Chapter 28: The Day After the Forgotten Title
Hello everyone! For once, I'm completely clueless as to what to write in this section. I'm kinda just typing on the thought of nothing. Killa, I've been spending a while debating on if it would be Sasuke or someone original. To be honest, I'm still not entirely sure of my decision. Both of them hold their own set of challenges. Luckily, I have at my disposal a Naruto expert of three, not to mention what I can come up with myself for a set of issues with Sasuke. Sorry for the misunderstanding Sqweebs, the drunk driver wasn't a reference to you. Something... almost exactly like that happened to me when I was a kid. I digress, none of you want to hear about that. Flygon, whether I give you too much credit or not it purely opinion, and whether you know it or not, you help me quite a lot with this story. The only detriment is when I come up with an amazing idea for my story and then you send me a chapter a couple days later with the exact same thing in it... LOL you really do have a bad habit of mind raiding... In any case, thank you very much for all the help you, maybe unwittingly, give me! Don't worry Edge, I'll tell you when I go on hiatus, but I have no intention of doing so soon.
In the morning
Tony woke up and stretched. He barely remembered what had happened after he entered his house the previous night. He shrugged and got up.
"Mornin' Ototo!" Masuta shouted from the living room.
"Morning bro. What's up?" Tony walked out after he had dressed, putting on regular clothes.
"Not much." Masuta was laying on the couch.
"Masuta, you're gettin' a little lazy you know." Tony teased.
"Hey, I spent twelve eternities in the special forces, so I damn well deserve to be lazy." Masuta said defensively.
"I'm just teasing you bro." Tony smirked. "Sorry. I've gotta go get the exam out of the way though."
"No problem. Just wish Miyuki luck for me!" Masutā waved. Tony chuckled.
"What's going on between you two?" Tony asked.
"Nothing!" Masutā shouted quickly.
"And he said I was in denial..." Tony mumbled with a chuckle as he left. "I will!" Tony waved. He ran out, excited to see Tsukasa and hoping his plan would work. He smiled to himself, quickening his pace. He got to school quite early and decided to wait outside for his friends to arrive. It then occurred to him that he had left without Konata. Whoops... He scolded himself in his head. Oh well, payback for hitting me with that mace at the cafe. Tony decided. About ten minutes later, Kagami and Tsukasa arrived.
POV Kagami
Kagami awoke to find herself in some kind of space surrounded by a red fog. Suspended all around her in mid air were massive eyes staring at her, watching her hungrily, studying her every movement. She stumbled around a bit before she heard an almost demonic voice.
"Welcome to the realm of your nightmare." It greeted.
"Where am I?" Kagami shouted.
"You're in a realm of utter despair, one where every moment is spent in unimaginable agony and not even the very bravest of souls venture!" The voice cackled maniacally.
"Comiket?" Kagami asked in a shout.
"What? Er... no! This is a realm where the only ones who inhabit it were forcefully dragged, kicking and screaming, and where each moment of misery feels like an eternity!" The voice cackled again.
"...Still sounds like Comiket." Kagami commented.
"You're in hell, okay? Didn't the giant eyes floating all around you give it away?" The voice shouted impatiently.
"I thought they were just Otaku. Think about it, most of them probably have never seen a girl in real life outside their family come to one of these things, and they might be cosplaying as eyes!" Kagami pointed out.
"...Huh... Maybe we are at Comiket..." The voice contemplated.
"Exactly!" Kagami shouted.
"Well then. I couldn't live with myself if I forced you to stay at Comiket. Goodbye." The voice bade as the dream faded. Kagami woke up for real this time and blinked.
"The hell was that..." Kagami muttered. She looked around to see she had fallen asleep at the table at which she and Tsukasa had been studying, her pencil stuck to her cheek. She tried to remember the night before, but found that she couldn't remember much after Tsukasa left. She stood up and stretched. She looked at the clock to see there was plenty of time to get ready for school. However, she knew she would have to wake Tsukasa up eventually and so decided she would make it sooner then later. She changed into clothes that she hadn't been wearing the day before and left the room. She walked down the hallway to her sister's room, but found the door open. "Tsukasa?" Kagami called into her sister's room. There was no response, so Kagami looked in. Tsukasa was no where to be seen. There's no way... She huffed. She walked to the kitchen to see Tsukasa making breakfast. "Well hi there Tsukasa..." Kagami greeted her sister. "You're up early."
"Yeah Onee-chan, I don't know why either! I couldn't sleep much last night." Tsukasa said.
"Are you okay?" Kagami asked, though the smell of Tsukasa's cooking was getting to her.
"I'm alright, thanks. It's just when you said that Kan-kun might be in a different class..." Tsukasa trailed off.
"Tsukasa, I know you like him, but you're getting to be... different. You're getting up before me, you're staying up better. Is there something up?" Kagami asked. Tsukasa sighed and smiled to herself.
"Well, mom gave me some advice a while ago, when I was late because I fell asleep with Kan-kun on the subway. She said to enjoy what time I have with him. And I don't know if something is going to... happen, ya know?" Tsukasa muttered. Normally, Kagami's mood would drop with her sisters, but she had an idea that would hopefully lift Tsukasa's mood.
"Well, think of it like this Tsukasa." Kagami walked up next to her sister. "Tony's really strong. Like, REALLY strong." Kagami emphasized. Tsukasa looked away from her cooking for a moment to look her sister in the face, her lips changing into a small smile. "I'm willing to bet if something like... did happen again, the car would be more messed up then him." Kagami smiled.
"Yeah... thanks Onee-chan." Tsukasa smiled. He'll be there for me. Tsukasa smiled to herself.
"Besides, I don't think there's anything that can stop him from seeing you. In fact, even if he... ya know...-" Kagami smiled, trying to recall Tony's exact words. "-I think he would burn his way across the afterlife to get back." Kagami cheered inside as she was sure she had gotten it correct.
"You think so?" Tsukasa asked.
"I think so. I bet even Hachiman would be hard-pressed to keep him away." Kagami giggled. Tsukasa followed suit as she turned back to breakfast.
"Thanks Onee-chan. Would you like some breakfast?" Tsukasa asked.
"Definitely!" Kagami said excitedly. Tsukasa made a plate and gave it to her sister. "Thanks, this looks delicious!" Kagami smiled.
"I'm glad it looks good!" Tsukasa smiled. As Kagami turned around to go sit down, she saw their mom standing in the doorway, leaning on the frame with an arm on her forehead.
"Well look at this? Tsukasa is actually up before I am?" Miki smiled. "And making breakfast? What a rare treat." Tsukasa blushed a bit from the praise of their mother, who did all of the cooking Tsukasa didn't.
"Would you like some mom?" Tsukasa asked.
"Most certainly if you're offering." Miki confirmed. She went and sat down at the table with Kagami. "Weren't you two studying together last night?" She asked in a whisper.
"Yeah, but I let Tsukasa go to sleep early. I don't really remember much after that though..." Kagami told her mother.
"Hm? I remember waking up and seeing Tsukasa walk to her room on my way to get something to drink. On my way back, I saw her entering your room." Miki said.
"What? That's weird..." Kagami said. Then again, I was really tired. I was more putting a front on for Tsukasa. Kagami thought. "Hey Tsukasa, you said you couldn't get much sleep last night?" Kagami asked.
"Yeah Onee-chan, don't you remember? I came back and we studied more until you decided you were too tired." Tsukasa reminded her sister, leaving out the fact that Kagami had actually fallen asleep before Tsukasa had left. Tsukasa hadn't the heart to wake her big sister up, and thought about what she would have wanted in her sister's place. To sleep.
"Wow, I don't remember that at all..." Kagami commented as she finished her breakfast. Tsukasa, in the meantime, had made both her mother and herself breakfast and was in the middle of her own plate. "Tsukasa." Kagami said.
"Hm?" She hummed, a mouthful of her meal.
"Tony doesn't exaggerate." Kagami smiled. Tsukasa blushed as she swallowed.
"Thanks Onee-chan." She smiled.
"What does mister Tony say?" Miki asked with a smile.
"He compliments her cooking every time it's brought up. Even more so when he eats it." Kagami smiled.
"Oh~, Tsukasa, you've been cooking for him?" Miki asked. Tsukasa blushed more.
"Yeah... He saved my life, so I cooked him dinner..." Tsukasa blushed.
"I bet if you ask him, he'd say he got the better deal." Kagami smirked.
"He really likes her cooking, doesn't he?" Miki directed the question to Kagami.
"He really does." Kagami commented.
"Well who can blame him?" Miki smiled as she and Tsukasa finished.
"You ready to go Tsukasa?" Kagami asked.
"Yeah. Let's go Onee-chan!" Tsukasa said as she and her sister rose from the table.
"Good luck you too! Do your best!" Miki waved.
"Thanks mom!" They both shouted. They left the house and started walking.
"Do you think Kan-kun can do it?" Tsukasa asked uncertainly.
"We'll just have to see. To be honest, I don't really understand what he's even gonna do, ya know?" Kagami responded.
"Yeah..." Tsukasa mumbled. Neither of them had understood Tony's explanation very much. They walked in relative silence for the rest of the way. They saw the topic of their conversation shortly.
"Hey guys!" Tony waved enthusiastically.
"Hi Kan-kun!" Tsukasa waved back with equal zeal.
"Hey Tony, you ready to try this "strategy" of yours?" Kagami asked.
"Yeah. What pencil are you gonna use?" Tony asked.
"This one." Kagami handed him a number 2 pencil. Tony studied it and tried to feel any difference between this pencil and anything else. After a minute of concentration in which they were all silent, Tony found that the pencil gave off a kind of... distinct vibe. Not only that, but all of the trees around them seemed to give off a similar aura. There was the same vibe coming from several of people's bags around them.
"Curious... It's like everything has it's own... feel." Tony said.
"What?" Kagami asked. "What do you mean "feel"?" She continued her question.
"I'll be honest. I know you're probably expecting some drawn out, complicated and damn near impossible to understand explanation, but I don't know. I haven't the slightest clue as to how to describe this to you." Tony said bluntly. He decided he should at least try and give an attempt at one. "It's... It's as if I... know this pencil, this material. It's a weird feeling." Tony said.
"It sounds weird. Hey, if it works..." Kagami shrugged.
"I hope it does." Tony said as they all walked to their respective homeroom. Suddenly a voice came over the intercom.
"Attention! The following students have volunteered for the 16 Kilometer hike after exams today:" The voice said. There was a moment of silence as they walked quietly, trying to hear the poor souls. "That is all." The voice said. The three began laughing as they arrived at Class B.
"Good luck Onee-chan!" Tsukasa chimed. Kagami smiled.
"Thanks. I'm counting on you Tony." Kagami smiled at Tsukasa, but her gaze turned extremely serious on the second sentence as she address the boy. Tony gulped.
"I'll do my best." Tony promised honestly. He knew if he failed to get them all in the same class, Kagami would probably gut him alive. From the tone of her voice, he guessed she would use the same pencil she held in her hand. Tony and Tsukasa entered the room and took their seat. Tony focused as the feeling of Kagami's pencil grew distant. It seemed to turn around and stop moving, which Tony took to mean that she had arrived at her class. It started moving closer by about a foot until it stopped again. Suddenly, the feeling widened to fill the whole of Kagami's classroom. A pit of panic formed in his stomach. I'm sensing the wood, not Kagami's pencil specifically! Tony realized to his horror. They were alone.
"Ok roll-call time, Hiiragi?" Ms. Kuroi shouted.
"Here!" Tsukasa called back.
"Otokonoko?"
"Here."
"Izumi?" No response came to her as she looked to the desk of the small Otaku that was empty.
Uh-oh, did she run away again? Tony thought to himself. Konata suddenly threw the door open and, with an anime excuse, took her seat. Whew... As Kuroi continued, Konata turned around.
"So, ready to copy Kagamin~?" Konata asked. Tony dread giving her his answer.
"Konata..." Tony muttered, his head hanging. Konata's face turned to a somber look as he didn't use her new nickname.
"What's wrong?" Konata asked.
"My plan failed. We're on our own." The color drained from Tony's face as he told her, only just loud enough for Tsukasa to hear too. He looked up to see Konata give a deep breath, then shrug.
"Eh, that's alright, I studied last night. No offense, but I wanted a back up plan." Konata said. Tony lifted an eyebrow in surprise.
"You did? No offense, but you don't seem the study type." Tony smirked.
"I'm not, but I wanna be in the same class as Kagamin, ya know?" Konata smiled.
"Yeah, I suppose I can see that. What I'm really worried about now-" Tony turned sideways in his desk. "-is Tsu-chan. I'm sorry, I can't copy your sister." Tony said.
"I heard Kan-kun, it's okay. I studied with Onee-chan until morning!" Tsukasa smiled. Tony's other eyebrow raised.
"Well why did I even bother?" Tony chuckled.
"Alright class, I'm about to administer the placement exam that will determine whose class you'll be in next year, along with what level of education you'll be receiving." Kuroi started reading off a card that she was required to read. Konata suddenly got a panicked look.
"Kan-kan, stall her a minute!" Konata said, a certain hurry in her voice.
"Kan-kan?" Tsukasa giggled.
"No time, Kon-kon needs time." Tony said before wracking his brain. "Is Ms. Kuroi married?" Tony asked Tsukasa quickly.
"I don't think so..." Tsukasa put a finger to her mouth in thought. "Nope!" Tsukasa smiled.
"Thanks." Tony said appreciatively before raising his voice to normal parameters. "Ms. Kuroi, you look very pretty today." Tony said.
"Why thank you Otokonoko, now what do you want?" Kuroi responded.
"Why, Ms. Kuroi, what made you think I wanted anything other then to ask a simple question?" Tony looked hurt.
"I know you Otokonoko, AND I saw you talking with Izumi. What's the question?" Kuroi asked.
"Well, pretty young thing like you, I was just wondering how you aren't married yet?" Tony smirked. Kuroi's look turned into a glare.
"I like being single, no reason to tie the knot if it means it goes around your neck, right?" Kuroi said, not so much as a question as it was a challenge for Tony to speak again.
"Well there's a lot to said for marriage." Tony said.
"Marriage ain't all it's cracked up to be. You know, to be honest, marriage is probably the chief cause of divorce." Kuroi said knowingly, looking back at the paper to signify the conversation was over. Konata turned around again.
"Thanks Kan-kan!" Konata thanked.
"No problem, what was so important? I can't keep torturing Ms. Kuroi, she'll get tired of it." Tony said.
"Lucky eraser." Konata simply stated as she held up a Haruhi print eraser, completely unused. Tony sighed.
"Oh. Alrighty then." Tony muttered.
"We will now begin the exam." Kuroi said as she passed out the answer sheet and test upside down. "Flip your exam up now." Kuroi said after she had them all passed out.
POV Kagami
Kagami walked into her homeroom, already knowing her fate.
"Hiiragin! It's been so long since I saw you!" Misao ran up and, with noticeably more enthusiasm, glomped Kagami. The Tsundere prepared for the impact with as bored an expression as always, having this same thing happen to her every Monday, but still almost got knocked over, as Misao put extra oomph into her tackle hug.
"Misao, you saw me the other day." Kagami sighed.
"But still. Would you want to be in the house with Kurono for any amount of time?" Misao asked.
"I guess I see your point. Still though, why do you have to hug me every time you see me?" Kagami asked. Misao hugging her held all the annoyance of Konata's hugs without any of the weird joy that she seemed to be getting from it lately.
"'Cause I love ya Hiiragin!" Misao shouted. Kagami sighed as she facepalmed.
"Yeah yeah..." Kagami said as she walked to her desk and sat down.
"So cruel Hiiragin..." Misao sniffed as she walked to her desk.That chibi's gonna take Hiiragin away from me... Misao thought sourly. She felt so lonely without Kagami and she knew that the Tsundere's constantly growing attachment to Konata would only exacerbate the lonesome. Misao saw only three options. Either she attempt to befriend the midget, not an appealing prospect, she try to drive Kagami away from the Otaku, or she push Konata in front of a car. Meh, knowing Hiiragin, she'd push Chibi out of the way and take the car herself. Misao thought, a bad taste in her mouth as a picture of the coma inducing crash involuntarily appeared in her head. She's just that kind of a friend. Misao thought fondly. So that means I either need to be Chibi's friend, or get Hiiragin away from her... Misao thought. She thought of every time she had seen Kagami and Konata together. Appealing as the thought of Kagami no longer hanging out with Konata seemed, she knew the task of separating them for good was extraordinarily daunting, to say the least. She couldn't see that happening, even with all the influence she held over Kagami. That leaves me the option of getting to be friends with Chibi. Sheesh. This isn't going to be fun. Misao thought, hating life at the moment. However, it seemed the only way she could get closer to Kagami and, hopefully some day, turn her away from the Otaku.
"Alright class, I'm about to administer the placement exam that will determine whose class you'll be in next year, along with what level of education you'll be receiving." Ms. Yukari read aloud. Kagami and Misao sighed in unison, though for different reasons. Their teacher passed out the exam.
You better be right Tony. Kagami thought as she started, making broad movements with the back of her pencil to try and make as large disturbances as she could, hopefully big enough to help Tony.
What seemed like years later
"Alright, put your pencils down, the exam is over. If you finished, good luck on the results. If you didn't, may the gods have mercy on your soul." Yukari added on the last bit. "I will now take up the exams." She read and acted out the action she had narrated. Meanwhile, Kuroi was doing the exact same thing. Luckily, everyone of importance had, indeed, finished on time. The only people who were nervous of their performance were the Hiiragi twins. Konata, Misao, Tony, and Miyuki were all confident in their answers. They all walked out of their respective rooms, but Class B waited for Kagami to arrive. She arrived with Misao in tow.
"You really wanna come see Konata Misao?" Kagami asked.
"Sure, I wanna... try and make peace with the Chibi. For all I know, we might end up in the same class next year."
"That's very big of you Misao." Kagami praised her friend.
"Thanks." Misao muttered. Before they could meet up with the lot of the friends, Konata ran up and glomped Kagami much the same way Misao had before.
"Kagamin! I failed the exam, I just know it! Tony couldn't copy your answers and I didn't know any of them!" Konata cried.
"WHAT? ARE YOU SERIOUS?" Kagami practically screamed.
"No. He couldn't copy your answers, but I studied my butt off last night." Konata catgrinned. Kagami stood paralyzed for a moment until she computed what Konata had said.
*Sigh* "Don't do that to me Konata..." Kagami sighed in relief. Kagami knew Konata had a way of pulling off all nighters.
"How can you stand that dimwit?" Misao commented. Konata's head shot towards her.
"Watch that dimwit talk Misakichi, your light's been out since I first met you." Konata replied.
"By the way Chibi, just a small question here, is your hair naturally blue or do you dye it?" Misao asked with scorn.
"Is that fang fake or is your mother a dog?" Konata retorted. Misao opened her mouth to retort, but her words got caught.
Note to self, Chibi is slightly intelligent... "At least I'm not a midget..."She commented. Konata was getting tired of this.
"At least I'm not literally the daughter of a bitch." Konata commented. Misao's nostrils and eyes flared with anger.
"You wanna go Chibi?" She shouted.
"With pleasure!" Konata took a stance. It went to waste, however, because at that moment, Tony cast his consciousness forward and, acting on instinct, hit both of them invisibly with the intention of knocking them off their feet. Oddly enough, they didn't move and, for an instant, all of their emotions were his as well. He could sense a kind of confusion and anger directed at Misao, and also a burning hatred for Konata. What really caught him off guard was that not only was there a vast feeling of love for Kagami coming from Konata, but a different sense of love for the Tsundere from Misao. Suddenly, he felt a feeling of overwhelming panic coming from the both of them, and then all feelings he could feel from them were completely shut off to him. The both looked visibly shaken by the entire experience, though it had only lasted the span of several heartbeats. The action cost more energy then Tony would have liked, but it had been a move of desperation more then anything so that the two wouldn't fight. Konata and Misao both looked at Tony with a sort of fear in their eyes. "Kan-kan... What the hell was that?" Konata asked. Misao took several steps back and glared at Konata. She also caught a glimpse of Kagami. Said Tsundere could recognize that Misao was debating on whether or not to take the opportunity she was being presented with. Kagami shook her head. Misao looked as if she had been struck, backing up, then turning and running. Kagami ran after her.
"I thought you were going to make peace with Konata! What was that?" She asked.
"She's lucky he stopped me." Misao said scornfully. Kagami got a tad angry at Misao avoiding the question.
"You're lucky he didn't let her kill you." Kagami said. Misao looked at her.
"Who's side are you on?" She shouted.
"I'm not ON anyone's side! I'm just wondering why you changed your mind!" Kagami asked.
"I didn't, she was being just as annoying as she always is! How can you deal with her?" Misao asked.
"Because she's my best friend!" Kagami shouted, unwittingly cutting Misao deeply. It was then Misao realized she had lost her position as Kagami's best friend. She had been replaced. "And she- Misao!" Kagami shouted as Misao turned away from Kagami and sprinted in the opposite direction of Konata and co, ducking and dodging other students with surprising dexterity. Kagami already knew she couldn't keep up with the brunette, as said brunette took track and was the fastest on the team. Probably third fastest in the school behind Konata and Tony. Kagami sighed. What she didn't see, however, were the tears streaming down Misao's cheeks. Kagami walked back to her friends.
"What was with that? Did she come just to pick a fight?" Konata asked as they started out of the school. Kagami sighed again.
"She said she wanted to make peace with you so you two could maybe be friends." Kagami said, sad that the attempt had failed. Konata sighed.
"Well, she isn't giving me a very good impression that she isn't like her brother. She's being a jerk." Konata said.
"I know Konata. Please, just give her another chance. She's not a bad person! I just have to figure out what's going on with her." Kagami pleaded.
"As long as you want me too, I'll give her another chance." Konata said. "And what the hell did you do Kan-kan?" Konata turned to Tony. He shrugged.
"I'll be honest, I have no idea. What I did, I did out of instinct." Tony shrugged. Maybe I can ask Hachiman later. Can I call him or do I have to wait for him to show himself again... Tony thought.
"But let's forget about that for now! We still have a movie to wa-" Konata was interrupted as her phone rang, which her father conveniently had made sure she brought with in case of an emergency at home during the exam. This call, however, was not from her father. "Hello?" Konata picked up. She suddenly got an urgent look. "By who? A man named Shífēn? Is he still there?" Konata asked. "Okay, I'll be there as soon as possible!" Konata hung up.
"Konata?" Kagami asked.
"My master was beaten in a fight and almost killed! I've gotta go." Konata put her phone away.
"Want me to come?" Kagami asked.
"I would love that, but time is of the essence! I've gotta sprint!" Konata got ready.
"Want me to come?" Tony asked.
"Thanks for the offer, but I might not even get there before he leaves." Konata said.
"Good luck." Tony said.
"Thanks." Konata took off, easily faster than anyone had seen her run before.
"I guess it's just us then." Tony said, worried for his sister.
"Yeah." Kagami said, equally worried if not more so. "I guess let's go."
"I guess..." Tony muttered as they walked towards the Hiiragi house.
POV Konata
Konata was running her hardest, taking every short cut she knew of, jumping fences as tall as she was with relative ease. She got to her destination in several minutes, but was thoroughly exhausted. She entered the building.
"There's the one I told you of!" Her master pointed to her.
"You're Izumi?" The man asked.
"Yeah..." Konata panted. Her master, Liu, widened his eyes.
"You can't fight, can you?" Liu asked, seeing Konata's exhaustion.
"I... I don't think so... I just ran a few kilometers in about five minutes..." Konata panted. Shífēn sighed.
"Saitama has disappointed me. I came here because I heard this was the best martial arts school in the town, but he barely put up a fight!" Shífēn pointed to the fallen master. "It would seem I've beaten the best. Let's go." He called to the enormous crowd that supposedly belonged to him. As they passed Konata, she spoke up.
"Wait!" She said. Shífēn stopped.
"Yes?"
"You may have beaten my master, but you haven't beaten the best." Konata called, a little desperate for this man to be beaten.
"Oh? And who is the best?" Shífēn turned and asked.
"My brother. Ryū Tora no Kami." Konata turned to face the man.
"And where might I find this man?" He asked. Konata swallowed.
"He's at-" Konata proceeded to tell Shífēn where Tony would be.
"Thank you for your help little girl. I'll be sure to tell him who sent me after I beat him." Shífēn smiled. Konata smiled inwardly.
He doesn't have a clue. Konata smiled. Shífēn and his crowd left, but not before Konata recognized what looked like a sword being held by one of the man's followers. She gulped. She then remembered that Tony had seemed to be able to give her and Misao such a weird feeling, they had been unable to move. She went over to help her fallen master. "Master Liu!"
"I hope this brother of yours is really as good as you think..." He muttered. Konata smiled.
"He's even better." She said. She looked about to see the place in disarray. "I guess we had better get to work cleaning up." She straightened up and did just that, along with all the other students.
POV Hiiragis
"Yeah mom, we're about to get there. Thanks a lot!" Kagami said into her cell phone as they approached the Hiiragi house. "Good news, she actually got dad to come out of his room!" Kagami smiled to Tony. Tony shifted uneasily, but otherwise did his best to conceal his dislike for the man.
"Great." Tony said with hollow pleasure. "Let's go." Tony opened the door for the two girls. He followed them in.
"Welcome to our home!" Tadao shouted from his place at the head of the living room table.
"Thank you." Tony bowed. "It's pleasant to meet you sir." Tony said.
"Enough with the sir. Odd though. You look like a friend of mine, though his name eludes me." Tadao said. Tony scowled in his head as he realized the man was talking about him.
At least he doesn't remember it's me... Tony sighed.
"So Mister Kan-chan, I believe you owe me a magic demonstration." Miki smiled. Tony smiled as well.
"Indeed I do and I know just how to do it." Tony smiled. He knew what he was about to do was likely to drain his energy considerably, but he felt like showing off a bit. Not to mention he knew Tsukasa would flip out. Tony took a deep breath and closed his eyes. Tadao looked confusedly between his wife and the boy.
"What's going on here?" He asked. Tsukasa walked over to her dad as Tony focused.
"Just watch. I bet he's gonna do something amazing!" Tsukasa whispered to her father. Tony started murmuring sentence after sentence, detailing everything he wanted done and that the spell was to terminate as soon as he commanded it to do so. After a solid minute of straight talking, he finally stopped, opened his eyes, and raised his hands. He threw them violently at a nearby broom, which started to float. Tony smiled as the broom sprouted arms, bringing forth a gasp from the Hiiragi family. The broom set to work, walking into the kitchen. The family went into the kitchen to see the broom sweeping the floor while dishes from dinner washed themselves. Tsukasa marveled as a classic Disney scene came to life before her eyes, all with the exception of it getting out of control. After a moment, however, the dishes set themselves down and the broom flew to the wall, setting itself gently down. The entire family turned to see Tony, leaning on his knees and huffing in obvious exhaustion. His skin had turned a ghostly white.
That took a lot of energy... Tony commented in his head. He regained his composure slightly and pushed himself up, sweat glistening on his brow. "That enough Mrs. Hiiragi?" He smirked. The woman's mouth was agape, as was the rest of her family.
"Ye-yeah..." Miki muttered.
"Pl-please come sit down..." Tadao motioned for Tony to return to the living room.
"Thank you very much." Tony didn't hesitate. His legs weren't the most stable at the moment. He went into the other room and sat down.
"Can I get you anything?" Miki asked. Normally Tony would decline the gesture, but under the circumstances, he was quite obliged to eat. His stomach was already answering for him with a rather large growl, which was quite embarrassing for him. Miki smiled.
"Say nothing more, I'll heat up some of the dinner from earlier." Miki said, returning to the kitchen.
"Thank you." Tony smiled. Tadao came back in.
"So Mr..." Tadao started.
"Otokonoko, Kanpeki Otokonoko, but no one calls me that. If you wish, there are a few names I seem to go by nowwa days like-" Tony started.
"Ryu Tora no Kami." Inori supplied.
"Kan-kun." Matsuri smiled.
"Kan-chan!" Miki shouted from the kitchen. Tsukasa's face flushed.
"Tony." Kagami smiled.
"We-well... Yes. I do go by those, though I don't recall mentioning but a few of them to anyone but my friends. Apparently your family has heard of me." Tony said, embarrassed.
"I can see that. Have you been here before?" Tadao asked.
"Only on the outside, and then I was only here to drop off your daughter." Tony said. Tadao's brow furrowed.
"How well do you know my daughters?" Tadao asked.
"I'd like to think I know them rather well." Tony responded.
"And your relationship?" Tadao asked.
"Friends, sir." Tony said. Tsukasa would be lying if she said she didn't feel a little sad, though she knew Tony wouldn't exactly be able to joke about something like that to her father.
"What did I tell you? There's no need to be so formal. As I understand it, Tsukasa talks quite a bit about you." Tadao said, a spark of amusement entering his eyes. It vanished soon enough though.
"Unslaad Krosis." Tony said, confusing all in the room. Seeing their confusion, he realized he had spoken a language unfamiliar to them. "Innumerable pardons." He reiterated in a more familiar language.
"You do that a lot." Kagami commented.
"Unslaad Krosis." Tony repeated, knowing that everyone now knew what he was saying. "Sorry for speaking another language arbitrarily." He apologized.
"It's alright. What language was that anyway?" Kagami asked.
"That was in Dragon Tongue." Tony said, as if his knowing it was nothing out of the ordinary and that the lot of them should know it as well. Miki returned and put down a plate of food, which Tony ate with ravenous zeal.
"Dr...Dragon tongue, eh?" Kagami deadpanned. "That's something I would expect Konata to say." She said.
"Say what ya will Kagami, but I wasn't lying when I told you how versatile my communication skills are." Tony said matter of factly between bites. The food was gone momentarily, even though it had been a big plate. "Thank you, whenever I work a spell like that, it's indescribably exhausting." Tony sighed. His energy replenished, if only barely.
"Is there anything in particular you'd like to watch?" Tadao asked, offering Tony the remote. Tony raised a hand to deny it.
"No thank you. I don't watch much, if any, television." Tony refused, hoping he was acting polite. His lack of experience in the field of socialization seemed to be becoming ever more painfully obvious. "Please excuse me." Tony said as he got up to use the restroom. It was about a minute after he had left, there came the smash of a door. Tadao ran out the front door to see people piling in, one in the lead, one next to him with a sheathed sword.
"Hey, you can't just-" He started yelling before getting pushed out of the way. Miki ran in and saw to him.
"I heard Ryū Tora no Kami is here?" The man in the lead said as he entered the living room, much to the fear of the girls. "I wish to challenge him!"
"Not a good idea unless you brought friends." Kagami said.
"And if I did?" The man asked. Kagami looked into the group of easily a hundred people behind him.
"You shoulda brought more." Kagami smirked. The man seemed to light up.
"He's really that skilled?"
"Let's put it this way..." Kagami said.
"They say you don't tug on Superman's cape," Inori said.
"You don't spit into the wind," Kagami added.
"You don't pull the mask off the ol' lone ranger," Matsuri said.
"And you don't mess around with him." Tsukasa finished.
"You make him out to be a god." The man accused.
"And you are?" Tony came out.
"I am Shífēn Shúliàn Zhànshì, are you Ryū Tora no Kami?" Shífēn asked.
"If I am?" Tony asked.
"I've heard you're the best in Saitama. I wish to fight you." Shífēn said.
"You've brought a lot of people to see you challenge me." Tony observed.
"I'm opening a fighting school and I want to prove my skill." Shífēn said.
"To open such a school, all you need is a good location. You don't need to fight me. Please leave." Tony gestured for the door. While he wanted to have some fun and fight Shífēn, he was a guest in the Hiiragi house, and exhausted besides. Tony started to walk away.
"Ryū! Don't give us those excuses! You're just scared to fight, aren't you?" Shífēn shouted.
"Fight fight fight! This is a house! Our home! No one will fight you here." Miki came in from the other room with Tadao.
"You heard her. The exit is the way you came." Tony gestured to the front door.
"I heard you fought like a woman, but to have a woman fight for you? Disgraceful..." Shífēn mocked.
"No one is fighting here." Tony repeated.
"Don't worry ma'am. I won't kill him." Shífēn turned to Miki. "If you're so sure he's going to lose, I'll use one hand! Even better, I won't use any hands!" The master martial artist shouted, putting them both behind his back. The girls turned to Tony with looks that almost said, "Are you gonna take that?" Tsukasa, in particular, was getting upset.
"..." Tony remained silent.
"What a disappointment. And I was hoping he would at least get beaten with honor and not this disgraceful refusal. Let's go, there are no skilled fighters here!" Shífēn shouted.
"BE QUIET!" Tsukasa shouted to the surprise of everyone, including herself. Shífēn stopped. The Hiiragi's started to talk amongst themselves. After a moment of deliberation, Tsukasa walked over to Tony. "Try not to break anything..." She whispered as they started leaving the room. Tadao approached Tony.
"Please get our honor back." He whispered before he left. After all of them had left, Tony turned to Shífēn with a smirk on his face.
"How do you expect to beat me if you fight like a girl!" Shífēn taunted more.
"Fighting has no gender. There is no such thing as "fighting like a girl". Why, my sister is a martial artist. I fight like me." Tony said. "Ready?"
"Ready!" Shífēn smiled, taking a fighting stance. Tony took one of his own. Shífēn leapt towards Tony, fist drawn back as he threw a punch. Tony pushed it to his side using his arm, catching Shífēn's punch with the same arm. Shífēn threw a kick, Tony matching it just enough to turn Shífēn around. Shífēn spun and retook his stance. He threw a kick, Tony backing up just enough to dodge, Shífēn following through with a multitude of roundhouse kicks. Eventually, Tony had to duck to avoid hitting something behind him. Shífēn's foot knocked the T.V. off the table it was on, causing it to break. Shífēn retook his stance, but Tony jumped back. Shífēn walked slowly up, but Tony walked backwards, looking at the T.V. Shífēn looked at it as well.
"I'll pay!" He shouted.
"Oh!" Tony smiled, retaking his stance. Shífēn shuffled up and threw a punch, Tony catching it by the wrist. He felt it being pulled from he grip as Shífēn backflipped in an attempt to kick Tony, but Tony jumped to the side. Shífēn's kick crashed a table, the dishes on it flying everywhere and shattering. Tony stared in disbelief at it.
"I'll pay!" Shífēn shouted. Tony sighed as he retook his stance. Before combat could commence though, Tsukasa poked her head through a door.
"Kan-kun! Onee-chan says that if you don't attack soon, everything's gonna get broken!" Tsukasa shouted.
"Alright." Tony smiled at seeing Tsukasa. Even after she closed the door, he kept looking.
"Stupid girl." Shífēn said. Tony's head snapped towards Shífēn.
"Watch what you say now." Tony glared at Shífēn, irritated. Tony shifted his stance. Shífēn threw a punch, being caught by Tony again. Once again, he backflipped, but this time, Tony threw his fist down and hit Shífēn's leg with enough force that he was put back on his feet. Unfazed, Shífēn tried a haymaker, but Tony stepped into it and made it so that the arm wrapped around his back instead of doing damage. With this maneuver, he put his own arm around Shífēn's back and put his arm down, forcing him to bend down. Tony used the opportunity to start punching him before Shífēn rolled out of it. He got up and started whirlwind kicks. Once he got up to Tony, he turned it into a full roundhouse kick, the momentum of all of his previous kicks adding into it. Tony backed up a step and, while Shífēn was mid-kick, threw his own kick on the inside of his thigh. Shífēn lost his footing and had to catch himself on his hands. He jumped back up, his leg in severe pain. He threw one of his hardest punches, but Tony merely smacked it off and started a flurry of fisticuffs of his own, hitting Shífēn at least seventy times in five seconds. He finished it off with a kick to the Master's face. Shífēn fell to the floor, stunned for a minute.
"Master!" a couple of people rushed up and helped him up. He shook them off soon as he got to his feet.
"Shífēn, are you okay?" Tony asked.
"I'm fine!" He shouted. He grunted as he went to throw a punch, but his foot caught on his sword, bringing it from it's sheath. As Tony knocked his hand aside, Shífēn spun and caught the sword. He continued his spin and swung the sword, Tony jumping back. Shífēn kept swinging his sword, Tony trying to gain some foothold, but being pushed back through the house. Eventually, they came to the middle of the house, the outside area that held the pond with Kagami's fish. Tony jumped over it near the tree, where he noticed a small branch. He snapped it off and started parrying the sword strikes, avoiding the sharp edge of the sword and only hitting it on it's sides or the back. Eventually, he swept at Tony's feet with the sword. Tony jumped over it and hit Shífēn in the head with the branch. Shífēn backed up, slightly dazed as a welt began to become prominent. Tony sighed and shook his head. Every attempt to attack Tony would get parried or reversed until Shífēn went in for an overhead swing. Tony ducked down slightly and jammed the branch into Shífēn's armpit, stopping the sword inches from Tony's head. Shífēn's followers opened their mouths in surprise. Shífēn breathed hard several times, and then took his sword in his other hand and swung again. It was obvious that he was not using his main hand anymore. Tony spun, hit him in the back, then the hand, then Shífēn's back end. His sword fell, Tony kicking it's hilt so that it flew back and pierced a rock far away from anyone. As Shífēn spun around to try and counter Tony, he found the branch at his throat. Tony pushed him back into a tree.
"Give up?" Tony asked.
"Fine! You win." Shífēn said, defeated. "You're style of fighting has beaten mine."
"You're wrong. It's not a matter of styles. It's a matter of you." Tony said, pulling his branch back. "You may leave now." Tony said, gesturing back inside. The Hiiragi family had joined the crowd and watched as Tony practically destroyed the master, even as low on energy as he was. Tony smiled as Shífēn looked dejected and walked out, followed by his crowd. The Hiiragis looked at Tony, beaming. Once the giant group had left, Tony let his fatigue show and took to a knee. Tsukasa was the first to shoot over to Tony and help him up, but the rest of the family soon came as well. They helped Tony back into the living room, which was thoroughly wrecked. Tadao sighed.
"I hope he does pay, we don't exactly have a load of money..." He said, looking around.
"If he doesn't, I'll pay." Tony said.
"I couldn't ask you to do that, I barely know you." Tadao said.
"You don't have to ask. If it's to help Tsukasa and Kagami, I'd give all the money I own." Tony said truthfully.
"Thanks, but I can't accept that." Kagami quickly denied. Tony's expression turned to one of amusement.
"Oh, there isn't a choice on your part." Tony said matter-of-factly. "You'd have to take it." Tadao raised an eyebrow.
"Well thank you for your generosity I guess. I don't suppose I could argue with a god, now could I, Mister Ryū Tora no Kami?" Tadao smiled.
"Sage, if you don't mind. I'm no god, no matter how I'd like to say otherwise. Please, if you must call me by a name so honorable, have it be sage instead of god." Tony requested. Tadao shrugged.
"As you wish. Tatakai no Kenja then." Tadao suggested.
"I like it, thank you." Tony smiled. He turned to Tsukasa. "Are you ready to see Lion King 2?" Tony asked.
"Yeah!" Tsukasa chimed with apparent happiness. Tony remembered something.
"Hey, guess what's coming to theaters?" Tony said.
"What?" Tsukasa asked.
"Beauty and the Beast in 3D." Tony smiled. Tsukasa did exactly what he knew she would do. An enormously cute squeal of pure delight emanated from the girl.
"Onee-chan! Hear that? Isn't that your favorite one?" Tsukasa asked.
"Yeah! I can't wait!" Kagami smiled.
"So, shall we go watch you two?" Tony asked the twins. Tsukasa answered in the affirmative, but Kagami hummed.
"I think I'm gonna give Konata a call, see where she is and maybe if she wants to hang out." Kagami leaned on one of her hands lazily. She hoped her act would work. She was indeed going to call Konata and see if she was free, but she would have been almost as happy watching Lion King 2 with Tony and Tsukasa. But they're gonna be in there alone. Alone in a dark room. Um... Kagami thought to herself. She was contemplating whether it was really a good idea to leave the two alone in a room. In a dark room. With a movie playing that could easily drown out sounds. Kagami shook her head violently to coax herself out of the trance she seemed increasingly susceptible to. I guess they'll be okay. I have no doubt they could come out a couple, but I just don't want them to go too far... If it's at a particularly romantic time in the movie, things could get out of hand... No. I trust Tony not to take advantage of Tsukasa. Kagami decided.
"Okay Onee-chan!" Tsukasa chimed happily. It wasn't that she didn't want her sister to watch with them, but now she and Tony would be able to be alone. And Kagami and Konata would be as well. Who knows where that would go? Kagami took her phone out as Tony and Tsukasa stood up and started to Tsukasa's room.
"Tsukasa, leave your door open!" Tadao shouted. Tony smiled inwardly.
I guess I understand his apprehensions. A boy he barely knows going into a dark room alone with his adorable, airheaded daughter. I would probably do that same thing. Still kind of a drag though... Tony sighed. They got into Tsukasa's room, the girl finding the movie within seconds of entering. She put the movie in and looked back to see Tony standing awkwardly in the middle of the room.
"Kan-kun?" Tsukasa asked.
"I.. have never been in a girl's room before, it's... cute." Tony blushed a bit. This was also one of the first times Tony had been alone with Tsukasa since his emotions had escalated to their current height. Tsukasa giggled.
"Well it's the same as a boy's room, the zipper is just on the other side." Tsukasa smiled as she sat down on her bed. Tony looked at her and smiled.
"Seriously, how good is your memory? You seem the type to be forgetful, yet you quote me word for word." Tony smiled. Tsukasa giggled, though not sure if she should be insulted or not.
"I can remember things when I need to!" She argued. Tony's smile widened, though he stayed standing. "Come sit..." She blushed as she pat the bed next to her. Tony blushed as he went and sat on her bed. I'm alone with Kan-kun... Tsukasa smiled. The movie started playing. The screen showed Rafiki holding the newest cub to be born into the pack.
Another Circle of Life starts… Tony thought with a smile as he sat next to Tsukasa. The approving sight of Mufasa appeared in the sky, gazing onto his granddaughter. I like this song. He lives in you! Tony sang along in his mind. Little did he know Tsukasa was doing the same beside him. The screen cut to Kiara, the aforementioned cub, playing in front of her father's paw. She went off to go play, mimicking the thing Simba warned her of overly often and giggling at her father's predictable attitude. Nala came up behind her and playfully scolded her for mimicking her father, causing the young cub to giggle once again and run off. Simba shouted one last warning to his daughter, this time making her mother giggle. As Nala compared how Simba and his daughter were almost exactly alike at the same age, Simba recognized the similarity without protest and scolded how they use to act at her age, recalling how much trouble they use to get into. Simba and Nala nuzzled a bit before the lioness left. Simba called Timon and Pumba, who oddly didn't look at all different from the first time they were seen in the previous movie, over and requested they look after his daughter. "You know…" Tony said.
"What is it Kan-kun?" Tsukasa asked.
"If Kiara DID get into trouble, like a hyena attack or an outland lion attack, what exactly are Timon and Pumba gonna do?" Tony asked. Tsukasa thought for a moment, allowing the movie to continue to the point that they were found out.
"I see what you mean…" Tsukasa giggled.
"I know right? I mean, send a lioness! Someone who can fight, someone who can move stealthily. A lioness is use to having to fight to get food for the pack and prowling to sneak up on her prey!
"Yeah, but I guess Timon and Pumba DID keep Simba alive for years, they much have SOME survival skills!" Tsukasa debated.
"I suppose that's true." Tony smiled. They watched as Kovu and Kiara met. So it begins. Tony observed. He watched as they almost got eaten, then Simba came and mimicked his father, roaring with fury. He and Zira reunited and gave each other death glares. Simba picked up Kiara and left. About half way home, he told the others to go ahead. Nala understood. It was time for The Talk. Simba gave almost the same scolding his father had given him all those years ago. As Kiara rejected her heritage, Simba began singing of the bond they shared.
"It always amazes me..." Tsukasa almost whispered, seemingly to herself.
"What?" Tony asked.
"Simba's first song in the last movie was about him ruling everything with an iron fist. This song though, he's singing about being one with everything. It's just amazing how much Simba matured, from the lion bugging Zazu about being a mighty king to a king who knows his place in the circle of life and everything... It's just incredible..." Tsukasa said.
"I have to say, I agree with you there Tsu-chan. That's one reason I love this song so much." Tony smiled. Tsukasa nodded her agreement. Tony yawned.
"Are you okay Kan-kun?" Tsukasa asked.
"My apologies, that spell earlier seriously drained me..." Tony mumbled lethargically.
"Oh..." Tsukasa said understandably. Not that she understood casting spells, but she did understand being tired. Being very tired. Tsukasa looked back to see My Lullaby playing. "This song kinda reminds me of Be Prepared, ya know?" Tsukasa mumbled to Tony. She let the song finish, but Tony never responded. "...Kan-kun?" Tsukasa asked as she looked over at him. He had fallen asleep and slouched forward. He looked extremely uncomfortable. Um... What should I do? Tsukasa wondered. I know! She smiled. She lightly grabbed him and leaned his head into her lap. He seemed a lot more at peace now as he obviously enjoyed his new pillow. It made her smile almost as widely as he had subconsciously done once he was in her lap. It also seemed that simply watching him made her tired. She yawned. She blinked, but never reopened her eyes and was asleep soon.
POV Kagami
Kagami leaned on her hand as she pulled out her phone.
"I'm surprised she wasn't with you already Imoto." Matsuri smiled.
"Well, she was going to come over, but something came up at her martial arts school so she had to go. I figure she must have taken care of it by now though..." Kagami said as she clicked one on her speed dial.
"I hope you two can hang out." Matsuri smiled. Kagami smiled back as she walked to her room.
"Hey Konata. How are things at the school?" Kagami asked.
"They're okay Kagamin, how's the movie?" Konata asked.
"I'm not watching, I was more wondering if you wanted to hang out if everything was good at the school?" Kagami asked, nervous for some reason. She always hung out with Konata, right?
"Really Kagami? You'd rather hang out with me then watch Lion King with Kan-kan and Tsukasa?" Konata asked ecstatically. Kagami paused in surprise. Konata's enthusiasm was very unexpected. Not even her enthusiasm, just it's abundance. "Kagami?" Konata snapped Kagami back to reality.
"Actually, kinda..." Kagami got a light blush, thankful they were talking on the phone instead of in person so that Konata wouldn't be able to see.
"Kagamin, are you blushing?" Konata cooed. Kagami blushed deeper.
What the- How did she know? Kagami shouted in her head. "No!" She shouted in the phone.
"You're so cute when you're like that." Konata giggled. A vein made itself prominent in Kagami's head, though she wasn't exactly angry. She was mostly just embarrassed.
"Look, you wanna hang out or what?" Kagami asked, trying to sound stern but her embarrassment cracked through her voice. Konata giggled again.
"I would love to. What do you wanna do?" Konata asked.
"I dunno, I-" Kagami was going to try and brainstorm, but a thought came to mind. "Hey Konata?" Kagami asked, a sternness in voice.
"Yes?" Konata asked.
"Who was the person who came to your school?" Kagami asked.
"Why?" Konata suddenly sounded guilty.
"Because someone with what I think is the same name came here and challenged Tony to a fight. Did you send him here?" Kagami asked, her best attempt at anger in her voice. If Konata answered the affirmative, there was no doubt she was going to be furious. She didn't know how much so, but she would be.
"Yeah... I'm really sorry Kagamin, but he beat up my master and I was too tired to fight him! I'm sorry, but I really wanted him to get his butt kicked!" Konata apologized in obvious desperation for Kagami not to be angry. Kagami felt her fury start to lower a bit. Until she remembered her broken dishes and television.
"He broke our television and half our dishes!" Kagami shouted.
"Oh." Konata said on the other side of the phone. She sounded like Kagami had just hit her on the head as hard as she could. Kagami's rage subsided completely this time. "I'm sorry Kagami." Konata apologized for the third time in the conversation. This fact just struck Kagami, being probably the fourth time she had heard Konata sincerely apologize. Said Tsundere's heart melted once she realized this.
"It's okay Konata, he said he would pay!" Kagami shouted quickly, NOT wanting to hear Konata sound so sad anymore. As always, hearing Konata sad utterly depressed Kagami, which is why she hated it so much.
"Oh, I'm glad. So, did Kan-kan win~?" Konata asked rhetorically. Kagami smiled.
"Complete. Annihilation." She almost giggled. "Though he seemed to have a bit of trouble, he cast a super big spell earlier and it almost completely wiped him out."
"What did he do?" Konata asked.
"You remember the Sorcerer's Apprentice that Disney did?" Kagami asked.
"Yeah?" Konata said, recalling the ten minute clip Kagami was talking about.
"Yeah~. We have a pretty clean kitchen now." Kagami smiled. Konata gasped.
"Whoa, really?" Konata shouted.
"Yeah. Tsukasa, needless to say, was overwhelmed. She couldn't talk again until that guy came in and started challenging Tony." Kagami giggled.
"That's awesome! Anyway, I'm at my house, you wanna meet somewhere? Maybe meet at Gamers?" Konata suggested.
"Sounds like a plan!" Kagami smiled. "I'll meet you there!" Kagami said.
"Meet ya there!" Konata shouted happily. Kagami hung up the phone and sat smiling.
Why am I so happy just to see her?
Luckier Channel
"Luckier~! Channel~!" Akira shouted. "Hiya Luckies! I'm your navigator, Akira Kogami~!"
"And I'm the assistant, Minoru Shiraishi. So what have we got today Akira?" Minoru asked.
"Nothing!" Akira shouted.
*Music Tone*
"Wait nothing?" Minoru asked.
"Nope, the author has to end this quick!" Akira said.
"..."
"What's that about?" Minoru asked.
"Once this is published, read the after section and you'll find out! Exciting news is on the way!"
"Well alright then..."
*End*
After Section
So, uh, yeah. Exciting news about the story. As of these words, this story is officially, and exactly, 200,000 words long. Only 5-6 more chapters before mine is the longest in the Lucky Star Section! This is so exciting for me, you guys don't even know. Anyway, I better cut this short before I go over. Sorry for taking so long with this one and I hope you all enjoy and review!
