For You I Will
Chapter 3: Mission: Kei and Naru Back Together (Plan A)
It has been some months since the day Keitaro came back and almost everyone wonders what had happened to the old Keitaro. Almost everyone… yes. Because two of the girls know why he is acting like that. Narusegawa and Shinobu know the reason Keitaro acts like that, why he's changed, why he's not the same as before and why he's so indifferent and rude to all of them.
It hurts Narusegawa to hide what she feels and to pretend she doesn't even give a damn about the changed Keitaro. It really hurts her so much to ignore each and every question that the girls are asking her and to pretend she doesn't know a thing at all.
"Hey Naru… I wonder. Hmmmm… do you have any idea why Keitaro acts so indifferent towards us?" Kitsune asked, trying to test her dear friend. Kitsune is the kind of girl who can easily sense if something is being hidden from her.
Naru was quite stunned by Kitsune's question, but she tried to hide her surprise, "Me? I don't have any idea. It's been long years since he left for Canada… we haven't even talked properly since he came and… and… I just don't know what happened to him."
Kitsune wasn't convinced, "Are you sure? Because I know you two had some misunderstanding before he left Japan." she asked once again.
Narusegawa didn't react, she kept quiet because she can't think of anything to say. She knew it, she can't fool Kitsune. Kitsune is her best friend ever since, and she knows everything about her.
Kitsune smiled, "Oh it's alright, Naru! If you don't want to tell me yet, that's fine. But always keep in mind that even if you may not feel my concern in everything that is happening to you, I do care, I really do."
She was touched by what her best friend said, so she gave her a warm hug.
"Whoa! Slow down girl, you hug too tight! I can hardly breathe!" Kitsune joked, then laughed and that made Narusegawa laugh as well.
She went out of the hug, "Thank you Kitsune… I'm not yet ready to tell you everything, but I will tell you as soon as I'm ready." and then she smiled.
Kitsune smiled back, "No worries my dear friend."
They hugged once more.
"I'll leave first… you just rest here, ayt?" Kitsune said and then she left the room. 'I have some kind of a plan… Hmmmm.' She thought and a huge smile was formed on her face.
After her conversation with Narusegawa, Kitsune gathered all of the girls aside from Narusegawa.
"Huh? Meeting? For what?" Motoko confusedly asked.
Kitsune grinned, "Just wait there, I'll tell you everything later. Where's that Su? She's the only one who's not here yet."
"Kitsune-chan… what is this meeting for?" Shinobu asked next.
"Just wait Shinobu, do you know where Su is?" Kitsune asked back.
She shrugged, "I don't know… but I think she's already coming."
"Argh! She's always late!" Kitsune exclaimed in annoyance.
"Wait… Naru isn't here yet too." Motoko said.
Kitsune shook her head and smirked, "That's alright, she shouldn't be here anyway."
Motoko got more confused, "Why is that?"
"Because she's one of our targets." Kitsune said.
"Target? Yay! Are we going to do something exciting Kitsune-chan?" Su came with a huge smile plastered on her face.
"Oh… so you're here. Sit down first before you ask so many questions. I would explain everything and then shoot me the questions after. Alright, ladies?"
The three girls nodded.
Kitsune started, "So… obviously, we all know Keitaro is back and he's been so not the same since the day he came back, right?"
They nodded in unison.
"And I know every one of us is wondering what happened to our old Keitaro, why he has changed and all those stuff. Wait, if ever anyone of you knows why, care to share it with us? Is there anyone who knows?"
Su shook her head. "Absolutely not me."
Motoko said, "Not a clue."
Shinobu shrugged. 'I shouldn't tell them… Kei-kun would get angry at me, and Naru-chan might be disappointed in me if I tell anything… so, I wouldn't… I have to keep my mouth shut...'She thought to herself.
Kitsune continued talking, "So there, since nobody knows, I'm planning to do something… I may not know everything, but I'm getting a hint that Keitaro is acting like that because of Narusegawa. We know they got into some deep misunderstanding before Keitaro left Japan and I think they haven't dealt with that misunderstanding yet. Although we do not know the reason behind it, still we should do something to rekindle their lost relationship. We shouldn't let it vanish just like that, we know they have gone through a lot. So… are you guys in for this so called 'mission' I planned?"
Some kind of silence surrounded them for a little while.
"A plan to rekindle the past relationship of Naru and Urashima? Well… somehow, that would be the right thing to do. And also… if we try to bring back their past relationship, Keitaro would be the same again… He would be the same old Keitaro… that I-I u-used to… I mean, that we used to love." Motoko thought.
"Hmmm… if we bring back Naru-chan and Kei-kun's past relationship, Kei-kun would be the same again. He would not be rude to me and he would not ignore me again. He would be the same Kei-kun, the understanding and patient one. He would play with me again like before, he would talk to me once again. And also, this mission seems so interesting! Kitsune-chan is a genius! Hoorah! This is just so exciting!" Su thought.
"Kei-kun and Naru-chan together again? T-That would be the greatest thing… Everyone would be happy once again and Kei-kun would be the same again. That's the best and the right thing to do… Besides… I want them to be happy again, I don't want anyone of them hurting. Anyway, I'm not that in love with Kei-kun anymore… W-Wait! Did I just say "not that in love"? Which means…? Oh no, it can't be! I would just agree with this plan… I want them to be happy once again, that's just it." Shinobu thought to herself.
Kitsune broke the silence, "So? What's the deal you guys?" and asked.
They looked at each other and said in chorus, "We're in."
Kitsune smiled, "That's just great!"
Kitsune, Shinobu, Motoko and Su silently talked about their plan, and to be more certain about the success, they made more than one plan, so that if ever the other plan wouldn't work, they still have others to try.
"So, it's a deal, ayt?" Kitsune asked.
They nodded and smiled.
Kitsune grinned, "I can't wait for this plan to work out, and this should work out. Okay girls, nobody should know about this plan, we should keep this a secret, especially from Keitaro and Naru. Alright?"
"My mouth is shut." Su stated with a huge smile.
Motoko just nodded.
Shinobu gave out a timid smile.
"Okay! Let's do this right! 'Mission: Kei and Naru Back Together' starts right at this second! Plan A is up tomorrow! Alright, let's get this on!" Kitsune exclaimed happily.
The girls laughed.
"You're dismissed." Kitsune said. "I wish this would work… I'm doing this for my best friend, and also for the Hinata Inn, we need its happy atmosphere back. We can do it girls!" She thought as she watches the girls go out of the room.
As Shinobu and Su walked to their rooms, Su couldn't help but ask, "Hey Shinobu, it's just so confusing, why did Kei-kun and Naru-chan break up before?"
"Huh? I-I don't know anything…" Shinobu denied.
Su laughed, "Okay, you don't want to tell me, that's fine. I'm just a little bit curious, because not any kind of misunderstanding with Naru-chan can make Kei-kun leave Japan just like that. Before… whatever it is that they fight about, Kei-kun would still understand Naru-chan, because he loves her so much. Hmmm. Anyway, everything would be fine again after we execute our plans, well… I hope they would work out."
Shinobu didn't respond… Su really matured a bit. Yes, she maybe the same old playful Su, but somehow… she also has changed. She now has this sense of maturity when it comes to understanding things and that's a good thing.
Su yawned, "Okay, good night Shinobu! I feel so sleepy!" and then she got inside her room.
Shinobu nodded and smiled. "Good night, Su."
Another day has ended and of course, another day is already beginning. The beautiful sun shines so brightly, it is one pleasant morning… especially for the four girls, because it is the day they would start executing their first plan for their secret mission.
Everyone's seated in front of the breakfast table and just the same, Shinobu cooked their breakfast and she was up really early that morning.
"Good morning everyone! It's a nice day! Right?" Su started the morning with a big smile on her face as she greeted everyone.
Kitsune smiled back, "Good morning, Su! Indeed, it's a very nice day." And then she secretly winked.
Motoko just smiled at them.
Narusegawa just nodded but she is already feeling that something fishy is going on, she saw Kitsune winking at Su and the others, "I have a feeling that something is… up." She quietly thought.
Shinobu laid down the food on the table and sat down, "Good morning everyone, eat well and enjoy our breakfast." and then she smiled.
Keitaro did not respond, he just kept quiet and started eating.
At the middle of the breakfast, Kitsune broke the silence and started talking, "It's really one fine morning, and I think a really good day is ahead, Naru, are you planning on going out?"
Narusegawa shook her head, "No, I would stay here the whole day." She said, she's been like that around Keitaro ever since he came back, she talks less around him, sometimes, she doesn't even talk when Keitaro is around.
Kitsune grinned, "Alright… that's good."
Narusegawa got confused, "What's good?"
"Oh… nothing, don't mind me." Kitsune laughed.
Su interrupted, "How about you Kei-kun? Are you planning to go out today?"
Keitaro looked at Su, "I don't have to tell you my plans, you don't need to know anything." and he coldly replied.
Su was somehow hurt by what he said, but she ignored it. "Oh… okay! If you don't want to tell, that's fine." She just smiled.
Narusegawa felt tense, she looked secretly at Keitaro, "Why did you have to do that to Su? Why do you have to be so rude to them too? I'm the one who caused you pain, so I should be the only one you should show your rudeness to. What happened to you? Why are you like that? Where's the old Keitaro? Where's the man I love? Damn… it was my entire fault. Damn you Naru Narusegawa!'" She screamed in her mind, that's the least thing she could do, to scream in her mind, because only inside her thoughts could she let out all the pain she's feeling.
"That's a good one Keitaro, that's right for that annoying girl, Su, she deserved that. You're very much changed, and that's better." One side of his mind stated.
Yet, the other side protested, "No! Of course not, that's not right Keitaro! That was the rudest thing, you shouldn't have said that. You did change, and you're getting worse… Now go, say sorry to Su. That would make things better."
"Idiot! Why would you say sorry? Don't! I thought you wanted your revenge, don't say sorry, or else you'll go back to the old you… don't apologize, you idiot. Don't listen to that fool."
"Say sorry to her, you hurt her feelings, go… apologize!"
"Don't! You would regret that, so what if you have hurt her feelings? Isn't it that she hurt you lots of times before, even physically? She deserved that. Do not apologize!"
He was very confused, but he's decided, "I would not apologize." He secretly mumbled to himself and it's good that no one heard him.
Breakfast is finished, Kitsune gathered the three girls after Narusegawa and Keitaro left the dining room.
"So… let's do it. Let's hope Plan A would work out fine. Su, are the bugs and camera devices ready? I hope Keitaro and Naru wouldn't notice. So… how are the devices?" Kitsune asked.
Su grinned, "Don't worry Kitsune-chan, the devices are very well hidden, they wouldn't see that we are watching over them."
"That's good, how about you Shinobu? Have you locked all the possible exits?"
Shinobu nodded, "They're all locked."
"And you Motoko, have you checked the room they're going to be in?"
Motoko nodded, "It has been checked, there's no way they could escape."
Kitsune smiled, "Alright! Let's get this on!"
The girls nodded and smiled.
Meanwhile… Narusegawa is inside her room, lying on her bed, while staring at the ceiling. She's thinking of some things, or rather, thinking of just one thing or you could say, one person—and that's Keitaro. Then, she heard a very loud sound, like the sound of an explosion.
KABLAM!
The loud noise made her stand up, it was like something exploded and the noise came from the room next to her so she immediately went to it.
On the other room, Keitaro also heard the explosion so he quickly ran to check what the noise was all about, the noise came from the other room so he went to it.
When he entered the room, he saw Narusegawa inside with confusion and worry on her face, she looked up when he came but she immediately looked at the opposite direction.
"What's the noise all about?" He asked without looking at her.
"I don't know, but I heard it came from here."
"I heard it too, wait I will just—" He was about to go out when someone pulled the door to close it.
"Hey! Who's that? Open up!" He shouted.
Naru went towards the door and shouted, "Hey! We're here! Open the door!"
But nobody answered.
"Give way, I will try to open it." Keitaro said.
Narusegawa moved and gave way.
Keitaro tried to open the door, but he failed, "Darn." He said.
Narusegawa just stared at him, "Damn… we're trapped in here! What should I do? But, I must say… I-I… I… want to be with him like this. I-I miss him… so much." She silently thought.
Keitaro sighed, "Damn it who did this horrible thing? Who locked us up in this stupid
room?" He exclaimed.
'Keitaro… Don't you want it? You'll be stuck with Narusegawa… isn't that the best moment to start fixing your relationship?'One side of his mind stated.
The other side objected, 'Of course not! You're stuck with that girl? The girl you hate the most? That sucks. Now go, try to open it up, you shouldn't be with that brutal girl, go, try to open the damn door!'
Narusegawa just bowed down, she's hurt, very hurt by what he just said, "Horrible thing? You think being with me inside one room is horrible? You hate me that much, don't you?"
"Do you have any idea who did this thing?" He asked.
She shook her head.
He wasn't convinced, "Are you sure huh?"
She couldn't take it anymore. "I don't know who did this! I don't have any idea, so stop asking me! You think I wanted this to happen? You're wrong, very much wrong!" She yelled at him, letting out her emotions.
He was shocked to see her reaction, but he hid it and yelled back at her, "You don't have the right to shout at me!"
"You don't have the right to shout at me either!"
"Yeah, whatever, you deserve being shouted at anyway." He said and then he went into a corner of the room.
"You're impossible!" She exclaimed.
"Whatever."
The deafening silence reigned between them for quite a while, no one dared to talk, no one dared to make even a single sound.
'Come on Keitaro, this is the best moment to bring back and fix your relationship, say sorry to her, you shouldn't have yelled at her. She's hurt… come on, go and apologize.'
'No! Don't apologize, you fool! She deserved that, go and get your revenge Keitaro, hurt her more.'
One side of his mind wanted to reconcile with her but the other side wanted to get revenge, he doesn't really know what to do, and which side to listen to. But surely he doesn't want to reconcile with her, he wants to hurt her… make her cry, tear her heart apart. And yet… he just couldn't. Right at that very moment, all he wanted to do was to hug her, wrap her inside his arms and whisper into her ears how much he missed her. But he wouldn't, he wouldn't, never would he do that again. He wouldn't show her how much he had missed her. All he will let her see in him are hatred and coldness.
At the other room…
Kitsune and the other girls are watching them through a computer.
"This is bad! They aren't talking to each other!" Kitsune exclaimed.
"Yeah, they aren't even looking at each other! What shall we do? It's getting late!" Su said.
"I don't think they would talk to each other… maybe they are not ready yet." Shinobu stated.
Motoko nodded, "They even yelled at one another, I think… we failed."
Kitsune sighed, "Yeah… we did. But don't lose hope! We still have other plans, don't we?"
"Kitsune-chan… shall we open the door now?" Su asked.
"Let's give them a few minutes before we open it." Kitsune responded.
"Alright!"
The afternoon ended like that. Narusegawa and Keitaro didn't even talk, they didn't even glance at each other, nothing happened between the two of them. Kitsune and the girls' Plan A didn't work out, it failed, and it failed badly.
The door finally opened. Keitaro immediately got up, "Hey, it's now open." he said and then he went out.
Narusegawa just stared at him as he went out, and after that, she stood up and immediately went to her room as well.
She tried her best not to cry, but the tears fell down from her eyes freely. She couldn't hide her pain anymore, she was hurt, very much hurt by what just happened.
"How could you hurt me like this Keitaro? How could you be so cold? Where's the real Keitaro? Where's the sweet guy I loved before? You're not the same… you are not Keitaro. Please bring back the old Keitaro… I miss him… so much. Please bring him back…" She mumbled as the tears flow freely from her eyes.
A/N: Chapter 3 edited!
