It's a Lucky Life: 4
So I just realized something funny, thought you guys would enjoy this... This entire story has less words still than one chapter of Luckier Star does. Before this chapter, it has less 9,000 words in it's entirety. I haven't had a chapter with less than 8,800 words in it (This one had 8,700 word in it) since chapter 24 of Luckier Star (Barring the song in "Chapter" 35). Just thought that was funny.
POV Konata
"This is the LAST straw Kagami!" Konata shouted.
"Kona, this isn't that big a deal!" Kagami said from the kitchen. Konata looked insulted.
"Not a big deal? How can you say that?" Konata asked.
"Because it isn't Kona!" Kagami said. "It just isn't!" Kagami poked her head into the room.
"How can you not see that this is a big deal?" Konata asked.
"Kona, I'll just buy more damn straws!" Kagami said.
"..." Konata stayed quiet for a moment. "Oh yeah!" She said cheerfully as she began drinking her juice.
"... You're just trying to get a rise out of me, aren't you ya little brat?" Kagami giggled with a smile on her face.
"Hey, it worked!" Konata threw her arms up beside her. Kagami had taken the day off and cared for Konata all day. Konata, being Konata, hadn't made it easy. Kagami, however, was not easily deterred. Every day, Konata had a hot meal prepared for when Kagami was scheduled to come home from work. A hot bath was always drawn. And Konata was always hot and ready. Kagami could give her one day to do absolutely nothing. "Besides, I don't see you nearly as much as I use to, so I have to get it all in somehow!" Konata smiled. Kagami walked into the room and planted a set of knuckled on Konata's head.
"You're an idiot." She giggled. Konata threw her arms with more ferocity.
"Baka Ranger Blue: Reporting in!" Konata saluted her Tsundere. Kagami giggled again.
"You're not very ninja-like, are you?" Kagami asked. Konata folded her arms.
"What? Is that a challenge?" Konata asked. Kagami came over and rested her chin on Konata's head.
"Yep. Prove your ninja capabilities to me, young padawan." Kagami said. Konata made a hand sign.
"Secret Pervert Arts: Bra Removal!" Konata shouted. Kagami smiled at her young lover's joke. Until, that is, Konata held up a bra. Kagami's giggle died down quickly as she stared at it.
"Kona... Is that yours?" Kagami asked. Konata shook her head.
"Kagamin, you and I both know that I don't wear bras." Konata said. Kagami stared at it. She knew what it was, but she just couldn't believe it.
"...Did you hide that in the couch earlier?" Kagami asked.
"How would I know to do that Kagamin?" Konata asked. Kagami continued to stare. Now that she paid attention to it... She straightened up and looked down her own shirt. One article of clothing in particular was now missing.
"Kona... How... the hell... did you do that?" Kagami asked. Konata stood up and turned around, the strap of the bra in between her fingers.
"You see." She bowed a bit. "I am simply one hell of a pervert." She smiled at Kagami. Kagami folded her arms.
"You know that I don't mind taking off clothes around you, but when you can do it without me knowing... That's a little..." Kagami said. Konata scratched her head.
"Then I probably shouldn't pull these out, huh?" She asked as she pulled a pair of lace panties out from behind her back. Kagami did a double-take. She opened her own pants and looked down.
"Son of a- What the hell? How? How did you do that?" Kagami asked. Konata giggled. "Pervert! Weirdo!" Kagami shouted.
"You're calling me a pervert when you were wearing panties like these?" Konata asked, looking at the barely-there underwear.
"No! There's no way you're just a pervert!" Kagami shouted.
"No ma'am, you see, I am simply one HELL of a pervert. I promise." Konata bowed again. Kagami's face was flushed red.
"You're not gonna tell me, are you?" Kagami asked.
"Well, if I couldn't do this much, then what kind of pervert would I be?" Konata asked.
"A normal one." Kagami said through her blush. "But seriously. Not gonna tell me?" Kagami asked. Konata shook her head. "Just gonna keep quoting Black Butler?" Kagami asked. Konata nodded. Kagami sighed. "Fine." Kagami sighed. She walked over to Konata and snatched her undergarments from her little lover. "Well, you could keep it a secret." She said, waving them around. "Or these might not be the only things of mine that come off." Kagami said seductively. Konata gulped. She was faced with what could possibly be the hardest decision of her life.
"But... It's a secret pervert art... I can't tell it to a... well, we call you normies." Konata said. Kagami crossed her arms.
"I can't believe you just turned that down." Kagami said. She turned around, stuffed her undergarments into her pocket before walking back in the kitchen. "Have fun by yourself out here, idiot." She said. Konata giggled to herself and laid down on the couch. She closed her eyes for a moment.
"Hello, Sunshine." Kanata said. Konata, upon seeing her mother, blushed instantly.
"Mama... Were you... watching that?" Konata asked. Kanata giggled, a hand to her mouth.
"Yes. It was so adorable." Kanata said. Konata stared at her mother for a few moments.
"... Adorable?" Konata asked.
"Yes, adorable. You and Kagami are truly the cutest couple out there." Kanata said. "I know. I've looked." Kanata giggled.
"So are you going to be here every time I fall asleep?" Konata asked. Kanata smiled a sad sort of smile.
"Would it be bad that way? Though, I understand if something depressing happened every time you went to sleep..." Kanata said, averting her gaze and looking quite guilty.
"No! It isn't a bad thing at all! It's just... I don't have a whole lot of time this time... I'm just taking a quick nap on the couch." Konata said. Kanata giggled a little bit.
"Hmhm... I understand Sunshine. We may have time now, if you would like, to see who you would like to see next." Kanata said. Konata smiled, though she seemed almost hesitant.
"Well... I guess I could see... Hiyori?" Konata asked, still sounding uncertain. Kanata could easily pick up on it.
"What's wrong Sunshine?" Kanata asked. Konata sighed.
"It's... nothing, Mama." Konata smiled. Kanata kept her eye on her daughter for a moment before continuing.
"Alright then... When next you sleep, you can see Hiyori and how she would be if you were never born." Kanata smiled.
"-na..." Konata heard.
"What was that?" Konata asked.
"Hmm." Kanata seemed distracted. "I see what you mean now. It was barely any time at all." Kanata giggled. "My, she is restless..." Kanata giggled.
"What do you mean?" Konata asked, but Kanata didn't seem to have time to answer.
"Wake up!" Konata heard. She opened her eyes to see Kagami inches from her face. "Kona~..." Kagami chimed. Konata stared for a moment before breaking out into a blush. "You lazy thing... What am I gonna do with you?" Kagami giggled. "If you sleep so much now, then you're not gonna be able to sleep later on..." Kagami said.
"Um... Kagamin..." Konata began.
"Unless, of course..." Kagami's gaze turned seductive. "That was your intention."
"N-No..." Konata mumbled. Kagami giggled.
"Just as well. Dinner would get cold." Kagami said.
"Yay~!" Konata shouted. "Wasabi Chicken!" Konata shouted.
"..." Kagami was silent for a moment as she stayed where she was, staring at her little love.
"..." Konata stared back, deciding that it would be an absolutely perfect time for a staring contest.
"... Kona, you hate wasabi." Kagami said. Konata groaned loudly.
"Darn it! Foiled again!" Konata shouted. Kagami giggled and put her hand on Konata's head.
"You really have too much energy sometimes, you know that?" Kagami said. "How do you get that much energy?" Kagami asked. Konata hummed.
"I spend it on you and I love you, so I have plenty of energy!" Konata shouted.
"Gah!" Kagami blushed deeply. "... What are you saying, you idiot? It isn't like you to be smart enough to come up with that." Kagami said.
"You must be rubbing off on me if I sound smart." Konata said. Kagami faced her little otaku with a stare.
"... Oh, you smooth little..." She began.
"I've been practicing my ways of making you blush." Konata said with a catgrin. Kagami sighed as she turned around.
"Like you need it. You already had my blush basically on a leash." Kagami said. "Kona, how can you be this cute?" Kagami asked.
"I copy you." Konata said. Kagami's head let loose a huge puff of smoke.
"...God damn it..." Kagami mumbled as the two walked into the room to get dinner.
On the couch
Konata sat on the couch with Kagami, both cuddled under a blanket.
"That was delicious Kagamin~..." Konata chimed, the two having just finished dinner a few minutes ago. "Totally worth it." She said.
"Worth what?" Kagami asked. Konata gave her a sly look.
"You know~..." Konata said. Kagami blushed and looked away stubbornly.
"I'll buy you new pans." Kagami said after a few moments of internal debate.
"Yay~!" Konata cheered. Kagami sighed.
"What am I gonna do with you?" She asked.
"Well, a kiss is a good start." Konata chimed as she turned to look at her girlfriend. Kagami was adamantly looking away.
"..." A huge blush took over her face again. She turned and pecked Konata on the lips.
"Love you lots." Konata smiled.
"Love you too." Kagami mumbled.
"Want to watch a movie?" Konata asked. Kagami giggled a bit. "Kagamin?" Konata asked, confused at the laughter.
"You remind me of Tsukasa. That basically used to be what we did almost every day together, in our free time. We would hang out and watch a movie." Kagami reminisced. "Even if we got angry or upset with each other... We'd just ask if the other wanted to watch a movie and then the other would come running." Kagami sighed with nostalgia. "One of these days, we need to see if Tsukasa and Miyuki would go on a double date again." Kagami giggled.
"Not to the bar." Konata clarified.
"Never the bar." Kagami agreed. The four of them had sworn off going to bars. They would still get drunk, just not when there was only two of them around. If the four of them drinking together led to anything, well...
Kagami would be at fault too.
"We'd probably want to go see a movie somewhere if it means that much to you Kagamin." Konata smiled up at Kagami. The sheer cuteness made Kagami blush.
"I'd like that." Kagami smiled. The two sighed together. "Kona..."
"Hmmm?" Konata hummed lazily.
"We have to take a bath before bed." Kagami said.
"Hm." Konata hummed curtly.
"I'll wash your back." Kagami said.
"Kagamin, you know that if we both take a bath together, nothing is going to get washed." Konata said.
"If we suds up beforehand..." Kagami trailed off.
"Alright Kagamin. You win." Konata giggled. "I'm gonna go in first. You can come in after."
"Woohoo!" Kagami cheered. "I'm gonna get ready!" Kagami shouted as she got up and ran into her room. Konata giggled. It would be a fun bath. However, the way it would be fun would be different from how Kagami was picturing it...
"Well, here we go..." Konata chimed to herself as she got up and walked into their shared room. Kagami was already in a state of undress.
"I'm all~ ready Kona..." Kagami said seductively.
"Wait ten minutes, then you can come in." Konata said as she got undressed.
"Kona~!" Kagami complained. "Ten minutes is so long~! I'm ready now~!" Kagami said. Konata giggled.
"Ten minutes. Anticipation is it's own pleasure." Konata said. Kagami groaned.
"Alright..." She mumbled. "... Ten minutes." She said. Konata nodded and ran out of the room. Kagami sighed. "Little rascal." She said. Kagami laid on their bed and stared at the ceiling. She looked at her phone and saw the time. She stared back at the ceiling for what seemed like a year. Figuring Konata must be ready by now, she looked back at her phone. She could have sworn time had moved backwards several minutes. She groaned. In an insane force of will, she stopped herself from tearing through the house to find her Kona and make memories, among other things. She stared at the ceiling. How boring. This was stupid. Konata was stupid. The wait was stupid. The space between the two was stupid. The rooms were stupid. Their clothes were definitely stupid. They should lose those immediately. Forever. Who even invented clothes? Someone stupid, that was for sure. What time was it? Kagami looked at the phone. Damn it, why won't time go any quicker? Kagami sighed. She thought of everything she could use to kill time. She sighed and got up, walking to the bathroom door. She listened in at the door. She could hear water running. Maybe Konata was just getting the water the right temperature for their time together? Kagami counted two more minutes, just listening to things happen. Finally, at what she counted to be ten minutes she opened the door. Konata was in the tub, looking at the door. "Kona~..." Kagami smiled. Konata giggled. Then, she made a hand sign again.
"Secret Pervert Arts: Mine Field!" She shouted. Kagami ignored her completely and walked in. One of her legs slipped out.
"Whoa!" She shouted. "Kona, what the hell?" She asked.
"I'm proving my ninja capabilities!" Konata shouted.
"You don't need to do that anymore!" Kagami scolded. "Why would you do this?" She asked.
"Because it's fun!" Konata said. "Prove your love! If you can make it past the mine field, I'm your prize!" Konata shouted. Smoke spouted out of Kagami's nose as her determination was lifted to new heights.
"CHARGE~!" Kagami gave a battle cry as she ran forth into the fray.
In the bedroom
"Sorry Kagamin..." Konata apologized for the eighty-third time. Kagami turned away in her bed.
"Kona's a big meanie." She said. She readjusted the bandage on her head.
"I didn't know you would slip and hit your head..." Konata mumbled. Kagami faced back towards Konata.
"Kona. Answer me very seriously." Kagami said. Konata was a little afraid.
"O-Okay..." Konata mumbled.
"Did... Did it at least look funny?" Kagami asked. She stared at Konata for a moment. Suddenly, Konata's cheeks puffed out. "Hate your soul." Kagami said.
"I love you Kagamin." Konata said. Kagami sighed.
"I love you too Kona." Kagami decided. "At least you got a laugh out of it." She sighed.
"I didn't laugh." Konata replied.
"You probably wanted to." Kagami said
"But I still didn't." Konata said. Kagami sighed.
"Why would you even leave a bar of soap on the floor?" Kagami asked.
"It got placed their randomly by my mine field jutsu." Konata said.
"So that's what that ten minutes was for..." Kagami sighed. "You suck." Kagami said.
"I thought it would be funny..." Konata said.
"Apparently it was." Kagami said. There came a knock at the door. "Come in." Kagami said. The door opened to reveal Miyuki and Tsukasa. Konata watched as the two walked in and Miyuki hurried directly to Kagami's side.
"Kagami, remember this. My mother just got a new puppy named Kana-chan." Miyuki said. Kagami looked at her funny as she pulled out a light and shined it in her eyes. "Have you fallen asleep?" Miyuki asked.
"No..." Kagami answered.
"Have you been feeling sick?" Miyuki asked.
"No, I haven't been." Kagami said.
"You remember the name of my mother's cat?" Miyuki asked.
"I thought it was a puppy..." Kagami said. Miyuki smiled.
"At least you don't have a concussion." She said, straightening up.
"Onee-chan!" Tsukasa shouted as she ran over and hugged her sister. "Are you okay? Does it hurt?" Kagami shook her head.
"I'm fine Tsukasa. Thanks." She smiled. "Just having you here is healing me." Kagami joked. Tsukasa hummed her approval.
"Onee-chan, do you want to watch a movie?" She asked. Kagami smiled.
"I'd love to watch a movie." Kagami said. "Would you two like to join us?" Kagami asked the other two girls standing up. Konata and Kagami had a bed easily large enough to hold all four of them, as the earning of one certain lawyer was easily enough to afford it.
Of course, Konata and Kagami rarely used more than one person's worth of the bed, but it was the point of the matter...
"Yeah! Foursome on the bed!" Konata shouted as she pounced into the bed.
"Kona!" Kagami shouted as Miyuki got on to the bed. Konata pecked Kagami on the lips.
"Love you Kagamin." Konata said. Kagami glared at her.
"No Kona. You aren't allowed to." She said. Konata whined.
"Please~? They're so BIG now!" Konata said. Kagami looked.
"... You have to ask Tsukasa and Miyuki." Kagami said.
"Woo!" Konata cheered. "Miyuki, can I play with your-" Konata was cut off as there was a flash.
"I changed my mind!" Kagami shouted as she hit Konata on the head.
"Ouch Kagamin! You said I could!" Konata complained. "I need a drink, I'm gonna go get some wine." Konata said.
"Kona!" Kagami said, stopping her little girlfriend in the doorway.
"Kagamin?" Konata asked.
"... Bring enough glasses for the rest of us." She said.
"On it!" Konata shouted excitedly as she ran out of the room. Kagami smiled as she watched where her girlfriend left.
"..." She stared for just a moment more. Then, she turned to the other couple. "So you two didn't have to work today?" Kagami asked, a little concerned. Miyuki eye-smiled.
"I've already taken care of my appointments for the day and Mi-chan said she would cover the rest of my shift. I may have to be called, but other than that, I'm quite available for the rest of the day." Miyuki smiled kindly.
"I just had Miku-kun and Kan-kun take over cooking for me! Miku-kun makes it taste good and Kan-kun is good at cooking healthy stuff!" Tsukasa said cheerfully. Kagami smiled at her best friends.
"Tsukasa..." Kagami smiled. Her younger sister, while she had never been super smart or quite as good academically as Kagami herself, they had figured out why around a year after high school. Tsukasa, to help pay her way through college, had gotten a job in the college cafeteria. During the year, however, one of her favorite teachers, one who had really worked with her to help her, had used all of his contacts to get someone to taste Tsukasa's cooking. That person was one of the most famous food critics on the planet. The teacher had told Tsukasa to make her best dish that day and Tsukasa, being Tsukasa, did. With the critic's glowingly positive review, Tsukasa had a great many job offers with which she would only need to interview for with a dish. Kagami made around eighteen million yen a year on her salary as an experienced lawyer with multiple pay raises. Tsukasa out-earned her by almost three times, at almost seventeen thousand yen an hour. "I'm so proud of you." Kagami finally said. Tsukasa smiled and fidgeted. As a world-class doctor, Miyuki only made a few million more yen than her girlfriend. Somehow, the two had continued to lead modest lives, even with their multi-million yen salaries, they had a simple home and nothing overly fancy. Their bed, however, was quite comfy, even more so than Konata and Kagami's. And, as Kagami could probably guess, used for sleep less, especially with how Miyuki had... grown. Tsukasa began fidgeting with a smile.
"Thank you Onee-chan." She mumbled.
"You're one of the most famous chefs in the world and make millions a year. You make a lot more than I do! Plus, you only have to work if you want to!" Kagami smiled.
"Well, I do have to work every day normally..." Tsukasa smiled. "But I love to cook! So I guess it's not really work, huh?" She asked.
"Still, it's really amazing how much you've grown Tsukasa." Kagami smiled.
"I tried really hard..." Tsukasa smiled a bit wider. "It all seems like a dream..."
"I'm back!" Konata shouted as she ran in with four wine glasses and a large bottle of wine. It was easily enough for the four of them to get drunk. Kagami smiled. She may be at fault tonight...
Konata leaped onto the bed. She began to pour wine for each of them. Yes, tonight would be a fun night. They didn't need a bar...
Still later
Konata, Kagami, Tsukasa and Miyuki all laid on the bed, having passed out. Konata opened her eyes to see she was in the company of her mother once more.
"Welcome back, Sunshine." Kanata said.
"Ah... What just happened...?" Konata asked.
"Hm hm... You're drunk is what happened." Kanata said, chuckling. "I understand you cutting loose once in a while, but please try not to make it a habit." She said. Konata smiled.
"No problem there!" Konata said.
"Hm hm... Do you see now, Sunshine?" Kanata asked.
"See what, Mama?" Konata asked.
"Days like this. These are the days you would miss if you were never born. You have missed it if you had committed suicide as well." Kanata said.
"Yeah... I would have... Thank you so much for stopping me Mama..." Konata said. "I had no idea... My life is so amazing. I'm so much happier than I ever thought I would get to be." Konata said.
"I'm happy that you feel that way, Sunshine. Do you want to see your friend?" Kanata asked. Konata thought for a moment.
"Um... This day has been a long one. I've had so much fun... Do you mind if we just talk? If you were really watching me today, then you'll know what I did the last few hours." Konata smiled. Kanata giggled a bit.
"Yes, I do know that." She smiled.
"Then could you tell me, 'cause I don't remember a thing." Konata said.
"Hmmm... Perhaps it's better off that way. I'm not entirely sure what kind of an effect it would have on your relationships." Kanata giggled.
"Wait, what? What happened?" Konata asked.
"Some things are better left vague." Kanata said.
"Man! Now I wanna know~!" Konata complained. Kanata giggled. The two of them continued talking for the rest of the night.
After Section
Hey! Finally got an update for this story! I've been trying to find a good place to write in the next persons during Kagami's day off, but then I realized, hey! Why not make it a day in the life chapter? So Konata could get to see what she would have missed out on without it getting depressing from seeing what the world was like without her. Of course, that all lead to an... eventful... night.
Other news, Luckier Star might be delayed a few extra days, I'm going to be away to Otakon for a few days! So if any of you guys happen to be there as well, look for a guy cosplaying as Itachi! Hope to see you all there!