The next day, Haitani and Shirai sat in their living room watching TV. "So man, tell me how the date went!" said Shirai.
"Oh right! Well..." Haitani started by was interrupted by a knock at the door. "Um- let me get the door first."
"Hey Haitani! How'd the date with Motoko go?" asked Keitaro standing there at the front door.
"I was just about to explain to Shirai, come in- I'll tell you both." Haitani said. They walked back to the living room and sat down. Ki came to the front a few minutes later and found the door open.
"Morons forgot to shut the door..." laughed Ki. "Probably all excited about last night with Motoko." he said. "Hey guys."
"Holy Shit! You scared the crap outta me!" Jumped Haitani. "I didn't hear you come in." he tried to explain.
"Yeah, ok." laughed Ki.
"So, as I was saying... the date went great. We had an awesome dinner, until I spilled red wine all over myself."
"What! What did you say! Those were my clothes you idiot! You better replace them!" Shirai got really mad.
"I don't think he has enough money after that big night out, trying to impress Motoko..." joked Keitaro.
"Actually- that's the thing. Ki- I'm dying to ask you... Sal gave us a great dinner and it was all on the house. He told me he's indebted to you and I wanna know exactly what you did for him, that he was so appreciative, he gave us the whole dinner and drinks free." Haitani asked.
"Oh. I met Sal one day as he was being chased by the Tokyo mafia, the Yakuza. I know- sounds crazy. But anyway, he used to be a chef at one of their favorite restaurants, where they had a secret meeting hall behind the kitchen. Sal was in charge of making sure they had all they wanted to eat. One of the new mob bosses was visiting and Sal had no idea he was allergic to peanuts. So- he used peanut oil in the cooked chicken dish he made and need-less-to-say, the guy got really, really sick." Ki explained.
"No way! I see where this is going..." said Haitani.
"Yeah, well, the Yakuza thought that Sal was hired by the FBI to purposely poison and kill the new mob boss. So Sal fled the restaurant for his life and that's when I bumped into him- literally. I helped him up and he was shouting all these crazy things about having the Yakuza after him. I told him I would help." said Ki, in a matter-of-fact tone.
"So you saved his life?!? How?" asked all three.
"The mafia surrounded us on the street, there were about twenty of them at this point. I just took them one-by-one and beat the crap outta them all. I could have taken a hundred more." Ki said, as if it were no big deal. "And then everything stopped. The mob boss came up to me and said he watched the way I fought and found it to be extremely well-crafted. He actually asked me to come work for him, right there on the spot, as a bodyguard. Of course I refused. I pinned him down and told him if he didn't leave Sal alone, I'd be back with my crew and really mess things up."
"But you didn't have a crew did you?" asked Shirai.
"Hahaha, nooo. But he didn't know that. Threats, no matter how small, scare people that rely on muscle power rather than brains." Ki said. "So Sal was able to explain himself and that the peanut oil was not intended to harm anyone. There. That's the story. Sal feels like he still owes me something. I told him that anytime he needs any kind of protection, I'd be there." Ki finished.
"Wow. That's crazy." Haitani said. "I'm just glad I benefited from it. And Motoko too. You know she gave me a kiss goodnight. And that was after the porno incident!" Haitani laughed.
"Wait! What did you say?!?" Keitaro asked, shocked.
"Yeah, so after the dinner, Motoko asked to go see a movie. I know, I know. I probably should have checked the movies out beforehand, but I didn't. Lesson learned because the movie we walked into was not a romantic comedy- it was a lesbian porno!" Haitani laughed.
"Damn! I would've sent her home alone and stayed myself to watch!" laughed Shirai. Everyone just looked at him with a weird glance.
"And what's your take on dating...?" questioned Ki.
"What? And you wouldn't have stayed?" he asked back, defensively.
"Never mind..." said Ki. "So what happened after you left the movies?"
"That was the best part. I walked her back to the Hinta dorms and she gave me a kiss goodnight- on the lips!" Haitani smiled.
"Don't brag too much, I'm the one who had to get you the date in the first place. Motoko isn't the kind of girl to just go on dates with anyone." Ki said. Haitani looked down at the floor.
"Well, do you think she'll go on another date with you Haitani?" Keitaro asked.
"Yup, I asked her if she would like to see me again and she said yes! I guess ism not so bad after all, huh Ki?" Haitani laughed.
"Well, for scoring a second date I'll give you a point!" Ki answered.
"So when will this second date be? Next weekend?" asked Shirai.
"Ummm, what's next weekend? I feel like I have something to do..." Haitani's voice trailed off.
"Let me check my PDA. Oh shit! Guys! The Toyko U entrance exam is coming up in a few weeks! We need to get ready!" Shirai exclaimed.
"Damn! I didn't even study! Ism screwed!" said Keitaro.
"Well, unlike you guys- I don't need to study for anything- so I'm outta here- bye." Ki turned and left.
"Seriously guys... we need to get the smartest person to help us study..." Keitaro said.
"Well, the smartest person I know is Ki, but obviously he doest wanna help." said Shirai.
"Bastard." muttered Haitani.
"NARU!" they alls aid in unison.
"Hell no I'm not gonna help you study. I tired that remember? You just couldn't stop fooling around and made more of a mess than usual." Naru sharply answered.
"I promise! I'm not gonna fool around. The exam is in three weeks. If I don't start now I'm doomed. Already Motoko agreed to help Haitani and Shirai's got a cousin whose in Tokyo U who said he'd help him. I am only begging you Naru out of desperation!" Keitaro actually got down on his knees.
"Are you proposing?" laughed Kitsunes. "I didn't know you and Naru had a thing going on..." she laughed even harder.
"Uh!" They both turned red. "Get up retard! I'll help you- now stop being an ass and leave me alone before more people think we're together- YUCK!" Naru stormed off.
"Yes!" Keitaro was relieved.
"So ya not getting married huh?" asked Kitsune.
"Oh, will you just give it up Kitsune?" Keitaro said and walked away.
"Lighten up... it was only a joke... jeez." Kitsune said.
DISCLAIMER: We don't own Love Hina- duh!
Story By: Everett
Typed By: Kathleen
Notes: It's a bit short then the last one, but it's a good size, right? Well, hope you liked it.