Your Never Safe
By: Keitaro Urashima
Chapter Six
Naru sat in her chair looking at her empty glass and bowl. It did fill her up, and she felt satisfied, but Tetu was still confusing her. He was treating her like a queen. It can't be love... He's a lot older than I am... She thought to herself. Why would he change like this? What would make him change so much? She looked over at Tetu who seemed to be occupied with his own thoughts. "Tetu?" She said softly. He looked over at her, he looked tired. "What is it?" "Uhh... Your being really nice to me... Why?" she asked. Tetu looked at the floor for a moment and then back at Naru. "Well... Theres a story to it..." He walked over and sat at the table with Naru before continuning. "A few years ago, my sixteen year old daughter died... I loved her so much..." "How did she die?" Naru asked. "She was raped and killed..." Tetu said slowly. "But anyway... It wasn't until you laid you down on the couch that I realized how much you look like her... Your almost her twin! I can't help but feel for you..." This brought a smile to Naru's face, but it quickly vanished. "Your daughter died... By what you do..." Tetu nodded. "I'm aware of that... Thats what had driven me to do that... Don't ask me why or how it did... But it did... Thats all I know..." Tetu shrugged. "And if I had done anything else to you, I wouldn't be able to forgive myself." Naru blinked a few times and pondered what he said. "Huh? If you did anything else? Do you mean hurt me?" Tetu looked away. "Uhh... Not exactly.." Naru's face turned red. She knew what he meant. "I see... Well... As long as you don't do that to anyone again..." Tetu looked back at her. "You know though, I can't live a normal life again."
*** Motoko had finally come back to her senses. She was done crying, but deep inside she was still feeling anguish. She wanted to be left alone though, so she was sitting out on Kentaro's car. "Motoko?" Called Kentaro, as he walked out. She looked over at him slowly, wondering what he wanted. "What is it?" She asked him. "How are you feeling?" He asked curiously. Motoko shook her head. "Were you trying to take advantage of me earlier?" She demanded. Kentaro's eyes widened. "No, no! Motoko! I... i only have feelings for Naru... But she's with Keitaro." Motoko wasn't too sure if he was telling the truth, but as he mentioned Keitaro, she wondered how everyone at Hinata-Sou was. "Hinata-Sou... Only a few people are there... Do you think they might be worried?" Motoko asked. Kentaro shrugged. "Theres no way to tell unless we went back." Motoko nodded. "Yes... But I think we should stay here until we all feel better...... Where's Mitsune anyway?" "She's sitting inside with a deck of cards. She still seems pretty down." Kentaro told her, poitning inside. "Well... Hows Kanako?" "Graham's with her. She'll be fine with him." Kentaro told her. Motoko sat quietly thinking to herself. After about ten seconds, she jumped off the car and went inside. Kentaro stood where he was, watching her go inside. Mitsune looked over as she walked in. "Hey..." She said softly. Motoko sat down beside her and looked at the cards which haven't been touched for a long time. It looked like she was playing Solitaire. "You know... You can move that seven of hearts down to the second column." She told Mitsune, trying to take her mind of Seta. Mitsune looked at the cards and nodded. "I know." "Come on... Seta is gone. You need to accept that." Motoko said softly. Mitsune shook her head. "Thats not whats on my mind... Its you, Motoko. You lured me here, you brought me into this." Motoko blinked a few times and looked away. "Well... I was pretty much being forced to bring someone." "I know... But I thought you were Naru... Why did you come back as Naru? Why didn't you give me any hints or anything?" Motoko looked back, straight into Mitsune's half open eyes. "It would be too risky if I had given you any clues." Mitsune looked right at her. "But why did you come as Naru?" Motoko's face changed. She looked a little depressed. "I don't want to talk about that..." "Why not?" Mitsune questioned her. "Well... When I was Naru, everyone treated me with so much respect.. Why don't people treat me like that?" Mitsune leaned back in her chair. "Well.. Your a little hostile sometimes... And you seem to raise your voice too often." "Hostile... ?" Motoko blinked. "Yeah, your a little hostile...." Motoko looked at the table and thought things over.
*** Keitaro was enjoying a nice nap on th couch. it was very quiet... And so peaceful. "Keeeeeeeeeeeeitaroooooooo!" Kaolla Suu's foot crashed into the side of his head. "OW OW OW! Suu-chan! What are you doing?" Kaolla sat in front of him and smiled. "Look!" She lifted her hand and in her palm was a small miniature robot that looked like Naru. "Whats that?" He asked curiously. "Security! Come on!" She pulled him up and dragged him to the door where she set it down. Keitaro watched the light on it's back flash on, and it started to hum loudly like a computer. "Now we test it!" She shoated. Without warning, she threw Keitaro outside. He landed on the steps beside Mutsumi who was talking with Shinobu. hey didn't bother to say anything to them, instead, he wanted to speak with Kaolla. He ran up the stairs and ran inside. Immediately, the miniature Naru turned to him. "Target Identified... Keeeeeeeeiiiiiiiiitttttttttttaaaaaaarrrrrrooooooooo!!!!!!!!" The small little Naru rushed at Keitaro and nailed him in the jaw, sending him outside yet again. Mutsumi and Shinobu stopped and looked at him, but they did not say anything. Keitaro was laying there, looking at the clouds. Then, Kaolla's head popped out of nowhere. She was leaning over him. "Cool huh!? Wanna see the Motoko version?" She asked excitedly. "Wha!? NOOO!!!!!" Keitaro jumped up and ran inside as fast as his legs could carry him. "So, did it really taste that good?" Shinobu asked Mutsumi. "Oh, it was fantastic! Your a very good cook." Mutsumi told her. The two heard a loud noise inside, and then Keitaro went flying past them over their heads. "Why... Why me!?" He asked himself after sitting up.
*** Kanakopicked up her bag she had brought with her many hours ago and walked out to Kentaro's car where eevrybody was waiting. She opened the door behind the driver's seat and sat in, making sure she didn't bump her shoulder on anything. She closed the door and buckled her seat belt. Kentaro backed up the car and began driivng. Beside her, Motoko was staring off into space. "Motoko... ? Are you thnking about something?" She asked. Motoko looked over at Kanako. "Uhh... Sort of..." She looked beside her at Mitsune. Kanako blinked. "Huh?" Mitsune bent forward. "She feels bad when she lured me here as Naru." Kanako scratched her head. "She was... ? ... Did she seem like Naru?" Mitsune smiled. "Well, even Keitaro didn't know it was her! She did better than you did!" Kanako smiled and leaned back in her seat. "So... How long have you known Tetu?" Kentaro asked Graham, while keeping an eye on the road. "I'd say about a year... I used to be like him... And I enjoyed it! But now, it is completely wrong. He's going to get it when I see him" Kentaro nodded. "I don't blame you for thinking that... What he's done cannot be forgiven."
*** Keitaro watched as Kentaro's car pulled up. Out emerged Kanako, Kentaro, Mitsune, Motoko and some guy he didn't recognize. Kanako walked up to him and looked at him. "Why do you have a cast on your arm? Why is your head bandaged up?" She asked. Keitaro shook his head. "Nevermind that, where were you?" He asked. "I've been... Around... I'll tell you about it. get everyone together.
*** It took a good hour to tell it, but the story was explained to Haruka, Kaolla, Keitaro, Mutsumi and Shinobu. "And do you have any clue where he would take Naru?" Haruka asked Kanako. She shook her head. "But if we split into three groups or so and look everywhere we can, we should be able to find Naru and Tetu." Graham held his hand up. "No, I think I know where he could be." Everyone turned their attention to him. "There was a place we always used to hide out at when things got rough... Its a cabin out on a small island." Motoko leaned forward, looking at him from across the table. "Your going to take us there!" Everyone agreed and ran out of Hinata-Sou... The time had come to stop Tetu!
End Chapter Six
Chapter Six
Naru sat in her chair looking at her empty glass and bowl. It did fill her up, and she felt satisfied, but Tetu was still confusing her. He was treating her like a queen. It can't be love... He's a lot older than I am... She thought to herself. Why would he change like this? What would make him change so much? She looked over at Tetu who seemed to be occupied with his own thoughts. "Tetu?" She said softly. He looked over at her, he looked tired. "What is it?" "Uhh... Your being really nice to me... Why?" she asked. Tetu looked at the floor for a moment and then back at Naru. "Well... Theres a story to it..." He walked over and sat at the table with Naru before continuning. "A few years ago, my sixteen year old daughter died... I loved her so much..." "How did she die?" Naru asked. "She was raped and killed..." Tetu said slowly. "But anyway... It wasn't until you laid you down on the couch that I realized how much you look like her... Your almost her twin! I can't help but feel for you..." This brought a smile to Naru's face, but it quickly vanished. "Your daughter died... By what you do..." Tetu nodded. "I'm aware of that... Thats what had driven me to do that... Don't ask me why or how it did... But it did... Thats all I know..." Tetu shrugged. "And if I had done anything else to you, I wouldn't be able to forgive myself." Naru blinked a few times and pondered what he said. "Huh? If you did anything else? Do you mean hurt me?" Tetu looked away. "Uhh... Not exactly.." Naru's face turned red. She knew what he meant. "I see... Well... As long as you don't do that to anyone again..." Tetu looked back at her. "You know though, I can't live a normal life again."
*** Motoko had finally come back to her senses. She was done crying, but deep inside she was still feeling anguish. She wanted to be left alone though, so she was sitting out on Kentaro's car. "Motoko?" Called Kentaro, as he walked out. She looked over at him slowly, wondering what he wanted. "What is it?" She asked him. "How are you feeling?" He asked curiously. Motoko shook her head. "Were you trying to take advantage of me earlier?" She demanded. Kentaro's eyes widened. "No, no! Motoko! I... i only have feelings for Naru... But she's with Keitaro." Motoko wasn't too sure if he was telling the truth, but as he mentioned Keitaro, she wondered how everyone at Hinata-Sou was. "Hinata-Sou... Only a few people are there... Do you think they might be worried?" Motoko asked. Kentaro shrugged. "Theres no way to tell unless we went back." Motoko nodded. "Yes... But I think we should stay here until we all feel better...... Where's Mitsune anyway?" "She's sitting inside with a deck of cards. She still seems pretty down." Kentaro told her, poitning inside. "Well... Hows Kanako?" "Graham's with her. She'll be fine with him." Kentaro told her. Motoko sat quietly thinking to herself. After about ten seconds, she jumped off the car and went inside. Kentaro stood where he was, watching her go inside. Mitsune looked over as she walked in. "Hey..." She said softly. Motoko sat down beside her and looked at the cards which haven't been touched for a long time. It looked like she was playing Solitaire. "You know... You can move that seven of hearts down to the second column." She told Mitsune, trying to take her mind of Seta. Mitsune looked at the cards and nodded. "I know." "Come on... Seta is gone. You need to accept that." Motoko said softly. Mitsune shook her head. "Thats not whats on my mind... Its you, Motoko. You lured me here, you brought me into this." Motoko blinked a few times and looked away. "Well... I was pretty much being forced to bring someone." "I know... But I thought you were Naru... Why did you come back as Naru? Why didn't you give me any hints or anything?" Motoko looked back, straight into Mitsune's half open eyes. "It would be too risky if I had given you any clues." Mitsune looked right at her. "But why did you come as Naru?" Motoko's face changed. She looked a little depressed. "I don't want to talk about that..." "Why not?" Mitsune questioned her. "Well... When I was Naru, everyone treated me with so much respect.. Why don't people treat me like that?" Mitsune leaned back in her chair. "Well.. Your a little hostile sometimes... And you seem to raise your voice too often." "Hostile... ?" Motoko blinked. "Yeah, your a little hostile...." Motoko looked at the table and thought things over.
*** Keitaro was enjoying a nice nap on th couch. it was very quiet... And so peaceful. "Keeeeeeeeeeeeitaroooooooo!" Kaolla Suu's foot crashed into the side of his head. "OW OW OW! Suu-chan! What are you doing?" Kaolla sat in front of him and smiled. "Look!" She lifted her hand and in her palm was a small miniature robot that looked like Naru. "Whats that?" He asked curiously. "Security! Come on!" She pulled him up and dragged him to the door where she set it down. Keitaro watched the light on it's back flash on, and it started to hum loudly like a computer. "Now we test it!" She shoated. Without warning, she threw Keitaro outside. He landed on the steps beside Mutsumi who was talking with Shinobu. hey didn't bother to say anything to them, instead, he wanted to speak with Kaolla. He ran up the stairs and ran inside. Immediately, the miniature Naru turned to him. "Target Identified... Keeeeeeeeiiiiiiiiitttttttttttaaaaaaarrrrrrooooooooo!!!!!!!!" The small little Naru rushed at Keitaro and nailed him in the jaw, sending him outside yet again. Mutsumi and Shinobu stopped and looked at him, but they did not say anything. Keitaro was laying there, looking at the clouds. Then, Kaolla's head popped out of nowhere. She was leaning over him. "Cool huh!? Wanna see the Motoko version?" She asked excitedly. "Wha!? NOOO!!!!!" Keitaro jumped up and ran inside as fast as his legs could carry him. "So, did it really taste that good?" Shinobu asked Mutsumi. "Oh, it was fantastic! Your a very good cook." Mutsumi told her. The two heard a loud noise inside, and then Keitaro went flying past them over their heads. "Why... Why me!?" He asked himself after sitting up.
*** Kanakopicked up her bag she had brought with her many hours ago and walked out to Kentaro's car where eevrybody was waiting. She opened the door behind the driver's seat and sat in, making sure she didn't bump her shoulder on anything. She closed the door and buckled her seat belt. Kentaro backed up the car and began driivng. Beside her, Motoko was staring off into space. "Motoko... ? Are you thnking about something?" She asked. Motoko looked over at Kanako. "Uhh... Sort of..." She looked beside her at Mitsune. Kanako blinked. "Huh?" Mitsune bent forward. "She feels bad when she lured me here as Naru." Kanako scratched her head. "She was... ? ... Did she seem like Naru?" Mitsune smiled. "Well, even Keitaro didn't know it was her! She did better than you did!" Kanako smiled and leaned back in her seat. "So... How long have you known Tetu?" Kentaro asked Graham, while keeping an eye on the road. "I'd say about a year... I used to be like him... And I enjoyed it! But now, it is completely wrong. He's going to get it when I see him" Kentaro nodded. "I don't blame you for thinking that... What he's done cannot be forgiven."
*** Keitaro watched as Kentaro's car pulled up. Out emerged Kanako, Kentaro, Mitsune, Motoko and some guy he didn't recognize. Kanako walked up to him and looked at him. "Why do you have a cast on your arm? Why is your head bandaged up?" She asked. Keitaro shook his head. "Nevermind that, where were you?" He asked. "I've been... Around... I'll tell you about it. get everyone together.
*** It took a good hour to tell it, but the story was explained to Haruka, Kaolla, Keitaro, Mutsumi and Shinobu. "And do you have any clue where he would take Naru?" Haruka asked Kanako. She shook her head. "But if we split into three groups or so and look everywhere we can, we should be able to find Naru and Tetu." Graham held his hand up. "No, I think I know where he could be." Everyone turned their attention to him. "There was a place we always used to hide out at when things got rough... Its a cabin out on a small island." Motoko leaned forward, looking at him from across the table. "Your going to take us there!" Everyone agreed and ran out of Hinata-Sou... The time had come to stop Tetu!
End Chapter Six