Chapter 8: The last chapter to take place in this day.
Okay. I'm having fun with this day, but this is getting ridiculous. Alrighty, so this is DEFINITELY going to be the last chapter of this day, no matter how long it ends up being. I'll post in the after section if it ended up being way over the normal amount XD. There was a review asking whether this is a Konami or Kagami/OC. All I'll say is to read until chapter 10, if you don't know by then I'll tell you. Please let me know what you think about these last few chapters, maybe I'm giving too much detail, making them long.
Slumber Par-
"It's not a god damn slumber party!"
Sleepover
"Hey Konata!"
"Hey Kona-chan!" Kagami and Tsukasa shouted in unison as they entered Konata's room. They were surprised to see Konata up and moving about.
"Hey guys! Great news, Tony said I'll probably be good for school tomorrow!" Konata cheered, sitting back on her bed.
"Well that's good, exams are going to start soon. My class is already discussing test material." Kagami recalled.
"I really, really hope we can all be in the same class together this year Kagamin~." Konata chimed, her catgrin reappearing.
"Yeah, me too. I wonder if we could get it so that we were guaranteed to be in the same class... If only you could put the same answers as me..."
"Why can't I?"
"Because we're not in the same class now, how would you know what I put?"
"Kagami~, this is the first time you ever WANTED me to cheat off of you, ya know."
"Sh-shut up!" Kagami turned red slightly.
"You're so cute when you get all flustered like that Kagamin!" Konata shouted, her grin widening.
"Cu-cu- Be quiet or I'll go home now... I thought we were going to eat sweets..." Kagami's red hue only darkening, her voice getting a quiet, timid tone near the end.
!Shock! "Kagami! You just looked even more cute just now!" Konata shouted, eyes sparkling.
*Sigh* Kagami breathed deeply, regaining her composure. She had no clue how this Otaku could get to her so easily. "Let's just go find some cake or something, huh?"
"Oh, we'll get to that..." Konata said, her grin widening still. It gave Kagami an uneasy feeling. "First lets run a few 'experiments'."
"Ex...Experiments?" Kagami asked reluctantly.
"Yeah! First Kagami, put your hands behind you head and jump up and down! Up and down!" Konata continually said.
"Wah! What? Where do you think we are?" Kagami yelled.
"The third rock from the sun?" Konata suggested.
"What?"
"Aw~ Kagami! You didn't get it!" Konata whined. "You're telling me you never saw that?"
"Saw what? What are you talking about?"
"3rd Rock from the Sun! It was really popular back in 1996!" Konata whined that she was the only one to get the reference.
"I was 9 years old! Why the hell would I be watching American Sit-Coms?"
"Oh-ho-ho~, how would you know it was an American Sit-Com if you'd never seen it Kagamin~." Konata catgrinned.
"Gah!" Kagami gasped in surprise. Konata had gotten her.
"So what do you guys wanna talk about?" Tsukasa asked innocently.
"I like the current topic." Konata said, wanting to prolong her victory over her Tsundere as long as possible.
"Nah, lets talk about something else." Kagami said, wishing to prevent what she knew Konata was trying.
"Aw~ alright Kagami." Konata said, thinking of exactly how she could get her Tsundere to blush hard. "So, Tony asked you out yet?"
"Wa-What? N-no, it's not like that!" Kagami shouted, giving Konata the satisfaction of victory again.
"Would you reject him if he did?" Konata said, her voice suddenly more serious.
"Could we just not even go there?" Kagami sighed. "I said we were doing the last thing on your list."
Does that mean the first one applies? Or am I just over thinking this? GAH! I wanna know! "No, we have to go there! It's required of a sl-"
"Don't say it..."
"-eepover!" Konata gave a smug grin.
"Oh.. Well, I guess- Wait! It doesn't matter what you call it, we're still not doing it!" Kagami yelled, not realizing the implications of her avoiding it. She REALLY wanted some sweets after the stress of Konata's sickness and a new kid who constantly gave her headaches with his answers for everything. These two will drive me nuts...
"These two will drive me nuts..." Konata said in unison to Kagami's thoughts.
! "How did you-"
"Need I say it again? I know my waifu!" Konata said with a rather large catgrin.
"BE QUIET!" How did she know what I was thinking? Kagami shouted and thought.
"I can hear your internal monologue. I AM the Goddess of Conquest after all..." Konata giggled.
"What does that... Wait a minute..." Kagami interrupted herself, thinking back a chapter. I'm as much the God of Fighting as Keima is the God of Conquest. Huh... I wonder... "Hey Konata, who's Keima?"
"Wah! Kagami, you actually got that!" Konata shouted. "Keima's the God of Conquest! I can't believe you've seen it!"
"Uhhh, I haven't really, Tony said something about Keima being the God of Conquest or something..."
"Ah~, so he's the one..." Konata thought aloud. "So, is he staying? Cause I'm getting hungry."
"No, he couldn't stay." Kagami lied, she hadn't wanted to ask him to stay at their slumbe- Sleepover. She wouldn't bother him with something like caring for the lot of them, whether he would have or not. And he probably would have.
"Aw~, But I'm hungry!" Konata emphasized these words with a rumble of her stomach. "Maybe I could have another pancake?" Konata looked hopefully at Kagami.
"Well... Sure, I can-" Kagami started.
"I can cook something up for you Kona-chan! What would you like?" Tsukasa interrupted. Kagami's head dropped down, defeated. She knew Tsukasa was a better cook by far, but she had still wanted to see if she could cook something yummy for Konata again.
"Hey Tsukasa, would you like some help with dinner?" Kagami asked, hoping that she would get the chance.
"No." Konata said before Tsukasa could even open her mouth. Konata got frantic for an instant, wondering why she had just denied Kagami access to the kitchen. I know she usually isn't a good cook, but Tsukasa would have been there as well! She couldn't screw up too bad...
"Huh? Why not?" Kagami asked, feeling confused that Konata would ask her to make something, then deny her access to the kitchen.
"Well-I-Uh... I'll get lonely! Yeah, I need someone to talk to or I'll die of boredom!" Konata thought quickly.
"I guess I can see how you would, you're alone in here and stuff. Besides, I would just end up burning something or mixing some very bad things..." Kagami reminisced. "Remember Tsukasa, two years ago with the Balsamic Vineg-"
"Tony said we shouldn't talk about it, something about plagiarism..." Tsukasa said, still a little confused about what she had been plagiarizing.
"That doesn't make any sense though... Why would tha- Look! Falling Stars!" Kagami shouted, excited to see such a rare sight.
Meanwhile in Tony's house...
Suddenly, Tony looked up. Hmmmm, I have a curious feeling that one of our references might have gone too far... Odd... Hm? He saw a shooting star outside his window. I might as well...
Meanwhile, at the plot
Konata clasped her hands together, knowing full well that even if she wished fast enough, her wish probably wouldn't come true. She had to try.
Tsukasa closed her eyes as she voiced her wish in her head. I wish Kona-chan would be okay, I wish Kona-chan would be okay, I wish Kona-chan would be okay.
Kagami thought for a second and decided to try. I wish me and Konata were in the same class, I wish me and Konata were in the same class, I wish me and Konata were in the same class. She looked up to see the star still falling. Her heart began to flutter as she realized her wish might come true.
"Fu-fu-fu Kagamin, I thought you said it was silly to try and wish for something. Didn't you say 'No one could possibly make their wish three times fast enough for it to come true'?"
"Uh, yeah, I guess I did..."
"Did you get your wish finished in time?" Konata asked, knowing she would have to tease Kagami if she said yes.
"Yeah, I did..." Kagami smiled with such happiness, Konata couldn't bring herself to spoil it.
I wonder what she wished for... Maybe the same thing as me? No, there's no way, and no point in asking either I'm sure. Konata thought.
"What did you wish for Onee-chan?" Tsukasa asked, happy her own wish was sure to come true, this being the first time she actually wished fast enough.
"I can't tell you Tsukasa, or it won't come true!" Kagami said enthusiastically, confirming Konata's suspicion.
"Oh! Maybe that's why none of my wishes ever come true..." Tsukasa said, thinking of every birthday wish that might have been if she hadn't said anything about them.
"Well, just don't tell anyone this one!" Kagami said, smiling. It only made Konata wonder what she had wished for all the more.
"Cool! It looks like we all got our wish off in time!" Konata cheered. Konata had wished fast enough herself.
"Hmmm, I'm curious as to what your perverted little mind wished for..." Kagami smirked. Konata smiled, making Kagami start to get a feeling that she was right. Oddly, she wasn't really angry about it.
"Actually, my wish wasn't all that perverted..."
"From my point of view or yours?" Kagami asked, knowing that there was a VAST difference between Konata's idea of perversion and her own.
"From yours." Konata said quietly. Her stomach rumbled loudly, as if by que.
"Oh right! I was gonna make you something Kona-chan!" Tsukasa shouted as she sprinted for the door.
"Thanks Tsukasa!" Konata shouted as Tsukasa was already out the door.
"Does she even know what she's going to make? How does she know what you have?" Kagami asked rhetorically.
"She can't know what's in the kitchen, I don't even know! I wouldn't be surprised if my dad didn't know either, if I've eaten anything but that pancake, it was some sort of fast-food." Konata said, not really remembering if she had eaten much at this point. All she could remember on the subject was Kagami's pancake.
"How can you not remember what you've eaten?" Kagami asked, surprised that Konata was suddenly so forgetful.
"Well, I only bother to remember really, really important stuff... I guess that's why I'm not so good in school..." Konata said, her tone dropping for a second. She recovered nearly instantly.
*Sigh* "School IS important, how can you think it isn't?" Kagami facepalmed, but she was relieved. Konata was being Konata again.
"Well, I don't need that stuff for my future!" Konata said, her hand in the air and pointing.
"Of course you will. What future, other than a bum, could you possibly have planned that you won't need an education for? And before you say anything, no. You're not going to be a bum."
"Of course not, silly Kagamin! I've actually planned my future!" Konata said happily.
"Well? What is it?" Kagami said with a raised eyebrow, surprised to see Konata thinking ahead.
"Well, I'm can do housework in general, I like staying indoors, but I have enough strength as it is, and I want to use my time freely so... I'm gonna be a housewife!" Konata shouted.
"Don't underestimate housewives Konata, it can be some pretty hard labor..." Kagami said with more than a hint of skepticism in her voice.
"I bet I could do it! And what would I need all this stuff they're teaching anyway?" Konata asked, sure she had won yet again.
Kagami said nothing as she got up and walked over to her books. She reached down and picked up her math book. She walked back over to Konata, crouched down and said in a high-pitched voice, "Mommy, I don't understand this. Can you explain it to me?"
"Kagami, what are you doing?" Konata asked, perplexed at her friends sudden behavior. Man, she's really cute...
"Who's she? Please Mommy, I don't understand any of this!" Kagami continued. She resumed in her normal voice, "Well? What if your child asks you how to do something and you don't know? You'll embarrass yourself in front of your kid!"
"I doubt they'll be teaching college level math to a girl that talks like THAT Kagami..." Konata giggled.
"You're ignoring the point. And who knows? Some of the stuff they teach us now used to be taught in fourth year college!"
"Grr... I hate when you're right... PUNISHMENT!" Konata shouted as she leaped up, narrowly missing Kagami.
"What are you doing?" Kagami yelled.
"I am the Tickle Monster who punishes young girls!" Konata shouted back happily as she pursued Kagami around the room, Kagami avoiding her.
"Hey cut it out! Quit it! Sit back down!" Kagami shouted as she ran in the confined space. They ran for what seemed like hours, but was only about half of one. She heard heavy panting behind her. She looked around to see Konata breathing hard, hands on her knees. Her face was beet red. "Konata! Are you okay?" She shouted in concern, having forgotten that such an excursion could prove VERY taxing on one so sick.
"Yeah... I just gotta rest for a minute..." She replied as she slowly walked to her bed, laying down on it. "Hey, could you get me my Ker*ro Gu*sō?" She said, pointing without looking up, knowing exactly where the manga was opposite the foot of her bed. "I need something to relax with..." Her voice trailed off in exhaustion.
"Sure..." Kagami said as she grabbed the manga. As she was walking back, she slipped on some of the wreckage that had been the result of their chase. As she flew, she started panicking about where she might land, knowing she had actually flown, not merely slipped. She felt relief as she landed on the softness of Konata's bed on her hands and knees. She looked down to see Konata looking straight back into her. They held that position for what seemed an eternity, though it was only a few seconds before fate would take over. Kagami was blushing as Konata's head seemed closer... and closer... and closer... Kagami didn't seem to be in control of her body anymore. Her heart was pounding when suddenly... they heard the door open.
"Kona-chan~, it's read-" Tsukasa entered with a tray of food and a sing-song voice. She was quickly silenced as she saw the position her sister and friend were in. *Gulp* "Sorry... Enjoy yourselves!" She shouted in a panic, dropping the tray as she shot from the room. It was only now that Kagami looked to see exactly how she had landed. Her hands were on either side of Konata's neck so that her face was right above Konata's, one knee in between Konata's legs. Her hair had messily cascaded next to Konata's own messy hair. Konata was incredibly red and panting hard, staring into Kagami the whole time, her hands limp and almost submissive looking on either side of her head. Kagami suddenly blushed the hardest she ever had, leaping off of the bed. She landed hard next to her friend's bed on her back, knocking the breath out of her and dazing her.
Oh my God! Me and Konata... We were so... and Tsukasa... OH GOD! Was all she could think, her thoughts erratic from the sudden closeness and impact of her back on the ground. She started getting up, cheeks ablaze, to go and explain things to Tsukasa. As she stood, her knees were noticeably shaking. She began to take a weak step towards the door when she felt a small frame grip her and help her to walk correctly. She looked under her left arm to see Konata with one arm around her waist, helping to support the weight her shaky legs almost couldn't. Kagami smiled at her friend, who smiled back. Oddly, her face was still red though she seemed to have rested. Kagami could feel her face burning even as she noticed the same about Konata. "Shall we?" Kagami asked, her smile small but meaningful.
"Lets." Konata said as they both walked out of the room together.
POV: Tsukasa
"Oh right! I was gonna make you something Kona-chan!" Tsukasa shouted as she sprinted for the door. I can't believe I forgot so easily!
"Thanks Tsuka-" Was all she heard as she arrived at the kitchen. She looked around to see what she could find.
Hmmmm... I wonder what she has... She went to the refrigerator/freezer and opened the door. She wanted to try something she never had before. Lets see... Tater Tots, a block of cheese, chop meat, milk, eggs, bacon, ha... I'm getting out of the dinner section... She went to the pantry and continued her search. Noodles, rice, Cream of Mushroom soup, condensed milk, pancake mix... Wow, there really is no consistency here... She thought as she washed her hands, realizing that they must not have shopped in a long time. Challenge Accepted! She grabbed the hamburger meat, Tater Tots, Cream of Mushroom soup, condensed milk, cheese, a bowl, two frying pans, and the largest oven pan she could find. I better make a lot in case Kona-chan's Dad wakes up... She though to herself.
She preheated the oven to about 375 degrees and turned two burners on. She then put the meat in the frying pan to brown, opening the soup can at the same time. Having open the soup and the meat only being half cooked, she grabbed a cheese grater and started to slice the cheese into the regular bowl. By the time the entire block was grated, the meat had thoroughly cooked, acquiring a nice, brown look. Tsukasa opened the condensed milk can, poured it and the soup into the other frying pan, putting it onto the other burner and mixing it slightly. She took the first pan off of the burner and opened the bag of Tater Tots. She drained the meat of all the grease that had escaped in a strainer and put it into the pan. She sprinkled some cheese over the meat. She set the Tater Tots in a layer that covered the top and used the bag. By this time, the CoMs and the milk had mixed together quite smoothly. She poured half of it over the tots and sprinkled the rest of the cheese over. She poured the rest over that, stepping back to admire her work. She only stood for a few seconds before the oven finished preheating. She grabbed some oven mitts and opened the oven door, making sure to keep her face away to prevent catching a large amount of heat that was escaping the oven in her face. She waiting a couple seconds to let said heat to dissipate and put the dinner in.
Hmmm, how about Tater Tot Casserole! She thought of a name. It will probably take a while to cook, I'd say about 45 minutes. She thought as she looked at the time, also setting the timer for 45 minutes. The whole thing had taken her about 5 minutes to prepare. Had anyone else seen all of this, it would have looked like she was doing most of it simultaneously, her hands mere afterimages, but to Tsukasa, this was normal when she wanted to cook quickly. She went into the living room, sat on the couch and blinked. The timer went off. EH? What happened? Did I fall asleep? She wondered, looking at the clock to see that 45 minutes had, indeed, passed. This, unusual as it might seem, was also normal when she cooked at that speed. It still confused her every time though.
She rushed back to the kitchen, grabbed the mitts again, and opened the door, keeping her face away from the door again. She grabbed the casserole out of the oven and set it on top. She turned the oven off and found a sick tray, ladle, and the plates. She scooped a full ladles worth onto the plate, pleased to see that there was still a LOT left. She picked the tray up and started towards Konata's room.
"Kona-chan~, It's read-" Tsukasa entered with a tray of food and a sing-song voice. She was quickly silenced as she saw the position her sister and friend were in, Kagami above Konata, their faces mere inches from each other. Konata was incredibly red and panting heavily. It's easy, even for Tsukasa, to assume from there. *Gulp* "Sorry... Enjoy yourselves!" She shouted in a panic, dropping the tray as she shot from the room. What's going on? What were they doing? This is confusing, I knew they were close but-... Her thoughts were cut off as she recalled something.
"The shapes tell me... You'll find love soon?" the short-haired Twin said, sounding uncertain.
"Why does this sound familiar? Even if I would, who would this 'love' be?" Asked Kagami rhetorically.
"Uuuuh, I don't really know..." Tsukasa said as her yellow hair bow drooped down.
What? Ko-Kona-chan and Onee-chan? No way, they're two girls! Could they really be... I better go... She thought as she made for the door, still uncertain of exactly what was going on. It had seemed that they might want to be alone right now and at this point, Tsukasa would be happy to oblige. She opened the door and slowly started to make her way home.
"Tsukasa! Where are you going?" She heard Tony ask from behind, him having come out seeing Tsukasa leave without Kagami.
"Ho-Home, I think Kona-chan and Onee-chan might want to be alone..." Tsukasa said, still in a daze. It never registered in her mind that she had just said something that could potentially be really, really bad if it got out. What snapped her out was what she saw next. For the first time since she had met him, Tony completely lost his composure.
"Wha-what? Are you sure? Maybe you misunderstood somehow? You had to!" Tony said, looking more panicked than surprised by this revelation. "Perhaps you could go check and see what, exactly, is going on?"
"I-I'd rather not!" Tsukasa said, panicked about what she had just done.
"If you don't, I will." Tony said, knowing she would probably volunteer for the job as soon as he said it.
"Going!" Tsukasa shouted, preferring her going to see it rather than Tony going and more than likely embarrassing them all.
"Be sure to tell me what's going on. I understand if you don't want to include any details, just what the situation is." Tony turned back to his house and slowly walked in, not waiting for a response.
*Sigh* "Alright..." She walked back towards her friend's house.
Back in the house
They left Konata's room to find Tsukasa, but failed in the attempt. They entered the kitchen to find there was still more than enough dinner for them all to eat. I wonder what this even is? Kagami wondered. Where is she? She thought as her legs regained their strength. "Thanks Konata, I... I think I can walk again..." Kagami said.
"Are you sure?" Konata asked, reluctant to let go.
"Yeah..." Konata removed herself from the larger girl and stepped back a few steps. Kagami stood fine, both of their blushes settling. They went back to the living room to see Tsukasa standing just inside the door. "Tsukasa-"
"It's... It's okay Onee-chan... I... I accept you and Kona-chan!" Tsukasa shouted out, still confused, but she sincerely meant it.
"Tsukasa... Thanks but..." Kagami was almost at a loss for words, her blush returning as she realized that even if there hadn't been a misunderstanding, that if her and Konata had really been... that her sister would still accept and support them. She felt tears forming in her eyes. "Thanks, but there's been a misunderstanding... I slipped and fell like that... Me and Konata aren't... you know..." Kagami said, her throat closing from emotions, preventing her from talking anymore.
"Really?" Tsukasa asked.
"Yeah..."
"Alright... Well, lets eat!" Tsukasa said, changing the subject. "You guys go eat, I'll go clean up the mess I made in your room Kona-chan."
"Don't worry about it Tsukasa!" Konata beckoned her toward the kitchen to eat with them.
"No, I'll feel bad if I don't, I made the mess I should clean it up!" She shouted as she started walking towards Konata's room.
"Okay, well I guess come in and eat when you're finished..." Konata said, reluctant to let Tsukasa clean up, even though she HAD made the mess.
"Alrighty!" Tsukasa said, halting until Konata was in the kitchen and out of eye sight. She sprinted quietly to the door and ran to Tony's house. She knocked quickly.
"Tsukasa, what's going on?" He asked as he opened the door.
"Kan-chan, it was just a misunderstanding! She just slipped, I got the wrong idea." She explained quickly, wishing she had never told him in the first place.
"Whew." He noticeably relaxed. "Still, lets not mention that you told me, it would really, REALLY embarrass Kagami and Konata. And don't tell anyone else, not even Miyuki. Understand?" Tony said with a serious look.
"You read my mind Kan-chan. I have to go now, bye!" She shouted, realizing that she still had to clean up and eat before Kagami and Konata got suspicious.
"See ya!" Tony yelled after her. Man, this day is full of surprises. If I'm to have any chance at having Kagami, I'm going to HAVE to ask her out soon. I just hope I'm not too soon or too late... He thought as he reentered his home.
Tsukasa rushed in, closing the door quietly, relieved that neither Konata nor Kagami had heard her. She ran to Konata's room and cleaned up quickly. She then walked to the kitchen to eat, out of breath from all the running.
"Hey Tsukasa, what took you so long? And why are you so tired?" Kagami asked in concern as she noticed her sister was breathing heavily.
"Well, I... Um... Had to move some furniture to get all of it up." Tsukasa hated to lie, but it was the only way without telling her sister the mistake she had made.
"Oh, okay then, come here and eat! This stuff is really good!" Kagami said, not knowing exactly what she was eating, but liking it.
"Thanks, I tried something new! It's called Tater Tot Casserole!" Tsukasa said happily as she scooped herself some and sat down.
"You only made one mistake Tsukasa." Konata said seriously, looking at Tsukasa.
"Eh? What?" Tsukasa asked confused. She had just come up with this meal, how could she have made a mistake!
"When you walk in on two people like that, you have to say 'Wa wa wa'!" Konata shouted, dropping the serious act.
"Wa wa wa?" Tsukasa asked, confused as ever.
"Konata. Do you ever stop with the jokes?" Kagami facepalmed. "But I guess I should just be grateful that you're back to normal." She smiled.
"Yeah! Tsukasa, you have to tell me how you made this! It's really good!" Konata shouted, shoveling more food into her mouth. "Kagami is already on her second plate!" She giggled, pointing to the half-eaten plate Kagami was consuming at the moment.
"Hey! Don't make fun of me!" Kagami shouted angrily. Konata will be Konata. Inside, she was smiling.
"Kagami's scary!" Konata flinched in a false fear, having thought of a much better comeback, but decided save it for later.
"Sure, I can tell you how it's made! First you start with hamburger...(INSERT TSUKASA SECTION HERE)... and then let it bake for 45 minutes!" Tsukasa finished, smiling the entire time she was talking, only taking breaks to breathe and eat.
"How long does it take to prepare?" Kagami asked, trying to soak in every detail for future reference.
"It took me about 5 minutes!" Tsukasa chimed, happy to be in the spotlight.
Holy crap! It took her longer to explain how to make it then it did to actually prepare it! "You'll have to make it again sometime and let me watch so I can make it too! But wait... Doesn't the meat take 10 minutes to brown? How did you do it all in 5 minutes?" Kagami smiled, leaning back completely stuffed, but confused. Three plates was WAY more than enough.
"Ummm... I'm not really sure..." Tsukasa said, just as confused as her sister now.
"Wow Kagami, you sure ate a lot..." Konata stared, having only eaten a plate and a half herself.
"Yeah, what's your point? I liked it a lot." Kagami said, staring daggers back at Konata.
"Fu-fu-fu~ Kagamin. Did you save any room for dessert?" Konata asked with her catgrin.
"..." DAMN IT! Kagami yelled in her head.
"Don't worry, there will be of time later for that. It isn't going anywhere." Konata reassured her Tsundere.
"Alright then..." Kagami breathed happily. She REALLY needed something sugary now... Kagami yawned loudly.
"Uh-oh Kagami, you ate too much! It might be beddy bye time!" Konata giggled.
"No, I'm fi- *Yawn* I'm fine..." Kagami said drowsily.
"Come on Kagamin~. Lets go to bed! You can sleep with me if you want~." Konata said, grinning.
"Like I would ever!" Kagami yelled. How can she joke like that after... Kagami began to blush from merely remembering what almost happened in the bedroom. Konata saw this, and began to blush slightly herself, this being one of the few times she couldn't explain why. Poor Tsukasa was completely clueless as to the cause of the tension, not thinking of them like that.
"Actually Kagami... I only have one futon, Yutaka took the other one when she went to Minami's house. And it's only big enough for one person..." Konata stated, regaining her composure and grinning at Kagami.
"Then Tsukasa and I can take your bed and you can sleep on the futon." Kagami continued staring at Konata, daring the Otaku to challenge her.
"Um.. Onee-chan, it would probably be better for Konata to sleep in a real bed... She IS still sick, isn't she?" Tsukasa said, unknowingly condemning Kagami to her fears.
"Then I'll sleep in Yutaka's room!" Kagami's voiced raised in desperation.
"Is sleeping with me really that revolting an idea Kagami?" Konata asked, looking completely and utterly unwanted and unloved. In that instant, she could have asked Kagami to deconstruct the Great Wall of China, deliver it to her on a silver platter, and reconstruct it and she probably would have with a smile.
"It's not that! It's just..." Kagami's words were stopped by the change on Konata's face from a catgrin to puppyeyes. "I... I... Fine. I'll... Share a bed with you... But if I feel so much as ONE hand, so help me I'll-"
"YAY KAGAMI AND ME ARE SLEEPING TOGETHER!" Konata shouted, dropping the look like a sack of dirt. While she had been honestly sad, the thought of sleeping with Kagami made her feel overjoyed. Probably because she was.
"Hey! Don't yell that so loud! For all we know, Tony could have heard you!" Kagami shouted in response to Konata's slight lack of tact.
"He would probably enjoy hearing something like that!" Konata laughed. "It's not too often you mistake two of your new friends as les-" She was quickly silenced by a pair of hands covering her mouth.
"That's it. I'm sleeping in Yutaka's room." Kagami said tersely. Inside, she didn't want to but she knew Konata would probably try something perverted if they were in a bed together. She didn't want something like that to happen in front of Tsukasa. Wait! I don't want something like that to happen at all! What am I thinking?
"Mrph mrph mrph..." Konata's comments were muffled by the hands on her mouth. She fell back, barely catching herself before she hit the ground, much to the terror of Kagami and Tsukasa.
"Konata! Are you okay? I'm so sorry, I wasn't thinking about actually hurting you!" Kagami shouted, at her friend's side before Tsukasa could even stand up.
"Whew! I was starting to suffocate!" Konata gave a few way over-the-top breaths before attempting to continue, having faked the entire incident.
"YOU IDIOT!" Kagami yelled, hitting Konata over the head. "I WAS REALLY WORRIED ABOUT YOU!" She yelled again.
"Ouch! Kagamin, what I was trying to say was 'I was just joking, don't worry!' but you covered my mouth before I could say it. You didn't have to hit me though..." Konata said, crouched down and trying to message her now aching scalp. It had little effect. Kagami, seeing that she had just actually caused Konata pain when she had just shouted about not wanting to hurt her, instantly regretted her actions.
"Hey Konata, I'm sorry I hit you like that. I guess I must really be tired or something... I don't know what came over me..." Kagami said, regret almost visibly dripping off of every word.
"Aw~, Don't worry Kagami, I'll be alright!" Konata said, getting back up and stopping herself from attempting the sooth her head. "You know what would REALLY make me feel better though?" Konata said, her catgrin returning.
*Gulp* "What..." Kagami asked, afraid of everything the girl could ask for now. She was at Konata's mercy.
"Well, if you REALLY want me to feel better, just sleep in my bed with me tonight. I promise no funny stuff." Konata said, giving a look that told Kagami she really meant it.
"Ah...Alright. I guess if I have to..." Kagami timidly muttered, looking away and blushing. She had shared a bed with Tsukasa before, but this was different somehow.
"Yippi!" Konata shouted in joy, quieting quickly as her head throbbed in protest of the sudden noise.
"Yeah, whatever... Just go take a bath so we can take one too."
"You can go first Kagami!" Konata waved her hand in the air.
"No, I couldn't! Please, you can go first."
"But... Going first is really boring..." Konata admitted, looking absolutely bored with the idea.
"Well then don't try and force it on your guests!" Kagami shouted.
"I guess there's only one way to settle this, eh Kagamin~?" Konata said, her grin widening. Kagami had a funny feeling she wasn't going to like this.
"What?"
"Why don't we just take a bath together!" Konata threw her arms into the air, shouting in enthusiasm for the idea.
"No! No! No! A thousand times NO! I'm already sleeping in the same bed with you!" Kagami yelled back, blushing ferociously.
"But didn't we all get in the same bath at the beach?" Konata insisted, staring with stars in her eyes.
"That was different! They didn't have separate baths there! I had no choice!" Kagami shouted in reply.
"Aw~, if you really don't want to... I guess I'll simply have to go first..." Konata said, looking a tad dejected. Kagami almost lost her nerve, but remembered what Konata was asking her so suddenly.
"Yeah, go first." Kagami said, turning her head away so as to not look directly at Konata's pleas.
"Alright! I'll see you guys in a little while!" Konata shouted as she made her way to the bathroom.
*Sigh* "That girl sometimes..." Kagami sighed.
"Are you mad at her Onee-chan?" Tsukasa asked, having taken a back seat in the conversation yet again.
"What? No, she can just get a little annoying sometimes. It's alright, that's just how she is..." Kagami smiled warmly, looking at the hallway Konata had just disappeared down.
"Onee-chan?"
"Yeah?"
"Did you really slip and fall like that onto Kona-chan's bed?" Tsukasa wanted to make sure.
"Yeah, why would I have told you otherwise if it wasn't so?" Kagami asked, turning her vision onto her sister.
"Hehe, I just wanted to make sure. It's a good thing you didn't land several inches lower or you would have kissed her!" Tsukasa said, starting to laugh.
"Yeah... Good thing..." Kagami said distractedly. Luckily, Tsukasa's eyes were closed as she laughed, preventing her from seeing or hearing Kagami's halfhearted reply. They sat in relative silence for several minutes, starting conversations about nothing in particular when Kagami got an idea. "Hey Tsukasa, maybe next time you cook at your fastest you could record it so I can see! It was really weird to hear that you could do ALL of that stuff in five minutes... But then again you were only gone for about 55 minutes and you said it took 45 minutes to cook..."
"Sure thing Onee-chan!" Tsukasa cheered happily. Something that I can actually beat Onee-chan in! She's always been better at almost everything, but finally something that's mine...
"Thanks Tsukasa!" Kagami shouted, happy to have such a wonderful cook as a sister. She could only hope that Tsukasa could teach her to cook as well.
As they finished their chat, they heard the water turn off. She's done already? It couldn't have been 15 minutes! Kagami thought to herself. Konata, however, was seen emerging in her nightshirt and shorts. "Hang on, how are you done already? It hasn't been long at all!" Kagami shouted.
"Well, I have a lot less to clean then you do Kagamin~." Konata grinned, bringing her hand from the top of her head to the top of Kagami's to show their size difference. "And besides, I don't spend a lot of time soaking my bo~dy~." Konata put extra emphasis on the last word. Kagami could easily discern that it was directed at her.
"Gah- Bo~dy~, why do you say bo~dy~ like that, what do you know about other people's bo~dy~s?" Kagami asked hurriedly, putting the same inflection on the word each time. She was a little scared to know the answer.
"What are you talking about Kagami~? I'm just saying that I don't spend a lot of time in the bath is all." Konata said with a grin that made it easy to tell she was lying badly on purpose to get a rise from Kagami. It was to no avail this time.
"Come on, we both know what you were... You know what? Forget it, I'm going to go take a bath..." Kagami said with irritation as she headed for the bathroom.
"Wait Onee-chan!" Tsukasa shouted, catching Kagami before she walked into the bathroom.
"What's up Tsukasa?" She asked, turning towards her.
"We didn't bring any spare clothes!" Tsukasa shouted back.
Damn, she's right! We weren't expecting to spend the night here so we didn't pack anything! "Oh... That's right..."
"Not to fear! I, Konata Izumi, have outfits that will fit you!" Konata shouted as she struck a pose for no apparent reason.
"Really? Cool, let's see them!" Kagami said as the three went to Konata's room.
"Hmm... Where are they... They must be here..." Konata muttered while digging through her closet, manga and games flying everywhere. "Ah-HAH!" She yelled as she pulled out the outfits she had been referring too. Kagami deadpanned.
"No." Was her simple reaction at the costume that laid before her. "I am not dressing in this."
"Come on Kagami! You would look so super cute as Miku Hatsune!" Konata shouted.
"Absolutely not."
"I know you want to cosplay!"
"Konata. Nothing you can say will get me to cosplay."
"What if I gave you 100 yen?"
"No."
"200!"
"No."
"What if I made you president of the student council?"
"No."
"What if I made you president of the WORLD?"
"No."
"What if I stopped calling you Kagami-sama?"
"No."
"What if I gave you my manga?"
"No."
"What if I told you I loved you?"
"N- Wait WHAT? Now I'm DEFINITELY NOT cosplaying!" Kagami yelled.
"So cold Kagami..." Konata sniffled. "It's okay though, I don't mind if you don't take a bath for a day!"
"But I'll feel so... dirty..." Kagami said, wishing she hadn't seconds after.
"Just wait until we get in the same bed Ka~gamin~." Konata's grin widened.
"... Yutaka's room."
"Just kidding! Just kidding! Geez, you always take things so seriously Kagami."
"Yeah yeah, just remember, you promised no funny stuff." Kagami said as she set out the futon for Tsukasa. She started making her way over to Konata's bed.
"Wait Kagami, you're not going to sleep in uniform, are you?" Konata asked.
"Well, what else am I going to sleep in? None of your clothes fit me, even your night clothes would be skin tight and uncomfortable!"
"Sleep in your underwear! Just panties and a bra!" Konata yelled. "I'll even join you so you don't feel self-conscious!" She shouted, throwing her night shirt off to reveal a completely bare chest. Kagami blushed profusely as she beheld her friend.
"... No bra?" Kagami asked, having prepared for Konata to do exactly this so she wouldn't turn away and yell. She was planning on bluffing Konata until she stopped in embarrassment.
"Those are for girls with chests, silly silly Kagami!" Konata said shamelessly. "Now you!" Konata shouted as she tackled Kagami, trying to wrestle her uniform off.
"Get of- GET OFF!" Kagami yelled, flinging Konata back onto her bed and blushing. "I can undress myself!" She proceeded to do so, her actions slowed out of sheer embarrassment. She wasn't going to fold first again though.
"Oooooo~, Nice features Kagamin~." Konata said, a shine in her eye.
"Shut up! You sound like a perverted old man!"
"Come on Kagami!" Konata patted the spot in bed next to her, ignoring Kagami's last statement completely.
"Re-remember Konata, you pro-"
"Yeah yeah, I know Kagami! Come on~!" Konata said impatiently.
"Ah-alright..." Kagami tucked Tsukasa in. It really was barely big enough for Tsukasa, the two of them would never have fit on it. She made her way over to an awaiting Konata, shutting the light off on the way, and climbed in bed. She didn't feel anything but bed and blanket. She sighed in relief.
"Good night Tsukasa! Good night Konata!" Kagami said in the dark.
"Night Onee-chan! Night Kona-chan!" Tsukasa chimed back.
"Good night Tsukasa! Good night Ka~gami~." Konata whispered in Kagami's ear.
"You promised..." Was the last thing heard through gritted teeth before they all fell asleep.
Luckier Channel
"Luckier~! Channel~!" Akira shouted out. "Hiya Luckies! I'm your navigator, Akira Kogami! I-"
"And I'm the assistant, Minoru Shir-" Minoru started from habit, but stopped as he felt a searing pain in his leg.
"I wasn't finished. I'm your navigator, Akira Kogami! I'm the girl that NONE OF YOU FREAKING CARE ABO-"
"Yo Akira. We got a letter for ya." An anonymous person shouted from off camera.
"Who's it from?" Akira asked, disinterested.
"Does it matter?"
"Give me the damn letter. Probably from some fan wanting an autograph or something... 'Dear Akira Kogami, it is my duty to inform you...*Mumbling*... Sincerely, Acsuperman..." She finished, her hands trembling and eyes invisible behind her salmon hair as her head was lowered.
"A-Akira-sama? What does it say?" Minoru asked, concerned about what havoc she might wreck from whatever news she had gotten. Her head whipped around as she looked at him.
"Hey. What's the name of the writer?" She asked.
"Umm... Acsuperman I think..." Minoru said, now concerned about what fate he might have doomed me to.
"YES! BOO-FREAKIN-YEAH!" Akira continued her chants of victory.
"Good news Akira-sama?" Asked a hopeful Minoru. Maybe he HADN'T just been an accessory to murder.
"Totally! The writer said that a whole sixth of ALL of the reviews were asking that I get a part in the story. He said he'll overlook what happened in the last episode and give me a chance to play someone in Chapter 10! He even said that he won't make me play myself since this part isn't going to be big unless I want it to be me!"
"That's awesome Akira-sama! I bet you're excited!" Minoru shouted.
"Oh yeah! I'm so excited I could platz!"
"I do have one question Akira-sama, if I may." Minoru started, hoping not to ruin Akira's moment.
"What's up Shiriashi-san?" Akira smiled a genuine smile.
"How do you know the writer is a guy? I always thought it was a girl! Is it in the letter?"
"Hmmm..." Akira hummed as she reread the letter. "You know what? It doesn't say, I honestly don't know! I have an idea! Let's ask what the readers think! They heard me last time~!" Akira chimed.
"Good idea! Hear that guys? Why not settle this for us, we here at Luckier Channel are curious as the what you think the gender of our writer is! Meanwhile, we'll send a letter asking them ourselves so we'll know!"
*Music Tone*
"It looks like we're out of time today! I'll see you next time and again, Thank you so, so much for rooting for me everyone! I promise to give it 150%! Bye nii~!"
"..."
"That was actually great! So I'm curious, why do you think it's a girl?"
"Well, I think the writer has a great understanding about how the girls react, I thought that only a girl could achieve that! Why do you think it's a guy?"
"Acsuperman. Not woman, man."
"Ahh, but remember that Izumi-san had a male character on her game and even when you were playing your character was male with a male name, right?"
"Oh yeah... Man, now I don't know! Better send that letter out ASAP..."
"Right!"
*End*
Aftersection
It's over EIGHT THOOOOUSAAAAAND! *Crushes scouter*. That upped my previous biggest chapter by ALMOST 4000 words. For all intents and purposes, I could have split this chapter into 2 and both would still be normal length. No, this is not going to be the new normal, but I really wanted to end the day already, ya know? I was thinking about making it so each chapter is one day, regardless of length, how about that? Please let me know what you guys think, I really want some reviews please! Tell me what you think about these super long chapters and days!