to grow cold." He told them rather loudly, placing the butter on the table before fetching a butter knife from a kitchen drawer.

[SataiRolePlayingGuy]

“Go to the bathroom and get ready.  I’ll get your uniform while you do.”  Reiko said.  With some reluctance Ranna did.  But she was not going to walk around someone else’s room in her underwear, not just Kappei’s, no matter whose room it was.  She came out, still wrapped in the blanket.  Made her way quickly and silently towards the bathroom.  “There is a toothbrush in there for you.”  Reiko said as she went.  That was better than the alternative, but Ranna had no intention of taking her time in there and was going to go as fast as she could while still doing a good job.

[Nan-Yo]

Watching the two sisters leave his bedroom, Kappei noted that Ranna had wrapped the blanket for his bed around herself. Made for a double-sized bed, the blanket was to big for her so it trailed behind her even though she had wrapped it around her body. Kappei sighed again. That girl, she really didn't have any sense of propriety did she? What was he to do with her? How would he ever be able to get through to her? She had to admit to having been at fault yesterday and come to terms with it. If she didn't things would not get better. But she wasn't showing any remorse, not even a bit. There was only one answer to this as far as he saw it. He and Reiko had to clearly establish control of the situation.

"She can put her uniform back on after we are done talking with her." Kappei told the oldest Rangorn sister, leaning in close as he handed her Ranna's school uniform. Yes, Reiko might have said that she would get her sister uniform, but she had never said she was going to give it back to her. He did realize that it might seem a bit strange, so he decided to elaborate a bit.

"There needs to be some consequences." He filled in, figuring Reiko understood what he was talking about. Ranna was good at blaming him and Reiko and everything else, but she never accepted that there consequences for her own actions. Getting cursed was probably the only time she had ever really been punished, but even then she had probably just thought of it as unfair and not at all her own fault.

[SataiRolePlayingGuy]

Ranna did not really care what Kappei thought about this.  Did he expect to walk around uncovered.  That would not help her impression of what he was after here.  If anything he should be more understanding of why she was stressed as she was.  Make it easier for her to handle living with him.

”Well, if you want to try that now, I won’t stop you.”  Reiko was not sure confronting Ranna at the moment was best.  She could see Kappei’s logic, and Ranna should probably face some sort of punishment, but it would depend on exactly what consequences he had in mind.  Kappei had to be a little careful, to not make his concerns about getting through to her worse.

[Nan-Yo]

Thinking about it, maybe it was a good thing that Reiko had told her sister that she would get her clothes for her. After all, since she would be holding the uniform, she would be the one stopping Ranna from getting dressed. That wasn't the entirety of it, though. It was just meant to make Ranna understand immediately that she wasn't going to get away with pulling this kind of stuff in the future. She had to accept that her own actions put her in danger.

"Thank you. I will do my best." Kappei assured Reiko. Her little sister really didn't want him to see her in her underwear, she had made this crystal clear yesterday, so why was he doing this then? It was, of course, exactly because she disliked the idea so much. If a child did something wrong, you had to teach it what it should and shouldn't do. But kids, Ranna being a perfect example of this, didn't always just listen when you tried to teach them. This was why you sometimes had to punish them in order to teach them that there were consequences. But Ranna just blamed her troubles on everyone else, so how did you punish her and make her realize she had done it to herself? He didn't really want to do anything to harsh here, and while he was still under the opinion that she deserved a good spanking, that would probably be taking things to far. So having her stay in just her underwear during their talk would be a good start. Depending on how she acted, he and Reiko could see how things went from there.

[SataiRolePlayingGuy]

Ranna stepped out the bathroom.  Stood at a distance from the other two.  Watching Kappei silently, but with a suspicious look in her eyes.  She did not know what he planned, but expected him to do or say something she would find incredibly annoying.  Did they plan something together?  Her gaze shifted to Reiko, her sister was good at hiding such things though.  Her eyes turned back to Kappei quickly.  A wary cornered animal, she did not step forward.  The food, or it getting cold, was not enough to bait her.  Reiko waited to see if Kappei already had something in mind, not immediately trying to lure Ranna over, beyond holding her uniform.

[Nan-Yo]

Kappei pulled out a chair and waited for either Reiko or Ranna to take a seat. Because of it a round table, no matter where the young girl sat down, she would end up sitting between her future fiance and her older sister. It wasn't something Kappei had planned, but it was something that suited him fine. They had to talk with Ranna and make her understand. She was going to get engaged today and he worried that she was going to try to pull some crazy stunt in an attempt to avoid it.

"I'll pour some juice for you Ranna. The bread will be toasted in a bit." he explained while waiting for her to. She still had the bed blanket wrapped around her body and it looked rather silly in his opinion. Only a kid would wrap their bed blanket around themselves and walk around as if it was perfectly normal.

[SataiRolePlayingGuy]

Sure, it felt silly.  Walking around in someone else's room with underwear was even worse though.  Only acceptable if she wanted to do all this marriage nonsense for real.  If a certain annoying sister would give her clothes this would not be an issue.  But no, she did not trust Reiko not to be up to something.  This was exactly the sort of circumstance Reiko loved to be irritating about.  These two were very likely up to something.  She stared at the table, between the two of them.  "...I know you two are up to something...Just like old times, Reiko..."  Reiko just smiled, that same innocent smile.  "I have no plans, except to eat breakfast, Ranna."  It was true.  Whatever things she did in the past, for Ranna's benefit, she had no idea what Kappei was planning here.  She would let Kappei do what he wanted, stay out of it unless she felt she had to deal with an unexpectedly negative reaction from Ranna.

[Nan-Yo]

They had things to do today. It was Sunday and the last day that Ranna was going to sheltered by her protection period. Not only did they have to get engaged today, but Ranna was supposed to be shopping for clothes that she was going to be wearing during her welcome party. Kappei had his own plans too, of course. He had to make sure that their apartment was ready to move into and he had to get his future fiancees stuff from her dorm room. Well, he supposed he could ask Reiko to help him with that, but he had to get them more furniture and some other stuff too. Simply put, they didn't really have time just dillydally around like this. They were going to eat breakfast now, and they were going to have that well needed chat!

"Just take a seat, okay Ranna?" Kappei said in a audibly tired voice. He understood what she was thinking, but did she really have to fight him every bit of the way on everything? Couldn't she at least sit down at the table so they could start eating breakfast?

""We have to talk, you know." he added, remaining standing with Reiko as they waited for Ranna. Maybe they should sit down first? Maybe they were looking too intimidating here? But it wasn't as if he could sit before Reiko did. He was weird that way. A real man didn't sit before the ladies had a chance to do so.

[SataiRolePlayingGuy]

If they just had to talk, why did she have to sit down?  She was not stupid.  This was not just about eating.  Of course she was in no rush at all to do the things Kappei wanted to either.  She also had no idea how the shopping was going to go, with a girl she was still unsure if she could actually befriend, though she was trying to be optimistic about that.  “You try anything weird, I’ll claw your eyes.”  She slowly approached the table, Reiko sat first, knowing how Kappei was, and seeing if that would help.  After all the nonsense with undressing yesterday, the whole reason she was like this in the first place, Ranna was cautious about the blanket.  Though she was on guard for other things too.

[Nan-Yo]

There was a load pop and the bread in the toaster popped up, perfectly light brown and warm. Turning around, Kappei walked over to them and took them out, placing them on a platter and then walking back and placing the platter on the table. Done with the first batch, he walked back to the toaster and pushed down two more slices of bread into the toaster. Ranna was making threats now, ones she would never be able to keep. Even if she tried to attack him, with no real combat training herself it was impossible for her. This was also something she had to understand. Talking smack could be dangerous, especially if you couldn't back up what you were saying. She was just being a brat again, thinking things would go her way just because she acted out. But she had never really suffered any consequences for her actions. Even when she had been cursed her family had been there protecting her and doing everything in their power they could to help her.

"Just sit down Ranna. I'll pour some juice for you." Having known her for three days now, Kappei had decided that the young girl was too immature drink coffee. Wrapped in a blanket and saying dumb things when she should just sit down and eat her breakfast, even if she had grown a beard, there would still not have been a doubt that she was just a brat.  Reiko probably thought she was just cute, though.

[SataiRolePlayingGuy]

It was not like Ranna wanted coffee anyway, she did not care about the message he was trying to give with that, was likely to roll her eyes at a lot of things Kappei was thinking if she was aware of them.  No, she did not think she did anything wrong, she was doing what she needed to cope with a very stressful circumstance.  If he did not get that, that was not her problem.  If he wanted to play Reiko’s game, act like her father, well she was a rebellious teen and Reiko has established ‘mom mode’ with years of practice, and already actually being family.  She was not going to be as receptive to Kappei attempting to discipline her.  She was very on guard as she took her seat.  Reiko could see that look in Ranna’s eyes, waited to see where it went.

[Nan-Yo]

Satisfied for now with Ranna doing as she was told and sitting down, Kappei pulled out his own chair and sat down. With all three of them sitting, Ranna was now flanked by Reiko and Kappei on either side of her. She was still wrapped in the blanket and it looked ridiculous as far as Kappei was concerned and the young girl wasn't doing herself any favors insisting to staying like this. He wasn't trying to make a point here, but he had told her already. If she insisted on acting like a the kid she was, she would be treated accordingly. She wasn't acting like a teen as far as he was concerned, she was acting like a much younger kid.

"Do you want us to butter your toast for you Ranna?" Kappei offered, pouring some of that delicious orange juice into her glass. Placing some bacon and eggs on Reiko and Ranna's plates, he pushed what remained onto his own. Now, how should he begin? He had actually given it some thought, but would it all work out as he hoped? For starters, she really shouldn't be wearing that blanked around herself at the dinner table, but it really should be Reiko that told Ranna such an obvious thing.