His breathing was the only noise around. Every rustle of his clothes echoed back at him and Kojiro felt a cold shiver run down his spine - no wonder Kaoru was such a jackass, living all alone in this huge house would drive anyone insane. Good thing he had Carla, although Carla was not as loyal of a companion as he probably thought her to be. Her master would be home soon and the AI wouldnʼt say a single word about the intrusion. Kojiro smirked. Giving him the password to order Carla around was the biggest mistake Kaoru had ever made in his entire life.
The rattling of the key in the door was the only warning he got before the robotic voice started booming through the hallway. “Welcome home, master.”
“How are things going?”
God, he sounded so smug. He knew exactly how much of a pain he had been today and he was relishing it.
“Everything is as usual, Master.”
If Kojiro couldʼve snickered without immediately giving his location away, he would have. That would change in a minute.
He waited patiently until Kaoru had taken off his shoes and walked past the niche he was hiding in before he turned off the lights. Kaoru stood still immediately and in the dimmed light falling through the windows, Kojiro could see him tilt his head up to look at the ceiling. “Carla, turn the light back on.”
As soon as the lights were back on and Kaoru had went on into the kitchen, Kojiro snuck down the hallway and turned off the light once more before hiding in between Kaoruʼs fancy coats.
“Carla! The lights!” Kaoru sounded irritated. Time for the next step. When Kojiro loudly opened and closed the storage room door across from him, the kitchen went dead silent for a moment. Jackpot.
“Carla, whoʼs in here?” There was now a slight edge to Kaoruʼs voice and Kojiro felt a giddy excitement bubble in his chest when the AI confirmed that there was indeed no one here. Heh. He was like a ghost. Or a ninja. A ninja-ghost!
Footsteps approached the hallway and Kojiro grinned at the sound of Kaoru angrily muttering under his breath. “Damn computer… what the hell… that's what I need, a fucking haunted house!” The perfect cue.
“Boo.”
Kaoru screamed and nearly jumped out of his skin, whipping around to him. “Kojiro- hehehey!”
“Surprise.” Kojiro smirked, wrapping his arms around Kaoru even tighter and wiggling his fingers into his sides. “You didnʼt really think I would just let you off after you got on my nerves all day, hm?”
“I- ghahaha, hohow dihihid yohou-” Kaoru squealed and doubled over, but there was no escaping the tickling. “Gehehet ohoff of mehehehe yohou stuhupid mohohonkey!”
“Carla let me in.” He squeezed his friendʼs hips, just to hear him squeal. “Itʼs two against one here, so if I were you Iʼd watch my tone. The only thing I wanna hear from you is Sorry.”
“Nope, thatʼs not the word.” Kojiro chuckled softly as he squeezed Kaoruʼs thigh with one hand while holding him upright with the other. Knowing Kaoru, theyʼd be here for a while.
Summary: Kaoru just finished a long, tiring movie/musical shoot, hosting a party with her girlfriend Chisato to celebrate. When everything’s all over the couple is exhausted and choose to wind down with the exact movie Kaoru starred in. Chisato comments on her acting, before watching a scene that includes tickling, praising her for how well she acted it. Which leaves Kaoru to admit that there wasn’t any acting there…
Warnings: Super domestic fluff, insinuations of s/x but in a funny way (nothing happens). They are adults in the current storyline (18/19) but I aged them up to 24-26 as this story takes place after they graduate college and Kaoru’s acting career has skyrocketed. Also, sfw tickling of course.
Other: Kaoru x Chisato from Bandori (KaoChisa) 3.4k words.
Authors Note: IM SORRRYYY IM SELF INDULGING I have so many requests to write, but this one’s for you me and the 2 other bandori fans in the tickle community!! I kinda got carried away, 3.4k words… this is what happens when I self indulge. It’s half assed proofread because my brain is fried, Enjoy!
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Chisato and Kaoru were in bed together quite exhausted… it was a long day for the two of them. Kaoru was finally done with the interviews and red carpet runs from her latest movie/musical, so she and Chisato held a whole dinner party to celebrate Kaoru’s success, all of their friends attended. Making lots of food, and entertainment, while being in charge of keeping everyone lively.
Safe to say, two of the most sociable people were completely zapped of their social battery. They just wanted to be in each other’s company and wind down with a good movie.
Chisato scrolled through the selections before reaching the different options in ‘New Releases.’
She spotted the movie Kaoru just wrapped up… the whole reason for the celebration, turning to her girlfriend with a smile. “Hey, looks like they added it. Maybe we should check it—“ Chisato cut herself off when Kaoru’s face shifted to a look of distaste.
She read her girlfriend’s expression as “I had just moved on from this long, exhausting movie shoot. If you even mention the title, I might just turn to dust.” That thought made her laugh as she reached up to run her hands through Kaoru’s hair.
Kaoru relaxed at the touch, her face softening as she felt her eyes grow heavy. “Don’t worry, we don’t have to watch it, or anything for that matter.” Chisato attempted to be considerate, seeing how tired her usually eccentric girlfriend was. “I mean, even I’m not used to seeing you this… worn out.”
Kaoru watched through sleepy eyes as Chisato went to turn it off. She reached up and wrapped her hand around Chisato’s, keeping her fingers in place on the remote. “Nono… you can, anything to make you happy, my Juliet.” Kaoru attempted to be her normal, flirty and charming self, it worked somewhat… but it sounded more cute than cool.
“How romantic,” Chisato grumbled half-heartedly, opening her arms and inviting Kaoru to cling to her. She instantly accepted, inching closer and wrapping her arm protectively around her girlfriend, head resting quite perfectly on her chest.
She pressed play on the movie, feeling excited. If this were anyone else’s movie Chisato would be watching it with intent to critique, with Kaoru… She knew the acting would be top-notch. Looking forward to seeing all the little things with how her girlfriend plays the role.
Kaoru yawned when the opening started, “Make sure to shower me with praise, it will make every hour on set worth it!” Chisato sighed fondly as she spoke charmingly again, even while tired… Kaoru was still her Kaoru.
She patted her head twice, her way of saying of course I will. Then, the dialogue started, catching Chisato’s attention. She paid a close eye to every character… even if her gaze always wandered back to Kaoru’s.
It was a romantic movie, yet, Kaoru wasn’t concerned about Chisato getting jealous of her kissing another girl. Chisato was an actor too, after all. “Hey, you played that part super well.” She praised after an emotional scene, Kaoru hummed happily at the compliment.
This went on, Chisato watching and analyzing her performance, giving short and sweet praise before continuing to watch. The next scene caught her eye, it included something that wasn’t foreign to their relationship. Tickling, Kaoru’s character was being tickled by the other main lead’s character.
She watched it with a smile, it wasn’t foreign in the sense that Kaoru was always tickling her… not the other way around though. “Props to you Kaoru, that looked like an authentic reaction. As if you were seriously being tickled there.” Chisato complimented again, Kaoru’s reaction surprised her this time.
Instead of the usual humble thanks, she laughed. “That is the exact conversation I had with the director. It’s authentic because I wasn’t acting.” Kaoru explained, not paying any mind to how she just exposed herself. “Which thank goodness he liked my reaction, I dohohon’t think I’d be able to manage any more takes of that…!” Kaoru giggled at just the thought of tickling, getting tingles on her hips.
Chisato was slightly confused, “Wait so… that was real? You were actually being tickled?” The more she finished that sentence, the more fond her smile became.
Kaoru didn’t mind her question, even nodding. “Yeah! I think my Co-Star was the only one to realize. As when we first started the scene and I started laughing… she squeezed rougher! How mean!” Kaoru laughed again, talking about the situation fondly. “It jogged my memory on how ticklish I am.”
She said it so calmly, so openly, Chisato’s brain was running through multiple thoughts. “So you were really laughing, how… funny.” Chisato cursed herself for that super strained reaction, ready for Kaoru to question it. Instead, she yawned, relaxing in her hold again.
She froze… she couldn’t believe Kaoru was ticklish. Sure, when they were kids she was but… for some reason, Chisato assumed she wasn’t anymore. Her mind was yelling at her to test it, she so badly wanted to… just imagining how cute she’d be full-on laughing. That charming self Kaoru loves to show, crumbling and falling into sweet giggles.
Chisato pondered, looking down at her lover who was completely cuddled up… head resting oh so comfortably on her chest. “So, I know you’re tired Kaoru. But are you too tired for… everything?” Chisato questioned, twirling a lock of purple hair around her finger.
Kaoru instantly sat up, talk about an energy boost! Except… she completely took her words as an innuendo for something… special. She had a smirk on, both her hands on either side of Chisato's frame, holding onto the bed covers next to it. The blonde instantly knew what Kaoru was thinking of, holding herself back from snickering.
She played into it, her eyes mocking Kaoru’s. She slipped her hands around her waist, motioning for her girlfriend to come closer “Oh, dear Chisato. I am never too tired to fulfill any request you want- kch!” The whole mood shifted when she felt her hips being squeezed. Having a full-body reaction, she looked at Chisato as her smile filled with giddy terror. “Chisato I— Eeeeehahahaha!” She bursted out into bouts of adorable laughter when Chisato began to rapidly squeeze her hips.
“Pff, so that really wasn’t acting.” Chisato commented, unable to stop the mischievous grin that had been tugging at her lips. Her reactions were just too damn cute, probably to anyone who’d ever see this and especially Chisato. Kaoru found herself weakened by the hip tickling, one hand that was holding her up completely failing her as Kaoru somewhat fell in her girlfriend’s lap.
“Ehehehe! C-Cohohome ohohon!” She giggled, awkwardly holding herself up with one hand. A silly attempt at not letting her helplessly ticklish self not fall entirely into Chisato’s curious, yet playful grasp.
The attack on her hips had the reaction Chisato was looking for, exactly the same laugh that she heard in the movie. But this wasn’t a movie and she was itching to take this a step further. “How come I never knew you were ticklish?”
Kaoru’s shoulders shook with laughter, “W-Wehell, it’s nahahat like I try tohoho hide ihihit…!” She claimed, defending herself and looking at Chisato with a wobbly smile. She was in quite a weird position, leaving Kaoru unsure how to squirm or grab her girlfriend’s hands.
“Then, how come you never told me?” Chisato frowned, one finger reaching up and hooking under her arm. Kaoru gasped before the last hand holding her up slipped, messily falling into her. She really should have seen this coming, Chisato, the girl she is always playfully exploiting her weakness towards tickling, finding out it affects her too? This was fully deserved.
Kaoru’s mind was still running through different actions she could take, trying to sit up again. “I’ve nehehever not beheehen! Sohoho- AHA! H-Hey… Cuhuhut thahahat ohohoutttt!” She began giggling fully when all of Chisato’s fingers dug under her arms. Even though she was being tickled, Kaoru didn’t feel flustered, leaving her to talk back to Chisato. Instead of her usual strategy of putting on the charm with flirtatious remarks.
She fully targeted Kaoru’s underarms to stop her girlfriend from jumping away, which Kaoru knew. “Y’know, I'm glad you let me put the movie on, or else I wouldn’t have learned about this.” She smiled, ever so softly drumming her fingers in place. Kaoru was starting to blush now… she was completely ignoring every single half-hearted plea she heard! Talking as if nothing was happening, how cruel.
“Prihihincess, plehehease! Yohohou knohohow now, ahahand tehehested ihihit! Yohou’ve had y-your fuhuhun!” Kaoru tried to reason, putting on her charm finally with a sweet nickname. Chisato’s eyes caught Kaoru’s legs kicking against their bed happily, a grin forming.
Suddenly, she stopped moving her fingers. “Hmm, yeah, I guess you’re right. I’ll stop tickling you now.” As her sentence finished, a wave of confusion washed over Kaoru. As well… a bit of disappointment that she stopped so soon. “Just lift your arms up, my hands are kinda trapped.”
Kaoru froze, feeling her face heating up. She didn’t want to do that and cause the fun to end, knowing if she were to look up at Chisato her expression would completely give those thoughts away. “W-Wait… really…?” The words slipped out, her eyes widening as they sounded almost like whines. God, this was embarrassing.
“Yes, really. Is something wrong?” Chisato responded a few seconds later, while Kaoru thought she was hiding her reactions… her girlfriend had her completely read. If only Kaoru knew she purposely offered to stop to get this reaction out of her, she knew Kaoru was having fun with it.
Kaoru nodded, her face hiding a frown. “Okay, then…” She began, lifting herself by her hands. Sitting on her knees now before slowly lifting her arms, avoiding eye contact. What she didn’t expect was for Chisato to burrow her fingers into her armpits even more, bringing back her giggles. “AHAhahaha! C-Chihisatohoho!”
A squeak followed by laughter, falling onto the bed as Chisato followed after her. Kaoru laid on her back, eyes closed as she laughed madly... legs kicking once more. “Don’t sound so sad Kao-Chan, I won’t let you off that easily.” Chisato finally teased her clearly, revealing she could see through her act the whole time, while also using a nickname that always gets her girlfriend. “Me and you need to make up for lost time, don’t we?”
Kaoru didn’t try to respond, laughing like crazy. “So, I know you're ticklish here and on your hips… what about your sides?” Her hands slipped out from under her arms, latching onto her sides as multiple squeezes followed. Kaoru’s laugh stayed the same, grabbing onto Chisato’s wrists and weakly pushing them away.
Chisato hovered over her, “Spahahahare thehehe teheheasing! I cahahan’t!” Kaoru said as her face turned even more red, squirming side to side even if it did nothing to lessen the tickling.
She sighed playfully, “Ahhh, if you insist.” Chisato’s eyes darted around her girlfriend’s body, trying to decide a place to target next. Her gaze landed on Kaoru’s stomach which was constantly moving with her squirms. Chisato herselves most ticklish spot, the place Kaoru always saved for last. Never did it not make her scream with laughter, she wondered if it would be the same for Kaoru.
Curiously, her fingers moved to her stomach, softly skittering her nails across it. Chisato was taken aback when she heard a loud, high-pitched squeak… followed by some of the sweetest-sounding giggles.
Unlike Chisato who would be rolling in hysterics, Kaoru was completely melting into the touch. Her squirming stopped, staying on one side as her body curled around the very hands that were tickling her. “Aha! Ahahaha…! Chihisahahato…! Plehehease, C-Chihisahato…!” Kaoru cried out to her, giggles soft and laced with squeaks.
Chisato wanted to tease her some more, she really did… if only she could calm her own heart down to not stutter over any upcoming sentence. She took one hand away from Kaoru’s stomach, only to place it over her face which was turning more red with every giggle she heard.
God, how was Kaoru so cute? Why was she becoming flustered, the one who was doing the tickling! She peaked at Kaoru through her fingers, her nose scrunched up as uncontrollable giggles continued to fill the room. Hesitantly, Chisato’s hand which was still tickling her stomach slid under her shirt, scratching gently.
“Nononohohoho!” Kaoru gasped, wrapping her arms around her waist on instinct, not trying to remove Chisato’s hand. The blonde felt her heart explode as she heard more squeaky giggles, hiccuping every so often. She hid her growing blush behind her hand, was she losing control? Maybe, she wanted nothing more than to hear such heartwarming laughter.
It was worse though, being so completely enamoured by the sound… she was afraid she’d never want to stop. She couldn’t remember a time she was so lost in something, unable to wipe the wobbly grin off her face. Still listening to Kaoru’s giggling with pure adoration, she began to think back.
Chisato had long since accepted that the princely, flirtatious personality Kaoru adopted suddenly in high school was a part of her personality. Not an act or cover, even if that concern is what caused Chisato to drift away from her years ago. They had worked hard to get to this point of being completely in love with one another.
Yet, Chisato was still forever fond of the shy, embarrassed side of Kaoru that started these intoxicating feelings in the first place. Right now she was getting the whole experience of Kaoru’s cute side.
Her face was flushed red just like Chisato’s, giggles spilling nonstop past her lips like a waterfall, unable to stop them. She was helpless under Chisato, curled into a ball with her arms weakly wrapped around her middle.
She started to calm herself, focusing on her girlfriend with a smile, there couldn’t be a better sight than this. Chisato wondered for a moment, if anyone were to see Kaoru like this online, how would they react?
Would her hundreds of fans still view her as the media’s tough, fearless and swoon-worthy knight? Stealing girl's hearts all over the world with just her charming smile and a wink? Or, would they realize how much softer this so-called ‘heart stealer’ really was?
Chisato didn’t mind either way, if this was something only Chisato got to experience in the comfort of their own home… That was okay. She will happily be the one to remind Kaoru that she's allowed to act shy, have weaknesses… and completely let loose with laughter.
“Having fun, Kao-Chan?” She managed to tease in a smooth voice, completely composed. Her hand that was previously shielding herself now ran over her forehead, brushing strands of hair away from her face. Getting a good look at her flustered mess of a girlfriend, Kaoru whined softly at the nickname.
The hand on her stomach moved and tweaked her left side, having Kaoru fall onto her back with a squeak. “My lohohove…! gohoho eheheasy ohohon mehehe…” Kaoru tried to look up at Chisato through squinted eyes, her stomach doing flips when she saw just how hungry her girlfriend’s expression looked.
Chisato cupped a hand on her cheek, rubbing away any tears of mirth that formed with her thumb. “Kaoru… you know I’d never push you past your limits,” Chisato spoke while pausing her ministrations. Her voice, the way she was talking… the tickling. Everything was frying Kaoru’s brain to putty, her hand reached up and held Chisato’s hand on her cheek. It was needy, but she didn’t want it to leave just yet.
Chisato hummed, leaning down and planting a kiss on her forehead. Kaoru closed her eyes, her smile nervous as if she was expecting something. That told Chisato everything she needed to know, her free hand reaching up towards Kaoru’s ribcage as she roughly dug into the bones.
Kaoru broke out into hysterics, what great timing for Chisato to discover her most ticklish spot. It was only one hand, yet it tickled like crazy for the taller. It was okay though, Kaoru knew what Chisato said was true, she would never push her past her limits.
“OH GOHOHOD! THAHAHAT’S SOHOHO— PFFTAHAHA!” Coherent speech was completely failing Kaoru as her loud laughter interfered. She kicked her legs beneath her girlfriend, arm clamped against her side.
Chisato couldn’t stop a quick laugh from slipping, this was a situation she would have never expected. It was a nice change to have Kaoru reduced to hysterics in her hands instead, especially seeing how much fun Kaoru is having.
“I would try being softer but… I don’t think It’d be any easier for you.” Chisato commented, trying to be gentler anyway. The tips of her fingers began to massage circles on her bottom ribs, the reaction was explosive and instant.
Her head was thrown back with hysterics, “A-AH! S-SOHOHO MUHUCH WOHOHORSE!” Kaoru screamed with laughter, her back arching as hair got in her face all over again.
Kaoru let go of Chisato and reached up to grab her purple hair, tugging on it as a way to somewhat manage how sensitive this felt. Chisato instantly grabbed her wrist, interlocking their fingers. No matter how badly it tickled, she didn’t want Kaoru to accidentally hurt herself, she much preferred having her hand squeezed tightly instead.
Despite the sensation being absolutely maddening, her body was flowing with happy chemicals. She had never been tickled like this before, at least… not in this kinda setting. Sure, Kokoro and Hagumi loved to team up on her and tickle her senselessly at times… but it felt so much different with Chisato doing it.
Was it weird how much she was loving it? Maybe, at least Chisato didn’t think so. That’s all that mattered. She got closer to her limit, enjoying the last few seconds of this flustering event before she went to speak up. “CHIHI—”
Before Kaoru could even get a word out, Chisato stopped, without needing to be asked. She felt slightly surprised… her girlfriend really can tell when she’s at her limits. As Kaoru rolled on her side, attempting to catch her breath, Chisato rubbed comforting circles on her back. “You okay? Lay here for a bit, I’ll go get some water from the kitchen.”
Kaoru’s eyes were closed, but heard Chisato run off leaving the door ajar. She held her stomach which was slightly tender from all the laughing, wiping away some tears that Chisato failed to catch.
After a few seconds, Kaoru was able to sit up, her aftermath giggles settling down. Moving to the edge of the bed, she waited for her girlfriend. Chisato walked into the room as if on cue, holding a tray that carried snacks, water, and a hairbrush for her messy hair.
“Have you calmed down?” She questioned, placing the tray on her lap for Kaoru to pick and choose. She grabbed the water, gulping it down, before nodding at her question. “Good, stay there.” She softly ordered, taking the hairbrush from the tray.
She crawled on the bed and sat behind her. Brushing through her tangled hair gently with slow motions, the last thing she wanted was to tug on Kaoru’s hair and cause her discomfort. As she got through the last knot, Kaoru also finished a small snack that gained back some lost energy.
“Isn’t it odd, my rose? I was so tired before, but now after all that… I am wide awake.” Kaoru spoke with elegance, returning to her charming self despite giggling like a loser less than 20 minutes ago.
Chisato combed her fingers through her hair, braiding it so it was perfect to sleep in. With a fond huff, she tied the braid. “I give you an hour, tops, and you’ll be sleeping soundly.”
She examined her braid and smiled, gently placing the tray on the side table. “I hope we both are, it’s turning one in just a few minutes. A princess needs her beauty sleep.” Kaoru grinned, referring to her beautiful blonde girlfriend as the princess.
Chisato rolled her eyes, returning her grin soon after. Turning off the TV they both began to get comfortable in bed, cuddling under the blankets, each other’s warmth bringing both the girls comfort.
As the blonde yawned, Kaoru pulled her closer, looking down at the top of Chisato’s head, face resting into her chest. “By the way… I was acting that entire time.” Kaoru joked, referring to the movie that started this… and pretending like everything that unfolded after was a ruse.
“Mhm, sure it was.” She sighed, poking Kaoru’s side and relishing in the giggle that followed. As minutes went by, both of them were asleep before an hour had passed.
