Whee, this is Nivrilan, and this is my first fanfiction that I intend to submit, I honestly don't know if I can update regularly, I've been short of time, and with classes starting in a few days, I will have even less time. Sorry about the slight OoC-ness, I haven't watched LH in an eternity, but I don't know what the pairing is going to be yet, I've narrowed it to 3 options... KeitaroxMotoko, KeitaroxKanako, or KeitaroxShinobu, if you do review this, please, vote for your favorite and I will indeed listen to you.

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Briiing Briiing The alarm clock rang in the room of third year ronin, Keitaro Urashima. The tired student flung his arm carelessly at the clock, slapping the snooze button on the top of it. He then snapped his eyes open, remembering that he had to clean the springs before any of the girls woke up, as to prevent a misunderstanding. He dragged himself out of bed, quickly put on a pair of pants and a tee shirt. He then combed his hair quickly and snagged his glasses off of his desk. He put them on and stepped out of the room, yawning. Keitaro worked his way to the hall closet to grab the things he would need to scrub the springs. Why me...? he thought to himself, mourning the loss of his usual Saturday sleep. He walked out to the spring door, bucket in hand. The ronin then opened it and walked out, passing through the changing room to be only to be greeted by the sight of a naked girl, purple hair falling down her back, delicately stopping just above her waistline. "K-k-Kanako?!" he stuttered loudly, blood flowing from his nose. The girl whipped around, and blushed heavily.

"Keitaro! What're you doing in here?!" she screamed before covering herself with a towel. Unfortunately, she was loud enough to wake up some of the other girls, Keitaro heard Motoko come dashing down screaming something about how she was going to gut him for being a pervert. Keitaro looked at Kanako again and sighed miserably, awaiting the pain that was Motoko's "Divine Judgement". He heard the door open and felt the shock wave from Motoko's attack, he watched absentmindedly as he flew threw the sky, only to land face first into a tree.

"Kanako. What're you doing here?" Motoko asked the girl who's scream alerted her.

"Granny Hina dropped me here nigh an hour ago, we were passing through and I asked if I could stay for a while." The dark haired girl replied, still blushing.

"Did Keitaro do anything to you...?" Motoko asked, noting the girl's still red face.

"No." she replied quickly.

"Alright, I've got to start my training... If that pervert tries anything, just scream." Motoko said seriously. She then turned around and set off back to the rooftop.

"He's not a pervert." Kanako said after her. Was he thinking of me when he blushed like that...? Kanako thought to herself, as always, infatuated with her older brother, well, adopted brother that is.

Keitaro, meanwhile, was dragging himself out of a tree. He was stuck by his leg, and a little squirrel was standing on the nearby branch, staring at him curiously. The squirrel deduced that Keitaro's leg would probably taste like a nut, so he chomped into it, Keitaro kicked furiously and dislodged himself, plummeting to the ground. He landed with a solid thump and laid there in pain. "Stupid...squirrel." he sighed before dragging himself up again. He then began the of so long trek back to the Hinata.

Back at the Hinata, most of the girls were awake now, and getting ready to come down for breakfast. Shinobu was already in the kitchen, making a feast of epic proportions. When Motoko came down the stairs. "Hey, Shinobu, make enough for one more, Kanako is here for a few days." the Samurai told the young chef.

"Alright." Shinobu happily agreed, going back to her day-dream of Keitaro. Naru then strode down the stairs, looking in a fairly good mood.

"Where's Keitaro?" she asked Motoko, surprised that she had not been fallen on by him yet.

"Oh, I sent him across town earlier, the pervert snuck in to take a peek at his own sister! How vile..." Motoko replied with a grim smile. Naru nodded and sat down at the table, waiting for breakfast. Su then made her entrance, flying down the stairs happily.

"Mornin' everyone!" the princess called out happily. She was greeted with a few grunts as replies. She then sat down, pondering how she could "play" with Keitaro today. Then Mistune and Mustumi both came down and took their places at the table. Kanako finally descended the stairs and sat next to where her beloved brother usually sat. She then looked up at Motoko.

"He still isn't back yet?" she asked in an icy tone.

"No." Motoko replied matter of factly. Kanako then looked down at her empty plate and frowned. Shinobu began to serve food, putting some aside for her Sempai. The girls were all just about done with their respective food when the door opened. Kanako was the first to look up and see her brother, bruised as he usually was when he came back from a Naru-Punch or one of Motoko's Judgements.

"Keitaro, is your leg alright?" Kanako asked worriedly as she saw the blood stain on the outside of his pant leg.

"Yeah... Just had a run in with a squirrel." he sighed as he walked his way over to the table and took his seat. Shinobu quickly jumped up and grabbed his plate.

"Here you go, Sempai. I saved it for you." the tiny girl said to him. He then looked up and nodded.

"Thank you very much." he said as he ate ravenously. The rest of the meal continued in relative silence, Kanako was still dwelling on her experience with her brother this morning. The girls all cleared out as they finished, but Kanako and Shinobu stayed with Keitaro as he ate the last of his breakfast. Keitaro looked up at the two girls who were sitting there with him. "So, do either of you have plans today...?" he asked, wanting to break the silence that had fallen over them. Both girls stuttered and then Kanako spoke.

"I'm just going to be around today, I've nothing that needs to get done..." She replied.

"I've gotta get ready to get back to school." Shinobu frowned. Keitaro nodded, not quite sure how to respond.

"What about you?" Kanako asked.

"Eh... I still need to clean the springs." Keitaro said while rubbing the back of his head, he blushed as he remembered what he saw this morning. Kanako shared a similar blush. Keitaro stood up and quickly put his dishes away. He nodded to the two girls, "I'm going to go study for a little bit, usually Naru will head to the bath after she eats, I don't feel like being in the area when that happens." The ronin said. He then headed to his room, to drown himself in books.

Keitaro yawned as his head hit his desk, hours slipped by since he began studying. He let his heavy eyelids fall down but was interrupted by a knock on his door.

"Come in..." he said carelessly. The door opened and Shinobu was standing there with a book in her hands, her face flushed red.

"C-could you help me with this work...?" she asked nervously.

"Sure..." Keitaro replied, smiling sheepishly. He then guided her through the problems easily, feeling quite smart.

"I think I get it now... Thank you, Sempai." Shinobu smiled at him.

"Anytime..." Keitaro grinned.

"I'll see you at dinner..." the girl said as she left the room. Keitaro quickly let his head fall onto the desk and began to fall asleep.

Well, that's the first chapter, please, review, even if only just to answer the pairing question. D

This is Nivrilan, signing out, expect an update within a week.