The day of Konata's birthday, Saturday, and Kagami, together with a bag in her hand, was standing in front of her house. She had already rung the bell twice, but nothing happened. It was nothing new and she wasn't anything else, but Kagami was a bit hesitant with using her own key because it didn't feel right to her in the current situation to just enter. She had no other choice, though, and took the key to enter the house in the end.
"H-Hello?" She awkwardly greeted anyone who heard her, but there was no response.
"Hmm…" It looked like no one was there. Kagami closed the door behind her, took a quick look in the kitchen and living room, but after seeing no one, she went upstairs to Konata's room. She stopped in front of the door and knocked a few times. "H-Hey K-Kona, it's me… Kagami..." She was really anxious meeting Konata again and her voice cracked a few times, but there was still no response.
She waited a bit longer, but in the end, Kagami stepped inside the room. She wasn't really surprised anymore when she saw that the room was empty, she still was a bit troubled about it, though.
"So… ehm… what now?" She was looking around inside Konata's room and wasn't sure what to do now. Kagami slowly walked towards the bed, sat down on it, and her expression loosened up a little.
"Haa… not even two weeks since the last time I was here and I'm almost feelings nostalgic here…" She said so and let herself fall backward on the bed while letting out a comfortable sigh.
"I really missed being here…"
…..
It took a while, but the owner of the room finally came back and was pretty confused. Konata entered, stopped and turned her head to the side because she was hearing something and didn't know how to react after finding the source of the noise.
"Huh? Eh… what?" Looking at her bed revealed something completely unexpected. Not only wasn't she expecting Kagami at all, her sleeping on the bed was even more surprising. It looks like she had fallen asleep while waiting for Konata. Kagami was currently lying on top of the blanket, curled up in a ball while giving off faint breathing noises.
"Uh… w-what happened here…? Why is Kagamin~ here…?" Her brain couldn't process the situation.
"Is today my birthday or what? … Oh... Nevermind that… who gave me that kind of present and more importantly, can I keep it?" Konata sat down on the floor next to her bed and kept staring at the sleeping face of her 'present' for far longer than she's ever going to admit, but she also was a bit nervous at the same time.
"W-What do I do when she wakes up? I really wanted to see her again, now that I managed to come to terms with everything, but I though she'll come tomorrow, together with the others and not today and alone…" As if asked for it, Kagami started moving a little and slowly woke up. She opened her eyes and directly stares into Konata's own.
"…"
"…"
Awkward. Only one word was needed to describe the situation. Even so, both continued to stare at each other because they were captivated by their eyes, but thanks to being over conscious ever since the two found out about their real feelings, embarrassment started to win over the situation. Both looked away in different directions soon after they couldn't stand it anymore.
'I won't survive this day…' Not only their actions were in sync.
Silence wrapped around the two and both were thinking about how to break the ice. Konata was the first to say something.
"So... uhm, good morning?"
"H-Huh? Oh, yeah… thanks…"
"…"
"…"
The awkward silence was back and stronger and ever. Starting a conversation was never this had before for either of them. Thinking hard about it, Konata finally remembered something.
"Quick question here, Kagamin~…"
"What is it?"
"Ehm… how about we start with that: Why are you sleeping in my bed?"
"Uh, good question… Actually, the last I remember was that I sat down on your bed."
"I see… the curse of my bed trapping wild tsunderes, huh?"
"Shut up." Kagami answered with something that wasn't heard for a long time by Konata and she immediately started snickering a bit, which quickly turned into a full laughter. Kagami first only stared at her, but soon loosened and started smiling on her own because she felt the tension she had subsiding a little.
"Haa… I really missed you being here, Kagamin~."
"Eh?! R-Really?" She wasn't expecting that. "I-I mean, yeah… I was rather… busy lately. Sorry for that."
"It's fine, I had a lot on my plate as well, but that brings me directly to my next question: Why are you even here?"
"You know that your birthday is today, right?"
"Yes, I actually do know about that, but didn't you all wanted to come over tomorrow?"
"Is there something wrong with me wanting to spend the actual day with you?"
"N-No, I guess there isn't…" If anything, Konata was really happy hearing these words. She tried her best not to show it, though.
"Well then, happy birthday, Kona."
"T-Thank you very much, Kagamin~."
Kagami grabbed her bag beside the bed and after a bit of rummaging in it, she gave Konata a neatly wrapped gift.
"Here, for you."
"Thanks." She opened the present and found a manga in it. "Hey, isn't this…"
"Yep, it's the adaption of the light novel I was talking about last time."
"Wow, that's great. But… how? I looked it up on the internet because I was really interested, but the release is supposed to be next week, isn't it?"
"Yeah, it wasn't exactly easy…"
"Hmm?" Konata tilted her head a little.
"I almost went to Akiba for nothing because I didn't know about that, but thanks to a little irritating but nice clerk, I managed to get it a little early."
"You went just for me to Akiba? Only to get me a present? Wow, that makes me pretty happy."
"I-I'm glad you like it." Kagami was expecting to be teased and not be rewarded with something so sincere. Because of that, she became a bit embarrassed again.
"Wait a moment… a in your eyes 'irritating but nice' clerk… oh… is she okay?" She had a bad feeling about her favorite clerk.
"Do you think I killed her just because she's an accomplice in the whole cosplay 'incident'?"
"Ehm…" Konata wasn't sure if there was a right answer.
"Don't worry, she's fine."
"Oh, that's good…" She sighed in relief.
"By the way, that's only part one of my gift for you, Kona."
"Eh? Even more? How am I supposed to ever beat you on your birthday then?"
"It doesn't always have to be a competition with me…"
"Kagamin~…" She just stared at her.
"Okay… nevermind. I'm expecting much then."
"I'll blow your mind!"
"Sure… but don't you want to know what part two of my gift is?"
"Oh… yeah, sure."
"I'll spend an entire day with you in Akiba or anywhere else I usually refuse and buy you something you want there, within reasonable limits that is, and all that without me nagging." Kagami made it sound like it was purely a present for Konata, but in the end, the main object of her was to spend as much time as possible with her and maybe even get something date like out of it.
"W-What?!" Konata really didn't see that one coming. "Wow… I think I was a bit too hasty with my boasting earlier… How can I top that…?"
"Too late now, good luck."
"Eh?! Ah, I totally forgot about Kagamin~ v2…"
"What was that?"
"Nothing… Well then, let's get going!"
"Huh? Right now?"
"Yeah, it's not like we have something better to do right now."
"That's true, but…"
"Come on, Kagamin~." Konata was getting a bit impatient and without thinking, she grabbed Kagami's hand in order to drag her out of the room. It backfired pretty quick, though. She only managed to get her off the bed before realizing what she's doing and let Kagami go again. Just the short touch was enough for Konata to completely lose her composure again. It made her completely nervous and embarrassed in an instant and all confidence from before was gone. Kagami didn't realize any of this because she was going through the same.
"O-Okay… I-I get it. J-Just give me a minute…"
"S-Sure… I… I'll wait downstairs then…"
Both tried their best to remain calm, but it was just barely working and Konata decided to flee for the time being. She went to the kitchen to drink something while waiting for Kagami.
"Oh, that's no good. I can't even touch Kagamin~ anymore without losing it. What'll happen if she completely transforms into Kagamin~ v2 again? I'll die for sure…" Konata had no idea that she was being that over conscious of her, but Kagami really was no different.
"That's bad… just a little touch by Kona and I almost completely lost it. Just what will happen if she's going to hug me like she usually does." Kagami took a little longer than a minute, which didn't displeasure Konata at all, but finally came downstairs and both left for Akiba.
…..
The train ride to Akiba was a little awkward in the beginning, but their will to get over it was stronger and by the time they arrived, both were talking normally with each other again.
"So, where does the birthday girl first wants to go?"
"Well… seeing Kagamin~ looking at the Akiba crowd without falling into tsundere rage… I can't think of anything I want to do anymore…"
"It's a one-time deal, so better get the most of it."
"That's also true. Oh, there's a really good shop for cos…"
"No." Kagami interrupted her even before she got the chance to fully say the word 'cosplay' because of multiple reasons. It was already embarrassing enough the first time and right now, she really doesn't think it would end well. She also didn't want Konata to find out that she's starting to take a liking to it.
"Aww, too bad…" Konata was genuinely sad, but also a tiny bit relieved because she also was a scared about what would happen if she's seeing Kagami cosplaying.
"Anything else?"
"Hmm… Oh, let's go to that game shop over there. We need a new game because the old one is more or less over." She quickly changed her plans. Buying a game was the perfect idea. It was the perfect excuse in order to get Kagami to stay over at her place again.
"Oh, you're right, good idea." Kagami had the exact same idea.
The two went inside the game store and started looking around. It took them a while, but both finally found a game that seemed interesting and long enough to kill quite a few nights together. Kagami bought the game for Konata, or rather for both because she got the same merits Konata had in mind while choosing and the two left the store again.
"Hmm… I'm getting kind of hungry. What about you, Kagamin~? No, wait… don't answer…"
"Oi!"
"Uhh… Oh, pancakes!" Konata completely ignored her and saw an advertise of a nearby café. "Let's go there."
"Pancakes, huh? Sounds good, I'm in."
Konata and Kagami went inside the café and both ordered a set of pancakes. While waiting for it, they decided to chat a little.
"So, Kagamin~, anything interesting happened lately? It feels like forever since we saw each other…"
"W-What… ehm i-interesting you say? That's uh… n-no, nothing interesting, just a lot of projects in school." She had a hard time answering because there was no way she could say the truth. "W-What about you, Kona?" Kagami quickly threw it back to her, mainly because she wanted to avoid accidentally blowing her cover, but also because she hadn't heard anything from Konata either.
"M-Me? Hmm, n-no, nothing interesting either, I guess. I just spent a lot of time with Kuroi-sensei in our online game lately." She wasn't exactly lying, but Konata deliberately skipped the interesting parts.
"…"
"…"
The awkward silence was back once more and both started thinking about something.
'Is it just me or is she behaving a bit weird?' It seemed like both noticed something at the same time. 'Well… the way I'm acting right now… No, I really can't blame her for reacting a bit weird with the way I freak out at every little thing.' Both also came to the same unfortunate misunderstanding.
The silence and their train of thoughts were interrupted by a waitress who brought their pancakes. Both started eating and thanks to that, the atmosphere from before was gone for good. The two chatted about other things again and after finishing their pancakes, both left the café again.
"Anything else you want to do, Kona?"
"Hmm… Nope, I don't think so. I got a new manga, a game and day with Kagamin~. I can't think of anything else than going home and test the game to top the day."
"S-Sure, let's do that."
"Yay!" Konata was happy and both made their way back to her home.
They had just exited a station near Konata's house and she decided to take a different way because she was still looking for the mountain Kagami used for the training of her teasing abilities.
"Hmm... it isn't here either…" Obviously, she didn't find anything.
"What isn't here?"
"Huh? Oh, uh… nothing, forget it."
"Okay…?" Konata had almost forgot about Kagami.
"But I think this way is a bit shorter than the one I usually take…"
"Yeah, mine's also longer."
"W-What? You have your own way?! Where?"
"Does that really matter?"
"No, I suppose not…" Konata made a mental note of finding that way and both continued their walk.
"It's kind of interesting here, though. Oh, there's even a jewelry store." Kagami said as she found a fancy looking store at the corner of the street.
"You're into jewelry, Kagamin~?"
"Not that much, but I've been looking for a nice necklace for some time already."
"Necklace, huh?" Konata started thinking about something and both stopped at the jewelry store. "Anything interesting there?"
"Hmm…" Kagami looked through the window of the store. "Not really, they're all too… fancy. I wanted something simple and unflashy, but those somehow got quite rare nowadays."
"I see~." Konata felt like she got some nice information just now. "Well, there's no helping it. Let's go home already."
Sure, let's go." The two continued their trip after the unexpected stop and soon reached Konata's house.
…
Both were sitting on the bed in Konata's room, although with a bit more distance than usual between them, and were getting ready for a session of the new game they had bought.
"Wow, the character editor of this game is even more complex."
"Yeah, it's almost a game of its own."
"See you in an hour, Kagamin~."
The two had decided on an action type RPG with a two player option with the longest playtime they could find. It took both even more than an hour to finish, but both finally made their favorite looking characters.
"You took way too long, Kona."
"You only finished five minutes earlier…"
"Anyway, what do we have to do now?"
"Well, it's more or less a traditional RPG, it should start with a tutorial soon enough."
"I see."
The tutorial started and it showed them the basics of the game. The main story, doing quests, traveling, crafting and upgrading weapons and armor, the fighting system and much more.
"Wow, we're going to spend a lot of time with the game."
"Yeah, looks like it."
"Let's do the first quest, Kagamin~."
The tutorial ended soon enough and both went to the first quest in order to get their starting equipment. The quest was short and after getting the equipment, the two started leveling and exploring the world in order to progress with the upcoming quests.
"Hmm… hey Kagamin~, is it just me or is your character class better than mine for killing low-level enemies?" Konata started noticing after killing several monsters. She was playing a magician type and Kagami a warrior type.
"You think so? Isn't it more likely that I'm just better?"
"Yeah… eh, no."
"Thanks… Well, magic is normally something for later, isn't it?"
"That might be it. I probably need to level up some more to get more effective."
The two continued their journey of killing enemies and after freeing an entire cave from all live, it was time for them to progress the story. They had to defeat their first boss. The boss was a tough one, but in the end, the winner was clear.
Kagami hadn't noticed, but while playing the game, her anxiousness really subsided by a great margin and both had naturally gotten closer on the bed.
'How I missed that…' Kagami started thinking about the situation. 'Chatting and playing with Kona, just overall having a good time together, I just missed being with her…' She was feeling more comfortable around Konata again, but the tension soon returned. It was already late at night and the boss battle only added to that. Konata was already pretty tired and being with Kagami all day long mentally exhausted her even more. She closed her eyes for a moment and instantly fell asleep. While falling asleep, Konata's head found its way to Kagami's arm and decided to rest there. She was totally out of it, but Kagamis was far from relaxed again.
"Eh?! K-Kona? W-Wait…" She started freaking out a little. "Huh? Oh… I forgot about something really, really important. W-Where do I sleep?! I can't sleep t-together with Kona in the same bed… What now? But… I also can't sleep on a futon, can I? I mean, how should I explain it tomorrow? The last time we haven't slept in the same bed was… When was it again? I don't even remember… Still, what would happen if my habit of hugging her acts up again? I would die, simply die out of embarrassment!" The conflict of whether to share the bed or not was great. On one side, she obviously wanted to sleep together in order to enjoy the warmth of the girls she missed so much, but at the same time Kagami was scared that she accidentally could let slip something or even do something doesn't want to at this point. Still, in the end, the bed won because of various reasons. She gently pushed Konata away from her arm and laid her down on the bed. Kagami was about to lay down on her own, but stopped doing so. She looked at Konata sleeping beside her and slightly gulped. Kagami was captivated by her sleeping face and stared at it for a couple minutes until she finally came back to reality.
"W-What am I now? A pervert?" She slapped both of her cheeks with her hands a couple times to snap out of it. She wasn't only watching Konata, Kagami also even came a bit closer to her without realizing it. "That's bad… I need to go sleep. NOW!" She shook her head and laid down while facing Konata with her back. The last thing she wanted to happen now, was to 'accidentally' hug her now. It took her really long to calm down and get her heart rate back to normal, but Kagami finally fell asleep on her own.
….
Konata was greeted by the sun rays of a new day and after she had adjusted to the light, her eyes grew wide.
"W-What?!" She was looking at the slender back of a girl. Kagami, the girl she was in love with, was sleeping right in front of her and it was too much too much for her to process after just waking up. She continued to watch her back until her brain finally had been able to catch up.
"R-Right… We played our new game together and… did I fall asleep? Hmm… looks like it… G-Good thing she isn't hugging me… Holding back would be out of the question then. But at the same time… I can't say that I'm not disappointed… Well, she has a really nice back to look at, so I guess it's not all bad…"
A few minutes passed and Konata was starting to get tired of watching. Okay, maybe it was more than a few minutes and maybe Konata just had a better idea than just watching. She raised her arm and gently poked Kagami's back.
'Hmm, nothing happened, huh? Okay, my hand started shaking a bit just because of a mere touch… stupid brain, stop it already… but Kagamin~ didn't react. Hey, maybe I can use that for getting able to touch her a little again, without freaking out that is.' She continued to poke Kagamis back with multiple fingers. She felt a bit stupid, but that was the best plan Konata could come up with and she wasn't really complaining about being able to touch her.
"… Hey Kona… what are you… up to…?" Someone started waking up, partially at least.
"Y-You're awake?" S-Since when?"
"Uh… since the… last three… or four pokes maybe?"
"I-I see…" Konata was relieved that she didn't hear her monolog.
"So… what's up with the poking…?"
"I… uh, yes, I just wanted to wake you up, nothing more…"
"I see." Kagami was still sleepy and hadn't noticed Konata's acting because of that.
"B-But that sure was one of the easier ways to wake you up, Kagamin~."
"Shut up, but I'm rather happy you didn't kick me out again in order to wake me."
"That was so your own fault back then."
"Sure… Anyway, any reason for the 'gentle' approach?"
"Hmm? N-No, I, uh… just wanted to avoid a moody Kagamin~."
"I see…" Thanks to still being a bit sleepy, Kagami was less aware of her feelings and unconsciously was a bit better at acting normally.
"But I can go back to the old methods next if that's more to your liking."
"N-Next time?!" And she's awake, so much for acting normally again.
"Uh, yeah… you'll come over again, right?"
"Ah… you meant that… S-Sure, I'll come more often again now."
"That's great, but what could I have meant?"
"N-Nothing… I'm still a bit sleepy, feel free to ignore me."
"If you say so. Well, I also could use a bit more rest. Let's just keep lying down and do nothing, Kagamin~."
"Uh, that sounds really good, let's do that."
They decided to stay in the bed for some time and repositioned herself in order to face the ceiling, just like Konata already was. The silence was back, but it wasn't that awkward right now. Both were just enjoying each others presence. Not looking at the other person also helped them a lot with staying calm and made them able to just enjoy the warmth of the other girl in the bed. After feeling really comfortable, both started chatting about various things and settled with their game as the main topic in the end. They mainly discussed strategies for progressing their quests, but it soon came back to the discussion of their classes and how Kagami currently was being better at defeating enemies. She felt like teasing Konata about it again a little. Kagami made a bit fun of it and Konata wasn't exactly liking it and started fighting back. Their playful fight was getting heated up and both were forgetting about their current state of mind and started wrestling with each other. Konata clung to her arm and Kagami and Kagami decided to tickle her a bit. Both were laughing and fighting at the same time in the bed. It got more and more heated up and both were getting closer and closer, but only to become instantly aware of their feelings again as their faces were only inches apart from each other. The two completely froze in their tracks and instantly looked away while blushing from ear to ear. The playful atmosphere was completely gone and silence replaced it instead. Things got awkward once more because both accidentally went too far again. Not too far in terms of how they were before, but too far for their minds to keep up after adding their feelings to the mix. The two still need to learn how to get naturally closer again at a speed they feel comfortable with.
'These stupid feelings, they're ruining everything…' Konata wasn't happy with the situation at all. 'No… that's not it… it's my fault for overdoing it. I really have to learn to live with these feelings in order to progress. I also only make things awkward for Kagamin~… She only wants to spend time and I'm just ruining the mood…' Konata was trying to fire herself up and Kagami also was lost in thoughts.
'What's up with all that awkwardness here? I need to get a grip already… I can't just get all fired up, only to lose it a moment later again. It only gets awkward because of me after all. One time we're playing like normal and then -bam- I make things awkward… That's unfair for Kona because she's doing nothing wrong…'
Their thoughts were completely in sync, but at the same time, so far away from each other.
Konata and Kagami spent the next couple minutes in complete silence because neither managed to say anything. They only tried their best to calm down in order to stop the awkwardness.
"H-Hey Kagamin~, how about we go downstairs and have some breakfast?" Konata voiced the first thing she could think of.
"B-Breakfast sounds good. Yeah, let's do that." Kagami agreed to the proposal and both went to the kitchen to prepare and eat breakfast. It didn't take them long to eat something and soon were back in her room again. The event from before earlier got completely ignored from both, but the mood after eating something was better again.
"When did Tsukasa and Miyuki wanted to come again?"
"Kona, it's your party…"
"Yeah, and who planned everything?"
"Fair point… They should come in an hour."
"Okay, so we have 59 minutes and 55 seconds before Miyuki arrives and 1.5 to two hours before Tsukasa does, right?"
"Oi! Well, yeah… more or less…"
"What should we do until then, Kagamin~?"
"Hmm, not much time to start something… How about we just watch TV until then?"
"Is anime okay?"
"As long as it's not the hiking one…"
"Don't worry, the next episode airs tomorrow."
"…" Kagami decided not to answer, but to hit her forehead instead.
….
Exactly one hour of watching TV passed and the doorbell rang.
"As expected from Miyuki, perfectly on time."
The two, Kagami decided to tag along, went downstairs, opened the door and they saw a little surprise. Miyuki was there as expected, but she wasn't alone. Tsukasa was standing right next to her.
"3-2-1…" Tsukasa started counting as soon as the door opened.
"Happy birthday, Kona-chan | Izumi-san." The two said together after the countdown was over.
"T-Thank you…" Konata was a bit surprised by the sudden attack and needed a second to answer. "Please, come in."
Miyuki and Tsukasa stepped inside and Konata directly had a question.
"So… Tsukasa, what brings you here?"
"What do you mean, Kona-chan?"
"You're awfully on time…"
"That's sooo mean." She started pouting a little in response.
"So sis, how?" Kagami was doubting her as much as Konata was.
"Hey… Okay, I was at Yuki-chan's place and we came together." The mystery was instantly solved.
"That explains everything. Well then, let's go to my room. No, wait, you three can go there first and I'll grab some drinks in the kitchen."
"I'll help you, Kona."
"Thanks." She and Kagami went to the kitchen and Tsukasa went to Konata's room. Miyuki stood still for a second or two, shook her head a few times and followed Tsukasa.
The two sat down in the room and started talking.
"It's really good to see them being like normal again, right, Yuki-chan?"
"That's true, but I still really want to know what happened in the first place between them… Hasn't Kagami-san told you anything?"
"N-No…. she hasn't told me a-anything… anything at all." Tsukasa was really bad at lying and instantly started fidgeting nervously. Miyuki obviously noticed this and her eyes grew big in response.
"You do know something, right?"
"I-I really don't…"
"I see… hmm… Do you care to listen to what I think? I was thinking about something for a long time already and I think it's time to share it with someone." Miyuki saw that Tsukasa knows something and so she decided to finally tell her the theory she had.
"What is it, Yuki-chan?"
"I think there's something going on between Izumi-san and Kagami-san…"
"Something going on?"
"They probably like each other, I mean more than just friends…"
"You think so?"
"You don't sound very surprised, Tsukasa-san."
"Ah! Uhm… W-Wait, you mean in a romantic way? Eh? Really? No way… Wow… that's…" Her acting was even worse than her lying and Miyuki clearly wasn't buying it.
"What do you think about it?"
"Hmm… I-I never really thought about it…" She was still trying to cover the secret her sister entrusted her with. "But if it's true, I obviously would want to support them."
"I see, how about helping them a little?"
"Helping them? How?"
"I'm sure they want to find out how the other side feels. How about we…" Miyuki was about to make a proposal when the door opened and the two people in question returned.
"Sorry for the wait, we, uh… nevermind…"
"We'll talk later..." Miyuki whispered to Tsukasa, who nodded, and focused her attention away from her. "No problem, we didn't wait long after all."
"Hey Kona-chan, I brought cake."
"Homemade?"
"Of course."
"And with that, the party is already a success!" Getting handmade sweets from Tsukasa means instant victory.
The rest of the birthday party happened without any incidents. All four girls were chatting about random things as always and had a good time together. Miyuki really wanted to talk with Tsukasa, but it had to wait.
The party was over and Kagami decided to go home with her sister. Tsukasa was thinking about telling her the thing with Miyuki but decided against it. She first wanted to find out what the proposal is.
….
The next week started and the lunch break clique was back to normal again because Kagami finally decided to start coming over to Konata's class again. Everything looked like normal again because the two managed to get their feeling in check at school and not let them leak out. Something else seemed to be different, though. Tsukasa and Miyuki were acting really secretive for some reason Konata and Kagami didn't understand.
The week was a peaceful one. Kagami decided to regularly show up at Konata's place again and it looked like the two were warming up to each other at a good pace. They started to be a lot more playful with each other and the awkward interruptions got a lot less, or it least it took longer for them to happen. The game the two were playing was a great help because it diverted their attention quite well.
The weekend arrived and Konata got an uninvited, but definitely not an unwanted or unpleasant visitor, although the timing maybe was a bit semi-optimal.
"Hello, Kona." Kagami had just entered her room.
"H-Hey there, Kagami~." She saw her entering and for some reason, the contents on her PC-Monitor instantly changed to something different. Kagami naturally saw that.
"Oh, what was that? Is miss high school girl doing something she shouldn't?"
"N-No, of course not. I-I mean, what are you talking about."
"Sure…"
"W-What brings you here, Kagamin~?" She really wasn't doing anything inappropriate. It was something even worse for Kagami to see, but Konata managed to hide it soon enough. She's probably going to hear something from Kuroi-sensei next week for the interrupted chat, though.
"Hmm, I just was a bit bored, I guess."
"Yeah, that sucks… So, a weekend full of gaming?"
"Uh, yeah, sure, sound like a plan."
Konata shut down her PC and both sat down on the bed in order to play the game. The two continued where they left off and basically played the whole day to the brink of exhaustion without any major incidents. Things were looking better already. The two seemed closer again and the awkwardness was only a thing in their mind anymore and didn't show up that much anymore. They often teased each other while gaming or playfully nudged each other when one of them died ingame. All in all, it was going very smooth between them, on the surface at least. Their minds were still a bit more complex because every single action, words or touches had a different meaning now. Especially the night was hard for both, but their exhaustion from all the gaming helped them to relax and fall asleep before anything could happen. It was still not as good as they wanted, but it was going into a good direction.
The next week also progressed nicely. Kagami basically lived at Konata's place again and both could handle the situation better from day to day. There was one problem, though. The progress the two made in finding out how the other one feels was basically zero. The weekend was just around the corner and Konata got a sudden call from Tsukasa. She wanted all of them to meet up for some reason.
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Konata and Kagami being all awkward is harder and more awkward (no pun intended) to write than I thought.
I don't have much else to say here… Well, I guess nothing much happened here besides the two getting to know each other again after the change in their relationship, but Miyuki finally has someone to talk to.
The next chapter should have a bit more of progress again. The chapter also could (or rather should) take a little longer for two reasons. First, my holidays are over… and… I have no idea what'll happen in the next chapter, so no teaser here.