This is my second fanfic, and my first attempt to write a long story…All
Love Hina chars belong to Ken Akamatsu…special thanks to Akal Saris, who
edited this for me ^_^
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Narusegawa Naru sat at the table looking at some pasta she had attempted to cook. It didn't looking very appetizing. She stared at it, debating if she should even bother trying to eat it. She was poking at it as if it were about to jump up and bite her when Shinobu walked in. "Ano… Naru-sempai, whatever happened to the essay contest at Toudai?"
"Oh, you mean the one saying if you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go? Hmmm…I don't know." Shinobu set down the laundry and cringed at Naru's pasta.
"Ano, what did you write about?" Naru shook her head.
"It's nothing, I won't win anyway." Shinobu walked out calmly to avoid being offered some of Naru's pasta.
Keitaro was with Seta looking for artifacts nearby. Su sat on a tree in her room thinking of new inventions to construct. Motoko was trying out some Kendo moves she had never tried before while Kitsune sat in her room – drinking bottle after bottle of sake.
Naru stood up after setting the table. "Hope they don't mind this pasta for dinner…DINNER EVERYONE!"
Su popped her head through the door. "Oh, Shinobu's not cooking tonight…oh well, we'll survive…I hope."
She sat down as Shinobu, Motoko and Kitsune walked in. "Oh…Naru's cooking" They tried to hide their disgusted faces but to no avail.
Keitaro walked in covered in dirt, and looked at the pasta as he sat down.
"Ah…I see Narusegawa cooked tonight."
Naru glared at him. "And what is THAT supposed to mean?"
Keitaro coughed nervously. "Umm well nothing…I mean its not Shinobu's…that is…" POW! Naru pulled her arm back and punched him hard into the nearest wall, leaving an indentation.
Sitting back down, Keitaro reluctantly tried some of the pasta. "Wow, this is really good! Mm…defiantly better than it looks." Naru's eyes twitched.
"OWW!" Keitaro complained as Naru kicked him in the shins. "I meant that as a compliment!"
"Hmph." Naru turned away and walked up to her room to study. She slowly fell asleep and sunk into a dream.
She was sitting on a white boat unlike any she had ever seen before. The ship was huge, white with 'Caremar' written in large blue letters. Cars were driven into the cargo hold as she walked up steep blue stairs to the passengers section; which was split into two parts: the outside, filled with white benches, and the air-conditioned inside. She sat in one of the seats looking out at the beautiful blue sea. Then she picked up a magazine in a foreign language and started to flip through, looking at the pictures. Almost an hour passed before someone announced in they had reached their destination. Naru stood slowly and walked outside to see…
At that moment Naru woke up from her dream. "I wonder what that meant…and where was that place…" She stood and walked downstairs to the hot springs and got in. "I wonder whatever happened to that essay I wrote…"
Motoko was practicing kendo as usual; though she now wished to excel at both fighting and studying. She wished to get into Toudai, but her reason she would never tell…she couldn't let anyone know…or…else…
Naru stretched as she walked onto the roof and saw Motoko deep in thoughts other than kendo practice. "Motoko-chan? What's wrong?"
Motoko stopped practicing immediately and looked somewhat embarrassed.
"Oh it's nothing…nothing at all!" A silence then descended, interrupted by Su, who popped out of nowhere and landed onto Motoko's head.
"Hey, Motoko! I'll bet you're thinking of Keitaro, aren't you? Well?" Motoko blushed and looked away.
"No, not at all...I find him a stupid weakling." Su shook her head and went to search for something to eat. Motoko resumed her practice, and occasionally looked over at Naru, who had decided to lean on the banister.
"Naru-sempai… are you ok?"
Naru nodded. "Yes, I was just thinking about something. It's nothing." Motoko nodded and went back to concentrating on practice. After a short while Naru left, saying she was hungry.
Naru fixed herself some food as she thought about Keitaro. She knew he had gone looking for artifacts, because it seemed that was all he did since he got back from America. She sighed.
"What did that dream mean…could it be…? No, it can't." She looked at the sandwich and started to eat it. It seemed her cooking was improving. She looked out the window; the cherry blossoms were blooming and falling to the ground in a graceful dance. A bird sitting on a nearby branch sent a few petals sailing toward the ground. As the sunlight touched her face Naru smiled, dreaming of the place she had chosen to write about in her letter. It was known as one of the most romantic places in the world, a place commonly known as paradise. She sighed, knowing it was only a dream and she couldn't possibly hope she'd ever win that contest and be able to go there.
A familiar voice interrupted her thoughts as Keitaro walked in with Seta, both totally covered in dirt. Keitaro opened the refrigerator and searched for something to eat. Naru looked at the sandwich she had made and cleared her throat. "You know, you two can have this, I just made it. Keitaro smiled and looked at the sandwich.
"Thanks!" He took a bite. "You're cooking has been getting better recently, Narusegawa."
Naru smiled a little and continued to look outside. "Narusegawa?"
She shook her head and started to walk to her room. Keitaro called after her, puzzled. "Narusegawa?"
She closed the door and sat down, hugging Liddo-kun. "What is wrong with me…?"
Later that night Shinobu prepared dinner. Everyone sat and ate, happy to be eating Shinobu's food rather than Su's curry, which always made everyone almost choke. Mutsumi chose that moment to walk in.
"Ara Naru-san! Konbanwa!" Naru smiled.
"Ah, Mutsumi-san. What's new?" Mutsumi searched inside her purse.
"Ara… you seem to have gotten a letter." Naru blinked as the others gathered around.
"Nani? A letter? Naru, open it!"
Naru slowly took the letter and opened it, half of her wanting to see its contents as soon as possible, the other half not wanting to know. As she pulled out the letter she turned away from the others and gasped.
"I don't believe it…"
Sara tried to grab the letter. "Believe what?"
Naru clutched the letter tightly. "I…won…" Tears of joy appeared in her eyes as she turned to face everyone.
"Minna-san! We're going to Capri, Italy!"
Next chapter preview:
Naru and company go to the tiny island of Capri, Italy. What is in store for them? An island of romance? A place of dreams?
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Narusegawa Naru sat at the table looking at some pasta she had attempted to cook. It didn't looking very appetizing. She stared at it, debating if she should even bother trying to eat it. She was poking at it as if it were about to jump up and bite her when Shinobu walked in. "Ano… Naru-sempai, whatever happened to the essay contest at Toudai?"
"Oh, you mean the one saying if you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go? Hmmm…I don't know." Shinobu set down the laundry and cringed at Naru's pasta.
"Ano, what did you write about?" Naru shook her head.
"It's nothing, I won't win anyway." Shinobu walked out calmly to avoid being offered some of Naru's pasta.
Keitaro was with Seta looking for artifacts nearby. Su sat on a tree in her room thinking of new inventions to construct. Motoko was trying out some Kendo moves she had never tried before while Kitsune sat in her room – drinking bottle after bottle of sake.
Naru stood up after setting the table. "Hope they don't mind this pasta for dinner…DINNER EVERYONE!"
Su popped her head through the door. "Oh, Shinobu's not cooking tonight…oh well, we'll survive…I hope."
She sat down as Shinobu, Motoko and Kitsune walked in. "Oh…Naru's cooking" They tried to hide their disgusted faces but to no avail.
Keitaro walked in covered in dirt, and looked at the pasta as he sat down.
"Ah…I see Narusegawa cooked tonight."
Naru glared at him. "And what is THAT supposed to mean?"
Keitaro coughed nervously. "Umm well nothing…I mean its not Shinobu's…that is…" POW! Naru pulled her arm back and punched him hard into the nearest wall, leaving an indentation.
Sitting back down, Keitaro reluctantly tried some of the pasta. "Wow, this is really good! Mm…defiantly better than it looks." Naru's eyes twitched.
"OWW!" Keitaro complained as Naru kicked him in the shins. "I meant that as a compliment!"
"Hmph." Naru turned away and walked up to her room to study. She slowly fell asleep and sunk into a dream.
She was sitting on a white boat unlike any she had ever seen before. The ship was huge, white with 'Caremar' written in large blue letters. Cars were driven into the cargo hold as she walked up steep blue stairs to the passengers section; which was split into two parts: the outside, filled with white benches, and the air-conditioned inside. She sat in one of the seats looking out at the beautiful blue sea. Then she picked up a magazine in a foreign language and started to flip through, looking at the pictures. Almost an hour passed before someone announced in they had reached their destination. Naru stood slowly and walked outside to see…
At that moment Naru woke up from her dream. "I wonder what that meant…and where was that place…" She stood and walked downstairs to the hot springs and got in. "I wonder whatever happened to that essay I wrote…"
Motoko was practicing kendo as usual; though she now wished to excel at both fighting and studying. She wished to get into Toudai, but her reason she would never tell…she couldn't let anyone know…or…else…
Naru stretched as she walked onto the roof and saw Motoko deep in thoughts other than kendo practice. "Motoko-chan? What's wrong?"
Motoko stopped practicing immediately and looked somewhat embarrassed.
"Oh it's nothing…nothing at all!" A silence then descended, interrupted by Su, who popped out of nowhere and landed onto Motoko's head.
"Hey, Motoko! I'll bet you're thinking of Keitaro, aren't you? Well?" Motoko blushed and looked away.
"No, not at all...I find him a stupid weakling." Su shook her head and went to search for something to eat. Motoko resumed her practice, and occasionally looked over at Naru, who had decided to lean on the banister.
"Naru-sempai… are you ok?"
Naru nodded. "Yes, I was just thinking about something. It's nothing." Motoko nodded and went back to concentrating on practice. After a short while Naru left, saying she was hungry.
Naru fixed herself some food as she thought about Keitaro. She knew he had gone looking for artifacts, because it seemed that was all he did since he got back from America. She sighed.
"What did that dream mean…could it be…? No, it can't." She looked at the sandwich and started to eat it. It seemed her cooking was improving. She looked out the window; the cherry blossoms were blooming and falling to the ground in a graceful dance. A bird sitting on a nearby branch sent a few petals sailing toward the ground. As the sunlight touched her face Naru smiled, dreaming of the place she had chosen to write about in her letter. It was known as one of the most romantic places in the world, a place commonly known as paradise. She sighed, knowing it was only a dream and she couldn't possibly hope she'd ever win that contest and be able to go there.
A familiar voice interrupted her thoughts as Keitaro walked in with Seta, both totally covered in dirt. Keitaro opened the refrigerator and searched for something to eat. Naru looked at the sandwich she had made and cleared her throat. "You know, you two can have this, I just made it. Keitaro smiled and looked at the sandwich.
"Thanks!" He took a bite. "You're cooking has been getting better recently, Narusegawa."
Naru smiled a little and continued to look outside. "Narusegawa?"
She shook her head and started to walk to her room. Keitaro called after her, puzzled. "Narusegawa?"
She closed the door and sat down, hugging Liddo-kun. "What is wrong with me…?"
Later that night Shinobu prepared dinner. Everyone sat and ate, happy to be eating Shinobu's food rather than Su's curry, which always made everyone almost choke. Mutsumi chose that moment to walk in.
"Ara Naru-san! Konbanwa!" Naru smiled.
"Ah, Mutsumi-san. What's new?" Mutsumi searched inside her purse.
"Ara… you seem to have gotten a letter." Naru blinked as the others gathered around.
"Nani? A letter? Naru, open it!"
Naru slowly took the letter and opened it, half of her wanting to see its contents as soon as possible, the other half not wanting to know. As she pulled out the letter she turned away from the others and gasped.
"I don't believe it…"
Sara tried to grab the letter. "Believe what?"
Naru clutched the letter tightly. "I…won…" Tears of joy appeared in her eyes as she turned to face everyone.
"Minna-san! We're going to Capri, Italy!"
Next chapter preview:
Naru and company go to the tiny island of Capri, Italy. What is in store for them? An island of romance? A place of dreams?