Chapter 44: Awakening
Hehe, Vampzard, I appreciate the compliment, but I think you may have forgot that Lucky Life still had Mikeru and Sanjo in the Revised version. Those are OCs, sooooo... Sorry for this wait... Gigarot, didn't Kagami drop it? I think she did... Sqweebs, I've already sorta kinda responded to your review in private messages. Ah Lizard, yeah, Lee definitely deserves a class of his own. He's pretty badass. For all of you who haven't watched the Avengers, by the way, well... It's on DVD now and on the internet. So you need to watch it. It's a great movie. And wow, I've never been compared to a story like THAT before. Yes, I'm pretty sure I've read it before. Glad I can keep shocking you guys. I'm happy! Stealth, did... did you just quote the bible? Proverbs, right? That's pretty awesome. Though it confuses me on one case. Ah, but you're confused too. About Tsuki? Don't worry, by the end of this little bit, everyone will be just as confused as you are. Possibly more so! You guys think you've got her figured out? You have quite a fall ahead of you. Plus, I got compared to Time! Like a BOSS! Speaking of which... Duff, what can you expect? He IS painfully dumb! Fullsaga, looks like you tuned out! Hope that's not the case, but oh well... Star, I'd hope you get the reference to Avatar, it was a whole fight! Holy, I'm pretty sure we still have Konami! At least... For now... Mwuahahahah~! Haha! Ehehe... *Ahem*... Quite right. Right then. On with the chapter.
POV Tony
Tony continued to walk home. He briefly considered practicing his concentration once more. He instantly discounted the idea. His head was too far gone for now to even think about such things at the moment. So he simply decided to continue walking. He sighed.
Tereya... Tsukasa... Damn it, what do I do? He thought. He shook his head. This was Tsukasa's decision. I need to not think about her today. I'll go out with Tereya and have a great time and not think about Tsukasa! He decided. With false determination, he redoubled his speed. It was hardly an increase, but it was something.
POV Tsukasa
Tsukasa ran crying. She heard her mother, her father, her sister, all calling to her, but she ignored them. She hated her life. WHY? How could he be so inconsiderate! How could he do something like that? In front of me?! I hate him, I hate him, I hate him, I... She slowed to a walk. She was in the middle of the park. I... I love him... Tears continued to pour down her cheeks. She stopped moving. It allowed her family to catch up. Miki ran up and brought her daughter into a hug.
"Tsukasa, I'm so sorry..." Miki said, petting her daughter's hair.
"I love him Mom... How could he do this?" Tsukasa cried into her mother's shirt.
"He's just confused, that's all. I'm sure he'll come around." Miki rubbed her daughter on the back.
"Don't worry Imoto. He's an idiot, but he'll figure out what he lost. He'll be back." Matsuri said. Tsukasa sniffed and looked at her older sister.
"You think so?" She asked. Matsuri gave a thumbs up.
"Totally! Who could leave a cutie like you?" Matsuri asked. Tsukasa wiped her eyes, but the tears wouldn't stop. Miki silently guided Tsukasa to a bench. There, they sat down and Tsukasa laid into her mother's lap.
"I don't know..." Tsukasa sighed. Masutā walked up and sat on his legs in front of the girl. "Hey." She said curtly. Masutā sighed.
"Sorry about this... I'm sorry about all of this." He said.
"He send you to apologize for him?" Tsukasa asked. Masutā chuckled.
"No, he's far too stupid to be caught up in something like this." He said.
"Caught up in what?" Tsukasa asked.
"Admitting he's wrong. Apologizing." Masutā said.
"He doesn't still think he's right, does he?" Kagami asked. Masutā laughed.
"Oh, I don't doubt for a second that he still thinks he is." Masutā said. "He's an idiot when it comes to love though."
"Then why are you here?" Tsukasa asked. Masutā's cheerful demeanor left instantly. In its place was a very somber, serious expression.
"My plea to you. Please don't give up on him." Masutā said. Tsukasa couldn't help but let a small smile come to her lips.
"You really look out for him, don't you?" She asked.
"Yes, I do." Masutā smiled. "It's a job I recommend very highly." He said. "You know..."
"What?" Tsukasa asked.
"Soon, I'll be moving out. Ototo will have a room open. Maybe you can take over for me once Ototo has come to his senses and I've left." Masuta smiled. Tsukasa's face turned a deep burgundy as the thought of living with Tony came into her mind. She found the idea odd, as she had normally heard of married couples living together, not dating. In fact, most of the time, the couple lived with the parents, so it seemed even weirder. Still, the way it was presented, as simply two people living together, was appealing to Tsukasa. Not to mention that she was totally a romantic...
"You really think he'll come around?" Tsukasa asked.
"Of course he will. You two were almost literally made for each other." Masuta pushed himself off his knees and stood up. "Besides, you have to fight sometimes! After all, the course of true love never did run smooth." He smiled. With that said, he turned away. "Look, he just needs time to think. He's gonna figure out that you're the girl he needs and he'll be back. He just needs to figure that out for himself." Masuta said. "Until then, think about what I said." Masuta said. He walked off.
"I'll come with ya, since we're going to the same place." Konata began to leave with him. "See ya Kagamin!"
Living with Kan-kun... In a happy house with just the two of us... She thought to herself. That... That wouldn't be too bad... She thought.
"So Tsukasa, what do you want to do now?" Inori asked.
"Just say it and we'll do it Imoto." Matsuri said. "Anything that you want?" Tsukasa hummed. She had an idea, but she didn't want anyone to know about it. After all, it was technically illegal...
"I wanna go visit a friend..." Tsukasa said. She shifted to tell her mother that she was ready to get up. Miki stopped running her hand through her daughter's hair and nodded.
"We'll take ya there Imoto!" Matsuri said. Tsukasa hummed.
"Um... Thanks, but... I kind of want to walk. Clear my head, you know?" She said uncertainly, pushing herself up. Matsuri shrugged.
"What ever ya want Imoto." She said.
"Are you going to be alright by yourself?" Tadao asked.
"Yeah. I'm feeling better now that everyone is saying they believe he'll come around." Tsukasa smiled, almost lying. She was indeed feeling better, but not nearly as much as she told them.
"Well... Call us if you need anything." Tadao said. They shrugged and everyone save Miyuki and Kagami began walking back to the tournament since that's where the van was.
"Will do!" Tsukasa waved. She looked at Kagami and Miyuki.
"Did you mean for us to go too?" Kagami asked.
"Well, you can come if you want..." Tsukasa said, but her tone suggested that she wanted quite the opposite. Kagami and Miyuki looked at each other and sighed.
"I guess not. Just..." Kagami put her hand on Tsukasa's shoulder and looked her in the eye. "If you want to talk, if you want anything at all, just let me know, okay?" Kagami said.
"Okay Onee-chan." Tsukasa smiled. Kagami smiled and hugged her twin, which caught the younger sister by surprise considering Kagami never, EVER, initiated hugs with her.
"I love you Tsukasa." She said in a rarely heard tone of affection.
"I love you too Onee-chan." Tsukasa returned the hug. After a moment, Kagami backed up and gave the way for Miyuki to come forth. Which she did. She quickly brought Tsukasa into a hug.
"I'm sorry this happened Tsu-chan." She said quietly.
"It's alright Yuki-chan." Tsukasa again returned the hug. "I said it before. He's an adult. And Masuta thinks he's going to come back, so..."
"Masuta is a smart man." Miyuki giggled lightly. "He just needs time to realize what he's done."
"I understand." Tsukasa smiled. Miyuki could feel Tsukasa's cheeks widen on her neck as the older girl smiled, making Miyuki smile as well.
"Have fun." Miyuki broke the hug and stepped back.
"I will." Tsukasa smiled. Miyuki and Kagami started walking away as Tsukasa sighed.
"See you at home Tsukasa!" Kagami waved.
"Bye Onee-chan!" Tsukasa waved. Now, if I can just remember where it is... She set off to find her destination.
POV Tony
Tony kept walking when he saw two boys and a girl ahead of him. He recognized them and approached them.
"Hey, Fire Ferrets!" Tony called. The three turned around as Tony approached.
"Hey mah man! What's up?" The bigger boy asked.
"Not much, just never got your names is all! That was some crazy stuff you guys were doing!" Tony said.
"What? Bending?" The thinner boy asked. "By the way, my name is Mako." He said.
"Bo-lin!" The bigger boy shouted.
"Korra." The girl chuckled at Bolin's demeanor.
"Name's Tony, nice to meet you guys!" Tony said. "And Bending... Is that what it's called?" Tony asked.
"Yeah." Mako said.
"Can you guys teach me anything like that?" Tony asked.
"I think Mako's gotcha best there. You're a firebender, right?" Bolin asked, having seen Tony's flame throwing during the match.
"Er... I guess?" Tony shrugged. "But can't you learn more than one? Mako was shooting fire and lightning. Korra was using fire, water and earth!" Tony said.
"I'm the Avatar. I can do that." Korra crossed her arms and smirked.
"And lightning generation is just another form of firebending." Mako explained.
"Really?" Tony asked. "Maybe you could teach it to me?" Tony asked.
"Well, I guess. It's kind of complicated. You see, there's energy all around us." Mako said. Tony chuckled.
"Ah, I know all about that." Tony said. He put his hand out and formed Tereya to demonstrate his point.
"Well, this should be a lot easier for you to learn then." Mako said. "Then do you know that the energy is of two kinds? Yin and Yang?" He asked. Tony made a confused face.
"No, that's new." He said.
"Well, Yin and Yang is positive and negative energy. If you can separate these two, it will create an imbalance. The energy wants to restore the balance and so the positive and negative energy come crashing back together." Mako swung his arm around as lightning appeared at his finger tips. "And in the moment, when it come crashing together, you provide release and guidance." Mako shot his lightning off into the sky. Tony nodded.
"Awesome. I think I'll give it a try..." Tony put his hand out. He breathed in through his nose and out through his mouth. He made the same arching motion Mako had, focusing hard.
"Remember!" Mako interrupted. Tony stopped and looked at him. "When the energy crashes together and the lightning comes, you do NOT command it. You are simply its humble guide. I learned that the hard way..." Mako looked down for a moment. He shook his head to shake himself out of it. He nodded to Tony to say he was done. Tony repeated his previous movements. When he moved to fire the lightning that had yet to come, however, a fiery explosion caught him off guard and threw him into the building behind him. He coughed and rubbed his chest, his back throbbing from the impact as well. He got up.
"Damn... That hurt..." Tony muttered. "What happened?" He asked.
"I'm... not sure." Mako muttered. "I've never seen that happen. I've accidentally electrocuted myself before, but I've never seen it explode when you try to create it..." Mako said.
"Comforting..." Tony rubbed his back. He could feel the cuts on his back. Korra sighed.
"Here, I've got it." She brought out the water she was using before and covered her hand with it.
"Got what?" Tony asked.
"I'm a healer." Korra said.
"What do you know, so am I!" Tony said, straightening his back. "Heal." He commanded. Following his will, his back's skin began to stitch itself back together. Bolin's jaw dropped comically.
"How'd you do that?" Korra asked, putting her water away.
"I'm Ryu Tora no Kami. I can do that." Tony smirked. He cracked his neck. "Alright, let's try this again..." He mumbled. He sighed and focused. He arched his arms around and concentrated. He shot to have the air in front of him explode again. A little more prepared for it this time, he stumbled back and coughed. "Damn it!" He shouted.
"Hey guys, we should really be going. I have a lesson with Tenzin today and I've already been late a few times recently..." Korra said, scratching the back of her head.
"Oh, right. Let's go. Nice to meet you man!" Bolin shouted as the three ran off.
"Nice to meet you too." Tony waved, sighing. He was frustrated with himself now. He had never had this much trouble learning something before. Things had come slow to him, yes, but never had they blown up in his face so violently. But these days, everything seemed to blow up in his face. He sighed and sat down to rest, leaning against the wall of the building he had just crashed into a moment ago.
POV Tsukasa
Tsukasa looked at the sign that read "South Side of Chicago". She had been here only once, so she was pleased that she had remembered where it was. She walked in to see the bar moderately full. Akira looked up and saw her new customer.
"Hey, welcome back!" Akira shouted happily.
"Hi..." Tsukasa walked up and sat down. "You remember me?" Tsukasa asked.
"Of course, you, I, and Kan-chan sang!" Akira giggled.
"I'm glad you remember..." Tsukasa smiled bitterly. She felt comfortable with Akira, a girl who had met her once and yet remembered her.
"Hey, you that girl Kan-chan was talking about?" A man asked next Tsukasa.
"What? Who are you?" Tsukasa asked.
"My name's Dansei, I'm a friend of his. He helped take someone out who was hitting on my wife while I was at work." Dansei said.
"Oh... Did he talk about me?" Tsukasa asked.
"Yeah, but not a ton." Dansei said.
"When was that?" Tsukasa asked. Dansei thought for a moment.
"It was right before that festival!" Akira chimed in.
"Oh, that was before we even started dating!" Tsukasa said. Akira, Dansei, and a woman Tsukasa assumed was Dansei's wife cheered.
"So you two did end up going out?" Akira asked.
"Yeah..." Tsukasa smiled at the happy memories.
"So when's the next date?" Dansei's wife asked.
"We... broke up..." Tsukasa muttered. "Do you have any Sake?" Tsukasa asked. Akira gasped.
"What? Why?" She asked.
"He's stupid! And mean! And rude! And..." Tsukasa paused and sighed. "And..."
"What did he do?" Akira asked.
"There was a misunderstanding... But he kept rubbing my face in it! Then, he asked out another girl right in front of me!" Tsukasa shouted.
"What? No way!" Dansei said seriously. "One thing I pride myself on is that I'm an excellent judge of character. He wouldn't do something like that!"
"He did." Tsukasa huffed. Akira hesitantly pulled out a bottle of Sake. Tsukasa quickly grabbed it, poured a glass, and drank. A violent shudder went down her spine at the offensive alcohol, her first taste. "I thought this stuff was supposed to make you feel good?" Tsukasa asked.
"It's supposed to make you feel nothing." Dansei said. "Look, I've had plenty of that stuff. It'll get you drunk, but it won't make you happy." He said. "I'm sure this was just another misunderstanding." He said.
"Even if it was, he didn't have to go and ask another girl out like that!" Tsukasa shouted.
Kan-chan has always been so nice to me... Akira thought. I think it's time for some payback... She sighed as she started thinking ahead. She leaned on the counter in front of her. "You are so right!" She said. Dansei and his wife looked over at her, but she winked to them.
"Forget about that guy!
You should just be miserable and sigh!" Akira sang.
"You should just stay pissed.
Forget about the way you felt when you two kissed!" Akira said.
"Love really is obnoxious!
The thrills, the chills, will make you nauseous!" Akira crossed her arms triumphantly. Tsukasa backed up a bit on her seat, surprised by the sudden song.
"And you'll always come for more!
Isn't love a big bore?" Akira asked.
"Forget the whole affair!
Forget about the love that you two share!" Akira insisted.
"Then you'll feel the heat...
Of that pesky heart that he makes beat!" Akira said. Tsukasa got up and stumbled back.
"Love is wolf in sheep's dressing!
It's even worse than PMSing!" Akira shuddered.
"They say that it's war!
Isn't love a big bore?" Akira asked. Tsukasa shook her head violently and ran out of the bar. Akira sighed. Well Kan-chan, the rest is up to you. She smiled and returned to her conversation with Dansei and his wife.
Tsukasa walked away from the bar. She thought maybe she could get happier there, but that obviously wasn't happening. All it had done was remind her of how much she missed Tony...
POV Tony
Tony had been sitting against the wall for a couple of hours before he decided it was time to go. He stood up and began walking again.
"Hey." A familiar voice called. He looked to the side in an alley to see Tereya's friend, arms folded and leaning on the wall. She seemed oddly less... excited... than normal.
"Hey, what's going on?" Tony asked.
"Tereya's ready for your date." She replied. Tony raised an eyebrow. The girl was entirely serious, dangerously so.
"Where is she?" Tony asked. The girl sighed.
"I... don't know." She mumbled. "For the first time... I don't know." She said. She looked up into Tony's eyes.
"What do you mean?" Tony asked, a bit worried. The girl looked down again. Tony felt as if he had missed something she was trying to say with her eyes.
"Don't worry, she isn't missing or anything. She's going to the subway early to meet you. Just..." The girl trailed off.
"Yes?" Tony asked.
"Take care of her. I know what you gave up for her, so I trust you." The girl said. "But you did it to Tsukasa. You broke her heart." Tony felt his own drop. "I know I can't hurt you because you're Ryu Tora no Kami, but..." The girl sighed. "God knows I'll try if you do the same to Tereya." She said.
"I have no intention of hurting her." Tony said.
"And I'm sure you said the same to Tsukasa." She retorted, cutting Tony to the quip. She sighed. "When we got home, she instantly started getting ready for tonight. She got her makeup on... I helped her with her clothes... Her makeup... and she left." She sounded hurt.
"Hey, are you okay?" Tony asked.
"She..." The girl got choked up. She cleared her throat. "I don't think I can remember a time when she's been out without me."
"Wow, really?" Tony asked, surprised.
"Yeah... We spend most of our time together. After.. Well, she can tell you if she wants. In the past ten years, we've been apart for maybe a hundred hours." She said. She pushed herself off the wall and began to walk towards Tony. She kept walking, however, once she reached him and began walking away before stopping about twenty feet from him. Without turning around, she addressed him. "Take care of the girl I love Tony." She said. She began to walk away. Tony's demeanor changed to a grave seriousness.
"Hey." He called. The girl stopped. "You said you loved her, right?" He asked.
"Yeah. About five seconds ago." She responded.
"Then why did you push me to go out with her so much? If you loved her, wouldn't you want the opposite?" Tony asked.
"I want her to be happy. You would help a lot towards that." Her friend said.
"But if you love her, why are you giving up so easily?" Tony asked cautiously. She stiffened up a bit.
"You don't understand." She said a little louder.
"I understand enough. If love is strong, it'll find a way." Tony said. "If you do want to try to go out with Tereya, I won't stand in your way. You two seem very close, much more so than me and her." The girl started trembling. "Do you want to go after her? Do you want to be happy and chase your love?" Tony asked. "At least try!" He shouted. She stopped trembling and looked over her shoulder at him, a tired, sad smile on her lips.
"I did." She said quietly, hardly a whisper. She turned back around and walked away from the stunned boy. Tony took a moment to compose himself from the revelation before continuing on his way home.
POV Masuta
Konata and Masuta walked towards their respective homes, the latter for the last time.
"Did you really just tell Tsukasa to move in with him?" Konata asked. Masuta chuckled.
"I know how it may seem to you, but I'll be honest. Ototo's going to go back to Tsukasa, make no mistake. He needs to test the field before he realizes that Tsukasa is his perfect girl." Masuta said.
"But you realize the implications of telling her to live with him, right?" Konata asked. Masuta hummed for a moment in false thought before laughing.
"Don't worry, they're not going to! Do you remember who you're talking about?" Masuta laughed.
"How do you know he wouldn't...? I mean, if you're right and he realized that Tsukasa is the girl he's spending his life with, maybe he'll figure that he might as well early!" Konata said.
"Konata, Ototo knows nothing about sex. And Tsukasa is... well, she's Tsukasa. She isn't going to do anything. I bet she knows about as much as he does." Masuta laughed. "Remember that time she asked about why some dog trainers used "Chin-chin" as a command? She was completely clueless!" Masuta laughed. Konata laughed as well, but then got a confused look.
"Hey, how do you know about that?" She asked.
"Well, me and Miyuki talk a lot." Masuta said. Konata got her catgrin again.
"You and her are going out by the end of the week." She said.
"What? No we're... I wish..." Masuta sighed.
"I call." Konata said. Masuta gasped.
"You- You can't call that!" He shouted.
"Well, I did, so now you have to do it." Konata said.
"Just because you say that, doesn't mean it can just happen Konata!" Masuta said. Konata stopped dead in her tracks, looking forward. Masuta stopped after a step. He followed her gaze to see Tereya walking towards them very quickly, head down. Konata sighed and continued walking, Masuta following a step behind in the unlikely case Konata turned violent. Tereya jumped as she noticed them and ducked into an alley, confusing Konata. Masuta made a quick note. "Konata." He whispered. "She seems to be shy to an extreme, an almost hermit level social recluse." He said.
"Ah. That would explain it." Konata mumbled. "How'd you figure that out?"
"She was staring intently at her feet, both to shun everyone and everything, and because the sun is in her eyes. Since the sun is at our backs, she saw our shadows on the ground and looked up. I have a feeling she would have reacted the same, not matter who we were." Masuta said.
"You noticed all that in a couple seconds? Okay Kanarazu..." Konata mumbled. Masuta chuckled as they came up to the alley they knew Tereya was in.
"I'm nowhere near his level." He whispered.
"We mean you no ill will Tereya." Konata said. After a moment, they saw a hand grab the corner and Tereya peeked around. She was noticeably trembling. Seeing who it was and that they weren't going to hurt her, she stepped out a little bit.
"H-Hello..." She mumbled. While she wasn't fully out, Konata and Masuta could see she was in formal wear.
"Hey, are you already on your way to meet Ototo?" Masuta asked. Tereya seemed to shrink and nod.
"I-I'm going to be early, b-but I don't want to keep him waiting..." She mumbled. Masuta looked at his watch.
"It's six o'clock. You're going to be VERY early if you two are meeting at eight." He said. Tereya shrunk even more.
"W-wh-what if he's early?" Tereya asked.
"He meant to be early." Konata said.
"So where are you going? What are you doing?" Masuta asked. Here, Tereya smiled a bit.
"Wh-Whatever he wants!" She said.
"Oh. Well, have fun." Masuta said. The two shrugged and continued walking.
"U-um..." Tereya said. The two stopped and looked back.
"Yes?" Konata asked.
"W-why... Why did he name h-his move after me? Why not Ts-Tsukasa?" Tereya blurted out. She had been confused about it since she had realized that Tony and Tsukasa were dating, but had only just now gathered up the courage to ask. Konata sighed, knowing the answer could easily ruin the girls night.
"Ask him. If he wants you to know, he'll tell you." Konata said. With that, she and Masuta turned back around and began walking again. Tereya finally stopped trembling and came fully out of the alley. She breathed deeply to regain control of herself and continued, still terrified. After all, this was her first time out by herself and if anyone saw it...
Konata and Masuta continued on their way home.
"So, about how mad are you at Ototo?" Masuta asked.
"I'm pretty mad. But, he is my brother. I can't stay mad at him forever." Konata sighed. Masuta sighed contently.
"I'm glad to hear you say that. I know I've said it before, but... hearing you call him your brother makes me very happy." He said.
"Well... He is, ya know? I'd kill for him if it was required..." Konata said. "He was just an asshole."
"I'll agree to that." Masuta chuckled. They arrived at their homes. "Hey, want some dinner? It'll taste horrible, but it's healthy." Masuta chuckled.
"Sure! Maybe I can learn a thing or two about cooking, you never know!" Konata smiled as the two entered Tony's house.
"I might be able to teach you a little something!" Masuta laughed.
A few hours later
"Wow, I had never thought to do that with curry before!" Konata said. She was surprised at how good a cook Masuta actually was. The process of cooking had taken so long mostly because it had been turned more into a cooking lesson, Masuta teaching Konata a few things and vice-versa. "That'll help a lot, Kagami still wants to lose weight for some reason..."
"That was an interesting recipe for Miso soup as well. I'll have to try that at some point. Maybe one day when I'm cooking for Miyuki and her mother!" Masuta said.
"You two are so obvious for each other..." Konata giggled.
"You would know all about being obvious, wouldn't you Konata?" Masuta replied. Konata started and blushed a bit, not expecting such a reversal.
"Me and Kagamin weren't THAT obvious..." Konata said.
"Please! I knew within a minute of seeing you two! How is that not obvious?" Masuta laughed. There was an opening and closing of a door.
POV Tony
Tony got home and walked in. He hardly expected to be met with the aroma of food. He walked into the kitchen to see Masuta and Konata at the stove. They both turned to meet him.
"I... should probably go. The air just took a turn." Konata walked past her brother.
"Kon-kon!" Tony turned. Konata didn't let him continue before she turned.
"Listen Kan-kan. To this world, you may be one person." Konata said fiercely. "But to one person..." She seemed to calm down. "You may as well be the world." She sighed. That said, she turned and left the house. Tony sighed.
"Hey Ototo. Took you a while to get home." Masuta said.
"Yeah, I needed a rest." Tony sighed.
"From what?" Masuta asked.
"I tried to learn something new. It blew up in my face though." Tony said.
"That seems to be becoming a trend." Masuta said.
"Maybe you can help me figure it out?" Tony asked.
"Sure." Masuta and Tony began to walk out of the house. "There was something I wanted to tell you, but I can't remember now..." Masuta commented on the way.
"Well, if it's important, you'll remember." Tony said. They got outside and heard Konata's door close.
"So what's the problem, Ototo?" Masuta asked.
"You remember how that guy from the tournament used lightning?" Tony asked.
"Yeah, I remember. He almost got you." Masuta chuckled.
"Well, he tried to teach me how to do it." Tony said. He went through the movements and explained the concept to Masuta. He then explained the result he repeatedly got.
"So, it literally explodes in front of you..." Masuta folded his arms and watched. Tony didn't respond in words, but merely breathed to steady himself. He concentrated and went through the movements. When he moved to shoot off lightning, however, another explosion sent him onto his rear. "You have to concentrate extremely hard and disrupt the balance of energy to do this, right?" Masuta asked.
"Yeah." Tony nodded. Masuta shook his head.
"You're not going to be able to do that until you restore balance in yourself." He said.
"What does that mean?" Tony asked.
"You need to deal with the turmoil inside of you." Masuta said.
"What turmoil?" Tony shouted defensively.
"Tony, you have to solve the shame that you feel. Only then will you restore balance and be able to master this." Masuta said.
"WHAT SHAME? I don't feel ashamed at all!" Tony shouted. "I'm as proud as ever!"
"Ototo, pride is not the opposite of shame, but its source. True humility is the only cure for shame." Masuta said. Tony took a sharp breath to retort, but the words he wanted failed him. He sighed.
"That's one more thing I've failed at today." He said. Masuta recalled what he had wanted to tell his brother.
"Hey, Tereya is ready for your date." Masuta said.
"Hm? How do you know that?" Tony asked.
"Me and Konata passed her on the way home." Masuta said.
"What?" Tony shouted. "That was hours ago!" He said.
"She wanted to be early." Masuta shrugged.
"Damn, I've gotta go!" Tony said as he ran into the house. He got on clothes that weren't burned off of him and ran back out, all before Masuta could enter the house.
"Have a nice time Ototo." Masuta said.
"Thanks!" Tony waved as he ran. Masuta sighed.
"Poor girl..." He commented before walking back into the house.
Tony ran quite fast. Unknowing what may happen, he gathered energy from around him once again and stored it into his ring once again. He arrived at the subway in short order. He took an instant to look to see how much energy he had gained. It was more than twice his maximum. He glanced at the sky and guessed it was around seven in the afternoon. He flew down the stairs and waited impatiently for the subway train he had been on when he met Tereya. After ten minutes spent feverishly tapping his foot, gathering energy, and growling at the five minute lateness of the train, it finally arrived. He practically burst onto the train and looked around. Tereya was obvious, trying to look invisible. She trembled as inattentive businessmen pushed her in between each other, likely hurting her. The fact that she was trying to look invisible made it all the more obvious she was there. She was wearing a dark purple Komon Kimono and a Fukuro obi. There were a couple people giving glances to her, some of concern. One particular small group was snickering at her.
"Tereya!" Tony said. She jumped, extremely startled, and looked up in his eyes. There was terror in her eyes. Never been out by herself... Tony repeated to himself. The meeting with her friend had slipped his mind until it had been brought up again. She jumped from her seat practically faster than Tony could see and threw her arms around his neck. She cried into his shirt. He rubbed her back soothingly. The group who had been snickering at her, upon seeing who she was now hugging, quickly quieted down. "Why did you come so early?" Tony asked quietly.
"I-I-I didn't want to keep you waiting..." Tereya hiccuped.
"Tereya, I meant to be early. I wanted to be early." Tony said.
"I-I'm sorry..." She sounded heartbroken.
"It's okay Tereya..." Tony petted her back. Tereya sighed. She felt so safe in his arms, like nobody on the train, or even on earth could hurt her. But there was something wrong... She didn't know what it was, but something was off. "Tereya, hold onto me tightly." Tony said. Tereya strengthened her hug as the two twisted out of sight. They reappeared at a station. Tereya, still holding onto Tony, would have lost her balance otherwise. After a moment, she had calmed down enough that was convinced she could stand on her own. She let go, but it was not the case. She stumbled back and fell to her rear. "You want to get going?" Tony asked, chuckling as she rubbed her bottom. He lowered his hand to help Tereya up. She seemed to fight something in her head. Raising her right hand, she grabbed onto his hand. Tony's eyes widened as he looked at her hand and, as her sleeve fell back, the rest of her arm and everything he could see in the small hole that was her sleeve. The entire appendage was covered in pitted scars. The skin of her arm was very distorted and discolored. It also had keloids running on it like muscle. She looked terrified again, trembling horribly. It startled Tony to see it, but he knew that if he pulled away, if he rejected her, he would destroy not only his relationship with this girl, but her entire self esteem and self worth.
"..." She looked from his hand in hers to his eyes. He pulled her to her feet and into his arms.
"You know, you're very pretty." Tony whispered to her. Tereya blinked a moment in disbelief. A tear welled in her eyes, but she closed her eyes and smiled a small smile.
"Thank you..." She mumbled. She sniffed and wiped her eye again. They spent a few moments like that. She sighed, finally regaining full control over herself. She looked around. "So what do you want to do?" She asked.
"I dunno, surprise me?" Tony chuckled. Tereya smiled, grabbed Tony by the hand, and began walking.
POV Kagami
"Hey Miyuki, what do you think Masuta meant when he told Tsukasa to move in with Tony?" Kagami asked as the two walked back to meet up with the Hiiragis, though faster than the family had walked off so they could catch up before they left.
"I think he meant for them to simply live together. She take a separate room from him during the night, nothing you would disapprove of." Miyuki explained.
"You sure?" Kagami asked.
"Though he may act different, Kanpeki-san knows less about... "That"... than Tsukasa does." Miyuki smiled.
"Hm, really? That seems unlikely... Wait..." Kagami thought for a second. "I know you talk to Masuta a lot, but how does that even come up in conversation?" Kagami asked.
"He discussed the possibility of the two living together with me before. I had the same concerns that you did. He assured me that it's unlikely anything will happen between the two that didn't happen as they were several days ago." Miyuki said. "Only what has happened will happen in larger quantities."
"Oh... Still, suggesting something like that while they're broken up?" Kagami asked.
"Tsukasa and Konata-san are the only two people Masuta really trusts with Kanpeki-san's care that there's a chance of it happening." Miyuki said.
"Does Tony really need taking care of?" Kagami asked.
"In a manner of speaking, I believe he does. He would never admit it, but he does tend to get rather lonely at home when he's alone. Besides that, the person he's living with is kind of a "moral anchor", as Masuta put it. He secretly relies on that person for a multitude of things. He depends on them to be there for him no matter what happens. He needs them to have unquestionable morals, especially strong ones. I believe the best candidate would be Tsukasa in the event that Kanpeki-san can manage to gain her forgiveness." Miyuki said.
"But wasn't he living by himself for a while?" Kagami asked.
"Yes, and we all know how enjoyable he was during that time period." Miyuki retorted. Kagami was cut the quip on that one.
"... Well yeah... You know, you've changed a bit since you've met Masuta." Kagami said.
"How so?" Miyuki asked.
"Well, you're mostly the same, but you've gotten a bit more aggressive since then. Miyuki two months ago wouldn't have said something like that, you were much too polite and formal." Kagami said. Miyuki blushed a bit.
"I'm sorry..." She apologized.
"No, you don't need to apologize! It isn't a bad change! Everything that's happening... Everything that's gonna come to light... I think we all could use a bit of aggressiveness..." Kagami said. "Maybe you can use that a little bit on Tony..." Kagami chuckled.
"Perhaps." Miyuki smiled, wondering if she hadn't already. "Hopefully Tsukasa will forgive him, regardless of the argument."
"He's gonna have a lot to do to get that and her trust back." Kagami said. "If the idiot would have just told Tsukasa about... about..." Kagami was almost floored. Why didn't I think of that! I could have told Tsukasa about Tony's move and why he didn't name it after her! She mentally scolded herself. She briefly considered going back to find Tsukasa, but she was all too likely gone by now and they were almost back to the tournament. She took out her cell phone and clicked Tsukasa's speed dial. After several rings, it went to voice mail. Damn, she must have left it at home... She sighed.
"About what?" Miyuki asked.
"You know what the argument was about?" Kagami asked.
"No, I'm afraid not." Miyuki said.
"Tony named a move after another girl." Kagami summed up. Miyuki gasped a little, but her surprised expression was quickly replaced.
"After the girl he asked out at the tournament?" Miyuki said, though more a statement than a question.
"Yeah. What he didn't tell Tsukasa was the reason he did that." Kagami said. Her interest piqued, Miyuki raised an eyebrow.
"And why is that?" She asked, curious as to Tony's reasoning behind such a horrible action. Kagami chuckled.
"It wasn't perfect." She said simply.
"P-Pardon?" The answer caught Miyuki off guard.
"He refused to name it after Tsukasa because it wasn't perfect." Kagami said. Miyuki was dumbfounded for a moment.
"What reason can he have for not giving that information to Tsukasa?" Miyuki asked.
"He didn't think he should have to!" Kagami said.
"..." Miyuki let her brain compute it for a moment. She hated to use the word, but there didn't seem to be any other way to describe it. "He's an idiot." Miyuki said.
"I know, right?" Kagami smiled. "I understand wishing you didn't have to, but when that plan doesn't work out, back down and tell her!" Kagami said. Miyuki sighed.
"He knows nothing of love. Masuta was correct again." Miyuki said.
"So are you two together yet?" Kagami asked. Miyuki's face erupted in a blush, but before she had time to say anything on the subject, they arrived at the tournament, just in time to see the Hiiragis piling into the van. "Hey, can we come too?" Kagami shouted with a smile.
"Huh? Kagami, Miyuki? What are you two doing here?" Inori asked.
"I thought you would have been with Tsukasa!" Miki said.
"Well, she wanted to go alone." Kagami shrugged.
"That's odd... Sure, you need a ride Miyuki?" Miki asked.
"Yes please, thank you very much." Miyuki bowed. She, along with the rest of the Hiiragis, got into the van.
"So, little Kan-chan has got himself into some deep crap this time..." Inori sighed.
"Yeah. He's gonna see the light though." Matsuri said. "Like I said, he showed me what happened. There was nothing between those two when they first met." Matsuri said.
"There was nothing between Tony and Tsukasa when they first met either. One day, they just started liking each other." Kagami sighed. "All I know is that I better not see him any time soon." She growled.
"Unless it's to apologize." Matsuri said.
"Unless it's to apologize, yeah." Kagami sighed. "I don't know how he'd make it up to Tsukasa though..."
"He loves her. He'll think of something." Matsuri said.
"You're defending him an awful lot Matsuri..." Kagami said.
"Tsukasa was happy with him. Happier than I've ever seen her, even with Itsuwari. If there's any chance those two can get back together, I hope he'll pursue it when it doesn't work out with this other girl." Matsuri said. "Tsukasa wasn't entirely the girl she used to be. She was stronger and smarter and happier than she ever used to be. Tony was good for her. And she was good for him." Matsuri said. Inori, Kagami, and Miyuki all sighed.
"That's true..." Inori said.
"I wouldn't worry." Miyuki said. "Those two are going to get back together before we know it." She smiled.
"I feel bad for the other girl." Miki said sympathetically.
"Why's that?" Kagami asked.
"Isn't it obvious?" Miki laughed.
"So how are you and Konata-san?" Miyuki asked.
"We're doing great!" Kagami said. "She showed me some really cool Wing Chun moves that are something like top level Wing Chun! There was a move that can kill a man with one strike!" Kagami said excitedly. Miyuki giggled at how easily Kagami was sidetracked by the introduction of Konata into the conversation.
"I wasn't aware that Konata-san was fluent in martial arts." Miyuki said.
"Yeah, she can take on fifteen of the best students in her old school! I think at this point, she's more at the point of simply mastering what she's learned. I don't think there's even anything left for her to learn!" Kagami said.
"Oh, now I don't think that's true." Miyuki said. "What rank is she?"
"I think she said it was something like Sigung." Kagami said.
"Ah, if I remember correctly, that's a rather high rank. But still, I'm sure she would disagree that she knows everything about the martial art." Miyuki said.
"Doubt it..." Kagami mumbled. Silenced passed in the car for a moment. "So you never answered my question." Kagami said slyly. Miyuki blushed.
"Question? What question?" Matsuri looked at them with a smile.
"No-nothing!" Miyuki said.
"Come on Miyuki~!" Kagami chimed. Miyuki looked back in an ever so rare glance that was as sly as Kagami was trying to be.
"Konata-san is rubbing off on you." She said, knowing the comment would send Kagami on the defensive and allow her crush to remain out of the topic. Kagami smiled a bit wider.
"Yes she is." Kagami replied. "So, are you and Masuta going out yet?" Kagami asked again.
"We're not going out..." Miyuki replied feebly.
"Don't give me that. You like him, you know it, you want it." Kagami replied.
"How..." Miyuki began to ask.
"You forget I went through this same thing with Kona. I remember you used to flat out say that you weren't dating him. Now, you can hardly even respond! Obviously you're going through the exact same thing I was going through. You so obviously like him! And he likes you! You even went out together to a diner!" Kagami pointed.
"So who's this Masuta guy?" Matsuri asked, having listened in.
"Tony's brother." Kagami said.
"Oh, the guy who suggested Tsukasa move in with Tony?" Inori asked.
"Yeah, him." Kagami said.
"Aaaaah, so little miss Miyuki has a crush on Tony's brother, does she~?" Matsuri said in a teasing tone. Kagami giggled as Miyuki's face became a great deal darker.
"Yep, she sure does." Kagami said.
"But its that. Just a crush..." Miyuki mumbled.
"Hardly! He's paying your rent Miyuki!" Kagami pointed out.
"He's WHAT?" Inori almost shouted.
"He got a super hard job and so now he's paying most of her rent in her house. He's also moved in with her." Kagami said. Inori and Matsuri's respective jaw dropped. "She visits him at work every day he works." They both started snickering.
"How did you know...?" Miyuki asked.
"Tsukasa told me." Kagami smirked.
"But what if-" Miyuki started.
"Miyuki, all of us went out on a limb for love. Kona went out on a limb when she confessed to me. I went out on a limb to tell Dad about it. Tony went out on a limb when he kissed Tsukasa at the festival, and Tsukasa went out on a limb by even getting close to him considering what happened to Itsuwari! Love takes guts! In twenty years, you're gonna regret what you didn't do more than you'll regret what you did. Take a risk Miyuki. Go out on a limb." Kagami said. Miyuki blushed.
"...Very well put... I believe Masuta would have said much the same thing if he knew of my predicament." Miyuki said.
"No. If he knew of your predicament, he would say 'Why yes! I'd LOVE to go out with you!'" Kagami laughed.
"Okay, so hang on. You two live together. He pays your rent. You visit his work. You both celebrated together at a diner, it was a date!" Matsuri shouted. "You two like each other. Come on!" Miyuki sighed.`
"Ih..." Miyuki started to respond.
"Yes~?" Kagami poked Miyuki in the rib with her elbow.
"I don't think it's the right time right now." Miyuki said.
"What? What does that mean?" Kagami asked.
"That means it isn't time. I think at the very least, if it happens, it should wait until after Kanpeki-san and Tsukasa get back together." Miyuki said.
"Geezy Creezy Miyuki..." Kagami sighed. Matsuri burst out laughing.
"Im-Imoto! Did you just say Geezy Creezy?" Matsuri laughed. Kagami blushed at having been caught using her older sister's line.
"Y-yeah... Kinda..." Kagami rubbed the back of her head ruefully.
"Kinda saying something is like kinda being married. It's either yes or no!" Matsuri teased.
"Hey! Weren't we talking about Miyuki?" Kagami shouted.
"Ah, but it's my stop." Miyuki smiled as she opened the door. They were indeed at Miyuki's home, something Kagami hadn't noticed.
"Oh, well, see ya Miyuki. Say hi to Masuta for me!" Kagami smirked as she waved. Miyuki looked back and eyesmiled.
"I would, but I'm afraid he isn't home at the moment. He went home with Konata-san, remember?" She smiled a bit sadly before walking into her home.
"Alright, now those two have to get back together soon..." Kagami commented as she closed the door and the car drove away.
I wonder how Tsukasa's doing...
POV Konata
Konata stood outside Tony's house for a seconds. She hated hating Tony. She shook it off once she heard footsteps approaching the door. She leaped from in front of the door and crossed the distance between Tony's house and her own in three strides before she jumped up to her house door. She opened it and walked in, hearing Tony and Masuta come out as she closed the door. She sighed. She walked to her room and opened the door. She hadn't read a good manga in long time, or at least it felt like it. She opened the door and walked in, grabbing a manga from her shelf. She plopped on her bed and opened it, but there was a knock at the door.
"Come in!" Konata shouted. The door cracked open for a moment, revealing Yutaka. She was peaking through the door and looking very shy.
"Onee-chan?" She asked. Konata smiled.
"Come on in, what's going on Yu-chan?" Konata closed her manga and sat up. She patted the spot next to her on the bed. Yutaka walked over.
"Um... Onee-chan, I think I'm... weird..." Yutaka mumbled. Konata catgrinned a bit wider.
"For Minami?" She asked. Yutaka got a confused look.
"What about Minami-chan?" She asked. Konata jumped a bit and scratched the back of her head. She chuckled nervously.
"Um- Nothing! What's going on?" Konata corrected her error.
"Well, I'm growing hair... down there..." Yutaka mumbled.
"Down... there?" Konata asked.
"Yeah..." Yutaka pulled up her pant legs to reveal a small amount of hair on her slender legs. Konata giggled.
"Oh~, I thought you meant..." Konata trailed off.
"Meant what?" Yutaka asked innocently.
"Never mind." Konata waved dismissively. "It's okay, it just seems that the transformation has begun earlier than usual..." Konata said. Yutaka blinked a few times.
"Tra-transformation?" Yutaka asked, hair on her head a little on edge from surprise. Konata giggled again. She looked around deviously, looking to make sure the two were indeed alone.
"Yeah. Well, I shouldn't be telling you this, but when you turn eighteen, you begin to transform into a full grown werewolf. It looks like you're maturing unnaturally quickly, much faster than usual..." Konata said in a hushed voice. Yutaka's eyes were very wide by the point, this information hitting her like a level five hurricane.
"Wh-what?" Yutaka asked, very afraid. After all, this was extremely frightening for her to think that things like werewolves could ACTUALLY exist!
"Yeah, you see, Dad is the leader of the pack, the one who gets meat for our meals. The reason Yui-nee-san is always out is so she can collect blood to sneak into our food to calm our werewolf instincts so that they don't overwhelm us." Konata said informatively. Yutaka jumped off the bed and began to run out of the room.
"OJI-SAA-" She hit the door, stunning her for a second. Konata made a fist from sheer moe with tears of happiness flowing down her cheeks.
Yu-chan, you're so MOE! She shouted in her head jealously. "You okay Yu-chan?" Konata asked, giggling.
"That hurt..." She mumbled, rubbing her forehead as she fell onto her rear. She pushed herself up and slowly turned to Konata. Her eyes were round balls of white with a single suspended tear directly under her eye, a large lump on her forehead. Konata finally lost it entirely. She burst into laughter at the sight of her poor moe packet. "Don't laugh at me!" Yutaka stomped her foot on the ground and threw her fists to the sides of her hips in a pitiful attempt at anger. All it ended up doing was making her look twice as cute as she did a moment ago. This didn't help Konata much, but she did manage to quiet herself to a small giggle.
"I'm sorry Yu-chan, you're just so dang moe!" Konata cheered. "But you can't tell Dad I told you. I'd get in so much trouble!" Konata giggled.
"O-okay Onee-chan." Yutaka mumbled. "Could you help me with something else Onee-chan?" Yutaka asked. Konata smiled.
"Sure, no problem!" Konata agreed. "What do you need help with?"
"I want to wrap up a present, but I don't know how..." Yutaka said. Konata grinned a catgrin.
"And is this present for Minami~?" She asked. Yutaka jumped and blushed a bit.
"How did you know?" She asked, leaning forward a bit in curiosity. Konata's grin widened a bit.
"Lucky guess." She shrugged as she followed Yutaka to her room. "So what did you get her?" Konata asked.
"A box set of one of her favorite book series! She hasn't been able to finish it yet though, so now she will!" Yutaka chimed happily. Konata raised an eyebrow.
"Which set of books?" She asked.
"It was something like... In-hair-it-ance." She sounded out to herself. Konata huffed.
"Sounds expensive. How much was it?" The two arrived at Yutaka's room.
"About 8000 yen!" Yutaka chimed. Konata whistled.
That's a lot for someone who doesn't have a job... I wonder how she got it... Konata wondered. The two sat down with the book set in between them. "So is it Minami's birthday?" Konata asked.
"No, it's... Um... Not." Yutaka smiled a small smile. Konata smiled, now knowing why her little cousin was getting the gift. With that knowledge tucked away, she concentrated on helping wrap the present. It was no wonder she couldn't figure it out, Konata realized, Yutaka hadn't gotten as much wrapping paper as she would have liked.
"Okay, so now we do this..." Konata folded the paper around the book set, it barely fitting over the decent sized books. "Okay, get a strip of tape." Konata said. Yutaka got a roll of tape and took a moment attempting to tear it off. Konata would have helped, but she had her hands full just trying to keep the paper on the present. Finally, Yutaka tore the piece of tape and tried to take it off her finger to put on the present. Once she tried, however, the tape still got stuck to her other finger. She waved her hand around to try and get it off. She repeated the process with her other hand.
"Aw~! It likes me!" Yutaka chimed. Konata, despite having to hold the paper as so for about five minutes, almost had to hold her nose to stop a nose bleed from pure moe.
It's not fair! You're just too cute! Konata squealed. Yutaka finally got the tape off her finger and onto the present, sealing it. "And there you have it!" Konata held the present out to Yutaka.
"Thank you so much Onee-chan!" Yutaka cheered.
"My pleasure Yu-chan." Konata smiled. "Have a good time with Minami." She got up.
"I will. Thanks again..." Yutaka smiled.
"Any time!" Konata giggled as she left the room. She then realized something was missing.
"Tsuki?" Konata asked to no one in particular to see if she was in ear shot. "Tsuki?" She asked a little louder. She walked down the hall and looked around. The girl was no where to be found. I wonder where she is... She wondered. She walked into the living room to see her father. "Hey Dad, do you know where Tsuki went?" Konata asked.
"Last I saw, she left this morning to go to the tournament. She hasn't come back yet, I thought she was out with you still!" Sojiro said. Konata began getting worried.
She's in a town she doesn't know, probably lost, probably broke, and no way of contacting anyone. Sure she has powers, but still! Konata thought. She sighed. "No, she wasn't. She left after me, so I don't know where she is." Konata said. "I'm going to go find her."
"Hurry back, I'd hate to lose you too!" Sojiro chuckled jokingly.
"Sure thing Dad!" Konata waved as she left the house. She started running. Where could she be... She wondered. Maybe Kan-kan knows... She thought. She reached down to take her phone out and call him, but she found she didn't have her phone. Man! I must have left it at home. I suppose that's okay, his phone is probably still off. Wouldn't want anyone interrupting his date, after all... She sighed in her head. She continued searching the town.
A Few Hours Later
Konata slowed to a walk. She had been looking for hours, searched everywhere she could think that Tsuki would go. Now, she was just looking around where she was and hoping that she got lucky.
"Tsuki!" Konata shouted. "Tsuki!" She sighed. She ran towards her home, hoping Tsuki had found her way there. It was another half an hour before she got there. She opened the door and entered. "Hey Dad, did Tsuki come back?" Konata asked as she walked into the living room where her father and cousin were, her father casually drinking coffee from his mug, her cousin fighting sleep.
"No, she never did. I'm a little worried, do you have any idea where she is?" Sojiro asked.
"Absolutely none..." Konata said as she grabbed her phone. Sojiro sighed, gulped the rest of his coffee down, and got up.
"Let's go out and search." He said.
"Who are we looking for?" Yutaka asked sleepily, yawning loudly.
"You can go to bed if you want Yu-chan." Sojiro said.
"No, I wanna help." Yutaka rubbed her eye as she stood up. Sojiro shrugged.
"I'm gonna run, it'll be faster if we split up." Konata said as the three left.
"You sure? It's dark." Sojiro said.
"Yeah, no problem." Konata said. With that, Sojiro and Yutaka climbed in the car and drove off. Konata sighed and ran off.
POV Tereya
Tereya was walking with Tony. He looked distracted, as he had the entire time. She studied him. He blinked for a moment and looked around.
"How are you going to make it up to Tsukasa?" Tereya asked casually. Tony sighed.
"I know, right?" He said. Then, very suddenly, he looked at her, eyes widened. But it was too late. Far too late...
Tereya sank to her knees, her hands on her head. Tony hit himself on the head.
"I knew it..." She muttered, tears streaming down her cheeks.
"Tereya, it isn't- No you mis-..." Tony started, but found he couldn't bring himself to lie. He sighed.
"No one... No one can love me..." Tereya muttered, trembling. Tony couldn't handle it. He fell to his knees and hugged her.
"No Tereya, someone can and does!" He said. Tereya jumped a little. Suddenly, she moved.
"Get OFF of me!" She shouted and pushed him off. "Why did you name that move after me? Why not Tsukasa?" Tereya shouted.
"Tereya, I didn't-" Tony started.
"Don't lie! WHY?" Tereya shouted again.
"It wasn't perfect!" Tony shouted back. He suddenly looked as if he'd been struck. The world seemed to screech to a halt around them.
"She's perfect... I'm not..." Tereya muttered.
"You aren't confident enough." Tony sighed. He started moving closer. "Look, Tereya-"
"St-stop!" She shouted. "Are you THAT stupid?" She shouted, tears still coming down her face. "You love Tsukasa! Only her! GO GET HER!" Tereya shouted at him. Tony backed up, stunned. His head hurt. He knew where he would have to go get his head clear.
"I'm sorry..." Tony muttered. He took most of the energy in his ring and apparated.
Luckier Channel
"Luckier~! Channel~!" Akira shouted. "Hiya Luckies! I'm your navigator, Akira Kogami!" Akira chimed.
"And I'm the assistant, Minoru Shiraishi!" Minoru said.
"He messed up again..." Akira sighed.
"He really did..." Minoru sighed.
"Where do you think he went?" Akira asked.
"No idea." Minoru said.
"But was that an Avengers reference I spotted in there?" Akira giggled.
"I saw a few of them Akira!" Minoru said.
"Minoru, I'm glad we're friends now..." Akira sighed contently.
"Me too. I wasn't so much a fan of the way you lost control and turned into an enormous green rage monster." Minoru said.
"HEY! I... Kinda deserved that..." Akira blushed.
Thought she was gonna snap at me! Whew... Minoru chuckled in his head.
*Music Tone*
"I guess that's all the time we have for today! I'll see you all next chapter! Bye nii~!"
"..."
"So~..."
*End*
Aftersection
Yeah, it was two months since I last updated. No, I do not intend on this being the new update time. I've got a few reasons... I got hit by a car for one thing! The computer that I type on has been being used and there's only so much one can type on the phone without losing some of it in the process, ya know? Plus, this chapter didn't have nearly as much as I thought it would. When I was originally writing it, (When I said I had something like half the chapter written) It was mostly things that... didn't happen in this chapter. So between getting my Associates degree all in my first year of college, I have about full time work. Excuses, I know, but normally when I'm not at school, I'm at work, and when I'm not a work, I'm asleep. But I meant what I said and said what I meant! My guarantee's one hundred percent! These chapters are spread out, but they are coming until I say otherwise! I'll keep you all posted.