Author's Note: I... I couldn't help it! It's only been a few days yet I find myself aching to write more! Ah, and don't worry about the guy in the ski mask being an OC or anything. Well, technically he is and he'll have a name, but he's only there to help the story go along and he won't be saying much. I'm sorry if the characters, at any point, act a bit OOC. But then again, considering the situation and the fact they have never faced this predicament in the show, you really wouldn't know what they'd be like here anyway. Even I don't, but I'm giving it my best shot to make it fit as much as possible!

Disclaimer: I do not own Lucky Star or any of its characters... unfortunately.

Chapter 2: Captured

Konata, being so close to Kagami at the moment, could feel the tsundere trembling. Realizing she would have to be the stronger one of the two, she gently grabbed Kagami's right hand which was under the blanket. She squeezed the tsundere's soft, shaking hand.

"Who are you?" asked the otaku.

The man who, wearing a black ski mask which made it impossible to examine his face, stood in the doorway smiled a bit. "You can call me... Saito." he said, using a fake name. He raised an eyebrow, seeing Konata's angry expression. "Don't worry, you'll be leaving as soon as both of your parents drop off the money." Saito grinned.

"... What?" Konata was surprised to hear Kagami ask the question, but looked back to Saito.

"Haha. Seems you don't remember, which is good for me anyway. You two did something stupid, we knocked you out, and now you're here. We're asking your parents to pay for your freedom, basically."

"A ransom!" Konata exclaimed.

"That's right, little girl." this response caused Konata to growl, but the man didn't hear it. "They're expected to pay within three days. Anyway, for the remainder of your time here, you'll get breakfast and dinner. Sorry, but you'll have to stay in this room. Goodnight girls!" Saito quickly retreated, locking the door behind him.

Konata stared at the door for another minute before looking back to Kagami. Kagami's eyes had glued themselves to the door. After about a minute, Kagami forced her hand out of Konata's and slowly got out of the bed to sit at the small table. She crossed her arms on the wood and buried her head in them.

"So uh, Kagami... Now I won't have to eat you up to get the key, haha!" Konata managed to let out a nervous laugh.

Kagami looked up at Konata, wide eyed. "Wh-What?"

"... Oh, haha. Nothing, just a reference."

"Now's not the time to be making anime references!"

"Actually, it's from this pretty gory movie series. In fact, you would probably like-"

"SHUT UP! Konata... just... not now."

Konata sighed, moving toward the edge of the bed so she could sit up. She looked at Kagami. It was only about a month ago that she finally realized the feelings she had for her best friend. Although, based on her behavior, she probably liked her longer than that and only realized it now. But she couldn't confess to Kagami. Konata wasn't ready to risk their friendship.

"Kagami... We won't be here forever. We'll be leaving in a few da-"

"What if they don't pay!"

"... What?"

"What if they can't pay in time?" Kagami demanded. "Who knows how much money they're asking for! They could be asking for three million yen!"

"I'm sure both your parents and my dad can pay whatever they're asking for."

"Ha, right, like your dad could pay for three million yen."

Konata frowned. "Thanks for making my escape look much brighter..."

Kagami's face softened a bit. "S-Sorry Konata, I didn't mean it... It's just the-"

"The situation, right. I understand. Don't worry about it." Konata said softly and then let her eyes slowly travel across the room, getting her own first view of it.

Kagami began to notice an odd pain in her shoulder. It burned badly. She rubbed it, which didn't end up helping at all. She finally tugged a bit at her collar to get a full view of her shoulder. She screamed at the sight.

Konata jumped, not having been paying attention. "... That scream!" and then it hit her.

The otaku's eyes quickly moved to Kagami's shoulder. Her earlier suspicion was right. The red was blood but the bandages were obviously covering the wound. Her eyes widened as everything flashed through her mind.

"... Kagami..."

Kagami, freaking out, turned to Konata in irritation. "What could you possibly want? Do you not see this!"

"... I remember."

"What?"

"... I remember what happened. I remember why we're here."

End of Captured

Author's Note: I'm not too sure this chapter is all that great, but I think it's alright. I didn't want to put the flashback in here, haha, sorry! Oh, and about the categories I chose... I actually wasn't too sure what to pick, so I just put "Drama" for the second one. I wasn't too sure what best applied to this. "Crime", "Tragedy", etc. Although, tragedy is more like death to me. So if you can figure out what would fit best for the second category to this story, please tell me in a review! Oh, and if you're still a little confused, they ARE in Japan! Don't worry, I wouldn't ship these two away (unless they were coming to live with me). As I wrote this chapter, I was listening to the character songs from the anime. As I'm typing this part, I'm listening to "Default Joshikousei Nyan" by Shimizu Kaori (Hiyori)! I love the show's character songs! Though Misao's aren't exactly my favorite. But anyway, thank you for reading the second chapter!

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