Luckier Star

by Mama Mitsu

As the performance ends, the girls go about the rest of the day with their activities. However, Tsukasa makes yet another prediction of love in Kagami's future and a new boy arrives in Konata's class! Are they connected? No, not really. Konami!

39. Chapter 38: First Dates

Chapter 38: Dates and Various Other Adventures

Ah, it's been a long time my readers... I apologize for being out for a month... And that's right, you read the word count right. 22,000 words. I got a bit carried away with this chapter, but I was told not to fret the length of the chapter and I really didn't want to cut it off at any point in this chapter. I could have pretty easily cut it in half though XD Both would have the average amount of words lol. It was really weird, the last chapter was posted a day and a half before it was available. Edge, you realize you technically reviewed the last chapter before it was available XD It wasn't technically available to read until the afternoon after I read your review! That's weird... Honestly, I didn't expect so many people to get the Spanish Inquisition reference... Almost no one I know knows Monty Python, so that was a real treat for me lol... The realm of tap-dancing Jesus... I think I have a new catch phrase... Holyriot, don't hesitate to leave the longest review possible! Those are some of my favorite! The longer the better! Ulti, you're confusing me buddy. Did I at least do better with the last fights? I didn't cut them nearly as much as I did with the other ones that you said were too short. And now for my new reader! Er... Three new readers! Xroyal, I'm glad you like my story! I hope you continue to read, enjoy, and review! Caseymm12 and Zalupe, you never reviewed, you but you still like my story! Thanks for reading! Oh, and I was also contacted on a different website by a reader! That made my day... However, now you've revealed yourself Definition! You have to start reviewing! I COMMAND YOU! By the power of the Millennium Rod, I com- wait, is your name Steve? No? Crap... Unless you just have a different name on this website... Woo! My story is still gaining readers~! Please enjoy!

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POV Tony

Tony woke up and stretched.

Today... today, I'm going on a date with the cutest girl in existence... No pressure... He thought to himself. Something's gonna interrupt us. He sighed. Something always does. He thought as he got up and got dressed. He remembered what Tsukasa said.

I have to get changed, make up, shower, all that stuff!

Hm... Tsukasa was in mostly regular clothes, so maybe I need to wear formal wear? He wondered. He got undressed and looked in his closet, trying to find the thing he considered most formal in his wardrobe. He took out the clothes he decided were most appropriate. Okay, now make up. … What the hell is that? He wondered. He put on a robe and walked out of his room. "Aniki?" He half-whispered. He didn't get an answer. He must not be up. Damn, I guess I'll just have to skip that step. Shower. He walked to the bathroom. He interrupted himself with a thought. … When do I pick her up? When is this thing supposed to start? He wondered. He looked at the time to see it was still rather early. She's gonna still be asleep right now... Maybe I can ask Konata... He sighed. His phone started ringing. What timing! He smiled. He flipped open his phone. "Hello?" He asked.

"Kan-kun, when do you want to meet?" He heard Tsukasa ask. Tony's jaw almost dropped.

"Tsu-chan, you're awake!" Tony smiled.

"Why do you sound surprised?" Tsukasa whined. Tony couldn't help but think of how cute she was.

"Sorry Tsu-chan, it's nothing. So when does the date start?" He asked. Tsukasa hummed.

"Well I need to get ready. How about~... six o'clock?" She suggested.

"As you wish. At six, we shall dine!" Tony smiled widely.

"I'll see you then Kan-kun." Tsukasa said softly.

"Until then Tsukasa." Tony said as softly. The call ended. He sat on a chair and sighed. "This is awesome." He chuckled. He breathed deeply. His phone started to ring again. He smiled and picked up his phone. "Yo?" He answered.

"Hey Kan-kan, since we won't see much of each other come date time, wanna hang out now?" Konata asked. Tony smiled wider.

"Sure thing Kon-kon." He answered.

"Cool! Maybe I can get your opinion on some dresses too!" Konata shouted excitedly.

"Yeah, want to come over here or I come over there?" Tony asked.

"Hm... I came over there before, so why not come over here?" Konata suggested.

"Alrighty! I'll be over in a second!" Tony said.

"Literally?" Konata asked.

"Quite." He smiled as he hung up. He grabbed up the clothes he had picked out and apparated. He appeared outside. "Hmmm..." He looked around. "Where am I?" He wondered. He looked into a window to his right and saw the inside of Konata's house. "Miscalculated that a little bit..." Tony chuckled. He walked around the house and knocked on the door. Konata opened the door after a moment.

"Kan-kan? What are you doing out there?" Konata asked.

"Well~... I kinda misjudged the distance between our houses I guess, and appeared outside. So here I am!" He said sheepishly.

"Well come in." Konata gestured inside. "Hey, heads up, I haven't told Dad yet, so could you not say anything if he wakes up?" She requested.

"I'll keep quiet, but your Dad is an Otaku, right? I'd think he'd accept you with fervent enthusiasm. I would think he'd give you just about anything he had if he knew." Tony said.

"Yeah... I guess..." Konata smiled.

"Besides that, if Kagami's Dad, a very traditional man, accepted her, an Otaku should, right?" Tony smiled.

"Yeah! Maybe I'll tell him... Not right now though." Konata said. "I'm still really nervous about telling him, you know?"

"It's understandable. That's a very big announcement, you should make it when you're ready." Tony said.

"Yeah... So, I need you to tell me what you like and what you think I should wear on my date!" Konata said.

"As you wish!" Tony smiled. Konata entered her room while Tony waited outside. He waited a moment. She opened the door. She had the same outfit that she had on during the festival. Tony looked at it and gave a thoughtful look. Konata twirled around. Tony shook his head. "What else?" He asked. Konata bit her lip and returned to her room. After a moment, she came out with another outfit. It was a bit simpler, having fewer images on it. Tony looked thoughtful for a moment.

"What do you think?" Konata asked, spinning around again.

"I'm not sure..." Tony said.

"I've got one more!" Konata disappeared into her room again. Tony sighed. She came back out in a kimono that had a much less complicated look, repeating the same pattern. She had a formal obi on. "Well? Well?" She twirled around a few times.

"I like it! I think Kagami will love it." Tony smiled and nodded approvingly. Konata cheered.

"Yay! Now it's shower time!" Konata said. She calmed down a bit. "You wanna go first?" Konata asked.

"You can if you want." Tony held up a hand.

"You're a guest though!" Konata protested.

"I know, but... going first is really boring..." Tony admitted, looking absolutely bored with the idea. Konata laughed.

"That's why I insist you go first!" Konata shoved Tony. "Go on!" She said.

"Alright, alright!" He chuckled, but hesitated. "Hey Kon-kon?" He turned and looked at his sister.

"Yeah?" She asked.

"Did you tell Tsukasa about my whole... Master... thing?" Tony asked. Konata scratched the back of her head sheepishly.

"Actually, I just mentioned that, since you could probably have beaten me easily if you hadn't held back, you should be counted as a Master too. I said she should give the name a try and told her you would probably like it. She doesn't know it's a fetish though." Konata said cheerfully. Tony sighed.

"She probably does now." He said. If she even knows what a fetish is, that is... Tony thought to himself.

"Why's that?" Konata asked.

"Because of my reaction..." Tony sighed. Konata catgrinned.

"How DID you react anyway?" She asked.

"I... kinda got a nosebleed and fainted for a few seconds..." Tony said, an embarrassed blush spreading across his face. Konata burst out laughing.

"That's hilarious! The almighty Fighting Sage brought down by the word master from his girlfriend!" Konata was doubled over in laughter.

"It's not that funny!" Tony protested.

"It totally was!" Konata continued to laugh, but eventually calmed down. Tony sighed.

"Geez, I tell you these things in confidence and you laugh at me!" Tony said. Konata chuckled for a moment.

"I'm sorry, but it was just so funny. Besides, I woulda heard it from Tsukasa anyway, I asked her to tell me how you reacted." Konata admitted. Tony threw up his hands.

"Well then! I might as well just go ahead and take the shower!" He said dramatically and entered the bathroom. Konata giggled, knowing Tony wasn't honestly mad at her. "By the way! You have to tell me how my outfit is!" He shouted from inside the bathroom.

"Sure thing!" Konata shouted back.

I wonder where her Dad is... Tony wondered as he began washing himself. He sighed. I'm glad Kon-kon liked what I picked, I had absolutely no idea what I was doing. I felt like a dog in a science lab...

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POV Konata

Konata sighed and walked to her father's room.

I wonder where Dad is, I didn't hear anything when I shouted a moment ago. She wondered. She looked into her father's room, a VERY risky venture, to see the room empty. Huh. Weird. She thought. She shrugged and started down the hall to her room. She heard an unmistakable yawn from behind her. She turned and saw her incredibly moe younger cousin. Even though she was dressed in street clothes and her hair was in its normal two pony tails, it was obvious she hadn't been up for very long since she was still rubbing sleep out of her eye.

"Morning Nee-chan~..." Yutaka yawned the last bit. Konata almost cried.

Yu-chan, why do you have to be so damn cute? Konata thought. It's not fair for the rest of us! She complained. "Morning Yu-chan, what's up?" Konata asked.

"I'm meeting Minami-chan today! We're gonna make a day of today." Yutaka said cheerfully. She looked around. "Where's Oji-san?" She asked.

"I dunno, he was gone this morning." Konata said. "Hey Yu-chan, do you know when school is starting again? It seems like it's taking a really long time since the exams." Konata said.

"Well, I think it's only been a few days, right?" Yutaka asked.

"Really? Its seemed more like ten..." Konata commented. A lot has happened since then... Konata smiled.

"So if Oji-san isn't here, who's in the bathroom?" Yutaka asked.

"Kan-kan!" Konata smiled.

"Who?" Yutaka asked.

"Tony." Konata clarified.

"Oh~..." Yutaka said.

"Yeah, he has a date today, but he has absolutely no clue what to do so I'm tryin' to help him!" Konata said.

"That's nice of you!" Yutaka praised her cousin. Her stomach growled.

"Yu-chan~, would you like some breakfast before you go?" Konata asked. Yutaka smiled.

"I really would, but I'm actually meeting Minami-chan at a diner and we're having breakfast!" Yutaka chimed.

"Oh, so Kan-kan's not the only one with a date today, huh?" Konata chimed. Yutaka blushed.

"N-Nee-chan!" She whined. "I'm not- We're not- I just..." Yutaka sighed, her face getting a great deal redder. Konata instantly got a lot more serious.

"Yutaka, are you okay?" She asked. Yutaka sighed again.

"I'm fine Nee-chan. I just have to get going is all." Yutaka said as she started heading for the door. Konata watched as her cousin left the house.

Maybe she and Minami are gonna get together, she was acting a lot like Kagami used to act about me, and look at where we are now! Konata thought. In any case, I better get goin', I'm hungry myself and I know Kan-kan will be too. Konata headed to the kitchen. She began making a good sized, though not fancy, breakfast for the two of them, preparing rice and soup. After a time passed, she finished and set it on the table. She heard the door to the bathroom open. She walked into the hall and looked to see Tony in his outfit he intended on wearing on his date. Konata smiled.

"You can go ahead Kon-kon, I'm out." Tony said.

"Kan-kan, you're shaved, cleaned, dressed! It's revolting." Konata chuckled. Tony looked proud.

"Why thank you!" He shouted.

"I'm kidding, you look sharp." Konata said.

"Thanks... I'm gonna make sure Tsu-chan has the best date EVER!" Tony cheered. Konata chuckled.

"A little overconfident, are we?" She asked. Tony thought about retracting what he had said, but decided against it.

"I am the essence of overconfidence! I am speculation, adventure, the spirit of pursuit, the stag howling for its winsome yet anonymous mate. I am the love call of evolution; the perfume and color of the flowers as they offer their pollen to the gentle buzz of the bees. I am sex itself, Konata. I am life. I am appetite!" Tony shouted. Konata backed up a step.

"And I'm not taking my clothes off until you leave!" Konata said. She had already taken her bath before calling Tony, so she could back up her claim with action. Tony laughed.

"No need to worry! I've got Tsukasa, remember?" Tony said.

"Yeah... So you think you two are gonna sing?" Konata giggled as she started to head to the kitchen with Tony to eat.

"I dunno, the song is a pretty powerful thing. We should start reserving its power for times of need." Tony said. Konata laughed. They got in the kitchen and began to eat.

"Powerful, huh? I guess you can't underestimate the power of love, can you?" Konata asked.

"Nope. After all, a single heart-warming love scene or even just a Disney-like song can destroy an entire space armada, beasts from the underworld, or bloodthirsty barbarians. It's a rule." Tony said. Konata laughed harder, almost choking on her food. "Thank you for the food." Tony said appreciatively.

"No problem." Konata said.

"So I don't intend on singing during our date. If Tsukasa wants to, I suppose she can." Tony smiled. Konata chuckled.

"Hey Kan-kan, you're treating Tsukasa like a princess, right? Or you intend to?" Konata asked.

"Yeah, why?" Tony asked.

"Well, don't the prince and princess usually get married after, like, a day or something?" Konata asked. Tony's face turned red.

"I... I suppose..." Tony muttered. Konata giggled.

"Kan-kan, you're too easy to get flustered now! I say ten words and your face goes beet red!" Konata protested. Tony crossed his arms.

"Well excuse me!" He said. The two continued to eat for a moment. "I wonder what the twins are doing..." Tony commented.

"Yeah..."

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POV Kagami

Kagami's eyes fluttered open.

Kona... It all feels like a dream. A happy dream that could never happen. But it did happen. It had to happen. It's not possible that it didn't... Right? Kagami smiled and got up. She got dressed and walked out to meet her sister in the hallway.

"Good morning Onee-chan!" Tsukasa chimed. Kagami looked at her sister and instantly realized that her sister had already taken a shower.

"Good morning Tsukasa, are you and Tony going on your first date too?" Kagami asked.

"Yeah! We're meeting at the restaurant at six!" Tsukasa chimed. "You and Kona-chan are going on a date too?" She asked excitedly.

"Yeah! I don't know what we're gonna do though..." Kagami said. Right. She thought happily. "I think we'll keep it simple for now. Maybe out to a diner or something, you know?" Kagami turned for confirmation to her sister.

"If you want Onee-chan, it's your date!" Tsukasa chimed. She winced a bit.

"Tsukasa?" Kagami grabbed her sister in case she fell, but Tsukasa righted herself.

"I'm alright, just a bit of a headache..." Tsukasa sighed. She had a couple extremely minor ones thus far, but nothing anywhere near the level of migraine. So, she hadn't used the medicine Dr. Zimmerman had given to her. She was still carrying it just in case, but she hoped she wouldn't need it since she had been healed through magic. Through True Love's Kiss... She giggled giddily in her mind. Who'd have thought it? Tsukasa wondered. I wonder if the gods heard me when I wished to be like a princess... Tsukasa giggled.

"Tsukasa?" Kagami smiled to her sister.

"It's nothing Onee-chan... I've just been thinking about how much has changed..." Tsukasa said. Kagami smiled.

"Yeah, I understand..." Kagami sighed contently. "We're in love, Tsukasa. You, with a boy you met not two months ago, me, with a girl we've known for years. It's crazy how much can change in so short a time." Kagami said.

"Right?" Tsukasa smiled. The two twins, having slowed to almost a snail's pace during their conversation, finally made it out of the hall and into the living room to see their parents were awake and in front of the television.

"You out Tsukasa?" Tadao asked.

"Yup!" Tsukasa chimed.

"Hey Mom. Hey Dad." Kagami smiled.

"Hey Kagami." Tadao greeted his daughter.

"Good morning Kagami." Miki greeted her daughter similarly.

"Want me to make some breakfast?" Tsukasa asked.

"That would be fantastic..." Kagami put her hand on her stomach, which growled quite loudly. She smiled and hummed as she thought about Tsukasa's cooking. The two entered the kitchen. "Hey Tsukasa, can I help?" Kagami asked.

"Um... What I was thinking of making was a little complicated, is it okay if we just talk while I cook?" Tsukasa asked. Kagami nodded.

"Sure, I understand!" Kagami smiled. Tsukasa felt a little guilty. She didn't have a thing in mind for breakfast that Kagami couldn't make herself, but she liked her pots and pans in one piece...

"Alright..." Tsukasa set to work. She began an omelette with an assortment of different ingredients she found. She also started rice. She glanced at Kagami to see her back was turned. She smiled and added her secret ingredient. Many would think even just a hint of Balsamic Vinegar would spoil the omelette, but she had never had a complaint.

"Are you nervous about your date Tsukasa?" Kagami asked.

"Super nervous..." Tsukasa said.

"You don't seem it." Kagami said. "You seem so cool about it." Kagami complimented.

"I might seem cool, but I really can hardly stand it..." Tsukasa mumbled. Kagami thought for a moment.

"Well, think of it this way! I bet Tony is as nervous as you! I bet he's even more so!" Kagami said. Tsukasa smiled.

"Yeah, I guess that's true. He doesn't have a great sister to help him relax, does he?" Tsukasa turned around, her meal complete. Kagami smiled happily.

"Thanks." Kagami said appreciatively. "Yeah, I bet right now, he's going crazy from nervousness." Kagami said.

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POV Tony

Tony and Konata were draped about the living room. Konata was laid in a chair was Tony was on the couch, also laid down.

"Knock knock." Tony said.

"Who's there?" Konata asked.

"Hachiman." Tony said.

"Hachiman who?" Konata asked.

"Don't you know me?" Tony asked before laughing. Konata giggled a bit.

"That was terrible." She said.

"Okay, okay, one more."

"No!" Konata shouted overdramatically.

"Come on! Just one more!" Tony shouted.

"Fine." Konata sighed.

"Knock knock." Tony said.

"Who's there?" Konata asked.

"Amaterasu." Tony said.

"Amaterasu who?" Konata asked.

"Was Hachiman just here?" Tony asked before laughing again. Konata groaned.

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POV Tsukasa

"Yeah, I bet you're right Onee-chan!" Tsukasa smiled. Kagami smiled at the thought of Konata being nervous, but she knew that was probably not the case, knowing Konata's cool disposition about EVERYTHING.

"Man, to think that Tony's gonna be able to eat like this every day… I'm really, genuinely jealous." Kagami smiled. Tsukasa blushed.

"What do you mean, unless he comes over every day or something…" Tsukasa commented. Kagami smiled a bit wider.

"No, I mean when you move in with him." Kagami said. Tsukasa's red tint deepened.

"Um…" She mumbled, unsure of what to say. Kagami finished her breakfast.

"Thanks Tsukasa, that was amazing. I'm gonna grab a quick shower while you finish, alright?" Kagami asked. Tsukasa nodded.

"Alright Onee-chan…" Tsukasa mumbled, a little out of her stupor. Kagami smiled and walked out of the room. She sure can eat fast… I'm barely halfway done… Tsukasa thought to herself. Kagami entered the bathroom.

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POV Tony

"So what time is it?" Tony asked. Konata looked at the clock.

"About noon..." Konata said lazily.

"I should probably figure out where me and Tsukasa are going, huh?" Tony asked. Konata looked at Tony.

"What? You mean you haven't made reservations?" She asked.

"Reser... huh?" Tony asked.

"Reservations! Unless you two are going to McDonalds, you really need to get a table and all that stuff!" Konata said. Tony hummed.

"I don't know many restaurants around here..." Tony commented.

"You could go to Kaiseki Ryōri." Konata offered.

"Is it good?" Tony asked.

"It's one of the higher end restaurants and it's pretty close to their house. Tsukasa could probably walk there in five minutes from their house. But getting a reservation on such short notice is REALLY hard. Good luck." Konata tossed him the phone and told him the number. Tony was surprised she knew such a number, it didn't seem the type of thing she would just know off the top of her head.

"Hello?" Tony answered the phone. "Yes, I'd like to make a..." Tony paused. He looked at Konata.

"Reservation!" Konata whispered.

"A reservation." Tony said. He paused. "Tonight at six." He said. He paused again. "Impossible?... A month's notice if I was lucky?" Tony asked, bewildered. "How can you take a month to get a table ready?" He asked. "Come on man, I'm just trying to get my girlfriend an amazing first date, I lost my tournament winnings and I only have twenty thou-..." Tony paused again. He suddenly got a smirk on his face. "Yes, tournament winnings." He said. "Yes, this is Ryū Tora no Kami." Tony said. "Yes, the winner of the World Martial Arts Tournament." His smirk widened as there was another pause. "At six, please." He said. Konata's jaw dropped. "Under the name Otokonoko, please." Tony passed a smile at Konata. "Thank you very much my good sir." Tony said appreciatively. He hung up.

"Did you just get in because he was a fan?" Konata asked.

"Sure did." Tony smiled. Konata pouted.

"That's not fair, I won a tournament too!" She complained.

"Ah, but yours was national. Mine was international." Tony said.

"Still think I should get something..." Konata said.

"Want a hug?" Tony asked.

"Are you going to put money in my pocket like you did with Tsukasa?" Konata asked. Tony chuckled.

"How did you know I did that?" Tony asked.

"Well, first of all I saw you do it. Then Kagami told Tsukasa about it. I guess she realized that's what you meant by business." Konata said.

"Ah, she is a smart one." Tony complimented.

"That's why I copy her homework." Konata said. Tony chuckled.

"Don't work hard, work smart I guess." He said.

"Always." Konata catgrinned. "Hey Kan-kan, can I use your training room sometime?" Konata asked.

"Sure, for what?" Tony asked.

"Scuba diving." Konata answered.

"Ha ha. Yeah, just let me know if you need anything and when you want to use it." Tony said.

"Thanks..." Konata smiled.

"I better call Tsukasa, let her know where we're going." Tony said, taking out his phone. He dialed 1 on his speed dial.

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POV Tsukasa

Tsukasa finished her breakfast and leaned back in the chair. She sighed contently before she really began to think again. Right now, the only thing she was really aware of was that Kagami was still in the bath. After a moment, she realized a problem.

Where are me and Kan-kun even going? Is he picking me up or are we meeting there? She wondered. Her cell phone began to ring. She picked it up. "Hello?" She asked.

"Heya Tsu-chan!" Tony said. Tsukasa smiled.

"Hi Kan-kun!" She greeted cheerfully.

"Listen, I've got where we're going!" Tony said.

"Really? I was just wondering where we were going!" Tsukasa said in surprise.

"Well that's convenient!" Tony chuckled. "Anyway, I was thinking Kaiseki Ryōri. What do you think?" Tony asked.

"Isn't that a really nice restaurant?" Tsukasa asked.

"I'm pretty sure. So, would you like to meet there at six?" Tony asked.

"Yeah!" Tsukasa cheered.

"Awesome! I'll see you there!" Tony cheered from his side, clearly happy.

"See you there Kan-kun!" Tsukasa said. She hung up. Yay... She cheered lazily in her head. She heard a door open and close. After a moment, Kagami walked into the room, freshly dressed and out of the shower.

"Hey Tsukasa." She smiled. "Shall we prepare our makeup?" Kagami asked.

"Yeah!" Tsukasa asked excitedly. They both entered the nearest room with a mirror after grabbing the makeup they had borrowed from their sisters. The two set to work.

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POV Tony

"You know Kon-kon..." Tony sighed contently.

"What's up?" Konata asked.

"I don't think I could be happier." He said.

"Why? 'Cause you're going on a date with Tsukasa?" Konata asked. She heard a chuckle.

"That too. But I don't think there are any other people in the world that I could get along with better. I mean, it's like a collection of four of the best possible people for me to know, and I was just... dropped into their laps. Not only that, you all accepted me from the moment you guys met me." Tony smiled. "You know what I mean." He added when he could almost sense Konata about to remind him of her behavior. "I mean... You know... I just don't think I could have found better people to meet. You, for example." Tony turned over on the couch and smiled at Konata. Konata turned and smiled at him.

'What about me?" She asked.

"You're my sister now. A lot of people say stuff like "He's my brothah!" and "She's my sistah!" and all that with people they aren't actually related to, but this is real... If someone were to make you cry, I'd kill them in an instant. If anyone hurt you..." Tony mumbled. He trailed off. "Of all the friends I've ever had... You're the firsts." Tony smiled. Konata chuckled.

"The feeling is very mutual." Konata said. The two sat there a moment, both by unspoken agreement letting the fuzzy moment pass. "So, think I should get something for Kagami?" Konata asked.

"Well, I saw that you gave her the ring. You can get her some flowers though. Or chocolate." Tony said.

"Hmm... Are you getting Tsukasa anything?" Konata asked. Without a word, Tony reached into his pocket and produced the lost necklace. "O-ho! Found the necklace, huh?" Konata smiled. "When did you do that? You've been around me almost since you promised to find it!" She asked.

"Well, I asked Hachiman for help with something, but he just gave me the end to what I hoped to achieve. He didn't have time to help." Tony said. "It was in the car on the way to the tournament in Lohan."

"Ah. And I didn't even notice." Konata chuckled.

"So where are you two going?" Tony asked.

"Probably just to a diner or something. We're getting comfortable around people, you know?" Konata turned to him.

"I understand, yeah." Tony nodded his head. He yawned and looked at the clock. "Still have a few hours to go..." He sighed.

"You could catch a nap before your date. Then you'll be fully prepared for anything that comes your way!" Konata said with a smile.

"Yeah... I think I'll do that." Tony seemed to get himself comfortable on the couch.

"And while you're doing that, I'll call Kagami to find out where she wants to go." Konata said, more to herself than anything. Tony tossed her the phone, which she caught.

"Alrighty then." Tony let his eyes close. His breathing became slow and rhythmic. Konata smiled. She dialed Kagami's number.

"Kona?" Kagami asked.

"Hey Kagamin~." Konata chimed.

"What's going on Kona?" Kagami asked sweetly.

"I just wanted to know where you wanted to go today?" Konata asked.

"Hmmm..." Kagami hummed. "You know that diner about half way between our houses?" Kagami asked.

"The one with the more western feel to it?" Konata asked.

"Yeah! It feels a bit more personal around there, you know? People actually talk to you there. I know a lot of people like the have their own physiological personal space, but I kinda like that you can talk to people." Kagami said.

"Then let's go there!" Konata said.

"Awesome! Thanks Kona..." Konata could almost hear Kagami smile.

"It's my pleasure Kagamin!" Konata said.

"Wanna meet up around six?" Kagami asked.

"Yup yup! Let's meet outside the diner!" Konata cheerfully agreed.

"Alright! Good bye Kona..." Kagami said wistfully. They both hung up. Konata sighed as she looked at the time. She set an alarm on her phone to go off fifteen minutes before six to let herself and Tony have enough time to wake up and travel at a luxurious pace. With that done, she let herself drift off.

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POV Kagami

Kagami hung up the phone. She sighed contently.

"Who was that Onee-chan?" Tsukasa asked, makeup half on.

"That was Kona, just wanted to see where we were going." Kagami smiled.

"Where are you going?" Tsukasa asked.

"To that diner near here!" Kagami said.

"Aw, don't you love that place?" Tsukasa chimed.

"Yeah!" Kagami cheered. "Let's finish up, alright? I'd like to be able to do something before we have to go." Kagami said.

"Like what Onee-chan?" Tsukasa asked.

"I dunno, maybe watch a movie or something?" Kagami asked.

"Sure!" Tsukasa said cheerfully. The two walked back in and set back to work. Twenty minutes afterwards, they walked back out. "Are you sure this is right Onee-chan..." Tsukasa asked.

"I... I'm not sure..." Kagami mumbled. They heard a door close from the down the hall. They both looked to see Matsuri. "Hey Matsuri, is this right?" Kagami asked. Matsuri yawned and looked at the two. She stiffened up.

"You..." Her cheeks started puffing out. "You... Serious...?" She asked.

"Then this isn't right..." Kagami started to ponder her mistake. Her queries were swiftly answered as Matsuri burst into laughter.

"No! That's not right at all!" She laughed, doubled over at this point. There was a slam of a door.

"Matsuri, I was trying to sleep!" Inori shouted. "Come on, what's the matter with you?" She asked. Matsuri, too engrossed in her laughter at the moment, merely pointed at the two younger twins. Inori looked over the two clowns before she lost it too. "I-I-I-Haha!" She couldn't speak.

"Stop laughing and help!" Kagami shouted. The two laughed until Matsuri found the strength to look up. She saw bits of makeup streaming down Tsukasa's face as tears ran down her cheeks. Matsuri, with quite a force of will, stopped laughing and knocked Inori on the head.

"That's enough Inori." Matsuri scolded. Inori made a face at Matsuri.

"Yeah, I guess. I'm sorry Tsukasa." Inori apologized.

"Me too Imoto." Matsuri smiled.

"I'll take Tsukasa, you take Kagami?" Inori asked her younger sister.

"Okay, I kinda wanted the cute one though..." Matsuri smiled. Kagami crossed her arms.

"What's that supposed to mean?" She shouted. She was ignored as Matsuri and Inori took their sisters into a room and began scrubbing their faces of the makeup. After five or ten minutes of washing, they finally got all of it off.

"See, now don't you feel ten pounds lighter?" Matsuri giggled. Kagami pouted.

"I guess... Could you help apply it so we don't look like we escaped from the circus this time?" Kagami asked.

"How fast did you do it last time?" Matsuri asked.

"Not long, about thirty or forty minutes." Kagami said.

"Only forty minutes? Wow, no wonder... it can take up to a few hours to apply makeup to its very fullest effect!" Matsuri said. Kagami's jaw dropped.

"A few hours?" She yelled.

"Yep! Even in your case..." Matsuri backed up a moment and looked at Kagami up an down. "Though it's the toughest case I've yet to face..." She smirked as Kagami made an annoyed look. "Don't worry! I'm determined to succeed! Follow my lead and let's get started!" Matsuri began applying the makeup, just as her older sister did to Tsukasa a moment earlier since they hadn't talked much. "Plus we need to get your clothes ready!" Kagami sighed.

Several Hours Later

"Finally~!" Matsuri cheered.

"We...We're done?" Kagami asked, thoroughly exhausted. One couldn't argue with her big sister's resolve though, at one point Matsuri had even run out and bought another dress. It was Kagami's money, but Kagami couldn't argue that this matched her much better than anything she had.

"Yep! There's nothing more I can do for ya Imoto." Matsuri said.

"From here on, your personality will be your makeup. We've done what we can, the rest is up to you." Inori smiled with crossed arms.

"Go get 'em Imoto." Matsuri smiled to her younger sisters. The twins looked at each other and found they looked a great deal better than they did when they had done their makeup themselves. They smiled to their elder sisters.

"Thanks a lot Matsuri." Kagami bowed.

"Yeah, thanks Onee-san." Tsukasa bowed.

"It's no problem. I just hope this is real for you two." Matsuri put her hands on her hips and sighed with a smile.

"It's as real as it's gonna get." Kagami said with certainty.

"Well good luck. Knock 'em dead." Inori smiled. With that, and a good bye, the twins walked to the living room to see what time it was. "So what's with the sudden sister complex with Tsukasa?" Inori turned to Matsuri now that the two twins were gone. Matsuri jumped.

"What are you talking about?" She asked.

"Oh come on, you haven't gone three sentences without telling Tsukasa she's cute for the past few days! Plus, you got jealous when I did her makeup. Now, don't try and deceive me Matsuri, you know I'm majoring in psychology. You're totally developing a big sister complex." Inori said. "I've also noticed that you tend to try and help Mom more than you used to." Inori stated. Matsuri sighed.

"Mom and Tsukasa almost died, Inori. Isn't it normal that I would get closer to them, to start noticing more about them, all that stuff?" Matsuri asked somberly. Inori crossed her arms, understanding where her younger sibling was coming from. "And besides..." Matsuri trailed off.

"Besides...?" Inori urged her sister to continue.

"Can you honestly, with a straight face, look me in the eye and tell me that Imoto isn't cute as hell?" Matsuri asked with a smile. Inori sighed and smiled.

"No, I really can't." She admitted.

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POV Kagami

"What timing..." Kagami mumbled. It was quarter to six.

"We didn't get to watch a movie though Onee-chan..." Tsukasa sighed.

"Yeah, but that's okay. We can probably watch one once we both get home!" Kagami said cheerfully. Tsukasa perked up.

"Yeah... I hope everything goes great with Kona-chan, Onee-chan." Tsukasa smiled.

"I hope you have a wonderful time with Tony." Kagami smiled.

"You two heading out or what?" Miki asked teasingly. Kagami and Tsukasa started as they looked over to see their sisters had joined their mother and father at the table.

"Do you two need a ride?" Tadao asked.

"No thanks." Kagami smiled. The two walked to the front door, but Tsukasa hesitated. Kagami looked over at her to see she looked terrified. "You're gonna be fine Tsukasa." She said, walking behind Tsukasa. She began giving her little sister a massage. Kagami had always given her little sister massages to relax her, over time she got better and better until she could put any professional to shame.

"Thanks Onee-chan, I feel a lot better now." Tsukasa said with a genuine little smile after her sister stopped the back rub.

"No problem Tsukasa." Kagami smiled.

"Let's go!" Tsukasa urged.

"Alright... Let's go!" Kagami cheered as they made their way out of the house.

---

POV Konata

Konata was slumbering. Her eyes opened as she looked at her phone.

*Alarm silenced after ten minutes.* Flashed across the screen. Konata's face paled.

"KAN-KAN WAKE UP!" She shouted, throwing the closest object at him. It hit his head, causing him to jump up. Suddenly, Konata found herself behind him as he took a stance, a wave a dizziness overtaking her.

"What, what, wh-..." He breathed heavily.

"We've gotta meet Kagami and Tsukasa in five minutes!" Konata shouted. Tony turned around.

"What? We gotta go!" He shouted.

"I know!" Konata and Tony headed to the door, opened it, and were gone the next instant. "Could you teleport us?" Konata asked against the wind.

"Used too much energy when you woke me up! I thought we were under attack, I let my instinct take over and it forcefully teleported you behind me!" Tony said. "Besides, I don't know where we're supposed to go!" Tony said. "I'm following you!"

"Alright, you get to the Kaiseki by..." Konata gave him directions from where they would be meeting Kagami outside the diner.

"Gotcha, thanks!" Tony smiled as Kagami came into view, having separated from Tsukasa when their paths diverged from each other. Kagami waved.

"Hey Kona! Hey Tony!" She waved widely, a smile prominent on her face.

"Hey Kagamin~!" Konata waved back as the two slowed down and looked Kagami up and down. "That dress really does something for you. It does something for me too..."

"Pervert!" Kagami blushed fiercely.

"Hey, I'm just a growing girl with active glands..." Konata giggled. She came to a stop in front of Kagami, but Tony caught the Tsundere by the arm and started walking a bit farther rather roughly.

"Gotta talk to you." Tony said seriously. Kagami, basically being dragged at this point, turned around.

"Wh-who-uh. Okay!" Kagami said as Tony turned into a corner. He let her go and turned around. "What's up Tony?" She asked.

"Make my sister happy Kagami." Tony said. "I don't want a repeat of what happened last time." He said, suddenly very serious.

"Don't worry, I won't let you down Tony." Kagami chuckled.

"You won't. I know you won't. As a matter of fact, I know you're going to be perfect!" Tony said. Kagami opened her mouth to answer to the affirmative, but Tony continued... "Do you know how I know all these things? I know them because if you're not perfect, never mind the yelling and the anger. If anything goes wrong, for any reason, I'm going to kill you." Kagami smiled at Tony's protectiveness over Konata. She opened her mouth again, but again, Tony continued. "And I don't mean that as a euphemism, I am going to literally kill you. I'm going to strangle you and choke off your air supply until you pass away." Tony went through the motions of strangling someone. Kagami gulped. Then she breathed, and smiled.

"I'm glad to hear that Tony." She said. "That just shows how protective you are of my Kona. It makes me feel happy and I don't have to feel concerned over Kona's safety." She said. Tony smiled.

"You better believe it mister, or you're dead where you stand." Tony said.

"I think of you and Kona as crayons..." Kagami said. Tony got a confused look.

"Eh... What? Where did that come from? What does that mean?" He asked. Kagami smiled.

"Well, like you. You may not be my favorite color, but someday... I'm gonna need you to complete the picture." Kagami said. Tony, though confused at the seemingly random topic, smiled at Kagami's statement. "And Kona..." Kagami giggled happily. "She may not be the sharpest crayon in the box, but she's my favorite color." Kagami said. Tony thought for a moment.

"Would suck if you used colored pencils though..." He commented. Kagami didn't seem to notice as she smiled up at him.

"Kagamin! What are you doing?" They heard Konata shout.

"I guess you should be getting back, huh?" Tony asked Kagami.

"Yeah..." Kagami smiled as the two walked around the corner back to Konata.

"Shouldn't you be getting to see Tsukasa?" Konata smiled at Tony.

"Yep!" He said. "..."

"Well? Are you gonna go or just stand there with your thumb up your butt?" Kagami asked with a smile.

"Thumb up my butt sounds better..." Tony muttered.

"You'll do fine Kan-kan." Konata smiled. Tony breathed deeply.

"Yeah... I'll see you later Konata!" Tony waved.

"See ya Tony! Don't do anything I wouldn't do!" Konata waved.

"What don't you do?" Tony asked. Konata seemed to think. She shrugged.

"I'll think of something." She giggled. She turned to Kagami, put an arm around her waist, and pulled her close. "I shall strangle your lips! Gnash on your neck! Chew on your ears!" She shouted. "And then we'll have some fun!" She giggled as she pulled a blushing Kagami into the diner. Tony sweatdropped. He shrugged and started running almost fast enough to work up a sweat. After a moment of running, he finally got to the restaurant. He sighed.

"Here goes..." He breathed deeply, walked into the restaurant, and walked up to the person at the desk.

"Name please?" He asked without looking up.

"Kanpeki Otokonoko." Tony said.

"Ah, yes. Your date has already arrived. Right this way sir." The man walked out from behind the desk and led Tony into the restaurant. He soon spotted Tsukasa in a dress and felt a smile come across his face. She looked quite nervous. Looking at Tsukasa in this light, she looked an angel. This, Tony thought, was easily the most beautiful woman on Earth. That all of the men in the restaurant didn't fall to her feet and beg for her to be theirs boggled his mind. Tony was soon at the table and sat down, surprising Tsukasa, who had been staring almost intently at the table top.

"Kan-kun!" She cheered.

"Hey Tsuka- Tsukasa, are you okay? Your lips look like they're bleeding!" Tony almost shouted in alarm. Tsukasa jumped in surprise and, a small blush decorating her cheeks, she picked up the nearest metallic object and examined herself. She didn't find anything out of the ordinary. Until...

"Kan-kun, do you mean my lipstick?" Tsukasa asked. Tony took his turn to jump and blush.

"Um... what's that?" He asked meekly, extremely embarrassed.

"You mean you don't know what lipstick is?" Tsukasa's eyes widened. She had assumed Tony just knew everything there was to know about everything.

"Well... I mean, it's not like I've had much experience in that area!" Tony said defensively. "How should I know what 'lipstick' is?" He asked. Tsukasa giggled.

"It's okay Kan-kun, I understand. I guess it's just a little silly to me that you didn't know something like that." She smiled. Though Tony knew he should feel a bit insulted, he simply couldn't while Tsukasa looked that cute. He had to think of something to say though. While he tried to think of a retort that wouldn't insult Tsukasa, she gasped sharply and put a hand to her head.

"Tsukasa, are you alright?" Tony got up and was at Tsukasa's side in an instant.

"I'm okay Kan-kun..." Tsukasa smiled through the worsening pain in her head. It was a blaring, mind numbing pain. Tony smiled and walked back to his chair. While his back was turned, Tsukasa took out the packet of medicine the doctor had given her for pain. She hadn't needed it until now, but her head SERIOUSLY hurt. She put the pill in her mouth before Tony saw. She took a very quick sip of water to get it down. The relief was instantaneous as coherent thought became easier. Tony sat down and smiled at Tsukasa. He got a bit of a confused look on his face when he saw her with her glass held in the air since she wasn't moving it or drinking out of it. Tsukasa noticed and looked at her hovering glass. "We should make a toast!" Tsukasa smiled. Tony smiled back and grabbed his.

"To the beginning." He held it up. Tsukasa didn't immediately respond, but sat for a moment. She looked extremely nervous about something.

"And the middle? ... And the end?" She asked nervously. Tony blinked a time or two.

"Wow, when you make a toast, you don't fool around." Tony chuckled. He smiled warmly. "No. Not till the end." He said. Tsukasa shrunk a bit and seemed sad.

"What?" She asked.

"Always." Tony's smile got warmer as he held his drink a bit higher. Tsukasa smiled as a blush spread across her face. Her heart began to warm again.

"Always." She clinked her glass against his.

---

POV Konata

Konata and Kagami walked into the diner and looked around.

"I hope he has a good date." Konata commented.

"What do you consider a good date?" Kagami asked.

"A good date end with a nice dinner." Konata said. Kagami smiled.

"You think we'll have a good date?" She asked.

"I hope we'll have an excellent date!" Konata said.

"And what do you consider an excellent date?" Kagami asked. Konata catgrinned.

"An excellent date ends with breakfast the next day~..." Konata looked up at Kagami, who was blushing. Konata chuckled. "How would you like your eggs in the morning Kagamin~?" She chimed. Kagami shook her head quickly and smiled down at Konata.

"Unfertilized please." She bonked Konata on the nose. Konata blushed as one of the staff, a teenager with long rose-colored hair that fell to the middle of her back, stopped a moment and looked at them.

"Hey Kagami, welcome back!" She smiled.

"Hey Akari, how's it going?" Kagami responded. Konata looked up at her.

"It's good, same old same old, ya know?" Akari said. "I've gotta get back to work, but maybe you can take a seat in my section!" She suggested.

"Will do!" Kagami smiled. Akari walked back into the kitchen.

"Who was that Kagamin?" Konata asked. Kagami's cheeks turned slightly pink.

"One of the waitresses here." She answered.

"Oh~, and you come here often enough that she calls you by your first name then?" Konata chimed teasingly as the two took a seat across from each other in a booth picked out by Kagami.

"Well, she was nice..." Kagami mumbled. Konata giggled.

"I didn't know you liked this place so much. Maybe I'll get to know a few people here and we can come back more often!" Konata suggested. Kagami smiled widely as she lit up.

"Really? You mean it?" She asked. Konata nodded.

"Of course Kagamin. It's your favorite place. It's just that no one here knows me, I was really relying on meeting you outside 'cause I didn't know where you were talking about..." Konata scratched the back of her head. Akari walked back, interrupting the two.

"Hello, my name is Akari, and I'll be your waitress today." She smiled widely. "So I know Kagami, what's your name miss?" She turned to Konata.

"Konata Izumi, it's nice to meet you." Konata smiled. Akari gasped.

"Oh~, so THIS is the infamous Konata Izumi." She giggled. Konata blinked a couple times, turned to Kagami, who was averting her gaze, then turned back to Akari.

"You know me?" Konata asked.

"Of course, with how much Kagami talks about you? Practically the whole place knows about you!" Akari laughed. Konata waited a beat for it to sink it. Kagami kept looking away for a moment, but let her eyes creep over to look at Konata...

Yep. She thought to herself as she saw Konata's super wide, super cute little catgrin. That and her half-lidded eyes were clearly expressions of mischief along with joy.

"Ka~gamin~..." Konata cooed.

"And might I just say that you're every bit as cute as Kagami describes you." Akari interrupted Konata. Konata blushed a bit, but Kagami got out of her embarrassed stupor.

"Hey, stop hitting on my girlfriend!" She almost shouted loudly enough for other people to hear her. The world seemed to stop for a moment as if time was giving her head time to compute what she had just said. Her face exploded in red as Konata and Akari stared at her. One could imagine rain-like sweat pouring down Kagami's face. Suddenly, Akari cocked her head to the side, smiled, closed her eyes, and giggled a bit.

"So you finally came out of the closet, did you Kagami?" Akari asked. There was another frozen moment.

"Pardon me?" Kagami deadpanned.

"Hm? Didn't you say girlfriend?" Akari asked. She gasped. "Oh! Unless you didn't mean it romantically!" She panicked. "I'm so sor-"

"No no, I did." Kagami said. "Just... What's "finally" supposed to mean?" She asked. Akari sighed in relief.

"It's the way you talk about her! You basically obsess over her! It was only a matter of time!" Akari laughed. After she calmed down, she saw that both of the girls were now thoroughly embarrassed. "I guess I better actually do my job, huh?" She asked. "What would you two like to eat?" She asked. When she got no response, she giggled again. "I'll just leave you two alone for a moment." She walked to another table and began waiting on them.

"So... You obsessed over me Kagamin?" Konata smiled at Kagami. The Tsundere glanced back to see Konata's rare smile, one that only held happiness. Kagami turned so she could look at Konata fully now. The smile on the Otaku's face brought a smile to her own.

"How could I not?" She asked. "I mean, you're the cutest girl I know. And that smile..." Kagami trailed off dreamily. Konata's smile widened.

"Thanks Kagamin. But you're a lot cuter than I am. That deredere~..." Konata chimed quietly.

"How am I cuter than you Kona? You're small, you'r-" Kagami was cut off by giggling.

"Kagamin's~ a lolicon~..." Konata giggled. Kagami blushed, but now she was determined not to be cut to the quip.

"Is that a problem?" She said, her best attempt at a seductive voice. Konata's face turned to surprise a little bit, then turned deep red.

"No..." She averted her gaze. Kagami squealed in her head.

She's so CUTE when she's embarrassed! She squealed in sheer and utter delight. She decided in her head that she would, from now on, make a point of getting at Konata's soft underbelly more often. Konata's soft underbelly... Kagami thought dreamily, now imagining exactly what Konata's stomach would look and feel like...

"Are you two ready yet?" Akari came back. She looked to see Konata was entirely too embarrassed to speak without further embarrassing herself, and Kagami was in dream-like trance. She had gotten into these on occasion, but this one seemed so much deeper than the others that she usually would have gotten in. "I'll come back in another minute." Akari giggled as she went to wait on another table again.

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POV Tsukasa

"So Kan-kun, tell me about yourself!" Tsukasa smiled as the waiter delivered their food. Tsukasa had only gotten a small bowl of miso soup to start, while Tony had gotten a large tonjiru soup. The two began eating.

"About myself?" Tony asked. "There's really not all that much to tell anymore, you know all about me! What did you have in mind?" He asked. Tsukasa hummed.

"Um... I dunno, just something I didn't know about you I guess..." Tsukasa shrugged. Tony sighed.

"That narrows it down..." Tony put a finger to his chin as if this action would help to bring his thoughts to order. "Hmmmm..." He hummed.

"It's alright Kan-kun. I understand." Tsukasa smiled. Tony snapped his fingers.

"Alright, I've got one for ya." Tony said. There was a blush coming across his face... "I expect you to tell me something in return Tsukasa..." He said cautiously. Tsukasa smiled.

"Of course, I was hoping you would ask!" She chimed. Tony breathed.

"Okay... This is totally embarrassing, but... You remember right before the tournament when Konata asked if I was a merman because of my fear of cats and super strong voice, but I quickly said it was just a coincidence?" Tony asked. Tsukasa thought a moment.

"Yeah, I remember." She nodded.

"Well, the reason that's so farfetched is... well... I'm also afraid of water..." Tony mumbled. Tsukasa blinked.

"But... you're drinking water..." Tsukasa commented, a question mark appearing above her head.

"I mean in large quantities, I can't swim." Tony admitted. Tsukasa blinked again and started giggling.

"Come on, be serious Kan-kun!" Tsukasa smiled. Tony crossed his arms.

"I am serious, don't laugh!" He protested. Tsukasa stopped quite quickly, eyes widening.

"I'm sorry Kan-kun, but it seemed so silly considering you were trained to be a seal! Seals swim, right?" Tsukasa asked, confused.

"Well, this one doesn't." Tony sighed. "If I can't touch the floor, I'm gonna drown in it." He said. He waved a hand. "Enough of that! Tell me about YOURself Tsukasa!" Tony requested. Tsukasa hummed in thought.

"I once had a stuffed owl!" Tsukasa chimed.

"A very true and loyal bird." Tony smiled. "A little cotton and they're yours for life. But, come on, I told you a totally embarrassing secret and you come back with a stuffed owl? Nuh-uh Tsu-chan, you don't get off that easy. Embarrass yourself." Tony laid back in his chair and looked at Tsukasa quizzically. Tsukasa pouted, something rarely seen. She began thinking, Tony being unable to think of anything but how cute Tsukasa was. She thought.

"Once, I walked into a glass door that I thought was open..." Tsukasa mumbled. Tony smiled.

"Why can I picture that perfectly." Tony closed his eyes and proceeded to see Tsukasa absent-mindedly walking into a closed glass door. Tsukasa blushed.

"Kan-kun~! Don't imagine it!" She whined. Tony chuckled.

"You like it." He said.

"No I don't!" Tsukasa protested.

"You love it." Tony insisted.

"Wh-No! I don't!" Tsukasa protested further.

"You want some more of it!" Tony insisted further.

"Kan-kun~!" Tsukasa whined cutely. Tony couldn't help it. A giggle erupted from his throat, but he quickly killed it. Tsukasa blinked just as Tony did. "... Kan-kun, did you just-"

"That's one more embarrassing thing to add to the list..." Tony commented. The waiter interrupted their conversation.

"Are you finished?" He asked, referring to the empty plates of salad.

"Yeah, sure..." Tony mumbled. The waiter took the plates and left. "Tsukasa-"

"That never happened?" Tsukasa smiled. Tony stopped and smiled too.

"Thank you." He chuckled.

---

POV Kagami

I wonder if Kona would squeak if I poked her underbelly button... Kagami wondered. A sudden pain in her stomach brought her from the train of thought she had been riding for the past five minutes. She looked around to see Konata grinning.

"Somebodies~ hungry~!" Konata chimed. Kagami grinned.

"Oh quiet you." She giggled. Konata squinted her eyes at Kagami for a moment, but the Tsundere knew what was running through her Otaku's mind. "That's right Kona, I'm not gonna get as flustered as easily as before. You're gonna have to try from now on!" Kagami pointed accusingly at her girlfriend. Konata giggled.

"You underestimate my power!" Konata boasted, putting her fist to her chest proudly.

"You think you can get me flustered?" Kagami smirked. Konata crossed her arms, squinted, and looked Kagami.

"Challenge accepted." She said. "That's a pretty outfit you've got on." Konata smiled. Kagami smiled too.

You're gonna have to try way harder than that... She snickered in her head. "Why, thank you. I got new clothes so I would look attractive to you." Kagami said.

"You didn't have to do that! I would find you attractive if you were naked." Konata catgrinned. Kagami jumped and blushed.

"Pervert..." She mumbled. Konata laughed.

"I win!" She cheered.

"Alright guys, you've gotta order SOMETHING! You're gonna get me in trouble!" Akari requested.

"Oh! I'm sorry, I'll have..." Kagami looked at the menu. She didn't have much money at all, now that she thought about it. "I'll have a chicken sandwich!" Kagami put the menu down. It was one of the cheapest things on there.

"Chicken sandwich, coming up! And you?" She turned to Konata.

"Ummm... I'll have what she's having." Konata folded the menu. Akari picked both up.

"Okay two chicken sandwiches, coming up! I took the liberty of getting you two a couple of drinks by the way." Akari set down a couple of glass cups of soda.

"Thanks, but... why?" Konata asked.

"'Cause I had to tell them you ordered something or they might have asked you to leave! They woulda done it five minutes ago if it had been strangers though." Akari said as Konata and Kagami took a drink.

"Wow, you guessed pretty good!" Konata smiled. What was in her glass was probably her second favorite soda.

"Yeah, she's good at that." Kagami smiled. "Hey Akari!" Kagami beckoned before her friend left to fulfill their orders.

"Yeah?" She turned and smiled.

"Could you bring a little jelly container do you think?" Kagami asked. Konata made a face.

"Um... Sure, I might be able to sneak a container and a knife out!" Akari smiled. She's gonna get me in trouble... She thought to herself. She bustled off into the kitchen.

"Jelly on chicken?" Konata asked.

"Hey, don't knock it 'til you try it Kona! It's actually really good!" Kagami said defensively. Konata crossed her arms disapprovingly.

"I dunno, it sounds nasty..." She sighed.

"If I took biscuit and dipped it in chocolate, does that sound good?" Kagami asked. Konata made a confused look.

"Duh, chocolate." Konata said as if chocolate made everything universally better. Which is true in most cases.

"But some people wouldn't think so! But someone did it and now we have pocky!" Kagami defended her sandwich. Konata sighed.

"I guess I can give it a try." Konata decided. Kagami cheered.

"Woohoo! Thanks Kona!" She smiled.

"Hehe, I just hope this doesn't rueen my sandwich." Konata said.

"Don't worry, it won't-... what?" Kagami asked.

"What? I just said I don't want this to rueen my sandwich." Konata said.

"...Ruin?" Kagami asked.

"Yeah, rueen. I don't want my sandwich rueened." Konata said innocently.

"... What is the Toro civilization in?" Kagami asked.

"Ruins, of course." Konata said, barely suppressing a smile.

"And how would you describe your sandwich if you don't like it with jelly?" Kagami asked.

"Rueened. What's wrong Kagamin?" Konata asked.

"Why are you pronouncing it so weird?" She asked.

"I don't know what you're talking about Kagamin!" Konata giggled.

"Ah-HA! Caught you, you DO know what I'm talking about, don't you?" Kagami pointed at Konata accusingly. Konata giggled harder.

"That was funny... But I still didn't get a rise out of ya!" Konata complained.

"I'm gonna be harder from now on, Kona~." Kagami chimed.

"..." Konata was silent a moment.

"Kona?" Kagami asked. Konata seemed to be at war in her head. She was debating on if she should say it. Eventually, it slipped out.

"That's what she said." Konata giggled even harder as Kagami blushed.

---

POV Tony

"Okay, I've got one for you." Tony smiled as the waiter came back with their food. The two had gotten a large order of Yakitori for them both to share while getting smaller items for the two to eat individually. It was weird, Tony noticed that Tsukasa's cheeks were growing faintly red, even though he hadn't said anything or done anything to embarrass her. Her actions were getting a bit more sloppy as well...

"Alright, what would you like to know?" Tsukasa smiled. Tony pulled a piece of chicken off the skewer and ate it, giving himself a bit of time to think and find out how to word his query.

"Well..." He started. "Over the past while, I'd like to think that I'd gotten to know the four of you well." Tony said. Tsukasa nodded with a smile.

"Mhm!" She confirmed cheerfully.

"My question is this... Kagami doesn't seem too outgoing, that seems to be more your and Kon-kon's trait. I was kind of wondering why it was Kagami who asked me to join you guys and not you or Konata?" Tony asked. Honestly, he knew that Konata didn't want to competition for Kagami and Tsukasa had a past with boys, but he wanted to know if there was anything else. Tsukasa paused half way through putting a piece of chicken in her mouth. She thought for a moment and sighed.

"You certainly did get one..." She said. She looked into his eyes. "Kan-kun, I can't speak for Onee-chan or Kona-chan. But... When I saw you, I was afraid to meet you. When I met you, I was afraid to get to know you. When I got to know you, I was afraid to like you. When I liked you, I was afraid to kiss you. Now though... Now I'm afraid I'll lose you..." Tsukasa said, her voice getting quieter and quieter as her throat choked up. Tony smiled and reached across the table, rubbing Tsukasa's cheek comfortingly.

"You'll never lose me Tsukasa." He said. He could see she was getting melancholy quick. He kind of wished he hadn't asked in the first place. I've gotta do something... He thought, as even though Tsukasa was leaning into his hand, he could still tell her emotions were building. He smiled. "Thank you for answering me honestly Tsukasa." He said. Tsukasa looked up at him.

"It's no problem." She said. "I mean, that's what two people who're dating do, right? They tell the truth to each other?" She asked with a small smile.

"Yep..." He felt his heart warm. Suddenly, he changed his disposition. "And for answering all questions satisfactorily, tell her what she's won!" He said in an announcer voice. Tsukasa giggled. "It's~ a brand old NECKLACE!" He got the amulet Tsukasa had lost out from his pocket. Tsukasa gasped as she brightened up considerably.

"My necklace! You found it!" She grabbed it and started attempting to put it on. Tony chuckled and got up from his seat. He walked over and lightly grabbed her hands. He guided them gently to each other so that the clasp on the necklace snapped together. He walked back as Tsukasa's blush settled. "So~? How do I look~?" She asked as she turned her head to the side slightly, showing off her new amulet. Tony smiled.

"Absolutely, positively, fan-damn-tastic!" Tony said. Tsukasa smiled.

"Thanks." She sighed contently. She reached for her water, but knocked it over by accident. "Oh!" She panicked a bit. "I'm sorry!" She grabbed the cloth her silverware came in and started to wipe it up. Tony smiled and did the same.

"It's no problem Tsukasa, but are you feeling okay?" He asked. "You're not catching a cold or anything, are you? 'Cause I can totally see that happening and forcing me to take you home early." Tony said. Tsukasa gave a smile to Tony.

"I'm okay Kan-kun. Thanks for worrying about me..." She had her eyes closed, head tilted to the side as one would imagine a puppy listening to a person speak. Tony blushed a deep red.

I blush a lot more than I used to... He observed in his head. "How could I not worry about you? It seems whenever I take my eyes off you for an instant, you get into danger." Tony chuckled. "I turned my back at the beginning of the date, maybe something happened to you then." He laughed.

"That's not true, something doesn't happen every time you turn your back!" Tsukasa protested. "Things happen to us, yeah, but still!"

"No, things happen to you! I cause things to happen." Tony clarified.

"Hmph..." Tsukasa sat back and pouted. Tony gulped as she stared at him. And stared... and stared... and stared...

"Alright, I'm sorry!" Tony bowed his head in defeat. "You're just too cute, it isn't fair!" He said. Tsukasa smiled.

"That's better." She chimed as she ate the last piece of chicken from the Yakitori.

I'll get you, even if I have to sing! Tony shouted in his head. He remembered something he had been meaning to ask Tsukasa. "Hey Tsu-chan, may I see that stone you got from Amaterasu?" Tony asked. Tsukasa smiled.

"Sure thing!" She fished it from her pocket. She had begun carrying it around with her as sort of a lucky charm, being a gift from a goddess and all. Tony took out his own red one. They both started to glow brightly as they neared each other. "Oooo~..." Tsukasa cooed.

"Weird... Mind if I hold onto this for a little bit, I'd like to look these two over and see if there's any real difference between them. If not, I'd like to know what this red stone is." Tony said. Tsukasa nodded.

"I understand. Take all the time you want." Tsukasa smiled.

"Thanks." Tony smiled. I'm still gonna get you though...

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POV Kagami

There was a ring at the door as two new people entered the diner. Konata turned around to see two familiar faces were walking very close to them.

"Miyuki, Masutā! What are you two doing here, this is our date!" Konata said. "Are guys trying to steal our date scene?" Miyuki and Masutā looked at each other, then back at Konata and Kagami.

"You two are on a date?" Miyuki asked, a spark in her eye.

"Yep." Kagami nodded happily. Masutā looked in between the two several times.

"Well it's about damn time!" He cheered.

"... What, did everyone know? First Tony and Tsukasa, then Akari, now you two?" Kagami asked desperately.

"You two are so obvious for each other!" Masutā said.

"Indeed, I believe I could write a fairly large story about the two of you and your growing feelings." Miyuki smiled. Konata chuckled.

"Yeah, but who would read it?" She asked.

"The target audience may be a rather small group, but they're still there Konata-san." Miyuki smiled. Konata suddenly glanced quickly at them, then resumed like nothing had happened.

"So what brings you two here?" Kagami asked.

"Me and Masutā are celebrating that my family is officially out of debt and that we'll be able to pay our bills." Miyuki eyesmiled. Konata grinned.

"What? You couldn't pay your bills? Why not?" Kagami asked.

"I'll explain later Kagami. So basically, you two are on a date?" Konata smirked at the two. Both blushed.

"What? No! What gave you that idea..." Miyuki mumbled.

"Konata-san. Masutā." Konata held up a finger on each hand symbolizing each party in question. "You've known me for years, you still call me Konata"-san"." Konata swirled her hand as she elongated the "san", signifying that her left hand was her. "Here, you've know Masutā for maybe a week or two, and you call him "Masuta"." Konata waved her right hand. She looked up into their eyes. "See what I'm getting at here?" She grinned wider. Miyuki and Masutā blushed.

"It's not like that!" They both said together. Kagami smiled and rested her head on her hand as she looked at the two.

"Right. Just like it wasn't like that with me and Kona." She said sarcastically.

"Come on Miyuki. Let's get something to eat." Masutā turned towards the bar. Miyuki turned as well.

"Very well." She smiled as the two walked and sat down. Kagami giggled.

"Those two have the hots for each other." She said.

"That's a bit obvious, isn't it Kagamin?" Konata giggled.

"What's all of this about Miyuki being in debt though?" Kagami asked.

"Kan-kan told me that her mom stopped getting alimony and her credit card got stolen, so they lost a bunch of money too. So Masutā got a super demanding, high paying job." Konata said.

"Oh~... What does he do?" Kagami asked.

"He works in construction where there's not enough room to use machines. Since he does the job of several people, and because he was working for a noble cause, they agreed to give him a higher pay." Konata said.

"Ah, that sounds good. I'm glad she's gonna be alright." Kagami smiled. "But now we've gotta get back to our date!" She insisted.

"Of course!" Konata smiled. "So, any chance of me getting a kiss after this date?" Konata asked.

"Your chances are looking good Kona." Kagami giggled.

"Awesome!" She cheered. Their food came along with the jelly.

"Here, they said you could have some jelly, but you had to pay for it." Akari said. "Don't worry though, it's only about ten extra yen." She smiled.

"Thanks a lot Akari." Kagami smiled back.

"It's no problem Kagami, I'll be right back with a refill for your drinks." Akari shuffled off into the kitchen again. Kagami took the top bun off of her sandwich and spread half the jelly on.

"Here ya go Kona, try a bite of mine." Kagami held her sandwich over to Konata. Konata blinked.

"You just want me to... take a bite?" She asked. Kagami smiled.

"Is that a problem Kona?" She asked. Konata's face took a red hue as she leaned over and took a bite out of the sandwich. "Well~? What do you think Kona?" Kagami asked after Konata was finished. The Otaku hummed. Suddenly, she clutched her throat.

"AAAAHG!" She collapsed into her booth. Kagami rolled her eyes and giggled as Konata twitched her leg.

"Come on Kona, you know you didn't die." She said. Konata giggled as she got back up.

"It was okay. I would eat it if I WAS dying, but I wouldn't order it specifically or anything." Konata critiqued her girlfriend's dinner.

"Well, I guess that's fair." Kagami sighed. She smiled after a moment as she took the rest of the jelly. "That means more for me." She spread the other half on her sandwich and took a bite. She giggled as Konata blushed from the indirect kiss. Soft underbelly: hit. Kagami thought to herself.

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POV Tsukasa

Tsukasa's cheeks were still a bit redder than before. It confused Tony to no end, her actions continued to get looser, more accidents like earlier continued to happen. Tsukasa giggled.

"Kan-kun, do you know when I first started 'liking' you?" Tsukasa asked, putting emphasis on the word like. Tony raised an eyebrow, as this topic was entirely random.

"I can't say that I do." Tony smiled. He had wondered before, but never thought to actually ask.

"From the moment you complimented my singing after the bar that day, my feelings started." She said dismissedly. "Speaking of that time." She seemed to get down to business. Tony gulped. "Why DID you come to the bar that day?" She asked Tony. Tony gasped sharply. He scratched his head.

"Tsukasa..." He mumbled. "Could we... not talk about that right now?" Tony asked. Tsukasa folded her arms and stared at him.

"You told me that we were basically your only friends. You and Onee-chan were the only ones who weren't with us. I didn't think about it until now though!" Tsukasa insisted. "What's up with that?" She demanded. There was an uncommon fire in her voice, one that seemed very out of character for her. It set Tony on edge with caution. At this point, it was anyone's guess how Tsukasa would react to anything Tony said.

"Tsukasa..." Tony sighed. "I'm going to tell you the truth. That's what two people who are dating do." He bowed his head. Tsukasa shifted forward a bit.

"What ever it is, I promise I won't get mad." Tsukasa said. Tony chuckled humorlessly.

"You might not want to make promises I don't know that you can keep." He said. "Alright then. The truth is this..." Tony stopped for a moment. He looked around. Anything gonna interrupt this dramatic moment? This is usually the part where something interrupts me so that I don't have to confess this. He continued to look around.

"Stop stalling!" Tsukasa shouted. Tony shrunk a bit as if struck, eyes closed.

"Alright!" He said. "Look, before I tell you, nothing came of it!" Tony said.

"Tell me!" Tsukasa yelled.

"I went on a date with Kagami!" Tony held his eyes closed for a moment. He let one open a crack to see her reaction.

"What happened." Tsukasa said. She looked oddly calm, but the tone of her voice suggested something entirely different. Tony sighed.

"Nothing." He said. Tsukasa seemed angry at this answer.

"What do you mean "nothing"? I want to know what happened between you two!" Tsukasa shouted. Tony looked around at the people looking at them. He woven a spell that drained a bubble around them of any gas. Without the median in between, sound would find it much more difficult to get outside.

"Nothing happened Tsukasa, I brought her to Club Harie. I told her I liked her as more than a friend, but please... It was a long before I really knew you. She was in a daze the entire time, I don't think we even touched the entire time. When I say nothing, I meant nothing Tsukasa. I love you." He said. Tsukasa sniffed as Tony noticed, on further inspection, that there was a small tear trailing down her cheek.

"If... if you say nothing happened..." She cried a bit.

"Nothing happened." Tony said. How can I make her see? Tony wondered. He got up and walked over. Tsukasa backed up a bit, as if scared of Tony now. It broke his heart. He put his hand to her head, causing her to flinch. "Tsukasa, trust me." He said, bending until he was looking into her eyes. She opened her eyes and looked into his. Tony breathed and began to recall the events of that day, transmitting his own thoughts to her mind. She panicked for a moment as memories not her own invaded her mind. Tony cut the link when he walked into the bar that Tsukasa had been in. Tsukasa blinked as she began making sense of what she had just seen. Her head took about twenty seconds to finally put everything in order, though it felt like twenty years to Tony. She closed her eyes and sighed.

"Kan-kun..." She said quietly.

"Tsu-chan..." Tony repeated as he lifted the spell keeping their conversation from being overheard, unable to take the stress on his mind from keeping the spell active along with what he was feeling from the drama.

"Kan-kun!" She hugged onto Tony around the neck and started crying. Tony, surprised by the sudden burst of emotions, hugged her back. Tony felt a warmth, mostly in the cheek Tsukasa was pressed against. He suddenly realized that they were again causing a scene in the middle of the restaurant. There was a large applause coming from around them after a moment of the two hugging, Tsukasa crying while Tony rubbed her back and spoke comforting words to her.

"I told you that I love you Tsukasa." Tony said. Tsukasa sniffed and back up a bit so she could look in his eyes.

"I love you too." She kissed him. The applause grew.

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POV Konata

"Oh man, I'm SO full!" Konata patted her stomach and leaned sideways into the booth. Kagami giggled.

"Oh, you know you're not Kona." She rolled her eyes with a smile. Konata sat back up and smiled.

"Yeah, but it was still good." She smiled. They were interrupted as a man came over to the table.

"Hey babe, haven't I seen you some place before?" He asked, addressing Kagami. The Tsundere looked up at him.

"Yeah, that's why I don't go there anymore." She said, though not recognizing him. He scoffed and walked off to a group of guys. Kagami looked at Konata and smiled.

"That was awesome Kagamin." Konata giggled.

"Why thank you Kona." Kagami said. Suddenly, another boy was on them. He turned to Konata.

"Hey, is this seat empty?" He asked. Konata sighed.

"Yes, and this one will be too if you sit down." She said. He growled.

"Hey, what's your problem? We just want to show you girls a good time! We know how to please a girl." He said.

"Then please leave us alone." Kagami said, clearly annoyed by now. Konata could see this.

"And if I don't want to?" He asked, now annoying Konata. She stood up.

"Hey, you gamble?" She asked. The boy squinted his eyes.

"Yeah... why?" He asked.

"How about a little wager?" Konata asked. The boy raised an eyebrow.

"What kind of wager?" He asked.

"10,000 yen. Am I left handed or right handed?" Konata held both her hands out. The boy got a confused look.

"Well how am I supposed to know that?" He asked. Konata smirked.

"I'll give you a hint." She punched him in the stomach, then uppercut him. He was sent on his back.

"Akihiko!" The other boys shouted as they started running over. Konata glanced over to see they were tensed as people normally become when they attack someone. She took her stance, but the lot of them stopped cold in their tracks, shivering in fear of something. Konata smiled and got out of her stance. She looked back and nodded at Kagami, but Kagami wasn't looking at the Otaku. She looked just as scared as the boys. Konata followed the Tsundere's gaze to see Masutā, revolver drawn, hammer back, and pointed at the boys.

"Think before you try and attack people, boys." He said in a demeaning, yet authoritative tone. To the ones it was directed at, the tone completely uprooted any sense that this man was bluffing or that they could really do anything that would threaten him. "If I think for a second you're gonna hurt these girls, I won't hesitate to pull this trigger." He said. By the sound of his voice, all three of the girls could tell he was obviously not bluffing. The boys all held up their hands.

"C-calm down man... W-we just wanted to pick up our friend and leave..." One of them said. Masutā scoffed at the boys.

"Like hell. I know what it looks like to tense muscles in preparation. Now, it wouldn't take all of you to carry him, why would all of you tense your muscles?" Masutā asked rhetorically. "Besides, I saw three of you looking at her with a vengeful gleam in your eye." He gestured at three of the boys with his gun. "Now, come pick up your friend and get out of here." He said. The boys approached slowly and picked up their fallen friend. They left. Masutā put his gun near his waist after lowering the hammer, and it was gone. No one saw where, but it was gone. There was a collective sigh of relief. Konata walked over to him as Miyuki sighed.

"Hey, I could have taken care of them you know." She said.

"How did you even get a gun anyway?" Kagami asked.

"Excuse me, do you have a computer I can use?" Miyuki asked one of the staff. They seemed to think and sighed.

"There's one in the back, I'll show it to you." He led her to the computer she more than likely wasn't supposed to be using. She was just too polite and cute to refuse. She started clicking away.

"Answer me! What you just did was illegal!" Kagami walked over and confronted Masutā. He chuckled.

"I'm a veteran. Nobody's going to catch me without a gun. Me and this revolver have been through hell and back. When I went through, hell hadn't frozen over, so I'm not leaving my friend." He said. "Besides, they're not gonna find it." He smiled. Konata looked at him and began mentally scanning him. There were no disturbances in his clothes or any other things that would suggest he had a concealed weapon.

"Thank you." Miyuki bowed.

"No problem, just don't tell anyone I let ya use it." The staff member chuckled.

"I won't tell anyone." Miyuki smiled as she walked back to her place beside Masutā. Konata and Kagami looked at each other and shrugged. They walked back to their booth.

"I guess we should get back to our date." Konata smiled.

"Of course. We've had enough distractions." Kagami said.

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POV Tony

Tsukasa's face was the color of beetroot. Still, Tony had not said anything to make her blush.

"Tsukasa, are you okay? Your face is all flushed." Tony asked. Tsukasa giggled oddly.

"I'm fine Kan-kun! Ask me how do I feel." Tsukasa stood up. Tony got VERY alarmed as to why she was asking this and why she was walking over to him. She had been acting growingly different since the toast they had made earlier.

"How do you feel?" He asked. She sat in his lap.

"Ask me now that we're cozy and clinging~!" She put her hands around his neck. "Well sir!" She let go and stood up. "All I can say is if I were a bell I'd be ringing!" She twirled around on one foot rather haphazardly. She stopped herself so that she was looking at Tony. "From the moment we kissed "Good Night!", that's the way I just got to behave boy!" She approached Tony and turned to the side. Tony noticed her movements were very sloppy... "If I were a lamp, I'd light!" She swung her arm out as if to stretch it, but swung too low and punched Tony in the face. "And if I were a banner, I'd wave~!" She spun again. "Ask me how do I feel, little me with my quiet upbringing!" She pranced away a few steps near an empty table. She spun yet again to see Tony. "Well sir!" She reached up and grabbed the hanging light above the table. "All I can say is if I were a gate, I'd be swinging!" She let herself swing around, supported only by the one precariously placed foot and the wire of the light. Tony, alarmed by Tsukasa's erratic behavior, rushed over and caught her before her swing took her into the table. He placed her back on her feet. "And if I were a watch, I'd start~ POPPING my springs!" On popping, she swung her arms from in front of her to her sides, Tony barely catching the hand before it struck him again. She used his grip to swing her other hand around and grasp his hand with both of hers. "Or! If I were a bell, I'd go ding dong, ding dong, ding!" She swung their hands around. She pranced over and jumped onto a table occupied by another couple. Panicking slightly since he didn't know what to do, or even if this was maybe appropriate dating etiquette for a first date since it was so unlike her to act like this, Tony rushed over and barely propped his hands onto her back before she lost her balance. "Ask me how do I feel from this chemistry lesson I'm learning!" Tsukasa managed to right herself.

"Chemistry?" Tony asked, a confused look on his face.

"Yeah, chemistry!" Tsukasa asserted before she spun. While she spun, Tony mouthed a panicked apology to the patrons. They seemed as confused as he did. "All I can say is if I were a bridge, I'd be burning!" Tsukasa shouted and let herself begin to fall forward. Tony made to catch her, but she jumped and stuck the landing. She started approaching Tony with a very odd gleam in her eye. It sent an uncomfortable shiver down Tony's spine. "Yes, I knew my morale would CRACK!" She held her hands up grabbed Tony's outfit forcefully. "From the wonderful way that you looked!" She let go. "Boy~, if I were a duck, I'd quack!" Tsukasa took her hand and opened and closed it to simulate a duck's quack. While the gesture was exceedingly cute, Tony was still alarmed. "Or if I were a goose, I'd be cooked!" She danced a bit before letting herself fall. Tony ran over and caught her. "Ask me how do I feel, ask me now that we're fondly caressing..." Tsukasa wrapped her arms around Tony's neck and rubbed his cheek. "How?" She smacked him on the chest and walked away for a moment. "If I were a salad, I KNOW I'd be splashing my dressing!" Tsukasa took the edge of her dress and waved it a bit. She pranced back to Tony's side. "Ask me how to describe this whole, beautiful thing!" She swung her arms out again and caught Tony against the chest. She put her arms on his shoulders and he on her sides. Deciding to just go along with who he felt knew more about this kind of thing than him, he raised her onto their table. "Well, if I were a bell, I'd go ding! Dong! Ding! Dong! DING!" She shouted, throwing her arms out and started to fall back. Tony caught her and brought her into his arms. She was giggling giddily.

"Hey you two, you have to leave immediately! Don't you ever come back here!" The owner of the restaurant came out and shouted at the two. Tony, seeing Tsukasa seemed quite done, could feel heat radiating from the girl. Paying no attention to the man yelling for security, Tony felt her forehead.

"Tsukasa, you're burning up!" Tony shouted in alarm. I knew it! Totally called it! Tony shouted in frustration in his head.

"You're pretty hot yourself Kan-kun..." Tsukasa giggled. As the security came to escort the two out, Tony took the initiative and apparated the two to Tsukasa's house, where there was an experienced mother who could take care of his lover.

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POV Kagami

"Kona, we keep getting side tracked!" Kagami complained.

"I know Kagamin, but-" The door opened. A couple of men that Konata recognized walked in. "Hey, I know them!" Konata said. Kagami sighed.

More distractions... I guess that's the norm though. Kagami smiled.

"I bumped into him at the tournament." Konata clarified. Kagami looked over at the two men. One of the men pointed at the couple. The other one sighed.

"Wattono you bastard, how are ya?" Masutā shouted. The man who pointed walked over to Masutā.

"Man, what's the chance of meeting you here?" Wattono asked.

"You know each other?" Miyuki asked.

"Yeah, we went into the Jieitai together, though he became a doctor. I went into the Special Forces." Masutā explained to Miyuki. She nodded, but was now a bit distracted as Kanarazu walked up to the girls. Kagami smiled and held out a hand, which he shook. He looked her over for an instant.

"When's the first date?" Kanarazu asked. Kagami blushed and widened her eyes.

"What?" She asked. Kanarazu looked to Konata and back to Kagami.

"When's the first date?" He asked again. Kagami turned to Konata.

"You told this stranger about us?" Kagami shouted. Konata looked confused.

"Nothing. I never told him anything..." Konata said. Kagami looked back at Kanarazu in disbelief.

"Then... how?" She asked. Kanarazu took a breath and started explaining at almost super sonic speeds.

"The way you hold yourself. You're obviously a Tsundere. You're type A, using Tsuntsun as a default setting, you yelled at the first provocation. You approached me first, however, a trait not common among type A's. You approached me from your right side, but you're left handed, right is the side the girl is on." Kanarazu started.

"How do you know I'm left handed?" Kagami asked. Kanarazu rolled his eyes as if this was easy and a waste of time.

"Everything in the room points to left handedness, on the glass, the condensation is disturbed on the left hand side, knife with jelly on the right side because you spread it with your left hand, silverware on the left hand side, now may I continue?" Kanarazu asked impatiently. Kagami blinked a few times and nodded. "However, you're still relatively awkward about a lesbian relationship in public, hence why you yelled, signifying you're still new to the relationship. I'd say one-no, half a week at most. You're the dominant one in the relationship, or you will be, you stepped forward first and besides that's the kind of girl she would attract. Your blood type is AB, you're cool, rational, but your personality is a split. The ring on your left hand, obviously cleaned regularly, last was just this morni-at noon. Your ring finger on your left hand is slightly smaller than the rest, you've taken that ring off quite often, more than likely to clean it. The gem stone is a... Burmese ruby, something the girl bought for you. You obviously care about that ring a great deal, it drew you the very moment you set eyes on it. Your birthday is in... early July, the month that ruby is the stone for, so you naturally would be drawn to it. I'd say on Tanabata. You live in Washimiya, far from your girlfriend, with-" He looked at Kagami's sleeves. "two-three-four sisters, or three sisters and a mother who's like a sister. You're used to having to fight for what you get, being the older of fraternal twins, you must have felt it natural, so naturally when you were given something with such value, you accepted it with zeal." Kanarazu had said all of this with a very fast pace that made it almost difficult to follow. He paused to take a breath.

"Ho... Fraternal twins. How?" Kagami asked, speechless as this man picked apart her life from a handshake. Kanarazu used his free hand to pick a lilac hair off of Kagami's shoulder. Honestly, it had blended in with the outfit, Kagami hadn't even seen it.

"The hair, same color as yours, but much shorter. Your hair and eye colors are almost exactly the same, however you're insecure about your age already, which means you're the older of the two. Your hair is long and in pigtails, both signs that you wish for youth, while your younger sister has short hair, almost a bob cut you could say." Kanarazu said. Kagami was still bewildered at how he knew all of this about her sister by a hair... Here, Kanarazu used the grip he still had on her hand to turn it over palm side up. "Your hands are very smooth, though you have light, almost undetectable scars. Obviously you don't do much, if any housework, though you try, your cooking is far from par, you cut yourself often. You still have several cuts that haven't fully healed." He traced four lines on her hand. "Cutting vegetables I'd guess, you cut yourself four times, the knife went askew because the vegetables were harder than you thought. The angle of entry. Too random." He answered before she could ask how he knew, and retraced them in different angles, the exact angle that Kagami had cut herself while she had been at Konata's house the day before the festival. "Luckily, this one-" He pointed out one of the cuts. "- is the only one that will scar, and it will be faint. However..." He took her hand and pointed at the index finger. "You're either a guitar player, or an avid reader. You do not play the guitar, you read, your pupils are slightly dilated, they're trying to gather as much light as possible, your eyesight is slightly less than 20/20, none of your other fingers have that same type of mark either, the kind you get from turning thousands on thousands of pages. That girl-" He pointed at Konata. "-is the only person who can relate to what you read." He said. "When's the first date?" He asked again. Kagami blinked.

"We-we're kind of on it..." She mumbled.

"Excellent..." Miyuki mumbled. Kanarazu looked over at her.

"Elementary." He said.

"Who...What did you say your name was again?" Miyuki asked.

"Kanarazu Joumae." Kanarazu said. Miyuki gasped.

"THE Kanarazu Joumae? Writer of The Science of Deduction?" Miyuki asked.

"Yes." He answered.

"I must have read that book a thousand times, I could recite it in its entirety by heart! You're a genius, you're an inspiration!" Miyuki said, an uncommon fire in her eyes.

"And you're observant." Kanarazu replied. Miyuki looked giddy. Everyone who knew her was a bit confounded, as this was NOT a common sight at all.

"Thank you so much. May I just say that it is an honor to meet you." Miyuki bowed to such a degree, her hair would have fallen mostly on the ground had she not caught it beforehand.

"Hey Kona?" Kagami turned to Konata.

"What's up Kagamin?" Konata asked.

"Well, this diner is apparently a pretty common place. I really kind of wanted it to be just us, you know?" Kagami asked, sighing. Konata smiled and nodded.

"I understand. Want to pay for our meal and go?" She asked. Kagami smiled.

"Yeah. Thanks Kona." Kagami smiled as the two paid their bill. They walked to the door and turned to see their friends one last time before leaving. Kanarazu was looking intently at Masutā.

"You were in Pakistan." Kanarazu said. Masutā looked alarmed, the same way he did when he first met the girls.

"And you're not supposed to know about that." He said. Konata and Kagami exchanged one final confused glance before they walked out.

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POV Tony

Tony paced in the hallway, anxiously awaiting a status report on his girlfriend while Matsuri and Inori watched him. Miki came out of Tsukasa's room.

"She has a high fever, but she's sleeping now. Don't worry." Miki said.

"You think a doctor is necessary?" Tony asked.

"Dr. Zimmerman is already on his way." Miki said.

"Thank you Mom." Tony smiled.

"It's no problem." Miki smiled. "If I'm right though, she should be okay in a few days and you can see her then." She said, breaking bad news gently. Tony paused a beat.

"Okay, no." He said. "I'm healing her soon as Dr. Zimmerman gets here to diagnose it. That way, if it's something big, I won't accidentally kill myself trying to heal it." Tony said.

"Didn't you bring her out of a coma?" Miki asked.

"Yeah, with energy from the environment in every room of the hospital and the surrounding atmosphere helping, a very dangerous thing to attempt mid-spell. Besides that, I still had to continue drawing energy from who knows where." Tony sighed. "It felt like my life was being forcefully, slowly drained out of me." Tony shuddered as he remembered the sensation.

"Oh, okay then." Miki smiled. There was a knock at the door. "Here he is." She bustled over to the door.

"You seem worried." Matsuri smiled.

"Of course I'm worried! My girlfriend has a high fever and we don't even know what caused it! Geez, every damn time we have a good time, one of us ends up sick or in the hospital." Tony complained.

"Don't worry. You're gonna be alright." Matsuri put a hand on his shoulder. He looked over into her eyes and felt oddly reassured.

"... Thanks." He smiled. Dr. Zimmerman walked by.

"No kiss today Mr. Otokonoko? You must be losing your magic touch." He said.

"I was just waiting for you to diagnose it so that we know what caused it. One does not simply "catch" a fever with no other symptoms of illness." Tony said. Zimmerman nodded.

"Very true. I'll see for myself." Zimmerman entered the room. Tony sighed.

"And now we play the waiting game..." He said. He sighed and continued pacing.

"Come on worrywart, you're gonna heal her." Inori put her hand on Tony's shoulder, as did Matsuri.

"Come into the living room." Matsuri said forcefully as they guided him into the living room with Miki and Tadao. Tony sighed.

"Alright..." He said.

"You should try and get your mind off it. Her fever isn't life threatening, so as long as you'll be able to heal her, there's nothing to worry about, right?" Miki asked reassuringly. Tony smiled.

"... Yeah! Hey, that does bring a question to mind though. Zimmerman... Is he a family doctor or something?" Tony asked.

"Kind of. He's actually American. Dr. Zimmerman studied overseas and we were his first patients after coming to Saitama." Miki explained.

"Ah, gotcha... Not much of a bedside manner though, huh?" Tony chuckled. Tadao chuckled.

"No, but you can trust that if he tells you something, it's absolutely true." He said.

"Alrighty then." Tony sighed.

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POV Kagami

"Kagamin, wanna go for a walk in the park?" Konata asked. Kagami smiled.

"I'd love to Kona." She said. Konata grabbed Kagami's hand as they walked. "What do you think our siblings are doing about now?" Kagami asked. She was starting to get a bit of a sick feeling in her stomach, but she was absolutely determined not to let it get in the way of her date. She was going to have a good time with the girl she loved if it killed her.

"Hmmm..." Konata put a finger to her lip. "Throes of passion in his bed?" She looked up to her Tsundere. Kagami's face burst into a deep blush of red.

"That's..." She muttered.

"Not too absurd considering how fast those two fell for each other, huh?" Konata was giving a catgrin under a couple lazy eyes. Kagami waited a beat.

"Um... I don't know that I should be thinking about Tsukasa that way..." Kagami mumbled as the two arrived at the park. The two just began walking slower. Konata leaned on Kagami's shoulder, never letting go of her hand. Kagami sighed in pure joy as she leaned on Konata's head. They walked for a while, barely paying attention to their surroundings. The two were content to just walk and enjoy each other's company. Kagami loved the solitude the two shared at the moment, but she knew it was fleeting. Sure enough, Konata had her eyes on something after about ten minutes. Kagami followed her little love's line of sight to see there was a small group of people, presumably friends considering how they were hanging out and talking.

"Kagamin..." Konata said.

"What's got you so intrigued about those people?" Kagami asked. Konata giggled softly.

"It's not the people. I had an idea." She smiled up at Kagami, who looked confusedly back. Konata let go of Kagami's hand reluctantly and looked over. Kagami looked again to see two ducks waddling around. "Ready to see something hopefully hilarious?" Konata asked. Kagami raised an eyebrow.

"Go for it." She gave Konata permission. Konata smiled as she started running. She ran fast enough that she caught up to the ducks quickly. She bent over and picked one of them up. The group of people looked over and snickered as Kagami raised her eyebrow again.

"No time to explain! Get the other duck!" Konata shouted to the group. They all looked at each other and chuckled as one of the males ran over and picked up the other duck. The group began running after the male as he followed Konata, who was currently running away with the first duck. She ducked into a small forest near them, the group quickly following. Kagami was currently doubled over laughing. She looked up through her tears of laughter to see the last of the group disappearing into the woods. She calmed down a bit and waited for a moment. A pang of worry ran through her as time marched by at a painfully slow pace. Finally, Konata walked back out of the forest with empty hands. Kagami got a confused look as Konata walked up with a smile.

"Kona? What happened?" Kagami asked. "Where's the duck? Where are the people?"

"I dunno where they went, but I dropped the duck off at that small pond in there." Konata pointed her thumb at the woods. She giggled.

"Aren't you worried about them?" Kagami asked.

"Nah, I'm sure that duck knows it's way back if it wants." She grabbed Kagami's hand and began walking again, laying her head on Kagami's shoulder.

"You know that's not what I meant Kona." Kagami said softly. Konata giggled softly.

"I'm sure they wouldn't have followed me if they didn't know their way back. Besides, if worst comes to worst, they can always eat each other." She said as if there was nothing wrong with her statement. Finished with their walk, they came to an unspoken decision by the dark sky that it was sufficiently late. They also mutually understood that Konata, being the much more athletic one of the two, would be the one to drop off the other. They both set out towards Kagami's house.

"That's..." Kagami trailed off again. "You're lucky you're cute." Kagami decided she would say instead of whatever else she was going to say. Konata giggled lazily, but otherwise seemed to deem no response fit. There was a moment where neither said anything, again simply being so close to each other was enough to satisfy them.

"Kagamin..." Konata said.

"Yeah?" Kagami asked.

"Five hundred yen says we get attacked by thugs again." Konata said. Kagami giggled lazily.

"Sometimes I wonder if you can be serious for once..." Kagami said.

"I tried it once. Everyone laughed." Konata said.

"Sounds about right..." Kagami mumbled. The two arrived, the park being not entirely too far from the Hiiragi house. Kagami and Konata put air between the two and held each other's hands, looking into each other's eyes.

"...Kagamin?" Konata asked. Kagami smiled.

"I love you Kona." Kagami started to lean in.

"I love you too Kagamin." Konata leaned up. The two softly, but passionately kissed, fully on the lips. The same feeling of ecstasy that enraptured Kagami the first time came back with almost overwhelming force. The two stayed connected for a minute before they needed to break for air. They looked into each other's eyes once again, neither willing to separate for a moment, let alone the rest of the night. Finally, Kagami realized they would be there all night.

"Good night Kona..." Kagami said lovingly. She let go, but moved a hand to run it through the Otaku's hair. Konata smiled and closed her eyes.

"Good night Kagamin." Konata sighed as she let go and backed up so she could look at her girlfriend as she headed home. Kagami stayed watching outside until well after Konata was out of sight. Konata turned around and smiled. "YES!" She shouted at the top of her lungs as she began sprinting home at abnormal speeds. Not only that, she found that she wasn't close to fatigued, as if Kagami's kiss gave her power that surpassed Hachiman's. She was home in short order, still not even breathing heavy. She looked over at Tony's house. He must still be out... She thought as there were no lights on. Then a thought occurred to her. That or those two really ARE in the throes of passion. She giggled as she entered her house. She didn't even stop to say anything to anyone that may or may not be awake. She ran into her room and immediately plopped on her bed. That was so much fun. Kagami loves me... She thought in disbelief at how amazing her life had gotten. Kagami loves me... She repeated one last time before she sighed contently and dozed off.

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POV Kagami

"Hey guys, I'm back." Kagami entered her house.

"Hey Imoto! Welcome back!" Matsuri shouted from the living room. Kagami smiled as she entered. Seeing Tony sitting with her family watching TV sent her through a bit of a loop.

"Tony? What's up?" She asked.

"Tsukasa got a fever. We're waiting on Dr. Zimmerman to diagnose it so I know what I'm up against healing wise." Tony said. Kagami nodded.

"Gotcha. How did it go otherwise?" Kagami asked. Tony smiled and looked at Kagami.

"Amazing, but the fever did affect some of our date. And..." He said.

"Go on." Kagami urged. Tony sighed.

"Sabe que nos fuimos a una cita." He said. Kagami's face paled.
(She knows that we went on a date.)

"Cómo lo ha tomado?" She asked, walking over and taking a seat as well.
(How did she take it?)

"Tuve que mostrarle mis recuerdos de convencerla de que nada pasó entre nosotros." Tony said. Kagami raised an eyebrow.
(I ended up having to show her my memories to convince her that nothing happened between us.)

"Usted puede hacer eso?" Kagami asked. Tony nodded his head.
(You can do that?)

"Other than that, mine and Tsukasa's date was fantastic. I loved just about every minute of it." He said.

"Well that's cool. Me and Kona had the most wonderful time... But your brother might be getting arrested." Kagami said. Tony did a double take.

"What? Why?" He asked.

"I'll explain later, I just thought you would want to know for now." Kagami said. Tony sighed.

"Fine then. So what did you two d-" The close of a door interrupted him. He looked hopefully to see Dr. Zimmerman.

"She's resting. Apparently, she had an allergic reaction to the medicine I gave to her." Dr. Zimmerman said. "You may go heal her now Mr. Otokonoko." He said to Tony.

"Thanks a lot Doc. You have no idea how much I wanted to hear those words." Tony got up. He walked a step or two before turning around. "Please excuse me." He bowed as he left to go heal Tsukasa. Matsuri leaned over close to Kagami.

"Así que ustedes dos fue a una cita, ¿eh?" She asked. Kagami blushed.
(So you two went on a date, huh?)

"You speak Spanish?" Kagami asked. Matsuri nodded her head.

"A little. I got enough information to assume from what I understood." Matsuri smiled. Kagami pouted.

"Hmph." She looked away. Matsuri giggled.

"You can pretty cute just like Imoto..." She told Kagami. "But still... You and him?" She asked seriously.

"Can we talk about this later Matsuri?" Kagami hid her eyes in her bangs.

"Okay then Imoto..." Matsuri said. Inori tapped Matsuri on the shoulder.

"What are you two talking about?" She asked.

"Nothing, don't worry about it." Matsuri answered.

"Alright." Inori turned back to the television. Tony came back out.

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POV Tony

Tony opened the door to see a half asleep Tsukasa. She looked tired enough as to make it look as though the simplest movements took a great deal of effort. She turned her head towards Tony.

"Don't come in Kan-kun... I'm sick..." She mumbled quietly.

"No you're not, you're just having an allergic reaction to some medicine you took?" Tony asked. "You needed medicine?" He asked.

"For migraines that happen when people come out of comas." She mumbled in as lethargic a tone as before.

"I'm surprised he wouldn't have checked that you're allergic to the medication." Tony said, walking over and sitting down.

"He did... I guess they just didn't have records of this allergy..." Tsukasa mumbled quieter now that Tony was closer.

"Well, I'd like to see if I can heal you. May I?" Tony asked permission. Tsukasa smiled.

"Thanks. Sure." Tsukasa nodded her approval. Tony walked over and put a hand on her arm.

Hm... He felt with his mind. He could feel abnormalities he assumed was the medicine that was having the bad effect on her system. Currently, most of the medicine particles were in heated battle with her immune system. He bit his lip. He didn't feel comfortable eliminating particles so close to the antibodies keeping Tsukasa well. He thought for a moment. "Alright Tsukasa, this is gonna make you sleepy." He said.

"Kan-kun, wait." Tsukasa requested. Tony stopped short of beginning the new spell he was going to cast.

"Tsukasa?" He looked up into her eyes. They were streaming small trails of tears into her pillow.

"I'm sorry I ruined our date." She apologized. Tony felt cut to the soul.

"You didn't ruin the date Tsu-chan." Tony smiled reassuringly to his ill girlfriend.

"I did, you had to take me home." Tsukasa continued to cry.

"I was getting tired anyway. Don't worry your cute little head about a thing." Tony patted her head.

"Stop trying to make me feel better! It was our first date and I ruined it!" Tsukasa cried. Tony sighed.

"Tsukasa, I spent a wonderful time with the girl I love more than anything else in the world. If you call that a ruined date, please ruin them all." Tony said. Tsukasa sniffed.

"Do... do you mean that?" She asked. Tony smiled.

"Of course. Tsu-chan, when you cry, you bring on the rain. So stop your sighing, be happy again!" Tony smiled. "'Cause when you're smiling, the whole world smiles with you." He said. Tsukasa's lips curled into a small smile despite her discomfort.

"Thanks Kan-kun." She smiled.

"I love you Tsukasa." Tony said.

"I love you too." She laid back in the bed and closed her eyes. "I'm ready." She said. Tony smiled.

"How about you make it easier on me." He said. Tsukasa opened her eyes.

"How?" She asked. Tony took a breath and leaned down. He kissed her, pouring energy to fuel the spell he cast. He didn't cast a spell that would eradicate the medicine, but instead strengthened Tsukasa's immune system until the medicine was gone. Seeing the abundance of energy he had left even after teleporting to the Hiiragi house and his previous spell, he decided to include a spell that would numb a migraine should it return, sanctioning off half his energy for that specific use. Finally, he made the spell make her sleepy until she fell asleep. He broke the kiss and saw her smiling. She yawned.

"Kissing while casting is more effective." Tony winked. Tsukasa giggled sleepily.

"You'll have to cast stuff on me more often..." She said before she dozed off. Tony yawned. The spell had ended up taking a lot out of him. He shook his head to wake himself up and stood up. He walked out of the room after giving one last loving look at his sleeping girlfriend. He walked out to the living room.

"Tsukasa's asleep. She should be well by tomorrow, but please don't wake her up. It would only cause her discomfort." Tony said.

"Thank you very much. We can never thank you for everything you've done for us." Tadao said. Tony smiled.

"You accepting Kagami was thanks enough for me." He said. "Besides, you all are like family to me now. There's nothing I wouldn't do for you guys."

"If you ever need anything, just let us know!" Matsuri shouted after him as he began to leave. He smiled over his shoulder.

"Will do. Thank you." He said appreciatively. He walked out of the house.

"I think I'm gonna go to bed guys." Kagami smiled and got up.

"Good night Imoto." Matsuri smiled.

"Glad you had a good time with Konata!" Inori said.

"Thanks. Good night everyone!" Kagami bade as she walked into her room. She looked at her bed and smiled widely. She sighed happily and plopped into her bed. My life is brilliant... My love is pure... I saw an angel... Of that, I'm sure... She thought to herself. Kona loves me... The thought filled her with joy. Kona loves me... She thought one last time before letting sleep take her.

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POV Tony

Tony, even with the exhaustion from the spell he had cast, felt absolutely amazing. He didn't have the energy to apparate home, but he could walk home just as easily. He was currently going back over his and Tsukasa's date in his mind. Once he got to the point he gave her the amulet back, it gave him an idea. A fantastic idea.

What if I enchanted more things for summoning, but at will and not triggered by a specific event like danger? Something I could use for faster travel, maybe even combat use! Hm... He began thinking. His first idea was bullets. However, he dismissed the idea once he realized bullets could only be used once. His next thought was arrows. He dismissed THAT thought once he thought about how difficult it would be to carry a bow with him. Throwing knives. He smiled. Perfect. He could enchant throwing knives to make him able to teleport to them at will. If he hit someone with them and it stuck, he'd also be able to teleport to his opponent at any point it was still on them. Conveniently, he still had some of his old training knives at his house. He would only have to sharpen his skills with them so he could use them effectively. Hehe. Sharpen. He snickered at his pun. This will be fun. I'll have to wake up early and work on my skill with throwing them. That way, I'll be able to use them in fights. Tony smiled. That also took care of the problem of if he misjudged distances between two visible points. He could simply throw the blade, then teleport to it. He liked that idea. He arrived home and walked in.

"Hey Otōto." Masutā said.

"Hey Aniki, what's up?" Tony asked.

"Not much, I saw Konata and Kagami on their date." Masutā smirked.

"Really? How did that go?" Tony asked excitedly.

"I think it went very, very well for them, but me and Miyuki kinda distracted them and they ended up leaving..." Masutā chuckled.

"You and Miyuki? You two go on a date too?" Tony asked.

"What? No!" Masutā said defensively. "We were just celebrating because we did the math and my job will keep them out of debt!" He said.

"Well what else happened?" Tony asked.

"A couple of guys were going to come attack Konata, so I stopped them if that counts as something." Masutā chuckled. Tony blinked.

"What? Was she overwhelmed or something? They must have been skilled fighters..." Tony commented. Masutā got a confused look.

"Why?" He asked.

"Konata is a master martial artist. She beat up fifteen other martial artists by herself, she even accidentally almost killed one of them!" Tony said.

"Oh. Well..." Masutā scratched his head.

"Did you beat them up?" Tony chuckled.

"No, people here are very scared when you point a gun at them." Masutā chuckled, his revolver suddenly in his hand. Tony's eyes widened.

"Hey, I don't know much about the law, but I do know that Japan has a VERY strict gun policy. That diner you guys went to most likely had cameras and surveillance systems. They can arrest you, man!" Tony said. Masutā chuckled again as his gun disappeared into nowhere.

"Actually, they do have a surveillance. Their video is digitally saved." Masutā said.

"And? That means they have you on record!" Tony said.

"No they don't. Miyuki hacked into their system and set in a bug that would erase that day's surveillance the next time the files were accessed. It would look like a computer error." Masutā chuckled.

"She... She can do that?" Tony asked.

"Miyuki is extremely smart. To be honest, I wouldn't have thought that was something she could do, or even would do if she could! But she did to help me out." Masutā smiled.

"Dude, she likes you. She could get in major trouble if she were caught." Tony said.

"Well..." Masutā mumbled. Tony perked up even more.

"Yes? Go on! Well what?" Tony asked. Masutā sighed.

"She said that since I was helping out so much and contributing so much to their rent, I was free to go live with them. She even had asked her mother before hand and her mother approved." Masutā said.

"What? Holy crap! She asked you to move in with them?" Tony asked.

"Yeah, and blushing pretty heavily while doing it. What do you think? I hate to make you think I don't like living here, or that I don't appreciate you letting me live here, but-"

"Go ahead Aniki. This isn't an issue, I know how much you and Miyuki enjoy each other's company." Tony smiled. Masutā did too.

"Thanks Otōto." He said.

"The only condition is that I could use some more dengen." Tony laughed.

"Done and done! And maybe I could get some of Tsukasa's cooking sometime!" Masutā laughed. "I know what you mean when you compliment her. She made chicken and rice taste heavenly!"

"I know, right?" Tony laughed. "Alrighty... So now all that's left is for you to pack then, huh?" Tony asked. Masutā sighed.

"I guess... I told her I'd see if I could..." Masutā said.

"Oh, one thing Aniki!" Tony said.

"What's up?" Masutā asked.

"Do you have any throwing knives I could have? I had a great idea for a way I can drastically increase my fighting with them!" Tony said.

"Sure thing, I prefer a gun or bow anyway." Masutā smiled. He walked over to his bag and went through it so long, Tony would have thought it had formerly belonged to Mary Poppins had Masutā not finally found the throwing knives. He handed them to Tony. "Here ya go Otōto. I'm guess this brilliant strategy involves throwing them?" Masutā laughed.

"Yep! I won't bore you with the details, but it's pretty epic. In any case, I think I'm gonna go to bed. Thank you Aniki." Tony said.

"It's no problem Otōto." Masutā smiled. "Have a good night."

"Good night Aniki." Tony walked into his room. He laid into his bed after putting the knives on a table nearby. He smiled to himself. I don't think I did too bad for my first real date! Especially with the cutest girl in existence... Tony thought as he drifted off to sleep.

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Luckier Channel

"Luckier~! Channel~!" Akira shouted. "Hiya Luckies! I'm Akira Kogami, your navigator!"

"And I'm Minoru Shiraishi, the assistant!"

"Guys! This is a mostly unrestrained chapter! Did you know, the first time that the writer wrote a full day in one chapter, it was only 3,516 words long? Look how long it is now that the gloves are off!" Akira shouted.

"That's incredible Akira!" Minoru said.

"Right? This scaled all the way up to 22,000! And still there were a couple scenes not completely gone into because it was taking over a month to get this chapter out! It's alright though, I saw those sections, they were boring." Akira sa- Hey!

"What were they Akira?" Minoru asked.

"Oh, just stuff about all of their innermost, precious feelings. Did you know there was originally a fight scene where Konata beat up those guys?" Akira asked.

"Really?" Minoru asked.

"Nope! Everything happened exactly as planned!" Akira took a "fooled you" kind of looked.

*Music Tone*

"Uh-oh~, I guess that's all the time we have for today! I wonder what you all thought about this chapter, the first dates! I'll see you all next time! Bye nii~!"

"..."

"Minoru, do you like the new chapter length?"

"Sure, if it's more comfortable for the writer, I think it's alright."

"Awesome! 'Cause these are crazy long nowwa days..."

"Yeah, right?"

"Remember when they kept us on for an extra amount of time just to make the chapter as long as the others?"

"Haha, yeah! Wait... Is the camera still rolling?"

"Hmmm. Hey, is the camera still rolling?" Akira asked the camera man.

"The power switch is stuck!" He shouted back.

"Oh, um... Unplug it! It doesn't have a battery, so it should wo-"

*End*

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Aftersection

Whew! That was crazy. Was this chapter worth the wait? It was most certainly fun to write for the most part. Sorry this took so long. Honestly, a week or two ago, I was in the mid 3000 word range. I hit a bit of a block, also got angry over something else and had to take a few days to calm down from it. Meh. Again, sorry for being out so long. By the way, I'd like to thank Flygon Master, not only for reading all of these chapters beforehand, but also for not giving up on the fandom! That's right, Lucky Life is getting revised! WOOHOO! May the almighty lord be praised! One last thing directed at one specific reader. One I discovered quite recently read my story! Was this chapter worth looking forward to and was it entertaining enough? Please review everyone!