Lucky Temptations
A Lucky Star Fanfiction
Episode 4 (Tense Temptations): Chapter 6
Author's Notes: Wow! Would you look at that! I've finally updated again! I'll say this right now. Blame Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. End of story. I tried to make this chapter longer than usual so that I could have similarly sized updates between this and Un-Lucky Space. Anyways, here's the story.
Enjoy the crap out of it!
"No way!" Konata exclaimed as Yui finished explaining her suspicions of her husband. "There's no way he'd be dumb enough to cheat on you!" She yelled, grabbing Yui by the shoulders.
"You really think so, Konata?" Yui asked, hope in her eyes again.
"I know so! You're a cop after all! If there's any sense in that man, he'd never risk pissing a policewoman off!"
"Yeah!" Yui exclaimed. "He knows better than to mess around with Sharpshooter Yui!" She said, striking a pose as if she were taking aim.
"As long as we don't give you a rifle, right?" Konata asked with a giggle.
"Yeah… Right…" Yui said, scratching the back of her head.
"So anyways, now that the depressing stuff is out of the way, did I miss anything else?" Konata asked as Yutaka brought her a cup of tea. "Thanks Yu-chan." Konata said, happily taking a sip. "Ah! This is good stuff! There's no way dad made it." She giggled.
"Thanks for that, Konata." Sojiro said with a sigh.
"Tsu-nee-chan is the one who made this." Yutaka said, sitting down next to a blushing Tsukasa.
"It's nothing special, really." Tsukasa insisted.
"Hey, actually this begs the question." Konata said. "What are you doing here Tsukasa?"
"Um. Well- you see…" Tsukasa stammered.
"I'm surprised you aren't at home waiting for Kagami."
"Actually, um-"
"I mean you two are usually like conjoined at the hip or something." Konata interrupted, taking another sip of the tea.
"Yu-chan and I are going out!" Tsukasa exclaimed, catching Konata visibly by surprise.
Konata was so surprised in fact that she compulsively sprayed out the sip of tea she was taking… Directly into her father's unsuspecting face.
"AHHH!" Sojiro yelled, clutching his eyes. "YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!" He yelled as he ran into the kitchen again.
"Oops… Sorry dad!" Konata called.
"No you're not!" Sojiro sobbed as he began dabbing his eyes again. "None of you are!"
"Okay, admittedly that was kind of funny." Konata said with a giggle.
"I knew you weren't sorry!" Sojiro exclaimed.
"Is he gonna to be okay?" Konata asked, pointing her thumb to the kitchen.
"He was last time." Yui said, slapping her palm to her face.
"Last time, huh?" Konata asked. "So that's why his eyes were all red… Oops… Anyways, congratulations Yu-chan!"
"Thanks Konata-onee-chan." Yutaka said with a smile.
"I'm never drinking lemon tea again!" Sojiro exclaimed from the kitchen.
"Right. Ignoring that…" Konata said. "That's really cool how you two are getting together. I never would have seen that one coming!"
"Seen it coming?" Tsukasa asked.
"Yeah, usually it's the ones with opposite personalities and looks. Then again, I can't really go by that logic anymore after Patty-chan and Tamura-san got together." She said, putting a finger on her chin. "Anyways, good for you two!" She exclaimed, giving a thumbs-up.
"That reminds me." Sojiro said, walking in and still dabbing his eyes with a wet towel. "Yutaka said something earlier about there being a lot of happy couples now. Would you happen to be in one of them?" He asked Konata as he put down the towel and leaned in close.
"Nope." Konata said. "Still single over here." She said with a half-hearted laugh. "I thought about it for a bit, but I can't really compete with who's already after them."
"Wait a minute," Sojiro asked, "you're giving up on a possible relationship just because someone else is already after them? That doesn't sound like the dating sim player that I raised! You've been in these situations before, and you've even helped me out of some of them!"
"I wonder if anyone else ever gets the feeling…" Tsukasa thought.
"…That those two live on another world or something." Yutaka wondered.
"But dad, this is real life. And plus, these two people have a history that I don't share with them." Konata said.
"Has any real confirmation come from them saying that they are together?" Sojiro asked.
"Well, not that I know of. No."
"Well then your target is still fair game!" Sojiro said. "Are you telling me that if you were to ask this person out right now, they would say that they were already in a relationship?"
"Well, no. I don't think so anyways." Konata said.
"Well then I see you having two choices here." Sojiro said, holding his chin and nodding. "You can either step up to the stage, or you can step down from it. Which one are you going to do?"
"Really dad? You're using that reference?" Konata asked, raising an eyebrow.
"It fits, doesn't it?"
"Probably more than you think…" Konata mumbled.
"I knew it!" Sojiro thought with a big smile on his face. "Another girl-girl pair!"
"On second thought…" Konata said, noticing her father's demented smile. "Maybe it fits just as well as you think."
"Well hey, what do you want me to think after telling me about yourself?"
"Dad, you play way too many galges and h-games."
"Guilty." He said, raising his hand.
"He just comes right out and admits to playing those kinds of games?" Yui thought in horror. "And right in front of Yutaka too! Maybe she should be more careful around him…"
"So anyways, what's it gonna be? Are you going to risk pain to get great reward, or are you going to play it safe and step down from the stage?"
"You're right, dad!" Konata said, stamping her foot dramatically. "I can't give up so easily! I'm not stepping down!"
"That's it Tomari-chan!" Sojiro exclaimed.
"Yeah dad, don't call me that." Konata said, breaking her dramatic aura.
"Aw, but she made the same decision with Hazumu." Sojiro whined.
"Yeah, but I'm not a tsundere like Tomari was."
"It still works though."
"Excuse me." Yutaka asked. "Who are you talking about?"
"Just this manga series." Konata said, not wanting to get into too much detail with Yutaka about that at the moment. "Give it a look sometime. I could probably find the Kashi***** manga up in my room somewhere." Konata said, waving her hand dismissively.
"Isn't that a yuri series?" Yui asked, wondering if there was any significance behind the reference.
"Yeah, so?" Konata asked, taking a sip of tea.
"Oh, nothing." Yui said.
"Alright, so it's decided!" Konata exclaimed. "Misao, you will be mine!" She said, causing Tsukasa to choke on her tea mid-sip.
"UAH!" Sojiro exclaimed, raising his arms in defense as he watched Tsukasa carefully.
"Tsu-nee-chan!" Yutaka exclaimed, patting Tsukasa firmly on the back.
Finally, Tsukasa managed to regain her composure. "You mean Kusakabe-san? Isn't she one of Kagami's friends?"
"Yep!" Konata said proudly. "She's the one!"
"She?" Yui asked.
"Oh yeah." Sojiro said, calming down knowing that another salvo of hot tea wasn't heading his way. "You haven't heard the great news. Konata is bi-sexual!" Sojiro exclaimed.
"The great news?" Yui asked. "Well, congratulations I guess, but I don't see what makes this particularly great."
"What do you mean?" Sojiro asked, leaning in close to Yui.
"Well, so she's bi. Big deal." Yui said nervously. "I don't see why you're making such a fuss about it."
"You just don't get it." Sojiro sighed.
"Well then explain it to me." Yui thought, giving Sojiro a weird look.
"Don't worry about it Nee-san." Konata said. "Suffice to say dad is a pervy old lolicon."
"Hey…" Sojiro whined. "Haven't I been hurt enough today?"
"Oh yeah! Speaking of which, did dad tell you why he was locked outside?" Konata asked with a big grin.
"He said he lost his keys. Right?"
"Yeah." Sojiro said. "I left them in my jacket."
"And he left his jacket with his date." Konata remarked.
"Your date?" Yui exclaimed, recoiling dramatically. "You got a date?"
"Hey, what's that supposed to mean?" Sojiro asked, taking obvious offense to the statement.
"Well I just never really thought you would start dating again after all this time is all." Yui said.
"So let me get this straight." Sojiro said. "Both your little cousin AND your little sister liking girls is kind of meh, but your uncle on a date is a shock?"
"Well, when you put it that way… Anyways, don't skimp on the details! Who is she?... Wait…" Yui said. "Given the pattern so far tonight… Are you dating a guy uncle Izumi?" Yui asked with barely a straight face.
"No, I am not dating a guy!" Sojiro yelled, causing the entire room to break out into laughter. "Why are you all picking on me tonight?" He whined as he looked around sadly.
"I'm sorry, but really, tell us who it is!" Yui exclaimed. "Is she cute? Do we know her?"
"Is she legal?" Konata asked.
"Wha- YES SHE'S LEGAL!" Sojiro yelled as the room burst into laughter again. "She's very pretty, and a respected member of her community."
"Really now?" Konata asked, showing legitimate interest. "Is it someone I know?" She asked. "Is Teach really settling for him? I gotta know!" Konata thought.
"Um… Actually…" Sojiro said, suddenly looking very nervous. "Oh what the hell. Konata will find out tomorrow when Nanako gives her the jacket and stuff anyways." "Actually, she is someone you know." Sojiro said, now sounding a bit more confident.
"Oh! Tell me!" Konata said, leaning in closer.
"Her name is Nanako. Nanako Kuroi." Sojiro said, closing his eyes and bracing himself for the worst.
"I knew it!" Konata exclaimed. "I thought it was too much of a coincidence that you and her were both going on dates!"
"You mean going on dates on the same night, right?" Tsukasa asked.
"No. Just going on dates." Konata said.
"I think I may actually cry this time." Sojiro thought, face palming as he did. "So you mean you don't mind?"
"Even if I did, it isn't any of my business." Konata said. "I actually am pretty happy for them." She thought. "So, is it anything serious?" She asked.
"Well, we're just kind of testing the waters right now, but I think it might turn out pretty well." Sojiro said with a smile. "In fact, if things are still going this well for long enough, I just might make good on my plans to remarry."
"Really?" Konata asked. "You mean… I'll have a mom?"
"Guys, maybe we should let them talk on their own for a bit." Yui suggested as she stood up.
"Right." Yutaka and Tsukasa both said as they left the room with Yui.
"Look, Konata. I know that nobody could ever replace your mother, but I hope that you can understand."
Konata had tears in her eyes as she listened to her father speak.
"I'm not saying that Nanako and I will actually get married, but I'm hoping that once we know each other better, that it might end up that way." Sojiro said, trying to gauge his daughter's reactions. "I'm hoping that you would give me your blessing to do so if that is the case."
"Only her." Konata said quietly. "Only Teach. Okay?"
"What do you mean?"
"I mean you better not screw this up!" Konata exclaimed. "Teach would never risk ruining a relationship, so it's all on you!"
"But how do you-"
"Trust me dad." Konata said with a little laugh. "I know how lonely she is. Even if she did something wrong, she would never mean to hurt you. Make sure you don't mess this up dad. If you do, I'll never forgive you! Got it?"
"R- right! I got it Konata." Sojiro said.
"…I really want a mom…" Konata sobbed.
"There, there." Sojiro said as he tenderly hugged his daughter. "I'm sure Nanako would make a great mom."
"I think so too." Konata said as she looked up with a smile, a couple of tears still crawling down her face.
"ACHOO!" Ms. Kuroi sneezed as she got online. "Wow. Someone must be talking about me." She said as she logged onto the game that she and Konata usually play. "Well that's weird. Izumi is usually online by now. Did she stop playing? My internet connection wasn't down THAT long, was it?" She said, looking quizzically at the computer screen.
"What is she doing?" Kanata wondered as she watched the computer screen with interest. "She plays computer games with my daughter?"
After about an hour of playing the game and fighting whatever monsters appeared, Konata finally logged on. "Oh! There she is!" Ms. Kuroi exclaimed as she opened up a private chat window with Konata. "Hey there. How are you doing tonight?" She asked Konata, reading the message out loud as she typed it.
"Doing alright. A little stressed, but nothing huge." Konata messaged back.
"Really? Wanna talk about it?"
"It's just teen drama stuff. Not very interesting."
"Try me."
"I'm gonna try confessing to someone tomorrow."
"Really?" Ms. Kuroi asked. "Is it a girl?"
"WHAT?" Kanata exclaimed. "What kind of question is that? I mean, I don't mind if my daughter is like that, but how is it your business?"
"Yeah." Came the reply from Konata. "How'd you guess? I told you I was bi, but how did you know?"
"Well, I had a 50-50 shot, so I went with the gender you seem to hang around with more often." Ms. Kuroi laughed as she typed.
"She already told her?" Kanata asked herself. "My daughter trusts this woman enough to tell her that?" She asked with a smile. "Maybe this is the one for So-kun."
"lol. I get what you mean Teach."
"Is there any way that I can help?" Ms. Kuroi offered.
"She even wants to help with something like that? She's so invested in Konata…" Kanata said, her smile growing larger.
"If you could find some excuse to keep Kusakabe after school for an hour, that'd be great!" Konata typed.
"Kusakabe? The fang girl?" Ms. Kuroi asked. "Didn't see that coming."
"Yeah, that's the one. Can you do it?" Konata asked.
"Please, I thought you were gonna challenge me!" Ms. Kuroi typed. "She's kind of a troublemaker, so it should be easy. Consider it done."
"Whoa! Really?" Konata asked.
"Yeah. Just be honest with me for a second here."
"Yeah, anything. What's up?"
"Izumi, have you done your homework yet?"
There was an oddly long pause before the reply came. "Define done."
"I'll only help you with your girlfriend if you pass in your homework tomorrow. And no copying off of Hiiragi!"
Another long pause followed. "Alright, fine. You've got a deal." Konata said just before logging off.
"Wow. She even logged off." Ms. Kuroi said to herself. "She must be really serious about this."
"I'm home!" Tsukasa called as she closed the front door behind her. "Sorry I was out so late." She said as Tsukasa's mother, Miki came up to greet her.
"It's okay dear. You might want to talk to Kagami. She seemed pretty stressed when she got home." Miki said, looking in the direction of Kagami's room with worry.
"Okay." Tsukasa said. "I'll go see what's wrong." She said as she started walking up the stairs and towards her twin's room. "Hey, sis?" Tsukasa called, knocking on Kagami's bedroom door. "Can I come in?"
There was a long pause before there was finally an answer. "Come in." Kagami said without enthusiasm.
As Tsukasa opened the door to her sister's room, she realized that the room was very dark. The curtains were drawn, blocking out the moon, and only Kagami's desk lamp was lit. Kagami was sitting at her desk with her head down. "Sis? Is everything okay?" Tsukasa asked as she slowly approached her sister.
"Yeah. Everything's fine." Kagami said, raising her head from the desk. "I just had a long day is all."
"Do you want to talk about it?" Tsukasa asked. "Mom seems worried about you."
Kagami sighed as she stood up and turned to face Tsukasa. When she did, Tsukasa couldn't help but gasp in surprise.
"Kagami! Your eyes are all red! Have you been crying?" She asked, moving toward her twin.
"Yeah, I'm fine." Kagami said, looking away. "Just kind of stressed out is all."
"Kagami, what happened to you today?"
"Ayano broke up with Nikinari today." Kagami said.
"Really?" Tsukasa asked. "I'm sorry, but I don't really know him too well."
"You're better off for it." Kagami said, crossing her arms. "The guy's a slime ball."
"What happened?"
"Let's just say that he couldn't keep up with his lies and Ayano nailed him for it. Hard."
"Well if he was such a bad guy, then shouldn't you be happy for Minegishi?" Tsukasa asked, obviously becoming confused.
"I am!" Kagami exclaimed. "It's just that afterwards, Ayano was acting kind of strangely." She said, remembering when Ayano had kissed Misao just before fainting.
"Strangely how?" Tsukasa asked.
"Hey Tsukasa. How did things go today between you and Yutaka anyways?" Kagami asked, changing the subject.
"W- what? You knew I had a crush on her?" Tsukasa asked, shocked that her sister saw through her so easily.
"Tsukasa, I'm not blind." Kagami said, narrowing her eyes. "You two nearly kissed while I was standing right in front of you. Remember last night, in your room?"
"Oh, right…" Tsukasa said. "My bad." She giggled.
"So, how did it go?" Kagami asked, now cheering up since the topic was shifted to her twin.
"Well, things didn't start out too well." Tsukasa said, looking down. "When we told Yu-chan about Miyuki and Minami being together, she kind of ran off."
"Really? Did anything happen?" Kagami asked, now somewhat worried.
"Well, Yu-chan almost got hit by a car."
"WHAT?" Kagami exclaimed. "Is she okay?"
"Yeah sis, don't worry. She's fine. I managed to get her out of the way just in time."
"You did WHAT?"
"Sis, please calm down!" Tsukasa pleaded. "The car missed us. Neither of us actually got hit."
"Well I can see that much." Kagami said. "If you did get hit by a car, then you would definitely have gotten some serious injuries."
"Yeah, I know. Luckily though we didn't get hit, so please stop worrying so much." Tsukasa said with a nervous giggle.
"Did you get the license plate number or anything?" Kagami asked.
"I wasn't really paying attention to it, but I think it was all letters. It was something like 'SQWBS' or something. Either way, nothing bad happened and I'm sure the driver is sorry." Tsukasa said.
Kagami sighed in light of her twin's forgiving attitude. "At least you're okay. Hopefully that guy will pay more attention in the future."
"Oh stop being so hard on him, sis."
"He almost hit my twin sister with a car. I think I'm entitled to a little rage." Kagami said, narrowing her eyes again.
"Anyways, after all that, well…" Tsukasa said, now blushing heavily.
"Well what? What happened?"
"Yu-chan and I kissed." Tsukasa said, holding her cheeks as they grew redder and redder.
"Really? Good for you Tsukasa!" Kagami exclaimed.
"I'm glad you're so excited now sis." Tsukasa said with a smile. "I was really worried when I saw you in here."
"Well, at least you know you love someone and they love you." Kagami said, her tone of voice dropping back to its initial depressing level almost immediately. "That's more than I can say for myself."
"Sis, talk to me." Tsukasa said with concern in her voice. "What's the matter?"
Kagami sighed. "I don't even really know anymore. Ayano was acting weird like I said."
"Right, you already told me that much. What actually happened though?"
"She… She kissed Misao."
"WHAT?" Tsukasa exclaimed. "But didn't Kona-chan say that she liked Kusakabe-san?" What happened after that?"
"Well, Ayano passed out and we brought her to the hospital to see her sister. Tamano kind of flipped out and laid her up in a bed." "She certainly got a talking to for that though." Kagami thought, remembering the particularly angry Doctor Ulysses. "She's alright now, but she doesn't seem to remember anything after dumping Nikinari."
"So she doesn't remember kissing Kusakabe-san?" Tsukasa asked.
"I guess not. Why?"
"What did Kusakabe-san think of it?"
"I- I don't know!" Kagami exclaimed, blushing brightly. "Why are you asking this?"
"Well, Kona-chan said it was okay to tell you this, so here goes." Tsukasa said, taking a deep breath before continuing. "Kona-chan likes Kusakabe-san, and she's planning something for tomorrow for her."
"Really?" Kagami asked. "I guess that might explain the Koko thing." Kagami thought. "Man, that nickname even sounds weird in my own head."
"Yeah. She seems really serious about the whole thing."
"If Konata is after Misao, then maybe there's still a chance… I'm not about to get my hopes up though." Kagami thought. "Thanks for talking to me Tsukasa. I feel much better now."
"I was happy to help. It makes sense that you would be worried about Minegishi-san."
"Yeah. I'm worried about her. That's it." Kagami thought sarcastically as Tsukasa got up and went to leave. However, as she opened the door, Miki fell forward through the now open doorway.
"AH!" She exclaimed as she hit the floor. She quickly got back up though. "Right. That happened." She said as she adjusted her hair.
"M- mom?" Tsukasa exclaimed.
"Mom, why were you leaning against my door?" Kagami asked, now more than just a little freaked out.
"Well, I was worried about you, so I wanted to listen in and make sure everything was okay." Miki giggled.
"You were listening in on all of that?" Tsukasa asked, all color draining from her face.
"Well, not all of it." Miki said. "I… I got enough of it though." She said, bowing her head in apology. "Sorry Tsukasa. I'm guessing you probably didn't want me to know about you and Yutaka-chan."
"No, it's not that I didn't want you and dad to know! It's just that I didn't want you to know… Yet." Tsukasa said, unconsciously rubbing the back of her neck. "Sorry. I probably should have told you sooner."
"No, not at all." Miki said. "Who you like in that way is nobody's business but your own. You had every reason to wait until you were ready to tell us."
"That's a relief. Matsuri already knows anyways, so this will make it a lot easier."
"Wait, you told Matsuri before me or Inori?" Miki asked.
"Mom, there were extenuating circumstances." Kagami said.
"Well, okay then." Miki said. "Just know that we all support you and only want you to be happy."
"You really mean it?" Tsukasa asked.
"Of course. I'm pretty sure Matsuri gave the same speech to Kagami recently. But of course, Kagami says she isn't like that." Miki said, causing Kagami to blush and look away. "I don't see why Matsuri can't just take your word for it."
"Probably because I'm lying." Kagami thought.
"Anyways, dinner is almost ready, so come on down whenever you're hungry. Tsukasa, could you give me a hand tidying up the kitchen?"
"Sure thing mom." Tsukasa said, turning to leave. "Come on Kagami." She called as she left the room.
"But who am I lying to?" Kagami wondered. "To Matsuri? Myself? Maybe both?" "I just don't know anymore." Kagami sighed.
"Sis! Come on!" Tsukasa called from the bottom of the stairs.
"Coming!" Kagami called. "Whatever. I'll worry about it tomorrow." She thought as she turned off her desk lamp and walked out of her room.
"Hey Patty?" Hiyori said as she sat down in the bathtub with her lover.
"Hm? What's up Hiyorin~?" patty asked.
"Hiyorin?"
"I just thought I'd try it." Patty giggled. "I thought it sounded like a cute little nickname I could use for you."
"Fine, but in exchange, you have to wash my back first." Hiyori said, turning around.
"Oh! Hiyorin is demanding, isn't she?" Patty said jokingly. "I guess we know who the seme is in our relationship, don't we?" She said, causing Hiyori to tense up.
"Sh- shut up!" She exclaimed, beginning to blush.
"Oh! Yes Hiyorin-sama! Please don't punish me!" Patty said, laughing loudly afterward.
"Patty, seriously."
"Oh, alright." Patty sighed. "What's on your mind?"
"I'm still kind of feeling bad about that stuff I said to you when we were looking for Yutaka." Hiyori said, looking down shamefully.
"It's okay." Patty said, beginning to scrub Hiyori's back. "I know you were just stressed out. Besides, couples argue all the time." She said. "Think of it as kind of a rite of passage."
"You really think of it like that?" Hiyori asked, looking over her shoulder.
"Of course. My parents argued all the time, but they still love each other. Funny thing is that according to my little sister, they haven't argued once since I left. All they talk about is how much they miss me." Patty said, laughing loudly again.
"I still feel kind of bad though." Hiyori said. "Let's try not to fight. I don't like it when we argue."
"All right! That sounds like a plan Hiyorin-sama~." Patty cooed.
Hiyori just groaned in half-annoyance, half-contentment as Patty continued to scrub her back.
As the two girls continued bathing, the house phone began to ring. "Hiyori, could you get that?" Jirou, Hiyori's father called from his chair.
"I'm in the bath right now!" Hiyori called.
"Patty-chan, could you get it then?" He called.
"Sorry oto-san! I'm in the bath too!" Patty called, barely stifling a laugh.
Jirou massaged his forehead as he stood up from his chair, begrudgingly pausing the episode of Dra***ball Z he was watching. "All things considered, I should have seen that coming." He said tiredly as he walked over and answered the phone. "Hello, this is the Tamura residence. Jirou speaking." He said.
"Hey there Jirou! How's it going?" Sojiro said as he smirked evilly on the other end of the receiver.
"Oh, good evening Sojiro. How are you tonight?"
"Better than you'll be in a minute." Sojiro said, laughing slightly.
"Sojiro, what are you up to?" Jirou asked with a loud sigh.
"Where's your daughter? She should hear your reaction too."
"She and Patty-chan in the bath." Jirou said before he could stop himself.
There was silence on the other line for a few seconds while Sojiro plugged a nosebleed with some nearby tissues. "Sorry about that. I'm back."
"Nosebleed?" Jirou asked.
"Nosebleed." Sojiro confirmed.
"You're a sick man. Have I ever told you that?"
"Only every time I call." Sojiro laughed.
"So what do you want?"
"You lost the bet about Yu-chan and the Iwasaki girl. I'll be expecting that ¥1000."
"What?" Jirou exclaimed. "There's no way!"
"There is so!" Sojiro said. "Just ask your daughter! She knows the whole story!"
"Hold on a second." Jirou said as he put the phone down next to the receiver. Sojiro could hear a soft knocking from the phone followed by some distant voices. The voices got progressively louder until there was a brief silence. "NOOOOOOOOooooo!" After another short pause, Jirou picked the phone back up. "I'll have your money tomorrow." Jirou said with little to no enthusiasm.
"Are you always that dramatic?" Sojiro asked with concern evident in his voice.
"Oh, that was actually the television. Somehow the volume ended up really loud right before Miyo un-paused my show." Jirou said, scratching his head and chuckling as his wife walked past him with her eye twitching in irritation. "Anyways, I'll give you the money tomorrow after Hiyori and Patty leave for school."
"Wait, is that American girl living there or something now?"
"Actually, yes. I've really got to go now. Bye." Jirou said as he hung up the phone.
Sojiro just sat on his bed with his cell phone still against his ear. "Lucky bastard." He said under his breath as he closed his phone and laid down to sleep.
***LUCKY CHANNEL!***
"Hiya luckies!" Akira exclaimed as she waved her arms. "I'm Akira Kogame in case you somehow didn't already know, and I'll be your navigator!"
"And I'm Minoru Shiraishi, the co-star." Minoru said with a bow.
"God, I still hate having to call him that." Akira muttered.
"Huh?" Minoru asked.
"Anyways, I almost forgot that Patty and Hiyori even existed they've been so far in the background lately!" Akira said, re-taking her cheerful facade.
"Yeah, they really haven't had a lot of significance since Episode 1." Minoru said. "It's a real shame too. I mean, they're so talented, they should get more screentime. It's almost an injustice that Smusher hasn't made more use of them."
"And just what does that say about us?" Akira asked. "We weren't even here until chapter thirteen of episode three! That's twenty-eight chapters into the story!" She yelled.
"Well, we aren't as important as characters here I suppose." Minoru said, realizing his mistake as he said it.
"Tell you what Shiraishi. Just for that, I'm going to make your life in UnLucky Space a living hell. Sound fun?"
"But you've already-"
"No buts, Shiraishi. Tee hee!" Akira said, sticking her tongue out and giggling as the ending theme began. "Oh no! It's time for us to go! Make sure you leave all kinds of reviews telling me how cute I am. And how dead Shiraishi is going to be. Bye nii!" She exclaimed as the closing card dropped onto the set.
"I'm going to die in Lucky Spires, aren't I?" Minoru asked.
"Assuming I have any say in the matter... Yes. Without a doubt."
"Uh oh..." Minoru whimpered as the video feed cut out.
Author's Notes: Well, there you have it! I'd like to take some time here to ask that you maybe check out my fictionpress account if you have enjoyed my work thus far. My friend and I are writing a story there and we are honestly starved for hits. You can get there by using my homepage link on my profile page. I'd like to ask that you at least give the story a read. It is called Dark at Dawn. I would very much appreciate it if you were to check it out.
Anyways, I'm gonna go now. Only one more level-up before I can lay bouncing betty mines in Modern Warfare 3!
Look forward to the next update!