Ok guys, I apologize for my severe absence in things. I should get into rather big detail about everything that's happened. To start off, no, I'm not going to give up on this fic or hold it up for ransom for more reviews. I'm pretty happy all around because of my recent boost. So, I owe thanks to my regulars, Akai-Kurenai, and Veneficus21 for getting the 100th review. Great job!

First off, one major hurdle in my creation for this fic is my planning for the upcoming Haruhi story I shall do after this one. I kind of had one of those inspirational moments where it was SO CRAZY COINCIDENTAL, that I my mind had completely skewed off of this story just to think of ideas for that one. I don't want to work on that one however until after this story is finished.

The second issue has been with time and restriction. College is coming up, and I haven't had too much time to write lately due to issues with family. It happens, but oh well. Plus, I'm starting to get less and less used to typing on my desktop.

The last issue that kind of affects you all would be the fact that I had a rather big argument with Luster127. When I feel crappy, writing is one of the last things on my mind. It just happens. So no Lucky Channel guys, sorry. However, I decided to dissect this chapter into two sections to keep people entertained and not overwhelmed. I still feel really sorry though about being so late. It's no excuse for me. But, I do implore you all to enjoy. And if you see a glaring error or two, tell me.

Disclaimer: I do not own Lucky Star. If I did, we'd have Season 2 out by now.

Chapter 26: Girls on Film

Kaito leaned his back against the rising wall of the elevator. The day had come when he would go out on his very first date. He felt anxious, yet worried at the same time. Even though dates are special events it might turn awkward knowing that there would be another couple out there to watch them. Dates were to be test to see how well two people could interact in public. Yet, he already had reached the point where a date would not be necessary.

He scratched the back of his neck as he walked out. The feeling of uncertainty was starting to become overpowering as he thought deeper and deeper into the situation. Patricia wasn't really the subtle type; he didn't want her to make a scene. This was his duty however. He took the risk, he would surely regret it if he were to back out now. Not to mention it would put any other of his future relationships in danger. He knew girls and their endless circle of information.

The male otaku took a quick breath as he stood in front of the apartment door. He checked to see if he had everything prepared. Wallet, phone, shopping cards, pen, everything was there. He knocked slowly, hoping the day would go according to plan. There were a few regular activities planned out, but each of them was a perfect opportunity for flags. His heart began to race as he heard galloping footsteps come to the door. The knob was nearly ripped off.

As the door opened, Patricia revealed herself for the big, social event. Kaito couldn't help but look at what she was wearing as they were about to be seen in public for the first time. She had on a strawberry colored sweater that quite showed off her figure, as well a nice pair of boot-cut blue jeans. It was simple, but it still made he felt a bit prideful in hanging out with a cute girl. Hopefully people wouldn't look down on him in his short-sleeved black shirt covering over his black and white, long-sleeved shirt.

"Good afternoon, Kaito-kun." Patricia greeted profusely.

"Nice to see you as always, Patricia-chan." He responded.

She quickly locked the door and stood next to her friend. "Ready to go?"

"Of course. I'm an hour early though, so should we do anything?"

"We are meeting in Ikebukuro, right?"

"Yep." As he responded, the two of them entered into the elevator. "Ryuta said he wasn't bringing a big otaku fan with him, so we decided on a more casual shopping district."

"Maybe we can spend some time together by going to Otome Road."

"Sure, that'll..." He said calmly, until he remembered those last two words.

Maiden Road: A haven for all fujoshi and those looking for explicit doujin of a rather peculiar nature. Yet for anyone with a Y chromosome, it was a place that clearly had to be avoided. He knew that if he were even to meander in the area, he would be stared at by all. He glanced over at his smiling friend to see that she was dead set on going to the area. Kaito sighed knowing he would really find a way out of this situation. He did owe Patricia a little treat though for going along with this whole double date.

Once they got off the elevator, they started moving towards their destination. They had to get on the subway towards the Ikebukuro stop where they would meet the other couple in front of a movie theater. A matinee seemed rather appropriate for a lazy Sunday like this. It was the afternoon, so the decision to have a meal and go shopping was to be completely based around what the women though. The male otaku began pondering over every possible route, till a sudden action caught him off guard.

While he was focusing on his brain, Patricia had her eyes set on a different prize. She slowly had moved her hand downward until it locked with his own. His pupils darted to see that their fingers were touching. They were close, but it made him feel uncomfortable nonetheless. It wouldn't be that rare to see a boy and girl in public, but if they were holding hands? That was a much different story. He slowly shook his hand off, causing her grip to break. She looked at him queerly.

"Is something wrong?"

"Uh..." Kaito stammered. "Not really. I just don't think we need to make a scene of ourselves."

"Holding hands will do that to us?" She asked.

"At our age? In the city? Yeah." He nodded.

Patricia pouted, feeling Kaito's aura of insecurity. She decided to shrug it off though, as it would be best not to put a damper on the whole day. Even though she had been living in Japan in a year, there was still much for her to learn. They simply walked on, keeping the appropriate distance as they entered in the train station. As they entered into the crowded car, they still sat together, listening to the sounds of the wheels going across the track. The minor bumps and rolling sound made the travel a bit more entertaining.

Once the train made its stop, the two of them quickly walked out and back into the daylight. Unfortunately for Kaito, Maiden Road was only a short walk away. This hotspot already looked like a place he would not be treading. He could already see several signs from a distance displaying the wares and sales for every single story. It was amazing how much these places flaunted everything. He began mumbling to himself, why such a haven for men had not been invented yet.

"Which store are we going into?" Kaito asked.

"The first one." She said simply.

Ironically enough, the first store was the most decorated and largest sized store on the entire street. He rubbed his hand against his head thinking about how long he may have to wait. Even with his knowledge of otaku women, he still did not to really be seen in this area. As they approached the front door, Kaito immediately glued himself to the wall next to the large glass window. Patricia once again looked at him in confusion as he didn't want to get involved.

"You don't want to go in?" She asked.

"Not really...I'm not too interested in this kind of stuff." He said, scratching through his hair. "You go on ahead though, have fun."

"O-Kay then." She said a small amount of bewilderment in her voice.

She only had an hour to browse and shop around the entire store. Yet the second the door began revolving, Kaito could already feel the shame rubbing against him. Even when he peaked into the window from time to time, he couldn't build up the courage every time he saw one teenager on top of the other. His eyes started to dash from side to side as people passed by. He usually wasn't worried over these kinds of things, but Otome Road was quite a different story compared to Akihabara. And he was right on the edge where the buses would get off, allowing everyone would be able to see him loiter.

A few minutes passed by, Kaito could easily feel like kicking himself for not bringing along his portable system or a small tankōbon to read. It would keep him distracted from the evil considerations from his own thoughts. He started to question if Patricia specifically wanted to go to Ikeburuko for explicit doujinshi only. That wouldn't make much sense, considering she spent a lot of time on the computer. However, due to the rocky start of this date, he couldn't help but think about the rest of the day.

"Gah...please hurry up soon." He angrily thought. "I'm already wishing we could just spend the day sitting around in a theater. It'd be comfortable that way."

At that moment, he watched a gaggle of girls passing by, about to go into one of the smaller shops in the area. They couldn't help but notice though at the lone boy leaning melancholy against the wall of the window. After staring at him for a small moment, they began grinning insidiously assuming his true purpose. His feeling of anguish reached his point as he turned his face away. Part of his eye glanced into the store, watching the blonde mop of his dreams look over some volumes.

"Finish up, Patricia-chan." He groaned.

"I forgot to get the newest copy of this!" The foreigner said happily as she looked over the new cover of a particular manga.

As she took her eyes of the catboys on the cover, she caught a glimpse of her friend sulking in the window. Empathy slowly began to wear away her need to look through any more titles. She moved her product to the cashier to purchase. In a small bag she gathered her money, point card and volume. As she walked out the store, she was immediately greeted by Kaito's look.

"Glad your back." He said. The two continued walking towards the theater.

"We should get ready to go to the movie."

"Yeah, there's still the issue of getting tickets, snacks and seats."

"I wanted to shop a little more..." She whined meekly.

"There will be time for that afterwards." He said, reassuringly."

"Sure..." She said sheepishly.

Kaito's eyebrow immediately shot upward from that lackluster response. A quick strike like that wouldn't create the perfect day that his friend so desired. His brain started to find the best solution that would suit Patricia the best. He scratched his chin as he walked with the girl in tandem. What was the one thing that she would want that could keep her happy without breaking his wallet. When he connected the dots, he felt a bit stupid letting the public eye get to him. He was already seen in Maiden Road, what would doing this hurt?

He took a deep breath as he lifted his left hand up. With each small descent, his heart began to beat furiously. He gritted his teeth as he hoped for the best. His hand slowly touched Patricia's right arm, moving downward. It was fast, yet delicate enough to make the touch feel like a tingly caress. Patricia blinked as she watched Kaito's hand grip on to hers. The tension of his hold began to change from shaky to a more relaxed feel. Kaito started to walk a bit more briskly now. This feeling was quite more relaxing than he expected. She turned her head in awe of the move.

"I, I guess it's s-silly for us to not hold hands." He denounced while he was blushing.

"Kaito-kun..." Patricia said, as her sapphire eyes began glistening.

He looked at her with new found confidence. "We aren't hurting anybody. If we are happy, that's all that matters!"

"Yeah!" She nodded.

The two of them walked off with their happiness levels at an all time high.

When they finally arrived at the movie theater, they stood in line as people began crowding for the newest release. A recently adapted anime was already extended and fit to the silver screen. Lines already reached the length spanning out of the building. The two otakus sighed as they looked at the time.

"Will we be able to get in?" Patricia asked.

"We should. I just don't want to miss the introduction or anything." Kaito said.

"I hope we don't miss any of the information. In America, they would spend a few minutes focused around one trailer. But here, you guys just move quickly from one thing to another." She explained.

"Commercials work that way for us. It moves in a flash, so you'll have to pay attention to the screen so you don't miss it."

"You think Ryuta-kun bought the tickets for us?"

"Nah..." He said. "He doesn't really have a large amount of money to buy everything for us. Probably just enough for himself and his mystery girl."

"I see."

They slowly crept along as the line moved in sequence. With each step, they took closer observation around the whole theater around them. It was rather spacious and colorful compared to a normal cinema. Large posters hanged from the ceilings while several cardboard cutouts displayed poses for many future releases. Even as they would get out of the ticket line, lines were already gathered up at the concession stand, the bathrooms, and even the small arcade for those that needed to kill time. The two of them looked curiously at their stubs.

"Looks like we are going to go into theater 7." Patricia said.

"I've been in it, it's pretty big." Kaito said. He pointed his thumbs towards the confession lines. "Do you want a snack?"

"I'm good. Are we going to eat afterwards?"

"We need to check with Ryuta before we decided that. Where are they, anyway..."

"Oi! Kaito! Over here!" Various voices said.

They turned their heads to see the other date to going along with them for the day. Kaito walked up to his best friend who was standing by one of the benches for the bathroom. Ryuta and himself tossed a few friendly punches pumped up for the movie. Once it settled down, the other couple looked over the one girl Ryuta longed for. She was kind of plain looking to be honest. Tan skin and short brown hair, it felt like she would blend in very well with the background. When she spoke though, Kaito could understand how he would find her so irresistible.

"Ah, you must be Kurohiko-kun's friend, right?" She said.

"Yeah, that's me."

"Sorry about that. Let me introduce you two. Kaito, this is Kusakabe Misao. She's in my class."

"Nice to meet you." He bowed.

"The same!" She responded, bending rather fast. She took a glance to see who he brought along. "I see you brought along Martin-san with ya, eh?"

"Patricia?" He said, looking at her.

She modestly scratched her face. "It's a long story. But it's filled with dancing and uniforms!"

"That's good." He pointed at his bespectacled friend and his fanged accomplice. "I have a question though. If you two are in the same class, what took you so long to go out together?"

"It started rather strangely..."

It was a rather muggy afternoon when Ryuta and Misao started focusing on each other. The music club was practicing and jamming in the gymnasium as they didn't have to worry about follow the teacher's orders. In one corner, the large amount of smashing sounds came from the percussion department doing what they do best. Their loud playing couldn't allow them to hear the footsteps of an angry track and field member. Shouting however...

"Oi! Who's in charge here!?"

From that, all the heads turned towards the girl in bloomers. One kid smiled deviously being able to see a girl in such a moé outfit outside of physical education. He stood from his nice drum and approached her thusly.

"The teacher is out at the moment, but I am the head percussionist. Can I help you with something?"

"Yeah, I...!" As she was about to blow her top off, some of her anger subsided seeing her classmate. "Oh, Kurohiko-san."

"Do you need help with anything?"

"I'm a little irritated by something." She remembered, stamping her foot. "Why do you guys have control of the gym? You guys don't do any physical activity."

"Well, we do physical activity." He said, pointing at his other drummers. "Everyone else just blows or plucks. But I think we have control because there are more people in the music club."

"Thought so. Shouldn't you perform in an auditorium though? It's more appropriate."

"The music club branches out to several people. Not only do we have our standard band, but several of the garage bands have formed and are rehearsing for bigger performances. We could do it in a different place, but this way we have the most room and we can make a ton of noise without interrupting too many people."

"I see. That does make some sense. Plus, that way people might not have to hear someone shouting of PIGPIGPIGPIGPIG!" She continued to sigh though. "Still, it's a bit unfair."

"I think the student council recently decided on putting us here."

She sneered. "Of course, it's a bit unfair that they get to make all these random decisions."

Ryuta didn't care much for the student council, but decided to go along with her feelings. "They always feel like a bunch of elitists with no lives."

Misao chuckled at that statement. "I always wonder how they can balance school and work like that. Seems crazy." She looked around the gym to see something very off. "Was there a tv here?"

"Yeah." He nodded. "We put it into the storage room. Why do you ask?"

"Eh, I feel a little bored. Maybe I could do a little dancing until school ends."

He felt shocked learning that information. "We have that game here?!"

"Oh yeah, we play it all the time. It helps some us stay fit."

"Please show me. I have to see how good you are."

The classmates of 3-C walked to the storage room thinking about the rest of the intriguing afternoon.

"The ability to bond through gaming strikes again!" Kaito proclaimed as the four of them walked into the large theater.

As they walked up the ramp, they looked in awe at the sheer amount of people crowded inside. The very back and front were easily filled up by die-hard fans of series who had grabbed a ticket ahead of time. A few of them even dressed up as characters from the series. Misao, Ryuta, Patricia, and Kaito walked up a few steps and grabbed some seats near the middle. To their advantage, they didn't have to go through anyone to disrupt their movie viewing experience. The fanged girl plopped herself in the reclining chair as she watched the screen show small bits of trivia.

"Ah...I love these seats." She cooed.

"It's always better going to a nice multiplex." Ryuta said.

"They always tend to get the less popular films as well." Patricia added on.

The four of them dug deeply into their seats to get adjusted for the upcoming period of time. They listened to the waiting music and tried answering the various questions the screen told the audience. Patricia blinked for a second, realizing a major flaw in the movie's ambiance. Her preparation of waiting for Kaito made her completely forget about making breakfast this morning. As her friend smiled getting his question right, he turned his head towards her feeling a tug on his shirt.

"Patricia-chan?"

"Kaito-kun..." She said sweetly. "Could you get me some treats?"

"Uh, oh...okay." The boy said a little unsettled. He asked the question about ten minutes ago. "What do you want?"

The fujoshi took a brief pause before she put her finger on her chin. "Ummmm.." Kaito wanted to roll his eyes so hard that they would jump out of his sockets. "Could you get me a slushy of some kind?"

"Anything else?"

"Get some sumiyaki coffee candy if you can find it. If they don't have that, just get something chocolate related.

"Oi, you getting some snacks Yasuhiro?" Misao said.

"Am I suddenly the movie slave?" Kaito questioned.

Ryuta chuckled. "You're standing. So therefore, you are."

He cocked a brow at the girl. "What do you need then, Kusakabe?"

"Tomoe Ame!" She said enthusiastically.

"Fine, fine." He shrugged as he walked down the stairs. Once he opened the doors, he quickly dashed back into the main room. As he stopped, he groaned seeing that the long lines were still there. His anger started to bubble as he waited in line.

"Patricia-chan just had to wait until I was good and seated to ask me for a drink. I asked her clearly if she wanted something. And couldn't she of just looked over the menu before being so vague? Misao should of got something too...they got here before us. I just hope that Ryuta has a lot of fun with her for the most part. It still surprises me though how he's with her considering how fit she looks."

Once his rage started to wither away, he blinked realizing he was at the front of line. The cashier quickly greeted him.

"Can I help you?"

"Y-yes," He stammered, pulling out his wallet. "May I have a large, make those two large slushies?"

"What flavor?"

"Do you have cherry?" He assumed.

"Yes."

"Two cherry. Could I also have some sumayaki coffee candy, tomoe ame, and sakuma drops?"

"Of course." The employee nodded, as two others began working towards the other assignments. One of them quickly worked towards the frozen drink machine. The second pulled out the two large plastic bags and a nice tin of the fruit candy from under the booth. Kaito picked up the tin and took inspection of it.

"Oh cool, you guys carry them in the tin..."

"We wish to provide this best. Here is your total."

They made the quick transaction of yen to items. Kaito quickly took the two monstrous drinks and his sweets from the main room back towards the dark section. He felt irritated seeing that the container they had left him to carry everything was it such poor quality. The condensation from the drinks looked like it seep through the cardboard and soon lead to a giant mess. He kicked open the door to find a dim room full of patrons. When he reached the stairs, he sighed trying to see his friends among everyone. Passing around the middle, he heard a rather loud whisper.

"Kaito-kun! Over here!" Patricia said.

He slowly walked backwards as he moved into the aisle. He tossed the ame candies towards Misao, as well put two drinks in their appropriate cup holders. Kaito's head moved back and forth from the screen and the others.

"Did I miss anything?"

"Nah, you didn't miss anything." Misao confirmed.

"It's an animated movie, so they had a lot of tie-ins." Ryuta added on.

Patricia looked up at the cup that was delivered to her. She pointed at it as it was nearly 33 centimeters.

"Why'd you get me the largest size?"

"It's always to get the largest size at the movies. It's give you your money's worth. If the smallest is only 100 yen less, and the largest is 500 yen, then you may as well splurge.

"I suppose." She said. "Did you get the coffee candy too?"

"Of course." He said, dropping the bag in her lap.

Kaito sat back down in his chair focusing his eyes on the screen. A few seats beside them, Misao quickly went to work on the candies she had requested. She quickly took two and popped them into the mouth with the paper still on them. Ryuta looked at her in interest as she began made a cute nibbling noise with each chew. She looked at him with intrigue, putting the bag forward.

"Want one?"

"Thanks." He said. "I see you just dive right into it. I do the same." The girl grinned knowing that she had another similarity with him.

Patricia slowly savored the coffee candy as she looked on at the movie. It was taking a rather long time to pass through the title and intro music. She reached towards the frozen drink she asked for as she swallowed the candy. It was a mammoth in side, so she had to position it correct to make sure it wouldn't poke her in the eye. With one sip, she immediate was hit by the memories of drinking them. She felt a bit silly not thinking they were here in Japan. They were practically in every story in America.

The chemicals mixing with her tongue made her enjoy the concoction more than the actual movie. She stopped for a second, to make sure it wouldn't hit any of the top of her mouth. Stabbing pains would ruin this enjoyment quickly. She looked on at Kaito as he looked at the screen while sucking on a sakuma drop. It made her feel amazed as he bothered to go off and get her something in threat of missing a crucial scene. With the taste still in her mouth, she leaned her head passed the arm rest.

The foreigner pressed her lips against Kaito in a chilling touch. It was a soft peck, but it left a rather interesting stamp of cherry lips on his cheeks. He felt stunned, as he nearly gulped the whole candy down. He put two fingers on his cheek, looking at Patricia with new found surprise.

"What was that about?" He smiled.

"For getting me my favorite flavor." She giggled.

"Aww..." His gazed shifted to those sapphire eyes he became accustomed too.

"Ok guys, movie is starting now." The bespectacled one said.

"My legend began in the 12th centaury." A white figure began. "Would you like to hear it?"

"I would actually prefer to see-"

"Fool!" It interrupted the boy. This was going to be long...

Once again, it was a relaxing Sunday for some, but a rather boring one for others. The Hiiragi household set on that room. Tsukasa was looking over her large pile of homework that she had been assigned to work on for extra credit. Kagami made sure that she would get it all done so she would hopefully be able to go to college. Her father intended that would be the route she would take, but she needed some motivational pushing from her twin to get moving.

She closed her math book as she looked at her clock. She wanted to finish all of her problems before her drama show was to come on. Tsukasa started to pant as she stood up from her chair. She had been sitting for so long that her overalls had been at a steamy temperature. The girl stretched her body as she prepared to get a drink from the kitchen. She wandered into the kitchen, taking a glass from the cupboard and putting it against the refrigerator.

The machine whirred, pushing crescent shaped ice cubes into the glass. When Tsukasa put it on the counter, she noticed something rather off with it. There were too many cubes for just one drink. It'd turn the liquid into a bland water flavor. Her body already felt rather humid, so she popped one of the cubes into her mouth to cool her down. Little did the sister realize that the scientific values ice has on the human skin. Instead of opening the fridge, she dashed off to Kagami's room to hope she would help her out.

Tsukasa slipped open the door, causing Kagami's immediate response.

"Tsukasa...?"

"Mome-cham!" She mumbled. Kagami looked in awe at how the whole crescent ice cube stuck in her mouth.

"You sucked on an ice cube again didn't you?" She said in disappointment. Her sister put her head down in shame. "Well, just rip it out."

"Whaff if I rip my mips!?" She said louder.

"Just use the blow dryer then." She dismissed. A light bulb appeared above the short-haired girl's head as she dashed off to the bathroom. The tsundere just sighed and tried to go on with the rest of the day as usual.

Back in Ikebukuro, several people left the theatre feeling rather satisfied from the movie. It was kind of pointless as most shōnen movies were. It was just a nice, lengthened plot to entertain everyone instead of add on to the original plotline. The animation was quite dedicated to the original style considering the great studio that had worked on it. Kaito, Patricia, Ryuta, and Misao all walked out of it feeling relaxed. After a quick stretch, they went back into conversation.

"That was pretty good." Kurohiko said.

"Let me tell ya, I haven't watch that show." Misao started. "But that movie was a pretty fun ride."

Patricia nodded. "I hope I get to see it again."

"The fighting was done pretty well. Especially when that renegade got sliced in two." Kaito added.

"Oh, that was great!" The fanged girl went on. "I usually like watching action based things, but Ayano kind of has a weak stomach."

"What should we do now?" Ryuta said.

"Shopping!" The gaijin immediately said. Kaito glanced in the other direction seeing her one track mind in swing.

"Sounds good." They all nodded.

Patricia and Misao went ahead trying to find a nice, layered department store to go to. They wanted to figure out what would be the best things to buy on a day like this. The male otakus kept up the rear discussing what they just saw. It was a perfect mix of action, humor, and a nice slice of fanservice for them to enjoy. Kaito began thinking through, figuring that he need to catch up on the newest episodes that he had missed early. The marimo-haired kid brought up a rather easy topic for them to talk about on the way to the store.

"So which group do you like the best, Kaito?" Ryuta asked.

"Of the good guys?"

"Yeah."

"Hmm...It's hard to tell. Don't they all have rather equal popularity?"

"When I think about it, they might." Ryuta said, with his thumb on his jaw. "They all have their pros and cons to make them rather interesting teams."

"I'd say when you come down to it; I probably like the third team the most."

"Good choice." He nodded.

All of them were good, but Ryuta had to agree on that statement. That team was a bit more stylized and distinguished from the other two. It was led by a rather clean-cut, perfectionist type with his own powers and quirks. With him though, he was paired up with two sisters rather than just one like most other people. The sisters themselves were rather entertaining, nearly being a perfect tsukkomi and boke combo. They were pretty attractive too, thinking about their features. The younger was a bit more fascinating...even though she was younger, her breasts were a least an extra size. Something clicked in Ryuta's heading after seeing it so clearly.

"Hey Kaito..." He said slyly.

"Don't say it." He said plainly, as the followed the girls into the mega store for the next part of their date.

Hehe, hope you all got that reference at the end cause I really wanted to parody that series. It's just so awesome that I had to do it.

One thing I want to note about this…I borrowed some advice from my friends: weluvgirlswithglasses. The Japanese tend to be a bit more insecure with showing affection in public. It's just a cultural thing on there part, so that's why there's that tension in there between Kaito and Patty. Just to warn you all. And on a final note, PLEASE DO NOT TAKE RYUTA/MISAO SERIOUSLY. I don't plan to focus on them too much, but they will serve a purpose. Just want to throw that out there.

Please Review! I'll get the next part up quickly! Oh yeah, all of those candies that I mentioned are real brands. Tomoe Ame comes with edible rice paper.

PS: Rock Band music is relaxing at times…especially lately. /wink