6. The Car Ride

Sorry I took so long with this chapter. I'm not dead, I assure you...

Anyways...I don't own Azumanga Daioh.

The next day, everyone got woken up by phone calls from Chiyo. She asked everyone to come over to her house to discuss plans for a summer trip to her family's summer house. She even called Yukari, Nyamo, and Kaorin.

On the walk over to Chiyo's house, Sakaki was happy. She was going to see Maya in a little while, and she was off for a relaxing vacation.

However, about halfway there, she ran into Kagura. Well...Kagura ran into her.

"Sorry about that! I saw something on the ground as I was running, and I didn't see you in time."

"Uh...it's ok."

"You're going to Chiyo's place too, right?"

"Yeah."

"Can I walk with you?"

"...Sure."

Most of their walk was filled by Kagura telling Sakaki about her day so far.

However, that got interrupted by something that tugged at Sakaki's heartstrings: a trapped kitten.

It was a little gray cat, and it was stuck in a tree.

Sakaki freaked out, but she was surprised at what happened next: Kagura was already climbing the tree to help the poor cat.

She moved quickly, gracefully grabbing branch after branch. Sakaki couldn't help but notice her...cat-like agility.

However, once Kagura got up there and grabbed the helpless kitten, she realized that she had the same problem as the cat: she was stuck.

Sakaki noticed, and she had an idea.

"Kagura! Jump down! I'll catch you!"

Kagura didn't want to hurt her, but she trusted her. So, she held the kitten tight, and she jumped.

Sakaki caught her easily in a bridal-style hold, and Kagura was surprised.

"You really are strong, aren't you?"

Sakaki smiled, and she put Kagura down. Kagura then in turn put the kitten down, and the two then continued towards Chiyo's house.

Sakaki and Kagura were the first ones there. The former immediately went up to Chiyo's room and hugged Maya, while the latter sat down next to her.

Second to arrive was Osaka, who was still tired but very happy to be there. She sat down next to Mr. Tadakichi, and fell asleep using him as a pillow.

Next to arrive was Yukari and Nyamo. Yukari couldn't stop complaining, and it was getting on Nyamo's nerves.

"Seriously though, those people were crazy! They wouldn't get out of my way!"

"Yeah, but you drove like a crazy person _on a sidewalk_!"

"I only hit a couple of people. So what?"

Then, she stopped and noticed that Chiyo lived in a mansion.

"God, you really are bourgeois!"

Nyamo got angry.

"You've been here before! Don't you remember?"

Yukari looked angry, but she shut up and sat down.

Next up, Kaorin arrived. She sat down on Sakaki's other side, blushing the whole time.

Several minutes passed, and Tomo and Yomi had not arrived yet. Just as Chiyo was about to call them, however, they walked in. However, they were being careful not to show any signs of their new relationship.

Yukari then noticed that everybody was present, and she stood up.

"Ok! Time to go!"

Chiyo then bolted out the door before anyone could react. Kaorin knew exactly why.

"I guess _she_ won't be riding in the Yukarimobile!"

Sakaki and Kagura went in with Yukari, and Kaorin followed even though she already had bad memories of that horrible car.

Everybody else went with Nyamo. Chiyo and Osaka sat together in the middle, and Tomo and Yomi sat together in the back.

For the first few minutes, everybody was quiet. They were all looking out the window.

However, Tomo soon felt Yomi silently and carefully grab her hand. She smiled, and they held hands.

A few minutes later, Osaka yawned loudly, and she looked back. Tomo and Yomi tried to break away quickly to avoid suspicion, but to no avail.

"What are you two doing?"

The two looked at each other and blushed.

"NOTHING!"

"Really? I saw you two holding hands."

"NO WE WEREN'T!"

"Then why are you blushing?"

The new couple looked at the normally-airheaded girl. She was smarter then she looked. Yomi decided to speak up.

"Fine, you caught us. We were holding hands."

Nyamo was interested now, as was Chiyo, and the latter turned around to look at them.

"Why? Normally, the closest you get to each other is when you punch Tomo for insulting you."

They looked at each other again, and they silently agreed. Yomi turned to Osaka.

"We have something to confess: Tomo and I...well...we're dating."

Everyone in the car but the new lovers had their jaws drop, Nyamo being the most surprised.

"When did that happen?"

"A few days ago, when we all were at Magical Land, I confessed to Yomi on the Ferris Wheel. She didn't know what to think at first, but she had me come over yesterday, and she kissed me to decide if she was attracted to me. Sure enough, she was, and we are now going out."

Nyamo then freaked out everybody by busting out laughing.

"What's so funny?"

"I should have seen that coming! You two definitely seem like the "opposites attract" type!"

Tomo and Yomi blushed harder. However, Osaka had some questions.

"Isn't it weird that you're both girls?"

Nyamo stopped laughing. The elephant in the room (or car, in this case) had reared it's ugly head. Fortunately, Yomi had a response ready.

"A little, but so what? All that matters is how much we love each other."

"Ok, I see your point."

Chiyo had, by this point, sat back into her seat. She had no idea that girls could date. Such an idea never hit her. So, she decided to stay silent and contemplate it.

Soon, everything became peaceful again. However, Osaka looked over at Chiyo. The little genius looked out the window, a look of concentration on her face.

_I wonder what she's thinking.

I don't know how long it will be until the next chapter gets released, but I'm still working on it.

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