Chapter 3: Onee-chan, The Wise

Hey Z-kun! I'm glad you're finding it alright even though this isn't your OTP! I can't wait to write more, and I'll let you know if I need anything! Thank you for the offer!

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Ah, Mutant, I always thought that as Konata and Kagami got closer (platonically or otherwise), Kagamin would just become sort of a pet name when referring to Kagami in general. I dunno, just how I always thought. "Blame Zelretch." Is a reference to Fate/Stay Night. Tsukasa got two cones so that the different ice creams wouldn't mix. Vanilla Soda and Cookie Dough would be an... interesting pair. Of course, so is Tsukasa and Kagami. I'm glad I was able to get ya. The dress... Well, I'll just leave that up your imagination.

Farnesy! You read my story! Yay! I haven't gotten the chance to read your latest Sister Wars due to current events, but I definitely can't wait for it! That the person who is pretty much the current authority on Hiiragincest likes it is awesome!

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I hope you all enjoy reading this story as much as I enjoy writing it! Hiiragincest is really such a nice thing, I'm glad I decided to write it. So thank NoMutant, because he agreeing to read this beforehand got me courage to post it!

Walking Down the Street

Kagami and Tsukasa walked down the street together, talking about some of the most random of things.

"And now they all smell good!" Tsukasa said.

"You really are good at that, ya know Tsukasa?" Kagami smiled, scratching the back of her head.

"Ahehe, thanks Onee-chan." Tsukasa said. The two walked in silence for a moment. "So... Where are we going Onee-chan?" Tsukasa asked.

"Somewhere good, Tsukasa." Kagami said.

"Onee-chan~!" Tsukasa whined. "I know I said I wanted you to surprise me, but now I wanna know! I don't want it to be somewhere too expensive so that you spend all of your money!" Tsukasa said.

"Tsukasa, I have plenty of money. I don't buy stuff for myself all that often, and most of the books I'm interested in are ones that Konata has lending copies for." Kagami said. "For once, the little brat is useful." Kagami chuckled.

"But 'Nee-chan, I don't want you to spend a whole lot on me." Tsukasa said.

"And why shouldn't I?" Kagami asked.

"Because you should be saving your money to spend on the someone you love instead of me!" Tsukasa said. Kagami stared at Tsukasa for a moment.

"... Tsukasa, are you saying that you don't think I love you?" Kagami asked. Tsukasa jumped a bit at the question.

"O-Of course I know that you love me, but I mean that special someone that you love that you're gonna spend the rest of your life with! Remember? Hiiragi Twins Promise number seven!" Tsukasa said. Kagami chuckled.

"I remember that. I mean that I don't think I have anyone like that right now." Kagami said. "So shouldn't I spend my money on the people I love now until that special someone comes along?" Kagami asked. Tsukasa sighed.

"I guess so, 'Nee-chan. I just feel bad about you spending all this money on me..." Tsukasa said. Kagami smiled.

"I understand how ya feel. But tomorrow you get to be the big sister. That means you can pull rank on me like this." Kagami said. Tsukasa smiled to her sister.

"You better believe that I'm gonna do it, too!" Tsukasa said with a big grin. Kagami giggled at her sister.

"I look forward to it." Kagami said. She sighed as they walked down the street. People were giving them odd looks, but Kagami didn't pay them any mind. She was with her cute little sister who was in a nice red dress. Going to a nice, fancy restaurant. That she was paying for... Holy crap, is this like a date? No, that's totally a weird thing to think, isn't it? That wouldn't just be incest, it'd be yuri too! God, I'm such a freak to think something like that... Kagami thought. She looked off to the side to stop from thinking about it. Across the street, she saw a certain blonde, whom she locked eyes with. Patricia stuck out her tongue and gave a thumbs up. Kagami sighed and put her palm on her forehead.

"People are looking at us, huh Onee-chan?" Tsukasa asked. Kagami nodded.

"What do you think they think of us?" Kagami asked.

"I don't know... They might think that we're a couple..." Tsukasa giggled. Kagami blushed, completely caught off guard by the statement.

"W-W-What? Don't say weird things like that... We're... siblings..." Kagami said weakly.

"Is that bad, Onee-chan?" Tsukasa asked.

"What?" Kagami asked.

"Siblings dating?" Tsukasa clarified.

"Um... Yeah." Kagami said. "I... think, at least." Kagami said.

"Why is it bad?" Tsukasa asked.

"Well... I dunno! It... just is?" Kagami thought for a moment. Then she remembered. "Ah! It's because their children can be deformed or have mutations or something like that! They might grow into some guy with weird powers or something." Kagami said. Tsukasa giggled.

"Ahehe... He sounds nice..." Tsukasa giggled.

"Hey, this is serious, you..." Kagami cut herself off again. Mentally, she made a note to stop hanging out with idiots so much that she felt it necessary to add it after every other sentence. Tsukasa, however, seemed to catch something.

"... It's okay Onee-chan... I know I'm just a big dummy..." Tsukasa mumbled a bit melancholically. "An idio-" Tsukasa was cut off by her sister. In an unexpected turn of events, Kagami hugged her sister.

"Don't say that about yourself!" Kagami shouted. "You're not stupid! You're not a dummy!" Kagami said. "Tsukasa, whether you know it or not, you're smart. You're very smart." Kagami said. Tsukasa, stunned at sudden embrace from her older sister, who typically didn't initiate physical contact of any kind, smiled and hugged her sister back. In the back of her mind, she was feeling almost ecstatic. This was the second time today that the two had hugged and Tsukasa was practically giddy.

"Onee-chan..." Tsukasa sighed in content.

"Tsukasa, there's more to life than school smarts. You're smart in so many other ways." Kagami said.

"'Nee-chan..." Tsukasa felt touched. Not only that Kagami was telling her that she was smart. That made her very happy, yes, but that wasn't all. The fact that Kagami cared so much about Tsukasa's own self image, that her sister wouldn't even let her talk poorly of herself. Tsukasa loved how protective Kagami got of her. However, she couldn't think of what Kagami could mean. "I don't really know about that..."

"You're smart at home! God you're going to be a good wife someday! You cook, you clean, you make everything in the house perfect when you try! You don't even need to measure anything!" Kagami sung of her little sister's praises. Tsukasa's heart warmed considerably. "You sew with the best of them! The clothes that you made me for my birthday two years ago are still my favorites!" Kagami said.

"Onee-chan..." Tsukasa said. In her head, her self-esteem hadn't been THAT bad. However, she had never known that Kagami felt so strongly about this sort of thing. In fact, she was sort of becoming self-aware of just how highly her sister seemed to regard her. It was kind of embarrassing.

"Plus, you're the one who keeps the courtyard looking so beautiful! You have a green thumb and just generally make everybody around you happy! That's the most important kind of smart, Tsukasa!" Kagami said. Tsukasa was blushing rather badly by this point. Was this how Kagami felt whenever Tsukasa praised her? She had never been praised enough to know. However, Kagami's rant now over and the Tsundere now VERY aware of everything she had just said, she broke off the hug and turned adamantly away, blushed ferociously. "I... I mean..." She muttered. Oh boy. Oh god... She thought.

"..." Tsukasa stood in awe of not just how much attention Kagami seemed to pay to her life that she had never realized, but also to the overwhelming praise that she had never gotten before. Sure, she had heard her cooking was good, but most comments on her behavior involved her sleeping in, which got her scolded, or getting help with her homework. Sure, Kagami mainly gave her half-hearted scoldings about her homework, but she still did it. It didn't really offend Tsukasa or anything, especially since it was justified scolding since Tsukasa didn't do her homework as much as she wanted to. It still subconsciously affected Tsukasa's mood though.

Oh God... Kagami blushed deeper as she continued to think about what she had said. She had meant every word of it, of course. But it simply wasn't like her to say things so... honestly. When she heard her sister attack herself, something just made her want to make Tsukasa feel better. "Um..." Kagami tried to find some way to explain her... vehement response. Nothing came to mind. What on earth got into me? She wondered. Tsukasa held a hand over her heart for a second before putting it back down. Then, she hugged Kagami again from behind.

"Thank you so much Onee-chan..." She mumbled. "I love you so much..." Tsukasa said. Kagami only blushed deeper. Tsukasa felt oddly happy with her sister's borderline excessive praise. It wasn't odd that she was happy, but how that happiness felt. Had Matsuri or her dad said that, it would have sounded different. Felt different. Coming from Kagami, it meant more. Tsukasa hoped she could feel this happiness again.

OH GOD... Kagami shook her head. "I love you too Tsukasa..." Kagami mumbled. Why was she so embarrassed? Sure, she had been honest, and sure she had been quite exuberant with her praise, but it wasn't THAT bad, right? She had only told Tsukasa something that would boost her self-confidence, right?

"I never really thought about it like that, ya know?" Tsukasa asked. "I guess I really am kinda smart, huh?" Tsukasa smiled. Kagami turned around and looked at her sister. There were a couple tears suspended in her eyes as she smiled and had her eyes closed. That smile made good on Kagami's earlier praise and broke Kagami from her god calling.

"You really are." Kagami put a hand on Tsukasa's head and ruffled her hair. "Now let's get some dinner, huh?" Kagami asked. Tsukasa nodded, the tears of happiness floating off of her face as she smiled even wider.

"Uh-huh!" Tsukasa said cheerfully.

In an Otaku's Room, Far Far Away

Konata basked in her victory. Her favorite heroine in the game loved her and they all lived happily ever after. Well, except the other heroines she DIDN'T choose that run, but who cared about them? She'd make their lives happy in her next play throughs.

"Hey, Konata?" She heard her father through the door.

"Yes Dad?" Konata asked.

"Did you finish that game?" Sojiro asked. Konata nodded, though more to herself since Sojiro couldn't see her obviously.

"I've got three of the routes finished." Konata said. "You can come in, Dad. I'm decent." Konata said. Sojiro opened the door and looked in.

"Great, I've been trying to beat that game for a while! Tell me, when she wants to... do the thing... with the noodle, what do you do?" Sojiro asked.

"To get the H scene, you have to let her. She's a serious sadist." Konata said.

"And what do I do with the pool flippers?" Sojiro asked.

"Option two." Konata answered.

"Really?" Sojiro asked. "But wouldn't that-"

"Just take it." Konata said.

"I'd think that would hurt though..." Sojiro said.

"Take it." Konata said.

"But... up the-" Sojiro began.

"Take it." Konata cut him off. Sojiro sighed.

"Alright." He said.

"Hey Dad." Konata started.

"Yes Konata?" Sojiro asked.

"What do you think about lesbians?" Konata asked. Suddenly, Sojiro was on her.

"OH! Is my little baby coming out that she likes girls like her old man?!" Sojiro shouted as he rubbed his cheeks on hers while he hugged her. Konata shook her head.

"It isn't that, Dad, come on!" She complained loudly. "Just wondering." Konata said. Sojiro slouched over in a defeated gesture.

"Oh... Well, even if it isn't you, yuri love is the true love!" Sojiro said as he held his fist up in determination. Konata smiled.

Well, I guess that means Yu-chan will be okay then. I'm glad, though I expected a much... larger reaction... Konata chuckled in her head. "So if I WERE to turn out to be a lesbian, you wouldn't mind?" Konata asked. Sojiro grabbed on again.

"I wouldn't mind! Or rather, I'd love it! You don't need any nasty boys, I should be the only boy in you life~!" Sojiro shouted, rubbing his face against her's again.

"Gah! Dad, stop it! That's a little creepy!" Konata said. Sojiro flew back on the floor.

"Ah! My heart! You've broken it!" Sojiro sobbed.

"Dad..." Konata sighed. She walked over and rubbed her father's back as he sobbed. "You're gonna be okay. Just go and conquer your next route!" Konata said with passion. Sojiro stood up in a blaze of glory.

"You're right, Konata! I'm off!" Sojiro shouted as he ran out of the room and down the hall to his room. At the slam of the door, Konata sighed.

"That guy..." She smiled as she returned to her bed to continue her basking. Her glorious, glorious basking.

Rejoining the Twins

"Kaiseki Ryōri..." Tsukasa read the sign. "Wait, Onee-chan, isn't this that really fancy, expensive restaurant?" Tsukasa asked. Kagami smiled as she looked quite proud of her choice.

"I told you that I was taking you somewhere nice Tsukasa!" Kagami said.

"We can't eat here!" Tsukasa protested.

"Are we doing this again Tsukasa? 'Cause I will argue this until the sun goes down." Kagami said. "I have plenty of money. I promise." Kagami said.

"'Nee-chan..." Tsukasa sighed. Kagami smiled.

"Do we need to do another Hiiragi Twins Promise that I have enough money? 'Cause I'll totally do that." Kagami said. Tsukasa sighed.

"Alright Onee-chan..." Tsukasa said as the two entered.

"Do you have reservations?" The person at the front asked, not looking up from his book.

"Do we really need reservations? I know for a fact that it's not busy here." Kagami said. The person at the front sighed.

"We HAVE had several people not take their reservations today. Tell you what, if you're willing to take one of them, you can go ahead in. Just... You have to say you're a couple here on an anniversary." The person said. Kagami and Tsukasa both blushed a bit.

"What?" Tsukasa asked.

"But that's... We're siblings, you know?" Kagami asked.

"This is the best I can do. It's already completely unorthodox and I could get in trouble for this." The person said. Here, they looked at Tsukasa. "You two are just cute enough to be worth it." They winked. Kagami and Tsukasa looked at each, shrugged, and followed the person into the restaurant. They showed the twins to a table, which the two sat at. "Have fun." The person smiled as they left. Kagami and Tsukasa looked at each other before giggling.

"I can't believe this." Kagami said.

"I know, right? This is so weird!" Tsukasa said.

"So, darling~, what will you have?" Kagami asked.

"I don't know, honey. What do you think?" Tsukasa asked. Kagami blushed a bit. This was silly.

"Well, order whatever you want." Kagami smiled.

"I think I'll have... some soup." Tsukasa said. Kagami glared at her for a moment.

"..." Kagami stared at her sister. Tsukasa looked up and felt a little antsy under her twin's gaze.

"... 'Nee-chan?" Tsukasa asked.

"The soup?" Kagami asked. Tsukasa nodded.

"The soup." She said.

"The cheapest thing on the menu?" Kagami asked.

"... Oh, is it?" Tsukasa looked down and did her best to act surprised when she saw the price of her meal.

"You don't have to get soup just because it's the cheapest thing on the menu. Get something else." Kagami said.

"I want the soup! It looks good!" Tsukasa said.

"Did you look at it?" Kagami asked. Tsukasa fidgeted.

"Y-yes..." She mumbled.

"I don't think you did." Kagami said.

"Why?" Tsukasa asked.

"If you did, you wouldn't be getting the soup." Kagami said. "Do you see the ingredients in this thing?" She asked. Tsukasa fidgeted more.

"Um... Yeah..." She mumbled.

"I don't think you do." Kagami said. "If you did, you wouldn't want to get the soup." Kagami repeated. Tsukasa blushed a bit as the waitress came up.

"Hello Mrs. and... Mrs. Takanawa... You two sure look alike..." She mumbled under her breath.

"Who said opposites attract?" Kagami asked. The waitress nodded.

"No kidding." She said. "May I take your order?" She asked.

"I'll have the soup!" Tsukasa said.

"No she won't." Kagami said. Tsukasa shot her a sour look.

"I want the soup!" Tsukasa said. Kagami sighed.

"Fine, have the soup." Kagami said. Tsukasa nodded to the waitress.

"The soup, please." She said. The waitress sighed.

"Okay, and for you Ma'am?" She asked Kagami. Kagami hummed.

"I'll have a steak, a salad with apples in it, the mashed red beans, and yakitori skewers." Kagami said. Tsukasa looked at her with a curious look.

"How would you like your steak?" The waitress asked.

"Well done, please." Kagami said.

"And to drink?" The waitress asked.

"Vanilla soda, please!" Tsukasa requested cheerfully.

"I'll take tea and a milk." Kagami said.

"Would you like your milk in your tea, or on the side?" The waitress asked.

"I would like two different drinks. An order of milk and an order of tea." Kagami said. The waitress bowed.

"I'll return momentarily." She said. Tsukasa cocked her head to the side.

"'Nee-chan, why did you order so much? Are you really that hungry?" She asked. Kagami shrugged.

"You'll see." She smiled. "I'm surprised you didn't order an appetizer." Kagami said.

"They're expensive here..." Tsukasa mumbled, her ribbon drooping slightly. Kagami sighed, but decided to let it go. "I'm really glad that they had Vanilla soda here though!" Tsukasa said.

"Yeah, I bet you were in the mood for it after you didn't get that ice cream earlier." Kagami said. Tsukasa nodded, though she seemed a bit sad. "Still bummed you dropped your ice cream?" Kagami asked. Tsukasa nodded.

"I'm sorry, 'Nee-chan... You even bought me two of them and I still dropped them..." Tsukasa said.

"What's with this sudden fixation on my finances, Tsukasa?" Kagami asked. She wanted to say that it was getting a bit old talking about it, but she had a feeling that Tsukasa may take it the wrong way and get even sadder. And a sad Tsukasa made for a sad Kagami. Then their whole outing may well be ruined, as Kagami wasn't sure she could pull off another speech like earlier. Nor did she particularly want to, considering how incredibly embarrassing the entire ordeal was. Tsukasa looked to the side a bit.

"Well, we were talking about love and marriage earlier, and I just don't want you to spend all your money... I'm sorry that I keep bringing this up..." Tsukasa mumbled. Kagami sighed.

"It's fine Tsukasa. It's sweet that you're always caring about everyone else." Kagami smiled. "It's one of the things everybody likes about you." Kagami said. Tsukasa smiled with her head kicked to the side.

"Thanks." She said appreciatively. Kagami smiled as the waitress returned with their meals in record time. "Wow, that was quick." Kagami said.

"We pride ourselves on our speed here." The waitress said. She put the meals down in front of the both of them. "If there's anything else you need, please press the button to call me." The waitress bowed as she left. Kagami looked at all of the food in front of her and smiled. Then, she put her head in her hands and watched Tsukasa. Tsukasa indeed took notice.

"'Nee-chan?" Tsukasa asked.

"Yes?" Kagami asked. Tsukasa fidgeted.

"Why are you staring at me?" She asked.

"No reason." Kagami said. "Aren't you going to eat your soup?" Kagami asked. Tsukasa looked at the soup and sighed. Her kitchenmancy skills indeed told her what was in the soup now that she could physically see it. She took a spoonful and drank it. She coughed a few times as the spiciness was far too much for her. Her eyes watered as she reached out for her drink. What she found, however, was a tall glass of milk. She gave an appreciative look to Kagami before drinking it. While she would normally feel bad about taking her sister's drink, this was a special occasion where she felt like her nostrils were going into business for themselves. Thus, she downed half the glass in her chug and the relief was immediate and amazing. She exhaled.

"Thank you, Onee-chan." Tsukasa said, a bit ashamed of herself for taking Kagami's drink. "Here." She pushed the milk back over to Kagami.

"Oh no, I got that for you." Kagami said. Tsukasa blinked a time or two as Kagami pushed the mashed red beans and yakitori over to Tsukasa's side of the table. "Those two too." Kagami smiled. Tsukasa gave another look of appreciation.

"You didn't have to..." Tsukasa said as her stomach gave a loud rumble, also seeming to thank Kagami for preventing any further abuse.

"I wanted to Tsukasa." Kagami said as she began eating her salad. She was on a diet after all! And she was doing so good for her diet with the salad, that she deserved that steak! Tsukasa began eating her beans and yakitori, pushing the soup that she was absolutely sure she would never eat again. The two continued their meal together.

Outside the Dentist's Office

Miyuki walked out of the building with her hand on her cheek. Why did things like this have to hurt so badly?

"I wonder how Tsukasa is doing..." She idly wondered. She momentarily thought about calling her, but realized that if Tsukasa even had her phone on her, she was likely in the middle of dinner by now. Perhaps watching television. Miyuki, feeling it would be rude to interrupt, decided it was better for her to simply go home. She walked away towards the subway.

"Onee-chan..." Miyuki heard from behind her. She turned to see Minami walking up. Miyuki eye smiled.

"Ah, Mi-chan. What brings you to this area?" Miyuki asked.

"I was actually window shopping a few streets down." Minami said. Miyuki smiled.

"Window shopping? That seems a bit unlike you, Mi-chan." Miyuki said. Minami, despite her usually calm demeanor, blushed a bit.

"Onee-chan, may I... ask your advice?" She asked as the both of them walked towards the subway. As the train arrived, the both of them entered and sat down.

"Please. It would be my pleasure." Miyuki smiled. Minami sighed and nodded.

"Onee-chan... What do you think... about girls... liking girls?" Minami asked.

"If you're talking about lesbianism, I would say I'm an advocate." Miyuki said. Minami sighed in relief and smiled a small smile.

"I think that... I think I may like Yutaka..." Minami said with all of her courage. Miyuki simply giggled a bit.

"I see. I can see how the two of you would make for an excellent couple." She said. Minami blushed a bit. "What advice were you seeking?" Miyuki asked. Minami nodded to herself.

"What do you think I should do?" Minami asked. Miyuki hummed.

"If I'm correct, I'm sure you'll want to win Yutaka-san's heart, correct?" Miyuki asked. Minami nodded.

"If I could, that would be great." Minami said. Miyuki hummed as she put her brain to work for her surrogate little sister.

"If what I've observed is correct..." Miyuki said. "... I'd say that the best method you could use is the one you're currently using. That you stay there for Yutaka-san and take care of her when needed." Miyuki said. "Yutaka-san seems to be the type of person to develop feelings for those who care for her as you do." Miyuki said.

"Do you think that would work?" Minami asked. Miyuki nodded.

"I believe so. Yutaka-san seems the type to cling to someone who legitimately cares for her and stays with her no matter what. If you'd like my opinion, I would say that,, if she were to fall in love with a girl, it would be you." Miyuki said. Minami blushed as she pictured it.

"... Thank you Onee-chan... This has really helped..." Minami said. Miyuki eye smiled.

"Anything for my little sister. Is there anything else I can do for you?" Miyuki asked. Minami thought for a moment before she nodded.

"Do you think you could help me...?" She asked. Miyuki nodded.

"Anything you need." She said. Minami smiled and leaned on her surrogate sister.

In Kaiseki Ryōri

Kagami and Tsukasa laid back in their seats. The two had eaten well and talked about nothing in particular the whole dinner. All in all, it was a rather nice meal the two had shared.

"Thanks Tsukasa..." Kagami said. Tsukasa smiled with a hum.

"For what? I should be thanking you, Onee-chan." Tsukasa said.

"For agreeing to come out with me today. I'm so used to it being the four of us and Konata usually needs me to keep her contained. When we're around her, we barely get to even talk to each other, you know?" Kagami asked. Tsukasa giggled a little bit.

"Yeah, I guess I understand. Onee-chan, I love spending time with you. I've had so much fun today." Tsukasa said. "I wish we could do this every day..." Tsukasa said a bit dreamily. Kagami sighed contently.

"Yeah. Me too." She said. "Tsukasa..." Kagami sighed.

"Onee-chan?" Tsukasa asked.

Let's keep hanging out together forever. Kagami thought. "Let's do this again sometime." Kagami said, smiling sweetly. Even thinking what she had thought had been embarrassing. Besides, it still felt selfish to ask Tsukasa to only hang out with her. Wait, did she mean with just her? Well, they were sisters after all. If the two of them WERE to hang out with only one person, Kagami would hope that Tsukasa would choose her. Though, Kagami would kind of understand if Tsukasa would like Miyuki. The two of them seemed to like being around each other. Of course, Konata was the one who snapped Tsukasa out of her depression over Itsuwari, so Kagami could sort of get how Tsukasa would choose her. This was sort of depressing.

"Onee-chan?" Tsukasa asked. Kagami blinked a time or two as she snapped back to reality.

"What? I'm sorry, I zoned out." Kagami said. Tsukasa smiled.

"I would really like to do this again soon." Tsukasa said. Kagami sighed and thought again.

When is our next day off...? She thought. "When is our next day off from school, Tsukasa?" Kagami asked. Tsukasa looked confused.

"Isn't it tomorrow Onee-chan?" Tsukasa asked. Kagami blinked a time or two and applied her palm directly to her forehead.

Duh. How could I forget something like that? Kagami thought to herself.

"Did you forget Onee-chan?" Tsukasa asked with a smile. Kagami looked at her sister and smiled back.

"Yeah. I guess just had so much fun today that I completely forgot." Kagami said. Tsukasa looked excited.

"I'm so glad you had fun today too!" Tsukasa said. "Can we do this same thing again tomorrow?" Tsukasa asked. Kagami chuckled.

"Sorry Tsukasa, we can't." She said. Tsukasa's bow drooped.

"Aw... Why not?" Tsukasa asked.

"Because to do this again, I'd have to be the big sister. But I won't be tomorrow, right?" Kagami smiled. Tsukasa smiled.

"Right! ...But 'Nee-chan, don't you have homework from school?" Tsukasa asked, as if suddenly remembering. Kagami nodded with a smirk.

"Yeah. But I don't really feel like doing it, so I'll just copy you." Kagami said. The color faded from Tsukasa's face.

"What? You can't!" Tsukasa said. Kagami folded her arms.

"And why can't I?" She asked. Tsukasa hummed as she thought.

"Um... Don't you care about your grades a whole lot? If you copy off of me, I know you'll get a bad grade!" Tsukasa said. Kagami smiled.

"I have faith in you." Kagami said. She made a fist in determination. "Fight, Tsukasa!" She cheered her sister on. Tsukasa slouched a little.

"Okay Onee-chan. I'll do my best." Tsukasa said. Kagami giggled a bit at her sister's expense. The waitress came back to the table.

"Did you enjoy your... meal?" She asked, spotting the mostly full bowl of soup on the edge of the table. Both sisters nodded.

"Thoroughly." Kagami said.

"I really liked it!" Tsukasa said.

"I can see that." The waitress said, looking at the soup. Tsukasa blushed a bit in embarrassment. The waitress put the check on the table.

"No need to go, I have the money here." Kagami said as she opened the check. She read the amount and put the money in the check book before handing it to the waitress.

"I'll be back with change." The waitress said. She left. Kagami and Tsukasa smiled.

"Thank you again Onee-chan. I had a wonderful time today." Tsukasa said.

"It was my pleasure, Tsukasa." Kagami said.

In Another House...

"Gah! I'm bored~!" Misao shouted. "Stupid Kurono..." Misao said as she looked at her broken game consoles. "Just 'cause you lose at a game doesn't mean that you can break my games!" Misao shouted louder, though she assumed that her brother must have entered his room since there came no response. "Probably jerking in there..." Misao said. She saw the time and yawned. "I guess it has been a while since I went to bed this early and there's really nothing to do." She said. She sighed and got into her bed. "Who has video games I can play on my day off..." She wondered after a while. "Why... my favorite people in the world, of course..." She mumbled as she turned over. The rest of her time spent awake was spent making plans for her friends.

With the Hiiragis

"Hey, we're home!" Kagami called out as she and Tsukasa walked into their home. They saw Miki walking through the hallway carrying a bottle of sake.

"Welcome home, Kagami." Miki said. "Dirty stayouts." She winked as she reentered the living room. Tsukasa and Kagami looked at other before following her. They got in to see their father, Inori and Matsuri all with cups in front of them.

"Hey~, cutie patooties!" Matsuri slurred.

"Imoto, waz with tha new dress?" Inori asked.

"Onee-chan bought it for me!" Tsukasa curtsied to show off her new dress.

"Looks hot Imoto!" Matsuri gave a thumbs up. Tsukasa blushed lightly.

"You're all drunk, aren't you?" Kagami asked. Tadao gave a thumbs up.

"Yup~!" He said. Miki giggled a bit.

"Don't worry, I'm keeping watch over them." She said.

"You drunk more 'en us, Mom!" Inori said.

"Yet you're drunk and I'm not." Miki winked at her daughter. Indeed, she didn't seem drunk.

"Come to think of it, I don't think I've ever seen you drunk, Mom." Kagami said.

"I'm a bit of a heavy weight." Miki said. Kagami shrugged.

"Well, as long as everyone is okay." Kagami said. Miki twirled her finger around.

"Tsukasa, you should twirl so that I can see your new dress." Miki said. Tsukasa proudly spun on her feet and let her dress flutter in the wind of her twirl. "You look very pretty, Tsukasa." Miki said.

"I'll say." Kagami added with a smile. Tsukasa blushed even more. Kagami averted her gaze. God damn it, why can't I compliment my own sister? She wondered. It was insane. She didn't even directly compliment her. What the hell?

"How waz y'ur date?" Inori asked. Kagami blushed as Tsukasa's face became near indistinguishable from her dress.

"The hell do you mean by that?" Kagami asked. Matsuri waved her hand dismissively.

"Aw, c'mon 'Moto, you wen' ta dinner, bought a nice dresh, i'z a date!" Matsuri said. Kagami, for the third time that day, applied her face palm at her drunken sister's antics.

"Mom, can we cut them off?" Kagami asked Miki. The mother smiled.

"I believe it may be time to anyway." Miki said. Both of the older sisters shot Kagami an angry look.

"You can' though! We've seen it so we get it!" Matsuri protested.

"What are you, kids?" Kagami asked.

"It's there! We should drink it!" Inori said. Kagami looked at her mother. Miki smiled and uncorked the bottle to the cheers of the elder sisters. "See! It's a fresh bottle! There's more!" Inori said. Miki took a breath and then, to everybody's surprise, put the bottle to her lips. Turning it up, she starting drinking, much to the dismay of the elder sisters.

"Wah! No~!" Matsuri held a wavering hand toward her mother.

"You can' do that!" Inori complained.

"Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug!" Tadao shouted. Kagami and Tsukasa watched in awe as Miki chugged the entire bottle without putting the bottle down once. She put the bottle down and exhaled.

"And now there's no more." Miki said as she put the bottle upside down to show that it was indeed empty. The room stayed quiet for another moment.

"Wow." Kagami said.

"No... All gone..." Matsuri mumbled.

"That was all..." Inori cried on the floor. "It's gone..." Inori mumbled.

"Mom..." Tsukasa said. Miki winked at her two youngest daughters.

"I'm a bit of a heavy weight." She said, a look of pride about her. Matsuri slouched and stood up.

"If there's no more booze, I'm goin' ta bed." She mumbled as she walked to the door. Inori followed.

"Yeah. Me too..." Inori mumbled as the two left the room. Kagami and Tsukasa smiled as the two walked over to table and sat down.

"Did you two have fun?" Miki asked. Tsukasa nodded enthusiastically.

"Yeah! This has been the best day ever!" Tsukasa said. Kagami had to smile a bit wider at hearing that.

"How about you Kagami?" Miki asked.

"Definitely an awesome day." Kagami said. "And we get to hang out again tomorrow!" Kagami smiled. Tsukasa sighed in content. Or was it more of a yawn? Kagami was tired enough that she couldn't tell. The both of them in mid-food coma, they both yawned.

"Clearly it was a tiring day as well." Miki smiled.

"We just had a lot to eat today..." Kagami said.

"Maybe the two of you should go to bed early today." Miki said. Kagami yawned, almost in unison with Tsukasa.

"Yeah... Let's do that Tsukasa. The sooner we go to bed, the earlier we get to wake up." Kagami said. Tsukasa nodded as the two got up.

"Good night girls." Miki said.

"Good night Mom..." Kagami said.

"Night Mom..." Tsukasa said. The two walked down the hall to their respective rooms. "Onee-chan, thanks again for today..." She said.

"I should be thanking you. I really needed today." Kagami said. The both of them smiled. They got to their rooms. "Good night Tsukasa." Kagami said. Tsukasa smiled a little slyly.

"Good night I-mo-to." She chimed quite happily before entering her room. Kagami smiled and giggled sleepily. She entered her room and looked around. Mainly what she saw was her homework. Her grades were excellent and if Tsukasa got her a bad grade, her grades wouldn't be too affected. She didn't want to risk Tsukasa finding out that Kagami didn't trust her by doing it beforehand. So she left it be to copy off of Tsukasa tomorrow. She got ready for sleep and slipped into her bed. She fell asleep, looking forward to tomorrow and her new big sister.

After Section

Wow. I'm having a lot more fun writing this than I thought I would. I'm glad I started this story.

So what did you all think of this chapter? Got it out a little quicker than usual! Let's hope I can try for around this time later, but I wouldn't expect it or anything.