Chapter 26: Lion King IN 3D!
Hey nifty America, it's me, your President John Hen- Hahaa, gotcha! A C here, how's everyone doin'? Killa! I musta read your review a hundred times, man. I got a question though! Tony is overpowered? James has a bit of power himself ya know ;) And just because the only person to beat Tony so far is a god, that doesn't mean he's gonna landslide every fight he gets into, now does it? He might not even completely win a few! Who knows? I mean other then me, that is. I know just about everything that's going to happen. Of course, oddly, there are times when I have put things in that I not only didn't mean to put in, but shorten my story considerably. I've been debating on whether to tell you guys some of the things I didn't mean to happen and did and what I meant to happen and didn't. Maybe I'll tell you guys after the end of my story XD XD... You all probably don't know why that's funny, do you? I'll tell you all after this chapter!... Maybe. Sqweebs, you better believe I have more references planned. Look forward to it! Yes Holy, the focus has been almost completely on Tony since the tournament began. Don't worry! I knew that was happening and the focus shall return to Konami soon enough! But yes, Tony does appear quite overpowered. Here comes the long response... Aria! My perfectionist! You've said my story doesn't advance very quickly and I agree! So, I offer you this! Maybe next chapter, I'll just type. I won't worry about length. See if I can't pound out at least 30K words in the next one! Tony's name is Kanpeki, unless there's something I missed. Are you sure it's chargin and not chagrin? I was always told that chagrin was how it's spelled. That would have been a good time to use Kagamin. And Konata asleep, then at the picnic was because it was a dream :P Legumes is a word that means either a type of seeds or, in french, most any type of vegetable. In a lot of fanfictions I've read, usually only the girls and family use honorifics, I suppose that just rubbed off on me, sorry .. That and the fact that the character I based the doctor off of wasn't Japanese, so he never used honorifics. I just didn't think to change it... That phrase "It wasn't nearly as hard to be happy as you were making it." basically means that Tony refused to pursue what made him happy... I think... With the "pleaded with" part, that was basically the same deal with the honorifics. By "Half the story", did you mean chapter? Because I probably haven't hit the half way point of this story. And I checked, Hachiman's part in the chapter was about 1/3 of the chapter, though that was unintentional... It started as about 1K words :P I got carried away. Yeah, I like Naruto a bit, not overly much, but I found a good area to hit references that I knew! And oh yes, the tournament is over! Let the fluff fly! That's not to say there won't be more fights in the future, but they won't take over more then one chapter more then likely. But I might make one I was intending for later sooner to prove a point ;) Don't worry about offending me! I'm fine with any critique anyone has for me, it helps me as a writer to get better. Most of the spelling mistakes or grammar mistakes is just because I rewrote that part, but forgot to change that bit. I do rewrite quite a bit in the chapters before I post it, I figure it's only natural that I miss a couple things.
POV Tony
Tony was walking with Tsukasa's bike, thinking over what the God had done and said. He pulled out the necklace and gazed at it as he walked, thinking about all that had happened. He smiled.
She's going to be safe from now on. When I give her this, my love will always be safe. Tony sighed with relief. Well, the sooner I get Miyuki, the sooner I can get back and see her! Tony smiled. He started to run, pulling the bike beside him.
POV Konata
"Man, now I wouldn't mind him getting the hell beat out of him. Maybe we can get Tony to kill him! What do you say Tony?" Konata looked at where Tony was. Or at least, where he use to be. "Tony? Where did he go?" Konata asked.
"I dunno..." Kagami looked around. She gave a questioning look to Tsukasa.
"I don't know either Onee-chan..." Tsukasa said. She started thinking. "Maybe he went to go get Yuki-chan?" Tsukasa suggested.
"That would make sense, he's the fastest of us. Or at least..." Kagami gave a questioning look to Konata. "I think?" Konata laughed.
"Yeah, he is. But I still won!" Konata pumped her fist in the air. Kagami smiled.
"You did, did you?" She asked.
"No. He won." Konata calmed down. Kagami sighed.
"Would you make up your mind Konata?" Kagami facepalmed, a little impatient with Konata's evasive responses she had been making. Konata shrank a bit.
"Alright... He really won..." Konata mumbled. Kagami's head snapped back at the Otaku.
"Konata, we need to talk." Kagami said seriously. "Tsukasa, could you go get Miyuki? I'm sure that's where Tony went, so you could see him that much sooner." Kagami said.
"Um.. Sure thing Onee-chan..." Tsukasa mumbled.
Wow, this must be serious if she's sending Tsukasa out on her own. She's usually so protective of her sister... Konata thought.
I need to talk to Konata in private, besides I'm sure Tsukasa will be okay. If I know Tony, he'd appear out of thin air if she got into any danger... Kagami thought as Tsukasa turned and started towards Miyuki's house. Once she was out of earshot, Kagami turned back to Konata. "Okay Konata. I'm sorry, but I don't know what to do any more." Kagami sighed. Konata gave the Tsundere a confused look. "You keep getting like that. On almost anything that makes me the slightest bit irritated, you shrink. Why? What's the big deal?" Kagami asked.
"Kagami, I just don't want to annoy you anymore." Konata said.
"Konata, I've told you time and again, you don't annoy me! Stop saying that you do!" Kagami insisted.
"Are you saying you liked me when I irritated you, when I... got on your nerves?" Konata asked.
"YES!" Kagami yelled. She suddenly blushed. "Konata, look... Just don't change, okay? You can irritate me some times, but... you could be a lot worse." Kagami smiled as she put her knuckles on her Otaku's head affectionately. Konata smiled.
Okay, just be yourself, just be yourself, just be yourself- She repeated in her mind, ignoring her fears. "Thanks Kagamin~!" Konata hugged Kagami around the waist. Kagami blushed deeper.
She's back... Kagami thought as a bit of joy ran through her head. "Hey now, that's enough." Kagami scolded, pushing Konata back, the Otaku flailing her arms slightly as Kagami was wretched from her arms.
"But Kagamin~!" Konata protested. Kagami smiled and sighed.
She really is cute... "...Okay fine." Kagami released the girl, who promptly took advantage of the situation Kagami had given her and tackled her with a hug. Unfortunately, she hadn't thought that Kagami wasn't expecting such a forceful embrace and the two ended up on the ground, Konata's arms scratched up, Kagami almost hitting her head on the ground. "Ow, Konata!" Kagami shouted as her back hit the ground, but was cushioned by Konata's soft arms.
"Sorry Kagamin!" Konata shouted, hurt, but happy that she could be herself around the girl she so loved.
"It's alright I guess... Just be more careful." Kagami pushed Konata up, then got herself to her own feet. She stretched her back to try and ease the small amount of damage done to it. Then, she looked at Konata's arms and saw the side they landed on was cut up.
"...Ouch..." Konata muttered.
"Konata, are you okay?" Kagami asked in a panic. "We should go home! Or to the hospital! Lion King can wait!" Kagami inspected Konata's arms.
"No, it's okay Kagami! I'll be fine!" Konata said. Kagami looked thoroughly unconvinced.
"Konata, your bleeding. Come on." Kagami started pulling Konata by the arm, near her shoulder so she didn't hurt the girl further.
"Kagamin, I'm-" Konata started.
"Konata, what happened?" Tony shouted.
POV Tony
Tony was jogging back to the girls with Miyuki in tow on the bike, Tony having picked her up a moment ago. They had been traveling in relative silence for about a minute until Tony broke the silence.
"I've made a decision Miyuki." Tony said.
"About what Kanpeki-san?" Miyuki asked in reply.
"I'm going to see if I can get Tsukasa to go out with me. I'm sorry for taking so long to see that I was wrong." Tony said.
"Really? I'm happy to hear that Kanpeki-san. It shouldn't be terribly hard for you to get her to date you, she already likes you." Miyuki said.
"Oh? Did she tell you?" Tony asked.
"No, but I could see that she likes someone. And you're the only boy she knows now as far as I know." Miyuki informed.
"Hm... I'll think about it..." Tony smiled. If she's telling me the truth, this may not be as hard as I thought it would be. Man, I so hope she's right! Tony shouted excitedly in his head. Tony decided he should ask what was on his mind. "So Miyuki, is there anything going on between you and my brother?" Tony asked, a smile on his face.
"We-well, he has been walking me home often, but I don't think it's any more then that." Miyuki said.
"You sure? A little hanky-panky before he started on your sink?" Tony asked with a smirk.
"N-no..."
"After?"
"Nuh-uh."
"During?" Tony smirked wider. He looked over to see Miyuki was blushing.
"No, nothing is going on!" Miyuki said.
"You absolutely sure? Maybe the whole "sink" thing was a code you two were using?" Tony chuckled in his head.
"Kanpeki-san, I assure you, I'm not dating Masutā." Miyuki said.
"Whatever you say Miyuki! I just noticed that you dropped the "san" from after his name!" Tony laughed as Miyuki's blush deepened a bit. He decided she had had enough heckling and so had another thought. "Hey Miyuki, you're Tsukasa's best friend, right?"
"I'm not sure where I am in her thoughts, but I do consider her to be my closest friend. Much like a sister to me. Why?" Miyuki asked. Tony slowed to a walk, Miyuki barely able to slow down quick enough. "Kanpeki-san?"
"Miyuki, if I show you this, you have to PROMISE me that you're not gonna tell anyone else about it. You hear?" Tony asked, looking Miyuki in the eye. Miyuki could tell by the intensity of his stare that he was absolutely serious.
"You have my word Kanpeki-san." Miyuki bowed on the bike. Tony sighed.
"Alright then. Here it is." Tony fished around in his pocket. He brought out the amulet he had bought. Miyuki's eyes widened as he opened the box, in awe of the gem, which at the moment was violet. "I bought this for Tsukasa. The merchant said it was Alexandrite because it changes from blue-green to violet. I figured it would match Tsukasa's hair sometimes and sorta-kinda her eyes at others." Tony smiled. Miyuki suddenly had a perplexed look on her face.
"Kanpeki-san, are you sure he said it shifts colors to violet, not red?" Miyuki asked.
"I'm pretty sure, why?" Tony asked.
"Alexandrite turns red to red-violet from blue-green, not to violet. Or at least not this violet." Miyuki said.
"Really? You're sure?" Tony asked.
"Positive. This isn't Alexandrite." Miyuki said.
"Huh... I wonder what it is then..." Tony muttered.
"It isn't a gemstone that I recognize. Maybe you should get it appraised?" Miyuki said.
"Masutā offered to have a friend inspect it, I think I'll take him up on that offer now. So what do you think of the necklace itself?" Tony asked.
"I think it's beautiful. If you truly want to date Tsukasa, that most certainly won't hurt. But..." Miyuki trailed off.
"Miyuki?" Tony asked.
"Don't just buy her love, because that's not real love. If you wish to get her, please do it the right way." Miyuki asked. Tony smiled.
"Miyuki, I understand your concerns. That necklace did cost a pretty yen. But you have no reason to worry. I never had any intention of attempting to buy her love. That would kill the fun of the hunt." Tony winked. Miyuki giggled.
"I apologize for doubting you." Miyuki smiled.
"Don't worry about it Miyuki! To be honest, if some popular rich guy tried to take Tsukasa from me by basically showering her with presents, I'd be suspicious too. Like maybe a guy with a rich uncle..." Tony looked at the camera slowly. He suddenly heard the voice of a guy who he could have sworn sat near Tsukasa in class shout out:
"Hard smash to your left Flygon-sama!"
Kyon? What the hell is he doing here, this isn't his story! Did we just get off two story references at the same time? Tony smiled.
"Kanpeki-san, who are you talking to?" Miyuki asked. Tony realized he had just spoken to thin air and shrugged.
"I dunno. Just... stuff." Tony said. "Just know, my intentions are pure Miyuki. Or well..." Tony averted his gaze. "As pure as they can be..." He scratched his cheek. Miyuki's face got a bit red from that one.
"We-well, just don't hurt her, okay?" Miyuki said. There was a slightly familiar air around Miyuki as she said this, one Tony recognized from when Kagami told him the same thing. It was enough of a similarity that Tony turned and looked back at Miyuki. This action seemed to make her bolder.
"Don't worry!" Tony said. "I'm not gonna hurt her."
"You better not or I'll..." Miyuki seemed to try and think about the most painful thing she could think of. "Or I'll rip out your intestines and skip rope with them!" Miyuki shouted, emblazoned by her passion to keep the girl she considered her sister safe. Tony stopped and took a step back by the sudden outburst.
"Mi-Miyuki? Are you alright? That doesn't sound like you at all..." Tony muttered.
"I-I'm sorry Kanpeki-san. I don't know what came over me..." Miyuki apologized, distraught by her random shout.
"Geez, what's with you girls?" Tony asked.
"What do you mean?" Miyuki asked.
"Well, Kagami said that if I hurt Tsukasa, she'll tear my intestines out and strangle me with them. You just said that you'd tear them out and skip rope with them. What's with this strange obsession with my intestines that everyone seems to have?" Tony asked, scratching my head.
"I-I'm sorry Kanpeki-san! I didn't mean to be so rough..." Miyuki muttered.
"It's alright Miyuki, you just caught me off guard is all. So let me get this straight... If I should hurt Tsukasa, which I won't, should I just save you two half the trouble and tear out my own intestines so you two won't have to get your hands as dirty?" Tony asked before laughing. Miyuki, despite the morbid nature of the subject of conversation at hand, found herself giggling. Suddenly, they heard the airhead they had been talking about from a distance.
"Hi Kan-kun! Hi Yuki-chan!" Tsukasa waved.
"Hey there!" Tony waved back. Miyuki made a similar salutation, but didn't wave since she was steering the bike. Have we really made it back to them already? Tony wondered.
"Kanpeki-san, you should come up with a nickname for Tsukasa." Miyuki whispered before Tsukasa was close enough to hear.
"You think?" Tony asked.
"Definitely if you intend to date her." Miyuki smiled.
"What do you suggest?" Tony asked.
"I know a good nickname, but you have to come up with it yourself, that way it's more personal!" Miyuki said. Before they could commune any more, Tsukasa was too close for them to whisper to each other any more. Tony started thinking of a name.
"So you did go to get Yuki-chan!" Tsukasa chimed.
"Yeah! As you said, we needed her to go see Lion King, and we did." Tony smiled.
"Alright, let's go back to get Onee-chan and Kona-chan!" Tsukasa smiled as she turned back around and started walking the way she came. Tony looked to see Miyuki looking expectantly at him. Tony took a breath as they followed Tsukasa.
"..." Tony thought. "...So Tsu-chan-" Tony started. Tsukasa looked back at him, a surprised look on her face. It caused Tony to blush.
"Kan-kun, you gave me a nickname!" Tsukasa's eyes seemed to glitter. Tony almost backed up in surprise to her reaction.
"We-well yeah! You gave me one a long time ago, I figured it was about time I returned the favor." Tony chuckled nervously.
"Hm~... Tsu-chan..." Tsukasa hummed.
"Um- If you don't like it, I could come up with something else!" Tony said, an unusual feeling of apprehension gripping him.
"No, I like it!" Tsukasa smiled, easing Tony's thoughts.
"Good, I'm glad." Tony sighed in relief.
"Kan-kun, you should come up with a nickname for all of us!" Tsukasa said excitedly. Tony sweatdropped a bit as she missed the entire point of the nickname.
"Maybe I will!" Tony scratched his head. He gave a look to Miyuki, who sympathetically glanced back.
"You could call her Yuki-chan! Or come up with your own!" Tsukasa said with a great deal of enthusiasm. Tony realized he wasn't getting out of it without either agreeing to a nickname or coming up with one himself.
"Hm... How about... Mooki-chan?" Tony asked, offering a questioning look to Miyuki. She shrugged almost unnoticeably.
"Sure, if you wish." Miyuki said.
"That's such a cute name!" Tsukasa squealed. Tony smiled and chuckled.
And that's such a cute reaction! He squealed in his mind.
"So Kan-kun, how did you get my bike?" Tsukasa asked.
"I picked the lock." Tony gave her the open lock.
"Bu-but it was a combination lock!" Tsukasa shouted.
"I know, but it was still relatively easy for me. No lock is unpickable, even combination locks. A few quick seconds and the lock was off." Tony smiled.
"So, any news with Konata-san and Kagami-san?" Miyuki asked.
"... This is how you got to know about-..." Tony cut himself off.
"Mhm." Miyuki nodded sheepishly.
"About what?" Tsukasa looked between the two as a question mark appeared above the girl's head.
"Nothing, don't worry about it Tsu-chan." Tony smiled to her.
"Well, Onee-chan talks about Kona-chan a lot." Tsukasa chimed up.
"... Konata likes Kagami. She told me herself." Tony said. "So, any ideas about how to help those two get along?" Tony asked.
"Kona-chan could ask Onee-chan something like for a super big homework report to find out how she feels?" Tsukasa suggested.
"Uh... Tsu-chan, how does that make sense?" Tony asked.
"We-well, if Onee-chan likes Kona-chan, she would probably do it, right?" Tsukasa quickly explained.
"Ah, I see where you're coming from. But couldn't you just ask her? I mean, knowing that Kagami is a Tsundere, she's probably gonna say no anyway." Tony commented.
"She'd say yes!" Tsukasa argued.
"Would you care to lay a bet on this?" Tony asked Tsukasa.
"I don't need to bet on this, I know Onee-chan will say yes!" Tsukasa insisted.
"I'll bet you a jumbo size tub of popcorn at the movies tonight that she says no." Tony smiled.
"Fine then, you're on!" Tsukasa said, a determined look on her face.
"Anyway, speaking of which, why aren't you with Konata and Kagami?" Tony asked.
"Onee-chan wanted me to come find you after you disappeared, but I think she wanted to talk to Kona-chan." Tsukasa said.
"Hmmm... I wonder what that's about. Maybe we should quicken the pace a bit, we've been gone a little while. Let's go, eh?" Tony smiled.
"Yeah!" Tsukasa cheered. They started jogging at a pace Tsukasa could keep up with without getting overly tired.
"How long were you walking?" Tony asked, trying to get an estimate of how long it would take them to get to the girls.
"I dunno..." Tsukasa huffed a bit. She was slowly getting tired, even at the relatively slow pace Tony was going. Tony stopped, causing the other two to stop after a few feet. Tony walked ahead of them and took to a knee.
"Get on Tsukasa, you're getting tired." Tony insisted. Tsukasa's face turned red.
"Bu-but I don't wanna be a burden!" Tsukasa said.
"It's no burden at all! I'm used to carrying more then a hundred kilos on my shoulder, you are NOT heavy. I'd peg you for at most 55 Kilos." Tony smiled. Tsukasa's face turned deep red.
"I-I don't know..." Tsukasa muttered.
"Well? Get on!" Tony shouted.
"... Okay..." Tsukasa obliged. She got on his back and wrapped her arms around his neck. Tony put his arms around her legs and gave a tiny squeeze to let her know he was about to go.
"In case of emergency, the exits are here, here, here, here-" Tony started.
"Kan-kun..." Tsukasa interrupted.
"Made that reference already?" Tony asked.
"Kinda."
"Aw... Alright, let's go then." Tony shrugged. "You ready Miyuki?"
"Yes Kanpeki-san." Miyuki confirmed, willing to take the back seat in the conversation if it meant happiness for Tsukasa would come sooner.
"Alright!" Tony smiled as the three set out again, much faster then earlier. They came upon Konata and Kagami probably much sooner then they would have, though Tsukasa had tightened her grip on Tony's neck quite a bit a few times during the trip. Tony saw Konata with bleeding arms. "Konata!" Tony quickened his pace and just about flash stepped over to his sister, forgetting one Tsukasa that was still on his back. Luckily, she had cowered behind Tony and used him as a windshield, against which the wind broke and didn't effect Tsukasa.
"It's alright Tony, I just fell down hugging Kagamin and skinned my arms." Konata laughed nervously.
What is this, the obligatory test of my abilities already? Tony thought. *Sigh* "Ed't pa knayd ev cra fyc suna lynavim..." Tony sighed. Konata's eyes widened.
"Oui cbayg Al Bhed?" Konata asked. Tony's eyes widened.
"Oac! Ur so kucr, drec ec lnywo!" Tony shouted.
"E ghuf, nekrd?" Konata shouted.
"What are you two saying?" Kagami shouted. "What language is that? I don't recognize it at all!"
"It's called Al Bhed! I didn't think I'd ever meet someone else who spoke it!" Konata shouted in excitement.
"How do you know Al Bhed?" Tony asked.
"I'm an Otaku, it's my job to know Al Bhed!" Konata answered.
"Look, could you guys at least translate and tell me where it's from?" Kagami asked.
"Translate, we can do." Tony nodded.
"It's from Final Fantasy X Kagamin!" Konata smiled. Kagami took a second to compute what was just said to her. She blinked a time or two and facepalmed.
"I should have known it would have something to do with a game..." Kagami shook her head.
"Basically, this is what we said: It'd be great if she was more careful..." Tony restated.
"You speak Al Bhed?" Konata restated.
"Yes! Oh my gosh, this is crazy!" Tony said.
"I know, right?" Konata said.
"And that's what we said." Tony smiled. He then remembered what had made him hurry so much. And then that, all during his and Konata's exchange, Tsukasa was still on his back... He erupted in a blush again and found himself surprised that Konata hadn't said anything about it. "Sorry Tsukasa..." Tony let her down.
"It's okay Kan-kun..." Tsukasa was still smiling. She hadn't minded being so close to Tony for so long.
"Konata, come here." Tony said, motioning his sister over to him. She obliged quick enough, though her arms were still hurting. Once in range, Tony reached out and grabbed her arm lightly. He got an idea. He started mumbling at what sounded like supersonic speeds for a moment. Suddenly, he said "Damaged interface name: Konata Izumi. Requesting repairs." in a very monotone voice. Konata giggled.
"Alright Yuk-ah!" She gasped in surprise of the sensation of crawling skin. She looked down at her arms after the uncomfortable episode was over to see them healed. She gasped and stepped back a few times, shocked by this apparent miracle. Being only a very minor injury, Tony was only moderately tired, though his stomach did rumble.
"Konata? What's u-..." Kagami stopped as she beheld her Otaku's arm. She had been watching Tony since he called Konata over and then rolling her eyes after his reference, thereby missing his spell. Tsukasa and Miyuki were behind Tony, so neither saw what had happened.
"Tony, did you... just..." Konata muttered.
"Just what Kona-chan?" Tsukasa asked.
"Tony healed my arms..." Konata looked up from her arms to Tony's eyes. Tony could see practically a galaxy of stars in the small girl's eyes. Suddenly, Tony felt a glomp from behind him. Barely able to stay vertical, Tony looked around to see his assailant. Tsukasa let go and smiled triumphantly.
"I told you he can do magic!" Tsukasa shouted excitedly.
"I guess you did..." Kagami smiled, though dumbfounded. What were the odds that they met probably one of, if not the only, people on the planet who could perform spells like this? She remembered Recoome could shoot beams of what she guessed was energy from his mouth, but she didn't know people could be healed with the same technique! "So I guess you'll be able to prove yourself to mom, won't you?" Kagami smiled.
"Yeah! I just have to find a way to do it." Tony chuckled. He got an idea. "I have the perfect thought." Tony said with a bigger smile.
"What's that?" Kagami asked.
"You'll just have to find out." Tony smiled. He chuckled to himself. "In any case, we had better get going if we're to catch the train. If we miss it, we can say goodbye to the movie."
"Oh right!" Tsukasa remembered where they were going. They all started walking again.
"Guess what guys?" Konata asked with excitement.
"What?" Kagami asked.
"Did I tell you I'm writing a fanfiction?" Konata shouted enthusiastically.
"Oh really? What's it called?" Kagami asked.
"It's called "Fanception" because it's about a fanfiction writer who's writing a fanfiction within a fanfiction!" Konata shouted.
"Fantastic." Kagami sweatdropped.
"That sounds interesting Konata, maybe I can read it!" Tony smiled.
"Any time!" Konata said.
"Hey guys, did you hear about the super big assignment Ms. Kuroi assigned us?" Tony asked, giving a smiling glance to Tsukasa.
"What? Really?" Kagami shouted as Tony whispered in Konata's ear.
"Maybe you should ask Kagami if you could copy her work?" Tony whispered.
"She's gonna say no!" Konata whispered back.
"Maybe she won't!" Tony said.
"Alright..." Konata whispered. "Kagamin~!" She chimed.
"No you can't copy me. Not this time." Kagami read Konata's mind.
"But Kagamin~!" Konata whined.
"No, you have to learn responsibility!" Kagami scolded, pointing an accusatory finger at the Otaku. Tony flashed a smirk at Tsukasa, who pouted cutely back. Tony crept over to Tsukasa.
"I like it with butter, no salt." Tony smiled.
"Fine Kan-kun, I'll get you a tub of popcorn." Tsukasa sighed in defeat.
"No, not just a tub of popcorn, I mean a BIIIIIIG tub! I mean a tub so big, you have to climb in and eat your way out! Buy me such a tub." Tony smiled as he put his arms in a large circle in front of him to demonstrate the size he was requesting. Tsukasa giggled despite her loss at how silly Tony was being.
"Okay Kan-kun!" Tsukasa smiled.
"What's up with you two?" Konata asked.
"I bet her that Kagami would say no to that. There is no assignment really." Tony smiled back. "I bet her a tub of popcorn." Tony smiled wider.
"That's a pretty creative way to get a snack..." Konata commented. Tony could tell she was a little annoyed at being used, but only a little. Tony turned to Tsukasa.
"Excited about Lion King Tsu-chan?" Tony asked.
"Super excited!" Tsukasa pumped her fist in the air similar to the way Konata does. The stuff she did like she got pretty passionate about.
She is really cute when she gets all excited like that! Tony could not help but think.
"Tsu-chan?" Kagami asked, a smirk on her lips.
"Yeah! Kan-kun gave me a nickname!" Tsukasa said with just as much enthusiasm as the movie they were heading to see. Kagami and Konata both giggled.
"We better go or Tsukasa will pop from excitement!" Konata yelled as she grabbed a giggling Tsukasa's hand and ran down the street. Tony, Miyuki and Kagami shared a smile before they ran to catch up to their friends. They met up at the subway, but noticed a problem.
"Kanpeki-san, what are we going to do with Tsukasa's bike?" Miyuki asked. Tony thought.
"Idea!" Tony smiled as he walked over to the bike. "Please let go." He requested of Miyuki. She complied, allowing him to take the bike himself. Thinking of the Hiiragi house, he started sending the bike to his love's house. The bike dematerialized. As it arrived, Tony collapsed to his hands and knees, thoroughly exhausted. HOLY CRAP! Okay, that took more then I thought it would... Tony gasped for air.
"Kan-kun!" Tsukasa shouted as she and Konata ran over and picked him up.
"Whoa, does that happen every time you use your magic?" Konata asked the boy.
"No, only with spells that large. Your arms were barely hurt, so it was hardly tiring." Tony said as the two girls helped him into the station.
"Ah. So what did you do?" Konata asked.
"I sent the bike to Tsu-chan's." Tony said.
"How?" Konata asked.
"I took it apart molecule by molecule with energy and sent it back to her house, where it was reconstructed." Tony said.
"Whoa..." Konata's mouth hung agape.
"But that also came with the side effect of me being unable to support my own weight..." Tony sighed.
"You just need to get better at it Kan-kun!" Tsukasa cheered.
"I guess." Tony smiled at how cute Tsukasa was being. "I think I can stand on my own, thank guys." They arrived at the appropriate place and waited for a train. Tony saw an old man standing next to him with his hand up, index finger pointing at the wall where the train would be in a moment. That's odd... He has such a determined look on his face. And why is pointing at the wall? There's nothing there! Tony followed the man's finger to the wall. There wasn't anything on the wall. The train came, luckily a moment after they arrived. The train came to a halt, the door arriving right beside Tony. He looked over to see that the button to open the door was literally inches in front of the man's finger. Tony's jaw dropped. Now that's freaky. Maybe he's a god? He thought and laughed. The five of them walked into the train and luckily found seats together.
"Hey Tony, Tsukasa, I have a question." Kagami said once the train was moving.
"What's up Kagami?" Tony asked before Tsukasa could.
"How do you know exactly what to sing about? I mean when you sing in public and people join in." Kagami asked.
"Hm... Well, to tell you the truth I just let the music take me when I feel it! But I suppose if the music is good enough, you could probably sing about anything at any time for any reason." Tony shrugged.
"I doubt that last bit..." Kagami chuckled. "Thanks, I was wondering."
"Oh you doubt me, huh? I'll prove it! I'll tell you about a dream I had last night." Tony smiled.
"Wait, what? How will that..." Kagami wondered. Tony smiled.
"I dreamed last night I got on the boat to Heaven And by some chance I had brought some dice along, And there I stood, and I hollered, "Someone fade me," But the passengers they knew right from wrong~. For the people all said, "Sit down, sit down you're rockin' the boat."." Tony sang. Suddenly, all of the passengers got up and started to sing.
"People all said, "Sit down, sit down you're rockin' the boat!"." They sang.
"And the devil will drag you under!
By the sharp lapel of your checkered coat!
Sit down, sit down, sit down, sit down,-" Tony kept singing when the ensemble of people continued to sing with him.
"Sit down you're rockin' the boat!" They all sang. Tony took a pause.
"I sailed away on that little boat to Heaven
And by some chance found a bottle in my fist,
And there I stood,
Nicely passin' out the whiskey,
But the passengers were bound to resist
For the people all said, "Beware!" Tony started again.
"People all said "Beware, beware!" The ensemble sang.
"You're on a heavenly trip!
People all said "Beware!" Tony continued.
"People all said "Beware, beware!" The ensemble continued.
"You're on a heavenly trip."
People all said, "beware!" Tony sang.
"People all said, "beware!" The ensemble sat down.
"Beware you'll scuttle the ship;
And the devil will drag you under
By the fancy tie 'round your wicked throat;
Sit down-" Tony sang.
"Sit down, sit down, sit down,
Sit down you're rockin' the boat!" Tony and the ensemble sang.
"And as I laughed at those passengers to Heaven,
Ah, ah, ah, ah!
A great big wave came and washed me overboards,
And as I sank, and I hollered,
"Someone save me!"
That's the moment I woke up, thank the Lords!" Tony sang before the choir of train passengers entered.
"Thank the Lords, thank the Lords!"
"And I said to myself, "Sit down"-" Tony pointed to the ground.
"Said to himself, "Sit down, sit down"-" They sang.
"Sit down you're rocking the boat."
Said to myself, "Sit down" Tony repeated.
"Said to himself, "Sit down" The ensemble repeated.
"Sit down you're rocking the boat
And the devil will drag you under!" Tony pointed to the ground again.
"And the devil will drag you under!" The choir echoed.
"With a soul so heavy you'd never float,
Sit down-" Tony sang as the choir joined in.
"Sit down, sit down, sit down, sit down,
Sit down you're rockin' the boat-
Sit down you're rockin'
Rockin' the boat
Sit down you're rockin'
Rockin' the boat
Sit down you're rockin'
Rockin' the boat
Sit down you're rockin'
Rockin' the boat...
Sit down, you're
Sit down you're rockin', the boat!" They all hit high notes at the end. As they ended the song, they all sat down, as did Tony.
"See Kagami? I told ya!" Tony smirked. Kagami's mouth, meanwhile, was agape.
"... What the hell was that..." Kagami muttered. The intercom suddenly came over and called their stop.
"Well, that killed the train ride time." Konata laughed as the lot of them got up and left the train.
"It was a good rest, luckily standing doesn't exactly require a lot of energy." Tony smiled.
"Yeah. You know, I bet with all that exhaustion, I could beat you in a race." Konata winked at Tony.
"Oh no, not again!" Kagami stood blocking the path.
"You're on!" Tony jumped over Kagami while Konata ducked under her arm. They started off again, leaving behind a yelling Kagami and causing them all to run after the two. "What's up Konata?" Tony asked.
"I need your advice." Konata slowed to a walk.
"Have to do with Kagami?" Tony followed suit, huffing a bit since he was still out of energy. Even though he asked, he knew the answer would be yes.
"Yeah..." Konata confirmed. Tony chuckled.
"Konata, I think you're coming to the wrong guy for relationship advice." Tony smiled.
"Maybe, but you're pretty smart. It's just..." Konata pulled out a box from her pocket. "I got this for Kagami, but I don't know when to give it to her." She opened the box to reveal the ring with the almost miniscule ruby.
"That's pretty." Tony smiled, though he thought it looked a little small.
"It looks cheap, I know, but Kagami wanted it and it's all I could afford. She doesn't know I bought it for her though. When do I give it to her?" Konata asked. Tony pondered the question. He sighed as he couldn't come up with a satisfactory answer. He had an idea, but he knew Konata probably wouldn't want it.
"Well, what does the little woman inside you tell you to do?" Tony asked. Konata gave him a dirty look.
"My little woman doesn't know!" Konata replied.
"I thought the little woman knew all?" Tony smirked.
"..." Konata sighed.
"Why not today?" Tony asked.
"Because there's no reason to, she'll be suspicious." Konata tried to shoot the idea down.
"What if you tell her you just wanted to get her something?" Tony asked.
"But a ring?" Konata asked. Tony sighed.
"If it's any consolation, I'm in a similar situation." Tony brought out his own box. He opened it to reveal the necklace we would give to Tsukasa at some point.
"Now THAT'S pretty!" Konata said.
"And I don't know when to give it to her. I admit, I was kinda hoping you could help with that..." Tony scratched the back of his head.
"Why don't YOU give it to her today?" Konata asked, hoping he would have more of an answer then she did.
"It's not time." Tony simply answered.
"What does that mean?" Konata asked.
"It isn't time for me to give it to her. I can't explain it, but I don't think I can yet." Tony replied.
"How very profound..." Konata deadpanned.
"As for you, maybe today? I'm sure Kagami would be very~ happy." Tony smiled.
"So would Tsukasa." Konata pointed out.
"Konata, we're not talking about me, we're talking about you." Tony reminded.
"Wait a second..." Konata paused.
"What's up?" Tony asked.
"I just realized that we've been talking a while. The others aren't here yet..." Konata said.
"You're right... Usually, they come running and scolding us but..." Tony felt a sense of fear grip his stomach.
"Let's go." Konata started running back towards the girls, Tony following. They ran at a speed that was easily much faster then what they had run to get there. After a few seconds of running, and a few apologies from running people over, jumping over them, ducking under them and the like, they found Kagami, Tsukasa and Miyuki sitting on a bench. Kagami looked determined, but Tsukasa looked a little worried while Miyuki was looking expectantly at where Tony and Konata had run off.
"Tsu-chan, Kagami, Mooki-chan!" Tony shouted. The two twins looked up at him and Tsukasa seemed to ease a bit. Miyuki smiled, as if a prediction of hers had come true.
"What are you guys doing?" Konata asked. Kagami, seeing that Konata had come back, got a victorious smirk.
"Well, you two seemed adamant on having your race, so we decided to wait for you." Kagami got up, turned her head up, and closed her eyes with her hands on her hips.
"Hey, that's not nice, we were really worried about you!" Tony scolded. Tsukasa's ribbon drooped.
"I'm sorry Kan-kun, Onee-chan just-"
"Don't apologize Tsukasa, you didn't do anything wrong." Kagami said.
"Oh..." Tsukasa got a look of confusion.
"They're probably just trying to make us feel bad." Kagami smiled on the inside.
"Kagamin, we really were worried about you guys!" Konata protested. Kagami got an almost luminescent blush.
"We-well I'm sorry to have worried you..." Kagami opened her eyes and looked out of the corner of her eyes at Konata.
Deredere alert! Konata squealed in her head.
"But Onee-chan, didn't you just say-"
"Not now Tsukasa..." Kagami interrupted her sister. Tsukasa gave a confused look to his sister, then to Tony, then back, then she looked at Miyuki. Miyuki shrugged.
"We need to get going guys or we're gonna miss Lion King!" Tony said. Tsukasa perked back up.
"Let's go!" She said in a hurry, running forward and grabbing Tony by the hand and pulling him along, illiciting a giggle from the girls. They all started running after them.
"Tsu-Tsu-chan!" Tony shouted, getting dragged behind the excited girl. He didn't necessarily dislike her holding his hand, but the previous running had tired him out quite a little bit and he was only losing more energy. "Tsu-chan, I'm exhausted, please slow down!" Tony asked, sounding more desperate then he meant to. Tsukasa slowed down and hid her eyes under her hair.
"I'm sorry Kan-kun..." She mumbled. Now he's mad at me... "I was just so excited..." Tony's heart broke a little bit.
"Tsu-chan, it's not like that! It's just that I'm still tired from teleporting your bike to your house. Please don't take offense by it!" Tony shouted hopefully.
"Thanks Kan-kun, I guess we should just go, huh?" Tsukasa mumbled half-heartily.
Whoa, that affected her so much... "Tsu-chan, I'm sorry, it was just a little misunderstanding!" Tony said as he walked up beside her. Tsukasa sighed. Why is she so sad? I wonder if I could... Tony got an idea. He took hold of Tsukasa's hand and walked a little faster. Tsukasa looked up with surprise in her eyes. "Shall we run?" Tony smiled. Tsukasa smiled back.
"Yeah!" She nodded and the two were off, still leaving the other girls behind. And though neither forcefully dragged the other, nor did either pull from the other's grip. They both could tell that the smile they both had would probably last the night.
POV Konata
The girls were laughing at how the two had acted.
"So how long do you guys think those two will take?" Konata asked.
"I give 'em a week at most!" Kagami shouted.
"It may not even be that long!" Miyuki said.
"True, with how they're going, they may be an item by the end of the night!" Kagami laughed.
"Geez, how far did those two run?" Konata asked rhetorically.
"Dunno, are they still running?" Kagami asked.
"Well we haven't run into them..." Konata pointed out.
"True, true. Which reminds me, why do you two keep running off Konata? You and Tony having an affair behind our back?" Kagami giggled.
"What? No way, he's my brother Kagami! We just wanna see who's fastest at all times." Konata grinned in such a way that Kagami could tell she wasn't trying to hide the fact that she was lying.
"Yeah right, I know that look Konata, you're not telling me the truth." Kagami said.
"Whatever you say Kagamin~!" Konata chimed. She got an idea and they ran. She pulled out ahead a little bit and jumped, spinning in the air. She hit the ground running backwards, just like Tony had when they raced the first time. "Woohoo! I'm a hedgehog too!" Konata cheered. Kagami, though rolling her eyes, found herself giggling at her silly Otaku.
"Hm... Then again..." Kagami hummed.
"What?" Konata asked.
"You're really fast and your hair is blue... Maybe you're Sonic in female human form!" Kagami laughed. Konata almost stumbled as her eyes widened and her mouth fell open.
"Kagami! That was totally an Otaku line! I never thought of it like that!" Konata laughed as she was forced to turn around. "I'm rubbin' off on ya Kagamin~." Konata moved over and rubbed her cheek against the Tsundere's. Kagami blushed and almost lost her balance while Miyuki giggled.
"Uh, Konata, I don't think that came out how you wanted it to..." Kagami muttered, surprising Konata that she didn't really pull away.
"Why, did it sound perverted?" Konata asked a little flatly.
"Yeah, kinda." Kagami muttered.
"Then it came out exactly how I wanted it to!" Konata laughed. Miyuki kept giggling. "Miyuki?" Konata asked, giving the moe goddess a quizzical look.
"I'm just happy to see you two acting normally again." Miyuki smiled.
"What do you mean?" Kagami asked.
"It's nothing..." Miyuki said dismissively. She knew they wouldn't be able to pursue the subject much more, as they were just about at the mall. They started walking and found Tsukasa and Tony, Tsukasa still holding Tony's hand.
"Kan-kun, we stopped running you know..." Tsukasa muttered, embarrassed.
"Oh, right, sorry..." Tony let go of her hand.
"It's alright Kan-kun." Tsukasa chimed. "I... didn't mind it so much..."
"So Tony grabbed YOUR hand then?" Kagami shouted, causing the two waiting to jump.
"Hi Onee-chan..." Tsukasa muttered, even more embarrassed now.
"Well... kinda." Tony blushed a deep red. Konata laughed.
"That's totally a flag right there." Konata giggled.
"Whatever you say Konata, we should get in..." Tony smiled as he led them in. They got to the part of the mall with the movie theater and Tony walked up to the ticket salesman. "Five please." requested.
"Here ya go." The salesman traded tickets for money less then enthusiastically.
(WARNING! If you have not seen "The Lion King", this is basically going to be a summary of the movie. However, I HIGHLY recommend you watching it before you read this. Apparently I went into deep detail and didn't mean to...)
"Thank you very much!" Tony and the girls all bowed. They entered the theater and found five seats in a row in the middle of the theater, putting on their 3-D glasses on the way. Tony sat next to Tsukasa, Kagami sat next to Konata, and the Miyuki sat in between the two groups. Tsukasa handed a jumbo sized tub of popcorn to Tony. "When did you get this?" He asked in surprise. Tsukasa looked over and smiled a little wider.
"It's a secret." She giggled. Tony smiled, though perplexed, and watched through the previews. As the movie started, Tony looked over to Tsukasa. To say she looked extremely excited would be quite a big understatement. As the Circle of Life started, Tony watched as Tsukasa mouthed each word perfectly in time with the movie. Tony felt his smile widen. He leaned back in his chair and watched. They watched as Simba talked to Scar, but Tony could see Tsukasa clearly did not like the grown lion. Meanwhile, Kagami leaned over to Konata.
"I love how Scar can be such an ass and get away with it..." She whispered. Konata laughed quietly.
"I know, right?" She whispered back. The five sat and watched as the cubs were bathed when Tony made an observation.
"Hey, you ever notice that Simba's mother is sleeping when Simba comes down? She woke up pretty quickly." Tony pointed out.
"I never saw that before!" Tsukasa said in awe of how she could possibly miss anything in a Disney movie. Tony smiled at how cute Tsukasa looked and turned back to see Simba singing about his desire for royalty along with Nala. As they reached the end, Tony chuckled.
"How does Zazu hold up that rhino?" Tony leaned over and asked Tsukasa. She giggled.
"I don't know Kan-kun!" She giggled. They watched as the lion cubs made their way to the graveyard, Zazu showed up scolding them for disobeying Mufasa's orders. The hyenas made their appearance and attacked the two cubs and the bird. Simba gave his best attempt at a roar, but fell short, making only a medium yowl. "You can do it..." Tony heard Tsukasa whisper. He looked over in surprise to see her with a determined look on her face.
She's seen this before, hasn't she? Tony wondered. She's so cute when she looks like that. He decided and was snapped out of his fixation with Tsukasa by the roar of Simba's father. He turned to watch as Mufasa showed up and demolished the hyenas. Tony chucked. "Love that scene..." He mumbled to himself. I've got to remember that roar. He chuckled in his head, making a mental note to memorize the sound of Mufasa's roar. They watched as Mufasa and Simba had their heart to heart talk. Tony glanced at Tsukasa once again to see she was paying close attention. They kept watching to see Scar's song, which Tsukasa didn't seem to enjoy nearly as much as the other songs. They saw Scar tricking Simba into waiting where he was supposed to be trampled by the wildebeest herd trap that Scar had arranged. As Scar reported the "accident" to Mufasa, Tsukasa started to tear up a bit. The lions got there while Zazu scouted out the valley to find Simba. Tony looked to see how Tsukasa was holding up. He decided he should try and lighten the mood.
"So hang on, he can lift a rhino, but he not a lion cub?" Tony asked, intending it to be a joke.
"I guess not..." Tsukasa muttered. Tony could see that she was taking this movie a little seriously. He finally realized he was at a complete loss at what to do to help. He watched as Mufasa leaped into the fray. Tsukasa's tears became larger as Mufasa was repeatedly knocked down. He finally got to Simba and transported him safely away from the stampede. He got knocked back in, but found a way out as he clawed his way up the side of the valley. He finally ran into a piece of rock right below Scar that he couldn't climb. Mufasa called for help from his brother. Scar looked disdainfully down, and then suddenly latched onto Mufasa's forepaws with claws extended. Mufasa roared, primarily from the sudden pain of Scar's claws, but no doubt also due to the sudden flash of realization. His expression slowly changed to one of horror as he recognized Scar's intent.
"Long live the KING!" Scar shouted as he threw Mufasa back into the stampede. At "king", Tsukasa buried her head into Tony's shoulder. Tony, surprised by this, followed his gut again and brought the crying Tsukasa into an embrace. He rubbed her back as a silent invitation to stay as long as she wanted to.
She hates death so much... I wonder if she just hates it naturally or if something happened... Tony thought as Tsukasa started to calm down. Tony glanced up by chance to see Miyuki giving him the sweetest eyesmile of approval you could imagine. Tony looked back down at Tsukasa, who had calmed down and was just starting to look up, a small smile decorating her mouth.
"Thank you..." She mouthed.
"My pleasure." Tony whispered, meaning every word of it. She giggled as she dried the suspended tear droplets that were left in her eyes. They both turned back to see the place Timon and Pumba lived. Tsukasa's eyes started to sparkle.
I wish I could live there! Tsukasa shouted in her head. They watched as the years passed and Simba grew up with Timon and Pumba. Eventually, the scene returned to Scar and Zazu, the latter singing. Scar hushed Zazu, who sang something different.
"It's a small world after~all." Zazu sang, to which Scar VEHEMENTLY opposed. Tony chuckled.
I love that they're making fun of themselves for using such a creepy song...Tony smiled. Takes some real character to take shots at yourself like that. Tony thought. They continued watching silently for a while. They saw Rafiki laughing as the Milkweed told him of Simba's continued existence. Rafiki is awesome. There is no debating this fact. Tony smirked. He watched as Pumba was almost slaughtered by a lioness as Simba hurled himself over the pig to take up the fight. The lion and lioness fought savagely for a moment until the lioness came out triumphant, pinning Simba to the ground until he recognized his old friend.
"Hey Konata, you've seen this movie before, haven't you?" Kagami whispered to the aforementioned Otaku.
"Yeah, what's up?" Konata asked.
"You ever notice how fast moving a relationship these two have? They reunite, fall in love, "feel the love", and have their first fight all in one day. Two days later, they're apparently married already! Those two are moving even faster then those two over there..." Kagami pointed over at Tony and Tsukasa. Konata giggled.
"True enough, those two have only known each other for a few weeks and their already in love!" Konata giggled.
"I know, right?" Kagami giggled as well. They turned back to the movie to see Timon complaining to Pumba about the imminent loss of their friend. The next song started. Both Tony and Konata sneakily glanced over to their respective Hiiragi. Kagami seemed almost dreamily into the song while Tsukasa mouthed the words, obviously loving this particular song. As it got to Simba's part, Tony softly sang it. Tsukasa looked up at him with a sparkle in her eyes. Tony looked down to her again and was surprised to see her staring at him. He quickly blushed and silenced himself, conveniently at the same time as Simba. Tsukasa giggled as she turned back to the screen. She started softly singing Nala's part. Tony smiled wider. The lions continued the song, Simba finally pinning Nala. The two finished the song and fought for their first time. Simba ran off and met with Rafiki.
Yes! Go Rafiki! Tony cheered in his head. Rafiki joked around with Simba while also helping him. Rafiki led Simba to his "father", after which, Simba reunited with the ghost of his father. After the talk, Rafiki came back. Simba took the advice given to him and started back to the Pride Lands. Rafiki informed Timon, Pumba, and Nala of Simba's return, to which, after they got over a few misunderstandings, they quickly pursued him. They all met him at the edge of the Pride Lands and, after a talk between the four, approached Pride Rock. Simba confronted Scar, at first scaring the lion incredibly by his likeness to his father. Scar preceded to reveal that, untrue as it was, Simba killed Mufasa, having convinced Simba of the fact to make him run away. He backed Simba up Pride Rock, hyenas behind him, and made him slipped. Simba grasped for any gain with his forearms. Scar mockingly thought of where he remembered this from, the image mirroring the scene of his father's death years ago. Scar put his claws on Simba's. As a final act of disdain, he whispered in Simba's ear.
"I killed Mufasa." That simple sentence caused Simba to relive the incident for an instant, giving him massive heroic resolve, enough to let him bring him up from the edge and pin Scar to the ground.
Never kick the protagonist...Tony sighed in his head. Never, ever do that. That's the WORST possible move you can make in a movie or story. Tony scolded Scar as Simba forced him to confess to the murder. The hyenas jumped Simba, causing the lionesses to come to Simba's aid. Timon, Pumba and Rafiki jumped into the fray, the latter of the three causing Tony to cheer in his head. Rafiki beat seven hyenas in a very "B-movie"-esque way. Simba saw Scar attempting to escape and pursued him. Scar blamed the hyenas in a vain attempt to vindicate himself. The two proceeded to fight in slowmo. As Scar pounced, Simba used a move Nala had used to throw him before when they wrestled, throwing Scar over the ledge. The hyenas found their way to Scar, infuriated by his betrayal, said anger only raising when he claimed them as friends. They approached Scar, about to eat their fill. Tony looked over to Tsukasa, expecting to see a sort of victorious or happy look as the lion she so hated was devoured alive, but all that met him were tears of sorrow. She buried her head into his shoulder again before the hyenas pounced on Scar. He hugged her again, wondering exactly how much she detested death. The movie finally reached it's conclusion with Simba king, the Pride Land restored, and Simba and Nala's daughter anointed. The lights came up, revealing Tsukasa, who was starting to calm down, and Tony, who was still hugging her. Miyuki sighed as she saw how affected Tsukasa was by the movie, saddened by how sad her sister looked. Tsukasa realized the lights were on and quickly regained her composure, though her eyes were still wet.
"I'm sorry Kan-kun..." She muttered.
"It's no problem Tsu-chan. Here, do me a favor and go get yourself some chocolate." Tony handed her several hundred yen. "Konata, Miyuki, could you help her? She's a bit shaken..." Tony said. Konata nodded, realizing what Tony was doing. Miyuki just wanted to help her sister however she could, and so missed Tony's maneuver. Konata patted Tsukasa on the back and the three left for the snack counter. Kagami got up to follow, but Tony grabbed her by the sleeve. She turned around to see him shaking his head. She sat back down. Tony watched the three girls leave and waited for them to be out of ear-shot and sight. He turned to Kagami. "Hey Kagami, I need to ask you something very personal about Tsu-chan." Tony came right out with it.
"You know she'd tell you if you asked her, right? I highly doubt she would keep anything from you." Kagami pointed out.
"I realize that, but that isn't the point. I don't want her to tell me just in case it stirs up bad memories." Tony said, concern prominent in his voice.
"Hmm... Alright, what's up?" Kagami asked.
"It's obvious to me that Tsu-chan doesn't just hate death. She loathes it with every fiber of her being. She hated it when Mufasa died in the movie today, but she reacted just as negatively when Scar died. I can tell she hated Scar, probably because he killed Mufasa, yet she was saddened by his death? I just wanted to know if it was only her nature, or if something... happened." Tony asked.
"That IS a personal question and now I see why you came to me and not her. I'm glad you did." Kagami said.
"Then something did happen?" Tony asked.
"Yeah. It was back in Junior High..." Kagami started.
Luckier Channel
"Luckier~! Channel~!" Akira shouted. "Hiya Luckies! I'm Akira Kogami, your navigator!"
"And I'm Minoru Shiraishi, the assistant!"
"They all got to go see Lion King! Uuu~, I wish I was there!" Akira shouted.
"We could go see it after the show if you want Akira!" Minoru offered.
"Yeah, let's! Let's go right now!" Akira shouted excitedly.
"Wa-wait, right now?" Minoru stuttered.
"Yeah!" Akira shouted, running off the stage.
"Oh-well-uh, I guess that's a wrap! I hope you all enjoyed this chapter, bye nii!" Minoru ran off to join Akira, leaving the music tone unplayed before they left.
Aftersection
Holy freaking crap, that was a long time I kept you guys waiting. I just hope you know, that was purely accidental, I had a few other obligations I had to keep up with that I've been delaying for a few weeks and someone very close to me passed away. But you all don't want to hear my problems, I haven't been lazy with this chapter, I already have the next 3K words written! Sorry this is such a long chapter, it wouldn't have been very long with every other place I could see to cut it. Please forgive me oh great readers! I would just like to thank FlygonMaster, who reads these before I post them and offers his opinions on them. Not only that, but he's a much faster writer then I am apparently. He's written four chapters at about 3-5K words each AND started his new story. This one, had I not cut it, might have gotten to probably at least 17K words(Yeah, I know, way too long for one chapter) but still, he's written four chapters in the time it took me to write one! Anyway, it's a little late here, so I've gotta get off. Goodbye people who fill me with joy and make me smile, I shall see you cometh the next chapter!