A/N: Hello everyone! so this is my first fanfic, and I decided to make it on To Love-Ru due to my never-ending love of the series. This takes place directly after the end of the manga itself. I'm not sure what kind of review this will get, but any constructive criticism is helpful. I hope you enjoy! Rating is for language, limes and possible lemons.
I do not own To Love-Ru or any of its characters.
As the morning sun shone through the blinds, Rito woke up peacefully at first, but was immediately wary of anyone who may be in his bed with him. It was the day after Momo and Nemesis had their "competition", which ultimately ended with Rito bolting from his room. Rito sat up in his bed, and was slightly surprised that no one else was in his bed but him. Since it was now the weekend, he decided to take his time getting up and going downstairs. When he finally did, he entered the kitchen and found both Mikan and Momo making breakfast, with Celine happily playing in the backyard.
"Good morning, Rito-san!" Greeted Momo, catching the attention of Mikan and alerting her to Rito's presence. "Good morning Rito." Mikan also said. Rito replied to the both of them, "Good morning Momo, Mikan.", still somewhat sluggish, having woken up not too long ago. Following not long after Rito, Lala and Nana entered the kitchen, the former having just taken a morning bath. After exchanging greetings and eating breakfast, everyone went to do their separate activities. Lala sits down to watch her favorite show, Magical Kyouko, while Mikan set about tending to the house and caring for Celine. Momo and Nana went back upstairs to perform their morning traditions. Rito, however, was looking forward to just relaxing and performing his hobbies today, since he had nowhere to be.
While doing the morning chores, including washing the dishes from breakfast, Mikan got a call from Yami and immediately answered it. "Hello, Yami? Uh huh… yes I'm free this afternoon Yami... Taiyaki? Sounds great!... Okay, I'll meet you at the usual spot later today. Okay, talk to you later!" And with that she hung up, now having plans for her afternoon and maybe evening.
In the middle of Lala's show, Zastin showed up and went to talk to Lala. "Lala-sama, your father has contacted me and wishes to speak to you personally".
"My father?" Asked Lala, confused as to why he would need to talk to her.
"Yes. I have been instructed to escort you back to Deviluke so that he may speak to you face-to-face, per his request." Replied Zastin.
Nana, who had just walked back downstairs, was also curious about this. "Why does Chichi-ue need to talk to Ane-ue in person, Zastin?" Inquired Nana.
"That's between Gid-sama and Lala-sama." Retorted Zastin, shutting down Nana's attempt to find out the reason for her big sister's calling back home. "He does not require her to stay, but requests that he talks to his daughter in person, and will then send her back." Says Zastin, turning to Lala. "However, you should plan on at least being gone overnight, Lala-sama."
Lala, understanding that if her father needed to talk to her in person then it must be something important, nodded to Zastin before once again giving her usual smile and saying "That's fine, Zastin. I understand.". She then put her hand on her chin, as if thinking about something, before saying "Can I at least finish watching this episode?"
Zastin, with an amused expression, tells her "Of course, Lala-sama. Let me know when you are ready.", earning a cry of happiness from Lala, before beginning to walk away to prepare for the trip.
Nana, who had been silent since her last question was shot down, decided to try her luck one more time. "Hey, Zastin!" Nana yelled to Zastin before he left completely, causing him to turn and wait for her next question. "I want to go with Ane-ue!" She told Zastin.
Zastin, with a serious expression on his face, began to tell her that she could not. "Nana-sama, I told you already that the situation is purely between-". Before he could finish, Lala cried out in delight again before embracing Nana in a hug. "That's a great idea Nana! Zastin can she?" She turned to Zastin with a hopeful expression.
Seeing Lala's excitement, Zastin relented. "Fine, Nana-sama. You may come with Lala-sama and I to Deviluke." He said, a slightly defeated expression playing out on his face.
Mikan, who had overheard the end of the conversation, walks up to Lala and Nana as Zastin leaves. "What was that about, guys?" Mikan asked, with an inquisitive look to the two sisters. Lala piped up first, "Ah Mikan! Me and Nana are going to Deviluke for probably a day!"
"Really?" Mikan wasn't expecting them to be leaving the planet.
"Yeah." This time it was Nana who chimed in. "Chichi-ue wants to talk to Ane-ue about something in person, but we don't know what it is."
Mikan suddenly became wary. "Just the two of you?" She asked.
"Yes. Why?" Nana inquired, noting the sudden tenseness on Mikan's face.
Mikan began telling Nana her worries, but not before pulling her a little bit away from Lala. "It's just that I was going to be going out to eat taiyaki later with Yami... Meaning that Momo will be alone with Rito."
Nana immediately picked up on the implications of this, and became probably as worried as Mikan. They began talking about possible solutions but, before they could talk for long, Momo, who had been listening for the entirety of both conversations suddenly walked out in front of and past Mikan and Nana. The two girls began staring at her. Momo, feigning innocence, asked "What are you staring for?"
"Momo?" Nana began.
"Yes?" Momo replied, putting a puzzled look on her face.
"What are your plans for this afternoon?" Asked Nana, Mikan silently listening, watching for any crack of guilt on Momo.
Momo, an old hand at this, covered up any incriminating emotion, waited the appropriate amount of time and replied "I'm going shopping with one of my classmates. Why?"
Both the girls immediately became visibly relieved. "No reason." Nana told her sister.
Momo shot them an inquisitive look before walking away, a sly smile appearing on her face. "Mission success." She thought to herself.
Momo returned upstairs to her room, but not before sneaking a glance at an oblivious Rito watering the plants in the backyard, and had immediately begun speculating the opportunities she would have with Rito. All she would have to do was wait.
Later that day, Lala and Nana departed with Zastin to their ship, saying their goodbyes. As Nana walked by Rito on her way out, she stopped in front of him with a threatening expression and said "Don't do anything strange while we're gone, beast.", walking away before Rito could respond, though he was still puzzled as to what he had done wrong.
After they had left, Momo noticed Mikan secretly casting side-glances at her, and got the reason instantly. "Okay guys I'm leaving for a bit. Bye!" She said to both Mikan and Rito, noticing Mikan visibly relaxing as she did so. "See you later Momo!" Rito said from the couch, not looking away from the game he was currently involved in. "Goodbye Momo" Mikan said before leaving the room. Stepping outside, she moved off to the side and hid. Not much later, she heard voices coming from inside the house, before the front door opened.
"Are you sure you'll be okay by yourself Rito?" Mikan asked worriedly as she stepped out the door, Celine in her arms. "I may be gone for a while, don't forget the things I told you to do while I'm gone."
Momo heard the voice of Rito next. "Of course I'll be fine Mikan. And I won't forget. Go have fun." Rito encouraged.
"Okay."
And with that, Mikan began walking off to her usual spot to meet Yami. Momo knew the time had come. She snuck back into the house to find that Rito was not on the first floor. She walked silently upstairs and listened through the door to Rito's bedroom. She could not hear anything except for the light noise of the game he was playing earlier. She suddenly began hearing footsteps on the other side of the door. She hurriedly his around the corner and waited. She heard his door open and Rito stepped out of the room, heading towards the bathroom. She saw this as her opportunity and snuck into his room once he shut the door to the bathroom.
A/N: That's the first chapter down! Again, I'm to pointers and criticism. The next chapter will be posted fairly soon, even though my posting schedule isn't set in stone yet. Thank you for reading!