An AU "Love Hina" fan-fiction
In association with Too-Much-Free-Time Studios
A not-so-promising writer, izzaku presents…
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Children are often envied by adults, their blissful and innocent ignorance, the carefree existence… It seems like a dream once one steps out into the stressful working world. But of course like dreams, the period of childhood has to end sometime, fading into the mind's storage of memories.
Where one can revisit whenever one so wishes…
The Sandbox
A little boy and girl are building sandcastles, with a Liddo-kun doll lying by the side. The only witness to the promise made that would affect the lives and loves of so many, some of whom have yet to be born.
"Neh Na-chan, have you heard?" the boy started, patting the side of one of the sand towers.
His partner looked up from shoveling sand into a bucket, "Heard what?"
"I heard that if lovers go to Toudai together… they will find happiness!"
"Orhh…?"
Scooting closer to her, he planted a kiss on her cheek making the girl flush deep red.
"When we grow up, let's go to Toudai together okay?"
"O… okay!" she smiled brightly.
"Pinky promise?" he asked, holding up his hand.
"Pinky promise!" she answered, locking their little fingers together.
Moving Day
She could not comprehend the reason why, but her friend was leaving and it seemed they wouldn't be able to see each other again. The trucks were starting to move off, their engines growling. The boy was leaning out the window of the last one, looking forlornly at her.
"We'll meet again right, Na-chan? In Toudai?" he asked.
"Y-yes!" her voice choked with sobs was almost drowned out by the engine. "That's a promise!"
He gave her a sad smile, as the truck shuddered and started the move off. The girl stood there watching as the truck rounded a corner and disappeared and she crumpled to the ground in tears.
"Toudai…" she sobbed, "I'll see him again at Toudai."
15 years later
'I failed again…'
Naru Narusegawa
19 years old
No boyfriend
2 years Toudai Ronin.
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Love Hina: You Go Your Way, I Go My Way.
Written by: Izzaku
All characters are property of Ken Akamatsu and have been used without permission. (Izzaku pleads that he not be sued. Think of my children! I might have them in future right? Pleaseee.)
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The girl had red hair styled into two braids, coke bottle glasses occupying most of her face. Her look screamed nerd, but her past exams results said otherwise. Nerds didn't fail constantly… that fact now weighing heavy on Naru's heart, as she trudged off away the results board.
"Oy…Naru," two different voices spoke up, and two different hands rested on her shoulders.
"Take it you didn't make it again huh?" a tall guy with smallish circle glasses asked her.
"Yea…" Naru sighed.
"I told you shouldn't have aimed for Toudai." Her other shorter tubby friend spoke.
"What are you scolding her for Shinai, you didn't pass too."
"Ah hahaha, ha haaaa… yea." Shinai sweatdropped.
Sighing hard, Naru blinked away her tears and turned to face her best friends.
"How about you Haitani? You passed right?"
"Eh not exactly…" he answered sheepishly, making Shinai chuckle. That of course earned him the usual a jab to his generous stomach from Haitani.
"Shut up!"
"I wasn't laughing at you…" Shinai protested.
"Yea yea…" rolling his eyes at his long time friend and sidekick, Haitani noticed the third person was staring sadly into space.
'She's really taking this hard…'
"Hey cheer up Naru-chan!" he said to her, slinging his arm round the girl. "Let's go have lunch at Shinji's Diner alright? My treat."
"REALLY?" Shinai grabbed Haitani's arm with stars in his eyes, the taller boy shrugging him off to avoid getting drool on himself.
"I'm not treating you, this is only for Naru."
"Aw man…" He started to grumble to himself.
Naru smiled a little at her friends.
"Thanks guys…"
"Hey, what are friends for?" Haitani said, smiling at her.
"Some friend you are… oof!" and again the plump boy's stomach was jabbed.
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Woo! Yo guys, this is izzaku here! Well this is the prologue for my idea I have. Tell me what you think of it! Review review review
The next chapter:
Getting New Lodgings
Stay tuned!