An Otaku's Christmas
Hey everyone, I was just wanting wish all of you a Merry Christmas! Everyone is making Christmas one-shots (including me) But I decided that would be too mainstream to do twice! XD So this is a two shot that I'm posting that I really hope that all of you like it!
At the Cosplay Cafe's Christmas Party
"Thanks for coming!" Konata waved as the guests arrived. Konata and the rest of the staff were all dressed as Santa for the duration of the party. "Kagamin, you came!" Konata ran over and hugged her Tsundere.
"Of course I'd come to see you Konata!" Kagami smiled sweetly. "But get off." She said, her voice becoming stern.
"Yes ma'am!" Konata shouted as she detached herself from Kagami, surprising the girl in the process.
"Wow, you actually let go." Kagami commented.
"Well, I'm Santa! I have to grant the wish of anyone who comes in!" Konata threw her short arms in the air for emphasis. Kagami smiled at how cute her Otaku was being.
Obviously she isn't very good. Kagami sighed in her head. She had expected Konata to argue to keep ahold of Kagami as usual, after which Kagami would probably have given in. Kagami didn't know why getting hugged by her friend made her happy, but it did and she no longer minded it when it did happen. The door opened and closed again.
"Hiyori, you came!" Patricia shouted.
"Hey Patty, wouldn't miss it for all the manga in Japan!" Hiyori responded with a smile.
"Man Hiyori, you sure have been coming a lot." Konata commented from the table she was currently waiting on, which, by pure chance of course, happened to be Kagami's.
"Oh-Well, I like it here, ya know?" Hiyori blushed a bit. In truth, the Otaku had only been coming every day to see one Patricia Martin, the American who had captured Hiyori's heart. Luckily for her, Patricia had, upon seeing Yutaka and Minami get together, commented on how she wouldn't mind dating a girl if she loved her a great deal. Unfortunately, Hiyori was confident she didn't meet the requirements for turning her fellow Otaku. "So when's curfew on this party?" Hiyori asked.
"Well, the crowd has to be out by 11, but it will probably take until about 1 in the morning to clean up." Patricia figured. "So we have a couple of hours!" Patricia cheered, happy to have hours to spend with the girl she loved. She had tried to drop hints, subtle and not. She had complimented Hiyori's drawing, something she knew the girl loved to do, and even gone so far as to comment on how she "wouldn't mind" dating a girl. Yet she still seemed oblivious. Patricia knew Hiyori liked Yuri; she constantly drew Yutaka and Minami in such positions that would embarrass them, even now that they were dating!
"What activities have been planned?" Kagami asked. Konata hummed. Suddenly, she grabbed the Tsundere by the hand and dragged her up onto the stage that was regularly used for performing live action anime dances. "Ko-Konata!" Kagami shouted as the entire cafe looked at the two. Konata looked at Kagami with a cat grin.
"Karaoke." Konata smiled. Kagami blushed.
"Konata, that's incredibly embarrassing!" Kagami whispered.
"I know; you just look so cute when you're embarrassed! Come on, you have a great singing voice!" Konata urged as she started the music. Kagami recognized it instantly, though was still very self-conscious.
"F-Fine..." Kagami mumbled as she took a mic. Konata giggled in her head at seeing how cute the girl she had a crush on was being. The words kicked in and Kagami began to sing.
So plain, so clear, I want to forget it
...Y'know!
But then, it drags out all on its oooown, ugh,
I'm disgusted!
Kagami didn't exactly seem very enthusiastic. She was extremely nervous as her shy side almost completely took over. Suddenly, Kagami felt something in her other hand. She looked to see it was in fact someone, not something. Konata had grabbed Kagami by the hand and smiled. Kagami saw that Konata also had a mic.
It's plain cut, clear cut, I just want to rage
...Okay!
But then, It can't be helped, no matter what I saaay, ugh,
It's disgusting
Konata sang with Kagami. This simple act completely wiped away the Tsundere's inhibitions. She opened up and started singing whole-heartily with Konata. Their fingers subconsciously laced together, their faces pressed together. Kagami was quickly getting wrapped up in singing.
Okay, here's the question
Will we make up in a healthy way
Or will we make up and eat lunch
Ahead of time, with a smile?
That's right, I'm so observant
Getting hungry from being angry
Is a no-good vicious circle
So, what on the menu will you decide on?
Decide! Decide!
They finished. The whole of the cafe burst into applause as the two girls bowed. It was as Kagami started to leave that she realized that her's and Konata's fingers were still interlaced. Kagami blushed and let go as Konata's heart warmed a bit. Kagami walked back to her table, her cheeks luminescent, and sat down.
"Woohoo, go Senpai!" Hiyori and Patricia cheered, darkening the hue of Kagami's face.
"That's my wife!" Konata put a hand on Kagami's shoulder proudly. Kagami's face looked as if it held more than half the blood content of her body.
"I'm not your wife!" Kagami shouted at Konata weakly. She didn't know why she kept losing the nerve to yell at the Otaku when she irritated Kagami. That in and of itself was annoying. Kagami looked to see about ten minutes had passed. This is gonna be a long party... Kagami sighed in her head, though not displeased by this realization. She wouldn't mind spending two hours with Konata.
"Hey Konata, we need you in here!" A Santa yelled from the kitchen.
"On my way! Sorry Kagamin, I'll be back as soon as I can!" Konata flashed a sincere smile to Kagami, telling the girl that Konata was glad she was there. Kagami's heart warmed.
She looked cute there...Kagami thought, even as Konata ran to the kitchen. I wonder why I liked singing with her so much... Kagami wondered.
"Hiyori, we should sing something too!" Patricia shouted.
"You want to?" Hiyori asked with equal enthusiasm. Patricia nodded.
"Let's go girl!" Patricia ran up to the stage similar to how Konata had, except she didn't have to drag her partner behind her. Kagami watched the two sing together on the stage, noting how close the two seemed. As the first song ended, Kagami clapped for the two, even though she hadn't recognized the song. As Patricia was about to exit the stage, the music started on a different song. She looked back to see Hiyori with a smile and still holding a mic.
"Again?" Hiyori asked. Patricia seemed to light up.
"You know it!" She shouted enthusiastically. So the two continued to sing with each other. Kagami got up from her table and went over to the shelf and selected a manga she knew Konata wanted her to read. She walked back to her table, sat down, and began to read.
An hour later
Kagami finally finished the manga and closed it, sighing. Konata hadn't come back out of the kitchen other than to bring out plates of food to customers. Those few times, Konata had flashed Kagami the same smile as before, something that was prominent enough that Kagami looked up from her reading and smiled back, giving a sympathetic look. Kagami looked over to Hiyori's table, but saw she wasn't there. It was then she realized that Patricia and Hiyori were both still singing. Whoa, they've been singing for... Kagami looked to the clock. An hour! Kagami shouted in her head. She had never sung for an hour, but she figured it was probably difficult.
Hiyori and Patricia were both sweating and panting. Their throats were raw and would normally hurt, but they were both happy to have been that close to the other for so long singing together. A blush of heat from the performance and of both happiness and embarrassment was across both their faces. Hiyori and Patricia both bowed and exited the stage.
"That was so much fun!" Patricia shouted.
"I know, right? That's the most fun I've had in a long time!" Hiyori huffed excitedly. Konata came out.
"Good job you guys, you were singing for weeks!" Konata shouted.
"It was only an hour." Kagami sighed, but smiled. "You out here for good?" Kagami asked.
"Yep yep!" Konata smiled. She walked over and sat down. "I double timed it back there so I could have the rest of the time off to spend with Kagamin!" Konata threw her arms up again. Kagami involuntarily giggled in her head. She could admit it, Konata was very cute sometimes.
"Can I get you anything Hiyori?" Patricia asked.
"No thanks!" Hiyori said quickly, not wanting to be a burden, even if it was her friend's job.
"Are you sure? We were singing for a long time, I think I need a drink myself." Patricia said.
"Well, if it's on your way, I guess a melon soda would be nice." Hiyori said.
"One melon soda coming up!" Patricia smiled as she hurried into the kitchen.
"So how have those two been?" Konata asked Kagami.
"They've been having fun together! Why, what's up?" Kagami asked.
"Patty has a crush on Hiyori." Konata told Kagami. "You think Hiyori might want to go out with her?" Konata asked.
"I dunno, they seem to be really close to each other, every time one of them upped the ante with, say, holding a hand or pressing a cheek together to get a better sound, the other responded in the same way." Kagami commented.
"What do you think of that?" Konata asked.
"About what?" Kagami asked.
"About girls dating like that!" Konata clarified.
"Well... I think if two people love each other, they should be able to date each other." Kagami said. Konata cheered loudly in her head. She had a chance! Patricia soon returned with the bottle of melon soda. She offered the soda to Hiyori, who took a drink, easily a fourth of the bottle being drained. She put the drink down.
"Ah~..." She smiled.
"May I?" Patricia asked.
"What?" Hiyori asked. Patricia took the bottle and took a swig. Hiyori blushed as Patricia downed another quarter of the bottle. She set it down on the table.
"Ah~... Thank you." Patricia exhaled in pleasure.
"N-no problem..." Hiyori stuttered, almost getting a nosebleed. She didn't know if Patricia realized what she had done, the ever embarrassing Indirect Kiss. Truth is, yes. Yes she did. As the end of the party drew near, Patty and Konata sighed as they realized they would soon have to say goodbye to their love for the night, and would be spending Christmas without them. They ushered everyone out, very reluctantly including Kagami and Hiyori.
"Hey Patty!" Konata shouted to her friend.
"What's up Konata?" Patricia asked.
"Why don't you take off for tonight, I can hold down the fort here!" Konata offered a moment later, when the party was over.
"You sure?" Patricia asked.
"Absolutely! Merry Christmas!" Konata smiled. Patricia smiled back.
"Merry Christmas Senpai, thank you!" She shouted as she followed the crowd out. Konata sighed.
"Go get her." Konata smiled.
Patricia ran out and saw Hiyori walking to her house slowly. She looked a weird mix of sad and happy. "Hiyori!" Patricia shouted. Hiyori jumped and spun to her fellow Otaku and smiled widely.
"Hey Patty, what's up?" Hiyori asked, stopping.
"Well... They let me go, probably to spend time with my family, but..." Patricia trailed off.
"But what?" Hiyori asked.
"My family is back in America, I live alone here..." Patricia said with a tone of melancholy. Hiyori smiled.
"Patty, would you like to come spend Christmas at my house? We'd love to have you." Hiyori offered.
"I would love to!" Patricia smiled, jumping forward a little.
"Well, let's go!" Hiyori smiled. They arrived at her house. "Hey mom, dad, my friend Patty was alone on Christmas, is it okay if she spends it with us?" Hiyori called out as they entered.
"Certainly! The more the merrier!" A voice rang from the living room.
"Thank you so much!" Hiyori shouted with gratitude. "Would you like something to drink?" Hiyori asked.
"Sure, what do you have?" Patricia asked.
"Would you like some juice?" Hiyori asked, eager to make this Christmas as enjoyable as possible for the blonde she loved so.
"Sure, thank you!" Patricia chimed.
"No problem, you got me a drink earlier! You can head up to my room, dinner is already over unfortunately." Hiyori said. "We can have a sleep over!" She shouted excitedly.
"Totally!" Patricia shouted. She walked up to the room of her love and looked around. She saw a sketch pad and decided to take a look while she waited. She flipped it open to see Yutaka and Minami in a rather... embarrassing position that Patricia could easily tell had been hard to draw because of the nose bleed Hiyori MUST have had. She flipped to see a picture of Yutaka holding onto Minami outside what looked to be a hotel. She flipped again to see something completely different. She blushed a deep carmine.
"Hey, I hope you like-..." Hiyori came in the door and saw her sketch pad in Patricia's hand. "WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH THAT?" Hiyori screamed as she ran over and snatched the book from the blonde's hands, closing the book on the picture of the nude American.
"Hiyori... I..." Patricia stuttered.
"Patty, I'm sor-mph!" Hiyori was cut off as Patricia crashed her lips onto the Otaku's. Hiyori quickly gave into the blonde's will as she swept her tongue across Hiyori's lip, at which point Hiyori gave access. Patricia could have sworn the artist tasted of caramel. Patricia didn't have a second thought about thrusting her tongue into the girl's mouth and, after subduing her tongue, explored a bit. It was a full thirty seconds before they broke for air. "Patty..." Hiyori huffed.
"I love you Hiyori." Patricia said between pants. Hiyori looked into Patricia's eyes and knew she was telling the truth. She said nothing, but kissed her instead. They continued to make out in a fashion similar to earlier and Patricia led them to the bed. She laid Hiyori down without breaking their kiss and laid next to her, hands held and fingers interlaced. The juice was never drank nor needed.
POV Konata
"Alright guys, I'm heading out!" Konata shouted as she walked out, throwing her scarf around her neck.
"Thank for the help Konata!" One of the generic workers waved. Konata got out and started down the stairs, contemplating calling Kagami to see if she could maybe visit for Christmas. She was certain that her father would understand her wanting to spend time with the girl she loved, she had told him a while ago and his reaction was a little more than ecstatic. She pulled out her phone as she got to the door of the building, but froze before she left. She couldn't do it, Kagami was probably already asleep. Should she try anyway? Then she risked waking Kagami up and making her mad. Konata sighed as she opened the door.
"Oh, Konata!" Kagami turned around from where she sat on the stairs leading to the sidewalk.
"Kagami? What are you doing here?" Konata asked, completely and utterly bewildered.
"We-well... I... don't know. It's not what it looks like; I wasn't waiting for you or anything!" Kagami shouted. Konata looked down beside where Kagami had been sitting to see several hot chocolates, all empty. Konata, though it was still cold enough to snow, felt warm from the emotion of the moment. "So don't get the wr-wrong ide-" Kagami was cut off as Konata took her hand in between hers. She felt how very cold they were.
"Thank you Kagami." Konata smiled, pulling the Tsundere into a hug. In one swift movement, Konata wrapped her scarf around her and Kagami's neck. "Now we can both be warm!" Konata smiled to Kagami. It was a smile Kagami had never seen Konata give before, one of such indescribable beauty and happiness that Kagami was, in that moment and despite having much fewer layers on, warmer than Konata. Kagami realized why she felt happy when Konata hugged her, why she didn't pull away anymore and why she could only reject the girl's wild accusations of matrimony with a halfhearted response. "Can I make it up to you?" Konata asked.
"Yeah. Ma...Make sure you're free next Christmas..." Kagami blushed luminescently.
"Hm~? Why, why?" Konata asked, her smile rising in the middle.
She's really gonna make me say it, isn't she? I hope she doesn't laugh. I couldn't take it... Kagami felt a pit of fear attack her stomach. "Because... Because I want to spend Christmas with... with..." Kagami started. Konata, who had gotten ready to metaphorically pounce on Kagami with her comment, was suddenly cut to the quip.
"With?" Konata urged the Tsundere to continue.
"With... You." Kagami looked down at Konata. "I want to spend Christmas with... the girl I've fallen in love with Konata." Kagami said, tears forming in her eyes.
"Kagamin... Why are you crying?" Konata asked, concerned.
"Because I know you can't feel the same way! You always play, you're never serious, you'r-" Kagami was cut off as Konata kissed her. It was a quick kiss.
"I love you too Kagami." Konata smiled, one that betrayed her nearly unfathomable joy. "With all my heart." Konata kissed Kagami again, this one lasting much longer. As they broke, Kagami smiled and stroked Konata's cheek.
"Konata?" Kagami asked.
"Yes Kagami?" Konata asked.
"Would you... like to come to my house for Christmas?" Kagami asked, blushing. She didn't mean anything dirty by it, but she knew the Otaku would probably end up trying something dirty and perverted. Kagami, however, would win the resulting bout. She would make sure her Konata would... enjoy herself quite a bit. Yes. Quite a bit...
"I would love nothing more." Konata smiled. They pecked each other on the lips one more time, and walked to Kagami's house, hand in hand.
After section
Hey everyone, what did you think? This took me about 5-6 hours to type up, but I ended up doing it all in one sitting! Tell me what you think!