Ko-chan’s Chronicles

"New uniform. Give thoughts." Naruyo questioned me as I entered the foyer.

"....You were right. I have absolutely no chance out of this without help." I sighed and admitted defeat.

"Secure but hidden. Covert fashion." She added, quoting from the book I had seen her reading.

"Not only that, but wow, look at how slim Ko-chan is now~ I could grab you all the way around if I wanted." Hinari came up to me and tried to fit her hands around my waist. She didn't make it all the way, but her hands were only separated by a few inches on each side. She picked me up by the waist and spun around with me a few times.

"Hey, Hinari-chan, stop, put me down!" With my arms locked up tightly, I couldn't really do anything to stop Hinari from doing as she liked with me.

"He he, How are you gonna make me stop~ I'll spin you around if I want to~" Hinari teased even more for a minute until she finally put me down. "Looks like Naruyo really did a good job on your uniform, huh?"

I impulsively let out what was on my mind, "Why's everyone so worried about keeping me locked up, huh?"

"Oh, you should know the answer to that, Ko-chan. It's obviously because it's extremely fun to tease you and you are so cute when you get mad and can't do anything about it." Hinari picked me up and started to spin again. I got mad, but like she said, I couldn't do anything about it. "See? It's that face there~ I want to put it on my wall~"

"Quit fooling around, let's go." Matsuko came down the stairs and put an end to the teasing.

"Na-chan, what do you think, will Ko-chan sit in a normal seat today? Or will she ask to be strapped in like always?" Hinari pretended to whisper to Naruyo, but she said it plenty loud enough for everyone to hear her.

"Definitely, today, I will!" I stomped out to the car, got into the car... and immediately sat down in the car seat just like usual. I cried out in anguish, but Hinari was already pulling the seatbelts across my body.

"He he, I knew you couldn't resist, Ko-chan~ I knew you loved your car seat~" I couldn't help but blush at the teasing but I still looked away and pouted.

Matsuko said nothing, but smiled satisfiedly on the other side of the car.

Asami managed to get to the car without delaying us too badly. She had changed her uniform to one I had designed at the beginning of the year. It had an extremely short skirt that would barely cover her underwear, a short sleeved dress shirt that ended just under her chest and had a generous cleavage cut out, and a cropped vest that had a large cut out for her chest but buttoned closed below and above it. She had gloves and stockings with garters, and a large bowtie around her neck. She had ankle height ballet boots, which she was still barely able to stay standing in.

She managed to make her way into a seat, but was unable to buckle her seatbelt without the use of her arms, which were still pinned behind her back by the power of the law. Once she got in and allowed Sakari to buckle her seatbelt, the door was closed and we were off to school.

Asami shook her head and made some noises, which finally caused Matsuko to sigh and snap her fingers. "What is it? If any garbage comes out of your mouth, you won't be speaking for a week."

"Gah...uck..." Asami cleared her throat after days of being muzzled and finally spoke clearly. "Matsuko-sama... Please allow my arms to be released during school. I need to be able to carry out my responsibilities as usual. I promise I will not make any scenes."

Matsuko crossed her arms and stared down Asami for several seconds. "Fine. Your arm law may be released at school, but your muzzle will only be released if you are spoken to or you must make some sort of presentation. Remember. One little off comment, slander, or harassment and you're spending the rest of the semester mute and in an armbinder no matter where it is. I don't care if it causes a scandal in the class. I can't wait to see, which is stronger? Your vanity or your jealousy?" She snapped her fingers again and Asami found she could pull her arms out from behind her for the first time in a long time.

"Then... my uniform? I can barely w--" Her continued requests were interrupted by her mouth slamming shut again. She tried, but found herself unable to speak again.

"Don't push your luck, dear Asami. You have such a slender waist and bountiful breasts, it would be such a shame to hide it under such a frumpy uniform like you wore before. If you've got it, flaunt it~ And as for your boots, look at Ko-chan, she walks around in her ballet boots like they were flat. I think you just need more practice." Matsuko gave her determination, which shrunk Asami's recovering ego a bit.

She looked mad for a minute but then managed to force a more neutral expression. It seemed she had at least a little sense of self preservation left.

* * *

I didn't think people would notice my new uniform that much because they were mostly the same, but I had received compliments from a lot of the people I passed by in the hall. "I love your new uniform!" or "Wow, you're so slim now!" or other people asking me how I got so good on my boots... Why do you all care so much?

One thing that I didn't expect to have an issue with was my wings. Naruyo had made them larger and more sturdy to accommodate my arms, but I had already gotten used to the size of the old ones, and how much space I would need to leave to avoid knocking stuff down and hitting corners and walls. More importantly, with my previous costume, if I DID hit something solid, my wings would just sort of bend back when I walked into it, and then snap back to its original position when I cleared the object. With this new costume, if I walk into something with my wings, my entire body will react. I clipped a corner in the hallway and I nearly fell as my torso suddenly jerked to the side. It will certainly take more effort and a lot of care to be able to move around as freely as I was able to before.

I encountered a problem when I reached my locker. In retrospect, it's obvious it would be a problem, but I didn't even consider it until I was standing in front of it. I stared down the combination lock in front of me while I debated inside my mind what to do. My arms were locked behind me, and my feet were locked inside my boots. It would definitely be too embarrassing to try and open it with my teeth, so I was at an impasse. I didn't really want to ask for help, as that would expose the fact that I couldn't move my arms and I couldn't release myself either.

Several minutes went by before I was saved from my crisis by a friendly face. "Ko-chan, are you in trouble already?" Hinari's voice came from behind and soon someone was hugging me from behind.

"Ha. ha... I seem to be unable to open my locker, Hinari-chan... What should I do?" I squirmed my arms around, but they barely moved at all.

"Don't worry, I'll save you from your plight, but you have to do something for me too. How about it?" Hinari smiled mischievously.

"Um... what is it? I won't do certain things even if it's you." I glared at Hinari.

"Oh, it's an easy thing, I just want you to answer a question. Did you say something to Matsuko about her clothes?" Hinari asked cryptically...

"Um... I don't think so? Did something happen?" I tried to remember but nothing came to mind.

"I saw her throwing out everything from her closet except the dress she brought back from the convention, and when I asked what she was doing, all she said as 'These are no good.'"

"Ahh.. that is.. at that time.." Memories of my agonizingly embarrassing 'attack' on Matsuko during our date flooded my mind, and my face turned bright red on the spot.

"So you DID say something. While I'm dying to know what you said, I have a feeling you're not going to tell me based on your reaction."

"I'll never tell! Even if I die!" I immediately turned around and crouched down to hide my face.

"He he, I wonder what it was to cause such a drastic change in her behavior. I guess I'll have to go digging from the other side then." Hinari mumbled to herself before smiling. "Well, you did your side, now I, your loyal steed, will carry your books to class for you." Hinari bowed in a theatrical manner and then opened my locker and took out two books.

* * *

Morning assembly started. "Before we start assembly for the day, the student council president would like to address the class. President?" The proctor motioned to me and then backed away. I came up to the podium and immediately noticed a problem. I could barely see over the top of it. I slightly panicked as some students noticed my plight, but I was saved again by Hinari who placed a box on the ground in front of me, winked, and ran off to her seat. I stepped up to the podium and started my entreaty.

"Hello, fellow classmates. I have reviewed the casino survey results, and I'd like to speak to you about them. I can't help but notice that you voted for three events related to me. Are you sure? Why not vote for more traditional casino games?"

"I missed my photo with Ko-chan at the maid cafe, I've been waiting!" "I've been training with my ballet boots for two months now, I won't miss this chance" "Look, I can already put my arms this far" "I'll spend my entire life savings for a date with Ko-chan"

The outpouring of comments were all about me, which made me grit my teeth. It was clear the events wouldn't change much, but that wasn't my main goal. "What about the costume poll? You all voted to have everyone as a dealer except me as a bunny. Wouldn't you rather have everyone as a bunny? It would be so much more beautiful!"

"But Matsuko was so dreamy as a butler." "I dreamed about having a butler serve me tea since that day." "Ko-chan is the only one who needs to be cute." "Hinari~ please, I need you to sweep me off my feet again~" "Naruyo made my heart flutter when she served me at the cafe"

I couldn't believe what I was hearing. I wasn't ready to give up though. "With the council's approval, we will have an impromptu recount with a show of hands right now." Matsuko nodded and stood up and faced the class. "Good, let us begin with a show of hands. First, let's see a show of hands from everyone who would like to see all butlers at Casino Night." Three hands shot up. My eye twitched. "Next, let's see who would like to have all bunny girls at Casino Night." Fifteen hands shot up, and my eyes both twitched. "Finally, hands up if you want to see all butlers, except Ko-chan as a bunny." The rest of the hands went up, over a hundred of them. "Let the record show that there are 157 votes for the last option. The result of the voting is clear, thank you for your participation. Now back to Miss President." Matsuko announced the results and then sat down again.

"Ah. Um.. I hope you look forward to the event!" I stammered out some platitudes and quickly fled the stage.

"Thank you, President, for those words. Now, we will begin the assembly as usual." The proctor continued like nothing happened and the meeting progressed.