Chapter Six: Aggression

I fell into my chair at school in a daze. Sleep hadn't come easily to me last night; I guess Kotomi-chan being in my room had me on edge more than I thought. Maybe it was time to make another rule… 'No Kotomis in Tomoya's bedroom'.

I snorted at the thought as I heard Sunohara plop down in the desk next to mine. He looked at me cautiously. "You're not happy again, are you?"

"Don't worry," I chuckled. "I'm too tired to be happy today."

"Good. You coming over after school? I'm borrowing something that'll make my room Utra-Cyber!" I could even hear the capitalization of his words.

"No thanks," I replied. "After school I'm taking a nap and then hitting the books-" Crap. I was so tired that the words came out before I could stop them.

Sunohara narrowed his eyes at me. "'Hitting the books'? You're not studying for school, are you?"

I had to drag my brain through the fog to come up with something quickly. "Why would I do that? I mean…" C'mon you stupid brain… "I-I use them for boxing practice." I tapped my fists together. "Good for strengthening the knuckles."

"Really?" As usual, he swallowed it hook, line, and sinker. "Maybe I should try that."

"Hardcover books, of course," I added. "Headbutting them toughens your noggin, too." I then watched with mild amusement as he picked up one of our heavier textbooks and gave it a few experimental taps against his forehead. "You have to headbutt it harder than that to get good results," I offered.

As he worked on his cranial durability I yawned and looked out the window and thought of Kotomi's smile.

"Ugh…Kyou-chan…"

As I approached the library, I heard voices and realized that Kyou had gotten to her first. Apparently she had taken to checking my girlfriend for a tail again.

"For a girl who spends so much time reading, you sure have a nice figure," Kyou was crooning.

"Kyou-chan…I told you that I do not have a tail…"

"I can see what Tomoya sees in you; you're so passive…and aggressive where it counts."

As I heard Kotomi whimpering a switch flipped in my head.

Kyou is molesting my fiancée.

Kyou is molesting my fiancée?

KYOU IS MOLESTING MY KOTOMI-CHAN!

I grabbed the library door and slammed it open, causing both girls to jump. "Kyou!" I shouted at the top of my lungs. "What the hell are you doing to my girlfriend?!"

"Tomoya-kun!"

The love and relief in Kotomi's eyes barely registered as I focused my fury on her attacker. "Kyou…let go of her. Now."

To her credit, Kyou regained her composure almost immediately. "Aw, it's okay Tomoya; haven't I told you that friends do this kind of thing?"

It was really weird; in spite of my fatigue, my mind felt sharper than ever. "Really? So when did you molest Furukawa?"

That seemed to catch her off-guard. "Huh?"

"Is Furukawa your friend?"

Kyou narrowed her eyes at me. "Well, yeah! What do you think?"

I took a deep breath. "I haven't heard of you grabbing Furukawa like this. Why is that?"

"I-"

"You say that this is normal for friends, so why is it that you've hit on me and molested Kotomi-chan? I bet if I asked your sister she'd say that you've never done this to Furukawa!"

Finally, Kyou let go of my fiancée and faced me. "I-I've done this to Nagisa!"

"Well, I haven't seen it!"

"I-I have not seen it, either," Kotomi squeaked, covering her chest.

"We haven't seen it, either," came an unexpected yet familiar voice. I turned to see Fujibayashi and Furukawa standing at the entrance behind me.

"Ryou-chan…Nagisa-chan…"

"Good timing." I was on a roll. "Furukawa; has Kyou ever touched your chest or your…bottom the way she has Kotomi-chan's?"

Furukawa's face paled and I was afraid she would pass out; I knew about her health condition, even though I didn't know all the details. She managed to answer, though. "N-No, Okazaki-san; she hasn't."

"Okazaki-kun…?"

I whirled on a bewildered Kyou. "Well?" I barked as I gestured to Kotomi to come to me.

She stiffened as she watched Kotomi scoot my way. "Well what?"

"What do you have to say for yourself? 'All friends do this!'," I said, imitating her tone. "Isn't it past time for you to cop a feel on Furukawa? Maybe Nishina? She and Kotomi-chan get along well; maybe you could initiate her into your circle of friends!"

Even though I was furious I still managed to be surprised when Kyou exploded. "You know what? Fine! I won't touch your woman ever again! What's the matter, idiot? Are you afraid that I might be competition?" She stomped up to me and thrust her reddened faced to mine. "I-I should flatten you!"

Wait; did she just stutter?

"Onee-chan, settle down, please!" Fujibayashi begged.

Kyou glared at me a moment more before sending her fist into my stomach. It didn't hurt much, but it did knock the wind out of me. I heard her stomp out of the library as I fell to my knees. Fortunately Kotomi caught my arm before I could fall on my face. "Tomoya-kun!"

Surprisingly I felt someone grab my other arm, and I looked up into Fujibayashi's worried face. "Okazaki-kun?"

I lifted a hand and nodded to try to tell her I was okay, but my stomach wasn't quite ready to push the air out to help form words. Between the two of them Kotomi and Fujibayashi managed to get me into one of the library's many chairs. If I could have, I would have laughed at the way they were both fussing over me.

"Tomoya-kun…are you okay?"

More surprising was Fujibayashi's reaction. "Onee-chan…how could you do this…?" Her voice had en edge to it I'd never heard before. "You love him, and yet-" Wait, what? Unfortunately I still couldn't catch enough breath to ask as she looked over my shoulder. "Nagisa-san, could you help Kotomi-chan take care of him? I need to go talk to my sister."

"Of course," Furukawa replied.

My eyes widened at Fujibayashi's tone of voice; she sounded furious. She was usually such a calm person, so to hear her like this…I actually started to worry about Kyou.