Catbath - Hololive Tickling Story

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“Korosan,”

“NO!”

“Look, Korosan, I-”

“NO!”

“You have t-”

“NO!”

“I’m not just gonna-”

“NO!”

“Korosan. We-”

“NO! NO, NO, NO!” Inugami Korone barked as Nekomata Okayu dragged her toward her imminent yet untimely death, or as Okayu called it, the bathtub.

Okayu sighed, her heels digging into the floor as she inched Korone closer and closer. “Korosan, i-”

“NO!”

“…it’s bath time.” Okayu continued, her grip tightening on the dog’s fluffy tail. “You’re gonna get in that tub whether you like it or not.”

“I DON’T WANNA!” Korone yelled, clawing at any and every piece of furniture she could reach. “I! DON’T! WANNA!!!”

“Tough luck, Korosan.” Okayu dragged her further and further. “You spend a whole day rolling around in dirt, this is what happens next. It’s the laws of nature.”

“NO! NONONO! NONONONONO! LET ME GO! LEMME GOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!” The dog howled. As Okayu dragged her closer and closer to her demise, she clung to the bathroom door frame, the walls starting to crack around her fingers. “OKAYUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!” She suddenly ripped herself out of Okayu’s grip, launching herself at the far wall, and sending the cat girl stumbling against the edge of the bathtub.

Okayu quickly stood back up and huffed, her short purple hair a tangled mess. “I know you’re not… the biggest fan of bath time, but it’s been 5 years. We’ve done this hundreds of times, you’ve gotta get over it eventually.”

“NO.” Korone replied, her face still pressed into the wall. “I’m NOT getting in that tub! I hate that tub! It’s evil and I hate it!” She screamed, slamming her fists at every surface around her.

Okayu rolled her eyes, cocking her head to the side. “Evil?”

“EVIL.”

The cat walked over to her, sighing tiredly. “Korosan, it’s a bathtub. What ‘evil’ has the bathtub ever done to you?”

The dog pulled her face back and scowled, a permanent indent left where she hit the wall. “Nothing, nothing, but just LOOK at it!” She wrapped an arm around Okayu’s shoulder and directed her gaze into the bathroom. There stood the bathtub, menacing and evil as ever. A few bars of soap and a shower cap sat on the edge of it. Truly abhorrent. “It’s the look in its eyes, the mischievous twitch in its smile, the little sinister vibe in his voice. You get what I mean?”

“…”

“Yeah, you get it! It’s evil and bad and… and EVIL!” Korone jumped back, crossing her arms in defiance. “I’m never taking another bath again! You can’t make me!”

Okayu shook her head. “Just get in already, I’m not letting you get dirt everywhere, and I’m sure as heck not getting fleas from you again.”

Korone turned up her nose. “Fleas are worth it! Learn to love them!”

“Get in the tub!”

“Never! Never again! Not in a million years!”

“Korone!” Okayu shouted, sharply pointing at the bathtub. “In! Now!”

“NO.”

Okayu rolled her eyes. This part of the day only got more and more difficult the more she had to suffer through it. The two of them had been housemates for a long time now, friends for even longer, and Korone always desperately hated taking baths for some reason. It wasn’t like it was unpleasant for her, she never made quite as much of a fuss when she was actually in the tub, but getting to that point was the problem, one that Okayu still hadn’t found a permanent way to solve. The cat had a feeling she was scared of soap, but that was just speculation. “Why do you have to be so difficult sometimes?”

“Ogayuuuu, you know I hate bath time!” Korone whined, stomping her feet.

“Oh believe me, I’m well aware.” Okayu sighed, her hands on her hips. “I just don’t get it. What’s so bad about a big bowl of water, Korosan?”

“An EVIL big bowl of water!” Korone corrected, pointing at her.

Okayu rolled her eyes again. “Well, you’re getting in that ‘evil bowl’ whether you like it or not.” She said, rolling up her sleeves and flicking her tail. “I didn’t want to have to resort to this, but you’ve left me no choice. We’ve tried the easy way, we’ve tried the hard way, now we’re gonna do this the Okayu way.” The cat girl rolled up her sleeves, marching toward the bathroom with her eyes narrowed at Korone.

Korone defiantly turned away, but couldn’t help shuddering just a little bit. Okayu had resorted to the “Okayu way” only a few times before, and it was always a completely different trick or technique. The consistent part was how it managed to work every single time. Promises of dates, threats of tickle torture, Okayu once even managed to bribe her with a sleepover. They live together. The dog was starting to get pretty embarrassed by how many times she had been lured in by these things, so she wasn’t gonna make it easy this time. Korone steeled her resolve, completely filling her head with thoughts of the bathtub’s evil aura. No matter what Okayu threw at her, it would not work this time.

Then she turned around.

“Ahhhn~ Korosan~” Okayu moaned, sprawled out in the bathtub with a bare arm and a bare leg draped over the side. “It seems I was too clumsy~ I slipped and fell into the bathtub, and aaaaaaall of my clothes fell off~ Mmmmh~ Now I’m sooooo lonely~ Oh what am I to do all alone in here with no one to join me~?” She ran a finger down her outstretched leg, wiggling her toes.

Korone’s face was pale, her eye and ears twitching for a moment. “………this isn’t working.”

“Yes it is~”

“N-No it’s not.” Korone stuttered, looking off to the side. “It’s not working at all.”

Okayu chuckled seductively. “I think it iiiiis~”

“Pffft, nooooo, t-this isn’t w-working.” Korone defiantly replied, one foot in the bathtub and already down to her undergarments, her face still turned away. “H-How would this ever e-even have a chance of w-working on m-”

Okayu suddenly sprung up and grabbed the dog by the waist. “Gotcha!” She shouted, twisting around and throwing Korone into the tub.

“WOAW!” Korone yelped as she hit the bottom, landing flat on her back with a loud and hollow thud. She flailed her arms and legs helplessly like an upturned turtle. “OKAYUUUUUUUUUUUUUU! No faaaaaaaaaair!”

“Finally.” Okayu said, dusting her hands off. She rolled her sleeve and her pant leg back down, still absolutely wearing clothes. “Was that so hard, Korosan?”

Korone crossed her arms, pouting. She couldn’t tell whether the trick’s success or Okayu’s full clothed-ness was more upsetting to her. “Yes! It was, you dumb, stupid… stupid cheater!”

“I’m no cheater, Korosan, I’m just better~” Okayu chirped, turning on the water with a triumphant smirk on her face as Korone sat up and hugged her knees, turning to the wall and scrunching her face. This is what made Korone so much more manageable after getting in the bathtub, the dog was always so pouty about whatever trick Okayu managed to use against her. Korone was effectively pacified. Phase one of bath time was now complete, but the cat was anything but out of the water yet. Phase two was the “Korone vehemently hates me and will try to make this whole process as tedious and frustrating as possible” phase, honestly a favourite of Okayu’s. Sure, it was always that, tedious and frustrating, but it was also pretty adorable seeing Korone growl and pout and swat at her like a toddler, so that all kept the cat going. The warm water crept up to Korone’s shoulders, and Okayu stopped it there, smiling down onto the dog. “Is this good? Too hot? Too cold?”

“Hmph.” Korone hunched her shoulders. “It’s whatever.”

Okayu chuckled. “I’ll take a ‘whatever’.”

Korone huffed, looking down at her warped lower body through the water. “Why don’t you ever have to get in the evil evil bathtub?”

“Me?” Okayu raised an eyebrow at her, smirking again. “I’m a cat, Korosan.”

“So?!” Korone replied in a whiney, nasally voice. “So what if you’re a cat, hm? I’m a dog. What’s that matter, hmmm?!”

Okayu shook her head. “It matters because, as a cat, I have this bad boy~” She stuck her tongue out and pinched the end of it with two fingers, giggling.

“Hmph. I have one of those too, mleh.” Korone sneered, mockingly sticking her own tongue out.

“Nope, not good enough.” Okayu snarkily replied, grabbing a brush and some body wash. “You need a cat tongue, Korosan. They’re rougher, better for cleaning. I don’t make the rules, it’s biology.”

“YOU’RE biology!” Korone snapped back. “Heh heh heh~” She chuckled, smirking confidently as she laid back against the edge of the tub.

Okayu sighed, completely defeated after getting destroyed by Korone’s witty remark. She squirted some of the body wash onto her brush. “You ready?”

“No.” Korone replied.

“Good~” Okayu chirped. She dipped the brush into the water, tucked it behind Korone’s back, and gently ran it up her spi-

“GYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH-!” Korone screamed and flailed, splashing water and dirt all over them both.

Okayu groaned. This was a familiar routine, if somewhat rare, only being brought out if the dog was truly desperate. The “tedious and frustrating” phase could mean any one of a few different techniques Korone employed, and this was by far the worst trick in her arsenal. Screaming and flailing around whenever the brush even touches her body, getting mucky water everywhere and making a mess of everything, either hoping to make bath time end quicker, or make Okayu regret starting in the first place. It tended to accomplish both. The excuse was either “it hurts” or “it tickles,” but Okayu knew her well enough to avoid every sensitive spot, no matter which type of sensitive it was. Okayu took a deep breath to prepare herself. If Korone was gonna fight like this, so be it. The war of attrition has started.

“WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!” Korone screeched again, swinging her arms around as the brush barely touched one of them.

“Korosan.” Okayu said, wiping water and wet fur out of her face. “I know this doesn’t hurt. Stop being immature.”

“But it dooooooooooooes!” Korone insisted, tucking her knees in and hugging them. “It huuuurts, Okayuuuuu! It’s almost like maybe you shouldn’t have dragged me into the bath in the first place I dunno…”

Okayu shook her head. “We’re not doing this. Just sit down and be a good little puppy.” She barely touched the brush against the dog’s leg, covering her face for the oncoming splash.

“YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!” Korone screamed, splashing water in Okayu’s face. It wasn’t covered enough. The bathtub was almost half empty at this point.

The cat girl sighed yet again, shaking the water out of her hair. “You’re not getting out of there until you’re squeaky clean, Korosan.” She huffed, wringing her tail out. “Unfortunately, I’m not getting out of here either.” She added, muttering.

Korone perked up the moment she heard that. “Oh you’re tired? Wow what are the odds I’m tired too! We could stop right now if you want, don’t you want that? Hm? Hm? Okayu? Hm?”

“…how do I ever even put up with you?” Okayu groaned, dropping the brush and impatiently slapping her tail against the side of the tub. “Seriously, why haven’t I just jumped ship and moved back into Subaru’s basement already?”

“Because you love me~” Korone chirped.

“Despite your best efforts.” Okayu replied, rolling her eyes. She slumped down, leaning against the edge of the tub with yet another sigh. “Ugh… you know what’d really get me to love you? If you could bathe yourself every once in a while.”

Korone scoffed, unable to believe such audacity. “Well soooorry, Ogayu.” She said, sassily bobbing her head side to side, the wet fur of her ears flopping against her head. “I would LOVE to take my own baths, but because we both agreed that the evil evil bathtub is evil, I’d need a cat tongue to do that~ What happened to ‘biOLoGy’, Ogayu~?”

“I know, I know. You can’t lick yourself clean like me, I know what I… what I… said…” Okayu suddenly trailed off, her face starting to light up. She started smirking as she peered into the bathtub, eyeing Korone from top to bottom. “A cat tongue… hm…”

Korone gave her a curious head tilt. “…Okayu?”

Okayu gave her a chuckle. “So, I want to give you a bath…” she purred, her ears twitching eagerly as she unsubtly licked her lips, “and you don’t want to be in this evil evil tub. Do I have that right?”

“…yeah… you’re right… I don’t…?” Korone murmured, reeling back a little. There was that look again. They were about to do this the Okayu way. The dog knew at that moment she flew too close to the sun.

Right on cue, Okayu stood up, not a twitch to her smirk. “Well, in that case,” she extended a hand to the dog, kicking the brush away, “I think I’ve got a compromise.”

…………

“So I just lay here?” Korone asked.

Okayu nodded her head. “Mhm. Right there.”

“And just… stay still?”

“Yep. Just like that.” Okayu replied with a smirk.

“…um… okay.” The dog’s gaze awkwardly wandered around their shared bedroom. The room was fairly small, barely able to fit a desk and bunk bed with some extra floor space, and some loose items like boxing gloves, mannequin fingers, and a big cardboard cutout of a christmas tree with a face on it had to be moved to make enough room on their soft, carpeted floor, and a stack of a couple dozen rags was sitting next to her. The setting sun shone through a small window on the wall, illuminating them both. Korone’s eyes kept doing laps around this space as Okayu circled her like a shark. “…is this it? This doesn’t feel like a bath…”

Okayu chuckled, eyeing the dog as she lay unsuspectingly on the floor. “Oh we’re starting soon, Korosan. Believe me, we’re starting soon.”

Korone continued looking around, trying to be as patient as possible. “…hey, Okayu, I’m gonna ask you another question.” She eventually said, unable to handle waiting in silence for much longer. “Is this necessary?”

“Of course it is.” Okayu replied, kneeling down to her side. “If you don’t want a normal bath, then this is the best alternative I can think of. Are you getting cold feet already? If we don’t do this, Korosan, then it’s back to the tub for you.”

“No no, I mean… is this necessary?” Korone repeated, this time gesturing to the handcuffs chaining her wrists above her head, around the leg of the desk.

“Oh, that? It’s just a little precaution, but it’s absolutely necessary~” Okayu purred. “We don’t want you moving around too much, do we~?”

“I guess not…” Korone mumbled, crossing her legs. If anything, she was at least happy to have her clothes back on, except her socks. Her feet were left completely bare for some reason, weird. “…hey are we starting yet? I’m ready to start.”

Okayu smirked harder. “Eager, are we? Well who am I to deny you~?” She hummed, leaning right over Korone’s face, the tips of their noses touching. “But first, you gotta cloooose your eyes,” she gently slid the dog’s eyelids down with her fingertips, “and count to twenty~”

“TWENTY?!”

Okayu nodded her head. “Yep. One, twenty, and every number in between~”

“Hmph, fine.” Korone groaned, squeezing her eyes shut. “Onetwothreefourfivesixseve-”

“Too fast, start again~”

The dog’s eyes were closed, but Okayu could tell she was trying to roll them. “Okay, okay… one, two, three, four…” Korone slightly peeked one eyed open, immediately getting shut down by Okayu’s palm. With a sigh, she continued. “…five, six, seven, eight, ni-” The dog started to feel some shuffling, and five fingers wrapped around each of her ankles, holding them tight. “…Okayu?”

“Keep counting.”

“Um… okay, um, n-nine, ten…” Korone squeezed her eyes tighter as Okayu moved around more, her tail wagging anxiously. “Eleven… twelve… thirteen… fou- f-gyAH!” A squeal burst through her lips. Something warm and slimy slithered its way up the middle of her left foot, from her heel all the way up to the ball just below her toes. It was something wet, somehow both rough like sandpaper and smooth to the touch, it was weirdly dexterous… Okayu’s tongue, it was Okayu’s tongue. Korone’s eyes shot open and she looked down, getting a good look at the cat’s smug expression. “OKAYU?!”

“You stopped again~” Okayu teased, now straddling Korone’s hips. “Eyes closed, Korosan; I said count to twenty~”

Korone kicked at her. “WahAHA- You just licked my foot!”

“Licked? Eh, I guess that’s a way to put it.” Okayu replied, shrugging. “They way I see it though, you’re getting your very own personal catbath~”

“Wha- Wait, huh?!” Korone’s eyes widened, her pupils shrinking to the size of dust specks. How could she have ever seen this coming? There were no signs whatsoever! “This isn’t what I- HEE!” Another lap cut her off, once again straight up the middle of her left sole. “W-Wait, Okayu, it- it tickles-!”

“I said keep counting, Korosan~” Okayu teased, prepping her tongue for another swipe. “You’re only up to fourteen~”

“B-But it- eEEEH!” The handcuffs clanked against the desk above Korone, more shrieks and bursts of laughter escaping her. “T-Ticklish- It’s too- YAHAHAHA! Okayu, not- n-nAAAAHAHA! Okay okay, y-you already got the foOOT! StohohahaHAHAP!” 

Okayu raised her head up, snickering. “Oh, I know it tickles. I know it tickles like hell.” She explained, raking her nails up both of the dog’s feet at once. “But I’m not stopping now, oh no no no. I’m gonna be thorough, Korosan. I’m gonna lick your ticklish little paws so clean that I could eat off of them~ First though,” she let out a deeply sinister giggle, lightly poking Korone’s soles, “I think I’ll play around a little. Gotta get a feel for these things, you know? I might think about stopping when you finish counting like I said~” She suddenly spidered her fingers up the dog’s soles. “Gitchy goo~”

“WAHAHAHAHAHA!” Korone shrieked out, clenching her teeth shut as fast as she could. The sooner she could get to 20, the sooner Okayu might possibly show some mercy. She squeezed her eyes shut again. “F-Fourteen, fifteEEEEEHEHEHEHE!” Another scratch, this one right up her right foot. “Nnnn- fifteen, sixteen, sAHYAHAHAOO!” The cat paid extra attention to her toes that time. “SeventEEN, EIGHTEEN, NINETEEEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEN-!” A flurry of tickles shot straight into her left arch, her nails swiping up and down the center. “TAHAHA- Hahaha, tweeHEHEHEHE! TWENTY! TWENTY! NOW STOHOHOHOHOP!”

Okayu raised her head up, a smirk plastered on her face. “Now was that so hard, Korosan?”

Korone panted lightly, her eyes scowling but her lips tugged into a grin. “It was!”

“Didn’t think so~” Okayu gave the dog girl’s big toe a little kiss. “Now is my good little doggo gonna keep making bath time as difficult as possible for me, or should I make her count to 50 next?”

“I- I will, I’ll be a good doggo, please!” Korone whined, clanking her handcuffs around.

Okayu cheerfully grinned. “Good girl~”

“Whew… woaw… wah… haah…” Korone gradually relaxed and took a deep breath, her exhale going from a sigh to a groan. “…meanie… you’re a meanie… a big, dumb, stupid meanie…” She murmured, pouting her lips out.

The cat girl giggled. “Sure I am, what’s your point?” She teased, pressing her lips into both of Korone’s soles and bombarding them with nibbles. “Omomomom~”

“GyAHA-! STAHAhahap it!” Korone yelped, jerking to the side.

“Hmhm, so adorable~” Okayu chirped, sitting up and stretching herself out. She sighed and draped herself over Korone’s body, her cheek laying against the dog’s chest. “But that was only phase 1, you know. Phase 1 is just the appetizer. I still have my work cut out for me with how dirty you are~”

“B-But—” Korone let out a distressed whimper. “Why not any other spot? Any at all! Why are you starting with my FEET?!”

“They’re the most ticklish, duh~” She kissed Korone’s cheek and shuffled back down to her squirming soles. “Consider this payback for every single night of pain I had to go through, courtesy of you. All the screaming and splashing and everything you do just for the sake of making me miserable, all because I insist on committing the heinous crime of giving you a bath. I tried to understand, I tried to be patient, I tried to forgive you for every single one of those outbursts, but not tonight. Tonight, you get to see just what I’m capable of when I’m past my breaking point.” Okayu giggled, her voice sending a chill up the dog’s spine. “Oh, and you also get to see what an Okayu-branded catbath feels like. They come highly reviewed by Miosha, 5 stars~”

Korone whimpered. She brought this upon herself; the dog did absolutely hate bath time, but she should have known to tread carefully when pushing Okayu like that, a girl who knew every single one of Korone’s weaknesses, and now was given every single reason she needed to abuse them. If this was going to be a tickle bath, one given exclusively to her unbearably sensitive feet, then there was nothing left to do but brace herself. Korone clenched her teeth, letting out a whine. “…i-is it… too late to say sorry?”

“Much.” Okayu hummed, laying on her belly, her face right up against Korone’s bare soles. She once again held the dog’s ankles tightly. “Now hold still, puppy~”

In her last few seconds of peace, Korone squeezed her eyes shut and held her breath, her ears twitching in anticipation. “M-Mm…” Her toes curled instinctively, as if that would make her soles any less ticklish. All it did was make Okayu giggle some more, her lips parting, and her tongue cutely slotting out before teasing the dog’s right heel, fluttering against the skin.

Korone huffed, jerking her leg. “MmMPH-” Her cheeks puffed up with air, giggles already bubbling out of her lungs. Her handcuffs clanked against the desk leg as she reflexively tried to bring her hands down.

Okayu looked up at her, snickering. “I barely started, Korosan~ These feet must be sooooo sensitive~” She flicked her tongue at Korone’s right instep.

“PppphmMMM-” Korone choked back more laughter, almost sounding like she was actually choking. 

“I knew it wouldn’t take long to break you, but this is a little weak, isn’t it?” Okayu teased, the top of her tongue tracing little circles on Korone’s right big toe.

In return, the dog flicked her toe at Okayu’s nose, more sputters spitting through her mouth. “PhnmMMFF!” She bit the collar of her shirt, basically gagging herself. Anything to keep her laughter back. “Mm- mHMHMMMPPPPHHH-!”

“You think that’ll help, huh?” Okayu shook her head, sighing and giggling condescendingly. “Oh Korosan. Sweet, sweet, ticklish Korosan. So naive, so adorable. It almost makes me not want to break you…” She said, putting on a mockingly pouty voice.

Korone’s teeth clenched on the cloth of her shirt, her collar getting soaked with saliva.

Okayu smirked at her. “…but I will~” She immediately peeled Korone’s toes back, stretching the dog’s whole right foot out, opened wide, and ran her tongue up the entire length of the sole.

Korone, after biting a chunk of her shirt out, completely broke. “HWAAHAHAHAHAHAHA! OKAYUUUUUUUUUUUUHUHUHUHUHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!” Her belly jumped up with her laughter, her tail slapping and batting at the floor. “HOOOOHOHOHOWAAAAHAHAHAHA! AAAAHAHAHAHAHAHA!”

“Mmmm~” Okayu hummed, licking her lips. “Hehe, you really liked that one, didn’t you? Seems like your taste was even better than mine~” The cat snerked, tail swirling elegantly in the air. “You just might be ready for phase 2 proper, wouldn’t you say?”

“HAAH… haah… huuuuh… huaah…” Korone whined, slowly recovering. Her chest rose and fell with each heavy breath. “Haah… I- I don’t… I don’t know—”

“I think so too!” Okayu chirped. “Now make this easy for me, puppy. Hold still.” She took a good long look at the two soles in her face, her eyes wandering to every single speck, spot, and stain. “This’ll all be over in… a couple hours maybe? Who’s to say~”

Korone nearly choked hearing that. “A couple WHAT?!” She started struggling again, desperately tugging her wrists apart and trying to rip her feet out of Okayu’s vindictive claws. “Wait wait wait, n-no, hold on! O-Okayu, please! I’m sorry, I- I’m really, really sorry! Don’t do this, I- I’m way too ticklish, you know this!”

“You should really be thanking me,” Okayu purred, “proper hygiene is a very important part of life, especially in places like…” she dragged her slimy tongue up Korone’s left instep, “there~”

“NnyaAHahAGH!” Korone scrunched her foot, letting out something of a half yelp, half belly laugh. “Ihihi- I g-gehehet it, I get it!”

“And here,” the cat licked her way up Korone’s arch next, flicking over and into every wrinkle in the scrunched-up sole, “this spot’s a killer~” She dug her tongue into the arch again.

“WWwnnNNNAAahyOO!” Korone howled, her handcuffs clanking and jingling above her head. “Okahahay, ohoho- Okayu, Ihihi- I can’t- I-I’ll- I’ll take a normal bath, just- just stahahap it, please!”

“Too late, we already started~” Okayu sneered, reaching her tail up and teasingly tickling Korone’s nose with the tip of it. “Plus, I already see a little patch of dirt here.” She raised her finger and traced a circle around the ball of the dog’s left foot, where the dark brownish-gray stain was. “We can’t just stop halfway through, I’m in the zone~” She said, proceeding to lick the dirt away.

Korone had to fight hard to not kick Okayu in the face. She very narrowly wanted to avoid hurting the cat more than she wanted the tickling to stop. Narrowly. The balls of her feet were particularly sensitive, only outdone by her toes, and it showed in Korone’s reactions. “NAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! OKAYUUUUUHUHUHUHUHUHUHUHAHAHA!”

Okayu licked and licked at the stain, Korone’s desperate laughter filling her ears like a delightful melody. After five laps, she spit some dirt into a rag and squinted her eyes at the somewhat faded, but still present stain. “Hm, starting off with a toughie. This stain’s gonna need some extra attention, you must feel so unlucky~” She immediately dragged her tongue across the stain again, pressing just a bit harder into the skin of Korone’s sole.

“WO-HOOWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!” Korone continued laughing out loud, far beyond the point of giggling. Okayu was right, it did not take long to break her at all. She was and always had been incredibly ticklish, a fact that Okayu had known since pretty much the second they met. Many peaceful mornings had turned into giggly wake-ups, and the cat had a talent for playful sneak attacks, but the few times Okayu had threatened her with genuine tickle torture, Korone always held a crumb of belief that she was bluffing, or at least that she would go a little easy on her beloved doggo.

So Korone was wrong.

“HWUOOOOHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! HYAO- HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! OHOOOOOOOOHYEAO!” It was tough to tell whether Korone was laughing or screaming. The correct answer was both. “AAAHAHAHAHAHAHA! OKAHAHAHAHAHAYUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!” She cried out as the cat kept on scribbling her tongue into that spot, keeping the ball of Korone’s left foot in constant ticklish agony.

Eventually though, Okayu paused, spitting into the rag again. She hummed, admiring her work so far. “See Korosan? Look, look~” She peeled the dog’s toes back, getting a better view of the ball of her foot. “That’s one stain gone already.” The cat said, grinning proudly at the clean portion of Korone’s sole, completely drenched in saliva and shimmering in the light. “Now was that quick or was it quick~?”

Korone clenched her teeth, sharply exhaling out of her nose like a pneumatic press. “IT WASN’T!”

“What do you mean it wasn’t?” Okayu was shocked, appalled. “You’re acting like ten minutes is too long to get one single stain off your foot.”

“TEN WHAT?!” Korone blurted out. “It took ten minutes to get one stain out?!”

“See? Just flew right by, we didn’t even notice~” Okayu giggled. “At this rate, I’ll be done with you by… let’s say… lunch time tomorrow. Shouldn’t’ve gotten your grubby little paws so dirty, Korosan~”

Korone huffed. “Nnnnnng…” She growled, squeezing the leg of the desk above her. “You probably paid off Miosha… no way this is 5 stars…”

“Hey now, puppy, I take offense to that.” Okayu teased, shifting over to the right foot next and grabbing onto its angle. “There’s still more lickles to give, I’ll change your mind.” She said, eyeing the sole closely. Aside from some general dirtiness, the real problem spots were the heel, the toes, and once again, the ball. “Hmm… decisions, decisions… eh, I guess I’ll give you a little break now.”

“Ahwuh?” Korone lit up for a fraction of a second. She came to her senses quickly though, even the most optimistic neuron in her brain knew Okayu wasn’t going to let up already. “…by ‘break’ do you mean you’re licking my heel now?”

“Oh you’re so clever~” Okayu condescendingly clapped her hands. “If I remember correctly, your hells are the least ticklish spots on your feet, right?”

Korone barked at her. “They’re still super ticklish!”

“But LESS ticklish.” Okayu added, wiggling her eyebrows. “Don’t worry, you can thank me after I’m done. Enjoy your break~”

“I won’t.” Korone grumbled back, stomping her left foot. It made a squishy, slimy splashing sound, showing the dog just how drenched her sole was. She nearly gagged at the sound, but kept it in. A gross noise and wet feet were the least of her concerns right now.

Okayu opened her mouth wide, her tongue rolling out like a scroll, and she swirled it around on Korone’s right heel, making a spiral right where the dirt stain was.

“HEE!” Korone squealed through her teeth, only able to hold back her belly laughs for so long. “So long” meant not even half a second. “Ahyaoohohooooo! Hahahaaaaahaha! Hahahaheeeeeeeyaaahaha!” Though her laughter wasn’t nearly as hard as earlier, it was just a hit harder to keep from squirming. Okayu had already shuffled back a bit, pulling the dog’s leg straight to prevent any kicks. Smart move, as if Korone’s left leg was any indication, the dog absolutely would have kicked her on accident. Her tail swished, her hips jerked and swayed side to side, her ears were like one-page flipbooks, Okayu’s tongue might as well had been electric. “OHOhohyeaao, HEEHEHAaahahahahaha! HnnnNNNNN, nnaAAHA-! AHahAHA!”

It took a couple more minutes, Okayu drawing many different patterns with her tongue, but the cat eventually got the stain out, and a clean heel was staring back at her. Okayu hummed smugly. “All clean, Korosan.” She briefly let go of the dog’s ankle and propped herself up on her elbows. “I’ll be taking that ‘thank you’ now~”

Korone shook her head madly, her ears flopping against the floor. “That wasn’t a break, Ogayu!”

“…weird way to pronounce ‘thank you,’” Okayu muttered, her head tilted to the side,  “has your accent gotten thicker?”

“I’m not thanking you at all, you meanie. You’re a MEANIE!” Korone barked, kicking around.

Okayu sighed. “Oh come on, have a little fun, puppy~” She purred, snatching Korone’s ankles back up, holding the dog’s feet together, and tickling her soles with her tail. “A little gitchy gitchy goo might loosen you up~”

“AHAHYAA!” Korone squirmed. If Okayu’s fingers and tongue were her tickle-kryptonite, the cat girl’s tail was an easy 3rd place. The fur was soft, but also a bit dry and prickly, feeling like a cross between a stiff brush and a feather duster. “AHAOUWAAAAHAHAHA! I’M SOHOHOHOHAHAHARRY! HAHAHAHAHIIIIYA, OKAYU, I’M SORRYYYYYHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!”

“Sorry?” Okayu’s tail continued to tease and tickle the dog’s soles, dancing up and down every spot and surface. “Hmm… that doesn’t quite sound like a ‘thank you’ either…”

Korone, pretty much able to move on her own volition, rolled her eyes in spirit. “OKAHAHAHAY, THAHAHAHAHANK YOU, THANK YOU THANK YOHOHOU, I’M THAHAHAHAHAHAHAHANKING YOHOHOHOU!” She cried out, laughter penetrating most of her words.

Okayu’s tail swung back, curling neatly on the cat’s back, and she smirked. “Oh my, thanking me so many times in a row, you must be soooo grateful for that break~” She teased. Korone stuck her tongue out at her, but retracted it quickly, realizing that would probably lead to another tickle attack. Okayu giggled at this. “Nevertheless, you are very welcome, Korosan~”

The dog sighed, groaned, and scoffed in one exhausted gesture. Not physically exhausted though, her endurance was famously high, to the point where if Okayu really did tickle her until lunch time tomorrow, she would still be perfectly fine, ready to go on with her day after maybe a 10 minute nap. It would take a LOT of tickles, far more than most people were even capable of dishing out, to even get her a little bit tired.

Korone was, however, tired of Okayu’s bullshit.

“Anyway, break time’s over, time to get tickly~”

Case in point.

Okayu tugged Korone’s right leg out by the ankle, positioned her lips right over the clump of dirt in the ball of her right sole, and chuckled. “Another one on the ball. You must’ve been doing ballerina twirls… in a mound of dirt… barefoot…?”

“Don’t judge my hobbies.” Korone muttered. “Just go and- and get this over with…”

“As you wish~” Okayu hummed, her tongue looping around the ball of Korone’s right foot, surrounding it in a ring of saliva, and gradually chipping away at the edges of the stain, quite possibly the slowest way she could have chosen to do this.

Korone wasn’t bothering to hold her laughter at this point. It wasn’t worth the effort, and what did it even accomplish? Keeping Okayu from finding out she was ticklish? It was a little late for that. “AHYAOOOOHOHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! HOHYAOYAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! AHOOOOOOOOWOWOWAAHAHAHAHA!”

Okayu was really savouring this one, or maybe she was just slow. It was tough to say. Regardless, her tongue was doing its own ballerina twirls all the way up the ball of her foot, spiralling up it like a little hill.

“NNAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAUUUUUOOOOOOOOHOHO! HOHOOOOWAHAHAHA, AAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAUUUOOOOOHOHO!” Korone laughed, her hips bouncing up and down on the floor.

Halfway through the stain, Okayu stopped and raised her head, smacking her lips a couple times and humming in thought. “Mm… Your feet have a bit of a… chocolatey taste, you know?”

Korone settled down after a moment. “Chaha- Chocolatey?”

“Yeah, minus the dirt, which tastes like… well, dirt… the rest of your feet kinda taste like… hmmm…” Okayu gently tapped her finger against her lip. “A little like chocolate croissants.”

“…hm.” Korone narrowed her eyes, thinking for a moment. “That makes sense.” She replied, not sarcastically.

Okayu smiled. “I love chocolate croissants, you know. Almost makes me wanna…” She didn’t even finish her sentence before going in for more licks, digging past the dirt to get more of that (supposed) sweet, chocolatey taste.

“HWEHYAOHAHA!” Korone yelped, Okayu’s tasting getting more forceful and vicious by the seconds, like the dog’s foot was filled with chocolate and she was trying to dig her tongue to the center. “AOHYOUEAHAHAHAHAHA! HOOOOOHOHOHOUAWAHAHA! HEHEHEHEYAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAA!”

“Mmmm, so tasty~” Okayu purred, the second she took to say that being Korone’s only brief respite.

It took a few more minutes, and tons of laughter, but eventually, stain number 3 was down, and both of the balls of Korone’s feet were squeaky clean. “Ahhh, perfect~” Okayu sighed in satisfaction. “Right foot is all clean from the ball down~”

Korone sighed in relief. “Whew… thank you… o-or sorry, or… or w-whatever you want me to say, I don’t know…”

“You got it on the first guess.” Okayu replied, teasing the dog’s soles with one finger each. “I’ve earned a ‘thanks’ for my efforts~”

Korone rolled her eyes but nodded, knowing that a tickle attack would meet her otherwise. “Mhm. Sure.”

Okayu giggled and shifted over again, holding the dog girl’s left ankle and eyeing her left sole. She laid still for a few seconds and sighed. “Man… I’m actually starting to crave chocolate right now…” She pouted, grumpily sitting her chin on the floor. “I can’t just lay here licking dirt for the next hour, not in this state of mind.”

“Go get some then.” Korone said, her voice carrying a slightly sneering tone.

“Later.” Okayu responded. “I’ll tough it out, we’re almost done.” She looked over the mostly clean surface of Korone’s left sole. “Just a few spots on the blade, a couple light specks on the instep, and then…” the cat looked up into Korone’s eyes and started smirking, “then I’ll get to lick your grubby little toes~”

Korone sighed. That was the part she was dreading most. “But we’re not there yet, right Ogayu?”

“Unfortunately, we’re not.” Okayu mockingly whimpered, her eyes moving back to the dog’s sole. “But don’t worry, I’ll make this quick~ I know you’re just dying for some toe tickles~” She said, not waiting for a reply before running her tongue up Korone’s instep.

“KYAO-HohahaHAHAa!” Korone giggled, her foot reflexively flexing away from the cat’s face. Okayu followed it easily, her tongue gliding up the entire side of the dog’s foot. “AHAHAWOOOAHAHAO! HYAHAHAHAHAAAAA!”

“Mmm.” Okayu hummed, spitting into the rag. “Ah, the irresistible taste of dirt.” She went back for seconds, running her tongue up the instep a second time, even more firmly.

Korone jerked up, her tail swatting Okayu’s head as her tongue fluttered up and down the side of her sole. “AHAHaHA, HYOOOOOOHOHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHA!”

Okayu stopped again, chuckling at the dog’s reactions. “Sometimes I forget just how ticklish you are, it’s insane.” She scratched Korone’s sole for a moment, earning another squeaky laugh. “You might be the most ticklish girl in the universe, puppy.”

Korone, needing a couple seconds to catch her breath, didn’t disagree.

“Anyway, onto the blade.” Okayu said, shifting to the other side of Korone’s left foot, and running her tongue up the blade of it.

The dog was actually starting to get used to this. That didn’t mean she was getting less ticklish, or that she was laughing any less, more that her body wasn’t instinctively fighting back nearly as much anymore. Her laughter was still spilling out by the gallon though. “AH- HahahaHYAOhohoOO! NNNNNNN- NGAAHAHAHAHA! AHAoohohohyaHAHAHA HEEEEEEEEHAHAhoHOHAHAHAHAHA!”

A few licks later, Okayu was finished with that side too. “Whew. All done.” She let go of the dog girl’s ankles and sat up. “You holding up, Korosan?”

Korone quickly caught her breath and nodded. “Y-Yeah, Ogayu.”

“Good, because now,” the cat girl smirked, her eyes slowly drifting down to Korone’s toes where they lingered, Okayu licking her lips, “we’ve gotten to the REALLY fun part~”

“Oh…” Korone gulped. It was clear by now that her feet were at least a little ticklish, but her toes were something else entirely. If tickling was her weakness, and her feet were the weakest point in that weakness, her toes were the bullseye in that target, and Okayu had already proven herself as quite the sharpshooter.

Okayu wrapped her slender fingers around both of Korone’s ankles, bringing the dog’s feet together to make one single surface. “Are you ready, puppy? Hm?” She asked, eyeing the single row of ten toes before her, each trembling in anticipation of the ticklish torment awaiting them.

Korone sighed, gritted her teeth, and with a reluctant nod of her head, she answered. “…yes. I’m ready.”

“Good girl~” Okayu jumped up to her feet. “But that makes one of us.”

“Wait, huh?” Korone tried to sit up, forgetting she was handcuffed to a desk leg. “What’s that supposed to mean?”

Okayu shrugged. “It means I’m not ready, not quite yet.” She answered, putting her hands on her hips as her tail swayed freely behind her. “Congrats, Korosan, you’re getting a break. A real break this time.”

Korone, though very, very grateful for some kind of respite, was a little bit dumbfounded. “Um… okay, I guess… thank you?”

“You’re welcome~” Okayu chirped. “Anyway, I’ll be right back.” She said, making her way to the door.

“Wh- What? Wait, Okayu, wait a second!” Korone’s eyes followed the cat girl’s elegant movements as she sauntered her way to the exit. “Where are you going?! Hey!”

“Oh relax, I’ll be back soon, I just have something to take care of. Just count to… whatever, do something to pass the time while I’m gone, okay? You can handle a little waiting.” Okayu answered, pulling the door open and sidling through it. “Bye bye~”

Korone barked at her. “Okayu! Come back! Wha- What do you have to ta- Stop, OKAYU!” She called out as the cat girl’s footsteps gradually disappeared into the rest of the house. “OKAYU! Untie me at least, come oooon! The floor is cooooold!”

Okayu didn’t answer.

“Come baaaaaaack!” The dog cried out, rattling her handcuffs and slamming her heels against the floor. “OKAYUUUUUUUU!”

Nothing.

“………Okayu?” She tried one more time.

Still nothing.

“…”

Korone slumped down and pouted. The dog couldn't believe this. She was just abandoned, thrown aside so Okayu could go do something else. What could possibly be so important that Okayu would rather do it than torture her beloved housemate? Torture by tickling no less! What, did she have some other dog housemate that needed to be taught a lesson? Was Mio in the other room, soaking up all of Okayu’s love, attention, and especially her tickles? Was it FUBUKI? Korone was almost offended, Okayu was HERS and HERS ALONE. She was the cat girl’s one and only tickle toy and NO ONE COULD TAKE THAT FROM HER. Whoever thought they could steal Okayu, whether it was Mio, Ayame, Subaru, or any of the other so-called friends who would have the audacity betray her, she was going to personally HUNT THEM DOWN, AND BEAT THEM WITH THEIR OWN—

Okayu returned. “I’m back~”

“Okayu!” Korone squeaked in delight after that agonizing 51 seconds, but her happy expression didn’t last long. She almost immediately noticed something in the cat girl’s hand, slightly obscured by her legs as she walked in. “W-Wait, um… whatcha got there?”

“Hm?” Okayu hid the object behind her back. “What are you talking about, Korosan? I’m not hiding anything from you at all~”

Korone cautiously tensed up. “I- I didn’t say—”

“Except this little thing, of course.” Okayu continued, pulling the object from behind her and raising it over Korone’s face.

What the dog saw before her was a big, brand new bottle of chocolate syrup. “…o-oh.” Her heart dropped, her face going completely pale.

“Yep~” Okayu popped the cap off of the bottle and laid back down at Korone’s feet. “If I’m gonna have to get through this last stretch of bath time, and get my tongue aaaaall up in your grimey little toes, then,” She tore the seal off the bottle’s neck and took a whiff of the chocolate inside, “mmmh~ I’m gonna enjoy it.”

“B-But, but w-wait, um,” Korone giggled nervously, “O-Okayu, I- um, th-that sounds k-kinda…” She gasped a little as Okayu flipped the bottle upside down over her feet, curling her toes as the viscous liquid slowly crept its way down toward them. “Okayu, h-hold on, that’s… I- I don’t know if-”

“Yes?” Okayu arched an eyebrow at her. “Is there a problem, puppy?”

Korone’s eyes fearfully followed the glob of syrup in its descent. “I… It's just, um… h-how much c-chocolate are you g-going to-” Mid sentence, Okayu squeezed the bottle as tight as she could. Korone’s toes were completely coated in cold, thick, and sticky chocolate syrup. “HyaA!”

“That much.” Okayu answered, setting the bottle down and putting the cap back on. She playfully giggled at Korone’s startled squeaking, grabbing both of the dog’s ankles and keeping her feet together. “And I’m gonna get it aaaaall off~”

Korone knew that last bit was coming. It’s exactly why she was nervous. Okayu could have drenched her entire feet, legs, everything in chocolate, and Korone knew for a fact she would’ve taken as much time as needed to lick it all clean. That only meant all the more ticklish fun for the dog. “……g-go easy… please…”

“Easy?” Okayu smirked. “You want me to… go easy?”

“Mhm…” Korone nodded her head. “E-Easy on… on m-my toes…”

“Aww, is puppy a little nervous? A little scared? Is she~?” Okayu taunted.

Korone nodded again, her toes visibly shaking even under the thick coat of chocolate.

“Hm.” Okayu softly shut her eyes, smiling warmly. “Oh Korosan. Sweet, sweet, ticklish Korosan.” A wicked grin spread to the ends of her cheeks. She bared her fangs, her eyes narrowed into slits. “Do you expect me to go easy?”

Korone didn’t even know she had fangs. “…no……”

Okayu chuckled, a deep, sinister chuckle. “Correct~” Her head dove down, lips curling around both of the dog’s big toes, tongue slithering and swirling all over them, licking every last drop of chocolate sauce off.

As expected, with Okayu’s tongue assaulting every single nerve in and all around her two big toes, Korone went wild. “GYAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA OHOHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHYAAAAAAAAAA! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! GYAOAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHYAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!”

“Mmmmmh~ Mmh~ MmmMMH~” Okayu hummed and moaned as she sucked on the dog girl’s big toes. Her tongue licked and rubbed into every crease under them, flicking against and teasing the wriggling digits. “Mmmmph~” If Korone was paying attention, she would notice the cat girl start to melt from the chocolate’s taste.

“HYAHIHIHIHIHEHEHEHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! HAHAHAHAHAHA, AHAHAHAYAAAAAAAAAAAAOHOHEHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, NAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!” Korone bounced and squirmed. The sensation was weird, but undeniably ticklish. She batted her head against the floor, slamming her hands at the bottom of the desk in giggly agony.

The dog couldn’t tell how long it took, but Okayu lifted her head up eventually, popping her lips open and letting Korone’s toes rest. She briefly wiped her mouth out before chuckling. “Ah, so much better~” Okayu sighed, still faintly tasting the chocolate. “I barely even notice how dirty your little digits are~”

Korone’s upper body fell back against the floor. She was starting to get light headed, and getting a little hungry, not that that was a priority right now. Her chest rose and fell quickly, a smile burned permanently onto her face. “O-… Okayu,”

“Oh look at this~” Okayu cut her off, shifting to the side, eyeing the four littler toes on Korone’s right foot. “Four more sweet little piggies just sitting here, waiting for me~”

“Nn-!” Korone barely had half a second to brace herself. The moment those words processed in her brain, Okayu’s lips had already ensnared all four toes, and the cat’s tongue had already gotten to work. “HEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAHAHAHAHA!”

“Mmmmh~” Okayu started again by licking under them, her tongue managing to slip and slither into every single wrinkle, even as Korone’s toes wriggled like worms. Even when the dog tried curling her toes, Okayu dug her tongue deeper, sneaking under them to get at the ticklish bits she tried so very hard to protect.

Korone’s laughter was almost deafening by now. “AHYAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HOHEEEEYEAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! NONONONONONOHOHOHOHOHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!” She might have broken through the floor had it not been a carpet.

But then Okayu got between the toes.

The dog’s face immediately went red, her eyes shooting wide open.

Okayu’s tongue circled Korone’s middle toe, getting both gaps at once. The skin between them was so ticklish, and the cat girl’s blind lust for chocolate only drove her deeper into ticklish madness. Korone couldn’t stop laughing. “AHYAHAHAHAHAHA! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! NOHOHOHOHAHAHA! HYAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHYAHYAHYAHAHAHAHA! HYAOHOHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!”

The last two toes, the furthest to the right, the littlest piggies, were Okayu’s next targets. Her tongue stuck itself straight between them, relentlessly sliding back and forth like a saw, yet coiling around each toe like a slimy snake. “Mmhmhmhm~” She started giggling as her tongue batted and played with Korone’s pinky toe.

It made Korone giggle quite a bit too. “HYAHYAHYAHAHAHAHAHAHA! OHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! AHAHAHA, HAHAHAHAHYAAAAAAAAAAAA! AHYAOHYAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, HYOOOOHAHAHAHAHA!”

Okayu spent a little longer than she needed to on that last toe. She was having a lot of fun teasing it, toying with it, using such a little digit to torture Korone so ticklishly. The more she licked and sucked on it, the more Korone would squeal, the dog would be bouncing around the room if she weren’t chained to the floor. Okayu was savouring every second of this torment; the best thing about tickle torturing Korone was she could last a REALLY long time without tiring out, so the cat was in no rush.

“HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHO! HOWAHYAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! AHYAWAHOHOHAHAHA, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAYAHAHAHAHAHAHAYAHAHAHAHOAHOAHAHAHA!”

Eventually though, the chocolate was all off, and so was the dirt. Okayu let go and wiped her mouth out again, having gone through a few different rags at this point. She gazed down at her work, 5 impeccably clean toes, free to wriggle in the chilly air of the room. “Ah, a job well done~” She looked up at the dog’s slightly reddening face. “You hanging in there, puppy?”

Korone was panting steadily, beads of sweat dripping from her forehead. Her eyes were softly closed, and her tail was wagging quickly. “I- I… I don’t-”

“Good~ Because,” Okayu had already shifted to the other side, lips slightly parted and poised over the four chocolate-covered toes on the dog’s left foot, “I’m gonna make this final stretch count!”

Korone’s already closed eyes squeezed tighter. “O-Okayu-!”

Okayu’s mouth already clamped onto those last toes. Her tongue was already giving them the exact same treatment as before. It wasn’t any less ticklish the second time.

The cat teased the tips of Korone’s toes,

“AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! HYAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! OHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, HAHAAAAYAAAAAHAHA!”

she dug her tongue under the dog’s toes,

“EEEEEEEEEEEEYAH— HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHEEEEEEEHEHAHAHAHA! HAHAHAHA, HAHYAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHYAHAHAHA!”

she slithered her tongue between each toe like a ribbon,

“NNNGUOHOHEHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! HNNNNNN— NHNHNOHOHOHAHA- HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, HYAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, OHAHAHAHAHAHA!”

she circled her tongue around each toe one by one,

“HYUOUOHOHEHYEAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, HAHAHAHAHAHA! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHYAHAHAHAHYAHYAHYAHYAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! OHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, HEEEEEEEEEEHEHEHEHEHAHAHAHAHA!”

Okayu licked them, nibbled them, sucked them, kissed them, she gave the dog her money’s worth. She gave her every last bit of ticklish hell she promised, all unleashed upon Korone’s poor, unbearably sensitive toes.

Korone couldn’t stop laughing, the tickles were too much.

“HYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! AHAHAHAHAHYAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! HAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHYAHAHAHAHA! HYAAAAAAAAAHAHAHA! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAHYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHYAHAHAHA! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHYAHAHAHAHAHA!”

But, unfortunately, just like with every other spot, Okayu couldn’t do this forever. Eventually, Korone’s toes would be completely clean, and the foot tickle torture would end. If Okayu kept going, the chocolate would lose all of its taste. If Okayu didn’t care, she would eventually tire out. If by some miracle she didn’t run out of steam for a week straight, Korone would. The cat couldn’t seriously say she wanted to see Korone pass out or start crying, she just wanted some good payback. Needless to say, she’d already gotten that in spades.

Okayu lifted her head, cleaned out her mouth for the final time, and sighed, shifting forward and laying between Korone’s legs, her chin on the dog girl’s belly. The cat grinned as Korone caught her breath, a light blush on the dog’s cheeks. “Korosan?” She whispered, her own cheeks a little red too.

Korone, as expected, caught her breath pretty quickly, though the 15 seconds it took was a little long for her. She narrowed her eyes at the cat. “Hah… haha… haah… Yes, meanie?” Her cheeks ached, tired of smiling. A normal person would be exhausted by now, maybe unconscious, but Korone was already back to playfully pouting.

“Meanie?” Okayu shifted up higher, now laying her cheek on Korone’s chest. “You think I’m a meanie?”

“You… ARE a meanie.” Korone grumbled in reply, defiantly turning away from the cat. “That tickled… so so very much…”

Okayu giggled. “Maybe it did, maybe it didn’t. The important thing is,” the cat gestured down to Korone’s feet, both of their tails swaying playfully, “I said I’d lick your feet clean, and now look at them. Perfectly 100% clean~” She touched one finger to Korone’s chin and turned her head to face her again. “Can’t deny that, Korosan. My methods worked perfectly~”

Korone wiggled her toes. The room wasn’t super chilly, but both with how clean and how wet her feet were, the air sent shivers through her body. She still felt the tingles of Okayu’s lickle torture, particularly in her toes, but she couldn’t deny just how well Okayu’s catbath actually worked, even if it did take quite a long while. Regardless, she continued to pout. “Hmph… I guess it kinda maybe worked a little bit…”

“See?” Okayu gave her a little scratch under the chin. Korone tried to resist, but a flurry of delighted hums and squeaks just poured out of her. The cat knew her good spots well, she couldn’t deny that either. “I told you, 5 stars~”

“Hmhm~ I still think Miosha was paid off…” The dog girl murmured.

Okayu shook her head, tracing a finger along Korone’s collarbone. “What score would you give it then?”

Korone shrugged her shoulders. “…3 stars.”

“3?” Okayu arched an eyebrow.

“Yeah… it wasn’t that good…” Korone replied, struggling to put a frown back on her face, or even just a pout.

“Really now?” Okayu smirked. “Well, in that case,” she rolled off of the dog’s body and sat up, “we’re not quite done with your feet yet.”

Korone’s eyes widened a bit. “W-Wait, what? Why?”

“Well why do you think?” Okayu asked, moving back down to the dog’s feet. “I just spent the last however many minutes licking these puppies, puppy. The dirt may be gone, I’ve gotta dry them off now~” She purred, picking up one of the only dry rags left.

Korone’s eyes fully widened. She started struggling again. “N-No, that- they’ll d-dry on their own, Okayu!” The clank of the handcuffs was almost completely drowned out by Korone’s plea.

Okayu shrugged, holding both of Korone’s ankles under her arm. “Oh they will, but after that little review of yours, you deserve some expedited service~” She lowered the rag toward the dog’s quivering feet.

“Wait, w-wait! I- I take it back! It was 5 stars, Okayu, I give it 5 stars! L-Listen, Okayu! O-OKAYU!” Korone yelped, thrashing around in the cat’s grip. She should have known. She should have known this wasn’t over, and she absolutely should have known not to give the catbath anything but a perfect score. She thought she was free, she thought the tickle torture would end, but no. As long as Okayu had even the littlest, pettiest thing that could pass for a motive, more tickles would come. The rag approached Korone’s soles. The dog could twist, flex, and curl them all she wanted, it wouldn’t change the inevitable. Korone, after just receiving the biggest reminder of her ticklishness that she had ever gotten before, was forced to watch it continue, completely and utterly helpless. Okayu pressed the rag onto Korone’s heels, and the dog girl winced, clenching her teeth and bracing herself for just how ticklish this would be.

“………?”

It didn’t tickle.

Okayu dragged the rag all the way up both of her soles at once, slowly, meticulously, making sure to get every drop of saliva out of every single wrinkle.

Nothing at all.

Korone peeked an eye open as Okayu was drying each toe one by one, and it still felt like… nothing. The cat had a soft smile on her face as she worked. “Surprised, eh?” Okayu giggled.

“W-… W- What?” Korone reluctantly peeked the other eye open. “H-How—”

“Wanna see something?” Okayu asked, not waiting for an answer before running her tongue up the middle of Korone’s left foot.

Korone instinctively braced herself again, but… again, it didn’t tickle at all. “…what’s going on?”

“I know you very, very well, Korosan.” Okayu replied, quickly drying off the spot she licked. “I know how to get you giggling,” she teased the dog girl’s sole with one finger, making her giggle, “just as well as I know how not to,” she scratched the same spot with all five fingers, and Korone barely even felt it. “See?”

“Huh…” Korone laid back with a bewildered expression, letting Okayu completely dry her feet off for the next few minutes, no “accidental” tickles whatsoever. It was actually a little relaxing, strange as it was to admit.

Okayu tossed the rag away, a blindingly smug look on her face. “Now is that worth 5 stars or what? C’mon, I know you’re impressed~”

Korone could help but giggle a bit, and eventually nodded her head. “Hmhm, fine, you’ve earned a 5 star review.”

“Yay~” Okayu playfully clapped her hands. “Another win for Nekomata Catbaths~ I should really take this business to the streets, I’ve got quite the golden tongue~”

“Hey, Okayu…” Korone quietly muttered.

Okayu’s eyebrows raised in surprise. Korone sounded a little bit shyer than the cat was used to. “Hm? What’s up?”

“I’m… I’m sorry… for being so difficult about bath time…” The dog murmured, sounding shyer with each word that shuffled out through her lips. “Really, I mean it…”

“Korosan,” Okayu put the dog’s feet down and laid next to her, “I already tickled fur off of you, that’s enough for me. You don’t need to apologize.”

Korone shook her head. “No, I do. I know I’ve been really really bad about it, and I’m sorry, it’s… it’s just that, well… I- I, um… I h-hate taking baths b-because… uh…”

Okayu raised an eyebrow. “…because?”

“I’m…” Korone started blushing profusely, and turned her head to the side. “I-… I’m scared of the soap!” She blurted out.

“Wh-?” Okayu paused. “…seriously?”

Korone nodded her head. “Y-Yeah… t-the bars of soap… I’m s-scared of them…”

“…oh, um… that… wow…”

“It’s stupid, I know…” Korone said,

“N-No, no, it… Yeah, it’s stupid.” Okayu admitted. “I’ll, um… be sure to get rid of them next time.”

“T-Thank you…”

Okayu paused for a while, taking all the time she needed to process that. “…maybe… you also wouldn’t mind some more catbaths in the near future, no soap required?” She said, a little grin lighting up her face.

Korone’s blush faded a little, and she smiled earnestly. “I might take you up on that.” She said.

Okayu smiled back, leaned in, and gave the dog another kiss on the cheek.

After getting tickle tortured for this long, it was easy for Korone to forget just how much she loved the cat, and how much the cat loved her. Neither of them would last very long as anybody else’s housemate, Okayu was already kicked out of Subaru’s basement after all. Korone looked up at the window; the sun had set, but it wasn’t clear how much time it had been. For all of the random junk piled up in this one room, neither of the girls thought it necessary to put in a clock. Time didn’t matter a whole lot to them anyway, they stayed up late together so many nights, the concept of morning barely even existed. This catbath was simply the latest in this long line of late night activities, and by far the most ticklish, even outdoing several actual tickle fights between the two… and Korone couldn’t say she wasn’t enjoying herself. It was fun getting teased and tickled by Okayu, but that “by Okayu” part was really important. She wouldn’t go through a foot-licking session with any old cat, Okayu was special, and so was her tongue. She wiggled her perfectly clean toes on her perfectly clean feet, actually finding herself getting excited for the next Okayu-branded catbath, whenever it would be. Korone already couldn’t wait, because she’d last through anything knowing Okayu would be right there by her side, forever and ever.

“Alright, time to do the rest of you.”

“Eh?”