Naruhina43: Alright everybody. This is by far my favorite chapter so far. You'll find out why in the story.
Akira: Is it your favorite because I finally make a debut?
Naruhina43: No. It's not.
Minoru: Is she gone?
Akira: You little bastard!
Minoru: Oh crap!
Akira: *Jumps on Minoru*
Naruhina43 *Sweat drops*
Minoru: GET HER OFF ME!
Naruhina43: Sorry dude, I've got to start the chapter.
Minoru: Then hurry up and help me after!
Naruhina43: Alright alright. Geez. Okay everybody, I've got to help Minoru, but for now enjoy this chapter, and please review.
"Well… We could always try to sleep over."
"Oh…Hmmm I guess that might be fun." Konata said with another devious grin on her face.
"What might be fun?"
Truman had returned from reading to Katie.
"Oh, um well… Minami here had the idea that maybe we should have a sleep over tonight." Konata said quickly. Minami blushed and shot Konata a quick glare before hiding her anger again.
"Really? Hmmm, I'm not sure. Wouldn't it be kind of awkward?" Truman asked.
"What do you mean? We don't have to sleep in the same room. Two of us could take the living room, and two of us could take the extra room." Konata said.
"I suppose that would work… but wait, how'd you know about the guest room Konata?"
"Oh, um I did some exploring while you were with Katie." Konata said, trying to hide the fact of what she was really trying to do.
"Oh, alright. Well, I suppose if you guys really want to, you can sleep over. But you guys should go home, and get whatever you may want." Truman said giving in. Konata had been silently giving him the puppy dog begging eyes and pout.
"Yay! Sleep over."
"But now I get to sleep over at your guys' houses eventually." Truman said smugly.
"Whatever. I'll call my dad to drop off my and Yutaka's stuff." Konata said whipping out her cell phone.
"And I'll call my mother to give Minami and I ride to out house and back." Also taking her's out.
"I'll just call my mom to tell her what I'm doing." Minami said, also taking out her cell phone.
"Where would we be without phones?" Truman asked sarcastically shaking his heads. The girls shrugged.
Another hour later
"Alright, are you guys set?"
"Yup."
"Yes."
"Uh-huh."
"Alright. Well since you seem most excited Konata, what do you suggest we do?"
"I brought my Xbox 360."
"Alright. It's not like we have much else to do. Just let's keep the noise to the minimum. I don't want Katie to wake up."
"Alright! I'll set it up. Where's the T.V.?"
"In here." Truman bent down to a large cabinet. He pulled out a moderately large T.V.
"There's one in every apartment room." Truman explained.
As Konata set up, the other girls decided on where to sleep.
"Well Konata said before that two of us in the living room, and two of us in the spare room would work." Miyuki said.
"But there are five extra people. Where'll the last girl go?" Yutaka asked nervously.
"Well one of you could sleep with Katie, but that would freak her out if she woke up in the middle of the night and someone was sleeping in her room." Truman said still thinking about where the last girl could sleep.
"Well, I suppose the last one could sleep in Truman's room." Minami said quietly.
"Whoa, what?! No, I can't sleep with someone!" Truman said panic stricken. He was too nervous at the thought of sleeping with someone to think rationally.
"Well, don't you have an extra mattress?" Konata said standing again from the T.V.
"Oh, right." Truman said blushing.
"Well Patty, I think you should do it since you've known him longest." Konata said happily.
"No!" Minami practically yelled. Then she blushed and whispered nervously "I-I just meant th-that maybe I-I could sleep in his room."
Truman was in shock. Someone had volunteered. And it was Minami at that.
"Uh, well if you volunteered for it, I guess it'd be okay." Truman said equally nervous and blushed while he smiled slightly at Minami.
"Aaaw, Minami likes Truman. That's so cute!" Konata said loudly.
"No, It's not like that!" The two victims said in unison. They blushed at each other.
"You two are perfect anyway. The happy outgoing one, and the quiet calm one. And you both get embarrassed so easily! Opposites really do attract." Konata said in a girly voice, trying to make it sound less girly, and more teasing.
It worked. The two sweated nervously blushed and looked anywhere but at each other.
"Well let's start the game now!" Truman said quickly.
"Yeah, alright."
"Alright, since theirs six of us, let's do a small tournament. Three sets of one on one, winners do a three way fight, and the winner is the champ!" Konata said, immediately going into videogame Otaku mode.
"Um, okay?" Truman said shrugging. He didn't really get what she just said, so he would just let her do everything.
"Finish him!"
"So Patty, you told me that you and Konata work at the same place?" Truman said, while trying his best to avoid Konata's mad skills at fighting games.
"Yup, a cosplay café." Patty replied, enjoying the sight of her friend struggling to stay alive.
"What exactly is cosplay?" Truman asked. Konata and Patty stood in shock. Truman took this moment to finish Konata's character off, and look at them.
"I never told you?" Patty asked.
"Nope. Never said anything about it." Truman said shrugging.
"Well than we'll have to enlighten you! Alright so cosplay is pretty much a form of dressing up as famous anime characters, and other famous people." Konata said smartly.
"But that's just the basic definition. It's much to deep for a non-otaku like you to understand." Patty said smugly.
"Whatever. So who's up next. I won my round, and Patty won against Miyuki. So Yutaka and Minami are up now." Truman said.
"Oh no. I couldn't I'm not very good. And besides, I don't like to go against Yutaka anyway."
"Aaw man. Oh well, lets go Patty, I'm gonna whip you!" Patty blushed and Konata started snickering.
"What? What'd I say?" Truman said confused.
"Think about it Truman."
"What are you… Oh. That's what you're talking about. Well just for your information you perverts, that's not what I meant." Truman said indignantly.
"Sure whatever. Just start beating the crap out of each other." Konata said after she stopped laughing.
The friends fought valiantly. It ended in with Truman winning my a centimeter of life, and the time running out.
"I won… I won! Yes! I never win anything! Go me. Go me." Truman said, doing a victory dance. The girls just laughed at his, to put it lightly, foolishness.
"Truman, you sure haven't changed much." Patty said through her laughter.
"So what. I can still be a small boy a heart if I want." He said pouting.
"Well keep it in your heart little boy. I don't think Minami would like you as much if you acted like this very often." Patty said with a devil grin.
"Not you too! We aren't like that!" Truman said disbelievingly.
"Oh calm down. I was kidding. And besides, Konata was right. You two would make a perfect couple." Patty teased again.
"Quit it!"
……………
As the night sky twinkled, Minami entered the bathroom to change into her nightclothes. She came out in pajamas that were the same shade of green as her hair, and had long sleeved arms, and pant legs that went down to her ankle. It showed off a tiny bit of belly, but not much. The other girls were already in their pajamas, and Truman decided to sleep in his day clothes. Konata had decided to sleep in light blue pants, and a white cotton t-shirt. Yutaka came out in a red suit that was almost like Minami's, but showed no stomach, and had little slippers built in. Patty came out in a bright yellow t-shirt and blue panties. Truman had to look away at this. Miyuki came out in a pink sweater, and a pair of pink pants. Minami and Truman entered his room, with Konata whispering, with a perverted smile on her face. "Don't forget to wear a condom."
"What the… Shut up Konata, we're friends, just friends."
"Sure whatever. Good night you guys." Konata said with a yawn. The others said good night and went to their designated bed. Minami lied down on the mattress that Truman had fitted with sheets, and blanket, and a large pillow.
"So, did you have fun Mina-chan?" Truman asked, as he got into his bed, and turned off the lights
"Yeah I did. Did you just call me Mina-chan?" Minami asked curiously to the darkness.
Truman was thankful that the dark hid his blush, and he replied, "Yeah I did. I just thought that if we can sleep in the same room, we can call each other things like- chan and -kun."
"Oh. I guess you're right."
"Well, good night Mina-chan."
"Good night… Tru-kun."
……………
"Truman… I hate to have to say this but… we can't keep you."
"What? Why? I don't want to leave."
"I'm sorry, but we have too many children. We have to let go of two of you. You and Katie have to go."
"Go where?"
"To Japan. America is too dangerous for children out on the street. We've already booked your flight, and got you an apartment with the rent paid off for the next couple years."
"But why me? Why couldn't we just get rid of the new baby?"
"Truman, I know you hate the idea of leaving, but I won't have you blaming the new baby."
"Why not? If it wasn't for him, I wouldn't have to go!"
"And so you wish he had never had a chance to live? You wish he would have died before he was even born?"
"I-I didn't mean."
"I understand Truman, so please understand me when I say that I love you, but you have to go. Now go pack, you leave tomorrow."
"Mom…"
Truman woke up with tears in his eyes the darkness pressing against them. He looked to the alarm clock on his desk. 2:00 o'clock blared at his eyeballs. He got out of bed, and walked out of the room, not noticing the empty mattress on his floor.
He left the room and went to the bathroom. As he splashed the tears from his eyes, he looked at himself in the mirror.
"I keep having that dream. Too bad it's not just a dream."
He toweled his face, and looked out the window. He could see stars, but he couldn't see very many of them. He climbed out the window like he did so many times since he got to Japan. He climbed the latter that was conveniently placed there. In reality he had put it up since he knew he would be climbing to the roof a lot. He took the latter steps slowly. He looked at the stars as he climbed, amazed at how beautiful the night seemed. It was so peaceful. As he climbed onto the roof, he walked across to the middle and saw out of the darkness a slender girl with mint green hair, and bright blue eyes.
"Minami? What are you doing out here?"
"Oh, what? Oh it's you Tru-kun. I just like to look at the stars because they help me think. And they're good inspiration for my poems."
"You write poems?" Truman asked surprised. It didn't seem like Minami would be into that kind of stuff. Of course there were many things about Minami that surprised him.
"Yeah. I've written quite a few." Minami said blushing brightly. Truman managed to see this.
"I'd love to hear one some time." He said, lying down next to Minami and putting his hands behind his heads as he looked at the stars. The two gazed up at the night, both admiring the beauty of the night and the beauty of the person next to them.
"Every night I look to the moon, and trace it's ray of light with my eyes. I reach my hand to trace the air, and imagine the soft gentle curves of your face pressing into my hand. I see the stars twinkling and know that they can't compare to the sparkle in your eyes. I feel the cold of the night air, and it feels mysterious and yet it feels comforting, just as it feels as you wrap your arm around my shoulders. I see the blackness of the night and I know it's as deep and endless your eyes, and your soul."
Truman was speechless. He had never Minami talk so much, let alone such passionate words.
"Minami…"
"I know, I know you're shocked. I'm not that good yet." Minami said sadly.
"Are you kidding?!" Truman asked shocked. Minami had a surprised look on her face.
"What do you mean you're not that good? That was amazing!"
"You really mean it?" Minami asked still with the dumbstruck look on her face.
"Of course I mean it? That was so amazing. I thought for a second it was someone else saying all those things. I never thought that you would be able to think like that. But then again, you surprise me in a lot of ways. Plus I guess now I know what's going on sometimes when you're being all silent."
"I-I… You…" Minami couldn't talk. She had been told that her poetry wasn't that good, but Truman thought it was amazing.
"Truman? You said I surprise you a lot."
"Yeah I did, and it's true."
"Well are you glad I surprise you?" Minami asked quietly. Truman didn't know what to say.
"I-I don't know. I suppose yes. It's always nice to know that someone nice is even nicer than you think." Truman said happily.
"Well I have another surprise for you." She said, looking into his eyes. Truman looked expectant. Minami smiled, and whispered, "I love you." And with that she kissed him. Truman was surprised first, but eventually kissed back with a smile on his face. As the new couple kissed under the stars, a girl with long blue hair looked across the roof.
"Oh good, I was hoping something like this would happen tonight. Mission: Get Friends Together: Complete!"
And with that Konata slid back down the latter, and went back to bed. Up on the roof, the couple broke apart. Blushing like crazy, but with wide smiles on there faces, they searched for each other's hands. As they found them, they clasped them, and Truman spoke up.
"So. When are we going to tell the others?" Truman asked nervously.
"Whenever you want. I don't care what they say." Minami replied, leaning over and kissing her new boyfriend.
"Alright, then we'll tell them tomorrow." Truman said happily, and rolled over on top of Minami.
"But tonight, we enjoy ourselves." And with that he dove in for a kiss. Minami happily excepted his silent request and started a sort of wrestling match with Truman's lips.
"This is the best night of my life." They thought at the same time. The night seemed to shine brighter that night. With the two lovers kissing and enjoying each other's company.
Naruhina43: Yay! They finally got together! I'm so happy!
Minami: Thanks, Naruhina-san. I'm glad I finally got a chance to love someone other than Yutaka.
Yutaka: What's that suppose to mean?
Minami: Well it's just that there's pretty much only been us a couple, and it's just that it gets kind of boring, and I wanted to see what it's like to be with someone else.
Yutaka: Oh. Minami you just talked for more than a couple words!
Minami: Oh, I did? I guess I'm just happy.
Yutaka: Alright.
Konata: I knew it! You two finally got together! Now I get to tease a new couple! Yay for me! But now I hate Naruhina for making me lose a videogame.
Naruhina43: Quiet Konata.
Konata: Fine. *Turns away and pouts*
Naruhina43: Well anyway, I hope you enjoyed this chapter and-
Akira: LUCKY CHANNEL! Hey ya luckies! I'm Akira Ko
Naruhina43: We're already closing Akira. It's to late.
Akira: Damn Minoru. He had to limp all the way here. If it wasn't for him, I would have made it.
Minoru: Well you didn't have to beat me up, but you did! It's your own damn fault that you're late.
Akira: What did you say to me!
Minoru: I told you to stop your damn complaining you stupid, arrogant, psychotic, spoiled, little excuse for a human being!
Akira: Alright now I'm really going to get you!
Minrou: Bring it shrimp!
Naruhina43: Well I need to stop a fight, so please leave review, and I'll see you next time.