The Tally (for Gaara of the Funk)
 

Hideaki looked at his watch and sighed. As father of the household, he knew his job, and the time was just about 4 PM. Many who worked enjoyed Saturday, but he didn't, for every Saturday at 4 PM, it would be time to look over the punishment chart, to see the tally each child had accrued, and to dish out the punishments.

But he couldn't put it off. They were probably all aware and waiting, anyway. So he went from room to room, knocking before asking that the occupants assemble in the living room. He then went there, looking over it and counting them up.

Rico: 15
Kaede: 27
Sira: 8
Touko: 93
Haruka: 2

He gasped at the 93. He would have to discuss that with his wife, to determine an appropriate punishment for Touko. Shaking his head, he waited until his wife was by his side, and all the girls were in the living room, in a row. Even Mika, who did not use the tally system - it was still a family situation so she was still required to be there. Besides, the punishments of the others would do good to remind her to behave.

He looked over them all, and made sure everything was on the coffee table - maple hairbrush, thick wooden spoon, sanded wooden paddle, thick leather belt, and the dreaded cane.

"Very well. It is four, so let us get this underway. Rico, you have twenty five on each buttock with the hairbrush. Kaede, you have thirty five on each buttock with the wooden spoon. Sira, forty on each cheek, but only by hand. Touko, I am extremely disappointed. Haruka, you were very good, only ten smacks on each buttock, by hand. Now..."

He turned to his wife.

"So, dear. Touko has three punishments. One should definitely be the cane - stick with the three there to give her six of the best? What do you think the others should be with? And she can spend tomorrow bare from the waist down."

Saki nodded. "I'd say the ruler after her shower, then the spoon at bedtime.." She said after a moment.

Rico took a deep breath as she looked at her sisters. They all were already bared, their skirts and panties on nearby shelves that were labeled with their names, so after their punishments, they could get dressed from the waist down. "I'll go first." She volunteered as she walked up to Hideaki.

"Hmmm..." he paused, looking over the girls. From behind, someone would see a row of bare bottoms. From the front, it was another matter entirely - however he was looking just at their faces. Seeing the nervousness and fear on some, relief on others.

"Good idea, but given she's been getting in trouble a lot recently - she had more than fifty just two weeks ago - I think even firmer will be necessary. But a good starting point."

He then picked the hairbrush up, tapping it against his palm.

"Very well, Rico. Step forward please, and bend over, hands on the table. No need to count."

"C-Can you hug me after?" She asked as she positioned herself as instructed. She tensed a little as she hadn't had the hairbrush in a good while.

"Of course, sweetheart. After punishment comes consolation and comfort. Don't worry."

He waited for her to get into position, offering her soft bottom up for the brush. He started by just gently pressing it against one cheek, then raised his arm...

He seemed to be going in a rapid-fire approach, smack after smack raining down. Three or four per second hit, all over her left buttock, the crack of wood-against-flesh loud enough for all to hear.

And very soon, twenty five had landed.

"Okay, ready for the other half?" he asked, pressing it against her right cheek.

Rico kept herself steady as she felt the hairbrush smack her defenseless bottom, her whimpering turning into crying. After the first half, she sniffled as she cried. "Y-Yes, Daddy..." She answered as she waited for the second half

And so he resumed, moving the spanking on to her other bottom cheek. He didn't go soft, but nor did he use his full strength, feeling that she had generally been good the past few weeks, and this was her first session with the brush in a while.

Which isn't to say he didn't make it sting. Big oval blotches started to form, and by the time the last one landed, her entire bottom was a mix of pink and red. But then he put the brush down.

"It's alright, sweetie. It's finished now."

Rico sobbed into her father's chest, crying hard. "I'll be good, Daddy..." She said between sobs.

He held her close, stroking her hair and hugging her until she could calm down.

"I know you will, sweetheart. You were just a bit naughty through the week, but it's still okay. The slate is clean now, so we don't need to think about it any more. Your mother and I still love you."

He had plenty of time, so he wanted to make sure she was fine before calling Kaede up.

Kaede gulped as she approached him, her hands clenched nervously at her sides.