Chapter 1: The transition begins

The three siblings returned home after seeing their parents off at the airport. Both Robin and Samantha had been told in no uncertain terms that their older brother was in charge. There was a fairly large age gap between Jax and his two sisters. Jax had just graduated from college with a business degree, having done well in school, and was now intent on getting deeply involved in the family business, much to the excitement and pleasure of their parents. Since returning home from school he had been looking for his own place to stay, but that changed when his parents learned that there was an amazing opportunity for them overseas, an opportunity that would require both of them, and that they would be gone for a significant amount of time. Jax had assured his parents that he would look after and take good care of his sisters, maintaining order, ensure that they got to school, did their homework, their chores, and basically keep things running while they were away.

Samantha was a senior in high school and was mostly wrapped up in her own life, scouting out colleges, spending time with her boyfriend, and basically trying to get in as much trouble (without getting into real trouble) as she could. The older brother knew his eldest sister was largely self-sufficient, and could mostly look after herself, so with her he would just have to keep an eye out. However, the youngest of the siblings was a different matter. Jax loved both his sisters, his entire family actually, but Robin was a little different. The girl was smart, very smart, she just seemed to have an overactive imagination, or something. She always seemed to be thinking about something else, or somewhere else, without really seeing what was around her. This caused her to be a little oblivious to her surroundings as well as forgetful of things. The older brother knew that she was the one he would have to ultimately keep his eyes on.

On a less altruistic note, he wondered if he could turn this temporary empowerment to his advantage. He had been gone at school for a while, and had gotten used to a certain ... freedom ... and he longed to be able to continue that while at home. He was fairly sure Samantha would be open to just about anything, it was more a matter of getting little Robin to go along with all the changes. He figured it would be best to lay the groundwork now, implementing a couple of minor ‘rules’ that would get everyone used to doing as he said, even if the rule or request might be a bit odd.

As they returned home Jax got both his sister’s attention before they could run off and do their own things. “Ok first off, I am not going to be a softy, any rules mom or dad had in place before now will still be enforced. However, I have a couple rules of my own. Number 1, no locking doors. There is no reason to lock your doors here in the house and if I want to check on something I don’t want to have to get the master key mom gave me. Number 2, our parents were very affectionate with us, thought it seemed we didn’t bond as well as we should have with each other. And, frankly, I have been gone so long, and I can sense the new distance between us -- I think it might be better if we were ‘closer’ --So that being said, if someone wants a hug all they need do is ask, and the other person is required to give them a hug.”

Pausing a moment, looking first at Samantha, and then Robin, he finished with a query “Now there those aren’t so terrible are they?” Samantha’s response to all of this was just a rolling of her eyes and a “Ya, whatever” and she dashed off to her room to have phone sex, or whatever the fuck she did online with her boyfriend.

Robin was like, ‘Duh, hugs.’ as she listened to her brother lay down his rules for while the parents were gone, but all she said out loud was “Um, sure ... makes sense. Besides, hugs are nice, we really should be nicer than we are sometimes...” She was idly thinking about how everyone seemed to just go their own way these days, between the internet, and skype or face-time ... there was not a lot of in person quality time anymore. The more she thought about it, the more she wondered if perhaps this was a new social transition underway, and what would be the eventual outcome ... individual life pods all connected by cables to a virtual life that requires no physical contact. Shaking her head, coming back to herself, she realized that she probably had missed something, looking back at her brother, vaguely noticing that Samantha had already left, she blushed, briefly, “Um ... what?” Wracking her brain, she was not sure she caught everything he had said.

Jax just watched his older sister leave the room grumbling about something or another. Then he turned to look at Robin. Instantly he could tell that his sister had zoned out, it was that blank stare and slightly glazed eyes that gave it away. The brother just smiled and crossed his arms waiting for his sister to come back to the real world. When she did Jax couldn’t help but laugh a little at her question. He didn’t know if she had heard him so he asked “Did you hear about my new rules? The no locked doors and the hugs? Well anyway its getting late and tomorrow is Monday, so why don’t you make sure you have all your books and things ready and then head to bed.”

The next morning was like any other morning, Samantha got ready pretty early because her boyfriend always picked her up for school. Robin found that her brother was already up when she walked into the kitchen. He looked her over and shook his head. “You’re not wearing that to school. Come with me” Jax said as he walked to the girl’s room. Opening her closet he looked through what she had and he picked out a white button down shirt and an almost knee length skirt, and he tossed them on her bed. “Wear this” he said, and just crossed his arms and looked at her waiting to change, not planning on leaving the room.

Kicking off her shoes, Robin’s hands went to the snap of her jeans, almost automatically, undoing it and opening the fly. As she moved her hands to her hips, preparing to lower them over her hips, she noticed that Jax was still there. Stopping, poised as if to continue, she looked up at his face through the fallen forward strands of her black hair, and quizzically asked, “Um ... are you going to let me change or what?”

Her room was an eclectic mix of young girl and science, with a poster of the human brain, all lit up with magnetic imaging above her desk, yet a bed that still had 3 stuffed animals arranged over the pillow, one of them quite well-loved and worn, drooping a bit as it’s bunny head sat there peering across the room.

Jax didn’t respond right away, instead he stood there for almost a full minute before moving or saying anything. “Ok, but be quick, I still need to drive you to school, and I don’t want you to be late” and with that he left the girl’s room though he did not bother to close the door behind him.

Robin stood there nervously for that long moment, wondering if she should just go ahead and change like it was not a big deal? She lowered her jeans a bit, just over her hips and waited, getting a bit more nervous the longer the seconds dragged on. By the time Jax left, she had about convinced herself that there was really something wrong, and that she had missed a rule or something. She knew she forgot things from time to time and, well, maybe never heard the rule in the first place.

Thankfully, he did finally leave, so she quickly got dressed as he requested, thinking it was a bit odd to be wearing a skirt to school. Not that she was a tomboy or anything, but skirts were really more for when Mom wanted her to dress up. Still, as she slid it on over her hips and walked out, buttoning the white blouse, she had to admit the swishing of the pleats was kinda fun.

Walking back into the kitchen Jax looked over his sister’s school schedule that was hung up on the fridge to see what classes she had and then he walked over to her bag to make sure she had all the proper texts. It seemed kind of idiotic to be doing this with a 16-year-old, but he knew how spaced out she got sometimes, and it was a good thing he had checked since she didn’t have her algebra book. It was possible that it was in her locker at school but usually math had homework, quite a bit of homework. He waited till she emerged from her room, and he asked her about her book.

Popping back in the room, dressed as he had requested, Robin was immediately embarrassed to realize she’d forgotten her algebra book, and quickly returning to her room, she had to admit Max was being pretty thoughtful, which was mildly surprising, but even if he had not seemed to pay much attention to her lately, he always did look out for her...

Once she was all ready he went out to the car to give her a ride to school but before she could get in he said “Hey sis, give your big brother a hug.”

Smiling warmly at Max as she came outside, she willing went into his arms when he paused just outside of the car and asked for a hug. “Oh, sure. And thanks. You are looking out for me ... as usual”. Stepping in for a hug, she could feel his larger, more powerful body, quickly envelop her, leaving her feeling a bit small, but completely loved and protected. The whole morning was an eye opener for Robin, seeing how her rarely seen brother so swiftly moved into a caretaking role.

After wishing her a good day and telling her he would be back to pick her up after school Jax drove home. He had a few loads of laundry to do. He didn’t have to worry about Samantha’s clothes for she had been doing them herself for a few years now. His sister was very particular when it came to her clothing and their mother was the sort to say “if you don’t like the way I do it, do it yourself” and so Samantha did.

Jax was also pleased they he didn’t have to worry about cleaning the house or doing dishes for they had a cleaning lady come in three or four times a week to take care of those chores, so that just left laundry and meals for him to worry about.

He was sorting out his and Robin’s laundry when he noticed something odd, he only found three pairs of panties. He knew for a fact that it has been a full week since the last load of clothes had been done so he thought his sister must have missed a few pairs in her room. However, after looking through her room and her bathroom he hadn’t found anymore which told him that she didn’t put a clean pair on every day. This was not acceptable. This was a hygiene thing, so it looked like he would have to tell her to make sure she wore a clean pair every day. And that would give him the opening he wanted.

What most people didn’t know was that Jax had very particular sexual tastes. He liked to take good girls/women and corrupt them. Back when he lived at the house he kept these impulses in check, but once he left for college he was free to indulge himself and he had, and he loved it. Now the brother was very tempted to do the same to his youngest sister.

The usual routine of classes, intermixed with chaotic minutes between those classes, and the sometimes mind numbing way the less skilled teachers drilled on, filled Robin’s day, much like it did most days during the school year. Her schedule clearly printed on the inside of her locker helped her remember the vagaries of the Tuesday/Thursday schedule versus the Monday/Wednesday/Friday one. Enjoying the morning Math class, suffering through the tortuous British Literature class, she was looking forward to the science lab in the afternoon, as she met her friends Amber and Cyndi for lunch. The three girls were fairly inseparable on the school grounds, having many classes together. Much excitement was made over her parents being gone for so long, that she was so lucky, and wondering if they would be able to have a party someday.

Robin privately wondered about that, not sure which way her brother Jax would lean on such things. It was not something to worry about soon, but at some point she’d probably want to carefully ask about such things, though, honestly she was not really into ‘parties’.

Making way through her shorter afternoon, and looking forward to an extra hour of free time in the evening, Robin soon joined the throng of milling students out front of the school, seeking out their own rides, and telling each other goodbye. Finally spotting her brother pulling up, she quickly popped over, and tossing her bag into the back seat, settled in and put her seat belt on. Her skirt flipped up a little as she did so, and she absently pushed it back down, still not that used to wearing a skirt in everyday life. “Hey...” she said, setting back for the ride home.

“Hey” her brother replied back as he turned his attention back to working his way through the after school jam. Though he did glance at the jail bait coeds from time to time and couldn’t help but wonder if any of them are into older guys. In the end, he decided it really didn’t matter. “So did you have a good day at school? Learn anything new?” These were some seriously lame questions and he did need to have a talk with her about her panties but he wasn’t really ready for that just yet.

Chitchatting mindlessly on the drive home, Robin could not wait to get home and relax, even if she had to do homework, it would be in the comfort of her own room, not at the loud crowded school.

Once they got home the brother sent Robin off to do her homework as he went into the kitchen and started dinner. He would wander by his sister’s room from time to time to make sure she was concentrating on her work and hadn’t zoned out again. Not surprisingly he had to bring her back to task once. Samantha always arrived home a few hours after school was out as she always spent time with her boyfriend for a few hours before coming home. This wasn’t a big issue for she was always home for dinner and was good about getting her homework done. Jax knew what Samantha was likely up to and he just hoped she was smart enough to not get knocked up.

Kicking her shoes off next to her bed, Robin flopped down with her English reading assignment, and tried to concentrate on comprehending the material. Tossing around a bit, getting comfortable, she realized, after a bit, that a skirt was not the most comfortable lounge-on-the-bed outfit, having a tendency to bunch up or just bind unnaturally. Stopping her reading, she got up and changed into her long lounge pants. Then she noticed that the blouse was now quite out of place and hung it up alongside the skirt. She then slipped a comfy t-shirt over her slim frame and returned to studying.

Dinner was just about ready. Robin was just about finished with her homework, and Samantha wasn’t home yet. When the older brother walked into his sister’s room carrying her clean laundry in a basket, he set the basket down and sat on the side of her bed. “Robin as you can see I did the laundry today and you only needed three pairs of panties to be washed, which tells me that you are wearing a pair longer then one day. This is not good. It’s a hygiene thing to always wear new ones every day. OK? Make sure you keep that in mind. Dinner will be ready soon.” He didn’t see why he should tell her he will be inspecting her panties after she has them on. She would find that out the next morning.

Barely noticing her door opening as Jax had checked on her from time to time, Robin made her way through the assignments for the day, and was wrapping up her easy algebra homework. Her brother came in with another load of laundry. As Jax talked to her about her underwear of all things, she blushed, not sure what he was all worried about, clothes were just clothes. Since he seemed to think it was a big deal, she just nodded, ‘Um ... yeah ... ok ... I just don’t pay a lot of attention sometimes, but I will try and remember everyday.” Still feeling a bit like a scolded little girl, she returned to her homework, the knowledge of her possibly unsanitary panties burning a hole in her brain. As she finished, before she went down to dinner, she decided to put a clean pair on. Not that he was right to scold her or anything ... but ... well ... maybe just a little, she thought. Then she stripped off her pants and underwear, slid a new clean pair on, settled them snugly around her hips, and stepped back into her lounge pants.

Remembering the rules from yesterday, she idly wondered if anyone would be asking for a hug just because of that. It was nice enough this morning, she remembered vaguely. Maybe she should ask for one too.

Samantha was already at the table with a mixture of boredom and impatience on her face. She just wanted to get this meal over and go back chatting with her boyfriend and her friends. Things were at a pretty crucial part with one of her friends. A few weeks ago, her friend’s boyfriend confessed that he found one of Samantha’s friends to be very hot. So being the good girlfriend she is, she has started trying to entice the girl into their bed. One reason her and her boyfriend work so well is they like the same kind of girls. This wouldn’t be the first threesome they have had before, and Samantha is really looking forward to getting with her friend as her boyfriend rams her from behind. Just thinking about it makes her start to get wet, so she wants to eat quickly and get back on her PC. Things were looking rather hopeful.

Jax specialized in the one dish meal, and that is exactly what they had for dinner. It was some kind of pasta, meat, sauce with some corn mixed in. It wouldn’t win any culinary awards but it was good enough for dinner. There really wasn’t all that much talking as they ate and Samantha wolfed down her dinner as fast as she could and took off back to her room. Jax just shook his head, “Looks like she has something pretty important to do. Doesn’t really matter since you are the first one up to do the dishes, Samantha can do it tomorrow.” Finishing dinner he helped take all the dishes to the sink and then left Robin there to do them. When she was done he allowed her to go back to her room, but not before he got himself a hug, a very big and long hug.