A/N: Hello~

After a long streak of writing only one-shots, I came up with an idea for a much longer story. And, since I adore KLK characters too much for my own good, I couldn't help but put it into words.

The cover image was drawn by Keou and is used with her permission (thank you!), you can find the original on her account on Pixiv under that nickname (I'm sorry I can't put a direct link here, the site doesn't allow linking to external websites). Check out her other works as well, they're all insanely amazing!

Before the story begins, a foreword:

The fic is set about a year after the 25th episode of the anime which is a period of time not officially shown to us. Needless to say, I took the liberty of shaping the characters and their goals in the way that I decided would be the closest to canon, if we ever got an unlikely continuation. So, while the characters still have their most iconic traits they had in the series, I've also added a couple of new things resulting from, however you look at it, the long time-skip between this story and the original ending.

My previous KLK fic is very loosely connected to this one, mostly in terms of how Ryuuko and Satsuki got to the point in their relation at which they are at the beginning of this story. I might refer to it here from time to time but treating it as a prequel and reading it first is not necessary as it's more of a companion piece.

Last, but not least, a word of warning: this is a story about two adult sisters living in an incestuous relationship. If that somehow rubs you the wrong way, you continue only on your own responsibility.

Without further prolonging, on with the story!

~Where Did You Put My Keys?~

By: Caelion

Chapter 1: Fare thee well on your journey

"Ryuuko-chan, your bag is ready, are you sure you don't want us to give you a lift instead of going by train?" a kind, womanly voice caught the attention of Ryuuko who was still going through her old room to check if she hadn't left anything.

"Nah, it's okay, ma'am," Ryuuko replied and, finishing her inspection, she went outside to meet with the rest of her foster family. "You've done so much for me already," she gave them a grateful smile.

"Ryuuuuuko-chaaaaaaan!"

Unusually for her, Ryuuko allowed herself to get tackled down to the floor. She smiled, helping her friend with getting up after a moment. "Mako," she patted the girl's head. "Do your best at your uni, 'kay?"

"Will do!" Mako saluted before looking at Ryuuko with crocodile tears in her eyes. "Ryuuko-chan, take care of yourself and Satsuki-sama!"

They shared a tight hug before Ryuuko moved to her foster parents. "Mankanshoku-san," she turned to both of them. "Thanks for everything you've done," she bowed and opened her mouth to continue but Mrs Mankanshoku had pulled her into a bone-crushing embrace.

"Ryuuko-chan, you're like daughter to us," she spoke while the girl struggled to breathe.

"You can count on us any time, just give us a call," Mr Mankanshoku added, patting Ryuuko's head.

"Dad, we don't have a phone, remember?" Matarou threw in, obviously trying to stop himself from tearing up.

Mr Mankanshoku gasped loudly. "Matarou, go steal us one! And while you're at it, get one more for Mako-" he paused mid-word when his wife's hand collided with the back of his head. "Hehehe, never mind."

Let out of the hold, Ryuuko breathed in deeply to make up for the temporary loss of air and smiled at the scene in front of her.

Some things never changed.

Since Mankanshokus had insisted on walking Ryuuko off to the train station, they still could have a lively chat on their way, with mostly Mako talking about how excited she was to go to university.

"Have you decided on what you want to study, Ryuuko-chan?" the girl chirped, walking backwards in front of her friend.

Ryuuko averted her eyes. Unlike Mako, who had settled for the closest (and cheapest) option, she had chosen the same university that Satsuki had been attending for a year, and even miraculously managed to get in, but she was yet to decide what exact kind of future she wanted to pursue. "Uh, no, not yet," she replied.

"Ah! Ryuuko-chan!" Mako gasped at the response. "You have to hurry it up the semester begins soon what if you end up choosing something you hate and-"

Smiling to herself, Ryuuko listened calmly to the cascades of words flowing out of her friend's mouth. "Mako," she interrupted her eventually and reached out to pat her head. "Never change," she said before grabbing the girl's hand to keep her from tripping.

The train station wasn't far away and they reached their destination shortly after. Ryuuko swallowed thickly, realizing that the hardest part of it all was yet to come, as her train stopped in front of them with a loud squeak.

"So..." she turned around to face the people who had been taking care of her for so long. Then, she realized she had no idea what to say. "T-thanks for everything," she finally uttered clumsily.

With that, four pairs of hands pulled her into a tight, group hug.

"Take care, Ryuuko-kun!"

"Have fun, Ryuuko-chan!"

"Say hi from us to Satsuki-sama!"

They kept going until the train signaled its imminent departure. And Ryuuko probably wouldn't let go if she didn't get pushed towards the door. She threw her luggage in and, before she knew, the train began moving.

"Farewell, Ryuuko-chan!"

"Thank you for everything!" Ryuuko shouted once again, standing in the still open door of her departing train. She waved vigorously at her foster family. "Goodbye, Mako! Goodbye, Matarou! Mankanshoku-san, take care! Bye, Guts!" They kept waving to each other for as long as they could, until the train took a turn and the station couldn't be seen any more.

Ryuuko let out a sigh and turned around to get her luggage and take a sit inside an empty compartment. She smiled at the memories of the last year spent in the Mankanshoku household and felt a small tear trickling down her cheek.

"Damn, I've gotten soft," she chuckled to herself, allowing the tear to flow down nevertheless, soon enough followed by another one.

She took out her phone from her pocket and for a moment stared wistfully at the family picture she had taken before they all left for the train station. Then, she dialled a number. The only one she had saved anyway.

"Hello?"

"Oy, sis," Ryuuko greeted, resting her hand against a small windowsill while watching the blurry world outside. "I caught the train, should be at your place in a few hours."

"I'm happy to hear so," Satsuki's voice sounded gentle, although a bit roughed up by the speaker. "Everything went well, I assume?"

"Yea," the girl replied, pausing for a moment to finally wipe the two stray tears. "It was...difficult but it went okay."

"Don't worry, Ryuuko, we can visit them whenever you feel like it."

Ryuuko smiled at her sister's words. "Thanks, sis," she answered mildly before closing her eyes, feeling suddenly overcome with drowsiness. "I'm gonna hang up now, I had to get up early so I wanna get some rest before the train arrives."

"Okay," Satsuki said. "Sleep well, I'll be waiting."

"'kay," Ryuuko uttered while suppressing a yawn. "Later."

"See you later."

Ryuuko closed her phone and put it back in its pocket before getting more comfortable in her seat and closing her eyes again.

From one side, she was already feeling homesick after leaving Mankanshoku's crazy, yet warm, household. On the other hand, she was looking forward to all the time she would spend with her sister, finally reunited.

She smiled and, before she knew, she fell asleep.

The train shook and began slowing down, eventually stopping completely. Ryuuko opened her eyes groggily and looked around. Behind the window was slightly familiar view of the train station of the city her sister lived in.

She yawned and stretched before getting up and taking her luggage.

Ryuuko strolled through the tight, but fortunately empty, corridor of the train before she finally reached the exit. Dragging her suitcase along, she stepped on the concrete platform.

One sweep of her eyes around the station was enough to spot a tall, semi-long haired girl dressed in a classy office-like uniform, and a long coat.

Not wasting any time, Ryuuko quickly paced towards her and threw herself in the already open arms.

"Satsuki," she smiled, returning the embrace.

"Hello, Ryuuko," the girl greeted her warmly. "How was the trip?"

"Hell if I know," Ryuuko shrugged while linking her arm with her sister's and following her to the exit. "I slept through the whole thing."

The older girl laughed at her sibling's usual lack of eloquence. "Do you feel like stopping anywhere to eat or would you rather go straight to our apartment?"

Ryuuko pondered on the question for a second. She didn't have a chance to visit Satsuki's place the last time she came to the city to see the university she was going to attend. "I'm not really hungry right now," she replied eventually, her curiosity taking over. "What about you?"

"Neither am I."

"I guess it's settled then?" Ryuuko grinned and her sister nodded her head.

A short trip inside a first-class taxi later, the two of them found themselves standing in front of an impressively tall skyscraper. They stepped inside, going straight towards an empty elevator, and began a relatively long ride to the very last floor.

"You just love being on top, don't you?" Ryuuko commented while watching in awe as the number of the floors passed kept increasing to quite enormous levels.

"In more ways than one," Satsuki replied with a hint of satisfaction, enjoying the view of her sister's face slowly gaining a reddish shade.

When they emerged out of the elevator, the only way to go was either through an expensively-looking door in front of them or an entrance to the emergency staircase to their left.

Ryuuko felt her jaw dropping down when Satsuki unlocked and opened the door to their penthouse.

"Holy...shit..." she uttered, for a lack of better words, stepping inside an open hall, of a sort, that was connected to multiple different areas.

Ryuuko strolled around the enormous living room, then peeked inside the luxurious bathroom that contained a bath which resembled more a small swimming pool. Then, she inspected the kitchen which had a view on the rest of the open rooms of the apartment. She spotted a huge pair of glass door leading to a terrace, which apparently surrounded the whole place, and moved her eyes up to the ceiling that was partially made of glass, giving her a magnificent view on the sky.

"W-we're really gonna live here?" Ryuuko looked at her sister, still not quite believing what she had just seen.

Satsuki nodded as if it was the most natural thing in the world. "Your room is there," she pointed at the closed door on the far end. "You can study there in peace, it's already fully equipped with everything you're going to need," she explained while Ryuuko just kept mumbling incoherent words of confirmation. "My room is right next to yours. You've seen the bathroom and the kitchen already, and the bedroom is here," she directed her hand towards another pair of closed doors. "Let's see," Satsuki pondered for a moment. "I guess the only things left are the terrace outside and the helicopter landing on top of the roof."

"Heli-wait, what?" Ryuuko turned rapidly towards her sister, this time actually allowing her jaw to drop down. Then, she let out a lengthy sigh. "Uh, I guess I should have seen it coming," she commented, scratching her head while casting glances at the set of beautiful crystal chandeliers hanging all around the apartment.

"It may look a bit intimidating at first but you'll get used to it quickly," Satsuki smiled, picking Ryuuko's luggage from her hand and taking it to her sister's room.

"You finally acknowledged that," Ryuuko replied while strolling behind her sister and still looking around curiously.

Stepping inside her new room was another form of shock that Ryuuko had experienced that day. Satsuki was right, it had essentially everything that Ryuuko could ever need, and probably even way more than that. A huge TV, a spacious desk with basic materials, such as pencils and notebooks, already prepared on a shelf hanging above, a brand-new laptop, a comfortably-looking swivel chair.

Feeling her legs slowly giving up, Ryuuko took a sit on the nearby sofa, only then noticing how enormous in its size, and incredibly comfortable, it was.

"Sats..." she began, watching as her sister casually opened her suitcase and began putting her clothes into drawers and a closet big enough to hide a good bunch of people inside. "How the hell are you able to afford all this...?"

"I just thought ahead far enough while I was still in Honnouji," Satsuki replied matter-of-factly, continuing her task.

"Oh," Ryuuko just kept staring at the girl, still deep in bewilderment.

"I'm getting hungry," Satsuki spoke as she finished unpacking her sister's things. "Want me to make you something to eat?"

Ryuuko nodded her head, quietly getting up from the sofa and following the other girl to the equally spacious kitchen. She sat down at the round table in something that resembled a dining room connected directly to the kitchen, and watched as Satsuki began preparing their meal.

"I never knew you could cook," she pointed out, raising her eyebrow at the skilful way her sister used a kitchen knife.

"Soroi went on his long-deserved retirement, I had to learn how to handle myself," Satsuki explained while chopping a green onion. "And I've always wanted to cook for my most important person," she added, turning for a moment to wink at Ryuuko.

The younger girl felt a blush creeping on her cheeks but smiled nevertheless. A year ago she would probably never believe that Satsuki could have such a delicate and feminine charm behind the cold and calculated persona she wore every day.

"What is it gonna be?" Ryuuko asked, standing up and peeking from behind curiously.

"Okonomiyaki," Satsuki replied. "I came to like the food of Kansai region. Want some meat with it?"

"You bet I do," Ryuuko grinned, resting against the counter and watching as the other girl kept cooking calmly with a small smile decorating her face.

Another gesture that Ryuuko once wouldn't believe Satsuki could do so casually.

She chuckled to herself. "Amazing how things can change."

"What do you mean?" the older girl asked, raising her brow.

"Nothing, just thinkin' about the old times," Ryuuko answered, preparing the plates and chopsticks.

It was the first time she tried her sister's food. Satsuki kept watching her with concern as she put the first piece in her mouth.

"D-delicious!" Ryuuko exclaimed, quickly going for another piece.

The older girl smiled and let out a relieved sigh. "Really? I'm glad you like it," she said and dig in her own portion.

"I shit you not, it's the best okonomiyaki I've ever had."

It didn't take them long to finish eating. Putting her chopsticks away, Satsuki sighed after she looked at her wristwatch.

"Something wrong?" Ryuuko picked up, noticing her sister's sudden change in the mood, however slight it was.

"No, it's just, I have to go in a while," Satsuki explained. "I have a business meeting in the afternoon and I can't miss it."

"Oh," the younger girl replied, motioning her sibling to stay at the table while she got up to clean the dishes. "Don' worry, I can handle myself," she said, flashing a confident grin.

"Without doubt," Satsuki chuckled. "I just hoped we could spend some more time together after your arrival. By the way," she began, watching her sister drying her hands after finishing her task. "There's a dishwasher over here."

Ryuuko opened her mouth, her ears gaining a pinkish hue.

"Ryuuko," Satsuki got up suddenly from her chair, moving towards her sibling and stopping in front of the girl, resting hands on the counter on both of her sides.

Ryuuko gulped audibly as she met her sister's eyes, sensing the subtle change in her voice. "Y-yea?" she rested her behind against the counter, allowing Satsuki to move closer to her. A frail scent of the older girl's perfumes hit her nose, making her head spin ever so slightly.

Without a word, Satsuki lowered herself, capturing Ryuuko's lips with her own. "I missed you," she whispered after she pulled back.

"M-me too," the younger girl flushed red, averting her gaze. She felt a hand cupping her chin before she got pulled into another delicate kiss. She closed her eyes, enjoying the breathtaking sensation.

"Welcome home, Ryuuko," she heard her sister's voice close to her ear before a pair of arms wrapped around her waist.

"I'm back, sis," Ryuuko replied, returning the embrace.

Ryuuko knew that her sister loved going over the top. But only after the older girl had left for her meeting did she allow herself to finally take in the fact that the luxurious apartment she got left in was really her new home.

She once again strolled around curiously, admiring how insanely spacious, and awfully rich, the whole penthouse was. Little did she know that her breath was really yet to be taken away.

When Ryuuko tentatively opened the glass door to the terrace, she felt a chilly gust of wind first thing while stepping outside. Opening her eyes, she saw the image of the very city she was in, high from above, stretching as far as her eye could see. She blinked a few times to assure herself it really wasn't an illusion before uttering in amazement, "holy shit..."

She suddenly felt like a small child seeing the big world for the first time in her life. She took one more look before shivering from the cold air and going back inside.

For some reason, the rest of the apartment suddenly appeared less intimidating than it used to.

With a whole new meaning of 'over the top' imprinted in her mind, Ryuuko directed her steps towards the bathroom. Entering it the second time wasn't as shocking as the first one, yet it still gave her a sort of overwhelming feeling.

After a quick inspection of the area, she located a shower and stripped herself naked before going inside, allowing pleasantly warm water to flow down her body. She looked around, spotting a bottle of shower cream and picking it up.

"Smells like sis," Ryuuko muttered after opening it and closed her eyes, engulfing herself in the comforting scent. She blushed hard when she realized she was acting like some old pervert, sniffing her sister's cosmetics, and began washing her body thoroughly.

Refreshed, she stepped inside her room in search for clean clothes before noticing something lying on her desk. Ryuuko moved closer, after dressing up, and let out a quiet "oh, right."

She was going to university but she still didn't know what to study.

Sitting at the desk in her new room, Ryuuko narrowed her eyes, browsing through a rather long brochure that lied open in front of her for something that had to be the hundredth time. "History...hell no...science...gotta think about it..." she muttered to herself and reached out to turn the page. "Engineering...might be interesting," she kept going, trying to find something that could actually catch her attention. "Dammit, why can't choosing a university course be an easy thing!" she exclaimed eventually, closing the brochure and propping her head on her hands in resignation.

Not even a few seconds passed when she suddenly felt a familiar presence behind her.

A pair of arms wrapped themselves around her shoulders before a tongue trailed a line on the delicate skin of her neck.

"Mm, you smell nice," she heard from behind her.

Ryuuko felt shivers running down her spine while her body tensed ever so slightly.

"What are you up to, Ryuuko?" Satsuki's voice had sounded so close to the girl's ear that she almost shivered again.

"N-nothing much," she lied, feeling the blood rushing to her face when one of the hands slid from her shoulder down to her chest. "I- I didn't hear you come in."

"Mhm, we finished earlier," Satsuki let out a melodic hum before lowering herself down and planting a tender kiss on Ryuuko's neck. "In that case, how about we do something...fun to celebrate you moving in?"

Ryuuko tensed up. "L-like what?" she uttered, resisting the embarrassing temptation to scold her sister for teasing her and finally get to the point instead. She cursed her own impatience.

"For instance," Satsuki began, pausing to gently nip the skin with her teeth. "I could show you our bedroom," she whispered seductively, moving on to nibble on the girl's earlobe. "What do you say?"

"O-our bedroom?" Ryuuko asked, desperately trying to keep herself from getting vocal thanks to her sister's actions. "Y-you mean we're gonna s-sleep in the same b-bed?" she stuttered as Satsuki's lips went down her neck, stopping at her collar and lingering there for a moment, leaving a small hickey.

"Are you not fond of the idea?" the older girl asked indifferently, continuing her advances by slipping one hand under her sister's shirt.

Ryuuko gulped. "I-it's not-" she uttered, trying to keep her cool but finally letting out a a quiet yelp when Satsuki's fingertips began trailing from her stomach up to her chest.

That was too much.

"F-fuck, take me there already, w-will you?" Ryuuko rasped as she quickly got up, colliding her rapidly heating up body with Satsuki's.

The other girl snickered devilishly, taking her sister's hand and leading her to another room. "You still need a little push to say what you really want," she pointed out teasingly, grinning at Ryuuko's embarrassed expression.

"Bitch," Ryuuko replied half-jokingly before they both pounced at each other with passion. "And you still push me to say these things," she said as she fell on their huge queen-sized bed with Satsuki on top.

"Have you ever regretted it?" the older girl asked, staring into her sister's eyes.

Ryuuko stared back for a moment before she cupped Satsuki's cheeks. "No," she murmured and pulled the girl into a hungry kiss before moving down to bite into her neck, certainly looking forward to the long night before them.

With a yawn, and a tired stretch, Ryuuko opened her eyes, squinting them immediately at the sunlight coming from the glassy ceiling of her new bedroom. She turned around to hide from the brightness and cuddle to Satsuki, suddenly noticing that she was actually alone in the bed.

She forced herself to open her eyes once again and looked around the empty room. She smiled when she suddenly felt heavenly smell coming from another part of the apartment through the slightly open door. Led by her nose, she got up and began searching for the source, eventually finding herself in the kitchen.

"Good morning, sleepyhead," Satsuki greeted while preparing breakfast.

"Mornin'," Ryuuko replied groggily, yawning and rubbing her eyes before looking at a clock hanging on the opposite wall. "Oh shit, it's 10 already..."

The older girl nodded. "I'm leaving soon," she notified. "I have to meet up with Rei and discuss some things with her."

"Oh," Ryuuko answered, too sleepy to hide her disappointment.

"Why so blue in the morning?" Satsuki chuckled. "I'll be back before the evening. Maybe we could go shopping then?"

"Sure, why not," the younger girl sat down at the table, watching her sister with sleep still lingering on her eyes.

"Now, go wash your face while I finish making the food."

Ryuuko blushed at the child-like treatment she had just received. "Are you my mother or something?"

Satsuki frowned ever so slightly at the remark but she quickly composed herself. "No, I'm your older sister so I'm going to at least try acting like one."

"'kay, 'kay," Ryuuko gave up eventually, directing her steps towards the bathroom.

The cold water helped her with washing her sleepiness away and, after regaining an acceptable level of perception, Ryuuko went back to her sister.

The breakfast was already served by that time and, as soon as she saw it, the younger girl dug in immediately with a hasty 'enjoy'.

"You're not eating?" she looked at Satsuki up from her plate.

The older girl was sitting at the table with nothing except for a mug of tea.

"I ate already," Satsuki explained. "You weren't getting up so I figured I'd leave you the food before I go."

"Oh," Ryuuko looked at her sister with her mouth slightly parted. "T-thanks," she muttered, quickly lowering her head and continuing eating to hide her reddening cheeks.

She had to admit, she liked the times when Satsuki acted just like an older sister would. And the food she made was great, too.

"So, when does your meeting end?" Ryuuko asked, standing near Satsuki and watching as she continued putting her boots on.

"I should be back by 5," the older girl answered, buttoning up her coat. "Well then, have a nice-"

She was about to finish when Ryuuko cut her off with a brief kiss.

"T-take care, sis" she muttered, not daring to meet Satsuki's eyes.

The older girl smiled contently. "I'm off," she replied before disappearing behind the entrance door.

Ryuuko stood in place for a moment, listening to the fading clacking of her sister's heels, before she moved towards the living room and sat down on the sofa. So she had over six hours of waiting to fill up and no idea what to do in all that time.

She rested her back comfortably and closed her eyes. It didn't take long before sleepiness had overcome her again and she lied down on her side, slowly drifting off.

To say that Ryuuko was irritated was an understatement. It was utterly beyond her comprehension why, out of all times she had parted with Satsuki for days, weeks even, she had never felt as lonely without her sister as she did now.

On top of that, the time had decided to slow down on her mercilessly, to the point where glancing at the clock only irritated her further.

So when the long-awaited sound of their apartment door being unlocked came, Ryuuko was more than eager to pace to Satsuki with determination and pull her into a crushing hug from behind when the older girl was about to hang her coat.

"I see someone couldn't wait my return," Satsuki teased, turning around and embracing her sister on her own.

"Shut up," Ryuuko mumbled, not letting go nonetheless. She closed her eyes when a hand began stroking her hair.

"Thank you, Ryuuko," the older girl whispered, continuing the caresses.

"W-what are you thanking me for?"

"For waiting for me, for giving me a warm welcome," Satsuki spoke gently, making Ryuuko's cheeks colour slightly.

"A-anytime," Ryuuko muttered.

She wouldn't believe it a year ago but now she couldn't be more convinced that, beneath her mask, Satsuki was very much a delicate and emotional woman. And each time she smiled, Ryuuko's heart would skip a beat.

"What's that?" Ryuuko asked, pointing out at a pretty thick-looking folder full of papers that her sister was attentively going through.

"Business plan," Satsuki replied, not turning her sight away from the pile of documents. "Rei gave it to me earlier today, I need to go through it before it gets approved," she explained before adding regretfully, "I'm sorry, I know I promised to take you out in the evening but this can't wait."

"It's fine," Ryuuko answered and tilted her head before sitting next to her sister. "So, what do you need it for anyway?"

Satsuki finally paused her reading and rubbed her temples. "The funds that I have right now aren't unlimited," she began. "Sooner or later, we're going to run out of money. I have to come up with something to make a living."

Ryuuko chuckled to herself. She knew by now all to well that, to Satsuki, 'making a living' meant being able to afford an apartment like this, along with a private helicopter. "What's the plan then?"

"We're opening a world-wide net of shops with clothing."

Somehow that sounded way too familiar.

"Using that shit our mother left us with?" Ryuuko asked with a hint of annoyance in her voice.

"Not really, I don't want to touch anything that woman made. I'm pretty much scrapping REVOCS," Satsuki replied calmly, already back to her task. "I'm only using some old connections of mine and pulling some strings to give us a better start."

Ryuuko nodded her head. "And what's the catch?"

At that question, Satsuki sighed heavily. "In short, we have ideas but we still have no way of getting the right amount of products to sell. Which is exactly what Rei and I have been working on in the past months."

"Oh," Ryuuko put her hands behind her head and looked at the ceiling. "Whatever, I know shit about business anyway," she hummed, making Satsuki chuckle. "Still, it's kinda surprising you're gonna sell clothes, of all things," she pointed out.

"I guess, I've been working with them all my life in one way or another," Satsuki answered bitterly before composing herself again. "What about you? Have you decided on your course yet?"

"I- I sure would, if not- if not for-" Ryuuko stuttered, her face gaining a colour of a ripe cherry.

"Oh?" Satsuki raised her brow, casting a glance at her suddenly flustered sister. "Yesterday you certainly didn't complain about my...interruption," she teased, just for the sake of seeing Ryuuko hiding her beet-red face in her hands. "Anyway, you should decide on something quickly," she continued in a more serious way. "You don't have much time left."

"Urgh..." Ryuuko grumbled, crossing her arms on her chest. "I have no idea what to choose, everything looks so stiff," she complained.

"Have you checked the brochure I've left you?"

"Yea, couldn't find anything interesting there."

Satsuki frowned. "Bring it here," she asked, bookmarking her documents before closing the folder.

"Eh? Weren't you busy anyway?" Ryuuko glared at the older girl in surprise.

"My little sister's future is more important right now," Satsuki replied, giving her a 'trust your older sibling'-kind of smile.

The younger girl rolled her eyes playfully. "Uh, 'kay," she said and got up, quickly pacing to her room and coming back with a colourful brochure in her hands.

They sat next to each other as Satsuki unfolded the paper, scanning through the text. "How about this one?" she underlined one of the options with her fingertip.

"That...ain't looking so bad...I guess," Ryuuko mumbled.

Satsuki smiled. "Think about it," she gave Ryuuko a pat on the head before going back to her previous task. "It's your future after all."

"Yea," Ryuuko pondered for a while before relaxing on the couch again. "Hey, sis, what course did you choose?" she asked, suddenly realizing in embarrassment that she actually had never bothered to find out.

"Business Management," Satsuki replied, already focused on the business plan again. "It'll be helpful with leading the company."

"Oh," the younger girl answered before staring at the ceiling thoughtfully. She grinned to herself then at the idea that began forming in her head.

She had already made her choice.

End of Chapter 1

A/N: The next chapter will finally bring some trouble into our girls' paradise~

Regarding the updates, I'll do my best to release a new chapter every Sunday as the story is already planned out and I went quite ahead with writing, having the second chapter almost done and a lot of other parts written already. Mostly the easier ones, which actually leaves me with the difficult ones that still need to be written...OTL Gj me.

In case you don't know, 'okonomiyaki' is a Japanese dish that consists of dough and whatever you want to eat with it fried together on a pan (a "pancake" of a sort), although the composition may vary, depending on the region.

Ah, I almost forgot - since it seems that different universities in Japan have different enrollment dates, I decided to go with the one that coincides with the regular school year. That means Ryuuko has finished her high school in March and is going to enter university in April, meanwhile Satsuki has finished the first year of her university also in March and, similarly, is going to begin her second one in April.

Anyway, I hope you're enjoying this fic so far. Stay with me as I have much more on the plate to offer.

See you next Sunday!