Chapter 29

'Ok, that's it for today' said Mrs Kuroi as the bell rang for the last time of the day. The class disbursed and slowly left as the teacher gathered her things, wishing them all a good evening in the process. She noticed Tsukasa and Miyuki rush away but couldn't say a word to them, even though she really wanted to. She didn't know why but as she grabbed her bag, she felt like something bad was going to happen to them but she wasn't sure if she would be able to do anything about it.

At this point in time, she remembered that it wasn't that long ago that she herself was in a bad state of affairs and considered herself very lucky that she was still able to teach or even walk.

She thought back to the moment that she thought she was seconds away from death, a moment that she had been shot by someone she had considered a friend, Yui who had acted beyond bizarre recently, ever since Yutaka had moved out and Konata had come out as being with another girl.

'I'm lucky to still be alive' she thought to herself 'If that postman hadn't come to the door…who knows if I would still be here'

She had decided to not mention the incident to anyone for fear that Yui would be arrested and locked away. Deep in Yui's mind, she felt that her friend was just not being herself, she was a bit clumsy a heart but a good person all around…Yui wanted to get through to her and hopefully make her see Konata's point of view.

'I have to go and see her' she thought to herself 'I swore I would look after Konata but I haven't seen her for some time now…neither has her father….I can't tell the police because of Yui…I'll have another drive around for her then head over to Yui's…something must be done about it all!'


'Patricia is still out' Tsukasa sighed 'I really thought she would have woken up by now'

The two girls had left school and gone to the hospital where they discovered that Patricia was still in a critical condition but was surrounded by her mother and father who had come over from America to be with her.

'Keep hoping Tsukasa…it's not over yet' said Miyuki confidently 'For all we know, following Kagami will take us to a lead'

'But I could have sworn she would have been awake by now' Tsukasa groaned 'I mean how hard was she hit?'

'She's in a coma Tsukasa…' Miyuki sighed. 'That should tell you'.

They both reflected on the few moments they ever had with Patricia and were unable to think of a good reason as to why anyone would want to harm her in any way, she was always kind and polite to everyone, if not a foreign version of Konata in some ways.

'Still no sign of Konata' cried Tsukasa

'We will find her, I know we will' said Miyuki as she placed her arm around Tsukasa and hugged her. Tsukasa felt reassured but deep down, she couldn't help but think that something terrible had happened to her girlfriend and she had no idea what they could be.

'Why is this all happening?' asked Tsukasa.

'Someone is clearly after people that know you' Miyuki declared out loud.

'What about those two boys, I don't really know them' said Tsukasa

'I can't explain that one' sighed Miyuki 'Maybe it isn't people that you know…I mean you barely knew Patricia; she was more Konata's friend'.

The two of them left the school after another controversial day of being searched, stared at by other students and the occasional insult when no one else was looking from those who couldn't help themselves, although by the end of the first week, over 40 students had been sent to detention over name calling and three suspended from direct confrontation with any student who was known to be in a same-sex relationship.

'Kagami!' said Tsukasa

Tsukasa pulled Miyuki around the corner before they could be spotted and watched from afar as the Tsundere made her way past and towards a food store. They waited for a few minutes until Kagami reemerged with a bag full of pocky sticks, one already in her mouth to which she looked to be enjoying very much.

'Well, at least that bit has stayed the same about my sister' Tsukasa smiled.

'Are we really going to follow my girlfriend around…not to mention she's your sister Tsukasa, are we really comfortable following her around all day until she does something odd?'

'I know that but what choice do we have, she is clearly up to something and I think it's all to do with what's going on at the school and the attacks'

'Kagami surely wouldn't go that far…I know she wants to protect you but to go so deep by herself seems too risky for her, she would surely have help…right?'

'Like Konata?' said Tsukasa 'She wouldn't do that to me, disappear and not tell me where she was unless it was genuine…she'd miss my kisses to much' Tsukasa stated.

Once Kagami was far away enough, the two girls slowly followed her and always made sure to keep out of sight as they noticed Kagami constantly looking back every minute or so which always made them jump and hide quickly, whether it is in a café, alleyway or market place, they were always on high alert.

'Where is she going?' asked Miyuki 'We seem to be going all over the place'.

'I've never known Kagami wander about so much' said Tsukasa 'I mean, we usually go to a store or two then go home but this is like a Saturday or something…yet she doesn't seem relaxed at all…or looks like she's about to go to her so called job'.

'Tsukasa, watch out or we'll lose her' sighed Miyuki as she snapped Tsukasa out of her rant.

They followed Kagami a little longer, all the way until the Tsundere went into a bus station. This confused the two girls a little because Kagami had gone so far out of the way to this particular one when she would normally go the nearest bus stop near school when she was going home.

Kagami was boarding a bus and to the two girls surprise, the Tsundere looked really shifty and paranoid, like she thought she was being followed by someone so she was looking all around her, just in case. Eventually, Kagami boarded the bus and sat at the very back of the bus.

'Why is she getting a bus?' asked Miyuki.

'She does sometimes when she goes home but that bus goes nowhere near our house, it goes as far away from it as you can in this city' said Tsukasa.

The two girls looked at the destination of the bus and watched as it slowly departed. Tsukasa and Miyuki ducked out of the way just in time and immediately went to wait for the next bus, which fortunately wasn't long afterwards as it was a local service that ran every so often.

'Are you sure about this?' asked Miyuki.

'We have to now' said Tsukasa 'Kagami Is heading out of the city…something is going on and I don't like it!'

'Kagami' thought Miyuki.

End of Chapter 29