Chapter 4: Ready for School?

7:30 Am

Mukuro headed to the kitchen area to start preparing breakfast for herself and Junko, someone has to be the early bird in this household so no surprise it falls to the elite soldier to take one for the team (or duo in this case.) Though she woke up this morning to discover that her sister wasn't in bed with her last night, she knew that this time she couldn't have sleep walked outside again because she was watching her like a hawk since 9pm from supper to bedtime.

Once she gets downstairs to the kitchen, she discovered an alien creature sitting in the chair… on the dinner table, an almost empty bowl of yakisoba next to it, it's head laid flat on the table, long strawberry blonde hair loose in all directions. To anyone else it would almost appear as if there really was an alien creature sitting right near their table but for Mukuro she knew the sight could be none other than her little sister. Honestly if she wasn't so used to Junko's sleeping habits at this point this would be quite shocking, now it's become the norm in Mukuro's life, an annoyance but it wouldn't be Junko if she didn't find a way to bring annoyance to everyone around her.

"…hmmm?" Junko murmurs, as if she could sense someone else was in the room groans as it pulls itself off the table to look. "Guha morning…, Sis" the tired creature greeted her before yawning and planted its head back on the table.

"Zzz…" the alien creature is…. asleep? is that Junko?

"Ah, Junko, you fell asleep after the noodles, didn't you?" said Mukuro as she smiled and eyed her sleeping twin, still sitting on the chair despite her face laying on the table

Flashback

9:39pm – Kitchen/Living Room

Mukuro had decided to prepare a large manful of yakisoba noodles for her and Junko as there was nothing else to eat for tonight, not for a full meal anyways and ordering takeout was both expensive and unhealthy in her opinion, so she decides to cook supper for tonight. Besides due to Junko's modeling carrer, her food recommends would prefer home-cooked meals at least once in a while. After a few minutes of stirring the noodles with the soy sauce, oyster sauce, chicken slices with green pepper pieces, oyster sauce and sesame oil all together, then using a wooden spoon to taste test the sauce and she declares it delicious, she was about to call Junko down but she already heard footsteps from upstairs meaning she's already knew dinner was almost done. She popped her head out in the entryway, the scent of delectable food utilizing her sense of smell.

So, its Yakisoba for tonight Onee-chan? The fashionista asked in delight.

Yes, with a few custom additions out of from Hanamura's cookbook you don't mind, do you?

Junko took a seat in the dinner table, with a plate of yakisoba placed near her

Junko snorted. "You kidding? I give the pervy little bastard credit, he truly knows to put his hard into that chef talent of his, even a loser like you could turn into a decent level chef if you actually managed to cook up Yakisoba this good." she retorts as she helped herself to her plate while Mukuro took an equal amount for herself as well, it really was delicious, while not on Hanamura's level she was able to cook something that her sister would call good.

When Junko decided to help herself to a second plate, albeit a smaller helping of yakisoba she couldn't help but feel proud of herself that she and Makoto both like her cooking. After the twins were both finished with supper, they were planning on heading to bed, but Junko would rather read some of her magazines after she was done changing into comfortable loungewear, which mostly insisted of a plain white T-shirt with black pajama short-shorts. Ikusaba asked her sister if she's going to stay up too long reading, but Junko insists that she'll come to bed when she feels that it's time. So Mukuro cautiously goes back upstairs to sleep, though she was thinking on how her "private night watch" was going to happen this time, so she made sure to remind herself to check on Junko in stealth mode.

A few hours later. She opens her eyes to see if Junko kept her word on coming to bed when she felt like it. To her disappointment Mukuro found her side of the bed empty, either she's still reading downstairs or she sleepwalked outside again (she really must put a tracker on her when she goes out at night), with a sigh the veteran soldier leaped out of bed and silently head downstairs to confirm that yes her sister was still downstairs, but from her laying position on the couch and magazine dropped on the floor, she's sound asleep, small trails of drool leaving a small stain on the couch but that's a minor concern. She walks over to Junko's sleeping form and tries talking with her.

"Junko!- wake up! You promised you'd come back to bed before remember?" Mukuro tries telling her, but as she's learned by now it's useless trying to wake her with force (mostly), she doesn't respond with anything except incoherent mumbling and shifting before resuming sleep.

So, she simply carries the sleeping sister gently back upstairs in a princess-like carry tucking her in bed again somewhat tighter to know if she'll escape. Junko doesn't react except burying her head into her pillows for comfort. Now with that problem seemingly taken care of, Mukuro returned to her side of the bed on the right side, said her goodnights to Junko and continued sleeping.

That was her mistake cause at around 2:52am IT started again

*Thump * "…ow."

This obviously meant one thing: Junko had escaped from bed yet again, with Ikusaba's extra blanket tugging meaning it wasn't enough to prevent her sleep-walking, she didn't take Mukuro's daily exercises for nothing, she's stronger than she perceives and so she stumbles out of the room, to venture out doing whatever she's dreaming about as she opens and leaves through the door (again) and descends downstairs.

"... yakisoba..." she murmurs as she heads to her subconscious desires.

Flashback End

7:39Am Dining Table

Junko: ..zzz…"

In retrospect this was kind of her own fault for not knowing this would happen again, and the one time she actually sleeps in for the night and not keep closer watch, oh well can't change the past now she has the challenge of waking up Junko by force for classes and she's determined to get both of them there on time whether Junko's awake for it or not.

Junko:" Zzz…."

Ikusaba starts with shaking her as much as possible to bring her up. In the end it had zero effect…well almost. Mmnn…. ohm~ the room's shaking… it's an earthquaky…" Junko replies sleepily.

"An earth quaky? What's that supposed to mean?" Mukuro asked as she cocked an eyebrow.

"Zzz…" Junko didn't reply just going straight back to sleep like nothing even happened. There's no doubt this was Junko at her worst in the morning. Honestly the best thing would be to just let her sleep the day away and will wake up on her own time if this was the weekend or day off, but she's only had one morning class to take and while it's somewhat important to attend, Junko will be getting there. On time so Mukuro just kept at it though it appears that she's becomes accumulated to shaking, doesn't even respond with any noteworthy attention only meaning she has to find new ways of waking her sister.

"Let's see now…" said Mukuro as she thought of options.

She'll simply enact plan A: The Pepper Shaker.

End Part 1: Will bring the second half out very soon. Sorry for the little cliff hanger guys, I really should have finished this days ago but hey, at least one part is better than nothing right. Will continue at a later date. Pardon any grammar mistakes in this story.