Chapter 7: Onee-chan, The Super Soldier
Oh my god. Oh my god. Omigawd omigawd omigawd O MI GAWD. Everyone. So you remember back in chapter two when I said I got a recommendation on Dynasty Forums and then I got another by the same guy on Lucky Star Shrine? He's~ back~! Who's heard of T.V. Tropes? Ah, who am I kidding, EVERYONE has. Which has me super excited because this story has it's own god damn PAGE on there now! And no! Not just a part under the Lucky Star Fanfic Recommendations, it has it's own god damn trope page. Oh my god. That was awesome. Elevown, you've made my day.
Jolly, glad you liked it! Yeah, lemons are... Well, I'm working on it. That's the great thing about not being good at something. You throw enough time and practice and you can master just about anything, huh? Or, in my case, I guess semi-competent. I guess I really shied away from them because only one of my other stories is really ready for it and it's a little embarrassing to write. I guess? Well, maybe I can. I guess if I can get confident in my ability to write it.
Dave, chocolate fondue is actually really good. And relatively easy. Tsukasa went with the whole "melt real chocolate" thing, but there are little cups of chocolate at the store you can buy that you microwave that are specifically made for fondue. Now, you're not gonna get a family's worth out of it, but it's still pretty cool. Ah, Minami and Yutaka. They ARE important. And I THINK I know who I'm pairing them up with. Yeah, the slumber party is gonna be fun...
No Mutant, I was mainly pulling from when the three of them were all sitting in the cafe. She said she doesn't stand out and Kagami flat out calls her plain. Of course, that was a while ago, so Kagami's opinion has surely changed. Still, doesn't mean Tsukasa's has. I dunno, that's just how I always saw it. Misao's dislike of Konata was, if I remember correctly, canon. She didn't like that Kagami began spending more time with Konata than she did with her. I don't know if Konata disliked Misao in canon, though, or if that just developed since Misao showed her nothing but hate. I do remember her referring to her as Misakichi, which is masculine. So she was picking at Misao just like Misao was calling her a midget. Thanks for letting me know what I missed when I went over the chapter again. I normally write these in the wee hours of the morning, so I write quickly and missed some words occasionally.
Woo, Boba! Almost five out of three stars of POWER! I can feel flowing through me! Arbitrary power activate!
Redline, thanks for reading this! I have a lot of fun with it!
Royal, I'll try my best! It can be a little rough going between two stories though.
Wings, I think I've found I'm utterly incapable of writing a speedy relationship. Thanks for the compliment about Miki, she truly is my favorite adult to write for. Sojiro is likely my second, unless Kanata can count. I don't know since she isn't someone you can write for often without it being an alternate universe type of thing. I'm glad you enjoyed it!
A TV Tropes page. I still can't get over that. Believe me, I know how much effort can go into making those, since I wrote a few of them myself. Man. That got me pumped up. I hope you guys enjoy this chapter!
Rejoining Our Heroines...
"I'm glad to hear that, Mi-chan." Miyuki said in private, as Konata had gone to invite Yutaka. "I'll see you there." She ended the call and sighed. "Quite convenient indeed." Miyuki smiled and looked at Tsukasa. The airhead was awkwardly trying to talk to Hiyori, which was mainly awkward because she didn't really have all that much dialogue with the Otaku. She might have wanted to invite Patricia, but Kagami seemed oddly adamant about inviting her...
"Alright, listen up." Kagami said as she closed the door to Matsuri's room. While she didn't want to trespass, she knew that Matsuri wouldn't be home for a while. And she had the most stuff on her wall, so it muffled it a little. Kagami went into the closet.
"Se-Senpai?" Patricia asked, a bit scared by how stern Kagami was talking to her as soon as she had answered. "A-Alright..." Patricia said cautiously.
"We, Konata and I, are having a slumber party, alright?" Kagami said forcefully.
"Um... Alright?" Patricia said, more in confusion than an actual question.
"You've been invited." Kagami said. Patricia hummed.
"I accept!" Patricia said.
"Not yet you haven't." Kagami said.
"Um... Huh?" Patricia sounded honestly confused.
"You know what... you thought you saw the other day?" Kagami said.
"Hmm... You mean Kagami-senpai and Tsukasa-senpai on a date?" Patricia asked.
"That's what it looked like?" Kagami asked, slouching over. "That's weird, Patricia." Kagami said.
"Well what about the whole "imagined myself married to my sister" thing? Then the next day, you're walking down the street with her all dressed up?" Patricia asked. Kagami growled.
"You know, even if that were the case, you're oddly okay with that." Kagami said.
"I just think it's kinda sweet, ya know?" Patricia said. "Like, "I'm not gonna let any smelly rotten boys have my little sister!" kinda thing." Patricia said. Kagami sighed.
"Well, regardless of the situation, I need you to PROMISE you won't say anything about that." Kagami said.
"I understa-" Patricia began.
"To anyone." Kagami continued.
"... I under-" Patricia began again.
"Ever." Kagami said. Patricia chuckled humorlessly. What she was hearing from Kagami could be described as nothing but killing intent. She knew if she told anything to anyone, her life may well be forfeit.
"No problem. But Senpai..." Patricia said.
"Yes?" Kagami asked.
"I'm on your side here." Patricia said. "If you need anything, just let me know!" Patricia said. Kagami sighed.
She really does have the wrong idea. Well, as long as she doesn't tell anyone, I guess it's fine. We don't talk much anyway. "I'll keep that in mind." Kagami said. "But what I really need right now is for you to be quiet about it." Kagami said.
"Mums the word!" Patricia said enthusiastically. Kagami sighed.
"Thanks." Kagami said. "Anyway, it's tomorrow after school. We're gonna have it at Konata's house, so any time after school is fine." Kagami said.
"Gotcha! Thanks for the invite Senpai!" Patricia said.
"No problem, Patty. Just remember our little chat." Kagami said. She could almost hear Patricia stick her tongue out, a whistle signalling her thumbs up.
"Yes Commander!" Patricia said as she ended the call. Kagami looked at her phone.
"... Commander?" She asked no one in particular.
Outside Matsuri's Room
"Hm hm... I think I just heard something interesting." Konata hummed. "If only I could hear what Patty was saying..." Konata said as she moved away from the door. Kagami opened the door as soon as Konata was out of sight.
"Why do I have this sinking feeling in my stomach..." Kagami sighed as she rejoined the other three girls. When she entered her room, she saw Konata had unpaused the game, but she simply stayed near Kagami's avatar.
"I kept guard over you so no one would kill you!" Konata said cheerfully.
"Why wouldn't you just keep the game paused? Geez..." Kagami scratched her head as she went and sat down next to Konata.
"Your health was low, so I was letting you regen." Konata said.
"Then why isn't my health recovered at all?" Kagami asked as she picked her controller back up and the two continued to mow down enemies left and right.
"I didn't say I guarded you for very long." Konata said. "Yu-chan is totally in." Konata said.
"Hiyori?" Kagami asked.
"When I told her everyone else was coming, she said something about new material for drawing and then she wouldn't talk to me much..." Tsukasa said.
"So she's in." Konata nodded. "Don't feel bad, Tsukasa. She just kind of zones out when she gets new material, and she's gonna get the best kind tomorrow." Konata said. Tsukasa smiled.
"I don't really get it, but okay!" Tsukasa said cheerfully.
"So when should we come over tomorrow, Konata?" Kagami asked.
"If you want, you can come over right after school." Konata said. Kagami nodded before pausing the game and standing.
"Alright, I'm gonna go ask Mom if it's okay." Kagami said as she left the room. Konata hummed.
"Once she's a part of a project, she sure is committed to it." Konata smiled.
"Onee-chan is a really hard worker!" Tsukasa said. Konata nodded.
"That she is. Which reminds me..." Konata went to a bag and pulled out the package from school. "She needs to do her school work and her homework." Konata said.
"Thank you for bringing that, Kona-chan!" Tsukasa said cheerfully, contrary to the deflation everyone expected. "Thanks for looking out for us." Tsukasa smiled.
"Yeah right, she just wants to copy my work." Kagami said as she reentered the room. Konata grinned and scratched the back of her head.
"That's my Kagamin! She's so smart!" Konata said cheerfully. Kagami sighed and walked over, snatching the package from the Otaku.
"Yeah yeah." She said as she walked to the table. Konata followed along excitedly. Tsukasa sat down on the side of the table next to Kagami and Miyuki sat opposite her. "Alright, I already know how this is gonna turn out. But you really should start doing this stuff on your own." Kagami scolded halfheartedly. "Alright Konata, Tsukasa, first what you do, is-" Kagami began explaining the problem.
"Um-! Onee-chan..." Tsukasa began. Kagami stopped short of her explanation and looked at her sister. Tsukasa fidgeted a little. "I... kind of want to see how I do..." Tsukasa said. Kagami stared at her in disbelief.
"... Really?" Kagami asked. Tsukasa nodded.
"I studied really hard! And this stuff isn't too different from what we did yesterday, so I might be able to do it!" Tsukasa said. Kagami blinked a few times.
"... You're serious, aren't you?" Kagami asked. Tsukasa nodded enthusiastically.
"Yeah! I wanna see if I remember what I learned!" Tsukasa said. Kagami chuckled humorlessly, more in disbelief than anything.
"Wow, that's..." Kagami started. She smiled warmly. "I'm really proud of you, Tsukasa." Kagami said. Tsukasa blushed lightly and fidgeted a little more. Here, Kagami looked slyly at Konata. "Well, that's how it is Konata. We're not copying today." Kagami said. Konata stared at Kagami.
"Do you really think I'm not gonna copy you just because you say so?" Konata asked.
"Come on, Tsukasa is taking it on herself! Why can't you at least try?" Kagami asked. Konata sighed and draped herself over the table.
"I don't really want to." Konata said. Kagami stared at her.
"Well that's too bad." Kagami said. Konata stared back in her eyes.
"So how do you intend to stop me?" Konata asked. Kagami silently grabbed her book and closed it, moving it under the table. Konata squinted at her.
"There." Kagami said.
"That will stop me." Konata said. She sighed and hugged Kagami's arm. "Please~ Kagamin~?"
"No." Kagami said. Konata rubbed her face against Kagami's arm.
"Please~?" She chimed.
"No." Kagami said. Konata stopped cold and looked up. Her grin had left and her face held nothing but curiosity now.
"Hmm." Konata hummed.
"W-What? Do I have something on my face?" Kagami asked.
"You're not blushing as much." Konata said. Kagami looked confused.
"What do you mean?" Kagami asked. Konata reached up and poked her in the cheek a few times. Kagami reeled her head back and blushed a bit from the touch.
"Usually when I do stuff like this, you blush." Konata said. "You're not as much." Konata said.
"Maybe I'm just building a tolerance to stupid." Kagami said.
"Then soon you'll be ignoring me and Tsukasa altogether!" Konata said cheerfully. Suddenly, the aura around Kagami changed. Konata was about to back up, but Kagami grabbed her ahoge and brought her face an inch away from Konata's. She dropped her voice down low, and Konata could hear the murderous inflection in it.
"Say that my sister is stupid one more time. I dare you. I double dare you." Kagami said. Konata began sweating.
"Ahehe... Uh, Kagami... I was just joking..." Konata put both of her hands up in surrender.
"Bad joke, Konata." Kagami said, releasing Konata's hair. Konata fell back on her rear.
... Wow. I know she's protective over Tsukasa, but that was... Konata thought. She was a martial artist who fought more than a few people, faced some impossible odds and yet she had never been as scared for her life as she had been just now. Never had she seen someone with such an intent to hurt someone.
"Onee-chan, I did it!" Tsukasa showed off her paper proudly to reveal the first problem was done. Kagami's aura changed again to a decidedly cheerful one as she checked it over.
"Tsukasa, that's right! Good job!" Kagami said cheerfully as she ruffled Tsukasa's hair. Tsukasa giggled quite happily. Konata hummed. Kagami gave her a look.
"What do you keep humming about?" Kagami asked.
"Nothing. It just seems like I'm the only one not triggering flags today." Konata said. Kagami gave her a confused look.
"What the hell is that supposed to mean?" Kagami asked. Konata shrugged.
"Who knows?" Konata asked. Kagami sighed.
"Well, just do your homework." Kagami said as she laid back. "I might take a snooze while you guys work. I'll do it after you're done." Kagami chuckled. Tsukasa smiled.
"Okay Onee-chan." Tsukasa said as she continued to work diligently. Konata groaned.
"Maybe I'll take a nap too. Wake up with you Kagamin." Konata said.
"Did you hear me? I said I was sleeping until you finish. If you sleep too, we'll both be sleeping forever. Do your work you idiot." Kagami said. Konata put her head down.
"Aw~..." She said.
"Miyuki, don't you dare cave in and help her." Kagami said. Miyuki smiled.
"Don't worry, Kagami-san. I'll keep my work to myself." Miyuki smiled with her eyes as well. Kagami nodded.
"Kagamin's so cruel~!" Konata complained, but she was ultimately ignored.
"Thanks Miyuki. I'll leave it to you then." Kagami said as she closed her eyes. Konata looked around.
"Psst... Tsukasa, let me see your-" Konata whispered.
"Finish that sentence and die, Konata." Kagami said.
"Gah!" Konata reeled back. "Kagamin, you're supposed to be dead!" Konata said.
"Don't just kill me off, idiot." Kagami said. Damn, she really needed to stop hanging around idiots. Maybe that's why she was upset that her time with Tsukasa was interrupted. An idiot appeared. Maybe she was the idiot for hanging around with idiots? She was far too awake to actually go to sleep. She heard the scratching of pencils on paper. "Konata, I swear if you're copying Tsukasa's work, I'll murder you with a pot of chocolate." Kagami said.
"How did you know?" Konata asked.
"Because I know you, Konata. If you're writing, that means you're copying." Kagami said.
"Kagamin's~ cruel~!" Konata whined. Kagami chuckled under her breath. She laid there a while more and listened. Miyuki was clearly blowing through her work, as her pencil hadn't stopped moving since the group had begun. Tsukasa was moving at a MUCH different pace. She was moving every few minutes, obviously having to work each problem through slowly. A little at a time, she worked through the questions. Kagami smiled in pride. She didn't know exactly what got into her sister, but she was quite proud of her. Suddenly, she heard another pencil begin writing.
"Konata, I swear to god, in a trunk, OFF A CLIFF!" Kagami shouted.
"How~?" Konata whined.
"Off of Miyuki this time, right?" Kagami asked.
"Wah!" Miyuki sounded panicked as Kagami imagined she began covering her work.
"CRUEL~!" Konata shouted. Kagami giggled.
"Tell ya what, Konata. When I do the homework, you can copy it." Kagami said.
"Yay~! My Kagamin DOES love me!" Konata cheered.
"As long as you promise you won't copy Tsukasa or Miyuki's work." Kagami said.
"I promise!" Konata said. Kagami laid there for a few moments more.
"Onee-chan~!" Tsukasa chimed after a few more minutes. Kagami opened her eyes and sat up. "I finished the first page~!" Tsukasa smiled.
"Oh? Let me see." Kagami leaned over and checked over her sister's work. Tsukasa fidgeted a little in nervousness.
"Is... Is it good Onee-chan?" Tsukasa asked. Kagami smiled.
"Keep this up and I'll be copying off of you pretty soon." Kagami said as she laid back down. Tsukasa squealed a little. There was a ferocious amount of scratching coming from her paper after that before it stopped. Kagami heard her erase mistakes that she had undoubtedly made in her excitement. Kagami smiled.
"Hm." Konata hummed.
"Stop with the god damn humming!" Kagami said.
"I thought you were going to take a nap?" Konata asked.
"I was, but obviously I can't trust you enough to do that." Kagami said. Konata sighed before laying down next to Kagami.
"It's alright Kagamin, I don't want to copy anyone but you." Konata said. Kagami took her turn to hum.
"Hm. The only time you ever say things like that is when you want something Konata." Kagami said. "Well? What's your angle?" Kagami asked.
"Nothing Kagamin." Konata said. "You're just the best at homework!" Konata said.
"So I hope you didn't leave anything important to come over here." Kagami said. While she was irritated that Konata had disregarded her request for the Otaku to leave them alone, it was also kind of nice that she cared enough to come over. Even if she just wanted to copy Kagami's work.
"Nah. I have a backlog of games that I would be working on, but I'm mainly avoiding those games. I'm good with all types of girls except for Kuuderes, so I'm not looking forward to trying to conquer them." Konata said.
"Stop talking like everyone knows what you're talking about." Kagami said.
"A Kuudere is a girl who keeps her emotions all bottled up and hidden. Not a Tsundere, like you who lies to yourself, but she would rather show no emotion at all than her own." Konata said.
"You're saying I lie to myself?" Kagami asked.
"Don't you?" Konata asked. Kagami sighed and decided to change the subject.
"Hey..." Kagami dropped her voice down. She was relatively certain Miyuki and Tsukasa weren't listening, but one could never be too cautious.
"What's up?" Konata asked, quieting her voice to match Kagami's.
"Can I tell Tsukasa about the whole getting Yutaka and Minami together thing?" Kagami asked.
"Hm... I guess, I mean as long as she doesn't tell Miyuki." Konata said.
"Alright." Kagami nodded. "That's fair."
"Ya know Kagamin, I'm actually pretty surprised." Konata said.
"About what?" Kagami asked.
"Well, I guess about Yutaka and Minami. You're a shrine maiden so I just kind of assumed you might have something against that kind of thing." Konata said. Kagami sighed.
"That's a pretty common misconception, Konata. But as a general rule, if I remember correctly, it's not a bad thing. Some people say that it is, but I think my family is generally on the more accepting side of things. Or at least, we were never taught to discriminate against it." Kagami said. "Mom and Dad just kind of let us do our own thing. Develop our own opinions, ya know?" Kagami said.
"So what's your personal opinion on Yuri, Kagamin?" Konata asked. Kagami blushed a bit, though by now Konata's eyes had closed.
"Gah... Why are you asking embarrassing questions?" Kagami asked.
"Why is it embarrassing?" Konata asked. Kagami was silent for a moment.
... Why IS it embarrassing? Kagami wondered idly. She sighed. "Well, I'm not exactly against it or anything. And I guess..." Kagami trailed off.
"You guess...?" Konata said, urging her to go on. Kagami blushed a bit deeper.
"I guess I can kind of understand it a little..." Kagami said. Konata opened her eyes and stared at Kagami.
"... How so?" Konata asked. Kagami opened her eyes to see Konata staring at her a little too seriously.
"Um... I dunno... I guess that if I were to think about it.. Guys are big and rough and really have no sense of delicacy." Kagami said.
"But girls are so cute and smooth and soft and warm and small and they just make you feel good inside, right?" Konata asked. Kagami sighed.
"So I guess that's your opinion on Yuri, huh?" Kagami asked.
"Yeah, I don't have a whole lot of interest in boys." Konata said. "If we're being serious, I'd say I'm probably a lesbian." Konata said. Kagami was silenced by Konata's honesty. Or at least, what she hoped was honesty. Joking about something like this was pretty low, even for Konata.
"On the level Konata?" Kagami asked.
"On the level." Konata said, nodding her head. Then, she grinned. "Does that make you happy, Ka-ga-mi~n?" Konata chimed.
"Eh... I'm more indifferent really." Kagami said. "It's nice to know some big brute isn't gonna come wreck you." Kagami smirked.
"Gah! What does that mean?" Konata asked.
"Well, you're about four and a half feet, I don't want some six foot eleven guy to come along and destroy that tiny body of yours." Kagami said.
"Aw~, you're worried about me, huh Kagamin~?" Konata asked. Kagami stared flatly at her.
"Less so now." Kagami said. Konata blinked a few times before poking her in the cheek. "Even less so now." Kagami said.
"You're still not blushing as much." Konata observed.
"If you call Tsukasa an idiot again, I swear to god..." Kagami began.
"No, I learned my lesson the first time. I know what lines not to cross." Konata chuckled. "So, are you?" Konata asked.
"Am I what?" Kagami asked.
"A lesbian." Konata clarified. Kagami blushed.
"Wh-Wh-What kind of question is that?" Kagami asked.
"A serious one, are you?" Konata asked. Kagami averted her gaze.
"Why do you care?" Kagami asked.
"Just curious, I guess." Konata said.
"Onee-chan, I finished another page!" Tsukasa said, holding her book out proudly. She saw Konata's inquisitive look and Kagami's blushing face and fidgeted. "Um... did I interrupt something?" Tsukasa asked. Kagami smiled.
"Yeah, something stupid." Kagami said as she sat back up. She checked the work over. Tsukasa fidgeted again. "Correct." Kagami smiled proudly as her little sister almost squealed in excitement. "You're doing great Tsukasa. I'm really proud of you." Kagami ruffled Tsukasa's hair. The airhead closed her eyes and smiled VERY widely.
"Ahehe..." She giggled happily before going back to work. Kagami smiled and sighed a happy sigh before laying back down.
"So how did you ask your Dad about the slumber party?" Kagami asked, trying to change the subject.
"Ask?" Konata asked.
"... You didn't ask?" Kagami asked.
"Should I?" Konata asked. Kagami sighed.
"Konata, are you sure you don't have to ask your Dad about this slumber party? Is he gonna be alright with a bunch of people just showing up at his house, eating his food and sleeping in his house?" Kagami asked.
"Gonna be alright? Dad's gonna be absolutely thrilled about a bunch of high school girls sleeping a room away from him!" Konata said.
"... Suddenly I'm not feeling too good about this slumber party." Kagami said.
"Too late to back out now Kagamin~, we've already invited everyone." Konata said. Kagami sighed. It was gonna be a long night, and this one wasn't even the slumber party...
Behold: The Cutest Room
"And... Ready!" Yutaka cheered. She had packaged a bag containing everything she would be bringing to the slumber party tomorrow. Sure, the party was being held at her house, but she still wanted to get all of her stuff ready for it. She exited her room and looked around. Her father was in his room, so Yutaka couldn't really do anything. Konata had warned her to NEVER go into Sojiro's room when he was in there, as the man was likely in the middle of an "aych seen" or something. Yutaka didn't understand, but Konata seemed to know the man's habits much more than Yutaka did, so she listened. She walked around the house for a moment before deciding that she might intrude on her cousin's room. She wanted to get on the internet, but Konata's computer was in her room and Yutaka didn't have a computer of her own. She went in and clicked the screen saver off.
"Wah?" Yutaka looked confused. It wasn't Konata's desktop, but a screen with a bunch of girls posed rather provocatively. "Um..." She saw the exit button and the gallery button. While Yutaka was doubtlessly curious about this game, she decided it would be best not to poke around in her cousin's games. She had also been warned to knock of Konata's door in case of aych seens and thus was cautious of anything Konata had left up. She exited the game and got on to the internet. There were some Flash games she liked to play where she could pretend to date someone. They weren't very long, but all of the ones she played had a nursing aide as the main heroine. However, she could only ever play them when Konata was out and Sojiro was busy. She thought the two of them might find the fact that she played such games weird, since she had seen elsewhere on the internet that it was abnormal to WANT to play them. She didn't want the two of them to think any less of her for these games. She continued where she left off.
"I'm sure you'll be fine..." The character said. Yutaka smiled as she remembered what had been happening. Her character had purposely fallen and scratched their knee to have an excuse to visit the nurse's office, where the heroine was on duty. "You didn't really fall, did you?" The character asked. Yutaka almost squealed as she recognized the choices she had gotten used to in other games.
"No, I just wanted to see you." Yutaka said in tandem with her character. The nurse's aide looked slightly surprised, though it spoke volumes when compared to how she usually looked.
"I... wanted to see you too... I like you..." The aide said as she and Yutaka's character grabbed each other by the hand, consummating their new relationship by holding hands and putting their foreheads together. Yutaka blushed a bit. This ending was rather more... physical than most of them were. A lot of them just ended with a "H-A-P-P-Y E-N-D" screen. Yutaka sighed happily.
"If only... Minami-chan..." Yutaka sighed wistfully. Then, she made a fist of determination. "Tomorrow at the slumber party!" She said. She blushed as she imagined it. "Tomorrow... at the slumber party..." She repeated to herself. It was kind of embarrassing. She nodded. "I can't wait..." She mumbled. She continued to look around the internet to find more games like that.
Homework: COMPLETE!
"Onee-chan~, I finished!" Tsukasa chimed as she held up her book. Kagami sighed and sat up. In the end she hadn't gotten any sleep. Not that it was all that bad considering she had slept in until noon, but it still kind of sucked. She had spent the whole time talking about stupid things with Konata. She looked at Tsukasa's book and took it.
"Hm..." Kagami hummed as she looked over her little sister's work. Tsukasa fidgeted as she watched her sister check it. Then, Kagami looked under the table. Then again, to Tsukasa's homework. Again, under the table. To Tsukasa's work and back again. Finally, the airhead could stand no more.
"Onee-chan?" Tsukasa asked after a while. Kagami nodded.
"One sec." Kagami said. One last time, she looked under the table. "And~ copied!" She handed the book back to Tsukasa, who was staring at her almost blankly. "I'd say you have at least most, if not all, of the answers right." Kagami said.
"Awesome~!" Konata cheered. "Now, lemme see!" Konata groped the air. As she pounced, Kagami pulled her book away.
"Nope." She said. Konata looked betrayed.
"What? But Kagamin, you said!" Konata pointed accusingly at the Tsundere.
"I said when I did the homework, you could copy. I didn't DO the homework. This is Tsukasa's hard work, so you don't get to copy." Kagami smiled.
"But.. But... Why?" Konata asked pitifully.
"Because YOU said." Kagami smiled. Konata slouched over on the desk.
"Kagamin, you suck." Konata said.
"Not even if you paid me, Konata." Kagami smiled. She looked at the time. "Wow, it's getting late, huh?" Kagami asked. "When do you guys need to be getting home?" Kagami asked. Konata sighed.
"Well, since there's no homework to copy, Kagamin." Konata shot Kagami a look. The Tsundere gave a cheesy smile with a peace sign. "... That means I'll have to do it myself. I'm gonna head home." Konata said. Miyuki sighed and stood.
"I suppose I should also return home. Though I don't particularly want to..." Miyuki said.
"Yuki-chan!" Tsukasa said. She got up and walked over to Miyuki, whispering something in her ear. Miyuki smiled.
"Of course. I would love to help, Tsukasa." Miyuki said. Kagami gave her sister a confused look.
"What do you need help with Tsukasa? I bet I could help!" Kagami said. Tsukasa blushed a bit and fidgeted.
"Um... Not... really..." Tsukasa said. Kagami sighed.
"Well... Alright..." Kagami scratched the back of her head, looking thoroughly disappointed. Seeing her sister look so dejected not only made Tsukasa sad, but also slightly confused her. It seemed rather... honest of her. That didn't happen very often.
"Well, I suppose we'll be taking our leave now. Day after tomorrow, Tsukasa?" Miyuki asked. Tsukasa nodded.
"Day after tomorrow!" She said. Miyuki smiled.
"See ya tomorrow guys! Good night!" Konata waved as the two of them walked out the door. Kagami sighed and laid back. Back alone with her sister. The thought made her happy. She liked Konata and Miyuki, but time with Tsukasa seemed to be meaning more to her recently.
"Tsukasa, what's going on?" Kagami thought out loud.
"What do you mean, Onee-chan?" Tsukasa asked. Kagami sighed.
"I don't know." Kagami said. "So what do you want to do Tsukasa?" Kagami asked.
"Can we keep playing? Do you think Kona-chan would mind?" Tsukasa asked. Kagami smiled.
"I can't imagine she would considering it was your character to begin with." Kagami said. She was glad that Tsukasa actually wanted to play this game with her and wasn't just forcing herself to.
"Yay~!" Tsukasa chimed as she picked up the controller and began playing again. Kagami resumed tearing the game a new one while Tsukasa found new walls to run into.
"Hey Tsukasa..." Kagami began.
"Onee-chan?" Tsukasa asked.
"Can you keep a secret?" Kagami asked. Tsukasa nodded.
"Yeah!" She said with certainty.
"Even from Miyuki?" Kagami asked. Tsukasa seemed a little less sure this time. Ultimately, however, she nodded again.
"... Even from Yuki-chan!" Tsukasa decided. Kagami nodded.
"You know Konata's cousin?" Kagami asked. Tsukasa nodded.
"Yutaka-chan, right?" Tsukasa asked.
"Yeah, her." Kagami said.
"What about her?" Tsukasa asked.
"... Promise you won't tell." Kagami said.
"I promise I won't tell anyone!" Tsukasa said. Kagami nodded.
"She likes Minami." Kagami said.
"Well, I like her too! She's nice!" Tsukasa said. "Yutaka, are you okay? Do you need anything?" Tsukasa lowered her voice and spoke quieter. Kagami stared at her for a moment.
"... Wow, that was a little freaky. You sound exactly like her." Kagami returned to the game. "But that's not what I meant. She likes her." Kagami emphasized the word. Tsukasa played for a moment while it sank in.
"W-Wah! Like, like likes?" Tsukasa asked. Kagami nodded.
"Like likes. Like, wants to be girlfriend and girlfriend likes." Kagami said. Tsukasa blushed a bit. Kagami sneaked a glance at her twin to see if she could discern Tsukasa's opinion. Come on, hokey pokey. Kagami bade in her head.
"That's so..." Tsukasa began. "Cute!" She squealed. "Those two would totally be perfect for each other! Yutaka-chan is always sick and Minami-chan is the school nurse's aide!" Tsukasa said. Then, it looked like she realized something. "I bet that's how they fell in love! Yutaka-chan was sick and Minami-chan took care of her all the time and they grew closer and closer and...!" Tsukasa seemed to be talking more to herself than to Kagami as the romantic in her took over. Kagami paused the game as Tsukasa stopped paying attention to it entirely. "No wonder Minami-chan is so protective over Yutaka-chan!" She said to herself. Kagami giggled.
"Tsukasa..." Kagami said.
"I mean, I know the two aren't a couple yet, but wouldn't it just be so cute if they got together!" Tsukasa ranted.
"Tsukasa." Kagami said a bit more sternly.
"I bet Minami-chan likes her too! Oh, we should try and help them!" Tsukasa raved excitedly.
"Tsukasa!" Kagami said, interrupting Tsukasa's train of thought. She looked at her sister.
"Onee-chan?" Tsukasa asked.
"You're getting smarter." Kagami smirked. Tsukasa blushed a bit and smiled, looking down at the ground. "That's what we were thinking of doing, was helping them at the slumber party tomorrow." Kagami said. Tsukasa smiled.
"That's awesome!" Tsukasa said.
"So..." Kagami began, her conversation with Konata now making her curious. She was curious about her sister's stance on the issue. "What do you think about that?" Kagami asked. Tsukasa looked at Kagami curiously.
"About what?" Tsukasa asked.
"About if Yutaka and Minami started dating." Kagami clarified.
"Well, it'd be really cute, right?" Tsukasa asked, apparently not understanding why Kagami was bothering to ask if Tsukasa had just said it. She sounded a little less certain of her opinion now. "Those two are cute together." Tsukasa said.
"Well, I more meant the fact that they're both girls." Kagami said. Tsukasa looked confused.
"Does that matter?" Tsukasa asked. Kagami blinked a time or two as Tsukasa tilted her head to the side. Then, she chuckled a bit.
"No. That kind of stuff doesn't matter at all." Kagami turned back to her game. Of course Tsukasa wouldn't care about that. She didn't even think incest was bad. Kagami scratched the back of her head.
"Are you sure? You said siblings dating was bad, didn't you?" Tsukasa asked. Kagami hummed.
"Well... Maybe... I dunno." Kagami said. "I guess I really shouldn't judge anyone or anything."
"So what if Minami-chan and Yutaka-chan were both related? And they still fell in love, Onee-chan?" Tsukasa asked. "Like, really in love?" Tsukasa asked. Kagami hummed and looked up.
"Well, since they're really in love, I guess it would be fine." Kagami said. Kagami nodded. "Yeah, as long as they're happy." Kagami said. "That's all the matters, Tsukasa." Kagami said. Tsukasa smiled sweetly and nodded.
"Yeah!" She said enthusiastically. Kagami, however, suddenly felt as if she had said too much. Much too much. She looked at the door and heard a creak. She stood and walked to the door.
"Come on, it was just getting good..." Konata mumbled. "Wait, this killing intent..." Konata looked up to see the door had opened and a demonic aura surrounded the Tsundere. She cracked her knuckles.
"Ko-na-ta~!" Kagami growled. A large drop of sweat dripped down the back of Konata's head.
"Uh-oh..." Konata mumbled.
"YOU IDIOT!" Kagami yelled as she punched at Konata. Konata dodged.
"Sorry, I was just curious!" Konata said.
"Forget what you heard!" Kagami yelled as she tried again. She knew that Konata of all people was the one person she could absolutely not let hear things like that. The way her head worked, she would surely pass it around the school that Kagami was into incest and think she was in the right the entire time.
"Kagamin released her Dou Ki! I'm sorry Kagamin, but I'll have the use... that!" Konata shouted.
"Shut up you idiot!" Kagami shouted with a raging blush. Konata dodged another blow and twisted around to the Tsundere's back.
"KENSEI MA'S SHOCK REMEDY!" Konata shouted, reaching around both of Kagami's sides and grabbing onto the Tsundere's breasts. Kagami reached over her own shoulder and grabbed Konata. Following her instinct, she kicked back between Konata's legs and threw the Otaku over her shoulder. Konata hit the ground and stared at Kagami for a minute. "Calm now?" Konata asked. Kagami glared at her.
"Do you remember what you heard?" Kagami asked.
"Man Kagamin, that was a good throw." Konata said as she got up off the ground. "Where did you learn it?"
"I didn't learn anything, you idiot." Kagami said. "I just wanted to throw you hard enough to induce memory loss." Kagami said. "Did it work?"
"Did what work?" Konata asked.
"You're damn right did what work..." Kagami stood up.
"But you've got some real talent, Kagamin! If you decided to, you could definitely be a grade A martial artist!" Konata said.
"Why would I have any interest in becoming a martial artist?" Kagami asked.
"If you began working out, you could lose some of that chub you've been putting on recently!" Konata said enthusiastically. Kagami glared at the Otaku.
"Maybe I should learn it so I can kill you." Kagami said.
"If Tsukasa got in trouble, you could protect her!" Konata said. Kagami stared at her.
"... What can you teach me and when?" Kagami asked.
"How about we start some stuff day after tomorrow." Konata said.
"You, Konata, have got yourself a deal." Kagami said. "But for now, you still need to go do your homework." Kagami said. Konata nodded.
"Yeah. See ya tomorrow Kagamin!" Konata waved as she walked out. She made a point to sneak past the living room. Kagami sighed. Miki poked her head in the hallway.
"I thought you asked them not to come?" Miki asked. Kagami sighed.
"Yeah, but that little brat just does whatever she wants anyway." Kagami said. Miki giggled.
"Sounds like you have a good friend." Miki said.
"She could at least listen to what I say once in a while..." Kagami said. Miki nodded.
"There is that." Miki said.
"Onee-chan, I'm dying!" Tsukasa shouted. A gleam appeared in Kagami's eyes as she looked back at the game that was somehow no longer paused.
"Get away from my sister you jerks!" Kagami shouted as she ran into her room. Miki giggled again.
"I'm glad those two get along so well." Miki said as she walked to the kitchen to begin preparing dinner, not wanting to pull Tsukasa from her game just to help her mother.
Walking Down the Street
Miyuki walked towards her home. Konata had said she forgot something and had stayed behind. However, that gave the Meganekko time to herself to think. She sighed and smiled.
"Tomorrow will indeed be interesting. I certainly hope that Mi-chan can muster up the courage to give Yutaka-san her gift." Miyuki thought out loud. Then, a thought occurred. "I wonder what Tsukasa's opinion is regarding lesbianism. Or Kagami-san and Konata-san." Miyuki thought. She saw a familiar face walking down the street. "Speak of the devil." She mumbled to herself. Minami saw Miyuki and smiled a small smile.
"Hello Onee-chan." She smiled.
"Mi-chan, hello." Miyuki smiled back. "What are you doing in this area?" Miyuki asked.
"My mother wanted a specific sale that was happening in a store around here, so I decided to come." Minami said. "What brings you here?" She asked. Miyuki decided to talk more and changed the direction she was walking to match Minami.
"I was visiting Kagami-san and Tsukasa. However, I decided it was time to leave and so I was on my way home." Miyuki said. Minami smiled.
"I don't want to get in your way." She said so that Miyuki wouldn't feel pressured to come, however her tone suggested she wanted very much to get in the way. Miyuki smiled.
"It isn't a problem. It gives us a chance to talk more." Miyuki said. "So tomorrow is when you intend to give Yutaka-san the tickets, correct?" Miyuki asked. Minami nodded.
"Thank you so much Onee-chan." Minami smiled. "With this... I think I may finally be able to show her how I feel..." Minami smiled. Miyuki did as well.
"I'm just happy I could help you." Miyuki said. "Do you think... tomorrow, maybe you could..." Miyuki began whispering in Minami's ear, more out of embarrassment of the request rather than any fear of being overheard. Minami, however, nodded.
"I would be happy to help." She said. "You've already helped me so much, it'll be nice to return the favor." Minami said. Miyuki smiled her warmest smile.
"Thank you so very much Mi-chan." Miyuki smiled, though her eyes joined the gesture this time.
"My pleasure, Onee-chan." Minami said. The two continued down the road to the market with the sale. Miyuki, remembering her mother finishing her snack this morning, decided to pick up another pie.
At the Otaku Household
Yutaka laid on her bed, hugging a pillow. The reality that she may well be giving her present to Minami and see that smiling face on her love tomorrow... She squealed and buried her face into the pillow, rolling around on her bed.
"... Yutaka?" Sojiro asked. Yutaka brought her face from the pillow and looked at the door.
"Yes?" She asked.
"I'm scooping ice cream, do you want any?" Sojiro asked.
"Yes please!" She said excitedly. This was the perfect way to spend a day like today, where she learned that she may actually have a shot at Minami.
"What kind would you like?" Sojiro asked.
"A little bit of everything!" Yutaka requested. She could almost hear Sojiro nod.
"No problem." He chuckled. Yutaka heard a door open.
"I'm home!" Konata announced. Yutaka's eyes widened. Quickly, she went to the door and left her room, hoping to intercept her cousin.
"Hi Onee-chan!" Yutaka said cheerfully, stopping Konata from getting to the kitchen. "Did you have fun?" She asked.
"Yep! I gotta do some homework after I finish making dinner, though. Kagamin wouldn't let me copy off of her..." Konata huffed.
"Yo-you don't need to go in the kitchen!" Yutaka said, rushing between Konata and the door to the kitchen. Konata cat grinned.
"What's in the kitchen, Yu-chan?" Konata asked. Yutaka backed up and blocked Konata's passage.
"No-nothing!" She said.
"Is Minami naked in there or something?" Konata asked. Yutaka's head practically burst into flames as the image came to her head. While she was distracted, Konata slipped past her and entered the kitchen. "Oh come on, just because I'm not here doesn't mean you two get ice cream for dinner!" Konata shouted. Yutaka jumped and shrank, knowing she had been thoroughly defeated.
"I'm sorry!" She shouted before running to her room again. Konata opened the door to the kitchen and looked out.
"I'm making Oden!" She shouted after Yutaka. She heard her door open again as Yutaka ran back into the room excitedly. "Calm down Yu-chan, it won't be ready for a few hours. That's why I came home as early as I did." Konata said. Yutaka looked depressed.
"Oh yeah... I forgot..." She said. Konata giggled.
"You're just too cute, Yu-chan." Konata said as she went back into the kitchen. Sojiro came out after a minute, looking all the parts a boy who had just been scolded.
"Sorry, I tried to stop her..." Yutaka said.
"It wasn't your fault..." Sojiro said. The two walked over to the couch and turned on the television to wait while Konata made her cousin's favorite.
Ten Thousand Kills Later...
"Ha ha!" Kagami laughed as the last enemy fell before her.
"Onee-chan, help!" Tsukasa said. Kagami, confused as all of the enemies in the level, and likely the game, had been vanquished, looked at her sister's side of the screen. Her character was currently swimming into a wall underwater, causing her character to drown.
"Make your character jump, Tsukasa!" Kagami said, panicked. Tsukasa clicked the jump button, making her character swim up.
"I did it Onee-chan!" Tsukasa cheered as her character surfaced, though the wall was still impeded her. Surely, an insurmountable obstacle for Earth's number one airhead.
"Good job, Tsukasa!" Kagami said as she raced her character to the place that would finish the level, and the game so that her sister wouldn't drown before she got there. Finally, Kagami finished the level and cheered.
"We did it Onee-chan! We won!" Tsukasa cheered as well. There came a knock at the door.
"Hey you two, dinner is ready." Miki said. Kagami and Tsukasa looked at each other and smiled.
"Coming!" The both of them said. The both of them walked out of the room and down the hall to the living room. Matsuri and Inori both sat opposite each other with Tadao at the head of the table. Miki, unlike usual, however, didn't sit next to Inori, but to Matsuri. Kagami smiled, as that left two seats next to each other next to Inori. Tsukasa walked over and took the one closest to the television. Miki looked over at Kagami and made a small gesture for the seat next to Tsukasa.
"While it lasts?" She mouthed silently, though Kagami could almost hear the teasing her voice would have surely had. Kagami, deciding just to roll with it, took the seat beside her sister. On the table was a large plate of yakitori along with a side of beef that Kagami's gourmet nose told her was seasoned mainly with ginger and soy sauce. It was kind of ordinary, but there was a hint of something else in there. There were a number of condiments that surely had to have taken a lot to prepare and Miki looked quite proudly.
"This looks really good Mom." Kagami said.
"Why thank you. I decided to try something new." Miki looked proud. "Tsukasa, let me know what you think." Miki said. Tsukasa nodded and took a taste of the chicken. Kagami enjoyed it as the aura around Tsukasa changed to one of deadly seriousness, her face turning stern as she put her Goddess of Cooking title on the line. Everyone sat around waiting for Tsukasa's report as her mind worked.
"Did you put salt in it?" Tsukasa asked, though it was clear she already knew. Miki looked surprised at her own mistake.
"Ah! I forgot the salt!" Miki said. "Such a subtle amount though..." Miki commented idly. It amazed the Hiiragi family to no end to see Tsukasa work her Kitchenmancy abilities. Tsukasa smiled.
"It's okay, Mom! You only really put in a little, so it doesn't make that much of a difference!" Tsukasa said. Kagami took a piece of chicken and ate it.
"She's right." Kagami said. "I don't taste a difference." Kagami said, which said a lot considering her skills as a gourmet with top notch. It really was as if Tsukasa had some sort of magic working around her. "How can you tell things like that, Tsukasa?" Kagami asked. Tsukasa giggled nervously.
"Ahehe... I don't really know... I can just sorta tell, ya know?" She mumbled. "You put sugar in it though! I was really surprised, but I think a little more soy sauce would have really brought out the flavor!" Tsukasa said. Miki smiled, giggling lightly.
"You're so right, Tsukasa." She said. "Next time, I'll be sure to do that."
"Ah! But it's still really good, Mom!" Tsukasa made sure to add. "I like it how it is, too!" She said. Miki smiled.
"Thank you very much." Miki said.
"So." Matsuri interrupted the conversation. "When did you two finally get up?" She gave a sly look to Kagami.
"Wait, you knew we were still asleep too?" Kagami shouted.
"I did too..." Inori raised her hand.
"Why the hell didn't you wake us up?" Kagami asked.
"Why the hell is that my job?" Matsuri asked.
"Well you could try being a nice sister!" Kagami said.
"Oh come on, you and I both know you wouldn't have woken me up if I had overslept." Matsuri said.
"Then you should take the high road and be the better sister, right?" Kagami asked.
"Screw that, I've got better things to do with my time than baby sit my little sister.." Matsuri said.
"Why you little..." Kagami began.
"Now now girls." Tadao said. "Let's try and get along." Tadao said. Matsuri and Kagami glared at each other for another moment before returning to their meal.
Dinner with the Otaku
"Guys~! Dinner's ready~!" Konata called out.
"Yay~!" Yutaka cheered. "Oden~! Oden~! Oden~!" She sang out in a sing-song sort of voice as she emerged from her room.
"Awesome, your oden is the best, Konata!" Sojiro said as he came from his room as well. Konata set out the bowls for everyone as everyone sat at the table. All present began to dig in as Sojiro turned on an anime he knew even Yutaka would enjoy. It was a bit childish, but that was fine every now and again.
"It's hot!" Yutaka said.
"Just the way you like it." Konata said.
"Every day you get a little more like Kanata. This is exactly how she used to make it!" Sojiro shouted with glee.
"Thank you, Dad! I know my Mom was pretty perfect, so I followed her recipe!" Konata said.
"You look like her, you cook like her, you're your mother's daughter in every way!" Sojiro shouted as tears streamed down his cheeks, a fist of enthusiasm made in front of him. Konata giggled a bit.
"I wish she could see us now." Konata said to no one in particular. "The pure embodiment of cute." Konata gestured to Yutaka, who was currently to enveloped in her favorite food to be paying much attention. "The pervert who keeps talking about how his daughter reminds him of his wife." Konata looked slyly at her father, whose tears turned to ones of sorrow.
"That's cruel, Konata!" Sojiro said.
"And me! The Goddess of Conquest! The girl who can conquer ANY girl!" Konata cheered.
"Except Kuuderes." Sojiro said.
"Hey, I can conquer them! It's just harder!" Konata said, pointing accusingly at Sojiro.
"Face it Konata, your type is Tsundere, you don't do as well outside of your type." Sojiro chuckled.
"I don't want to hear that from a lolicon who has trouble with a big breasted bookworm." Konata said.
"Although, I do suppose you're as good with the ones you're bad at as the ones that I'm good with." Sojiro said, though more to himself than to Konata. "You're an even more skilled conqueror than me!" Sojiro said.
"And don't you forget it." Konata smiled. She finished her dish and sighed. "Man, I don't wanna have to do homework..." Konata complained.
"Don't you usually copy it off of Kagami?" Sojiro asked.
"Yeah, but I couldn't today." Konata said.
"Waifu troubles?" Sojiro asked. Konata shrugged.
"Not really. Tsukasa just decided to go all noble and do her homework herself, so Kagamin wouldn't let me not do my homework. I got someone of it down, but she kept catching me." Konata sighed as she draped herself across the table. "Man, once I finish my homework, I'm gonna find a Tsundere to conquer, trigger every one of her flags, then leave her at the altar!" Konata declared. Sojiro chuckled.
"Have fun." He raised his hand in a wave as Konata slouched out of the room.
"Oh, Dad!" Konata said, poking her head back in the room.
"Yes?" He asked.
"Can Kagami and everyone come over tomorrow for a slumber party?" Konata asked. Sojiro seemed deathly serious for a moment.
"You mean... five high school girls... sleeping in my house?" Sojiro asked.
"Eight, actually." Konata said.
"YOU EVEN HAVE TO ASK?" Sojiro shouted. Konata giggled.
"Told her." She said as Sojiro began ranting about how excited he was. Konata retreated down the hall to her room to finish her homework. Then, she was likely to go to bed. The nap she had taken in school today had gotten her through the day, but she was still pretty exhausted. She entered her room for the last time that night.
The Hiiragi Family
Kagami finished her meal and sighed.
"That was awesome." Kagami said. "Thank you Mom." Kagami said. Miki smiled.
"Well I'm glad you liked it." She said. "You certainly ate your fill." She said slyly, eyeing the entirely empty table. She had intended to make enough for there to be leftovers for tomorrow. However, she had made even more than she had thought she had and neither Tadao nor Inori could finish their portions. Enter a hungry Kagami.
"Well, I'm not worried about my weight anymore. Konata said she was gonna help with that." Kagami said.
"It's a good thing you're not worried anymore." Matsuri said.
"The hell does that mean?" Kagami asked.
"Just as I said." Matsuri said.
"Girls, girls." Tadao said. Matsuri and Kagami huffed. The Tsundere got up.
"I'm gonna go study for a while." Kagami said, walking for the door.
"Yeah, that's about all you're good for..." Matsuri mumbled just loudly enough for everyone to hear.
"Be quiet!" Kagami's head turned in surprise. Matsuri did as well, both looking at Tsukasa. The airhead had her mouth covered, as if surprised by her own voice.
"I-I'm sorry!" Tsukasa said as she rushed out of the room. Matsuri blinked a time or two.
"Hm... I guess I did go a bit overboard there..." Matsuri said. "Sorry Kagami..." Matsuri said. Kagami heard none of it though. Tsukasa had just shouted at their older sister. That didn't happen. Ever. "Kagami?" Matsuri said. Kagami blinked and looked at her sister.
"Huh?" She asked.
"Sorry about that. You know... I just kid you... right?" Matsuri looked off to the side, seemingly unable to look Kagami in the eyes. "If Tsukasa of all people shouted at me, I must have crossed a line..." Matsuri said. Kagami smiled.
"Thanks Matsuri. I said some really stupid things too, I'm sorry." Kagami said. "I poke at you too, so it's alright, right?" Kagami asked. Matsuri smiled.
"Yeah, it's all fine." She said. Kagami waved.
"I'm gonna go see her." Kagami said.
"Love ya Imoto!" Matsuri waved. Kagami smiled.
"You too." She said as she left. Miki giggled.
"Well, that was unexpected." She said.
The Room of an Airhead
Kagami knocked at the door before opening it. She saw Tsukasa sitting on her bed, facing away from the door.
"Tsukasa?" Kagami asked. "You okay?" Kagami asked.
"She shouldn't say things like that about you." Tsukasa said. Kagami chuckled.
"Come on, you know she didn't mean it." Kagami said.
"What if she did though! You're not just good for studying! You're good for studying, and so much more!" Tsukasa said. Kagami smiled. "You can always make me feel happy! You find things I love! You're the greatest big sister ever!" Tsukasa shouted, turning to Kagami. There were tears suspended in her eyes. Kagami gasped lightly under her breath. She didn't know something like this affected her sister so much. Kagami rushed over to her twin and hugged her.
"Thank you Tsukasa." She said. "That means the world to me."
"It's true! I love you Onee-chan!" Tsukasa said. Kagami's heart skipped a beat.
What...? Kagami wondered. This feeling is... She wondered. Matsuri had just told her she loved her and she had been happy, but this... It was different. What was different about it? Why was it so different? "I... love you too... Tsukasa..." Kagami blushed.
"They say twins share a special bond between them, ya know?" Miki's voice rang in her head.
It must be that we're twins. Kagami thought. Surely that she felt this much love for Tsukasa and not for Matsuri was because Tsukasa was her twin. Tsukasa tightened her hug for a moment before letting go.
"Thanks Onee-chan." She said with a large smile on her face.
"Thank you Tsukasa." Kagami smiled.
"Are you still going to study?" Tsukasa asked. Kagami nodded.
"Unless you want to do something. I was just kind of saying something to let me get away from her." Kagami said.
"Actually..." Tsukasa said, but seemed to shrink a bit. "Could we... study together?" Tsukasa asked a bit shyly. Kagami looked surprised.
"Really?" Kagami asked. Tsukasa nodded.
"I did really well on the homework! I want to keep doing well!" Tsukasa said. Kagami was almost stunned. "If I can learn how to do it myself, I don't have to keep bothering you!" Tsukasa said.
"Tsukasa, you've never once bothered me." Kagami said. "But we can totally study together..." Kagami said. She hadn't meant to sound so unenthusiastic, but she had. Tsukasa was becoming more self-reliant and Kagami didn't know how she felt about it. It was nice that Tsukasa was wanting to learn herself now, but this sort of thing was really one of the few things Tsukasa truly relied on her for. If that were taken away, Kagami imagined she may be sad. I guess a bit of independence isn't bad... Kagami said as she took Tsukasa's hand and the two went to Kagami's room to study.
The Living Room of a Meganekko
Miyuki and Minami sat in the living of the Takara house, a plate with a slice of pie for both of them.
"So what are you going to do tomorrow?" Miyuki asked.
"I'm going to give Yutaka my tickets!" Minami said, an uncommon fire in her voice.
"Why?" Miyuki asked.
"To cheer her up!" Minami said. Miyuki giggled at how excited her surrogate little sister was getting.
"So Mi-chan..." Miyuki began. Minami looked up to her sister.
"Hm?" She asked.
"How long have you felt this way about Yutaka-san?" Miyuki asked. Minami looked up as if the ceiling would hold the answer, feeling curious herself.
"Hm..." She hummed. "I'm... not entirely sure, to be honest." Minami said, putting her piece of pie down. "I just get to see so much of her since she's always sick. I really couldn't tell you a day or event in particular. It's just..." Minami sighed. Miyuki kicked her head to the side.
"Just...?" Miyuki asked.
"Well, it's almost like fate wants me to be with her, isn't it?" Minami blushed deeply as she grinned, putting her hands on her cheeks as she looked off into the distance.
"How do you figure?" Miyuki asked.
"You're going into medicine, correct?" Minami asked. Miyuki nodded.
"Yes." She confirmed.
"Well, that's why I was going to be a nurse, you know?" Minami said. Miyuki smiled warmly.
"Yes, I did know that." She said.
"And somehow... the person I fell in love with is a girl who gets sick often." Minami smiled. Miyuki giggled a bit.
"Crazy thing, isn't it? Love?" Miyuki asked. Minami seemed like she had thought of something.
"Onee-chan, have you ever been in love?" She asked. Miyuki smiled.
"Hm hm. Weren't we talking about you?" Miyuki giggled lightly. Minami studied her for a moment before commenting.
"Onee-chan... You just tried to change the subject..." Minami said. She lit up relatively. "You ARE in love! Who is it, I want to help!" Minami said. Miyuki sighed happily.
"Perhaps later, Mi-chan. At the moment, I'd like us to concentrate on you." Miyuki said. "Perhaps once you and Yutaka-san have become a couple, then we'll focus on me." Miyuki said, more to get Minami off of the subject. Minami sighed and nodded.
"Okay Onee-chan..." Minami said. Miyuki smiled.
"So I suppose that's another reason for you to try your best, hm?" Miyuki asked.
"Right! I'll try!" Minami said excitedly. Miyuki giggled before taking another bite of pie.
With the Hiiragi Twins
Kagami yawned. The two had been studying together for hours. Kagami was impressed with her twin, but the reason was mixed between a good and bad. Tsukasa's method of studying sucked so bad. But didn't that just show how hard she had worked before to learn the material? The bad of Tsukasa's study habit and the good of her hard work mixed together.
"Hey Tsukasa, what do you say we stop here for the night." Kagami yawned again, looking over to her little sister.
"Mmm..." Tsukasa hummed in her sleep. Kagami giggled and ruffled Tsukasa's hair lightly. "Ha~... Onee-chan..." She mumbled.
"Tsukasa, you're just too cute." Kagami said. "Come on, let's get you to bed." Kagami said as she stood Tsukasa up. Allowing her to lean on the Tsundere, Tsukasa instinctively wrapped an arm around Kagami's to help her balance. Kagami smiled and walked her little sister out of the room. "You tried really hard Tsukasa. I'm proud of you." Kagami said.
"Mm..." Tsukasa hummed, still mostly asleep. Kagami yawned and opened Tsukasa's door. She walked her sister to her bed and brought the blanket back. Kagami idly thought that it was a good thing the two had slept in so much, as that meant Tsukasa had never changed from her pajamas in the first place. She moved her arm and let Tsukasa feel that her bed was behind her. Tsukasa sat, forcing Kagami to bend over.
"Wah! Ts-Tsukasa!" Kagami said, trying to pull from her little sister's arm. However, Tsukasa seemed to have a titanic grip on her arm.
"Mm... Onee-chan..." Tsukasa mumbled as she began laying down.
"Ah!" Kagami said as Tsukasa forced her to position herself awkwardly. She sighed. "Ha~...Well..." Kagami stared at the wall. "There doesn't seem to be any way for me to break free." Kagami said, more to herself than anything.
"Mm... Useless..." Tsukasa mumbled. Kagami looked at her sister.
Is she... awake...? Kagami wondered as Tsukasa snuggled into her arm. Kagami yawned. Maybe I'm too tired... I'm delirious. Kagami thought to herself. She looked at Tsukasa and sighed. You better not make me oversleep again... Kagami chuckled in her head. She got into the bed and laid her head on the pillow. Tsukasa immediately released her arm and smiled, snuggling into her. Kagami stared at her suspiciously for a moment. She considered leaving, but she couldn't. This time, it wasn't Tsukasa holding her, but something else. She simply didn't want to. Kagami sighed and just let it be. She put her arm around Tsukasa and hugged her protectively before drifting off to sleep.
After Section
You ever notice that school work is two words, but homework is one word? That's weird.
With that random thought out of the way, I've been thinking of something. Yes, it hurt. But it was a good idea, I think! A lonely one, but a good one! So a lot of anime and manga have these things called Omakes, or extras, at the end or something. I'm sure a lot of you knew that, but that made me think about if there were any that could be done for Lucky Star! So, I'm adding a new section after these chapters! Now, it isn't likely to be in EVERY chapter, only as I think them up. I'd prefer not to force them out every chapter if I don't think of one, since any sort of quality it might have would likely suffer. But, I hope you guys like it! Let me know what you think!
I've stopped paying much attention to the length of the chapter. Now I'm more trying to get to the event I want, like them going to bed and the day ending. Of course, that led to the longest chapter to date. Again. I hope you enjoyed!
OMAKE
"So Tsukasa, how's Kagamin doing?" Konata asked.
"Doing great! Onee-chan and I have a lot of fun together!" Tsukasa said. As if hearing them, Kagami made an appearance.
"Tsukasa~!" Kagami shouted. Tsukasa sprinted up and stopped just short of running into Kagami, her bow perked up. The Tsundere rubbed Tsukasa's head, causing her to wiggle in happiness and smile.
"Ahehe..." Tsukasa giggled a bit. Kagami held her hand out.
"Right hand." She said. Tsukasa put her right hand in Kagami's. "Left hand." Kagami said. Tsukasa took her hand back and put her left in Kagami's. "Speak." Kagami said.
"Onee-chan~!" Tsukasa barked. Kagami nodded before bringing out her other hand.
"Strawberry." Kagami said, holding the red berry out. She threw it. A gleam in her eyes, Tsukasa sprinted away. She leaped into the air and grabbed the strawberry out of the air in her mouth. Chewing, she turned to Konata and gave a thumbs up. A large drop of sweat rolled down the back of Konata's head as Kagami ruffled Tsukasa's hair again.
Just like a puppy... Konata couldn't help but think.