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 SIX - SENJI'S REAWAKENING
Motoko inhaled deeply and breathed out steadily as she focused her mind on her target. His mask was distracting as it had a sinister red smile on the white porcelain mask while two glowing pupils shone like jewels in the shadows under the blades of Senji's hair. His cape flattered in the wind, creating more distraction for Motoko as she raised her bright sword in the morning sun.
Her sister however was calm as she stood her ground in her battle stance. Her blade was long and delicate as she pointed the tip towards her opponent. Her long hair danced in the gentle breeze while her reddened lips glittered as she smiled. Her hair became stationary as the wind died down but soon she summoned her battle aurora which sent her hair flowing into the air flapping like a flag. By then her eyes became frightening as they glowed with a pure white light while gusts of wind sent dust and debris into the air surrounding her until a visual was impossible of her form.
She leapt into the air and effortlessly delivered a forward swing down towards Senji who quickly blocked her attack hastily. Energy cracked as their swords met and it was quite obvious that Motoko's sister was having the upper hand. She pressed her sword forward further down towards Senji while he was powerless to do anything except to defend himself against her attack. Her strength was magnificent, but it was not long until Senji was able to force her backwards and fling her some distance away.
Motoko's sister quickly stabilised her footing and landed swiftly on her feet. Senji was already upon her when she had got into a battle stance and he delivered a powerful side swing. She blocked and the recoil made her stumble sideways. Quickly she recovered to block another quick forward attack from the dark sword. Countering with a stab which she knew would be blocked, she leapt back to give herself more room. 'The amount of energy that he has already consumed makes his attacks powerful! But he still has to digest that. That is why he is not moving as quickly as he can. I must defeat him before he awakens his full potential!'
She attacked again, summoning most of her energy to her sword. Her sword glowed with a bright white light as she swung it forward, creating a massive ray of energy towards Senji. Senji raised the black sword as the white light hit it with unimaginable power. The force was so great that he flew backwards in the direction of the attack, which made them crashing into a large office building's walls. Motoko's sister examined the damage of her attack and found that there where 36 holes in the walls through the large cement building.
She powered down while she stood in front massive hole at the front of the building. "The poor boy. I wished that there was some other way." As more smoke cleared she tried to look for the black sword on the ground but was stunned to see it was still in Senji's hand. Just as she made the frightening discovery, Senji immediately rushed forward seised her neck with his free hand. When she recovered from the shock, she was even more surprised to see Senji's face a short distance away from her's. She struggled but was not able to stop Senji's kiss to her lips. Her energy was drained almost instantly and she fell down while she cursed herself for being careless.
Senji laughed with the daemon's voice. "You fell for my trick like the last time warrior! [giggle]" He turned to Motoko. "You have come back for more?!" He slowly walked towards Motoko as black flames danced around him. "Your sibling's energy is invigorating! I've never felt this good for a few centuries now! Give up your futile resistance. Give me your energy!"
"What is your purpose? Why do you do this?!" Motoko shouted as she lowered her sword.
"Hmmm. That is interesting. It is a question without an answer! But to make it simple, I am a soul which needs energy to lets say satisfy my thirst. When you're thirsty, you drink. When I am thirsty I need human energy." Senji kept on walking towards Motoko who did not even try to defend herself.
"When will your thirst be satisfied?"
"NEVER."
Motoko closed her eyes. "There is no point in a fight when there is no doubt that you are going to be victorious. So I come to you quietly."
"That's good! You are smarter than you look warrior."
Senji's hand touched Motoko's face as he guided her lips towards his. But just as their lips were about to be met, Motoko grabbed his cape and flung him up into the air. Senji quickly stabilised his altitude and hovered in the air. "Silly girl! What do you think that you'd accomplish by doing this?!" Suddenly a loud mechanical noise could be heard and as Senji turned around, the barrel of a cannon was directly pointed to his head. Mecha Tama disabled its cloaking system and revealed the bright white base coating of beast's armour.
"Lets see how you manage against the new and improved particle accelerator cannon!" Suu shouted as she pushed a button. The cannon fired and a gash of accelerated positron particles (anti-matter!) blasted out of the large barrel of the gun. Senji was unable to escape the furious attack but blocked the beam with his sword. The blade of the Hinata sliced through the beam, but Senji was forced slowly down to the ground below as the intensely focused beam was almost too much to bare.
Senji was successfully pinned down by the beam and Suu gave the okay signal for Motoko to attack. "ZANMAKENINOTACHI!"
Dust sprayed into the air like a sandstorm as Motoko finished her daemon sealing attack. She landed swiftly one hundred meters away and turned to look at the effectiveness of her attack. Smoke engulfed the area where Senji had stood but Motoko was not going to take any chances so she kept her guard up just in case if her attack did not work.
As the smoke cleared Motoko heart sank as there was only one long cut on the ground but no body. Fear engulfed her as if a thousand needles where probing her skin. Cold sweat dropped from her head and she harshly rubbed them away. Her heart was pounding alarmingly as she tried to keep a clear mind to protect herself when Senji attacks.
Mecha Tama hovered above her, making her senses less accurate in detecting Senji's presence. Suddenly a dark object quickly flashed across the sky. Motoko reacted to it and raised her sword but was not able to stop Senji's attack on the large flying fortress above her. With a lightning fast cut, Mecha Tama exploded while the cockpit ejector was activated and sent the people within to safety. Hails of shrapnel rained down towards Motoko as she braced herself for the impact of the gigantic machine. Senji landed near the wreckage and lowered his sword, still possessing his mask which had the sinister smile.
There was silence except the sound of sirens and the beating sounds of news helicopter propellers until a hand found its way out of the scrap heap which was originally the impressive Mecha Tama. Motoko managed to get out of the rubble and collapsed onto the hard cemented ground. She had scratches and bruises all over her exhausted body as she tried desperately to get back up again. Speech was impossible for her so she stared angrily at the caped figure who stood in front of her.
"That was a very tricky but strategic move warrior! But all your allies are now gone. Give up! There is no way of defeating me!" The familiar voice vibrated out from within the white mask.
Motoko clenched her fist in anger as she was about to grab hold of something to attack with. But the pain made her loose her strength as once again her hand relaxed. Her eyelids felt heavy while she found not even the strength to keep her head tilted up. 'Damn you. Daemon!' Motoko cursed as she was consumed by the darkness as she fainted.
Senji looked on with a slight bit of admiration. "You did hit me though." Senji tapped on his mask with his sword and instantly a crack appeared in the middle and the white porcelain mask had split into two. It shattered as it fell from his face and hit the ground sending delicate white ceramic pieces across the ground where he stood. "Nicely done! Warrior!"
Senji turned away from Motoko and brushed some dust off his hair as he resumed his quest to claim more energy. However once he had blinked he saw that there was one last person blocking his path. Her yellow dress danced in the golden rays of the sun while she held onto a black Japanese styled dagger with both of her delicate hands.
Senji stopped to look at her as his red eyes was consumed with mixed emotions as both the true Senji and the daemon fought for domination. "Shinobu." 'I know her name! Doe this girl have that much influence on this boy that it echoes in his every thought?! That even now. it has altered the way that I think? This is rare to have such effect on a being like me! I must play this carefully or I may lose control of this body!'
"Let go of Senji! You monster. Let him go!" Shinobu shouted as she drew the dagger from its sheath, revealing the blue shine of the bade. Senji raised his sword slightly and lost his smile. "Listen carefully little girl! The one that you call Senji no longer has control of this body. I am the one who has complete control. And there is nothing that you are able to do for him! This body is young and has limitless potential. I will not let it go so easily!"
Tears lingered in Shinobu's eyes, and threatened to drop down her cheeks. There was deep anger within Shinobu but also sadness as she looked at Senji's face. She knew perfectly well that the daemon had control of his body but as she looked at Senji, a part of her held back the hatred. Silence filled the atmosphere as they both simply looked at each other with their weapons raised. Senji's face had no emotion as if he was hypnotised by the sight of Shinobu. His eyes kept shifting from the red to purple and even to the blue grey, but that colour was rare as the colour red still showed more dominance. 'If I keep this up I'll lose control for sure! I must kill this girl and it will be the end of the boy's struggle to be the dominant one.'
Senji placed his sword in a thrusting position and angled his body. "This is your last chance to stand aside! Ignore this warning and you'll die! I will count to ten. I hope that you'd be smart enough to obey my wish. One! Two!."
Shinobu's heart pounded as she could see that the daemon was serious. She had a choice which was difficult to make and she gulped as she found that her lungs felt as if they were being crushed. 'I have two choices. One; I will get out of his way. Two; I will defend myself with this and hope that Senji would regain control of himself.' Shinobu looked at the dagger in her hand as the Daemon counted. Shinobu knew that she hated taking risks, because whenever she took them they usually turned out to be the wrong risks to take. "Six. Seven!"
Shinobu shivered as she thought about death. She wanted Senji back and her dream that morning was making her longing for him even more. However, her life was on the line and it can be taken away in an instant. 'Does Senji really love me? Do I love him enough to play with my life?' Shinobu pondered as she panicked with the thought. "Eight! NINE!"
Shinobu closed her eyes once more and looked for an image. Many distracting ones came up until she found it. She remembered the image of them on the endless field of flowers within each other's arms, both needing each other's company and love. "TEN!"
The word echoed through Shinobu's mind but it did not effect the warming image. She completely ignored the fact that the daemon's blade was now inches away from her flesh and bone covering her heart. "Senji I place my life in your hands."
Senji's body suddenly paused, his eyes wide with a shocked expression. His red eyes suddenly flashed into the glue-grey as he stood in front of Shinobu still in a thrusting pose. Time passed quickly as Senji did not even move a muscle but just looked at Shinobu, hypnotised by her beauty.
Gradually Shinobu's eyes opened almost hesitantly as she looked down, she was surprised to see that his sword was a few millimetres away from her chest. But she pressed a smile as she saw the blue grey eyes of Senji staring at her. Gently, she grabbed hold of Senji's sword bearing arm and slowly pushed it so that the tip of his sword was away from her. She noticed that his eyes were following her every movement so she took extra care in not touching the sword herself.
Once the danger was temporarily pushed away she immediately pushed herself to Senji and embraced him. Slowly she moistened her lips and closed her eyes. Everything was silent around them as she guided herself upwards and gave quick peck to Senji's lips with hers. After the slight withdraw, she was able to gain the courage to do what she had done in her dream. So, little by little, Shinobu placed her lips over Senji's and was over joyed as she knew that she was delivering a real kiss. She felt all warm inside as the intense but good feeling spread throughout her body.
Senji gradually kissed back as he closed his eyes, his inner self could once again feel, touch and smell. The warmth of the kiss made his fingers soft as the handle of the sword slowly slid off his hand and drop to the floor, making a metallic noise as it hit the cement. Once his hands were free once again, he immediately hugged Shinobu back. He opened his eyes and broke the kiss to take a good look at Shinobu's face. "Shinobu. I am sorry, I."
Shinobu quickly put a thumb over Senji's lips. "It is okay. It is not your fault. I know that. So you don't need to apologise, just be with me." Senji relaxed and took Shinobu into his arms once again. "As long as you want me by your side. I'll never leave you."
END OF CHAPTER
This is supposed to be the end. But I thought that I wanted to 'extend' Senji and Shinobu's relationship! So I hope that you are willing to read one final chapter 'KEITARO'S WEDDING' where Senji and Shinobu will live happily ever after!
LIKE I PROMISED FROM THE LAST CHAPTER. I HAVE FINISHED ANOTHER PICTURE FOR THIS PARTICULAR FANFIC. PLEASE E-MAIL ME AND ON THE ATTATCHMENT ADD: I DEMAND TO SEE SHINOBU.
.AND I'LL SEND IT TO YOU!
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 SIX - SENJI'S REAWAKENING
Motoko inhaled deeply and breathed out steadily as she focused her mind on her target. His mask was distracting as it had a sinister red smile on the white porcelain mask while two glowing pupils shone like jewels in the shadows under the blades of Senji's hair. His cape flattered in the wind, creating more distraction for Motoko as she raised her bright sword in the morning sun.
Her sister however was calm as she stood her ground in her battle stance. Her blade was long and delicate as she pointed the tip towards her opponent. Her long hair danced in the gentle breeze while her reddened lips glittered as she smiled. Her hair became stationary as the wind died down but soon she summoned her battle aurora which sent her hair flowing into the air flapping like a flag. By then her eyes became frightening as they glowed with a pure white light while gusts of wind sent dust and debris into the air surrounding her until a visual was impossible of her form.
She leapt into the air and effortlessly delivered a forward swing down towards Senji who quickly blocked her attack hastily. Energy cracked as their swords met and it was quite obvious that Motoko's sister was having the upper hand. She pressed her sword forward further down towards Senji while he was powerless to do anything except to defend himself against her attack. Her strength was magnificent, but it was not long until Senji was able to force her backwards and fling her some distance away.
Motoko's sister quickly stabilised her footing and landed swiftly on her feet. Senji was already upon her when she had got into a battle stance and he delivered a powerful side swing. She blocked and the recoil made her stumble sideways. Quickly she recovered to block another quick forward attack from the dark sword. Countering with a stab which she knew would be blocked, she leapt back to give herself more room. 'The amount of energy that he has already consumed makes his attacks powerful! But he still has to digest that. That is why he is not moving as quickly as he can. I must defeat him before he awakens his full potential!'
She attacked again, summoning most of her energy to her sword. Her sword glowed with a bright white light as she swung it forward, creating a massive ray of energy towards Senji. Senji raised the black sword as the white light hit it with unimaginable power. The force was so great that he flew backwards in the direction of the attack, which made them crashing into a large office building's walls. Motoko's sister examined the damage of her attack and found that there where 36 holes in the walls through the large cement building.
She powered down while she stood in front massive hole at the front of the building. "The poor boy. I wished that there was some other way." As more smoke cleared she tried to look for the black sword on the ground but was stunned to see it was still in Senji's hand. Just as she made the frightening discovery, Senji immediately rushed forward seised her neck with his free hand. When she recovered from the shock, she was even more surprised to see Senji's face a short distance away from her's. She struggled but was not able to stop Senji's kiss to her lips. Her energy was drained almost instantly and she fell down while she cursed herself for being careless.
Senji laughed with the daemon's voice. "You fell for my trick like the last time warrior! [giggle]" He turned to Motoko. "You have come back for more?!" He slowly walked towards Motoko as black flames danced around him. "Your sibling's energy is invigorating! I've never felt this good for a few centuries now! Give up your futile resistance. Give me your energy!"
"What is your purpose? Why do you do this?!" Motoko shouted as she lowered her sword.
"Hmmm. That is interesting. It is a question without an answer! But to make it simple, I am a soul which needs energy to lets say satisfy my thirst. When you're thirsty, you drink. When I am thirsty I need human energy." Senji kept on walking towards Motoko who did not even try to defend herself.
"When will your thirst be satisfied?"
"NEVER."
Motoko closed her eyes. "There is no point in a fight when there is no doubt that you are going to be victorious. So I come to you quietly."
"That's good! You are smarter than you look warrior."
Senji's hand touched Motoko's face as he guided her lips towards his. But just as their lips were about to be met, Motoko grabbed his cape and flung him up into the air. Senji quickly stabilised his altitude and hovered in the air. "Silly girl! What do you think that you'd accomplish by doing this?!" Suddenly a loud mechanical noise could be heard and as Senji turned around, the barrel of a cannon was directly pointed to his head. Mecha Tama disabled its cloaking system and revealed the bright white base coating of beast's armour.
"Lets see how you manage against the new and improved particle accelerator cannon!" Suu shouted as she pushed a button. The cannon fired and a gash of accelerated positron particles (anti-matter!) blasted out of the large barrel of the gun. Senji was unable to escape the furious attack but blocked the beam with his sword. The blade of the Hinata sliced through the beam, but Senji was forced slowly down to the ground below as the intensely focused beam was almost too much to bare.
Senji was successfully pinned down by the beam and Suu gave the okay signal for Motoko to attack. "ZANMAKENINOTACHI!"
Dust sprayed into the air like a sandstorm as Motoko finished her daemon sealing attack. She landed swiftly one hundred meters away and turned to look at the effectiveness of her attack. Smoke engulfed the area where Senji had stood but Motoko was not going to take any chances so she kept her guard up just in case if her attack did not work.
As the smoke cleared Motoko heart sank as there was only one long cut on the ground but no body. Fear engulfed her as if a thousand needles where probing her skin. Cold sweat dropped from her head and she harshly rubbed them away. Her heart was pounding alarmingly as she tried to keep a clear mind to protect herself when Senji attacks.
Mecha Tama hovered above her, making her senses less accurate in detecting Senji's presence. Suddenly a dark object quickly flashed across the sky. Motoko reacted to it and raised her sword but was not able to stop Senji's attack on the large flying fortress above her. With a lightning fast cut, Mecha Tama exploded while the cockpit ejector was activated and sent the people within to safety. Hails of shrapnel rained down towards Motoko as she braced herself for the impact of the gigantic machine. Senji landed near the wreckage and lowered his sword, still possessing his mask which had the sinister smile.
There was silence except the sound of sirens and the beating sounds of news helicopter propellers until a hand found its way out of the scrap heap which was originally the impressive Mecha Tama. Motoko managed to get out of the rubble and collapsed onto the hard cemented ground. She had scratches and bruises all over her exhausted body as she tried desperately to get back up again. Speech was impossible for her so she stared angrily at the caped figure who stood in front of her.
"That was a very tricky but strategic move warrior! But all your allies are now gone. Give up! There is no way of defeating me!" The familiar voice vibrated out from within the white mask.
Motoko clenched her fist in anger as she was about to grab hold of something to attack with. But the pain made her loose her strength as once again her hand relaxed. Her eyelids felt heavy while she found not even the strength to keep her head tilted up. 'Damn you. Daemon!' Motoko cursed as she was consumed by the darkness as she fainted.
Senji looked on with a slight bit of admiration. "You did hit me though." Senji tapped on his mask with his sword and instantly a crack appeared in the middle and the white porcelain mask had split into two. It shattered as it fell from his face and hit the ground sending delicate white ceramic pieces across the ground where he stood. "Nicely done! Warrior!"
Senji turned away from Motoko and brushed some dust off his hair as he resumed his quest to claim more energy. However once he had blinked he saw that there was one last person blocking his path. Her yellow dress danced in the golden rays of the sun while she held onto a black Japanese styled dagger with both of her delicate hands.
Senji stopped to look at her as his red eyes was consumed with mixed emotions as both the true Senji and the daemon fought for domination. "Shinobu." 'I know her name! Doe this girl have that much influence on this boy that it echoes in his every thought?! That even now. it has altered the way that I think? This is rare to have such effect on a being like me! I must play this carefully or I may lose control of this body!'
"Let go of Senji! You monster. Let him go!" Shinobu shouted as she drew the dagger from its sheath, revealing the blue shine of the bade. Senji raised his sword slightly and lost his smile. "Listen carefully little girl! The one that you call Senji no longer has control of this body. I am the one who has complete control. And there is nothing that you are able to do for him! This body is young and has limitless potential. I will not let it go so easily!"
Tears lingered in Shinobu's eyes, and threatened to drop down her cheeks. There was deep anger within Shinobu but also sadness as she looked at Senji's face. She knew perfectly well that the daemon had control of his body but as she looked at Senji, a part of her held back the hatred. Silence filled the atmosphere as they both simply looked at each other with their weapons raised. Senji's face had no emotion as if he was hypnotised by the sight of Shinobu. His eyes kept shifting from the red to purple and even to the blue grey, but that colour was rare as the colour red still showed more dominance. 'If I keep this up I'll lose control for sure! I must kill this girl and it will be the end of the boy's struggle to be the dominant one.'
Senji placed his sword in a thrusting position and angled his body. "This is your last chance to stand aside! Ignore this warning and you'll die! I will count to ten. I hope that you'd be smart enough to obey my wish. One! Two!."
Shinobu's heart pounded as she could see that the daemon was serious. She had a choice which was difficult to make and she gulped as she found that her lungs felt as if they were being crushed. 'I have two choices. One; I will get out of his way. Two; I will defend myself with this and hope that Senji would regain control of himself.' Shinobu looked at the dagger in her hand as the Daemon counted. Shinobu knew that she hated taking risks, because whenever she took them they usually turned out to be the wrong risks to take. "Six. Seven!"
Shinobu shivered as she thought about death. She wanted Senji back and her dream that morning was making her longing for him even more. However, her life was on the line and it can be taken away in an instant. 'Does Senji really love me? Do I love him enough to play with my life?' Shinobu pondered as she panicked with the thought. "Eight! NINE!"
Shinobu closed her eyes once more and looked for an image. Many distracting ones came up until she found it. She remembered the image of them on the endless field of flowers within each other's arms, both needing each other's company and love. "TEN!"
The word echoed through Shinobu's mind but it did not effect the warming image. She completely ignored the fact that the daemon's blade was now inches away from her flesh and bone covering her heart. "Senji I place my life in your hands."
Senji's body suddenly paused, his eyes wide with a shocked expression. His red eyes suddenly flashed into the glue-grey as he stood in front of Shinobu still in a thrusting pose. Time passed quickly as Senji did not even move a muscle but just looked at Shinobu, hypnotised by her beauty.
Gradually Shinobu's eyes opened almost hesitantly as she looked down, she was surprised to see that his sword was a few millimetres away from her chest. But she pressed a smile as she saw the blue grey eyes of Senji staring at her. Gently, she grabbed hold of Senji's sword bearing arm and slowly pushed it so that the tip of his sword was away from her. She noticed that his eyes were following her every movement so she took extra care in not touching the sword herself.
Once the danger was temporarily pushed away she immediately pushed herself to Senji and embraced him. Slowly she moistened her lips and closed her eyes. Everything was silent around them as she guided herself upwards and gave quick peck to Senji's lips with hers. After the slight withdraw, she was able to gain the courage to do what she had done in her dream. So, little by little, Shinobu placed her lips over Senji's and was over joyed as she knew that she was delivering a real kiss. She felt all warm inside as the intense but good feeling spread throughout her body.
Senji gradually kissed back as he closed his eyes, his inner self could once again feel, touch and smell. The warmth of the kiss made his fingers soft as the handle of the sword slowly slid off his hand and drop to the floor, making a metallic noise as it hit the cement. Once his hands were free once again, he immediately hugged Shinobu back. He opened his eyes and broke the kiss to take a good look at Shinobu's face. "Shinobu. I am sorry, I."
Shinobu quickly put a thumb over Senji's lips. "It is okay. It is not your fault. I know that. So you don't need to apologise, just be with me." Senji relaxed and took Shinobu into his arms once again. "As long as you want me by your side. I'll never leave you."
END OF CHAPTER
This is supposed to be the end. But I thought that I wanted to 'extend' Senji and Shinobu's relationship! So I hope that you are willing to read one final chapter 'KEITARO'S WEDDING' where Senji and Shinobu will live happily ever after!
LIKE I PROMISED FROM THE LAST CHAPTER. I HAVE FINISHED ANOTHER PICTURE FOR THIS PARTICULAR FANFIC. PLEASE E-MAIL ME AND ON THE ATTATCHMENT ADD: I DEMAND TO SEE SHINOBU.
.AND I'LL SEND IT TO YOU!