Hello, and welcome back! As of right now, I will focus on the relationship between Konata, and Atarashi a bit more. I hope you enjoy this story. Also, I might change this to T, because I got a message saying that not many people read M stories. So just be prepared for that. I might not, but I might do so. Please review.
"Alright Konata, now we need to find out where you're going to live."
If you didn't just read the last chapter, than here's what's happening.
Konata and her friends, were all sitting in Ms. Kuroi's living room, discussing plans for Konata
"She can live with me." Said two voices. Atarashi, and Misao.
Misao was immediately scolded by Kireina, who angrily told Misao "We can't just let Konata come into our house. Mommy has to agree." Although she also wished that Konata could live with them. But she was much more realistic.
"Well, sis, I don't see why Mommy wouldn't let her."
"Oh, I, don't know, maybe because she already has two kids." She said sarcastically.
"So? Konata's great. Mommy would like her." Misao argued angrily.
"How do you know?" Kireina asked accusingly. Misao opened her mouth to retort, but was cut off by Konata yelling:
"Can't you two give it a rest?! I'm glas you're arguing for my sake, but COME ON! I'm trying to decide whether I even want to go with you, if you fight this much!" Konata looked angry, but not at the twins, just how annoying they could be when arguing.
"Sorry." They murmured together.
"You're probably right Kireina, Mommy probably wouldn't take her." Misao said apologetically.
"No, I think you were right, Konata would be great in the family." Kireina said, contrary to what she had said earlier
Konata just looked at them disbelievingly, before sighing "You two are unbelievable." And hugging them both.
The girls were shocked at how Konata was treating them. As if they were already sisters.
"Konata? Who do you want to go with?" Ms. Kuroi asked caringly.
Konata let go of her friends. She thought hard, but couldn't decide right then.
"I don't know." Konata said bluntly. Deciding that she needed time to think, she asked "Is it okay if everyone goes home? And I sleep here tonight?" Konata asked her teacher.
"Of course Konata." Ms. Kuroi said, giving a reassuring smile to the small girl, with long blue hair.
"Well, if we want to get you all home before midnight, we better hurry. Into the car everybody."
Ms. Kuroi looked at Atarashi. He had no family, no home, nothing. The report she had gotten on him, was that he was living with a stranger. She turned to him, bent down, looked him in the eye with a loving look, and pulled him into a tight hug.
"Atarashi, would you like to live with me?" She asked him as soon as he embraced her back.
Atarashi just stood there in shock, his eyes wide open.
"Y-you, r-really m-mean it?" He asked shakingly. He couldn't believe that she wanted him as a son.
"I mean it. If you accept, you'll be Atarashi Kuroi."
Atarashi broke down in violent sobs, and shakes. They were not tears of hurt, or anger, or loneliness. They were tears of joy. Joy that came from having a family. A family that he thought that he would never have again. Of course, this didn't replace the ones he loved. But it was close. The closest he need.
"Okay. Mommy."
The new mother and son, stood up, Ms. Kuroi picked Atarashi up, and let him ride on her shoulders. Atarashi gave a beaming smile, and a loud fit of laughter that seemed like it came from an average little boy, with a family still around him. And that was almost exactly what he was now. A boy with a family that surrounded him. Because even the girls were like family to him, because they had helped him. He just wasn't average. And Konata, would be his family one day. He knew it.
Later that night.
After the other kids had been dropped off, Ms. Kuroi drove Kanata, and Atarashi, back to her house, and Konata fell asleep. Her head resting on Atarashi's shoulder. Atarashi looked as if he didn't quite know what to do. He had an uneasy expression on his face, but he also had a smile. He was glad that Konata trusted him enough to share do this. Kuroi saw this in her rearview mirror and let out an audible "Aawww."
Atarashi blushed, and moved so that Konata slid off his shoulder, banged her head rather roughly on the car seat and woke up quickly.
"What, who, where?!" She said rather loudly
"Mommy, why did you do that?" Atarashi asked angrily.
Ms. Kuroi looked slightly shocked at being called "Mommy", but recovered, and grinned saying:
"Just doing my job as mother to embaress her son in front of his girlfriend."
Konata joined Atarashi's blush, as she figured out what was going on.
Ms. Kuroi just laughed all the way home.
"So how was your day Konata?"
Konata had materialized in the sewer place. Only, this time it wasn't a sewer. It was a field of flowers. Every kind of flower Konata had ever seen, and some she hadn't.
"Where are we, Kuragari-san?" She asked confused.
"We are in your mind. It is your mind, and it reflects what mood you're in, and amplifies it." Kuragari said wisely
"Really? Oh that is so cool!" The field immediately changed to a carnival.
"Woah, is this part of the mood thing?" She asked excitedly.
"Yes, it is. " Kuragari spoke in the tone of forced calm you often hear parents use when their children ask obvious questions multiple times.
"So, how was your day?" He repeated.
"It was… well it was a lot of things." And Konata was off, repeating everything she had learned, and done. She went on for what felt like hours, but it was only about 30 minutes.
"Really? So you might have a new family soon?" He asked, thinking this would bring a smile to her face. But it didn't. Konata's face sunk so that her hair cast a shadow across her eyes.
"Yes." She said simply, a tear rolled down her cheek.
"But I don't want one. I want my old family." More tears tumbled and joined on her cheeks.
"I want everything back the way it was." A stream of tears were down falling from her face.
"I want it all to go away." A small puddle had formed at her feet.
"Make it all go away." She could no longer talk, as she sobbed uncontrollably. She hated what had happened to her. It wasn't fair. She didn't do anything wrong. It was his fault. That man. He did it.
"It's okay Konata." Ankoku had made an appearance.
"NO IT'S NOT ALRIGHT! I'M ALONE! MY MOTHER DOESN'T RECOGNIZE ME, MY FATHER'S DEAD! HOW CAN IT BE ALRIGHT?!" She yelled, still sobbing uncontrollably. During her shouting, the carnival had changed back to the sewer.
Ankoku bent down to hug Konata, but Konata stood up, still crying and asked to be sent back to reality.
Kuragari reluctantly obliged.
As Konata slept, Ankoku and Kuragari talked a to each other about what Konata had told them.
"Konata's father. Dead?" Ankoku asked in disbelief. "I never thought he would die. And I never got to tell him. How I feel." Yes Ankoku had returned Konata's Father's feelings, but didn't let him know it. She had been afraid back then. But she had been shocked out of it, when she heard he had died. But it was too late.
"Yes. He was my best friend, and his Konata is just like Kanata, her mother. She is now almost just like you. Family dead, alone, but for a few friends. A boy she likes, who likes her back, although they both refuse to admit it. She really is almost exactly like you were, only younger."
"I have almost the same knowledge on how hard it is to cope. But she knew them for much less longer than I did. She is younger than I was, so she has a harder time with it then I did." Ankoku said, feeling angry that a girl as young as Konata had to go through what Ankoku had gone thorugh, and barely made it out sane.
"Don't forget, we still have a mission. I feel sorry for her now, and I truly care for her, but we need her to complete our side of the bargain."
"I know Kuragari-san, but that doesn't mean I will not try everything to comfort her. Even if it means revealing what we are doing."
"You can't! She must not know. Do not let your feelings interrupt how you perform your mission!" Kuragari had a mad gleam in his eye. Ankoku shook but said to him.
"I'm sorry Kuragari-san, but if it comes to it, I will tell her. I will try my best to avoid it, but there are no guarantees. Good night, Kuragari-san." And Ankoku walked away. Back to whatever recess of Konata's mind she lived in.
"She's getting rebellious master."
"I saw Kuragari, she must be kept from revealing our secret."
"Yes master. But Konata is very unstable. Perhaps it would be best for Ankoku to comfort the girl, so that she is able to perform her task, when the time comes." Kuragari asked hopefully.
"You have become sentimental Kuragari. But you are right. Ankoku is to comfort Konata. But we still must make sure our secret remains just that, a secret."
"Yes master Ganbou."
"What did you say?"
"Yes master."
"Good, I hope you haven't forgotten the little rule about my name."
"No master I haven't."
"Good. I will talk to you soon. Goodnight Kuragari."
"Good night master."
Yay! I can't believe that I've already finished chapter 7. This was a long chapter, and I'm glad I finished it when I did. Please review. And keep reading.
