Author's Note: So I bought "Dragon Age: Origins" and "Batman Arkham Asylum" for my Xbox 360 recently. I figured I would finish Batman first, since I thought it would be quick to go through. I've been at it for a good six hours and I gotta' say I think I'm toward the end! I saved Dragon Age for last since it's a RPG, and it would obviously take much longer. Anyway, I'm glad to give you a much longer chapter! Enjoy as you slowly begin to solve the mystery as to how they've been captured.

Disclaimer: I own Lucky St— Pbfft, no you don't.

Chapter 3: "I Remember..."

"I remember... We were all having lunch and..."

Flashback; Previous Day (Sunday: Noon)

The four school girls were enjoying a carefree afternoon together at a fast food restaurant, enjoying their chicken nuggets and burgers at M*Do****s.

"And it was so stinky!" Tsukasa, the younger fraternal Hiiragi twin, said with a laugh as she conversed with her sister, Kagami.

Kagami laughed. "Definitely!"

Miyuki Takara, a tall girl with pink hair, glasses, extreme intelligence, large breasts, and an aura of moe nodded and smiled as she swallowed a nugget.

Miyuki and Tsukasa sat on the opposite side of the table from Kagami and Konata. They had been chatting for a bit already and were pretty comfortable in the booth. They were all about halfway done with their meals, but couldn't help but share opinions and topics between chews and swallows.

Suddenly Kagami giggled.

With half a nugget sticking out of her mouth, Konata looked to Kagami. "What is it?"

"Haha, I just remembered this is the same place we ate at when we saw that ridiculous face of yours!"

Konata grumbled as she ate the other half of the nugget.

Tsukasa and Miyuki couldn't help but giggle at the memory as well.

"You should do it again!" Tsukasa smiled.

Konata slowly found her eyes staring directly into Tsukasa's. "Never again shall I be ridiculed again in a manner such as this!" she declared in a deep and determined tone, slamming her fist onto the table and causing Tsukasa to blink.

Kagami patted Konata's shoulder, causing the otaku's focus to deteriorate. Her cheeks felt a bit warm, though there was no visible blush on her cheeks, as she felt Kagami's hand on her.

"Relax there, kid. No need to feel embarrassed." Kagami smirked.

"You might want to finish your burger and fries if you want to go for that extra pound, Kagamin." Konata raised an eyebrow and revealed her signature cat-grin, slowly turning to look at the flustered tsundere.

"SH-SHUT UP!"

"MMMMMM~ MY BURGER IS SO GOOOOOOOOOD!" Konata snickered, biting into the beef with over-exaggerated moans and purposely letting the juice from each bite drip from her lips.

"... I'm n-not hungry anymore." Kagami gently pushed her tray away, crimson as she looked away from Konata. That burger was too appetizing and if she dared to look at it again, temptation would claim victory over her with ease.

Miyuki chuckled nervously, looking at Kagami. "Don't worry, finish your meal. You're looking as thin as ever." she smiled.

"Thanks Miyuki, that's really sweet of -"

"Tsukasa, you know those people who despite knowing the truth, lie and compliment the other person just so that they don't have to deal with the other person being angry or sad?" Konata asked, looking across the table at Tsukasa.

"Oh! I know, I always get paranoid and think someone is lying just to make me feel bett-"

"HEY! I KNOW YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT ME!" Kagami glared at Konata, punching her in the shoulder and burning with rage.

"... And so the iron fist strikes again!" mumbled Konata, rubbing her shoulder and sliding over to the very edge of the booth, imitating a pained beggar in the corner.

Kagami raised an eyebrow at Konata. "You don't really think that's going to work, do you?"

Konata looked over her shoulder with large, puppy dog eyes. "Only if you're merciful, Kagami-sama."

And so the lunch continued, and despite the fact the meal would normally take only twenty minutes at most to devour, the gathering lasted for an hour. It consisted only of speech and laughter, which was common among the four close friends. Tsukasa and Konata ended up with Kagami's unwanted food, Tsukasa claiming the burger and leaving Konata with the fries. Even when they were finished eating, leaving the restaurant wasn't an idea that approached anyone's mind at the moment.

"So the level fifty warlock decided to come up to me, foolishly thinking he could take on a level sixty elf! Within moments of vigorous battle, it perished at my feet. Luckily for me, the poor guy left behind a treasure chest containing all his potions! He must have focused a LOT on gaining gold, because he had a ton of expensive and rare healing potions, stat changing medicine, and ethers! He really was stupid though... Then again, he probably used a cheat to get all the gold." Konata said, having just announced the latest MMORPG she decided to play.

"Oh Kona-chan, you're so funny. Haha. Wait, what's an ether...?" Tsukasa asked, putting a finger to her chin.

Kagami sighed. "Don't bother asking, it's a whole different world we're unfamiliar with. Full of freakish otaku."

Miyuki didn't seem to hear Kagami and looked to Konata with a small smile. "That sounds interesting. How does one become an elf?" she asked.

Konata smirked. "Very simple! When you first sign up, you get to choose what race you want to be! It depends on the game, but you can choose from a lot of different species! Like elves, mages, humans, dwarves, and other mystical creatures!"

"Oh my, that does sound very exciting." Miyuki blinked at the sudden downpour of knowledge.

"... Hey guys... Get under the table." said Kagami, her voice shaky.

"Huh? Why, Kagamin? So dirty all of a sudd-" but Konata was interrupted as Kagami cupped her hand over the otaku's mouth, shutting her up and forcing her under the table. Miyuki and Tsukasa quickly followed.

"What's wrong, sis?" Tsukasa whispered.

"There's a guy with a gun in here!" Kagami said slowly. "I was looking over toward the cashier while you guys were talking, and this guy in a ski mask just entered the resta-"

"PUT YOUR HANDS UP! PUT THEM UP WHERE I CAN SEE 'EM!"

All four girls froze, their heartbeats picking up rapidly at the sound of a deep, rough, commanding voice.

Miyuki and Kagami, after a moment that felt like hours, slowly brought Tsukasa and Konata in closer in a half-hug, half-huddle position. Konata blushed a bit, the back of her head pressing against Kagami's shoulder as the tsundere held her tight. Miyuki was in a similar position, except she was holding Tsukasa close. Miyuki and Kagami completed the chain, wrapping one arm around the other's waist to hold them all together.

More demands and commands were yelled out, the poor cashier having peed himself as he was shakily trying to gather all of the cash register's money into a bag. There were three criminals involved. Two men, one a woman. The woman stood guard at the front entrance as the two men were dealing with the transaction.

The young cashier yelped as the gun was continuously almost shoved at his face. With each yelp, Kagami grasped onto Konata's shirt a bit tighter.

Konata, completely aware of this small action, was beginning to get angry. "This is such a rare moment with Kagami.. My Kagamin! And it only happens when we're in danger from some stupid punks! Those guns probably don't even have bullets in them! Why I oughta' ... No. I'm GONNA' DEAL WITH THEM!"

And with that thought and with a burst of courage, the blunette effortlessly jumped out of Kagami's grasp from under the table, and out into the open. Kagami's eyes widened, speechless as she reached forward in attempt to catch Konata. Having failed, she was now on her knees from the desperate attempt and could only watch with utter fear. Miyuki's jaw dropped as Tsukasa's mouth was covered mid-scream by Miyuki's hand.

Konata ran at the two men and tackled down the one holding the gun at the cashier's forehead. She quickly began to punch him in the face, causing the guy to struggle beneath her small frame.

However, she was quickly stopped as the other man had slammed the edge of his gun on top of Konata's head.

Everything began to go dark for the young otaku. "Everything... is going black... I've only been unconscious... in my video games..." were the dizzy thoughts as she fell on the ground. The man who had hit her began to lift her up when suddenly a gunshot from the female criminal echoed throughout the restaurant, followed by a scream of pain. An extremely familiar scream.

"No... No... ! Don't... Please don't be... her..." was the last thing Konata could pray for, before everything went dark and silent.

End of Flashback; Back To Current Day (Monday: 1:24pm)

Konata trembled a bit as she finished talking. She slowly looked up at Kagami, not having been able to continue looking at her after explaining the beginning of the heist. Kagami wasn't shaking. She was staring at the table, her hands balled up in fists as she just stared with that distant look in her eyes. Then another thing dawned on Konata.

Kagami suddenly found herself on the ground, having been knocked down gently but quickly. Konata was above her, pinning her down with her small body as she pulled at Kagami's collar, revealing the blood stained bandaging around her left shoulder. Konata stared at it, wide-eyed as if seeing it for the first time.

Kagami looked up at Konata. "... It only grazed my shoulder." she managed to give a tiny, soft smile. She knew what Konata was thinking at the moment and she didn't want her to feel like -

"It's all my fault Kagami!" and then the tears came down.

End of "I Remember"

Author's Note: Ah, much longer just for you readers! I really wanted to write this chapter because I was afraid I might have forgotten what I wanted to write if I stalled for too long. I think I kept the characters pretty in-character during the chatter while they were having lunch, don't you think? It's midnight right now! Phew! Oh! And interesting news! I watched K-ON! for the first time yesterday! I bet some of you gasped at that, right? I'm on episode 11 already! I love the opening. Mio is like Kagami to me, Ritsu like Konata, Yui like Tsukasa (IF you can imagine Tsukasa playing electric guitar!), and Mugi like Miyuki! Azusa would probably be more Kagami-like, but I'm basing it on the original four. Anyway, thanks for reading!

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