Hey readers! Took a bit more time than I thought, but here it is! Sorry about the delay; I just received my DVDs of Vampire Knight and HAD to go watch at least a few episodes! One thing before you start; Kane, the character introduced last chapter, his name is pronounced "K-ah-nay", just so you know. (Get youtube or something lke that ready for music playing if you want, there's a place when you are suggested to start a song)

I'm just adding; thank you to anyone who read my story! In just a month, 500 people read what I wrote and I truly find this statistic incredible! Thank you to all past, present and future readers for your support! Now, without further ado, here's your chapter!

Chapter 8: Unexpected

Konata worked hard during a long time, which was quite surprising from her. After almost two hours of doing Math exercises, she couldn't take it anymore. Actually, she wasn't the only one; Tsukasa and Kagami had grown tired of watching her counting numbers in her head and decided to call it a day for studying.

"Well congratulations Konata!" exclaimed Kagami, proud of her friend's hard work. "Now, you see, you can do anything if you want to!

-Thank you Kagamin!" answered Konata with a forced smile, which the sisters didn't notice. It had been a while since she took some medicine to alter the pain in her back and she was really starting to feel the painful ache.

Kagami reached the door and turned the door's knob and tried to turn it; in vain. She then remembered she threw it under the door a few hours ago to make sure Konata wouldn't try to flee.

Konata really had to get out quickly because she didn't want her friends to notice she was hurt. Outside the window was a young still leave-less tree; it was so close to the window that anybody could grab one of the branches without any trouble. "Don't worry girls, I'll go get it from outside!" said Konata. Before Kagami could protest, she opened the window and jumped out. She was holding on the branch when she remembered she was on the first floor and had the bad idea to look down. "Oooooh… I'm high… this is scrary…" thought Konata.

The pain in her back suddenly made her shake and one of her hands let go of the branch. "Kona-chan! Hold on to the tree or you'll fall!" panicked Tsukasa.

Konata was still looking down. She could see a little ant on the ground next to a rock; it was so far that it looked microscopic. Konata's heart was beating heavily and she was sweating a lot. In fact, she sweat so much that her other hand got slippery; she accidently let go of the branch. "Oh no! Konata!" yelled Kagami…

A strange man was walking around the airport in the United-States when a message was diffused through the places speakers: "flight 134 will be delayed; sorry for the inconvenience".

"Objective complete" though the man. "Now let's see if the other one worked…"

An hour later, no other messages claiming a plane was going to be delayed was diffused and the man came to the conclusion that he had failed. "Looks like I'll have to go with plan B".

30 minutes had passed. The man was about to enter a soon-to-depart plane. He could hear the flight attendant asking people their names. "Name?" he heard one of the attendants ask to a young Japanese couple. "Hiiragi" answered the lady before proceeding to enter the plane. "Gotcha" thought the man. "Name?" asked him the same attendant. "Kane" answered the man with a mysterious and silent voice before entering the plane…

Kagami heard a weird sound and a shriek of pain. In an impulsion she jumped out the window and grabbed the same branch Konata was holding on a few seconds ago. She let go and roll when she fell on the ground right next to her otaku friend…

When Konata came back to herself she noticed she wasn't in the backyard like she thought she would be. In fact, she was laying on something very comfortable. She decided to try and get up when she felt a terrible pain through her spine. "Aïïïïe!" complained Konata, a sound to which Tsukasa, sitting in the chair next to the couch on which was laying her friend, reacted very quickly. She stood above Konata's face and smiled.

"Are you okay?" asked the younger twin with a worried voice. "No, not really. My back hurts a lot; do you have any kind of medicine to give me?" asked Konata, perfectly aware that they did. "I think we do, but I'll have to ask Kagami first. Just stay there, I'll be right back."

Kagami was walking around in circles in her room with a phone next to her ear. Tsukasa opened the door and peeked in. "I don't believe she can walk doctor" said Kagami, furious. "Now send a god damn ambulance or I'm calling you back!" she yelled before hanging up violently. It took a minute before she noticed her sister looking at her through the opening in the door.

"I told you to stay with in case she would wake up!" said Kagami who was obviously pissed off. "She just woke up. Her back hurts and she wants something to…" Tsukasa couldn't finish her sentence; Kagami had already pushed her out of the way and started running down the stairs.

When she arrived in the living room she was still angry and stood next to her otaku friend. "I told you not to do it! And why did you have to let go; what kind of smart idea is that?" sermonized the tsundere.

If you want, start a song here. Something that fits a cute but sad love scene; your call! I chose "Can you feel the love tonight" by Elton John; but this is just my opinion!

Konata, who had her eyes closed, used all of her strength to open them. She looked at Kagami straight in her eyes and the purple-haired girl proceeded to look back at her. What she saw in Konata's eyes was a sight that broke her heart; she could see she was in pain. She also noticed that her eyes were getting wet with tears that had already started to roll down her cheeks. Kagami wondered if Konata was sorrier than in pain and felt guilty to have yelled at her.

"Konata… I'm sorry…" finally asked Kagami. Konata started crying even more.

Kagami kneeled next to her friend and gave her a hug. "Don't worry Kona, we'll take good care of you" the tsundere said, trying to console her friend.

Tsukasa appeared in the room and looked at the two other girls. "They are so cute together…" thought the airhead.

Still being hugged by the one she loved, Konata felt relieved. "I don't care how much it hurts. If it allowed me to receive this demonstration of love from her, I'm already more than happy. I have to tell her. I can't keep it a secret; it'll just make it more painful. I hope Lord Kane achieved his mission… "

They stayed in this same position until Konata had cried all the tears of her body. Kagami let go of her and looked at her friend. "Does it hurt?" she asked, determined to take good care of her.

Konata was lost in her imagination, thinking about Kagami and how she would have loved to go further than just a hug. When Kagami asked her if she was okay again, she noticed the pain in her back had decreased, but she still asked her for some medicine. A few seconds later, Kagami came back with the same bottle of pills Konata had used last time. She swallowed two of them and suddenly realized something. "Oh no!" she screamed in horror. "What is it?" asked a panicking Kagami. "Tsukasa! The television, turn it on, quickly!" She did as asked and heard the beginning of the opening song of one of Konata's favorite animes, Sch*ol R*mble. "Yes!" declared a cheered up Konata.

Kagami shook her head from left to right and let out a sight. "She'll never change. Well, she doesn't seem to be that bad, I'll call back the doctor and ask him to recall the ambulance I guess."

Kagami left the room and Tsukasa sat down next to the couch. "She is really worried you know…" she said to Konata. Her friend's cheeks turned to a light red. "I'm pretty sure I noticed, but thank you!" responded the otaku.

A few hours later – Japanese International Airport

"Damn it, I lost them" though Kane. "I have to find Izumi-sama before they do!" On these words, he headed out of the airport with the little suitcase he brought along with him and headed to the address from which Konata had called him the same morning.

A few more hours later – Hiiragi residence

The girls had eaten and were all in the living room; Konata was still lying on the couch and the girls were sitting on the ground, their back to the couch. It was raining outside and Kagami got up to close the window. When she was closing it, thunder struck and, due to the light, she could perceive the silhouette of a man outside, walking on the sidewalk. She didn't give him much attention and, as she was about to go sit down, the door bell ringed. Kagami opened the door…

A man, wearing a dark cape that covered all of his face was standing in front of the door. He was soaked from head to toe and was carrying only a leather suitcase.

"What does he want? Oh… why did I open the door! What if he kidnaps me… or Tsukasa!" thought Kagami who was about to shut the door.

"Is she really Izumi-sama?" Kane asked himself. "She is… beautiful. Looks like it was worth traveling this far!"

"Excuse me, do you have any business here?" asked Kagami in a violent tone.

"Are you Izumi-sama?" asked Kane.

"Izumi-sama? No, but she is here if you want to see her…" answered Kagami. She was wondering who this man was to call her "Kagami-sama".

"I would very much like to see her please" responded Kane. "So she isn't Izumi-sama. I'm going to have to ask her name."

Kagami let the man in and took his cape and suitcase to put them somewhere where they could dry before leading Kane to the living room. "Konata? There's a man here who wants to see you."

Konata painfully turned around a looked at the man whose face she had never seen. "Who are you?" she asked, truly curious.

"Kagami-sama. Pardon me, I have not accomplished my mission. Tango-one is grounded, but I followed Tango-two here and lost them" said Kane, sure she would understand what he was talking about.

Konata was stunned for a few seconds. "You came to Japan just to complete your mission?" asked Konata, surprised of her virtual friend's loyalty.

"Of course, I want to be freed from the debt I owe you" answered simply Kane.

Kane told Konata that he had made reservations for a few days in a motel that wasn't too far and told her that he would be calling soon to inform her of tango-two's situation; which were in fact Kagami's parents. As he was about to leave, he turned around and asked Kagami who was still holding the door: "Sorry lady, but may I ask for your name?"

Kagami hesitated for a few seconds but finally resigned. "Hiiragi. My name name is Kagami Hiiragi."

"I was a pleasure to make your acquaintance Hiiragi-san. You live in a beautiful house" commented Kane before leaving.

Kagami went back inside and asked Konata for some information on the strange man who had been who had been standing in the house just a few minutes ago.

"He's a friend I made online. He owes me a favor. I told him what he could do, but it appears he wasn't able to accomplish his task, so he came here to accomplish another task instead to be released from his debt" explained Konata.

Kagami wasn't sure what to think but decided it was time to go to bed. Konata decided to sleep on the couch because she didn't want to move; her back was still hurting. Kagami passed her hand through her friends blue hairs, which made the otaku shiver, before heading upstairs with Tsukasa.

"I must tell you… that I love you Kagami. You're the one in a million…" On these thoughts the girl closed her eyes and started dreaming about the one and only that she loved.

Kane was sitting on a cheap bed in the motel where he was staying. He was thinking about his visit at the Hiiragi's house and the beautiful girl he met earlier. "Kagami Hiiragi…" thought Kane. "I need to see you again!" Kane quickly fell asleep after a very long day and dreamt about the beautiful purple-haired tsundere.

That's it! Kane is the first new character I introduce to this story; I realize you don't know much about him yet but don't worry; all these details will come in time! (He's pretty much based on me so I won't have much trouble describing him lol) Please, take the time to leave a review and tell me what you think! Also, tell me what song you chose to play in the background! As always, next chapter should be released in just a few days to keep up with my 2 chapters per week average, so stay updated! Hope you liked this chapter; goodbye readers!