Chapter 5: Game Changer

3:19 am

Looks like that it was going to be yet another sleepy night for the twins, Junko and Mukuro were already in bed. Warm, soft fur blankets were covering them nicely to protect from the cold. Mukuro made sure to sleep lightly, making sure to keep an eye on her little sister, sleeping peacefully though somewhat messily on her side of the bed, her breathing calm and rhythmic with her heartbeat. Though she was still unsure when Junko would sleepwalk again at any time which would usually be a disadvantage since it's usually random when it begins. That's been a rather big disadvantage to Mukuro, she genuinely doesn't have a clue when Junko would get up in the middle of the night moving around in her sleep, some nights its early morning. Other times she moves around midnight and sometimes on the rare night her sister doesn't move out of their bed at all and actually sleeps in bed all night like any other person but again it's exceedingly rare when it comes to Junko, who rejects and obliterates the very definition of 'normal'.

At least that's what it used to be until this night.

She knew that Junko would most likely hate it and while she's more than capable of keeping an eye on her sister with her soldier skills in top form but still it doesn't hurt to add a little insurance, a plan B you'd call it. If the extra blanket tugging Mukuro deciding to put Junko under during her slumber doesn't work, it'll at least make her night watch a little easier.

"Mu-Muuuukuuuroo~" Junko sleepily whines out her name but also someone else's.

Oh boy, looks like she was about to test it sooner than she thought when she hears the dreamy murmurings of her twin as she shuffles around the bed like a cat getting comfortable, eyes still closed. 'This is only the halfway phase' Mukuro thought to herself, it's only a matter of time until Junko tries to get out of bed again, at the very least she's managed to make a routine out of this situation, It looks like Junko was still talking in her sleep, the soldier listens in carefully.

"Hmph" Muk- Mukuro nee Chan, Chi-Chihiro". Junko names out "I love you guys. you serve me well…I. must…bring gifts…to you.." she says in her dream before the familiar feeling of the bed shaking as Mukuro looks up to see her sister sitting up, light blue eyes to contrast her lavender ones, barely open as climbs over Mukuro (on the right side of the bed) messily, her long loose blonde hair brushing over Mukuro's face again, giving her a tickle before rolling over and hitting the floor. Or at least that's what you'd think would happen. As it turns out Mukuro had thought ahead and planted two futons stuffed with comfy pillows, one on either side, instead of a thud and a tired ow' there was only a cushioning sound to break Junko's fall so at least she could give her a soft landing before she started sleep-walking. It works perfectly as Junko fell right onto the futon, soft and comfortable enough to continue onwards a peaceful slumber although Junko still getting up slowly and goes towards the room exit, teetering herself back & forth as she reaches for the door. "Hmm" strangely instead of leaving of leaving the bedroom as usual Junko moves back towards Mukuro on the left side of the bed and soothingly pats her head, her short raven hair.

"…Don't fret sweet Muku, Chihiro…your rewards for… serving your …disappointing existence..*yawn*… to your Queen and baby sister will…be grand. I'll go… make it …for you…now, just stay here and…sleep you two." Junko mutters. Ironic since she's the one more than half asleep, then stumbles out the door and downstairs.

"Make… for me? Oh no that could only mean..." Mukuro jumps out of bed and scrounges on whatever clothes she could gather at the time, being only a Black T-shirt and shorts as she immediately leaves the bedroom and heads downstairs once again when she heard noises coming from the kitchen again, and not just the fridge this time. Junko is certainly on the move tonight, meaning this night could be more active and that means more maddening, now it's more important than ever to keep Junko in the house the whole night. On that thought Mukuro enters the kitchen to confirm her suspicions. On the stove, she sees a tall pot of water being put to boil (the fire wasn't on yet thankfully, a few frozen waffles being put into the toaster oven. And just now it looks like a couple of mini sausages were being made to cook on a medium size skillet on the stove, (the fire was turned on for this one), and the sausages had yet to fully thaw out.

Damn, it's just as I expected, but also feared" said Ikusaba when she sees her sister at the center of it all still in her underwear, barefoot but now wearing a type of apron like Yukizone-senpai's. that says: Kiss the Cook and You'll know Despair (Junko's slogan, she designed it after all) plus her hair is in a single ponytail now.

Speaking of her sister, Junko was currently raiding the pantry and pulled out a box of white rice that she puts on the table. "…Later... Mukuro -chan likes…my curry. Does Chihiro love…waffles. Yeah he loves waffles." Junko slurs as she stumbles to the, proving she's still under a sleepwalking state.

Even though she knows she's gotten used to these situations long ago and started planning for it, in a strange unorthodox way, it's still rather impressive to Ikusaba on just how much her sister can do while literally asleep though it all yet she acts like she's awake albeit acting 'nicer' (in her way) to the people she exclusively likes. Tonight, this only proves she clearly goes above the average sleepwalker, plus to tell the honest truth she'd rather watch and observe than try waking up Junko now since that tactic has proven less and less effective each time she tried. So, all she can do for Junko was keep a tight watch on her little sister under this dream-like ambulatory haze of hers during the late night.

In other words, she has no option but to help Junko with her "sleep-cooking" to keep her from destroying the kitchen (unintentionally). Daytime Junko was usually a great cook on her own, her analysis skills making it easy. While the "Sleepy Junko's" cooking skills on the other hand, has a rather "unique" way of cooking concoctions that while still edible ( good even) she still puts on her own special flare into it that proves no matter what she's still asleep at the end and genuinely unaware of what she's really doing in reality.

Mukuro puts on some kitchen gloves and moves to her sister's side. Don't worry dear sister, half asleep or not I won't let you do all this cooking alone, my instincts just won't allow it" the soldier thought as she starts to refill the pot with new water and put on the stove, turned on the fire and waited for the thing to start boiling.

End Part 1

Notes: Hello everyone reading these thanks,for the views, I originally wanted to update on 4th of July but got distracted with BBQ plans. So a few days late wouldn't hurt, editing and all. As always look forward to more updates! Hope you enjoyed reading this. I won't be updating this for a while as I'd like to continue on other ideas/ my different stories, so be patient for now Thanks! :)