The Taming of the Tsundere

The Taming of the Tsundere
by Caffeine Burnout


The sound of Konata Izumi click-clacking away at the keyboard were quickly becoming a nuisance as Kagami Hiiragi thumbed through a manga she'd taken off of her friend's bookshelf. It was volume 1 of Keroro gunso, which happened to be one of her favorites. Every single manga Konata owned was in nearly pristine condition, which showed a hint of organization and care in her lazy friend... not so youÕd really notice it, by looking at her grades.

Earlier, when she'd picked the book, Konata had once again given her that same obnoxious speech about being careful while reading it- DonÕt hold the pages apart too widely, use a bookmark, no dog-earing, etc, etc. To which Kagami had replied, "You be careful with my homework, and I'll be careful with your book."

Specifically, she was at her friends' house on this fine summer evening to help her with her homework. And it hadnÕt taken her long to finish it, because what Kagami's parents didn't know was that Konata was only planning to COPY her homework.

Aiding Konata in her slacking wasn't something she was particularly fond of, but all in all, being ready for her future tests was Konata's problem, and since all of her nagging went completely ignored, Kagami was more than willing to just come over, read some manga, and let her eccentric blue haired friend do whatever the hell she wanted.

"Ohh hoo-hoo, oh baby..." Konata piped up, this comment aimed at nobody in particular. It wasn't really a cat-call, it was more of sign that she was doing really well in whatever game she was playing.

Nevertheless, Kagami still looked up from the manga out of curiosity, to sneak a look at the computer screen. And from what she saw, that comment very well may have been a cat-call.

On the screen, she could see a young anime woman clutching at her wide-rimmed straw hat as her white dress flowed in a peculiarly strong wind. Next to the character were four buttons in the corner of the screen, and while Kagami couldn't read what they said, it was obvious that the object of the game was to choose the right option in order to score with the character. Which was exactly what Konata was doing.

"You know, I've been meaning to ask you something," Kagami said as she put the bookmark in, and set the book down next to her, as per her instructions.

"Yeah?" Konata asked, not bothering to look behind her.

"Why do all of your dating sims revolve around chasing after girls?"

Konata thought for a second. "Well, it's because that's what makes them popular, I guess."

"Well yeah," Kagami continued, "but since you're a girl too, wouldn't it be more natural to play a game where you chase after guys?"

Konata guided her cursor to the bottom of the screen, and paused the game. She spun around in her chair, with a bored expression on her face. Kagami really hadn't noticed how bored Konata was until seeing it.

"I play games for the challenge, right?" Konata asked.

"Right."

"Well, if the guys in a dating sim were challenging to get, then that wouldn't be very realistic."

Kagami gave her friend a confused look. "Why's that?"

"Well, I mean if you just walk up to a guy on the street, and tell him you want to go somewhere and fuck him, he'd say yes, game over. I wouldn't want to play that game, would you?" Konata's expression didn't change, making it all the more apparent that she really wasn't aware of the words that were coming out of her mouth.

Kagami flushed a bit, silently grateful Tsukasa wasn't around to hear their best friend talking like that. Although, it wasnÕt as if Konata didnÕt have a point. "Yeah, I guess that makes sense, but do you have to say it so bluntly?'

As Konata turned back around to continue her game, Kagami reached for the Keroro manga, and out of the corner of her eye, she saw the case of KonataÕs dating sim lying face down on the floor. She got off of KonataÕs bed, where she'd been sitting up until now, and picked the case up off the floor. When she turned it around, she almost dropped it out of shock.

On the cover of the game's case, there was that woman in the straw hat, in the arms of another young woman.

"Oh, you have got to be kidding me!" Kagami exclaimed, startled by what she saw. "This is a yuri game, Konata. A yuri game."

"Yeah, I know," she answered from the computer.

"So why are you playing a yuri game, then?' Kagami asked, holding the case on display for a reason even she didn't know.

"Just trying something new," Konata answered back, pausing her game once again to turn and face her. "What's the problem, Kagamin? I thought your people were accepting of that kind of thing."

"Well, we are," Kagami admitted, "but it's still kind of weird, seeing this here."

"You're one to talk," she shot back, coldly. "I've seen your 'secret' yaoi stash before. You're quite the collector yourself."

Kagami felt her face turn beet red. She had no idea how Konata had even found her collection, but denying it's existence wasn't going to help her case. "ThatÕs different!" She argued. "Yaoi is two guys, so at least there's something to look at."

Konata just shrugged. "Eh. It's not like I'm playing it for thrills, anyway... You get uptight about the strangest things, Kagamin."

Kagami put the manga back where sheÕd found it, realizing how futile her complaints were. "...Yeah, whatever. Just keep playing."


Konata nodded, and turned back to her game. Feeling a little disenfranchised, Kagami sat back down on the foot of her friendÕs bed, and continued with the Keroro manga.

About five or six minutes later, as Kagami was just coming to the end of the book, Konata stood up, came over, and yanked it out of her hands. "Hey, you said to be careful with that! What's the big-"

Kagami's rant was cut short in mid-sentence as Konata grabbed her by the face and gave her a big, forceful, and dramatic kiss on the lips. Not sure what she was supposed to do, Kagami just sat there stunned, as her friend continued to graze on her mouth. When she was finally able to collect herself, she put her hands on Konata's shoulders, and shoved her violently away. Unprepared for this, Konata stumbled backwards, and crashed right into a bookshelf filled with on-display gashapons, most of which fell down, some of which actually came apart.

Kagami bolted to her feet, as pissed off as she could ever remember being, and became even more so when she saw the amused look on Konata's face. "What the hell's wrong with you, huh?!" She demanded, as Konata broke into an uncontrollable fit of laughter.

"Oh my god... Kaga... Kagami... I... You should have seen your..." The blue haired otaku's struggle to form a complete sentence was dropped, as she decided to not even bother trying to talk through her own laughter.

Kagami continued to stand there, fuming, as Konata feverishly struggled to breathe. "I am so fucking DONE with you right now," she exclaimed, and she stormed out of the room, with Konata trying (and failing) to apologize behind her.

Glad that Konata's perverted father wasn't home that night, Kagami considered leaving and going home, but it probably wasn't a good idea to face her family until her temper cooled down. Instead of heading for the door, she walked off in the direction of the Izumi family bathroom, walked in, and locked the door behind her.

Finally having a locked door to separate her from Konata, she rested her arms on the edge of the sink, and just leaned there, staring absently down at the faucet as she tried to comprehend what had just happened. Her best friend, purely as a joke, had just kissed her full on the lips, without asking for her consent or anything. SheÕd just done it, out of the blue, like it was no big deal to her.

As if Kagami's first kiss wasnÕt a big deal to her.

As the thought of how her first kiss had just been ruined crossed her mind, the anger built up in her once again, as her hands balled into fists. With a cry of disdain, Kagami backed away from the sink, and kicked their empty water basin so hard that it collided with the wall, and although she didn't see it break, she could hear something crack.

Her anger drained with that one kick, Kagami put the seat of their toilet down, and sat down on it, trying to put what Konata'd done out of her head. The more she thought about it, the madder she'd get, and that wouldn't accomplish anything.

As she sat there trying to calm herself down, she remembered the kiss itself. Konata had only been joking, but it had still been forceful, passionate, and spontaneous, so it wasn't really all bad. 'If I'd only been more prepared... Would it have been better?'

She suddenly felt a terrible feeling begin to develop in the pit of her stomach, and the real problem came to light. It wasn't that Konata had disrespected her. It wasn't that she'd been violated. It was that she'd liked it.

"Oh my god," she groaned, as she pressed her hand against her forehead and leaned backwards, until her pigtails brushed against the wall. This couldn't be happening to her. There was no way she could have possibly liked what had just happened. It was just impossible. Granted, sheÕd never had really strong feelings for a boy before, aside from the ones in her yaoi books, but... Lesbian? Her?

"No," she told herself, sternly. "I only liked it because it was a good kiss, not because it came from a girl." And not because it had come from Konata, either. It would have been an even greater kiss coming from a guy, right?

She nodded, set firmly on believing that, and got up, intending to leave the Izumi house. Now that her temper was settled, she'd just have to ignore Konata on the way out, go home, sleep it off, and pretend this day had never taken place.

But soon after she stood up, she caught sight of herself in the mirror. She stood there for the longest time, staring into the eyes of the pig-tailed girl behind the glass, searching for a definite answer in them. She realized, at that moment, that if she just left now, it would haunt her for god knows how long. She wasn't too proud to admit it, but she couldn't leave that house without being sure of herself... Regardless of the outcome.

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Kagami hesitated when her hand was inches from Konata's bedroom door. Gathering up a bit of courage, she opened it quietly, to see that Konata was still busy at work setting all of her precious little gashapons back in place. Not surprisingly, she'd placed that as a higher priority than chasing after Kagami. She began to chuckle to herself, as Kagami seriously considered leaving the Izumi house and never speaking to her again.

Konata was carefully placing the tiny little hat back on the head of one of her Princess Valkyrie figures, when Kagami sat back down where she had been before, causing the creaking of the bed to catch itÕs ownerÕs attention. She sat there silently, as Konata turned around to face her, the grin on her face threatening to erupt again at the slightest provocation. "So..." she said, trying her best to jab her tongue into her cheek to control herself. "How's it going?"

Kagami grimaced. "I'm fine," she replied, coldly.

"Did you come back for more?" She asked, as she began to snicker at her own sick joke.

Kagami almost choked on her own response. "...Yes I did."

That was all it took to bring Konata's amusement to a grinding halt. She stared at her friend's face, trying to read it for any possible signs that she was trying to prank her right back. "What?"

"I want to..." Kagami answered, reluctantly, "I want to kiss you again."

The silence between them went on forever. One of them couldn't believe her own voice, and the other one couldn't believe her own ears. It was finally the latter that broke the silence. "Are you serious?" Konata asked. "Does that mean you, like, liked it?"

Kagami shrugged. "That's what I wanna find out. I guess."

The second the words were out of her mouth, Kagami regretted them. Oh my god, that sounded so stupid... 'She's going to tell everyone about this!' Not only had Konata kissed her, but Kagami had strayed out of her comfort zone just to ask the blue haired devil to do it again. When Miyuki, Tsukasa, and her sisters heard abut it, she'd be the laughing stock of the entire town!

She bowed her head a bit, to hide her face from Konata. When she thought about the mistake she'd just made, it was almost enough to make her cry.

"All right, Kagami"Ó She looked up, surprised, and saw a rare look of seriousness on the gamer's face.

"Huh? Are you really sure?"

Konata nodded, and gestured towards her computer. "After playing that game for so long, I have to admit, I am kind of curious myself."

Kagami sat there on Konata's bed like a dog who'd just caught a cat, and had absolutely no idea what to do with it. She moved to one side of the bed, and patted the free spot. Her blue haired friend came over and sat down there, her smaller size making for a lighter creak when her weight was applied. They sat there for a moment, awkwardly, until Kagami cleared her throat. "Umm, hey, how do we... you know... How do we start?"

Konata smirked, as always, showing confidence under fire. "Well, I started the last one, so you should probably start this one."

"Lazy as always," Kagami quipped.

Konata tilted her head, and pointed the finger-gun at her. "You know what they say, it's better to dive right in than to test the water. Unless of course, you'd rather give up right now, and just-"

Not wanting to hear another word of her mouth, Kagami turned KonataÕs head by the chin, and kissed her from the side, interrupting her in mid-sentence just like the shrimpy otaku'd done to her. She held her there, and she quickly began to kiss back, both girls tasting each other as if it was a competition.

When they finally broke for air, Konata fell backwards onto the bed, mockingly fanning her face. "Man, getting hot in here."

Feeling a few of her walls come down, Kagami actually chuckled at this joke, encouraging her short friend.

"So," Konata asked, propping herself partly up on her elbows, "Have you figured out whether or not you like it yet?"

Kagami decided to answer by crawling onto the bed, hovering her face over Konata's, and dipping it down for another round. Experimenting with new grounds, Kagami pried her tongue into Konata's mouth, and probed freely, as Konata took it as her cue to do the same. Just as Kagami decided to turn her attention solely on Konata's tongue, she felt a hand sliding up her side, and coming to rest on her left breast. As Konata's hand sensually groped at Kagami's breast, the girl on top began to feel nervous, as if they were being watched. She pulled her lips away, and only then noticed Konata's that other hand already starting to go to work under her skirt.

Her face exploded into a full-on blush attack, as she went back to her sitting position, and looked around the room, nervously.

"Uh, Kagami?" Konata asked, warily. "What's going on?"

"Well..." This was going to be a sensitive subject, but there was really no way around it now. "It's your dad."

"What about him?" Konata asked, sitting up. "He's not home, remember?"

"Yeah, but he seems like the type of guy who'd... you know... have hidden cameras set up..."

After a few seconds, Konata started chuckling. "I live with the guy, Kagami. I've already searched the house over and over again, and I've almost never found cameras."

Maybe that was true, but it wasn't enough to set Kagami at ease. She still felt like she was being watched. "How do I know I can trust you?"

"Because whatever we do, I'll be right there with you. And I'd never let myself get videotaped."

There was an odd, twisted logic to the way she'd so casually explained that, Kagami speculated. She smiled wryly. "I take that to mean you have other things planned for us, huh?"

This time, it was Konata's turn to blush. "Well, there are a few things from my game that IÕd like to try," she admitted.

Kagami smiled, still a little hot herself. And she could feel certain other areas getting moister by the second. "So, we're actually going to do this, then?"

Konata nodded, and they kissed again. Without parting from her lips, Kagami unbuttoned and discarded her blouse, and Konata moved to the center of the bed, resting her head on the pillow. Kagami finally pulled away, so that Konata could prop herself up on her elbows, allowing her pigtailed lover to pull her t-shirt over her head, exposing her tiny breasts to the air-conditioned environment.

Kagami kissed her on the mouth one more time, and began to make a trail of kisses leading downward. Massaging the girl's breasts with her hands, she kissed down between them, and down her slender stomach. She moved downward on the bed, and Konata readjusted herself as Kagami flipped up her friend's skirt, and slowly pulled her plain white panties down off of her.

She briefly wondered if she was being too rushed about this... She'd never done this before, and had no idea how foreplay was supposed to work. Oh well, it was only the first time, after all. And as Konata had said, it's better to dive right in than to test the water.

The flimsy garment fully removed, she took an admiring look down at Konata's sex. Not that she'd never see it before, but taken into this kind of context, it really did deserve a second gander. Her sense of cleanliness and organization didn't only apply to her material belongings, it seemed. She was completely shaved, although sheÕd seen the girl's natural blue hair down there before. There literally wasn't a hint of stubble in sight.

Kagami reached behind herself, and unsnapped the bra behind her back. She let it slide off of her shoulders, and tossed it onto the bedroom floor, making sure it landed right on top of her blouse. She dipped her face down, not a hint of reluctance left in her, and dove right in.

"Mmmm..." Konata moaned, "Wow, that feels good..."

She'd heard stories that it was supposed to taste, or at least smell, nasty. But she found to her great relief that that wasn't the case. She stuck her tongue deep into the crevice, running her tongue up and down the opening, noticing how bearable the flavor really was. Granted it wasn't what she'd call delicious, but it was definitely a taste she could acquire.

"Oh yeah, mmm..."

In response to Konata's moans, she tore her mouth away, and searched for that one tiny bump that everyone was supposed to find, that remained so elusive to most men. Having one of her own, and knowing damned well where IT was, she soon found Konata's, and began to play with it with her tongue, earning even louder cries of ecstasy from Konata. Sensing her lover was already closing in, Kagami placed three fingers inside of her, and began to pump them in and out, gradually changing along with the tune of her movements.

"Ah... Ah... AH... Kagami-chan!"

The blue haired girlÕs breaths became harder, and she began to pant and gasp as she reached her climax, with Kagami still working on her.

Kagami quickly removed her fingers, and licked up every last drop of Konata's orgasm... Once again, it wasn't exactly Evian, but since she'd been the one to cause it, she wanted nothing more than to claim it all for herself. Finally satisfied, she gave it a parting kiss, and lifted her head up to see Konata still breathing heavily, with an intense look on her face. She crawled up next to her, laid down on her side, and gave her lover a soft kiss on the cheek. "So, does this mean it's my turn?"

"Give me a minute," Konata said in between breaths.

Giving her some time to unwind, Kagami propped herself up on her elbow, and took the opportunity to check out her friend in all her glory. Konata didnÕt have the sexiest body in the world, with the near complete lack of a chest, and only a slight curve at the hips, but somehow that worked to make her look all the more cute. That was especially true with her skirt being the only article left on her person, rumpled up to expose what should have been hidden beneath it.

Kagami then shifted her gaze upward. She absently began to stroke Konata's mane of long, soft blue hair, as Konata finally opened her eyes back up, and gave a half-smile. "So, what do you want me to do?"

"Well," Kagami replied, "you could start by doing what I was doing."

"You mean.." she started, as she looked down at Kagami's pants, and then back up at her. "Do I have to?"

Feeling a little offended, Kagami could feel her eyes narrowing. "Yes, you have to. I did it for you."

Konata was about to say something along the lines of 'no, you did it for you,' but she thought better of it. "Oh, all right." She turned onto her side, so that the two were facing each other. She took Kagami by the face and pulled her in for another kiss, and after a few seconds, she let her hands trail down her body, stopping at her breasts. She broke the kiss for a second, and looked down at the boobs in her hands. "Those are really nice, you know."

"Umm, thanks..." Kagami said, blushing. She felt a little ashamed now, for criticizing Konata's body before.

"I'm not kidding," Konata continued. "With mine as one extreme, and Miyuki's as the other, I'd call you a happy medium."

"Yeah. Right," Kagami said through gritted teeth. She wasn't sure whether to take it as an insult or a compliment.

Konata looked down again, this time at her pants. "Hey, you mind standing up for a second?"

"Umm... Sure," Kagami replied, as Konata got out of her way, allowing her to slide over to the edge of the bed, and climb out of it. The second she stood up, she began to feel a little nervous, and covered her chest with her arms. "What now?"

"Convenience." Instead of explaining, Konata undid the button and zipper of Kagami's jeans, and slowly lowered them, as Kagami stepped out of them, more than a little embarrassed about konata seeing the panties she'd chosen for that day.

Konata DID see them, and she chuckled in turn. "Oh my, teddy bear print? It's like I always said... You're not even close to as tough as you pretend to be."

"Yeah, yeah," she answered. "Can I lie back down now, please?"

"Not just yet." Konata teased, as she ran her fingers along the rim of her panties, hooked her thumbs, and slowly pulled them down, deliberately drawing it out to make Kagami's face turn even redder. She was wearing a small patch of violet fuzz down there, as she always had. As soon as they were down past her thighs, she let them fall the rest of the way to the ground. She stood up on her tip-toes to kiss the taller girl, all the while exploring her with her fingers down below. She pulled back, and looked up with a seductive gaze that you wouldnÕt expect her to be capable of. "Now you can lie down."

Taking her cue, Kagami sat back down, and rolled over to where Konata had been lying just moments before. She settled in, anxiously awaiting her partner. This would be the true test. Would it feel awkward? Would it feel great? Either way, she knew she was about to get the answer that she just couldn't leave without.

She heard the creaking at the foot of the bed, as Konata climbed on, and gently pulled her legs open to position herself between them. "Hey Kagamin, you ready over there?"

Kagami opened her eyes, to see Konata on her knees, giving her a corny-as-hell thumbs up. "Get ready for some pain, girl!"

Kagami smirked, tauntingly. "You're all talk," she quipped.

"Hmm. Yeah, we'll see." She lowered her head, and Kagami laid back, closing her eyes. The second she felt Konata's tongue inside of her, and her tiny nose rubbing against her most sensitive of areas, she couldnÕt stop herself from trembling. She ran her hands across her own skin, instinctively massaging her own breasts, as Konata took her through all of the wonderful sensations sheÕd never even known she could feel. She was just beginning to lose herself in it, when the feeling just... stopped.

She clenched her teeth for a few seconds, waiting for it to start again, but it didn't. Finally, with a look of confusion, she propped herself up on her elbows, and took a look at what was going on. What she saw was Konata, with a look on her face like she'd just swallowed a bug. "Oh, god..." she wiped her mouth off. "I'm sorry, I can't go back down there."

Kagami just lay there, stunned, as Konata fished around in her mouth and pull out a hair. "What, is that it, then?"

"Hey, don't worry about it, okay?" Konata reassured her. "I'm not going to leave you hanging."

"Well, you kind of are," Kagami responded. She'd been overwhelmed by the oral sex she'd been receiving... stopping it so suddenly was more than a little disappointing for her.

Konata gave her a look that was a little too confident for someone whoÕd just backed out of a promise. "I'll do you one better. I'll try something I use on myself. You'll love it."

'I'd better,' she thought to herself. "Fine. Let me have it."

Konata moved to the side a bit, and placed her hand strategically on the spot where her mouth had been. She froze there briefly, as if concentrating, then finally smirked, and began. "Up, down, up, down, left, right, left, right, B, A, start."

Kagami couldn't even tell what she did with her fingers while reciting that well-known button sequence, but it was enough to make her squirm. "Oh god, Kona-chan... Oh my god, do that again."

"Gladly," Konata smirked, as she continued to do the exact same thing, over and over again, this time without the chant. She worked it into a rhythm, as Kagami's entire body began to convulse. She could feel herself gripping the edges of the bed so tight that she threatened to tear holes in it every time she clenched. An intense euphoria started to build inside of her, even more so as Konata pulled her up halfway, and without removing her hand, began to make out with her even more passionately than she had before.

As the sensation inside of her built itself to a climax, she let go of Konata, fell onto her back, and moaned loud enough for anyone outside of the house to hear her. She panted and gasped for air at the fullest volume as the feeling died down, and a seemingly permanent smile plastered itself across her face.

Konata pulled her fingers away, and licked one of them out of curiosity. "Not bad," she decided, but ultimately wiped her hand off on her blanket anyway. She laid down next to Kagami, and the second she did, Kagami turned on her side, laying her arm across Konata's chest.

"That was unbelievable," she whispered, and in the heat of the moment, she hooked one of her bare legs around Konata's. "How was it for you?"

"It was a lot of fun," Konata admitted. "You're a real natural at this kind of stuff." She reached back, and rested her head on her hands. "I should have my next boyfriend take some lessons from you."

"Boyfriend..." Kagami repeated. She suddenly felt alone, although she wasn't sure why. "So, you still like boys, then?"

Konata turned her head to see her face. "Yeah. What about you?"

Kagami hesitated for a moment, and then looked down the blanket to avoid eye contact. "Yeah, me too," she replied, even though she knew deep down that she was lying.

"Well that's too bad."

"Why's that?Ó" she asked, raising an eyebrow at the odd statement.

Konata laughed, sheepishly. "Well, no boy's ever going to give me that good of a go-down. It'd be nice if you were like that, so that even if I got married, I could still call you over for a booty call every now and then."

Booty call? She thought, as the phrase started to sink in. BOOTY CALL?! Kagami narrowed her eyes, feeling more and more indignant. "Oh yeah? And why the hell would I give YOU a booty call, anyway?"

Konata shrugged. "I don"t know, so we could hook up. But you'd have to do the work, because I'm not putting my lips on another one of those smelly things ever again."

Kagami was so offended by this that her jaw almost almost dropped right out of it's sockets. She sat up and got out of bed, and stared down at Konata, fuming once again. "Well if you and your sensitive little tongue can't stand up to the pressure, then I'm GLAD we're not gay! I'd never want to have sex with you again anyway!"

She hurriedly bent down and started picking her clothes off of the floor, reapplying each piece as she picked it up. Konata just sat there, staring in wonder. "Wait, what's the problem here? If we're not gay anyway, who cares?"

Kagami buttoned up her pants and turned to Konata, completely disregarding the fact that her breasts were still perfecrtly bare. "Look, I understand that we'd never be right for each other in a relationship. But if I really WERE gay, is that all I'd be to you? Just some hoochie you'd call whenever your man didn't please you? Is that seriously all that you think of me?"

The humor left Konata's face. She'd antagonized her tsundere friend many times before, but by comparison, she was starting to figure out that this was going to be one of their more serious fights. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean it like that, okay?" She got off of her bed, and started to put her clothes back on, as well. "I was just joking around. I was, I don't know, complimenting you."

"Some compliment," Kagami snapped, as she refastened her bra, and picked up her shirt from the floor. Deciding she'd save time by pulling it back on in the hallway, she grabbed her homework from Kagami's desk, and headed for the door. "I'm going home."

"Kagamin, I'm sor-"

Kagami overrode her. "Clean up before your dad gets home. If you let anybody find out about this, I'm never speaking to you again."

"Kagami, come on..." Konata started, although she made no real effort to stop her. She just stood there, as if she had no idea what to do.

Kagami gave her one last cold look, and opened the door, ready to head home and sleep off all of the events of the day. She turned to walk out, but froze when she saw Tsukasa, standing in her way, staring at her. Kagami screamed, and backed up, absently dropping her shirt on the floor. "Tsu... Tsukasa!" She cried.

"What?!" Konata called out from her bed. She came running to the door. "Tsukasa? What are you doing here?!"

Kagami took a closer look at Tsukasa's face, noticing how it seemed to be frozen in place. Her eyes were as wide as saucers, and she was shivering, but other than that, she was pretty much frozen in place. Kagami sighed in relief. "It's okay. She's just in shock."

"In shock?!" Konata repeated. "Isn't that something you take people to the hospital for?"

"Not in her case," Kagami assessed. She knew that Tsukasa had a history of doing this when they were younger. Anytime she'd see or hear anything traumatizing, she'd just freeze up, or sometimes even faint. Kagami was ashamed to think about it, but her sex screams might have had something to do with it. "I know how to take care of it, if you'll stand behind her for a second."

Nervously, Konata complied. She maneuvered behind Tsukasa, as Kagami covered her sister's eyes with her hand. "Umm... Are you sure?"

"Yes," Kagami replied sharply. "I've only known her for seventeen straight years, you know. Now get ready to catch her."

Konata held out her hands, concern showing on her face. After Kagami's hand had been in place for exactly one minute, Tsukasa yawned, and collapsed into KonataÕs arms. "Waaahhh!" She cried, surprised at how limp Tsukasa'd fallen. "Is she... Uh..."

"Asleep," Kagami answered. "Now help me get her into your bed. She'll wake up soon, and when she does, just follow my lead."

"Just like a Furby," Konata muttered, looking down at the meek girl who'd fallen asleep right on her floor. She held Tsukasa's upper body, and Kagami held her legs, as they made their way back into the bedroom.

'

Ten minutes later, to Konata's great shock, Tsukasa bolted awake. "OH MY GOD, BIG SISTER, WHAT ARE YOU DOING!" She screamed, before she realized where she was, and looked around, confused. "W- What am I doing here?"

"Oh hey, you're awake!" Kagami exclaimed merrily. She knelt down next to the bed, and leaned her elbows on the side of it. "How're you feeling?"

"Kona-chan?" Tsukasa asked, looking worriedly at Konata.

"Hi there," Konata simply said, looking on from her gaming chair, legs crossed. She had already promised not to get involved in this.

Tsukasa turned back to her sister. "I’m feeling... fine, I guess."

Kagami smiled, and rubbed Tsukasa’s head. Her shirt, fortunately, was back on her body. "See, I told you a quick nap would fix it.”

“Um, yeah...” Tsukasa mumbled. “Fix what?”

“Don’t you remember?” Kagami asked, a mock look of surprise on her face. “I was over here late, so you came over here to get me. But you were so tired that you couldn’t make the walk home, so Konata let you use her bed. You really should learn to be more appreciative.”

Konata was nearly floored by how well Kagami could manipulate her twin sister. “It’s okay, I don’t mind,” she interjected. “I mean, it’s not like I was busy using it. For anything.”

“Oh...” Tsukasa paused, the looked up at Konata, giving her a sweet smile. “Well, thank you, Kona-chan.”

Konata waved it off. “No sweat, toots.”

Tsukasa flushed. “But I... I just had this really weird dream, though. I was hearing these strange things... You two...”

“Well, most dreams are better off being forgotten,” Kagami said to cut her off. “Just give it five minutes or so, and you’ll forget it completely. Anyway, I’m going to go use the bathroom, and then we’re going to go home, okay?”

Tsukasa smiled, and nodded. “All right, but hurry. Mom and Dad really do want us home soon.”

“I’ll be quick,” Kagami called over her shoulder, as she headed for the door. She made a point of shooting Konata a very specific glare on the way, which was met only with an eye roll.

‘

The girl behind the glass stared back at Kagami once again as she stared longingly at her own reflection, and into her own eyes. As it turned out, there had been things behind those eyes that she had never expected to find there. An entire aspect about herself that she’d never even considered to exist before.

Being a hardcore realist, as Konata would call her, had it’s disadvantages. She could lie to Konata, she could lie to Tsukasa... She could lie to anybody she wanted to, aside from one sole exception. She couldn’t lie to herself, and the truth was, Kagami Hiiragi was a lesbian.

As this realization was becoming more and more clear to her, a million thoughts began to race through her mind. What was she supposed to do about it? Who could she talk to about it? Who could she trust with it? Although it was far off, would she be allowed to get married? And then there was the big one, that worried her the most... What would everybody think?

The answer, thankfully, was that she didn’t have to ask those questions just yet. Time was on her side. With entrance exams to worry about, graduation, and college soon after, it would be years before she’d have time for a relationship. So there was really no reason to rush into it just yet.

Eventually, she’d have to come out to her friends, her family, and worst of all, she’d have to come out to Tsukasa. But for now, she could afford to stay in the closet until she could get it all straightened out.

“I’ll just have to cross that bridge when I come to it,” she said out loud, setting her resolve firmly in her mind. She gave her reflection a quick wink, smiled in spite of herself, and left to grab her sister.

‘

Mere seconds after Kagami had left Konata’s bedroom, the otaku turned her attention to Tsukasa, with the intention of starting up an idle conversation. Before she could say anything, she noticed that the younger twin was giving her a funny look from the bed. “What’s up?” She asked. “You got a problem?”

Tsukasa quickly shook her head. “No. It’s nothing.”

Konata nodded, and turned back to her computer. “Aww, crap...” She complained, when she noticed that she’d had it on pause the whole time. NOT a good thing to do to a game. “If this was a Nintendo, it’d be spewing smoke right now,” She muttered, and saved the game.

“K- Konata-chan? Can ask you a question?” The meek voice from her bed asked.

”One second,” Konata answered, and she turned off the computer. Once it was safely off, she turned around in her chair. “Yeah? What is it?”

As if she hasn’t had enough surprises already, the first thing she saw was that little Tsukasa was... Blushing. “W-Well...” Tsukasa stammered. “I was wondering about... Umm, it’s not like I was looking on purpose or anything, I just happened to notice... But... Ignore me. It’s nothing.”

Konata suppressed a giggle. Tsukasa was blushing like a tomato. 'Is everyone in the Hiiragi family bicurious?' She wondered to herself. Guess it can’t hurt to have a little fun with her. “It’s okay, Tsukasa... You can ask me anything. And I do mean anything.”

“Really?” Tsukasa asked.

“Oh, of course! That’s what I’m here for, after all.” She was having trouble keeping a straight face. This was going to be hilarious.

“Okay...” Tsukasa said, quietly. “Konata, why... Why are you wearing Kagami’s panties?”

“Whuh... What?” Konata stammered, dumbfounded. She turned around in her chair, and lifted up her skirt, to see that damn teddy bear face staring back up at her. Shit! She thought to herself. They’d fucked up, and now the cat was out of the bag for the both of them. Her brain raced, but she couldn’t think of anything to say to explain the switch. At least, nothing Tsukasa would believe. She was meek, but she wasn’t exactly a dim bulb, and she’d put two and two together eventually.

Might as well go out with a bang, she thought, and she wheeled around, dropping her poker face completely. “Hey Tsukasa,” she whispered with the devil’s mischief inside of her. She didn’t even notice Kagami standing in the doorway. “Wanna hear what your sister’s pussy tastes like?”

The end.