Author's notes; First I don't own Love Hina, Ken Akamatsu does. Second I started writing this even before I uploaded the first chapter but I was greatly delayed because of all my this-vacation-I'll-stay-at-your-place-for-a-couple-of-days promises but now after most of my vacation's over I fulfilled them all. Third there's another reason why I'm so late with getting the new chapter up, actually two reasons. One is the fact that I didn't wanted to have Keitarou to go to Hinata Sou already en the other.. This chapter is written in Kaolla's point of view and the last one is in Keitarou's point of view. I want to switch between their point of views every chapter, I thought it would be interesting to both read and write. Read & Review.

"Spoken words"

'Thoughts'

Her Green under the Red Moon

Chapter two; Work for Memory

As long as I can remember I've always had someone with me when I go to sleep, but tonight it's different. Motoko who always slept with me is to kendo training, normally one of the other residents would sleep with me even though I noticed some reluctance to do that. So I decided to sleep alone for the night.

"I don't know if that was such a good idea." I say to myself as I find myself staring out the window of my room. I look around my room. I really like my room, it's hotter here then in other rooms since their's a stream of water going through here before it's going to the hot spring. This also allows the growth of trees and rare plants which reminds me of home. Taking a look at my room as if I never have been here before I realize that it must look like a jungle to anyone not used to this. But there are things here that don't belong in a jungle just as the plants and trees don't belong in a room of a girls dormitory. My desk, it's filled with parts for my latest invention. A desktop computer and laptop fill the remaining space there is.

I look out the window again. "It's a full moon tonight." I've always liked the full moon and I think the red moon is the greatest, but for some reasons it also makes me feel sad. I left my home and country since I had to marry the person my parents choose for me. It is custom to do so since I am the princess. I remember a lot of my home but after I left my parents, brother and sister I don't remember much. As if something made me forget things or perhaps I wanted to forget it. "Then why do I feel like somethings missing and it's not my family what I miss?" I remember a face but all the features are gone, the only thing I remember clearly are glasses and the smile. I'm pretty sure it's a boy. Perhaps he has some answers. "But without a name and the rest of his face I'll never meet him..." 'You really know how to motivate people, don't you?' I think to myself as I said that.

I continue to look at the moon trying to picture the boys face but I have no luck. I can't get a better image of it. "Perhaps I can invent something to refresh my memory." 'Yeah, I can make something to look in ones mind and see things that are forgotten or suppressed.'

"Hmm first I need to look up to somethings then I need to gather the parts and of course a test subject." And while I start my desktop PC I say. "I better make a list of it." And so I get to work. I make a list of all the things need to be done and I start thinking on who to use as a test subject. 'Motoko?... If she survives she'll most likely chop me in little pieces, she'll never forgive me for looking in her mind and I'll bet it's quite boring anyway. Hmm. Naru probably has interesting memories but her Naru-punch (TM) is to powerful to risk. Kitsune will figure out what's going on before I enter her room and she'll have me be the test subject instead, though eventually the goal if something goes wrong I can't adjust it, so that leaves Shinobu. Yes that's it. If I play it right she won't even tell the others and I get to check both the machine and her memories.'

So it was decided. Shinobu would be the test subject. Now for that old book I have on focusing the mind for monks. I walk over to my favorite tree and open it. As I search for that book, The Mindful Monk, I toss out all other things books, toys and parts for inventions I haven't made. Finally I find the book.

The Mindful Monk

The first chapter is an introduction on how to meditate on your mind.

Welcome young student of the mind, there's only one place where you can study the mind. A place where you feel safe and secure, these places are mostly your own quarters in the monastery. Sit down on your knees, close your eyes and make the mind clear. To help remember the instructions yet keeping the mind clear, place this book on your lap.

As I read further and study how I can make a machine release these outward and inward signals to the body I find a piece dedicated to loss of memory.

If you lost parts of your memory, these meditations are able to get them back. Your brain hardly really looses memories, most likely they're just inaccessible due to trauma or suppressiveness. Go into meditation and when your mind is clear you need to focus on what is lost.

It goes on about it for two pages but I think I realized what the idea behind the meditation is. At the end of the book I find tools to help meditate the most interesting is the meditation wheels. Perhaps I can build something like that into my machine.

"Well I've got a lot of work to do so let's get started" And with that I start to assemble all the parts and pieces needed for my machine. I decided that a helmet design would be the best. It will be easy to place receptors on the inside and I even found a place for the meditation wheels.

I work all the night and when I'm only on one third sun rays have reached my room and I hear Shinobu going down I realize breakfast is being prepared. I quickly adjust a few things and I hide all what I'm using and making in a special tree. I finished hiding everything.

"Su! Breakfast!"

'That's my Q' And I race downstairs to find everything prepared and Kitsune and Naru coming down as well. That's good then I don't need to wait with eating. It was then that I noticed how hungry I was and I started eating. And the other residents called it stuffing and shoving in. Pff.

"Say did you get any sleep?" Naru looks a bit worried.

"I don't think so, I heard her till lat in the night." That Kitsune is far to perceptive.

"Su, didn't you got any sleep? I would have slept with you if you wanted."

"Whanks Shinowu" I manage to get out before I swallow my food. "But I had an idea to make my PC faster and I didn't wanted to take the risk of loosing the idea."

"Make your PC faster? Is that even possible?" "Why shouldn't it be Naru?"

"I think your making something to try out on us" Kitsune looks at me in such a way that I instantly realized that she'll find out one way or the other. 'Perhaps she'll cooperate with me, she might be interested in Shinobu's thoughts and memories.' Sometimes I'm thankful that Kitsune can be so foxy. Now I don't have to take the risk by approaching her, but on the other hand if she doesn't cooperate... 'I need a back-up plan.'

After long thinking I remember her special sake bottle. 'I'll need that in order to keep her shut till after the test rounds if she won't help me.' And so, while all the other girls are in the hot spring, I proceed to Kitsune her room and I quickly find the bottle of sake in one of her drawers under her panties.

Not willing to risk the loss of my trump card I decide to go to my room to work on my invention. An amazing two and a half hours later Kitsune comes into my room. She says she has two questions. "First where is my special bottle of sake?" Of course, I could've known that would be the first question. "And second what is that invention of yours going to do and who will be the test subject?" Very perceptive. "The sake is in safe keeping till after the ahem tests are done. I think you might be interested in what my invention does. It allows me to look in and record a persons memories and thoughts. The test subject will be Shinobu." 'Her eyes have returned to her normal sneaky self' It is odd that I am able to see that since my scanners have tried multiple times to identify whether she's angry, sneaky or concerned. All have failed, even though I can see it I can't seem to get the scanners right.

"Why don't you pick Naru?"

"Well as you know Naru and Motoko seem to get along, not much but Motoko recognize Naru as her senpai and so she will protect her."

"Hmm. I get your point, we can't risk both of them against us." 'Either she's very interested in Shinobu's thoughts or she really wants that sake back.' "Well then we will just have to sacrifice Shinobu, right Su?"

"For science. And now I have work to do."

"Of course."

Well that has been settled. Now on with my work.

Motoko returned that day and I continued to work for another three days and parts of the night.

"It is almost done!" I say to myself between two yawns. "Just a few more adjustments and the first tests can begin." I'm really looking forward to the results of the tests. Both wanting to test my invention, which I still have to name, and to see what is in Shinobu's head.

Senpai senior at school/work, superior or older graduate

Author's notes; Well this one is a lot longer then the last but I really had a hard time getting everything right. Though Kaolla names all of her inventions this one has no name yet. Guess you can figure why... Since I don't want to have two chapters about the same day/week the next chapter will be about Keitarou coming to Hinata Sou. I hope you enjoyed this chapter cuz I'm really afraid that this one is, in spite the fact that it is longer, just as slim (in context) or even worse that the last one. Since your here you've already read it so review.

Again author's notes; Thanks to my Pre-Reader and the book parts should have been in a special font but as I thought it just displays it as normal text and only the title is really big. Sorry for that. Thanks to Rasputin the Evil monk to point at my mistake to write sake as shake.

Next chapter Keitarou will come to Hinata Sou and from there on the 'introductions' will be complete so the chapters will have more contence and look less like a filler arc for anime ;)