Published: December 24th 2022, 7:31:56 pm
Christmas Eve. It wasn't late yet, but Kagome and Tokine had already gone to bed. Sakura, still dressed in her Christmas sweater, knee-length skirt and boots, wondered if her roommates were actually intending on sleeping or, like her, they were each going to do their own version of self care before calling it a night. Kagome and Sakura had actually managed to convince Tokine to go out to the bars with them that night, but a sudden snow storm put a quick end to that outing. A few cups of hot cocoa later, and the three roommates were drowsy and ready to retire. An early night turned out perfect for Sakura as there had been a package addressed to her by their door when they got back to their apartment. Now in her own bedroom, she opened it up and saw exactly what she had been hoping for: a new scroll.
Sakura already had a number of "special" summoning scrolls, but she had been eagerly waiting for this one to arrive. Just in time for Christmas, she thought to herself. The brief thought of waiting to use it until the next day, maybe even getting her roommates involved, crossed her mind, then quickly was discarded. It was still early enough for a quick session before bed.
"Might as well try it out" Sakura said out loud as she pulled the scroll out of the box, unravelling it on the floor. She then went to her dresser, opened the top drawer, and pulled out a clean pair of black ankle socks, a roll of tape, and a black hood. Sakura always preferred to gag herself during these sessions, despite having the scrolls. She could take her time with it, decide what kind of gag she wanted, and feel out when she had it tight enough. Sometimes she could even decide if that was enough. There were some days when she could just slap a piece of tape over her mouth, put away her scrolls, and just relax like that.
This may have been one of those nights, had it not been for her new scroll. Sakura popped the pair of socks in her mouth, stuck the end of the tape on one cheek, and slowly wrapped it over her mouth and around her head. Four wraps was enough this time. She closed her eyes as she smoothed the tape down, letting out a small moan. Satisfied, she kneeled down in front of the open scroll and slid the black spandex hood over her head. A few adjustments around the nose and her pink hair, and she was ready.
After a quick burst of hand signs, the ninja slammed her palm onto the scroll. A cloud of smoke exploded out from the scroll, and an instant later Sakura was securely taped to a straight-back chair. Her arms were pulled around the back of the chair and her wrists were taped together crossed. Her ankles were crossed as well and taped to the cross bar between the front legs of the chair. Plenty of duct tape pinned her torso to the chair back and her legs to the seat.
Finally, Sakura thought to herself as she happily wriggled in the chair. She had many scrolls for binding herself, but this was the first that could give her an effective chair tie. Sakura giggled as she tested the tape, tugging and pulling against the back of the chair. She twisted her wrists, trying to strain and stretch the tape. No good. Same with her ankles. Even with her strength she couldn't even pull them away from the chair legs. Sakura let out some grunts and moans as she struggled, enjoying the feeling of temporary helplessness. As a precaution, if she ever used her scrolls alone she would only be bound for 15 minutes. Just enough time for her to let out some energy, relax into the bondage, then once free it was off to bed.
The sound of her bedroom door opening caused Sakura to turn her head in that direction, though she was still blinded by the hood. Kagome? Or was it Tokine? Or both? She her a small chuckle from whoever it was that walked into her room. What were they doing in her room? Had she made too much noise using her scroll? Sakura often wondered if her roommates could hear her, but if they could they had mostly ignored it before.
"Hmhmm?" Sakura grunted at them.
"Looks like someone couldn't wait until morning."
Sakura froze. She knew that voice, and it definitely wasn't Kagome or Tokine.
"Mm-mm! Mm-mm!" Sakura shook her head in denial. No way, this couldn't be happening. She started fighting and straining harder against the tape, eager to pull the hood off and see that it was just her imagination.
"What's the matter, Sakura? You don't sound like you're enjoying your Christmas present."
"Mmr nmm hrrr! Mmr nmm!" It was no use. Sakura always asked that the scrolls be inescapable before the time limit was up, and this one was no different. The chair creak as she pulled this way and that. She was stuck.
"Oh here, let me take this off for you." Sakura felt the hood being pulled off her head. She blinked through the sudden bright light of the room she was in. Standing above her, waving the hood back and forth in one hand and holding a glass of wine in the other, was Ino, her childhood friend/rival. "There. Isn't that better?"
Sakura glared up at her. "Whmmrh ymm dmmn hrr?" she tried to ask, visually and audibly annoyed.
"Not sure I caught," Ino replied, mockingly touching a finger to her lip in thought. "Was that a 'what are you doing here, best friend Ino?' I could ask you the same thing."
The bound ninja looked up at the other quizzically, but realization quickly sunk in. Sakura was no longer in her bedroom, nor even her apartment. No, she was sitting, bound helplessly in a chair, in Ino's bedroom. It only took a moment for Sakura to form an idea of what happened.
"Wmmdhd mm dmm?" Sakura grumbled, narrowing her eyes at Ino. The blonde ninja laughed at her indignation. Ino walked over to her nightstand, taking a sip of her wine before setting it down and sauntering back over to her captive.
"I'm so glad I got my Christmas present early this year" Ino said mischievously, sitting on Sakura's lap. "Thanks for being so impatient, Forehead."
"Mmm! Gmm hfff!"
"So, you remember last year? When you asked for that special, one-use-only scroll that summoned me to your room?" Sakura nodded. "Well, I decided it would be a fun gift for both of us - but mostly for me - to return the favor! So I had a mutual friend of ours let me know about this latest scroll you asked for. I intercepted it, modified it so it acted as a reverse-summoning to this very spot, and left it on your doorstep."
Sakura let out a sigh. "Vrry fnny. Nm lmmm mmd." She'd given up struggling at this point. Her only chances of getting out now were for Ino to count this as a win and just let her go, or for the 15 minutes to end-
"Oh and I also erased that 'time limit' feature, just in case you still had that in mind."
"HNMM!!!" Sakura groaned.
"I know, isn't it great? You'll be my helpless prisoner for the rest of tonight and all of tomorrow! Maybe even longer, depending on how much fun we have. Don't worry, you can thank me the next time you can actually talk."
Sakura huffed and grunted, trying to buck Ino off of her.
"But the fun will have to wait until tomorrow. You know good girls need to go to bed on Christmas Eve." Ino quickly slipped the hood back over Sakura's head, much to the pinkette's dismay. The blonded gave her friend a mocking kiss on the cheek before getting up. "Good night, Sakura~. Don't worry, I'll let your roommates know where you are in the morning. I know we'll both have a very merry Christmas!"
Sakura heard the flicking of the light switch, Ino's bare footsteps across the carpeted floor, and her captor getting into bed. She grunted as she rocked side to side on the chair, giving one last attempt to free herself. She settled down, admitting that she could not get out. She was to be Ino's captive for at least a full day. Maybe longer? Ino's words stuck in Sakura's head. I'm fully helpless in Ino's room. I have no way to get out. No one outside of this room could hear me call out. Kagome and Tokine probably won't even bother to come get me until after tomorrow. Ino's in charge. I'm helpless...
Sakura relaxed into the chair. Excitement was building as she started to wonder what Ino had in store for her the next day. She caught herself smiling under the tape that silenced her. Maybe this will be a merry Christmas after all~