Megumi hummed to herself as she hurried through the hall of Polar Star Dormitory, towards the kitchen, carrying a flat box of fresh veggies in her hands. Her blue-ish hair was tied in two loose braids and she had elected to wear a simple, thin summer dress, since even the nights had become comfortably warm recently.

It was spring break for the students at Totsuki Academy. Most of the students living at Polar Star had returned home for vacation, but Megumi had decided to stay behind, to practice her cooking for the upcoming exams, a decision made a lot easier by two of her friends, who had decided to stay as well.

As Megumi put down her vegetables on one of the counters in the clean, well-equipped kitchen, she saw her friends already at work. Yuki, whose light hair was put up in twintails as always, was standing at another counter, chopping up game meat, swinging her hips lightly to the tact of the music coming from the radio, her long shirt dancing around her slim figure, her legs only clad in some shorts. Ryoko, dressed in a cute top and a short skirt, had already prepared fermented rice and was currently busy with a pot of sauce, her long red hair tied in a ponytail to have it out of the way.

Megumi smiled and started cutting her ingredients to work on her part of the meal they were preparing together. Tonight was the first night they'd be by themselves and they were planning to celebrate it with a sleepover at Yuki's room. Being with the other girls made Megumi feel comfortable and it allowed her to come out of her shell at least a little bit. She was really looking forward to how the night would progress.



"Whoo, that was awesome!", Yuki exclaimed happily as she had finished the last bite the dish, setting the dirty plate aside where the others had put theirs. Ryoko wiped her mouth with a napkin while Megumi still shivered slightly. Somehow, good food moved her in a strange way, even more so when she knew how much work had gone into it.

The girls were sitting on the floor, next to Yuki's bed, glasses of soda and playing cards in front of them. They had been playing for a while already and it had gotten dark out. With this third serving finished, there was nothing of the food remaining, either.

"So, what's next?", Ryoko asked with a smile, gathering up the cards to shuffle them.

"Um, let's play Mao Mao again!", Megumi suggested excitedly, to which Yuki pouted and leaned back against the bed.

"But we played it so much already... it's getting boring. Unless..." She sat up again, grinning at the other girls. "Unless we make it a little more interesting."

Ryoko interjected teasingly. "Are you sure about this? It didn't end that well for you last time."

Yuki stuck out her tongue at her friend, before announcing the additional rule to Megumi. "All right, we're playing for elimination! The losing player gets punished!"

Megumi nodded and took the deck from Ryoko to start dealing cards. The idea of a "punishment" wasn't appealing to her, but she really liked to play and it wasn't going to be anything serious between just them, right?



After the third consecutive turn of getting dealt more cards, Megumi had accepted her fate. Ryoko was already done playing and it was only between her and Yuki now, but her chances of catching up were slim. Sure enough, Yuki had saved a Jack for last, shedding it from her hand with a smug grin.

"All right, Megumi loses!" She jumped up and patted a spot on her bed, motioning the girl to sit down. "Time for the punishment game!"

Megumi smiled calmly and sat on the bed, her hands in her lap. Despite being a little anxious before, she was actually curious to see what kind of punishment game this was. From what she could gather, Yuki and Ryoko had done it before and Ryoko was usually the one who won.

As Yuki hurried to her wardrobe to get something, Ryoko sat next to Megumi on the bed, waiting for her to return as well. The slim girl quickly came back with a small box, filled with thin scarves, but as she set it down in front of Megumi, she dug into the contents and retrieved two rolls of what looked like black duct tape, handing one to Ryoko.

"Okay, give me your hands."

Megumi retreated her hands a little bit instead, as it dawned on her what the punishment probably was. "W-wait! You're going to tape my hands? isn't that... I mean, doesn't that hurt?"

"It only sticks to itself.", Yuki explained with a shrug. "So don't worry about it."

Ryoko gently put a hand on Megumi's head and gave her a soft smile. "We're going easy on you.", she promised.

Megumi swallowed, but nodded and put her hands forth, already putting her wrists together. Yuki pulled on the roll and started wrapping it around her wrists in a few layers before ripping it off. Meanwhile, Ryoko did the same around Megumi's body, pinning her arms to her sides.

It did feel like the tape stuck to her skin a little bit, but when she moved her wrists carefully, it didn't feel that sticky. It certainly was tight, but she still had some wriggle room, which she was grateful for.

While Yuki still added some extra layers, Ryoko slipped off the bed and started winding tape around Megumi's ankles, winding it a little further up to cover some leg as well.

Putting her roll down, Yuki reached into the box and took out one of the scarves, holding it in front of Megumi's face.

"Say 'aaah'.", she requested cheerfully. Megumi swallowed again but complied, seeing no reason to distrust them or complain at all at this point.

But instead of just tying the scarf between her lips, as Megumi had expected her to, Yuki balled it up and pushed it past her lips carefully, using it to fill out her small mouth. Picking up the tape again, she carefully and gently placed it on Megumi's cheek and started winding it around her head, with Ryoko making sure the braids were out of the way and didn't get caught up. Finally, Yuki took another scarf and tied it over Megumi's face normally, covering her taped-up mouth and her nose.

Yuki and Ryoko both stood back, looking at their friend, judging their own work.

"It's her first time so this is good enough.", Ryoko said quickly, earning an approving nod from Yuki.

"Now for the real punishment!", the shorter girl exclaimed excitedly, quickly getting back on her captive, pushing her down onto the sheets and digging her fingers into Megumi's sides.

The tied girl gasped into her gag, her eyes widening before stifled laughter started to erupt from her, thrashing in her bonds, trying to push Yuki off of her. The assault on her sides continued for over a minute, making her go red with laughter, her breath coming heavy, being somewhat hindered by the stuffing in her mouth and the cloth over her nose.

Finally, Yuki pulled away, getting off of her and giving her some distance to recover. Megumi continued to lie on the bed, breathing heavily, but calming down slowly. After a short while, she swung herself upward to sit up again, shifting on her spot slightly. The bonds certainly limited her, but they weren't uncomfortable.

Meanwhile, Yuki and Ryoko had sat back down on the ground, the cards dealt again for their showdown. But next to the shedding pile was another full roll of red tape. This one was wider than the black one Megumi was wrapped up in. Both girls occasionally glanced at it, then at each other, as they played. Megumi watched intently, trying to peek into either of their cards by leaning over.



Yuki slammed her last card onto the pile, jumping up and pumping her fist into the air. "Yeah, I won! No timeout for me this time!"

Ryoko sighed defeatedly and put her remaining cards down. Under Yuki's gloating eyes, she got up and sat on the bed, with some distance to Megumi, while the winner of the night picked up the red roll and hopped onto the bed behind her.

Ryoko readily put her arms behind her back, for Yuki to start. Quickly, the tape was wound around her wrists and her lower arms, all the way up to her elbows, forcing her to stick out her already large chest some more.

Yuki leaned over her friend's shoulder, stretching some more tape, winding it around her body, a few extra layers just below her breasts, making them stand out even more. Megumi and Ryoko both watched as Yuki slipped off the bed again, starting to wrap tape around Ryoko's ankles, wrapping it someway up her legs as well and adding some more above her knees, all the while smiling excitedly.

Seeing Ryoko's body get taped up so much more strictly than her own, Megumi shifted uncomfortably, feeling strange just watching.

When she was done with Ryoko's long legs, Yuki grabbed one of the scarves and pushed it into her already readily opened mouth, though she took a second one, stuffing it in as well, making the girl's cheeks bulge a little bit, before tightly wrapping tape around her lips to keep it in.

Grinning excitedly, Yuki sat next to her second captive, admiring her bound shapely body. "Well, how do you like it?"

Ryoko turned her shoulders and strained her legs, mumbling quietly into the gag, displaying how truly unable to move she was.

Yuki moved behind her again, hugging her, resting her chin on her friend's shoulder. "So... what should I do to punish you?", she mused and slowly ran her hands up to Ryoko's chest, poking and squeezing them gently, making her struggle slightly. "Actually... I have an idea."

She hopped off the bed again, walking over to the small thermo-box on the floor, where they had kept the ice cubes for their drinks. Taking an untouched tray out of the box, she turned back to Ryoko with a grin. The redhead's eyes widened as she realized what her friend was planning and shook her head quickly, pressing a few protesting noises past her gag, but Yuki was already back and broke two cubes out of the tray, dumping them both into Ryoko's top. She squealed and shook, trying to make the cubes fall out, but the had already slipped down and were stopped by the tape under her chest.

Megumi blushed heavily, hearing the noises her attractive friend was making and watching her struggle furiously. But a chill suddenly ran down her spine as well as she felt Yuki's eyes on her.

"I'm not done with you yet, either!", she announced cheerfully as she sat next to her, grabbing her legs and pulling them up, making Megumi drop on her side. She tried to look up to see what she was doing, but already felt something wet and incredibly cold on the soles of her feet and her calves.





"H-hey, guys... it doesn't have to be this tight, come on...", Yuki stuttered nervously, straining her arms and trying to wrestle her wrists out of the rope. She didn't even know where Ryoko suddenly got rope from, but there were two lengths binding her legs, at her ankles and knees, and one tightly holding her wrists, pulled up to some spot on the ceiling, forcing her to lift her arms over her head. One of her own darker scarves was tied around her eyes as a blindfold, leaving her completely blinded and balancing on her bound feet.

"Sorry, but you lost.", Megumi's voice said behind her.

"And you insisted on playing another round.", Ryoko's voice in front of her added.

"I didn't thi--mmmh!" A balled-up scarf was stuffed into her mouth and a second one quickly tied over it to keep her gagged. She pulled at the rope again, trying her best to struggle without tipping over. Suddenly, she felt something cold touch the back of her neck and fingers digging into her sides.