DEAR READERS:
If you love 'Love Hina' and love heart-warming stories, this is the story for you! I have added a new character as Shinobu's crush, and his name is Senji Shimitsu. If you want to see what he look like. well I drew him and if you feel like seeing him just send me an e-mail (senzen_xlr8@hotmail.com), and I can send a copy of him to you. But please on the subject write (I demand to see senji!) so that I know that it is not junk mail. Meanwhile have a read and tell me what you think! I hope that you like it.
Disclaimer: I do not own Love Hina or any of its characters.
~LOVE SHINOBU
CHAPTER ONE- SENJI SHIMITSU
When Shinobu is 16. Secondary school Level 1
It was a day like any other. Shinobu after cooking breakfast for everyone went to school as usual and sat by herself in the library reading a romance novel. She still had a crush on Keitaro, he seemed to have made her feel special and needed in a way. Even after the disappointment on the island of Toudai she was saddened greatly. But nothing had changed. her love for Keitaro never diminished. Sitting back she let out a quiet sigh, she knew that she wasn't good at making friends especially not a boyfriend. One boy did ask her out once before though, but she has rejected him for Keitaro, hoping that she may have a chance with him. But her only chance had slipped away and now she was starting to regret her decision.
Thinking about the past, Shinobu leaned forward again and rested her novel on her lap. She put her face in her hands and stared into the distance where the library computers were. 'I wonder if I'd ever get a real boyfriend other than sempai?' Shinobu thought to herself. 'I mean Urashima sempai is my crush. I admit that! But he'll never be truly mine!'
The sound of the school bell can be heard. The faint sound reached Shinobu momentarily and she pushed herself up from the chair she was sitting in. Looking at her timetable, her first subject was Visual Arts. A smile appeared on her face as she thought about the work she was currently working on. She walked easily across a grass field towards the art rooms when suddenly a bunch of guys yelled in the distance while a soccer ball was hurled into the air. Shinobu did not hear them at first but when she had finally recognised the yelling as being "HEADS!", she noticed the ball coming her way. In her delayed reaction, her arms raised, but she knew that she was not able to dodge it. It was as if everything had slowed as the ball inched towards Shinobu's face
In a flash, a hand came into contact with her shoulder and in a split second, another hand appeared in front of her face and took the full impact of the ball. A loud whack can be heard across the field and the sound echoed through Shinobu's brain. She wanted to scream but the shock was so great that it silenced her. Her eyes blinked and saw the ball fall off the hand in front of her and slowly dropping onto the ground. Then as if by magic the speed of the world returned to normal and a male's voice could be heard. "Hey. Are you okay?"
Shinobu turned around to se a boy looking down at her. She was slightly touching his black blazer (Japanese style, black and kind of look like a soldier's uniform). Its golden buttons shone brightly in the morning sun and his blue grey eyes seemed like deep pools of great depth. Strands of his semi-long black hair moved freely along with the wind. She caught his faint scent in the breeze. It was a wonderful smell which almost seemed intoxicating. Shinobu's face turned red as she looked at him until she stopped her thoughtless gaze to finally say. "Yes!. yes I am."
The boy smiled sincerely at Shinobu. "That's good." He began to walk away. "Thankyou!" Shinobu quickly said and he responded by turning around and gave another smile. "Not a problem." He walked off to another building. Shinobu stood in place, still with a pinkish shade across her face, not knowing what to think. She felt her warm cheeks and shivered, looking at the ground she was attracting a lot of attention. People walked by and looked at her puzzled. But she soon recovered from the contact with the boy and went to her first subject of the day. Grabbing her art books from her locker, she ran quickly to the art rooms. She arrived slightly late, but the teacher was nice enough to let her be.
The class started without any hassle, Shinobu sat by herself at a table-for- two working on her new sketch. Everything would have been calm until the principle came into the classroom and announced that there would be a new student attending. Shinobu wasn't paying attention as she was still occupied thinking about the boy she saw in the morning. But soon she took a peak at the new student which made her almost jump in surprise. "Boys and girls. let me present to you our new student, Senji Shimitsu."
Shinobu froze as she looked at Senji 'the boy from earlier!'. But as he looked her way, she would have almost fainted. Cold sweat from her nervousness began to appear as she saw him smile. Shinobu made herself look another way as she began to blush. She quickly covered the sides of her face with her hands.
"Senji. Why don't you sit next to Shinobu?" The teacher announced.
Shinobu's heart felt as if it had jumped straight out of her chest as she heard the words from the teacher. She tried to keep on looking the other way as if nothing had happened. And by the time she could hear Senji's foot steps coming to a halt next to her, her hands where shaking furiously. "Hi. It seems like I will be sitting next to you. Do you mind?"
Shinobu fumbled with her words as she tried to suppress her nervousness to reply. "Oh. um. no! No! I don't. err mind. Um please sit! Um." She quickly moved her VAPD (Visual Arts Processing Diary) but had also bumped her pencil case over the edge of the table, scattering pens and pencils everywhere. Shinobu turned red with both embarrassment and frustration, but was shocked to se Senji picking the scattered objects up for her.
Quickly she crouched to pick up her belongings while assuring to Senji that everything was in fact okay. She settled down after quite a long while. The rest of the class was making much noise except for her and Senji who was also working on a work. She really wished to start a conversation, but was too shy to do so. She once again picked up his scent and breathed deeply to satisfy her sense of smell. Fiddling with her pencil, she doodled on her page until Senji started to hum a tune.
The humming was very soft, but Shinobu listened to it contently while trying to block the noise from the rest of the room. She did not recognise the tune but found it soothing and comfortable to listen to. She leant closer to Senji to hear it a bit better but as she was doing so, her arm touched his which made her respond by quickly withdrawing to her initial sitting position.
"Do you need something umm. it is Shinobu. right?" He said in a calm and friendly voice. "Yes!" Shinobu did not realise it but from her nervousness, she had actually shouted rather than simply replying. Everyone in the room stoped their conversations and looked her way, which made her face turn as red as a red capsicum. The others soon resumed their talking which made Shinobu feel a little bit better. She looked once again at Senji who gave her a warm smile. "So. do you need something?"
"Well. um. Not really, I was actually trying to hear your humming a little better. I thought I recognised it." Shinobu blushed while she put her hands over her burning cheeks while kicking herself mentally for lying. "Oh that. That is from the movie 'Tears of a Prince'."
"Tears of a prince?". "Yeah! It is a very good romance comedy. Actually it has a bit of everything, even drama. You know how those manga's are?" Senji reached into his bag and took out a DVD. "Here. Why don't you watch it. really, it is very good!"
"But. but I don't have a DVD player." Senji thought about it for a while and smiled again. "Why don't you watch it with a friend? I wouldn't be needing it for a while. Or is it too much of a hassle? I don't want to sound as if I am trying to force you."
"No, I don't mind watching it."
* * *
Shinobu walked by herself through the school halls still holding the DVD in her hands. Senji's words kept on repeating in her mind. 'Why don't you watch it with a friend' She signed. 'I wish that I had friends to watch it with. Sure I have people to talk to but they are not actually friends.' A tear dropped from Shinobu's left eye and slowly it slid down the side of her face.
"Man ON!" Shinobu was startled to hear the shout as it echoed in the semi- enclosed space she was in. She looked sideways to see the oval where a soccer game was being played. She saw Senji who was in possession of the ball on centre field. An opponent was trying to get the ball off him but was having no luck. Senji flipped the ball over his head and quickly ran passed the attacker and as the ball fell back down, he kicked it with all his might. The motion of the ball was not seen but a loud thunderous (more like explosive) sound spread and echoed around the field and the hallways of the school. A line of dust rose into the air which corresponded to the flight path of the ball. It extended as far as the goal and when it soon cleared, the keeper could be seen trembling. He held onto the popped ball which lay like a worthless rag, moving in tune with his shaking hands.
"Umm. Sorry guys. I'll get a new ball tomorrow! I guess I must have kicked it a bit too hard." Senji rubbed his head nervously as he walked over to his bag. Girls and guys alike crowded around him. Shinobu signed. 'Some people are just made to make friends easily. If only I was like that. Sure everyone love to talk to me about school work and about my drawings but I never get close to them.' Shinobu resumed her pace and walked down to the library. She once again got her romance novel out and started reading.
The words she read escaped through her mind and after a few minutes of reading, she did not even pick up a single word. She placed the novel aside and leant back on the seat that she had sat in everyday during the time she was at the school. She sighed again when she heard the school bell signalling the start of her next subject and slowly made her way to her designated room.
The rest of the day went by without much action. Shinobu only saw Senji a few times. It seemed now that he was hanging around with one of the more popular groups in her year.
* * *
Shinobu felt depressed on the tram to Hinata sou and walked up the stairs which once belonged to the old hotel. She went straight to her room and instead of starting to cook, she lay on her bed looking up to her white familiar ceiling. She picked up the DVD that she had with her all day and looked at it. 'Senji. If only I could watch it with you.' She embraced the plastic casing softly and tears began to drop from her eyes.
She cried herself to sleep and after many complaints from the residents of Hinata sou, all the girls made Keitaro go to Shinobu's room. Shinobu woke from a gentle knock on her door. She was startled by the sound and quickly she got off the bed to answer the call.
Her room was dark and so she tripped over a few of her giant teddy bears before she could reach the door. When she had finally opened the sliding entryway to her room, she saw a worried looking Keitaro "Umm Shinobu. can we talk?". "Sempai! Yes come in." Shinobu quickly turned on the light and welcomed him inside.
They sat down opposite each other and both of them got nervously and tried their best to avoid eye contact. "Shinobu. Are you okay. I mean are you sick? Or do you need something?" Although Shinobu anticipated the question, she was unwilling to share her troubles with Keitaro as she knew that it will only make things awkward. "No. Sempai. Everything is fine."
Silence kicked in as they sat uncomfortably until Keitaro was not able to stand the disturbing silence of the room and began to find something to talk about. "Hey! Wow a DVD. I understand now! You need a DVD player! You should have told me to get one!"
"But Sempai! It is too expensive. And with Suu away for another month. when she comes back, she is bound to have one!" Keitaro looked at Shinobu with an uncertain look, he was obviously broke and could not afford a DVD player. "Are you sure Shinobu? You know that I can buy one without too much trouble."
"Yes." Shinobu said while giving Keitaro a gentle smile. "Okay then. Narugawa is cooking tonight so be prepared for dinner okay?"
"Okay." Shinobu smiled as she picked up the DVD off of the table. As Keitaro left the room, Shinobu sighed again and looked out of her window towards the stars. A shooting star dashed across the night sky among the bright heavenly bodies. Shinobu closed her eyes and made a wish.
'Senji, please be the friend that will watch the DVD with me.' Shinobu smiled as she looked into the clear darkened sky. A star sparked as if answering to her call which made her feel warm all over. She laughed uncontrollably with joy as she looked at the twinkling spark. "Thankyou."
END OF CHAPTER
HEY WANT TO SEE WHAT SENJI LOOKS LIKE? READ DEAR READERS FOR DETAILS
If you love 'Love Hina' and love heart-warming stories, this is the story for you! I have added a new character as Shinobu's crush, and his name is Senji Shimitsu. If you want to see what he look like. well I drew him and if you feel like seeing him just send me an e-mail (senzen_xlr8@hotmail.com), and I can send a copy of him to you. But please on the subject write (I demand to see senji!) so that I know that it is not junk mail. Meanwhile have a read and tell me what you think! I hope that you like it.
Disclaimer: I do not own Love Hina or any of its characters.
~LOVE SHINOBU
CHAPTER ONE- SENJI SHIMITSU
When Shinobu is 16. Secondary school Level 1
It was a day like any other. Shinobu after cooking breakfast for everyone went to school as usual and sat by herself in the library reading a romance novel. She still had a crush on Keitaro, he seemed to have made her feel special and needed in a way. Even after the disappointment on the island of Toudai she was saddened greatly. But nothing had changed. her love for Keitaro never diminished. Sitting back she let out a quiet sigh, she knew that she wasn't good at making friends especially not a boyfriend. One boy did ask her out once before though, but she has rejected him for Keitaro, hoping that she may have a chance with him. But her only chance had slipped away and now she was starting to regret her decision.
Thinking about the past, Shinobu leaned forward again and rested her novel on her lap. She put her face in her hands and stared into the distance where the library computers were. 'I wonder if I'd ever get a real boyfriend other than sempai?' Shinobu thought to herself. 'I mean Urashima sempai is my crush. I admit that! But he'll never be truly mine!'
The sound of the school bell can be heard. The faint sound reached Shinobu momentarily and she pushed herself up from the chair she was sitting in. Looking at her timetable, her first subject was Visual Arts. A smile appeared on her face as she thought about the work she was currently working on. She walked easily across a grass field towards the art rooms when suddenly a bunch of guys yelled in the distance while a soccer ball was hurled into the air. Shinobu did not hear them at first but when she had finally recognised the yelling as being "HEADS!", she noticed the ball coming her way. In her delayed reaction, her arms raised, but she knew that she was not able to dodge it. It was as if everything had slowed as the ball inched towards Shinobu's face
In a flash, a hand came into contact with her shoulder and in a split second, another hand appeared in front of her face and took the full impact of the ball. A loud whack can be heard across the field and the sound echoed through Shinobu's brain. She wanted to scream but the shock was so great that it silenced her. Her eyes blinked and saw the ball fall off the hand in front of her and slowly dropping onto the ground. Then as if by magic the speed of the world returned to normal and a male's voice could be heard. "Hey. Are you okay?"
Shinobu turned around to se a boy looking down at her. She was slightly touching his black blazer (Japanese style, black and kind of look like a soldier's uniform). Its golden buttons shone brightly in the morning sun and his blue grey eyes seemed like deep pools of great depth. Strands of his semi-long black hair moved freely along with the wind. She caught his faint scent in the breeze. It was a wonderful smell which almost seemed intoxicating. Shinobu's face turned red as she looked at him until she stopped her thoughtless gaze to finally say. "Yes!. yes I am."
The boy smiled sincerely at Shinobu. "That's good." He began to walk away. "Thankyou!" Shinobu quickly said and he responded by turning around and gave another smile. "Not a problem." He walked off to another building. Shinobu stood in place, still with a pinkish shade across her face, not knowing what to think. She felt her warm cheeks and shivered, looking at the ground she was attracting a lot of attention. People walked by and looked at her puzzled. But she soon recovered from the contact with the boy and went to her first subject of the day. Grabbing her art books from her locker, she ran quickly to the art rooms. She arrived slightly late, but the teacher was nice enough to let her be.
The class started without any hassle, Shinobu sat by herself at a table-for- two working on her new sketch. Everything would have been calm until the principle came into the classroom and announced that there would be a new student attending. Shinobu wasn't paying attention as she was still occupied thinking about the boy she saw in the morning. But soon she took a peak at the new student which made her almost jump in surprise. "Boys and girls. let me present to you our new student, Senji Shimitsu."
Shinobu froze as she looked at Senji 'the boy from earlier!'. But as he looked her way, she would have almost fainted. Cold sweat from her nervousness began to appear as she saw him smile. Shinobu made herself look another way as she began to blush. She quickly covered the sides of her face with her hands.
"Senji. Why don't you sit next to Shinobu?" The teacher announced.
Shinobu's heart felt as if it had jumped straight out of her chest as she heard the words from the teacher. She tried to keep on looking the other way as if nothing had happened. And by the time she could hear Senji's foot steps coming to a halt next to her, her hands where shaking furiously. "Hi. It seems like I will be sitting next to you. Do you mind?"
Shinobu fumbled with her words as she tried to suppress her nervousness to reply. "Oh. um. no! No! I don't. err mind. Um please sit! Um." She quickly moved her VAPD (Visual Arts Processing Diary) but had also bumped her pencil case over the edge of the table, scattering pens and pencils everywhere. Shinobu turned red with both embarrassment and frustration, but was shocked to se Senji picking the scattered objects up for her.
Quickly she crouched to pick up her belongings while assuring to Senji that everything was in fact okay. She settled down after quite a long while. The rest of the class was making much noise except for her and Senji who was also working on a work. She really wished to start a conversation, but was too shy to do so. She once again picked up his scent and breathed deeply to satisfy her sense of smell. Fiddling with her pencil, she doodled on her page until Senji started to hum a tune.
The humming was very soft, but Shinobu listened to it contently while trying to block the noise from the rest of the room. She did not recognise the tune but found it soothing and comfortable to listen to. She leant closer to Senji to hear it a bit better but as she was doing so, her arm touched his which made her respond by quickly withdrawing to her initial sitting position.
"Do you need something umm. it is Shinobu. right?" He said in a calm and friendly voice. "Yes!" Shinobu did not realise it but from her nervousness, she had actually shouted rather than simply replying. Everyone in the room stoped their conversations and looked her way, which made her face turn as red as a red capsicum. The others soon resumed their talking which made Shinobu feel a little bit better. She looked once again at Senji who gave her a warm smile. "So. do you need something?"
"Well. um. Not really, I was actually trying to hear your humming a little better. I thought I recognised it." Shinobu blushed while she put her hands over her burning cheeks while kicking herself mentally for lying. "Oh that. That is from the movie 'Tears of a Prince'."
"Tears of a prince?". "Yeah! It is a very good romance comedy. Actually it has a bit of everything, even drama. You know how those manga's are?" Senji reached into his bag and took out a DVD. "Here. Why don't you watch it. really, it is very good!"
"But. but I don't have a DVD player." Senji thought about it for a while and smiled again. "Why don't you watch it with a friend? I wouldn't be needing it for a while. Or is it too much of a hassle? I don't want to sound as if I am trying to force you."
"No, I don't mind watching it."
* * *
Shinobu walked by herself through the school halls still holding the DVD in her hands. Senji's words kept on repeating in her mind. 'Why don't you watch it with a friend' She signed. 'I wish that I had friends to watch it with. Sure I have people to talk to but they are not actually friends.' A tear dropped from Shinobu's left eye and slowly it slid down the side of her face.
"Man ON!" Shinobu was startled to hear the shout as it echoed in the semi- enclosed space she was in. She looked sideways to see the oval where a soccer game was being played. She saw Senji who was in possession of the ball on centre field. An opponent was trying to get the ball off him but was having no luck. Senji flipped the ball over his head and quickly ran passed the attacker and as the ball fell back down, he kicked it with all his might. The motion of the ball was not seen but a loud thunderous (more like explosive) sound spread and echoed around the field and the hallways of the school. A line of dust rose into the air which corresponded to the flight path of the ball. It extended as far as the goal and when it soon cleared, the keeper could be seen trembling. He held onto the popped ball which lay like a worthless rag, moving in tune with his shaking hands.
"Umm. Sorry guys. I'll get a new ball tomorrow! I guess I must have kicked it a bit too hard." Senji rubbed his head nervously as he walked over to his bag. Girls and guys alike crowded around him. Shinobu signed. 'Some people are just made to make friends easily. If only I was like that. Sure everyone love to talk to me about school work and about my drawings but I never get close to them.' Shinobu resumed her pace and walked down to the library. She once again got her romance novel out and started reading.
The words she read escaped through her mind and after a few minutes of reading, she did not even pick up a single word. She placed the novel aside and leant back on the seat that she had sat in everyday during the time she was at the school. She sighed again when she heard the school bell signalling the start of her next subject and slowly made her way to her designated room.
The rest of the day went by without much action. Shinobu only saw Senji a few times. It seemed now that he was hanging around with one of the more popular groups in her year.
* * *
Shinobu felt depressed on the tram to Hinata sou and walked up the stairs which once belonged to the old hotel. She went straight to her room and instead of starting to cook, she lay on her bed looking up to her white familiar ceiling. She picked up the DVD that she had with her all day and looked at it. 'Senji. If only I could watch it with you.' She embraced the plastic casing softly and tears began to drop from her eyes.
She cried herself to sleep and after many complaints from the residents of Hinata sou, all the girls made Keitaro go to Shinobu's room. Shinobu woke from a gentle knock on her door. She was startled by the sound and quickly she got off the bed to answer the call.
Her room was dark and so she tripped over a few of her giant teddy bears before she could reach the door. When she had finally opened the sliding entryway to her room, she saw a worried looking Keitaro "Umm Shinobu. can we talk?". "Sempai! Yes come in." Shinobu quickly turned on the light and welcomed him inside.
They sat down opposite each other and both of them got nervously and tried their best to avoid eye contact. "Shinobu. Are you okay. I mean are you sick? Or do you need something?" Although Shinobu anticipated the question, she was unwilling to share her troubles with Keitaro as she knew that it will only make things awkward. "No. Sempai. Everything is fine."
Silence kicked in as they sat uncomfortably until Keitaro was not able to stand the disturbing silence of the room and began to find something to talk about. "Hey! Wow a DVD. I understand now! You need a DVD player! You should have told me to get one!"
"But Sempai! It is too expensive. And with Suu away for another month. when she comes back, she is bound to have one!" Keitaro looked at Shinobu with an uncertain look, he was obviously broke and could not afford a DVD player. "Are you sure Shinobu? You know that I can buy one without too much trouble."
"Yes." Shinobu said while giving Keitaro a gentle smile. "Okay then. Narugawa is cooking tonight so be prepared for dinner okay?"
"Okay." Shinobu smiled as she picked up the DVD off of the table. As Keitaro left the room, Shinobu sighed again and looked out of her window towards the stars. A shooting star dashed across the night sky among the bright heavenly bodies. Shinobu closed her eyes and made a wish.
'Senji, please be the friend that will watch the DVD with me.' Shinobu smiled as she looked into the clear darkened sky. A star sparked as if answering to her call which made her feel warm all over. She laughed uncontrollably with joy as she looked at the twinkling spark. "Thankyou."
END OF CHAPTER
HEY WANT TO SEE WHAT SENJI LOOKS LIKE? READ DEAR READERS FOR DETAILS