Sanctuary

Disclaimer: I do not own Love Hina or any of its characters, though, I do own this story.

Author Notes: To all my fans who read my InuYasha ficcy "Love's Course", I am sorry for not continuing it. I hope you will all enjoy my new ficcy on Love Hina. I hope I satisfy everyone. Hopefully, I will continue this ficcy for more than a chapter unlike my other one...hopefully.

Basically this fanfiction is a romance, a shoujo-ai romance on Kanako Urashima and Shinobu Maehara. Many of you might disagree on this couple, but seemingly it can work out to be a great story. I have placed this story in place after four years on Kana-chan's surprising appearance. This story is supposed to be about the romance of two opposites, who find they are much alike.

This idea was one I picked up from another fanfic. I thank Kanako Urashima and would recommend her fanfic "Angel Light, Angel Dark". Though, different the story gave me ideas and I would like to credit it. Note: The story is on this site. Just search the story. Anyway, I liked the idea of Shinobu and Kanako because they are total opposites and balance each other out like the Yin and Yang. And yet they went through the same losses and sadnesses in their lives.

They seem like the same person. Losing their parents, admiring and falling in love with Keitaro, and then losing their first and only love to Naru. They pratically lived the same life, but it had seemed like they turned out so different. It's like they were one person split up, one the entity of light, one the entity of darkness.

In this fanfiction, I will replace Keitaro name to a simple "he" to show, how hard it is to for Shinobu and Kanako think about Keitaro.

Introduction-Broken Hearts

It had been a few years since he and Naru married now. Hinata-Sou was more peaceful and quiet, excluding the usual punches and beatings he gets. The night sky filled with stars that glimmered high above the sanctuary which was now Hinata-Sou. Shinobu sat by her bedside as she gazed out and looked at those stars.

Back then, she used to glance at the stars and made a wish that she would be able to kiss him. She could envision that heavenly day, she tried to save her first kiss for him, but it never came. She used to dream about the day, when her lips would press against his, and she would feel with happiness and her heart will race with glee. They were all dreams in the end.

Simply, she hated to let go, but she wanted him to be happy. Her first love. As long as he was happy she was happy. Even if that meant, surrendering him to Naru. She never wanted to but she did.

"After all those times we had together..." Shinobu said depressingly and she looked up at the stars. Tears dropped from her eyes as she swatted them away.

Sadness and depression covered her, as the droplets from her eyes continued to slide down her face. Everyday she thought about him and gazed at the stars and asked why. Why wasn't she the one he picked. He used to be there for her, he gave her a place to stay, he made her happy, then when Naru took him away he disappeared, but never from her heart. Every night when she stared into the bright, lovely moon, her heart would feel a pinch and she felt like she could never go on.

"As long as he's happy, I'll be happy. He chose Naru-chan, there must be a good reason why she picked him. Naru-chan is a good girl. Please take good care of him, Naru-chan," Shinobu muttered.

The truth was she wasn't happy. Her heart ached. No matter how bad the situation, though, she kept that smile that made Hinata-Sou bright everyday. Every morning, she'd greet everyone with that warming smile. By now, it seemed like a duty to keep up that smile, no matter what she went through. Day by day, every morning, she got to smile and say good morning to him and the make him breakfast and dinner. That seemed to be enough to her, but her heart said she was in denial.

Something wasn't right, Shinobu wiped away her tears from her face once againand then sat down on a chair in her room. She looked at herself in the mirror intently as if searching for something. What she saw was a lonely girl, who had her heart taken away. A girl who wanted to be loved but never getting that love she wanted. She ised to be a lover but now a dying rose.

She reached for the diaries she had kept during her years of Hinata-Sou. Everytime when she was down she would read them and find something funny or something to be happy about. The opened a book which was decorated with a picture of him in front of it. It was her first day in Hinata-Sou when he let her live here, in what she calls her home now.

Dear Diary,

Today, I start a new life. I have to put Mom and Dad behind. I decided to live here in this inn called Hinata-Sou. Everyone is so nice here and they all seem to care for me. Also, the boy that sketched me on his notepad lives here. I don't know what but I want to be close to him forever. And I'll smile for him and everybody forever, so I will be with them forever.

"A smile...I have to smile for everyone, I know I love him, but he loves Naru and I can't do anything about it. It was his choice, but I can always be there for him," Shinobu said in a bitter tone. "I have to be there for everyone, for my one and truly love, Naru-chan, Motoko-chan, Su-chan, Sarah, Haruka-san, Seta-san, and Ka-"Shinobu slowly stopped.

Her voice trailed off and she noticed something. Kanako never seemed happy. Everytimeshe saw Kanako, she seemed so angry at Naru. Whenever she saw her in dinner she was quiet. Shinobu never talked to her much because she seemed like a scary person. At dinner time, she was always quiet and ate very little. She was always curious about her and wondered what could fancy a girl in dressing up and disguising herself as someone else. Also, she wondered about the "witch cat" Kanako had. There was so many things about Kanako she wanted to know, but she was too afraid to ask. She always seemed to be mad at something and she barely comes out her room except for lunch.

"Kana-chan, she's so mysterious. I want to make everybody happy, but Kana-chan, she doesn't seem happy at all. Kana-chan...she loved him too, but I don't think she's forgiven Naru-chan yet. Maybe I should talk to her, maybe I can do something to make her happy."

Sitting at her desk, she fixed her eyes on her diary, she turned to a blank piece of paper and wrote,

Dear Diary,

Don't you think Kana-chan is strange? She never talks and rarely comes out her room. She might talk to that flying cat, but that's creepy. You know how she likes disguises and dresses up like Naru a lot. Sometimes I can imagine her as a scary witch dressed up in this black dress.

I want to talk to Kana-chan and cheer her up. Today, I realized something, when I lost him, and felt hurt and sad and I still do, but when he married Naru-chan, it didn't just hurt me but everyone else that loved him. And that included Kana-chan. Maybe I can make a difference. I want to be friends with Kana-chan and get to know her. She is his sister. Maybe we can get to know each other and some days I can invite her in my room and gaze at the stars at night and talk about him and how we loved him and all the moments.

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It seemed like any other night. The inn was so quiet these days it feel a little too depressing. Kanako had her black nightdress on and slid her fingers through the silk fabric. She sighed realizing it was one of his presents he got for her during Christmas. Her dear brother gave it her and she would always treasure and love it. Somehow she never wanted to let go. She still had that green shirt that she kept on the first day she entered Hinata-Sou. It was something she had to ensure herself; her brother was still there with her. It seemed pathetic, but it was the only thing she can turn to now.

She was a lonely girl, who never talked and within her heart, she wanted to be just like every one of them, but the outside world just seemed so distant. Her heart ached and still reached out for him and she laid on the floor, staring at Kuro, who was hovering above the window in her room. Without Kuro, she would have turned insane, and the darkness probably would have engulfed her. Surprisingly, she had not made any attempts or threats to kill Naru yet. For some reason, it was a lost cause, for in the end all hope will be lost and either way her dear brother would never love her.

"Kuro, should I kill Naru-chan? I could always drown her. You know I can't last a second without thinking about him," Kanako said softly as soft as a whisper. She looked at the shirt and picked it up and hugged it, putting her face on the soft cotton material that made the shirt. "I remember the day when I first saw him..."

She recalled the day when after a few weeks in the foster home, she was taken in by the Urashima family. Still, she felt left out, like she wasn't part of the family. It seemed like she never blended in, she was just the little girl, hiding in the corner. Then, he came along and he treated her like a real brother, not an adoptive brother, but a real one, and showed her love like a real one. After, he left, she felt hopeless again, the only person that ever loved her and treated her like a person it had seemed was him. And there he was drifting away before her eyes. When she caught up to him, he had found another to love, and soon he swayed from her. Now, the love that he used to fill is gone, and heart is slowing slipping into that void.

It seemed like she could never trust anyone in this inn. She hated them all, especially Naru. It seemed like they were trying to take him away from her. And how they were so energetic, she hated every bit of it, the noise, the chaos, and then the abuse they do to the one she admires and adores. Every night she would long for him and look through a book with all the pictures of them together when they were kids.

Kanako walked over to her desk and picked up the book and walked back to her bed. She laid down and looked at the book, slowly skimming through pages and recalling all those moments she used to love. Slowly, a smile slid through her face, maybe just a smirk, but it was something. After being entranced by a few pictures, she put the book down and rested it on her chest. She looked up at the blank ceiling and envisioned her dear "onii-chan". She could still see his complexion and charm and how he would smile. But the thought of him made her forlorn and needy. She wanted him so badly, and thought he seemed miles away although they lived together ate her heart out.

She slowly rolled over on her bed and started crying. Hugging her pillow, she knew she wanted him. There was no other she wanted. To wanted to be beside him and knew he loved her. She needed that insurance. She wanted him to say 'I love you Kana-chan' everyday, but it was all a pitiful dream. Kuro slowly moved toward Kanako bedside, hoping to cheer her up, but found it quite unsuccessful.

Kanako placed one hand on Kuro and stared petting him softly, and suddenly taking her other arm, rolling around so her back would be lying on the bed, and grabbing Kuro pulling him towards her chest in an embrace. "Why did onii-chan leave me?"

It seemed so common every night now. She would trap herself in her own room with regret and she would cry her heart out. It wasn't like her to be vulnerable, but she didn't want that side of her to come out in front of those so-called pathetic idiots.

Life seemed to pointless now. Her only love. Her first love. She had nothing else. She felt so empty inside.

"All I want is for him to love me..." Kanako said in a sad tone.

Note: This is just an introduction, I will continue with Kanako's POV before I continue. I wrote this to see how people liked it. Like a little taste. first Hope you like it. I'll look forward to your opinions. This sneak peek is just for everyone to see if they like how the plot begins.