Yay I think that I'll just have some fun later in this chapter. I'm putting people from others mangas. These are the ones that I like to read myself. Hope you do also.

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After getting out of the hospital, Naru got back to her original agenda. She opened the library the next day ignoring the sick leave that she had placed on her.

Just becuase I couldn't take the exam, doesn't mean that anything is gona change.

Idealy she was contradicting her views of men, or Keitaro. So what if I knew him many years ago. The present is defferent. I have no time to go out and do things anymore.

That was an utter lie. The libary closed at opened at 10 and due to her fluid shcedule, she could finsh all the book arrangement, and then get a way early start at her homework at 12. Her prep classes bean at 8 and didn't end until 9:50.

And then somehow she had her prep school 1 block away from the school. Itwas as if it were destiny to stay in this place.

The rest of the time at home was just killing time for the next day. She never went out to party. Only on occassions. However there was the traditional shopping spree that Kitsune and her would do in a regular bases.

There was 1 major change.

She was sorting the books, to her right Keitaro.

"And just why exactly are you here?" Naru questioned him with much authority.

"Studying so will you please ge off my case, I wana prep up before the next classes start."

"Oh really," she beckoned, " what is your percentile?"

He went quiet, then looked at her with no spirit. "40."

"Are you serious? That is just pitifall. What in the world makes you think that you have a chance to get into Tokyo U."

"My own personal drive. Something that I promised to do way back."

"What makes you break through Naru?" It was Kitsune, she was looking at her leaving her position at the cafe.

"Yeh what makes you push?" Keitaro said looking back up from a ile of text books.

"To be the best...and.. uh.."

"Don't give him that bull crap of an answer." Kitsune was giving her a death stare.

Naru shrugged it off, "I have my own reasons okay. Nothing that you need to know."

She went back to stacking books climbing back up the ladder. A huge pillar books in her hands.

Sadly however the books collapsed plummeting them to the floor with Naru all together.

The ladder was about 5 feet up and it was going to be one hell of a fall.

She shut her eyes, oh I'm still tired from the injury, gah everything seems like it's going up.

She saw a blur and there was no wide thump. She waited for it then noticed that she was being held.

Keitaro had caught at the nick of time, his face edgeing closer to hers. Oh my god I almost blushed.

"Hey Naru do you have those encyclopedias yet?" Kitsune halted when she saw the cumbersome pair.

"Nevermind I found them," she left with haste to her original position.

With the look in her eyes, "did I interrupt something good?"

She halted his advance and got up immediantly.

"Thanks, but I have to get back to work."

She propped her hair back up and fixed her clothing. Picked up the books, and scattered deeper into the library. She was still filled with fatigue and was fighting to keep moving. SHe lay the books down to take a breather wiping a drop of sweat from the corner of her face.

"You don't sweat when you carry books... You were nervous? Hsh you were Naru! Next time though try to keep of the books. We don't want them to be sticky when The people come do you?" Kitsune had a grin, a tyrants that made Naru really angry.

"Be quite Kitsune... I'm just still tired after the whole incident.'"

"Really now then explain to me why your legs are quivering?"

She was right, Naru hand't noticed that they were shaking.

"Your melting for him."

"NO I'M NOT KITSUNE I'M JUST TIRED! There is nothing going on between me and Keitaro."

"Girl you are in denial." She laughed and walked back to her stand to, in her hand a love novel "Socrates In Love." She had started reading it and was becoming a lover of romance.

God this is startinfg to hurt me. She put the books away and started for the next cart. Beside it was Keitaro catagorizing them, mmm hes trying to help. Hey, Memoirs of a Geisha is not a horrorr!

"What do you think you're doing exactly?" Naru exclaimed as he dropped a Harry Potter book into the fantasy section of the newly disorganized cart.

"I'm just trying to help you out a bit, I know that you're still tired from the whole incident." He was speaking in a freindly tone. Naru didn't buy into it.

"Yeah right, you're just here for your own personal gain." Maybe that was a little to harsh, no wait he deserves it.

He got up picked up the books that he had been reading and took off to the checkout counter. She followed knowing that she would have to check them out. To her dismay he walked to the self check section and did it himself. He walked and Naru could nearly hear the murmur of "Na-cha..." He left letting the door slam behind him.

"Good ridance," Naru told herself.

"That was not nice in the least Naru. He was a swell guy once you got to know him a bit more." Kitsune said with much sadness.

"Wow Naru I never thought you would do that," it was a familiar voice. Naru turned behind her and saw Haruka with a stern look on her face. "Dam, now Keitaro will bepouting like a lieelt girlfor a while."

"You know him?" Naru felt a cold hard stone develop in her throat. The one you get when you haven't done something decent, when you knew never to even do it.

"Uh he is my nephew. You know that right?" She was speaking plainly yet robustly.. Haruka was tall and was extremely beautiful. Her hair short with a true beuaty. She never shedded much of an emotion just for no reason. And she was eviddently in a nice mood.

Behind her stumbled in Seta who had a large bump petruding from the top of his head. "Dam Haruka you haven't gotten weaker despite your age."

Haruka punched him assailing him to the end of the library to a pile of books that needed to be sorted before noon. "Who the hell are you calling old. Its Not like we're that old."

Naru stod confused " you both know each other?"She felt hesitant to ask the question but some how it came out of her mouth before she could even give a second thought into what she had said.

Seta srose from the rubble of books "we're dating-" He was cut short when Haruka flew across the room knocking him through the 2nd floor and sending him over the roof.

"We were dating you dumbass!" She was voilent and dodged the debris with ease. Kitsune had her mouth gaping open a bit. "I hope that this is coming out of checks Haruka."

She pulled out a cig, and lit it puffing out some smoke before answering. "Nah you two don't worry about this one. I've been saving in case something like this happened.

She was saving in case something like this happened? What the hell was she?

"Well you should see Naru when she gets angry also, its not like she'd cause this kind of damage. The way she causes damage is like blowing a place with the strength of c4. The thing is that she can cause that kinda damage in a place with no types of explosives."

"Is that really so Naru. You could really have some type of potential hidden away in you."

"No Haruka don't listen to a single word that Kisune is telling you. You know hom much she can tend to exagerate at times."

"I guess you're right, you look more of the innocent school girl," she said releasing a smoke realizing that she was still inside smoking inside the library, a no smoking zone.

"Well you two had better get back to your work. Today seems to be going byf really slowly." She wandered outside, Haruka occazionally appereaed when she was bored, she was getting paid rather well and could take a toll from her damage. "Oh yeah when the stupid fool comes back down, tell him to come over to my place for dinner."

Didn't she just say that they weren't dating? Naru nodded happily.

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The day dragged on, and Naru couldn't take her mind off Keitaro. They had hardly known each other but, it seemed that she owed him something that she really didn't.

It was five and Naru and Kitsune locked up for the night. "So you gona take my offer tonight and go to a party for once?" The air was cold and Naru didn't answer.

"I think that I'll just go shopping for a while." Naruwent to the nexttrolly that had just arrived leaving Kitsune alone to her own business.

Shestood up, and didn't want to take one of the empty seats... The trolly drove down numerous streets until Naru finally reached a mall. It was really starting to get cold and she made haste to enter the store.

She wentinto a Macy's and walked out quickly after noticing the dreary designs that they had. Wandering around trying not to notice all the couples that walked around together holding hands.

Her stomach rumbled as the scent of a curry came to her. She followed her nose wich led her to Curry Angel,the name was cute and had just recently opened ans was bustling with cutomers.

She looked inside considering the numerous people that were in there. A girl wearing a skimpy school girl outfit was tugging onto someone and they ran into her knocking her into the floor.

"Takeya,can we please go get some melon bread?" She was on top of the guy causing a scene.

The guy got up gently getting the girl off of him. He looked at Naru and helped her up also.

He bowed "I'm sorry for causing you teounble miss. Apologize Ren." The girl bent over ," I aplogize for knocking you down mam." They walked off and the girl grabbed his arm, and the guy responded by jerking his hand away "what the hell do you think you're doing?" Wow they were young and they seemed rather serious...

What an odd couple. Thought, I do feel jealous of them... Wait what am I thinking, I don't need anyone. Keitaro appeared in her mind. What a jerk... I am. Dam I feel so alone... I wonder what all the others are doing right now?

She took a seat on the counter, picked up a menu and waited for a waiter to show up. The menu was filled with assortments of food and new types of curry that Naru had never heard of in her life, or would even manage to. Orange curry? Kidney curry? Spicy Dirty Eaters curry? Wow these are some names... What the hell is this turtle blood? Sure it may not have seemed that weird but it was extremely odd names for these.

Someone tapped her soldier, Naru turned," I'd like to order-" she couldn't finish her sentence, a young man in shimmering silver hair spilled his curry all over her. It was warm and not hot... thank goodness I didn't get burned to death... There soon erupted an avalanche of apologies. A young girl with her hair propped up came to her side also with a napkin, trying to wipe off the smears of curry that were all over her face and on her clothing.

"Oh my gosh we are so sorry for what happened. Please," The young unsheated a sword, and swung a wave at Naru. Naru braced herself for the impact, but found that she was met by a slight breeze and the curry that had surrounded her was gone," If you'll please accept my apology, it seems that while I was taking food to my date, I tripped."

Naru paid no heed to what he was telling her. She was busy examining her clothing wondering how the curry had washed off her favoite red long-sleeve sweater. "Its no problem really." She looked up. They were smiling at each other as if they had done a good job.

"Where did you learn to do that?" Naru asked ignoring the rumbling in the pit of her stomach. Ha had stored the sword somewhere in his coat. And was thinking of an excuse.

"I don't know my family has been able to do this, I guess that you could say that its passed along my family line." He frowned as if he had said way too much. Please if you'd allow us to buy you dinner, for taking up your time."

The girl behind him spoke up," Have we met somewhere before?" She had pale white skin and Naru had just realized that she was wearing an ensomble that resembled a yukata, but with a closer lok was just a shirt developed to look like one.. "Ah yes! Your the librarian at the library aren't you?" She said smugly. "The name is Kagura, I sell my novels and sorts to your library..."

Naru thought for a moment, Kagura... That name it sounds so familiar... Its almost as if I read that many times before. Wait... Naru rummaged through her small purse real quickly producing a small pocket book. "Oh my god your the one who wrote The Love and the Hopeless?" Naru was estatic now and didn't know how to act. Kagura smiled at her and shifted her attention the young man beside her. This is my close freind Sesshoumaru, he is more of a teacher at Tokyo U, I bet you heard of the place haven't you?"

Whoa thatguy was from Tokyo U? Naru looked at im. His hair was shimmering silver, it almost made him look like an old man but the young face and the well lit hair proved him to be very attractive. "Was your hair always silver?" She looked at him closer.

"Well you could say that this comes from the family also," he smiled.

"Hey Naru," it was a familiar whimpering voice.behind her stood Keitaro and with him some young broad. He's already hooked? Naru said to herself not knowing whether she should be glad for him, or jealous.

"Hello Mr. Urashima, how did you do at the exams this time?" Sesshoumaru had spoken up from behind me. Does he know everyone in Tokyo U? Does he really consult with these kinda people even though he is just an assistant. And who the hell is that girl beside you? Naru staed at the girl whom to her surprise was already staring at her her. She felt tension in the room.

"O my did I forget my manners, this is my sister Kanako, she's come ro visit me for a while so I thought that I should show her around." Your sister? For a sister she sure was hanging around you rather closely.

""You know Keitaro-kun Naru?" Kagura questioned as she began to brush her hair.

"Well we're just in the same class, in prep school and," she stopped. She was trying to make eye contact with Keitaro but it seemed that he was trying to avoid her. What a bastard! What the hell was his problem.

She diverted her attentoion away to the menu. A voice spoke up finally"would you like to join us Keitaro, my treat." There was static in the air. The air between Keitaro and Naru was so thin you could cut it with a butter knife. Keitaro's little sister answered, sure we do." She took a seat, and it took a moment for Keitaro to do the same thing. He was ignoring Naru to the best of is capabilities. Naru didn't care, as long as thy didn't have to speak to each other. The chai he took was to the right of Naru.

Kagura had a weird expression on her face when she looked at both Naru and Keitaro. She whispered something to Sesshoumaru, and then he grinned. What did I do something wrong? Or are they noticing a stain from earlier and don't want to tell me?

A waitress appeared in the midst and asked what we would like. Oee by one we told her our just desire and she left. Finally Kagura said soemthing that came to a shock to Naru. "What be your lovers quarrel today?" Naru who had been drinking some water felt a stone develop on her mouth. Keitaro who was also drinking water spat it out onto the table.

"Eww let me get some napkins" Sesshoumaru left to get some napkins.

(THEY ANSWER AT THE SAME TIME TILL FURTHER NOTICE.)

"There is nothing foing on between me and that she demon." Keitaro sputtered.

"Me and that beast ha!"

"You can't call me a beast you hardly know me."

"What makes you think that you can just call mea demon!"

"By the way you punched me!"

(They aren't talking at the same time now.)

"Well you deserved that for being such a pervert!"

"Pervert? I am no dam way a pervert."

"I bet you did something to me while I was asleep huh! I bet I'm pregnant with your kid right now!"

"This is the kinda thanks I get for saving you! Your just pitiful then Na-chan."

"Well,"Naru didn't know what to say next, shehad hit a pit and there was nothing she could say.

"Cmon Kanako we gotta get back now." Keitaro sprung up and out the door.

"But oni-chan I'm still hungry!" Kanako made her way out also giving a grim stare to Naru.

"Uh did I miss something?" Sesshoumaru had returned.

"Its nothing dear, you won't understand."

"He sat down wiping the table, alright."

Naru's heart dropped and she felt that she had shattered some type of bond in her heart. Her fountain of deams stopped, and somthing tightened over her heart. She was sweating, as she felt something inside her scream to chase after him, although her legs were iced to the floor. A lingering memory skidding across her.