Sorry it took so long to finally get this up, writers block sucks. Anyways, hopes this is enjoyable.

Chapter 2: Fondle Fest

The past several days had been strange for Kagami, not in a bad way, but something was definitely different. For starters, Ayano and Misao had been joining her for lunch in Kuroi's class. This was definitely a pleasant surprise as she did truly enjoy their company; however, this led to the next topic of her confusion.

Lately, it seemed that Misao and Konata were now all of the sudden really good friends. When Kagami had asked Konata about what was going on between the two, Konata had simply said they had a lot in common and just hadn't really realized it. It was obvious to Kagami that Konata was hiding something, but she hadn't been able to get anything out of her.

Her true source of suspicion, however, was the fact that Konata hardly ever made any physical contact with her what so ever. While this most certainly wasn't a bad thing, Kagami often finding her friends antics to be extremely embarrassing, Konata's sudden change was slightly unnerving. May as well enjoy the peace and quiet while it lasts, Kagami thought to herself as she stood up from her desk with her lunch in hand.

"Ready to go?" she asked, turning to Ayano and Misao.

"I was ready five minutes ago!" Misao shouted, then pointing an accusing finger at Kagam, "you're the slow one Hiiragi!"

"Fine, fine, lets get going then," Kagami said with a sigh.

As the three girls made their way towards their class room door, Kagami heard Misao's phone beep. Out of the corner of her eye, she watched her friend pull out her phone and check the message. A moment later the girl nodded to what ever she had read, and began to rapidly text out a response. Kagami didn't think to much of the action, Misao was always texting someone, but as they entered class 3-C she saw Misao put her phone away, and a moment later she heard Konata's obnoxious ring tone go off.

Were they texting? No, probably just a coincidence. Approaching her friends, Kagami saw that the desks had been arranged as usual. Taking a seat next to Miyuki, she smiled and said, "hey everyone."

"What's crackin," Misao exclaimed, sitting in the open chair next to Konata, while Ayano simply waved to everyone with a smile, as she took the last open seat.

"Bout time you three showed up. I was getting tired of watching these two love birds grope each other," Konata stated, gesturing to Miyuki and Tsukasa.

"Kona-chan!" Tsukasa cried, her cheeks turning bright red. "W-We weren't-"

"Sorry, sorry, I didn't mean that," Konata began, cutting Tsukasa's protest off, "I could never get tired of watching your fondle fest." Konata wagged her eye brows several times in a suggestive manor with a sly smirk on her face, Miyuki and Tsukasa blushing even brighter in reply.

"ANY ways," Kagami began, hoping to steer the conversation back to something less embarrassing, "anything new and exciting?"

"You catch a whiff of what ever that was earlier? Man that reeked," Konata stated, pinching her nose for emphasis.

"Yes, it was quite the disturbing odor," Miyuki agreed, also happy for the change of subject.

"What'd it smell like? What'd it smell like?" Misao asked excitedly, bouncing in her seat.

Kagami smiled to herself as the group now began to talk amongst themselves about nothing in particular, more importantly, nothing disgusting, perverted, or embarrassing. Opening up her lunch, she was actually quite excited about eating it this time. Tsukasa had decided to make their lunches for today, and Kagami was looking forward to enjoying her little sister's cooking. Digging into her food with enthusiasm, she began to fully enjoy her amazing lunch.

"What is this hungry, hungry hippo? I thought you were trying to lose weight Kagami, not double it," Konata stated mockingly, causing Kagami to choke slightly on her food.

Kagami was just about to get up and smack Konata, when Misao beat her to it, the brunette thumping Konata on the head saying, "Hey! Not cool. Kagami has a totally awesome figure. She could eat what ever she wanted, and she'd still be perfect." Misao then turned to Kagami with a big toothy grin plastered on her face, her cheeks a light shade of pink.

Kagami was dumbstruck. She'd never received a compliment like from anyone before, especially Misao. "R-really?" she asked, and Misao nodded back. She immediately felt her face heat up as her cheeks turned a bright red, "th-thanks," she said almost inaudibly. Looking away to try and hide her growing blush, she failed to notice the shared smile between Misao and Konata.

A moment later, Konata spoke up again, "hey I've got an idea. We don't have school tomorrow, so why don't we all go to the movies tonight. There's a midnight premier of that new zombie movie that just came out, we should go see it."

"I don't have any club meets in the mornig. Count me in!" Misao cheered.

"Sounds like it could be fun," Ayano agreed.

"I've wanted to see that one too," Kagami added quietly, still embarrassed.

Miyuki and Tsukasa looked at the rest of the group with nervous stares. Tsukasa hated horror movies, and Miyuki hated to see Tsukasa scared. To say that they weren't enthused about the idea would be an understatement. Before either of them could protest, however, Konata spoke up again, "you two are outvoted, you're coming," she said, clapping hand on Tsukasa's back.

Tsukasa simply hung her head and nodded slightly, "O-OK," she said. Then turning to Miyuki, "you'll take care of me right Yuki-chan?"

"Of course. I will always do my best to look after you," Miyuki said in a reassuring voice.

"Then it's settled!" Konata shouted excitedly, the rest of the group nodding in response.

Misao stood in front of the mirror in her room, and gave herself a quizzical look. Placing her hands on her hips, she let out a small humph. She wasn't used to being this dressed up, usually sticking to more simple clothes. Konata, however, had insisted that she wear something 'sexy'. Never having put much thought into looking sexy, she had decided to ask Ayano for advice. Her best friend had been more than excited to help, and had practically insisted on loaning Misao one of her outfits.

These jeans are super tight. How am I supposed to do anything cool in these? She thought, and tried to bring a knee to her chest, while only managing to lift it up half way. She then tugged at the small black halter top she wore. Totally not my style. Picking up her phone, she began to type out a text to Konata.

To Shortness: I look retarded =(

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From Shortness: Pic

Misao shrugged, and took a quick snap shot of her self in front of the mirror, then sent it to Konata.

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From Shortness: /drool I'd hit it. =3

Misao shook her head with a slight chuckle, and replied.

To Shortness: No seriously

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From Shortness: You look fine. You take care of Minegishi?

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To Shortness: Filled her in on plan. All good.

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From Shortness: Cool TsuYuki also handled. See you soon XD

Looking at the time, she realized that she needed to leave now in order to make to the theaters on time. Shoving her phone and some money into her pockets, she ran down stairs, threw on a pair of flats, also borrowed from Ayano, and bolted out the door towards the train station. The train ride was quick and uneventful, and as Misao made her way towards the movie theaters, she received one last text from Konata telling her make sure and buy Kagami some strawberry pocky. She smiled at that last text, knowing that Kagami loved pocky, it hadn't occurred to her to make a point to buy some. She'd have to make sure to thank Konata later.

Approaching the theaters, she instantly spotted Kagami and Konata standing in front of the box office, but she didn't see any sign of Miyuki or Tsukasa. "Sup guys," she greeted in a cheery tone, walking up to her two friends.

"What's crackin Misa-kichi," Konata replied, looking Misao up and down with a small smile.

"Hey," Kagami said happily. She then raised an eyebrow and asked, "where's Minegishi-san?"

Misao let out a nervous laugh, scratching the back of her neck. She hadn't thought of a good excuse to tell Kagami as to why their other friend had mysteriously bailed on them. "Uh…oh! She forgot that she had a date with my brother tonight…so…yea!" She finished, rather pleased with her story.

"Huh, fair enough," Kagami replied with a shrug.

"Wait a minute, where's your sister and Takara-san," Misao asked.

Letting our a small sigh of frustration, Kagami placed her hands forcefully on her hips and said, "apparently there's a new Pixar movie out that started just a few minutes ago. Konata suggested that they should see that instead, which of course they happily did."

Konata, who had still been eying Misao, pulled her eyes away from the brunette and looked to Kagami, "hey Kagamin, doesn't Kusakabe look super sexy?"

Misao flushed a bright red, simply chuckling nervously while Kagami took a moment to look her over. "Hey, yea, you're all dressed up! You look great. Had I known you were going to wear something nice, I'd've put on something better than just jeans and a t-shirt, " she stated with a smile.

Waving a dismissive hand, Misao flashed a wide toothy grin in an attempt to hide her embarrassment; even though she did enjoy the compliment, and being the focus of Kagami's attention, she wasn't used to being called sexy. "Nah, it's nothin that great. Just tryin somethin new. Now lets get our tickets!" She exclaimed excitedly.

The three girls then made their way to the box office to purchase their tickets, but were stopped when Konata's phone began to ring. The small girl quickly pulled it out and answered it. "Hey…I'm at the movies…um…ok…fine I'll be right there…bye." stuffing her phone back in her pocket, Konata put her palm to her forehead hoping to hide the mischievous smile that was trying to make it's way onto her face. "My dad locked himself out of the house again. I have to go let him in."

"What?" Kagami exclaimed, "what about Yutaka? Isn't she home?" she asked in an annoyed tone.

"Yutaka's at Minami's house for the night, and it wouldn't be safe for her to go out by herself this late," Konata began. "It's ok, you two have fun! I'll catch up later," she said with a sly smile and a small wave as she quickly made her way towards the train station.

Kagami shrugged, muttering something under her breath about an irresponsible father, and took her place at the back of the line. Misao fallowed suit, but was slightly more excited than her unsuspecting friend. Konata's plan had so far gone off without a hitch, and now all she had to do was make the most of her alone time with Kagami. She began to bounce lightly on the balls of her feet in her excitement, when her phone beeped. Pulling it out she saw a text message from Konata

From Shortness: Gonna go eat me some American Pie. Have fun on your date ;D

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To Shortness: TMI! =( and thanks.

Closing her phone, she looked up to see that Kagami had just purchased her ticket. Having completely forgotten what movie they were going to see, Misao walked up to the booth and asked for the same ticket Kagami had purchased. Good save, good save, she thought. Not even bothering to look at the ticket, she quickly made her way over to Kagami, and the two girls headed into the theaters side by side.

"Hey, we should get some candy!" Misao shouted, as they walked past the concessions stand.

"I'm ok, I'm trying to lay off the sweets, but go ahead and get something if you want," Kagami replied.

"You don't want candy? What's wrong with you Hiiragi! Candy's the best!" Misao grabbed a hold of Kagami's hand and began dragging her towards the concessions. She was about to protest when Misao cut her off and continued talking excitedly. "I'm totally buyin you some tasty goodness."

Kagami relented with a sigh and allowed Misao to pull her up to the counter, figuring that a little bit of candy wouldn't kill her diet too much. Looking at the wide selection of assorted treats, Kagami spotted what she wanted and was about to point it out, when Misao placed their order with the clerk. "Two large boxes of strawberry pocky and two large Cokes please."

Kagami regarded Misao with a raised eyebrow and a small smile, "how'd you know I was going to order that?" She asked.

Misao turned to face her, handing her a drink and box of pocky, radiating an aura of confidence. "Strawberry pocky's your favorite, duh."

Kagami couldn't help but laugh at the pleased expression on Misao's face and the bounce in her step as the two made their way into the show room. She could tell that her friend was more excited than usual, I wonder what's got her so worked up? she thought, and was about to ask her about it, until they entered the room and saw how crowded the theater was. Kagami let out a dejected sigh, and began looking towards the back of the theater for a pair of seats. Once the two found their seats, Kagami lightly shook her head as she watched Misao tear into her box of pocky, and eating two sticks at a time.

A moment later she was hit with a sudden realization, and couldn't help but ask, "hey, I just thought of this, but don't you hate horror movies?"

"What movie are we seein again?" Misao replied with a pocky filled mouth.

Kagami gave her a deadpan stare for a moment, "you know, Dusk of the Deceased, a zombie horror flick," she finally stated in a flat tone.

Eyes going wide, Misao froze, her previous aura of confidence shattering. Uh oh, I should have been paying more attention. Horror movies scare the crap out of me, and I really hate zombies. Shaking her head, and putting on a fake smile, she waved a hand dismissively. "Pfft, what gave you that idea? I totally like horror movies," she lied.

"Really?" Kagami asked, cocking her head to the side with a look of mild confusion, and earning a vigorous nod from her friend. "Well, alright then," she said disbelievingly as the lights went out and the previews started.

It's just a movie, it's not real, there's no reason to be scared, Misao thought to herself as the last of the previews came to an end, and the movie began to start. I totally got this.

The first ten minutes of the movie went by without a hitch. A nice happy introduction, and nothing scary had happened, so Misao was beginning to feel confident that this might not be as bad she was thinking it would be. All of that changed, however, when the main character's wife was approached by what appeared to be a wounded little boy.

Hey, he's not hurt! He's a zombie! Get away! Awe, come on, please don't hug him, Misao mentally pleaded, but of course, it was to no avail. The little boy leaped onto the woman with an animalistic screech, and began tearing into her neck with his teeth. Blood sprayed everywhere, the poor woman started screaming, and the husband began to frantically try to pry the boy off his dying wife. It was all to much for a now terrified Misao. She clamped her clamped her eyes shut, and without thinking, she grabbed onto Kagami's arm, burring her face into her friends shoulder.

The feeling of her arm being suddenly grasped, right at the moment the action began to start, startled Kagami and caused her to jump slightly. Her first thought was that Misao was playing a stupid prank on her in an attempt to scare her. She looked down, planning on scolding her friend, but when she saw her eyes closed tight in terror, she couldn't help but roll her eyes and shake her head. I knew she hated these kinds of movies, she thought.

Despite being annoyed, and slightly embarrassed, Kagami couldn't help but feel sympathetic towards Misao. Sshe knew how traumatized Tsukasa could be after watching scary movies, and it appeared that Misao was no different. Slowly prying her arm out of Misao's grasp, she then placed it over the girl's bare shoulders, whispering into her ear, "I tell you when the scary parts are over."

Misao nodded, still keeping her eyes closed, and another high pitched scream from the movie caused her to wrap her arms around Kagami's waist. Kagami began to rub her back lightly, looking to see if anyone was watching them, and now thankful that they were sitting at the back when she realized no one seemed to notice. This usually helps Tsukasa, so I hope it works for her too.

As the movie continued, the two stayed in each others arms. Kagami continued to inform Misao of when the scary parts were over, while Misao maintained her grip around Kagami's waist. Under most circumstances, Kgami would have been beyond annoyed, even if it was her little sister; however, she couldn't bring herself to get upset. She couldn't quite put her finger on it, but she actually seemed to enjoy the feeling of having Misao wrapped up in her arms. When Konata does stuff like this it's obnoxious as all hell. But this, this feels nice. Not quite sure what it was she was feeling, Kagami decided to chalk it up to the fact that she had succeeded in comforting her friend.

On the other end, Misao could barely contain the massive smile that kept trying to creep over he face. Despite being terrified, every time Kagami would whisper into her ear, or rub her back in a comforting manor, she couldn't help but feel absolutely giddy. She hoped that this moment would last for ever.

Unfortunately for Misao, all good things must eventually come to an end. When the movie credits started rolling, and the lights came back on, she didn't want to let go. Just a little bit longer, she thought, while still maintaining her grip around Kagami.

Looking down, Kagami let out a small sigh, "It's ok now, the movie's over, she said quietly. She began to feel her cheeks flush as she noticed several nearby people looking and smiling at them. "Kusakabe, come on, movie's over," she said in more stern tone.

"Right, right," Misao replied, quickly letting go and laughing nervously.

Rolling her eyes, and getting out of her seat, Kagami looked at Misao and said in a mocking voice, "I totally like horror movies." Then placing her hands on her hips, she continued, "what was that all about? You're just as bad as Tsukasa," she said in a teasing tone.

"Am not," Misao replied with a pout.

"Are too," Kagami retorted with a smile, then lightly nudged her friend in the shoulder. "Come, let's get going. We don't want to keep the other two waiting."

Just as they were about to exit the theater, Misao stopped and turned to face Kagami, "hey, you uh mind doin me a favor? You know, maybe not let everyone know I totally wussed out back there," she said sheepishly.

Kagami gave her a smile, chuckling lightly, "your secret is safe with me," she said as she opened the door to exit the theater.

Outside, the two found Miyuki and Tsukassa sitting on a bench. The latter having fallen asleep and using Miyuki's shoulder as a headrest. Standing next to them was Konata, who was currently occupied with a small handheld gaming system.

"What are you doing back here?" Kagami asked Konata, approaching the group.

"Told you I'd catch up later. Was wondering if you guys wanted to hang out or something," Konata replied with a smile.

"Konata," Kagami began in deadpan voice, "it's two in the morning."

"I would have to agree that it is quite late…or should I say early? Either way, I believe I'm quite ready to go to bed, and it appears that Tsukasa-san is as well," Miyuki stated, obviously exhausted.

Letting out a wide yawn and rubbing her eyes, Misao placed her arm on Konata's head, using it as a surface to lean on. "Yea I'm pretty beat too. Sorry shortstop."

With a sigh of defeat, Konata slumped slightly and said, "fine, fine, let's head home then."

Miyuki turned to a now snoring Tsukasa, saying in light tone, "Tsukasa-san, it's time to wake up."

Tsukasa groaned, and began to nuzzle into Miuki's shoulder. As she did so, her head shifted down and fell into Miyuki's breasts. A large smile came across Tsukasa's face, "mmm Yuki-chan smells so good," she mumbled, still completely asleep and nuzzling deeper into her girlfriends large breasts.

Konata and Misao watched with massive grins plastered on their faces, while Kagami brought a palm to her face and shook her head. Miyuki's face lit up a bright crimson, "Tsukasa, sweetie. I-it really is time to wake up," she stammered out, and shaking her girlfriend.

Lifting her head up, Tsukasa rubbed her eyes and blinked for a few moments. "Wha- I just dreamt I had the most amazing pillow in the world," she drawled, while Konata and Misao were attempting to stifle their giggling and failing miserably.

"We're going home now Tsukasa, come on," Kagami said sternly

With Miyuki's aid, Tsukasa was able to drag herself off the bench, and the group was finally on their way back to the train station. While Miyuki and Tsukasa were lagging a small ways behind, Konata looked to Kagami and Misao, "so how was the movie?" she asked.

"It was pretty good. The special effects were awesome. You'd've liked it for sure." Kagami stated.

"Awesome, I'll have to make sure I go see it," Konata began. Then, donning a sly smirk, she added, "so, did the two of you get all close in the dark theater and cuddle?"

Kagami reeled around, face beet red, "what!" she shrieked. "W-we didn't- Why would you assume we- GAH!" she shouted, and with balled fists at her side, she stormed off ahead of the group.

Konata turned to Misao, who was laughing nervously, "you totally got her to cuddle didn't you," she began, Misao nodding in reply. "Alright! Played the whole, 'horror movies scare the bajeeses out of me,' routine didn't you," she stated, nudging Misao in the ribs with an elbow.

"Um…yea. I uh, totally played that card," Misao replied shakily.

Giving a thumbs up, Konata smiled, "excellent, and if she allowed it without getting angry, that means you triggered a flag, which means mission accomplished. Alright private Kusakabe, next mission briefing will take place within the next few days, so be ready. Victory will be ours," she said in a low voice, clenching a small fist in front of her face.

Misao laughed at her short friends antics, "oh don't worry, I'll be ready," she stated happily.