This is based on a WMG (Wild Mass Guess) on TV Tropes stating that the trip to Kyoto for both animes was on the same date. Considering they are both animated by Kyo-Ani, it's quite plausible. Title isn't final yet, I can't seem to think of a good name.

Chapter 1: Lost

"Ricchan, I told you that I think we're going in circles!" Yui pouted. They had been walking a good hour or so, and the sun was already below the horizon. Just a hint of pink was all the light they had left. There were also street lamps every few metres, but they did little in helping to identifying where they were.

"Yui has a point Ritsu; I think we've gone past this same street sign a few times already." Mio looked worried. They would be missing dinner, and Sawako-sensei would probably be close to tearing her hair out looking for them.

The four girls lost their sense of direction after trying to find the train station from wherever-it-was Ritsu had taken them.

Mugi spoke up, and asked everyone if they had brought their cell-phones.

"Yeah, but honestly there isn't any way we can really use them to get back to the hotel." Mio reasoned, "We don't even know what street we're on"

"I know! I'll call Azu-Nyan for help" Yui exclaimed.

"Yui, consider what I just said. I really don't think-"

"Azu-Nyan, can you help us? We're lost"

Azusa's shouting was so loud the others could hear her out of Yui's phone.

"Yui-Senpai, do you honestly think I can help you find your way back if I'm not even with you guys?"

Yui closed her phone and looked towards the others with a sheepish, defeated look. "Looks like Azu-Nyan can't help"

"If you had listened Yui, I think you would have realized that long ago. Honestly, you're as bad as Ritsu." To think that I just praised Yui about having more common sense…

The girls continued arguing and walking, without any idea where they were going. Meanwhile, another group was having similar difficulties.

*"*"*"*"*

"God has forsaken us!" Konata Izumi yelled, falling down on the pavement.

"Cut it out Konata, we need to find our way back to our hotel." Kagami Hiiragi was quick to berate her friend.

"But Kagamin, we're lost! We don't even have any food, and we'll be missing dinner. We all know what happens when you get hungry…" Konata mused. As if to prove her point, Kagami's stomach gave a rather vicious growl at that point. Kagami could only look flustered while Konata had a victorious look on her face. The other two girls just gave sheepish laughs. As they continued walking it became apparent to them that unless they could find someone to ask directions, they were stuck wandering the streets.

After another half-hour of wandering, they heard voices off in the distance. "Yui, we know that you're hungry but can you at least try to help us identify where we are?" "I can't help it! The only thing that gives me energy is Mugi-Chan's cake!" The girls listened as the one presumably called Yui kept whining. Not wanting the chance to slip by they ran towards the voices.

"Hello? We're lost, can you help us out?" Konata called into the distance.

The chattering in the now-closer voices stopped. There was a small moment of silence before a voice called back.

"We're lost too, but can you move where we can see you?"

As the two groups moved closer, they noticed that the other group was also a group of school girls.

"Hmm, looks like they're from another school" Konata stated the obvious.

The two groups took a good look at each other, and finally Konata spoke up.

"I'm Konata Izumi, and these are Kagami and Tsukasa Hiiragi and Miyuki Takara. It's nice to meet you!"

Yui ran forward and introduced herself. "Ya-ho~! I'm Yui Hirasawa, and these are my friends Mio Akiyama, Ritsu Tainaka and Tsumugi Kotobuki, but we call her Mugi-Chan!"

There was an awkward silence, as nobody spoke after the introductions.

"Well...uh… do you have any idea where we are?" Kagami nervously asked.

"Well, like we said we're lost as well, so we have no idea where we're supposed to go. I don't even know where our hotel is." Mio was the next to speak.

"Hey Kagami, if we can't find our hotel there's always that other place we passed by earlier. You know, the love ho-"

"Not gonna happen" Kagami whacked her friend over the head.

"Agh! She's been deprived of food for too long! Anger! Violence! We're doomed!"

Mugi giggled, watching the interaction between the two. They weren't too different than Mio and Ritsu, to be honest.

Ritsu and Yui started to giggle after seeing Mugi, and soon everyone was laughing.

The laughter was a good icebreaker and not only did it lighten their mood, the distinct sound of Yui's laughing was enough for Nodoka to pick up and find them.

*"*"*"*"*

After their stroke of luck, Konata and her friends found themselves sitting with Yui's group in their hotel. Kagami had managed to get a call to Ayano, so their teachers knew where they were.

Still, she had to be sure. "Hey… Mio? Are you sure this is alright with your teacher?"

Having overheard her, Sawako walked over and reassured Kagami. "It's perfectly fine with us. We'll help you get back to your group tomorrow. Since we didn't have any extra rooms booked, you'll be staying in Hirasawa-san's room. Is that alright?"

Relieved, Kagami turned her gaze back to their new friends. Yui and Mugi were listening intently as Miyuki and Tsukasa told them about the cake buffet, and Ritsu and Konata were talking about manga. Mio seemed to be the only other person not doing anything.

Kagami shifted towards Mio and struck up a conversation.

"Hey, we never really got past telling each other our names. What school are you guys from?"

Mio turned her gaze away from her friends to answer Kagami's question. "We're from Sakuragaoka, in the Shiga Prefecture. What about your school?"

"We go to Ryou High, in Kasukabe." "Kasukabe? That's pretty far from here."

Their conversation went on, and they discussed the simple things like the weather and how lucky they were to find each other. As the night wore on, Mio began to be more open to the new girls, instead of being her usual shy self around strangers. Konata and Ritsu became quick friends, and the others seemed to get along as well.

Kagami smiled. It was a very good feeling to have made such nice new friends.

Beside her, Mio was thinking the same thing.

A/N - So, I may have ended this chapter prematurely (or at least I feel like I did), but I really felt like I needed to get this out. So very short first chapter, and I have taken a few "liberties" in setting. For one thing, Sakuragaoka's location. They never say in the anime where it was, but the school it was based off was in the Shiga Prefecture, so I picked there. Another thing is the time frame, as I'm unsure if the trips happened in the same months.

Before anyone decides to tell me it's Ryoo or Ryo with the line over it, I wrote Ryou because that's how it is spelt in Hiragana. Truthfully, any of the three ways is fine though.

Anyways, read and review please, and thanks!

Bye-ni!