Luckier Star Chapter 39 and 40: A New Threat, a lucky star fanfic

Chapter 39/40: A New Threat, to Mind and Body

Hey, been a while, huh? My computer is having some problems, I eventually had to use the "Edit/Preview Document" function to type this out. Ain't that peachy? So, I'm scared out of my god damn mind. I have an old English teacher that's going to be reading this story. An English teacher who has a very high degree in English studies (Don't ask why she was teaching as low as she was). But wait, there's more! She also said she's going to run a fine toothed comb through this story, looking for literary techniques and symbolism and such. Like, with the kind of comb she would use on a story like Heart of Darkness or Shakespeare. Now, and this may just be my opinion, but I'm no Shakespeare. I'm no Joseph Conrad. This is making my stomach have more knots than the Atlantic... At least she likes Lucky Star and is a Konami fan... Anyway... Holyriot, I enjoy responding to reviews! Glad to hear you almost freaked out lol. Ah Sqweebs, Tony may have heard Kagami requesting Konata to invite him, eh? One thing though... low point? In my opinion, we're the HIGH point of society! I enjoy you guys and those who PM me much more than... well, most of the people I know! And you may have a vague conception of where I'm going, but you have no idea. I've got some twists yet! And I didn't drug Tsukasa! Doctor Zimmerman did, and that was accidental! And I restate my rule. No threats without a story at least half the length of mine in chapters or words! HELLO THERE DEFINITIONOFUNSTABLE IT IS I ACSUPERMAN! Serious expectations? Challenge accepted. EdgeMavrick, I didn't forget it, remember that he used it against Dart? Besides, technically, his powers are an inborn ability so they wouldn't be cheating either. Still, it's kind of like a cop out against people who don't have an ability like that. I'm glad you liked it so much! Xroyal, every review counts to me! Keep reviewin'! Riverdan, thanks for the long reviews! I love 'em! I'm glad you found my answers satisfactory! Cricevin, to answer YOUR questions, perhaps he had Tivo elsewhere and decided to move it with him to Saitama? As for your queries about chapter 15, what you said is actually exactly what I pictured :P Don't worry so much about if you think the questions are stupid, if there's a question as to the continuity or logic of my story, I'd like to know so that I can explain it to ya! I'm glad you're enjoying it! Nafo, I do have one question about your dislike of Masuta's past. Have you ever met a veteran of the Green Berets or the Navy Seals or any of the other Special Forces? From what I've heard from a few of the ones I know (whom I allow to read those specific bits to see if they're accurate, they don't care much for Lucky Star), the way I write his past is actually tame in comparison. And don't worry about not getting some references. I don't know if there's anyone who can possibly get all of the references I make. I've been in that business for quite a while lol but thank you so much for the praise. It's always nice to read someone new who's enjoying my story along with my old readers :D Silvia, that was, in fact, a reference to Lucky Life. Thanks for the compliments! I love reviews so much... In any case, I better get to the chapter, huh? By the way, I'm skipping chapter 39. I loved doing the OVA, but it messed up all of the chapter numbers now... So, here's chapter 40!

POV Tony

Tony awoke with a start as his alarm woke him up. He groaned, cracked his neck, and got dressed after getting out of bed. He looked to his right to see the throwing knives on the table. He picked them up and walked out of the room. He walked to the training room he had installed and brought out a wooden dummy. Setting it on the other side of the room, he took his place at the other end. If I remember right... He thought as he drew his arm back and threw the knife. It hit half a rotation too much and bounced off the dummy harmlessly. Damn. This is gonna take a little while... Tony sighed. He took out another and continued his practice.

POV Kagami

Kagami woke up and smiled. Kona loves me. Was the very first thought to cross her mind. She sat up and yawned, stretching. She looked over at the clock to see it was still relatively early. She's probably still asleep. She thought to herself. An idea popped into her head. She smiled widely. Oh. Now I hope she's still asleep. She thought as she jumped out of bed. She quickly got dressed and rushed out of the room. She got into the living room and saw her father was awake, having some coffee to help him wake up. "Dad, I need your help!" Kagami said excitedly. Tadao jumped in surprise and looked back at his daughter.

"Good morning Kagami. Sure, I'll help. What's going on?" He asked.

"Could you drive me to Kona's house? I'd walk, but there's not much time!" Kagami said. Tadao shrugged and got up.

"One of these days you'll have to spend a full day actually at our house. You've been spending so much time out lately that I barely get to see you." Tadao said as he picked up the keys to the car and led Kagami out. They got in the car and he started it up. "So what's the big rush for?" Tadao asked as they took off.

"I gotta get to Kona's house before she wakes up! If I know her, she'll still be asleep! The lazy thing..." Kagami giggled affectionately.

"Are you going to pull a prank on her?" Tadao asked. Kagami smiled evilly.

"You could say that." She said maliciously. "Muwahahaha!" She cackled maniacally.

"Nice evil laugh." Tadao complimented.

"Thank you, I've been working on it for every time I do something like this to her from now on." Kagami said. Tadao chuckled.

"What are you doing anyway?" Tadao asked. Kagami smiled and first told her father what had happened the previous night that had sparked the idea. Based on how specifically she recalled it, Tadao could discern what she was plotting, but allowed her to continue anyway. His suspicions were indeed confirmed as to her intentions. "Isn't that a bit..." Tadao trailed off.

"Hey, if it gets me adorable Kona." Kagami smiled. "You have no idea how cute she is when something like this happens." She said.

"You've done this before?" Tadao asked.

"No, but just stuff LIKE this!" Kagami emphasized. "THIS has never happened like this..." Kagami smiled.

"Well, I hope what happens is the thing you want to happen." Tadao smiled.

"We've still gotta get there before she wakes up though." Kagami said.

"Well we're here. Good luck Kagami." Tadao said.

"Thanks!" Kagami dashed out of the car. Tadao chuckled.

"I'm glad she's happy." He sighed and drove off. Kagami stood in front of Konata's house with a smile on her face.

Plan Underbelly Mark 1 has begun. Kagami thought to herself. She giggled as she walked in.

POV Tsukasa

Tsukasa drifted out of sleep very slowly. She opened her eyes, feeling entirely exhausted. She yawned and grabbed her covers, starting to move them off. She shivered as a draft of cold air breezed her. She pulled the blanket back up quickly.

I wonder if Kan-kun would be angry if I slept in today... Tsukasa thought. She yawned and decided he wouldn't. She cuddled down into the comfort of her bed and fell back asleep.

Hours later

Tsukasa woke back up and smiled. She was slightly better rested than earlier. Her strength returning, she actually got the covers off of her and sat on her bed. She breathed, trying to get the motivation to get out of bed. After a moment, she pushed herself out of bed and walked out of the room. She walked into the living room to see her mother and father watching T.V.

"Morning Mom, morning Dad." She chimed.

"It's hardly morning anymore Tsukasa." Miki said. Tsukasa blinked and looked at the clock.

"1:30?" She shouted. "Half of the day is gone already!" Tsukasa whined. She pulled out her phone quickly, her fatigue forgotten. She clicked the one on her speed dial and left the room for privacy with her boyfriend.

"Hello, you have reached Kanpeki Otokonoko. I'm either fighting Gods, kicking thug butt, or in the restroom. Please leave a message!" His voice mail answered her.

Where is he? Tsukasa wondered as she hung up. She clicked the number for her sister, assuming she wasn't at home. After a few rings, Kagami picked up.

"Tsukasa? What's up?" Kagami asked.

"Do you know where Kan-kun is?" Tsukasa asked.

"Yeah, he's... Well..." Kagami muttered.

"What?" Tsukasa asked.

"Well..." Kagami mumbled.

POV Tony

The knife stuck in the dummy for the umpteenth time. It had been bitter, repetitive work that had lasted a few hours, but he had gotten his skills back to where they used to be. He was accurately hitting where he wanted to repeatedly. He smiled as he picked out his last knife.

Well, here goes nothing... Tony thought. He sat down in a meditative position and began to craft the spell he would need. He was very careful to be specific so there were no stray word or vaguely worded sentence would stop his intention from getting across. The spell would allow him to use energy he would embed in the knife. If there was no energy in the knife, the spell would call on energy from his ring. And if THAT were gone, the spell would finally take energy from him directly. He also made it so he could travel to the knife at will silently. Finally, he put a failsafe for if the energy cost would kill him; one where the spell would instead return the knife to him instead of him going to the knife. Since the knife was much smaller than him, it would take that much less energy to transport it. If he didn't have the energy for that, everything within a meter of the knife would contribute. His spell properly worded, he imbued what energy he could to the task. It would take enough of his energy that he knew he should probably not go out. I worked hard on this though, I have to at least show Kon-kon! Tony thought. He cast the enchantment, but was swiftly overwhelmed as another presence made itself known in him mind. Curiously, it didn't feel like any other he had experienced thus far. It seemed content to do... nothing. It hadn't made any attempt to do anything whatsoever, let alone communicate. It seemed about as alive as the metal in his hand. Even more peculiarly, this hadn't raised any alarms in his head, nor had it aggravated any sort of defense he might have had up. He reached to it and poked it with a small stab of his remaining energy to feel a small decrease as a familiar sensation took over his senses. The next instant, he was back where he had been, having never left yet gone somewhere. That must be the knife's spell that I can use... Is that little thing going to be permanent? That's a little unsettling... Tony thought. Hopefully he could learn to ignore it in time, but for now it was rather odd. He pushed himself back up to his feet and readied himself to attack. He threw the knife and activated the spell. An instant before the knife hit the dummy, he appeared beside it, facing it. He saw it coming and raised a hand to catch it. A sharp pain made him pull his hand back to reveal a cut on it. He heard clanging as his interference caused the knife to hit the dummy at the wrong angle and hit the floor. He gritted his teeth. How is it that the smallest cuts can hurt so much? It looks like if I want to be able to catch this thing in midair, I'm going to have to be in Sage Mode... He sighed. He started to cast a heal, but realized he didn't have energy left to completely heal himself. Damn, if I use any more energy right now, I'm going to be more than a little hurt... He thought to himself. He picked up his knife and looked at it. It looked like every other knife currently stuck in the dummy. He walked out and found his first aid kit, repairing his hand as best he could. He looked at the gauze and got an idea. He searched around his house and eventually found a roll of orange duct tape. He wrapped it around the hilt of the knife. He found a permanent marker and wrote ストロボ down it. Flash. He sighed and smiled. He returned to the room and worked for another twenty minutes, as the duct tape had now offset the balance the knife had had earlier. Tony smiled as he walked out of the room once again and grabbed an energy drink from the refrigerator and took a large drink from it, Masuta having taken the rest of the dengen for work. Tony couldn't complain, the stuff was made to help his brother with his job. I wonder what Tsukasa's doing... Probably still asleep, the spell I put on her should be keeping her asleep until she's better. Even if she did wake up, she'd feel lethargic enough that she wouldn't want to do anything. Tony smiled at thinking of Tsukasa. I've gotta show this to Kon-kon though. I think she'd appreciate it. Tony thought as he made his way to the living room. Just gonna sit for a bit. He sat down in a chair. He was quickly asleep.

An hour later

Tony stirred awake. He looked around. Damn, I fell asleep! At least I'm not as tired anymore. He got up, grabbed his knife and energy drink, and made for the door. He drank the last of his drink before leaving. I think I'll pop in on her. By now, she's probably out on the town with Kagami. I'll have to ask how their date went! I hope their date was excellent. He thought. To be safe, he reached his mind out to Konata's house to see if he could sense her. He felt nothing that felt like her mind. He smiled, shrugged, and took off. He jumped onto a roof to avoid detection outside of people who notice other people jumping on roofs. He jumped from roof to roof in search of his target. Where would I be if I were Konata... With Kagami though... He wondered. As if by coincidence, he soon heard Kagami laughing. It seemed cut off too quickly, however, as he looked over the edge. The two were talking to a man that Tony didn't know. He also didn't look anything remotely like anyone he knew. Who's that? He wondered. The next thing he saw set him into a panic.

POV Konata

Konata was in a hospital bed. She was on her side and about asleep. She wasn't exactly sure how long she had been there, she just knew she was tired. She felt alone. She suddenly felt something grasp around her. Her chest started to warm as joy filled her. She knew this feeling. It had to be... She began to look up expecting to see her mother, smiling and hugging her. She began to smile, but the room began to darken. She found the person currently hugging her to see it was...

Ka-Ka-Ka... Konata stuttered in her head. Kagami was half naked and in her bed with her. Kagami's eyes opened slowly as she yawned. "Kagami...?" Konata asked. Kagami finished yawning and smiled.

"I like my eggs over easy Kona." Kagami said. Konata jumped and struggled out of the bed to find that this was, in fact, reality and not some dream. "Kona? Are you okay?" Kagami giggled. Plan Underbelly Mark 1: Success!She cheered in her head.

"Kagami, what's going on?" Konata asked, clearly scared. "Why were you in my bed?" She asked. Kagami blushed, looked away and looked entirely dejected.

"Oh... I thought... I'm sorry!" She put her head in her hands. Konata felt horrible. She hadn't meant to scare Kagami or hurt her feelings.

"I'm sorry Kagami, I just wasn't expecting you is all! I'm glad you're here!" Konata ran over to her and put a hand on her back. "I didn't mean to act so stupid!" Konata apologized. She hated hearing Kagami cry. It was such a rare thing, but it was enough to break her heart. One thing was weird, though. Her cry sounded off. "Kagami?" Konata asked. Kagami brought her head from her hands and smiled at Konata.

"Not so funny when it's someone else doing it to you, is it Kona~?" She chimed. Konata blinked as it sank in.

"Kagamin, that was mean!" She shouted. "And why are you only in your bra and panties?" She muttered, looking away. She was starting to lose control of her blood flow and it was beginning to redirect to her nasal cavities. She held her nose closed.

"I thought you'd like that little touch." Kagami smiled. Konata catgrinned as she gained control over her bloody nose again.

"Yeah, but I didn't get to touch!" Konata protested as she turned around to face her half naked girlfriend. Kagami blushed.

"Hey, you just got to kiss me yesterday..." Kagami defended herself weakly. Konata smiled in victory. She leaned forward and pecked Kagami on the forehead.

"And now I got to again." Konata giggled as Kagami's face flushed deeper. "Want some breakfast?" She asked.

"Breakfast the next day, eh?" Kagami asked with a cute smile.

"Of course." Konata giggled. "Do you really want eggs?"

"I'll eat anything of yours, Kona." Kagami giggled. Konata's face flushed as she muttered an incoherent response and shuffled out of the room. Kagami giggled again. She's so cute when she's embarrassed... Now I understand why she always teased me, it's so adorable... Kagami squealed in her head. She looked around Konata's room and saw the manga she had been reading on her previous visit. Picking it up, she flipped to about where she had left off, deciding Konata's underbelly had had enough for the time being. She flipped the page to see a rather... graphic scene between two of the male characters. She blushed, looked around to make sure Konata was indeed gone, and began reading rather ferverously. She stayed on that page for at least twice as long as she had any of the ones before it. She went to the next page and continued in this manner until she had finished with the scene. As if on cue, Konata poked her head into the room.

"Kagamin, breakfast is..." She started, but paused when she saw Kagami's face entirely flushed and the specific manga she had in her hands. A catgrin appeared on her lips. "Did you like~ it?" Konata giggled as Kagami's face darkened.

"Ga... Gauron was really sticking it to Sousuke..." Kagami mumbled. Konata giggled.

"Well, breakfast is ready, so come on!" Konata beckoned. Kagami smiled and followed her girlfriend out of the room.

"I can hardly wait..." Kagami said excitedly. They heard a door open and looked to see Sojiro.

"Hey Dad, where were you yesterday?" Konata asked her father.

"There was an all Yuri game I've been wanting, but you can't order it and it was only available in one location, so I had to take a road trip and drive all the way there to pick it up. It ended up taking most of the day, you were in bed when I got home." Sojiro smiled. Konata smiled as well.

"I should have guessed as much." She sighed. Hearing of her father's lengthy expedition just for an all Yuri game gave her some solace.

"I bet you were happy when you found out about-" Kagami was cut off by a hand from Konata blocking her mouth. Sojiro gave a confused look to his daughter.

"Found out about what? Konata?" He asked. She began thinking quickly.

"Kagami's moving in!" She shouted, using as large movements as her small stature would allow to show she wasn't serious. Kagami sent a weird look to Konata.

"She hasn't already? She's stayed over here so much, I thought she might just do that!" Sojiro chuckled. Konata chuckled nervously with her father, uncomfortable under the stare from her girlfriend.

"Well breakfast is ready, so go get some!" Konata told her father.

"Cool, thanks Konata." Sojiro passed the two. Konata sighed, relaxing slightly. Still worried about the look she was getting from Kagami, she looked up at her girlfriend.

"Kona, you haven't told your Dad?" Kagami asked once Sojiro was out of earshot. Konata shrunk a little.

"No I haven't. I'm scared to Kagami. I know he should approve, especially since he just got a game with only Yuri in it, but I have this feeling..." Konata explained. Kagami crossed her arms.

"Konata, I told my father and he approved. And he owns a shrine! Your Dad is an Otaku at that! So don't worry about it, he'll understand." Kagami said. "Please, just tell him soon. I don't like keeping this a secret from our loved ones." She said.

"I understand Kagami... I'll tell him soon." Konata said. Kagami smiled.

"Thanks Kona..." Kagami hugged her girlfriend. "Maybe during Oban?" Kagami asked. Konata looked confused.

"They're having the Oban festival so soon? We just got finished with the last festival!" Konata said as the two began towards the kitchen before the food grew cold.

"Yeah, they decided to have it while all the stalls are still set up. I think it's coming up really soon, so what do you think?" Kagami asked.

"Alright. Oban it is then. My Dad will know by the end of it." Konata determined more to herself than to Kagami. Kagami put a hand on her girlfriend's shoulder.

"I know it's hard, but stay strong. I know you can do it, and it'll turn out for the best!" Kagami said cheerfully. Konata sighed as they arrived at the kitchen.

I hope you're right Kagami. She thought to herself. Kagami's words were confident and cheerful, so they helped a bit. Not much, but they still helped. They sat down with Sojiro and began to eat. The air now a bit awkward because of Konata's reluctance to confess her feelings, there was very little conversation between the three. Soon, however, Sojiro was finished and left to his room, lifting the air from the room. Konata let out a breath she didn't know she was holding. She didn't even know how she had held breath since she had to open her mouth to eat.

"So, what do you want to do Kona?" Kagami asked. Konata hummed in thought.

"I dunno, anything you wanna do?" Konata asked. Kagami thought for a moment.

"We could go visit Tsukasa!" Kagami said. "She had an allergic reaction to some medicine she took and came down with a fever."

"Oh, that sucks. I hope she's okay." Konata said. "Yeah, let's go." The two got up and departed, hand in hand.

"Me too. Tony healed her though, so she should be okay." Kagami said. Konata chuckled.

"How much you wanna bet Kan-kan is gonna be there visiting her?" Konata asked. Kagami giggled.

"A million yen." She answered. The two looked forward and saw a man. Konata leaned over.

"Look who cuts his own hair." She said. Kagami laughed. The man saw the two holding hands and seemed to think. He made a decision and waited for them to arrive.

"Excuse me, do you know a Kanpeki Otokonoko?" He asked. Konata and Kagami exchanged looks. Konata spoke up first.

"Who are you?" She asked. He seemed to think.

"That doesn't matter. So you do know him!" He asked. Konata made an annoyed look. Kagami suddenly noticed that Konata was in front of her.

"It does matter. Whether we know him or not, unless you tell me who you are, I'm not saying anything." Konata said seriously. The man laughed.

"Oh, you'll tell me alright. You WILL tell me." He said, turning serious. Konata sighed.

"I'll be truthful. I'm really easy to get along with most of the time. But I don't like bullies. I don't like threats. And I don't like you. Leave. Now. Before we come to blows." Konata took her stance. The man snickered.

"I'm sorry little girl, but..." He grunted. "You don't stand a chance." He began to attack Konata, but a knife cut him off, hitting and sticking into the ground. He backed up a step, having almost gotten hit by it. Tony appeared on the ground next to it and picked it up.

"And you are?" He asked. The man looked delighted.

"Ah~, Denkiteki Senkou. It is indeed an honor." He sneered. Tony's nostrils flared.

"And you are?" He asked again.

"My name doesn't matter. All that matters is that you're here now." The man smiled.

"You better start explaining yourself right damn now." Tony said. "You parade into my town, threaten my sister, and then refuse to speak your intentions? And what was with your voice?" Tony asked. The man laughed yet again.

"Voice? What voice? Oh, you mean this voice?" He switched. "You see, I'm not allowed to really say much. You've been sentenced to death by the Kusari Empire."

"You're kidding. For?" Tony asked, allowing his mind to creep as close as he could to the man without actually touching his.

"You see, in my time, people have these... powers." He said. He put a hand out and made a ball of energy to demonstrate. "These people are descendants of yours."

"Descendants of me and Tsukasa?" Tony asked hopefully.

"You and who? I was not informed of who you did to have your children. All I know about that is that you supposedly broke up with one girl to get with another." The man said. Tony looked as if he had been struck. "People in my time use these powers to do good. But some use them to do evil." The man said. "When Hachiman increased your powers to the degree he did, he unwittingly made it a passable gene. So, would it not be better if someone simply comes back to kill you so that you cannot have children and thus the powers are stopped?" The man asked.

"You idiot. You said you were a descendant of mine, right?" Tony asked.

"Yes." He sneered. "Manten Otokonoko. Although not all of them are descendants anymore, some have grown powerful enough to GIVE the powers to someone else. Much like Hachiman did to another. But you have no need to know of him." Manten snickered.

"In any case, look at it like this. You're still HERE!" Tony said. "That means you failed to kill me! Fate is set in stone! No one can see the true fate of anyone. Not me, not you, not even the Gods themselves." Tony said. Manten laughed.

"Oh, I don't think I'll fail. I am merely supposed to bring you back or kill you." He said. Tony grunted.

"Good luck." He practically bluffed, having almost no energy left.

"Will you come peaceably, or will I have to kill you?" He asked, switching to a more serious persona. Tony braced himself.

"I have done nothing. Unless you can prove that I deserve it, I will not abandon my friends." Tony said.

"Very well. Even if I fail, however, there will be more, stronger beings to take my place. You will die, be it by my hand or not." Manten said.

This is so random... Why do I deserve to die? Tony asked himself. I wonder if all of these guys are going to be descendants of mine if there are more...Tony thought. Manten began to dash at Tony, but Tony threw his knife and stuck it in the wall behind his opponent. Tony sprinted and faked a punch at his opponent. He threw his consciousness at Manten and assaulted the man's mind. There was an impressive defense that surprised Tony. However, the attack was enough to distract Manten from the knee into his face. The knee was enough to disrupt the man's concentration, allowing Tony to access his mind and overwhelm him.

"You-... You..." Manten attempted to speak, but Tony forced him to stop.

"My death by your hands? Not likely." Tony said. "You were way too overconfident in your abilities, it left an opening that was easily exploitable. Sorry." He said. "Now, you'll tell me what the hell is going on." Tony said.

"You.. can't make.. me." Manten struggled to say. Tony redoubled his control on the man's mind.

"Tell me." He said.

"You... were not supposed to have this ability..." Manten spat.

"I'm going to ask you one last time before I start the pain. Tell me." Tony commanded, annoyed by the repetition. He did his best to subdue the man's resistance. Unable to speak because of the mental battle he was fighting, Manten spit in Tony's face. Tony's nostrils flared as he wiped it off. "So be it." He said as he activated two packs of nerves in the back of Manten's head. The man tried to shout in pain, but Tony restricted that much movement. "Tell me!" Tony demanded. Manten attempted to say something, but Tony's hold was so great that only a muffle came out. Tony loosened his grip and stopped abusing the man's nerves. "Yes?" Tony asked.

"Release my mind and I'll tell you everything..." Manten said. Tony warily eased off his opponents mind. He learned his lesson as he felt an explosive force hit him in the stomach and he was sent flying. Taking advantage his new ability, Tony used the spell on his knife to apparate to it without fear of messing up distance-wise. He spun around and grabbed the knife and swung at Manten, but the man was gone.

Damn it! Tony sent out his consciousness to find the man, but he couldn't sense him anywhere. Where did he go... Tony looked around and wondered. He cast a spell to help him locate the person who was just trying to kill him. His spell searched the entire city before he had to cut it off. He leaned against the wall his knife had been embed in and panted. He hadn't located the man.

"Tony." Kagami said. Tony looked up to her to see her holding out the phone. "It's the missus." She smiled. Tony took the phone, chuckling.

POV Tsukasa

"And so now he's tired. Wanna talk to him?" Kagami asked, having explained everything that had happened to the best of her abilities while Tony searched the city. She had been confused on several points and thus unable to relate what was going on, but she had given it her best attempt.

"Yes please!" Tsukasa smiled. Now that the initial shock of all of the time that was gone faded, Tsukasa was feeling her exhaustion return. She took a seat as she heard her sister say something. Tony came on the line.

"Tsu-chan? How are you feeling?" Tony asked.

"A lot better, but I'm still feeling really tired..." Tsukasa responded with a smile.

"Too tired for a visit?" Tony asked.

"From you? Never." Tsukasa said quickly. Tony began a sentence, but failed to get more than a couple syllables in. Tsukasa giggled as she could almost see her boyfriend blushing. There was a moment where Tsukasa could tell that Tony was composing himself.

"Well, get back in bed. We're on our way and you can use all the rest you can. If you don't mind us coming into your room, we'll visit you!" Tony said cheerfully.

"Yay! Alright, I'm going. I'll see you when you get here Kan-kun." Tsukasa said.

"I'll see you when I get there Tsu-chan." Tony said. Tsukasa hung and sighed happily. She walked back into her room and got into bed again.

POV Tony

Tony handed Kagami back her phone.

"Thanks for that. She said she's okay and that she's going to stay in bed until we get there to visit." Tony smiled.

"Alrighty! So Kan-kan, what's with the kni-" Konata was about to ask. Tony was forced back into the wall. Tony grabbed his knife again and swung at his assailant. Manten grabbed his arm and ducked under Tony's knife. Tony jumped up and grabbed a windowsill.

Damn it... I have almost no energy... I swear I searched this whole town, how did I not sense him? Tony asked in his head.

"Seems you're weak Senkou!" Manten sneered.

"Why are you calling me that?" Tony asked.

"Simple. But it's classified." Manten laughed. Tony felt his arm trembling from the effort of holding himself up. He slipped off when suddenly, Manten was sent onto his knee when Konata kicked the back of his knee out.

"Don't you lay a hand on my brother!" Konata shouted as she let loose a series of strikes to his head. Tony landed and coughed.

"Idiot!" Manten shouted as he rolled away from Konata. He popped up and stepped towards her to attack, but Tony slashed with the knife again. "Hmph." Manten huffed. "Raiton Yoroi!" He shouted. A spark filled the air. Konata jumped back and moved Kagami with her, but Tony was caught in it. He shouted in agony as lightning coursed through his body. He was sent back against the wall. The electricity suddenly stopped and Tony could move again. He shook his head and looked to see Konata breathing heavily, hair a frazzled mess.

"Thanks Konata." Tony coughed.

"You're welcome, but I don't think I can help you much more..." She sighed. "That hurt a lot." She said.

"Understood. Just protect Kagami, alright?" Tony smiled.

"Like you had to tell me." Konata smiled. Tony began to think.

That armor of lightning is really going to get in the way... I don't know that it matters much, the slightest spell would knock me out right now... Tony thought, thinking of anything he could do. He drew his hand back and threw the knife at his opponent. Manten snickered and caught it by the blade. That... didn't work... Tony cursed. His mouth fell open when Manten snapped the hilt off the blade, then snapped the blade in half. He tossed the pieces on the ground at Tony. …. Tony looked at the broken knife in disbelief. … That son of a bitch. I spent so much energy enchanting that! That was way too easy to destroy, I'm going to need some way to stop that from happening... Tony growled. Manten laughed.

"Awww, did I break your toy?" He laughed condescendingly. Tony sighed. Then he got an idea...

Hey, if I... Tony smiled. He picked up the parts of the blade. He released the enchant on his knife, returning all of the energy he spent to enchant it to him. He smiled. At least I've got something to use... He sighed. If I can get him in... Yeah... That should work... But how... Tony wondered. "Please, you couldn't break a piece of balsa! I bet even if you jumped, you wouldn't be able to punch me off my feet!" Tony shouted. Manten's nostrils flared.

"I'm vastly more powerful than you!" He shouted. Taking Tony's bait all too well, he leaped into the air. Tony smiled as he jumped back and set his feet on the building behind him. He pushed off as hard as he could towards Manten. His opponent's eyes widened in surprise and confusion as Tony sped towards him. Tony smirked as he cast his spell.

"Fist of the Fighting Sage!" He shouted, throwing all of the rest of his energy into a punch to Manten's face. The man was sent crashing into the ground, disrupting his concentration and causing his armor to fall. Tony landed and coughed again. He ran over and threw his weight into an elbow strike to the cheek as Tony suppressed Manten's mind again. He breathed heavily, trying to keep himself and Manten's mind under control.

"Again... Huh?" Manten struggled to say against Tony's oppressive grasp.

"My death by your hands? Not damn likely." Tony smiled.

"How did you get through my armor?" Manten asked.

"Your electricity had no direction. It was looking for a way to get to the ground basically to balance the charge. I merely cast a spell that would shift the polarity of the area around my body to that of your armor. The lightning was busy with its new direction, to go around me, and ignored me entirely. Basically, it couldn't find a way to even its charge, or get to the ground to do so." Tony explained. "So, you going to tell me what I want to know?" Tony asked. "You know very well that I'm not going to fall for that trick again. And now I'm going to double the pain."

"You won't get a thing from me." Manten gritted his teeth, readying himself for the pain to come. Tony sighed.

"Very well..." Tony irritated several more nerve packs around Manten's body. The pain Manten felt earlier intensified by magnitudes. It was a moment before Manten finally broke.

"STOP IT YOU SOCIOPATHIC MANIAC! What do you want to know?" Manten shouted. Tony smiled.

"That hurt me more than it hurt you." Tony chuckled.

"Yeah right." Manten snarled.

"Who are you? Where are you from?" Tony asked. "Why was I sentenced to death? And by someone I've never even heard of?"

"I'm Manten. I'm from the place I was born. You were sentenced to death because that is the judgement passed on you." Manten answered. Tony flared the pain for another instant. "ARG! This is literally torture! I realize you're primitive, but you people must have a code of honor or SOMETHING!" Manten shouted.

"Sorry, I was taught to throw honor out the window when my life and the life of my loved ones was on the line. Too much more of this and you're going to die." Tony said.

"Fine. I'm from the future and..." Manten paused. Tony smiled.

"And..." He questioned.

"How do I know you aren't going to kill me as soon as I tell you?" Manten asked. Tony smiled.

"Okay, I lied. You were never in any danger, these nerves won't kill you even if I tweaked them for eternity." He said. He felt overwhelming dread coming from Manten.

"I've... I've already said too much, I can feel it starting... What have you done? No!" Manten thought in despair. He began to disappear. "Do you have any idea what Lord Mahican will do to me when they find out I've talked? I'd sooner die!" Manten shouted. In an inexplicable way, he regained his functions and cast a suicide spell just before he vanished. Tony growled and cursed. Oddly, he felt a certain kind of sick. It wasn't something he had ever felt before, it was weird trying to explain it. He rubbed his stomach in a vain attempt to stop it from feeling churning so much.

"What happened?" Konata asked, her and Kagami walking over.

"Manten … Must have gotten called back. However, I found something interesting out. Apparently I'm wanted dead by people in the future. Isn't that fantastic?" Tony asked as he got up, feeling like he'd want to leave out the gruesome truth of the man's fate. "Come on, Tsukasa's waiting for us. I want to see her again..." He sighed. The death of a random person he didn't know had made him not only sick in some way that he didn't know, but it also made him sick to his stomach. Two months ago, he wouldn't have batted an eye. His lovable little airhead had changed him to such an effect that he could hardly stomach death anymore. She really is rubbing off on me. I hope she's feeling better by the time we get there. Tony smiled.

"Yeah, let's go..." Konata walked up and put her hand on Tony's shoulder, seeing his discomfort. Tony smiled to his sister.

"Thanks." He mouthed to Konata. She nodded with a smile. The three set off and began walking towards the Hiiragi house.

"So Kan-kan, what was with that knife?" Konata asked. Tony smiled.

"I enchanted it so I could teleport to it at will." He said.

"Oh really? That's pretty cool. Too bad it got broken." Konata said.

"Yeah, I was trying to think of a way to stop that. I really don't want to be bound by the limitations of metal against whatever I'm going to be going up against." Tony said. Kagami and Konata started puzzling.

"Could you enchant the metal so that it wouldn't break as easily?" Kagami asked. Tony shook his head.

"I thought of that, but it would take more energy than I care to spend, and even then it's still only metal at its core. No matter how many wards I put on it, once they wear off it will break just as easily as before." Tony said. Kagami huffed. Konata smiled.

"What if you made it a word? I noticed you wrote "Flash" down the side of the blade. What if you made THAT the thing that teleported you and not the object itself?" Konata asked.

"What do you mean?" Tony asked.

"Well, like if the word itself is what teleported you, not the object. Or the object JUST around the word? Wouldn't that be easier and cost less energy?" Konata asked. Tony hummed.

"As a matter of fact... I think that's a very good idea... Thanks Konata!" Tony cheered happily. Konata pumped her fist in the air.

"My pleasure!" She cheered. Suddenly, Konata gasped sharply.

"Kan-kan, I forgot to ask you something! I've been trying to ask you for a month!" Konata said. Tony raised an eyebrow. "I have a question for you."

"Ah, must be the one I ordered." Tony smiled. "Where is it?" He asked.

"In my mouth." Konata giggled.

"Well spit it out." Tony chuckled.

"You see, this is an extremely important question that we're going to need you to answer before you hang out with us ever ever again." Konata giggled. Tony smiled and chuckled.

"Well I'd better take this seriously then, shouldn't I?" He asked.

"Yeah! Here... Is the question that will decide your future!" Konata shouted dramatically.

"Ready!" Tony pumped his fist into the air. Kagami looked between the two, very interested in what this so called "extremely important question" could possibly be.

"Which side of a choco coronet is the head? The fat end or the thin end?" Konata asked. Tony blinked a few times before laughing along with Kagami.

"Is that it?" He laughed.

"Don't laugh, it's a serious question! Which side is it?" Konata protested. Tony snickered and hummed, putting a finger to his lip in thought.

"If I had to guess... I'd say... The thin end." Tony said decisively. Konata shouted in defeat as Kagami laughed. "What? What?" Tony asked.

"That's the same thing Tsukasa said!" Kagami said, laughing quite a bit. "Quick, what would you think a choco coronet looks like?" She asked. Tony put his finger to his lip once again.

"Hmmm... Well..." He thought. He moved his finger away from his lip as if to instruct pupils. "I'd say that given its shape, its little opening and how it kind of looks like it's curving around, it looks most like a seashell." He said. Kagami was forced to stop walking as she laughed at him. "Hey! Don't laugh at me!" He protested.

"That's exactly what Tsukasa sees it as." Konata explained. Tony folded his arms and smiled.

"Just proves how much in sync we are." He said proudly.

"Or-or-or-haha!" Kagami couldn't complete her sentence. At this point, neither Konata nor Tony could understand at all what she found so funny about this. In all honesty, she didn't know herself. It was just one of those rare things that hit a nerve in her brain that made her laugh.

"I don't know that I want to talk to you again about this!" Tony shouted over Kagami's laughter. "Why, I'd horse whip you if I had a horse!" He said, causing Kagami to redouble her laughing and adding Konata's snicker to the mixture. Finally, Kagami calmed down considerably. "Well?" Tony folded his arms, looking at Kagami. At the moment, she was leaning on her knees and trying to get a good breath. She looked up at him.

"Well what?" She asked.

"Why did you find that so funny? I admit, it was a fairly humorous coincidence, but I hardly think it warranted such a... vehement response." Tony said as they started walking again. Kagami shrugged.

"I dunno, it just seemed hilarious to me." She said. She looked around, hoping to get the attention off of herself. "So, do you know what the weather is supposed to be like today?" She asked. "Maybe if Tsukasa's better, we can all go out and do something!" She said.

"What did you have in mind?" Tony asked her. Kagami shrugged.

"We could go see a movie?" Konata suggested.

"Not a good idea. A dark room with me this tired? I'd fall asleep and not get to enjoy either the movie or Tsukasa." Tony said. Konata hummed.

"Gamers?" Kagami suggested. Konata's jaw dropped.

"Kagami, you WANT to go to Gamers?" She asked.

"Sure, I figure if we're gonna be together, I have to take on some of your habits, right?" Kagami smiled. Konata nodded fervently.

"That would be awesome!" She cheered. Tony hummed.

"If you two don't mind, I might go somewhere else with Tsu-chan. Gamers isn't exactly the perfect place for either of us." Tony chuckled. Konata and Kagami shrugged.

"True enough. But I kind of wanted us all to hang out together... Why not we just window shop?" Kagami suggested. Konata and Tony nodded their agreement.

"That sounds fine. There's a good chance that we'll find something both for you two and for Tsukasa!" Tony smiled. True, he had no money, but maybe Tsukasa would and that should be enough for her to buy something nice for herself. She certainly deserved it with all the crap she had been going through recently. They arrived at the Hiiragi household.

"Alright, so it's settled. We go in and pick up Tsukasa, then we go window shopping!" Konata cheered. Kagami and Tony both joined the cheer as they themselves seemed uplifted in spirit by Konata's enthusiasm. They opened the door and walked in.

"Hey Mom, hey Dad, I'm home!" Kagami called as the three removed their shoes.

"Hey Kagami, did your plan go over well?" Tadao asked from his place in the living room. Konata blushed a deep red.

"Unbelievably! It was incredible, I loved it so much!" Kagami said back.

"Plan? What plan?" Tony asked.

"Never mind, I'll tell you later." Kagami said dismissively.

"Well fine then... Let's go see Tsukasa." Tony smiled.

"Yeah, come on!" Konata beckoned the lot down the hall. They all went and entered the room housing Tsukasa.

"Hi guys." She smiled from under the covers.

"Hey Tsukasa, how are you feeling?" Tony asked before even Kagami could. Tsukasa smiled.

"I'm doing fine, I'm still just a little tired." She answered.

"Awesome. I just stopped by to tell you I stop at nothing!" Tony chuckled. Tsukasa giggled at how silly he was being. He sighed. "I'll be honest Tsukasa... I've had a rough day and it always helps me to see a pretty girl smile. So could you please smile for me?" He asked Tsukasa. She blinked and smiled her cutest.

"What's going on Kan-kun?" She asked sympathetically. Tony sighed.

"Just had something today that made me feel a bit sick to my stomach. That plus something of mine got broken." He sighed.

"What was it?" Tsukasa asked.

"Something I enchanted. Someone broke it though, so there really no point in mentioning it." Tony said. Tsukasa sighed.

"Alright Kan-kun. If you say so." She smiled. Tony, despite the day's events, found a smile coming across his own face.

"If you don't mind, I might just stay here until such a time that I think you're fit to leave the building." Tony smiled.

"That would be lovely." She said, sitting back completely now.

"And after that, why don't we all go window shopping?" Kagami smiled.

"I'd love to." Tsukasa sighed contently. Tony smiled.

"What time is it?" He asked.

"About half past two." Kagami answered. Feeling like he wanted to embarrass her, like he knew Konata liked, he smiled.

"Not here, in America!" Tony said. Kagami started and got a bit of an embarrassed blush as she thought.

"Well... If you take in the time zones..." She began to figure out.

"It's yesterday there." Konata came to the aid of her girlfriend.

"It's today here." Tony smiled.

"It's always today here." Konata said.

"What about tomorrow?" Tony asked.

"Good point." Konata giggled.

"Well, I wasn't born yesterday." Tony smirked. Konata laughed as Kagami was giggling at the banter between the two, but Tony frowned. Tsukasa was looking dejected. "Tsukasa?" Tony asked.

He has such a good time with Kona-chan... Why can't I be smart like her? She asked in her head. Tony waited a moment for a response and got none. I just keep causing him trouble... Tony looked at Konata and Kagami.

"Hey Kon-kon, Kagami, could you two leave us alone for a minute?" Tony asked the two. They looked at each other and shrugged.

"Sure thing." Kagami got up and departed with Konata.

"Tsukasa, what's wrong?" Tony asked.

"You and Kona-chan... You two just have so much fun together! I just... I don't think I can do that for you..." Tsukasa sighed. Tony was confused.

"Do what? Have fun?" Tony asked.

"How you two go back and forth with each other! I'm not as smart as Kona-chan is, I can't compete with that..." Tsukasa said. Tony raised an eyebrow.

"Tsukasa, I have so much fun with you! Are you saying you don't think I'd be happy if every conversation we have isn't like that?" He asked. Tsukasa nodded.

"I can try and be more like that if you want!" She offered quickly. Tony could see in her eyes that if he said he wanted her to, she would make every effort to change. Exactly what he didn't want.

"Don't go changing to try and please me." Tony said. "You've never let me down before." He smiled. "I don't want clever conversation. I never want to work that hard..." He chuckled. "I just want someone that I can talk to. I want you just the way you are." Tony said. Tsukasa smiled, but it was fleeting.

"But what if stuff like this keeps happening?" She asked.

"What stuff?" Tony asked.

"Bad stuff! Allergic reaction, car wrecks, hospitals, all of that! I don't you to have to swoop in and save me every day... I don't want to be that much of a burden on you..." Tsukasa said. Tony smiled.

"I wouldn't leave you in times of trouble." He said reassuringly. "We never could have come this far..." He chuckled. "I took the good times. I'll take the bad times. I'll take you just the way you are." Tony smiled.

"Kan-kun..." Tsukasa smiled.

"Look, as long as you're with me, there's only one thing I need from you." Tony said. Tsukasa perked up a bit.

"What? What is it?" She asked.

"Don't go trying some new fashion. Don't change the color of your hair." Tony said. "I need to know that you'll always be the same old someone that I knew." He said.

"Is that it? Are you sure?" Tsukasa asked. Tony sighed.

"What will it take till you believe in me?" He asked. He waited a moment before adding, "...The way that I believe in you..." He said. "You'll always have my unspoken passion." Tsukasa smiled.

"Thank you Kan-kun." She sighed happily.

"I said I love you." Tony smiled. "That's forever." He took her hand in his. "This, I promise from the heart." He looked into her eyes. She felt stunned in his gaze. "I couldn't love you any better." He said. "I love you just the way you are." She felt tears in her eyes.

"I..." Tsukasa couldn't muster up words for several seconds.

"I'm gonna go tell Kagami and Konata that they can come back in." Tony said. Tsukasa smiled and nodded through her tears.

"Okay Kan-kun, just come back soon." She said. Tony nodded as he got up.

"See you soon." He said.

"See you soon." Tsukasa smiled. Tony walked out and looked around. He walked to Kagami's room to see Kagami hugging Konata, holding her tightly and stroking her hair while Konata cried into Kagami's chest.

"Kon-kon?" Tony asked. He walked closer. "What's going on? Are you okay?" He asked. He looked questioningly towards Konata, then to Kagami. Kagami sighed.

POV Konata

Konata and Kagami walked out of the room.

"Hey Kona, let's go to my room. I want to brush your hair." Kagami chimed.

"Why?" She asked. Kagami giggled.

"You threw a man who had electricity running around him. Your hair is a mess. And besides, I've always wanted to brush your hair. It's so pretty." Kagami took some of her girlfriend's hair in her hand and examined it. It was now a tangled mess that Kagami would love to untangle.

"I guess." Konata giggled as the two of them walked to the Tsundere's room. Kagami walked over and grabbed a mirror along with a brush.

"Sit down on the bed Kona!" Kagami said excitedly. Konata blushed a bit and sat down. Kagami sat down behind her put her brush in Konata's hair.

"Ow!" Konata shouted as the brush almost broke off in her hair.

"I'm sorry Kona, your hair is so tangled!" Kagami apologized. Konata sighed.

"It's okay Kagamin." She smiled. She decided to change the subject. "So what do you think Kan-kan wants?" Konata asked.

"Tsukasa was starting to feel bad about something. I'm not sure what, but she was." Kagami said. Konata crossed her arms.

"How could you tell?" Konata asked. Kagami shrugged but then smiled.

"Maybe twin telepathy?" She smiled. A shine twinkled in Konata's eyes.

"Like Manakana!" Konata shouted. She started wiggling her fingers. "Hokey-pokey!" She giggled. Kagami giggled as the two descended into silence. The two sat in silence for a moment, something Kagami soon got bored with. She could tell how much this brushing was hurting her love so she decided she would do her best to comfort her little loli girlfriend. To that end, she began thinking about anything that used to calm her down. She smiled and started to hum a song her mother had sung to her as a little girl. Suddenly, Konata shifted violently and made a weird sound that was odd enough to interrupt Kagami. Kagami gave a worried look to Konata.

"Kona? What's wrong?" Kagami asked, stopping the brush halfway through a stroke. She had just started humming "You Are My Sunshine", nothing bad.

"Pl...Please don't sing that Kagami..." Konata muttered pitifully.

Whoa! What a change... Kagami shouted in her head. "Of course Kona. Are you okay?" She asked. Konata turned around and looked into Kagami's eyes for a second, then headbutted her in the stomach, grabbing her into a fierce hug. Kagami, though surprised by the hit and now with a bit of pain in her stomach, hugged Konata with the same ferocity. "It's okay Kona. Don't worry, I won't sing it." Kagami said comfortingly. She stroked her lover's now straight hair lovingly, concerned with the fact that her Konata had just broken down from the tune of a song. "Kona, do you mind if I ask why you don't like that song?" Kagami asked. Before Konata could respond, Tony walked into the room.

"Sorry for intrud- Kon-kon?" Tony asked. He walked closer. "What's going on? Are you okay?" He asked. He looked questioningly towards Konata, then to Kagami. Kagami sighed.

"It just brings back some unpleasant memories." Konata broke from Kagami and sighed. "I'll tell you guys later... But let's not ruin the mood today! Let's go shopping!" Konata smiled and cheered, but both Kagami and Tony could see the melancholy behind it. They smiled, but both sighed.

"Hey guys, I have a question…" Tony said.

"Sure, what is it?" She asked. Tony thought for a moment, trying to find a good way to word his query. He decided on an appropriate word choice and nodded to himself.

"Tsukasa has been… Really emotional recently. Yesterday, I attributed it to her fever, but it was still hitting her hard today, even after her fever was gone… Would you have any idea as to why?" Tony asked, mainly to Kagami since she would more likely know the answer. Kagami folded her arms and began thinking. Indeed, she did know, but she was pondering if it was really something that she could tell Tony since it was such a personal matter. She sighed to herself and kept thinking for several minutes, to the point where Tony not only worried that she wasn't going to answer, but also that Tsukasa would get suspicious that he hadn't simply gone to get the two. Finally, after what seemed like ages, Kagami decided she might as well tell Tony, since he would hopefully be dealing with it for the rest of his life.

"Well… You see… She gets emotional from when she's on her…" Kagami hesitated. "Um…" She couldn't bring herself to say it, but Konata knew what she was talking about. Kagami hoped that Tony could decipher it without her having to actually say it. "You know." She said. Tony blinked. The above was not the case.

"No, I don't know. If I did, I wouldn't have asked! What's going on with Tsukasa?" Tony asked, a little alarmed since it seemed Kagami was avoiding the question. Kagami folded her arms and thought again.

"Exclamation mark. Question mark. Blank." She said, trying to give a hint that would make it obvious. This only served to make Tony even more confused.

"What?" He asked desperately. Konata sighed.

"She's emotional when she's on her period!" Konata said. Tony blinked.

"Oh~…. What's that?" He asked. Kagami and Konata facefaulted.

"Really? You don't know what that is?" Kagami asked. Konata leaned up and began whispering into Tony's ear. After a moment, she came back down, but Tony stayed completely still. Konata and Kagami waited for some reaction, but he stayed there for a moment while his head computed the new information.

"You bleed out of your WHAT?" He shouted, extremely alarmed. "And Tsukasa has this?" He asked. Konata laughed.

"Every girl has it! One week out of the month." Konata explained. Tony shuddered.

"I do NOT envy you girls. That's just…" He shuddered again.

"Yeah. Just keep in mind that that happens every month. And just count yourself lucky that it's only an emotional Tsukasa." Kagami giggled at his reaction.

"What do you mean? It gets worse?" He asked. Konata laughed.

"Yeah, most girls get as vicious as Kagami during that time of the month!" Konata explained. Kagami balled up a fist.

"What was that?" She growled at Konata. Konata laughed and raised her arms to defend herself dramatically.

"There's the Tsun-tsun! I haven't seen her in a while!" Konata cheered. Kagami blinked and cooled down.

"Sorry about that Kona." Kagami said sweetly. Konata's jaw dropped.

"Sorry for what? I wouldn't want you any other way! Kagamin, you're a Tsundere. That's who I love!" Konata said. Kagami smiled.

"Thanks…" She smiled sweetly.

"I'll admit, I kind of missed her." Konata teased. Kagami giggled.

"Well, maybe I'll let her through a bit more." She said. Konata looked around.

"So… Where did Kan-kan go?" She asked. Kagami looked around too. She had been so caught up with her conversation with her lover that she hadn't noticed that Tony had left.

POV Tony

Tony entered the room to see Tsukasa with her eyes closed, humming merrily to a tune in her head. He smiled to see her looking happy.

"Hey Tsukasa, you ready to go?" Tony asked. Tsukasa opened her eyes and looked over.

"Yeah, am I okay to leave?" She asked. Tony nodded.

"Yep, grab some money and let's go windowshopping!" Tony pumped his fist in the air. Tsukasa smiled and got up. She looked down at what she was wearing.

"Wait outside for a moment, I have to get changed! I'm in the same clothes I was in yesterday…" She blushed. She wasn't sure why since he had already seen her in that dress, but soon she was quite red.

"As you wish. I still think you look fine though." Tony smiled as he walked back out of the room. Tsukasa smiled at the compliment as she undressed and changed into street clothes. She looked around her room and grabbed a little purse that had her money in it. She had an idea of what she wanted to buy, and she hoped she would be able to find what she needed. She walked out of the room to see Tony standing in the hall outside, looking patient but his eyes gave away how much he was wanting to go on the inside.

"I'm ready Kan-kun." Tsukasa smiled.

"Let's go get Kon-kon and Kagami." Tony smiled. She grabbed his hand as they walked out of the hall to their siblings. They met up with Konata and Kagami near the door to the house.

"You two finally ready?" Konata asked. Tony nodded

"Ready Kona-chan!" Tsukasa confirmed before Tony could say anything.

"Let's go see what we can find!" Kagami said as the lot took off. Walking down the street towards the subway, Konata smiled.

"Maybe you can try your new move that I so awesomely thought up!" Konata suggested. Tony shook his head.

"As much as I would like that, I haven't got nearly the energy to experiment with it now." Tony said.

"What move?" Tsukasa asked.

"Teleportation to an object of my choosing with a phrase that's placed on it." Tony said.

"That sounds cool!" Tsukasa smiled.

"It is, I had it on a knife earlier. That's the thing that got broken." Tony said.

"Ah…" Tsukasa said. "How did it get broken?" She asked.

"A fight with a really strong person." Tony said. "Don't worry, I won." Tony said. He hoped that Tsukasa wouldn't ask after that, he really didn't want to tell her of the man's fate. He knew that if it had affected him so much, it would definitely hurt Tsukasa.

"Alrighty…" She said. They walked in silence for a moment until they reached the subway. They entered to see three seats conveniently next to each other. Tony smiled as he grabbed a ring.

"You guys can take the seats." He said. Kagami smiled as well.

"There are enough seats for all of us." She said. Tony looked confusedly at her.

"How do you figure?" Tony asked. Kagami smirked as she grabbed Konata around the waist and pulled her into her lap as she sat down. She pointed to the last two seats.

"Tsukasa and you." She smiled. Tony smiled as well as he and Tsukasa sat down.

"Very smart." Tony complimented.

"Thank you." Kagami giggled. Konata shook off the blush she had and turned around.

"Kagamin, I've been working on something!" She said. Kagami pulled her a little closer and laid her head on Konata's shoulder.

"What is it Kona~?" She asked.

*Cute!* "So baby, are you made of Copper and Tellurium?" Konata asked. Kagami blinked several times.

"Wait, what?" She asked. Konata smirked.

"Because you're Cu-Te!" Konata threw her short arms in the air to emphasize her point. Kagami's face puffed in smoke.

"Okay. That was clever." She smiled. "Do you know when we're going back to school?" Kagami asked. Konata huffed.

"School should be illegal!" Konata complained.

"Oh yeah?" Kagami giggled. "How so?" She asked.

"What?" Konata asked, surprised she wasn't getting scolded.

"Explain your point of view Kona. I wanna know what you think." Kagami squeezed Konata around the waist. Konata blushed and thought.

"Well..." She muttered, not expecting to be called out. "Um..." She mumbled. Kagami giggled. "In school, every period ends with a bell, right?" Konata asked.

"Uh-huh..." Kagami smiled. Konata nodded knowingly.

"Every sentence ends with a period, get it?" Konata asked. Kagami nodded again.

"Go on~." Kagami urged.

"And every crime ends with a sentence!" Konata threw up her short arms to emphasize her point. Kagami giggled at how cute Konata was.

"Ah, but allow me to pose a counter argument!" Kagami said. Konata hummed.

"Okay then..." She said cautiously.

"If you didn't have school, you couldn't have made that clever CuTe pun!" Kagami said. Konata hummed.

"That is a good point..." She acknowledged. Kagami was about to point out exactly how good a point it was, but their station was called.

"Man time flies." Kagami said, a little sorry she had to let go of her love so quickly. She reluctantly released Konata and got up. They began to walk off, but turned around when they noticed that neither Tony nor Tsukasa had followed. They saw Tsukasa's head resting on Tony's shoulder while Tony's head was on Tsukasa's, both very much asleep. Both Konata and Kagami giggled.

"Hey Kan-kan! Tsukasa! Wake up!" Konata called to them.

"Just five more minutes..." They both muttered simultaneously. The two girls who were awake started trying to stifle laughter, knowing that if they lost it they were likely to miss their stop entirely.

"Last call!" Rang through the car. Kagami looked at Konata in despair as the door closed. Konata walked over to her brother.

"Kona? What are you going to do?" Kagami asked. Konata flashed a grin to her girlfriend.

"This." She said simply as she punched Tony hard in the stomach. The next thing the four of them knew, they were outside the train watching it pull away. Tony was lying of the floor, groaning.

"Why..." He muttered pitifully. "You know I'm tired..." He whined.

"We missed our stop because of you two love birds!" Konata said. "It's your fault that we had to scare you!" She said.

"Now I ache." Tony mumbled. "Pull me to a bench." He requested. Konata giggled and looked over to her girlfriend to enlist her help. This was not to be the case, however, as both the Hiiragi twins were at a trashcan, attempting to disgorge, though only Kagami found success since Tsukasa hadn't eaten yet. Konata sighed and picked Tony up on her shoulders. She carried him to a bench and laid him down.

"Sorry, but it was either that or we would have to ride the train all the way back." Konata apologized. Tony groaned.

"That would have meant I could sleep more. Is that so bad?" He asked. "I was up early this morning to sharpen my knife throwing skills, I'm tired!" He whined.

"Hehe. Sharpen." Konata chuckled. "And whose fault was that? You knew you were low on energy already!" Konata scolded. "You shouldn't have pushed yourself so hard, you could legitimately hurt yourself if you keep this pace!" She said. Tony smiled.

It feels like she's my mother... He chuckled, almost overwhelmingly happy to have someone who cared enough to scold him like that. He knew he mattered to people now, but it was still so much more powerful to see it around him. Even then, he wasn't going to lose to Konata. "I DID legitimately hurt myself! Do you not see me laying on this bench groaning?" Tony asked. Konata put her hands on her hips.

"Don't take that tone with me!" She shouted. Tony chuckled.

"Yes Mother." He said. Konata blinked, wondering what had come over her. What she had said was a VERY cliché line that parents used!

"Whoa, never thought I'd hear me say that!" She chuckled. She then realized what position she was in and quickly removed her hands. She huffed slightly under her breath. Suddenly, she felt a hug from her girlfriend.

"That's 'cause my Kona's gonna be a great mommy!" Kagami giggled as Konata began to blush. Kagami cut it off by pinching her little loli's cheeks. Konata shook her head.

"Hey! That hurts!" She shouted.

"Yeah, but Konata." Kagami's voice turned deathly serious. Konata gulped at the shift.

"Kagamin?" She asked, using her pet name for Kagami in a hopeful, though obviously fruitless, attempt to mollify her girlfriend from whatever rage she was about to unleash upon her.

"You knew that that was going to happen to me and Tsukasa, didn't you?" Kagami asked. Konata gulped.

"Well it doesn't always happen..." Konata muttered. "We've done it before!" She said.

"That's what she said." Tony mumbled, but it was either ignored or not loud enough for the surrounding people to hear it since no response was given.

"Are you okay Kan-kun?" Tsukasa walked over and sat on the her legs, rubbing Tony on the back.

"I should be asking you that. Sorry for teleporting you so forcefully, it makes it much worse on you." Tony said. Tsukasa teared up.

"This is because of me... You're hurt and it's because of me!" She cried.

"No no no no no!" Tony said panickedly. My kingdom for a cure to the period! He shouted in his head. "Tsukasa, it isn't your fault!" He assured her.

"You heard him, you made it worse on us by surprising him!" Kagami pinched Konata's cheeks harder.

"I didn't know that!" The Otaku defended herself.

"I'm sorry Kan-kun!" Tsukasa apologized.

"It isn't your fault, I swear Tsu-chan!" Tony said.

"Then why do you look so angry?" She asked.

"A countenance more in sorrow than anger! I'm sorry that I made you uncomfortable Tsukasa!" Tony said.

"Honest?" She asked, a sniffle from her nose.

"Honest." Tony sighed, a bit of mental exhaustion accompanying his physical exhaustion now.

"If you say so..." Tsukasa sighed. She got up and saw the altercation involving the other couple. "Onee-chan, she was just trying to get us here on time. If she hadn't done what she did, we wouldn't have made it here with enough time to really do anything." Tsukasa said, putting a hand on her sister's shoulder to steal her attention away from Konata. Kagami looked at her for a moment and cooled off.

"She's right. I'm sorry Kona." Kagami apologized, letting her hostage escape. Konata stumbled forward and puffed exhaustedly.

"Thanks Tsukasa, you saved my life!" She shouted, throwing her arms in the air again.

"What does that mean?" Kagami shouted. Konata giggled.

"Kona-chan, she calmed down!" Tsukasa whined a bit. "Can we just go, there's something special I wanna buy and I don't know how long they're gonna be open or if we're even gonna find a place that sells it!" Tsukasa complained. Kagami and Konata looked at each other.

"Sure, sorry Tsukasa. I didn't know." Kagami apologized.

"Yeah, sorry Tsukasa." Konata apologized as well. Tony pushed himself off the bench, but stumbled a bit until Konata caught him around her shoulder, putting an arm around his back to help better support him.

"I suppose we should go ahead." He said. "Thanks Kon-kon." He smiled down to his sister.

"No problem." She smiled back up.

"A ministering angel shall my sister be." Tony smiled as they set off.

"What's with all the Shakespeare suddenly?" Kagami asked. "That's the third quote in the last couple minutes!" She pointed out. Tony shrugged.

"I dunno, if it's bad I can stop." Tony said.

"No, it's just a sea change from what I'm used to." Kagami smirked. Tony chuckled.

"Well, come what come may." Tony said.

"What are they talking about?" Tsukasa whispered to Konata. Konata shrugged, just as confused as Tsukasa.

"For my own part, it was Greek to me!" She said. Tsukasa pouted.

"What are you two talking about Onee-chan?" She asked Kagami. Kagami smirked wider.

"Don't worry about it Tsukasa." She said.

"Come on, tell me~!" She whined to Tony.

Nice set up Kagami... He complimented. "It's much ado about nothing." He waved off. "Thank you for helping Kon-kon, but I think I'll be good now." He said appreciatively.

"You're welcome Kan-kan." Konata smiled.

"Don't worry Tsukasa, we were quoting an awesome author." Kagami said. "We read his works in class a while ago, so I'm not particularly surprised you don't remember it." She said.

"Onee-chan, what does tha- There it is!" Tsukasa said excitedly. "Don't look, you're not allowed to know what I'm buying!" She said to the group.

"Is it a tiny lingerie for sexy time with Kan-kan?" Konata asked. Tsukasa and Tony exploded.

"Kona-chan~!" Tsukasa whined. She shook her head. "Turn around!" She said. Tony shrugged and turned around along with Konata and Kagami. Tsukasa ran off quickly. They waited a moment before Konata got a bit bored and hugged onto Kagami. Kagami didn't give much reaction other than a warm hum. It was another few minutes before they heard Tsukasa scurrying back. "Got it!" She cheered. Konata released Kagami so that she and Tony turned to see the airhead.

"That was uneventful..." Tony commented.

"Oooo..." They heard escape from Kagami. The rest of the group turned to face the Tsundere to see she was already half way across the street.

"Onee-chan, that's dangerous!" Tsukasa shouted at her enthralled sister, almost dropping the bag that contained her goods.

"Kagami!" Konata shouted, running across the street at light speed to catch up with the Tsundere, who had very luckily made it across the street without incident. She reached Kagami on the other side, completely ready to scold her friend for her foolishly reckless behavior. "Well? Why would you worry us like that?" Konata rebuked.

"... What?" Kagami asked, having been taken out of her stupor by her girlfriend.

"Kagami! You just walked out into the middle of the street!" Konata shouted at her friend, concern clear in her voice. "Just because I hug you, you walk in the middle of the street?"

"I did? I didn't even notice, I'm sorry, you had nothing to do with it! I'm sorry I worried you..." Kagami apologized as she turned back to what had enthralled her so. Konata followed her gaze as the others caught up. Tony and Tsukasa also followed Kagami's stare to see what she had looked at with such zeal. Tony almost burst into laughter at the sight, but managed to keep it under his breath.

"It's pretty." Konata commented on the jewelry that Kagami seemed to like so much. It was a platinum necklace with a giant amethyst that was only a few shades darker then her hair. There were diamonds all around the gem in the center of the amulet, which was shaped like a heart. The jewelry enchanted Kagami. Hmmmm, how much does it cost? That would be nice for her birthday. Konata thought.

Cost: 312,874.98

Holy crap! That's a LOT of money! Man, I need some way to get some money... Maybe I can win another tournament? Or actually show up at my job sometime. Konata chuckled in her head. She turned and sighed. Tony looked at Konata, but saw her almost as enthralled as Kagami had been a moment ago. He followed HER gaze to see a rather well endowed woman walking on the opposite sidewalk, almost exactly where they had been not moments ago.

"Having fun?" Tony chuckled a whisper to Konata. She jumped a bit.

"I would if I could play with those..." She whispered back to Tony.

"Is it bad to look at another woman's cleavage when we're with our girlfriends?" Tony asked.

"Hey, if we don't look at other women and compare, how will we know how awesome our girlfriends are?" Konata giggled.

"True! And we all know that the both of us truly love our Hiiragis!" Tony said.

"Yeah! And breasts are just too fun to watch..." Konata giggled.

"Too true..." Tony chuckled. "Besides, it's not like we would ever leave our girlfriends!" Tony said.

"Exactly! If we saw a new set of clothes, we wouldn't throw our old ones away simply because these were bigger!" Konata said.

"You said it sister!" Tony said.

"Or if we saw a new game or manga, we wouldn't ignore all of our other ones because of it!" Konata said.

"Are you two ready?" Kagami and Tsukasa turned around. Tony and Konata started and looked around. "Um. Okay, why do you two look guilty?" Kagami put her hands on her hips. Tsukasa looked over at her sister quickly, then mimicked her, putting her hands on her hips and even going so far as to trying to replicate Kagami's facial expression. However, she unfortunately failed miserably and ended up making an expression so cute, Tony couldn't even look guilty anymore.

"Tsukasa, you're so cute!" He said, hugging her. "I just wanna hug the stuffing out of you!" He shouted. Tsukasa blushed and hugged back.

"If it's you hugging, my stuffing is just aching to be hugged." Tsukasa chimed. Tony's throat got caught up as he blushed.

"And you say you aren't clever. You almost flawlessly can make me speechless. That shows a much sharper wit than going back and forth." Tony said.

"You mean it?" Tsukasa said happily.

"I wouldn't have said it otherwise." Tony said. Tsukasa pulled her head back and pecked Tony on the lips. "Why thank you." He smiled.

"My pleasure." Tsukasa said.

"Ahg! It's so sickeningly sweet!" Konata shouted, clutching her stomach.

"I'm gonna hurl again!" Kagami shouted, making the same gesture before the lovers descended into laughter. Tony and Tsukasa half broke from their hug, still keeping a hand behind the back of the other.

"Come on you two..." Tony sighed. A large growl cut off any further conversation. The group looked towards Tsukasa, who had taken her hand from behind Tony to hold it over her stomach, her blush turning to one of embarrassment.

"Somebody's hungry~..." Kagami chimed and giggled, both actions surprising Konata. Even with her new abundance of deredere, the Otaku had expected Kagami to be able to tease her sister.

"I'd say let's go to a fast food place, but I spent all of my money..." Tsukasa said.

"I didn't really have any to begin with..." Kagami commented.

"Me neither..." Konata sighed.

"Well this was a short outing." Tony chuckled.

"I'm sorry! We can keep looking around!" Tsukasa said, as if hoping to appease the people around her.

"No, it's fine! I'm hungry too and I have no money." Tony said. Tsukasa cheered up once again.

"Let's go home and I'll cook!" Tsukasa cheered.

"If you want." Tony smiled.

"Quick, Tsukasa's offering to cook! Tony have you ever seen her cook before?" Kagami asked. Tony put a finger to his lip and thought for a bit as they started back towards the station.

"No, I don't think so. I've only ever eaten her cooking, not seen it." Tony said.

"Okay, we need to get home then! You HAVE to see the Goddess of Cooking in action!" Konata said excitedly. There was another loud growl. Konata and Kagami looked at Tsukasa and giggled, but Tsukasa shook her head.

"That wasn't me..." She mumbled.

"Actually, it was me..." Tony raised his hand. "Let's go quick!" Tony shouted as the lot of them started to run towards the station. It wasn't a very long time before they all got to the station. They went down and hopped on the train that would take them closest to home, feeling very fortunate that it was already in. They sat down identically to how they had been seated on their way over to the shopping area. "Is she impressive to watch cook?" Tony asked Kagami.

"Crazy! She's so fast, it's like she has several more arms!" Kagami said excitedly.

"Plus, stuff seems to happen quicker around her too, she browned meat in five minutes when it generally takes ten to do that!" Konata said.

"Wow. She really is the Goddess of Cooking..." Tony chuckled.

"Um..." He heard a female voice. It sounded like it was directed at him, so he turned in the direction it had come from to see a woman with long dark pink hair that fell to the small of her back and navy blue eyes holding a piece of paper on a pad with a pen in her hand. She was looking away with a blush on her cheeks. "Are... Are you Ryū Tora no Kami..." She asked nervously. Tony smiled.

"Yes, and who are you?" Tony asked kindly, hoping not to scare the girl. Regardless, she started and seemed to shrink.

"Um... My name is Tereya... Tereya Hanikamiya..." She mumbled. "Could... Could I have your autograph?" She asked, closing her eyes and holding out the pad and pen to Tony with only her left hand, but her demeanor told Tony that she was already expecting and bracing for rejection.

"It would be my pleasure." He said with a smile. She opened her eyes, looking legitimately surprised and ecstatic.

"Th-Thank you!" She handed him the pen and paper. He signed the paper and looked at her, attempting to find anything to occupy her attention, but he could see her sneaking glances at him. He chuckled in his head and added a note onto the paper. He gave it back to her.

"Here you go." He smiled.

"Thank you so much!" She said joyously as she took the autograph and held it to her chest as if she treasured the item.

"My pleasure." Tony smiled.

"Are you participating in the tournament coming up soon?" Tereya asked excitedly. Tony raised an eyebrow.

"I didn't even know there was a tournament going on soon, when is it?" Tony asked. Tereya looked surprised.

"It's been all over the news! It's at the same place the World Tournament was at." Tereya said. Tony noticed Tsukasa stiffen a bit. He hummed and decided it was important enough for him to check. He let his consciousness float near her's to see how she felt. He could get a negative feeling from her. He nudged Tsukasa.

"Hey, do you not want me to fight in this tournament?" He asked her. She turned towards him.

"You can do what you want." She said. Tony gave her a stern look.

"I didn't ask what I want me to do, I asked what you want me to do." Tony said.

"I want you to do what makes you happy Kan-kun." Tsukasa said adamantly.

"Meaning you don't want me to fight?" Tony said, more of a statement of a question. Tsukasa sighed.

"I worry about you every time Kan-kun, but I know you'll come back to me. Enter it, I know you could use the money." Tsukasa said.

"Tsukasa..." Tony trailed off. Then he looked up to see his fan anxiously awaiting his decision. He thought for a moment. "Let your friends know that this may very well be Ryū Tora no Kami's last tournament." He told her. Tereya looked almost depressed.

"I understand..." She muttered.

"Will you come out to support me?" Tony asked. Tereya lightened up considerably.

"O-Of course!" She said. A blush spread across her face and she looked away for a moment, looking as if she was being scolded.

"Is there anything else I'll need to know?" Tony asked. Tereya looked up to think.

"Um... I think there was something..." She said.

"Hey Teri-chan!" Another girl practically appeared at her side. She smacked the suddenly embarrassed girl on the opposite shoulder, patting it. "What's taking you so long?" She asked, sounding impatient. She looked at Tony. "Oooooh, it's Ryū Tora no Kami!" She said. "Teri-chan here's your biggest fan! You get an autograph from him?" She asked Tereya.

"Y..Yes..." She mumbled. "Do you remember if there was anything special about the upcoming tournament? It might be Ryū Tora no Kami-sama's last." Tereya said. Tony jumped at the addition of "sama".

"What? LAME!" The other girl shouted. "Whiya leaving?" She asked Tony. He sighed.

"Personal reasons." He said.

"It isn't his last." Tsukasa said, eyes closed and facing forward. She seemed detached from the conversation, resolutely facing no one.

"Tsukasa?" Tony asked.

"You're fighting in any tournament you want to Kan-kun. You love to fight and I know you'll come back to me." Tsukasa said. "There's no reason you shouldn't fight." She said.

"I thought you hated it when I fought." Tony said.

"I do. But I'd hate it even more if you stopped something you love because of me." Tsukasa said. "I wouldn't want you to tell me I can't cook." She looked up into his eyes. She was neither smiling nor frowning at him and it was obvious that her ambivalence was truly on the inside as well. He could tell that what she said was the truth. Tony sighed.

"So this isn't your last tournament?" Tereya asked with almost blinding excitement and an enthusiasm that, even though Tony didn't know the girl well, he could tell it was a very rare amount for her to show.

"I suppose not." He smiled. Tereya cheered loudly, but piped down to blush in embarrassment. Tony chuckled. He looked up. "How have they not called our stop yet?" He wondered.

"They called it four stops back." Tsukasa said. Tony turned to her in surprise.

"What?" He asked.

"I didn't want to interrupt you and your new friend." Tsukasa said. The inflection she put on the word "friend" sent a chill down Tony's spine. The edge in her voice complimented the cold tone she took. It made Tony's stomach form a pit, but he didn't have much time to think on it before she spoke again. "It won't be too long before we circle around I'm sure." She said.

"I wonder why Kagami and Konata didn't say anything." Tony mumbled as he looked over. Konata and Kagami were both asleep in the seat. He chuckled.

"It looks like those two are comfy. I think we should let them sleep until we get back to our stop." Tsukasa said.

"Agreed." Tony smiled. "Pretty funny that it isn't us this time."

"R... Ryū Tora no Kami-sama?" Tereya asked cautiously. Tony turned his attention back on the girl.

"Please, call me Tony. Ryū Tora no Kami is too clunky for common use. And the "sama" only makes it seem weird to me." Tony said. Tereya blushed a great deal.

"Th-Thank you so much!" She bowed. Her friend giggled. "T-Tony..." She repeated to herself. "It's in two days!" Tereya said.

"And it's a team fighting thing." Her friend added. "Three to a team."

"We fight in teams?" Tony asked. She nodded.

"Yeah, three to a team." She reiterated. "Maybe you can show us a little something?" She smiled. Tereya looked surprised and constantly shifted her gaze between the two. Finally, she turned to Tony.

"Oh please, could you? Please please please?" She asked excitedly, almost jumping up and down in excitement. Tony sighed.

"Unfortunately, it's much too crowded on this train." He said. Tereya looked sad again.

"Oh... I guess so..." She said with a melancholic tone. Tony sighed and thought. The girl looked like she was about to cry, something he vehemently hated.

"Let's see..." He said. "I have an idea. Back up a little, I've never done this before." Tony said as he held a hand out. The girls backed up as he focused a little of his energy into his palm. A small glowing orb made itself known, bringing surprised gasps from most of the people in the car.

"Whoa..." Tereya said in awe.

"Make it swirl!" Her friend shouted almost obnoxiously. Tony sighed and thought of it. The energy in his palm began rotating, then shot out. Luckily, it dissipated before it hurt anyone.

Gotta get that more contained... He thought. He began again, adding more to the containment. He growled from the mental strain of containing it due to the energy feed with the addition of keeping the energy spinning, even with the very small amount of energy in it. It formed a perfect ball in his hand with very slowly rotating energy inside it. Hell yeah! He smiled. Considering the amount of energy that took, it isn't going to be that powerful compared to other things, but still. He sighed as he stopped adding energy to it. Surprisingly, it continued to spin even without his adding energy to it. He smiled.

"It's so pretty..." Tereya muttered, enchanted by the energy ball.

"You said this was the first time you had tried it?" Her friend asked. Tony nodded.

"Yeah." He smiled.

"What are you going to name it?" Tereya asked. He thought.

"How about Tereya?" Tony smiled as blood quickly rushed to Tereya's face. She began several words, but very obviously failed in all of them. Finally, she calmed down and breathed a few times.

"Thank you Ry... Tony." She smiled. Her friend nudged her.

"Hey, he just named a move after you! You two are hitting it off pretty well, maybe you've got a shot at him..." She whispered to Tereya and giggled. Tereya blushed profusely. Suddenly, Tony felt an iron grip on his arm. He looked over to see Tsukasa looking at him, clearly distressed. He looked, confused. That is, until he saw the hand rubbing on her leg. He looked at the man next to her and saw that this was no accident. Tereya and her friend looked and gasped at the audacity of the pervert.

One car over

"Daddy, can we get ice cream when we get off?" The little girl asked her father.

"Ask your mother sweetie." The father avoided the question.

"Mommy, can we-"

"TEREYA!" They heard just before the car door blew off, luckily being stopped by a pole before it hit anyone. Everyone jumped and either shouted or screamed in surprise as a man fell into the car, the front of his shirt torn off and there were scratches on everywhere that was bare. There was a man standing in the next car with five girls around him, his hand extended.

"Kan-kan?" The smallest asked.

"YOU TOUCH HER ONE MORE TIME! I TRIPLE FUCKIN' DARE YOU TO TOUCH HER ONE MORE GOD DAMN TIME!" Tony yelled in fury. Tony took a step forward, but the Konata and Tsukasa both stepped up and held him back.

"It's okay Kan-kun, he only felt my leg!" Tsukasa shouted. She really disliked the man, but she could see murder in Tony's eyes and that man more than likely had family. She didn't care what the man did, she wasn't going to let him be killed if she could stop it.

"Move!" Tony shouted as energy pried Konata off. Tsukasa, panicked, leaned up and whispered something in his ear. Suddenly, he started and seemed to calm down. "Promise?" He asked.

"Of course." Tsukasa smiled. "That will be two kisses." Tsukasa smiled a bit wider. Tony smiled and chuckled. He leaned in and kissed her three times. "Oo~, and here's your change." She leaned up and kissed him. Tony smiled as he sat Tsukasa down and gave his seat to Tereya. Tsukasa stiffened a bit, but otherwise kept her cheerful demeanor. Tereya's friend leaned down.

"I guess not..." She sighed.

"I didn't expect to have a chance anyway..." Tereya sighed.

"You need to be more confident." Her friend sighed. She stood back up to meet the curious look of Tony. "It's private." She said.

"Very well." Tony sighed. The voice came over the intercom and called their stop. "Looks like this is where we get off." He said.

"Goodbye Tony!" Tereya smiled and waved as Konata and Kagami, having been awakened by Tony's outburst, walked off and Tsukasa followed. Tony began to leave, but turned around.

"By the way, if I do this..." Tony smiled and swiped his thumb across his nose a couple times. "That means that was for you." He smiled. Tereya blushed and tried to make herself look busy.

"Thank you..." She muttered. Her friend giggled and poked her in the rib with an elbow, taking the seat next to Tereya. Tereya looked at what Tony wrote on the autograph and blushed again. You need to be more confident, you're a really pretty girl! Best of luck. -Ryu Tora no Kami. Tony walked out and the door closed. He turned to see all three of the girls staring at him.

"What?" He asked. Tsukasa looked at Kagami, who looked back as Konata grabbed Tony's arm and pulled him to the side.

"What the hell was all of that?" She asked. Tony looked confused.

"The hell was what?" He asked.

"You have a girlfriend!" Konata scolded. Tony got even more confused.

"And?" He asked.

"From what I saw, you spent a LOT of time with that girl instead of Tsukasa. Can't you see she feels hurt?" Konata asked. "You can't just DO that!" Konata said. Tony blinked.

"She's hurt just because I was talking to another girl?" He asked.

"Yeah! You're dating her, go apologize!" Konata said. Tony blinked another time. Then he got a still more confused look.

"For what? Talking to someone? Making friends with a girl? What's wrong with that?" Tony asked.

"Look, I don't get it myself, but she's jealous and hurt. Just please apologize." Konata said. Tony crossed his arms.

"I'm sorry, but I didn't do anything wrong. I'm not apologizing." Tony said.

"Kan-kan, she might think you had eyes for that other girl!" Konata said. She suddenly looked suspicious. "You don't, do you?" She asked. Tony looked offended.

"No! Of course not!" He said. He glanced over at Tsukasa. "If she can honestly and whole-heartidly tell me that she thought I would ever leave her for another girl after everything we've been through, everything I've said to her, then..." He sighed. Konata looked him in the eye.

"Then what?" She asked. Tony sighed again.

"I don't know. I know I'd be very disappointed. I thought... I don't know." He shrugged and sighed. "I thought our bond was stronger than that. She knows what she means to me." Tony said. He looked at Tsukasa, who was conversing with Kagami.

"Yeah, but she's on her period, she gets emotional easily like this!" Konata said.

"To hell with that!" Tony said, attracting the attention of the other two. He waited for them to turn around and continue talking before continuing. Konata, however, started before he could.

"Kan-kan, you named a technique after another girl! How could you do that if you didn't do something like that for Tsukasa?" Konata asked.

"Easy. The technique-" Tony put his hand out. He groaned and ultimately failed to recreate it. Konata sighed.

"Is my energy enough to make your point?" She asked.

"Probably." He nodded. He tapped into her energy and recreated the sphere, it being easier now that he had a little bit of experience with it. She put her hand to her head at the sudden loss of energy. "This technique, while clearly powerful and obviously pretty, isn't Tsukasa." Tony said. Konata got confused.

"Why not?" She asked.

"Simple. You can't see it, but on the inside of this sphere, the energy is weak and slow. It's pretty, like its namesake. But Tsukasa..." Tony sighed. "Tsukasa is beautiful in heart, mind, and soul, as well as her body. She's perfect inside and out. This..." Tony closed his hand and took the energy in. "Isn't." He finished. "I'd need to refine that technique a thousand times before it's suitable to be called Tsukasa." He said. Konata leaned forward.

"Tell her that!" She urged. "She'd forgive you in a second!" She said. Tony looked incredibly frustrated.

"That's the point!" He said forcefully. "It's true and if I told her that she might, but I shouldn't HAVE to! She should trust me more than this!" Tony said. "And if she really feels that way, I think I might just go home." He said.

"What? What will that help?" Konata asked, desperate for her brother to avoid the conflict he would inevitably reach if he left.

"It will make me feel better." He said.

"That's selfish though." Konata said. Tsukasa and Kagami turned around.

"Here. I'll give her a chance to, what? Let me off the hook?" Tony asked Konata. She whined a bit.

"You have no idea what you're doing!" She whispered just before Kagami and Tsukasa walked over. Tsukasa looked Tony in the eyes.

"Kan-kun." She said curtly.

"Tsu-chan." He said back. There was a moment of silence.

"Aren't you going to say anything else?" Tsukasa asked.

"What are you expecting?" Tony asked.

"An explanation, hopefully." Tsukasa said.

"For?" Tony asked. "Talking to another girl?" He asked.

"You two were flirting!" Tsukasa said. Tony sighed.

"No I wasn't. You know I wasn't." Tony sighed in exasperation, as if this was information a toddler should know. To him, it was.

"No I don't know!" Tsukasa said. Tony's eyes and nostrils flared for an instant. He then returned to normal.

"Well, that's a damn shame." He turned away. "I love you. You know that. Just because I make a friend gives you no right to get so bent out of shape." He sighed.

"I thought you were going to take the bad times? Was what you said to me earlier a lie?" Tsukasa asked. Tony turned around, angry but keeping it under control. He put his hands on her shoulders. She flinched a little.

"Tsukasa." She looked at the ground. "Tsukasa!" He shouted a little louder. "Look me in the eyes." He said. She looked up and did as he asked. "Now, if you can honestly look me in the eyes and tell me that you doubt my intentions, that you think that I would leave you for someone I met on a train, then..." He trailed off. Tsukasa looked in his eyes. After ten seconds of silence in which no one moved, Tony let go and began to walk away. "I can't believe it." He sighed.

"Kan-kun!" Tsukasa shouted. He stopped and looked back.

"How could you hesitate on a question like that?" Tony shouted. He sighed. "I'm going home. We both need a bit of time to cool off." Tony said. He turned around.

"Kan-kun, you..." Tsukasa started to shout. He stopped. "You... asshole!" Tsukasa shouted. Tony jerked violently, but didn't turn around. He walked out of the station. Tsukasa started to cry as Kagami walked up and put a hand on her shoulder.

"What a jerk." Kagami said. "Don't worry Tsukasa, I'm sure he'll come around. Don't you think Kona?" Kagami asked. Konata heard it, but didn't immediately respond. She had hoped to avoid this. Kagami was now forcing her to choose sides, something she REALLY didn't want. "Konata?" Kagami sounded sterner.

"I don't want to take sides." Konata said.

"But you do agree that Tony was being a jerk, right?" Kagami asked. "...Right?" She demanded.

"Kagami, understand the position I'm in!" Konata turned to face her friend. "I'm caught between my girlfriend's sister and my brother!" She said.

"And I'm caught between my girlfriend's brother and my sister, but I'm obviously choosing my sister, my twin." Kagami said.

"By that logic, I would have to choose Kan-kan's side." Konata said. "But I don't want to choose sides." She said. Kagami almost growled.

"Well, who do you think is right? You have to tell me right now." Kagami said.

"In my gut? Who do I think is right?" Konata asked.

"Yeah!" Kagami demanded.

"Tony. I think Tsukasa is overreacting and you're out of line to make me choose between you and him." Konata sighed. Kagami looked at her in disbelief.

"Then you can go ahead and go home with him!" She shouted. Konata looked in shock.

"Kagamin, I-"

"Let's go home Tsukasa." Kagami sighed as she and Tsukasa walked out of the station, leaving Konata alone. A tear rolled down her cheek.

"Fine. I will." She said, her voice cracking. She walked out of the station and took off after Tony.

Luckier Channel

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

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

"We sincerely apologize for this chapter taking so long. A bunch of stuff backed up and AC had to take care of them all before this chapter could really get worked on!" Akira bowed.

"Yeah, we here at Luckier Channel hope that the length of this chapter will make up for it being late." Minoru bowed.

"I hope it will be too." Akira said. "But watch out guys! It's the drama llama again!" Akira shouted.

*Music Tone*

"What? We're done already?" Akira asked.

"I think the writer really wants to get this chapter out ASAP." Minoru said.

"..."

"Well damn. Hasn't done that in a while."

"True, the writer hasn't been this late in... ever! I don't think it's ever been more than a month since the story was updated!"

*End*

Aftersection

Okay, I'm super sorry about this. I have no idea what's been happening for the past month. I've had essay after essay to write for dear old English teacher, not to mention worrying about my old teacher reading. Which she's begun. She likes it so far! Yay Layle! Oh yeah, and I realize that as I keep getting stuff piled on (Other stories to Beta, my growing Youtube obligations, not to mention my ACTUAL life), these chapters might be getting later and later. While I'll do my very best NOT to have that happen (I had to spend hours in God of Writing mode to get this one out XD), I also realize how much people HATE being in the dark. So, totally made a facebook account where I'll do my best to let you all know if there's anything you need to know. If I need to delay the next chapter due to, say, a vacation or something about a job or such, I'll let you guys know. Of course, I know that's a bit unorthodox, but still! I suppose you guys wouldn't have to if you didn't want to, just thought I'd give it a try. It's Luckierstar Story at facebook! I'll go ahead and get this out now. Sorry for the wait! Review please!