A/N – Yay, next chapter. Excited? Especially after that major cliff hanger? You may be confused at the moment, but it should all eventually fill out. Hope you like it!

DISCLAIMER: I don't own Lucky Star or Nanoha StrikerS! Umm…my real name is Megumi…yes it's Japanese…I'm not joking.

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What's the Other Reason?

"Onee-chan!"

Tsukasa had called out, scared. Not moving, paralyzed with fear, tears began falling out of the girl's eyes.

"Tadao, call them," Miki ordered her husband, quickly bending down next to Kagami. Tadao nodded, rushing out of the room to get the phone.

"Inori, Matsuri, help me," Miki again ordered. The two eldest daughters quickly bent down next to Kagami as well. Forming a triangle around Kagami, the mother and two daughters began chanting. Using their magic, they surrounded the injured girl in a barrier to keep away any dark magic. They could not attempt to heal her; their magic strength was too weak. Returning into the room, Tadao confirmed that he had made the necessary calls.

"Tsukasa, don't worry, they're on their way now. Kagami will be fine," he comforted his daughter, embracing her. Tsukasa immediately hugged back, crying into her dad's shirt.

"Shhh, it's ok," he said every now and again, comforting the younger twin.

"Can you two help? Moping around won't help," Matsuri remarked, struggling to help keep the barrier up. Agreeing, Tsukasa and Tadao began channelling their own energy into the barrier. Still Kagami whimpered in pain, unconscious; the barrier wasn't doing anything.

"Huh? Why isn't it working? It always works!" Inori exasperatedly exclaimed.

"I don't know…" Tadao trailed off. 10 brutal minutes passed, each family member's magic rapidly fading.

"Let me see her!" a voice suddenly yelled. Everyone sighed out in relief, dropping the barrier.

"Konata, the barrier didn't do anything," Miki informed the blue haired mage.

"Huh? But that doesn't make any sense," Konata said, dropping down onto the floor next to the unconscious, blood stained girl.

"That's what we thought…" Inori said.

"What happened?" a new voice suddenly asked.

"We just heard her scream, so we all came rushing up and she was like this," Matsuri explained, to the pink haired girl. Miyuki nodded her head.

"Let's begin Miyuki," Konata said, beginning to charge up her healing magic. Again Miyuki nodded, healing magic and summoning were her specialties. Focusing up their energies, blue and pink lights surrounded Kagami. No less than a minute later both girls had finished healing Kagami. A moan escaped Kagami's lips. Fluttering her eyes open, she looked above her.

"K-Konata? M-Miyuki? W-Why are y-y-you here?" Kagami stuttered out.

"Your dad called us," Konata explained. Gently picking up the injured girl, Konata placed her head on her lap.

"We're going to leave now. We'll be downstairs if you need us." All members of the Hiiragi family except the twins left, closing the door behind them. Tsukasa sat down next to Konata, her face slightly puffy.

"Onee-chan, are you okay?" she asked, trying not to burst into tears again.

"I-I don't know. My back hurts a lot though," Kagami responded, wincing.

"Kagami, I'm going to take your shirt off, okay?" Konata asked, checking to see if she had the girl's approval. The girl blushed, but nodded.

"Tsukasa, can you get her a new change of clothes please? And Miyuki, can you get some warm water and a cloth so we can wipe her back?" Konata asked, facing the two girls. Both nodded, heading off to do their tasks. Placing Kagami back upright, Konata began to unbutton the pyjama top. Shrieking, Kagami quickly pulled herself away.

"Ehh? But you said I could," Konata pouted.

"I-I-I'm not w-wearing a b-bra…" Kagami shyly explained. Konata smirked,

"I'm just going to check your back! I'm not going to do anything else to you!" Konata teased. Kagami's face completely flushed.

"S-Shut up! I'll do it by myself!" Kagami protested, turning around, beginning to unbutton her shirt. Finished unbuttoning, Kagami lowered her shirt, showing her back to Konata. Konata was surprised by the amount of blood that covered Kagami's back. Miyuki and Tsukasa then arrived back, carrying their specified items.

"Thanks," Konata said to the girls. Tsukasa placed the change of pyjamas on Kagami's bed, Miyuki placing the water and cloth next to Konata. Picking up the cloth, Konata dipped into the luke-warm water, wringing it of any excess liquid. Placing the wet towel up to Kagami's back, Konata gently began wiping away the blood. Kagami gasped, the pain coming back.

"Does it hurt?" Konata asked, hearing Kagami. Kagami weakly nodded.

"Just hold in there for a bit," Konata encouraged, beginning to wipe Kagami's back again. Kagami bit her lip, trying not to whimper. 5 painful minutes passed before Konata finally finished. Kagami instantly became scared when she heard all three of her friends gasp.

"What? What's on my back?" Kagami desperately asked.

"Kagami…there are two large scars going vertically down your back," Konata said. Kagami's eyes widened.

"What?" she whispered out in disbelief.

"How did they get there? I didn't do anything to get scars…"

Suddenly she felt a top go around her.

"You'll get a cold," Konata said, smiling, trying to cheer up the purple haired girl. Kagami couldn't help but smile back.

"Well, where should I sleep?" Konata asked, trying to pick out a good spot in Kagami's room to sleep for the night.

"Huh!? You're staying over?!" Kagami shrieked.

"Yup, Miyuki to! When your dad phoned us, he told us that we could stay over, as long as we had all of our stuff, and that it was ok with our parents!" Konata explained.

"Yuki-chan, do you want to go to my room and get ready for bed?" Tsukasa asked, facing the taller girl.

"Yes. Well then, good-night Kagami-san, Konata-san," Miyuki said, before following Tsukasa to her room.

"Good-night onee-chan!" Tsukasa called. The door to Kagami's bedroom closed, leaving Kagami and Konata alone.

"Well, I'm going to get changed, don't peek ok?" Konata teased, beginning to lift up her top.

"Hey! Don't just start stripping! Have some decency!" Kagami squealed, quickly turning herself away from Konata, her face burning.

"Done!" Konata informed, 20 seconds after starting to get changed.

"That was quick!" Kagami exclaimed.

"What can I say?" Konata stuck her tongue out.

"Anyway, should we go to bed now?" Kagami asked, yawning.

"That sounded awfully suggestive Kagamin," Konata teased. Kagami blushed, not knowing what to say.

"Well, let me set up my bed first then we can "sleep" as much as you want," Konata said, beginning to set up her futon. 10 minutes passed, the futon now set up. Turning off the lights, Konata returned to her futon. Good-nights were exchanged, both girls closed their eyes.

"Are you feeling better now, Kagami?" Konata asked, before either of them fell asleep.

"Yes. Thank-you," Kagami replied.

"Thank-you? Why?" Konata asked, confused.

"For always being next to me."

"Well, thank you."

"Huh? Why?"

"For being so cute."

Both girls giggled.

"Good-night Kagamin."

"Good-night Konata."

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The chirping of birds could be heard outside the window, sunlight pouring in. Konata stifled a yawn, stretching before getting up. Looking over at Kagami's clock, she read 6:30am. Shocked that she had woken up so early, she made her way back over to her futon. Konata stopped beside Kagami's bed, gazing down at the sleeping girl.

"Fufu, Kagami looks really good when she has her hair down," Konata noted to herself. Quickly getting changed, Konata headed downstairs to the kitchen where Miki was making breakfast.

"Good-morning Mrs. Hiiragi," Konata greeted.

"Ahh Konata, good-morning! You know that you can call me by my first name," Miki said.

"I know, it was just a spur of the moment sort of thing," Konata replied.

"Hai, hai. As a token of the family's gratitude for last night, we will make you anything you want for breakfast," Miki offered.

"Really!? Are you sure?" Konata excitedly asked.

"Hai," Miki replied, smiling at the girl's excitement.

"Well in that case, can I have French toast?"

"Of course! It'll be ready in 15 minutes," Miki informed, beginning to gather the necessary ingredients.

"Thanks." Leaving the kitchen, Konata sat down on one of the mats surrounding the table in the living room. Content with just listening to the birds chirping, and the smell of food drifting out from the kitchen, Konata sighed and began to recall the previous night's events.

'I don't understand how Kagami could suddenly have scars appear on her back…Maybe its beginning."

"Konata?" Tadao called out to the girl, entering the living room.

"Yes?" Konata replied, snapping out of her thoughts.

"We were wondering if we could talk to you about last night, before Kagami wakes up." Matsuri and Inori then appeared as well, sitting down at the table.

"Sure, I was just thinking about it," Konata said, letting Tadao sit down as well before their discussion began.

"Did you find out what was causing the bleeding?" Inori asked, worried for her younger sister.

"Well I'm not to sure if this was the cause but two long vertical scars have appeared on her back," Konata informed.

"What!?" Matsuri yelled, shocked.

"Matsuri, calm down," Tadao ordered his daughter, trying not to yell out in disbelief himself.

"Scars? How long exactly?" he asked.

"From the top of her back, all the way down to the bottom of it."

"Do you know how they got there?" Inori asked.

"No. But I'm confused about why the barrier didn't work. Since the barrier didn't work, that means that it wasn't dark magic affecting Kagami."

"So, in a way you're saying that it's meant to happen?"

"Sort of, I'm not to sure on that either. There has to be a reason." Konata answered Inori.

"What should we do?" Tadao asked.

"For now, there is nothing that we can do. We just have to wait and see what happens. I really think that it had to do with him," Konata commented, not saying the name of the person, as it was forbidden in the Hiiragi household. Matsuri hissed at the mention of him.

"I agree, as much I hate to though, only he would be capable of doing this…" Tadao trailed off.

"Oh, but I think that the thin end of a choco cornet is the head," Konata suddenly said, signalling to the rest of them that Kagami was approaching.

"Oh and why is that? The thicker end looks more like the head to me," Matsuri tagged along.

"Ahh, well you see, then it would look like Kagami," Konata teased the purple haired girl, who had heard what she had said.

"What's that supposed to mean?!" Kagami yelled at Konata, entering the room.

"Exactly what it's meant to."

"By the way, you could at least put away the futon after you woke up!"

Matsuri, Inori and Tadao laughed, entertained by the two girls. Kagami blushed, but still kept her angry looking face.

"Kagami, are you feeling well enough to go to school? I really think that you should take today off," Inori asked the girl.

"I'm fine! It doesn't hurt anymore, so I'm going to school. Plus they need me there."

"Konata, breakfast is ready!" Miki called out from the kitchen.

"Hai!"

"Kagami, there's enough for you too!" Miki called, to her daughter.

"Hai! We're just coming!" Kagami called back.

"There's never enough for Kagami," Konata remarked, smirking.

"Did you say something?" Kagami asked, in a very annoyed tone.

"Oh, nothing."

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"We're going now!" Kagami and Tsukasa yelled, informing their family that they were leaving to go to school.

"Be careful!" voices called back. Konata, Kagami, Tsukasa and Miyuki then left, all heading to school.

"Oh, we're doing drama all day today!" Tsukasa excitedly said.

"Are you and Miyuki partners?" Konata asked.

"Yup!"

"Have you decided on what you're going to do?" Kagami asked, checking to make sure that they knew what they were doing.

"Yes, we have decided to do a play on many different ways to avoid the dentist," Miyuki replied.

"…?"

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"I'll see you guys later," Kagami said, splitting up with them, heading to her own classroom. Nanoha suddenly appeared by Konata, Tsukasa and Miyuki.

"Konata-san I need to talk to you about what Tiana said to you," she said.

"Oh, you mean about me being a mage?" she asked.

"Do they know?" Nanoha asked, signalling to Tsukasa and Miyuki.

"Yup, they're mages as well!" Konata replied.

"I'm confused…" Tsukasa commented.

"Well basically, Nanoha, Fate, Tiana and Subaru are all mages as well," Konata explained quickly.

"Ahh…"

"Konata-san, I must ask you to stop pushing yourself as hard as you are at the moment," Nanoha said, getting straight to the point.

"Why?"

"Because you are going to hurt yourself, I know, I've had a first hand experience."

"Thank-you for your concern Nanoha, but I'm not going to stop," Konata replied.

"But-"

"Who else is going to protect her?" was all Konata said before walking off to her classroom.

"She's going to hurt herself…" Nanoha muttered out.

"You just did exactly what Yuki-chan and I tried," Tsukasa said to Nanoha.

"You tried as well?"

"Yes, and she said exactly the same thing. So we just let her continue, it's her own choice," Miyuki said.

"But doesn't she ever worry about what's going to happen to her?"

"It's not that she doesn't worry, it's just that she worries more for Kagami-san."

"Why?"

"Wouldn't you do the same?"

Nanoha was caught, she would do the same. Miyuki and Tsukasa smiled.

"But that's not the only reason," Tsukasa said.

"What's the other reason?" Nanoha asked, curious.

"Kona-chan loves onee-chan."

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A/N – Protecting the one she loves…Konata is so cute! Well, I hope you enjoyed that chapter, I know what my last few chapters are going to be like, it's just writing the chapters in between that's hardest…that's kind of backwards, usually endings are harder to write… Don't worry there is still a while until the end. Leave a review; I want to know what YOU think!