Chapter 37: Ohana
Yo yo yo! What is up my home dogs, my P-dizzles, my little nut-megs! … Sorry about that... Edge, thank you for the compliment, I'm glad he didn't get violent. I wouldn't want to have to write him out of the story... HolyRiot, I must admit, you are now amazing. Several people have promised that they would review every chapter before you promised, but you're the first to follow through. Oh man, I was happy that day, I guiltily admit that I half expected you to not do it. So I thank you so much. I'm happy my hints didn't go unnoticed! And don't worry about the threats, I remain that anyone can threaten me with characters from their story once they reach half my word length. Of course, I fully intend on continuing this story for a very long time to come. Hell, by the time I get everything done, I could very well be at twice my current length, so your story would have to rank second in length on the site (Assuming it's Lucky Star). I'll tell you about the whole Balsamic Vinegar thing a bit later, that okay? And yes, the diary entries were in the last chapter. I'll be honest, I really liked writing a win for Konata, that's how I felt it would go down if Tony didn't go superhuman. Ru771an, you never reviewed the last chapter itself! You should totally include a review to the last chapter in with this one... I jest, you don't have to :P Sqweebs, you hurt me man! You hurt me deep! Waste of time? *Shrug* Well, I'll have to see if I can't remedy that with this chapter. Dark, I'm glad you liked it! I have to do cliffhangers, they make me happy! And last but not least, another new reader! Shikamaru's babygirl! I do hope you end up reading this, you reviewed the first two chapters of my story, I hope you continue with this story! Without further adieu, let's see what happens! So here it is, my very latest chapter, one you've waited for, Tadao's Decision!
POV Kagami
"I had a feeling Kagami." Tadao said, his expression unreadable but his tone grave. Kagami bit her lip as he seemed to be contemplating his situation. He opened his eyes and looked seriously at the two.
POV Tony
It was a moment before Tony could summon coherent thought again. The energy it had taken to communicate with Konata had left him close to death. He felt into his ring and took what energy was left. He pushed himself so he wasn't leaning on the door anymore and, after another moment of collecting himself, started to exit the vehicle. He looked around to see he was alone, not surprisingly. He cracked his neck and looked around. His plan to disprove Kagami's lesbianism had already failed, there was no way he could conjure the energy to walk to the house, let alone summon Miyuki. Tony sighed as he sat back in the car and laid down.
Damn it. This had to happen? There has to be some way to fix this. He continued thinking as much as he could it occurred to him. It's not a puzzle. Not anymore. Now, it's entirely based on luck. He sighed as he pushed himself up. There's nothing more that can be done here. If Kagami is kicked out, all that Konata and I can do is welcome her into one of our houses. Tony thought. I might as well get ready for my plan with Tsukasa. I hope they're still going to be up to helping me after this. Tony started walking to the place he could get what he needed. It would end up taking the rest of his money, but that would just make it make more of an impact. As he was walking, his phone started ringing. He picked it up and decided to have a bit of fun with whoever was calling him. "Nyeh, yello?" Tony said with a Brooklyn accent. When the speaker spoke, he recognized instantly who it was.
"He-hello? I think I have the wrong number..." Tsukasa mumbled.
"Nyeh, I don' think so Tsu-Tsu." Tony said, chuckling in his head.
"Wh-who is this? Kan-kun?" Tsukasa asked.
"You are CORRECT ma'am!" Tony said dramatically, dropping the accent. Tsukasa giggled.
"You're silly." She said. "Are you almost home?" She asked.
"Almost, it won't be too much longer." Tony said. "Why?" He asked.
"Because Dad called Matsuri-nee-san and Inori-nee-san home, I just wanted to know if you knew why?" Tsukasa clarified.
"Ah..." Tony debated with himself for a moment. "No, I'm afraid I don't. Sorry." Tony apologized.
"Okay... Do you know where Onee-chan is? I haven't seen her since they all left yesterday!" Tsukasa said. Tony's throat caught up. Right now, Tsukasa barely needed another worry.
"No, I'm not sure." Tony said nervously. There was a silence between the two.
"Kan-kun, are you lying to me?" Tsukasa asked. Tony scolded himself.
How the hell can she tell? He shouted in his head. "No, why would you think that?" Tony asked her.
"Hm. I dunno, I just got a feeling." Tsukasa responded. Tony arrived at his destination.
"Hey Tsukasa, I've got to get off the phone right now. I'll see you later though, eh?" Tony asked. Tsukasa sighed.
"Okay Kan-kun, but hurry. Misa-chan left a while ago and it's boring here. I talked to Yuki-chan for a while, but she had to go..." Tsukasa whined a bit. Tony couldn't help but chuckle.
"Alrighty Tsukasa. I'll see you as soon as I can!" Tony said.
"Bye Kan-kun~!" Tsukasa chimed.
"See ya." Tony smiled. Tsukasa hung up. Tony looked up at the store he was currently standing outside. He smiled. Onward to epicness.
POV Tsukasa
"When's the first date, when's the first date?" Matsuri urged Tsukasa. After all, neither of her younger sisters had ever been in a relationship and Matsuri wanted details.
"I-I don't know!" Tsukasa responded, looking a bit panicked. Her sister was being very forceful.
"Come on, give Imoto a break." Misao said.
"You aren't curious? Imoto's never had a boyfriend before!" Matsuri said.
"Bu-but..." Tsukasa mumbled a little panicked like.
"What?" Inori asked her.
"I know you're all curious, but I didn't expect a kind of Spanish Inquisition..." Tsukasa mumbled. Suddenly, the door burst open as three men all in red ran in. They all stopped and posed.
"NOBODY EXPECTS THE SPANISH INQUISITION!" One in a snazzy red hat yelled. Tsukasa sank back into her bed. Tears welled up in her eyes as she was frightened by these men. Misao saw this.
"Hey you three, get the hell out of here!" She got up and yelled at the three with such ferocity, she instantly cut off the rest of the three's lines. "Well? Leave! You're scaring Imoto!" She shouted, pointing at the door.
"Er..." The main man mumbled. Misao growled. The three of them shuffled out quickly. Misao sighed and sat back down.
"That should be the last of them." She crossed her arms. "You okay Imoto?" Misao asked Tsukasa. She smiled and sniffed.
"Yeah... Thanks." She sighed contently. Matsuri and Inori looked at each other, then smiled to Misao.
"Well I didn't know you were so protective of Tsukasa." Inori smiled.
"She's like my little sister, ya know?" Misao scratched the back of her head sheepishly. Suddenly, her phone started ringing. She picked it up. "Yo?" She greeted whoever was on the other end of the phone. She scowled. "I don't wanna! I'm visiting a friend in the hospital! She... But she just came out of a coma!" Misao protested. "I don't care if he wants to see me! He's just gonna insult me again!" Misao shouted. *Sigh* "Fine. I'm on my way." Misao sighed, almost disgusted. She hung up. "Sorry Imoto, I've gotta go home. My idiot brother wants to have an argument. Or, what he calls an argument. Basically, it's him insulting me and me telling him to shut up."
"Sorry you have to go home to that." Matsuri apologized.
"Oh, I don't care if he insults me. He insulted Hiiragin and Imoto once." Misao commented.
"What? Let me at him..." Matsuri growled. Misao smiled.
"Sorry, I beat you to it." Misao said.
"What did you do?" Inori asked.
"I was grounded for a month. They only let me out for school and visiting him." Misao smiled.
"Visiting?" Inori asked.
"In the hospital." Misao got up and walked to the door. She glanced back to see the room staring at her. She shrugged. "I'm very protective of Hiiragin and Imoto. They're very precious to me. In fact, they're two of the most important people in the world to me and no one insults them if I have anything to say about it." She said whole-heartidly. She exited.
"Do we want her hanging out with Imoto? She seems a little violent..." Matsuri commented.
"Do you want to be the one to tell her that she can't be around Kagami?" Inori asked her sister. Matsuri shook her head.
"No way." She said. "I'm not sure if it's her violence that makes me cautious so much as her nonchalance about it and her willingness to use it."
"Hang on Matsuri, the instant she said he insulted Kagami and Tsukasa, you wanted to kill him!" Inori accused.
"Not kill him! Just maim him a little..." Matsuri protested.
"That's not much better!" Inori said.
"But there's a difference! Imoto's my sister!" Matsuri said.
"And she said Tsukasa and Kagami were like hers." Inori said. Before they could continue arguing, Tsukasa interrupted on behalf of her friend.
"It's okay Onee-san! She's been Onee-chan's friend for years!" Tsukasa defended her friend.
"Still, I'm not sure how I feel about that..." Matsuri commented.
"Well, Kagami hasn't come home complaining about her violence, so I guess she's okay around her." Inori said.
"She really is!" Tsukasa urged them. There was a moment of silence until Matsuri realized her question had never been answered.
"Imoto, you have to have talked about SOMETHING!" Matsuri said. "First date, living together, kids, anything?" She asked. Tsukasa blushed as thoughts entered her head. Thoughts of their date, moving in, and of, of course, kids. Of course, when thinking of something such as this, one also must think about how to get to such events...
"O-O-Onee-san... We... We haven't been on a first date yet... We haven't talked about any of that..." Tsukasa mumbled meekly, turning deeply red. Matsuri almost squealed.
"Imoto, you're so cute sometimes!" She shouted. "I just wanna squeeze the stuffing out of you!" She giggled. Tsukasa smiled.
"Thanks... I think." She mumbled. It was weird being called cute by your big sister like that.
"Just keep bein' cute Imoto!" Matsuri gave a wink and a thumbs up before her cellphone rang. "Yo? What's up?" She asked. She suddenly got a confused look. "What? Now? We're visiting Tsukasa." Matsuri said. "Home? … Alright." Matsuri said cautiously.
"What's up?" Inori asked.
"Dad wants us to come home right away." Matsuri said.
"Ah. Alright. Well, I guess let's go. I'll see ya later Tsukasa." Inori got up.
"See ya Imoto!" Matsuri waved as the two got to the door. "Stay cute!" She bade as they left. Tsukasa sighed. She laid back in bed.
"I wish Kan-kun was here..." She mumbled as she snuggled in to her bed. "It's boring when I'm here by myself. Maybe I can call Yuki-chan." She pondered the thought. "She was really tired yesterday. I wonder why..." She mumbled to herself. She brought out her cellphone. She clicked two on her speed dial. Miyuki picked up after a couple rings.
"Tsukasa, how are you?" She asked sweetly. Tsukasa could hear machinery in the background.
"I'm fine Yuki-chan, I'm just a little bored. I have a question though!" Tsukasa asked.
"Yes?" Miyuki asked.
"Why were you so tired yesterday?" Tsukasa asked. Miyuki hummed, trying to think of something. After all, she didn't want to tell her that she had stayed up all night because fo her, then she would feel guilty!
"I just didn't get a very good night's sleep." Miyuki lied.
"Oh~... What are you doing?" Tsukasa asked, buying the lie.
"I was visiting Masutā at work." Miyuki said.
"He got a job?" Tsukasa asked.
"Yes, he offered to pay for the rent of my home and-" Miyuki was cut off by a gasp from Tsukasa.
"What happened? I thought you got enough money from your Dad!" Tsukasa said.
"My mother stopped getting alimony, and her credit card was stolen. We lost a lot of money before I canceled the card." Miyuki said.
"Oh... Masuta's really generous... Isn't your rent a lot?" Tsukasa asked.
"Yes, but he's performing a hard job that he's one of the only people who can complete the task. Normally, it would take several people to complete the job and that would result in several different paychecks having to be paid. So he's saving them money by performing an extremely physically demanding job in a place where machinery is awkward to use. So they pay him a lot of money." Miyuki explained.
"Oh~... Okay then." Tsukasa nodded, even though she knew Miyuki couldn't see it. "And he gives all of it to you and your Mom?" Tsukasa asked. The speaker piece seemed to get muffled as Miyuki said something to someone. It became clear again.
"Yes. He does." She said softly as the sound of machinery seemed to get more distant. Tsukasa instantly picked up on a new tone in her friend's voice.
"Yuki-chan~... Do you like him~?" Tsukasa chimed.
"..." Miyuki seemed to pause here. "Yes. I do. He's generous and nice and..." Miyuki paused again.
"And what?" Tsukasa urged her friend to continue.
"... And he's hot." Miyuki admitted. From the way she said it, it sounded like she had less confessed it and more let it burst out before she could let herself think of what might come from saying it. Tsukasa giggled. "Have you ever seen him with his shirt off?" Miyuki asked.
"No, is he like Kan-kun?" Tsukasa asked.
"A little, but just... bigger. Even though Kanpeki-san is stronger, Masutā has larger muscles and..." Miyuki paused. "If "commanding" could describe looks, it would definitely describe him. You should hear him ordering people to do things. You can tell he must have been a commander in the special forces just by the way he holds himself and the way he speaks. Besides that, he-hoo..." Miyuki was cut off. There was a moment of silence.
"Yuki-chan?" Tsukasa asked.
"I'm sorry Tsukasa, I just kind of... do that when I see him without his shirt..." Miyuki said sheepishly. "What makes him all the more fascinating is how easily he can switch his tone and aura." Miyuki said.
"What do you mean?" Tsukasa asked.
"I mean that he can authoritatively command someone to pick up a metal bar that's much too heavy for them, inspire them to do it with a silver tongue, and then sound as mild and gentle as the cradle-babe when speaking to me." Miyuki described.
"Yuki-chan, he likes you! I bet he does!" Tsukasa chimed.
"I... I was thinking of asking him if he would like to move in with mother and I. After all, if he's paying rent on a building, then he should be able to use it, correct?" Miyuki sounded extremely uncertain. Tsukasa, while she thought this was totally romantic, realized she should probably use a more level head than going on that thought alone.
"Well..." Tsukasa thought. "It would seem like a really big step considering you aren't dating yet..." Tsukasa pondered aloud.
"Yet..." She could hear Miyuki mumble. Tsukasa admitted, Miyuki seemed different right now, but Tsukasa correctly assumed it was simply because she had never seen her best friend liking someone like this before.
"Hmmm..." Tsukasa continued to ponder. "You do bring a good argument that he should be able to live in that house if he wants since he pays for some of it. Does your Mom still have her job?" Tsukasa asked.
"Yes, but it didn't cover half of our living expenses. With Masuta's money, however, we'll be go-hoo..." Miyuki was cut off once more. Tsukasa giggled.
"Yuki-chan, I don't know what to tell you. It might seem really forward if you ask him to come live with you, but it may just be what you need to do to tell him what you think of him, you know?" Tsukasa asked.
"I... I guess... After all, our house is bigger than Kanpeki-san's. He'd likely be more comfortable living with us, right?" Miyuki asked.
"Right!" Tsukasa smiled.
"Alright... Maybe I'll ask him... Just not today." Miyuki said. Tsukasa giggled.
"Yuki-chan, you'll have to do it sometime." Tsukasa said.
"I suppose you're right... Thanks Tsukasa." Miyuki said.
"No, thank you! I haven't gotten to talk to you much lately, you know?" Tsukasa said.
"Yeah... I hope we can talk again soon." Miyuki said.
"Me too Yuki-chan!" Tsukasa chimed.
"I'll see you later Tsukasa." Miyuki bade.
"Bye bye Yuki-chan!" Tsukasa chimed as the two ended the call. Tsukasa smiled. "Maybe I'll call Kan-kun..." She smiled and clicked three on her speed dial.
POV Kagami
Tadao sighed.
"Kagami... Someone asked me what I would do if this was the case." Tadao said. Kagami bit her lip. It was weird. She was strangely calm. Her sisters supported her. Her mother supported her. Konata was beside her, hand in hand, loving her. Whatever her father's decision, there was an odd serenity that made her feel as if she could take it. "I've been thinking for a long time. Time alone in my room on this subject." Tadao said.
So that's why he was staying to himself inside his room... Kagami thought.
"The notion was brought up around a month ago if I remember correctly." Tadao said. "My initial plan was to disown you." Tadao looked into Kagami's eyes to tell her that he was completely serious. She gulped. "When it was brought up, I felt it went against our religion, that we may incur some divine punishment should I allow this in my house. So I thought. I thought a great deal by myself. I called a lot of people, priests, and other such people. I've heard testimonies that it was an abomination from some and from others I've heard that the entire point of the religion was not to reject ourselves what makes us happy, but to pursue them. That didn't help me." Tadao sighed. "I eventually came to the realization that it wasn't my religion that made this into something bad, quite the opposite. The truth is, I was just scared and using my religion as an excuse. Even then, I've been trying to come to terms with the thought of you being a lesbian. I wasn't sure what I would do if that were the case." Tadao sighed. "I've put off deciding what I would do until such a time that you told me. I have to ask Kagami..." Tadao paused and looked between the two girls. "Do you love this girl with all your heart? Or is there any possibility that this is a phase you're going through? Can you see yourself spending the rest of your life with her?" He asked. Kagami looked to Konata, who looked back. Kagami looked into her love's eyes and, for a split instant, saw Konata in ten years, hair in a bun, a responsible adult with just enough childish habits to balance her. Kagami smiled and turned back to her father.
"I do. I can see a future with Konata." Kagami said. Tadao turned to Konata.
"Konata." He said gravely. "Do you love my daughter?" He asked. Konata nodded.
"With all my heart and everything that I am." Konata answered. Tadao sighed and seemed to compose himself. He looked back at Konata.
"From here, I'm leaving my daughter in your charge." Tadao said. "Make my girl happy."
"Does that mean..." Konata muttered.
"Know this now Kagami. Should you pursue your relationship with Konata... I'll accept and support you both all the way." Tadao finished, smiling wide. Kagami's expression turned to joy as she ran and hugged her dad with all her might.
"Thank you so much dad!" She cried. "I was so afraid!"
"Don't worry Kagami. I'm your father, and I'll always love you. No matter what." The man hugged his daughter back. Kagami was in bliss. Her father accepted her. This was more than she could have ever hoped for or imagined. She didn't even notice when Inori and Matsuri had run over and joined in the hug, or when Miki, who had also joined in the hug as well, had even arrived. It was a moment before Kagami felt something was missing. She turned to see Konata standing where she had been before Kagami had run to her father. Tadao followed his daughter's gaze and saw the Otaku, as did the rest of the present company.
"Come here Konatan!" Matsuri shouted.
"Being part of the family means being part of group hugs." Inori said.
"Come on Kona. This is a family hug. Get in here." Kagami smiled. Konata smiled widely and glomped the group.
"I can't believe it! That makes us an official couple!" Konata shouted happily. Kagami smiled.
"Yup. We're official." She said.
"Took long enough..." Konata giggled. "We've gotta tell Tsukasa and Tony!" Konata said excitedly.
"Yeah! Hang on..." Kagami broke from the hug and took out her phone, but it disappeared. She looked over to see Konata holding it.
"We have to tell them in person! However, there is something I want to ask Tsukasa to do~..." Konata catgrinned.
"What's that Kona?" Kagami asked.
"A bit of a thanks to Kan-kan for getting us here so quickly." Konata said.
"Getting you here? Where did you go?" Kagami asked.
"Oh yeah, I went with Kan-kan to the tournament!" Konata said.
"You didn't get hurt, did you Kona?" Kagami asked quickly, obviously concerned. "Didn't they use weapons? What did you use?" Kagami asked.
"Whoa whoa, it's okay Kagamin! I used Wing Chun Butterfly Knives! Sure I got hurt, but Kan-kan healed me!" Konata said, leaving out the poisoning. "It was all recorded too!" Konata catgrinned at Miki. She held up a camera.
"All right here." Miki smiled. Kagami looked at it.
"... I really want to see that..." Kagami looked at the camera longingly. Konata giggled.
"Don't we have to go get Tsukasa?" Konata asked. Kagami sighed.
"Yeah. So what's the whole deal with Tony?" She asked.
"Well, if I know him, he's preparing an awesome plan for when Tsukasa can leave the hospital." Konata said. "He probably felt there wasn't anything he could do here." She started dialing Tsukasa's number, walking out of the room. She would explain Tony's plan after she had made her request to Tsukasa.
POV Tony
Tony looked around. He was outside the hospital.
Horse in place... Tony looked up. Tsukasa's window... He shifted uncomfortably. Costume is definitely on... He thought, said costume under his current clothes. He breathed. "Show time." He smiled. He walked up.
"Okay Kona-chan!" Tsukasa smiled. "If you think he'd like it..." She said. There was a knock at the door. Tsukasa dropped her voice to a whisper. "That's him. I'll tell you how he reacts!" She said.
"Thanks Tsukasa!" Konata giggled. Tony entered the room just as Tsukasa was putting the phone away.
"Hey Tsu-chan, I'm home!" He smiled.
"Welcome back Master!" Tsukasa chimed with one of the sweetest smiles Tony had ever se-...
Ma-Ma-Ma... Tony repeated in his head, what Tsukasa had said just now hitting him and turning his face a deep red. Tsukasa couldn't help but squeal in her head at how amazingly cute she found Tony when he looked like he did right now. Suddenly, a small trickle of blood ran from his nose and he fell backwards.
"Kan-kun!" Tsukasa shouted as Tony fainted. Tsukasa struggled to get up for a moment or two, but Tony came to soon, rubbing his nose. "Kan-kun, are you okay?" She asked.
"Ye-yeah... Just... stuff..." He said. He was curious about when Tsukasa had been told about that particular bit of information, but for now he wanted to forget what had just happened. Not entirely, he would keep the memory of Tsukasa saying that and how it actually sounded safely tucked away in a hidden corner of his mind palace, but other than that, he was forgetting the incident. Tony walked over to his love and sat down next to her.
"So that means Kona-chan is home too, right?" Tsukasa asked.
"Yeah... Hey Tsukasa..." Tony muttered.
"Kan-kun...?" Tsukasa asked as Tony had a weird sort of tone in his voice. Tony breathed, readying himself to tell Tsukasa the news of what was happening.
"Konata and Kagami... Konata co-" He was cut off as the door burst open to reveal Konata and Kagami.
"Guys! You're not going to believe this!" Kagami shouted.
"Then why listen? Now, where were we?" Tony turned back to Tsukasa.
"You know Tony, sometimes you can be really funny!" Konata chuckled. Halfway through, she stopped VERY abruptly. "And then there's now." Konata said.
"Well what is it?" Tsukasa asked. Kagami and Konata smiled to her. By that smile, Tony could guess the news. Konata and Kagami looked into each other's eyes. Konata felt Kagami's cheek sensually and Kagami sighed, preparing herself for the telling of news.
"We... Dad... Me and Kona... I..." She tried several times. Kagami was interrupted by Konata taking her cheek in her hand again. Kagami looked into Konata's eyes.
"You talk too much." Konata smiled. Kagami blinked and paused for a beat and realized what Konata was getting at. She gulped and leaned closer. Konata leaned up. Tsukasa watched as their faces got closer and closer until she joyously saw Kagami and Konata kiss for the very first time. Since the invention of the kiss, there have been seven kisses that have been rated the most passionate, the most pure. This one left them all behind. The two put more passion into that kiss than anything they ever had before. They continued kissing for about a minute. Kagami could feel love pouring from Konata. Konata felt love pouring from Kagami. Kagami could barely think. She had always thought about what her first kiss would be like. She imagined she would feel indescribable joy as she hugged the love of her life, the person she would undoubtedly spend the rest of her life with. That description didn't come anywhere close to the reality of it. In that hug, Kagami felt safe. In that first kiss, she was home. And she knew she could never love anyone else as much as she did Konata.
"ONEE-CHAN~!" Tsukasa shouted in joy.
"YES! FINALLY!" Tony cheered. "It's about damn time! We were getting impatient!" Tony shouted. Konata and Kagami finally broke for air and to address their siblings.
"I know, right?" Konata giggled. Tony ran over and hugged the two.
"Big hug! Big hug!" He said. He picked the two giggling girls up with little apparent effort. He walked the two over to Tsukasa's bed and set them down. "Hug them with me Tsukasa!" He requested. Tsukasa happily sat up and hugged the couple.
"Group hug!" Tsukasa chimed.
"So when's the first date?" Tony asked as they disengaged from the hug. Kagami shrugged.
"I dunno! We haven't talked about it, but that reminds me of something! Where are you two going on your first date?" Kagami asked. Tony looked to Tsukasa, who looked back at him.
"Tsu-chan?" Tony asked.
"Hm..." She put a finger to her lip in thought. "It's a little weird for a first date, but how about that cake buffet, Club Harie?" She asked. Everyone else in the room visibly cringed. Kagami noticed Konata cringing too.
"Let's try somewhere else... How about I take you out to dinner?" Tony asked. Suddenly he made a face. "Scratch that. I forgot, I have no money..." He mumbled.
"What happened?" Tsukasa asked.
"I paid off a friend's debt, but that's not important..." He sighed. "No girl of mine is having a cheap date. I need to find a tournament somewhere." Tony determined. Konata flashed a smile to Kagami.
"You're right." Kagami chimed. Tony turned his attention to her.
"What?" He asked.
"No sister of mine is having a cheap date." Kagami held up two bills.
"20,000 yen?" Tony looked at it. "No, I can't let you pay for our date! What about your own?" Tony asked.
"Don't worry about it. The family all chipped in. It's yours." Kagami held out the money.
"Thanks, but I can't acc-"
"Don't you dare finish that mister." Konata interrupted him. "You just gave all your money away to people you barely freakin' knew. And besides that, I know that if you had won that tournament, you would have turned around and given the money away within the next five minutes. Now you're accepting this money or I'm gonna beat you up again!" Konata said, striking her stance over dramatically. Tony chuckled and scratched his head.
"So Tsukasa, where do you wanna go that costs less than 20,000 yen?" Tony asked. Kagami smiled to Konata.
"I think dinner sounds really nice... Maybe we can go tomorrow, or after they release me today!" Tsukasa chimed happily. Tony smiled to himself.
"I like the idea of that." He said. He sighed contently. "SUBJECT CHANGE!" He suddenly shouted. "So Tadao accepted you himself?" Tony asked.
"Yeah!" Kagami cheered. "It got a little close, but Kona being there convinced him I think." She smiled to her Otaku.
"Really?" Tony smiled. "You did it without Seoige?" Tony cheered, pronouncing Miyuki's name in Al Bhed to keep it from the twins.
"Yep! Kagami's Dad was on the fence on the issue and I Sparta-kicked him onto our side!" Konata demonstrated with an over dramatic kick. "We didn't even need Seoige! In fact, that might not have worked at all! It was a good idea though." Konata complimented. Kagami sighed.
"Hey, what's Seoige?" She asked. "Some other language?" She asked after a moment.
"Al Bhed." Tony chuckled.
"Geez." Kagami facepalmed. "What have I gotten myself in to?"
"I find your lack of faith... disturbing..." Konata said ominously, making a pose like she was squashing Kagami throat. Tony laughed as Kagami rolled her eyes, but giggled nonetheless. They looked over to see Tsukasa laughing as well.
"Tsukasa... Do you even know what that's from?" Kagami asked. Tsukasa nodded.
"It's from Star Wars! We watched it a couple years ago, remember?" Tsukasa smiled. Kagami looked between Tony and Konata, then back to Tsukasa. Konata looked confusedly at Kagami, and then at a Tony. He had the same expression as Kagami, which confused Konata all the more.
"Why is that so surprising?" She asked.
"Don't you remember Kona? When we first met Tony, he made a reference to Star Wars and she didn't remember it..." Kagami said. "I dunno, that's just a bit weird that she would remember it now." Kagami said.
"Well, that's one of the most memorable lines from the entire series! It's no wonder Tsukasa would remember it, right?" Konata asked. Kagami shrugged.
"I guess." She sighed. "Yeah, I guess it's nothing. By the way Tony." She looked at the boy. "I need to ask you about something later in private." Kagami said. Tony raised an eyebrow.
"About?" He asked. Kagami glanced at her sister and lover.
"Acerca de nuestra cita." Kagami said in Spanish, recalling that Tony knew Spanish as well as she did. (About our date.)
"Konata sabe." Tony said. Kagami got a slightly panicked look.
(Konata knows.)
"Lo hace?" She shouted. Tony sighed.
(She does?)
"Tuve que decirle. Ella me dijo lo que pasó anoche, yo no quería que te culpo por mi algo que era mi culpa." Tony explained. Kagami blinked.
(I had to tell her. She told me what happened last night, I didn't want her to blame you for something that was my fault.)
"Hey! Stop speaking a language I don't know!" Konata protested. Kagami giggled.
"Now you know what I feel when you two speak Al Bhed." Kagami said. Konata opened her mouth, but couldn't think of a comeback.
"Well still!" She protested. "You're talking about me! I heard my name!" Konata said. Kagami looked at Tsukasa. Tony had told his sister, now she felt it was her job to tell hers. How would she react though? Tsukasa had a MUCH different past with boys than Konata did, to hear the boy she loved dated her sister might lead to some cataclysmic results. She took a deep breath, but was cut off as Tony's alarm on his phone went off. Konata smiled.
Plan ZX-52 is underway. She smiled.
"Sorry Tsukasa, I have to go. Like, now. I'll see ya later!" Tony got up.
"Kan-kun, they're about to let me out!" Tsukasa protested.
"I know, I'll make it up to you!" Tony said before he apparated. Tsukasa sighed as Dr. Zimmerman walked in.
"Okay, you're free to go." He looked around. "I'm surprised Mr. Otokonoko isn't here to see you off." He commented.
"He had something he had to do." Konata said.
"Ah. Well, as of this moment, you're a free woman." Dr. Zimmerman nodded to Tsukasa. He handed a small packet to her. "After waking from a coma, there have been reports of serious headaches. Your medical record doesn't show any allergies, so you should take these in case you get such a headache. I'll write a prescription for them later." Dr. Zimmerman said.
"How will I know if it's that kind of headache or if it's just a common one?" Tsukasa asked.
"You'll know. It'll be less of a headache and more of a serious migraine." Dr. Zimmerman said before exiting. Tsukasa sighed as she put the packet in her pocket.
"I kinda wish Kan-kun was here to walk me out too..." Tsukasa said, disappointed that only her sister and friend were there. "Not that I'm not happy to see you two! It's just-"
"We get it Tsukasa." Kagami smiled. "You love him. Just like I do Kona." Tsukasa blushed as she smiled too.
And he loves me... I'll trust that he'll make it up some how... She thought happily, giggling. Kagami started getting cold feet about the plan, but kept going with it.
"Whoa! What's that!" Konata ran to the window and looked out. Tsukasa
"What? What?" Tsukasa rushed over and peered out the open window.
"There!" Konata pointed, no longer looking where she was pointing, but down. She got a thumbs up from Tony below. Konata snickered at how ridiculous he looked.
"Where? Where?" Tsukasa leaned further outside the window. Kagami gulped, eased only by a thumbs up from Konata. Kagami took a deep breath.
"Down!" She shouted as she gave Tsukasa a gentle push, the latter losing her balance.
"Onee-CHAN~?" She shouted in terror until she saw Tony below. Her eyes widened as she saw him in a poofy red suit on a beautiful white horse with a golden mane. As she tumbled out, she instantly picked up on EXACTLY what was happening. She fell out the window, as Tony had predicted since he had mentally guided her, and Tony caught her in his arms. She smiled as she saw Tony's smirk.
"Oh my gosh..." Tsukasa mumbled. "It's you..." She put her hand behind Tony's head.
"Ahe, yes it's me!" Tony said. "And you are...?"
"Tsukasa." Tsukasa smiled, bringing her hand back.
"Oh~ TSUKASA!" Tony shouted.
"You're the fairest maid I've ever met!
You were made-" He sang, being interrupted by Tsukasa.
"......- To finish your duet!"
"And in years to come~ we'll reminisce!" They sang together before splitting off.
"How we came to love," Tony sang.
"-And grew and grew love," Tsukasa sang immediately after Tony stopped.
"Since first we knew love, through True~ Love's~ Kiss~!" They finished as they rode off. Kagami smiled to Konata as they held each other's hand.
"Kona..." Kagami started.
"Yes Kagamin?"
"After doing that... I really need something sweet..." Kagami sighed. Konata giggled.
"Would some sugar help?" Konata suggested suggestively. Kagami giggled.
"In a relationship for half an hour and you're already talking dirty to me..." She commented.
"You like it." Konata said.
"I do." Kagami closed in, but lift up and pecked her girlfriend on the forehead at the last second.
"Kagamin~!" Konata whined. "On the lips!" She pouted.
"Hey, I'm not just some girl you can up and kiss any time you want you know. We haven't even been on our first date. Kiss me then." Kagami bonked Konata on the nose with her finger. "Or, as I imagine Tony would do it..." She poked Konata in the forehead. "Sorry Kona. Another time?" She giggled. Konata pouted.
"But I kissed you just a moment ago!" She protested.
"I let you kiss me. Kona, I wanted you to have my first kiss." Kagami clarified. Konata blinked.
"Kagamin, you're not helping! That makes me want to kiss you so much more!" Konata tried to glomp Kagami, but the Tsundere put a hand out and caught her by her forehead.
"Denied." She said. Konata groaned.
"Fine, but that means we have to stop for pocky on the way out." Konata chimed. "Do you have money for the vending machine?" Konata asked
"Um..." Kagami checked her change purse. "Haha!" She laughed in triumph, taking out several coins. "Got it!" She cheered as the two began making their way out of the hospital.
"Awesome! We can play the pocky game~..." Konata chimed.
"No pocky game. Date first." Kagami bonked Konata again. Konata pouted.
"What, is that a thing now?" Konata asked.
"Of course it is, you're so cute when I do that!" Kagami squealed as she hugged Konata.
"Whoa! Kagamin, what big deredere you have!" She shouted, extremely surprised and rapidly blushing.
"I know, but I can finally say that! Before, it was weird 'cause I wasn't sure if you would take it weird! I don't even care that you're using stupid Otaku terms!" Kagami cheered.
"Kagamin..." Konata mumbled.
"Kona?" Kagami asked. "What is ih-" Kagami jumped back a bit as Konata pecked her on the nose.
"I'll respect your wishes." She smiled. Kagami smiled.
"I'll admit it Kona, I'm a little surprised that you would do that. Between you and Tony, I wasn't sure who was more obscene." Kagami giggled.
"He is, we took a poll." Konata said. Kagami giggled a bit more.
"Sounds about right. So, what do you wanna do?" Kagami asked.
"Date?" Konata asked slyly.
"Maybe… First let's just try hanging out as a couple before we actually go on a date, ya know?" Kagami asked.
"Not really, what's the difference?" Konata asked.
"Well, this way we can kind of get accustomed to being in public before we go announcing to the world that we're a couple…" Kagami said.
"But that means I can't kiss you even after today!" Konata complained.
"The best things in life are worth waiting for, aren't they?" Kagami asked. Konata pouted.
"Just being worth it doesn't make waiting for it suck any less…" She said. Kagami patted Konata on the head.
"Be strong." She said as she started rubbing Konata's head like one would their pet.
"I'm not an animal Kagamin!" Konata protested. Kagami patted Konata's head twice and brought her hand back.
"I dunno, sometimes you act like one though… Like a wolf sometimes…" Kagami commented.
"Wolf? I've never been so insulted in my life!" Konata shouted dramatically. "GrrrrrRUFF! Ruff!" She barked. Kagami giggled again. They found a vending machine, which Kagami put her coins into. She clicked the buttons for pocky and waited as the snack got closer in the rings. Suddenly, it stopped. Kagami blinked and wait a moment for it to continue. Another moment…
"Oh come on!" She shouted. "Damn thing ate my money…" Kagami sighed in sorrow."That was all I had too…" She mumbled in defeat. Konata started humming. Kagami looked at her to see her eyes closed in intense concentration, her lips in the form of a cat's. Suddenly, she opened her eyes.
"HYAAAAAH!" She shouted dramatically and punched the machine on the metal cage that protected the glass. The pocky box fell, causing Kagami to cheer in joyous triumph.
"Woo! Go Kona!" Kagami cheered, looking to her little loli. Konata was crouched with her hand in her other hand and looking at the knuckles. "Kona?" Kagami asked. Konata looked up with a silly grin and a bit of a sad look.
"That really hurt…" She commented. Kagami knelt down next to her friend and took her hand, examining it. The knuckles were red, turning blue, and in all just looked like they were in pain. Kagami, feeling guilty, brought the hand up to her lips and kissed each knuckle. She looked up at her lover to see her smile. "Thank you Kagamin." Konata smiled.
"My pleasure, my lady!" Kagami held Konata's hand up above her head as if she were royalty. Konata giggled as Kagami came back up with her pocky. "Thanks Kona." She smiled as she took one out. "As a reward, you may have the first stick." She said as if this were the most generous prize to have ever been offered. Konata bit onto it and hummed, causing Kagami to let go. "Hey, I meant for you to take it!" She shouted. Konata brought a hand up and broke the stick off in her mouth, ate it, and smiled at Kagami.
"Well you offered it! I assumed your feeding me was part of my reward!" Konata threw her arms in the air for emphasis. "I accept this reward with the humblest of gratitude!" Konata bowed over dramatically.
"So we haven't decided where we're going to go yet." Kagami said. Konata hummed.
"How about Gamers?" She suggested.
"Sounds good enough, we did almost kiss there…" Kagami smiled as the two set off. Konata smiled as well.
"I admit, I wish we had then…" Konata said.
"So do I." Kagami admitted.
"So when did you realize that you liked me? I mean, if you don't mind…" Konata asked.
"Hmm…" Kagami thought. "Liked or loved?" Kagami asked. "It's kind of a weird thing to ask, you know?" She said. "Especially at the beginning of a relationship..."
"Both if you don't mind me asking!" Konata clarified.
"Well…" Kagami scratched her head. "I honestly wouldn't be able to tell you when I first started liking you… Probably the first time I seriously considered having a romantic relationship was the morning after that slumber party we had. Remember? Tsukasa made that Tater Tot Casserole?" Kagami said. Konata put a finger to her chin and thought.
"Yeah, I remember. I told you, I remember everything important." Konata said.
"Well… The next morning-"
"Is it that dream?" Konata asked. Kagami blinked and thought a moment before she remembered.
"Yeah, I kinda lied about that. The thing that startled me so much was that you had cuddled up and hugged me while we were sleeping. My emotions sort of got the better of me there, and I panicked." Kagami said.
"If I remember correctly, that was the day you went out with Tony, right?" Konata asked. Kagami felt guilty again.
"Yeah. Yeah it is." She said. "Kona, can I explain?" She asked. Konata sighed.
"I guess, but I'm not mad." She said. Kagami smiled.
"I'm glad…" She sighed in relief. "You see… After that hug, I also started thinking about… what happened. How we almost kissed the night before. I felt so safe and happy... But I went into denial about my feelings and I started to question myself and think that there was no way. I mean, you always seemed like you joked around a lot, but then I saw you so submissive… Anyway, Tony asked me out and…" Kagami sighed. "I'm not proud about the next part." She said.
"What is it Kagamin?" Konata urged her girlfriend to continue.
"Well, I went out with him so that I could prove to myself I wasn't a lesbian. That didn't work too well though." Kagami said. "I was thinking of you and what you guys must have been doing the entire time. I used Tony and I hate myself for it…" Kagami mumbled. Konata hugged onto Kagami while they walked.
"Kagamin, don't fret about what you did or didn't do. Now that it's done, there's no possible way it could have happened any different. We're together now and that's all that matters to me." Konata said. Kagami smiled.
"Thanks." She said affectionately. "I'm glad you aren't mad Kona." Kagami said.
"I'll tell you the same thing I told Kan-kan." Konata said.
"And what's that?" Kagami asked.
"You're really easy to fall in love with." Konata said. Kagami felt her heart warming from the close proximity to her love and the compliments she was being paid.
"You are too." Kagami smiled as she thought. Her arms were trapped by Konata's hug. Kona can't weigh too much… She thought. She lifted her arms up and, with some effort, got Konata in the air.
"Kagamin…?" Konata mumbled. Kagami suddenly dropped so that she slipped from Konata's grasp and had her arms free. In the instant Konata was still in the air, Kagami wrapped her arms around her girlfriend.
"It's no fair if I can't hug you while you hug me." She said. She looked into Konata's eyes to see a bit of fear in them.
"Kagami, if you had missed or waited another second, I'd have hurt my legs! What would you have done then?" Konata scolded Kagami.
"I thought that once it was done, there was no way it could have happened differently?" Kagami repeated. Konata opened her mouth to respond, but closed it.
"Yeah, I guess." She said. Kagami giggled in triumph. They arrived at Gamers.
"Onward to adventure?" Kagami asked.
"Onward to adventure." Konata nodded. The two entered.
POV Tony
Tony and Tsukasa were trotting along on the horse Tony had borrowed from Lawrence.
"Kan-kun, where are we going?" Tsukasa asked.
"To dinner!" Tony answered.
"You mean on a date?" Tsukasa asked cautiously.
"Yeah, is that a problem?" Tony asked.
"Kan-kun, I have to get ready!" Tsukasa protested.
"Wh...What?" Tony asked, confused.
"I have to get changed, make up, shower, all that stuff! I've been in the hospital for several days, I must look like a mess!" Tsukasa said.
"Tsukasa, you're beautiful. Why don't we just go like we are?" Tony asked. Tsukasa blushed.
"Because, I have to get prepared..." She mumbled. Tony sighed and shrugged.
"Well, you know more about this kind of stuff than I do." He said. He turned to face front. "Hold on." He said as he took the reins. Tsukasa slid her arms around his stomach. "Hya!" He whipped the reins, causing the horse to start galloping.
"Is this legal?" Tsukasa shouted against the wind.
"Probably not!" Tony shouted back. They saw a couple in front of them on a so far empty street. "Hya, hya, HYA!" He bade the horse go faster. The horse sped up and jumped over the couple, scaring the two half to death. They heard sirens behind them. Tony turned for an instant to see police.
"Kan-kun, what are we gonna do?" Tsukasa shouted. Tony smiled.
"Have fun!" He shouted. He turned his head in the way opposite the way of the police and winked at Tsukasa. "Giselle." It was weird, it was like his face was changing... "Hey!" He pulled on the reins, bringing the horse to a stop. The car stopped as well as Tony jumped off.
"You realize it's illegal to ride a hors-" Tony put his hand where a sheath would be and summoned his sword. He pulled it out and pointed it at the policeman.
"Silence!" He shouted, waving his sword around. The policeman pulled out his stick quickly, but Tony blocked the energy pathways to his brain, preventing voluntary movement. "Your name, peasant?" Tony demanded.
"Keisatsu!" The officer shouted.
"And why do you pursue me and my princess?" Tony asked viciously.
"My prince, let him go!" Tsukasa bade dramatically.
"You think I should Giselle?" Tony asked her.
"I do so think you should!" Tsukasa said. Tony sheathed his sword and released his grip on the man's mind.
"Then good day Keisatsu." Tony clapped the man on the arm and jumped back on the horse. "Off to the wedding!" He shouted as the horse took off again. Tony heard sirens, but they turned a corner and were out of sight of the police officer. Tony smirked as the two lovers and the horse disappeared. The police turned the corner to see empty road. He scratched his head.
"Weird…" He said. "I gotta get more sleep…" He muttered. A street over, Tony laughed, even with a bit of exhaustion.
"That was great! You'd make a great actress…" Tony chuckled. He looked over at Tsukasa to see a bit of fear in her eyes. He felt a pang of sorrow before he realized what it was. "Tsukasa, you know I wasn't going to hurt him for real." Tony said.
"I know, it's just… That policeman had a family, you know? I was just a little afraid of what you might do…. I know you wouldn't, but-…" Tsukasa sighed.
"I understand Tsukasa. I'm sorry." He apologized.
"No, I'm being silly…" Tsukasa sighed again.
"You're not, your reactions are completely understandable." Tony said. He looked to the sky to see it darkening. "Tsu-chan, how late are dates usually?" He asked. Tsukasa thought for a few moments.
"I'm not sure..." Tsukasa said. "Why? Do you think it's getting late?" She asked.
"It's about quarter after nine." Tony said.
"Wow, how do you know that?" Tsukasa asked.
"That was one of the first things I learned, the position of the moon. By the stars, I could tell you what day of the month it is, too." Tony said.
"That's cool... I'm not sure if a date is supposed to be this late though..." Tsukasa sighed.
"Bah! That sucks." Tony sighed. "Then shall we postpone our date to tomorrow?" He smiled. Tsukasa smiled as well.
"Totally! I can't wait Kan-kun." She said.
"Nor can I, my princess. Shall I take you home?" Tony asked.
"Sure Kan-kun." Tsukasa smiled. Tony chuckled.
"HYA!" He whipped again, galloping towards the Hiiragi house.
POV Kagami
Konata and Kagami walked out of the game shop laughing. They started walking to Kagami's house to drop her off, it being rather late and they being unable to do much else.
"Kagamin~! I can't believe you really bought that game!" Konata said, truly astounded.
"Well, the back of it has a good summary and it looked interesting!" Kagami said. Konata giggled.
"Face it, you're just in it for the Yuri scenes, aren't you?" Konata accused gently.
"Kona..." Kagami muttered in embarrassment and blush. "I want to see the plot of the story too. Besides, this game has a feature that lets you skip all of those scenes." Kagami informed her little teaser. Konata catgrinned.
"But you're not going to, are you?" Konata asked in a way that asserted her statement as true. Kagami blushed even more and averted her gaze.
"...No..." She said.
"Face it Kagami, you're a raging lez, aren't you?" Konata asked. Kagami looked at Konata with a VERY annoyed look.
"Hey, that's a really offensive word Konata. Just 'cause you're a lesbian too doesn't mean you can use derogatory terms to address me." Kagami scolded. Konata shrunk a little.
"I'm sorry Kagamin..." She looked at the ground. Despite her anger, Kagami felt guilty for making Konata scared, and even worse knowing she was the cause of such a large change. She held strong for a moment, but sighed.
"It's alright Kona, just try and watch it..." Kagami hugged Konata around her shoulders. The Otaku leaned on Kagami's shoulder.
"You know Kagamin..." Konata started.
"What is it Kona?" Kagami asked.
"The point of coming out when it wasn't a date was so that we weren't basically announcing that we were a couple to the world, right?" Konata asked.
"Yeah." Kagami answered.
"This probably isn't helping that." Konata said. Kagami sighed.
"Honestly Kona, we flirted a lot in there. I didn't feel as awkward as I thought I would, even though we got a lot of weird looks. Then we got a lot of approving looks... Of course, we were in a place with Otaku, so I don't know if we can really count their opinions as normal. I think for now, we should go out to a restaurant or something. Somewhere normal where a mix of people can see us." Kagami said.
"I didn't feel as awkward as I thought I might either. I guess I can see where you're coming from though..." Konata said. "Tomorrow then?" Konata looked up at her lover.
"It's a date." Kagami smiled as they continued on their way to drop off Kagami.
POV Tsukasa
"Thanks for the ride home Kan-kun, I didn't know you knew how to ride a horse!" Tsukasa said.
"I learned a while ago how to make use of animals in my surroundings. There are very few ways that a horse can be used more effectively than as a mount, so that was the first thing I was taught with them!" Tony explained. "It was my pleasure Tsukasa." He smiled.
"I'm just glad that we didn't run into any more policemen!" Tsukasa said as Tony helped her dismount.
"Yeah." Tony smiled.
"Bye Kan-kun, I'll see you tomorrow." Tsukasa said happily.
"Goodbye my beautiful girl, my life partner, my one coquette, the answer to my love's duet." Tony said with a smile. Tsukasa's face exploded, causing Tony to laugh. Got her with that one. Now I just have to return the horse to Lawrence at my house. Tony smiled. "HYA!" He whipped the reins, sending the horse into a gallop. Tsukasa watched wistfully as he disappeared from view. She sighed contently as she made her way into her house, a tad wobbly legged since Tony had insisted on jumping on every available occasion, but for the most part okay. She closed the door behind her.
"Which Imoto is it?" She heard Matsuri shout from the living room.
"It's me Onee-san!" Tsukasa called back. "Is Onee-chan not back yet?" Tsukasa asked, walking into the living room to see everyone turned around and looking at the door she was in, waiting for her. She caught sight of her father.
"No, I guess she's hangin' out with Konatan." Matsuri said.
"Sorry we didn't come to take you home Tsukasa, but once we heard Tony's plan, we couldn't help but go along." Miki said. Tsukasa smiled as she started running. She leaped into the air and glomped her dad.
"Thank you so much for accepting Onee-chan Dad." She hugged him with all her strength. He smiled.
"Don't thank me, I only did what a father should do." Tadao said. "It's called unconditional love for a reason."
"Still, I was worried." Tsukasa said. She broke the hug. "Um..." She bit her lip, unsure of how to ask her question.
"What's up Imoto?" Matsuri asked.
"Well... I kinda need some help..." Tsukasa said.
"What with?" Inori asked.
"I have a date with Kan-kun tomorrow, but I kind of don't know what I'm supposed to do on a date, you know?" Tsukasa said. "I'm really nervous..."
"Aw~, don't worry so much, we'll help you out." Inori said as she and Matsuri both stood up.
"You should wear those clothes I gave you!" Matsuri said. Tsukasa thought about it for a moment.
"Actually, can I borrow that dress I gave you?" Tsukasa asked.
"Hmmm... I guess so Imoto. Let's go get your stuff for tomorrow ready! Come on!" Matsuri and her two sisters started to the middle child's room. Tadao and Miki smiled to each other before turning towards the television again.
POV Kagami
"Thanks for walking me home Kona." Kagami smiled. The two had stayed connected for the entire walk home, but Konata had since shifted so that she could hug Kagami's waist while Kagami put her arm on Konata's shoulders. They had gotten a couple looks, but they didn't really care. They were just happy to be together.
"It's no problem Kagamin. I'm super happy, I feel like I could run home in five seconds, so I should be the one to drop you off, right?" Konata asked lazily, a smile on her face.
"You don't sound like it. Knowing you though, you'd make it in half that time." Kagami said lazily.
"Maybe. If I got a kiss, that is." Konata said. Before Kagami could scold her for pushing the point, Konata spoke again. "I know. Tomorrow." Konata said. Silence took them for a moment.
"Maybe." Kagami said. "Probably." She added.
"You better." Konata giggled. They arrived at the Hiiragi house. Konata reluctantly let go of her girlfriend and sighed.
"Good night Kona." Kagami smiled as she turned to Konata. Konata took her hand.
"Sleep well, princess." Konata knelt and kissed Kagami on the back of her hand. Kagami's face exploded. Konata stood back up and smiled at her love. "Tomorrow."
"Tomorrow." Kagami nodded. Konata turned and started jogging home. Kagami sighed contently and walked in her house.
"Welcome home Kagami." Miki said from the living room. Kagami walked in to see her mother and father sitting in front of the television, but turned to greet her.
"Hey Mom, hey Dad." Kagami smiled. "Tsukasa still out with Tony?" Kagami asked.
"No, Matsuri and Inori are teaching her about dating." Miki giggled.
"Wait... Matsuri?" Kagami asked.
"Yeah, why?" Miki asked.
"Oh man..." She turned and hurried to her older sister's room, remembering what happened the last time Matsuri had "helped" her little sister in this subject...
POV Tsukasa
"So what do I do on a date?" Tsukasa asked.
"Look cute mostly, you've got that down!" Matsuri said distractedly while she dug through her closet for the dress she had received from her little sister in exchange for her expertise in men.
"Oh... Um..." Tsukasa was sitting on the floor with her oldest sister. Inori saw Matsuri was preoccupied and so decided it would fall to her to advise her youngest sister.
"Well, mostly you go someplace special, like a restaurant, or a movie, or museum, or you just hang out and you talk." Inori explained.
"Ah." Tsukasa smiled. "What do you talk about?"
"Normally-" The door opened to reveal Kagami.
"Alright, what are you telling Tsukasa?" She asked accusingly.
"What a date is." Inori said. Kagami looked at Inori and blinked.
"You're explaining it?" She asked.
"Yeah." Inori nodded.
"Oh, alright then..." Kagami sighed in relief.
"Hey, what's that supposed to mean!" Matsuri shouted. It fell on deaf ears.
"Mind if I sit in on it..." Kagami blushed a bit.
"It's no problem Kagami." Inori smiled as Kagami walked over and sat next to her twin, facing Inori. Inori restated what she had said.
"That makes sense." Kagami said. "What kind of stuff do you talk about?" She asked.
"Well with you it'll be either really easy or really hard. For Tsukasa, it'll be easy." Inori said.
"Why's that?" Kagami asked.
"Normally on a date, you talk about each other. About yourself. About your interests, your likes your dislikes, you talk. You've known Konata for years though, so it's different. I'd think a date with you two would be more like what you do normally, but with more flirting and kissing." Inori said. "Tsukasa still probably doesn't know everything about Tony and vice-versa." She explained.
"Sounds like sound advice. Thanks Inori." Kagami smiled. "So mostly it's just talking you think?" She asked.
"It starts with talking, then you kinda... see where it goes." Inori said.
"Oh~..." Tsukasa smiled.
"Here it is!" Matsuri finally pulled out the dress. "Here ya go Imoto!" Matsuri tossed the dress as if it were now a rag onto her sister.
"Onee-san!" Tsukasa grabbed the dress. "You're gonna damage it!" She complained.
"Well it's my dress! I can do whatever I want with it!" Matsuri put her hands on her hips.
"But I really like this dress Onee-san..." Tsukasa sighed. "Thanks though." She smiled.
"Anything Imoto, I just hope this guy turns out to be the real thing for ya." Matsuri scratched the back of her head.
"I'm sure he is." Tsukasa said confidently. "So is there anything else we should know Onee-san?" Tsukasa asked.
"Mainly, be yourself. Don't preoccupy yourself trying to think of something to talk about because it's a date, just talk like you would normally and let it flow naturally. Don't get nervous, act almost like nothing has changed. Only now you can be a bit more intimate. If the time feels right, kiss them. If it feels right to talk, talk. Be yourself." Matsuri said.
"And don't forget, they'll probably be as nervous as you will, if not more so." Inori said.
"Gotcha." Kagami said, paying close attention to everything her sisters were saying.
"And now on to makeup..." Matsuri brought out a large makeup kit. "The point of wearing makeup is to make it look like you aren't, like so..." Matsuri got to work. And so the night continued, Matsuri and Inori continuing to give the twins tips and such.
POV Konata
Konata was running home at a pace that would normally tire her out. However, she didn't seem to notice the exertion. In fact, she felt like she could take off and fly home. She heard a whinny from ahead.
No way... She smiled. She sped up slightly and jumped to avoid horse droppings. After a very short run, she caught up with Tony, who was riding at a canter. "Kan-kan!" She shouted. Tony turned around and waved.
"Kon-kon!" He shouted. "Hey." He tensed the reins to slow the horse down. Konata caught up and began walking at the horse's pace. "You and Kagami go on a date or something? I'd have expected you'd be home a little while ago!" Tony said.
"We went to Gamers and Kagamin bought a Yuri game!" Konata said cheerfully.
"Oh really?" Tony smiled.
"Yeah, it even has some graphic content..." Konata catgrinned. Tony laughed.
"Maybe, but I'm sure she's be skipping those scenes." Tony said.
"Nope! She said she wasn't gonna skip them." Konata's grin widened. Tony laughed harder.
"Well, maybe I was wrong! Maybe she does like girls!" Tony said.
"You think?" Konata asked. Tony hummed, wondering if he had said something potentially harmful.
"I think maybe she didn't like girls until she fell in love with you. However, now she's warmed up to the idea of dating and being romantic with a girl." Tony smiled.
"I guess that makes sense." Konata said. Tony smirked.
"Besides, maybe she's doing research on how to better pleasure you later in the relationship." He said. Konata blushed.
"Maybe..." Konata mumbled. Tony laughed. "So did you go on a date?" Konata asked.
"Nope, we're going on one tomorrow though! It's too late for a date now." Tony said.
"Really? Me and Kagami are too!" Konata said.
"Awesome! Maybe we can double date!" Tony offered.
"Hmm..." Konata hummed.
"What's up?" Tony asked.
"Well, I was kind of thinking that this could just be something with me and Kagami. No offense!" Konata added quickly.
"None taken." Tony said. "I understand. First date and all." Tony smiled. "So, you wouldn't happen to know what happens on a date, would you?" He asked.
"Outside games, not a clue. And I don't think we should do what happens in those games..." Konata scratched her head sheepishly.
"Why? What happens?" Tony asked. Konata looked at him with half lidded eyes. Understanding came to him quite quickly. "Oh~..." He got what was being said. "Yeah, that probably wouldn't work out the way it does in your games, would it?" Tony asked.
"Don't you wish." Konata giggled as Tony blushed. They arrived at home to see Lawrence and Holo.
"Hey man!" Tony waved. As they came closer to the two, Tony dismounted. "Everything went off without a hitch!" Tony said.
"Good, I'm glad to hear that!" Lawrence said. "We have to be going soon, maybe we can talk more later?" Lawrence suggested.
"Sure, I understand. I know this great bar named "South Side of Chicago"! It's got a really western feel to it, almost like that old Cheers show." Tony said. Holo perked up.
"They have good alcohol there?" She asked. Tony smiled.
"Yep." He nodded. Holo turned to her companion.
"Lawrence, I want to go there!" She demanded. He held both hands up as if showing submission.
"We will, we will." He said. Tony and Konata laughed.
"Thank you for letting me use your horse." Tony bowed.
"It's no problem, I'm glad things worked out." Lawrence bowed as well. "Ready to go Holo?" He smiled to his companion.
"Yes, I should think so." She walked and got into their vehicle while Lawrence got the horse in the back.
"I'll talk to you later!" Lawrence waved as he got in. The two drove away.
"Well, good night Kon-kon." Tony smiled.
"Good night Kan-kan." Konata smiled. The two entered their respective house.
"Hey Masutā!" Tony shouted.
"What's up Otōto?" Tony heard his brother shout.
"Cool, I haven't talked to you in a while!" Tony entered the room his brother was in.
"Yeah, I've been working hard. Miyuki's rent is a lot, so I need to work a lot to pay it. Otōto, would you say you know Miyuki well?" Masutā asked Tony.
"Not really, but Tsukasa knows her very well. Why?" Tony asked.
"Well, she seemed flustered today. I was wondering if you might know what it was? Maybe being surrounded by guys threw her off..." Masutā pondered. Tony raised an eyebrow.
"She visited your work again, eh?" Tony smiled.
"She has and stayed most of the day almost every day. In fact, I think the only day she didn't was when Tsukasa was in the hospital." Masutā said. Tony smiled.
"She likes you. She has to." He said. His older brother chuckled.
"Don't I wish?" Masutā said
"Anyway Aniki, do you know what I'm supposed to do on a date? Me and Tsukasa are going on one tomorrow and I have absolutely no clue what I'm doing." Tony sighed.
"... I can't say I really know. I didn't get much time for that before." Masutā sighed.
"Bah! I'm going to bed." Tony sighed.
"Night Otōto!" Masutā shouted.
"Night Aniki!" Tony shouted back. He went into his room and promptly plopped on the bed. I wonder what's gonna interrupt us tomorrow. There's always something to spoil things... He thought before drifting off to sleep.
Luckier Channel
"Luckier~! Channel~!" Akira shouted out. "Hiya Luckies! I'm your navigator, Akira Kogami!"
"And I'm the assistant, Minoru Shiraishi!"
"Minoru! Minoru! Did you hear? The chapter gloves are off!" Akira shouted.
"Yeah, the author isn't gonna limit the chapter length nearly as much now. I can't wait! Maybe they'll find parts for the original cast too!" Minoru said.
"Yeah, but they can't do it right now, they're in the middle of an arc right now!"
"Are they?" Minoru asked.
"Totally! Though, which one remains to be seen~..." Akira said, as if she knew something she shouldn't...
"What's that mean Akira?" Minoru asked.
"I got into Ac's secret folder with all the stuff that's being planned right now! Let me tell ya, it was super interesting!" Akira said. Damn it, I knew I forgot to put a password on something...
"Well what did it say?" Minoru asked.
"For example, Tsukasa-"
*Music Tone*
"Oh, I guess that's all the time we have for today! I'll see you all next time! Bye nii~!"
"..."
"So what were you saying Akira?"
"Well, around the time she-"
*End*
Aftersection
Hey. Back from password making. Akira ain't gettin' in again, I'll tell you that right now. That someone knows that much stuff that's gonna happen is a bit unnerving... By the way, I did in fact have that little stunt planned with Tadao for at LEAST twenty or twenty five chapters. That was fun to write. Guess what guys? This story is well over 300,000 words in length. That is awesome! And yes, I am alerting you all of every time this story passes a hundred thousand word mark. Let's hope I can give you guys a LOT more of these kinds of announcements! So, I made a special effort this chapter to not end with a cliffhanger. In exchange, I did up the drama in the chapter a bit. That's something I've hardwired myself too as well... In any case, I better go ahead and wrap this up, I'm really tired. Thanks for reading and please review!