Chapter 30: The Plans
Yo yo yo! Reviews, I loved them! I'll admit, I got nervous. The last chapter went a day without even being read. In any case, Thank you all for reading, each one of your reviews makes me smile! Sqweebs, Sorry to say, but Hakai was the only reference I had planned in the last chapter. Flygon, I plan on using Miyuki more, but I dunno, hopefully I can do it! I find her hard to write for sometimes, or I'll just plain forget her. I'll keep writing if you'll keep reading Holy :) Ulti, sorry for the loss, but thanks so much for the compliment! I saved constantly on this one, so luckily I should be good. Thanks Edge, I'll be sure to convey your congratulations to the cast! So, chapter 30! Ten chapters ago, Tony beat the hell out of Recoome! Twenty chapters ago, Tsukasa cheered Tony up in this story's first song parody! Thirty chapters ago, this story didn't exist on paper! Zero chapters ago, Tsukasa gets pregnant! …... er... Wait, what? That's not for another 127 chapters? Damn, um... Play me off Johnny! *Piano solo*
POV Konata
"Hey Kan-kan, you should come fight with my master while we're out." Konata said.
"Hang on... Shífēn beat your master and I beat Shífēn... Logic dictates I would win against him as well." Tony figured in his head.
"Ah, but it's a different style completely! Master Liu is really experienced!" Konata argued.
"If you want. Let me know when though, if your master was in as bad a condition as you said, he needs rest." Tony said.
"True." Konata agreed.
"But..." Tony trailed off.
"What?" Konata asked.
"I wouldn't mind seeing you fight. Maybe we could go today and see you fight someone on your level?" Tony suggested. Konata seemed to find the thought amusing for a moment, then regained her composure.
"Sure, let's run it by our girls." Konata smiled.
"Let's. Shall we go ahead?" Tony asked.
"Hang on, if we're going to my school, I wanna get changed." Konata said as they got up.
"Ah, alrighty then." Tony waited for Konata to come back out. She was back out soon with white sweat pants and a sleeved cheongsam on that went down to her feet, the slit on the dress going up to her thigh. "What's with the fancy garb Kon-kon? Cosplaying as Sakura?"
"No, my master gave me this when I stopped training. It's super easy to move in." Konata smiled fondly, twirling around to prove it.
"If you say so, whatever helps ya." Tony smiled.
"Let's go!" Konata cheered. The two left the house. "Hey Kan-kan?"
"Yeah Kon-kon?" Tony asked.
"Do we really need to run?" Konata asked. Tony smirked.
"You're just nervous about seeing Kagami after yesterday, aren't you?" Tony asked.
"Wouldn't you be if you almost kissed Tsukasa?" Konata argued.
"Maybe." Tony chuckled. "What happened to all that excitement you were showing several moments ago?" Tony asked as the two started walking at a normal person's pace.
"Front, remember?" Konata said.
"Ah, of course. Baen." Tony apologized.
"Oh, so you know the Ancient Language too?" Konata smiled as she looked at Tony.
"I wasn't just being funny when I said how versatile I am as far as communications are concerned. I'm surprised you know it." Tony said.
"Otaku." Konata said simply.
"Is that gonna be your excuse for knowing any obscure language that I also happen to know?" Tony asked.
"Pretty much." Konata smiled. Tony chuckled.
"Well then. I think you and I have a mostly untouched subject here. How many of these languages DO you know?" Tony asked.
"I'm fluent in over six million forms of communication." Konata flashed a grin over at Tony.
*Sigh* "Whatever ya say sis." Tony said. "Can we run? I really wanna see Tsu-chan." Tony asked. Konata winced a little. Tony noticed this. "Come on, you gotta face her eventually."
"Yeah, I guess... Let's go." Konata started to jog reluctantly. Tony followed. "So... you really think Kagami's just in the closet and not straight?" Konata asked.
"She's so far in the closet she could say hi to Tumnus, but yes. She'll come around, I know it." Tony said with absolute certainty that carried into his voice.
"If you say so..." Konata mumbled, happy and hoping her brother was correct. "How long do you think?" Konata asked.
"Well... The problem might not be so much as when she falls in love, it's more of who also holds influence with her." Tony said. Konata looked over at him.
"What do you mean?" Konata asked.
"I shouldn't tell you this, but do you remember that night I had plans with Kagami and you, Tsu-chan and Mooki-chan all went to the bar?" Tony said.
"Yeah. What about it?" Konata asked. Tony sighed.
"Not long after you left, Kagami's father walked in. I talked with him a little and got it out of him that if Kagami was to be a lesbian, he would disown her." Tony said. Konata stopped cold.
"What..." She mumbled.
"That isn't it. Remember when I stopped you and Misao yesterday?" Tony asked.
"Yeah, of course..." Konata looked at Tony, who had stopped as well.
"I really, REALLY shouldn't tell you this..." Tony mumbled. He looked Konata. "You have to promise you'll never repeat this information." Tony said.
"Vel eïnradhin iet ai kona." Konata said. 'Upon my word as a woman' in the Ancient Language. It amused Tony mildly that she said it like that for a few reasons. Mostly because it meant she was using a language that it was supposedly impossible to lie in, which Tony assumed was the reason she had used it.
"Alright. I could read all of your emotions, as well as Misao's. I think she loves Kagami as well. She may very well try and steal her from you." Tony warned. Konata clenched her hands into fists.
"I'll kill her." Konata said, reasonably upset.
"You know you don't mean that. And you know that even if you did, I wouldn't let you. Konata, the most I can see from Misao is a general disruption, not an actual threat for taking Kagami from you." Tony said. Konata sighed.
"How can you be sure?" Konata asked. "How can you be sure that Misakichi won't steal Kagami?"
"I can't. No one can be. All I can say is that Kagami seems to enjoy your company immensely. I've yet to see her general reaction to Misao, but I can't imagine it could be much more positive than it is when she's around you. I'll see what I can see, but just know this. Had Misao attempted to kiss Kagami, I'm sure her reaction would have been swift and violent. Not how she reacted to you." Tony reasoned.
"... If you say so..." Konata said, her throat catching. "But... I can't."
"Can't what?" Tony asked.
"I can't... get Kagami to date me... Not now. Not now that I know she'll be disowned if she does..." Konata mumbled.
"Konata-"
"No! I can't be selfish about this! I love Kagami, but I can't do that to her!" Konata protested. "I love her, so I have to put her happiness above my own, no matter how much it hurts..." Konata's voice cracked.
"Konata! If she falls in love with you, you'll no longer have a say in the matter of what she does. I'm sorry I ever told you. I have no idea what I was thinking. Forget what I said." Tony said.
"How can I? You just told me that if I get the girl I love to love me back, I'll destroy her life! What am I supposed to do? What would you do if Tsukasa would be disowned if she dated you?" Konata shouted. Tony sighed.
Forget what I sai- Tony started to cast a spell, but cut himself off. He sighed as he realized how much he was about to abuse his ability. He had made a mistake, and now he would have to deal with it and fix it without doing anything against Konata's will. It sucks to be a good guy. Tony sighed again. He made a silent oath to never use her powers to do anything against someone's will unless it was with just reason or the need was extreme. He began thinking again. "Konata... I'm going to change his mind. I have a plan. It's going to use logic that Tadao can't deny and it's almost certain to work." Tony said.
"...What is it?" Konata asked.
"We'll need Miyuki's help. Once Kagami tells her parents that she loves you, and trust me, she will, Tadao will probably reject her based on her being a lesbian." Tony said.
"What's Miyuki have to do with it and how are you going to argue his point?" Konata asked, curious. Tony smiled.
"My argument is that Kagami isn't a lesbian." Tony smiled as the two started walking again.
"... Once more, with clarity." Konata requested.
"She doesn't like girls. She likes you. Or... will. That's where Miyuki would come in." Tony said. Konata blushed a bit at the first part, but by the end had a look on her face.
"I don't know if I like where this is going." She commented.
"Miyuki is gonna have to do something intimate to Kagami. By my guess, a kiss would do it best. If I'm right, Kagami will be taken aback and ask in a yell what the hell were we thinking. And that's it." Tony smiled. Konata looked confused.
"That's it?" Konata asked in a flat tone.
"Don't you see? I think we can both agree that Miyuki has some larger... features about her that would tempt even the most devoted family man." Tony said.
"True, true." Konata nodded knowingly. She knew that more then once she had wished she could nuzzle between Miyuki's voluptuous lumps.
"Once she reacts negatively to a kiss from the walking moe ball, her father will have to see that she doesn't like girls, she just likes you!" Tony said. Konata thought for a moment. Tony could see she would probably need a little more of a push. "However, for this plan to work, she needs to have fallen in love with you and you two need to be dating to the point where she would go to her family and tell them of your relationship. Get it?" Tony asked. Konata thought a moment more.
"I get it. Alright then. I promise I'll make Kagami mine if you promise that her dad won't disown her." Konata said. Tony smiled.
"Vel eïnradhin iet ai osthato." Tony said, though replacing the word for woman with sage.
"Then we're agreed." Konata said before they caught sight of the Hiiragi twins, coming outside their house. Tsukasa in particular looked happy, which brought a smile to Tony's face.
"Hey you two!" Tony waved.
"Kan-kun!" Tsukasa shouted cheerfully as the two groups converged. "I need a favor, but I need to ask in private." Tsukasa whispered to Tony.
"As you wish." Tony nodded. Tsukasa smiled wider as she thought back to her seemingly infallible plan.
POV Tsukasa
"Well..." Tsukasa smiled. "I get him to make me a love potion!" Tsukasa chimed happily. Kagami raised an eyebrow.
"Tsukasa, are you sure about that? If he loves you because of a potion, then what happens when that potion wears off?" Kagami asked.
"Um..." Tsukasa started thinking. Kagami could tell how hard her twin was thinking by the way Tsukasa's tongue ran across the top of her lip. Kagami hummed. She knew that Tony already liked her sister, and would probably gladly date her, so she figured she might as well let her sister continue.
"I have an idea!" Kagami smiled.
"What is it Onee-chan?" Tsukasa asked excitedly.
"Why not have him make a potion that won't affect him, but it will affect you! Make you more attractive to him or something." Kagami suggested.
"I'm surprised to hear you say that Onee-chan, that sounds like the kind of thing you would scold." Tsukasa observed. Kagami got a bit worried that she had been seen through. Tsukasa was right, this was exactly the kind of thing she would scold, but she had hoped that Tony would confess to Tsukasa earlier if she looked more attractive. Not to say she thought her sister was unattractive, Tsukasa could give you a cute attack with a glance, but anything that can get her twin closer to happiness was something that Kagami could tolerate and encourage with a clear conscience.
"It normally is, but if it gets you two together that much closer, shouldn't you go for it?" Kagami asked.
"I guess!" Tsukasa smiled at the idea. It had merit and if Tony loved her because of the looks she would soon be sporting, maybe it would carry over until after those looks faded. "Oh~, I wanna go see him and ask him if he can do it! I don't even know for sure that he CAN make potions!" Tsukasa whined.
"Don't worry Tsukasa, I'm sure he's going to be able to, he's a magic man, remember?" Kagami smiled.
"Yeah, I guess so..." Tsukasa began to think. How can I let him know I want it without outing myself? Um... Tsukasa thought.
"Hey Tsukasa?" Kagami asked, bringing the airhead from her daze.
"Hm?" She hummed quizzically.
"Why not just confess like normal?" Kagami asked.
"I tried Onee-chan!" Tsukasa protested. Kagami looked surprised.
"Wait, what?" Kagami leaned forward and shouted, having been taken off guard. "When did this happen?" She asked.
"Yesterday, I woke up after falling asleep during the movie. I had a nightmare and dad came in and accused Kan-kun of hurting me. I wanted to defend him, I really did, but I couldn't really talk much... It was so weird, with a glare, Kan-kun somehow told dad something that made him apologize! That was when, but I couldn't do more then mumble it under my breath..." Tsukasa sighed. "He didn't hear me and I fell back asleep... Onee-chan, I can't do it again! I don't have the courage..." Tsukasa sighed again. It pained Kagami to see her sister in such distress.
"But courage is something you can't be afraid to have." Kagami protested.
"But I am!" Tsukasa argued back. Kagami figured the only way to help her sister at this point was to break a promise she made to Tsukasa a while back.
"Tony likes you." Kagami said. Tsukasa looked at her with a bewildered look.
"What?" She asked.
"Yeah. You don't need to do any of this, he already likes you." Kagami said. Tsukasa seemed extremely happy and hopeful for a moment, but she started thinking.
"Onee-chan, why wouldn't you tell me that earlier?" She asked. Kagami found herself cut to the quip. Upon reflection, her reasoning had been a tad silly. While she thought, Tsukasa got an odd look. One that Kagami wasn't sure she had ever seen from her sister before. "You're lying, aren't you?"
"No, I wouldn't lie about something like this!" Kagami protested.
"When did he tell you?" Tsukasa demanded.
"Well... He didn't real-" Kagami was cut off.
"He never told you, you're lying to me!" Tsukasa shouted. The anger that Tsukasa was showing was something Kagami wasn't used to. She most certainly didn't like it.
"Tsukasa, I swear I'm not lying!" Kagami pleaded with her sister to believe her.
"Then why wouldn't he confess?" Tsukasa asked. Finally, something Kagami could answer.
"The same reason you won't probably!" Kagami said.
"But... Kan-kun is so brave, he can do anything! Something like that shouldn't scare him..." Tsukasa said.
"I'm sure it does though. I really hope it was okay, but... I told him about Itsuwari." Kagami confessed. Tsukasa seemed to ponder her opinion on it. "Tony was curious about you, but he was worried that asking you directly would stir up bad memories." Kagami said. Tsukasa smiled to herself.
"I guess it's okay. That was thoughtful of him to think of me like that." Tsukasa smiled.
"Yeah. Wanna go see them?" Kagami asked.
"Sure!" Tsukasa nodded cheerfully, not missing the fact that Kagami had just included Konata automatically. "I think I'll still ask him a potion though. I'm getting excited now! If he does already like me, that might be enough to push him over and confess!" Tsukasa said, excitement easily distinguishable in her voice. The twins got up and walked out to the front door of their house, where they exited. They turned around to see the very topic of their conversation.
"Hey you two!" Tony shouted and waved.
"Kan-kun!" Tsukasa cheered, waving as the two groups converged. "I need a favor, but I need to ask in private." Tsukasa whispered to Tony.
"As you wish." Tony nodded. Tsukasa smiled wider as she thought back to her seemingly infallible plan.
"Hey Kona, what's up with the getup?" Kagami giggled.
"Kona?" Tony smiled widely.
"A super cute nickname Kagami gave me!" Konata cheered. Tony thought back a bit to when Konata had made her oath of secrecy earlier.
"Vel eïnradhin iet ai kona." Konata said.
Tony snickered. I guess that means Konata certainly is a woman! Tony thought.
"Well..." Konata started, but Tony took over from there.
"Hey guys, we were thinking of going to Konata's martial arts school and seeing her fight! What do you guys think?" Tony asked. Kagami got a worried look.
"Is that okay? You're not gonna get hurt, are you Kona?" Kagami asked.
"Don't worry Kagami, if Kon-kon gets hurt, I can heal her, remember?" Tony said.
"I guess that's true." Kagami sighed. Tony smiled at how concerned Kagami seemed. He wished he could glean her emotions from her head, but he knew he shouldn't. "Sure. I guess let's go." Kagami smiled.
"Tsu-chan?" Tony asked.
"Let's go!" Tsukasa chimed. The group started off.
"Come on!" Konata got into an alley way.
"Kona, isn't this the kind of place that people get kidnapped in?" Kagami muttered, a little afraid of the dark passage.
"Kagamin, we have a martial arts mastah and a god, there's really no need to worry!" Konata chimed.
"Master is a little bit much, isn't it Kona?" Kagami giggled. Konata giggled cutely, flashing a grin to Kagami. Kagami giggled again as the lot of them walked through the alley. To be safe, Tony extended his consciousness out around the area, but found them alone save the alley cat and the people in the buildings they were going in between. The got to the other side, Konata took a right and the lot started jogging. Taking shortcut after shortcut, they were there before even Tsukasa got tired enough to have to sit down.
"By the way..." Konata said.
"What's up?" Tony asked in reply.
"They might act... a bit odd." Konata said as they got to the entrance to the school.
"How so?" Tony asked.
"Just watch..." Konata opened the door and led the group inside. As they entered, the class of what Tony would guess was about 50 students, there were resounding gasps. They all suddenly stopped, got to the sides, and knelt, forming a line to where the master currently was. Tony looked around in surprise as he saw the student's weird behavior. As they walked, they heard the occasional:
"It's Izumi-sama..." "Izumi-sama is back..." "I wonder who's with Izumi-sama?" "Is that Ryū Tora no Kami with Izumi-sama?" Tony looked around as all the students seemed to be in awe.
"Kona, what's going on?" Kagami asked the Otaku in a whisper.
"I'm kinda one of the best here." Konata responded. Kagami was about to reply, but they were interrupted.
"Konata-lǎoshī!" A man walked up and put a hand on Konata's shoulder, a large grin on his face. Tony noticed a bandage on the right side of the man's head and a limp in his left leg.
"Hey teach, what's up?" Konata smiled. Tony's jaw dropped.
"Nothing much, whipping these wimps into shape." The master looked around. "And you even wore the cheongsam I gave you for graduation!" Liu smiled wider.
"Wait a minute, are you the master of this school?" Tony asked. The master turned his attention to Tony.
"Yes, I am. Why do you ask?" He asked.
"Well you just called Konata the equivalent of "senpai". Does that mean-"
"It means that she has surpassed me, yes." The man laughed. "She's earned the title of Master."
"Wow Kona, I knew you practiced martial arts, but I didn't know you were that good!" Kagami said, genuinely impressed.
"So what's your name sir?" Tony asked.
"My students call me Master Liu." The man bowed. Tony bowed back.
"Liu, pardon me, but that sounds more a Chinese name than a Japanese name." Tony said.
"Well that might be because I am Chinese. This is a Chinese martial arts school and Konata-lǎoshī is... was my star pupil!" Liu motioned to Konata.
"Master! Think you're up to a fight with my brother here?" Konata asked, gesturing to Tony. Liu looked to Tony and raised an eyebrow.
"You're Ryū Tora no Kami, eh?" Liu smiled.
"Yes sir." Tony bowed.
"By the condition you're in, I assume you beat Shífēn. If that's the case, you'll beat me. Besides, I'm still hurt from that fight." Liu said.
"I noticed. It's no problem, but I did want to see Kon-kon here fight." Tony smiled.
"Who are you gonna fight?" Kagami looked around. She thought she saw some of the students shiver. Konata hummed. "One of the students?"
"No offense to anyone here, but Konata-lǎoshī is the best here. None of them would have a chance." Liu said.
I wanna impress Kagami... Konata thought to herself while she contemplated.
"Well, I could heal you and you could fight her." Tony smirked.
"She would still win." Liu said without hesitation.
"Master, your best fifteen! On the double!" Konata shouted as if ordering. Kagami's head snapped towards Konata.
"FIFTEEN? Kona, that's WAY too many!" Kagami shouted. Meanwhile, Liu was rallying students.
"Tsuyoshi, Takeru, Takeo, Yuudai, Masaru, Katsu, Isamu, Meijin, Minarai, Sukiru, Tatakau, Butoka, Kira, Shoyu, Mayumi, front and center." Liu ordered his students. Boys and girls alike stepped forward and got in a half circle in front of Konata.
"Kona, no. You're not fighting fifteen people." Kagami forbid.
"Don't worry so much Kagamin, I'll be fine." Konata gave a look of certainty to Kagami. It didn't almost nothing to cause the Tsundere's worry to subside, but she didn't offer any more resistance to the idea. Konata smiled to Kagami and turned towards the circle of people. Konata put a fist in her hand and put it in front of her, as if to display it. The fifteen students looked like they were about to void their bladder and their knees looked as though they would go into business for themselves at any moment. They all bowed and took their stance, doing their best to steady themselves. Konata looked around. I can't let myself get hurt, Kagami is worried about me. Konata thought. She rolled her sleeves up to just above her wrists. Liu laughed.
"What's that about?" Kagami asked the master.
"I feel bad for the students now." Liu chuckled.
"Why?" Kagami asked.
"Watch." Liu said simply, a smile on his face.
"Ready." Konata smiled as she took her stance. Suddenly, one of the boys ran up from behind and threw a flying kick. Konata spun around and caught the kick on top of her shoulder. She lifted her shoulder and caused the boy to fall down. She faked a kick at his head that told him he was out. Three more students came forth and started assaulting Konata, but Konata danced from one to the other, parrying their attacks and occasionally throwing a power punch that would knock one off their feet. They got back up and noticed that another had taken up the fight in their absence and thus stayed back for a moment since it was dishonorable for ALL of them to attack at once. One of the girls came up and threw a strike with the tips of her fingers. Konata slapped it off before it made contact and brought her other hand up, smacking the girl one way, and then the other, sending the girl spinning to the ground.
"Whoa..." Kagami muttered as her Otaku continued fighting. Konata spun around to catch a punch in a manner similar to the kick earlier. She bent the boy over and began repeatedly punching him. It was as if she could sense a blow coming from behind, attempting to take advantage of the position she was in. Konata kicked the boy's legs out from under him, dropping him and Konata onto the ground, where she spun across his back and avoided the blow she knew was coming. The fact that she could have easily broken the boy's arm made him realize he was out. Konata popped back up and spun around. She caught a leg by the ankle, a girl having tried to kick Konata in the stomach. Konata kicked a boy who had run up in the stomach, throwing him back, before stepping back, forcing the girl into a split. Konata put her foot onto the joint that connected the girl's leg to her pelvis and pushed down slightly. The girl winced as Konata could have broken her leg easily and rolled out. A boy ran up from beside Konata. She threw a powerful punch at the head and then the stomach. He was thrown off his feet and had a coughing fit. He was out. She leaned back to avoid a flying kick. A guy ran up and tried to strike her. She sidestepped him and threw a chop to the back of his neck. Out. She caught another guy's punch, pulled him in, and struck him in the chest, throwing him down to the ground. She started a fisticuff flurry on the fallen boy that, though not as strong or fast as Tony, was still devastating. Another one out. A boy came up and threw a punch. Konata caught it by the wrist, pulled him in, and crashed an elbow into the side of his neck. In pure instinct, she wrapped her arm around the boy's head until she was holding the back of his head. She bent him down, almost kicked him in the face, grabbed him by his forehead, and spun him around. He landed hard on the side, out. A boy stepped up to her and kicked, but Konata grabbed it, pushed him in such a way that he would be thrown off balance and end up on his stomach. She knelt down, tapped his back with her foot, and then the back of his head with her elbow. He rolled on out. The last six saw that the first nine had been thoroughly destroyed and Konata barely seemed out of breath. Honor be damned, all six shot forward. Konata started evading, parrying, and delivering her own blows, relying only on her instinct and reflexes. Where she would smack away one punch, she would throw a kick the other way and vice versa. It was about a minute of it, Konata trading off blows with the six. Eventually, seeing there was no other way to finish it, she fully stopped restraining herself and threw one of her strongest punches at one of the boys, throwing him a good ten feet and knocking him unconscious. Now that one of the six was out, and they were losing more energy then she was, Konata started gaining the upper hand. Within another few minutes, Konata stood in the middle of five people, who were all collapsed on the floor. Konata was leaning on her knees.
"Mother of god..." Tony's mouth was gaped open.
"How was that?" Konata looked up at Tony, breathing heavily.
"Amazing. Hang on..." Tony looked at the boy Konata had hit with most all her strength and walked over to him. He put his hand on the boy's chest and pressed slightly. Tony got a bit of a panicked look. "Heal." He muttered as his energy took a massive dip. He knelt down in exhaustion as the boy got back up, though everyone noticed there was a certain chill in the air now. Only Tony knew it was because he had needed to use energy from the area around them to maintain the spell long enough to fully heal the boy.
"What happened to me..." He muttered, rubbing his chest.
"Konata smashed your ribcage in. You had seven rib bone fractures..." Tony muttered, his consciousness flickering. Kagami, meanwhile, had been stunned at seeing Konata's proficiency in martial arts.
"Told you." Liu chuckled. "When the sleeves go up, stuff goes down."
"Wow." Kagami muttered. "Kona, wha... How long have you been that good?" Kagami asked.
"'Bout a year now." Konata smiled.
It really is a good thing that Tony stopped her and Misao from fighting! Kagami thought.
"Konata, you just almost hospitalized this guy." Tony informed the Otaku.
"Sorry Takeru..." Konata apologized, scratching the back of her head sheepishly. "There was no other way to end the fight..."
"It's okay Izumi-sama." Takeru smiled.
"Kona, that was insane." Kagami mumbled. She was so relieved, she had been the most worried since Konata had been sick. "Did you heal him?" Kagami turned to Tony, who nodded. "No wonder, a crushed ribcage can easily be fatal and he certainly wouldn't be up and about." Kagami said. She was completely dumbfounded though. Her Kona had just caved a man's chest in. With one punch. That there was that much power packed into the cute little girl Kagami possibly loved boggled the mind and scared Kagami a bit. Note to self: Never get Kona too angry... She thought. However, the thought that Konata might ever hate her enough to attack her sickened Kagami and hurt more than she imagined the punch itself would.
"Man, I'm tired now." Konata flopped onto her back. "I wanna take a nap." Konata complained.
"Well, you certainly deserve one." Kagami commented.
"Kagamin, can we go to your house and take a nap together?" Konata got into a sitting position. Kagami blushed and jumped at the sudden request.
"No! You can go home and take a nap!" Kagami shouted, face luminescent.
"But that's no fun~!" Konata whined as she flopped back onto her back.
"Kona, napping isn't supposed to be fun." Kagami pointed out.
"It's a good thing too, because then it would be failing..." Konata sighed.
"Go home and sleep." Kagami said sternly. Konata rolled onto her stomach and looked at Kagami.
"Will you come with me?" She asked, the same look from the day before staring Kagami in the face.
Damn it! That's not fair! Kagami complained in her head. She had found she couldn't deny the Otaku when she looked like that. Kagami started several sentences without success before stopping and sighing. "Yeah. Sure." She smiled. Konata's face turned to joy.
"Yipee~!" She cheered as she jumped onto her feet using only the strength of her arms.
"Are you even tired?" Kagami shouted.
"Super, but I don't weigh as much as you." Konata smiled. It was at that moment that the full realization of what she had just said to Kagami dawned on her.
"I'M NOT FAT!" Kagami shouted. Konata shrank a bit.
"I didn't mean it like that Kagamin, I'm a lot smaller than you are!" Konata explained. Kagami blinked and calmed down before she exploded any more.
"Right. Of course. Sorry for getting so mad, it's just a sensitive topic, ya know?" Kagami smiled. It took Konata a beat to realize that she wasn't about to get killed. The fact that Kagami had calmed down so quickly, and into a sort of deredere state no less, surprised Konata even more.
"Kagamin..." Konata whined as she walked over to said girl.
"Hm?" The Tsundere hummed quizzically.
"My legs are tired, I can't walk another step!" Konata fell onto Kagami, who caught her.
"Hey! Don't just fall on people!" Kagami scolded.
"Kagamin, carry me!" Konata shouted. While the two went back and forth, Liu limped over to Tony.
"I've never seen Konata-lǎoshī like this. What's going on?" He asked Tony.
"Depends..." Tony muttered. Liu raised an eyebrow and looked at him.
"On?" Liu asked, a sternness in his voice. Tony started thinking. He got an idea.
I wonder if that would work... "Do you promise not to tell anyone?" Tony asked, allowing energy to seep into his voice.
"On my word as a martial artist." Liu replied. Tony could feel the energy he released start to take effect. He smiled as the master was now bound to his word.
"Kon-kon is in love." Tony said.
"With her?" Liu asked, referring to Kagami.
"Yes." Tony nodded.
"Good for her. I'm glad." Liu smiled. Tony let out a sigh of relief.
"And I'm glad that you accept her." Tony smiled.
"Of course I would accept her. She's like a niece to me, I've known her since she was half her current height. Why wouldn't I accept her?" Liu asked.
"Well, you'd be surprised." Tony sighed.
"FINE!" Kagami shouted. She dropped Konata and knelt down.
"YAY~!" Konata cheered as she climbed onto Kagami's back. Kagami hoisted the girl up as Konata wrapped her arms around Kagami's neck. Kagami blushed again.
"Comfortable?" Kagami tried to ask sarcastically, but when it came out, it sounded like a legitimate question.
"Very. Thanks Kagamin." Konata rested her head on the back of Kagami's neck. Kagami's blush deepened, but she smiled.
"Hey guys, I'm gonna bring Kona home, okay? I guess you two are on your own." Kagami smiled, winking at Tsukasa on the side opposite Tony so he didn't see. Tsukasa smiled.
"Okay Onee-chan. I'll see you later." Tsukasa smiled as Kagami left. "Kan-kun, what are we going to do?" Tsukasa asked Tony, who yawned.
"Ever heal a guy who's had his ribcage broken? It's tiring. Do you mind if whatever we do involves sitting or sleeping?" Tony asked.
"Wanna go to your house?" Tsukasa asked. Tony blushed a deep scarlet at that suggestion, as did Tsukasa once she realized what she had just implied. "I-I mean... Um..." She tried to salvage the attempt.
"There's not really a whole lot at my house..." Tony mumbled.
"Well, there's something I wanna ask you, but it would be better if I did it at your house! I'll ask my favor once we get there." Tsukasa blushed as she explained herself.
"Alright. Let's go then." Tony smiled as they left.
"Kan-kun..." Tsukasa mumbled.
"Yes?" Tony asked. Tsukasa debated with herself whether it was okay to say what she was about to, but ultimately decided it was for the better.
"I think... I think Onee-chan is realizing her feelings for Kona-chan." Tsukasa said. Tony smiled. He would have cheered loudly if he hadn't been so tired.
"And how do you know this?" Tony asked, hoping for absolute confirmation.
"Onee-chan asked me last night what I would do if Kona-chan or Yuki-chan were lesbians. I said I would still love them and asked if they were in love." Tsukasa smiled.
"What did she say?" Tony asked, excited.
"They were debating on it!" Tsukasa shouted. Tony disregarded his exhaustion and cheered loudly. He backed up a step to steady himself as he almost fell down. "Kan-kun, do you want me to carry you?" Tsukasa asked with a smile.
"Tsu-chan, I think you'd find that a much more difficult task than you think and besides that, do you know which way to go? We're not going back the same way we came." Tony said.
"I-!... Um..." Tsukasa's ribbon drooped. "I don't know..." She sighed.
"It's okay, I don't need to be carried. Thank you for the offer though." Tony smiled.
"It's alright, I just wish I could help." Tsukasa smiled.
"Just by walking me home you're already helping a great deal." Tony stated.
"Thanks..." Tsukasa smiled. "I can't wait for the festival!" She squealed. Tony smiled.
"Me neither! Two more days and it'll be here!" Tony chuckled. "And Kagami and Kon-kon will be alone~. While the both of them love each other. They better get together too, 'cause once they do, Kon-kon is gonna feel a lot better." Tony smiled.
"So will Onee-chan!" Tsukasa chimed. Tony sighed as he was again reminded of Tadao.
I hope I haven't lied to Kon-kon. I intend on changing his mind, but the road to hell is paved on good intentions. Tony thought.
"I just want them to be happy, you know?" Tsukasa smiled.
"Being happy is simple. But it's difficult to be simple." Tony sighed. Tsukasa looked over at the boy.
"Kan-kun, sometimes you just seem so wise!" Tsukasa smiled. The compliment, while it made Tony happy, also amused him slightly.
"I just say things as I see them. If that is wisdom, you're welcome to it." Tony said.
"Thanks, I'll have to keep you to that. I'm not wise at all..." Tsukasa looked down a bit. Tony saw this and thought a moment.
"Tsu-chan, seeing wisdom requires wisdom. The music is nothing if the audience is deaf." Tony pointed out. Tsukasa looked back up at him and smiled wider.
"You just proved my point! That sounded like advice a wise old man would give!" Tsukasa shouted. Tony laughed.
"Thanks for the compliment!" Tony smiled as they arrived at his home. They entered.
"Is your brother not here?" Tsukasa asked as the house was quiet.
"Nope, when I woke up this morning, he was shaven, dressed, and said he was off to an interview. I'm really surprised he found a job already though." Tony contemplated how such a thing could happen basically over night.
"Kan-kun, can I ask my favor?" Tsukasa blushed.
"Sure, anything you want Tsu-chan." Tony smiled.
"Well... You see... I'm.. in love." Tsukasa said. Tony's heart skipped a few beats. Probably dangerous in his current condition, but who really pays attention to that?
"O-oh? With who?" Tony asked. Tsukasa opened her mouth, but no words came out.
With you... She mumbled in her head. She was right, she couldn't just come out with it. She would have to go along with her plan and hope Tony could confess. "With... This... boy." Tsukasa struggled out. In that moment, Tony felt his world start to crumble. Tsukasa had just confessed... to loving another boy. "And I wanted to see if you could make me a potion that would make me more attractive to him!" Tsukasa requested. Tony was in a daze for a moment before he hid his eyes under his hair.
So, what will I do now? Do I do what I decided with Kagami and make sure she's happy, giving her the potion she asked for? That's what I know I should do. But... That means I lose her... No. I lost my parents. I lost my mother twice. I lost my hopes of having friends, my chance at love, AND my childhood. I'm sick of it. I'm sick of always losing. I'm sorry Tsukasa, but I absolutely will NOT lose again! Not without a fight! If the gods want her and this "little mister charming" together, then I'll fail anyway... Tony determined in his head. "Sure Tsu-chan. But let me rest first, I can't recall all the ingredients I would need." Tony said. "I just need to sleep for an hour or so..." Tony said.
"Okay Kan-kun. I'll be here when you wake up." Tsukasa smiled as she sat in the living room. Tony sighed.
Even after all that's happened to me, this was the most unkindest cut of all. Tony walked to his room and laid in his bed, falling asleep almost instantly.
POV Kagami
Kagami, with Konata fast asleep on her back, was walking home through the same shortcuts Konata had led them through. As she walked, she heard Konata mumble.
"I wanna to go swimmin' with bowlegged women and swim between their legs..." She sleep mumbled. Kagami, though she knew she should be both annoyed and disgusted with Konata, couldn't help but giggle at how cute the little Otaku was. As she was enjoying the closeness with the girl on her back, she didn't look much where she was going. Not so much where she walking into as who. As she got into one of the dark alleys, she heard snickering. Kagami halted and looked around fearfully.
"Well look what we got here boys. A few days entertainment." She heard a voice from the darkness.
"Kona..." Kagami tried to jostle Konata awake. Konata mumbled something incoherent and snuggled back in.
"Sorry girls, you walked into the wrong alley today." Ten people walked out from the shadows.
"Kona!" Kagami shook Konata more violently. The one who had been speaking walked up. Kagami wanted to run, but she was frozen in place. Plus, with the added weight of Konata, she knew she would never outrun them.
"The purple haired one is mine. The rest of you can do what you want with the blue haired one." The leader reached out towards Kagami. She started to scream, but noticed nothing touched her. She stopped as she saw a hand from behind her had grabbed the man's wrist.
"You ugly," Konata started as she got off Kagami's back. "stupid, horrible, little FUCK!" She yelled, the last word signifying where she broke the man's wrist simply by squeezing. Kagami stepped back, taken by surprise by Konata's sudden use of such profanity. "Don't you EVER lay a hand on my Kagami!" She twisted the man's arm behind his back and kicked him into the gang. The amount of anger and hatred in her voice sent chills down Kagami's spine. Four guys ran forward, but it was obvious that Konata wasn't showing anywhere near the restraint she had used when she fought the previous fifteen people. One ran ahead of the others and started a haymaker, but Konata caught one hand on the inside of his elbow and the other hand on the opposite side of the man's head, redirecting him into the wall. She let loose four strong hits into his head that knocked the man out before the other three were on them. Konata unleashed a devastating power-punch that threw one of them back five feet. The other two came up and Konata spun to meet them. Suddenly, she started hitting the sides of their necks with speeds Kagami's eyes couldn't follow. She hit them both with such rapid succession, she had easy hit them over fifty times over the span of two seconds and hit them both in the chest enough to send them onto their rears. Konata looked to her left and grabbed a toilet plunger. She quickly screwed the rubber part off and held one end in each hands. She brought it over her knee and, though the stick looked sturdy enough to break bone, it broke into two pieces. The five other people than the one with the broken wrist started for her. Konata danced around, nothing but a whirl of blue hair, hitting guys in seemingly random places. Konata knew exactly where she was hitting, the places she thought where the person's center of balance would be. Between that and the fact that she was no longer holding back, the five of them were swiftly beaten and unconscious. The last one looked terrified at Konata. The Otaku looked at him with disgust and scorn. She dropped the sticks. The last guy ran towards her and swung a punch in desperation. Konata leaned to her right, chopped across the man's chest to stop the punch, and started punching him repeatedly in the chest. She eventually backed him into the wall. Twenty... Thirty... Forty... Kagami was trying to keep track of how many times Konata punched the man. She started losing count after a hundred. Kagami started getting scared. From the sound of the impacts, Konata was hitting this man hard and she didn't look like she was ready to stop any time soon. She looked at the broken man's face to see speckles of blood in ever-increasing amounts fly from his nose and mouth. Seeing this poor misguided man so beaten and broken, Kagami got over her fear and ran over.
"Stop it! Kona!" She shouted and hugged Konata, trapping her arms.
"Let me go!" Konata shouted at Kagami.
"No! You've gotta calm down! I'm okay, it's okay, he's had enough!" Kagami started to cry.
"He was gonna rape you Kagami!" Konata shouted at Kagami, tears in her own eyes. That struck a chord in Kagami.
He was gonna rape you... She wasn't even concerned that that guy told the other nine to gang up on her... She was only concerned for me... She was angry because he was threatening me... Kagami's eyes widened. The feeling she had been getting when she hugged Konata and from just generally being around the girl seemed to multiply by magnitudes. This caused Kagami to start thinking about her feelings, and everything she had felt for Konata before. What happened during the sleepover, the morning after, and now her feelings during their hugs. And, as if the final piece of a puzzle, Konata's overwhelming concern for Kagami's own safety clicked something in her head. She sighed. There's no doubt anymore. I... I'm in love with Konata... Kagami realized. She had searched her feelings and she knew it to be true. I can't let dad know about this. I'm scared! What's going to happen? Get a grip Kagami. Just pretend everything's okay... Konata's adrenaline started to subside and she realized what was going on. She let her arms drop and hugged Kagami back.
"I'm sorry Kagamin." She mumbled, starting to fall back asleep.
"Come on Kona, let's get you home." Kagami muttered. She had never seen her Otaku so angry, so hateful... She decided she hated seeing Konata like that more the anything she could think of. Kagami got Konata back on her back, where the small girl then wrapped her arms around Kagami's neck again, and pulled her phone out. After calling 119 and reporting the events that had transpired, she continued on her way and hoped the men would heal okay, then be detained. "Kona?" Kagami asked.
"Hm?" Konata hummed, half asleep.
"Please... Don't ever do that again..." Kagami pleaded.
"Why..." Konata mumbled, not really interpreting the question. Kagami sighed and took a deep breath, readying herself.
"For the people who love you... seeing you in that much pain and rage is really scary..." Kagami said. Konata hummed in response, again not thinking too much about what Kagami was saying. The adrenaline that had been coursing through her veins a moment ago left her a lot more tired then she had been after she fought the fifteen people at the school. Kagami sighed. Tsukasa was right. It was incredibly hard to say that, even when the recipient was unconscious and Kagami had known she wouldn't hear it. She traveled the rest of the way to Konata's house with only the Otaku's soft, rhythmic breathing accompanying her. Kagami opened the door quietly and closed it.
"Hey Konata, you back?" Sojiro shouted.
"Hello Mr. Izumi. Konata was tired, so I took her home for a nap." Kagami whispered loudly as she poked her head into the living room.
"Ah, okay. Thanks Kagami!" Sojiro called quietly as Kagami walked to Konata's room. She walked in and laid the Otaku into her bed. She stood for a moment and gazed at the sleeping girl in her bed.
No wonder she likes to see sleeping faces. She's adorable... Kagami squealed in her head. After about half a moment after Kagami had put her in the bed, Konata got a troubled look and started tossing and turning in her sleep.
"Kagami... No..." She mumbled.
She's having a nightmare... Kagami thought sorrowfully as she yawned. It had been tiring to carry Konata the entire way home and it was hitting her now. She walked over to the girl and looked down. Well... She did say she wanted to take a nap with me... Kagami got into the bed with Konata. Though she was clearly asleep, Konata cuddled up to Kagami quickly. Kagami smiled and took Konata by the cheek. She kissed the girl on the forehead. Worry took her for a moment as Konata tensed up for an instant, but then relaxed with a content look on her face.
"Not short Kagamin." Konata mumbled.
Kagami's last thought before falling asleep again was, It's criminal how cute you are Kona.
POV Tsukasa
Tsukasa had been sitting in the living room for about ten minutes. She hadn't really been doing anything, just sitting. Suddenly, the front door opened and Masutā walked in. He walked into the living room in a suit. He did a double take when he saw Tsukasa randomly sitting in the living room.
"Well hello there Tsukasa." He said.
"Hello! Try to keep your voice down please, Kan-kun is sleeping." Tsukasa said.
"Ah, okay." Masutā sat down in the living room. "So what's happening?" He asked.
"Kan-kun saved a man's life today, but it cost him all of his energy. He could barely get home without me carrying him!" Tsukasa said.
"What happened?" Masutā asked.
"Kona-chan broke a man's ribs when she was fighting fifteen martial artists and he healed them." Tsukasa explained. Masutā's mouth fell open.
"Wait, did you just say fifteen?" He asked.
"Yeah, she's a master!" Tsukasa said. Masutā whistled.
"Damn, didn't expect that..." He ran his hand through his hair.
"Why are you all dressed up?" Tsukasa asked.
"Got a job today. Heavy manual labor that most no one can do. Since I can, I got the job basically instantly, and it's really good money." Masutā smiled. "Being able to lift a hundred kilos over your head at any given time doesn't hurt either."
"I guess it wouldn't." Tsukasa smiled.
"So Otōto used all his energy, did he?" Masutā asked.
"Yeah..." Tsukasa confirmed.
"He's gonna be hungry when he wakes up. Really hungry. That's why Saiyans eat so much, they have to replace all the energy they use during their fights and training." Masutā said.
"Saiya-whats?" Tsukasa asked, a question mark above her head.
"Er.. Never mind. It wasn't really intended for you anyway..." Masutā sweatdropped. "Maybe we can make him a nice meal."
"I can do it!" Tsukasa chimed. "Let me, please?" Tsukasa almost pleaded. Masutā lifted an eyebrow.
"Well, if you want to so much, but it's a lot of cooking." He said.
"I understand! I wanna cook something for Kan-kun though, I owe him!" Tsukasa smiled.
"If you say so." Masutā chuckled. Tsukasa hopped up and dashed into the kitchen. I don't know if you could have picked it better for you Otōto... Masutā chuckled.
Tsukasa got into the kitchen and opened the pantry to see they had restocked supplies.
That makes this so much easier! She smiled. She grabbed one of the several gallon containers of rice. She pulled it out, but almost got hit by it since it was a lot heavier than she thought it would be. It thumped into her chest with an "Oof" and she walked over and put it on the counter. How much should I make? She wondered to herself. She got out enough for several people, remembering how much Tony had eaten after his fight with Shin and while he hadn't been disappearing lately, healing such a large wound was bound to take a lot of energy. She grabbed butter from the refrigerator and took out a scoop, putting it in a pan with the oven top set on high. She started to steam the rice after washing it through once and looked around to see what else she could find. She looked into the fridge to see a fair amount of chicken, which she quickly took out half of. She started chopping the poultry rather quickly. Not her quickest, or even near it for that matter, but still quickly. She reached into her pocket and pulled out a small bottle of balsamic vinegar she carried around for just such and occasion and painted the chicken lightly with it. She put the chicken in the oven at an appropriate temperature, sliding the closed bottle of balsamic vinegar back into her pocket. She got the rice out and put it in a pot to soak. She smiled as she had already begun preparing a smorgasbord of food for the one she loved. She set the timer for half an hour and walked into the living room. She sat back down and yawned.
"What you makin'?" Masutā asked.
"Chicken and rice!" Tsukasa smiled.
"Why not take a bit of a nap? How long you think, half an hour?" Masutā asked.
"Yeah... I'm kind of tired, could you wake me up when the timer goes off?" Tsukasa asked as she sunk deeper into the chair she was sitting in. She nodded off, leaving Masutā to himself.
Miyuki is moe, but I'll admit, Tsukasa is still extremely cute. Masutā chuckled to himself. He got up and went to change out of the uncomfortable clothes he was in. He walked back out and looked around, hoping for something to do in the interim of the remaining twenty minutes. He went into the kitchen and looked at the chicken in the oven. They're already cut up? Don't you usually cook them whole and then cut them? He wondered. He looked at the stock of food they had and was satisfied to see it was still plentiful. Ten more minutes. He walked back to the living room and sat down, contemplating everything he would need for his new job. He suddenly remembered something his best friend had taught him just before they went into the Seals together. I'll have to ask Otōto for just a bit of money... Masutā thought with a smile. The memory of his friend made him smile, but also develop a sense of melancholy. He waited a moment for it to pass and breathed. I hope I can remember all the ingredients... He thought to himself. He walked into the kitchen and saw the timer ticking down the last minute. He turned, figuring it would be okay to wake Tsukasa now. He saw her stirring from the chair, stretching, and yawning. "Well, it seems you didn't need me to wake you." Masutā raised an eyebrow. Tsukasa smiled sleepily and shrugged as the timer dinged.
"I don't get it either." She chimed as she got up and returned to the kitchen.
"Hey Tsukasa?" Masutā called.
"Hm?" Tsukasa hummed quizzically as she took the chicken and rice out.
"Why did you cut the chicken before you started cooking it? Don't you usually cook it, then cut it?" Masutā asked.
"Well, chicken takes about forty minutes to cook, but I was only soaking the rice for half an hour, so I cut the chicken into smaller pieces so more heat could get to the inside and cook it!" Tsukasa smiled as she finished. She made a plate. "I'mma wake Kan-kun, think it's okay?" Tsukasa asked, a worried look adorning her face.
"I think he'll be fine if it's you waking him." Masutā smiled.
"Alright, I'll be right back." Tsukasa scurried off to Tony's room and into it. She walked up to him, still asleep in his bed. She shook him. "Kan-kun~... Kan-kun~!" She chimed.
"Five more minutes..." Tony mumbled. Tsukasa bent over and got closer to Tony.
"It's time to eat." She said. Tony stirred and looked up, blinking a few times.
"You look so much like your mother..." He mumbled sleepily, running a hand on Tsukasa's cheek. The airhead's face lit up in a blush.
"Wh-what? I.. um..." Tsukasa babbled a bit, caught off guard by the random comment. Tony blinked a few more times and shook his head.
"Oh, Tsu-chan. Sorry, I thought... never mind. It isn't important." Tony sighed. Just a dream. He thought. "What did you say? Time to eat?" He asked.
"Yeah, I made plenty of food!" Tsukasa smiled. Tony smiled as well as his stomach growled loudly.
"Awesome, thanks. I'm really hungry..." Tony got up. I may not have slept long, but I hopefully can think clearer then earlier. Tsukasa... What am I going to do? Tony got up and walked up with the person he was thinking of. He saw all of the food Tsukasa had made and lit up. "Awesome!" He ran over and picked up chopsticks. "Thank you for the food!" He shouted before starting to eat. "The chicken is delicious, but it's not like any other chicken I've tasted... What did you put on it?" Tony asked. Tsukasa took out her precious bottle of vinegar.
"Balsamic Vinegar!" She chimed. Tony stopped for an instant before continuing.
"I had never even thought that that would be good on chicken!" Tony said in between bites.
"It all depends on how much you use!" Tsukasa chimed happily that Tony liked it so much.
This is what I would be giving up... Tony mumbled in his head. This is what I would be rejecting someone else... Alright then... I'm gonna give this guy a sporting chance... He decided. I'll have the potion be like a double edged sword. Tony said, now knowing exactly what he would do. He, Tsukasa, and Masutā ate for about twenty minutes.
"Hey Otōto, can I borrow about 10,000 yen?" Masutā asked.
"Sure thing, what for?" Tony asked.
"I'm gonna make myself that energy food for my new job." Masutā said.
"You mean with the berries and...Yuck. That stuff tastes horri-. You got a job? That was quick!" Tony shouted.
"Heavy labor, stuff most no one else can do. Good money, but I'm gonna need a lot of energy for it." Masutā said.
"Understandable. That's cool, here." Tony handed his brother the money, conveniently having hidden that exact amount in the couch earlier.
"Thanks." Masutā smiled.
"No problem." Tony smiled. His brother got up.
"I'm gonna go purchase the ingredients. Maybe visit Miyuki again. Thank you very much for the meal Tsukasa, I see why Otōto compliments it so much and can't stand my cooking anymore." Masutā laughed as he left the blushing duo.
"Do you really talk about my cooking that much Kan-kun?" Tsukasa asked.
"Kinda... It's the tastiest thing I've ever tasted..." Tony mumbled.
"Thanks Kan-kun... So, think you can make me that potion?" Tsukasa asked. Tony sighed.
I'll make her a potion for her looks, but take her voice. Tony decided. "Yeah, let's go." He got up and went into the kitchen, followed closely by Tsukasa. He looked around.
"Do you have everything you need?" Tsukasa asked.
"Yeah..." Tony sighed, breathed deeply, and brought out a pot.
"I admit that in the past I've been an asshole,
They weren't kidding when they called me, well, a prick.
But you'll find that nowadays,
I've mended all my ways,
Repented, seen the light, and cut the shtick!
True?
Yes." Tony grinned widely, though he was feeling terrible on the inside for what he was about to do.
"And I fortunately know a little magic,
it's a talent that I knew I had.
And Tsukasa, please don't laugh,
I use it on behalf,
of the people who don't wish for the bad." Yeah right... He thought, starting to hate himself.
"Poor souls without cheer,
In pain, in need." He said. He pointed to a picture of Kagami and Konata for the next two lines respectively.
"This one longing to be thinner,
That one wants to get the girl,
and do I help them?
Yes indeed.
Those poor souls without cheer,
So sad, so true!
They come running to my doorstep
crying "Help us Tony please!"
And I help them!
Yes I do." Tony grinned wickedly again. He suddenly got a downbeat face and tone.
"Now it's happened a few times,
Some folks couldn't take the grimes,
And I'm afraid, to our arrangement, they'd adhere.
Sure, a couple turned out bad,
But yours is ironclad.
You poor soul without cheer~!" Tony finished a verse.
"Now. Here's the deal. I'll make you a potion that will make you absolutely, drop-dead gorgeous to that person for 2 days. Got that? 2 days, that's all I can do. Now, listen, this is the important part. By the end of the second day, sunset that is, you have to get little mister Charming to fall in love with you. That is, True Love's Kiss. And HE has to kiss YOU. No vice-versa. If you succeed, his heart will be yours. Permanently. But. If he doesn't, you'll revert back to your previous beauty and... he'll be repulsed by you." Tony explained. He felt his energy start to lower, forcing the potion he was about to start making to follow his will. "To activate it, you merely have to think about the boy while you drink the potion. Their name, what they look like, every physical detail about them. It should take effect almost immediately." Tsukasa's eyes widened as she realized she would only have a 2 day span to get Tony to fall for her or lose him forever. "Have we got a deal?"
"If this doesn't work... I'll never see him again..."
"That's right!" Tony feigned a depressed look, secretly hoping for her failure and loathing himself for it. "But, you'll still have your friends. Life's full of tough choices, idn't it?" Tony sighed. "Oh! And there is ONE more thing we haven't discussed... This potion will affect your voice. Like, erase it for the duration that it's effect holds. It will be broken by True Love's Kiss, but no other method will work. Not even a kiss from someone like your mother or friend, you must truly love them. Shouldn't be hard with how beautiful he'll see you." Tony said before adding As beautiful as I see you..., though his energy was already getting low.
"But... If my voice is gone... How will I-"
"You'll have those looks! A pretty face! So don't underestimate the power of body language! Ha!" Tony laughed humorlessly as he started throwing this and that into a pot.
"A lot of men like a girl who's unheard,
They think a girl who's singing is absurd!
Yes, sometimes it's much preferred,
For ladies not to say a word,
And after all, all that's said can be deferred!
Come on! He's, not all that impressed with conversation!
For most it acts like a sort of sedation!
But he'll dote and swoon and fawn,
If you have everything withdrawn!
But when you speak, it's you he'll start to shun!" Tony continued. He was now regretting everything he was doing and wished he could just say 'Never mind!' but he couldn't. The potion was almost done and the spell was unstoppable. He hated himself.
"COME ON! You poor soul without cheer!
Go ahead! Make your choice!
I'm a very busy person who isn't insincere,
You won't lose much, just your voice!
You poor soul without cheer!
It's sad, but true!" Tony shouted, taking a piece of paper out.
If you wish for my assistance dear,
You'll have to sign right here!
If you want this boy to you, revere,
You've gotta make it clear!" Tony shouted and handed her the finished potion before adding in his mind.
GOD'S DAMN ME! I should burn in hell! But I can't stop it here~!
"You poor, soul, without, any cheer~!" He finished as Tsukasa drank. The brew was horrid, but she was determined to suffer through it. As she drank, she thought of everything she knew about Tony. His voice, his muscles, his scars, everything. As she finished it, she found herself unable to speak or even whisper. Tony closed his eyes, deeply wishing he could take it back. As she finished the drink, his energy took a massive nose dive, almost rendering him unconscious. It was done now though. What cut Tony to the heart most was the look of sheer appreciation that Tsukasa gave him. He sighed.
With this, I know I can get Kan-kun! Tsukasa cheered in her head.
With that, she might get who she wants. I hope whatever happens, she's happy. And here I was trying to preach myself into not abusing my powers. Tony sighed in a tone of depression. We'll have to see what happens...
Luckier Channel
"Luckier~! Channel~!" Akira shouted. "Hiya Luckies! I'm your navigator, Akira Kogami~!" Akira smiled.
"And I'm the joyful assistant, Minoru Shiraishi!" Minoru shouted.
"What are you so happy Minoru?" Akira asked.
"You're rich Akira, you don't have to worry about money any more!" Minoru smiled. Akira was stunned for a moment. "Akira?"
"Hm? Oh, right. Er.. Thanks." Akira smiled happily. Minoru's happiness for her monetary status was unexpected. "Thanks Minoru." She smiled.
"Man, Tony totally abused his powers in this one." Minoru sighed.
"I can't believe Kan-chan would do that..." Akira mumbled. "But wasn't the scene with Konata totally awesome! I wanna watch it again!" Akira shouted.
"Yeah! To take on fifteen of the best students in a martial arts class? That's crazy!" Minoru said.
*Music Tone*
"Well, it looks like that's all the time we have for today! I'll see you all next chapter, bye nii~!" Akira shouted waved, the smile never leaving her face.
"..."
"So you hear the news about this chapter?" Minoru asked.
"No, what?" Akira asked.
"It's pretty cool, it's-"
*End*
Aftersection
Mehaha. This chapter is officially the longest chapter of the story. What did you guys think? Yes, I made a "Beyond Friendship" reference this chapter. I've been "reading" it for the past few months and taking my sweet time. Truth is, I'm not reading, I'm savoring. Someone looked at my favorites list and recommended it and several more to me some months ago. I think I've only gotten to chapter 11, but it's still one of my favorites so far. I'll admit, I can see why everyone loves the story so much, it's incredible some of the ideas Doublebox came up with so far. If you haven't read it yet, I recommend it highly, I'll have to update my profile soon. I hope you didn't think I ignored your recommendations! Thanks to Flygon Master! You know who you are. So, I think I'll only need two more chapters until I hit the most words in the Lucky Star section. When I started this story, I never imagined it would get so big, my ideas are still quite numerable. I'm glad to see people still like it, I hope I can get through all my ideas in a similar manner! I know I keep saying things like this, but do you guys realize that this story isn't even a year old as of this chapter? I wonder how long it will take to write out the whole thing... Fun fact, that last song was the fourth written, I think after chapter 12 or 13... Still one of the ones before it has yet to implemented! I'm rambling, thank you to everyone who reads and please, please, please review! I love them more then you can know!