Got the idea from a Yahoo article. Inspiration comes from the weirdest places sometimes.

Chika was intently focusing on her homework. And Miu was intently focusing on Chika. Chika twitched, and then looked up from her papers. "Do you want something?" Chika asked, clearly annoyed.

"No," said Miu. Chika gave Miu a look and went back to doing her homework. Miu continued to stare at her.

Chika twitched again, then said, "Hey Micchan, there's pudding in the fridge." Miu was gone in a flash. Once she was out of the room and down the stairs, Chika quickly ran over to the door and locked it.

Miu was soon pounding on the door. "Hey, there's no pudding in there! Chi-chan, you liar!"

"Oh, will you be quiet already?" said Chika. Ana and Matsuri sat at the low table, seemingly interested. They began to stare at Chika. Chika raised an eyebrow. "What?"

"Nothing," said Ana. Chika noticed that Matsuri was trying to hold back giggles. "Well... it's just... the way you and Miu interact with each other is amusing."

"You've never gotten along, even in kindergarten," said Matsuri, who had finally managed to dispel her laughter. "It's funny."

From behind the door, Miu said, "We were meant to be!"

"What do you mean, 'meant to be'?" Chika said.

"We're a pair! We go together!"

"Oh, didn't I tell you to be quiet?" Chika reminded her.

"I wonder what would happen if you two were stuck in an elevator together for a few hours," said Ana. "Or locked in a supply closet. I really wonder..."

"Don't tell me you want to try it," said Chika. "I'd lose my mind stuck with her!"

"I think that would be really neat!" said Miu.

"Neat? No way!" said Chika. "Besides, what if while we were stuck together one of us had to use the bathroom or something? Being stuck in a confined place for so long sounds almost as bad as being alone with Micchan for that long."

"Well, what if it were something like this then?" said Ana. "You and Miu got handcuffed together for an entire day."

Chika's face turned very pale. "That... would be..."

Miu started laughing. "That'd be so funny!"

"Nothing about this is funny!" said Chika.

Miu, Ana, and Matsuri all burst into laughter.

"Stop laughing!" Chika demanded.

They all heard a knock at the door. "Hey, it's me," said Nobue. "Let me in or die."

Chika sighed, walking over to the door and unlocking it. Nobue walked in, followed by Miu. Miu gave Chika a goofy smile, and Chika gave her a warning stare.

Matsuri started laughing again.

"So, what are you guys talking about?" said Nobue. "I heard you laughing and decided to see what was going on."

"Onee-chan, please tell me it would be a bad idea to have Micchan and I handcuffed together for an entire day!" Chika pleaded.

Nobue went dead silent, then burst into laughter. The others started laughing again as well. "Oh, that's hilarious," said Nobue, wiping a tear from her eye. "That's a great idea! Let's do it!"

"WHAT?!" Chika shrieked.

Miu ran over to Chika and pounced on her, holding her down to the ground by her arms. "Quick! You guys get handcuffs! I'll hold her down!"

"Got it!" yelled Nobue, running out of the room.

"You guys actually own handcuffs?" said Ana.

Chika nodded. "Yeah... unfortunately..."

"This seems sorta mean," said Matsuri. "I mean, it was funny to talk about, but really doing it seems cruel."

"Look at it this way," said Ana. "This might help Chika-san and Miu-san learn to get along better. Wouldn't that be nice if they could just be good friends?"

"Maybe..." said Matsuri. "I guess their relationship could use a little work."

"It's not like I don't want to get along with her better," said Chika. "But isn't this kinda extreme?"

"Nope!" said Miu. "It's entirely reasonable! So stop whining, victim!"

"Victim?" said Chika.

Nobue came back with the handcuffs and ran over to Miu and Chika. Miu lifted one arm up so that Nobue could put the handcuffs on. Chika struggled, but Nobue soon got her hand into the handcuff. Then Miu got off Chika and they both sat up. Chika tried to get her hand out. It was clearly hopeless. Miu laughed.

"Let's see how this goes," said Ana.

Chika narrowed her eyes. "It's gonna be pretty bad."

"Now you guys just go back to doing what you were doing before," said Nobue, putting the key in her pocket. "And tomorrow I'll uncuff you."

"Okay!" said Miu, waving her arm in the air. Chika's arm was pulled up with hers, which made her wince.

Chika walked over to her homework again, Miu tagging along behind her. She sat down in her chair and grabbed her pencil. "Why does it have to be my writing hand that's handcuffed?" she said with a sigh.

For a long time Chika just worked on her homework with Miu standing beside her. Ana and Matsuri read magazines while Nobue sat on the bed watching Miu and Chika. Then Nobue said, "Hey, Chi, could you make dinner?" Ana and Matsuri nodded in agreement.

Chika smiled. "All right." She stood up and walked to the kitchen, Miu right behind her. Chika began to grab things from the cupboards (using the hand she usually wouldn't use for that) and spread them out on the table.

Chika reached for the rice, accidentally with her writing hand, and caused Miu's hand to hit it, knocking it off the table. "Not my fault," said Miu.

"I know it's not your fault," said Chika. Once the food was finally ready, Chika called everyone downstairs and they began to eat. Chika had to eat with the wrong hand, while lucky Miu got to use her usual hand. Chika had quite a bit of trouble. "Ugh! I just can't hold chopsticks with this hand!"

"Then use your face," said Nobue, sounding quite serious.

"No way!"

"Then I have no advice."

Chika decided to use her hands.

Halfway through the meal, Chika said, "Um, I'm going to the bathroom," she said. Nobue gave a tiny nod. Ana and Matsuri exchanged looks. Chika and Miu walked to the bathroom.

"I don't see why you're not fazed by this," said Chika. "This is annoying."

"Well it's only a day," said Miu. "Less than a whole day, actually, because we weren't handcuffed into the afternoon. No big deal."

Chika walked into the bathroom. "You stand outside. I'll close the door as far as it will go," she said. Miu nodded. Turned out the toilet was too far from the door. Chika sighed. "I guess you're just gonna have to come in," she said. "But don't look, okay?"

"Sure," said Miu. She walked in the bathroom and turned around. For awhile, Miu didn't look, but eventually she turned around.

"Hey!" yelled Chika. She quickly covered herself, and then kicked Miu in the leg. She was blushing madly. "I told you not to look!"

"You can't order me around," said Miu.

Chika just shook her head. "Well I deserve privacy, so don't look."

After dinner, Chika would normally take a bath, but there was no way she was doing that today. Instead, she and Miu went to her room and played video games. But it was too hard to play handcuffed so they gave up on that.

Ana and Matsuri were leaving, and they went to the door to say goodbye. "Bye!" Ana said, waving.

"Bye!" said Matsuri. "Hope you guys will be fine handcuffed!"

"Thanks," said Chika softly. She looked tired, Nobue noticed. Miu gave her a nudge. Chika didn't respond.

After that, Chika and Miu went back to Chika's room. They sat there on the bed for awhile, both very bored. "Um..." said Chika finally. "Do you wanna... maybe... play a board game?"

"Okay," said Miu.

Playing a board game wasn't as hard as Chika had expected it to be. Maybe she was just getting better at doing things handcuffed. In the end, Miu won.

"Yay!" said Miu. "I win!"

"Congrats," said Chika.

Miu looked at Chika oddly.

"What?" said Chika.

"Congrats?"

"Well... yeah... because you won..."

"Um... thanks?" said Miu hesitantly.

"You're welcome."

Miu and Chika stared at each other for a long time.

Chika finally looked away and at the clock. "It's 9:00... wanna go to bed now?"

"I guess so," said Miu, who was still staring at Chika.

Chika and Miu got into Chika's bed. Chika shook her head and said, "No, you're not sleeping with me, Micchan."

"Why not?" asked Miu, seeming upset.

"Because... well, because, like, you know..." Chika's voice trailed off. "Just... no."

"Then where do I sleep?" Miu asked.

"On the floor."

After laying on the floor for about five minutes, Miu sat up and looked at Chika. "No, I'm not asleep, if you were going to ask," said Chika. "I usually take awhile to fall asleep."

"Oh," said Miu. "Wanna just talk then?"

"I guess..."

"Okay," said Miu. "Well, today sure was a fun day, wasn't it?"

"Fun?" said Chika. "I don't understand your method of thinking. In what way was today fun? Do you think it's nice to be forced to spend all day stuck with me?"

"Well, yeah," said Miu. "I mean, you're really cool and stuff, and you normally wouldn't spend all day with me."

"Micchan, I spend almost all my time with you," said Chika. "In the morning, at school, in the afternoon, sometimes at night, and on vacations."

"That's not enough though," said Miu.

"That's not enough for you?" said Chika. "You don't need to be with me all the time to get by."

"Oh yeah I do!" Miu protested. "You don't understand! You don't know!"

"Don't know what?" Chika asked.

Miu was silent. "Don't know... that... I really, really like you."

Chika's face grew an odd expression that Miu couldn't identify. "You... like me that much?"

"You don't know nearly how much!" said Miu. Chika bit her lip. "Can I please sleep with you, Chi-chan?"

Chika slowly nodded. "...yes."

Excited, Miu quickly jumped in bed, nearly causing Chika to fly up into the air, and giving her wrist quite a yank. "Don't worry, Chi-chan! I won't bother you or anything!"

"Okay," said Chika. She attempted to roll over, but couldn't do it comfortably with the handcuffs on. "Goodnight."

"Goodnight!" Miu said happily.

Like Chika had said, she didn't fall asleep for a long time. She stayed awake, contemplating Miu's words.

I don't know... how much she likes me? I guess I don't... guess I don't know... Just how much does she like me? And if she likes me, why is she always so annoying around me? How much do I like Miu?