Disclaimer: I do not own Love Hina or any of its characters.
A/N: This fanfic is set after episode 25: Motoko's Choice, Love or the Sword.
This is my first Love Hina fanfic so please read and review
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Mitsune awoke as the first light of the day crept through the window into her room; she regretted it instantly as nausea and pain swept over her
'Urg, what happened last night, I can't remember anything' she thought 'and why am I naked'
Someone next to her swore, rolled over and put an arm round her waist.
Mitsune screamed waking the stranger next to her who stared around few moments before shifting his long unruly hair from his eyes and focusing on her, he shut his eyes tightly; footsteps could be heard from the rest of the inn getting closer
"We didn't, did we?" asked the stranger
"Who the hell are you!" Yelled Mitsune
"I'm" the door slid open revealing Motoko her Katana held ready "In trouble" he finished
"YOU PERVERT!" Roared Motoko "ZAN-GAN-KEN!"
The stranger gave a shout of alarm before the blast of ki hit him sending him, and impossibly all his clothes into orbit.
Naru and Keitaro woken by the noise arrived just in time to see the stranger disappearing into the distance
"What's going on?" asked Keitaro
"Kitsune are you OK?" asked Naru "Did he do anything to you?"
"I don't know," replied Mitsune in a quite voice
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It was still early; Mitsune's scream had woken all the residents and they waited in silence around the dining table watching Mitsune while Shinobu made an early breakfast
"So what happened last night?" Motoko finally asked "Who was that pervert?"
"I don't know," replied Mitsune quietly "I don't remember much"
More silence punctuated only be the clatter of pots and pans from the kitchen
"What do you remember?" Keitaro asked carefully
"I remember... I remember you and Naru kept me awake by being loud so I went out for a drink" she gave them her trademark grin "Very loud"
"Ahh" yelled Shinobu arms flailing "do you mean t... they 'did it'"
Mitsune back to her usual self nodded "They were at it all night"
"URASHIMA!" yelled Motoko
"Mitsune! Nothing happened, we were just studying" complained Naru
Keitaro sweat dropped 'I'm going to die' he thought
"Well what was the moaning about?" continued Mitsune
"Keitaro had just been perverted so I hit him"
"I wasn't" protested Keitaro but as usual his protest went unheeded as Motoko sent him into orbit with one of her techniques
Mitsune laughed and got up from the table
"Mitsune where are you going" asked Naru
"I'm going for a walk to clear my head and see if I can remember anything else"
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Mitsune had been walking for hours; the sky had turned grey and was threatening to rain
'Why can't I remember anything' she thought to her self as she absentmindedly ran a hand through her hair 'I need a drink'
She noticed a man sitting on a bench clutching a bundle and what looked like a bottle of saké and grinned 'Perfect' she frowned 'He looks familiar'
She got closer, His long untamed hair was kept out of his eyes by a headband, his nose was crooked as if it had been broken a few times and had a scar vertically across his left eye. He worn jeans a white t-shirt and a leather jacket that had seen better days. He was also completely unaware of her approach as he stared into space with a vacant look on his face. Slowly it dawned on her that he was the stranger who'd been in her bed that morning; anger welled up from inside her
"You bastard!" she yelled
The stranger looked up and swore in a foreign language that Mitsune couldn't understand, before being knocked flying by a pissed off Mitsune
He struggled to his feet with some more swearing and stood up before her "Feeling better" he groaned
"A little" she admitted and punched him in the stomach "Much better"
She sat on the bench, picked up the bottle of saké and took a long pull from it; the stranger sat the other end of the bench somewhat tenderly
"Gomenasai" the stranger apologized, he spoke slowly and carefully as if he was thinking every word over before he said it "The names Rob by the way, Rob Steel"
"Mitsune Konne, my friends call me Kitsune" she replied "your not from around here are you"
Rob gave her a look that plainly said 'well duh!'
"What gave it away, the name?"
"It was the swearing"
"I'm good at swearing" he admitted with a grin "I can swear in seven different languages, and be offensive in another four"
Mitsune thought for a moment "Do you remember what happened last night"
He closed his eyes thoughtfully "Nope, nothing" he finally replied
"What do you mean nothing" she said
"Like I said nothing, last thing I remember was wandering into a bar three days ago"
"Three days!" she gasped "Why?"
"I was trying to forget" he answered carefully
"Forget what?"
He frowned "I don't know I forgot" there was a tone of finality in his voice
They sat in silence, a few spots of rain landed on the pavement
"How can make it up to you?" Rob eventually asked
"Well you can take me and my friends to a place of my choice"
"That doesn't sound to bad" his eyes narrowed, "What's the catch"
"You're paying"
"I was going to" he paused "Is sword-girl a friend of yours" thunder rumbled in the distance
"Hai" She grinned, he seemed to put two and two together and grimaced
"Ok I'll meet you at 7pm tomorrow Mitsune-san" he picked up the bundle he had been holding and turned to leave
She grabbed his arm "No you don't, we're going to explain this to everyone back at Hinata-Sou" She stumbled and put a hand to her head as a memory came flooding back
------Flashback------
It was late or depending how you looked at it very, very early. A drunken Mitsune and a very drunk Rob, both barely upright stagger up the steps to Hinata-Sou.
"Why you walkin' me home?" asked Mitsune her words slurred
"You' drunk" Rob answered
"So 's you, you' more drunk than me" she giggled
Rob nodded, a big stupid grin plastered to his face
"Hai" he agreed "But I can take care 'f myself"
"So you thought you could take care 'f me too" she gave him her foxy grin and ran her fingers across his chest
"Wha'?" he mumbled, "No tha' not wha' I meant"
"Wha's the matter don't you want to?" she sounded hurt
"Hai but that's not the point, you' drunk"
"So are you, it cancels out"
She grabbed his hand and dragged him inside
------End Flashback-----
"Hey Mitsune-san you still there" Said Rob waving a hand in front of her eyes, it had started raining and he had draped his jacket over her shoulders
"It's my fault" was all she said
Rob opened his mouth to say something and stopped. He stared at her for a few moments whilst they walked in silence
"You remembered something didn't you"
She nodded
"I remembered you walked me home because I was drunk and then 'convinced' you to come inside"
The rain filled the silence conveniently so that neither of them wanted to say anything
"So now what" Rob asked after a while
"I don't know"
"I suggest that you make it up to me by letting me take you and your friends to a place of your choice" he said with a grin "My treat of course"
They both stood at the bottom of the steps that led to Hinata-Sou
"You know it doesn't look so far up from up in the air" said Rob remembering his last meeting with Motoko
Mitsune started up the steps with Rob following close behind. There was a roar of thunder as they reached the top Keitaro, Naru and Motoko ran out to meet Mitsune with a worried look on their faces.
"Kitsune where have you been?" asked Naru "We've been worried about you"
"Motoko and I have been looking all over for you" said Keitaro "Who is your friend?" when he noticed Rob
"YOU" shouted Motoko and drew her Katana
Rob sighed, "Do we have to do this?" he asked
"I will punish you" growled Motoko
He shrugged "Ok whatever, lets make this a fair fight then" He pulled a katana from the bundle he was carrying. He drew it from its saya and gave it a few clumsy swings before settling into a stance
'He's never held a sword in his life' thought Motoko 'this will be a quick fight'
There was a flash of lightning and for a moment Rob was wreathed with a halo of white light then Motoko charged
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A/N: That's chapter one done, I blame any grammatical errors on it being 1:45AM