Love Hina Episode X

Ch 8: The Beginning

Note: This next arc is going to be on how Nate and Naru first met, guest starring the X-Men

The Xavier Institute-1997

The pounding in Nate's head reminded him of the time that Rachel had dragged him and Logan to see Green Day in 1995. At the time Nate and Rachel were only eleven and that show was the first time they had ever been to a live concert. After much persuasion to their parents, Logan acted as their bodyguard and took the twins to the concert at the local House of Blues. Rachel had a crush on Billie Jo and insisted on the two of them to fight their way through the swarming crowd of teenage groupies to be near the stage, of course Rachel got near the stage, Nate had been pushed over towards the amplifiers, his ears rang for a week after that one

But the pounding, the insane babble of people walking down the streets, the mediocre of their lives. I don't want this, Nate thought, I want them all to shut off, shut down, no more I don't want to hear it anymore

You have to calm yourself::: Jean telepathically shot into his mind

Nate shook his head, his right eye started to glow

:::Calm, think of a babbling stream rushing down a mountain::: Jean spoke into his mind again

Slowly the pounding died off, the voices finally quieted down until they were a faint whisper at the back of his mind

"See Nathan, you must instill calm" Jean said

Nate felt wetness under his nose, he wiped two fingers under it only to pull away them away to see blood staining his fingers

His mother leaned forward and handed him a tissue

"I just don't understand it, your sister is not having this much of a control problem" Jean whispered, looking her son up and down, running her eyes over the boy's frame and mind to check for any injuries

"Yeah well Rachel is weird to begin with Mom" Nate said wiping his nose

"I just wish I could make it easier for you"

Nate chuckled

"Yeah me too, I wish I could just take an aspirin and make it go away"

Jean smiled

"Alright Nate, get going back to class, I'll let Sean know that you are on your way back"

Nate nodded as he left the room

Jean sighed and sat back in her chair

There is nothing worse than seeing her own child in pain like that

The door behind her open as Jean raised her hand to her temple to massage them gently

"You are doing to very best you can Jean" Professor Xavier said as he rolled into the room

"I know Charles, I just wish there was something more that I could do"

"We didn't just gain control as soon as our powers developed. I am not sure that any telepath did"

"It's so strange Charles, Rachel gained her control with little to no problem, it just seems that Nate is going to be the stubborn"

Charles smiled

"Well I do have a power dampener that we could use on him until he is old enough for his control to come naturally"

"It is an idea…" Jean said softly

"But I have a better idea" a gruff voice said from the shadows

Jean looked over to see Logan step into the room

"I'm listening Logan"

Nate sat behind his desk as Sean aka Banshee droned on about the Irish militant movement

Control, Nate thought, I have to keep control

A scrap of paper landed on his desk

Nate unfolded the scrap and read the writing

Hey little brother, does your head still hurt? It must with a head like that, Ha Ha. Look don't look now but Paige is checking you out and you might want to wipe your nose-Rae

Sisters, god how they could be annoying, Nate thought as he wiped his nose, yeah he knew his nose was trickling, he also could feel Paige's eyes burning into his back. Nate closed his eyes and ruffled his white bangs out of his eyes

Oh it looks like Sean is finally wrapping up

"An' that's why Eireland' is having a roight bit of a scrap. Ok kiddos tat's all for today" Sean said

The classroom erupted into movement as the kids grabbed their belongings. Nate bent down and grabbed his bags and walked to the door

"So, what's for lunch today Nate?" Rachel had walked over to his desk

"Why are you asking me?"

Rachel scoffed

"Because every day about this time you pick up the lunch menu"

Paige giggled behind Rachel; Nate hadn't even noticed her back there

Nate stopped for a minute, he groaned

"Meatloaf" he moaned

"See, what did I tell you Paigey, he's great to have around"

The three walked out of the class, Rachel and Paige were going on about some random boy band, Nate was attempting to drown them out when a heavy hand clapped him on the shoulder

Nate looked up to see Logan standing behind him

"Sorry girls I have to borrow Nate here for a little bit"

Rachel and Paige glanced at each other and walked away

"See Nate, I always did have a way with women" Logan said

Nate chuckled

"What's up Uncle Logan"

Logan walked him down the hall towards the exit

"Yer' mom has been saying that you are have control problems"

"Nothing I can't handle" Nate said

"You know I find that the Summer's men have a thing about not letting their problems out"

"You're one to talk Unc"

Logan chuckled

"Look I have an idea on how to help you, when I lost myself a few years back I found a place to help me ease myself back to the old me"

"Oh yeah and where was that?"

"Japan…"

"Yeah right Unc. There is no way that mom and dad are going to send me to a foreign country. You know how uptight dad is"

"You leave tomorrow, I'll be taking you there myself. You start school next Monday at Hinata high"

"Uncle Logan you can't be serious"

"Have you ever known me not to be?"

"But what happens if?"

"You think we would let you go by yourself. I am going with you Nate, to watch out for you and to train you. So you need to get ready to go we are leaving early tomorrow"

And with that Logan turned and walked away

Leaving Nate alone with his thoughts

Japan?

How was that going to help him?

If he only knew

The goodbyes were quick and not as painful as Nate thought they would be. And before he knew it he was in Japan

On the ride over the Pacific Ocean Logan handed him a watch

"You got me a watch?"

"That's not a watch kid, it's a power dampener, you wear it while you at school that way they don't get an unplanned light show in the middle of class. Now high school over here is nothing like it is in America, they take very seriously so you must remind yourself to pay close attention"

Nate strapped the watch to his wrist

"Logan I don't know a word of Japanese"

"Got that covered as well, that power dampener is also designed for you to understand Japanese as well as you do English"

Nate nodded

"It's a lot to take in, in such a short time"

"Ah you will be fine kid, I have a lot of faith in you"

"Why are you doing this Unc'. I mean wont you get bored watching over me"

Logan smiled, which still wasn't a sight Nate was used to

"I lost control once, I know how you feel. Whether we want to admit at time, we are family, and family looks after each other"

Nate nodded

"And plus this way I can look in on a few friends while we are here"

"How long are we staying?" Nate asked

"Till I think you can control yourself. Might take a few months, might take a few years, who knows?"

Nate nodded and slouched back in his seat

And before he knew it, he was in Japan

It was nothing like he had ever seen before, there were people everywhere

"Where are we staying?" Nate asked

"An old friend of mina, Hina is letting us stay at her inn. I helped her with some problems a while back and she owed me a favor" Logan said as the rode on the train to take them to Hinata

When they stepped off the train, Nate noticed for the first time, since his powers manifested, he didn't have a headache. Whenever he was in a large group of people he always seemed to pick up stray thoughts from the folks around him. This new power dampener was already working miracles

As they walked down the streets of Hinata, Nate noticed two girls in front of them wearing school uniforms, they seemed to be going in the same direction as they were, they were talking to each other, and paying no mind to Nate and Logan. They continued walking until they reached a long set of stairs, the four of them climbed the stairs and Nate was shocked at the site of the house. It sat at three stories, hundreds of rooms; it was almost as big as Xavier's. There was a little old lady standing outside the front door, her eyes lit up as she walked up to Logan

"Logan-san, you haven't aged a day," she said as she bowed to Logan

Logan bowed "Hina, you still look as beautiful as the cherry blossoms"

"Ahh Logan, you never change. And this must be Nathan-kun"

She bowed again

"Welcome to my home Nathan-kun"

Logan slapped Nate on the back

Nate arched his back

"Pleased to meet you mam"

Hina rose

"Such a polite young man, and handsome too" Hina said with a smile

"He didn't get that from his father I can tell you that," Logan said

Hina chuckled

"Now, now Logan, Please come in"

She slid the door open and ushered them in

Inside Nate and Logan pulled off their shoes and sat them by the stairs

Suddenly there was a rumbling upstairs as the two girls that Logan and Nate had followed came bustling down the stairs

"Grandma Hina, can we help with dinner?" Said the one with long blonde hair, tied back behind her head in a red ribbon

"Naru, come here, I would like you to meet an old friend of mine. This is Logan and his nephew Nathan, from America"

Naru bowed as she came up she caught Nate's eyes

Whoa, Nate thought, she was pretty

"HI, I'm Naru Narusgawa" she chirped

Nate stuttered

"Nathan, Nathan Grey, please just call me Nate"

There the first chapter of the beginning, don't worry the back story will come to light

Next Up

School

Till then

I remain

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