Chapter 8: Onee-chan, The Party Planner
Hey everyone, just noticed it's been a LONG time since I did anything with Luckier Star. Damn. I've been so enthralled with this story that I hadn't even noticed.
Redlerred, I'm glad that it was good, though I'm sorry to wake you up at three in the morning. I know that can kinda suck if you have somewhere to be in the morning. Dialogue is what I like to do. And as for Minami... Well, that's why I've tried to avoid her in my other stories. She's more open because it's Miyuki and that's really all we've seen of her in this story so far. However, she's about to be with all of her friends and acquaintances. Ans she did call Miyuki Onee-chan in the manga.
Jolly, I go in to way too much detail to get to the slumber party that quick. Whether that's a good thing or a bad thing, I'll let you decide. It was an old game for the Playstation 2, I can't remember the name though, unfortunately.
NoMutant! The martial arts... Well, Konata can do all the stuff she can in Luckier Star, but it's much less prominent in here. Unlike Luckier Star, I have no intention of shifting the genre of this story away from it's current one. Even if I did, it wouldn't be for very long. Maybe an overly overpowered fight scene or something, but it would go right back to what it is now. And the Konata/Kagami/Tsukasa story... Hehe... Haha... HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! HA HA HA! HA! Heh... Ah~... I had half considered Lemony Snicketing it and copy and pasting "HA" a thousand times and take up two pages with "HA"s, but I think you get the picture. Spoiler warning folks. No threesome. Sorry. That was a thought I hadn't even, well, thought of. That was funny.
Jman, thanks for letting me know! That's why I include the Omakes after the After Section. I figured if someone didn't want them, well, you can just stop at the After Section. The Omakes contribute nothing to the plot of this or any story. They're just something silly I thought of. No offense taken!
Well, well, major... It's alright, I understand! I have some stories that I've fallen down on the job on. I'm glad you're back though! Yeah, the bread is pretty delicious. And surprisingly difficult to make. I wouldn't recommend it unless you have a lot of time and patience. Can't wait to hear what you think of the other chapters!
DavesRepublic! Well, Konata can't teach Kagami anything she doesn't know, so hopefully she'll be okay. How do you kill someone with a pot of chocolate? Very painfully, I would imagine. Yutaka's parents are alive as far as I know, but I don't think we ever see them in any of the source work. And the Omake, I've got a few down! Luckily, since I take SO FREAKING LONG with updates, that gives me time to think about them.
WingsofSeyfert! Hm. Actually, not a lot I can comment on here without spoilers. You have to admit, they're not wrong about guys...
Geez, these chapters are fun. So, quick question for those who read Luckier Star! I think the writing style for this story has become quite different from Luckier Star's, which do you prefer? The style of Luckier Star or of TRTP? I was thinking of starting to do Luckier Star the same as TRTP, but I don't know if it would fit the feel of Luckier Star. Meh, I dunno. Well, either way, hope you enjoy the next chapter!
In the Morning
Kagami's eyes fluttered open. Her first thought was to look down to see Tsukasa's sleeping face. She smiled and pecked her on the forehead, causing Tsukasa to smile. Then, she looked at the time. It was about time to get up for school. Kagami smiled in pride of her internal alarm clock. However, now came the largest obstacle.
"Tsukasa~, it's time to get up~..." Kagami said.
"Mm..." Tsukasa hummed. Kagami giggled.
"Tsukasa. We have to get up." Kagami said a bit more sternly.
"Mm... Five more minutes..." Tsukasa said.
"Now Tsukasa, we went through this yesterday. Remember how that ended?" Kagami asked.
"We don't need school..." Tsukasa mumbled.
"Yes we do. If we miss too much school, they're gonna start teaching stuff we don't know and then we'll start to get behind." Kagami said. "Come on, let's get up." Kagami said as she started to sit up. She couldn't quite make it the whole way since, while the two had slept, Tsukasa had shifted on top of Kagami's arm again.
"Mm~..." Tsukasa whined cutely. Kagami smiled and ruffled her twin's hair.
"Come on, my internal alarm clock doesn't have a five minute setting." Kagami said. Tsukasa's eyes finally cracked open as she got up.
"Onee-chan... Where... Why are we sleeping together again?" Tsukasa asked as she looked around drowsily. Kagami blushed and averted her gaze.
"You... don't remember... huh?" Kagami asked.
"Mm... Remember what?" Tsukasa asked, yawning.
"Well, you wouldn't let me go last night. So it was either force my way out or get in bed. And I didn't want to hurt you, so..." Kagami trailed off.
"Ah~..." Tsukasa yawned again.
"Sorry about that." Kagami mumbled. Tsukasa shook her head.
"Don't worry, I like sleeping with you!" Tsukasa said cheerfully, if not drowsily. She stretched, missing Kagami's blush grow.
Why is this so embarrassing...? Kagami thought. This must be a twin's love! Kagami thought to herself. Kagami got out of the bed and stretched, trying to calm her head. "Well, I guess we should get moving, huh?" Kagami asked as she grabbed a few of Tsukasa's clothing to pack for the slumber party, seeing as they were going over directly after school. Tsukasa sighed and nodded.
"I'm gonna get changed." Tsukasa said as she began stripping.
"Alright, I'll leave." Kagami said. Tsukasa tilted her head to the side.
"Why?" She asked. Kagami blushed.
"Isn't it... embarrassing?" Kagami asked.
"Not really, why would it be?" Tsukasa asked. Kagami sighed.
"Well... I have to go get changed myself!" Kagami said. She rushed out of the room. Tsukasa's expression sank a bit.
"... Onee-chan?" Tsukasa asked. She looked down at her body, now only in her underwear. Should I be embarrassed of my body...? Tsukasa wondered, her heart dropping a bit. She sighed and got her uniform.
In the Hall
Kagami marched back to her room, smacking herself in the face.
It's getting worse... Kagami thought to herself. I'm getting more embarrassed, more aware of Tsukasa. What's going on? Kagami wondered. I've seen her naked a thousand times, why is her changing so embarrassing? Kagami thought to herself. She sighed. None of this makes any sense. She thought. She sniffed the air and hummed in delight. Mom's tamagoyaki... She smiled. Shelving her previous thoughts, she walked into her room and grabbed her uniform. Stripping, she quickly got her uniform on before hearing a knock at the door. She grabbed a few of her own clothing and packed them along with Tsukasa's into her bag. She opened the door to see Tsukasa in her uniform waiting for her.
"Hi... Onee-chan." Tsukasa said. Kagami looked at her twin with a concerned expression.
"Hey Tsukasa, are you okay? You seem sad." Kagami said. Tsukasa smiled, though somehow her expression didn't seem to change much.
"I'm okay Onee-chan!" Tsukasa said. "Just tired, I guess." Tsukasa said. Kagami looked at her suspiciously for another moment, but was interrupted before she could question further.
"Breakfast is ready~!" Miki called from the kitchen. Tsukasa walked past Kagami to the living room, but Kagami stayed back for a moment, looking at her sister.
... Something is bothering her. This isn't over... Kagami thought as she followed Tsukasa into the living room. Miki came out with several rolls worth of tamagoyaki slices. Kagami saw Tsukasa sit down closest to the television as she had the previous night. Tadao sat at his place at the head of the table and Matsuri slept in hers. Kagami decided to be greedy today and sat next to Tsukasa again. Hey, her mother had offered last night, so why not take her up on it today too? Miki put the tamagoyaki down on the table and sat next to Matsuri, grinning at Kagami a little slyly. Kagami gulped.
"So, you two got up this morning." Miki said. "So Tsukasa took you to bed the night before last, how did you two end up in the same bed again last night?" Miki asked.
"You two slept together again? What are you, in elementary school?" Matsuri asked, not even bothering to lift her head.
"Tsukasa and I were studying all of last night, Matsuri." Kagami shot her older sister a glare. "She was super tired so I took her to bed. Circumstances led to me having to sleep there for the night. You got a problem with that?" Kagami asked. Matsuri, her head still on the table even as Miki took the initiative and put some egg on her plate, raised her finger.
"Let me tell you why that's bull." Matsuri said. "I know you're lying because you said Tsukasa was studying. Even when you make her, she doesn't study." Matsuri said. Kagami folded her arms.
"I'll have you know that Tsukasa asked me to study with her. I didn't make her." Kagami said. Matsuri lifted her dreary head and stared at Kagami.
"... You've gotten good at lying, Imoto. I almost believe you." Matsuri said.
"It's true!" Kagami shouted, stuffing her face full of egg in frustration. Matsuri looked over at Tsukasa.
"Did you?" She asked. Tsukasa smiled and nodded.
"Yep! I did okay before, so I wanted to try and keep up, you know?" Tsukasa said.
"Okay." Matsuri said.
"The hell? You didn't believe me but you believed Tsukasa?" Kagami asked.
"Wouldn't you?" Matsuri asked, seeming thoroughly disinterested in the conversation. Kagami crossed her arms.
"... That's fair." She said. She began eating along with her sisters, who had gotten a head start since Kagami had been talking. However, she was Kagami Hiiragi. No one defeated her in a contest of the stomach. She grabbed a couple of slices of egg and stuffed them in her face. In a few minutes, she had consumed more egg than anyone else at the table. "This is really good!" Kagami said.
"Thank you." Miki smiled. The mother put another piece of tamagoyaki in her mouth proudly. Kagami and Tsukasa finished their breakfast up quickly and stood.
"Ready Tsukasa?" Kagami asked. Tsukasa nodded.
"Uh-huh!" She said.
"We're out, guys. Thank you very much for breakfast Mom, it was delicious." Kagami said.
"Have a good day, you two." Miki smiled.
"Thanks Mom!" Tsukasa waved as the two left. Matsuri sighed and put her head back down, her plate empty.
"Hey Matsuri, get up. We have to get to college." Inori said. Matsuri sighed.
"I don't want to." She said.
"Too bad." Inori said as she walked around the table and grabbed Matsuri by her ear.
"OW!" Matsuri shouted repeatedly as Inori dragged her out of the room. Miki giggled.
"Aren't our children just the cutest?" Miki asked her husband.
"They're certainly a handful." Tadao chuckled.
Walking Down the Street
Kagami and Tsukasa walked down the street on the way to the subway.
"Hey Tsukasa..." Kagami started.
"Onee-chan?" Tsukasa asked.
"... Thanks. For last night..." Kagami said.
"For what?" Tsukasa asked. "What did I do?" She asked.
"Well, you stood up for me to Matsuri. That took guts, and it really made me happy." Kagami said. Tsukasa smiled.
"It's no problem Onee-chan! She shouldn't say things like that about you." Tsukasa said. "It was a little embarrassing though... I was really hoping she wouldn't get mad at me..." Tsukasa sighed.
"Don't worry. Actually, that you shouted at her made her see that she went too far. She even apologized!" Kagami said. Tsukasa smiled blindingly at Kagami.
"I'm so glad!" Tsukasa said.
"She knew you weren't about to take a stand unless you felt it really deeply." Kagami said. "And thank you. I'm glad that you feel that way." Kagami said. Kagami put her hand on Tsukasa's opposite shoulder and pulled her in, embracing her for a moment before letting go. Tsukasa fidgeted happily.
"Onee-chan, I wanted to thank you for helping me study! I hadn't thought about studying like that!" Tsukasa said. Kagami looked proudly.
"I worked really hard to develop it! My secret studying skill! You're the only other person who knows it now, so no telling~!" Kagami chimed as the two arrived at the subway. They got onto the train and grabbed a ring each, there being no empty seats around. The two made idle conversation until they got to a certain stop.
"Hey! You guys are coming to school today, huh?" Konata asked.
"Ha ha." Kagami laughed humorlessly. "Yeah, I made sure we got up this time." Kagami said. "So, we're learning some cool martial arts stuff tomorrow, right?" Kagami asked Konata. Konata hummed as if amused.
"You could say that~." Konata said. Kagami's smile faded quickly.
"Why am I suddenly very scared about this?" Kagami asked.
"Because you have good intuition." Konata said. Kagami gulped.
"Under the circumstances, I don't know if I should feel good about that..." Kagami said.
"Under the circumstances, me neither." Konata said. Kagami sighed.
"Konata, can we talk when we get off the train?" Kagami asked. Konata looked up to the Tsundere curiously. This didn't seem to have anything to do with what they were just talking about. She turned back faced forward.
"Sure thing, Kagamin." Konata said, just as seriously as Kagami had asked her.
"Is it something I can help with Onee-chan?" Tsukasa asked. Kagami sighed.
"I dunno." She said. "For now, I just kind of needed to talk to Konata, just the two of us." Kagami said. Tsukasa's bow drooped.
"Oh... Okay..." Tsukasa seemed sad to be excluded. Kagami almost folded until she remembered the subject matter.
"Kagamin, you sound like you're going to confess." Konata said. There was a flash as a bump appeared on her head. Kagami blushed lightly.
"Idiot." She said. The train stopped as Miyuki walked on.
"Ah, hello everyone." She seemed delighted. "Kagami-san. Tsukasa. I'm glad to see you made it today." Miyuki said. She was glad she had decided to wait and go to school with her friends rather than be early like she normally was.
"That's how a greeting should be..." Kagami smiled.
"You guys all ready for the slumber party tonight?" Konata asked.
"Yeah. I got permission from Mom yesterday for us to go to your house. I made sure it was okay and to grab me and Tsukasa some clothes." Kagami said.
"When did you do that, Onee-chan?" Tsukasa asked, seemingly surprised that her sister had taken her clothes without her knowing.
"This morning, when we got up." Kagami said. Then, her eyes widened. Crap.
"Hmmmm~?" Konata hummed as she pushed her head into Kagami's side. "You two were sleeping~ together?" Konata chimed. Kagami elbowed the Otaku in the head.
"Ho-How the hell did you get something like that from "when we got up"?" Kagami asked. Konata put her finger up.
"Well~, you would usually say when you got Tsukasa up. How would you know you both got up at the same time~?" Konata chimed.
"Making a lot of assumption here, Konata." Kagami said.
"And yet you haven't said I was wrong." Konata said.
"Gah! S-So what? What if Tsukasa and I were sleeping in bed together? We're sisters, it's not something that uncommon!" Kagami blushed.
"If it's so common, why are you so embarrassed?" Konata asked. Kagami blushed a bit more.
"D-Don't ask me... I'm not embarrassed or anything..." Kagami mumbled.
"Do I... embarrass you Onee-chan?" Tsukasa asked. It was as if lightning struck the car as Kagami practically clutched her heart.
"No way! I could never be embarrassed of you!" Kagami shouted. She then remembered where she was. She looked around to see not only Konata and Miyuki staring at her, but the entire car too. Kagami blushed horribly as they reached their stop. Kagami rushed out, Tsukasa, Konata and Miyuki following. However, Kagami was nowhere to be seen. Konata closed her eyes.
Ultimate technique...! Route Radar! Konata activated, idly thinking that Kagami should count herself lucky that the Otaku was going to the trouble of using her best conquering technique. Where would an embarrassed Tsundere go from here...? Konata wondered. "Hey you guys, you want to head to school? I'll take care of Kagamin." Konata said.
"Are you sure?" Miyuki asked, sounding concerned but looking quite happy.
"But I'm worried about Onee-chan..." Tsukasa said. Konata smiled.
"Don't worry Tsukasa, I'll let her know you were worried. That should cheer her up." Konata said. Tsukasa looked around one more time before sighing.
"Come on Tsukasa, I'm sure she'll be fine." Miyuki said, smiling to Tsukasa. The girl nodded before following the Meganekko out of the station. Konata watched them leave before heading for the bathroom.
With One Hiiragi
Kagami sat on the toilet lid, her head in her hands.
"I ran again..." Kagami huffed.
"Yes you did." Konata said.
"Wah!" Kagami jumped. "Konata, what the hell?" Kagami asked. "How did you know I came here?" Kagami asked.
"You're talking to the Goddess of Conquest! And I'm the best at Tsunderes! Something like this is easy." Konata said.
"You're talking like people know what you're talking about again." Kagami said.
"Are we gonna keep talking through a bathroom door or are you gonna ever come out of there?" Konata asked. Kagami sighed and opened the door. "You wanted to talk to me, right?" Konata asked. Kagami nodded.
"Yeah." She said.
"Well... Did you want to talk on the way to school?" Konata asked. Kagami shook her head.
"As weird as it is to talk in a bathroom, I want it to be private." Kagami said. Here, she raised her voice. "There aren't any other people in here, are there?" She asked. When no reply came, she turned back to Konata. "It's about yesterday." Kagami said.
"Yesterday?" Konata asked. "Oh, if you're apologizing for not letting me copy your homework, it's alright! I got it finished!" Konata said.
"Not that." Kagami said. Konata could feel how serious she was being and sighed. She did her best to become serious as well.
"What is it then?" Konata asked.
"When you said you were a lesbian." Kagami said. Konata nodded.
"What about it?" Konata asked.
"Were you being serious?" Kagami asked.
"One hundred percent serious." Konata said.
"And then... you asked me if I were a lesbian..." Kagami asked. Konata nodded.
"Wow, I didn't expect you to bring that back up on your own." Konata said, obviously surprised.
"Well, you were serious. Really serious. You're never serious, so I figured I could at least give you a serious answer." Kagami said. Konata seemed even more surprised than before.
"Well well! Kagamin being serious!" Konata said. "What a treat." Konata giggled a bit.
"I don't know." Kagami said. Konata stared at her for a moment.
"You... don't know if you're being serious?" Konata asked.
"A lesbian! I... Well, do you remember that trip that we took?" Kagami asked.
"Which one? Beach or school trip?" Konata asked. Kagami wordlessly took her phone out and removed the back, revealing a copy of the picture that the four of them took together. "Ah, the school trip. What about it?" Konata asked.
"Well, I thought that a boy was confessing to me while I was there. I was in a daze the whole time, wondering what I would do." Kagami said. "To be honest... The thought of a boy telling me he liked me... It terrified me." Kagami said. "I didn't really want him to... I didn't know what I would do if he did..." Kagami said.
"Kagamin..." Konata said.
"So I didn't really think about it too much. I would just let it happen and see what I said." Kagami said.
"And what do you think you would have said?" Konata asked.
"I... think I would have turned him down." Kagami said. "I don't know if I like boys... I don't know if I like girls... I just... don't know." Kagami said. She sounded very defeated. Konata sighed.
"Yeah, I understand." She said. "It was easy for me. Girls have always just seemed nicer, you know? They're always so soft and they smell nice. Plus, with a dad as perverted as mine..." Konata mumbled.
"Your dad never..." Kagami mumbled. Konata giggled.
"No, he never did anything to me. I'm a lesbian, remember?" Konata said.
"That's not the issue here!" Kagami said.
"And with all of the games that I played being about seducing women... Well, it just sort of came naturally I guess?" Konata said. "I've always liked girls, so I never really questioned it, you know?" Konata asked. Kagami sighed.
"I wish it were that easy for me..." Kagami mumbled. "I don't know what I'm feeling..." Kagami said. "I... just felt that you deserved a serious answer." Kagami said.
"..." Konata was silenced for a moment. "Thank you for that Kagamin. I'm glad that you trust me enough to tell me all of this." Konata said. She smiled. "Well, whatever you decide, I'm still gonna be your friend!" Konata said. Kagami smiled.
"Thank you Konata." Kagami smiled. "That... really means a lot." Kagami said.
"So, if you had to choose, what do you think you would go with?" Konata asked. Kagami huffed.
"I just said I didn't know." Kagami said.
"Well, what kind of person do you think you would wanna date?" Konata asked. Kagami stared at her for a moment.
"... Why?" She asked a bit suspiciously. Konata shrugged.
"I guess I'm just kind of curious. What kind of person does Kagamin like?" Konata asked. Kagami sighed.
"Well..." Kagami scratched the back of her head.
"It might be kind of hard to leave it vague, so why don't we assume a gender for your love-to-be?" Konata asked. Kagami glared at Konata.
"Okay. You decide." Kagami said.
"Alright, let's assume it's a girl." Konata said. Kagami sighed.
"Fine. Well..." Kagami said, looking up to the ceiling. "She'd have to know how to cook." Kagami said.
"With a kitchen killer like you, that's a given." Konata said. Kagami glared at her.
"... Yeah. That's why." She growled. "She'd have to be nice..." Kagami said.
"Of course. Any girl should be nice." Konata said.
"No, like super nice. Like, way nicer than she probably should be." Kagami said.
"Oh?" Konata asked.
"Well, I know that I can be... difficult... sometimes, so I would need her to kind of offset that, you know?" Kagami said. Konata giggled.
"Yes~... Embrace the tsuntsun~..." She wiggled her fingers as if to control Kagami's mind.
"She'd need to know how to do housework too." Kagami said.
"Because you're so bad at it?" Konata asked.
"I can do housework if I want!" Kagami shouted. "I just... don't have a lot of practice with it..." Kagami looked away.
"Alright, so what else?" Konata asked. Kagami sighed as she thought.
"Hmm..." She wondered. "I guess it'd be cool if she could sew? I dunno." Kagami said. "I guess my standards aren't really that high. I'd want her to have a good personality, I guess." Kagami said.
"Is that really it?" Konata asked.
"Well, what about you?" Kagami asked. Konata pointed to herself.
"Me?" Konata asked.
"Yeah you! What kind of girl are you looking for?" Kagami pointed accusingly at Konata. A grin reminiscent of a cat's appeared on her face. Damn it.
"Oh? OH~! Are you curious~?" Konata chimed. "What should I do~? Should I tell you~?" Konata elongated every last word. Kagami sighed. "I would never have thought that the kind of person I'd be interested in would interest yo-" Konata got through most of her tease.
"It interests me." Kagami said. Konata stopped for a moment and stared at her for a moment. Then, she chuckled.
"Well, I never really thought about it. A Tsundere, I guess? I didn't think about real girls so much." Konata said.
"Real... girls?" Kagami asked. "Are there... fake girls?" Kagami asked.
"Well, there's the world of 2D." Konata asked. Kagami stared blankly at her for a moment.
"... I can't tell if you're joking or not." Kagami said. Then, her phone began to ring.
"RING RING RING! RING RING RING! PHONE CALL PHONE CALL!" Her ring tone went off loudly. Konata stared at her for a second, causing her to blush in embarrassment.
"Yeah, I have a Pokemon ring tone, so what? Geez..." Kagami defended her phone before Konata said anything. Kagami picked it up. "Hello?" She asked.
"Onee-chan, where are you? Are you on your way? Did Kona-chan find you?" Tsukasa asked. Kagami, though she felt she should feel more guilty for making Tsukasa worry, felt oddly happy that Tsukasa worried about her.
"In a bathroom, yes, and yes." Kagami said.
"In a... Are you okay?" Tsukasa asked. Kagami smiled.
"Yeah, I'm alright. Me and Konata will catch up with you guys soon enough, alright?" Kagami said.
"Alright Onee-chan!" Tsukasa said. They ended the call, but Kagami kept the phone to her ear for a moment.
"I guess we had better get going, huh?" Konata asked, calling Kagami from her trance. "We're gonna be late, ya know?" Konata giggled a bit. Kagami nodded.
"Yeah... We should..." Kagami said as the two exited the bathroom.
With the Other Hiiragi
Tsukasa held the phone to her ear for another moment, a smile on her face.
"Kagami-san and Konata-san are on their way, I take it?" Miyuki said, making Tsukasa look over.
"Yeah, Onee-chan said she would catch up with us!" Tsukasa said cheerfully. Miyuki smiled.
"That reminds me, did you have anything in particular in mind for the day after tomorrow?" Miyuki asked.
"I don't really know, ya know? Do you think you can help me find something?" Tsukasa asked. Miyuki nodded.
"I do believe we can find something she'll like." Miyuki said.
"But... do you think we can find something I can afford? I don't really have a lot of money, ya know?" Tsukasa asked. Miyuki giggled lightly.
"If it's a question of money, I could always help." Miyuki said. Tsukasa shook her head.
"Uh-uh! I wanna buy it with my own money!" Tsukasa said. Miyuki looked to the airhead and was slightly surprised. Then, she smiled.
"I understand. However... I'm sure anything you buy will please her." Miyuki said.
"But I don't want her to be happy because she has to! I want her to really like it!" Tsukasa said. Miyuki nodded.
"Something that Kagami-san would like, that is relatively inexpensive, that's being sold around here..." Miyuki thought. "Hm... I'm sure we'll think of something." Miyuki said. The two arrived at the school. As Miyuki began walking to the door, she noticed Tsukasa stopped moving, looking behind her. Miyuki looked at her with mild curiosity. "Tsukasa, the bell is likely to ring soon." Miyuki said.
"But... I wanna wait for Onee-chan." Tsukasa said. Miyuki looked concerned.
"Tsukasa, we'll be late." Miyuki said.
"That's okay." Tsukasa said. Miyuki blinked a time or two. Neither her nor Tsukasa had ever been late before. It was just plain weird that Tsukasa was going to risk being late for no other reason than Kagami was likely to be late. Even if Kagami's streak of never being late was ruined, there was no reason Tsukasa's should as well. Miyuki sighed and looked at the school. She looked back at Tsukasa, who was standing quite resolutely. It was clear that she wouldn't move until her sister appeared. Miyuki sighed again and walked over to Tsukasa. "You can go on Yuki-chan, I don't want you to be late." Tsukasa smiled to her friend. Miyuki shook her head.
"Perhaps if we're both late, along with Konata-san, we can say something about the train being late and it won't be recorded." Miyuki said. Tsukasa smiled a bit wider.
"Thanks, Yuki-chan." Tsukasa said.
"We're here!" Kagami shouted. Tsukasa looked over to see Kagami and Konata running at full sprint.
"Onee-chan! You got here quick!" Tsukasa smiled and waved. Kagami seemed quite out of breath, but not overly so. Konata wasn't even winded.
"Man, that was exhausting." Kagami panted a bit.
"If you can't do this much, maybe you better not show up later..." Konata giggled.
"... That makes me very nervous, Konata." Kagami said. Konata smiled.
"Sorry to keep you guys waiting." Konata said. "Did you wait long?" She asked.
"That's my line." Kagami said. She, however, went ignored.
"No, we weren't waiting long." Miyuki said. "I'm glad you won't be late though." Miyuki smiled.
"I'm glad you made it here so quick Onee-chan!" Tsukasa said cheerfully.
"Gah! You mean... you're not happy I made it here quick?" Konata clutched her heart as if broken.
"Ah! That's not what I meant! I'm glad you're here too, Kona-chan!" Tsukasa tried to mend her friend's falsely broken heart.
"Tsukasa, she's not actually insulted. She's just trying get a rise out of you." Kagami said. "We better get going or we'll still be late." Kagami said. Miyuki nodded.
"Yes, let's go." Miyuki smiled. The four walked down the hall. Arriving at Kuroi's class, Kagami very reluctantly separated from her sister and friends. She walked to her own class and stood out in front of the door. It was then she realized who was on the other side of this door.
"..." She hesitated. Oh. Oh no. She sighed and opened the door. She walked to her doom.
"HIIRAGI~!" Misao shouted as she flew through the air. Trying to tackle the Tsundere, Misao hugged Kagami and wrapped her arms and legs around her. "Are you you again? You're not Imoto anymore?" Misao asked, clearly the most despondent she'd ever been.
"You're annoying." Kagami said flatly.
"Yay~! Hiiragi is Hiiragi again!" Misao threw her hands up in the air. Kagami stood there, thoroughly bored with this happened every god damn day. "Are you okay Hiiragi, you weren't here yesterday!" Misao said. "Are you sick?" Misao asked.
"If I were, wouldn't you not want to be clinging to me right now?" Kagami asked.
"If I get sick, then I'll just have Hiiragi take care of me!" Misao said.
"I won't take care of you." Kagami said.
"So cold Hiiragi~..." Misao slouched over. However, Kagami noticed something. She was still standing upright and without as much of a problem as one would expect with someone latched onto one side.
"Huh. Maybe I would make a good martial artist." Kagami commented idly.
"Wah? You're taking martial arts, Hiiragi?" Misao asked.
"Misao." Kagami said.
"Hiiragi?" Misao asked.
"Can you please get off of me." Kagami said.
"I don't wanna." Misao said.
"Misao." Kagami said.
"Hiiragi?" Misao asked.
"I'm going to give you to the count of three to get off of me. If you don't get off of me, I'm going to do to you what I did to you last year at the sports festival." Kagami said. The air around Misao changed from one of adoration to one of intense fear.
"Yo-you wouldn't..." Misao said.
"One." Kagami started.
"Hi-Hiiragi?" Misao asked.
"Two." Kagami counted.
"O-Okay Hiiragi... You win..." Misao put her feet on the ground, but apparently not quickly enough for Kagami.
"Two and a half..." Kagami emphasized. Misao let go of Kagami and almost plummeted to the ground. She managed to catch herself on her feet, but she was quite shaken up from the Tsundere's threat.
"Can you guys sit down now? This whole idiot routine was funny the first time, but it's gotten old." Their teacher sighed. "Latching your legs around Hiiragi was a fresh addition, but it's all the same thing." Sakuraba complained. Kagami stared flatly at her teacher.
Is she even a teacher? She wondered. "Blunt as always." Kagami sighed as she went to her seat.
"Alright as all of you have no doubt noticed, it's time to put your goals down." Sakuraba said. Indeed, there was a list where they were supposed to list their career goals. "And don't just put down something like wife, just because your parents might want you to." The teacher said, an almost hostile tone that was seemingly not directed at anyone in the class. Kagami hummed.
Well, I've always thought I'd go into law... She thought as she filled in lawyer. There were two more spaces.
"Don't worry about the specifics so much, and just shoot for the moon!" Sakuraba chuckled. Kagami smiled and looked down at her paper.
Shoot for the moon, huh? Kagami thought. She wrote Prime Minister down for her second one. One more, huh? She wondered. She chuckled. There really isn't a whole lot of other things I can think of. Um... She wondered. Heh. She smiled as she wrote down what she wanted to be forever.
It's Lunch Time!
"Hey, I'm here for lunch." Kagami waved.
"Kagamin~!" Konata waved.
"Hi Onee-chan!" Tsukasa greeted excitedly.
"Hello Kagami-san." Miyuki smiled.
"So what did you put on that career goal thingy?" Konata asked.
"Lawyer, of course." Kagami said.
"Bet you put something stupid." Konata giggled.
"Shut up!" Kagami shouted. "What did you put?" Kagami asked.
"Owner of a harem." Konata said.
"Wha- and you accuse ME of putting something stupid?" Kagami asked.
"Also, Kagami's waifu, Miyuki's waifu, Tsukasa's waifu..." Konata began counting off on her fingers.
"That's too many!" Kagami said. "Geez, can't you be serious for a minute?" Kagami asked.
"Thirty seconds is my record." Konata said. Kagami sighed.
"Miyuki?" Kagami asked.
"I've always imagined that I'd enter the medical field. It's been a dream of mine to be able to help those in need." Miyuki shined. Kagami was almost blinded by her friend's purity.
"Geez... Tsukasa?" Kagami asked. Tsukasa blushed lightly.
"Um... It's a secret..." She said.
"Come on~! I wanna see!" Konata said. "Though I bet you a million yen that she put down housewife." Konata giggled as she disappeared for an instant.
"Well, Tsukasa would make the world's best wife." Kagami said. Tsukasa leaned over her desk protectively, putting her head behind her arms to hide her blush. She was happy about the praise, but it was of the utmost importance that nobody see her paper.
"Sorry, but I kinda wanna keep it secret..." Tsukasa mumbled.
"Hmmm. Yep, first is housewife..." Konata read. Tsukasa jumped.
"W-Wah! When did you-..." She blushed.
"Right before Kagami said you were the world's best wife." Konata waved her hand dismissively.
"How ninja like." Kagami smirked as Konata saluted.
"Baka Ranger Blue: reporting in!" She said. She brought the paper back down to her face and read more. Tsukasa knew she was finished as soon as she saw Konata's lips turn into her signature grin. "Hmmm~? What's this~?" Konata asked, looking slyly at Tsukasa. Said airhead's face was completely red.
"What is it?" Kagami asked.
"Kona-chan, no!" Tsukasa pleaded.
"First is housewife, as expected of Tsukasa." Konata read. "And the second is professional cook!" Konata said.
"You really could be a world class cook." Kagami said. Tsukasa smiled at the compliment.
"And the last one~... is~! Tada!" She shouted, lifting the paper for all to see. "Little~ sister~!" Konata shouted for the world to hear. Tsukasa blushed as she looked down.
"... Tsukasa~..." Kagami chimed sweetly.
"I... I wanna be your little sister forever Onee-chan!" Tsukasa blurted out, having had to shout it in order to get it out. Kagami felt her heart warm. She reached into her pocket and pulled out her own paper, putting it on the table. Everyone looked curiously, as the Tsundere had already said what she had put. Konata opened it up.
"Lawyer. Hey, you were honest!" Konata smirked.
"Shut it." Kagami glared at the Otaku.
"Second is... Prime minister?" Konata looked at the Tsundere curiously.
"Yeah, well... I figured that way I could help everyone, ya know? I don't know, she said shoot for the moon..." Kagami averted her gaze.
"And the third is..." Konata trailed off. Then, her cheeks puffed out.
"What is it Kona-chan?" Tsukasa asked. Konata began giggling before turning the paper around. "Big... Sister..." Tsukasa smiled widely.
"I wanna be your big sister for almost forever too, Tsukasa." Kagami smiled warmly.
"Almost...?" Tsukasa asked sadly.
"Well, if we're gonna switch roles again, then I'll be the little sister again, right?" Kagami asked. Tsukasa smiled excitedly.
"Yeah! That's right!" Tsukasa said excitedly.
"Whoa, what? When did this happen?" Konata asked as the bell rang.
"Oops, looks like we are out of time~." Kagami said. "We'll have to continue this after school~!" Kagami said with mock sadness as she strolled out of the class. Konata glared after her for a moment before sighing.
"Alright, guess I'll have to go back to sleep." She said as she moved her desk back and fell asleep. Tsukasa smiled happily at Kagami's third choice still as Miyuki moved her desk back, a bit sad as she hadn't said much during lunch, but happy that she had at least seen everyone so happy.
After School
Kagami watched as the clock ticked. The bell rang, signalling the end of the school day. Kagami cheered.
"Oh well, we'll finish this up tomorrow. Don't forget your homework!" Sakuraba said as the class rushed out.
"Hiiragi~!" Misao shouted as she began to run after the Tsundere.
"Kusakabe, Minegishi, it's your turn to clean the class." Sakuraba said. Misao fell flat on her face.
"No~!" Misao held her hand out as Kagami left the room. Ayano walked up and put her hand on the brunette's back.
"We'll finish quickly. Then, we can go to my house and I'll make you some dangos." Ayano smiled. Misao nodded.
"Okay... Thanks Ayano..." Misao picked herself up as the two set to work.
Kagami rushed down the hall, happily waiting to see her little sister. And her friends. Them too. Finding her goal, she waved.
"Onee-chan~!" Tsukasa greeted her. "Did you have fun in class?" She asked as Kagami slowed down and walked with the three.
"Are you guys ready for the slumber party?" Konata asked.
"Yeah." Kagami said. "I'm actually kind of excited." Kagami smiled.
"Aw~, are you excited to sleep with me Kagamin~?" Konata asked.
"I-I'm not sleeping with you!" Kagami blushed lightly.
"Yay~! Blush! I still got it, baby!" Konata cheered. Kagami sighed.
"You're an idiot." She said.
"But I'm the idiot who made you blush!" Konata looked weirdly proud of herself.
"Why are you so proud, idiot?" Kagami asked.
"You don't know what it's like, Kagamin!" Konata said. "Imagine you go back to elementary school! You get homework to do some math problem and you do them! Then, they all come back WRONG!" Konata said. "You know you did them right, but they still came back wrong! Wouldn't you be proud if you got one of them right?" Konata asked.
"So... if I can understand what you're saying... Making me blush is as easy, yet tedious, for you as elementary school work is for me." Kagami stared at the Otaku.
"Um... I'm gonna go with no...?" Konata asked
"So what are you trying to say?" Kagami asked.
"It isn't tedious or anything! It's fun!" Konata said. "Um..." She mumbled. "Imagine playing against Tsukasa in a First Person Shooter."
"You're saying I'm easy?" Kagami asked.
"O-Onee-chan..." A drop of sweat rolled down the back of Tsukasa's head.
"No no no!" Konata shook her hands in front of her.
"You're running out of tries Konata." Kagami said. "You're about to get locked out."
"I'm rubbing off on you Kagamin~. You're using computer terms on me~." Konata chimed.
"Don't try to change the subject, you moron. I'm counting that as one of your tries." Kagami said.
"How many do I have left?" Konata asked.
"Three." Kagami crossed her arms. Konata hummed.
"Imagine if you liked to grope girls on a train-"
"Nope, two." Kagami interrupted. "And we'll talk about where the hell you came up with that example later." Kagami said.
"Um... Imagine you're the God of Conquest." Konata started. "Your specialty is Tsundere and you know a real life one! One of your favorite things to do is to make her blush, but she stops blushing! You have no idea why! Then, she blushes! Yay~!" Konata cheered.
"I don't know what you're talking about." Kagami said. "Last try." Kagami said. Konata thought.
Ultimate technique...! Choice Chooser! Konata activated one of her other ultimate techniques, having had a cool down period since the last ultimate conquering technique she had used.
"Well?" Kagami asked.
"Imagine that you give Tsukasa a big stuffed bear." Konata started.
"... Go on." Kagami said.
"She'd get super happy, right?" Konata asked.
"I'd be super happy no matter what Onee-chan gave me!" Tsukasa said happily.
"Now imagine that she didn't one day. Randomly." Konata said. Kagami stared at the Otaku.
"Uh-huh." She urged Konata to continue.
"Can you imagine it? Then, after many presents and attempts, she finally cracks a smile. She smiles at you! Wouldn't you feel proud?" Konata asked.
"Damn right I would." Kagami said.
"There ya go." Konata said as the four of them reached the Otaku's house.
"Finally, found a way to explain in terms a normal person understands." Kagami said.
"Yeah, or a super clingy big sister like you." Konata giggled.
"I'm not super clingy!" She shouted at Konata as they entered Konata's house. "I'm not super clingy, right guys?" Kagami asked.
"No more so than any other twins I know." Miyuki said.
"What other twins do you know?" Konata asked. However, Miyuki felt it would be for Kagami's good that she ignore Konata here. Thus, Konata's question remained unanswered.
"So when is everyone showing up?" Kagami asked.
"If Hiyori is talking about material, she's probably not gonna show up for an hour while she gets her stuff ready." Konata said.
"Minami said that she had some errands to run before she arrived, so it may be likewise for her." Miyuki said.
"Yu-chan had to stay after to clean the classroom with Patty, so they probably aren't gonna take as long." Konata said.
"So we should get everything ready ahead of time, huh?" Kagami asked. "Let's get the futons set up so that we don't have to worry about it later. We can just sit on them after that." Kagami said as they walked. "Do you... have enough futons, Konata?" Kagami asked.
"Huh? Yeah, of course." Konata said.
"... Why?" Kagami asked.
"So everyone can sleep here, of course! Why else would someone have futons?" Konata asked.
No no no, that's not the issue here! Kagami thought. "Why do you have that many futons?" Kagami asked.
"How many do you think I have?" Konata asked.
"Well, there's me, Tsukasa, Miyuki, Patricia, Yutaka, Minami, and Hiyori, so... seven?" Kagami asked.
"Why wouldn't Yutaka just sleep in her bed? How big do you think my room is, I can probably fit the three of you in there on the floor, max." Konata said.
"Well, you have a pretty big living room, I kind of figured we were going to sleep in here." Kagami said. "So I guess eight." Kagami said. Konata hummed.
"That's actually a pretty good idea. Maybe we can put a bunch of the futons together and just all sleep on it together." Konata said. "I have a couple futons for my bed, I can take it apart and get two more. Same with Yu-chan." Konata said.
"Do you think your Dad would give us one of his?" Tsukasa asked. Silence prevailed for a moment.
"... Tsukasa, I don't think we want a mattress that man has slept on." Konata said.
"... Oh, I guess not..." Tsukasa said, figuring it was because it was a boy.
"So I have three spare futons and now we can get four out of my bed and Yu-chan's bed. Someone can sleep on the couch?" Konata suggested.
"Has your Dad slept on the couch?" Kagami asked.
"... So no one sleeps on the couch." Konata said.
"What about if two people were to sleep on the same futon?" Miyuki suggested. Kagami blushed lightly.
"That's a great idea, Miyuki! So the two smallest people should sleep in a futon together!" Konata said. "Now, vertically speaking, that's totally Yu-chan." Konata said. Miyuki nodded.
"Ah, yes. That makes sense." She smiled.
"And horizontally speaking, Minami is the smallest of us all! So those should be the two people who have to sleep in the futon together!" Konata said. Kagami, realizing this wasn't going anywhere near where she was going, nodded fiercely.
"Yeah! Yutaka and Minami! They should sleep in the futon together because they're small and it's logical and stuff!" Kagami said, almost accusingly.
"A wonderful idea. It certainly is logical." Miyuki smiled warmly, delighted at this turn of events. Perhaps she could count the others as allies in this. Then again, Konata seemed to like "triggering flags" or whatever it was. Miyuki was still confused about the various otaku terms her friend used, but it apparently meant two people spending an enjoyable time together. Perhaps it was something like that. She would prefer to think that Konata and Kagami wanted to help her, however. "Now that sleep arrangements have been... arranged, let's get to work." Miyuki said. Everyone nodded and set to work finding everything.
After Section
Another Blooper reel! Accidentally typed "Don't try to change the subject, you mormon." instead of moron and Kagami just started a religious war.
Alright, so as you all have probably noticed, this chapter was rather short, especially for how long it took for me to write it. A little over eight thousand words. Holy crap, that's short now... ANYWAY! There's a reason for that. See, I already have the next chapter written. And I don't mean that as I have a good idea for what I want to do with it so that it will take very little time to type. I mean I literally have the entire thing typed. However, I realized recently that I'm EXTREMELY behind on Luckier Star. So what I decided to do was split this chapter in half (I know I was saying I wouldn't worry about length, but this was just ridiculously long. As in, the next chapter is going to be longer than this one). That way, while I'm working on the next chapter of Luckier Star, I can have this one tucked away so it won't be ridiculously long before I can update this one. So this chapter will be updated in either a month, or a week after Luckier Star is updated. Which ever comes first. So look forward to that! I'll see you in my next chapter, whatever it is!
OMAKE
"I'm here~!" Konata opened the door. Kagami sat on the floor, slumped over. Suddenly, the Tsundere spun around, seemingly enlightened.
"Tsukasa?!" She asked excitedly. Then, seeing it was, in fact, the Otaku, she darkened quite a bit. "Oh. It's you." She said as she turned and slumped back over.
"Ouch. You wound me Kagamin." Konata said. Konata walked over to Kagami. "Aren't I good enough?" Konata asked.
"You're not Tsukasa." Kagami said.
"And you're so lonely, not even I can bring you out of it, huh?" Konata chuckled. Kagami slumped a little bit more.
"Tsukasa~..." Kagami whined weakly.
"Onee~-chan~!" Tsukasa chimed. "I made Ama-Ama Dangos~!" Tsukasa chimed. Kagami's twin tails rose a bit as she spun around.
"Tsukasa!" She shouted as she got up and ran over to Tsukasa, hands balled into excited fists in front of her. "Tsukasa!" She ran around and back at her twin, hopping up and down. "Dangos! Tsukasa!" Her twin tails were practically wagging. Tsukasa smiled widely as she picked up a dango and held it out. Kagami, instead of taking the dango, began nibbling it from the skewer Tsukasa held. The airhead giggled.
There's gotta be a limit... Konata thought as a drop of sweat rolled down the back of her head.